Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

The first murder—no, it should be called indirect murder.

Naruto stared at his slightly trembling hands, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened his eyes again, his heart had calmed down, and he returned to his usual cheerful self.

"Naruto, are you alright?" Sakura Haruno felt uneasy, remembering the ominous aura emanating from Naruto when he transformed into the Nine-Tails.

Naruto shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry, it won't be long before I change all of this."

Since Naruto had said so, the others had no choice but to give up.

Next, we will proceed with the original plan to collect the Book of Earth.

Fortunately, Karin and her team happened to have the Book of Earth, which saved them some trouble.

Upon reaching the tower, Naruto opened the Book of Heaven and the Book of Earth based on the clues on the wall, which unexpectedly summoned Iruka.

"It's been a long time, everyone. But first of all, congratulations on passing the test." Iruka looked at his former students with great satisfaction.

It turns out that Iruka was their team's messenger for this test, responsible for judging whether they had followed the rules and whether they had passed the test.

"Thank you, Iruka-sensei. As you can see, I am already a ninja, and it won't be long before I become a Chunin, a Jonin, and finally the Hokage!" Naruto grinned, unusually letting down his guard.

“But let’s talk about the celebration later. I need to ask you a favor, Iruka-sensei.” Naruto brought Karin forward.

"This is Karin Uzumaki. Please take her to the Third Hokage and ask him to help settle Karin down first. Don't ask about anything else."

Iruka originally wanted to be more responsible and find out more about the girl, but after hearing what Naruto said, he decided to respect Naruto's idea.

"Huh? Naruto, is this really okay? We're still just genin, after all." Sakura Haruno felt that this was a bit hasty.

“It’s alright. Weren’t you all curious about my background? To be honest, I’m actually the son of the Fourth Hokage, and the demon fox from 12 years ago is sealed inside me. I borrowed its power during the assessment.” Naruto calmly revealed his background.

Even if it was just a little bit, he began to acknowledge Class 7 as his comrades.

"Ah... Huh?!?" Sakura Haruno exclaimed in surprise.

Sasuke was initially surprised, then looked as if he suddenly understood.

So Naruto's strength comes from that demon fox. Could I perhaps find a way to get my hands on one too...?

Karin didn't quite understand these things, but it didn't matter. After all, although they were from the same clan, what she really cared about wasn't the identity, but Naruto himself.

Iruka's expression was somewhat complicated, because in the past, everyone tacitly avoided mentioning Naruto's background in front of him, so as not to provoke him and cause the Nine-Tails to break its seal.

However, since Naruto said these words calmly, it means that he has grown up.

Naruto scratched his cheek, his gaze drifting elsewhere.

"When I first learned about my background, I didn't know how to face three generations of my family, and I didn't even want to call him 'Grandpa' like I used to."

Sasuke and the others could understand this, because Naruto's tragic childhood experiences were still fresh in their minds.

People might not have thought much of it before, but an orphan who is connected to a fox spirit makes it hard for ordinary villagers not to hate him because of his connection to the fox spirit.

But if you add the identity of a fourth-generation orphan and the son of a hero...

"Later I realized that people are complex, and the third generation is too indecisive."

"Perhaps out of guilt, he has been exceptionally lenient with me this past year. Even when I exposed the power of the Nine-Tails to everyone, no one came to cause me any trouble. I guess the Third Hokage stopped me."

"So I have decided to carry all the good and bad of the past and move towards the future."

Naruto clenched his right fist and placed it in front of his heart, his eyes showing not a trace of confusion or hesitation.

Honestly, among everyone present, including Hiruzen Sarutobi who was watching from afar, no one could do what Naruto did.

Naruto stepped forward and took Karin's hand, causing her cheeks to flush slightly, but he didn't notice at all, and was just giving her his final words of advice.

"You can trust your grandfather, but don't reveal too much information to others."

"The current Konoha... still has many complicated aspects."

Karin nodded obediently; she had long been accustomed to reading people's expressions since she was a child.

After Iruka took Karin down, Naruto and the other two trained and waited inside the tower.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and those who remained inside the tower were the candidates who had passed the second test.

There are 15 people in total, 4 teams from Konoha and 1 team from Sunagakure.

Many others were eliminated in the first round of the test because they failed to see through Naruto's genjutsu and lacked the right mindset to persevere to the end.

Apart from the two Grass Ninjas who were protected by Naruto to prevent Karin from being eliminated, most of those who made it to the second round of the assessment were at least somewhat capable, making it a clash between the strongest.

What no one knew was that Orochimaru had originally arranged two teams to gather information on Naruto and Sasuke, but Naruto's strength and perception were better than he expected, and Konoha had become more alert, so he gave up the plan.

Next, the Third Hokage took the stage to speak. Before going on stage, he winked at Naruto, indicating that he had taken care of Karin and that he could rest assured.

Then he told everyone that the so-called Chunin Exams were actually a microcosm of the war between the allied nations, and that the so-called peace meant avoiding a large-scale war by choosing the lesser of two evils.

In short—there is no easy way in the world of ninjas.

I will change all of this.

Naruto made a silent vow in his heart.

After the Third Hokage finished speaking, Hayate Gekko, the examiner for the third test, made his appearance.

