Unscientific Scientist From Sunagakure - Chapter 161
Naruto was determined to catch up to Sasuke.
Naruto could no longer see any other vehicles ahead.
His little three-wheeler’s speed compared to the shuttle racers was like the difference between a snail and a bird.
After driving for about twenty minutes, Naruto heard the buzzing sound of an engine behind him.
He looked back and saw Sasuke speeding towards him in his vehicle.
Sasuke’s speed was so fast it seemed like he was about to crash into the three-wheeler.
Naruto was startled and covered his head.
Sasuke chuckled and maneuvered his vehicle into a swallow flip, rotating it 180 degrees.
It soared right over Naruto’s head.
“Naruto, it’s useless,” Sasuke called out as he passed.
“You can’t catch up to me.”
“Go back.”
Sasuke’s voice still echoed as he and his vehicle disappeared.
Sasuke had already completed a lap!
It was then that Naruto realized the severity of the situation.
With this speed, how could he possibly catch up to Sasuke?
Should he give up?
That would be a joke.
Would Naruto ever give up?
Naruto channeled the chakra into the chakra engine, and the vehicle suddenly sped up dramatically.
Seeing it work, Naruto desperately injected his blue chakra into the engine.
The vehicle sped forward at an astonishing rate.
This scene caught the audience’s attention.
“Wow, look at that three-wheeler go!”
Someone figured out, “He must be using a chakra engine.”
“Idiot, who uses their chakra engine so early?”
Ordinary people have limited chakra.
Even if they use a chakra engine, it’s only for a final sprint.
Who uses chakra right from the start?
Some people scoffed, “Whether he uses it or not, he will lose anyway.”
“Let’s see how long he can keep it up.”
The audience didn’t believe anyone could use chakra to complete five laps.
At most, they expected him to last about fifteen minutes.
Sakura, seeing this, prayed silently, “Naruto, you have to do your best.”
“You have to bring Sasuke back.”
Yoru Uta instructed his team, “Keep an eye on contestant number 21; rescue him when he can’t keep up.”
The team replied, “Understood.”
Against all odds, Naruto continued to use the chakra engine.
He kept feeding chakra into the engine without stopping.
Daibokuto Sanraku’s nephew wasn’t lying.
This engine was robust.
The vehicle sped like lightning.
He caught up to the last shuttle racer, ready to surpass him at the spectators’ stand.
The last racer looked back and saw Naruto’s three-wheeler almost catching up, and he got angry.
How embarrassing it would be to be overtaken by a three-wheeler.
He casually threw a kunai wrapped with an explosive tag at Naruto.
Naruto, focused on pushing forward, didn’t notice until Sakura shouted from the stands.
“Naruto, watch out!!!”
Naruto quickly braked.
The vehicle flipped over.
The kunai struck the rear wheel.
Boom!
An explosion tore half of the vehicle apart.
Naruto was pinned under it.
A gasp went up from the spectators.
Sakura dashed down from the stands.
Yoru Uta had already rushed over, “Rescue him!”
The Fifth Division team quickly pulled Naruto from under the vehicle.
Aside from his clothes being dirty, he wasn’t hurt.
Naruto looked at the remaining two wheels of his vehicle, despondent.
“Can I still race?”
Yoru Uta replied, “Technically, as long as it has an engine and wheels, it’s still a vehicle.”
Naruto perked up, “Then okay.”
Naruto lifted what was left of his vehicle, ready to continue.
He tried to summon more chakra and realized he was running low.
Yoru Uta advised him, “Give it up, Naruto. That’s enough.”
But Naruto wasn’t willing to give up.
He closed his eyes and reached out to the Nine-Tails.
“Nine-Tails, lend me your power.”
The Nine-Tails bared its teeth, “If you want power, take as much as you need.”
“But if you can’t control it and die, don’t blame me.”
Naruto replied, “I won’t die. I’m going to be Hokage; I can’t die here.”
The Nine-Tails sneered, “Kid, then take my chakra.”
Dark red Tailed Beast chakra flowed into Naruto.
Onlookers saw a dark red, formidable chakra emanate from Naruto.
Yoru Uta was astonished.
What was happening to him?
Naruto infused the Nine-Tails chakra into the chakra engine.
With a thunderous noise, the two-wheeled vehicle shot out like a rocket.
This astonishing speed shocked everyone present.
What had this three-wheeler done?
This situation was naturally relayed to Gaara by the ANBU shadowing Naruto.
Gaara was at the lab with his secretary, Kurotsuchi, researching jutsu that imbued matter with chakra.
Comparing the information from Iwagakure and Deidara, he confirmed he had learned the complete technique.
However, as Onoki had mentioned, this technique seemed only suitable for explosions.
Imbued materials would eventually explode on their own, sooner or later, with varying degrees of power depending on the material.
This completely differed from Gaara’s idea that materials could be freely assembled and transformed according to one’s will.
“Kurotsuchi, what do you think?”
Kurotsuchi blinked, “Maybe it’s missing a soul.”
Gaara stroked his chin, “Possibly.”
“How does one control a soul, though?”
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