Chapter 116: Recruiting Ningci
Uzumaki Naruto, you have a bad temper!!
There were faint bloodshot at the corners of Ningji's eyes, and his white eyes were almost turning red.
How can there be such a mean person in the world?!
Genma Shiranui also looked at Naruto in shock. Was this kid's mouth poisoned?
"Stop talking nonsense and let the game begin!"
Shiranui Genma waved his hand, he felt like if he didn't announce it, Neji was going to explode.
whoosh-
As he finished speaking, Neji rushed towards Naruto at high speed.
Naruto casually threw a kunai at Neji's head.
Neji tilted his head suddenly while running, and was kicked in the face by Naruto who suddenly appeared beside him.
He made two and a half rotations of 900 degrees in the air and then flew out sideways.
"it's a pity…"
Naruto landed lightly on the ground, with his index finger inserted into the ring of the kunai and spinning it around.
"I can see that you have done a good job of intelligence preparation, but you are still a little too slow..."
"tui!"
Neji got up, rubbed the cheek that Naruto kicked, and spat out a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood.
However, it was thanks to this kick that his congested brain calmed down a little and he remembered Kai's warning before the game.
"Listen up, Neji!"
"Whoever wins the final match of the Chunin Exam will not become a Chunin."
"The Chunin Exam tests whether you truly possess certain qualities, such as experience, tactics, wisdom, reaction, and many other aspects."
"So don't be influenced by your opponent, show the qualities that a Chunin should have, and fight in your own style!"
Show your style...
Neji took a deep breath.
That's true, but this guy in front of me has no weaknesses at all, and can even kill me in seconds...
Wait, instant kill?
Thinking of Naruto's repeated provocations against him, Neji suddenly calmed down.
"Come to think of it, the reason you keep provoking me is to prevent me from surrendering, so that you can trample on Konoha's reputation in front of so many people, right? Is it because of the misfortune you have encountered?"
After Neji finished speaking, Shiranui Genma suddenly tensed up, ready to rescue Neji from the field at any time when he was trying to anger Naruto.
But contrary to his expectations, Naruto didn't seem angry at all. Instead, he laughed as if he heard a funny joke.
Want to play tricks on me?
I'm afraid you've found the wrong person...
Naruto looked at Neci with amusement. In fact, the reason why he kept provoking Neci was to open this guy's mouth.
In the original work, Neji had a long talk with Naruto, talking about his father's death and the fate of the caged bird.
But given the current gap in strength between the two sides, if he doesn't provoke him, even if this guy can come to take the exam, he will most likely just symbolically fight a few moves and then simply admit defeat.
"Are you looking down on me... or are you overestimating Konoha?"
Naruto crossed his arms, looking amused.
"I said at the beginning that I don't care about Konoha. In fact, for the sake of my biological parents, I never really wanted to do anything to Konoha, provided that they don't mess with me."
"It is true that I was entrusted by someone to bring shame to Konoha, but if I am only here to show off in the Chunin Exam, then you are looking down on me too much."
"Do you think I'm targeting Konoha? Quite the opposite, Neji. It's always been Konoha that's afraid of me."
Naruto said, throwing the kunai away and spreading his hands.
"Let me give you an example. Back then, Kumogakure kidnapped the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan in the name of signing a peace treaty. After the envoy was killed by the head of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hiashi, Kumogakure turned the tables and forced Konoha to hand over the murderer, otherwise they would tear up the treaty and continue the war."
Hearing this, Neji's face suddenly darkened.
In the audience, Hinata Hiashi's expression also changed, and he clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves.
At the top of the stands, Jiraiya sighed. Naruto really chose this moment to cause trouble...
"You should be very clear about this matter, right? After all, you have personally witnessed it. That's right... the body that Konoha handed over was the body of your father, the twin brother of Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga branch family... Hyuga Hizashi!"
As he spoke, Naruto raised his hand and pointed. A chakra bullet flew past at high speed, and before Neji could come to his senses, it knocked off the forehead protector on his head, revealing the pale green curse seal engraved on his forehead.
"Pick up the forehead protector and look at the curse seal on your head, Neji..."
"Looking at the curse that controls your life and death, do you remember your father's death?"
Naruto said, pausing slightly before smiling apologetically.
"Sorry, I almost forgot that your father's body has been handed over~"
"what do you want to say in the end?!"
Neji gritted his teeth and looked at Naruto as if he wanted to skin him alive.
"That's the difference between us, Neji."
Naruto chuckled, "To be honest, the main purpose of my coming to Konoha this time is to accompany my disciple Uchiha Sasuke to avenge his father's murder."
"The man who killed his father was Danzo Shimura, and he was also the culprit who betrayed the Uchiha."
"In fact, it's not just the Uchiha. According to the investigation of Kumogakure, the rumor that I was the Nine-Tails was spread, the suicide of Hatake Sakumo, the defection of Orochimaru, the death of Tsunade's lover and brother, and the death of Jiraiya's disciple Yahiko were all closely related to him."
