pertwk Chapter 130 Pain Appears! Wait, where's Orochimaru?
Chapter 130 Pain Appears! Wait, where's Orochimaru?
Chapter 130 Pain Appears! Wait, where's Orochimaru?
However, an enemy is an enemy, and Naruto showed no mercy. He could only hope that this attack would quiet the opponent down and prevent them from making any more futile struggles.
The Konoha members who witnessed all of this through the giant screen were completely dumbfounded.
Sakura reacted the fastest, raising her arms high and cheering, "That was amazing!!"
Sasuke stared intently at Naruto's figure on the screen, speechless for a long time.
Sasuke slowly clenched his fist.
"Is this your true strength—what a drag?!"
At this moment, he clearly realized—
He's still far from it!
He didn't even catch Naruto's movement trajectory in that lightning-fast attack!
The vast difference in their abilities left him with a deep sense of frustration.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Sasuke have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
"What exactly happened just now?"
Naruto stared dumbfounded at Temari lying on the screen, then looked back at the dream version of Naruto who was still standing there, feeling utterly incredulous: "A flash of golden light, and then that female ninja from Sunagakure just fell down like that?"
He scratched his head, turning to the white-haired immortal beside him with an incredulous look: "You lecherous immortal, did you see that clearly just now?"
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
Jiraiya rolled his eyes at this and snorted irritably, "Hmph, of course I saw it clearly!"
As they spoke, Jiraiya couldn't resist teasing Naruto, saying, "Seriously, you two are both drags on either side, so why is there such a big difference between you?"
Jiraiya crossed his arms, shook his head with feigned regret, and sighed, "Ah, if only I could have a disciple like that, it would save me so much trouble."
"ha?!"
Naruto was taken aback at first, then immediately flew into a rage. "You lecherous sage, who are you talking about! I wouldn't even look at a teacher as infamous as you, who's on par with that scoundrel snake!"
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
Seeing the two start arguing again, Sakura and Sasuke looked helpless.
Sakura sighed and rubbed her forehead, thinking to herself, "That Toad Sage is really something. No matter what, he's one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha. Why does he always like to argue with Naruto? He doesn't have any dignity as an elder at all!"
Sasuke snorted and turned his face away, pretending not to know these two clowns.
However, their playful banter did ease the tense atmosphere to some extent.
To prevent her mentor and companion from arguing further, Sakura quickly coughed lightly to interrupt: "Um, Jiraiya-sama..."
She pointed to the fallen enemies on the screen and changed the subject, asking, "It seems like all the enemies have been taken care of now, right? It should be over soon, right?"
Sakura's words carried a hint of anticipation.
After all, even something as terrifying as a tailed beast had been defeated, so she felt that the chaos of the Chunin Exams should be nearing its end.
Upon hearing Sakura's question, Jiraiya's smile slowly faded, replaced by an unprecedentedly solemn expression.
He didn't answer immediately, but stared intently at the screen.
After a long pause, he said in a low voice, "It's not over yet. The truly powerful ones haven't appeared yet."
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were all stunned for a moment.
Sasuke frowned: "They've even brought out such terrifying tailed beasts, and they're not considered 'powerful'?"
Naruto's mouth dropped open in shock as he exclaimed, "What?! Is there an enemy even stronger than the One-Tailed Beast coming?"
The three looked at each other, all taken aback by Jiraiya's judgment.
Jiraiya nodded silently, saying nothing more.
The "masked man" who can control the Nine-Tails to launch attacks has yet to appear on screen.
Inside the training field.
Swish! Swish!
With a few swift whooshing sounds, three figures suddenly appeared and stopped steadily in front of Naruto and Kakashi. All three members were wearing various animal masks.
The lead ANBU member knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Kakashi and Naruto, and reported: "Lord Kakashi! Young Master Naruto! The audience and examinees have been almost completely evacuated!"
Upon hearing this good news, Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief.
He nodded: "Well done."
Then, his gaze swept over the Sand Ninja scattered on the ground. Kakashi pointed and commanded in a deep voice, "Take these people away and lock them up, awaiting the Hokage's orders. Also—..."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, pointing specifically at Gaara, and solemnly warned, "That red-haired guy is the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast. He's extremely dangerous. Have the sealing team add several layers of seals to him. Don't be careless!"
"Yes!" the head of the secret service replied crisply.
He gestured to his companions behind him, and the three ANBU immediately and skillfully carried the four unconscious Sand Ninjas off the ground, preparing to escort them away.
The Konoha Anbu acted swiftly and efficiently, finishing the job in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that the enemies on the battlefield were under control, the Konoha ninjas finally relaxed a little.
However, at that moment, an old yet powerful voice suddenly rang out: "Wait—"
Before the words were finished, a short figure appeared out of nowhere and blocked the way for the members of the Dark Guard.
The newcomer was short, stout, and hunched over, yet possessed an extraordinary aura; his earth-yellow shadow robe fluttered in the night wind.
It is none other than Iwagakure's current Tsuchikage, Ōnoki!
Onoki's expression was rather unpleasant.
Naruto stepped forward and said, "Why did the Tsuchikage stop us? Do the examinees from Iwagakure need help? Should we contact the medical team?"
