The blond-haired Hokage, starting from before Hinata's wedding.

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"The Art of Connection!" The attendant made a hand seal, then slapped the ground. Instantly, a large amount of soil flew up, and a huge human-faced statue rose from the ground.

"Let me see just how strong you, the legendary Naruto, really are today." Standing atop the human-faced statue, Toneri looked at Naruto, who had already transformed into the Nine-Tails, his fighting spirit growing even stronger.

"Roar!" Naruto, in his Nine-Tails form, let out a low roar, then suddenly pushed off, his massive figure charging towards the human-faced statue.

Without hesitation, Sheren manipulated the human-faced statue to meet it, and the two quickly collided.

"Boom!" A deafening sound rang out, dust filled the air, and a hurricane swept up, scattering the surrounding sand and stones, creating a hazy, gray scene.

"Sister-in-law! Watch out!" Qiu Xiaoming saw a huge rock hurtling towards Hinata. His pupils contracted sharply, and he shouted as he lunged towards Hinata.

"Thump!" Qiu Xiaoming tackled Hinata to the ground, feeling something soft pressing against his face, while a rich fragrance filled his nostrils.

However, Qiu Xiaoming couldn't afford to enjoy himself. He quickly got up, looked at Hinata, and asked with concern, "Sister-in-law, how are you? Are you alright?"

"It's alright." Hinata rubbed her head, then saw a puppet rushing towards Qiu Xiaoming from behind. Her expression changed instantly. She grabbed Qiu Xiaoming and pulled him into her arms, turning around to shield him from the fatal blow.

"Pfft!" Before Qiu Xiaoming could react, Hinata spat a mouthful of blood onto his face. At the same time, he also saw the puppet that had injured Hinata.

"Damn it!" Qiu Xiaoming's expression changed drastically. Holding Hinata in one arm, he slashed at the puppet with the Mirror Flower Water Moon in the other hand.

However, Qiu Xiaoming, who was only a Chunin, could not damage the puppet in the slightest. Instead, the puppet seized the opportunity and struck him with a palm.

"Wash your inner self!" Just as Qiu Xiaoming was about to be attacked by the puppet, a delicate shout came from the sky, followed by a beautiful figure descending from the sky, her fist landing on the puppet and sending it flying.

"Bang!" The puppet crashed into the wall next to it as if it had been hit by a cannon, and became embedded in it, kicking up a layer of dust.

"Sister Xiaoying!" Qiu Xiaoming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xiaoying standing in front of him. If Xiaoying hadn't come over just now, he probably would have been killed.

"Are you alright?" Sakura looked at Qiu Xiaoming, her beautiful eyes filled with deep worry.

"I'm fine, but my sister-in-law..." Qiu Xiaoming supported Hinata, looking at the bloodstains on her body, his face showing worry.

"Let me take a look at her." Sakura looked at Hinata and, seeing her covered in blood, quickly circulated her chakra and cast a healing jutsu.

With Sakura's healing technique, Hinata's pretty face gradually regained its color.

Qiu Xiaoming watched Sakura treat Hinata and felt a wave of fear wash over him.

He wasn't afraid of the puppet almost hitting him, but rather of Sakura's punch.

With his strength, he couldn't have harmed that puppet in the slightest.

However, Sakura only needed one punch to blow the puppet away and even pin it to the wall, making it unable to move. You can imagine how powerful Sakura's punch was.

These past few days, Qiu Xiaoming has taken advantage of Xiaoying quite a bit. If Xiaoying were to punch him, he might not survive.

However, while feeling lingering fear, Qiu Xiaoming also felt a bit of secret joy, because this meant that Xiaoying tacitly approved of him taking advantage of her.

Otherwise, Sakura's fist would have landed on him long ago, and she wouldn't have given him a chance to take advantage. The first time, you could say she was drunk, but what about the next few times?

Chapter 37 One-Time Skill - Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation

"Bang 2 Er II 1 water zero eight bang bang!"

The sounds of battle were deafening. The entire building had been reduced to ruins, and two enormous figures were locked in fierce combat in mid-air.

Meanwhile, Sai Shino was also clashing with the puppets, and the intensity of the battle was no less than that of Naruto and Toneri's fight.

Sai, Kiba, and Shino are all elite Jonin level fighters. Although these puppets are only Anbu level, one rank lower than them, their sheer number made them a formidable opponent, and the three of them found themselves in a difficult battle.

"Alright, she should be fine now." Sakura glanced at Hinata, who had fainted from blood loss, and said to Qiu Xiaoming, "You stay here and take care of her. I'll go help Sai and the others."

"Okay, Sister Xiaoying, be careful." Qiu Xiaoming nodded.

With Sakura, a Kage-level character, joining the battle, the pressure on Sai and the others, who were originally struggling, was greatly reduced.

