Envy (Please Vote with Monthly Tickets!)

After the Konoha group arrived at the battlefield one after another, they all became alert.

Some of them were wary of Naruto, who was covered in a layer of Tailed Beast cloak, while the rest were wary of the mountain-sized giant snake.

The oppressive presence of that crimson giant snake was simply too overwhelming. It was no less imposing than Naruto in his Tailed Beast cloak and could not be ignored.

At that moment, the Third Hokage cautiously approached Naruto. Seeing that Naruto looked perfectly normal and showed no signs of losing control, he was greatly surprised. "Naruto, you..."

Naruto scratched his head. "Grandpa Hokage, I don't know what's going on either."

As soon as he spoke, the Tailed Beast cloak surrounding Naruto vanished.

Clearly, after learning that they had not encountered actual Akatsuki members, the Nine-Tails inside Naruto immediately withdrew the Tailed Beast chakra it had previously given him.

As the Tailed Beast cloak disappeared, Naruto naturally exited Sage Mode as well. The snake-like vertical pupils in his eye sockets returned to their original clear sky-blue color.

"It's fine, that's all that matters!"

The Third Hokage let out a long breath of relief. Although the Ninja Academy's combat exercise had produced good results, it had truly been nerve-racking.

Not far away, Fugaku came before Sasuke and silently held out his hand.

Looking at his father's outstretched hand, Sasuke, who had fallen to the ground, took it as he said guiltily, "Father, I have disgraced the clan!"

Fugaku pulled Sasuke up without saying much. Instead, he raised his gaze and examined the crimson giant snake before them.

Only after seeing it up close did Fugaku realize that the giant snake was even more fierce and imposing than it had appeared on the monitor. Even he, the head of the Uchiha