166Whirlpool surfaceAI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 166: Uzumaki Menma
Although Naruto's strength shocked Killer Bee, it was still somewhat within expectations.
The previous overwhelming fire dragon attack had already prepared him mentally.
Killer Bee didn't feel the slightest bit of fear.
As the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, he didn't fear anyone except the Raikage.
His fighting spirit surged, and he performed another rap.
Naruto felt a headache coming on.
What kind of ghost rap is that?!
It's hard to take.
It was practically more threatening than his Seven-Swords Style.
This thing was close to being a mental attack.
He glanced at Sasuke; there was still a little time.
Thinking of this, Naruto put away Enma.
The way those two were trading blows flesh-to-flesh got his blood pumping a bit.
In that case, he would give it a try too.
Without relying on Kurama, he wanted to see just how far he could go.
Naruto smiled faintly and activated two of Merlin's skills on top of his Sage Mode.
Dreamlike Charisma and Garden of Avalon.
The former's effect increased his Ninjutsu attack power by 10% and recovered 20% of his Chakra.
The latter's effect recovered 10% of his Chakra per minute, 10% of his health per minute, and added a 10% stack to his hand seal speed every minute.
A faint green light emerged from his body, dancing around him like fireflies.
Seeing this, Killer Bee stopped his rapping and sized him up.
This kind of light looked a bit like Medical Ninjutsu.
But Naruto wasn't injured.
There was no reason to use Medical Ninjutsu.
While he was thinking, Naruto stepped forward, and gravel flew everywhere under an indescribable force, as terrifying as bullets.
Killer Bee was suddenly startled, and his seven blades wove into an airtight net.
But his body retreated several steps under the impact.
Naruto reached him and threw a punch directly.
The long sword was forced to bend into an arc.
Killer Bee retreated again.
He now felt like he was wrestling with a bull.
The seven blades were constantly wailing.
Naruto, like the Raikage, had abandoned all defense in favor of pure offense.
As he unleashed the Eight Extremes Fist with all his might, sand and stones flew across the ground.
It was not in the least inferior to Sasuke's battle against the Raikage.
The Cloud Ninja who originally wanted to help quickly retreated.
Every punch and kick from Naruto was as heavy as a mountain.
In just a few seconds, Killer Bee had retreated nearly twenty meters.
Moreover, he had no power to fight back.
Even though he quickly released the red Tailed Beast Cloak,
that terrifying pressure did not diminish by half.
"Bastard!"
Killer Bee suddenly roared.
The red cloak became even deeper, and Eight-Tailsdanced behind his back.
Version 2 transformation.
Although he still looked human, he largely resembled the Eight-Tails now.
A dangerous aura permeated the air.
Killer Bee was as fast as lightning as he launched his first charge.
Large white bones appeared on his elbows as he smashed them directly toward Naruto.
The violent wind erupted into an airwave.
Naruto raised his fist and collided with the white bone.
He frowned slightly.
This power is quite good.
The right side of his body moved back to shed the incoming force.
But his left side moved forward.
His left foot stepped on Killer Bee's right knee, his hands rotated and quickly grabbed his right arm, and his right leg pressed down on his head.
There was only a loud boom.
Killer Bee was pinned directly to the ground.
Dust and smoke rolled in the cracked fissures.
But he wasn't injured, though the manifested white bones had disappeared.
Naruto flipped up, his hands still not leaving Bee's right arm, and with a clean and swift pull backward, his incredibly powerful strength dislocated Killer Bee's right arm bone.
Bee let out a scream of pain because of it.
Immediately after, Naruto stood up and delivered a kick, sending Killer Bee flying.
The scream intensified, but then fell silent.
He had passed out.
Naruto's kick had caused his chest to sink in, and a burst of blood erupted from his mouth.
"Master Bee!"
The cries of the Cloud Ninja caused the Raikage to lose his focus for a moment.
Sasuke, who had been passively taking a beating, seized the opportunity, locked the Raikage's head with both hands, leaned his body back, and performed a direct piledriver.
He felt a surge of satisfaction!
But he only got to be smug for half a second before the Raikage's counterattack arrived.
The Raikage, whose head was on the ground, spun on the spot, his legs forming a great windmill.
Sasuke's face was immediately kicked dozens of times, swelling up like a pig's head.
Naruto looked at him.
Tsk, tsk.
He was already unrecognizable.
Furthermore, Sasuke had lost the possibility of striking back.
Because the three minutes were up.
