Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

"What...what is this..." Sakura's voice was already trembling with tears.

Looking up, the giant Buddha covered half the sky, and its thousands of arms, like clouds, obscured her view. She couldn't even see where the giant Buddha ended.

Humans are so insignificant in the face of such beings that they are not even ants.

The two-tomoe Sharingan in Sasuke's eyes trembled violently.

He saw the chakra flowing through those arms, and the power contained in each palm was a thousand times, ten thousand times greater than his full-force attack.

He bit his lip until it bled, but he was completely unaware.

This is the gap.

It's not just Naruto; any random cat-eared woman who appears now can demonstrate this level of power.

But he could barely stand.

Sasuke's fingers dug deeply into his palms, and blood dripped from between his fingers, leaving dark red stains in the dust beneath his feet.

Cat Xuan looked down at Naruto, his amber vertical pupils revealing neither joy nor anger.

She slowly raised her right hand, her five fingers spread, and aimed it in the direction where Naruto was.

The Thousand-Handed Giant Buddha moved.

The air was churned up by the giant arm's movement, creating a deafening roar. A gale swept down from above, blowing away all the rubble, broken branches, and dust on the ground, clearing a circular clearing around Naruto.

Then, those dozens of giant hands slammed down simultaneously.

Cat Xuan's voice came from the top of the giant Buddha, and it was still clearly audible amidst the roar.

"Naruto-kun, let me see your magnanimity."

Naruto was undoubtedly puzzled by the sudden appearance of Cat Gen, who displayed strange Wood Release abilities.

"Hey! Maybe we can talk!" The Adamantine Lock appeared behind Naruto, pulling the two unconscious people on the ground and Sasuke. Sakura dodged the True Buddha Thousand Hands' strike.

The shockwave generated by the impact caused the entire Death Forest to shake violently.

Numerous ninjas outside the Forest of Death, including the Third Hokage, frantically ventured into the Forest of Death.

The blow struck again, plunging the Death Forest into a cataclysmic destruction.

Seeing that the cat demon seemed completely unconcerned about the lives of the many ninjas in the Forest of Death, Naruto gritted his teeth, handed the two unconscious people to Sasuke and Sakura, and shouted, "Go!"

"Go find the three generations of the old man!"

"This stuff! It's way beyond the scope of the exam!"

"I will attack in my Nine-Tails form!"

Chakra erupted from Naruto's pressure points like a volcanic eruption!

It was no longer the ominous scarlet of the past, but a blazing flame as hot as the sun and as clear as crystal!

The tailed beast's cloak solidified instantly, transforming into a majestic and magnificent six-path celestial fire pattern that burned fiercely on his body!

Nine fiery red chakra tails unfurled behind him like living creatures, each sweep of the tails creating a hurricane that could destroy everything!

Naruto's pupils transformed into a blazing cross, devoid of any violence, only displaying a calm yet intense determination, like molten lava!

"Diamond Lockdown!" With a clear and rational roar, the strongest bloodline limit of the Uzumaki clan finally awakened and blossomed on his body!

The nine chakra chains did not come from behind him, but rather from the Nine-Tails' cloak surrounding him, bursting out simultaneously with a piercing shriek!

The chains swelled with the wind, each link shimmering with inscriptions of spells that sealed all things!

The first wave of dozens of giant wooden hands struck the chains, and the moment they touched them, they were pierced, torn apart, and shredded into countless flying fragments, just like rotten wood!

"It's not over yet!" The ground beneath Naruto's feet exploded and collapsed in a ring, and he himself transformed into a red comet traveling against the sky, deliberately crashing into the Thousand-Armed Giant Buddha!

The Nine Vajra Locks are his nine extended golden arms, each locking onto hundreds or thousands of slapping arms, aiming to drag this giant Buddha completely into the cage of chains!

Cat Xuan's amber vertical pupils suddenly contracted, revealing for the first time that unstoppable red!

She clasped her hands together, and the remaining thousands of arms of the Thousand-Armed Buddha stopped clapping and instead closed up like lotus flowers, trapping Naruto in the core!

Dark marks appeared on the palms of each hand; these were ninjutsu seals that could absorb chakra!

The chains pierced the layers of wooden palm like a hot knife through butter, then churned, expanded, and exploded wildly!

Above the sky, it seemed as if nine fire dragons were tearing apart a thousand-armed god statue that was gradually collapsing, and countless wooden fragments as big as mountains were burning and falling!

"That's my magnanimity!"

Naruto's roar nearly drove away all the clouds in the sky!

After shattering all obstacles, the remaining Vajra Lock suddenly contracted, weaving an absolute cubic cage around her under Mao Xuan's indifferent yet complex gaze!

The moment the cage took shape, the phantom of the Nine-Tails raised its head behind Naruto and let out a roar that shook the entire Forest of Death!

Amidst that earth-shattering roar, the Konoha boy stood atop the crumbling giant Buddha's head, calmly meeting the gaze of the pair of amber eyes within the cage.

