I Don't Acknowledge Your Attack Power
After finishing off the enemy, Naruto picked through the pile of bones, found a decent-looking one, and threw it into the Sealing Space.
"What a hassle."
After saying that, Naruto immediately ran away.
When he caught up with Neji, he saw Kidomaru pierce his shoulder with a single arrow.
"Hiss~"
Naruto gasped; just looking at it made him feel pain.
"Dead?" Neji, lying on the ground, clutched his shoulder, his face contorted in pain, and asked through gritted teeth.
"Yeah, dead!" Naruto pulled the Kusanagi Sword from Kidomaru's heart, then delivered the final blow. "He's completely dead."
"Are they all dead?" Neji asked Kimimaro, gazing up at the sky through the gaps in the trees.
"He's dead." Naruto carried Neji on his back. "This pursuit plan will most likely have to be called off. Even you are injured, so the others won't be in much better shape."
"You are very strong."
"Thank you, but that's not a compliment," Naruto, still sharp-tongued.
If Neji were left in this desolate place, he would be dead within half a day. Naruto himself wasn't sure if Tsunade had called for backup, or if the backup would arrive in time, so he could only take Neji and catch up with the others.
Incidentally, this mission was called off temporarily.
When they are scattered and face opponents stronger than themselves, the result is either mutual destruction or suicide.
If all of these young noblemen of Konohagakure were to get into trouble at the same time, Tsunade would probably be held accountable by the higher-ups, which would be the least of her worries.
Whether it's the Nara Clan, Inuzuka Clan, or Akimichi Clan, they are all pro -Hokage. For them, as long as they are direct descendants of the Third Hokage, it doesn't matter who becomes Hokage.
But if Tsunade loses power, his future won't be much better.
Damn it, Danzo the blame!
After a period of frantic travel.
"Neji, check the location." Naruto followed the markings. "We've come this far; they should be nearby."
Despite the pain, Neji's Byakugan widened in surprise.
With eyesight like an eagle, it pierced through layer upon layer of mountains and finally landed in a deeper forest.
"Choji there."
An unnamed clearing on the east side of Konoha Forest.
Choji was kicked away by Jirobo, who was imbued with the Cursed Seal, and crashed heavily to the ground.
Before entering Cursed Seal state, Jirobo is a cautious person, but once he enters Cursed Seal state, he immediately transforms into a Zaunite, constantly spewing trash talk during battle.
Commonly known as Zuan Rou Tan.
"You really are a discarded piece of trash. Die, you scum." Jirobo stomped on Choji's chest. "A fat pig like you has no value in living."
"It seems your companions abandoned you long ago, poor fat pig."
As he spoke, Jirobo picked up the potato chips that Choji Akimichi had left behind and put the last chip into his mouth.
"You're useless, you don't even have enough potato chips, you might as well just die!"
"But don't worry, after I kill you, you fat pig, I'll eat all those scumbags who abandoned you!"
Choji was completely speechless, his Chakra reserves almost depleted. Trusting his comrades, and now resigned to his fate, he decided to perish together with Jirobo before him.
He lay on the ground, barely alive, facing the incessantly insulting Jirobo, and with his last bit of strength pulled out a red pill that would cause him to go completely berserk and die if he ate it.
Just as Choji Akimichi was about to put the red pill into his mouth, a familiar yet slightly irritating voice rang out in the forest.
"Stop eating, one more bite won't make a difference."
Naruto leaped down from the top of the giant tree with Neji on his back, and the moment he landed, he grabbed Choji's wrist, forcibly interrupting Choji's berserk state after taking the drug.
Along with a Lava Release, he forced the tank Jirobo back dozens of meters.
"Naruto?" Choji turned around abruptly. "And Neji?"
He saw the bloody hole on Neji Hyuga's left shoulder that had been simply treated, and immediately became so nervous that he couldn't speak. He narrowed his small eyes and tried his best to be serious, but there was no imposing manner to speak of.
How could you?
"How could that be? They must have just happened to be passing by." Naruto tossed Neji to Choji Akimichi like a schoolbag. "Here, Neji."
Neji Hyuga glared at Naruto, but was ignored.
Choji caught Neji like a ball and realized that Naruto wanted to deal with Jirobo alone, but he was still shocked when he glanced at Jirobo, who had already entered the second Jirobo of the Curse Mark Stage Two.
That guy's whole body was as hard as iron, his sparse hair looked like steel nails, and his hands were like steel claws.
"Naruto, you have to be careful of that guy."
Naruto didn't reply and walked straight toward Jirobo, which wasn't far away.
As Naruto slowly approached, Jirobo burst into maniacal laughter, but unfortunately, his excessively chubby facial muscles made his laughter look incredibly ferocious.
"If we can't beat the fat pig, what's the use of bringing in some trash?"
"Why aren't you saying anything? Aren't your companions also useless? Or is it something else?"
Naruto didn't say a word, and walked step by step toward Jirobo.
He completely ignored Jirobo's low-level sharp tongue, and when it came to breaking through defenses, Garen himself hadn't even made a move yet.
However, he didn't have time to slowly play the defense-breaking game with Jirobo. He directly activated the Four Symbols Seal and drew the Kusanagi Sword from an unexpected place.
"You can all come at me together, you're all a bunch of useless trash anyway."
Jirobo froze halfway through his sentence, speechless with astonishment.
"Damn it! Don't draw your sword from that spot!! Are you trying to disgust people on purpose?!"
With a roar, Jiro slammed his hands down on the ground, sending boulders flying and a huge stone slab soaring upwards and flying backwards towards Naruto.
In less than two seconds, the stone slab was instantly severed. The rocks were cut through like tofu by the blade of the Kusanagi Sword, and clods of earth and gravel flew everywhere.
Naruto covered the Kusanagi Sword with Lava Release and stopped ten meters in front of Jirobo, speaking calmly.
"Stop yelling, you malformed freak."
Orochimaru doesn't like ugly children.
Silently, Naruto took out a rag and expressionlessly wiped away the bloodstains belonging to Jirobo from the blade of his sword.
Choji watched as Jirobo was swiftly defeated by Naruto, who seemed to slice through vegetables with ease. He blinked several times, still completely bewildered. This was too surreal; what was that thing in Naruto's hand?
"Naruto, you..." Choji Akimichi stammered for a long time before finally managing to utter, "You're so damn good at cursing!"
Choji is tongue-tied and still a delicate flower in a greenhouse. When it comes to sharp tongue, he can't compare to the noble, salary- Naruto; his offensive skills need improvement.
Naruto sheathed the Kusanagi Sword, patted Choji on the shoulder, and said meaningfully.
"I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't really approve of your verbal attacks."
Without delay, the three followed the marks left by Shikamaru, Rock Lee, and Kiba, and rescued the seriously injured Kiba Inuzuka, Akamaru, and Rock Lee from the great rift in the ground.
After Naruto swiftly Sakon and Ukon, he set off again to retrieve Shikamaru, thus ending the mission.