Chapter 64
"However, I'm very safe right now. I could even fight another three hundred rounds. So you can go back."
Naruto told Yūgao Uzuki to leave, but she felt something was off.
Wait a second!
She was ANBU. She only took orders from the Hokage. Since when could the jinchūriki give her orders?
No… why did Yūgao subconsciously obey Naruto?
Was it guilt?
Or was Naruto's condition so stable that there was no risk of rampage?
Anyway, after Yūgao left…
Naruto finally told Kakashi everything that had happened.
When he finished, Naruto said to Kakashi: "You should notify the Third Hokage as soon as possible."
Yes—although Naruto didn't particularly like the Third Hokage, at times like this, the Hokage could still put some restraint on Danzō.
Kakashi replied: "I was going to report to the Hokage even without you saying so."
"But right now, you're facing an important choice."
Naruto looked curious: "What choice?"
Kakashi: "Root showing up here is bad for you. You can choose to end the competition and return to the village."
"Take Uchiha Sasuke with you."
Naruto shook his head: "The situation isn't that bad yet. Don't worry. I still want first place."
Joke's on them!
Go back now?
What about the system mission?
That was an extremely tempting reward—one that could visibly boost his strength in a single go.
Give up the competition just because of some Root crisis?
Honestly, if he were alone, Naruto wouldn't even take Root seriously.
With pure chakra suppression, he could crush them all. Unless Danzō came personally, Naruto wouldn't even bother paying much attention.
What Naruto feared was only the safety of the people around him.
But from Root's plan, it seemed they had already succeeded.
Right now, Root was probably already heading back toward Konoha…
…
After sending Kakashi away, it was almost dawn.
There wasn't much time left for Naruto to rest.
He was starving—he hadn't eaten since yesterday.
Returning to camp, Naruto was delighted to find that Hinata and Sakura had left him a roasted fish and some fresh water.
Too hungry to care about appearances, he wolfed it down.
Gotta say—the fish had mostly big bones, very few small ones. So even eating like this, he didn't choke…
On the other side of the cave, Sakura watched Naruto devour the fish with a face full of disgust. She couldn't help but complain:
"Look at him. What's the difference between this and a starving ghost reincarnated?"
Naruto ignored Sakura and kept eating.
Hinata, sitting nearby, said worriedly: "N-Naruto-kun… be careful of the bones…"
Naruto was instantly touched. This big tough guy nearly teared up: "Wuwu~ It's still my Hinata who cares about me."
"Not like some female brute. I'm not talking about you, Sakura! I absolutely am not talking about you."
"You have to believe me—the words 'female brute' are definitely not about you. My good bro, Haruno Sakura big brother!"
Sakura: "…"
She rolled her eyes at Naruto, who had started acting up again, but didn't argue with him.
Just now, Sakura had seen Naruto and Sasuke return from outside, accompanied by two ANBU.
Plus the sounds of battle from far away—everything made her extremely worried.
But knowing her own strength was lacking, she knew going out would only drag them down. So she anxiously waited until now.
Seeing Naruto and Sasuke return safely, Sakura finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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