Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 190 The Monster King Who Cleans the Streets

Darui quietly asked, "hope, did you see Naruto's movements clearly?"

hope shook his head: "I can't see the details clearly, but I can already confirm that it's not the Instantaneous Movement Technique."

Darui looked at his other teammate: "Samui, how do you feel?"

Samui whispered, "Although it's a bit slow, it feels a lot like the Fifth Hokage's extreme speed mode that the Fourth Raikage mentioned."

The mere mention of "Fifth Hokage" by Samui felt like a mountain pressing down on the hearts of all the Cloud Village ninjas, the heavy weight of which silenced them all.

As expected of a prospective Fifth Raikage, Darui quickly overcame his initial sense of constraint and said with a smile, "Alright, we're just a genin team. We won't be fighting against someone as terrifying as the Fifth Hokage."

"So Naruto Uzumaki must be the Fifth Hokage's disciple. Very well, let me experience the charisma of the Fifth Hokage, the strongest ninja in the ninja world, through him."

"Today, I will defeat Naruto Uzumaki, but one day, I will directly challenge the Fifth Hokage himself."

"Cloud Ninja, forever striving upwards."

Darui pulled up his hood to cover his gleaming eyes and his eager fighting spirit.

Upon hearing Darui's words, the Cloud Village ninjas quickly regained their composure and temporarily overcame their fear of the Fifth Hokage.

However, Samui, who was relatively stronger, was still a little worried, so she quietly asked, "Darui, can you keep up with Naruto's speed?"

Under the watchful eyes of Samui and Shi, Darui did not answer, but silently nodded.

Seeing their captain nod, the two outstanding Kumogakure genin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Putting everything else aside, the speed that Naruto Uzumaki has shown is something the two of them simply cannot keep up with. If they were to meet during an exam, they would be swiftly and decisively killed in just a few rounds.

Fortunately, Darui is reliable.

After Deidara retreated back to the Iwagakure ninja's group, his face turned unusually gloomy.

The long-legged, flat-chested girl, Kurotsuchi, thought he was injured and rushed over to check on him: "Brother Deidara, are you alright?"

Deidara frowned and asked, "How can everything be alright?"

"Naruto Uzumaki's speed and strength are too great. If he launches a surprise attack, I might not be able to react in time and be defeated by him."

"Actually, I still have some ways to deal with it. At worst, I can just fly up and make sure he can't touch me."

"But what will you do?"

Kurotsuchi laughed heartily: "Brother Deidara, you underestimate me too much."

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"When I encounter a monster like Naruto Uzumaki, I just surrender."

"How could he possibly have the heart to kill such a cute and beautiful girl like me?"

Deidara: "————"

He suddenly realized that his silly little sister from his memories had changed; she had become so shameless without him even knowing when.

On the Sunagakure side, Temari and Kankuro were deathly pale.

They didn't even notice Naruto's movements; he appeared and moved suddenly, as if there was no intermediate process whatsoever.

Given their abilities, if they were to encounter this opponent in the actual combat phase of the exam, it would be a certain death sentence.

Temari gritted her teeth and cursed, "What is Konoha doing? How could Naruto Uzumaki be a genin? He, he, he's clearly already on par with a jonin!"

Kankuro opened and closed his mouth several times, but in the end he didn't say anything. He felt even more guilty than his sister.

Temari follows the path of a Wind Release ninja, which inherently grants her an advantage in agility.

Kankuro, being a puppeteer, could outnumber ninjas of the same rank and switch between real and feint attacks, gaining a significant advantage.

But when faced with a monster like Naruto Uzumaki, he only has one chance to die in place of a puppet, and even that depends on luck.

Even with just one chance, you're still doomed.

Suddenly, Maki's voice came from behind them: "Naruto Uzumaki just graduated from the Ninja Academy this year, so he's naturally a genin."

Maki returned, his face half-covered.

He turned to Gaara, who had also just arrived, and asked, "Gaara, are you confident you can handle Naruto?"

Gaara slightly raised his lifeless eyes and said without any emotion, "This definitely won't work. My 'Absolute Defense' might not be able to stop him either."

"To defeat Naruto Uzumaki, we must unleash Shukaku's power."

