In Konoha, Naruto lies down

This loud noise also means that the countdown bell has officially rung. Naruto must end the battle and leave within three minutes, otherwise Mei Terumi will definitely arrive here.

He doesn't have much time left and must get rid of Chojuro immediately.

He almost instantly used all the means that would not reveal his identity, such as Melt Release, the invisible Flying Thunder God, and a close-range slap on Chojuro.

Because Naruto did not hold back, his speed was so fast that even the air made a terrifying sharp explosion. Chojuro had no way to avoid it. This was a complete crushing defeat in terms of strength.

Naruto didn't even use the Nine-Tails' chakra to strengthen himself. He just relied on brute force to squeeze the huge chakra group in his body.

If it were an ordinary person, it would be impossible to squeeze chakra at will. Chakra is like dynamite, which will explode the body into pieces before it is released.

Naruto was able to do this because his body had been strengthened by the Nine-Tails' chakra, and because of the strong defense brought by the evil god's blessings, his body was almost invulnerable to chakra damage.

It was as if his entire body was almost equally durable, no matter how he tried to kill himself. Even if he squeezed his chakra to create a sonic boom, he would still be fine.

After all, a man who could connect with the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, would have been shattered long ago if he had a weak body.

With a loud bang, a punch exploded in desperation, hitting Chojuro with almost unstoppable force. The latter used his double swords, Flounder, to block, but was sent flying with a bang.

The twin blades flew free, and Chojuro's jaws trembled violently, his heart filled with shock. Lava Release? How could it be Lava Release?

Even more terrifying was the punch that followed. Chojuro had no doubt the other party was going to kill him. If he had been hit harder, he would probably have weighed only five pounds by now, box and all.

Just when he thought he was doomed and was in despair, he suddenly realized that the expected attack had not arrived. He opened his eyes and saw that his double-bladed flounder had fallen into the enemy's hands.

The person looks exactly like the portrait. Why does he look familiar? It seems... I've seen this face somewhere else.

Something even more shocking happened to Chojuro. He saw with his own eyes that the moment Naruto got the double swords Aoi, the ninja swords mysteriously disappeared.

Seeing this, Chojuro's face turned pale instantly. It was as if his beloved figurine had been snatched away, and he screamed, wanting to grab it back.

Naruto ignored him. With the sword in hand, there was no way he could continue to tangle with him. He simply ignored Chojuro and turned around and ran away at an incredible speed.

【Ding! 】

[Quest Line II: Water Country, Ninja Sword Stamp Collection quest line achievement completed. Rewards are sent to backpack, skill Izanagi.]

A mechanical synthesized voice rang out, and Naruto was immediately overjoyed. He had finally completed a quest line 100%. Quest one had been abandoned midway, and quest three was only halfway through.

Fortunately, the main line of Task 2 has been completed from this moment on, which is also an encouragement for him.

Soon, Naruto left Chojuro, who was following behind him, far behind. He crossed the Hidden Mist Village in one breath and slipped out quietly.

The Yellow Springs Gate opens.

After succeeding, Naruto opened the Yellow Spring Gate without hesitation and left. The Yellow Spring Gate vibrated for a moment and then disappeared.

At the Hidden Mist Village, Mei Terumi arrived the moment Naruto left. Seeing Chojuro's injured arm, she became serious.

"Choujuro, what happened?"

"Lady Terumi Mei, my ninja sword was taken away by the person you're looking for!" Chojuro said nervously, "That person... I think I've seen that person somewhere before!"

"have you seen?"

"Yes, I just can't remember it for the moment." Chojuro said anxiously, "His name is definitely not Choji, but... Uchi..."

"Yes! I remember, Lord Mizukage!" Chojuro almost scratched his head, then suddenly raised his head, as if he had thought of something.

"Who?" Mei Terumi was also gritting her teeth in hatred.

This person used a fake name and identity to get herself into trouble. He also did this to her... Thinking of what happened last night, her face darkened.

It's outrageous and a huge shame in life.

If that matter were to get out, he would surely be ridiculed by the ninja world. He would be too embarrassed to face anyone, let alone participate in the future Five Kage Summit.

"Who is it!" she asked through gritted teeth.

"It's... Uchiha... Yes, the rebel ninja from Konoha. I even received a letter from Konoha at that time. It must be him, Uchiha Sasuke!"

"Uchiha Sasuke?" Terumi Mei was stunned for a moment.