Although the number of participants has been reduced from several hundred at the beginning to 15 now, there are still too many people participating in the third assessment. To reduce the number to single digits, a preliminary selection is necessary.

"The preliminary selection will be conducted in a free-for-all format."

As soon as Hayate Gekko made his announcement, Kankuro of the Sand Village protested.

"Your Konoha has four teams. If there's a big melee, you'll definitely unite to deal with our Sunagakure!"

Moonlight Gale coughed twice and continued, "Don't worry about that. The leaders of all countries will decide who advances based on your performance in the qualifiers."

"In other words, the winner might not advance because they won by default, while the loser might advance or even directly qualify to become a Chunin due to their outstanding performance."

Hearing what Gekko Hayate said, Kankuro, though still somewhat dissatisfied, quieted down.

Never mind, the focus of this plan is Gaara, he'll definitely advance.

The match was about to begin, and everyone came to the field, their faces full of caution. They were all standing with their teammates, including Sasuke and Sakura Haruno.

Naruto, however, stood directly in the center of the field, becoming the target of everyone's attacks.

He grinned, looking so sunny, yet it gave everyone in the room a sense of foreboding.

"It's not that complicated. How about this, whoever escapes from my grasp next will advance."

The next moment, Naruto released the Nine-Tails' chakra, covering his entire body. Although the tailed beast cloak did not appear on his body this time, the pressure he exuded still made everyone shudder.

Just as everyone was on high alert, even exchanging glances to decide to join forces to deal with Naruto, suddenly, crimson hands emerged from beneath them and grabbed them all!

"Come on everyone, let's try to escape from my 'clutches'!"

Chapter 29 Hinata's Light

This scene startled the surrounding Jonin, who thought the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had gone out of control.

They were about to stop the match when the Third Hokage stopped them.

"Look carefully, everyone. Naruto is not controlled by the Nine-Tails' chakra."

Because of the Hokage's guarantee, the Jonin suppressed their unease and observed the situation. They found that, as the Third Hokage had said, Naruto was not only not under control, but the strength of the dozen or so scarlet hands was also well controlled, and no one was injured.

"Has this child... grown up to this extent?"

"Using so much Nine-Tails chakra without being controlled, this must be the perfect Jinchuriki that Kumogakure has been boasting about all along, right?"

"He's only twelve or thirteen years old..."

It was impossible not to be surprised. Even though they were renowned Jonin with extensive experience, this was the first time they had ever heard of the Nine-Tails' chakra being used by someone else.

While the Jonin were talking all at once, the situation on the sidelines had already changed.

Sasuke was the first to escape from Naruto.

No, it should be said that he was never caught in the first place.

Sensing something was wrong, he activated his Sharingan early on. Relying on the excellent dynamic vision of the two-tomoe Sharingan, Sasuke barely saw the movements of the crimson hand and decisively used Lightning Release to stimulate his body to increase his speed to the extreme, thus narrowly avoiding the grasp of the crimson hand.

After escaping from Naruto, Sasuke did not step in or help Sakura Haruno. Instead, he condensed a bright and dazzling Chidori in his hand and stabbed it at Naruto!

As he expected, he failed to break through Naruto's defenses, only causing Naruto to expend more Nine-Tails chakra.

Naruto looked at Sasuke with a half-smile, showing no intention of retaliating.

Sasuke snorted coldly, released Chidori, and then left the arena.

Orochimaru said that the Sharingan possesses power comparable to that of the Tailed Beasts...

Sasuke certainly didn't intend to go after Orochimaru. Who was Orochimaru? Did he even have the Sharingan? Did he even understand the Sharingan?

So Sasuke decided to find the only person around him who possessed the Sharingan and had many years of experience using it—Kakashi Hatake.

"Such a fast reaction speed, and such superb lightning release, truly worthy of being a genius of the Uchiha clan."

"But, do we really have to do it like Naruto said, get out of his...hands? Does escaping from his hands count as passing?"

The Third Hokage stroked his goatee and said with a smile, "Of course we can't let him run wild, but given Uchiha Sasuke's performance just now, does anyone think he's not qualified to advance?"

The crowd nodded silently, their hearts filled with resentment.

Although the Third Hokage said that Naruto couldn't be allowed to act recklessly, it seemed that this was the intended course of action.

The next one to escape from Naruto's clutches is... Gaara of Sunagakure!

After Gaara entered the arena, he crossed his arms over his chest, his face expressionless, like a piece of porcelain that wouldn't move. Even when a large, scarlet hand reached out to grab him, he didn't budge.

However, the crimson hand failed to catch him because the plug on the gourd on Gaara's back suddenly burst open, and a large amount of sand shot out, surrounding him completely.

Seeing this, the crimson hand tightened its grip again, squeezing Gaara's "absolute defense" inward little by little.

As the crimson hand approached, Gaara's sand seemed to become extremely restless, pouring out of the gourd and bursting the crimson hand!

At this point, the sand around Gaara felt different.

Naruto knew that Gaara was the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast.

But before that, the chakra contained in Gaara's sand felt neither like the One-Tailed Beast nor Gaara himself, but rather like... Gaara's family?

However, it seems that One-Tailed has been provoked, so much so that the sand is full of its chakra.

Then, just like Sasuke, Gaara angrily attacked Naruto after escaping!