His Real Man State had ended.
Naruto turned back to look at Killer Bee.
He had woken up.
Octopus tentacles began to appear on his body.
Tailed Beast transformation?
Naruto formed hand seals.
Killer Bee's spirit suddenly jolted.
As a perfect Jinchuriki, he wouldn't lose consciousness even during Tailed Beasttransformation.
"Shadow Clone?"
He couldn't help but be puzzled.
At their level, are Shadow Clones still useful?
Naruto created Shadow Clones not for fighting, but to use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
To be precise, it was a semi-finished Flying Thunder God Portal Technique.
Behind him, an illusory gate appeared.
But in reality, this gate was meaningless.
An ordinary person entering it would die in the spatial turbulence.
Naruto only used it to cover up the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After all, the Raikage and Killer Bee were far too familiar with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Back then, at least a third of Minato Namikaze's fame was thanks to the two of them.
Naruto threw Karin into the gate, then instantly appeared in front of Sasuke, grabbed him with his left hand, made a fist with his right, and struck first by hitting the golden bracers on the Raikage's wrist.
With a thunderous boom,
the moment the metallic clanging sound rang out, the Raikage's body involuntarily flew upward due to the immense force.
He flipped over and swung his arm violently.
An airwave hit the ground, directly blasting a deep pit.
But Naruto had already disappeared from before him.
"Space-Time Ninjutsu?"
The Raikage frowned.
He hated guys with Space-Time Ninjutsu the most.
He could beat them, but he couldn't catch them.
Too annoying.
He looked at the battered Killer Bee and couldn't help but clench his fists.
Sasuke's strength was limited.
But Naruto was the biggest trouble.
Even without Space-Time Ninjutsu, his strength was enough to shock the Ninja World.
He had never known about such a person before.
"Lord Raikage, who are they?"
Killer Bee, Darui, and the others gathered in front of him.
The one asking was Dodai.
He had the word'Shinobi' on his forehead protector and wore an eyepatch over his left eye, making him a one-eyed man.
As a confidant of the Third Raikage, he held a high status in the Hidden Cloud Village.
The Raikage shook his head.
Medical Ninjas came forward to treat his injuries.
He had forgotten when he was last injured.
"They will probably come again."
A dark-skinned, white-haired beauty not far from the Raikage said thoughtfully.
Her name was Mabui, the Raikage's secretary; she was calm and full of wisdom.
This could be seen from how she served as a commander alongside Shikamaru's father, Shikaku Nara, during the Fourth Ninja World War.
At the same time, she also possessed the 'Heavenly Transfer Technique,' a Space-Time Ninjutsu.
It could teleport any item at the speed of light to any location without being affected by any conditions or areas.
However, if a person were teleported, only the Raikage and Tsunade could survive the pressure of air friction.
"When that young man with the snake around his neck was fighting you, the other two didn't make any moves at all, so their target might be you."
Mabui analyzed, "As for what specific purpose they have, since it only happened once, I can't be certain."
The Raikage fell silent.
There were still some clues to follow for Sasuke, but for Naruto, there was no lead at all.
"Mabui, set up an analysis team immediately to study their abilities and identities."
The Raikage ordered, "Especially the guy who fought Killer Bee."
"I understand."
Mabui nodded in response.
"The Ninjutsu the snake-wearing youth used to injure you seemed to be Chidori."
Dodai said thoughtfully, "I've seen it before; it's the Ninjutsu of Konoha's Copy Ninja Kakashi."
"But he can't be Kakashi."
Mabui looked at him and countered, "Kakashi's strength is a far cry from his, and he has two special Sharingan."
"Speaking of which."
The Raikage suddenly chimed in, "During the battle, he used an extremely special Dojutsu that could shake one's soul."
"Soul? That is truly rare."
Mabui's brows were almost knitted together.
It was clearly an extremely rare ability, yet she had no impression of it.
Where on earth did they come from?
This was the same doubt shared by almost everyone present... "Sasuke, bite me."
Karin extended her arm and placed it by Sasuke's mouth.
His head was buzzing from the beating, and he subconsciously bit down.
A warm stream of Chakra poured into his body.
His originally pained expression gradually relaxed.
His handsome face was restored.
"Ah!"
Karin let out a sudden scream, then quickly gritted her teeth.
Because Sasuke bit very deep.
A bloody tooth mark appeared on her arm.
Feeling her vitality fill his injured body,
Karin's face flushed slightly.
