Itachi Uchiha's Enemy

Not far from Naruto and the others, a Grass ninja squad had just gone through a brutal battle.

Both of the boys were injured, and their gazes turned toward a red-haired girl hiding in the distance.

"Trash, get over here."

The man looked at her with disdain.

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

"What a coward."

"Don't say that. This piece of trash is still somewhat useful."

As they spoke, the two of them bit down on Karin at the same time.

Karin's body shook, her eyes filled with terror. She was scared, yet she did not dare scream.

"What's wrong, Naruto?"

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

"There are two little pieces of trash. I'll go take care of them." Naruto rose to his feet expressionlessly.

Normally, if something like this did not happen right in front of him, he would not bother getting involved.

But since it had appeared before him, he did not mind crushing them to death with a casual flick of his hand.

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

Elsewhere, the two men released their bites and shoved Karin away.

"Trash."

"What a coward."

It was no wonder they were angry. Aside from her healing ability, Karin had no combat ability whatsoever.

Taking someone like her along was like carrying dead weight.

Karin was too frightened to speak, but suddenly her eyes widened in terror. She wanted to say something, yet she stammered and could not get a word out.

The two men seemed to sense something as well and abruptly turned around. A pair of hands immediately clamped around their necks.

"Trash."

Naruto's gaze was cold as he casually twisted his hands. With a crack—

He directly tore the two men's heads off.

Karin had never seen such a horrifying sight before and immediately screamed in terror.

"Shut up."

Naruto frowned.

Having never witnessed anything so terrifying, Karin was instantly too scared to make another sound.

Naruto frowned, mainly wondering how he should deal with the girl.

However, Karin's body trembled even harder. Naruto's cold expression as he stared at her with a frown looked even more terrifying, as though he might kill her at any moment.

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

Before Karin could react, another Naruto suddenly appeared behind her and vanished with her in an instant.

Inside the Hokage's office, Tsunade was lounging on the sofa with Tonton in her arms, while Shizune sat nearby reviewing documents.

Tsunade had just raised her teacup and taken a sip when Naruto suddenly appeared in the room.

Pfft!!!

She sprayed out a mouthful of tea.

"Damn it, Naruto! What are you doing? Are you trying to scare me to death?"

Tsunade instantly flew into a rage. Swish, swish, swish!!!!

The two of them were immediately surrounded by ANBU.

"Alright, alright, everyone stand down."

Tsunade waved her hand.

The surrounding ANBU instantly vanished.

"Big Sister Tsunade."

Before Naruto could finish speaking, a fist slammed down onto his head.

With a bang, a puff of smoke rose.

The Naruto in the office disappeared.

Everyone was stunned.

Naruto had not expected Tsunade to suddenly punch him, and the Shadow Clone had been completely defenseless.

Tsunade had not expected that the brat had been a Shadow Clone.

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

Elsewhere, Naruto received the memories sent back by the Shadow Clone. He was speechless for a moment, but could not be bothered to explain further, believing Tsunade would understand his intentions.

After listening to the explanation, Tsunade understood what was going on. Or rather, she had understood as soon as she heard the girl state her name.

"Karin, right? You can stay in Konoha for now."

She instructed Shizune to make arrangements for her. At the same time, she noticed the bite marks covering Karin's body. A trace of coldness flashed through her eyes, but she could only sigh helplessly.

"Can I really stay?"

Karin's voice trembled. To her, the Land of Grass was a nightmare.

"Don't worry. The one who brought you here is named Naruto Uzumaki. He's also from the Uzumaki clan."

After thinking for a moment, Tsunade explained.

Sure enough, Karin's eyes immediately lit up.

She was then led away to be assigned a place to stay.

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

Tsunade grumbled, though inwardly she felt much more at ease.

Elsewhere, at the exam grounds.

Naruto had obtained two scrolls. His luck was not bad—one of them was an Earth Scroll.

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

He had originally planned to show off in front of Naruto, but Naruto had not given him the chance to do so at all.

Early the next morning, none of the three planned to waste any time, and they began heading toward the center.

During that time, they encountered other squads. However, most of them had witnessed Naruto's strength. The moment they saw his team, they instinctively kept their distance.

That made Sasuke feel even more frustrated. He had finally learned some decent moves from his brother, yet he had no chance to use them.

Just when the three of them thought they would safely finish things like this, a terrifying killing intent descended upon them.

"Who is it? Come out!"

The three immediately became vigilant.

At the same time, they were shocked. They had all seen their share of battles, but such terrifying killing intent could not possibly belong to a ninja of their age.

Footsteps sounded.

Naruto looked deep into the forest.

Who is it? Could they be after me?

A figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

He was a strange ninja dressed in unusual clothes.

"It's him."

Naruto instantly recognized him as the powerful man with the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Yet from beginning to end, the man did not even glance at Naruto.

From the moment he appeared, his gaze had been fixed firmly on Sasuke Uchiha.

"Itachi Uchiha's little brother?" a slightly hoarse voice rang out.

"Hmph, who are you? What do you want with me?"

Hearing him mention his brother, Sasuke looked rather proud.

"Heh. In that case, let him taste the pain of losing his family too."

A cold, hoarse voice sounded.

Naruto froze for a moment, then immediately realized that this man was Itachi Uchiha's enemy.

At the same time, he felt rather speechless. Why did Sasuke attract so much hatred? Either he went looking for trouble himself, or trouble came looking for him.

"A rat from the gutter, only capable of playing tricks that cannot be shown in public."

Sasuke was not stupid. He immediately understood the meaning behind the man's words.

He also realized that he had probably dragged his companions into this.

"Let him taste that same pain."

The man's words were crazed and sinister.

Naruto frowned slightly at what he heard.

As expected, people who awaken the Mangekyō all have something wrong with their minds.

"Sasuke, be careful. This guy is very strong."

Naruto gave him a warning, though he did not mention that the man possessed the Mangekyō.

This time, Sasuke nodded without arguing.

The man then threw out a kunai.

The three drew their own kunai to block it.

Clang, clang, clang!

However, the man across from them had already vanished.

[Fire Style: Fierce Flame Dragon Technique]

A terrifying fire dragon attacked from the side.