Chapter 132: I'll Break the Shackles of the Caged Bird and Become a Freely-Flying Eagle

Yamato was completely stunned. Hiding in the corner, he looked extremely dejected.

Yamato recalled what had happened earlier. As soon as Naruto returned to the village, he was appointed Jonin, which proved that Naruto's strength had been recognized by the Fifth Hokage.

Now, seeing Naruto fight Orochimaru with his own eyes was like watching an adult beating a baby. The one-sided battle was truly terrifying.

Yamato still couldn't forget that Orochimaru was a powerful man who had killed the Third Hokage. But now, in front of Naruto, Orochimaru was no different from a baby. Didn't that mean Naruto was even stronger than the Third Hokage?

Yamato turned around and took a long look at Naruto.

At this moment, Naruto was sitting at the table with Neji. On the other side of the table sat Orochimaru, with a bruised face.

Orochimaru, with a bruised face, looked very polite: "What can I do for you?"

Neji felt like he had misheard. Was this really the cruel and cold-blooded Orochimaru he had heard of?

Naruto acted like a boss. He patted Neji on the head and said, "This kid is really good-looking, charming, and has a bright future."

Naruto suddenly praised Neji, which made Neji wonder what Naruto was up to.

Naruto quickly removed Neji's forehead protector, revealing the Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[b]Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[/b] on Neji's forehead.

This move of Naruto startled Neji.

Naruto pointed at the Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[b]Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[/b] and said, "Orochimaru, can you remove this thing?"

"This is the Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[b]Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[/b] of the Hyuga clan, an ancient cursed seal." Orochimaru looked at the blue mark on Neji's forehead. "This cursed seal acts directly on the brain. If it is forcibly removed, the curse will backfire on the brain. At best, the person will become a vegetable; at worst, they'll die of brain death."

"Why do you want to remove this cursed seal?"

Neji clenched his fists tightly.

"Hahaha." Naruto laughed and said, "Without this cursed seal, Neji's strength should be able to reach the Kage level. But with this Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[b]Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[/b], he probably has no hope in this lifetime."

"Neji is a genius. I don't want Konoha to lose a genius."

"Interesting." Orochimaru wiped his face with his palm, and his bruised face returned to normal. "The people of the Hyuga clan would rather lose a genius than not put a cursed seal on him, but you don't want Konoha to lose a genius."

"I finally understand why I'm so interested in you, Naruto. What you do is really unexpected, as if you're not from the ninja world."

...

Naruto was utterly shocked!

It was a real shock! A total shock!

"Come on, you're over-analyzing it." Naruto joked. "If I'm not from the ninja world, where else could I be from? Haha..."

"Well, who knows?" Orochimaru's eyes were like a black hole, making it impossible for Naruto to see through him.

Naruto thought to himself: As expected of Orochimaru, he's the only one who has noticed my identity so far...

Orochimaru then said to Neji, "Are you ready? Removing the Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[b]Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[/b] may fail, and if it fails, you'll die."

Neji's mood was very complicated at this time. He really didn't expect Naruto to help him.

Neji hated the main branch of the Hyuga clan. And by extension, he also hated Hinata, who was born into the Hyuga clan's main branch. Moreover, he loathed the Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[b]Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[/b] on his forehead.

Neji was constantly thinking day and night. If there was a way to break the Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[b]Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[/b], he wouldn't mind sacrificing his life.

Neji didn't ponder for long: "I'm going to break the Shackles of the Caged Bird[b]Shackles of the Caged Bird[/b]."

Within the next two days, Orochimaru began to prepare materials for Neji to break the Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[b]Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird[/b].

Neji worked extremely hard, assisting Orochimaru at his side.

Hinata also lent a hand. To help Neji, she was equally willing to make sacrifices.

Naruto, on the other hand, loafed around everywhere and inspected Orochimaru's lair.

Yamato hovered around Naruto like a ghost.

Suddenly, Yamato popped up, made a scary face, and got close to Naruto: "Don't trust Orochimaru. Those who trust him won't end up well."

"…" Naruto rolled his eyes. It's really hard to explain. He didn't want to reveal the matter of Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b] to Yamato.

Naruto had no choice but to boast: "Don't be afraid. With my strength, Orochimaru won't dare to act rashly. Just relax."

"Orochimaru can't be trusted. Orochimaru can't be trusted…"

"Orochimaru can't be trusted…"

"Can't be trusted…"

Over this period, Yamato kept repeating these words to Naruto, making Naruto a bit neurotic.

But Yamato didn't dare to fight Naruto because by now, Yamato had recognized Naruto's strength and even thought that Naruto's strength far surpassed his own.

Yamato, who was naturally cautious, never fought battles without a guarantee of success. Therefore, he pestered Naruto during the day and monitored Orochimaru at night.

After just a few days, Yamato had become extremely haggard, with panda-like dark circles under his eyes and so exhausted that he could barely stand.

"You haven't slept for days. Go and rest quickly," Naruto began to feel sorry for Yamato.

"No way. With Orochimaru around, I can't sleep. I have to keep an eye on him 24 hours a day."

"Hehehaha…" Orochimaru, who was busy working nearby, let out a few sneers upon hearing this.

"What are you afraid of? With me here, don't worry about Orochimaru," Naruto patted his chest and promised.

"Naruto, you'll die a far more miserable death than the Third Hokage[b]Third Hokage[/b]!" Yamato stared fixedly at Naruto with his heavy dark circles: "You should listen to me and restrict Orochimaru's actions. You clearly have the ability to do so."

"No," Naruto rejected the proposal: "I need Orochimaru to work for me."

Yamato turned his face away and stared at Orochimaru with his panda eyes. He really wanted to take action and kill Orochimaru to eliminate this hidden danger.

But Naruto didn't allow it, neither did Neji, and he guessed that Hinata wouldn't help him either. There was absolutely no chance of winning.

Fortunately, after another two days, the reinforcement troops[b]reinforcement troops[/b] from Konoha[b]Konoha[/b] finally arrived.

The people sent by Konoha[b]Konoha[/b] were Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino.

As soon as Naruto saw these three, he immediately got a headache.

Because Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino started arguing non-stop as soon as they arrived.

"Sasuke! You clearly kissed me before. Have you forgotten what you did to me?" Sakura began to accuse Sasuke.

"Get out of my way, bitch," Sasuke looked cold and heartless.

This scene left Naruto dumbfounded. At this moment, Sasuke seemed a bit as merciless as Orochimaru.

"Haha, serves you right, you ugly pig with a wide forehead. Who told you to pester Sasuke," Ino jeered maliciously.

Next, Sakura and Ino started brawling.

Naruto shook his head and walked out of the cave, musing to himself, "Has Konoha run out of talent? Why did they send these three guys?"

Naruto was really in a pickle. He had scouted many talents for Konoha, such as Zabuza, Haku, Karin, Itachi, Orochimaru, and Neji.

However, at the same time, Konoha seemed to have lost some other talents. For instance, Sasuke, whose personality had changed dramatically, and Sakura. These guys seemed to have gone downhill.

"A bunch of problematic kids. It seems I need to give them a good talking - to," Naruto marched straight towards Sasuke.

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