Chapter 781

"Don't worry, I won't die—he said that as long as he lives, I won't die; there's probably no one in this world who can kill him…"

Lin Cheng's face broke into a wide smile, successfully earning Kushina's exasperated and disgusted glance.

"Kushina and I don't want to return to the Pure Land yet—this Shinobi World feels like something's about to happen. Staying here for now lets us protect Naruto and those few girls, but we can't do much more. Water Gate's still a bit weak compared to the First and Second."

Kushina curled her fingers and tapped twice on Lin Cheng's head. Only after seeing him pout and clutch his head, sitting up properly, did she begin to speak of real matters.

She had never protected Naruto before, and because of their carelessness, he'd grown up in sorrow—so now, Kushina only wanted to shield her child from now on; the other girls were just an afterthought.

"Actually, it's not that bad—I wouldn't dare compare with the First, but the Second…"

Bofengshui Sect spoke hesitantly beside her; his dignity and pride were already gone. Being beaten by his daughter was deserved—he had been wildly wrong before. But now Kushina was saying he was weak—he had to refute this!

Back then, he was the Golden Flash of the battlefield—his reputation wasn't fabricated.

The times he single-handedly surrounded entire enemy squads? Those were earned by strength, not boasts. The Second studied countless forbidden techniques and his combat prowess was no weakling's. You've studied plenty too—every jutsu you've created makes people freeze at the mere mention of its name!

Kushina reached out and pressed her palm against the back of Bofengshui Sect's head, squeezing hard and slamming him onto the table.

"That idiot, the Second's in a terrible rage right now—are you really going to provoke him now? What jutsu did Water Gate study? I seem to remember the Rasengan was his invention—what else?"

Lin Cheng couldn't sleep anyway, and he was eager to hear Bofengshui Sect's stories about how he named his jutsu—plus, the two brothers on the mountain peak were also waiting to hear the gossip.

"So many—I used the most during battle were the jutsu I developed based on the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique. Back then on the battlefield, my Spiral Flash Super Wheel Dance, Roar Three Style: Bofengshui Sect." As he uttered the first ridiculously long jutsu name, not only did Lin Cheng's eyes go blank, but even the eavesdropping Hashirama and Tobirama froze.

Only Kushina covered her face with her hand, unwilling to see Lin Cheng's reaction after hearing that.

Too embarrassing—her Water Gate was perfect in every way, except for naming jutsu—it was truly unbearable. Naruto didn't inherit his naming from him.

As expected—Naruto's naming ability truly came from Water Gate.

Lin Cheng helplessly rubbed his forehead, suddenly recalling how Zabuza had flown into a rage over one of Naruto's jutsu names.

"Really? Did Naruto ever name a jutsu that cool too? Naruto really is Bofengshui Sect!" Hearing Naruto's name, she immediately smiled, eager for Lin Cheng to say more.

Crack!

"Lin Cheng, ignore him. Let's talk about Naruto's training instead—jutsu names aren't that important."

Kushina slammed Bofengshui Sect onto the table again, turned back with a sweet smile, and continued chatting with Lin Cheng. This violent, brutal scene suddenly made Lin Cheng feel inexplicably uneasy.

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I hope Naruto doesn't learn this—she really didn't want to be slapped like that by his own wife someday.

Naruto always trained hard. After mastering Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, she constantly used clones to train, exhausting herself to the point of collapse after every session.

Talking about Naruto, Lin Cheng's words flowed more freely.

He especially recounted amusing mishaps during Naruto's training. Hearing how hard their child worked, the Fourth and Kushina fell silent, listening. Occasionally they sighed with joy or worry, all the way until dawn.

When daylight broke, Lin Cheng stopped speaking, greeted the two, and went to prepare breakfast.

At this moment, Water Gate and Kushina finally understood why Lin Cheng always insisted that cooking be left to him.

A simple breakfast, in his hands, became something resembling an artistic visual feast.

This scene was clearly seen up close by the Water Gate couple—and just as clearly by the First and Second on the mountain peak.

"The Shadow Clone will go with you to the arena first—I have some matters to handle."

After breakfast, Lin Cheng immediately used the Shadow Clone Technique—one clone followed Kakashi, who would lead everyone back. His true body stayed behind with Sasuke, alongside the First, the Second, Orochimaru, and the Fourth.

For this Chunin Exam's third round, even Choji and Sakura had sensed something major was about to happen.