"Mmm, it tastes pretty good. 💜🍫"
Before long, Chen Yiban finished a large bowl of Ichiraku Ramen, then put down his bowl and chopsticks and smiled faintly.
After Chen Yiban finished eating, Uchiha Sasuke hurriedly shoveled down a few more bites and finished the ramen in his bowl as well.
"Hmph, the mastermind behind Naruto lying unconscious in the hospital and killing so many people in Konoha."
At that moment, Ayame was still glaring at Chen Yiban indignantly from the side.
At this:
"You're very brave!"
For some inexplicable reason, Chen Yiban praised Ayame.
"Hmph, are you being sarcastic?" Ayame pouted.
"Ayame, shut up!" Uncle Ichiraku picked up the wooden stick beside him, intending to teach his ignorant daughter a lesson.
"Naruto... He was that blond-haired brat who used to be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, right?"
At this moment, Chen Yiban suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Uncle Ichiraku stopped threatening his daughter.
"Yes, Senior Madara. That guy used to be my teammate!"
Uchiha Sasuke spoke up at just the right moment and explained to Chen Yiban.
In truth, Chen Yiban naturally knew about Naruto Uzumaki.
It was just that:
"That brat is still alive?"
Chen Yiban was somewhat curious and surprised.
The Nine-Tails within Naruto Uzumaki had been forcibly extracted by Chen Yiban.
How could he still be alive?
Could it be that Naruto Uzumaki had encountered the soul of that dead old man, the Sage of Six Paths, and obtained the old man's power?
As he thought this, Chen Yiban's eyes narrowed slightly!
"Sasuke, right? Take me to see that brat!"
"There's one more thing..."
"Settle the bill for the ramen!"
The hospital, a certain ward!
Knock, knock, knock—
Uchiha Sasuke hesitated for a moment, but eventually stepped forward and knocked on the door.
The ward door soon opened.
"Sasuke?!!"
The person who opened the door was Sakura Haruno. When she saw that it was Sasuke knocking, her face immediately lit up with delight.
But:
"U... Uchiha Madara... Uchiha..."
The next second, Sakura Haruno's face filled with terror.
It was as if she had seen the most terrifying thing in the world!
"Sakura, what's wrong?" Tsunade Hime's voice came from inside the ward.
"Lord Hokage, it's... U-Uchiha Madara." Sakura Haruno backed away several steps from the doorway in alarm before pointing outside and saying this.
"What?!!" ×3
Three uncertain, startled voices rang out in succession from inside the ward.
They were Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Tsunade!
Then:
Tap—tap—
Following several footsteps, Chen Yiban, clad in red armor with long hair reaching his waist, indeed walked into the ward from outside.
"Uchiha Madara!!" Tsunade Hime, Jiraiya, and Kakashi immediately went on high alert.
Sakura Haruno was so frightened that she did not even dare speak!
"Madara, what are you doing here?" Jiraiya covered the right side of his body, which was wrapped in layers of bandages, and watched him with extreme wariness.
Meanwhile, Tsunade Hime and Kakashi were ready to attack at any moment.
At this:
"Don't waste your strength. If I really wanted to do something, do you think the few of you could stop me?"
Chen Yiban cast a disdainful glance at the three of them.
Hearing this, all three felt furious yet helpless.
Because what Chen Yiban had said was the truth!
Two of the three were two of the Shinobi World's famed Three Ninja, while Kakashi was known as the Copy Ninja.
All of them were renowned, powerful experts!
But in front of the red-armored man before them at this moment...
The three of them truly felt weak despite their intimidating appearance!
Even their resolve to resist to the death... carried a hint of inexplicable absurdity.
"Damn it!" Jiraiya's face was filled with unwillingness.
"Madara..." Tsunade Hime wanted to say something.
But:
"Don't worry. I'm only here to see... why a Jinchūriki can still be alive after losing the Tailed Beast inside him."
Chen Yiban spoke bluntly.
As he spoke, he walked straight forward toward the hospital bed blocked by the three of them.
During this,
Jiraiya, Tsunade Hime, and Kakashi still tried to stop Chen Yiban.
Boom—
Without another word, Chen Yiban unleashed an utterly terrifying surge of Chakra.
It pressed down upon the three of them!
As for Sakura Haruno, Chen Yiban had practically ignored her from beginning to end.
"Mm..." In an instant, Jiraiya, Tsunade Hime, and Kakashi felt as if a mountain had suddenly appeared on their bodies, crushing them.
For a moment, they were unable to move!
Within those few seconds,
Chen Yiban had already reached the bedside and seen Naruto Uzumaki lying on it.
Clang—
His pair of Sharingan, which he could now freely activate and deactivate, immediately entered the Eternal Mangekyo state.
Then, using his powerful perceptive ability and slight ability to see through things... he began examining Naruto Uzumaki's condition.
"He really does still have a spark of life."
Not long afterward, Chen Yiban deactivated his Eternal Mangekyo and revealed a trace of surprise.
Naruto Uzumaki truly was not in danger of dying!
Could it really be the protagonist's halo?
During this,
Chen Yiban also promptly lifted the Chakra suppression on the three of them.
Tsunade Hime, Jiraiya, and Kakashi immediately felt their bodies relax.
Once they recovered, the three looked at Chen Yiban behind them with astonishment and uncertainty...
"His power seems to have become even stronger!!"
The three of them cried out inwardly in shock.
Chen Yiban now possessed the powers of Ōtsutsuki Asura and Hashirama Senju,
and he had even awakened the Rinnegan!
The gap between him and Tsunade Hime, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the others had long since become as vast as heaven and earth.
If Chen Yiban wished, he could instantly kill the three of them!
"Senior Madara..."
At this moment, when Uchiha Sasuke saw Chen Yiban approach Naruto Uzumaki, he could not help speaking up.
"Are you worried about him?" Chen Yiban looked at the unconscious Naruto Uzumaki on the hospital bed, then turned to Uchiha Sasuke beside him.
"I..." Sasuke did not really want to admit it.
Seeing this, Chen Yiban withdrew his gaze.
Then:
"System, what will happen if I kill the protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki?"
Chen Yiban secretly contacted the Achievement Sign-in System.
[If you are not planning to leave this world immediately, it is recommended that you spare his life for now. The consequences of killing the world's protagonist cannot be predicted.]
"Is that so?"
Chen Yiban took one last look at Naruto Uzumaki on the hospital bed.
"I hope you don't get in my way from now on."
"Otherwise, I won't care whether you're some kind of world's protagonist."
The next moment,
Under the gazes of Tsunade Hime, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke,
Chen Yiban turned around and slowly walked out of the ward!
Immediately:
"Phew..."
Jiraiya, Tsunade Hime, Kakashi, Sakura Haruno, and the others all let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Damn, when that guy was there, even breathing had felt incredibly difficult!
Sakura Haruno, whose strength was the weakest among them, was especially terrified of Chen Yiban—her fear was simply impossible to put into words.
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