Naruto: Let the glory of the giants spread throughout the ninja world!

Zabuza pondered for a moment, then turned to Haku. "Haku, what do you think?"

With his white eyebrows curving upwards, Zabuza-san already has the answer, doesn't he?

He leaned closer gently. "Wherever you are, Bai will be there."

Zabuza nodded; the demon, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, had made his decision.

"There's no time to lose. Let's rest tonight and set off tomorrow. What I have in my head should be enough to get three places to live in Konoha."

Bai clapped his hands, tilted his head and stuck out his tongue, "Okay~ I heard the Land of Fire is a very warm place."

Looking at his two family members who trusted him, Ryukura Akira couldn't help but smile knowingly.

As night deepened, the three tidied up their campsite and went to rest.

In his dream, Ryukura Akira saw that towering tree once again.

Giant System at your service

Looking at the primordial giant stored in his consciousness space, Ryukura Akira knew that this body alone was not enough to achieve his goal of protecting everything.

"System, how do I evolve into different forms?"

[Strengthen the anchor point; under specific conditions, the host's mind and body are sufficient to support the new body.]

"The anchor point is the unwavering belief that you want to save everyone."

Ryukura Akira held these conditions in his mouth: "Specific conditions unlock specific forms, as for the third..."

Ryukura Akira sighed. He still needed to keep training. Should he try his luck after arriving in Konoha and go find Rock Lee to get the Eight Gates?

To familiarize the host with the giant's true form, the consciousness space can simulate enemies the host has fought, at a time ratio of one to one.

"Oh ho, there's even a martial arts space option?" Ryukura Akira raised an eyebrow. "Looks like I won't be able to sleep soundly from now on, all for the sake of this goal."

Ryukura Akira's consciousness entered the body of the Primal Giant. The monster opened its blood-red eyes, and in front of it stood Zabuza and Kakashi in their prime.

The next morning, Ryukura Akira woke up with his head in his hands, laughing to himself. At his peak, the two of them could take on him alone, and he would have turned into a meatball.

Noticed that Ryukura Akira was acting strangely early in the morning, Shiro leaned over and asked with concern,

"Xiaoming, what's wrong? You seem to be in a lot of pain."

Ryukura Akira smiled. "It's nothing, that guy just said something to me in my dream."

Zabuza leaned closer. "Was that the giant? What did he say to you? How could you communicate?"

Of course, how could I not know what I wanted to say?

Ryukura Akira inwardly grumbled, but his face remained serious.

"That guy told me that he was born with me, and to me he's like a summoned beast."

"However, my body is too weak now to support his appearance for long periods of time. He can only appear when he has exhausted my strength in some critical moments."

Zabuza frowned: "Then why didn't he communicate with you before?"

Ryukura Akira scratched his head. "Because my body was too weak, and I didn't have any strong desire at the time."

He paused, then lowered his voice: "It wasn't until Gato betrayed me, and I thought about Zabuza and Haku dying, that I felt that desire to protect everyone."

Zabuza crossed his arms and tilted his head, "What an idiot, but... he's alright."

Bai was even more direct; he put his arm around Liu Cangming's arm, his eyes sparkling.

"When I woke up this morning, I thought everything that happened yesterday was a dream."

After finishing their meal, the three of them began their journey to Konoha Village.

During this time, Akira Ryukura asked Zabuza with some distress, "Zabuza-san, how can I become stronger?"

Bai comforted Liu Cangming, "Xiaoming, don't worry. You're only 12 years old now. You'll definitely get stronger and stronger in the future."

"That's exactly what I'm worried about," Ryukura Akira said with a wry smile.

"That guy told me that because of the symbiosis, I can't use chakra, but I also gained some physical abilities in return."

"Knowing about those things in the future, I also want to have some ability to protect myself, so that I can protect you when necessary."

"So after I arrived in Konoha, I had to train my taijutsu like crazy."

"Physical techniques..." Zabuza thought of how the previous owner of the Executioner's Blade died.

He said, "If you want to learn taijutsu, I know a guy in Konoha who would be perfect for your thick-skinned physique."

Ryukura Akira knew perfectly well who Zabuza was referring to, but he still went along with it by asking who it was.

"Might Guy, the Jonin of Konoha," Zabuza began slowly, "and his Eight Gates taijutsu."

"This technique can unleash the body's power, but it also causes considerable damage to the body."

"But that giant could heal instantly after having his arm cut off, so your recovery ability is probably even stronger than what I've seen before."

After saying this, the three of them arrived at the main gate of Konoha Village.

Izumo and Kotetsu stood on either side of the door, watching the crowds coming and going warily.

They would occasionally ask the ninjas to show them credentials.

There were guys with bandages wrapped around their backs and hunched over, and some who looked like they had kidney deficiency.

"Something's not right," Zabuza squinted. "Why are there so many outside ninjas at the entrance of Konoha Village?"

As Zabuza pondered, he heard Ryukura Akira's delighted voice.

"I see!"

Zabuza saw Ryukura Akira staring wide-eyed at those faces.

"The fragment I saw earlier is here!"

He turned his head, his eyes brimming with barely suppressed excitement:

"This is Konoha Village—the Chunin Exams!"

The two were somewhat taken aback by Ryukura Akira's words. "We didn't expect so many people to come to Konoha's Chunin Exams this year."

Zabuza stroked his chin. "It seems this is a large-scale joint exam."

He patted Ryukura Akira, who seemed quite excited, and said, "Kid, don't get so excited. You don't even have a ninja rank yet."

Ryukura rolled his eyes at him; he certainly wasn't excited about something like that.

His excitement stemmed from the fact that the Chunin Exams were the first major climax in Naruto, the first time the true forms of the Tailed Beasts appeared, and the opportunity to witness the prowess of the Second and Third Hokage.

Ryukura Akira thought of the elderly ninja doctor in Konoha, and how this old man had devoted his life to Konoha.

He wasn't a conspiracy theorist, and if possible, he would naturally like to have a good chat with the Third Hokage.

Perhaps he can learn some things that are not depicted in anime because of this.

However, the most urgent task now is how to get into Konoha Village.

This didn't seem to be a problem for Zabuza. He turned to Akira and Haku and said:

"Stay here. I'll be back later if there's any sudden sound of fighting in Konoha."

Zabuza paused for a moment, then looked at Ryukura Akira.

Ryukura Akira smiled, then said to Shiro, "Please, Shiro, shove the senbon needle down my throat then."

Haku instantly understood what Ryukura Akira meant, and he looked at Zabuza with concern.

"Please be careful, Zabuza-san!"