Naruto

The next day, the three members of Team 7 rushed towards the finish line at full speed. As soon as other teams blocked the way, Sasuke would throw a shuriken and multiple shadow clones, and then continue running. The last three people successfully arrived in the evening of the next day.

At the end, two scrolls of heaven and earth were unfolded. A figure appeared from the scroll, it was Umino Iruka.

However, the expected congratulations did not come. After Iruka's eyes came into contact with Naruto, he became anxious: "Did you do that battle yesterday?"

Naruto held the back of his head with both hands and said: "Ah, yes. Orochimaru sneaked into the examination room, and after we recognized him, we killed him. Isn't he an S-class traitor? There are also his helpers.

Next, we also captured him and handed him over to Kakashi-sensei."

"Orochimaru? That's not..."

"One of the legendary Sannin, along with Jiraiya and Tsunade-sama, is the disciple of the third generation grandfather. Unfortunately, he later betrayed the Leaf Village and now wants to make some small moves. You can't blame us for not being merciful.

"Naruto replied pouting.

Iruka said with a complicated expression: "No wonder the Hokage wants to summon you."

Naruto smiled and replied: "Then I'll let the shadow clone go and come back later."

Naruto created a shadow clone and used the Flying Thunder God to arrive at Hiruzen's office. Hiruzen sensed the chakra fluctuations, raised his head, saw Naruto's bright blond hair, and smiled kindly: "Congratulations on passing.

Second exam."

Naruto smiled and replied: "Thank you. Has Grandpa received the report from Anko-sensei and Kakashi-sensei?"

Hiruzen put down his pipe and replied helplessly: "I didn't expect that we would be so infiltrated by external forces."

Naruto replied: "I'm afraid it may not be solely the result of the infiltration of external forces. How are the other people sent to Konoha by the sound ninja now?"

Hiruzen was silent for a while and said: "I have asked Danzo to send people to arrest him."

Naruto was surprised: "Grandpa, you know Danzo..."

He once colluded with Orochimaru. Both of them knew what Naruto didn't finish.

Hiruzen said: "It is precisely because I know that I leave it to him. In order to clear away the suspicion, he dare not not do his best."

A knowing expression appeared on Naruto's face, and he mentioned another matter: "I feel like I've hit a bottleneck in my practice recently. Kakashi-sensei suggested that I learn from Lord Jiraiya. Can grandpa help me ask him?"

After all, he is also my father’s teacher.”

Hiruzen lowered his head and thought about it for a while, then said, "Okay. Next time he returns to the village, I will mention it to him."

Naruto raised his head with a bright smile on his face: "Thank you, Third Generation Grandpa! Then I will go back and continue the exam. Goodbye!"

Hiruzen stopped him: "This time in the exam, you don't have to hide your weakness anymore. Go and win the victory you deserve."

Naruto was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes!"

Three days later, the second round of the Chunin Examination officially came to an end. Hiruzen announced the collusion between Oto Ninja and Orochimaru in front of everyone, causing a panic, but Hiruzen still ordered the exam to continue. The special person responsible for presiding over the finals

Jonin Gekko Hayate said that there were too many people selected for the finals, and a round of preliminaries was needed first. A group of two people would compete, the loser would be eliminated, and the winner would advance to the third round. Since there were fifteen people participating, one person had a bye.

The final result was that Sasuke had a bye.

"It's so bad..." Sasuke frowned in the viewing area and said angrily. Sakura advised him on the side: "Wait until the finals before fighting a stronger opponent."

Naruto patted his shoulder and said teasingly: "Oh, Sasuke, your luck is so enviable, so...ouch!" Before he could finish his words, he was hit by Sakura's punch and screamed.

With a cry, he rubbed his right cheek with a sad face.

"Idiot." Sasuke said with a dull expression.

"...They are really having fun." Kakashi put his hands in his trouser pockets and leaned against the wall, saying leisurely.

"You really don't worry about your students, Kakashi." A middle-aged ninja wearing a green sportswear and a melon-haired head looked at the people in Class 7 who were having fun and said.

"I'm more worried about their opponents than them, Gai." Kakashi chuckled.

"You are so confident, Kakashi, you are worthy of being my lifelong rival." Metkai shouted passionately.

"Okay, Naruto, don't play anymore. The first game is yours." Sasuke said.

Naruto raised his head and looked at the electronic screen, only to see the name jumping on it stayed at "Uzumaki Naruto vs. Gaara".

"That's fine, Gaara is still a murderer now, so it's just right for me to deal with him." He thought so, raised his head with a smile, waved to the sand ninja in the distance, climbed over the railing, and jumped into the arena.

