Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 351 The Nine-Tailed Fox Has Lost Weight

It's pointless.

In fact, at the very beginning of the conflict, the blond guy from Team 7, who was also the son of the Fourth Hokage, was able to withstand the Nine-Tails all by himself and make such a big commotion, which made the encirclement pointless.

Kurotsuchi looked at the Nara clan member in front of her.

Using the Nine-Tails as a breakthrough point, although we don't know why the other side would choose this, the evaluation of Team 7's potential is no longer about this.

During the Chunin Exams, most of the powers of the three members of Team 7 were sealed, because if they weren't, the opponents could have swept through the entire Training Ground 44.

Even the Nine-Tails would be disturbed.

This is the information the old man was talking about, and it's also the future he's truly worried about.

After the power was sealed, Uchiha Yun released the Nine-Tails back in, targeting only Team 7.

Twenty thousand taels for one chance.

Haha... That's too cheap.

Clearly, this number one ninja in the world is not actually satisfied with the pressure his disciple is under.

Despite repeated reductions in strength, Naruto from Team 7 was still able to hold off the Nine-Tails single-handedly. Given the commotion and the time the team had wasted, they had effectively already lost.

And the other party doesn't care... old man!

All that painstaking planning and maneuvering only resulted in a veil of secrecy...

Even so, the other party didn't care at all!

Does it make sense?

When the fifth Iwagakure genin fell, Kurotsuchi knew it was pointless.

As an old man who has lived since the founding of the ninja village, his obsessions are too strong: the obsession with equality among the five villages, and the obsession with being humiliated by Madara Uchiha.

Chitu, the old man's disciple, said many things: that honest senior brother was never a fool.

What was the old man thinking?

dawn.

How ridiculous it is to stake the future of an entire village on the shoulders of a public enemy of the ninja world.

perish together?

Like the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, he won, lived for a few years, and then died.

Before this, Kurotsuchi also thought it was possible, but just now she suddenly realized... she realized that the other party didn't care at all!

Regardless of whether Team 7 wins or loses, even if all the Konoha genin are eliminated in the second round of the Chunin Exams, that person probably still won't care.

Although she didn't know what the other person was thinking, this attitude was exactly what she had seen during the Chunin Exams.

The Sand Village refused to join forces, the Cloud Village had given up from the start, and then there was the attitude of the other Kage besides the old man during the Five Kage Summit...

Iwagakure... is no longer fit to charge into battle. If things continue like this, Iwagakure may become the only loser in the inevitable future.

As for the Hidden Mist...

Kurotsuchi glanced at Muya, who was still furious, out of the corner of her eye. Perhaps it wouldn't be bad to let Kirigakure be the one to stick their neck out.

The idea had barely surfaced when it was nipped in the bud.

Is it meaningful to be the first to speak out and get the other side to use force?

The Chunin Exams represent the future for the four great ninja villages, but for that person, it was merely an assessment—an assessment of his own disciple.

"call……"

After exhaling, Kurotsuchi looked at Shikamaru: "Let their victory or defeat be the end of this Chunin Exam. If we continue fighting, you will inevitably suffer casualties as well."

they?

Shikamaru frowned, then noticed that the girl from Iwagakure opposite him was glancing behind him without any hesitation.

His gaze was fixed straight ahead, showing no fear of the Sharingan's genjutsu.

She found out?

So why didn't they try to stop it?

Three people were already incapacitated. If the enemy had guessed that Sasuke was just a shadow clone, why would they launch an attack?

To avoid casualties?

This excuse is not sufficient.

The existence of ninjas is to complete missions. Regardless of whether this statement is right or wrong, it is a principle that existed from the very beginning of the ninja village system.

What is their mission this time?

The goal is to eliminate Team 7 in this second exam, and it concerns the future of the four great ninja villages.

Have you given up?

Shikamaru's gaze swept over the group of people in front of him, the symbols of Iwagakure and Kirigakure headbands flashing across his vision.

Based on the other party's earlier statement that it was meaningless, I had already guessed most of the things.

"It's just a Chunin Exam. With the five great ninja villages united, facing the threat of Akatsuki, their future core strength is already scarce."

As Shikamaru spoke, he raised his hand, and the people behind him began to slowly retreat with the wounded.

But at this moment, Heitu spoke up.

