If any other guy had said that to one of the princesses of the Nara clan, everyone would have considered him a living corpse. This aggressive kunoichi did not allow a single lustful glance in her direction, much less a word. And although the head of the clan refused everyone who wanted to marry this beauty, according to unconfirmed rumors, this "beast" was destined to become the wife of the future head of the clan, in order not to let the talents leave the family, and also in order not to allow him to relax.
All members of the Nara clan were smarter than most people, and therefore half of Konoha's management positions were assigned to them. But for a long time, the male part of the clan had a tendency towards incredible laziness, which was compensated by the harshness of their wives. If the clan did not have a sufficiently talented, beautiful, and strong-willed girl who could be wooed to the son of the head of the clan, the great elder and the current head of the clan personally looked for as many well-born, talented, and strong-willed girls as possible from outside.
Kenshin was very lucky that Kasumi treated him very well, otherwise she would have attempted to strangle or bite him to death, unable to withstand such an insult. By nature, she was very unyielding and willful. Nara Shikaku happily supported this character trait of his niece, and allowed her to grow up to be as aggressive and self-confident as possible, quietly chuckling at his little son, who would have such an incredible gift in his future.
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Shikaku was indescribably angry when he learned that his niece was missing and possibly murdered. He immediately mobilized an elite detachment consisting of Jonin clans and personally set out on a search, arriving at the cave in which Kasumi was locked on the morning of the 188th day.
- Sir, my people searched the entire area and mobilized all groups from the surrounding area. We managed to catch all three. Kasumi's team confirmed that these were the nukenin she had distracted.
Shikaku had been absolutely furious all last night as he rushed to this godforsaken place at full speed and ransacked the forest like some kind of Genin. Hearing that the alleged killers of his beloved niece had finally been found, he chuckled and ordered them to be brought to him.
- Aaah! Don't kill, please! Shikaku-sama, have mercy, we didn't know! – One of the henchmen of the commander of the Nukenin detachment shouted, throwing himself on his knees. Having learned who they had crossed the path to, he was horrified and immediately decided to beg for his life.
Shikaku did not answer, but the Jonin dragging the nukenin grabbed him by the collar and pulled him away from his master, without hitting him hard in the ribs. But what was "not much" for the Jonin turned out to be the breaking of three ribs and the spitting out of a huge amount of blood for the Chunin.
- Inoyama-san, they are yours. – Shikaku said, not bothering to talk with this worthless trash, deciding to trust the brother of the head of the Yamanaka clan.
The handsome, charming blond smiled and nodded politely to the head of the Nara clan, and then looked sternly at the three, and made several seals, whispering: "Saiko Denshin!"
Three invisible lines immediately formed in the air and dug into the heads of all three nukenin, connecting with Yamanaka Inoyama, and from him they entered the head of Shikaku, who voluntarily allowed this line to enter his brain, and could dispel the technique with one willpower effort, therefore without I began to look at the filtered memories of the three nukenins with particular caution.
In five minutes, Shikaku saw everything. From the ambush of Kasumi's team, to her pursuit, and the collapse of the cave roof. He also saw perfectly well how the "leader" of the Nukenin almost killed his beloved niece several times, and also called her insulting words many times.
After the end of the session, Shikaku's anger was palpable, and his two subordinates retreated back, seeing that their master's shadow was stratified into many threads, and snaked in different directions, looping chaotically.
Throwing a glance at the silent commander of the nukenin, Shikaku took a step towards him, and five meters were covered in an instant. The head of the Nukenin trembled and closed his eyes, resigned to his fate. He was not a fool, and he knew that he would not be able to survive after meeting with the head of the great clan. Shikaku's shadows terrified the entire shinobi world, and no one wanted to meet him on the battlefield again. But the Nukenin commander was unlucky, and now this incredibly dangerous shinobi was right in front of him.
Not even a second had passed since the end of the Yamanaka clan's technique, and Shikaku was already opposite the nukenin commander, and instantly launched a kick. The eyes of all of Shikaku's and Inoyama's henchmen narrowed, and they instantly jumped thirty meters to the side, barely making it.
The Nukenin commander never had time to notice this blow, and his entire body was literally torn into tiny pieces. The Elite Jonin's blow was so fast and strong that it exceeded the speed of sound several times, and its consequences tore apart two nukenin sitting three meters from their boss. When everything was "long ago" over, a loud bang erupted, symbolizing the breaking of the sound barrier. Shikaku had already moved away when the consequences of his outburst began to manifest themselves.
The same rubble that was not completely cleared was completely cleared. All the stones were knocked out or scattered around. Huge boulders were cracked or broken, and in some places there were red stains from the remains of the bodies of the three nukenin. The shock wave from the Elite Jonin's blow was enough to crush huge boulders and make depressions in the mountain. Even the Jonins standing nearby were wiping sweat from their foreheads, not being entirely sure of the possibility of surviving such a strong blow if God forbid they angered the head of the clan.
The shadows behind Shikaku stopped dancing in different directions, symbolizing that he had extinguished part of his anger on the bodies of the three destroyed enemies. But his heart still ached for his beloved niece, whom he took into custody after the death of her parents. He promised himself that he would take care of her, and now it especially hurt him to realize that he might not have kept his promise.