Onoki's tone was rather irritating: "The examinees from Iwagakure are doing just fine! You don't need to worry about them!"
Kakashi's eyes narrowed, and he stepped forward to protect Naruto, coldly saying, "What exactly is the Tsuchikage planning to do?! Don't take your anger out on a junior!"
Onoki slowly landed on the ground, his wrinkled face looking extremely unpleasant.
With his hands behind his back, his sharp gaze swept across Naruto, Kakashi, and the Anbu members, finally settling on Gaara, who lay unconscious on the Anbu's shoulder, a hint of fear and complexity flashing deep in his eyes.
Onoki snorted coldly, speaking with displeasure, "Konoha is really something—two rampaging tailed beasts were dealt with so easily?"
Upon hearing this, Kakashi's mind immediately went on high alert.
Has Iwagakure also set its sights on Jinchūriki?!
Kakashi quickly considered all the possibilities, but his expression remained unchanged.
He looked directly at Onoki and said in a deep voice, "Lord Tsuchikage, what do you mean by this? We have important matters to attend to and are afraid we don't have time to linger here."
Kakashi spoke politely but did not back down.
"Hmph, kid, you're quite composed." Onoki narrowed his eyes at Kakashi, and after a long while, he slowly spoke, "Then I'll get straight to the point—I want to ask, what are Konoha's plans to do with the One-Tailed and Three-Tailed?"
They really came for the Jinchūriki!
Kakashi's face darkened, and he replied bluntly, "These two Jinchuriki are war criminals who attacked Konoha without authorization. Now that they've been captured, their fate is naturally up to our Hokage. Surely the Tsuchikage has no right to interfere?"
Upon hearing this, Onoki's face darkened, and the wrinkles on his face tightened. "Hmph, you can't say that!"
"The Tailed Beasts are intertwined with the power balance among the Five Great Nations; this is no small matter! The balance of the Tailed Beasts must not be broken! Konoha cannot simply take them away like this!"
At that moment, a deafening male voice came from the side: "You're right! You can't take the Tailed Beasts away! Leave the Jinchuriki behind!"
We'll take care of it for you!
Immediately afterwards, as heavy footsteps approached, a tall and burly man strode out of the shadows of the rest area and came to Onoki's side.
The Raikage stood there with his arms crossed, like a mountain of flesh, his sharp, eagle-like gaze fixed firmly on the people of Konoha.
He stood shoulder to shoulder with the Tsuchikage, and the immense aura emanating from the two Kage-level powerhouses almost made the air tremble.
The secret service was on high alert.
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in the audience.
Naruto jumped up from his seat: "What...what are they doing?! Are they planning to take this opportunity to attack Konoha as well?!"
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
"No, they probably aren't planning to attack Konoha." Jiraiya shook his head slightly, his expression equally grave.
He stared intently at the figures confronting each other on the screen, and explained in a low voice to Naruto and the others, "The Tailed Beasts have always served as an extremely important strategic force among the Five Great Nations. If Konoha shows that it can easily subdue the Tailed Beasts, that's not a good thing!"
on the screen.
On the training ground, two powerful Kage-level fighters stared intently at Kakashi and his group, ready to fight at the slightest provocation!
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boom! ! !
A loud bang suddenly came from the center of the training field!
The earth seemed to tremble, and a powerful shockwave, mixed with smoke, dust, and debris, scattered in all directions!
Kakashi and Naruto were taken aback and instinctively looked in the direction from which the sound came.
In the very center of the training field, a huge crater had appeared in the ground at some unknown time.
It looked as if some enormous thing had crashed down there!
Kakashi and Naruto both frowned.
There are still enemies?
Immediately afterwards, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki descended from the sky!
As the night wind blew, the dust gradually dissipated, revealing the huge, deep pit in the center of the field.
However, to everyone's surprise, the pit was completely empty!
"What happened?"
"That explosion was so loud, but there's nothing in this pit?!"
At that moment, a strange ripple effect appeared in the air!
The air above the pit rippled like water, and a huge outline gradually emerged.
That was a gigantic chameleon!
It lies in the pit like a small mountain.
Even more bizarrely, its body was riddled with dark black metal rods, as if they were driven into its flesh, giving it a creepy and eerie appearance!
"Hoichi"
The chameleon-like behemoth let out a low, hoarse roar, its massive, dark maw opening wide!
Surprisingly, someone walked out of his mouth.
The man's skin was as white as paper, and his body was covered with black sticks stuck in various places.
He had orange hair styled in a high ponytail and wore a long robe with a black background and red cloud patterns. The collar was turned up high, covering half of his face, revealing only a pair of cold and lifeless eyes.
The pupils were an eerie pale purple, with wavy lines spreading outwards from them.
At this moment, the purple Rinnegan coldly looked down at everyone present, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, as if it were a god judging all living beings from above.
"Who is that guy?!"
Kakashi stared intently at the black-robed figure appearing on the screen, feeling a chill run down his spine.
On the screen, the figure in black robes appeared indifferent, seemingly oblivious to the bewildered expressions of the crowd.
He raised his hands and formed a mudra, then slammed his palms into the ground, uttering a few cold words.
"Spiritual communication!"