Naruto scratched his hair.
Both of you, act normal!
Those who didn't know would think something was happening on the spot.
Half an hour passed.
Karin left the room with light steps.
"Sasuke-kun is fine now; he'll wake up in a moment."
"Uh, are you okay?"
Naruto asked, looking at her somewhat pale face.
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
Karin waved her hand and said, "I feel okay."
"That's good then."
Naruto sent her back to Konoha to rest.
Actually, she could have used Medical Ninjutsu, but she was in a hurry and just let Sasuke bite her.
Back in Otogakure.
Naruto suddenly thought that Sasuke had fought for so long but forgot to announce his name.
But it didn't matter.
If there was a first time, there would be a second.
But next time, maybe he should find a pretext?
Otherwise, it would give the outside world the illusion that the Tianming Organization was just bored.
Naruto rubbed his chin, thinking about what exactly the Hidden Cloud Village had that he needed.
"Ah."
Sasuke pressed his head and opened his eyes.
His physical quality under the enhancement of Sage Mode was decent.
Anyone else would have had a concussion long ago after being beaten like that by the Raikage.
But it still hurt.
Naruto himself wouldn't dare to let the Raikagepunch him for no reason.
"You're awake?"
He leaned against the doorway and asked with a smile, "How do you feel?"
"He is stronger than me."
Sasuke said silently.
Since the scene of him being beaten had already been seen, there was no point in hiding it.
"My Mangekyo Sharingan doesn't mean much to him. Next time I can try using Magical Girl Mode to boost my speed, but my Chakra might not be able to support it for long."
Sasuke paused here and asked in confusion, "During the fight, I suddenly felt various powerful states appearing in my body. Was that your doing?"
"Yeah, an enhancement Ninjutsu. But the cooldown is very long, so don't expect to use it whenever you want."
Naruto didn't mention the eight-hour cooldown.
After all, for such a powerful Ninjutsu, an eight-hour cooldown would be too ridiculous.
Sasuke automatically assumed it might take several days, or even a month.
"Where's Karin?"
He looked around and couldn't help but ask.
In his daze, he still had some memory of biting her arm.
"Oh, she was bitten quite badly by you and went back to rest," Naruto replied.
Sasuke was slightly stunned.
He felt some guilt in his heart.
Unlike in the original work, he didn't treat Karin as a tool, but as a teammate.
His personality wasn't that heartless either.
"I'll go check on her."
"Alright, take a break for the next two days and summarize your battle with the Raikage. To know oneself and one's enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles. You can't defeat the Raikage just by being reckless."
"I know."
Sasuke nodded.
After being pummeled by the Raikage, the feeling of being invincible because he had learned Sage Mode had vanished; now, he just wanted to study seriously.
And while he was at it, he planned to steal the Lightning Release Chakra Mode and the Strongest Armor of Lightning Release.
Because those two Ninjutsu were simply too strong.
If he could master them, his strength would advance by leaps and bounds.
"By the way, any progress with Susanoo?"
"Uh, no."
Sasuke had been so caught up in the fight that he hadn't even thought about it.
"..."
Naruto sighed.
If it weren't for your protagonist aura, you would have been beaten to death countless times already.
Too lazy to say more, he directly dropped him off in Karin's room and returned to Takigakure himself.
The buildings in the Village that had been destroyed during the rebellion had already been restored to normal.
He dispelled his Shadow Clone, and upon recovering the memories, he couldn't help but shake his head.
That guy Jiraiya was dead drunk again, sleeping in his room.
Who knows how the information gathering was going?
"Hmm?"
Naruto couldn't help but look up.
He sensed a Flying Thunder God Mark.
And it was nearby.
It wasn't the one on Jiraiya.
Whose was it?
He immediately performed the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Why are you here?"
Naruto blurted out when he saw Merlin.
"I was about to ask you the same thing."
Merlin, who had been on guard, relaxed and said, "People scaring people can scare someone to death. Next time before you pop out, notify me first."
Naruto ignored the second half of his sentence and asked, "Shouldn't you be off founding your Langya Pavilion?"
"You keep telling me to found the Langya Pavilion, but how am I supposed to do that?"
Merlin spread his hands and said, "Where am I supposed to get the people?"
You brat, you're hinting at Seven-Tails again.
"So you came here to recruit?"
Naruto caught his meaning, "But who do you plan to recruit in Takigakure? There aren't any particularly powerful Ninjas here."
"The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, of course."
"?"
