Naruto did not pursue it.
He turned around and opened the door of the apartment, assigned several Shadow Clone Techniques to clean the room, and then he took off his dusty and sweat-stained clothes and walked into the bathroom.
The moment hot water sprayed out from the shower head and poured on his head, Naruto let out a long sigh of relief.
The fatigue accumulated from a month of intense training was washed away from his pores along with the hot water. Steam filled the bathroom. Naruto stood with his hands on the wall for a long time with his eyes closed.
After taking a bath, Naruto put on clean home clothes, stood in front of the bathroom mirror, and looked at herself reflected in the mirror.
After a month, my hair has grown a lot, and the golden strands on my forehead can naturally part to the sides, falling down just enough to touch the Forehead Protector cloth band.
As soon as I thought about it, the beard on my face fell to the ground.
Naruto looked at the face in the mirror that looked more and more like Minato Namikaze, smiled softly, turned around and walked out of the bathroom.
He laid out the white windbreaker he would wear for tomorrow's game on the chair next to the bed, with Forehead Protector placed in the center of the clothes.
Lying on the bed, Naruto sunk his head into the pillow, closed his eyes and fell asleep slowly.
The next day, Naruto woke up early.
He lifted the quilt and sat up, moved his shoulders and neck, and then walked into the bathroom to wash up.
After washing up, Naruto picked up the clothes he had put away last night.
White short windbreaker jacket, the hem reaches just below the waistline and does not affect any large movements.
Forehead Protector was tied neatly in front of his forehead. Finally, he stood in front of the dressing mirror, straightened the collar of his windbreaker, and then pushed the door open and walked out.
Today's Konoha street is particularly lively.
There are not only Konoha local villagers, but also businessmen and dignitaries from various countries.
The Fire Country nobles were surrounded by their servants and walked towards the examination room. The ninjas wearing other ninja villages Forehead Protector lined up at street food stalls to buy dumplings. The caravans leading the camel beasts had foreign accents and bargained with the vendors.
Chunin Ninja Exams is not only the promotion and selection of Genin within Konoha, but also a diplomatic platform for each ninja village to display their strength and exchange information. Many nobles and businessmen from small countries will take this opportunity to come to Konoha to watch the competition, discuss business, and build relationships.
When Naruto passed through the crowd, the eyes from all around him gathered towards him.
"That is...Fox Demon?"
A Konoha vegetable vendor muttered subconsciously. His voice was not loud, but it was still clearly captured by Naruto's Good and Evil Perception in the noise.
"Why is it so similar to Fourth Hokage?"
"Blonde hair, blue eyes, this color scheme, this walking posture..."
"Speaking of which, although we call him Fox Demon, he has never hurt anyone after being bullied by us all these years..."
"Not only have I never hurt anyone, I heard from my nephew that this brat was the one who solved the Pirate commotion over Land of Waves a while ago."
A middle-aged woman selling dry goods raised her sun hat and squinted in the direction Naruto was walking.
"When you said that, I also remembered..."
"The last time my kid fell down in the shopping street, it was Naruto who helped him up."
"I even scolded him for being nosy."
The other woman's voice dropped, with a hint of inexplicable embarrassment.
"Shh~ stop talking nonsense, the higher ups won't let you mention it."
The businessmen from other villages were crowded in the crowd and could not help but tug on the sleeve of Konoha Ninja next to him:
"Um, who is that blond boy who just passed by?"
"Why does it feel a bit like your Konoha, the legendary Fourth Hokage?"
Konoha Chunin, who was grabbed by his sleeve, was silent for a moment, looked at Naruto's retreating back and said, "He is Konoha's Genin!"
Then shut up and stop talking.
A dozen Konoha people around heard the question from the businessman from another village, but no one answered, and no one said the word Fox Demon.
At the entrance of the examination room, Chunin, who is responsible for guiding candidates, is already waiting there.
Seeing Naruto approaching, he nodded slightly, turned around and led Naruto through the player-only channel and towards the center of the amphitheater.
At the end of the passage was a heavy iron gate, and the noise and shouts of the crowds of people in the auditorium outside the door poured in through the iron gate.
The moment the iron gate was pushed open, sunlight and sound rushed in at the same time.
The scale of the amphitheater was larger than Naruto had imagined in his memory. The annular stands, which could accommodate at least several thousand people, were almost full of spectators.
Flags of various countries were flying all over the stands, including the red of Fire Country, the hourglass of Wind Country, and the flags of caravans from some unnamed small countries.
In the VIP seats above the stands, Hiruzen Sarutobi is already seated, and there is an empty seat next to him, which is reserved for Fourth Kazekage.
In the center of the venue, other candidates have already arrived.
Gaara stood on the far left with his arms folded, and Kankuro and Temari stood not far next to him.
Shikamaru was standing in the middle of the field with his hands in his pockets, wearing a troubled expression as always. When he saw Naruto walking in, his eyes lit up slightly.
Neji Hyuga stood next to Shikamaru, arms crossed, and the corner of his mouth curled up in a cold arc when he saw Naruto.
Shino stood on the far right side of the team, his expression obscured by sunglasses.
And Sasuke and the Otogakure Ninja named Dosu are not there.
"Naruto, you are finally here."
"I haven't seen you in this month. Where have you been practicing?"
"I went to your house and knocked on the door several times, but no one was there. Even when I asked Iruka-sensei, he said he didn't know."
Shikamaru spoke first, with a hint of curiosity hidden in his lazy tone, and his eyes scanned Naruto's body.
Compared with the qualifiers a month ago, the aura exuded by Naruto is more restrained and powerful than before.
This change is very subtle, and most people may not notice it, but Shikamaru noticed it.
"I went to the back mountain to practice for a month, so I didn't go home."
Naruto smiled softly, walked to Shikamaru and stopped, with a casual tone. "It's you, haven't you been lazy this month?"
"It's so troublesome. I don't want to fight that kind of monster."
Shikamaru said and pursed his lips in the direction of Gaara, then glanced at Neji:
"Your opponent is the genius Hyuga Clan. Taijutsu is said to be the strongest among Genin. You are really very lucky."
"Hmph, the tail of the crane is the tail of the crane. Even if you practice hard, you are destined to be defeated by me. This is fate."
At this time, Neji turned his head and looked at Naruto indifferently, with a condescending determination in the curve of his mouth.
Naruto glanced at Neji but did not respond.
At this point in time, Neji is still tied to the theory of destiny, and there is no point in arguing with him.
Naruto just turned around and nodded to Shino: "Shino, come on today."
Shino nodded slightly, his sunglasses reflecting the sunlight falling from the arena, Kikaichū flapped his wings silently on the edge of his collar:
"Naruto, your Chakra is more powerful than a month ago!"
Naruto smiled and did not answer, but then turned to the direction of the three Gaara siblings.
He nodded to Gaara.
Gaara's eyes narrowed slightly for a moment, and the fingers of his arms tightened unconsciously.
Temari and Kankuro sneered inwardly when they saw Naruto greeting Gaara.
This kid probably doesn't know Gaara's status today, yet he dares to take the initiative to provoke him.
Then Naruto looked away from the candidates and glanced at the surrounding auditorium.