Isn't that a Konoha brat? I was bullied by a brat who had barely reached adulthood... Damn it!

"Ahei! Ahei! Ahei!"

Several sneezes were heard from the woods near the lake, one after another. The man seemed a little embarrassed and coughed lightly to cover it up.

"Sasuke, you have a cold." Suigetsu said gloatingly.

"Stop nagging!" Sasuke replied coldly.

"Are you feeling unwell, Sasuke?" Karin asked, looking worried. "Are your wounds okay? Can you change the medicine again?"

A month ago, Team Hawk was severely damaged in Kumogakure, and Sasuke almost lost his life there. Under the desperate protection of the three, Sasuke managed to escape alive, but half of his abdomen was almost pierced.

Now he is still nourished by the stem cells grown by Chougo's Sage Chakra. Without a kidney, Jiro's health is not as good as before.

"No, I'm fine." Sasuke refused coldly.

There was a long silence. Perhaps Sasuke felt that his response was too cold. After glancing at Karin, he added awkwardly.

"There's nothing wrong with my body, but I just feel like something's wrong lately, like something's been weighing on me. I can't tell what's wrong, I just feel..."

"Is it a curse?" Karin, who had been the head of Orochimaru's northern stronghold, was knowledgeable and experienced, and she pointed out the crux of the problem almost directly.

"Puchi!" Suigetsu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Looking at Karin's serious expression, he said, "Curse? Karin, are you talking about some folk legend?"

"Suiyue, you damn guy, shut up!" Xianglin was not so concerned about Shuiyue and punched him directly.

"Are you going to kill me?" Shuiyue quickly turned over and dodged.

"You deserve it!" Xianglin snorted coldly.

The curse was over, and Sasuke didn't take it to heart. He looked towards the lake not far away, and frowned slightly.

"That's enough, stop making trouble!"

"Our main goal now is to guard this lake and find a way to confirm that Sanwei is here."

"Do you want to catch it?" Shuiyue asked.

"No, let's wait and see what's going on over there." Sasuke shook his head, "They should also be preparing to capture the Four-Tailed Fox, the Five-Tailed Fox, and the Six-Tailed Fox."

"We are just collaborators, not their subordinates. Now that the leader of Akatsuki is gone, the rest are either dead or injured."

"The current Akatsuki organization is only supported by Uchiha Madara and a few others. Although that person calls himself Uchiha Madara, he actually reveals many flaws."

"There's no need to pay too much attention to a defeated army like this. We just need to maintain a moderate relationship with them and use their intelligence to do our own things."

........

With a bang, the smoke cleared and Uchiha Obito, wearing a vortex mask, walked out. He was dragging a person behind him, like a dead dog.

Suddenly, something like a white spore sprouted from the ground. Bai Zetsu's nasty, punchable face blossomed like a flower.

"How was it, did capturing the Four-Tail go smoothly?"

"It's done, it's a small matter." Uchiha Obito glanced back at the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Lao Zi behind him and smiled easily.

"Is the Five-Tails done yet?"

"The capture has been completed and it's on the way back." Bai Jue also smiled.

"We wasted too much time on Nagato. That guy is just a dying tiger." Uchiha Obito said coldly.

"Nagato's Rinnegan has never been retracted. That guy looked like he was about to die, but who knew he would live until now." White Zetsu complained.

"The Land of Rain itself is an ominous place. It's only a matter of time." Obito said, "It was completely unnecessary to fight that guy all along."

"He cannot leave the Rain Country, and he can only die in the Rain Country."

"We are also planning to capture Vulpix. Now it depends on Team Eagle." White Zetsu changed the subject with a sinister smile on his face.

"I saw Uchiha Sasuke fail in capturing the Eight-Tails, and the four of them almost died there. Now they have gone to the Hidden Mist Village, and it seems they are also having a bad start."

"Wait a little longer, Eight-Tails? Let's start by capturing the Nine-Tails first." Uchiha Obito changed his mind.

"Why?" White Zetsu looked at Obito in surprise, with a look of madness on his face, "We don't have enough manpower, and the Nine-Tails is obviously more troublesome than the other tailed beasts..."

In the end, it all comes down to one sentence: start with the easy and then move on to the difficult.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki seems to have separated the tailed beast. We have to go and confirm it." Uchiha Obito narrowed his eyes. "If this news is false, then bring the Jinchuriki back."