"You're right, but as I said, we'll wait for them to decide the outcome of the second round of the Chunin Exams. In other words, you can't get involved except for them."

These words made Shikamaru and the others pause in their tracks.

After catching his breath, Shikamaru exhaled and replied, "Okay."

Hei Tu nodded, and the two sides remained in a standoff without making a move, but they were still wary of each other.

Zhi Tu sighed and plopped down on the ground. He didn't understand what Kurotsuchi meant by "meaningless".

But looking at his companions behind him, it was clear that what Heitu had just said had already won over some of them.

They're all part of the new generation...

In recent years, with the five major ninja villages uniting, there have been fewer and fewer clashes during missions, let alone wars.

In this situation, most of them accepted the idea that the greatest enemy was the Akatsuki organization.

Konoha is an ally, and a powerful one at that, one that can prevent Iwagakure and Kirigakure from suffering the same heavy losses as those two villages.

They accepted Black Soil's explanation until their greatest enemy was defeated.

It's just a Chunin Exam; risking your life is a foolish thing to do...

……

Meanwhile, the game of hide-and-seek between the Nine-Tails and Naruto is not over yet.

The natural energy of the main body and the first shadow clone has been exhausted, and the natural energy of the second shadow clone can only be maintained for five minutes, but the commotion on Shikamaru's side has stopped.

Did they win? Or did they lose?

With Sasuke around, the genjutsu of the three-tomoe Sharingan should be fine as long as we're lucky.

It ended so quickly, they must have already found out where the other party hid the Heaven and Earth Scroll, right?

"boom!!"

Dodging a sweeping attack from a tail, the two shadow clones were once again reduced to smoke.

"You blond brat, don't try to hide if you dare!"

"Heh! You wait until I break the seal! Do you believe me if you and Boss Fox beat the crap out of you?"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Enraged, the Nine-Tails unleashed a series of miniature Tailed Beast Balls, but Naruto dodged them all due to their limited power.

At this point, neither the human nor the fox could get angry, one because they couldn't unleash their ultimate move, and the other because they couldn't unleash their ultimate move either.

Time passed second by second, and the third five-minute period was almost over, but Naruto was not in a hurry.

Shikamaru's side has been stopped for quite some time, so it must have succeeded, otherwise the enemy would definitely have come to support Kurama.

However, this means that Class 7 will definitely fail the exam, and time no longer allows them to carry out another rescue operation.

"Um... Nine-Tailed Fox."

"Huh? You bastard! Trying to admit defeat? Don't you think it's too late?"

Having dodged another sweeping attack, Naruto was now genuinely starting to panic.

I was just indulging in a moment of venting, and I felt good about cursing, but if Little Nine-Tailed Fox doesn't give me a good beating now, she probably won't let it go.

Just as he was thinking this, five minutes were up, the eyeshadow of Sage Mode faded from his eye sockets, and the shadow clone disappeared.

"boom!"

With a single blow, Naruto, no longer in his previous state, was sent flying.

Fortunately, the vortex clan has a special physique; otherwise, this attack would have prevented him from standing up again.

Even so, the miniature Tailed Beast Ball that followed closely behind by the Nine-Tails was absolutely unstoppable.

"Whoosh!"

A figure flashed past and scooped up the disheveled Naruto to avoid a collision.

"Sasuke? What brings you here?"

"Let me see how you plan to sacrifice yourself to save everyone else."

"Huh? Actually, Team 7 also sacrificed themselves. Without me, you and Hinata wouldn't have been able to get through those scrolls either."

"ah!!"

With a gasp, Naruto fell directly from Sasuke's arms to the ground.

Erzhuzi glared at him, clearly annoyed. "You have the nerve to say that? That technique was indeed powerful, but didn't you say it could handle the Nine-Tails?"

Naruto rolled over and got up: "Um... Neji's side is all preparing to hold off the enemy, all to help us, how can we accept that..."

Sasuke's three-tomoe Sharingan was fixed on the Nine-Tails: "The key point is that you didn't tell me! What do you think is causing my anger?"

After saying that, Sasuke sighed and then asked, "I have a method, but you need to use that state again."

Naruto nodded, and the trust and long-standing tacit understanding quickly led him to take action as well.

"Bang!"

With the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, more than a dozen Narutos appeared, two of whom took the opportunity to slip away unnoticed.

