Behind the Scenes in Naruto World - Chapter 138
“Boy, don’t summon me in the future!”
Gamabunta was too afraid to look at Uehara, and, after angrily yelling at Naruto, he immediately unsummoned himself.
“Eh?”
Naruto scratched his head with a dazed expression, then turned his head to Uehara, “What did Toad Boss mean?”
Uehara frowned and said with some discomfort, “Maybe he’s embarrassed about losing to me? Did I do something wrong?”
“No, how could it be!”
Naruto hurriedly waved his hand and said, “Anyway, you just wanted to help me. Maybe he just felt too weak and fled!”
Although Naruto felt something was wrong…
But thinking about it carefully, Uehara did nothing wrong.
The result was just a bit unsatisfactory.
Uehara received his rewards for his mission. This time, by defeating Gamabunta, he got a summoning contract.
[Side Mission: Defeat Gamabunta (1/1)]
[Reward: The River King Tahm Kench summoning contract.]
[Summoning Contract: Summon The River King Tahm Kench. Consumes 1000 Chakra]
This contract was best described as better than nothing.
Konoha gradually calmed down.
The waters were churning under the calm surface, especially after the strange death of the third exam’s invigilator, Gekko Hayate.
To investigate the appearance of Orochimaru and his allies, Konoha dispatched many Anbu.
Amegakure had now become Konoha’s only trusted ally.
According to Kakashi’s intel, Orochimaru stole the Amegakure’s treasure, which caused them to chase Orochimaru. Moreover, Uehara and Orochimaru have been trading blows tit-for-tat, with Uehara disrupting Orochimaru’s plans many times.
The night before the Chunin exam. In Uehara’s hotel room.
Uehara was wearing an imitation of the Hokage’s robe and hat. Although he could use the Inherent Glamour transformation, this would prevent other people from discovering his true face if he encountered a problem.
The robe and hat were brought to him by Kabuto.
Uehara stood in front of the mirror and turned over the collar of the robe, “Worthy of being the clothes worn by the leader of Konoha. I prefer the small collar the Hokage’s robes have over the uniforms of the Akatsuki organization members, and it’s also comfortable.”
“Yes.”
Kabuto, dressed in Anbu clothes, stood beside Uehara and helped him hold the fake Hokage hats.
Due to a shortage of staff that Uehara could 100% trust, Kabuto could only be used as a supporting actor tonight.
“Have you remembered all your lines?”
Uehara took the Hokage’s hat and asked.
Kabuto pushed his glasses and laughed in a low voice, “I have already remembered all of them. I’m just curious. Why has Naraku-sama targeted Naruto so aggressively? Isn’t it better to kidnap him when Naraku-sama leaves Konoha…”
“No, I have to make him take the initiative to follow us.”
Uehara shook his head and chuckled, “Naruto’s power was far beyond your imagination. Wait and see; he will surprise you!”
“Naraku-sama means…”
“It’s just that.”
After Uehara put on the Hokage hat, he whispered, “After he leaves Konoha, I will take him to Akatsuki’s base. Konan-sensei would definitely like a Jinchuriki as a gift!”
“Understood.”
Kabuto nodded and put on a black hood, inexplicably feeling that his new boss was being stupid again!
Over the past few days of investigation, he had found no Anbu watching Naruto’s house. Perhaps after Naruto became a ninja, Konoha did not wish to continue to waste manpower to protect him.
Late At Night.
The moon was bright.
Naruto was unable to sleep due to the exam tomorrow. He wanted to defeat his opponent publicly and gain the villagers’ approval.
Just as Naruto couldn’t sleep, he suddenly heard a voice, “Sandaime-sama, Uzumaki Naruto is already asleep. Are you here to check his seal?”
“No, I just came to have a look.”
An old voice came into Naruto’s ears. He has always been familiar with this voice, and it was the voice of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
However, Sarutobi’s words were a little stiff, “What’s the situation with Naruto? Tomorrow will be the Chunin exam. Many famous and influential people have come to watch. We have to be sure that there is nothing wrong with him.”
