Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

Leaf.

a few days later.

The Sand Village team was the first to arrive at Konoha Village.

Rasa stood in front of Konoha's wide gate.

The towering city walls resembled an insurmountable mountain.

There were constant caravans coming and going, as well as a large number of Konoha ninjas wearing green vests.

Compared to the impoverished and remote Sunagakure Village.

This place is simply paradise.

Luo Sha squinted.

These past few years have been incredibly difficult for Sunagakure.

The daimyo of the Land of Wind kept cutting military spending, and the villagers were even struggling to get enough to eat.

And what about Konoha?

After Chiba came to power, he not only suppressed Kumogakure, but also implemented some kind of merit point reform.

I've heard that even the dogs on the street in Konoha eat better than the genin in Sunagakure.

Maki followed behind Rosa, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"Kazekage-sama."

"Konoha's defenses... are a bit over the top."

It was just at the entrance.

There were two teams of elite Chunin guarding the area.

In the shadows, no fewer than ten auras were locked onto them.

Luo Sha snorted coldly.

Of course he noticed it.

But he also noticed that among those auras, several were actually Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.

They treated the ninjas of the bloodline limit clans as ordinary guards.

The Fifth Hokage is just showing off his power.

"Let's go."

"We are guests here this time."

Suppressing the bitterness in his heart, Rasa stepped through the gates of Konoha.

Shops lined both sides of the street, and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares rose and fell.

Several Konoha genin walked by together, carrying brand-new kunai, and were even discussing their training tips for C-rank ninjutsu.

Luo Sha's eyelids twitched as he listened.

C-rank ninjutsu.

In Sunagakure, that's something that can't be taught casually.

But in Konoha, it became a common topic of conversation among genin.

What kind of monster is Senju Chiba?

We must cling to this powerful backer.

The village of Sunagakure can only survive by relying on the whims of Konoha.

Luo Sha made a silent vow in his heart.

Hokage Building.

Guided by the shadows.

Luo Sha stepped into the spacious office.

Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows and fell onto the desk.

Chiba sat in a large, leather armchair.

He held a document in his hand without even looking up.

Luo Sha stopped two meters in front of the desk.

An invisible pressure permeated the air, like a tangible boulder pressing down on his shoulders.

This is Senju Chiba.

That powerful man who single-handedly crushed the Raikage and the Eight-Tails to the ground.

Luo Sha suppressed the urge to back away.

"Wind Shadow, you must have had a long journey."

Chiba finally put down the document.

He raised his eyes.

It was just a calm gaze.

Rasa felt all the chakra in his body freeze.

It was like a mountain pressing down on his shoulders.

That instant.

He could even hear the mournful cries of his own bones.

"Lord Hokage, you're too kind."

Luo Sha lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly, a tremor he himself was unaware of.

Chiba leaned back in his chair, his long, slender fingers tapping on the table.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Each blow felt like a blow to Rosa's heart.

"How many people from Sunagakure have come this time?"

Chiba's tone was flat.

"Reporting to the Hokage."

"The team consists of five Jonin and thirty Genin."

Luo Sha answered very quickly.

He didn't even dare to refer to himself as "I".

"Okay, go and rest."

Chiba waved his hand.

That suffocating sense of oppression vanished instantly.

Luo Sha was granted a general amnesty.

He bowed slightly, turned around, and left the Hokage's office.

He didn't realize it until he was in the hallway.

My back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Luo Sha clenched his fist.

What dignity of the Wind Shadow?

In the face of absolute power, it's nothing but a fart.

The village's headquarters was located on the east side of the village.

Gaara walked expressionlessly down the bustling streets of Konoha, carrying a giant gourd on his back.

Temari and Kankuro followed closely on either side.

They cautiously surveyed their surroundings.

"The people from Konoha have such annoying eyes."

Kankuro muttered something under his breath.

But he wasn't referring to the way one looks at a monster.

Instead, it was a confident, even slightly condescending gaze.

It's as if the people of Sunagakure are just a bunch of country bumpkins in their eyes.

Gaara did not speak.

The Shukaku inside him was unusually restless today, giving him a headache.

In front.

A blond, blue-eyed boy was walking towards them, biting into a string of three-colored meatballs.

It's Naruto Uzumaki.

The moment their eyes met.

Inside Naruto's consciousness space.

Behind the massive iron gate, Nine-Tailed Fox lay on the ground, idly flicking its tail.

"Naruto."

"The little devil carrying the gourd in front."

"He's the jinchūriki of that idiot One-Tail."

Nine-Tails' voice was deep and tinged with disdain.

These few years.

Chiba intervened.

Naruto's life underwent a dramatic change.

He was no longer the despised fox spirit boy.

He was the only son of the Fourth Hokage, the adopted brother of the Fifth Hokage, and a hero of Konoha.

Naruto no longer harbors hatred towards Kurama.

The relationship between the human and the beast is not yet at the point where they can fully disclose their secrets to each other.

But at least we can still strike up a conversation occasionally, like we do now.

"One tail?"

"Is he a Jinchūriki from another village?"

Naruto swallowed the dumpling in his mouth, and his blue eyes lit up.

He darted over to Gaara in a few steps.

"Feed".

"The guy carrying a gourd!"

Naruto pointed at Gaara's nose.

Kankuro was shocked and immediately stood in front of Gaara.

"What do you want to do!"

Kankuro's hand had already touched the puppet on his back.

In Sunagakure, who dares to point at Gaara like that?

That's suicide!

Gaara's eyes instantly turned cold.

A fine grain of sand had begun to gather at his feet.

"Kill him..."

He murmured softly.

Naruto, completely oblivious to the danger, tilted his head and asked loudly.

"You're a Jinchūriki too, aren't you!"

These words were spoken.

Temari and Kankuro felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

Ruined.

This kid actually dared to expose Gaara's identity in the street.

Gaara will definitely go berserk!

however.

The expected screams and panic did not occur.

The villagers of Konoha who were passing by all stopped in their tracks.

An elderly woman selling fruit looked over in surprise.

"oops."

"So this child from Sunagakure is also a Jinchūriki."

"That must have been really tough."

The older man next to him chimed in.

"Yes, the Fifth Hokage said so."

"Jinchūriki are heroes who endure such suffering to protect their villages."

"This child must have suffered a lot."

The older woman even came up to Gaara and stuffed two bright red apples into his hands.

"Take this and eat it, child."

Gaara was stunned.

He stared blankly at the apple in his hand.

The sand silently scattered back onto the ground.

How is that possible?

In Sunagakure Village.

Everyone looked at him with fear and disgust.

Even his own father wanted to kill him.

Why are there people here...?

They actually call him a hero?

Gaara's mind completely went blank; it was a dizzying sensation caused by intense cognitive conflict.

"The old lady is right!"

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm also a Jinchūriki!"

"The Nine-Tails is inside my belly."

Naruto grinned, revealing his white teeth.

He patted his belly, looking very proud.

Now.

Even Temari and Kankuro were dumbfounded.

What kind of outrageous place is Konoha Village?

Not only are the Jinchūriki not ostracized, but they can also brag about it so loudly in the street?

What kind of spell did that Fifth Hokage cast on the villagers?

Gaara stared intently at Naruto.

There wasn't a trace of gloom in the blond boy's eyes; they were full of sunshine.

"Uzumaki...Naruto."

Gaara silently memorized the name.

For the first time, he felt that the world was not just about endless killing and loneliness.