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Chapter 114 The Days of Playing a Tragic Role in Konoha (Sixth Update! Please Subscribe!)

On the streets of Konoha.

The Sand Village team that had come to participate in the Chunin Exams stopped.

Maki stared wide-eyed at Uehara Naraku standing on the street, his face filled with disbelief.

Uehara's appearance had changed somewhat, but Maki could still recognize him from the outline of his face. The image of that arrogant young man was already etched into his mind. It was because he killed the Fourth Kazekage that Sunagakure almost collapsed.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Maki."

Uehara Naraku slowly walked towards Maki, leaned close to him, and whispered, "Remember to be mindful of what you say and what you don't say, understand? Otherwise, I can't guarantee I'll let you and the One-Tailed Jinchuriki go this time."

Maki's body trembled slightly as he asked in a deep voice, "What...what are you doing here in Konoha?"

"Of course, I'll participate in the Chunin Exams."

Uehara Naraku bypassed Maki and walked up to Gaara. Looking at the fierce-looking red-haired boy, he reached out and touched Gaara's hair.

Kankuro's expression changed drastically, fearing that Gaara would go berserk here. His sister cried out in alarm, "No!"

Over the past four years, Gaara's temper has become increasingly volatile.

Even though Kankuro and Temari are Gaara's relatives, they inevitably feel fear towards their younger brother, fearing that Gaara might go on a killing spree.

However, Gaara did not make any move.

Yellow sand gradually leaked out from the gourd behind Gaara, slowly appearing and blocking Uehara Naraku's palm.

Bang!

The yellow sand was scattered by Uehara and landed on Gaara.

Uehara Naraku gently patted the yellow sand off Gaara and whispered, "Little guy, if you're also here for the Chunin Exams, then we're rivals. I hope you don't run away too fast this time..."

Gaara raised his head with a grim expression, staring into Uehara Naraku's eyes, and coldly said, "Let go of your dirty hands!"

"Then why don't you kill me now?"

Uehara Naraku pressed down on his head, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Because you know your own weakness, that you're no match for me, right?"

"I'll kill you sooner or later!"

Gaara gritted his teeth.

"Then you'd better be careful."

Uehara Naraku patted Gaara's head and continued with a smile, "Deaths are allowed in the Chunin Exams, so good luck, Gaara!"

"..."

Gaara watched with a gloomy expression as Uehara Naraku left.

Although Gaara is becoming increasingly bloodthirsty and cruel, he still has some self-awareness.

Even when Shukaku went all out, it was easily defeated by Uehara Naraku, let alone now that he wasn't particularly strong.

The Chunin Exams were already shrouded in gloom before they even began.

"Is that guy a ninja from Amegakure?"

Kankuro watched Uehara's departing figure with a displeased expression. He was about to remove the crow puppet from his back when Maki waved his hand to stop him.

Temari's expression also turned serious as she said, "That guy is far too arrogant. Is he really that strong?"

"That bastard..."

Gaara's body began to tremble, the veins on his face gradually became visible, and a madness slowly crept into his eyes: "Very...very strong!"

A look of worry appeared on Maki's face. He shook his head and said, "You guys go to the inn first. I'll go discuss it with the others and report to Lady Chiyo."

I never expected that the Chunin Exams would attract a ninja like Uehara Naraku to participate. Have the people of Konoha gone mad?

How could someone capable of killing the Fourth Kazekage be allowed to participate in the Chunin Exams?

This couldn't be more absurd!

However, when Maki reported to Chiyo and Ebizo of Sunagakure, Ebizo believed that there was no major problem and that the Chunin Exams plan should still be the priority.

As for the possibility of that guy named Uehara Naraku massacring people during the Chunin Exams, Ebizo knew very well that Konoha would never allow such a thing to happen. If it did, it would just cause Amegakure and Konoha to become enemies.

Besides Maki, others in Konoha also discovered Uehara Naraku.

In fact, apart from him, no one would care that there was a guy named Uehara Naraku on the list of genin sent by Amegakure to participate in the Chunin Exams.

It was none other than Kakashi Hatake, the Jonin instructor of Team 7.

Ichiraku Ramen.

Uehara Naraku drank with great relish.

Uehara is in a great mood right now. Doing missions in Konoha is always so easy, and these missions are so easy to complete. You even get mission rewards for drinking a bowl of ramen.

He would probably be happier if Kakashi Hatake weren't there beside him.

Kakashi Hatake sat down next to Naraku Uehara, holding a glass of water, and asked, "So you're a ninja from Amegakure... It seems that Obito has been hiding in Amegakure ever since the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War, right?"

They had met before when they were in Kirigakure.

At that time, Kakashi Hatake learned from Naraku Uehara that Obito Uchiha had been hiding in a small ninja village, competing with Naraku Uehara for the position of leader.

Unfortunately, Kakashi did not expect that Obito Uchiha was hiding in Amegakure, and was even under the command of Hanzo the Salamander, a demigod of ninjas.

"He defected after his identity was exposed."

Uehara Naraku put down his bowl, picked up his chopsticks and slowly picked at the ramen in the bowl, and said softly, "I don't know anything about what happened after that, Mr. Kakashi, you don't need to ask me. Right now, I wish I could tear that S-rank rogue ninja of your Konoha to pieces."

