Chapter 73 This Person's Strength is Not Inferior to Kakashi's

"Hehe..."

"Blondie, you've been acting real cocky, huh?"

Zaku raised his head high, his face twisted with excitement.

During the first exam, even though they hadn't been the ones reported by Naruto, it was his idea to start falsely accusing examinees of cheating to get them disqualified.

Their mission was to deal with Sasuke, but that didn't mean they couldn't have some fun torturing this yellow-haired Puppet Master first.

He'd done his research last night, and found out that this kid's strength came entirely from his puppet armor.

Without the puppet, he believed Naruto is nothing.

And coincidentally, destroying things was something Zaku had absolute confidence in.

After all, his Decapitating Airwaves could even shatter boulders.

"I'm going to enjoy breaking you..."

Zaku grinned cruelly, then slowly raised his hands and pointed them at Naruto.

He was going to blast that puppet to pieces with his sound waves.

Sasuke and Sakura stood on the sidelines very consciously, with no intention of taking any action.

Naruto held the iron gate with one hand, without even opening the portal, and instantly disappeared from the spot, and appeared in front of Zaku the next second.

He lifted the iron gate and jumped into the air, casting a chilling shadow over Zaku.

Zaku looked up blankly, colorful lights reflected in his eyes. The door panel kept getting bigger in his eyes, and he could even notice the words written on the opponent's weapon, 'That's it?'

At this moment, he smelled the scent of death.

'I'm going to die!'

'If this hit me, I was absolutely going to die!'

Naruto's speed was so fast that the three Otogakure's Shinobi had no time to react.

It was like Zaku had barely finished speaking before Naruto was already in his face.

Naruto, who is in the air, raised his hands high, and his whole body formed a perfect 'human' kanji in the air.

In Naruto's eyes, Zaku's figure had overlapped with Obito.

Then, he couldn't help but use more strength.

"You mad Bro?!"

Boom…

With a loud sound, a shockwave blasted outward, forcing the other Otogakure's Shinobi to shield their eyes.

The moment the colorful door panel met Zaku's skull, he didn't even get a chance to scream before being slammed into the ground. If Naruto hadn't reflexively closed his mask, the blood would've splattered all over his face.

A small pit had appeared where Zaku had once stood. Naruto stood in the center, his feet bathed in crimson, the surrounding bushes speckled with blood.

As for Zaku...

He'd been reduced to paste on the spot, and Naruto didn't even dare look too closely.

He figured Zaku's condition was no better than those unfortunate souls who'd been flattened by the trailers in his previous life.

"AHHH!!"

"R-RUN!"

When the two Otogakure's Shinobi came to their senses and saw Zaku's miserable condition, their bodies were trembling all over and their scalps were tingling.

They only have one thought now...

That is to get away from this monster!

Otherwise, they will definitely die!

The two looked at each other quickly, then fled in opposite directions into the forest.

Naruto flicked the blood off the gate with a casual swing. If not for the fact that he was holding a door, he might've looked like a swordsman cleaning his blade after a kill.

Glancing briefly at the two fleeing enemies, Naruto put away the door panel, threw out a portal, and chased after them.

…

Not long after, Naruto, covered in blood, landed lightly beside his team.

"Sorry to have kept you so long..."

Before he could finish his words, Sasuke lunged forward, raised the Heavy Xuan Ruler and swung it at his face. Even Sakura jumped back and threw a kunai at Naruto.

The two didn't hesitate for even a second before launching an attack on the Naruto before them.

Bang…

Naruto's figure was sent flying by Sasuke's Heavy Xuan Ruler, and the two of them started to question at the same time, "Who are you!?"

"That guy Naruto... would never say 'sorry'!"

"Heh heh heh..."

"I underestimated you."

The impostor formed hand seals, dispelling his disguise and revealing his true appearance.

Naruto, who had just finished cleaning off the bloodstains, came back and happened to see this scene. He almost pointed at Orochimaru's nose and cursed him.

'Damn it!'

'Orochimaru, who knew you were even more into role-playing than I was!'

After cursing in his heart a few times, he opened the portal on the spot, appeared in front of Orochimaru, and was ready to take out the iron door to smack him over the head.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru had already noticed the sudden appearance of the portal behind him and was on guard.

The moment Naruto popped out, Orochimaru kicked him back inside and swiftly formed hand seals to unleash a Ninjutsu.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

The next second, Naruto was back where he was.

To be honest, he was a little stunned by Orochimaru's kick just now.

It didn't hurt much, but this was the first time someone had interrupted when he is 'casting...'

'Should I say, as expected of Orochimaru?'

Before he could even recover, violent Wind Attribute Chakra burst out from the portal behind him.

When the attack hit Naruto, the weighted Iron Man armor he was wearing was about to fall apart.

Since this equipment was only a temporary makeshift for weight training, it had zero defensive capabilities, so under Orochimaru's Wind Release Ninjutsu, cracks began to form.

The wounds on his body weren't much of an issue, as they healed completely in less than two seconds.

When Sasuke saw Naruto being attacked, he told Sakura to protect herself before his body flickered with lightning.

Then, he picked up the Heavy Xuan Ruler and rushed to Orochimaru with sparks and electricity trailing behind him.

From Orochimaru's brief counterattacks against Naruto, Sasuke could already gauge his opponent's strength...

'This guy's power was definitely no less than Kakashi's!'

'To deal with this kind of enemy, I have to go all out.'

Sasuke activated the three-tomoe Sharingan, came behind Orochimaru, twisted his waist, and used the powerful inertia to swing the Heavy Xuan Ruler towards the enemy's waist.

If Orochimaru was hit by this, his spine would have been shattered on the spot.

Naruto was even faster than Sasuke. After suffering a loss at Orochimaru's hands, he quickly stored his weighted gear in the system, opened a portal next to Sasuke, took out the colorful door panel and slammed it down towards Orochimaru's head.

The two attacked simultaneously from left and right, their reaction speed really surprised Orochimaru.

He had come this time to test the abilities of this last Uchiha survivor, to see if he was worthy of becoming his new vessel.

And just now, after the brief exchange...

Orochimaru became even more excited.

Glancing at the massive sword in Sasuke's hands, Orochimaru twisted his body in an eerily unnatural way to dodge.

Then, he kicked Sasuke in the stomach, sending both him and his sword flying dozens of meters away.

Clang…

Orochimaru raised his hand to catch Naruto's door panel, and the two entered a contest of strength.

But when Orochimaru got a clear look at the 'weapon' in his grasp, his expression froze for a moment.

'Unless I'm mistaken...'

'Is this kid using a door panel as a weapon?!'

Even someone as experienced as Orochimaru felt that his horizons had been broadened today.

'Who in the world would use a door panel as a weapon?'

Just as he was pondering this, he suddenly heard the door plank emit an extremely mocking voice...

"You mad Bro?"

"You mad Bro?"