Naruto bit his quilt stubbornly. Was he just a troublemaker in the eyes of Grandpa Hokage?
Obviously, he has already started to learn to be a real ninja.
In the next second, the unfamiliar Anbu voice continued to be heard in Naruto’s ears, “Sandaime-sama, don’t worry, if his Chakra leaks, I will report it immediately. But if his Chakra was abnormal enough that I think I couldn’t handle ….”
“You have the right to kill him on the spot.”
Sarutobi’s old voice sounded a little indifferent, “Years ago, when I ordered Uchiha Obito to undermine Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Obito made a mistake and released the Kyuubi in Uzumaki Kushina’s body and caused heavy losses to the village.”
The Anbu couldn’t help but rejoice and said, “Fortunately, Yondaime-sama didn’t notice it at that time and sealed the Kyuubi in his son’s body, so Konoha was spared…”
“That’s why I sent you to watch Naruto.”
Sarutobi said slowly with emotion, “Twelve years have passed, but Naruto has not been able to use the power of Kyuubi. He was worse than his mother, Uzumaki Kushina. What a failure of a Jinchuriki…”
“…”
The Anbu ninja was silent for a while before he replied, “But Naruto should be loyal to Hokage-sama, unlike his mother who was only loyal to her husband Namikaze Minato, right?”
The two outside the door fell silent for a while.
Naruto, eavesdropping in the room, tightly covered his mouth, not daring to make any noise. His tears fell drop by drop, wetting the bedding.
Naruto never thought that he would hear the truth about his father and mother for the first time, especially from the people he had always respected!
Uzumaki Kushina, this should be his mother’s name.
And Namikaze Minato, this should be his father’s name.
But Grandpa Hokage killed them both!
Naruto’s throat was clogged, and he dared not make any noise for fear of being noticed, but his emotions gradually began to boil!
But, for now, Naruto forcibly endured his grief. He understood that, as long as they noticed any movement, even a change in his Chakra, Sarutobi and the Anbu outside would immediately appear and kill him.
After being quiet for a while, Sarutobi’s voice rang again, “Are you persuading me to keep Naruto’s life. You have been watching him for so many years. Has your heart softened?”
“No.”
The Anbu whispered, “I just think Naruto is the most suitable container for the Kyuubi. If we kill him rashly, it would be difficult to find a new container…”
“Yes, the descendants of the Uzumaki clan are not easy to find.”
Sarutobi said in a low voice and sighed softly, “There was a member of the Uzumaki clan in the Kusagakure team that took the Chunin exam. Unfortunately, I heard that girl defected and joined the Amegakure.”
After saying this, Sarutobi sighed emotionally, “If I knew that this would happen, when Kushina asked us to save her hometown, I should have sent someone over to Uzugakure and taken a few little kids. As spare Kyuubi containers.”
“…”
The Anbu outside the door was silent for a while, as if he didn’t know what to say.
After a while, he opened his mouth and said, “This time, it seems that some people in the village have recognized Uzumaki Naruto’s identity. They may obstruct your plan. Do you need me to get rid of them?”
“It’s not necessary.”
Sarutobi shook his head, and his voice was indescribably gloomy, “Back then, I stopped other people from contacting Naruto to ensure his wholehearted loyalty to me. Now that he is very dependent on me, this command doesn’t matter anymore. .”
“What about Kakashi?”
The Anbu continued to ask, “Sandaime-sama asked Kakashi to leave the Anbu to monitor Uzumaki Naruto’s every move. Now he seems to care for him.”
“Do not worry.”
Sarutobi’s old voice was full of confidence, “Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Obito are former teammates. He just felt a bit guilty towards Naruto.”
A happy tone suddenly appeared in the voice of the Anbu Ninja, “After all, Kakashi knew about Obito killing Naruto’s parents, but he’s just been quietly hiding it…”
“Well…”
Just as the Anbu finished speaking, Naruto’s voice in the room could no longer be suppressed, tears couldn’t stop flowing on his face, and a croak came out in his throat.
