Chapter 18 The Kyubi's Jinchuriki Must Be Locked Up!

After Hiruzen summoned Danzo to his office, the two got into another argument.

Their argument basically revolves around the Kyubi's Jinchuriki.

The rumors Root had spread throughout the village were quickly put to a stop by Hiruzen, and he issued Danzo a final warning.

If Danzo ever dared make a move on Naruto again, then don't blame him for disregarding their past friendship.

Hearing that, Danzo responded with a cold snort, and the inside the office, they re-enacted their usual showdown.

Danzo: Hiruzen, you… regret…!

Hiruzen: Danzo, I… Ho…!

But once rumors like these started spreading, they weren't so easy to stop.

"I heard that brat's always hanging around the little grove on the east side of the village."

"We have to capture him and hand him over to the Hokage!"

"Yes! Uzumaki Naruto must be kept under strict supervision for the safety of the village!"

"That's right, even if he is the son of the Yondaime, it doesn't matter!"

The villagers had already been stirred up by Root's manipulations.

At this point, they weren't listening to reason, and they were only thinking about bringing Naruto to the Hokage Tower, and then they would force Hiruzen to lock him up.

After all... they were doing it for the greater good.

A hundred or so Konoha's villagers gathered together, holding various tools in their hands, and marched toward the grove by the river with high emotions.

"My whole family died on that night of the Kyubi Rampage. I won't let that happen again!"

"Same here! My house had just been built, and that damn Kyubi tore it to pieces!"

"That brat is way too dangerous!"

"Tie him up!"

"Yes! We have to lock him away!"

Sasuke, who was on his way home from the Academy, stopped in his tracks when he saw such a grand scene.

He immediately knew that annoying guy was in trouble.

He looked for a second, shook his head, and continued walking toward home.

But just a few steps later, the image of Naruto being tied up by these angry guys appeared in his mind...

There is even a scene where Naruto is burned to death by these villagers.

"Damn it! What the hell am I thinking!?"

"Why do I care whether that guy lives or dies?!"

Sasuke muttered to himself, but his body moved on its own and ran towards the grove by the river.

He took the small road and arrived a few minutes faster than the group of villagers.

Sasuke ran with all his strength. The scenery in front of him kept receding behind him, but he still felt that he didn't run fast enough.

'Faster!'

'Just a little faster!'

'That guy can only be defeated by me, not be taken away by those fools!'

Sasuke thought that being taken away by that group of people would mean nothing more than eternal imprisonment or death...

In short, he didn't want to lose a worthy rival just like that.

…

At this time, Naruto had no idea what had happened in the village. He stared at the toppled tree in front of him and questioned the fox in his belly strangely.

"Hey, Big Fox..."

"Can't we try some other kind of training…?"

Just a minute ago, he had knocked down a tree thick enough for an adult to wrap their arms around, but Kurama insisted on giving him some kind of weight training...

'Come on!'

'Was that even remotely reasonable!?'

'I'm six and a half years old! Still a kid!'

'Isn't it a bit too outrageous to ask a six-and-a-half-year-old child to swing this big tree?'

Naruto estimated that the tree under his feet weighed at least two or three hundred pounds.

Maybe more...

"Stop whining!"

"Lift it up, now!"

"If you don't swing it a hundred times, you're not going home today."

Naruto: "..."

To be honest, Naruto was starting to suspect Kurama was trying to train him to death.

At this point, he figured he might be better off training with Guy...

At least Guy based his methods on human limits, unlike Kurama, whose approach was 'if it doesn't kill you, it's not enough'.

Anyone else training under Kurama would probably be peeing blood by the third day.

Naruto looked at the tree beneath his feet that was bigger than himself and subconsciously gulped.

'It's huge… how the hell am I supposed to lift this!?'

He slowly squatted down, walked around the tree several times, and tried several angles, but he still couldn't find a place to start.

Even though he has an abnormal physique, without the right leverage, there was no way he could lift this tree.

After thinking it over, Naruto punched the tree a few times, leaving a few holes in it, which he then used as a grip.

"Haaahh…"

With a low grunt, Naruto began to rise from his squat, and the huge tree slowly lifted off the ground with him.

Keep in mind that this tree is as thick as a grown man's arm span, and it weighs at least two hundred pounds.

But now, Naruto could actually lift it up just like that.

