Chapter 72 Enemies That Require All-Out Efforts

That night, Hiruzen gave an explanation to the other Shinobi Villages that was not really an explanation.

He claimed that the yellow-haired delinquent's behavior in the Chunin Exams had nothing to do with Konoha Village, and that it was all the personal behavior of that Genin.

If anyone had a problem, they were free to seek out that yellow-haired delinquent for justice, and Hiruzen absolutely wouldn't stand in their way.

This statement sounded rather bullying, and everyone understood that Hiruzen was protecting the yellow-haired delinquent to the end.

But it wasn't too excessive, at least he left them a path to seek retribution.

After everyone left the Hokage Tower, they began to collect information about this yellow-haired delinquent.

It is said that the man called Uzumaki Stark is the only Puppet Master in Konoha Village. His overwhelming power came entirely from his Puppet Technique, which is similar to the armor on his body, while his actual strength was pitifully weak.

As long as they can destroy his puppet, they could teach that brat a proper lesson.

As for the 'criminal gang' in Konoha led by the yellow-haired brat...

Because Hiruzen was really uneasy about handing over the Impure World Reincarnation to Naruto…

After all, this kid was already causing enough trouble for the living, so if he were to be allowed to resurrect the dead...

Hiruzen could already feel himself dying of anger on the spot.

Besides…

He was even more worried that after his death, Naruto would summon him back just to torment him.

Left with no choice, Hiruzen reluctantly handed Konohamaru over to Naruto in exchange for temporary peace in the village.

At this point, he figured he couldn't stop these two troublemakers from causing chaos together, so he might as well give up.

He even made a promise to Naruto that as long as he did not cause any trouble during the Chunin Exams, he would let Naruto pick a technique to learn from the Scroll of Seals.

Well... except for the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and the Impure World Reincarnation.

Naruto accepted Hiruzen's request with a complicated expression.

This whole 'Sarutobi Hiruzen entrusting the Hokage's legacy in his office' act... as Uzumaki Zhuge Liang, Naruto had no choice but to accept it.

…

Early the next morning.

Team 7 team arrived at the second exam's venue: the outskirts of the Forest of Death.

The situation here is different from the lively one in the original work. The number of people in the venue is sparse, but there are quite a few Shinobi standing outside, staring at Team 7 with envy.

Only ten teams remained for the second round.

There were only four Genin teams left in Konoha, but it's because Naruto still considered Kakashi's feelings, so he didn't report the teams led by the other Jonin Kakashi knew.

Meanwhile, Sasuke, following Naruto's example, reported Team 3, where Tenten was.

It can be seen that this avenger has a lot of opinions about the queen of complainer.

However, Sasuke has not yet mastered the art of framing others, so he naturally cannot smear Tenten's team.

There are only 6 teams left from other villages, including Sunagakure's Pikachu Team, 2 Otogakure's teams, and 1 Kusagakure's team....

Naruto was still wearing the same Iron Man suit from yesterday, and he kept glancing at the Otogakure's teams.

"Hey..."

"Those guys are probably your doing, right?"

Shikamaru, with a toothpick in his mouth, walked lazily to Naruto and whispered.

Not only were all the examinees in the venue eyeing Naruto covetously, even the eliminated examinees outside the exam venue looked ready to jump him the moment the exam ended.

Shikamaru guessed that this group of people would attack Naruto as soon as the Chunin Exams were over.

"How is that possible!?"

"That was all Uzumaki Stark's doing. What does it have to do with me, Uzumaki Naruto?!"

Naruto waved his hands and flatly denied it.

His righteous tone was so convincing that even Sasuke couldn't stand it anymore.

'Dude, have you considered…'

'You might be the only one with the 'Uzumaki' last name in the entire Shinobi World?'

"If we end up facing you guys later..."

"Can you at least not hit my face?"

Shikamaru turned around and stated his true purpose.

"Hahahahaha…"

"Shikamaru, what are you talking about?"

"We are from the same village. So how could we be so cruel to our fellow villagers..."

Shikamaru: "…"

'Then why are all those Konoha's Jonin and eliminated Genin outside the exam venue glaring at you with the same hatred as the foreign Shinobi?'

Shikamaru sighed, said goodbye to Naruto, Sakura and Thin Ice Bro, and then hurried to the entrance to prepare for the Forest of Death.

"Alright! The second exam... begins!"

With the chief examiner, Anko's declaration, all teams rushed into the Forest of Death immediately after receiving their scrolls… except Team 7, who waited until everyone else had entered before collecting theirs.

Naruto walked up to Anko, then looked up and down at this big sister, who had not gained weight.

He really couldn't imagine that the slim Anko in front of him would have such a terrifying figure in the future.

"Examiner... I really think you should cut back on the dango."

"Tch…"

"Mind your own business, brat."

Anko finished off her last skewer of dango and looked at the little demon in front of her with her eyelids twitching.

She'd already heard about the first exam's incident yesterday.

Just looking at this brat gave her a headache, and she could only hope Naruto wouldn't cause any trouble during her exam.

Since Anko refused to listen, Naruto felt there's nothing he could do.

'You're doomed. Just enjoy your future weight gain!'

After confirming that Sakura had received the scroll, Naruto led his two teammates and rushed straight towards the Otogakure's teams.

This exam wasn't particularly difficult for them, and the real challenge was figuring out how to deal with Orochimaru.

Naruto and Sasuke were traveling at very fast speed, so Sakura, who couldn't keep up, could only cling onto Sasuke's back out of sheer necessity.

In order to speed up, Sasuke even gave his beloved Heavy Xuan Ruler to Naruto.

"Sakura, stop squirming."

"Your ribs hurt me."

"I…"

Sasuke's blunt remark shattered Sakura's self-esteem in an instant.

Ever since he carried Sakura on his back, this girl has been wriggling on his back...

If he really couldn't bear it, he wouldn't have reminded Sakura.

"Pfft…"

"HAHAHAHAHA!"

Naruto, who was running at the front, was so stunned by Sasuke's comment that he slowed down for a full three seconds.

"Heh heh heh…"

"You seem to be having a lot of fun, don't you?"

At this moment, the three people from Otogakure suddenly blocked Team 7's path and looked at them arrogantly.

When Naruto saw the leading Shinobi wearing clothes with the kanji 'death' on them, he was deeply impressed by him.

He remembered this guy's name was Zaku or something.

Regardless, his strength is terrifying...

He could even destroy boulders!

Naruto skidded to a stop, threw the Heavy Xuan Ruler to Sasuke, and took out his 'White Dragon Horse' iron gate. He looked even more serious now than he had fought Zabuza.

Sakura and Sasuke, who were standing by, were stunned when they saw this.

'Just how strong were these guys?'

'To make Naruto bring out the door panel…'

"Are they that strong?"

Sasuke picked up the Heavy Xuan Ruler on the ground, and his whole body was burning with fighting spirit, but he was stopped by Naruto.

"Very strong!"

"Don't interfere. Let me handle it."

"This is personal!"

Naruto narrowed his eyes and the image of Obito flashed through his mind.

Speaking of how strong this Zaku is...

That needs to be discussed in detail.

This Zaku has mastered a technique that can easily shatter boulders.

And boulders can kill Obito...

Therefore, by logical deduction, we can see that Zaku is as powerful as or even stronger than Obito.

And if you round it up… this guy with three 'death' kanji on his outfit must be connected to Uchiha Obito!

'So he is my, Uzumaki Naruto's enemy!'