Konoha: I, Naruto, will eat the Forest-Forest Fruit!

"Naruto-kun, do your best!"

The girls cheered Naruto on.

Temari was also taken aback when she saw her own name.

"Heh, it's that Naruto Uzumaki. Temari, it's your turn. Let him know how powerful we are!"

As Kankuro finished speaking, Gaara said expressionlessly:

"Temari, you can't win, just admit defeat."

However, when Temari saw that Naruto was already in position on the sidelines...

Then, mustering his courage, he said:

I want to give it a try.

Kankuro's heart skipped a beat. Gaara rejected him?!

Temari, what are you doing?!

He quickly forced a smile, intending to apologize to Gaara.

Unexpectedly, Gaara paused for a moment, then calmly said:

"Whatever."

call--

Temari breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the large iron fan, and jumped down.

Mr. Xu was right, purple really does have a certain charm.

Naruto looked away.

The first glance is instinct, the second glance is character.

Of course, it's just jumping down; even if you don't look at it again, you won't see it a second time.

At this moment, Konan was also watching Naruto's every move.

"Gather information about the Nine-Tails in advance."

"It's a pity, the hydrangea can't understand peace... Let's wait a little longer, her body still needs to grow."

At this moment, Hydrangea in the stands was unaware that her behavior in front of Naruto had already become the catalyst for Konan to make her a loli.

"Naruto-sama will definitely win!"

On the other side, Ninja Bear frowned deeply.

He clearly designed Naruto's opponent to be Kiba Inuzuka, who is considered one of the weaker members of the new generation.

Why did she become the daughter of the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure?

"Perhaps there's been a mistake; Shikaku's son can't afford to make mistakes."

Thinking this, Ninja Bear waved his hand, and an Anbu ninja appeared behind him.

After he whispered a few words, the ANBU ninja responded and vanished in an instant.

Orochimaru witnessed this scene and gave a mocking smile.

Then his gaze settled on Naruto.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... Minato's son?"

Then, the person behind the scenes is self-evident.

"Naruto Uzumaki"

Off the field, Temari stood in front of Naruto and immediately unfolded her large iron fan.

Naruto also looked at her.

Temari during battle is completely different from Temari in peacetime.

Princess Sunagakure, having experienced loneliness herself, understands the loneliness of solitude.

Because we give love, we know the tenderness of love.

With her around, Gaara will restrain himself.

Gaara never lays a hand on Temari, but he'll mercilessly beat up his older brother Kankuro...

"Cough cough..."

Just as Jifeng was about to speak, he coughed twice, paused for a moment, and then said in a deep voice:

"So, the competition..."

Temari immediately stepped back a distance, her large iron fan standing in front of her.

"If you're not going to make a move, then I'll make the first one!"

blast:"......"

"Ahem, let's begin."

As soon as she finished speaking, Temari rushed towards Naruto.

"drink!"

Temari raised her large iron fan high and slammed it down heavily on Naruto's head.

boom--!!!

I must say, it was quite strong; it even smashed a dent in the ground.

As the smoke cleared, Naruto disappeared.

Temari frowned, and with a "click," the large iron fan unfolded into three stars.

He turned around and there was a fan.

call!

Suddenly, a fierce wind arose, carrying countless wind blades.

Several deep cuts were made in the wall.

"Hmph, they ran away so fast!"

Although she said that, Temari was already on high alert.

"Information on Naruto Uzumaki is practically zero; he hasn't displayed any significant strength since the start of the exam."

Kankuro, however, said he sensed an aura from him comparable to Gaara's.

"Also... that woman who rolled her eyes yesterday seemed to regard him as her superior."

In this case...

"Ninja Technique: Kamaitachi!"

With a flick of the fan, a sudden storm arose!

Countless invisible vacuum blades attacked Naruto.

"The Kamaitachi's attack duration is long enough; I don't believe you can hide any longer!"

To be fair, in the original work, Tenten was truly suppressed to death by Temari.

In a true top lane matchup, the pressure from level 1 to level 18 is so great that the opponent can't even get a whiff of experience.

Temari looked at "Naruto" being ravaged by the wind blades, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"It seems you're not as powerful as I thought."

"In that case, taking him away after the plan is complete won't require too much effort."

"I think so too."

boom--

Naruto disappeared in the storm.