"If it's true, then we have to spend time looking for the Nine-Tails. After all, all nine tailed beasts must be gathered. Without the Nine-Tails, all the efforts we have made will be in vain."

"Okay." Bai Zetsu had nothing else to say, but he was still a little worried. "That Nine-Tails Jinchuriki should be... your teacher's child, right?"

Obito stopped walking but didn't say anything.

"Ah, that's not what I meant, you know."

"What I mean is..." White Zetsu hastily defended, "That person seems to have an unusually stubborn personality and is difficult to deal with. If we really want to do that, we have to be careful."

"Who? Uzumaki Naruto?" Uchiha Obito continued to walk forward.

"Yes, that's him." Bai Zetsu's expression suddenly became a little strange, "That person is too vigilant. I can't plant spores on him, and I can't even get close to him.

"That person seems to have been active in both the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village. Perhaps he also has a spatial item on him."

Chapter 437 The false relationship between the three people is maintained by covering up the truth

Naruto had already returned to Konoha and landed at the edge of the Konoha Forest. He took a moment to get his bearings and turned to walk towards the village.

The village remained much the same, not much had changed. Naruto's return hadn't caused any significant disturbances in the village. Instead, it had excited a few friends, who agreed to have a drink together.

In the yard in front of the barbecue restaurant, white sand was piled up to form a fake beach.

Two parasols stood on either side, with a blue stone path running down the middle. On either side were a few beach chairs, with two people, one fat and one thin, lounging on them.

"How long do you plan to stay this time?" Shikamaru glanced at the yellow-haired man next to him. For some reason, his right eyelid had been twitching since a while ago.

"I don't know, it won't be too short." Naruto lay comfortably on the beach chair, squinting his eyes slightly. "I can't tell for sure myself, why are you asking this?"

Choji wanted to say that Shikamaru had said that, but changed his mind and swallowed it back.

"It seems like you don't want to stay in the village. You're always running around outside. Now Shikamaru and the others have jobs, and sometimes I don't know who to find when I want to drink with someone."

Hearing this, Naruto sat up from his chair.

"Chouji."

"what happened?"

"If you're really bored, go find a class to attend." He patted Choji's shoulder and said earnestly, "Choji, you're bored to death."

"You're the one with so much free time!" Choji slapped his hand away. "By the way, I felt uneasy yesterday. Do you think there's something wrong with my body?"

"What's the problem?" Naruto lay back down again, not paying much attention to what Choji said.

"I always feel like I'm being targeted by something, like bad luck or something." Shikamaru said worriedly, his chubby face almost wrinkled into a bun.

Naruto paused when he heard the voice, turned his head slightly and looked at Shikamaru in surprise.

"Hey! Choji, stop imagining things. That kind of thing...how could it possibly happen? Relax. You have to believe in science instead of these superstitious things."

"Oh oh." Shikamaru was confused.

After this incident, Naruto couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He thought to himself that this ninja world was really a bit outrageous. Could there really be such a thing as telepathy?

I have done so many immoral things in the name of Nihuzi, Nihuzi wouldn't... Hiss, when Naruto thought of this, he took a deep breath.

"As for why I don't like staying in the village, well... I don't dislike it." Naruto hesitated for a moment and said, "I just don't like the people in the village."

Chouji: “….”

"What you said... isn't it the same as not saying anything? The people in the village really..." Shikamaru stopped talking halfway through. It was really hard to put it into words.

Naruto is no longer the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but the villagers still feel fear and disgust towards him, but they dare not show it openly.

"Chouji, it's true that you love this village, but you can't use moral blackmail. I know how those people treated me."

Naruto looked out at the blue sky beyond the parasol, watching the white clouds floating by.

"I don't hate the village, I just don't like it here. If you weren't here, I would have left long ago and never come back."

"If you go through something like that again, you probably won't like this place anymore. My attitude now is pretty good."

"That being said, but..." Choji hesitated. What he wanted was to live with his good friends forever, except Sasuke.

Sasuke and him didn't have much interaction, having defected from the village at a young age. Over the years, Choji had almost lost interest in Sasuke and no longer considered him his companion.

"But... those are things of the past, aren't they?" Shikamaru's brain is so useful that it took him nearly two days to come up with these excuses.

"Things of the past? Yes, those things are in the past. But who can say what will happen in the future? What if something happens again and a Jinchūriki is needed to fight for his life?"