Sakura punched a puppet away cleanly and efficiently, showing no trace of the shyness and panic she felt when Qiu Xiaoming took advantage of her.

[Ding! Intimate Paradise Quest: Knead Hinata's breasts with both hands for ten minutes. Time remaining: one hour. Reward upon completion: 800 Affection Points.]

Suddenly, a system notification sounded in Qiu Xiaoming's mind.

Qiu Xiaoming's expression changed immediately. He never expected that the system would suddenly issue him a task at this time, especially one like this.

Touching the steamed bun, and having to touch it for ten minutes, left Qiu Xiaoming feeling embarrassed and awkward.

If it were just touching the steamed bun, he could take advantage of Hinata's unconsciousness and accidentally touch it.

But if you're touching it for ten minutes, how could you possibly not accidentally touch it?

More importantly, you have to touch it with both hands! You have to knead it!

What if Hinata wakes up because of my actions?

He glanced at Naruto, who was fighting Toneri, and Naruto was gradually losing ground.

With 800 affection points, plus the 200 affection points I still have, I can draw a prize again. If I draw a one-time skill like Kamehameha or Getsuga Tenshou, I can provide remote support to Naruto and maybe even help him find Toneri's weakness.

Thinking of this, Qiu Xiaoming glanced at Hinata, who was unconscious in his arms, and took a deep breath.

Touch it!

Qiu Xiaoming silently recited a phrase in his mind, then closed his eyes, stretched out his right hand and placed it on Hinata's steamed bun. A warm sensation spread throughout his body, and Qiu Xiaoming's heart suddenly started beating faster.

"Hmm," Hinata groaned softly in her unconscious state.

Qiu Xiaoming was startled by the groan, but when he looked at Hinata, who was still unconscious, he breathed a sigh of relief.

We've come this far, let's keep kneading!

Qiu Xiaoming gritted his teeth and continued massaging.

"Bang bang bang!"

Naruto and Toneri fought fiercely, both of them sustaining injuries, especially Naruto, whose body was covered in bite marks and bleeding profusely.

Sakura's battle with the puppets was also fierce, with corpses falling from the ruins.

Time slowly passed as everyone worked together, and Qiu Xiaoming had finally finished kneading the steamed buns for almost ten minutes.

But just then, Hinata finally woke up.

Hinata felt a strange tingling sensation all over her body, as if she had an unusual feeling of comfort.

Hinata slowly opened her eyes, and what came into view was Qiu Xiaoming's profile. Only then did she realize that she was lying in Qiu Xiaoming's arms. Instantly, her already pale face turned bright red, like a ripe apple.

Qiu Xiaoming also noticed that Hinata had woken up. He wanted to pull his hand back before Hinata could react, but when he looked at the system's countdown, there were only a dozen seconds left.

Qiu Xiaoming gritted his teeth and didn't pull his hand back.

And it was precisely because Qiu Xiaoming did not pull his hand back that Hinata finally noticed Qiu Xiaoming's hands roaming freely on the steamed bun.

Hinata's pretty face turned even redder, and she was completely stunned, her mind going blank.

Is he taking advantage of me? Why would he do that?

Just as Hinata was in a daze, ten minutes finally came. Although Qiu Xiaoming was reluctant to let go of the soft bun, he had no choice but to let go.

Hinata was puzzled by Qiu Xiaoming's sudden letting go.

Why did he suddenly let go?

Of course, Hinata's reason for not wanting Qiu Xiaoming to let go wasn't because she didn't want him to, but because she didn't quite understand.

Qiu Xiaoming could have let go the moment she woke up; she wouldn't have even noticed. Why did he have to wait so long to let go?

As Hinata looked on in confusion, Qiu Xiaoming mentally shouted to the system, "Draw a lottery!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have drawn a consumable item—Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation!]

Flames of four colors—blue, white, purple, and red—merged together and spun wildly, transforming into a strange ring with four-colored edges and a total length of a hundred feet. The ring slowly rotated, and within it was darkness, a darkness even purer than that of a spatial black hole.

Qiu Xiaoming struggled to raise the Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation in his hand and shouted to Xiaoying, "Sister Xiaoying, take my sister-in-law away first."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoying turned to look at Qiu Xiaoming. When she saw the Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation held high in Qiu Xiaoming's hand, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

She sensed a strong aura of death from the Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation that Qiu Xiaoming held high, something that even she, as a Kage-level figure, was unwilling to touch.

She vaguely sensed that when Qiu Xiaoming unleashed his Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation, everything around them would be engulfed by the explosion, and even she would be affected!

"Whoosh!" Sakura quickly arrived at Hinata's side, took her away, and shouted to Sai and the others, "Let's go!"