"Stop now, it's not too late," Naruto shouted.

Mao Xuan, on the other hand, had a smile on his face.

Her Wood Release mecha was torn apart by Naruto in an instant, which only fueled her fighting spirit.

"My first battle?"

She ripped off Mao Xuan's cloak.

She was dressed in a tight-fitting silver outfit that accentuated her stunning figure.

"Fight, Naruto!"

"In the name of the Father!"

Golden flames belonging to the elemental magnetic chakra surged wildly!

Mao Xuan's long, dark hair was now tinged with a golden glow!

Under the powerful life force of Hashirama's bloodline, Nekogen's long hair almost reached his ankles!

Bathed in golden light! Nekogen's long hair was forcibly fixed in place by the elemental magnetic chakra!

"The First Heaven of Elemental Magnetic Rotation".

As Nekogen's voice rang out, a serious expression appeared on Naruto's face.

As Shen Jue's creation, Mao Xuan was naturally taught the Eight Gates Formation by Shen Jue.

But at this moment, it is not yet time to use the Eight Gates Formation.

"Come and fight!" Cat Xuan roared! He leaped up from the top of the gradually collapsing True Buddha Thousand Hands!

It was just a straight punch!

Wherever Mao Xuan's fist struck, the air was compressed into a liquid state, exploding into rings of white light!

The collapsed Buddha's palm was still in mid-air when it was shattered into dust by the aftershocks of the fist!

Before the punch even landed, the ground below bounced violently like a drumhead and cracked!

The nine fiery red Nine-Tails chakra tails behind Naruto, along with the nine Vajra chains, all converged at one point!

It blocked Mao Xuan's punch!

A white blast of air exploded!

Within a radius of several hundred meters, the devastated forest and ancient trees were reduced to dust!

Sasuke and Sakura, who had already fled far away, looked back and saw a wave of air blowing them and the Sound Ninja they were carrying away!

Sasuke's fist was clenched so tightly that drops of blood flowed from the wound where his nails had pricked the skin of his palm due to the excessive force.

As a vengeful person who craves power, Sasuke felt extremely resentful seeing Naruto become so powerful without any apparent reason.

From Shen Jue's perspective in the distance, the two's battle appeared somewhat immature.

Naruto and Nekogen both gained such power in a short period of time.

His proficiency in using this power is not yet high.

As Naruto and Nekogen's battle began, Shen Jue, along with Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, arrived at another part of the Forest of Death.

At the other end of the Death Forest, the three Sand Village members were hiding in the shadow of a twisted giant tree.

Temari held her fan horizontally in front of her, and Kankuro's puppet crow was already half-open at the joints. Both of them turned their wary eyes to the three figures that had suddenly appeared.

Shen Jue, Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi.

From their perspective, the fact that a Konoha examiner appeared before them with a Konoha genin and a Sound Ninja was extremely strange.

Even more strangely, the Sound Ninja's posture carried a hint of subservience.

Gaara's gourd stopper had popped open, and sand was wriggling around his feet like living things.

He stared intently at the young man in the lead, whose face wore a smile that made him extremely uncomfortable.

That smile was like someone examining an interesting toy.

"Your name is Shen Jue, right?!"

"As the proctor of Konoha! What do you mean by this?!" Temari asked sharply, the third star on her fan already lit up.

"Could Konoha really be planning to commit such an evil act as stealing Jinchuriki from other villages?!"

But before Temari could finish speaking, Shen Jue casually flicked his hand.

A sealing scroll unfurled in the air and exploded with a bang, releasing a cloud of white smoke.

When the smoke cleared, there was one more person in the room.

The man was dressed in the standard uniform of a Konoha ninja, but possessed a pair of scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan eyes.

But that's not the most terrifying part.

Four Konoha villagers' heads were attached to his neck.

Those heads had their eyes wide open, their expressions forever frozen in the terror of their final moments before death.

Five heads share a single torso, coexisting in a twisted and bizarre way, like some cruel work of art that desecrates life.

"Shui Mu," Shen Jue casually uttered the name.

"Small toys I make in my spare time."

"Use a rogue ninja from Konoha, a few villagers from Konoha, and a pair of Sharingan."

Shen Jue paused, his usual indifference completely disappearing, and his deep eyes turned to Gaara, his smile becoming increasingly playful.

"I heard there's something interesting living inside you too."

"I want to see if the Sandfall's One-Tailed Shukaku is stronger, or if my work is more surprising."

Mizuki's Sharingan slowly rotated, and the heads of the four villagers opened their mouths at the same time, roaring silently.

Gaara's sands suddenly surged forth.

He covered his forehead, veins bulging on the back of his hand, his voice hoarse as if squeezed from deep within his throat:

"So, like them, you want to challenge the meaning of my existence?"

Shen Jue's appearance made Gaara feel a long-lost sense of pressure.

As one of the strongest genin in this Chunin Exams, Gaara's strength at this time actually reached the level of an elite jonin.

Once Gaara activates part of his Tailed Beast transformation, his power will reach the level of a Kage-level shogun.

