Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 205 The Shadow of the Most Dog-Donkey

Naruto stayed up all night, which was unusual for him.

After thoroughly understanding the principles of the [Multiplicative Explosive Tags], he turned his attention to another, even more forbidden technique on the scroll—[Impure World Reincarnation].

The more he studied it, the stronger his admiration for the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, became; he was simply a genius.

Generally speaking, the logic behind using spirit summoning is to summon a living creature that has signed a contract with the caster, such as a toad from Mount Myōboku or a monkey from the Enma clan.

However, Tobirama Senju took a completely different approach, extending the concept of "summoning spirits" to the realm of connecting with the Pure Land and summoning the souls of the dead! This imagination and ability to subvert the boundaries between life and death left Naruto speechless.

With such creativity and execution, it would be a waste not to give the Second Hokage a substitute or a Devil Fruit.

Although, as of now, Naruto doesn't know exactly what he can do with the [Edo Tensei] technique—can he summon his deceased ancestors or parents to chat with them?

But with such a powerful and unique technique before him, and adhering to the principle that "it's always good to have more skills," he decided to first memorize as much of its theoretical essence as possible. Perhaps this knowledge would come in handy in the future.

The next morning, at the usual meeting point for Class Seven.

Because of staying up all night researching scrolls, Naruto inevitably had two faint dark circles under his eyes, and his spirit also carried a hint of imperceptible fatigue.

However, to his slight surprise, he noticed that Zuoyue also had faint shadows under her eyes, clearly indicating that she was also sleep-deprived.

But in stark contrast to her slightly weary appearance was her mental state—her dark eyes were exceptionally bright, even faintly shimmering with an indescribable sense of satisfaction and joy, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, giving off a light and airy feeling as if she had encountered something extremely happy and wonderful.

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With the Chunin Exams approaching, Team 7 has been taking on simple missions that don't require leaving the village. Naruto has indeed noticed that the streets of Konoha are much busier than usual, with many unfamiliar faces wearing headbands from other ninja villages, and a tense atmosphere hangs in the air, as if a storm is brewing.

Facing the upcoming exam, Sakura Haruno appeared extremely nervous and uneasy. She muttered theoretical knowledge to herself, and her eyes occasionally revealed self-doubt, unsure whether she truly possessed the ability to pass the test.

In stark contrast to her was Uchiha Satsuki. Her expression remained as calm as ever, even carrying a hint of self-assured certainty.

In her view, with her and Naruto's strength, passing the Chunin Exams was an unquestionable outcome.

As for Naruto himself, his thoughts had already drifted far beyond the Chunin Exams. At this moment, he was repeatedly weighing the various variables surrounding Orochimaru and his "Konoha Crush Plan."

The Chunin Exams? With Naruto's current strength, participating in such an exam would be a complete disaster. Forget about the genin, even Gaara, the strongest of his generation, would be no different from a stray cat strolling by the roadside in front of Naruto.

Even if the One-Tailed Shukaku inside him goes out of control and goes berserk, it will only cause a little more trouble.

Orochimaru? I'll make sure he never leaves alive!

However, Naruto pondered deeply: would the events unfold as they did in the original story this time? The butterfly effect's influence was probably not to be underestimated.

The most crucial variable lies in the [Jin] organization that Naruto himself created. The organization's ideology has already spread throughout the ninja world—to forcibly stop wars between nations through absolute military force.

Simply put, it means "Whoever dares to start a war, I will kill them." And the [Great Spiral Wheel] that "Menma" once demonstrated, which is capable of instantly destroying an entire village, adds a heavy weight to this deterrent.

Given this context, would Sunagakure really still so easily form an alliance with Orochimaru and risk launching an attack on Konoha, as they did in the original story? Aren't they worried about the intervention and retaliation from the [Jin] organization?

But when Naruto thought that the current Kazekage was Rasa, his newly arising doubts wavered again.

If the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, appeared indecisive in some decisions, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but it was a bit foolish.

So the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was both stupid and wicked.

The way Rasa treated his son Gaara, compared to the cold stares and isolation Naruto suffered in Konoha as the "Demon Fox," made it seem like he was living in paradise.

This guy practically pushed his own son step by step into the abyss.

Gaara was originally an ordinary child. He was forcibly sealed with the One-Tailed Shukaku at birth, becoming the village's "ultimate weapon." Even though the raging "Great Tanuki" within him constantly whispered and threatened in his mind, trying to erode his will, young Gaara initially maintained his kind nature, trying hard to get close to his older sister Temari and older brother Kankuro, yearning for the recognition and warmth of his family.

For such a young child to endure the mental pollution of the tailed beast for so long, coupled with the torment of being deprived of sleep, to be able to persevere until the end before losing control and going berserk, that willpower is ridiculously strong.

However, when Gaara was on the verge of his mental breakdown, exhausted and on the verge of collapse after losing control for the first time due to Shukaku's influence, what did Rasa, as his father, do?

Instead of offering his son any comfort, guidance, or substantial help, he took extremely cruel measures, actively evacuating the villagers away from Gaara and completely isolating him. Even more appalling, he repeatedly sent ninjas to assassinate his own son!

The purpose was, in essence, to "test whether Gaara could still control Shukaku and to determine his value as a weapon."

This kind of logic is so absurd that it's comparable to that of a certain blue-and-white guy with "astounding wisdom".

This is like a doctor facing a patient with a severe cold, not only refusing to administer medication but also throwing the patient directly into an ice hole, claiming it's to "test the patient's cold tolerance and survival potential."

The result was predictable. Luo Sha's series of ruthless actions successfully drove his son, who originally still had warmth in his heart, into a bloodthirsty monster with a closed heart who only believed in killing.

In the end, the culprit who created this tragedy concluded that Gaara, as a "weapon," was not stable enough and lacked value.

Orochimaru's assassination of Rasa can be seen as a good deed in a way.

With this in mind, Naruto had already made up his mind.

Well, if this guy manages to survive the Chunin Exams by the skin of his teeth... I'll try to bring Gaara to the [Jin] organization after the exams.

At least there, he could feel what true companionship was, and what pure warmth and value were that didn't need to be proven through killing.

After defeating Gaara in the Chunin Exams, Naruto tried to persuade him, but he was having a headache because he was terrible at lecturing.