In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"What do you mean by clearing the area?" Ino asked in confusion.

"According to the exam rules, if a team member dies or is too seriously injured to fight, the entire team will be considered to have failed the exam," Shikamaru explained. "If Sasuke doesn't wake up tomorrow, then Team 7's exam will be cancelled."

Hearing this, Ino understood.

Although the exam lasted five days, the first lesson a ninja from Konoha Village learned upon becoming a Genin was to cherish their companions. Sakura and Naruto definitely wouldn't force Sasuke to endure the fifth day. If he was still unconscious by tomorrow morning, they would probably withdraw from the exam so that Sasuke could receive medical attention.

"So, Naruto and the others only have one night?" Ino asked.

"Yeah." Shikamaru nodded and said, "Naruto was planning to take a risk, so he deliberately lit a bonfire to roast fish and attract all the nearby teams."

"Wouldn't that put their situation in more danger?" asked Choji with narrowed eyes.

"Maybe it is true for others, but that guy Naruto..." Shikamaru also frowned.

They had been guarding all night without saying a word, and no one came forward to attack Team 7 again.

The next morning.

Yawning, Naruto came back from washing up in the river and found Sasuke lying on the ground with his eyes open, and Sakura was taking a light nap on the other side of the fire.

"Are you awake?" Naruto picked up the fishing rod beside him and said, "Wait, I'll get you something to eat. I ate your fish last night as a midnight snack."

Sasuke's face showed no reaction, a look of indifference, as if he had entered a state of indifference to life and death. Sakura, who was standing beside him, was awakened by the noise of the two people. Seeing Sasuke awake, she couldn't help but feel happy and asked hurriedly.

"Sasuke-kun, are you awake? What's wrong?"

Sasuke remained silent, his head tilted slightly as he stared at Naruto standing by the river, ready to fish. It wasn't until he saw Naruto cast his rod and instantly caught a fish that Sasuke's expression suddenly lost its composure. He coughed heavily and managed to speak.

"I'm fine. How long have I been unconscious?"

"One night," Sakura replied.

Not far away, Naruto was already walking back with several prepared fish. His fish-preparing skills were truly a testament to his skill. He removed all the internal organs, scales, and gills, using the kunai with great skill.

Sakura also stood up and helped move the pile of firewood over.

"I find that ninjutsu is really convenient." Naruto said to himself with his back to Sasuke, "It only takes one second to light the fire. It is really a good helper at home and on the road."

Sasuke rested for a while, then struggled to sit up and watched Naruto and Sakura busying around over there.

"You use ninjutsu for fishing?"

"It's no use." Naruto turned back to look at Sasuke, "Why do you ask that?"

Sasuke said nothing and made a motion of lifting the rod for a second.

"It's just practice makes perfect." Naruto said nonchalantly, "There are always geniuses in this world. Maybe I'm better at fishing."

Hearing this, Sasuke didn't continue to dwell on this matter.

After the fish was grilled, salt was added. After the three of them finished eating, Naruto took out the scroll and said.

"Let's go to the tower."

It didn't take long before the bonfire was extinguished. The three of them buried the food scraps in the soil and left in a hurry.

The central tower was some distance away from where they were. Sakura suggested taking a detour, but Naruto said to just go straight in.

"We lit a bonfire all night last night, but no one came back. If we take a detour now, it will only cause endless trouble." Naruto said firmly, "The safest way is for us to just go straight through."

"Because now, the default tough guys in those teams' minds are us."

The three of them jumped on the trunks of the giant trees without taking any detours, and just as Naruto said, they arrived at the central tower safely.

Before the three of them arrived, Team 8 was already waiting there.

"Naruto! You're so slow!" Inuzuka Kiba said arrogantly, "We've been waiting for you here for a long time!"

"Stop making so much noise, Kiba. I'll give you a beating later." Naruto had a good relationship with Inuzuka Kiba, so he punched him hard.

Team Eight was a renowned scout squad among the new generation of the Twelve. They hadn't seen much action, having snatched the scrolls and simply retreated to the edge of the central tower, where they lay low. It was as if a team had been lying low in the finals circle just minutes into the match.