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Among the sand ninjas, a young man with red hair, dark circles in his eyes, a red word "love" tattooed on his left forehead, and a gourd on his back jumped to the opposite side of Naruto and looked at him gloomily.

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"With the strength of that crane tail, will he die if he encounters the monster on the opposite side?" Inuzuka Kiba looked worriedly at the field and asked Sasuke.

Sasuke glanced at his teeth and said nothing. Sakura curled her lips and replied: "You might as well care about your own life and death. If he demolishes the tower, we will be in big trouble."

Inuzuka Kiba noticed that both Sasuke and Kakashi nodded slightly and glanced at the top of the tower, seemingly considering the structural stability of the tower.

Ya opened his mouth wide, pointed at Naruto's back, and asked in surprise: "Is it him?"

In the field, the referee and host Moonlight Hayate said: "Then, please start."

Gaara said contemptuously: "I've heard of you. You're a loser who failed the graduation exam three times. You take action first."

Naruto smiled slightly and said, "I have a few little tips to tell you about how to be a good person."

When Gaara was sneering in his heart at Naruto's big words, he found that his body suddenly disappeared. The next moment, he felt that his back was hit by a huge force, and his body flew forward. The sand shield around Gaara

There was no time to defend against this blow, the sand armor on his body began to crack from the back, pieces fell off, and he himself spat out a mouthful of blood.

After that, Naruto's first advice spread throughout the tower.

"First, don't underestimate your opponents because of boring rumors."

Except for the three people from the seventh team, Hiruzen and Iruka, all the spectators were shocked. Sarutobi Asuma, the jounin of the tenth team's Inar, Deer and Butterfly combination, even held on to the railing.

Staring at the wind attribute carat that had just dispersed on Naruto's right fist, he said in disbelief: "This... this is."

"That's right, Wind Release and Tornado Fist, your signature ninjutsu." Kakashi added next to him.

"This is Uzumaki Naruto

His true strength?" Neji, known as the strongest genin in Konoha, murmured.

"Of course not. For him, this can only be regarded as a warm-up." Sasuke snorted, "In his eyes, the fight between you is probably no different from children fighting for candy." After speaking, he said lightly.

He jumped lightly and dodged the swift punch from behind.

"Are you trying to bring hatred to me?" Naruto raised his right fist and bared his teeth at Sasuke.

"Both each other, you congratulated me on my successful bye before, it's not a big deal if I just promote your strength now, right?" Sasuke put his hands in his trouser pockets and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to be so petty. Ningji, don't listen to this stingy guy. I'm not that arrogant." Naruto stamped his feet angrily, and then turned into a white smoke and dissipated.

Already.

"Shadow clone?" Neji said thoughtfully.

In the field, under the shattered sand armor, Gaara had a ferocious expression on his face: "I'm going to kill you!"

He waved his right hand, and several circular sand bullets shot out from the quicksand around him, attacking Naruto's moving afterimage, but the latter easily dodged it.

Yes, afterimage, because Gaara's vision alone cannot track Naruto's real-time location.

Gaara saw that the single-point attack never hit, so he decided to use a range attack. He shouted coldly: "Shaha!"

A fine rain of sand began to fall in the air on the field. Gaara used this rain of sand to sense Naruto's traces, closed the rain of sand, and gathered around Naruto, forming a layer of quicksand.

"Sandbound Coffin!"

The quicksand pressed inward, like a cage, completely wrapping Naruto inside. Gaara showed a bloodthirsty smile on his face, and suddenly closed his open fingers, shouting: "Funeral in the sand waterfall!" Suddenly the sand dust

I pressed inward, but nothing seemed to happen.

At the same time, two Naruto's voices sounded simultaneously from the front and back of Gaara.

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!" "Wind Release: Vacuum Jade!"

Several giant air bombs and an earth current bomb rising from the ground hit Gaara from different directions. He hurriedly mobilized quicksand for defense. The sand shield only blocked the air bombs that came first, while the earth dragon bombs

It hit Gaara directly, causing his body to hit the wall near Sunagakure watching the battle, causing a cloud of dust. After the dust dispersed, Naruto walked up to Gaara and lifted him up with one hand.

He pointed at Kankuro and Temari, whose faces were full of worry and anger, and gave his second piece of advice:

"Second, don't take the care of your companions and relatives for granted."

After saying that, Naruto loosened his collar and ducked to the other end of the duel field.

"You bastard..." Gaara struggled to get up and roared, "...I want your blood!"

His green pupils turned into diamond shapes, his canine teeth extended, and his body quickly transformed into a raccoon dog covered with terrifying runes. A long tail grew from behind him. Only the word "love" on his left forehead was still clearly visible.