Sai and the others were also startled by the Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation in Qiu Xiaoming's hand. Upon hearing Sakura's words, Sai and the others immediately followed Sakura away.

Seeing that Sakura and the others had retreated from the battlefield, Qiu Xiaoming shouted to Naruto, who was fighting against Toneri, "Naruto-nii, be careful!"

After saying that, Qiu Xiaoming threw the Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation in his hand at the servant.

Naruto didn't want to pay attention to Qiu Xiaoming, but he suddenly sensed a dangerous aura. He turned around and saw a lotus flower with a terrifying aura flying towards him and Shiren.

Naruto's eyes narrowed. He could sense that in his current state, being swallowed by this lotus would be certain death.

Without any hesitation, he turned and ran.

Naruto discovered the Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation, and so did Toneri, but he was a little slower than Naruto. By the time Toneri noticed it, the Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation was already in front of him.

The Buddha's Wrathful Reincarnation instantly erupted, a terrifying burst of fire engulfing the recluse. The intense heat caused the recluse to roar in agony.

"Ah~ Ah~!" Sheren screamed in agony, black smoke billowing from his body, and his muscles and bones began to melt under the intense heat of the Buddha's Wrathful Reincarnation!

Chapter 38 Qiu Xiaoming, the Abandoned

The Buddha's Wrathful Reincarnation did not seem satisfied with devouring the recluse; the aftershocks of the explosion had not yet dissipated and spread in all directions, destroying everything in its path!

Sakura led Hinata to a safe distance, and she watched this scene in shock, her heart filled with relief.

Not only was Sakura relieved, but Naruto also watched this scene with lingering fear.

"How could Naruto unleash such a terrifying attack?" Naruto stared at the terrifying blast radius, his heart trembling.

If this move were to hit him, even in his prime, he would be severely injured if not killed.

"Oh no! Naruto is still in the aftershocks of the explosion!" Hinata was the first to react, anxiously looking at the center of the explosion ahead.

"What should we do?" Sakura asked worriedly.

"We have to go in and save him!" Hinata said resolutely.

“But that explosion was too terrifying! Going in would just be suicide,” Ya said, frowning.

Upon hearing this, Sakura and Hinata both looked at Naruto.

At that moment, only Naruto had the ability to save Qiu Xiaoming.

"I..." Naruto looked embarrassed. In his current state, entering the aftershocks would be certain death.

"Sigh!" Naruto sighed. He had to admit one thing: he was afraid.

"Naruto!" Hinata grabbed Naruto's shoulder, her eyes pleading.

"I...can't save him..." Naruto said with his head down, feeling guilty.

"I'll go save him!" Sakura bit her red lips and then rushed into the aftershocks of the explosion.

"Don't be impulsive!" Naruto quickly grabbed Sakura, shaking his head to stop her, "Even I couldn't withstand the aftershocks of that explosion, let alone you?"

"What can I do? Am I just going to stand by and watch someone die?" Sakura shook off Naruto's hand and glared at him angrily.

"I..." Naruto opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to say. He really didn't dare to rush in to save Qiu Xiaoming.

"Rumble~" Just then, a loud rumbling sound came, and everyone looked up to see the ground beneath their feet rapidly collapsing and spreading towards them.

"Oh no! We have to get out of here! This place is going to collapse because of the explosion!" Naruto's expression changed, and he grabbed Sakura and Hinata and ran.

Without any hesitation, Sai drew a large bird and flew in the sky with Shino and Kiba.

"Xiaoming!" Sakura cried out hysterically as she watched the aftershocks of the explosion, her eyes brimming with tears.

At that moment, she felt as if her heart was being torn apart.

Naruto landed on the giant bird with Sakura and Hinata, and looking back, his eyes were filled with guilt.

"Naka, it's Naruto-nii who's sorry," Naruto murmured.

"Naruto, what are we doing now..."

"Go back!" Naruto interrupted Sai before he could finish speaking, saying in a deep voice, "The moon has suffered such a powerful attack that it probably can't withstand it and has begun to collapse. We need to quickly find the teleportation array to Earth and teleport back to prevent it from being destroyed."

The explosion of Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation might not cause devastating damage to the moon, but Naruto doesn't know that. All he sees now is the ground constantly collapsing, and at this rate, the moon will be destroyed sooner or later.

If the moon is destroyed, the teleportation array will definitely be destroyed as well, and they will all be trapped on the moon and unable to return.

"Okay!" Sai didn't hesitate after hearing Naruto's words and started searching for the teleportation array.

"Naruto, is it really impossible for us to save Naruto?" Hinata asked weakly, her head drooping as she sat on the giant bird, looking utterly dejected.

“He is a ninja, and he knows that he may face life-threatening danger at any time,” Naruto sighed and said slowly.