Chapter 73 Fated Showdown: Naruto's Intervention and Declaration of War
Chapter 73 Fated Showdown: Naruto's Intervention and Declaration of War
Inside the arena, Kiba stood opposite Naruto.
Akamaru lay on his head, trembling.
"Hey, Akamaru, don't be afraid."
Kiba patted Akamaru's head, trying to bolster his courage.
"Although this guy is a bit strange, we are the elite of the Inuzuka clan."
He pointed at Naruto, revealing his signature fangs.
"Don't think you'll become stronger just because you're at the bottom of the class and you've changed into black clothes."
Akamaru said you have a strange smell.
"It tastes like a wild animal."
"Perfect timing, I'm a Wilderness type too."
"bring it on!"
Tooth threw down a smoke bomb.
"Beast Mimicry Ninja Art: Four-Legged Technique!"
Teeth crawled on all fours, his nails grew longer, and his eyes became as fierce as a wolf's. Akamaru also transformed into a red beast.
"Tooth-to-teeth!"
Two rapidly spinning whirlwinds, accompanied by a whistling sound, rushed straight towards Naruto.
It is very fast and powerful, strong enough to drill through rock.
Naruto simply watched the two whirlwinds approach, his eyes cold.
"A wild beast?"
Naruto forms hand seals.
"Playing with wild animals in front of me?"
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
The smoke exploded, and dozens of Narutos appeared instantly.
Instead of rushing forward and attacking indiscriminately as before, they quickly lined up in a neat row.
"They're here!"
The first clone shouted.
Tooth-Tooth charged forward, and the clone didn't try to withstand it.
They stretched out their feet from behind and kicked the side of the whirlwind.
The whirlwind was kicked off course, and before the tooth could react, the second clone delivered a follow-up kick.
Dozens of clones kicked the rapidly spinning Kiba and Akamaru around like a football.
Although the rotational force of the tooth-to-tooth joint is strong, it is impossible for it to maintain a straight line under such continuous lateral impacts.
"Damn it! Don't kick me!"
Tooth screamed in the whirlwind, feeling as if he were inside a washing machine, dizzy and disoriented.
"it's over."
Naruto's true form appeared in mid-air.
He leaped into the air, his right leg like a battle axe, chakra gathering in his heel.
Painful Kick - Low-End Version
He stole this technique from Tsunade. Although it didn't have Tsunade's terrifying strength, its power was still considerable thanks to the enhancement of his vortex physique.
"Go down!"
With a kick, he smashed down on the back of the tooth, instantly severing it.
Ya was slammed to the ground, and the floor shattered.
Akamaru was also blasted away, howling as he ran back to the stands.
Another sell-out.
Naruto landed and looked down at Kiba in the crater.
"You right now."
Naruto said calmly.
"You don't even deserve to let me remove the kunai."
The audience was silent.
Kurenai covered her mouth, not expecting her student to lose so badly, and not only so badly, but so quickly.
"The winner is Naruto Uzumaki."
Moonlight Gale announced.
Naruto turned around and walked back to the stands.
As he passed by Hinata.
Hinata blushed and whispered, "Naruto... Naruto-kun, congratulations."
Naruto stopped and glanced at Hinata.
"Keep it up, you too!"
Naruto said softly.
"Don't lose to that guy."
"That guy... who keeps talking about fate."
The screen scrolled again.
Hinata Hyuga VS Neji Hyuga.
The Hyuga clan's civil war, the destiny of the main family and the branch family.
The two stepped off the field, and Neji activated his Byakugan, his eyes filled with resentment and disdain.
"Hinata-sama."
Neji sneered.
"Give up. You're not cut out to be a ninja."
"Your character is too weak; this is your fate."
"Just like I am a member of a branch family and am destined to sacrifice for the main family, this cannot be changed."
Hinata clenched her fists, looked at Neji, and then stared at Naruto.
Naruto was leaning against the railing, quietly watching her.
"I...I won't abstain!"
Hinata adopted a Gentle Fist stance.
"I want to prove... I can change myself too!"
"madness."
Neji charged forward, and the difference in strength between Gentle Fist and Gentle Fist was obvious.
Neji's talent far surpasses Hinata's.