Shadow clones?!

Temari's expression changed drastically.

The sound came from behind.

"About three meters and twenty centimeters away, humph. Showing mercy to a woman in battle is hardly gentlemanly!"

"At this close range, you can't dodge it!"

......

The battle was a bit strange; Temari had been standing still the whole time.

Naruto waited for a while, and finally looked at Hayate Gekko with some helplessness.

Brother, you really have no sense of propriety!

Hayate Gekko wasn't unaware that Temari had fallen under a genjutsu.

They are still in the illusionary world and have lost all ability to resist in reality.

However, the situation is somewhat awkward.

Even Moonlight Gale himself was in a bit of a predicament.

He didn't know when Naruto used the genjutsu.

There's no link seal!

In other words, it is very likely that the illusion began after he shouted "start".

There is also a strong possibility that he had already cast the illusion before he even shouted "start".

this......

Naruto immediately understood after seeing Hayate's embarrassed look.

He sighed somewhat helplessly.

Slightly control the illusionary world.

In the illusion, Temari's movements are synchronized with those in the real world.

Temari created some distance, intending to use Wind Release.

The next instant, Naruto took advantage of the aftershock that occurred when she released her ninjutsu.

He instantly appeared behind her and placed a kunai against her neck.

"Naruto Uzumaki wins!!"

Jifeng's eyes lit up, and he almost shouted it out.

Naruto put away his kunai, turned around and went upstairs.

Kankuro jumped off the field immediately.

"Temari, what's wrong?"

Gaara remained expressionless, his gaze fixed on Naruto.

"untie."

After going upstairs, Naruto finally broke the genjutsu.

Temari was stunned for a moment before slowly regaining consciousness.

She looked at Kankuro, who was patting her from the side.

Did I win?

Kankuro: "..."

"Let's go up first."

Temari could tell from his expression that things weren't so simple.

"Is it an illusion?"

"That's amazing!"

Temari glanced at Naruto in the stands.

This man... didn't lose out!

Orochimaru's eyes widened even more.

After a long silence, he couldn't help but stick out his long tongue and lick his lips.

"Such terrifying genjutsu talent...it's probably on par with Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan genjutsu."

Xiao Nan's expression also changed slightly.

"Is it comparable to Itachi Uchiha's genjutsu?"

Let's temporarily classify him as a genjutsu ninja.

"So, with the Nine-Tails inside him... this level of illusion technique means he can probably already control a portion of the Nine-Tails' power."

This pace of development is not a good thing for Xiao.

Ninja Bear frowned slightly, because Naruto had his back to him, so he wasn't sure whether Naruto had formed hand seals or not.

But he saw through the illusion in Temari immediately.

Orochimaru's appearance has made me a little nervous.

"Naruto just smiled at me; he's clearly a well-behaved kid."

......

"Naruto-sama!"

The hydrangea's eyes shone brightly.

"What should I do?"

Clearly, at this moment, the hydrangea had completely forgotten about the peace that Xiao Nan had mentioned earlier.

"Just do it the way you do in the Tsukuyomi world."

The intense heat in the hydrangea's eyes was almost tangible.

"yes!"

After receiving the answer, the excited Hydrangea realized that Ino and the other girls were looking at her with some hostility.

Misunderstood!

Although Naruto-sama is indeed very charming...

Knowing that explaining would only make things worse, she quickly ran back to Xiao Nan's side.

"who is she?"

Tian Tian took two steps forward and grabbed Naruto's cheek.

"A little sun that has just risen."

???

"Alright, it's your turn."

Naruto pointed to the name on the big screen and said softly.

Every day when I look back, I see what's written on the big screen—

[Tenten vs. Kiba Inuzuka]

"Yoshi!"

"It's our turn, Akamaru!"

"Woof..."

Akamaru jumped down immediately, clearly unwilling.

Yami Tenten was already waiting on the sidelines, her eye twitching slightly.

Although his personality is similar to Naruto's in the original work.

But he wasn't brainless.

There's a saying: "Those who understand the times are the heroes!"

"Akamaru, go down and pretend for a bit... Tenten won't one-punch us!"

"She'll pretend to throw some ninja tools, and we'll pretend... anyway, it won't be too embarrassing, it would be too embarrassing to just admit defeat!"

