Narration system starting from Konoha

Naruto and Sasuke rubbed their lips so hard they almost bled, staring angrily at Sora.

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Chapter Thirty-Seven: Past Events

Sora looked at the three furious men, lost in thought. His bad luck had diminished Sasuke's overall fortune.

In addition, Naruto is a bit clueless about these things, which is why the two of them kissed; otherwise, they would have just bumped into each other at most.

Kakashi finally let out a smile from the bottom of his heart. What he had been looking forward to was about to happen. The Uchiha were getting beaten up. He hoped that Naruto and Sasuke would go a little too far and give Team 7 some peace and quiet in the Land of Waves for a while.

He turned and ran. These two were both overpowered. He could handle one, but if he tried to deal with two, he might get beaten up. Sakura Haruno was also there, eager to join the fray.

"Haha, you've finally met your match, Sora! Serves you right for always calling me a simpleton!" Naruto shouted.

Sakura thought to herself that Sora had a point. Naruto was indeed a bit stubborn, and what was even more infuriating was that he had kissed Sakura's beloved Sasuke four times, while Sakura hadn't even kissed him once.

Sora laughed loudly, "Naruto, Sakura has betrayed us. I think you should just stand by and watch. I'll teach her a lesson for you later."

"Hmph, I won't let you bully Sakura."

Kong felt somewhat helpless as he ran quickly through the forest. Suddenly, a buzzing sound reached his ears.

Through a gap in the forest, a large hornet's nest came into view.

Countless wasps went in and out, flying around the wasp nest.

With a series of quick steps, he leaped up and landed on a branch above the beehive. He turned around and looked at Naruto and Sasuke, who were rapidly approaching, with a smile on his face.

Both of them widened their eyes simultaneously, a hint of fear in them.

"Feel the pain."

Kong leaped down, kicking the honeycomb with all his might with his right leg. The huge honeycomb drew a black line and headed straight for Naruto and Sasuke.

Sasuke reacted extremely quickly, forming hand seals. Just then, Sora grabbed a clod of dirt and threw it at Sasuke's chest.

The fire jutsu he had just mentioned was swallowed back down, and the beehive quietly fell to the ground at Naruto and Sasuke's feet.

In an instant, countless wasps flew out and completely enveloped the two of them.

Kakashi, watching from a distance, sighed and rubbed his forehead. Why was it so difficult to teach Ku a lesson? There was always an unexpected incident.

Sasuke and Naruto frantically slapped each other and ran wildly into the forest behind them. After running a few steps, Sasuke lost his footing, stepped into a small pit, and was thrown two or three meters away.

Countless wasps swirled and danced around Sasuke, a sight so intense that it was almost unbearable to watch.

[I hope Sasuke doesn't die here. The Uchiha clan is counting on him to grow stronger.]

Sasuke leaped up and clearly saw that a snake was still hanging on his thigh.

A stream of water slammed into Sasuke, washing away the wasps and snakes. Kakashi-sensei slowly walked over.

"Sasuke, are you alright?"

Sasuke looked up; his face was swollen like a pig's head, and his eyes were like two slits.

"Kakashi-sensei, I can't see."

Sasuke was in a state of utter panic. He felt like he had gone blind, his vision completely obscured, with only blurry figures in front of him, as if he were seeing in the dark. If he were truly blind, he felt it would be better to be dead. Revenge, the strengthening of the Uchiha clan—all of that was just empty talk.

"Don't worry, it's just that your eyes are swollen. Once the swelling goes down, you'll be back to being that show-off Erzhuzi again."

[Kong almost burst out laughing. He never expected that Sasuke, who usually loves to show off, would have this kind of day.]

"Kakashi-sensei, I can't see it either. I can only vaguely make out a human shape."

Sora turned to look at Naruto and finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Kong, it's all your fault! When I get better, I'll beat you into a pig's head, just like me."

"Let's talk when you're better. You still dare to provoke me now. Aren't you afraid I'll beat you up every now and then? Anyway, you won't see who hits you."

"Ku, shut up!" Sasuke shouted, but he was actually facing Kakashi.

"If you hadn't stirred up a hornet's nest, none of this would have happened."

Sora patted Sasuke's head. "Now I can bully you however I want. If you say another word, I'll pinch your cheek and make it swell up even more."

Sasuke was seething with rage, but he had to keep quiet. Fighting Ku now would only result in him getting beaten up.

Sasuke's fair face turned pale, and he suddenly leaned back.

"Kakashi-sensei, you're not so angry that you've passed out, are you? I only said a few words to him."

"He's been poisoned by a snake. Luckily, I always carry antidote pills with me. I gave them to him, and he'll be fine after a few days of rest. Sigh, you three are really giving me a headache."

"Ku, I'll carry Sasuke on my back, you take Naruto and go back to Tazuna's house first."

The four of them slowly walked out of the forest. Sakura cried again halfway there, and her eyes were filled with hatred as she looked at Sora, as if she had some deep-seated grudge against him.

"Sakura, you can't be unreasonable. It's those two who want to get back at me. There's nothing I can do if you hate me. And don't forget, I'm Sasuke's younger brother."

"If you want to marry Sasuke in the future, it won't happen without my approval, unless Sasuke leaves the Uchiha clan. What you should be doing right now is trying to please me, not figuring out how to get rid of me."

