Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

Upon seeing Naruto's familiar face, Hiruzen Sarutobi paused in his actions. After carefully sensing and confirming that it was indeed Naruto and not being controlled by Kurama, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Naruto, thankfully you woke up at the crucial moment."

Naruto was quite helpless about this: "I wasn't controlled at all. I can withstand a lot of Nine-Tails chakra now."

"Huh? Really?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked astonished.

"Really, I'll show you if you don't believe me."

Naruto released a portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra, bringing it down to roughly the level of the Four-Tails; this was the limit he could currently withstand.

"Look, I'm perfectly sober, I'm really dizzy."

To prove himself, Naruto even did two comical somersaults in this pose, making everyone laugh.

"Damn it!" This is indeed Naruto's catchphrase.

After finishing, Naruto withdrew the Nine-Tails' chakra, making everyone completely believe that he was not under control.

But this put Hiruzen Sarutobi in a somewhat awkward position.

Seeing this, Enma silently dispelled the summoning, so as not to have to stay and watch Hiruzen Sarutobi's awkward situation later.

"Ahem, well..." Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed tactically.

"Naruto, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. I believed you could definitely control the Nine-Tails and do what no previous Hokage could do. Very good. The future of the village is indeed in the hands of young people like you."

After saying that, he glared at the crowd of people trying not to laugh.

"What are you looking at? Get back to organizing the exam!"

Chapter 27 Girls of the Same Clan

Although Orochimaru's involvement was an unexpected incident, the Chunin Exams were an opportunity that Konoha had been preparing for a long time to demonstrate its strength to the nobles and attract investment, and it would not be easily canceled under normal circumstances.

Moreover, this is a joint exam, and the Land of Wind is also participating. If the exam is canceled at this time, wouldn't it be seen as a sign of Konoha's weakness, thus triggering a war?

Therefore, for various reasons, the Chunin Exams continued, and Orochimaru was not explained to the participating candidates as a potential threat.

Naruto was quite worried about this: "System, what if Orochimaru attacks other people?"

Based on my deduction, Orochimaru's target is most likely Sasuke Uchiha, and he won't easily alert him.

Moreover, he is no match for us.

With the system's words of reassurance, Naruto felt relieved.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura Haruno reunited. The three found some water and food and sat down to discuss their next move.

"Since the exam continues, we still need to find a way to obtain the Book of Earth." Sakura Haruno sighed, holding their team's Book of Heaven in her hands.

After just one big battle, Naruto and Sasuke definitely need rest, so it'll have to be up to me... Which team is the weakest? Maybe we should ambush Ino and the others...

"The Book of Earth? We can just go to the tower and grab one of those." Naruto didn't seem to care much about it.

"what?"

“Naruto is right.” Sasuke nodded as well.

Sakura Haruno silently shut her mouth.

Yes, there's still a big gap between her and her two teammates...

"So what should we do now? Go to the tower?" Sakura Haruno suggested cautiously.

"No." Naruto rejected the proposal again.

Sakura buried her face between her thighs and decided not to make any more suggestions.

"No, actually the two of you can go too. Just pay attention to the three people I mentioned. Sasuke alone can handle most of the others."

"Naruto, what about you?" Sasuke asked.

"I'm going to find a girl, but that's my private matter, and it's okay if you don't get involved."

"A girl?" Sasuke was somewhat surprised.

He had heard some rumors about Naruto liking Sakura, but after the three of them became teammates, Naruto's attitude towards Sakura Haruno was not bad, but it certainly didn't count as liking her.

Based on his observations over this period, he thought Naruto was just as focused on his career as he was.

Sakura Haruno was also a little curious when she heard this. She and Naruto no longer had that kind of relationship, but girls at this age are always gossipy.

“She’s a red-haired grass ninja. Her chakra is somewhat similar to mine; she might be from the same clan,” Naruto said softly.

“Our clan…” Sasuke repeated the word.

"Hmm, I'm planning to go take a look. Want to come along?"

“I’m fine.” Sasuke nodded.

I wonder if Naruto's strength is related to his bloodline; I'd like to go check it out.

