"The Chunin Exams can wait until we've dealt with the invaders."
The ninjas present felt they understood their Hokage less and less.
What time was it that he was still talking about exams?
That terrifying alien invader, was still lying on the ground.
Are you addicted to exams or something?
"What are you worried about? Isn't this just a quick thing?"
Saying that, Satoshi kicked Momoshiki again.
A dull thud, accompanied by the crisp sound of shattering bones rang out as Momoshiki's entire body was once again deeply embedded in the floor.
This time, he was stuck extremely deep, his entire upper body buried, leaving only his two legs flailing uselessly outside. It would be difficult to even dig him out.
"Bastard!"
A roar filled with humiliation and rage sounded from underground.
Momoshiki, who had barely entered the 1.5 stage, struggled to lift his twisted and deformed face.
"Arrogant lower life form! How dare you so openly disregard the might of the Ōtsutsuki…"
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Momoshiki's harsh words were abruptly cut off by a series of even more violent impacts. Satoshi didn't give him a chance to finish his threats.
He bent down, grabbed Momoshiki's white hair, and, like swinging a heavy sandbag, slammed him repeatedly into the ground. Each impact was accompanied by the groaning of the floor and the splashing of shattered rock.
"I don't blame you for invading Konoha. All you foolish Ōtsutsuki are like this."
"But!"
"How dare you choose this place?! Do you know how much money this arena cost Konoha?!"
Under Satoshi's storm-like assault, the pit beneath Momoshiki expanded and deepened at a visible rate.
Soon, from the perspective of the arena's flat surface, the two of them had disappeared. Only a huge, constantly smoking deep pit, with its edges still crumbling, could be seen.
In the depths of the pit, at first, Momoshiki's screams, mixed with cries of pain and curses, could still be heard, but gradually, these sounds grew weaker, until finally, only Satoshi's continuous roars remained.
The dull thuds of fists and feet colliding with Momoshiki echoed repeatedly, sending shivers down one's spine.
The watching Kage gasped.
Why was Satoshi so angry? Did he need some cooling herbal tea to calm his internal heat?
They hadn't seen him this fierce even during the Great Ninja War. Who had provoked him this time?
Sasuke, who was watching, gulped. He suddenly felt a little scared.
He knew that the Uchiha's reputation wasn't very good once, and people often called them crazy behind their backs.
Now it seemed…
He even wanted to go to Tsunade for a full deep check-up or something, to see if he was too normal or not normal enough.
If it were Sasuke, he would have pretty much killed Momoshiki, and then just acted cool about it.
Look at Satoshi, he's making alien meatballs.
After an unknown amount of time, accompanied by the sound of falling rubble, Satoshi leaped out of the deep pit, landing steadily on the ground.
His Hokage robe was splattered with semi-coagulated dark red blood, making it unclear whether it was the enemy's or his own from being cut by flying debris.
"Hokage-sama, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Satoshi wiped the blood from his face.
"To all the Kage and representatives, today's sudden situation has startled everyone. The Chunin Exams will be postponed. Please return to your accommodations to rest."
Upon hearing this, the Kage, with their respective subordinates, quickly retreated without a moment's hesitation. They were afraid of accidentally getting caught in the crossfire and being beaten up as well.
Satoshi, on the other hand, looked back at the demolished arena, feeling incredibly distressed. This would surely work Tenzo to death.
He said, "Remember to add two chicken drumsticks and an egg to Tenzo-senpai's bento."
"Huh?"
"Huh what? Go do it quickly."
While Tenzo went to repair the arena with a pained expression, Satoshi arrived at the laboratory.
He placed the eyeballs in a special solution and sat on a small stool, pondering idly.
The Ōtsutsuki who invaded Konoha had information, so they were relatively easy to deal with.
But what if one day the legendary Ōtsutsuki God Shibai came to invade the Ninja World? Wouldn't that be extremely troublesome?
Was there any way to find out where he was?
If he really couldn't be defeated, he would just travel back in time before he became a god and…
Through the efforts of Satoshi and a few accessories, the Ōtsutsuki who invaded the Ninja World were successfully repelled.
However, this sudden attack caused huge waves in the hearts of the high-ranking officials of the Five Great Nations.
The existence of the Ōtsutsuki and their terrifying goal of devouring Chakra overturned their understanding of the world.
...
Three days later, in Konoha, at the Hokage Building conference room.
"So, besides us, there are also these powerful Ōtsutsuki in the world."
"I didn't expect them to want to devour the Chakra of the entire Ninja World. This is too terrifying."
The ninjas in the room were discussing animatedly. Today's events had far exceeded their comprehension.
Kurotsuchi stood up and asked, "Hokage-sama, are there any other Ōtsutsuki who invaded the Ninja World, besides Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki who have already been defeated? Do they have any accomplices still in hiding?"
Satoshi said, "According to the information extracted from their brains, there is an Ōtsutsuki who invaded the Ninja World at the same time as Kaguya. He has been hidden in the Ninja World for a thousand years, and no one knows where he is hiding."
"A thousand years, huh? This old geezer can really live…"
"Cough, cough, we're getting off-topic. Let's think about how to solve the upcoming crisis."
The conclusion was that Isshiki possessed terrifying power that could rival or even surpass Momoshiki's. And even more frightening was that he had thoroughly understood the Ninja World during these thousand years.
He was familiar with the history of ninja, their power system, their weaknesses, and might have even infiltrated certain organizations, accumulating unimaginable resources and intel.
Once everyone encountered a suspicious person, they should not confront them, but report to the Hokage immediately.
After discussing the Ōtsutsuki matter, the topic of the Chunin Exams came up again.
Because the arena needed to be repaired, the time was postponed to half a month later.
During this time, the Kage and contestants would rest well in Konoha, which would also serve to deepen their relationships and so on.
As for Naruto and Sasuke, they shouldn't participate to give others a chance to shine.
So, that afternoon.
"Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke are officially promoted to Chunin!"
These good friends finally shed their Genin titles and became the strongest Chunin in the Ninja World.
After the results were announced, everyone went their separate ways, and Naruto and Sasuke walked out happily.
Naruto asked, "Sasuke, how about we go celebrate with a bowl of ramen?"
Sasuke complained, "I've been eating ramen with you for a week. Can we have something different?"
"Then shall we go for yakiniku?"
"Fine."
As long as it was away from that damned ramen shop, anything was fine.
"After yakiniku, let's go have another bowl of ramen as a late-night snack."
"…"
Sasuke sighed softly.
Three meals a day were ramen, and sometimes Naruto would drag him to eat a bowl in the middle of the night.
He was baffled, couldn't they eat something else?
Sasuke now felt a little nauseous at the sight of ramen.
Seeing Sasuke's expression, Naruto thought he was dissatisfied.
"Then how about we go eat a bowl of ramen first, and then yakiniku?"
Sasuke was going crazy. "Can't we just stay away from that ramen shop? Can't you let Teuchi-san rest?!"
"Eh?" Naruto blinked.
"But if no one goes, won't he have to close?"
"…"
Sasuke was defeated. If Naruto's combat intelligence during a fight was ten thousand, right now it was negative five hundred million.
He rubbed his forehead weakly, racking his brain for a reason to escape this ramen maniac, when his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of a familiar pink figure looking over from a distance.