Chapter 58: Beating Up
Kamishiro, who had been hit with the Genjutsu: Darkness Realm Technique by Jiraiya, was now completely blind and shouting in panic.
After shouting a few times with no response, Kamishiro's expression immediately turned solemn.
Could that stranger just now be an enemy?
Was this an enemy attack?
Kamishiro immediately took out the Scroll of Kanna to summon Kanna.
However, before Kamishiro could even unfurl the scroll, suddenly his hand felt lighter, and his scroll was snatched away!
"What the hell!"
Before Kamishiro could react, his right eye socket suddenly ached.
Kamishiro covered his eye and took a few steps back.
Jiraiya was holding Kamishiro's scroll and blowing on his left fist.
This punch felt so good!
Furious, Kamishiro formed Hand seals with both hands, trying to manipulate the Iron Sand underground through magnetism.
However, before Kamishiro could finish forming the seals, his left and right hands were suddenly grabbed, forcibly interrupting his Hand seals.
And the one who grabbed Kamishiro's hands... was Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze took a rope and skillfully tied Kamishiro's hands tightly, preventing Kamishiro from using ninjutsu.
Kamishiro was completely stunned.
This is so unfair!
"Who are you! I'm a prisoner from Konoha, not a ninja from Konoha! You've got the wrong guy if you're looking for revenge! I can lead you... Ouch!"
Kamishiro felt a punch land on his right cheek, abruptly cutting off what he was about to say.
After that, Kamishiro lost count of how many punches landed on his body. There were not just punches, but also kicks!
And there were definitely more than one person, at least three!
"Um~ Oh~ Ah~ Eh~ It hurts. No, who are you guys? What are you doing!"
Even if Kamishiro was slow to react, he finally realized that these guys weren't here to kill him; they were just here to beat him up.
If they wanted to kill him, with his scroll taken and his hands tied, he was like a sitting duck and could be easily killed.
However, the other side didn't say a word, and Kamishiro couldn't see.
Kamishiro could only tentatively shout, "Obito Uchiha?"
Obito Uchiha, who was about to throw a punch, suddenly froze and looked at Kamishiro in disbelief.
Just as Obito Uchiha was about to ask, "How do you know?", two figures rushed over in time and covered Obito Uchiha's mouth.
These two figures were Jiraiya and Kakashi.
Jiraiya and Kakashi seriously shook their heads at Obito Uchiha, signaling him not to speak.
After Kamishiro called out Obito Uchiha's name with no response, he then called out the names of Jiraiya, Kakashi, Rin Nohara, Tsunade, and so on.
Only then did Obito Uchiha realize that Kamishiro was just guessing, and he almost gave himself away.
Minato Namikaze suddenly felt a bit guilty.
Because Kamishiro had almost named everyone, but he didn't mention Minato Namikaze's name.
Perhaps in Kamishiro's heart, he trusted Minato Namikaze and believed that Namikaze wouldn't do such a thing.
Although Minato Namikaze tied Kamishiro's hands and gave him a resounding slap, he didn't beat Kamishiro again after that. Nevertheless, Minato still felt a bit embarrassed.
He felt like he had let down Kamishiro's trust.
Actually, Minato's guess was right. Kamishiro would never believe Minato would do such a thing even if he were beaten to death.
After all, Minato was such a nice and gentle person. How could he be so crazy as to beat Kamishiro up?
After being beaten up by Tsunade last time, Kamishiro was beaten black and blue once more.
The second person to stop was Rin Nohara. After beating for a while, she thought Kamishiro looked a bit pitiful and stopped.
The third person to stop was Kakashi. He simply thought it was boring to beat Kamishiro when he didn't fight back.
And the fourth person to stop was actually Obito Uchiha.
The reason Obito stopped wasn't that he thought Kamishiro was pitiful or the beating was boring. It was because his hand ached from punching.
The last one to stop was Jiraiya. Mainly because he saw Obito and the others stop. It seemed a bit embarrassing for him, one of the Konoha Sannin, to keep beating a kid.
Anyway, they had vented their anger, so it was time to end it.
"Phew."
Obito let out a sigh of relief.
And this sigh helped Kamishiro figure out his position.
Fuming with anger, Kamishiro gritted his teeth and stood up. He then slammed his head towards the source of the sound.
Obito, completely off-guard, didn't react in time and was hit hard in the abdomen by Kamishiro's Headbutt.
"Cough~"
Obito, who had been hit hard in the abdomen, almost popped his eyes out. He rolled on the ground for a few times before stopping.
And Kamishiro knocked himself unconscious.
Jiraiya stepped forward to check on Kamishiro. After confirming that he was unconscious, he dispelled the Genjutsu: Darkness Realm Technique.
"Ouch, it hurts so bad!"
As soon as he was sure he could speak, Obito immediately covered his stomach and groaned.
Kakashi said in disgust, "Even with his hands tied, Kamishiro could still attack you?"
Obito said with a livid face, "I, I just didn't notice."
Rin Nohara stopped Obito and Kakashi from arguing. "Alright, stop arguing. What should we tell Kamishiro when he asks about this later?"
Jiraiya stroked his chin and mused, "That's indeed an issue. That kid just called our names tentatively, which means he's already suspicious of us. Well, it's understandable. After all, we're in the Konoha camp, and we only beat him up without endangering his life. It seems only ninja from Konoha could have done this. Our suspicion level is quite high."
Rin Nohara proposed, "Just say that there were indeed enemies who launched a Sneak Attack on us. Since Kamishiro wasn't wearing a Konoha Forehead Protector, he was accidentally injured by us ninja from Konoha."
Kakashi clicked his tongue. "This excuse isn't good. After all, it was an obvious Beating Up. How could it be an accidental injury? I was so into taking revenge that I forgot about dealing with the consequences."
Minato Namikaze thought for a while and said, "Okay, here's an idea. Let's say some Cloud ninjas secretly snuck into the Konoha camp to kidnap a ninja from Konoha. But they grabbed the wrong person. In a fit of anger, they beat him up. Just when the Cloud ninjas were about to kill Kamishiro, we showed up in time to save him. What do you think of this excuse?"
Jiraiya slapped his hands together and said, "This is a great excuse. Let's go with it. We'll say it was you, Minato, who rescued him. That's what we'll tell people."
Minato Namikaze told Kakashi, Rin and Obito Uchiha, "Kakashi, take Kamishiro to the tent. Rin, help tend to him."
Rin Nohara nodded and replied, "Okay, I understand, Teacher Minato."
Because Obito Uchiha's abdomen was badly hurt by Kamishiro's Headbutt, Kakashi ended up having to carry Kamishiro.
Watching Kakashi and the others walking away with Kamishiro, Minato Namikaze let out a sigh.
Jiraiya nudged Minato Namikaze with his elbow and raised his eyebrows at him. "Why are you sighing? Are you unhappy?"
Minato Namikaze pursed his lips and replied, "Actually, I'm a bit regretful."
Jiraiya curled his lips. "Regretful? Regret what? That guy called you a sissy and said you took baths and used the toilet with female ninja. Could you stand that?"
Just the thought of it made Minato Namikaze clench his fists tightly.
It seemed there was nothing really to regret...
No, he did regret it. He should have given Kamishiro one more good whack.