[Team 7 has two idiots. Naruto can be clever for once, but Sakura is truly naive. I'm a little worried about Sasuke's future, but don't let Sakura drag him down.]

"Uchiha Sora, if I ever talk to you again, I'll be a dog."

Sakura quickly ran to Kakashi and said, "Kakashi-sensei, you must be tired. How about I carry Sasuke back?"

Sakura was secretly delighted. She was truly a genius; she finally had a chance to get close to Sasuke. Sakura even admired her own intelligence.

"Thank you for your hard work, Sakura. But I'm not tired yet. I think Naruto looks pretty tired. Why don't you carry him on your back?"

"Kakashi-sensei is right, I can't walk anymore, please carry me."

"Hmph, dream on. Let Sora carry you. It's all Sora's fault that you're in this state."

Sakura plans to draw a circle and curse Kakashi-sensei when she gets back. He's such a blockhead; no wonder he's almost thirty and still hasn't found a wife. Nobody wants to be with a man like that.

Kakashi was somewhat embarrassed; he'd actually been taught a lesson by his own student.

[Actually, Kakashi doesn't really not want to get married, but he always has someone on his mind, he can't forget the past, and he can't get over the pain in his heart. Sakura, who's such a burden, would never understand.]

[The trio of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura in Team 7 reminded Kakashi of his younger self. Back then, Kakashi was even more outstanding than Sasuke is now, and his class had a passionate boy like Naruto who aspired to become Hokage, as well as a gentle and kind female classmate who was much cuter than Sakura is now.]

Kong said helplessly, "It turns out I have no prestige at all, and have become an insignificant existence."

"Kakashi-sensei, what happened next? What happened to your two companions?" Naruto asked anxiously.

[Naruto really wants to meet that boy Kakashi-sensei mentioned who aspires to be Hokage; judging from the narration, it seems like he shares that same ambition.]

Kakashi was silent for a while before saying, "They all died in the war."

The forest fell silent, and the five of them were quiet. Only the crunching sound of their feet on the ground could be heard, as if someone were playing a lonely concerto.

P.S.: I probably won't be able to finish writing Chapter 3, but I'll try to finish it by tomorrow during the day.

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Chapter Thirty-Eight: Unexpected

Life in the Land of Waves was boring yet fulfilling. Zabuza and Haku had not been heard from since their last disappearance, as if they had left the Land of Waves.

These past few days, no new items have appeared in the system shop. Kong thought about it briefly and figured it might be related to his recent battles with enemies.

It seems that real-world testing can increase the number of items in the shop, but the exact data cannot be calculated; we have only found a direction.

Whether it's correct or not still needs to be verified.

Smoke bombs are not difficult to manufacture, and they are not even a big secret in Konoha. However, because they are not lethal and have a limited range, there are not many users.

The method for making empty smoke bombs is similar to that of Konoha, but he added some other ingredients.

It could be chili powder, lime, mustard, or any other irritating powder.

However, the power of the smoke bombs he created has reached its limit, which is also the current limit of the ninja world.

He had never heard of any laboratory researching powerful smoke bombs, or if they did, no one had paid attention.

The enhanced smoke grenade takes the limit a step further, breaking the current limitations of smoke grenades in the ninja world and filling a gap in the ninja world.

The ordinary smoke bomb is inscribed with the Six Paths of the Sage using chakra, with three of the chakra seals sealing the entire smoke bomb, thus compressing and sealing it to form a perfect closed loop.

Within these three techniques, there are also three intersecting techniques, which are explosive techniques and form a perfect closed loop.

The Six Paths Technique is divided into two layers, one inside and one outside, locking the powder from the smoke bomb into a small sphere.

Once subjected to an external impact, the outer three spells shatter, the seal disappears, and the inner three burst spells come into play, spreading the powder inside outwards, eventually forming smoke.

It looks simple, but the only difficulty lies in controlling the chakra. Six chakra formulas are continuously inscribed on the small bullet, and the three are perfectly integrated and must be completed in one go.

Especially after the three internal burst spells are completed, it is necessary to quickly complete the outer sealing spells.

Otherwise, if the chakra surrounding the smoke bomb fluctuates, the entire smoke bomb will explode in your hand.

Sora had experienced this more than once, but he had long anticipated the consequences of failure, and he would wear a gas mask every time he made one.

He picked up the enhanced chili pepper balls he had purchased from the system store; they were about the same size as the chili pepper balls he had made before.

However, its power is much greater. Not only is there a lot of sealed powder inside, but the area it covers after erupting is also very large.

The smoke bomb rested quietly in my palm, and I could see dense arrays of magical energy on it.

However, even with his powerful dynamic abilities, it would be difficult to see clearly with the naked eye, as he currently had no tools at hand.

The traces of these techniques can only be detected through chakra.

"Crench."

Clear footsteps approached, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura arrived. They casually put the smoke bombs into their ninja tool pouches, a slight smile appearing on their faces.

"What rare guests! The Pighead Duo has finally decided to come out and about. They seem to be recovering well and are much more energetic than before."

Sasuke frowned and said, "Ku, what are you doing here? Don't you like fishing?"

Naruto and Sasuke, now back to normal, wanted to start training as soon as possible. However, the shadow of his previous battle with Ku still haunted Sasuke, making him instinctively unwilling to fight Ku again, and even more unwilling to let Ku see him training.

"Haha, I'm here contemplating the meaning of life. You think I'm like you, just hiding in my room sleeping all day?"