Maki nodded: "Gaara, the Kazekage gave instructions beforehand that you can break the seal and demonstrate the power of Sunagakure to the entire ninja world when you feel it is necessary."

Gaara showed no change whatsoever. After a long while of looking away, he said in a deep voice, "I will."

Maki nodded dismissively, then clapped his hands and said, "Our accommodation has been decided. Everyone, come with me after this is over."

"Once you're settled, you can start preparing for the Chunin Exams."

Seeing Naruto Uzumaki suppressing Sasuke Uchiha and Deidara, Zabuza Momochi's face turned extremely ugly. He recalled the end of the last war and the "Shisui of the Body Flicker" who was active on the East Blue battlefield.

Because Uchiha Shisui was so fast, many Kirigakure ninja were killed without even knowing how they died.

Zabuza once encountered Uchiha Shisui, but he survived by luck by avoiding a direct confrontation. From then on, he developed a huge psychological trauma regarding speed ninjas.

Even the usually confident Hozuki Suigetsu was dumbfounded.

He felt that if he were attacked by Naruto Uzumaki, he might be killed before he even realized what was happening, and there wouldn't be time to use the [Water Transformation Technique].

Shuiyue composed herself and asked, "Captain, do you think you can do this?"

Bai Weiwei nodded and said, "Although it's difficult, I think I can do it."

Shuiyue nodded frantically, "Great! If we encounter this monster during the exam, we'll leave it to the captain."

Bai smiled and nodded gently, agreeing, "Okay."

With Naruto's appearance, the standoff between the four great ninja villages was broken up by him alone, and everyone's attention was turned to him. Everyone was thinking about how to deal with his high speed.

Even Kimimaro, who is now in the same camp, is quietly thinking about what tactics he should use.

Just as he was deep in thought with a serious expression, the pretty young girl Tiantian, carrying a huge sword box on her back, slowly walked to his side.

Tenten waved her hand in front of Kimimaro's eyes: "You deadpan face, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Li stared with his round eyes at the crowd on the street and exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, so many people, and so many experts!"

Wearing loose training clothes, Hyuga Neji said, "It should be the examiners from the four great ninja villages who have arrived. It's normal that there are strong genin among them."

Kimimaro's thoughts were interrupted, but instead of getting angry, he nervously turned around and took a step back, making sure he was 5 meters away from Tenten before he relaxed slightly.

His relationship with Tian Tian can only be described as that of familiar strangers. As the girl's mood changes, his identity will switch back and forth between "enemy" and "friend".

Once she identifies someone as an enemy and they happen to be within 5 meters, even Kimimaro would fall victim to a sudden accident.

For example, a sudden bone spur could puncture his lung, leaving Kimimaro bewildered and collapsing while coughing up blood.

For example, the bloodline disease that Tsunade had managed to control suddenly flared up again, leaving Kimimaro weak for half a month.

After this happened several times, the cold-hearted and aloof Kaguya Kimimaro developed a conditioned reflex and would immediately distance herself from the seemingly sweet but actually terrifying girl.

Although Tenten has improved her control over the [Aura of Misfortune] and no longer applies it to Konoha ninjas indiscriminately, Kimimaro still subconsciously avoids this dangerous distance.

If his bloodline disease were to flare up again, his life would be in real danger.

After creating some distance, Kimimaro briefly explained the situation, which made Xiao Li's eyes light up.

He waved his hands excitedly: "Naruto-kun is so cool! This is what youth should be like!"

"I will work twice as hard! I will catch up with Naruto-kun's speed and make everyone look at me with new eyes!"

Hyuga Neji shook his head and chuckled, preparing to say something, when suddenly he saw his captain's eyes.

Indeed, Tian Tian's eyes sparkled with excitement, as well as—mischievous slyness and amusement.

Hyuga Neji shivered and quickly grabbed Captain Tenten's arm.

He cried out, his face ashen, "Captain, this is Konoha Village! They are guests here to take the exam! You can't!"

Hyuga Neji's voice was so loud and his tone so panicked that it instantly attracted the attention of all the ninjas.

Just as Naruto Uzumaki recognized the person on the roof and before he could even figure out what was going on, he habitually waved and greeted her: "Tenten-neechan, you're here—?"