"Big... Big Fox!"

"Can I put it down for a sec... My back is a little itchy and I want to... scratch it a little."

At this moment, Naruto looked like a weightlifter, lifting the massive tree with both hands.

But Naruto was not in good condition. His face was red and his veins were bulging, and he even stuttered when he spoke.

It can be seen that Naruto was giving it everything he had.

When he raised the tree up just now, the leaves fell into his collar, causing his back to feel extremely itchy.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"Start swinging it!"

Hearing Kurama's urging, Naruto gritted his teeth and began swinging the five-meter-long tree.

Whoosh… Whoosh…

The first few swings were slow and clumsy.

Because he had to carefully find the right force point, all while keeping his footing stable.

But he didn't know if it was because of the Uzumaki Clan's physique, or the influence of being the Kyubi's Jinchuriki, but as Naruto was swinging, he suddenly found that the weight on his hands had become a lot lighter, and his movements becoming quicker.

In an instant, Naruto felt extremely awesome.

'I am only six years old!'

'Yet I could swing something this heavy?!'

While swinging the tree, Naruto began to imagine himself in his mind scenes such as 'Uzumaki Naruto Uproots the Willow', or 'Uzumaki Naruto with a Golden Staff Raising Hell in Heaven'.

Men always like to fantasize about something when they have a long stick in their hands.

The 5-meter-long tree, which was as thick as a man's embrace, swung faster and faster in Naruto's hand.

Now, Naruto can even start to do some fancy moves.

For example, imagine himself as a helicopter and start rotating the tree in his hands.

As Naruto waved the huge tree, it gradually created a strong wind along the riverbank, kicking up dust and leaves all around.

"There he is!"

"Let's go! I think I saw that brat!"

"Get him! Tie him up!"

More than a hundred people charged toward Naruto's location.

When they were still dozens of meters away from Naruto's position, they were blown away by the wind generated by his swing and could not open their eyes.

Sasuke, who had arrived first, hid behind a tree and was completely stunned.

"Uzumaki Naruto..."

"Is he a monster!?"

"How does he have that kind of strength?!"

Sasuke finally realized...

This guy doesn't even need to be reminded by him!

More than a hundred villagers tried hard to open their eyes, then they saw the figure of the brat through the flying dust.

And then...

They saw the six-year-old Uzumaki Naruto... swinging a 5-meter-tall tree with great vigor.

It's as if the huge tree was made of foam.

'What kind of freak of nature was this?!'

The more than one hundred people had never seen such a scene before and immediately began to back out.

It can't be helped…

They couldn't move forward even if they wanted to, and if they get hit... they'll probably be splattered like bugs.

The demon fox?

To hell with that!

Whoever wanted to deal with this could be their guest! Anyway, they don't dare to care anymore!

"I...I...I just remembered something at home."

"My wife is giving birth today, so I have to go back quickly!"

"Crap, I need to pick up my kid from school."

…

Whoosh…

Naruto, who was not far away, saw the incoming crowd and suddenly got the urge to mess with them.

He swung the tree a few more times, sending gusts of air toward them like shockwaves.

Thud…

The sudden gust of wind made the knees of more than a hundred villagers go weak, and they all dropped to the ground like dominoes.

Naruto's face twisted with amusement when he saw them like this.

He casually tossed the massive tree aside and walked up to these people.

"Hey, mister..."

"Why are you all kneeling on the ground?"

Naruto was even more confused when he saw them holding sickles, hoes, shovels and other things.

When the villagers saw Naruto standing in front of them, they remembered the scene of him waving the huge tree just now, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

They were afraid that the other party would know their purpose of coming here, and in a fit of rage, turn them into mulch.

Then one of the smarter people spoke up, "Uh... the weather's really hot... the ground is cooler."

"Hahahaha, yeah! It's cool down here."

"That's right, hahahaha!"

Naruto looked at them suspiciously for a few seconds, not buying it at all.

'It wasn't even that hot out here...'

'Were Konoha's villagers always this weird?'

'Kneeling on the ground to stay cool?'

"You're holding tools... were you looking for me?"

Naruto asked again, but in the villagers' perspective...

Naruto seemed to have turned into a man-eating beast. And if anyone said even one word wrong, they'd all die right here.

"We, uh…"

"We came to build you a wooden cabin!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"How can we let you train here every day without a place to rest?"