Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

Who else is in Chapter 116?

Shirokumo Aoba looked at Sakura, who had buried her head in his chest and was still sobbing softly.

He didn't know if the other person was genuinely scared or pretending, but for now, he decided to assume they were.

"Then shall I carry you up?"

Sakura is small and doesn't weigh much. With his current strength, he could carry more than a dozen Sakuras and still move with ease.

"Uh-huh!"

Upon hearing this, Sakura nuzzled against Shirokumo Aoba's chest and nodded repeatedly.

Baiyun Qingye changed her princess carry position and said in a joking tone.

"Then hold me tight, I'm about to sprint!"

"it is good!"

Sakura immediately hugged Shirokumo Aoba's neck tightly.

The white clouds and green leaves took off directly from the spot.

They rushed towards the mountaintop at an extremely fast speed.

Along the way, they encountered many of the same frightening tricks as before, and occasionally they also encountered traps such as sinkholes and grappling hooks.

However, Baiyun Qingye usually dealt with puppets one by one, and when he encountered traps, he would charge through them without any obstacles.

Before long, the two arrived at the top of the Hokage Rock.

Seeing the light ahead, they knew it must be the finish line. Without wasting any time, Baiyun Qingye carried Xiaoying and rushed towards it at full speed.

"Aoba!"

Tian Tian and the others had been waiting here for a long time. When they saw Bai Yun and Qing Ye come out, they immediately waved to them.

However, when Ino saw Sakura being held, she thought Sakura was injured and quickly ran over, her happy expression turning into one of worry.

"Sakura, are you alright?"

Seeing Ino's anxious expression, Sakura felt too embarrassed to let Shirakumo Aoba continue to hold her.

Her face flushed, she got off him and whispered to Ino, "I'm fine, I was just too scared inside, so I asked Aoba to carry me up..."

"Fear?"

Ino's anxious expression vanished instantly, and she narrowed her eyes.

Looking at Sakura's shy expression, it was obvious what her fear was all about.

However, since the result was obtained through a fair lottery, she could only keep her dissatisfaction to herself.

Seeing this, Shirokumo Aoba reached out and touched Ino's hair, changing the subject.

"Didn't you go anywhere to have some fun first?"

"No! We came here to wait for you as soon as we arrived." As soon as Shirokumo Aoba finished speaking, Tenten and Hinata walked up to the three of them.

Tian Tian stood with her hands on her hips, looking quite angry.

"Honestly, we agreed to come up quickly and shop together, but you've made us wait for so long!"

Bai Yunqingye scratched his head and apologized with a smile: "Sorry, there were quite a few things that happened along the way, which caused a little delay."

"Hmph!" Tenten snorted coldly. Looking at Sakura's shy expression, she knew what was going on without even thinking.

However, she had nothing to say. Sakura was just lucky; if it were her, it might have taken even longer.

"Never mind, it's almost time for the fireworks. Let's hurry up and go for a walk while we still have some time!"

Seeing that the matter had been dropped, Baiyun Qingye breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "Hasn't Naruto and the others come up yet?"

The three women shook their heads, indicating that they had not seen the two men.

Just as Baiyun Qingye was considering whether to wait for the two of them, the familiar sound of arguing came from behind.

"It's all your fault! Couldn't you see such an obvious trap?"

"But that girl looked so pitiful, I just wanted to help her..."

"How could there be a lost girl in that place, you idiot!"

"What if it's true?"

"But you can't fall into the same trap multiple times in a row!"

The group looked toward the exit at the familiar sound.

They found Sasuke and Naruto looking rather disheveled.

Sasuke looked displeased, while Naruto looked apologetic.

"You guys are only coming up now? Looks like Sakura and I won." Shirokumo Aoba said to Sasuke with a smile.

Sasuke, his clothes disheveled, looked at Shirokumo Aoba and Sakura, whose clothes were barely wrinkled, and couldn't help but grit his teeth.

He lost so completely again!

"It's all that idiot's fault! He stepped on every single trap!"

Sasuke glared at Naruto. It's not the god-like opponents you should fear, but the pig-like teammates!

Naruto understood that he was in the wrong, so he maintained an attitude of admitting his mistake.

Seeing Naruto's rare show of submission, Sasuke didn't want to say anything more. "Fine, I've already lost, I'm too lazy to argue with you anymore."

"Thank you, Sasuke!"

Naruto returned to his original form.

Tian Tian urged, "Let's hurry up and go, or we won't have time later."

Baiyun Qingye suggested, "Before we play, why don't we buy some food first? That way we can eat while we play."

Naruto happily raised both hands: "I agree!"

"Don't forget, you and Sasuke still owe me and Sakura a bowl of ramen."

"no problem!"

Naruto waved his hand dramatically, looking quite dashing.

"Let's go buy some food first."

Tian Tian agreed, and the group headed towards the food street at the festival.

After walking for a while, Naruto couldn't help but ask, "Where are you planning to watch the fireworks?"

"I'm going to find my mom and dad later, they're over there." Ino pointed to a high platform in the distance.

Baiyun Qingye nodded, "That place is indeed nice. My teachers and I also made an appointment to visit it there."

"Really?" Ino's eyes lit up.

Baiyun and Qingye nodded.

"Yay!" Ino jumped up excitedly.

"Actually... me too." Hinata raised her hand timidly.

"Me too!" x2

Ino's smile vanished.

Seeing this, Shirokumo Aoba couldn't help but laugh and looked at Naruto, "Naruto, why don't you come with us later?"

"it is good!"

……

Time passed, and the night grew even deeper.

The group arrived together at the high platform that had been set up in advance in the village, waiting for the start of the New Year's fireworks.

However, Bai Yunqingye is under a lot of pressure right now, and he can clearly feel that there are many resentful eyes around him.

Even the temperature dropped a few degrees.

He could guess the owner of those gazes without even thinking.

He had agreed to watch the fireworks with his parents, but every day all the other kids gathered around him.

He also had a little girl named Hinata Hanabi in his arms.

However, he looked around but did not see Kurama Yakumo or her parents.

I guess they saw it somewhere else.

"Aoba is becoming more and more popular."

While stroking his head, Uzuki Yugao sighed.

Feeling the strength in that hand, Bai Yun Qingye was genuinely worried that the other person would rip his head off.

"Heh." Tsunade chuckled, saying with ill intent, "They're not all here yet."

click!

The smiles on the faces of the girls present froze.

The force on his head increased even more.

Who else?

Baiyun and Qingye were instantly drenched in sweat.

Teacher, do you want your disciple to die here tonight?

-

While Baiyun Qingye was sweating profusely, at the same moment, another person was also sweating profusely.

Using his experience as a "ninjutsu professor," Hiruzen Sarutobi forced Obito Uchiha into a deadly situation that he could not resolve on his own.

It was clearly a case of mutual destruction.

But there was no trace of sadness on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.

The sheer joy of ridding Konoha of a great scourge!