Having figured out what Hyuga Neji was doing and seen the excitement in Tenten's eyes, Uzumaki Naruto activated Swift Release without hesitation and instantly disappeared from the street.

Sasuke Uchiha's eyesight was better than Naruto's. Before Naruto could react, he had already used the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared from the rooftop across the street.

He didn't even have time to remind Naruto to "run!"

Kimimaro and his Orochi-type Konoha squad retreated in unison to Tenten's back, then moved away as quickly as possible.

Only Hyuga Neji and Lee did not run away. They were Tenten's teammates, and after more than a year of spending time together, the impression that they were one of her own had already solidified in the girl's mind.

Therefore, they don't need to worry about being smitten by misfortune.

The Konoha ninjas' fierce reaction startled Darui and Deidara, who were completely bewildered. They instinctively circulated their chakra, preparing for battle.

Deidara subconsciously reached into his ninja tool pouch and took out a lump of clay. The strange mouth in his palm swallowed the clay and chewed it twice before somehow biting himself.

The sharp teeth even pierced through the skin of the palm, protruding directly and even getting stuck in the gaps between the hand bones, making it impossible to open the mouth.

Deidara's face drained of color, and he pulled out a kunai with his left hand, slashing open the skin of his palm and breaking off the sharp tooth.

He opened his right hand and spat out the clay in his mouth as quickly as possible.

To ensure his own safety, Deidara's explosive clay wouldn't explode on its own. It would only explode after being swallowed and infused with Explosion Release chakra.

During the process of infusing Explosion Release chakra, a chewing motion must be maintained to ensure the uniformity of the clay quality through stirring, thus preventing the Explosion Release chakra from becoming too concentrated and causing it to explode.

Therefore, when the mouth is unable to chew due to an accident, it is only a matter of time before the clay inside the mouth explodes.

Although Deidara was fast enough to spit out most of the clay in time, he still couldn't completely avoid a small-scale self-destruction.

After a series of crackling sounds, Deidara's hand became riddled with holes, and his terrifying, ferocious mouth completely disappeared, leaving behind a horrifying hole that exposed the bare white bones.

On the other side, Darui had just squeezed cells to extract chakra when he felt the muscles in his back, lower back, groin, and calves twitch simultaneously, then spasm and burst into excruciating pain.

He strained a muscle.

He was very familiar with the locations of these strains; they were the very places where he had been injured during his practice of Lightning Release Chakra Mode these past few days due to his lack of familiarity with it.

However, these muscles were injured for different reasons. Some were from falls, some were torn, and some were strains. Moreover, the injuries did not occur within a single day, and some have already fully healed.

But just as he was skillfully squeezing out cells and drawing chakra from his muscles, he suddenly strained his muscles.

This is definitely not a normal phenomenon.

At this moment, muffled groans came from behind him. Even the most careful and cautious Samui exclaimed in surprise. She had accidentally slipped while drawing her knife, causing the blade to wobble and cut her left hand.

Samui is a master knife-wielder; I haven't heard of her cutting herself with her knife in the last five years.

Darui was startled, realizing that the Konoha ninjas' frantic retreat as if facing a formidable enemy proved they were absolutely certain this would happen.

In other words, the fact that he and the Cloud Village ninjas were inexplicably injured, that a group of Iwa Village ninjas fell down, and that the blond guy even had a hole blown in his hand, were not accidents.

This is a special secret technique of a certain Konoha ninja.

This is terrifying!

The tall, imposing Darui, who always had a lazy demeanor, opened his eyes wide and looked at the three Konoha ninjas who hadn't left the rooftop.

At the same time, Deidara also raised his head and looked at the same target.

Unfazed by the gaze, Tenten clicked her tongue and said, "Tsk, Neji, why are you holding my hand? It's like you're under a curse."

It erupted.

"Look, so many people are injured. I only meant to make them trip and fall, but now they're all hurt. It's all your fault!"

Hyuga Neji chuckled coldly: "Captain, you really have no self-awareness. Your control over the [Aura of Misfortune] is fine for dealing with a single person, but when facing three or more targets, do you even have the confidence to manage the situation?"

"Ask yourself honestly, if I hadn't stopped them, would they have killed someone?"

I feel guilty every day.

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