The Grand Event Begins! The Prey Have Entered

There was another source of chakra there—one that made him drool, drove him mad, made every cell in his body tremble... Perfect, vast, brimming with ultimate vitality!

"And... Naruto Uzumaki..." Orochimaru's laughter sounded especially chilling in the dark alley.

"I want both of you... all for myself!"

Naruto's apartment.

He was bare-chested, lying facedown on the soft sofa as he enjoyed the soothing massage of Haku's bonelessly soft little hands over his firm back muscles.

The warmth of Yang Release chakra seeped through Haku's fingertips, thread by thread, into Naruto's slightly fatigued chakra pathways after suppressing the Hyuga Clan. It felt so good that he nearly moaned.

"Mmm... Haku's gotten better and better at this."

Naruto gave his assessment lazily.

"As long as Lord Naruto likes it, Haku... can massage you for a lifetime."

Haku replied in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, her cheeks flushed as her hands worked even harder.

Yet amid that warm, intimate atmosphere, the system radar in Naruto's mind suddenly began to flash wildly.

Red light blazed!

Alarm bells howled!

[Ding! High-energy warning! Detected Super S-rank · Bloodline Bond target 'Karin Uzumaki' has entered the Hidden Leaf!]

[Ding! Detected S-rank · Queen of Wind Bond target 'Temari' has entered the Hidden Leaf!]

[Ding! Detected S-rank · Serpent's Lust Bond target 'Mitaraishi Anko' is already in position within the Hidden Leaf!]

[System prompt: The prey have entered. The grand hunting feast has officially begun!]

Naruto's eyes snapped open!

He grabbed Haku's soft little hand and rolled over into a sitting position.

Startled by his sudden movement, Haku let out a soft cry and fell straight into his broad, sturdy embrace.

"L-Lord Naruto?"

Naruto did not answer. He merely held the warm, soft body in his arms more tightly, while a cruel, excited curve belonging to an apex predator rose at the corner of his lips.

"They've finally... arrived?"

He murmured under his breath, a storm called ambition churning within those azure eyes.

"My great net has been hungry for far too long!"

Revive the Uzumaki Clan!

Those six words were branded deep into his soul!

This was not merely a mission issued by the system. It was also the destiny he had to fulfill as a transmigrator, as Naruto Uzumaki!

And Karin, that girl who shared his pure Uzumaki Bloodline—her arrival instantly ignited the dormant genetic instincts within Naruto!

It was a desire for his own kin, a desire to continue the bloodline, a mad obsession with rebuilding the clan...

He could feel his blood surging and roaring, every cell clamoring for him to find her, protect her, and possess her!

There absolutely could not be another man in this world allowed to touch a woman of the Uzumaki Clan!

As for that old pervert Orochimaru, lurking in the shadows and eyeing Karin—the same irresistible prize—with greed... Naruto licked his lips, and a flash of icy killing intent passed through his eyes.

Trying to steal her right under his nose?

Then Orochimaru had better be prepared for Naruto to use the most brutal, unreasonable force to crush every bone in his body inch by inch, then tie him into a dead knot!

Naruto patted the shapely backside of the beauty in his arms and gave an order. "Haku, get me dressed."

"Yes, Lord Naruto!"

Haku immediately slipped out of his arms, her cheeks crimson as she fetched a fresh set of fitted clothes and gently, skillfully helped Naruto put them on.

Once Haku had straightened his collar, Naruto lowered his head to look at her exquisite face, filled with admiration and attachment, and instructed her, "Haku, you're an S-rank surveillance target. You can't move around widely in public places in the Hidden Leaf, or you'll alert the ANBU. During the Chunin Exams, wait for me at home."

He raised a finger beneath her delicate chin, his voice carrying unquestionable control. "Clean up the house, prepare a lavish dinner, and wait for me to come back and inspect it."

Haku nodded obediently, happiness shining in her beautiful eyes as though receiving her master's orders was the greatest honor imaginable.

She rose onto her tiptoes and lightly kissed Naruto on the cheek. Blushing, she answered in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "Yes, Lord Naruto. Haku... will wait for your return."

A short while later, Naruto, now dressed in fitted clothes, swaggered down the main road toward the Chunin Exams registration site with Sasuke and Sakura.

As soon as they turned a corner, they saw a commotion ahead.

Kankuro was holding Konohamaru by the collar with an annoyed look on his face, while Temari stood nearby with her arms folded, watching coldly.

"Hey, isn't it a little rude to cause trouble in someone else's village?"

A somewhat lazy voice rang out.

Temari and the others turned toward the sound.

When Temari saw Naruto's handsome face, bathed in sunlight and brimming with vigorous spirit, her heart inexplicably skipped a beat.

This guy... is pretty handsome.

But her long-standing pride immediately suppressed that strange feeling, and her green eyes returned to their usual cold disdain.

"Another Hidden Leaf loser? What, you want to stand up for this brat?"

She snorted coldly, looking down at him.

However, Naruto did not bother responding to her provocation.

His highly invasive gaze traveled wantonly from Temari's long, slender legs wrapped in black stockings, all the way upward over her fiery, curvaceous figure, before finally settling on her pretty face filled with pride.

Then, beneath everyone's stunned gazes, he let out a loud, frivolous whistle.

"Whew—!"

It was bright, crisp, and filled with the most primal masculine energy.

Temari went completely rigid, her mind blank.

From childhood until now, no one had ever looked her over with such... such an almost humiliating gaze!

Much less whistled at her like some hooligan!

"You bastard... you're courting death!!"

Temari's face instantly flushed scarlet, whether from anger or embarrassment, as she instinctively reached for the massive fan on her back.

But Naruto could not even be bothered to look at her again.

With both hands slipped back into his pockets, he strode straight into the building where the exam room was located, looking as cocky as could be.

He left behind a Hidden Sand princess trembling with rage, yet feeling somewhere deep inside that she had been fiercely shaken, unable to react for a moment.

And someone whose face was red, who gritted her teeth and forced out two words through them...

"Bastard!"

Naruto walked calmly into the exam building with his hands in his pockets, Sasuke and Sakura following closely behind him.

The classroom was already packed. More than a hundred genin from different ninja villages had gathered together, and the air was filled with oppressive tension.

Every gaze directed at them was like a poison-dipped steel needle, full of scrutiny, hostility, and vigilance.

Naruto paid them no mind. His deep blue eyes calmly swept across the room before he led Sakura and Sasuke to three empty seats and sat down.