Marvel: Starting As Hokage

Kaha~

The crisp sound of bone breaking echoed, and the hand gripping Ethan's collar could no longer hold on, allowing Ethan to break free.

Immediately afterward, Bald John began wailing, "Ah~! My hand! My wrist is broken!!! Ahhh!!!"

Ethan still didn't let go, tightening his grip on Bald John's right hand, making sure everyone, including Peter Parker, could see clearly.

Suddenly, the faces of the onlookers around them changed.

Bald John could never act so recklessly with someone as handsome as this guy, so he really did break his hand bone!

Hiss~!

Who is this handsome blond guy? What kind of strength does it take to crush Bald John's hand bone with just bare hands?

Quietly, the onlookers started to walk away.

To survive in the harsh Hell's Kitchen, you need more than just the necessary strength—you also need good judgment. You need to know who you can and can't provoke.

If you anger the wrong person, you might not even know how you ended up dead.

Clearly, anyone who could crush a person's bones with their bare hands, no matter who this handsome blond guy was, was not someone to mess with.

Some people, realizing it wasn't their business, left the scene.

Of course, some left because they feared the blond guy might come after them later and take care of the people who had just laughed at him.

That was not impossible.

Gangsters in Hell's Kitchen had come to this conclusion.

Of course, more people stayed to watch, hoping to see what would happen next.

Their reasoning was simple: no matter how strong a blond boy was, could he really take down an entire group of people?

Ignoring the reactions of the onlookers, Ethan glanced at Little Peter and then continued to apply pressure on Bald John's wrist.

Click!

This time, the wrist completely snapped.

The severed hand hung limply from the wrist, no wound visible, but the swelling was severe, showing the immense power behind the move.

Squeezing a person's bones without breaking the skin is not just about strength; it requires some technique.

This was a technique Ethan had learned from Konoha during the interrogation of prisoners, which he had seen in the memories of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

Now, it seemed that this technique wasn't just for interrogation but also useful for intimidating ordinary people.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Ethan stepped forward, gently placing a hand on Peter's head. "Don't be afraid, kid. Can you tell me your name?"

After all, he was looking for someone to trigger the 'task,' and it was better to find someone who would be kind to him.

The child in front of him was quite likable. Even if Peter didn't have anything to offer him for a task, he was still more pleasant to work with than doing things for those souls.

Therefore, Ethan wanted this child to be his employer and release tasks to him.

"I... I'm Peter Parker!" Although he was a bit horrified by the scene, little Peter still spoke up.

This big brother didn't seem like a completely good person...

Ethan raised an eyebrow slightly and looked closely at Little Peter's face, confirming that this was indeed the future Spider-Man.

He really hadn't expected that he would meet a superhero just by taking on a 'random mission.'

Despite being the future superhero, Little Spider was still very likable, and Ethan had no intention of changing his decision based on Peter Parker's future status.

Seeing Peter's expression, Ethan guessed what he was thinking and said, "Little Peter, how do you think you should deal with bad people?"

To teenage Peter Parker, bad guys were those who bullied others.

So, based on his own experiences, he answered, "Convince them to stop bullying others."

"But what if you can't persuade them?" Ethan pointed at Bald John, who was now on the ground howling, "There are always some people you can't persuade with words. What would you do then?"

Little Peter fell into deep thought. After a moment, he said, "I'd run away and keep my distance so they won't find me~"

Evasion is shameful but useful.

Most people face bad guys with this mentality, and there's nothing wrong with it.

But Ethan said, "Running away won't solve the problem. You can run, but what about the others? If you run away and your friend is bullied by bad guys, what should you do then?"

This was a tricky question. Young Peter thought deeply for a moment and said, "I'd come back to fight the bad guys, but I might not have the strength to do that."

"Assume you have the strength," Ethan pressed.

"Then I'd definitely come back and fight the bad guys!" Peter Parker said firmly.

"Very good! Great!" Ethan gently patted Little Peter's head. "When dealing with bad people, if you don't want to kill them, you must make them afraid so they never dare to do bad things again."

"And different bad people can handle different levels of punishment."

"Like this bald guy, he's the type who bullies the weak and fears the strong. Even if you try to educate him today, he'll continue bullying others tomorrow."

"So, I chose to take away his tools of crime directly, ensuring that he'll never be able to bully others again."