Naruto: I, Naruto, don't want to try anymore.

Chapter 91's storyline begins.

Ever since learning that Naruto could sense emotions, Mikoto has been at a loss as to how to face him.

Especially when this blond-haired guy looked like he was sixteen or seventeen years old and looked at her with a smile, she always felt inexplicably ashamed.

It felt as if her entire being was being recklessly spied on and defiled by that gaze, filling her with both fear and unease, and a subtle, indescribable excitement and stimulation.

The more she tried to remain calm, the more her emotions fluctuated.

And naturally, Naruto could not hide his emotional fluctuations from him.

She could feel the playfulness and inquiry in Naruto's eyes when he looked at her.

Fortunately, Naruto didn't seem to do anything rash.

Only occasionally, during meals, the seemingly unintentional contact of her ankle under the table would make her feel flustered.

Most of the time, it was Naruto's restless gesturing while chatting, and it was hard to tell whether the touches were intentional or unintentional.

Occasionally, she would lightly tap the other person's ankle with her toes, but she couldn't tell whether it was a reminder or a response.

This made her feel even more ashamed, and she wanted to escape, but she found that she couldn't avoid contact with Naruto in any way.

Two years have passed in a blur.

In the two years that followed, Sasuke and Itachi both grew much taller.

Although Naruto always looks like he's sixteen or seventeen, Mikoto thinks his real body shouldn't be any shorter than Sasuke's.

"I'm going out!"

At the entrance, Sasuke put on his ninja shoes, with the Kusanagi sword lying across his waist.

Her attire was similar to that in the early stages of the original story: a turtleneck T-shirt, arm sleeves, and shorts, but the color was white, which was more popular in Yunyin.

Two years have passed, and he still hasn't been able to defeat Misaka Mikoto, but his strength hasn't remained stagnant.

For example, starting six months ago, at Naruto's request, he began wearing weights and gradually increased the weight of the weights.

He also practiced the Eight Gates Formation, and through intense training and daily drug use, he achieved the strength standard of five gates.

Train until you drop dead!

With the help of elixirs, Naruto trained him exactly like a Jinchuriki.

The effect is obvious: Sasuke is now able to go toe-to-toe with Misaka Mikoto, this humanoid tailed beast, in taijutsu.

Even his beloved old man wouldn't dare to take a kick from him head-on.

"Don't forget to bring your lunch!"

"knew!"

Sasuke stepped out of the house and climbed out of the corridor window.

They sped along the iron chain bridge between the mountains and arrived at Huang Mao's training base in Yunlei Gorge, only to find that there were several figures in the training ground, which was usually deserted.

"Raikage-sama!"

Sasuke stopped and respectfully greeted the burly figure at the head of the group, then blatantly ignored Karin and Tsuchida, who were also present.

"Tch, arrogant Sasuke!"

Seeing Sasuke's arrogant demeanor, Karin couldn't help but purse her lips.

Thanks to the elixir, Karin has grown quite a bit taller in the past two years, making her one of the tallest among her peers.

With her red hair tied in a high ponytail, wearing a cropped top and shorts, and high-top ninja boots, she was quite a beautiful young woman.

Unfortunately, he still has a broad mind, which is incomparable to that of his two wives at home.

Not to mention the present, there's no comparison in the future either; it's like you can see your entire life from the start...

"It's Sasuke."

Ai nodded and took out a Cloud Village headband, handing it to Sasuke.

"I heard you haven't taken your graduation exam yet, but that's pointless for you anyway, so I'll just bring you the headband today."

"Furthermore, I heard that you have already reached a level of strength comparable to a Jonin. Well done, you truly deserve to be called a genius of the Uchiha clan."

"Lord Raikage, you flatter me."

Sasuke accepted the headband, in a good mood.

Although I had always admired my brother who was a ninja, I wasn't as excited as I had imagined when I actually received the headband.

