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Chapter 142 The Big Villain Will Make His Appearance at the Last Minute (Second Update!)

The next day, the sun rose as usual.

Because of something that happened last night, many people didn't sleep all night.

After the Root organization's base exploded, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu ninja went to investigate but found no trace of Danzo Shimura, only Danzo's broken ninja sword.

A living person can't just die like that, can they?

Preliminary assessment suggests that Shimura Danzo had a fierce confrontation with a Fire Release ninja, and it is unclear whether he escaped, went missing, or was killed.

Unfortunately, we had no clue what to do all night.

After Shimura Danzo disappeared, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt empty inside and could only temporarily assume that it was Uchiha Itachi or Uchiha Obito. This meant that in this Chunin Exam, could it be that all three Konoha S-rank rogue ninja would appear?

Unfortunately, the daimyo, nobles, and leaders of the smaller ninja villages are all arriving in Konoha today, so the Chunin Exams must continue.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could only suppress his complicated feelings, put aside the matter of Danzo, and head to the Chunin Exams arena to wait for the high-ranking members of Sunagakure who had come to watch the matches.

On the high platform in the stands of the Chunin Exams main tournament.

As Hiruzen Sarutobi watched two Sunagakure guards escort an old woman toward him, his gaze subtly shifted: "Lady Chiyo, it's been a long time. I never imagined I'd see an old friend again."

It really was that old woman!

With no one to succeed him in Sunagakure, Granny Chiyo had no choice but to step in.

Granny Chiyo slowly sat down in her seat before softly saying, "His Hokage looks much older..."

"Yeah?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled and said with a smile, "Our generation has gotten old. I had been thinking of retiring a few years ago, but seeing Lady Chiyo take charge of Sunagakure again has made me feel excited all over again!"

After saying that, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head and continued, "If Lady Chiyo is able to be promoted to the Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure at the age of sixty-nine, I will definitely go to congratulate her and attend her enthronement ceremony."

"..."

Granny Chiyo pondered for a moment before speaking, "I'm already old, unlike the Hokage who is so greedy for power. Let's hand over the position of Fifth Kazekage to a younger person!"

"I can recommend someone for you..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, completely unfazed by Granny Chiyo's veiled sarcasm, continued with a smile, "I used to have a worthless disciple named Orochimaru, skilled in Wind Release ninjutsu. Do you think he'd be suitable to be the Kazekage of your village?"

"Has the match not started yet?"

Granny Chiyo gritted her teeth and changed the subject. She suddenly understood why, after so many years, the outside world still hated this bastard named Hiruzen Sarutobi!

You're quite the talker!

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at the several contestants arriving below and said softly, "It should start soon! There are quite a few excellent youngsters this time!"

Amegakure Village, Uehara Naraku, White.

Sunagakure, Gaara, Temari.

Konoha Village, Shino Aburame, Neji Hyuga, Naruto Uzumaki.

Another one is Sasuke Uchiha, who hasn't arrived at the scene yet for some reason. Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno have been looking for him all night but haven't found him.

Uehara Naraku stood beside Uzumaki Naruto, noticing his pale face, and asked earnestly in a soft voice, "What's wrong, Naruto? Did you stay up late last night because you were nervous?"

"Hey, is it really that bad?"

Nara Shikamaru, standing nearby, grinned at Naruto, "Naruto, this is just a small matter. Don't be so nervous later that you won't be able to perform at your best!"

"I'm fine."

To everyone's surprise, Naruto simply shook his head slightly, looked at Uehara Naraku and Nara Shikamaru, and said with a strangely calm smile: "Shikamaru, Uehara, this time my performance will definitely surprise you."

"That's good."

Uehara Naraku patted him on the shoulder in a friendly manner.

Just as he was about to say something more, the examiner for their third exam walked up to them.

"Sasuke Uchiha hasn't arrived yet, but our exam must go ahead. Everyone else, return to the preparation area. The two who will take the first exam, stay behind."

With a senbon stick dangling from his mouth, Genma Shiranui loudly announced the names of his opponents: "Chunin Exams Individual Battle, Match 1... Naruto Uzumaki, Neji Hyuga!"

This opponent was identified long ago.

Everyone else stepped aside, leaving the main stage to Naruto Uzumaki and Neji Hyuga, awaiting their outcome.

Naruto Uzumaki slowly raised his head and looked at Neji Hyuga: "I said during the preliminaries that I would definitely win this match."

"Yeah?"

Neji Hyuga completely disregarded Naruto Uzumaki's attitude, arrogantly stating, "When you see reality, you'll realize how pathetic you are..."

"You talk too much nonsense!"

Naruto Uzumaki appeared in front of Neji Hyuga at a speed that was hard to catch, and swung his fist and smashed it into Neji's stomach!

This scene almost made your jaw drop!

No one expected that he would strike so hard right from the start!

Shiro stared at the scene in astonishment: "Uehara, that blond kid... in just one month... it feels like he's been reborn!"

"Isn't this normal?"

Uehara Naraku's lips curled into a slight smile as he chuckled, "Heh heh, turning evil makes you three times stronger? This is just the beginning! Just wait and see, the real show is about to start!"

On the field.

Naruto Uzumaki almost completely suppressed Neji Hyuga.

"Byakugan - Open!"

Hyuga Neji activated his Byakugan, his gaze filled with horror as he watched Naruto's chakra increase dramatically. He even saw a red chakra flowing through Naruto's body—what kind of power was that…?