Akamaru shook his head resolutely.

If you manage to punch someone every day, you'll definitely be bedridden for days!

The little white dog next door still needs my protection, you jerk owner!

"Alright..."

Ya sighed.

"Kiba Inuzuka, it's your turn."

A gentle breeze of moonlight serves as a reminder.

Kiba lowered his head, and a few seconds later, he suddenly burst into laughter.

"Fine, a good man doesn't argue with a woman, I admit defeat."

Immediately afterwards, he spread his hands as if he had victory in his grasp, but since his opponent was a woman, he was unwilling to make a move.

Shino adjusted his sunglasses. "You'll pay the price."

Sure enough, Tian Tian smiled.

"The Victor is Every Day!"

Next up is Misumi Kenshin versus Kankuro.

Just like in the original story, there were no surprises.

Kankuro feinted, and just when she thought victory was in her grasp, Kenmi was imprisoned by the crow.

Then, at the Third Hokage's signal, Ino and Sakura locked eyes.

Ino raised an eyebrow and said, clearly displeased:

"That old man is disgusting!"

Sakura also complained, clearly annoyed, "I knew it would turn out like this! I absolutely don't believe there wasn't someone pulling strings behind the scenes!"

The two did not muffle their voices.

Everyone present heard it clearly.

"I abstain!"

"I abstain!"

Ino and Sakura shouted at the same time.

The Moonlight Gale below was completely dumbfounded.

He had never encountered this situation before.

However, since the contestants have already said that...

He could only nod and cross out their names.

Naruto glanced at the ninja bear sitting high in the stands in the distance.

I noticed that he had no expression on his face.

But his eyes became somewhat gloomy.

In Ninja Bear's eyes, Sakura was just an ordinary civilian ninja.

Against Ino from the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, there's definitely not much chance of winning.

Even though Ino is positioned as a support ninja, she won't be very strong in direct combat.

But it's more than enough to deal with a commoner ninja.

Then Shikamaru will fight against Kin, one of the three female ninjas from the Sound Ninja group.

Choji's opponent is Toshi.

With this arrangement, at least two of the Ino-Shika-Cho teams will win the match.

Hmm... Choji is probably not in the calculations, since Choji completely obeys Shika.

In short, there will definitely be a winner, and then we'll use the rules to make them a Chunin.

Pig, Deer, and Butterfly wouldn't be unaware of his underhanded tactics.

The battles between Ino and Sakura in the original work are still very exciting.

Moreover, later on, the punches became quite realistic.

But for now... naturally, there won't be a fight.

If they were to actually fight, given their monstrous strength, they would probably be rendered useless after just one exchange, leaving no space for the rest of the battle.

Hayate announced that Ino and Sakura had withdrawn from the competition.

The next battle will be between Shikamaru and Kin.

Shikamaru won much more easily than in the original manga.

The Shadow Imitation Technique is more than twice as fast as the original in both distance and speed.

Before Jin could react, he was taken into custody.

Finally, he bumped into the wall and passed out.

"Nara Shikamaru wins!"

The next match will be a battle between Gaara and Lee.

This battle was incredibly exciting.

The outcome of this battle remains unchanged.

Gaara won again.

However, the process was different.

Lee can now use some basic ninjutsu.

In addition to the Three Bodies Technique, there is also the Instantaneous Movement Technique from the Advanced Three Bodies Technique.

Gaara's sand is starting to fall behind.

Finally, after Xiao Li removed the even more exaggerated weighted equipment than in the original story...

Kankuro and Temari were terrified.

That wasn't all; Lee then activated the Eight Gates Formation, all the way up to the fourth gate.

While removing the side effects of the Lotus Flower, she kicked Gaara around in the air like a ball.

Gaara, covered in wounds, almost couldn't hold back and let Shukaku unleash its power.

As Lee opened the fifth gate, he heard Naruto's voice.

"Alright, if we keep fighting he'll turn into a tailed beast. He's deliberately losing. I'll give you an extra chicken leg tonight."

Xiao Li then remembered, slapped his forehead, and said, "I almost forgot about the plan."

So, when he used the Reverse Lotus, he deliberately revealed a flaw and paused for a while, giving Gaara time to neutralize the attack.

Seeing that Gaara's sand armor had fallen off and that he still had a sliver of strength left, Lee realized that Gaara still had some strength left.