"Five minutes! If I can hold out for five minutes, I can maintain this 'sage mode' for ten minutes."

"However, my chakra is also running low. I can only use that technique twice more at most."

Sasuke nodded slightly: "That's enough."

Just then, the Nine-Tailed Fox spoke up. Why not buy time?

"Uchiha brat, I'm going to beat up this blond guy today. You've lost your Mangekyou Sharingan, so get out of here. I won't hit you today."

Sasuke smiled and replied, "I'll tell Aunt Hazuki about you injuring Naruto when we get back."

Uh?

The Nine-Tails frowned, but then said indifferently, "Hmph, I'm doing this to test whether you can become qualified Chunin. Even if you complain, it won't do any good."

As soon as she finished speaking, Little Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly launched an attack.

For the sake of money, I can just spend it all before I go back, so I won't have to hand it over to the big devil.

The chase resumed immediately, and Sasuke was clearly conserving his chakra, preparing for his next big move.

Five minutes later...

"alright."

Naruto's voice rang out, and the next moment he used Sage Mode again.

Just as Naruto's voice rang out, Sasuke unexpectedly turned around to face the charging Nine-Tails.

"Buzz!!"

Relying on its ability to quickly break genjutsu, the Nine-Tails showed no fear as it met Sasuke's gaze.

And so... it was a one-shot kill.

"quick!"

Sasuke's urging voice rang out, and in an instant, Naruto's shadow clone finished off the giant Rasengan in his hand.

Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique.

With the transformation of fire-style chakra, a blazing fire dragon instantly engulfed Naruto's Giant Rasengan.

With tacit understanding, there was no surprise whatsoever.

"tumultuous……"

The combined ninjutsu was completed in this first collaboration, and the Giant Rasengan was thrown down by Naruto in Sage Mode.

The newly awakened Nine-Tails stared wide-eyed.

"Holy crap! Not again?!"

"boom!!!"

A violent roar sounded again, accompanied by waves of heat from the chakra fluctuations.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Panting, Naruto plopped down on the ground: "It should... be alright, right? What if we killed it? Brother Yun will definitely cause us trouble if that happens."

Sasuke frowned and glanced at him: "What are you thinking? As a chakra aggregate, it's already quite good that you can weaken it."

As soon as the words were spoken and the dust settled, Little Nine-Tailed Fox leaped into the air.

On the surface, they still looked completely unharmed, but the other person... had lost weight.

Yes, I've lost weight.

Clearly, even the Nine-Tails would have struggled after being hit head-on by that attack.

"You two brats, if you don't treat me to ten meals of barbecue when you get back, I'll definitely find a chance to eat you alive!"

Naruto, panting, stood up after hearing this: "Um... I'll treat you to twenty meals, how about you let us go?"

The little nine-tailed fox grinned menacingly: "You're dreaming!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a new round of pursuit began.

This time, however, the little nine-tailed fox had learned its lesson. After being hit by illusions several times, it simply closed its eyes and relied on its senses to fight back.

It always goes all out with its powerful attacks, and it can even distinguish the chakra of the opponent's ultimate moves. It just goes all out!

……

An eyeball formed from a grain of sand floated in mid-air, nearly destroyed by the aftershocks of the attack.

Near the tower.

Gaara pondered for a moment, then stood up: "It's time to act."

action?

Karui asked in confusion, "Have they both suffered heavy losses? What about Kurama? We're out of money now."

Omoi, standing to the side, looked excited.

"Would it be a lose-lose situation? If we go out now, take down Team 7, and then collect all the scrolls, wouldn't we be the only ones to get through? Wouldn't that make us chunin?"

Temari's eyes twitched as she muttered to herself. This generation of Kumogakure seemed suspicious no matter how she looked at it.

But Gaara... is that really what he thinks?

"No."

Gaara shook his head slightly: "We're not going to deal with Team 7 of Konoha, but to help them fight against the Nine-Tails."

???

In an instant, all three members of the Cloud Hidden Sect were stunned.

"Are you... what kind of joke is this?"

Karui frowned. It was true that she hadn't accepted the invitation from Iwagakure, but she also wouldn't help them!

On what grounds?

Although the teacher did let them do as they pleased, why should they help Konoha?

"There's no reason why, it's just because we're too weak, it's that simple."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gaara walked directly towards the direction where the commotion was the loudest.

……

(End of this chapter)