Seeing Naruto Uzumaki lunging at him again, Neji Hyuga simply activated his own technique ahead of time: "Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation!"

Naruto's body was instantly sent flying by the Genkan Rotation!

The battle intensified!

Naruto Uzumaki, like a stubborn beast, launched a series of attacks on Neji Hyuga, advancing relentlessly despite being repeatedly repelled!

As the battle intensified, Naruto's emotions gradually became volatile!

Naruto's eyes suddenly turned red!

A red chakra cloak instantly appeared on his body, and a red chakra tail appeared behind Naruto. This scene caused all the high-ranking officials present to change their expressions drastically!

On the high platform.

Granny Chiyo gazed at Naruto Uzumaki, who was clad in a red chakra cloak, and said with a hint of schadenfreude, "So that's Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? I never thought that Konoha, the first to master Jinchuriki technology, would also have a Jinchuriki going berserk!"

After saying that, Granny Chiyo continued, "That's true, after all, the Nine-Tails' attack back then caused Konoha heavy losses..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored Chiyo's taunts and immediately summoned the Anbu behind him, ordering in a deep voice, "Go, send out the sealing squad and stop this battle from continuing! Find out why the Nine-Tails' seal was leaked!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that, given the uncertainty about whether Naruto could use the Nine-Tails' power, they couldn't afford to let anything happen to him.

If it were just the power of one tail, Hiruzen Sarutobi believed he wouldn't need to mobilize; a few Jonin should be enough to suppress Naruto Uzumaki.

To Hiruzen Sarutobi's surprise, the ANBU ninjas he sent out actually enraged Naruto Uzumaki!

Just as several ANBU members stopped the fight and were about to grab Naruto, the blond-haired boy suddenly raised his head, his eyes turning sinister!

"Has the Hokage finally lost his patience and wants to kill me? But now, aren't I just as he wishes, able to use the Nine-Tails' power?"

"Naruto Uzumaki, calm down!"

Why do we need to stay calm?

Naruto Uzumaki slowly extended his palm, staring at the red garment on it, a fierce smile spreading across his face: "This power, isn't it exactly what Grandpa Hokage wanted? Now I'm showing him!"

The next moment, his tail suddenly forked!

A second red chakra tail appeared!

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Naruto's body was completely covered by the Nine-Tails' chakra. The deep red tailed beast cloak made him no different from a half-tailed beast, and even his voice had turned into the roar of a wild beast!

"roar!"

Naruto Uzumaki in his Four-Tails form vanished from his spot in an instant!

Several ANBU ninjas who tried to control him were easily knocked away by his claws!

The stands were in an uproar.

The survivors of the Nine-Tails' rampage back then still vividly remembered it. Even though Naruto Uzumaki didn't reveal the Nine-Tails' full form, just the Four-Tails transformation alone made them feel the evil and terror of that chakra!

"not good!"

Seeing Naruto's condition, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the old man, could no longer contain himself in the stands and was about to rush towards the arena with great anxiety.

However, at that very moment, one of the guards behind Granny Chiyo suddenly appeared behind Hiruzen Sarutobi!

The guard extended a kunai and placed it against Hiruzen Sarutobi's throat, licking his kunai with his long tongue. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Lord Chiyo, the timing is even more perfect than we imagined. The Konoha Crush Plan can now begin!"

Orochimaru!

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately recognized the voice behind him. A flash of anger crossed his eyes, but he forcibly suppressed his emotions and looked at Granny Chiyo: "Granny Chiyo, as the person in charge of the One-Tailed Jinchuriki project, you should understand the danger of a Jinchuriki going berserk. Your Sunagakure ninjas will not be spared either..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued in a deep voice, "It is very dangerous to launch a war rashly before negotiations have even begun, especially under the current circumstances..."

"Lord Hokage, I know everything you're saying."

Granny Chiyo slowly stood up, looked at the rampaging Naruto below, and sighed softly, "Although we might die if we start a war now... but if we don't start a war now, Sunagakure will die!"

One after another, puppets suddenly appeared around Chiyo. She coldly ordered her subordinates, "Fire signal flares! Tell them the plan has started ahead of schedule, the war has begun!"

"Yes, Chiyo-sama!"

A burst of red signal flares flew into the air!

Chiyo turned to Orochimaru, who was holding Hiruzen Sarutobi hostage, and said in a deep voice, "According to our agreement, Lord Orochimaru, you are responsible for eliminating Konoha's strongest fighter, right?"

"certainly."

Orochimaru chuckled, "My most important purpose is to send my teacher off on his final journey!"

The high stands instantly erupted into chaos!

With Chiyo and Orochimaru's attack, the Sunagakure ninjas also launched a fierce attack on the Konoha ninjas. Caught off guard, the Konoha ninjas suffered heavy losses in a short time.

On the ground, Naruto Uzumaki in his four-tailed form was still wreaking havoc, and for a moment the entire Hidden Leaf Village was truly showing signs of collapse!

Hiding in a corner, Bai watched the battle erupt everywhere and couldn't help but ask, "Uehara, what do we do now? Whom should we help?"

"Let's watch the show first!"

Uehara Naraku gazed at the chaotic arena, then at his main storyline progress, which had increased from seventeen percent to twenty percent, and murmured, "As the true villain, I should only appear at the very end!"

(End of this chapter)