"Uh... let's not talk about that."

Kakashi Hatake frowned, gripped his water glass tighter, and turned to talk about something else: "I met two people during my mission in the Land of Waves..."

As he spoke, Kakashi Hatake's eyes were fixed on Naraku Uehara's movements, his voice gradually becoming serious: "Just before that, I also encountered them and witnessed firsthand how they obeyed your commands..."

Kakashi Hatake was referring to Mangetsu Hozuki and Zabuza Momochi.

Clearly, these two caused him and Team 7 a lot of trouble during the mission in the Land of Waves. If it weren't for the fact that Lightning Release ninjutsu happened to be a perfect counter to Hozuki Mangetsu's Water Transformation Technique, Team 7 would probably have been wiped out in the Land of Waves.

"They're not our Rain Village ninja!"

Uehara Naraku shook his head, his face somewhat angry, and said, "Why don't you go ask your S-rank rogue ninja about this? Ask Uchiha Obito what he himself did!"

"They've joined forces with Obito?"

Kakashi Hatake nearly crushed his water glass. He had roughly guessed from Uehara Naraku's words why Uehara Naraku was so angry.

"Hmm, Obito Uchiha from Konoha is really amazing."

Uehara Naraku turned to look at Hatake Kakashi, a half-smile on his face, and said, "Thanks to that Uchiha Obito, our losses have been extremely heavy. The years of hard work of Amegakure have been stolen and wasted by him."

"..."

Kakashi Hatake looked slightly embarrassed, having roughly confirmed his suspicions, but forced an explanation: "Didn't those two children you kidnapped in Kirigakure join Amegakure?"

"Kimimaro and Haku are not Hidden Mist ninjas; they are orphans from the Land of Water."

Uehara Naraku shook his head, and after explaining earnestly, looked at Hatake Kakashi with a hint of mockery, saying, "Uchiha Obito is definitely a spy for your Konoha. After all, if our Amegakure becomes powerful, Konoha's situation won't be good, right? Now he's caused our Amegakure to suffer heavy losses, your Konoha higher-ups must be very satisfied!"

"How could that be? There's a peace treaty between Konoha and Amegakure."

Kakashi Hatake's expression was subtle, but then he suddenly seemed to realize something. He stared intently at Naraku Uehara's face and asked, "Your purpose in participating in this Chunin Exams... is it to promote the strength of Amegakure?"

Kakashi Hatake had personally witnessed Naraku Uehara's strength. When this guy was twelve years old, he slaughtered a group of Jonin and Chunin in the Land of Water as easily as killing chickens and dogs.

Given Uehara Naraku's power, why would he need to participate in the Chunin Exams?

"yes."

Taking this opportunity, Uehara Naraku directly explained his purpose for participating in the Chunin Exams: "Because the losses caused by Obito Uchiha's defection are too great, the situation in our village is not good, and Lord Hanzo is worried about the neighboring countries coveting us."

Since graduating, I've been a secret weapon in the arms race of preparing for the Chunin Exams, but now I can only come here to participate in these kids' games.

Hearing Uehara Naraku's words, he felt somewhat lost.

A sense of hero's disappointment welled up within him, and even Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but sigh at the difficulty of survival in small ninja villages.

If Uehara Naraku were a Konoha ninja, he wouldn't need to prepare for the Chunin Exams; he would definitely be a captain in the Anbu.

However, if Uehara Naraku were to participate in the Chunin Exams, the exams might become somewhat dangerous, so Hatake Kakashi was considering abandoning the idea of ​​having Team 7 participate.

Kakashi Hatake sighed and said, "If you're going to participate, then there's no need for those kids in my class to participate, lest they be too traumatized... I was originally planning to let them gain some experience in the Chunin Exams."

"No!"

Uehara Naraku almost spat out his water. If Team 7 didn't participate in the Chunin Exams because of him, what would happen to his side quests?

Uehara Naraku's strength stagnated for a while, just waiting to reap the benefits from Team 7 and the Konoha Twelve!

"This is Konoha, I can't do anything too dangerous."

Uehara Naraku put his arm around Hatake Kakashi's shoulder and gave him a hearty smile: "How about this, Mr. Kakashi, we'll have a spar to see how I'm doing now. Win or lose, I'll take special care of those kids in your class and put on a good show for them, how about that?"

"Isn't that unnecessary?"

Kakashi Hatake was both amused and exasperated.

"I've come from afar."

Uehara Naraku was very determined, and he even took the initiative to suggest, "Mr. Kakashi, you can also invite your friends over, and we can all spar together."

"Both Lord Hanzo and the Hokage of Konoha are getting old. Future missions and exchanges between the two ninja villages will be carried out by us, right?"

"I think this is a good suggestion."

An aged voice suddenly reached their ears.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, pipe in mouth and wearing the Hokage hat, walked into Ichiraku Ramen. As he looked at Naraku Uehara, a kind, old man's smile slowly spread across his face: "Kakashi, aren't you going to introduce your friend to me?"

(End of this chapter)