Of course, for Shen Jue, neither One-Tailed Fox nor Gaara were anything more than a roadside beast.

He just wanted to test the strength of his experimental subject, Mizuki, who was the result of fusing multiple bloodline limits.

It's like those children from a past life who had assembled toy blocks and then picked up the toys to fight and compare their fighting strength.

"Go ahead." Shen Jue waved his hand gently.

Shuimu moved.

The five heads simultaneously emitted a piercing shriek, and Mizuki's body shot out at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to perceive!

The Sharingan's three tomoe spun wildly, leaving a scarlet afterimage as it moved at high speed!

"Kankuro!" Temari shouted, and her iron fan suddenly opened to the third star.

"Kamaitachi Technique!"

The violent wind blades tore through the air, forming a huge wind scythe that slashed horizontally.

However, Mizuki's figure twisted at an odd angle, thanks to the Sharingan's prediction, and he barely grazed the edge of the wind blade.

Immediately afterwards, he slammed his left hand down on the ground.

"Earth Release·Earth Style Wall!"

The earth suddenly rose up!

A massive earthen wall carved with a ghost face rose from the ground, blocking all the subsequent wind blades!

At the same time, the villager's head on Mizuki's right shoulder suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a blazing fire serpent!

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"

Dozens of fireballs scattered like flowers, crashing into Temari from different angles!

"Sand!" Gaara's voice rang out, and the Sand Shield automatically activated, forming a wall of sand in front of him and Temari.

The fireball struck the sand, exploding into a shower of sparks.

However, Mizuki's real goal was not Temari.

Using the flames as cover, he had already closed in on Kankuro's side!

The crow puppet hastily spat out dozens of poisoned sages, but Mizuki neither dodged nor avoided them.

A layer of grayish-white bone armor suddenly appeared on his body surface. When the thousand sticks struck it, they made a crisp clanging sound and bounced off!

"Shikotsumyaku?!" Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly, then he revealed a smile of great interest.

"Shen Juejun, how many bloodline limits have you incorporated into this toy?"

"Not many," Shen Jue said calmly, "only seven or eight kinds."

Kankuro's pupils contracted sharply, and he was about to pull back the puppet for defense.

Mizuki drew a bone knife from his bone armor with his right arm and slashed at the puppet's chakra threads with lightning speed!

But just as the bone knife was about to cut the silk thread, a sand hand slammed in from the side, sending Mizuki flying!

Gaara has made his move.

His eyes had become extremely dangerous, and the whites of his eyes were slowly being eroded by black.

Sand swirled around him, coalescing into thick, powerful sand tentacles, each carrying the force to crush rocks.

"I'll kill you." Gaara's voice became low and hoarse.

I will kill you.

Mizuki crawled out from the rubble, his five heads simultaneously turning towards Gaara, a twisted grin spreading across his face. His hands suddenly formed a hand seal.

"Ice Release: Ice Dragon Bullet Technique!"

The air temperature plummeted!

A crystal-clear ice dragon materialized from the void, roaring as it charged toward Gaara with an aura that could freeze everything!

"Sand Shield!" The sand automatically protected its master, solidifying into a block under the impact of the ice dragon, and was then blasted into ice shards and sand dust by the subsequent impact!

The attack by Shuimu is not over yet.

His third head, the head of the butcher among the Konoha villagers, spewed out a large amount of gelatinous liquid, which solidified into a vast white spider web the moment it came into contact with the air, binding Gaara and the sand together!

"That's the sticky gold thread of the Onigumo clan!" Kabuto Yakushi pushed up his glasses.

"Lord Shen Jue, your collection is truly breathtaking."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kankuro manipulated the crows to swoop down on Mizuki, causing the puppet's mechanical abdomen to open and dozens of poison gas bombs to roll out.

However, Mizuki's Sharingan had already seen through everything. He stomped his left foot hard on the ground, and a deep crack appeared in the ground, into which all the poison gas grenades fell.

The crack then closed, engulfing the explosion and the poison gas.

"Earth Escape - Earthquake Core".

The fourth villager's head on Shui Mu's neck, the head of a young woman, opened its mouth and chanted a low incantation.

Countless chakra threads, invisible to the naked eye, extended from Mizuki's fingertips, precisely wrapping around every joint of the crow puppet!

Kankuro was horrified to discover that his puppets were starting to go out of control!

"How is that possible?! That's a secret technique of the puppeteers from Sunagakure!"

"The Yin energy will be destroyed." Dou commented softly.

"The application of combining medical ninjutsu's chakra perception with puppetry allows for the instant analysis of even the meridian system."

"A remarkably ingenious application of bloodline fusion."

But just as Mizuki was about to seize control of the puppet...

An immense, breathtaking surge of chakra erupted from Gaara!

The sand expanded wildly as if it had come to life, coalescing into a giant Shukaku claw!

The sharp claw tore through the spider web, shattered the ice, and descended from the sky with Gaara's almost out-of-control killing intent!