Chapter 56: I hope Konoha gets destroyed soon
The Hyūga clan.
Hyūga Natsu reported to Hyūga Hiashi the intelligence she had gathered from tailing Hanabi at a distance.
"Went to apologize?"
"Yes, Hiashi-sama. Miss Hanabi brought a homemade medical kit and went to find them. I'm not sure exactly what they talked about, but it should have been a visit to apologize…"
"Hmph. Alright, I know. You may leave."
Hyūga Hiashi closed his eyes.
After Hyūga Natsu left, Hiashi let out a sigh.
He knew that Hanabi had always liked and admired her older sister Hinata the most, which was why he had reminded her more than once, absolutely not to take Hinata as a role model.
He had thought his education had been successful, but unexpectedly, Hanabi had still been infected by Hinata's weakness and even went to apologize.
If this were usual times, Hiashi would definitely have summoned Hanabi and scolded her harshly.
But now, there was no need.
This was no longer a "development phase," but an "evaluation phase."
What mattered now was whether Hinata could show a proactive side in tomorrow's Chūnin Exams.
...
The next day.
The one-on-one matches finally began.
The matchups were randomly drawn. As for whether there was any manipulation behind the scenes, no one knew.
After several matches, it was time for Uzumaki Naruto vs. Inuzuka Kiba.
The Nine-Tails' jinchūriki vs. Akamaru's jinchūriki.
Two hot-blooded idiots began to clash.
"Beast Mimicry: Four Legs Technique!" (Imitation Beast Ninja Art: Four Legs Technique)
Kiba formed hand seals, then dropped low to the ground. His fingernails grew longer.
The next second, Kiba rushed in front of Naruto at an "extremely fast" speed and sent him flying with a powerful elbow strike.
Naruto wasn't much different from how he was in the original story.
The only difference was that he had met Jiraiya a little earlier.
But it didn't really help.
The time was too short.
Even though Naruto gained Jiraiya's acknowledgment earlier, at best he could only start training the Rasengan or summoning techniques.
If Naruto could gain Shiromo's acknowledgment, and Shiromo said a few words to the Nine-Tails, then when Inuzuka Kiba used "Beast Mimicry: Four Legs Technique," Naruto could directly pull out a "Beast Mimicry: Four-Tailed Technique."
When Konan had directly asked Shiromo whether he wanted to have some fun during the Chūnin Exams, she had mentioned calling Ajisai over.
A team of three, besides Ajisai, who else could it be?
Naturally, it was none other than the Seven-Tails' jinchūriki, Fū.
Fū, who had gained Chōmei's acknowledgment, currently only lacked improvement in her own strength, allowing her to control more of the tailed beast's power.
Otherwise, the same scene as back then at the waterfall gate of Takigakure would happen again, using just a bit of tailed beast chakra and her body would get burned.
Naruto was different.
As a member of the Uzumaki clan, he was naturally tough.
As long as the Nine-Tails was willing to lend him power, the level he could endure was worlds apart from Fū.
Unfortunately, this future Seventh Hokage failed to gain the acknowledgment of Shiromo, the ruined Amegakure Village's "village chief."
Kiba's elbow strike was extremely powerful, and Naruto was sent flying so hard that his life flashed before his eyes.
But as everyone knew, in Naruto, once someone starts reminiscing, there's a high probability they're about to explode and make a comeback.
Amid the shocked cries from the audience, Naruto stood back up, and the two officially began trading blows.
Kiba continued to suppress Naruto with his speed.
But soon, Kiba noticed a problem.
What the hell, why is this guy so tanky?
Kiba kept attacking, Naruto kept getting injured and bleeding, yet he just wouldn't fall.
"Before I become Hokage, I will absolutely not fall!"
Naruto struggled to stand up once again and shouted out his hot-blooded declaration.
At the same time, his mind was frantically thinking of a countermeasure.
He had met Jiraiya some time ago, and Jiraiya had taught him how to train for the Rasengan. But because the exams were held back-to-back, he had no time at all to actually practice.
He had only used one of the practice balloons…
Wait! Balloons?
Naruto suddenly recalled something that had happened before today's match.
Yesterday, after passing the Forest of Death, he was so happy that he went to Ichiraku Ramen and stuffed himself.
Because he ate too much, when he arrived at the arena in the morning, his stomach felt uncomfortable, and he let out a few farts.
At the time, Akamaru, who was with Kiba as they passed by, barked a few times at him. After understanding, Kiba immediately took Akamaru and left quickly.
Also, when he was little and had splashed paint on the Fourth Hokage monument, after running out of paint and switching to feces-water, he had been discovered by several ninja with dogs.
Could it be that dogs' noses and sense of smell were more sensitive than humans'?
Naruto thought to himself.
This knowledge seemed to have been taught at the Ninja Academy, but he hadn't listened back then.
If that's the case, then let's do it!
With a firm and serious expression on his face, Naruto slowly took a balloon out of the ninja pouch at his waist.
The balloon had originally been given to him by Jiraiya to fill with water for Rasengan training.
For this purpose, Jiraiya had even thoughtfully prepared a funnel for easy filling.
But before the match started, Naruto's stomach felt awful, and he had no time to go to the bathroom, so he could only relieve himself on the spot.
Thus, he used the funnel to pour everything into the balloon, tied it off, and planned to find a place to throw it away after the exams.
He didn't expect it would come in handy now.
"Kiba, I'll let you see the new jutsu I've learned!"
Naruto gripped the balloon and declared his attack on Kiba.
Those in the audience who knew Naruto were all confused.
"Kakashi-sensei, when did Naruto learn a new jutsu?"
Sakura looked toward Kakashi.
"I don't know either."
Kakashi shook his head.
"That movement is…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was watching while smoking at the side, stood up in shock when he saw Naruto's movements below.
Naruto used Multiple Shadow Clones as a feint, while the real body held the balloon and pressed it toward Kiba: "Rasengan!"
"Is it really the Rasengan? When did Jiraiya teach Naruto… no, did Naruto really learn it that fast? As expected of Minato's child."
After hearing Naruto shout the name, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a "just as I thought" expression, then smiled in relief.
On the other side, Kakashi's eyes widened as he stared intensely at the arena, utterly shocked.
Rasengan?
That's Minato-sensei's technique?
When did Naruto learn it?
But something feels a bit off, why is he holding a balloon for the Rasengan?
The next second, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kakashi's expressions froze.
They saw the balloon squirm for a moment before bursting open, spraying out water of an unsettling color along with unidentified substances in all directions.
The moment Inuzuka Kiba and Akamaru smelled it, both their eyes began to spin.
"Naruto, you bastard…"
Kiba tried to cover his mouth and nose, but his hands had also been splattered with the unidentified substance from the explosion.
When he covered his face like that, the stench shot straight to his brain, and he immediately passed out completely.
"Haha!"
"Referee uncle, I won, right?"
Naruto clapped his hands, put his hands on his hips, and smugly looked at Gekkō Hayate to the side.
"Ahem, ahem… what do you think?"
Gekkō Hayate coughed a few times and looked toward the jōnin team leaders who had jumped down into the arena, Hatake Kakashi and Yūhi Kurenai.
"Kiba has indeed lost."
Even though she was unwilling, Yūhi Kurenai had no choice but to admit it.
"When we get back, I'll definitely educate Naruto properly."
Kakashi punched Naruto on the head, then apologized to the others around them.
After all, Naruto's "jutsu" this time had indeed affected other people.
"I hope Konoha gets destroyed soon."
Sitting beside Sarutobi Hiruzen, Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, said sincerely.
(End of this chapter)