He then dramatically spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Ah~!!!"

He clutched his chest, half-kneeled on the ground, then screamed again and collapsed with his buttocks sticking out.

It looks fine from the front, but from the back...

"I...I give up..."

"The Winner: Sandstorm Gaara!"

Jifeng announced the result of the match directly.

But Gaara refused to give up and wanted to use the Sand Binding Coffin to finish off Lee.

"Gaara!"

Temari called out.

Xiao Li has already admitted defeat. If he makes another move, he will likely be disqualified.

"snort!"

The sand stopped in front of Xiao Li.

Temari quickly jumped down and helped Gaara back to the stands.

That's when the game is truly over.

"Well done, Li."

"Teacher Kai!"

"plum!"

......

"Naruto... Angel..."

Looking at Naruto and Konan, Ziyanghua was at a loss for what to do.

Since Xiao Nan said she wanted to meet...

Naruto then went to Konan.

However, after they met, neither of them spoke.

They just stood there staring at each other, dumbfounded.

Only then did the hydrangea realize it.

Naruto's thoughts are different from those of his master, Konan.

Neither of them spoke; they just looked at each other, waiting for the other to speak first.

Finally, after the site was repaired, the sound of Moonlight and Gale rang out again.

This broke the delicate atmosphere between Naruto and Konan.

"Next match: Hinata Hyuga vs. Neji Hyuga!"

Xiao Nan suddenly reached out her hand.

His expression remained aloof.

slam-la-

Countless sheets of paper came together to form a bouquet.

"This is for you."

"Next time we meet, it should be your turn to speak first."

Naruto took the paper flower, nodded slightly, and turned to leave.

That's how my meeting with Xiaonan ended.

In the clash of their ideas, Naruto's more resolute stance prevailed.

"Hydrangea, it's time to go back."

Konan watched Naruto's departing figure, her lips slightly parted.

"yes!"

So the two of them left through the exit.

On the way, the hydrangea asked:

"Master Konan, why did you give Naruto a... paper flower?"

Konan didn't pay attention to how Hydrangea addressed Naruto.

Instead, he replied with a hint of helplessness:

"His thinking is completely out of step with this ninja world, and I don't know how to deal with him."

"Perhaps... Payne knows."

Upon hearing this, Ziyanghua lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought, a slight smile playing on her lips.

At this moment, Xiao Nan suddenly stopped.

Looking towards Konoha Village, a red figure flashed by in a corner.

Xiao Nan frowned slightly, a bad feeling rising in her heart.

Immediately, they quickened their pace to leave Konoha Village.

At the same time, two people appeared outside the Konoha gate.

A woman with high heels, long blonde hair, and high beams on in broad daylight walked at the front.

A young woman followed behind, holding a pink pig in her arms.

Meanwhile, Naruto came to Hinata's side.

"Naruto-kun... I really have to fight Neji-nii-san."

"Third generation... I hate it..."

Look, she doesn't even know how to swear.

Naruto patted her little head and chuckled:

"It's okay, just follow your heart."

Kurenai Yuhi also came over and put her little hand on Hinata's shoulder.

"Neji won't hold back; he's speaking up for the Hyuga branch family and is eager to win the match."

"The darkness of the Hyuga family will be exposed in a major tournament with countless outsiders present."

"I don't want you to lose, but likewise, I don't want you to win."

Currently, the only ninja clan that Eiryuu and Kushina haven't visited is the Hyuga clan.

"I see."

Hinata responded softly and then walked down from the stands.

Neji had been waiting for her in the audience for a long time.

"Naruto...isn't this too cruel to Hinata?"

"Hinata is too kind; she must be suffering a lot inside."

Kushina seems to have forgotten the day she first appeared...

"This is a hurdle she must overcome."

"Otherwise, I won't let her continue living as a ninja."

As it turned out, Neji was right; Hinata's personality was indeed not suited to be a ninja.

Off the field, before Moonlight Gale even called for the start.

Neji spoke, but his tone wasn't as cold as it was in the original story.

"You are too kind, always hoping to peacefully avoid all conflict."

"Hinata, you're not suited to be a ninja."

"I must win this battle."

Hinata took a deep breath and activated her Byakugan.

"Neji-nii, there's no need for further words."