Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

Boom!! The earth to Kimimaro's left and right separated into soil and rocks, like two small mountains closing together... Needless to say, if anyone were squeezed between these hundred-ton rocks, any flesh and blood would be turned into mincemeat!

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Akatsuchi's father, Kitsuchi, used this technique, empowered by the Nine-Tails' chakra, to briefly restrain the Ten-Tails!

The chakra of Akatsuchi is of course far inferior... This Mountain Earth Technique is only a fraction of its scale!

Even so... it is still beyond the capacity of a human body to withstand.

thump!!

"Huff, huff, huff!!" Akatsuchi... plopped down on the ground, breathing heavily: "This, this... is it over!"

Sakura, watching from the bushes behind, excitedly waved her fist: "Great! This way we can reap the benefits without lifting a finger!!"

"Dance, dance of premature death...!"

Chapter 272 Each Person's Ninja Way! (2/5)

Crackling sounds!

Countless skeletons bloomed like early ferns, the earthen mound transformed into a mountain of bones, and after it crumbled, the ground became a forest of bones...

On the land surrounded by white bones, Kimimaro was covered in blood, with almost no intact skin on his body, only his cracked bones that were being repaired!

Kimimaro strode forward, stepping over the bone forest before him, and approaching the red earth.

"A monster...!" In Iwagakure, Akatsuchi, known as 'Titan', was utterly defeated by the true monster!

Kimimaro stopped in front of Akatsuchi, who had no chakra left and could only wait to die!

Kimimaro shouted, "Shinobi of Iwagakure, remember this: Hidden Darkness is the strongest, and the Shadow is the greatest shadow in the world!"

Boom! !

The bone in his palm pierced Chi Tu's body, but it wasn't a fatal wound!

Thump! Akatsuchi's massive body collapsed completely in front of Kimimaro.

The two pairs of Heaven and Earth Scrolls that Chojuro and Akatsuchi possessed were right before their eyes.

"Huff, huff, huff..." Kimimaro breathed heavily, bent down, and reached for the Heavenly Scroll at his feet.

Swish!

From the woods behind, a figure rushed forward.

"Sasuke!!" Naruto cried out urgently.

Crack! As Sasuke ran, lightning enveloped his left hand! His Sharingan coldly locked onto Kimimaro, who was bent over in front of him, and within the two tomoe... was genuine killing intent!!

"Die!" As he drew nearer, Sasuke's arm braced itself, ready to thrust.

thump!!

But at that moment... Kimimaro collapsed to the ground, blood flowing continuously from the corner of his mouth.

Thud! Sasuke stopped in his tracks, frowning as he stared at the bloodied Kimimaro. At this point, how could he not see that Kimimaro was at his last gasp, and there was no need for him to even intervene!

The lightning disappeared into the palm of his hand.

Kimimaro looked up at the person before him, his eyes unfocused, and said, "Uchiha... Sasuke? I can no longer go on. If you still need scrolls, please feel free to use them. We are all comrades from the Hidden Shadows Village. Every one more we can help pass through is a blessing... Huff, huff."

Naruto walked to Sasuke's side, looking at Kimimaro with a complex expression: This boy, from beginning to end, was thinking of his village, standing up for his comrades, and even after winning, he didn't kill his opponent, only wanting to spread the reputation of the Dark Village to other villages...

"I can get the scroll myself without you telling me!"

Sasuke said coldly, bending down to pick up the missing Earth Scroll and put it into his ninja tool bag: "Let's not waste any more time, let's hurry up and get to the tower!"

Sakura gazed at the aloof Sasuke, her heart fluttering: Sasuke... his figure, single-mindedly moving towards his goal, is so cool!

She walked up to Sasuke and said, "Naruto, what are you waiting for? Let's go."

Naruto said, "Sakura, you and Sasuke go up to the tower first..."

"..." Sasuke frowned and looked back, seemingly lost in thought.

Sakura looked at Naruto, puzzled: "Hey, what are you doing?"

“He’s injured like this, he’ll definitely die if we leave him alone…” Naruto squatted down, picked up a scroll and put it into his ninja tool bag, then helped Kimimaro onto his shoulder: “So, I’m going to take him out of the forest!”

Sakura retorted absurdly, "Hey! Do you know what you're saying? The Chunin Exams only last half a day. If you meddle in this kind of thing, all your efforts will be wasted!"

Naruto chuckled and said, "Ah, perhaps that's true, but seeing someone so willing to risk everything for something important, I can't just stand by and do nothing! I'll do everything in my power to get back within the allotted time!"

After saying that, Naruto, carrying the heavily injured Kimimaro, turned around and headed back towards the starting entrance in front of the tower they had finally reached after so much hardship, without any hesitation!

Whoosh! The rain was still falling from the sky, but the thunder had subsided.

"..." Sasuke silently watched Naruto's back until he completely disappeared from sight.

“Sasuke, we…” Sakura hesitated, unsure whether she should follow them.

"If you want to go with him, you can come with me. I'll go to the tower!" Sasuke had already started walking towards the tower.

After hesitating for a moment, Sakura finally went with Sasuke.

Inside the tower, everyone who was supposed to be there had arrived.

"Sasuke, why isn't Naruto with you?" Yuki walked up to Sasuke and asked. Hinata was also concerned about this, and she clenched her small hands tightly, looking anxious.

Sasuke sat down with an air of nonchalance, resting his chin on his hands: "That guy took it upon himself to send a cripple to the forest exit..."

Xiaoxue stared intently and asked, "Wounded? Are they from Konoha Village?"