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Gaara could no longer restrain Shukaku's seal.

Everyone watching the battle felt the pressure brought by the huge tailed beast chakra and stared at the scene in the duel arena in horror. Several Jonin were about to jump into the arena, but were stopped by Kakashi.

"Naruto can handle it on his own. He is the person in Konoha who has the deepest understanding of sealing techniques." Kakashi said solemnly.

Six huge golden chakra chains stretched out from Naruto's back, and quickly wrapped around Gaara, who had completely transformed into a tailed beast, completely imprisoning his movements, making the other party unable to even struggle.

After all, King Kong Blockade was originally a sealing technique developed to bind tailed beasts. The effect on tailed beasts is naturally very powerful. Back then, all nine tails could be bound, let alone the weakest one.

"Let me go, kid! Otherwise I will make you regret it!" Shukaku threatened fiercely.

Naruto didn't answer his words, summoned eight shadow clones, stood in eight directions around Shukaku, and began to write mysterious runes on the ground.

"Hahaha, you stinky tanuki is here too!" Kyuubi mocked with the help of the spiritual connection between the tailed beasts.

"What? Is this kid the Jinchūriki of your stinky fox? Damn it!" Hearing the voice of his old enemy, Shukaku's anger reached its peak in an instant, and his body began to twist forcefully. The sudden increase in chakra consumption caused by King Kong's blockade made Naruto

Cold sweat broke out on the man's forehead, and he roared angrily: "Stop provoking him! Nine Lamas! You are making my job more difficult!"

"Hmph." Kyuubi snorted coldly, and lay back inside Naruto, using his senses to observe the outside world.

"I can't release you for the time being, Shukaku. But I can make your stay a little more comfortable. Your previous seal was too amateurish." Naruto released seven shadow clones, leaving only two shadow clones.

Walking in front of Shukaku, the hand seals were changing rapidly. The clone who was the first to complete the seals shouted: "Unsolved!"

After the original seal on Gaara was lifted, the second clone also completed the seal and pressed it against Gaara's abdomen: "Bagua Seal!"

The runes on the ground quickly flowed to Gaara's abdomen, and his tailed beast transformation was completely released in the process. A few seconds later, a sealing rune similar to the one on Naruto's body appeared on Gaara's abdomen.

Similar imprints, but slightly more complex.

When Naruto's clone seal was completed, the main body also withdrew the King Kong seal, and smiled and said the third piece of advice:

"Third, don't hate the world because of the pain you endure."

Naruto crossed his index and middle fingers to release the shadow clone. He stepped forward, placed his hand on the new seal, and sank into Gaara's mental space.

Gaara's mental body stared at him with resentful eyes. Naruto shook his head and said: "You know, in fact, my experience and yours are similar."

Gaara said harshly: "Hmph, do you think I will believe your preaching?"

Naruto didn't take it seriously and told him his story. Finally, he said: "At least you still have brothers, sisters, mother and uncle who love you, but I have to rely on myself for everything."

Gaara sneered a few times: "'Love my mother and uncle'?"

Naruto knew that Gaara's mother Garura died in childbirth, and his uncle Yashamaru, who was once responsible for teaching him, came because of the order of the fourth generation Kazekage Rasa to "test" his stability.

Assassinate him and lie to him that his mother and Yashamaru never loved him, causing him to lose control of Shukaku. Later, Rasa thought that he was a failure and kept sending killers to assassinate him.

Isn't this a forced mental illness? Naruto still remembers asking Minato this question when he was six years old.

"Actually, I'm the same way." Minato's mood at that time

He was very depressed, because this was the year when Shisui committed suicide, Itachi turned on the kaleidoscope, and the villagers' discrimination against Naruto reached its peak. He didn't feel that what he had done was much better than Rasa.

"I never blamed you, Dad." Naruto gently hugged Minato's body with a smile on his face.

"I know, but...heh, let's talk about Rasa. The reason why he did this was a combination of valuing his work above all else and lack of foresight. He didn't understand the need for the jinchūriki to interact with the tailed beasts.

His mind is connected, so he hopes that Gaara will have strong willpower to control the tailed beasts anytime and anywhere. The so-called 'stability' test is to test whether Gaara can control the one-tailed beast under extreme emotions." Minato choked up slightly.

, and then expressed his understanding to Naruto.

"So this is a tragedy for someone who has a mental problem and harms his son." Naruto concluded.

"After all, psychology hasn't appeared in this world yet." Minato sighed softly.

Back in front of him, Naruto said to Gaara: "Your uncle Yashamaru is a member of the Sunagakure ANBU. He assassinated you under the order of your father, and also told lies about himself and your mother."

