Naruto: Ah, Right, I Can Use Flying Thunder God!

Sensing the intense killing intent emanating from Gaara, Naruto and Sasuke subconsciously exchanged a glance.

Their azure eyes and Sharingan met for less than half a breath, and they read the exact same judgment in each other's eyes:

That redhead is definitely weird!

Naruto lowered his weight slightly, while Sasuke's Two-Tomoe Sharingan coldly locked onto Gaara's morbidly excited eyes. As he prepared to cast Genjutsu, his right hand reached for the hilt of his sword behind him.

However, just as Naruto took a deep breath, preparing to be the first to question the identity of this uninvited guest, a voice that seemed completely out of place in the tense atmosphere suddenly rang out from behind them.

Wow--What a huge gourd!

Almost the instant the words left his mouth, Koko had already left his original spot and arrived beside Gaara, examining with great interest the large gourd behind Gaara that was still rustling:

"Hey bro, your gourd is really stylish! Where did you buy it? Is it a local specialty from Sand Village?"

He circled Gaara halfway around, shaking his head and sighing:

"Oh my, young man, you've really had a tough time. You came all the way from Sand Village, carrying such heavy loads of local specialties to Konoha to set up a stall. You must have suffered a lot along the way!"

"Oh, by the way, how much does this melon... I mean, this gourd cost per pound? How much is it? Just a friendly reminder, the commoners in Konoha are quite wealthy. You can easily raise the price and rip them off!"

There's no need for them to feel guilty; this is what the scoundrels of Konoha deserve!

Gaara's ferocious expression froze the moment he saw Koto suddenly appear beside him.

Where did this guy come from?

The two extremely threatening and powerful auras I sensed just now should have belonged only to the two prey in front of me!

I couldn't sense any Chakra fluctuations from this man at all?!

Gaara, suppressing the chilling killing intent within him, questioned in a cold, low voice:

"Who... exactly are you?"

The excited expression on Kou's face immediately subsided somewhat:

"Shouldn't you state your own name before asking someone else's identity?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his hand landed steadily on Gaara's shoulder.

Koto lowered his gaze slightly, his calm eyes, peering from beneath his sunglasses, meeting Gaara's humiliated gaze directly.

"The gourds you sell are very nice, I like them a lot, but your attitude while selling them... I really don't like it."

Feeling the unfamiliar force coming from his shoulder, Gaara was suddenly stunned.

Possessing "absolute defense," she had never been touched like this by anyone since she could remember.

My hands were trembling slightly, my knees were a little weak, and even maintaining my standing suddenly became extremely difficult.

The fabric clinging to his back was also soaked through.

That's... sweat?

Am I scared?!

Gaara's already pale face became completely contorted at this moment.

The reason that had been tormented to the brink of collapse by the monster inside him finally crumbled completely under the weight of this unprecedented emotion called humiliation and fear!

He completely ignored the "monster" in his mind that had finally spoken to him and tried to stop him, and pounced on the creature in front of him without any regard for anything else!

(Shukaku: How could you be so selfish!!)

Looking at Gaara was about to completely lose control, he narrowed his eyes slightly behind his sunglasses.

Just as he was about to exert his strength and try to wake up the hissing kitten (tanuki are cats too) with a slap, he seemed to suddenly sense something, raised his eyebrows, and looked at the street behind Gaara with great interest.

Gaara, stop!!

Temari and Kankuro rushed out from the street corner in a panic.

Seeing Gaara felt a chill Temari her spine.

For a moment, she forgot the fear that was etched into her bones. Under Kankuro's incredulous gaze, she rushed forward without thinking and grabbed Gaara's raised hand tightly!

Feeling the unfamiliar warmth emanating from his wrist, Gaara's movements suddenly froze.

He looked at Temari's still slightly trembling hand, and in those eyes that had always been filled with killing intent and indifference, a faint sense of bewilderment unexpectedly appeared.

Seeing that Gaara had recovered, he removed his hand from Gaara's shoulder.

Temari breathed a sigh of relief at first, then instantly realized how dangerous her actions had been, and quickly released Gaara's hand.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Gaara, I just..."

"... Shut up."

Gaara said in a low voice, the murderous intent and anger in his eyes fading considerably.

