Itachi Uchiha's Enemy

Not far from Naruto Uzumaki and his group, a squad of Grass Ninja had just finished a brutal battle.

Two of the companions were injured, and both men cast their gazes toward a red-haired girl hiding in the distance.

"Get over here, trash."

The man's eyes were filled with disgust.

Karin Uzumaki's body trembled, but she still walked over, cowering.

"What a coward."

"Don't say that; this trash still has some use."

As they spoke, both men bit down on Karin Uzumaki's body at the same time.

Karin Uzumaki's body shook, her eyes filled with terror; she was afraid, but she didn't dare to scream.

"What's wrong, Naruto Uzumaki?"

On Naruto Uzumaki's side, Hinata seemed to sense his mood.

"There are two pieces of trash; I might as well go deal with them." Naruto Uzumaki stood up, his face expressionless.

Normally, if such things didn't appear right in front of him, he wouldn't bother interfering.

But since they had appeared, he didn't mind crushing them like ants.

Without waiting for the two to respond, his body vanished.

On the other side, the two men let go and shoved Karin Uzumaki away.

"Trash."

"What a coward."

It was no wonder they were angry; as of now, Karin Uzumaki had no combat ability whatsoever, save for her recovery powers.

Dragging someone like this around was like carrying a burden.

Karin Uzumaki was too scared to speak, but suddenly, her eyes widened in horror. She tried to say something, but she only stuttered, unable to get the words out.

The two men seemed to notice something as well and whipped their heads around, only for a pair of hands to clamp onto their necks.

"Trash."

With cold eyes, Naruto Uzumaki gave a casual twist—crack.

The heads of both men were ripped clean off by Naruto Uzumaki.

Karin Uzumaki had never seen such a terrifying scene and immediately shrieked in terror.

"Shut up."

Naruto Uzumaki frowned.

Karin Uzumaki had never seen such a terrifying scene and was instantly too scared to make a sound.

Naruto Uzumaki frowned, mainly thinking about how to dispose of the girl.

However, Karin Uzumaki's body trembled even more violently. Seeing Naruto Uzumaki's cold, frowning expression, she felt even more terrified, as if he were about to kill her at any moment.

In the end, he decided that such a troublesome issue was better left for the Hokage to handle.

Before Karin Uzumaki could react, a Naruto Uzumaki suddenly appeared behind her, grabbed her, and vanished instantly.

Inside the Hokage office, Tsunade was holding Tonton and sitting on the sofa, slacking off, while Shizune was the one sitting there processing documents.

Tsunade had just picked up her teacup to take a sip when Naruto Uzumaki's figure suddenly appeared in the room.

Pfft!!!

She spat out a mouthful of tea.

"You bastard Naruto Uzumaki, what are you trying to do? Are you trying to scare me to death?"

Tsunade was instantly enraged, and swish, swish, swish!!!!

The two were immediately surrounded by Anbu.

"Alright, alright, everyone stand down."

Tsunade waved her hand.

The surrounding Anbu vanished instantly.

"Big Sister Tsunade."

However, before Naruto Uzumaki could finish, a fist slammed into his head.

Bang! A puff of smoke flashed.

The Naruto Uzumaki in the office disappeared.

Everyone was stunned.

Naruto Uzumaki hadn't expected Tsunade to land a sudden punch on him, and his shadow clone hadn't defended at all.

Tsunade had not expected that this brat was actually a Shadow Clone.

Karin Uzumaki was still dazed, standing there shivering like a pitiful little beast.

Over there, Uzumaki Naruto received the memories transmitted by his Shadow Clone and was speechless for a moment, but he couldn't be bothered to explain much, trusting that Tsunade would understand his intentions.

On this side, after Tsunade finished listening to the other party's explanation—or rather, the moment she heard the name reported—she understood everything.

"Karin Uzumaki, is it? You will stay in Konoha for now."

She gave instructions to Shizune to make arrangements for her, and upon seeing the bite marks all over the girl's body, a flash of coldness crossed her eyes, followed by a helpless sigh.

"Can I really stay?"

Karin Uzumaki's voice was trembling; for her, the Land of Grass was nothing but a nightmare.

"Rest assured, and that guy who brought you here, his name is Uzumaki Naruto, he is also of the Uzumaki Clan."

Tsunade thought for a moment and decided to offer an explanation.

Sure enough, Karin Uzumaki's eyes lit up instantly.

Shortly after, she was led away to be settled into her living quarters.

"That brat really knows how to cause trouble for others."

Tsunade grumbled, though in her heart, she felt much more at ease.

On the other side, at the exam grounds.

Naruto had obtained two scrolls, and his luck was decent; among them was the Scroll of Earth.

When Naruto brought back the Scroll of Earth, Sasuke Uchiha's expression looked as if he had swallowed a fly.

He had originally intended to show off in front of Naruto, but the guy hadn't given him any opportunity to act cool at all.

Early the next morning, the three of them had no intention of wasting time and began heading toward the center.

During this period, they encountered other teams, yet most of these people had already witnessed Naruto's strength, and upon seeing the silhouette of their team, they subconsciously steered clear.

This made Sasuke feel even more depressed; he had finally learned some impressive techniques from his brother, yet he had no chance to display them.

Just as the three of them thought they would finish safely like this, a terrifying killing intent enveloped them.

"Who is it? Come out!"

The three of them became immediately vigilant.

At the same time, they were shocked; the three of them were people who had seen their fair share of major events, but such terrifying killing intent could not possibly be possessed by a ninja of this era.

Thump, thump. Footsteps rang out.

Naruto's gaze turned toward the depths of the forest.

Who is it? Could it be that they are coming for me?

A figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

It was a strange ninja wearing unusual attire.

"It's him."

Naruto instantly recognized that the other party was the powerhouse who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan.

However, the other party's gaze had not looked at Naruto even once from start to finish.

From the moment the figure appeared, his eyes were locked firmly onto Sasuke Uchiha.

"Itachi Uchiha's younger brother, is it?" A slightly hoarse voice rang out.

"Hmph, who are you? What business do you have with me?"

Hearing the other party mention his brother, Sasuke appeared quite proud.

"Heh heh, since that's the case, let him also taste the pain of losing his family."

A cold, hoarse laugh echoed.

Naruto was stunned, immediately realizing that this was an enemy of Itachi Uchiha.

At the same time, he felt speechless inside; how did the Sasuke beside him attract so much hatred? If he wasn't looking for trouble himself, trouble was looking for him.

"A rat in the gutter, only capable of playing with things that can't be brought into the light."

Sasuke was no fool and immediately understood the meaning behind the other party's words.

He also realized that he was likely dragging his companions into this.

"Let him also taste the same pain."

The other party's words sounded somewhat crazed and ferocious.

Naruto frowned slightly as he listened.

As expected, those who awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan are more or less mentally unstable.

"Sasuke, be careful. This guy's strength is very high."

Naruto offered a reminder, though he did not mention that the other party possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Sasuke nodded this time, offering no rebuttal.

The man then threw a kunai.

The three of them drew their kunai to parry.

A series of clanging sounds rang out.

However, the man opposite them had already vanished.

[Fire Style: Great Flame Dragon Jutsu]

A terrifying dragon of fire lunged at them from the side.