With their white eyes, parasitic bugs, and super-sensitive sense of smell, it's like they can cheat on a test with clairvoyance. It's incredibly easy for Team 8 to circumvent their formidable enemies.

"Naruto...kun, are you okay?" Hinata asked hesitantly.

"What can happen to me?" Naruto smiled.

Hinata pointed at his clothes. Naruto looked down at his dirty self and felt embarrassed. He scratched his head and said.

"Survival in the wild is indeed a bit difficult. I'm just trying to fit in with the atmosphere."

"Tsk." Inuzuka Kiba made a face and laughed, "You guys in Team 7 haven't been hungry since yesterday, have you?"

"Sorry, I vomited the grilled fish. It was cooked hot." Naruto smiled with a fake smile and argued with Inuzuka Kiba. The two of them were almost sticking together. "What did you eat? Did you steal all of Akamaru's dog food?"

Chapter 53 Jiu Lama, do you know what a plug-in is?

After a while, the teams that passed the exam arrived at the central tower one after another.

There were only five teams that made it through. All the Grass Ninja, Sound Ninja, and miscellaneous Konoha people were eliminated, leaving only the Twelve Ninjas of Konoha and the three Sand Ninja siblings.

Of the original 26 participating teams, only five finally reached the central tower.

This means that each team has killed at least one opponent. Of the remaining sixteen teams, Naruto killed two more, and Gaara killed four more. The remaining six teams had injured players who were attacked by wild beasts and unable to fight. Another four teams opened the scroll of heaven and earth and fell into a coma and were eliminated.

But even so, fifteen people were still too many, and seven more had to be screened.

In the final analysis, what follows is no longer a group battle, but an individual battle.

In the noisy and restless central tower training grounds, the Third Hokage finally arrived. A group of guiding jonin lined up, staring solemnly at the fifteen qualified candidates below.

The third generation was giving a lecture on the stage, while Naruto was yawning below.

It was not until Moonlight Gale, who looked like he had kidney deficiency, appeared that he explained to everyone that there were too many people who advanced and that a second exam would be needed.

Everyone's reactions varied, some were surprised and some were nervous. Naruto, on the other hand, looked indifferent, as he was planning to give up anyway.

The significance of participating in the Chunin Exam was just to send Sakura and Sasuke to the exam. At least as a teammate, Naruto did not drag them down. But if he really had to compete in an individual competition, he had no interest at all.

He has no shortage of money and no regard for honor.

Fighting and killing is boring. I can't be promoted to Chunin anyway, so I might as well stand aside and take a rest.

Moonlight Gale coughed twice and explained to the people off the field.

"There will be a preliminary round before the third exam. If you wish to withdraw, please inform us now."

As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion in the audience. Who would think of giving up for no reason?

"I forfeit!" Naruto suddenly raised his hand and said.

The scene suddenly became quiet for a moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on the raised hand. After realizing that the person raising the hand was Naruto, they were all stunned.

"Naruto! What rights are you giving up?" Sakura asked.

"Are you crazy?" Inuzuka Kiba glanced at Naruto, "You can still continue to fight!"

"Naruto-kun..." Hinata looked at Naruto with some concern.

"Damn it, what is that guy doing again?" Sasuke pressed the wound on his neck, his face looking a little painful.

On the stage, the Third Hokage's gaze also shifted to Naruto's face. He didn't express anything special, just nodded.

"Then you should leave here."

Originally, the Third Hokage had not planned to let Naruto take the Chunin Exam, but later on, he granted him permission. Now that Naruto suddenly said he wanted to withdraw, the Third Hokage just thought it was a whim, that it was his own business and did not affect others, so the Third Hokage was too lazy to intervene.

"Hey! Naruto!" Shikamaru called out to Naruto from the back, "Why don't you continue the exam?"

"I'm too tired." Naruto waved his hand and left without looking back.

Walking out of the central tower, we are still within the scope of the Death Forest.

He didn't go far. He planned to go in and watch the game later, but now he needed to rest for a while.