He gave the girl in front of him a deep look, then his gaze quickly swept over the trembling Temari beside him. He gave a resentful snort, turned around, and left without a word...

Temari a sigh of relief, glanced worriedly at Gaara's departing figure, then turned around and bowed deeply to him.

"I'm very sorry! We are genin sent by Sand Village to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams Genin."

My brother was a little too excited because it was his first time leaving the village, and he caused everyone so much trouble just now. I'm so sorry!!

Faced with Temari's earnest yet flawed explanation, Sasuke and Naruto were speechless.

Genin? You call that level of killing intent Genin?!

Nobody would believe that!

Just as Naruto opened his mouth, about to ask Temari something, Koko spoke first.

"Oh dear, look at you! There's no such thing as a problem, hahaha."

Kou Chao waved his Temari with a smile:

"That child was very enthusiastic; he couldn't wait to promote your Sand Village's local specialties to us as soon as he came up."

She just seemed a little too shy, but that's okay, you'll get used to it after a few tries!

He raised his hand and gave a thumbs-up to Temari:

"That gourd is indeed of very good quality; it's excellent material for making a ladle. I wish you booming business and great sales!"

What is this guy saying?

Temari looked at the handsome, unfamiliar young man in front of her, suppressed her speechlessness, and gave an awkward smile:

"Uh, haha... Anyway, thanks."

She bowed again to Koko, then quickly gave Kankuro a look behind her.

Without lingering any longer, the two turned and hurriedly chased after the direction Gaara had disappeared in...

"What's going on with those guys?"

Naruto put his hands behind his head and walked back to Sasuke's side with him, muttering to himself.

Sasuke stared in the direction Gaara had disappeared, remaining silent for a long while before lowering his voice and asking:

"Knock, you should have already figured it out, right? That kid from Sand Village is suspicious."

Who exactly is he?

Kou casually twisted his neck and answered unhurriedly:

"Well, it's a bit complicated to explain, but to put it simply, his situation is somewhat similar to Naruto's back then."

Perhaps... even worse off than Naruto?

"Well?"

Naruto paused for a moment, then seemed to recall some unpleasant past events, and subconsciously placed his hand gently on his lower abdomen.

The light in his eyes became incredibly complex at that moment.

"... Somewhat like Naruto?"

Sasuke murmured softly, his pupils contracting slightly.

Just as he frowned, preparing to press Kou for more details, a cautious voice came from behind them:

"Um, Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun, the time for the first exam is almost here."

If we don't leave now, we'll really be late!

Sakura pointed to the watch on her wrist and reminded her urgently.

"Ah!!"

Naruto suddenly looked up and, as if by reflex, grabbed Sasuke's wrist:

"Sakura's right! We need to hurry, or we'll be really late!!"

Sasuke shook off Naruto's hand with a look of disgust.

"What's your rush? Didn't you give each of Shikamaru and the others a Flying Thunder God Kunai before?"

"When it's almost time, we can just use that to teleport us and Sakura to the exam hall together."

"... Oh, right, I can also use the Flying Thunder God Technique!!"

Naruto first said with a sudden realization, then clutched his head in his hands and wailed in frustration:

"Ugh!! So what was the point of getting up so early this morning?!"

I could have used this time to sleep a little longer, I'm such a complete idiot!!

"... Heh, you're absolutely right this time."

Sasuke retorted mercilessly, then prepared to say something more to Kou.

But just as he turned his head, the empty space beside him, which had been occupied by people just moments before, had become completely deserted.

"Cut..."

Sasuke looked at the empty space and gave a cold, unsurprised snort.

"Damn it, this guy ran off again without even saying goodbye."

Sasuke murmured to himself, a hint of envy creeping into his voice.

Space-Time Ninjutsu is indeed very useful.

Although he himself did not possess the spatial talent necessary to cultivate Space-Time Ninjutsu, according to what Koko had taught him before, it seemed that after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, there was a certain chance of awakening space-time type Dōjutsu.

"What kind of Dōjutsu would I awaken if I were to activate the Mangekyo? (The most unlucky person)"

Will I end up like... that man?

Thinking of this, Sasuke's eyes suddenly darkened, and he looked coldly toward the Uchiha Clan Compound's territory:

"Uchiha Itachi, one day, I will kill you with my own hands!"

No matter the cost!