Gaara shouted with a ferocious expression: "You are lying!"

Naruto said calmly: "Recall for yourself the scene when Yashamaru assassinated you. Do you feel that he didn't actually use all his strength? He actually chose to commit suicide due to the dilemma between his love for you and your father's order.

"

Gaara recalled the scene at that time, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Naruto was not lying, and his mental body began to tremble slightly.

"And your mother's love for you is condensed in the quicksand that automatically protects you in the gourd behind you. What drives them is your mother's chakra."

"I...so that's it." Gaara didn't know how to face the sudden truth.

Was he happy for their love? Or was he sad for their eventual death? He only knew that his disgust for his father Luo Sha was getting deeper and deeper.

"You can also take a look at what I have done in the past few years." Naruto shared part of his memory with him.

("Demon fox, why are you here again?" A middle-aged grocer said fiercely, holding a feather duster.

"Uncle, I... I'm very diligent. I can help you sweep the floor and sprinkle water... Just give me an egg..." Naruto lowered his head and said.

"I don't have any here, get out of here!" After the shopkeeper said this, he really hit him with a feather duster.

"Please let me try..." Naruto begged persistently.

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"You are really a diligent kid." There was a subtle emotion in the shopkeeper's tone.

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, uncle!" Naruto replied cheerfully.

"I'm not complimenting you, kid!" the shopkeeper said impatiently.

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"Did you place the flowers on her grave?" the shopkeeper asked softly.

"Yes, after all, my birthday is the death anniversary of many people. If my sister received a beautiful bouquet of flowers, she would definitely be happier." Naruto replied with a smile.

"I hope...Thank you, Naruto." This was the first time the shop owner called him by his name.

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"Naruto, I heard that you became a ninja today?" the shop owner smiled.

"Yes, uncle! Do you have any other goods that you want me to help deliver today?" Naruto smiled and waved his hand.

"No, no. These are the red eggs sent from the Kingdom of Thunder this morning. Do you want to take them home and try them?" The shopkeeper walked up and gave him a small bag.

"Isn't this... bad?" Naruto hesitated.

"Just think of it as a little gift from uncle to celebrate you becoming a ninja." The shop owner forced the bag into Naruto's hand.

"Thank you then, uncle! If you need my help with anything, just let me know at any time!" Naruto responded loudly.

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"I...can I really be like you?"

The process from disgust to acceptance was clearly displayed before Gaara's eyes, and he could not believe it. He longed for such a change, but had no confidence in himself.

"If you want to change, start with the people closest to you, such as your brother and sister," Naruto turned his head towards the huge wooden cage, "and the One-Tailed Shukaku."

"Now that he has been sealed by me with the Bagua Seal, I can no longer take your body while you sleep. You should try to communicate with him more. If you feel that there is a monster sealed in your body, he will also feel that you

His body is a cage. Since it is already difficult to separate, why not chat with him more and let him relieve his boredom."

Gaara nodded.

Naruto stretched out his right hand with a sunny smile on his face: "If you are willing to believe me, I can be your first friend. My name is Uzumaki Naruto."

Gaara was stunned for a moment, then held Naruto's hand tightly and said, "Thank you, Naruto. My name is Gaara."

A ray of white light dissipated, and both of them returned to the real world.

Konoha ninja and Suna ninja were standing behind the two of them, confronting each other silently. After they saw the two of them waking up, they stepped forward at the same time.

"What did you do to Gaara?" Kankuro asked.

Naruto did not answer, but stretched out his hand to Gaara who was lying on the ground. Gaara held his hand and stood up with his strength.

"Is your injury okay?" Naruto asked.

"It's okay...Thank you, Naruto." Gaara whispered.

When Temari and Kankuro on the side saw this scene, they were both shocked and speechless. Is this still the Gaara who has a gloomy face all day long and desires the blood of others?

"If you have anything you don't understand in the future, you can ask your brother and sister, or you can come to me." Naruto had a bright smile on his face.

"...Hmm." Gaara replied.

"Then go back. I'm sorry that you can't become a chuunin this time." Naruto patted his shoulder and said softly.

"It's okay." A rare smile appeared on Gaara's face. He greeted Temari and Kankuro and prepared to leave.

"Don't forget what I just said, where change needs to start." Naruto smiled.

Gaara saw Naruto's smiling face, nodded, and said to Temari and Kankuro: "Temari, Kankuro, thank you."

The two of them were stunned for a moment, and said at a loss: "No...you're welcome, Gaara."

Naruto looked at Moonlight Hayate, who understood and said loudly: "Uzumaki Naruto vs. Gaara, Uzumaki Naruto wins!"