Each of his palm strikes hit Hinata's pressure points, sealing her chakra.
Hinata was forced to retreat steadily, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.
"Give up!"
Neji struck Hinata in the heart with a single palm strike.
Hinata coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.
"That's fate."
Neji looked at Hinata lying on the ground.
"The weak are destined to be trampled on by the strong."
"No……"
Hinata struggled to her feet; her vision was already blurred, but she still kept her eyes fixed on the figures in the stands.
"Naruto-kun... is looking at me..."
"I can't lose..."
"I keep my word... That's my ninja way!"
Hinata shakily regained her footing and assumed a fighting stance once more.
This scene enraged Neji.
The defiant look in his eyes reminded him of himself, who had always resisted fate.
It was practically a mockery of him.
"Since you want to die, then I'll grant your wish!"
Neji's killing intent erupted, and he charged forward. The chakra in his hand condensed into a needle, aiming straight for Hinata's heart.
That was truly a fatal blow.
"stop!"
On the stands, several Jonin moved simultaneously.
Kakashi, Guy, and Kurenai Yuhi—they couldn't just stand by and watch the examinees be killed.
But some people are faster than them.
A black figure appeared out of thin air in the arena.
Using the Body Flicker Technique, Naruto stood in front of Hinata.
He didn't form any hand seals; he simply extended his left hand and blocked Neji.
The chakra of Gentle Fist impacted Naruto's palm, and white smoke rose from it.
But he didn't move an inch, not even furrowing his brow.
"Naruto-kun..."
Hinata noticed the back of the person blocking her way, which seemed as steady as a mountain.
"you……"
Neji was stunned; he hadn't expected anyone to rush down so quickly.
Even more unexpectedly, this loser was able to catch his soft fist with his bare hands.
"Let go!"
Neji tried to pull his hand away, but Naruto's hand gripped it tightly like an iron clamp.
Naruto's eyes were now filled with frost.
"You always have fate on your mind."
Naruto said coldly.
"What do you mean by separating from the family and being destined to be a slave, or being a loser and destined to be a waste? What else is unchangeable?"
Naruto shook off Neji's hand and took a step forward.
"Do your eyes truly see through everything?"
"Have you seen through my destiny?"
Neji took a step back and looked at Naruto.
Byakugan attempts to see through Naruto's meridians.
But all he saw was a red ocean, the Nine-Tails' chakra, bottomless, filled with violence and hatred.
"monster……"
Neji muttered to himself.
"I am a monster."
Naruto pointed to his own nose.
"But I am also Naruto Uzumaki."
"I don't believe in fate, I only believe in my fists."
Naruto declared war in front of everyone.
"In the finals a month from now, I will shatter your fatalism, along with your pride."
"Wash your neck and wait."
Although he was a bit domineering and arrogant, no one thought he was joking.
His aura was even stronger than when he instantly killed Ya.
Neji responded through gritted teeth.
"Fine! I'll show you how cruel fate can be."
Hayate Gekko arrived and announced that Hinata had lost her ability to fight.
The medical team carried a stretcher into the room. Hinata lay on the stretcher, watching Naruto's back.
"Naruto-kun... is so cool..."
A feeling of happiness welled up inside me.
Hinata's eyes rolled back and she fainted; this time, she really fainted.
Naruto watched as the stretcher was carried away.
As I walked back to the stands and passed Gaara, Gaara remained expressionless.
But the Shukaku inside him let out an excited roar.
"Kill him! Kill him!"
Naruto patted his stomach, calming the restless Nine-Tails.
"Don't worry, the best is yet to come."
The preliminary rounds have concluded, and the finalists have been announced.
Naruto Uzumaki VS Neji Hyuga.
Uchiha Sasuke VS Gaara.
Nara Shikamaru VS Temari.
……
The month-long intensive training was the final period.
Undercurrents are stirring in Konoha.
Orochimaru was preparing, the Akatsuki were observing, and Roy sat in the illusion dojo, looking at the circles on the calendar.
"The Chunin Exams Finals: The Konoha Collapse Plan"
"And... Shukaku's rampage."
Roy smiled.
"The stage is set up, and all the actors have arrived."
"Then let this feast begin..."
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