"I'm fine with it too," Sakura Haruno said weakly.

Having made up his mind, Naruto calmed down and focused his attention on sensing chakra.

"In that direction, hurry up, I can sense her chakra weakening." Naruto pointed in a direction.

The three of them then set off together.

……

Somewhere in the Death Forest.

A grass ninja was biting the hand of a red-haired girl. They were wearing the same headbands and were obviously both grass ninja, but his attitude towards the red-haired girl was not like that of a comrade.

The grass-like ninja bit down for a while before letting go, and even snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Tsk, this guy's treatment is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid it won't be long before he ends up like his mother."

Another grass ninja pushed him aside, saying, "It's all her fault for not working hard enough; otherwise, we might have gotten a good ranking in the Chunin Exams."

"Never mind, let's replenish our chakra first."

The red-haired girl's face was full of reluctance, but because of some past experiences, she dared not resist.

"Why do you need to hurt others to replenish your chakra? Can't you refine it yourself?"

Just as the grass ninja was about to bite, a sudden voice appeared above them.

"Who..." Before he could finish speaking, he was punched and sent flying.

"Not everyone recovers chakra as quickly as you, Naruto... But these two guys definitely need to be taught a lesson."

In the girl's vision, a golden figure descended like a god, rescuing her from her pain.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. What's your name?" Naruto asked gently.

“Karin… Karin Uzumaki.” Karin answered subconsciously, then noticed something and her eyes widened suddenly.

"Could it be..."

“Then that’s it, we’re from the same clan.” Naruto grinned, genuinely happy.

One of his two biggest dreams is to have a family...

"But your hair is blonde!" Karin was still a little incredulous.

"Oh, I inherited it from my dad."

"Also, your red hair is just as beautiful as my mom's." Naruto couldn't help but feel nostalgic as he recalled the scene of his family's reunion a year ago.

However, there are always people who try to disrupt such a heartwarming scene.

"Hey, hey, why are you chatting like this? Are you pretending we don't exist?!"

The two grass ninjas, feeling ignored, rushed forward in anger and attacked.

As the enemy approached, Sasuke and Sakura remained unmoved.

"Watch out!" Karin exclaimed.

Naruto didn't even look back; he simply used the Nine-Tails' chakra to create two large hands and grabbed them.

"Karin, what kind of life do you usually lead in Kusagakure? How do these two treat you?" Naruto noticed the dense bite marks on Karin's body and asked in a deep voice.

For the first time, Naruto showed negative emotions when using the Nine-Tails' chakra, but this was clearly not the Nine-Tails' doing.

"I..." Karin's expression darkened.

After the destruction of the "Land of Whirlpools" established by the Uzumaki clan, the surviving members of the Uzumaki clan did not have an easy time.

Karin and her mother fled to Kusagakure. The Kusagakure ninja valued their healing abilities and used them as mobile blood banks, exploiting their chakra without restraint. Karin's mother was even bitten to death.

After her mother's death, those inhumane Grass Ninjas began to target the young Karin again, which is why Karin, despite being a member of the Uzumaki clan with strong vitality, was in poor condition.

She's representing the village in the Chunin Exams only because her two teammates want to use her as a mobile health pack; they don't treat her like a human being at all.

"I see, I understand," Naruto murmured, his face expressionless.

The next moment, Naruto slammed the two grass ninjas heavily to the ground.

"Karin, I promise you that no one will ever use this method to extract chakra from you again."

"Don't worry about Kusagakure. I'll take care of whatever happens there. Just leave those two here to fend for themselves."

"From now on, Konoha will be your home."

Karin looked up at Naruto, her eyes filled with anticipation and unease.

What Naruto didn't say was that even if those two grass ninjas survived the assessment by sheer luck, they would still be met by Konoha ninjas.

Naruto took in Karin's reaction and silently said to the system in his mind, "System, you're right."

"This ninja world needs a new order."

Chapter 28 Try to escape from me!

Ninjas are tools for killing.

Naruto did not agree with this view.

But that didn't stop him from being prepared to have his hands stained with blood.