After a moment's thought, Sasuke said, "It's Kimimaro..."

"What!?" Not far away, Karin and Suigetsu stood up simultaneously upon hearing this. Karin asked, "You mean Kimimaro! He's injured!"

Sasuke coldly replied, "Yeah, he took down the big guy from Iwagakure and the little guy from Kirigakure, and then he got crippled himself!"

"You bastard!!" Karin angrily stepped forward and grabbed Sasuke by the collar: "What right do you have to criticize Kimimaro!!"

"Let go!" Sasuke said coldly, "A piece of trash is a piece of trash. You're clearly incompetent, yet you still try to act tough. This is what happens..."

Karin grabbed Sasuke's collar even harder: "You bastard! Do you know that Kimimaro has been seriously ill for three years? When he fights, his body suffers unimaginable pain!"

Sasuke's brows furrowed sharply: That guy, he displayed that kind of fighting power while seriously ill!?

Karin shouted, "You bastard! It's one thing to stand by and watch your comrade die, but to make such sarcastic remarks?! Are you even a ninja of the Hidden Abyss?! I'm asking you!!"

"Hmph!!" Sasuke forcefully shoved Karin to the ground, straightened his collar, and said, "Comrades, the village? What do I care... All I pursue is ultimate power! Power strong enough to kill that guy! That's all, everything else is irrelevant!"

His cold words echoed through the tower, and people looked on with varying expressions.

“Sasuke-kun…” Sakura looked on helplessly. She thought that after seven days of contact, she would know Sasuke well enough, but now she realized that she knew nothing about Sasuke at all.

Genma Shiranui thought to himself: So these are the descendants of the Uchiha who were scattered abroad? They really are a clan with abnormal minds. No wonder they were wiped out... I used to think that the extermination of the clan was unjust, but now I see that they deserved it!

Xiaoxue frowned as she looked at Uchiha Sasuke. Due to their different backgrounds, she truly couldn't understand Sasuke's thoughts and actions!

But there was one thing that Xiaoxue confirmed with her own eyes: Uchiha Sasuke had no sense of belonging to the Hidden Village founded by his father, and deep down, he didn't consider us his comrades...

"My aunt's disciple, is that it? If we meet in the later matches, I'll have to see what you're made of..." Xiaoxue murmured, casting her gaze at the clock hanging high. "And Naruto... He's a man of his word, always forging ahead. Let me see if you can truly uphold your ninja way to the end!"

Chapter 273 The Second Exam Concludes! (3/5)

"Huff, huff, huff..." In the dead of night, Naruto carried the dying Kimimaro as he ran wildly through the Forest of Death.

"Why would you help me when we're complete strangers? Giving up the easy honor your own village could have gained just to help a ninja from another village... I can't understand that." Kimimaro opened his eyes and asked weakly.

Naruto replied without hesitation, "Winning glory for the village isn't about passing the exam and becoming a Chunin, but about steadfastly upholding your ninja way to the very end! You're the same way. You risked your life to help your comrades pass the exam; isn't that also proof of upholding your ninja way?"

A complex expression flickered in Kimimaro's eyes: "You really are an extraordinary person... cough cough!"

He coughed up several mouthfuls of blood!

Naruto exclaimed in surprise, "Hey! Are you alright? Maybe you shouldn't talk!"

Kimimaro smiled and said, "It's alright. To meet someone like you at the end of my life is quite lucky. Your name is Naruto Uzumaki, right? You're a member of Karin's clan..."

"Karin... is that the girl from the Hidden Village? I guess so, she has red hair just like Mom! I heard Dad say that Mom's clan was wiped out in the wars of the past, with only a few scattered in various countries. I never expected to meet her here. By the way, Kimimaro, where are your clansmen?"

"My people have long been wiped out..."

"Oh, I'm so sorry!"

"It's nothing shameful to talk about. My people, the Kaguya clan, are a group of battle maniacs who live by killing. They can only find their existence in slaughter. In their early years, they attempted to use the Hidden Village to achieve their own goals of devouring the enemy. The shadows granted them death, leaving only me..."

"What!? So, it was Uncle Shadow who..."

"Ah, he told me everything as far back as I can remember..."

"Then don't you hate Uncle Shadow?"

“If I had grown up with my family, I might hate them… but I never lived with them, so I don’t have a real sense of it. For me, the village is home, and Shadow is the patriarch of our big family. He provides a place for many helpless children like me to live, allowing us to find meaning in our lives.”

"Therefore, I sincerely admire such a shadow and want to do my part for him and for the village. However, with my current body, I probably can't do it... cough cough!"

"There must be a way!" Naruto said.

"I hope so..."

In the latter half of the night, the rain stopped, and the wild animals in the forest were attracted by the smell of blood on Kimimaro!

Naruto's eyes blazed with fury: "Damn it, of all times!"

Kimimaro said, "Put me down, don't force yourself anymore..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Naruto forms hand seals!

Ninja Art: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

Boom boom boom boom... Thousands of shadow clones descended to protect the main body!

Naruto didn't waste a second and carried Kimimaro forward at top speed.

At dawn, he arrived at the exit of the Forest of Death and handed the unconscious Kimimaro to the dumbfounded staff: "This examinee is seriously injured. Please take him to receive treatment!"

The staff member said, "No problem... So what about you? Are you going to give up on this Chunin Exam? There are only three hours left until the second exam is over! No matter what, there won't be enough time!"

"How will I know if I don't try!" Naruto turned back, after dispelling thousands of shadow clones and experiencing a thousand times the fatigue back on his main body!

On a vacant lot.