Naruto looked bewildered, "Are you serious? If you can actually kidnap a Jinchuriki, I'll eat... wash my hair while doing a handstand on the spot!"
Ahem, better not set flags about eating weird things.
What if he miscalculated?
Besides, Fuu really was a bit of a naive airhead.
"What's the fun in washing your hair while doing a handstand?"
Merlin shook his head in disappointment and said, "Don't let me look down on you; streak through Konoha!"
Naruto's mouth twitched.
Streak your head!
"But why choose Fuu?"
Although Fuu was the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, her personality was too simple, making her unsuitable for many things.
"Let me ask you, what does mei changsu have?"
"What does he have?" Naruto paused, "Probably an illness?"
Even though it was the truth, Merlin felt like this guy was finding ways to insult him.
"It's Fei Liu. Don't you think Fuu is very much like Fei Liu?"
"I guess a little."
Naruto glared at him, "What's wrong with you? You've already defaulted to being mei changsu? Have some shame!"
"mei changsu of Jiangzuo," Merlin countered, "Am I not?"
"..."
Naruto was directly hit with silence.
Damn, that actually makes some sense.
Merlin counts as a 'Mei Lang' too?
"Besides, even if I'm not mei changsu, I am Merlin."
Merlin leaned on his plum blossom staff and asked, "Speaking of Merlin, what do you think of?"
"Shameless, heartless, professional internet scammer, Magical Girl, messy relationships, prankster, unreliable..."
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Merlin hurriedly interrupted him, "I was talking about Fou-Fou, the pet Merlin keeps."
Naruto was speechless.
You're addicted to these puns, aren't you?
The girl's name is Fuu, not Fou-Fou.
"Fine, whatever, but wait until we leave. It'll be a hassle if Jiraiya finds out."
Naruto waved his hand weakly.
These clones each knew how to have their own fun.
He couldn't compare.
After all, he still cared about his reputation and couldn't be so unscrupulous.
In the afternoon, Jiraiya woke up.
Naruto handed him a special soldier pill made by Sakura.
"What's this?"
Jiraiya sniffed it; it wasn't poisoned and had a fresh fragrance.
"To sober you up."
"Not bad."
Jiraiya gave him a gratified look, "My head happens to hurt, so I won't be polite."
He swallowed it in one gulp.
His whole body froze.
An indescribable taste.
It was as if someone had taken your steak, smeared it with dog poop, and then stuffed it into your mouth.
The sobering effect was a perfect ten.
Naruto instinctively took several steps back.
"I'm going to kill you! You wicked disciple!"
Jiraiya roared while dry-heaving.
The air was filled with a foul stench.
"Don't come over here!"
Naruto quickly ran away.
It stinks!
Sakura, how on earth did you make this?
He felt deeply puzzled.
Just as he didn't understand Hinata's appetite.
Two hours later, Jiraiya collapsed on the ground, panting heavily.
Naruto slowly turned around and asked, "Why'd you stop running?"
"..."
Jiraiya wanted to cry but had no tears.
He once again regretted not stopping Tsunadefrom teaching Naruto the Flying Thunder God Technique.
And he wondered if Minato had been given the wrong baby.
"Look at your body; your future days are going to be hard."
Naruto shook his head, then thought of something and said, "Oh, you haven't even caught up to Lady Tsunade yet, so thinking about this is useless."
Jiraiya stood up in a rage and threw a fierce kick, which missed.
A crack sounded.
He threw out his back.
"Ow, my old back!"
Jiraiya screamed in pain.
It could only be said that his kick was too powerful.
A moment of carelessness had caused his own downfall.
"Drink less, stay away from 'research,' and exercise more, you get it?"
Naruto said with a face full of earnestness.
Tsunade had the Strength of a Hundred Seal, and combined with her forbidden techniques, there weren't more than five people in the entire Ninja World whose physical fitness exceeded hers.
With Jiraiya's hollowed-out body, tsk, it's going to be tough to endure.
"Is your intelligence gathering finished?"
"Fin... hiss! Finished... oh!"
"Wait here, I'm going to say goodbye to Shibuki."
A few minutes later, Naruto dropped Jiraiya off at the Hokage Office.
"I'm in so much pain!"
Jiraiya was startled for a moment, then immediately clutched his waist and screamed repeatedly.
"What happened?"
Tsunade was startled and hurriedly stood up, coming to Jiraiya's side, "Don't move, let me check you."
Naruto gave a thumbs-up to Jiraiya's back.
