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Chapter 130 A Novice Overcomes a Genius!

Chapter 130 The Novice Overcomes the Genius! (First Update!)

The camp of Class 7.

When Uehara Naraku returned, he casually caught a few fish.

Perhaps the three little guys in Team 7 were so hungry that even Naruto was woken up by hunger. They took care of their own meals and even left some for Uehara Naraku.

When Uchiha Sasuke saw Uehara Naraku, he raised an eyebrow and asked softly, "You're finally back. I looked around but couldn't find you anywhere."

"I've run into Orochimaru again."

Uehara Naraku's expression immediately turned serious. Seeing the visibly changed expressions on the faces of the members of Team 7, he chuckled inwardly for a moment before continuing, "Just now, he was bullying our Chunin Exam proctor right around you..."

Sakura Haruno's face turned deathly pale with fright, and she nervously swallowed hard: "...Even the examiner couldn't beat him?"

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, who were standing nearby, also looked grim.

It's clear that Orochimaru cast a long shadow over them.

Uehara Naraku nodded and continued in a deep voice, "Orochimaru is one of the legendary Sannin, one of the few who once stood at the pinnacle of Konoha. Our Chunin Exams examiner this time, Mitarashi Anko, is just his student."

Uehara Naraku, recalling Mitarashi Anko's performance, added, "Probably still the most hopeless student..."

"..."

Class 7 fell silent.

Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha subconsciously turned to look at Naruto Uzumaki, who was clearly the most unruly student in their group.

Naruto Uzumaki immediately turned around in a rage: "Hey, Sasuke, Sakura, what do you two mean by this?!"

"It doesn't mean anything."

Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura slowly withdrew their gazes, and after speaking in unison, gently shook their heads, their actions remarkably synchronized.

"Alright, alright, let's rest now!"

Uehara Naraku smiled, patted Uzumaki Naruto's head, and said softly, "You guys will continue to steal the enemy's scrolls tomorrow! Who's going to keep watch tonight? I'm in good spirits, I can keep him company tonight."

It was not what Uehara Naraku expected.

Naruto Uzumaki, who had slept all afternoon, volunteered and raised his hand: "Me...me...I'll do it! I've rested for a long time, I can stay up all night!"

Just as Uehara Naraku's lips curled into a smile, Haruno Sakura shook her head, rejecting his suggestion: "Naruto, you and Sasuke might have to fight tomorrow, let me do it!"

After saying that, Sakura Haruno clenched her fists somewhat awkwardly: "Besides, I wasn't able to do anything for you guys during the battle today..."

Uehara Naraku's smile gradually stiffened.

What's wrong with Sakura Haruno? Has she suddenly started thinking about her teammates?

Sasuke patted Naruto on the shoulder, winked at him, and whispered, "Naruto, let Sakura keep watch tonight..."

Sasuke was a little worried that Sakura would feel guilty. In any case, rather than having Sakura team up with guilt, it would be better to let her do something within her power so that he could feel at ease. After nagging for a while, Naruto Uzumaki could only agree to Sakura's request.

Uehara Naraku looked at Haruno Sakura with a puzzled expression.

He doesn't step forward when he should, but he shows up when he shouldn't.

What's the point of him keeping watch with Sakura Haruno at night?

Uehara Naraku genuinely wanted to have a chat with Uzumaki Naruto about life, but his plans were disrupted by Haruno Sakura, who wanted to take on some responsibility!

The night was quiet.

Sakura Haruno wanted to chat with Naraku Uehara for a bit longer, since as a rookie ninja, she was quite willing to learn some experience from her senior.

Uehara didn't really want to talk to her because she had ruined his plans.

Besides, what's the point of talking to a pink-haired girl? I'd rather have a heart-to-heart talk with Naruto Uzumaki, or even Sasuke Uchiha!

Sakura Haruno might have some issues with emotional intelligence. She didn't notice Naraku Uehara's coldness and simply assumed that powerful ninjas were all a bit arrogant. Sasuke was the strongest rookie in this class and usually ignored his classmates.

"Uehara-senpai, what is your Amegakure like?"

"It's raining every day..."

"I really like rainy days!"

Sakura Haruno's face flushed slightly, and her eyes held a hint of longing as she said, "Wouldn't it be so romantic to walk in the rain with Sasuke-kun under the same umbrella every day?"

Uehara Naraku replied listlessly, "I checked Konoha's drainage system, and I estimate that with next week's rain, Konoha will be flooded..."

"..."

Sakura Haruno's expression froze for a moment.

However, she wasn't discouraged and quickly changed the subject: "Does Uehara-senpai have someone she likes? I saw a really cute senpai in your team before..."

"..."

Uehara Naraku slowly raised his eyelids and stared intently at Haruno Sakura, startling the little girl so much that she instinctively shrank back.

Uehara Naraku stared at Haruno Sakura, his tone gradually becoming strange: "Even though he's prettier than you, he's a man. Is your brain from another dimension?"

"I'm...sorry."

Sakura Haruno quickly wiped the sweat from her forehead and whispered, "Where did Uehara-senpai's two teammates go?"

Upon hearing Sakura Haruno's words, Naraku Uehara's gaze gradually turned strange, as if he could see through Sakura Haruno's thoughts: "When the three of you get the scroll and rush to the central tower, you will see them."

"Is...is that so?"

Sakura Haruno nodded cautiously.