When Naruto realized his voice leak, he immediately yawned, wiped away his tears, and hid in his quilt.
The voices outside suddenly became silent.
After a while, the window in the room quietly opened and then quietly closed again. Obviously, someone came to check the situation.
After a while, Sarutobi’s voice rang again, “Since nothing is wrong here, you should continue to monitor him. Tomorrow the Chunin exam will start, and all the famous and influential people will be present. We must not allow a problem to occur.”
“Yes, Sandaime-sama.”
The Anbu outside the door agreed in a low voice.
Soon, the outside suddenly became quiet.
Naruto in the room was biting his quilt tightly, tears streaming down his face, but he didn’t dare to make a sound because he knew that the Anbu was watching him outside.
Twelve years of dreams.
Tonight, they were utterly destroyed.
Naruto’s fingers pinched his thigh fiercely to the point of wounding his leg. He wanted to suppress his emotions and prevent them from noticing any abnormalities.
It was no wonder that he was alienated over the years despite how desperately he wanted to be recognized by the villagers. Sarutobi would often appear in front of him whenever his heart hurt, teaching him to endure the pain.
All the light and darkness in his life.
It turned out that it was just the old man in the Hokage Building controlling it.
Naruto’s body trembled slightly, recalling the scene where he summoned out Gamabunta, his mind suddenly sank into the boundless sealed water prison.
Naruto’s eyes were pitch black, and he walked slowly to the gate edge. He raised his head and looked at the colossal figure inside the gate. He said in a gloomy voice, “Smelly fox, you’re called Kyuubi, right? You heard it all, right?”
“Roar!”
Kyuubi opened his mouth and looked at the young figure next to the gate. He suddenly laughed loudly, “Hahahahaha…little kid, if you let me out now, I will help you kill that old thing and tear the whole village to pieces!”
Obviously, Kyuubi heard everything that Naruto had heard just now.
Even he did not know some of these secrets.
But this was a good opportunity for him. The darker Naruto was, the easier it was to manipulate Naruto!
Kyuubi didn’t expect a village-like Konoha to be so dark. It deserved to be the Ninja village created by the two wicked ninjas, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara!
Konoha’s people were always so good at killing each other!
“No, it’s not enough for them to pay.”
Naruto looked at the Kyuubi and slowly shook his head. The black energy in his body became more and more intense, “Tomorrow is an important day. Let us make a big scene!”
A grinning smile appeared on Kyuubi’s face, “Boy, I didn’t expect that you would awaken when we met for the second time! You were much smarter than that woman, Uzumaki Kushina!”
That stinky woman obviously possessed so much power. Not only did she not want to use it, she even wanted to suppress it.
Now it’s her son’s turn to suffer. As Uzumaki Kushina’s former tenant, Kyuubi thought that he should guide Naruto!
Tomorrow, it would be his time to shine!
“Naruto.”
Someone knocked on the room window.
Naruto turned his head and saw Sakura standing by his window.
The pink-haired girl said nervously, “I haven’t seen Sasuke-kun these days. He’s going to have an exam tomorrow. Can you accompany me to find him?”
“Okay.”
Hearing Sakura’s request, Naruto immediately let go of his thoughts and crawled out of the window, “Sakura, why would you go to Sasuke’s house late at night?”
“Because I thought he should already be at home at this time.”
Sakura frowned and said nervously, “But he still hasn’t appeared… Well, Naruto, your face, what happens…”
Naruto covered Sakura’s mouth and raised his fingers nervously for fear that the so-called Anbu who had been monitoring him would know the situation.
Naruto grinned, wiped the tear on his face, and said with a wide smile, “Well, I will accompany you to find Sasuke first! Maybe that guy was hiding somewhere to practice secretly!”
Even though their hearts have already become riddled with holes, people still hide their wounds in front of the people they like.
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