Naruto has completely figured it out. As long as he remains the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it will be difficult for him to escape the fate of the original story. Whether he is the child of prophecy or the reincarnation of God, that is a matter of the future. He should not consider things that have not happened yet. If he wants freedom, he must get rid of the Nine-Tails.

Whoever wants to be the B Jinchūriki can be the B Jinchūriki. Once he finds a solution from the system options, he will definitely get the Nine-Tails out of his body.

He wants to live for himself and refuses to do anything he doesn't want to do.

My current thinking is simple: be a normal ninja and don't do anything outside of my duties. When facing the higher-ups, I'll just throw in the towel. Danzo can't touch me anyway, so if I really want to, I'll fight him openly.

The Four Symbols Seal taught him how to be a good man and left him without an ancestral tomb.

Naruto was also very clear about one thing: with the system by his side, his power would definitely become stronger and stronger in the future. As for things like Kaguya Otsutsuki, no matter what, they could not compare to the power of the system.

There will always be a way when you reach the mountain. Anyway, he doesn't need to practice ninjutsu.

After completing the optional task, Ninjutsu will be given to you at the speed of light.

Eat when you should, drink when you should, enjoy life more and do less meaningless things. For example, participating in the second half of the individual competition of the second round of the Chunin Exam was completely unnecessary, and he didn't want to show any strength at all.

He understood that even if no one present could defeat him, in the end the higher-ups would not allow him to be promoted to Chunin.

Besides, Naruto didn't want to talk back to others.

Hinata's caged bird is just an idiot. What's there to talk about? Persuading others to let go of hatred is the stupidest thing to do. Naruto has no interest in this.

After all, all he cared about were the few friends and girls around him, and he really had no feelings for the village.

Yawning, Naruto closed his eyes on a shady stone staircase.

The summer breeze is blowing, bringing infinite coolness.

As his consciousness slowly sank, Naruto suddenly opened his eyes and suddenly found that he had accidentally entered the sealed space again.

When the Nine-Tails saw Naruto coming, he didn't react at all. He just glanced at him and continued to sleep.

Naruto stared at the dozing Nine-Tails, then glanced around at the empty surroundings. Besides the dark, sewer-like walls, there were only potholes on the ground.

To be honest, it's not an ideal cell.

Looking at Naruto who was lost in thought, Nine-Tails opened his eyes and looked at him with complicated eyes.

"Human, what are you doing?"

"From now on you have to call me Warden."

"What?" Jiuwei immediately became angry.

"I'm thinking about how to improve the prison environment for you. It's too shabby here." Naruto said.

This sentence completely confused the Nine-Tailed Fox, and it stared at Naruto and said sarcastically.

"How about you just die and let me out?"

"Don't worry, if I were dying, I would definitely find a way to seal you away forever and torture you." Naruto said calmly, "Let's be practical, Kurama, and stop fantasizing like a coward."

"How do you want to change it?"

"The Four Symbols Seal can bring things from outside in." Naruto said as he picked up a pair of black socks that were supposed to be drying on his balcony. "Let me bring you something to entertain you."

"Why...are you doing this?" Kyuubi was a little surprised.

"I don't want you to drag me into this for no reason!" Naruto rolled his eyes at Kyuubi, "Cherish the time you spend with me, your grandfather. It won't be long before I get you out!"

"Oh, you want to die recently?"

"Absolutely not."

"Then what can you do?"

"Don't worry about this, I told you." Naruto stared at it and said, "Kuroma, you are too weak. There are many more powerful forces in this world that you have never seen."

"Then...what is that?" Kyuubi's tone was also a little solemn.

"Do you know what a cheat is?"

Chapter 54 What is a top-level power leveler?

"Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you." Naruto stretched, "By the way, Kurama, are there male and female tailed beasts?"

"Why are you asking this?" Kyuubi glanced at Naruto sideways.

"curious."

The Nine-Tailed Fox originally disdained to talk to Naruto, but when it thought about how this human was trying to improve its environment, it explained a little more.

"We are transformed from chakra, and strictly speaking, we have no gender."

"Then why are you a male fox?"