A rare smile appeared on Uehara Naraku's face as he narrowed his eyes in a friendly manner: "So, you're the one trying to gather information about me? You seem to be acting a bit like a ninja, Haruno Sakura-san!"

No...no.

Sakura Haruno quickly shook her head, nervously explaining, "I just felt that you might feel a little uncomfortable if your teammates weren't around, senpai. Besides, you saved us, senpai, how could I possibly doubt you!"

"is that so?"

Uehara Naraku looked down at Haruno Sakura, his fingers twitching slightly.

Perhaps he could try approaching Sakura Haruno indirectly?

After pondering for a moment, Uehara Naraku immediately decided to steer the conversation: "Hey, Haruno Sakura-san, when I saw Naruto Uzumaki fighting Orochimaru today, his condition seemed a bit off."

"Um."

A look of worry appeared on Sakura Haruno's face. She lowered her head and continued, "I don't know what's wrong with Naruto either."

"..."

The conversation about Uehara Naraku immediately stalled.

He had a vague feeling that Sakura Haruno's current naive and clueless state as a ninja could perfectly disrupt his rhythm.

I painstakingly came up with a bunch of tricks, only to be completely dumbfounded when the other person just said, "I don't know anything about this!"

Damn it, it's true that noobs beat geniuses!

A genius ninja like him, when faced with someone like Sakura Haruno who knows nothing, would never think of anything else unless he directly leaked information.

Uehara Naraku felt like he was about to be driven mad!

"Senior, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Uehara Naraku was in a bad mood, Haruno Sakura continued softly, "Did I say something wrong?"

Suppressing the urge to curse, Uehara Naraku turned and gave a polite but elegant smile: "No, I just want some peace and quiet right now."

Uehara Naraku felt a vague sense of unease.

Given the intelligence of the people in Class 7, it might be a bit difficult to use any tricks on them.

Aside from Sasuke Uchiha being easily tricked, Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno are unlikely to fall for it.

It's not because they have high IQs.

It's not because they're stupid, but because they're too foolish right now.

Fortunately, there are some other things to enjoy tonight.

Uehara Naraku quietly activated the display function of fate. There were no problems with Kaguya Kimimaro and Haku yet, and no one had broken through their defenses.

Even the strongest Gaara retreated, resting with his older brother and sister outside the tower, seemingly waiting for an opportunity.

Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi were having a secret meeting.

Other than that.

Hiruzen Sarutobi personally led a large number of Anbu ninjas and Jonin to garrison outside the Forest of Death, gathering almost all of Konoha's elite ninjas.

Mitarashi Anko and Maruboshi Kosuke, who had escaped, reported the situation to Sarutobi Hiruzen one after the other, praising Uehara Naraku, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel a little relieved.

"It seems this kid from Amegakure has been a great help to us!"

When Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, he had already taken off his Hokage uniform and put on a battle robe. His expression was still somewhat solemn: "Many allied nations are involved in this Chunin Exam, so it cannot be stopped now. The Anbu and the Barrier Team must monitor the abnormalities in the Forest of Death at all times and report to me every hour!"

Mitarashi Anko said in a deep voice, "But Hokage, if we don't go in and capture Orochimaru now, he'll escape very soon!"

"Maintaining the stability of our allies is more important than Orochimaru."

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, glanced at Anko Mitarashi, and said in a deep voice, "After the Chunin Exams are over, I will send people to continue searching for him."

"Lord Hokage."

Ibiki Morino followed, and he asked, "What should we do with Uehara Naraku? He's a disruptive factor interfering with the Chunin Exams!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said softly, "According to Kakashi's information, that kid should be the future leader of Amegakure, and also the genius that Amegakure wants to promote in this Chunin Exams. It's not appropriate to deal with him for the time being."

Moreover, he is the only person who has taken the initiative to show goodwill towards Konoha, not only because of his important identity, but also because of his great strength.

For Konoha, once Uehara Naraku comes to power, Amegakure will become a natural ally. How could they easily offend them? Konoha is counting on Amegakure to help them withstand the pressure from Iwagakure in the northwest!

Ibiki Morino turned to Kakashi Hatake and said in a deep voice, "Kakashi, do you think that guy is reliable?"

Because Ibiki had been betrayed by a Konoha rogue ninja who defected to Amegakure, he didn't have much affection for Amegakure.

"He's not very reliable in terms of personality."

Kakashi Hatake pondered for a moment, considering Uehara Nami's every move in Konoha, and said softly, "She seems reliable, right?"

"Cough cough cough..."

After coughing a few times, Kosuke Maruhoshi responded, "This little guy's personality is indeed terrible, but he's a decent person."

"He's a good person."

Mitarashi Anko chimed in, "If it weren't for him, I might have died at Orochimaru's hands."

What Mitarashi Anko didn't know was that inside the Forest of Death, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi had just finished discussing their plans and were secretly cursing her.

Before leaving, Orochimaru gave Kabuto some final instructions: "Kabuto, stay away from that Uehara Naraku guy. Don't be like that idiot Anko, getting too close to him. That guy relies on his strength and his mood is unpredictable; you could easily lose your life if you're not careful..."

"Yes, I understand, Lord Orochimaru."

After nodding with a smile, Kabuto watched Orochimaru gradually disappear. He then adjusted his glasses, his smile widening.

Don't you understand your new boss?

Kabuto Yakushi still feels a slight pain in his neck when he thinks of Uehara Naraku.

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