This move was not bad.
But unfortunately, the person across from him was Tsunade.
He took a few steps back.
"Jiraiya!"
Tsunade charged up a punch, and another large hole was blasted into the office.
Shizune, holding Tonton, had a face full of worry.
The already poor household was now even worse off.
Lady Tsunade, this renovation money is all your own.
A whole suitcase of IOUs hasn't been paid back yet.
Debt collectors are already lined up from the east side of Konoha to the west.
Before, Tsunade could run away.
But now that she was the Hokage, there was no way to run.
Naruto performed the Flying Thunder God Technique and found that Jiraiya was actually still flying through the air.
He grabbed his shoulder and brought him back to the office again.
"Lady Tsunade, if you're not satisfied, do you want to go again?"
Naruto waved his hand and said, "If nothing else, I can find him and bring him back no matter where he is."
The previously tense Tsunade couldn't help but laugh.
"You're still the one who cares about your sister."
Jiraiya, lying on the ground, was full of question marks.
So I'm the only one getting hurt here?
"Get up."
Tsunade sat back in her chair, arms crossed, "Tell me, what's the situation?"
She had been measured with her strike.
Jiraiya scrambled up and said, "It's been confirmed to be the Takigakure rogue Ninja, Kakuzu..."
After listening, Tsunade couldn't help but be surprised, "He actually fought with my grandfather? Then isn't he already eighty or ninety years old?"
"About that," Jiraiya nodded, "It should be the Earth Grudge Fear, but that forbidden technique is far too cruel."
"It seems the members of the Akatsuki Organization are all rogue Ninjas," Tsunade said thoughtfully.
"To be able to gather so many rogue Ninjas, their leader must be an extraordinary fellow."
Jiraiya remarked with a sigh.
As far as they knew, Kakuzu, Sasori, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Itachi were all arrogant and unyielding people.
Yet they had actually formed an organization, which was unprecedented.
Tsunade nodded, her face showing concern, "What they are plotting will surely endanger the entire Ninja World."
Jiraiya fell silent.
"The bridge will straighten itself when the car reaches it; there's no use thinking about this now, we'll find out one day," Naruto broke the deadlock.
"That's true."
Tsunade smiled and changed the subject, saying, "Regarding the Rain Ninja you brought back, we've already gotten the information we wanted. Hanzou is confirmed dead, killed by a Ninja who calls himself a god."
"A god?" Jiraiya couldn't help but snort, "What arrogance! Besides Lord Senju Hashirama, who dares call themselves a god?"
"If he could kill Hanzou, his strength must be supreme."
Tsunade pressed her forehead, feeling troubled.
The Akatsuki Organization hadn't been dealt with, and now a so-called god had appeared.
"Do you need me to go to Amegakure?" Jiraiyaasked.
"No," Tsunade shook her head, "Just continue training with Naruto."
Although Jiraiya was strong, it was hard to say if he could surpass Hanzou.
She didn't want him to take the risk.
"Perhaps there is something that can help us find out more."
Tsunade took out a scroll and said, "Gaara has become the Fifth Generation Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village, and he has proposed holding a joint Chunin Exams."
Naruto's eyebrows shot up at the news.
Another joint Chunin Exams.
"We can agree to it and invite the Ninjas from Amegakure to participate."
Tsunade pondered and asked, "Do you want to serve as the proctor Jonin? You can observe the situation in Amegakure while you're at it, and it's a good chance for Naruto to shed his Genin status."
"..."
Naruto was about to refuse.
But then he suddenly remembered this exam, and that Hinata would also be participating... below the Land of Rain was the Land of Rivers.
In a certain Village.
Konan appeared there.
She had heard in the black market that there was a red-haired young man recently looking for beautiful girls to photograph everywhere.
Several times, he had encountered married women and was chased and beaten by their husbands, among whom were several Jonin.
But no one could catch him, and his strength was suspected to be very high.
So she came to try her luck.
If he was a lecher, she would help sterilize him.
"Young lady, have we met somewhere before?"
Konan heard the voice and looked at the newcomer.
Long red hair and a handsome, ethereal appearance.
It was hard to associate him with a lecher.
"Who are you?"
"Oh, let me introduce myself. My name is Chen... oh, no, Uzumaki Menma, a photography enthusiast."
"Uzumaki?"
Konan's beautiful eyes narrowed.
Thanks to the big boss Mengfeiyuan for the reward. PS: Six thousand words.