Having been by Naruto's side for so long, he had long since come to understand a principle.

Identity is useless; strength determines everything.

Last year, when Naruto released his third album, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning bestowed upon him a noble title and the prestigious title of Protector General in the name of his fans.

Although it was just a nominal position, Sasuke felt that it wasn't entirely because Naruto sang well that he was given it...

The ability to lock onto a daimyo's residence from thousands of miles away, teleport to the daimyo's face in a second to unleash a powerful attack, and flatten the entire Land of Lightning in half an hour is probably the main reason.

"Does Lord Raikage have any mission for me?" Sasuke asked.

"It's about the Chunin Exams."

Naruto explained cheerfully, "With the Jinchuriki and the Uchiha both gone, Konoha's strength has declined drastically, forcing them to form an alliance with Sunagakure and Kirigakure."

"With the occasional probing by Iwagakure, Konoha could no longer hide the fact that its strength had declined, and in the past two years, the village had taken away a lot of its mission workload."

"As for the villages of Sunagakure and Kirigakure, they are already extremely poor. Let alone supporting Konoha, they are struggling to even afford to eat."

"Therefore, in order to change this situation and demonstrate their strength, the three villages plan to hold a joint Chunin Exam, which will be held in Konoha."

As he spoke, Naruto pulled out a document, his tone playful.

"Perhaps to gain international recognition, they even sent an invitation to Kumogakure. But that's only natural; otherwise, if we question or mock the exam results because we didn't receive an invitation, all their efforts could be wasted..."

"Konoha..."

A dark glint flashed in Sasuke's eyes. Although he was well taken care of by his mother and brother, he would not forget the hatred for his father's murder.

"I want to go!"

"Of course, that's why I came!"

Ai grinned widely: "Not only you, Naruto will also participate in this exam. Uchiha plus Jinchuriki... I really look forward to seeing the expressions on those idiots' faces in Konoha, hahaha!"

Sasuke looked at Naruto with some surprise: "You're actually interested in something like this?"

"There are just some things that need to be confirmed, so I need to stay in the Land of Fire for a while."

The most important thing is to confirm the Otsutsuki storyline; in comparison, the Chunin Exams are just something to do for fun.

Just go through the motions, crush the competition, and do some publicity—it's that simple.

Naruto tilted his head towards Karin: "This Chunin Exam requires us to participate in teams. Our team members are you, me, and Karin."

"Where's the Jonin leading the team? And those two women in your house?"

"Samui".

Naruto shrugged. This kind of diplomatic work is better left to the strong-willed Samui.

Although not a dedicated clerical worker like Mabui, Samui also possesses outstanding quick thinking and intelligence analysis skills.

"When are we leaving?"

"Anytime. I'll tell Aunt Mikoto when I get home tonight."

"Um…"

Sasuke nodded and looked at A: "Can I avenge my father this time?"

"You should ask Naruto about that, I don't care."

Ai laughed and said, "At most two years after the Chunin Exams, Naruto should inherit the position of Raikage, so even if it causes a war, that's something for this kid to worry about."

Sasuke was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He knew that Naruto was the successor to the Raikage, but he did not expect it to happen so soon.

"Whatever you like."

Seeing Sasuke's pleading gaze, Naruto shrugged slightly, his tone helpless.

"In principle, personal actions shouldn't involve the village, but now I'm sticking to my principles, so there's nothing I can do. I'm notorious for my double standards..."

As he spoke, he chuckled and ruffled Sasuke's hair.

"Who told you to be my disciple? But your opponent is only of average strength, so I will only save you, not help you."

"That's enough... Thank you, Master."

Sasuke turned his head away unhappily, dodging Naruto's head pat, his cheeks slightly flushed.

Although Naruto's age made him feel awkward, perhaps because he had always looked sixteen or seventeen, he was no longer so averse to being Naruto's disciple.

Of course, a head pat is definitely out of the question!

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(End of this chapter)