Anyway, according to Danzo's code of conduct, he can't provide evidence even if he did it.
But at the same time, he couldn't prove it himself.
So based on the principle of putting the blame on everyone, Naruto didn't hesitate to put the blame on everyone. True or false...
No, the real thing is authentic, and the fake thing is not necessarily fake...
"I have a good relationship with Orochimaru, so I learned a lot of interesting things from him."
"That old guy has gone crazy for the position of Hokage. He keeps saying things like he's doing it for the sake of the village, but he recklessly persecutes every rival for the position of Hokage."
"Many of Konoha's geniuses were taken to the Root by him for brainwashing, becoming emotionless killing machines. He even killed many of the descendants of the Senju in order to study Wood Release Bloodline."
"Such a person has occupied the position of assistant to the Hokage for decades, and every time he makes a mistake, he will be treated leniently by the Third Hokage, dismissed for a period of time and then re-employed... Of course, there is nothing we can do about it, after all, they are childhood friends."
"Look at your father again, tsk tsk ..."
Naruto clicked his tongue and shook his head, and the venue fell into dead silence.
Everyone looked dumbfounded. No one expected to hear such explosive news at this time!
"Shimura Danzo? That wasn't the case back then..."
"Shh, shut up, this is not something we can discuss!"
"Humph, haven't those high-ranking officials done enough dirty things? What's so strange about that..."
The Konoha ninjas were whispering to each other.
The people from other villages were enjoying the melons to their heart's content, their eyes shining, afraid of missing a word.
In the audience, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned pale.
Naruto knew some of the things he talked about, and although he had never heard of some of them, based on his understanding of Danzo...it was very likely that they were really related to him!
"I don't deny that the reason for kidnapping Miss Hyuga was due to the greed of Kumogakure, but who is your real enemy?"
"Is it the main family that treats the branch family as slaves? Or is it the high-ranking officials who stand by and watch without any blood in their veins?"
"I might as well tell you that the death of your father, Hyuga Hizashi, was indeed his own choice, but this was also the only free choice he could make in his life, and that was to die!"
"What did you say?"
Neji looked at Naruto in disbelief: "You said it was my father's own choice?"
"That's right."
Naruto nodded and made up an excuse: "Because I was curious about the Byakugan, I resurrected him before and searched his memory."
"you…"
Neji's face darkened again.
Are you being a bit too presumptuous...
"The Third Hokage was also present at the time. The head of the Hyuga family had already chosen to commit suicide, and the Third Hokage also chose to acquiesce, but the people of the main family persuaded your father." (In the comic version, when Hyuga Hiashi said I want to die, the Third Hokage just said "hmm".)
"And your father said that he chose to die in order to protect his brother, to protect Konoha, and to escape the fate of the branch family, but in fact I think it was more to protect you."
"After all, if he doesn't die, the position of the branch family will be very delicate..."
Ningci was silent for a while after hearing this.
Naruto, on the other hand, changed his previous sarcastic attitude and looked at Neji sincerely.
"After that, I looked into your news again and found that you seem to like to attribute everything to fate since then?"
"But what I want to tell you is that it is not fate that determines everything, but strength."
"To be honest, I really came here to invite you with all my heart."
Naruto said, spreading his hands slightly.
The azure blue pupils gradually turned blood red, and the three magatama spun rapidly, turning into shuriken patterns.
Then a white dot appeared in the center of the shuriken pattern, and spread out as circles of reincarnation marks.
"The Samsara Eye... I believe you must have heard of its name. These eyes possess the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and one of them has the ability to absorb all spells. I think you should know what this means."
Noticing the change in Naruto's eyes, Neji looked shocked.
"And in the process of tracing this power, I also discovered some very interesting things, such as the connection between bloodline and bloodline."
"Just like the Sharingan is the product of the degeneration of the Samsara Eye bloodline, the Byakugan also has the conditions to go one step further. It is a power that is not inferior to the Samsara Eye..."
Naruto held out his hand to Neji.
"Whether it's the power I mentioned, the fate you believe in, or the freedom you were denied since birth, they all choose you at this moment..."
"I don't need you to worry about Kumogakure. It was me, Uzumaki Naruto, who chose you. You only need to listen to me. As for the reason... I need some people who can catch up with me and walk side by side with me."
"How is it, Neji..."
"I…"
Neji swallowed, raised his head in a daze, and subconsciously looked towards the audience seats.
Seeing this, Xiao Li rushed to the guardrail.
Just as he was about to shout, a hand suddenly pressed on his shoulder.
Might Guy shook his head slightly at him, and then looked at Neji in the field with complicated eyes.
"Is what you said true?"
Not far away, Shiranui Genma, who was holding a thousand books in his mouth, suddenly asked, "Are you still lying to him?"
"I'm not sure either..."
Naruto chuckled and pulled out a scroll from his pocket.
"But it doesn't matter if I fail. I have made two preparations in advance..."
Today's update has fewer words. This part of the story is not easy to write. I struggled for a long time...
(End of this chapter)
