Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

Chapter 88 Growing Strawberries

How come you've made such a big deal out of a few crazy things Gaara said?

Gaara touched his heart and murmured, "So... that's what I was thinking?"

Holy crap, it's actually true!

Everyone was stunned, while Temari was overjoyed. She stepped forward, grasped Gaara's hand, and said in a trembling voice, "Gaara, you've finally come to your senses!"

Gaara was taken aback, but quickly regained his cold demeanor, withdrew his hand, and looked at Naruto with a sudden surge of killing intent.

"What do you know! You have no idea how much pain I'm going through!! I'm a relic of the past that everyone wants to erase. My existence—is utterly worthless!"

Following the redemption process, Naruto should say with deep emotion: "No, Gaara-chan, I understand everything—being alone, that kind of pain is truly unbearable, your feelings—for some reason, I feel very clear about them—"

The reality—Naruto yawned and replied dismissively, "Oh right, you're right, your existence is worthless."

He would never whitewash Gaara; if he did, who would carry out the Konoha collapse plan?

Naruto would never do something as stupid as helping Konoha fill the hole; he only refrained from destroying Konoha out of respect for his parents.

Seeing Gaara's breathing becoming increasingly unstable, Temari glared angrily at Naruto: "You bastard from Konoha, you're truly despicable! I thought Naruto would say something to Gaara, but now it seems—"

Father's plan was correct!

Naruto nodded: "Konoha is indeed despicable and shameless."

He no longer considers himself a part of Konoha.

However, the two bystanders, the Mist Ninja and the Sand Ninja, were unaware of this and, upon hearing it, simply thought Naruto was out of his mind.

"Gaara, ignore this lunatic—"

Temari tried to comfort Gaara, but was stopped by Gaara's cold, bloodthirsty gaze.

"Naruto Uzumaki! I'm going to kill you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, endless sandstorms surged toward Naruto, who smiled slightly.

The next moment, he appeared beside Kankuro, because he had just left the Flying Thunder God mark on Kankuro.

"you----"

Kankuro was horrified, but Naruto ignored him. He used his Lightning Release chakra to stimulate his leg muscles and instantly appeared in front of Gaara, who was still not far away and hadn't even reacted yet.

Rasengan!

The blue ball shattered the automatically protecting sand shield and struck Gaara, causing him to bleed profusely and fly backward uncontrollably.

With a flash, Naruto caught up.

Thunder Release·Rasengan!

A Rasengan crackling with lightning was slammed down on the nerve center in Gaara's neck. The Rasengan broke through the Sand Release, and the lightning paralyzed and shocked the nerves.

Bang!

Gaara's neck tilted to the side, his body emitted wisps of smoke, and he fainted.

"Gaara!!!"

How come you got instantly killed again?!

Huh, again?

Ahem—In short, from the moment Gaara launched his attack to the moment he fainted, the entire process took no more than three seconds.

By the time Temari reacted, Naruto had already grabbed the unconscious Gaara by the neck and smiled at Temari, saying, "It's time for some fun again."

The moment of exchange—Miss Temari, what price are you willing to pay for your brother's life?

The symptoms of a psychopath are usually unpredictable; one sentence is fine, and the next sentence is a complete reversal.

A murderous aura erupted, the chirping of insects and birds vanished, and the forest suddenly fell silent.

Naruto was stunned for a few seconds before regaining his composure and looking at Orochimaru with increasing seriousness.

The Three Ninja are indeed not to be underestimated.

Undoubtedly, Naruto is stronger than Orochimaru, but if he doesn't use the power of the Tailed Beasts and the Rinnegan, it's uncertain whether he can win based solely on his own strength.

Beside her, Sakura lay on the ground, gasping for breath, unable to move an inch.

She seemed to have returned to the helplessness she felt when facing Zabuza.

But—I've been training diligently with Kakashi-sensei for a month and have made great progress, so why—haven't there been any change at all?!

Tears welled up in Sakura's eyes.

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"Are you kidding me? This—this incredibly powerful guy is only a genin?!"

Sasuke gritted his teeth, his three-tomoe Sharingan unconsciously activating, and under immense pressure, he slowly straightened his body.

Orochimaru praised, "Not bad, as expected of a descendant of the Uchiha clan—Sasuke-kun, from your eyes I can see that your potential far surpasses Itachi's."

"You can't be an ordinary genin—tell me, who are you?"

Sasuke wasn't stupid; he already knew that the person in front of him was definitely not simple.

"What's your relationship with Itachi?!"

"Defeat me, and I'll tell you everything you want to know."

Orochimaru spoke casually, and the moment his words fell, a whooshing sound rang out.

Three kunai bound by silk threads flew towards Orochimaru. He dodged, but at the same moment the threads shifted, and one of the kunai, which had missed its mark, spun rapidly and attacked Orochimaru's back.

"This is—Sharingan Windmill Technique III: Great Sword—predicting my retreat and launching an attack—hehe, not bad, but unfortunately—"

It won't work on me!

Orochimaru rotated his neck ninety degrees backward, opened his mouth, and precisely bit the kunai; his teeth were incredibly sharp.

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"

Whoosh!

The lightning spear shot out from Sasuke's mouth, swiftly piercing Orochimaru's body from afar.

Smoke billowed as Orochimaru collapsed, but then—she stood up as if nothing had happened, tearing off her disguise to reveal her pale face.

"That's Kakuzu's Lightning Release—I wasn't wrong—"

Orochimaru gave Naruto a meaningful look, which annoyed Sasuke.

"Where are you looking! I'm your opponent!"

—Lightning Release: Chidori!

A thousand birds cried out, thunder roared, and Sasuke charged towards Orochimaru with lightning speed, his hand, crackling with blue lightning, piercing Orochimaru's chest cavity.

"Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Orochimaru was not alarmed but delighted, stretching his neck and opening his mouth to bite Sasuke's nape.

"Hey, don't you know that men and women shouldn't touch each other?"

Wind Release: Rasengan!

Naruto appeared behind Sasuke, shoving the Rasengan in his palm into Orochimaru's mouth. With a bang, Orochimaru's head exploded, and blood splattered everywhere.

"Luckily I ran fast—"

Ten meters away, Naruto looked at the blood-soaked Sasuke and felt incredibly relieved.

Sasuke's face darkened, and he wanted to punch someone—Naruto said seriously, "Be careful, the enemy isn't dead."

He's not dead?

He's still alive even though his head is gone?

Just as Sasuke was wondering what was going on, Orochimaru's corpse withered into a thin sheet of snakeskin, and the real Orochimaru emerged from behind the tree, laughing, "Naruto-kun's senses are really sharp—"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Naruto ignored him with a blank face, while Sasuke rushed out again.

"Tell me news about Itachi!!"

Bang bang bang————

Orochimaru was incredibly fast, easily dodging Sasuke's attacks. Then he grabbed Sasuke's head and beat him mercilessly before preparing to give him a hickey.