Chapter 125 Drunken Fist Rock Lee
"Haruko, you guys should hurry back and eat some barbecue." Yamanaka Ino's voice rang out from the doorway.
Her appearance seemed to startle the two who were holding hands. The moment Haruno Sakura saw her, she tightened her grip on Hayama Haruko's hand. Hayama Haruko realized that they had been outside for a while, so she pulled Haruno Sakura inside with her.
Yamanaka Ino forced a smile and asked, "What are you guys talking about?"
Haruko thought Sakura Haruno might not want others to notice her low spirits, so she gave her a vague reply: "We just came out for some fresh air. Thank you, Ino, for coming all the way to call us."
"It's alright..."
Yamanaka Ino glanced at Haruno Sakura, whose eyes were reddening, and suddenly clenched her fist, her sharp nails piercing her palm.
Something definitely happened to them, but why?
Why didn't Haruko tell her?
Sakura Haruno, however, instinctively looked away the moment her eyes met Ino Yamanaka's.
Seeing her reaction, the stinging pain in Yamanaka Ino's hand became even more pronounced.
What exactly is Sakura Haruno feeling guilty about...?
In the end, Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno silently followed Haruko Hayama back to the dinner party.
As soon as Sasuke saw her return, he ruthlessly called Naruto back to make room for Haruko. Naruto snorted at him unhappily, but kept busy tidying up the seat that originally belonged to Haruko.
After sitting down, Haruko realized that the teachers seemed to be a little tipsy.
She tugged at Kakashi's clothes slightly, and when Kakashi turned to her with a slightly startled look, she whispered, "Kakashi-sensei, drink less!"
"This is an adult's social obligation; children don't understand, so don't try to persuade them," Kakashi Hatake said emphatically.
"...Kakashi-sensei, are you drunk?" Haruko Hayama asked, rubbing her forehead.
Kakashi Hatake pointed to the empty bottle on his table and declared confidently, "My teacher didn't drink much!"
Haruko glanced silently at the several bottles that had rolled under the table, then helplessly poured the remaining wine from his glass into an empty glass, followed by water.
Kakashi Hatake watched her actions quietly, neither stopping her nor getting angry. When she handed him the glass of water, he gave her a deep look before drinking it.
"Little...Little Li?!"
Matt Kai suddenly jumped up, anxiously observing Lee Locke's reaction beside him.
Hearing his exclamation, everyone turned to look at them and found that Rock Lee had his head down and his expression was not clear.
Amidst everyone's puzzled expressions, Matt Kay swallowed hard. "It seems Little Li accidentally mixed up my glass and his. He... drank the wine from my glass!"
Before everyone could continue to wonder, Tenten and Neji Hyuga also reacted, jumping up and taking a few steps away from Rock Lee.
"Hey, what's going on..." Kiba Inuzuka was about to break the silence and ask them what was wrong.
Lee Rock suddenly raised his head, revealing a bright red face, looking drunk, and carefully examined each of them.
Tian Tian explained, "Li has a very low alcohol tolerance. He only had a small sip of alcohol when he ate with us before, and he just tore the whole restaurant apart!"
As if to confirm Tian Tian's words, Lee Rock suddenly stood up. After being serious for less than three seconds, his body began to sway, and he let out a laugh that was hard to understand.
Kiba Inuzuka dismissed it, "What's there to worry about..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Rock Lee quickly turned his gaze to him. Since Tenten and Neji Hyuga had gotten up one after another, Kiba Inuzuka had become the person Rock Lee could directly contact.
The next second, Rock Lee immediately assumed a fighting stance and attacked the bewildered Kiba Inuzuka.
Seeing Kiba Inuzuka retreat and barely dodge Rock Lee's punch, Might Guy helplessly explained to them, "Lee is a natural-born master of drunken boxing!"
As Rock Lee's battle was gradually spreading to Team 7, Haruko Hayashi quickly patted Kakashi Hatake's arm.
"Kakashi-sensei, hurry up and come at us!"
Kakashi Hatake, looking completely bewildered, pointed his index finger at himself and asked, "Me?"
"..." Haruko slowly closed her eyes in the morning. Her professional ethics were truly worrying!
Just as she was about to call for Sasuke Uchiha to come to the rescue, Haruko called him several times before he slowly turned his head. Haruko sensed something was wrong, so she raised her hand and waved it in front of Sasuke, "Sasuke, are you alright?"
Uchiha Sasuke grabbed her wrist, rubbed her hand against his face, and murmured, "Haruko... Haruko..."
Looking at the table in front of him, sure enough, he had accidentally drunk the sake that Haruko had switched with Kakashi's earlier that morning.
Looking at Rock Lee acting crazy while drunk across from her, Kakashi Hatake on her left with an indifferent expression, and Sasuke Uchiha on her right who had transformed into a clingy cat, Haruko Hayama felt her heart was dead.
Neji Hyuga and his friends were stopping Rock Lee, who was practicing drunken boxing. Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi had already made an excuse to leave for their date. Naruto Uzumaki was still focused on stealing meat while they weren't paying attention. His own team members were completely useless!
Exhausted, Haruko broke free from Sasuke Uchiha's grasp and joined the ranks of those trying to stop Rock Lee's army.
But... those thick eyebrows from being drunk are just too much!
With so many of them, they still couldn't quite subdue Rock Lee. After all, they couldn't hurt him and had to dodge his attacks, which was really difficult for them.
Aside from the girls, almost all the boys were hit hard by Rock Lee.
"Is Shikamaru alright?" Haruko rushed to Shikamaru's side and helped him up. He was in the worst shape, having been punched in the face by Rock Lee.
Nara Shikamaru carefully touched his punched cheek, and hissed in pain. "That guy is such a pain!"
"This must be a buff, it's amazing." Haruko Hayama exclaimed as she healed him.
"Huh?" Nara Shikamaru looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Suddenly, an unidentified object flew over from their side. It turned out to be Choji Akimichi, who had been knocked away. He simply lay down on the ground, pursing his lips in frustration.
After helping Nara Shikamaru to his feet, Haruko knelt down to check on Akimichi Choji. "Choji, are you alright?"
Upon hearing Haruko's words, Choji Akimichi suddenly realized something, and a shrewd glint flashed in his eyes.
He quickly got up and, under the puzzled look of Haruko Hayama who had also stood up, pushed her to the center of the battlefield—in front of Rock Lee, who was sweeping across the battlefield.
"Haruko, I'm counting on you!" After saying that, Akimichi Choji timidly left the battlefield.
Haruko only then realized that he had actually sold her out, and her lips twitched.
Just as Lee Rock had driven the others away, he sensed someone approaching and suddenly turned around to throw a punch. However, the moment he realized it was Hayama Haruko, his fist stopped just centimeters away from her.
"...Haruko?"
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