Naruto with Satan Tattooed on His Back

Zaku had already fallen. Dosu's sound waves, comparable to the undefeated Eastern Invincible, formed a visible ripple in the air and hurtled toward Naruto at high speed.

Naruto leaped aside. Zaku took Dosu's betrayal full in the back, his flesh splitting open in an instant to reveal several bone-deep wounds. Already on the brink of death, Zaku's body convulsed violently a few times before his soul returned to the Reaper's pure paradise.

Seeing his sound waves miss, Dosu gritted his teeth. Just as he was about to continue searching for Naruto, who wore a Root mask, a kunai flew toward him. The kunai was not particularly fast, and Dosu had no intention of moving his feet.

He simply tilted his head and avoided the kunai.

But the very moment the kunai brushed past Dosu, Naruto abruptly appeared behind him and caught the kunai with a snap.

Flying Thunder God: Second Stage

In his alert state, Dosu seemed to realize something and instantly sucked in a sharp breath.

"Behind you!" Kin, the female Sound ninja beside him, had already rushed forward and hurled several senbon at Naruto.

But it was already too late. Time seemed to freeze in that instant. The Flying Thunder God was too fast—far beyond what human nerves could react to. Without hesitation, Naruto drove the kunai into the back of Dosu's head, the fatal weakness of this genius Sound ninja.

It was as though someone had pressed pause on his life. Dosu's flame of life abruptly went out.

The five senbon arrived too late. Naruto yanked Dosu's corpse over and used it to block them all. With several soft thuds, the senbon sank deeply into Dosu's body.

"You Sound ninjas seem to really enjoy stabbing your teammates in the back." Naruto lowered his voice, and a soul-piercing red glow shone through the hollow eyeholes of his mask.

Kin, who had been rushing toward Naruto, stopped dead in her tracks. Under the gaze of the Nine-Tails' Blood Eye, the terror of death hanging by a thread enveloped her. It was as if some horrifying beast lurking in the darkness had fixed its eyes on her, while a stench of blood and slaughter surged toward her like a storm.

"Who exactly are you?" Kin asked, trembling where she stood. "That outfit... you're clearly from Konohagakure, aren't you?"

"You know quite a lot." Naruto walked toward her step by step. "Orochimaru sent you, didn't he? Your plan was exposed long ago. I've had my eye on you ever since you entered the village."

"Lord Hokage has already personally led people to surround and wipe out your Lord Orochimaru. He has nowhere left to run. Naturally, there's no use keeping you around."

"Impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible." Naruto stopped several steps in front of her and looked at her. "In that case, it's time to test your loyalty to Orochimaru."

"What are you going to do?" Kin's face was filled with terror.

"Interrogate you. But I doubt you'll say anything, so..." Naruto raised a hand. Surging blue lightning gathered in his palm, causing the mask to flicker between light and shadow.

"I've decided to let you die in pain. I hope you'll keep up that laughable loyalty of yours. Don't disappoint me."

"I'll kill you! Bastard!"

Naruto ignored the female ninja's insults. He had gotten the outrageous inspiration for this soul interrogation technique from some website.

It had been a bright and breezy afternoon. While looking up a line of ancient poetry, he had accidentally wandered into a hidden paradise. Amid a screen full of haze, he happened to see a recommended video on the homepage titled: Chunin Exams: Interrogating a Female Ninja.

After watching it all the way through, he silently gave it a downvote.

Pah! It was corrupting public morals. He did not recognize that as the Will of Fire.

Reality was not a doujinshi. There were no such romantic indulgences. Naruto's face turned cold as he directly threw Lightning Strike onto Kin. Blue lightning ran wild over her body, and screams instantly rang out.

Naruto merely watched coldly.

If she died, that would fulfill the first option: eliminate the Sound ninja trio. Naruto would then receive the first reward, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

If she confessed, that would fulfill the second option. Naruto would receive Wind Release: Wind Blade, which was not a loss either.

It made no difference which option she chose, so Naruto simply chose neither and let the female Sound ninja choose her own fate. Would she choose to live, or would she choose to keep Orochimaru's intelligence secret?

Crackle!

Crackle!

Lightning mercilessly coursed over the female ninja's body. After just one round, when the lightning finally faded, Kin rolled her eyes back and collapsed limply onto the ground. Tears and saliva streamed down her face, while a large puddle spread beneath her.

Naruto glanced at her. Lightning gathered in his hand once more, making it clear that he intended to put her through another round.

"No! Don't electrocute me again! I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Kin curled into a ball, trembling all over. There was not even a trace of warmth in Naruto's gaze. It was like cold ice. She knew very well that if she still refused to speak, he would definitely choose to electrocute her to death right here.

Just thinking about that feeling was enough to make her shudder. She would rather die like her first two teammates than be tortured by the demon before her.

Little did she know, that had been Naruto's intention all along. He killed Zaku and Dosu because they were in the way. Even if he tortured them, those two freaks who had undergone scientific surgical modifications might have only gotten more excited.

"You really want to talk?" Naruto asked regretfully.

"I'll talk! I'll talk!" Kin coughed, unable to stop her tears from falling.

"Actually, you don't have to." Naruto said hesitantly. "To be honest, I rather want a Fire Style Ninjutsu too."

At that, Kin's breathing became labored. She did not understand what Naruto's Fire Style Ninjutsu had to do with her, but she knew that if she did not speak soon, she would be electrocuted into a semiconductor.

What a fucking living King of Hell.

Seeing the pleading look in her eyes, Naruto thought about it. Wind Release Ninjutsu seemed acceptable too.

"Go ahead."

Afterward, Kin revealed some of the truth in fits and starts. Afraid that she was lying, Naruto electrocuted her two more times. Only after all three confessions matched did Naruto finally spare the female Sound ninja.

There was nothing excessive about a ninja being a little more rigorous when gathering intelligence, right?

Kin did not know whether Naruto had gone too far. Her entire body was numb, and she lay motionless in the grass. Hearing soft rustling footsteps approaching, she struggled to turn her head and stared numbly at the culprit.

However, Naruto did not attack her again. He merely glanced at her and said.

"Since you told the truth, I'll give you a piece of advice that might save your life."

"Leave Konohagakure after the exam ends. Don't try to find Lord Orochimaru. To him, someone as worthless as you will only be killed."

With that, Naruto vanished.

Wind Release: Wind Blade successfully deployed.

After dealing with the three Sound ninja, Naruto headed back the way he had come without looking back. After traveling for about half an hour, he heard the sounds of fighting before he reached the agreed meeting place.

This place was already very close to the rendezvous point. After thinking for barely a second, Naruto immediately rushed in that direction, stripping off the ill-fitting ANBU uniform as he went.

The moment he arrived, Naruto saw a world-famous masterpiece.

The long-necked Orochimaru had sunk his teeth into Sasuke's neck, planting a little strawberry.