Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 216 The Intimidation of the Tailed Beasts

"boom----!!!"

Almost the entire Death Forest was shaken by the terrifying aftershocks of the Tailed Beast Chakra Cannon! The violent airflow spread outwards like a tangible shockwave, stirring up dust and broken branches, and the towering ancient trees were violently shaken, experiencing a sudden storm.

All the examinees who were carrying out their mission in the forest stopped in unison and looked in horror toward the direction from which the destructive energy was coming.

"What's going on?! What was that noise?! Akamaru, are you alright?!"

In the distance, in the Eighth Squad, Kiba Inuzuka had just successfully subdued a squad using the traps he had set up, and had successfully seized the necessary reel.

Before he could even celebrate, he was terrified by the terrifying commotion, which resembled a natural disaster. He tightly hugged Akamaru in his arms—ninja dogs have a far greater sense of danger than ordinary ninjas.

At this moment, Akamaru closed his eyes tightly, curled up into a ball, and made a soft whimpering sound. This was the first time Kiba had seen his partner show such deep fear.

What kind of monster has appeared over there?!

Although Shino Aburame was still wearing sunglasses, making it impossible to see his exact expression, his slightly trembling body betrayed the shock in his heart.

He could clearly sense that all the swarms of insects residing in his body were frantically issuing warnings, conveying an almost instinctive threat of death.

With this level of power... should we really stay here? Wouldn't it be wiser to abstain and leave the exam room now?

Hinata Hyuga's situation was even worse. At the moment of the explosion, she instinctively activated her Byakugan to try to find the source, but was instead directly assaulted by the crimson chakra filled with violence and destruction.

Her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground, clutching her trembling shoulders tightly, her face ashen. For Class 8, with their exceptional investigative abilities, the psychological impact of that power was far more intense than that of ordinary examinees, precisely because they could clearly sense its terrifying force.

Just as the three were gripped by fear and almost decided to abstain—

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"

Several figures emerged from the nearby woods at incredible speed. They were all dressed in the standard uniforms of the Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu and wore animal masks.

The leader of the ANBU quickly glanced at the energy fluctuations that were still subsiding in the distance, and then focused his gaze on the three obviously frightened Honmura genin in front of him.

"Don't panic."

The voice of the ANBU captain came through the mask, "The Hokage has given instructions that the power is under control and will not affect other areas of the examination hall. As long as you stay away from the center of the explosion, your examination can proceed as scheduled."

After leaving this brief reassurance, without waiting for a response from Team 8, several members of the Anbu once again used the Body Flicker Technique, transforming into several black shadows and rushing towards the center of the battle at an extremely fast speed, leaving only Kiba, Shino, and Hinata standing there, looking at each other with shock and confusion on their faces.

On the other side of the Death Forest, the Sunagakure squad had just crushed a Kirigakure squad that overestimated themselves and attempted to ambush them, successfully obtaining the scrolls they needed.

As planned, they continued to disguise themselves as ordinary test takers, traversing the dense forest and awaiting the signal for the plan to officially commence.

However, the devastating explosion in the distance and the subsequent surge of violent chakra caused Kankuro and Temari to turn deathly pale, as if they had been doused with ice water.

They actually participated in the Chunin Exams with a "easy target" mentality, since their strength far exceeded that of ordinary genin. However, when they sensed that calamity-like power, they clearly realized that they were as insignificant as ants in the face of such an existence!

What on earth was that?! Temari's knuckles turned white from gripping the three-star fan behind her back so tightly. If she were to encounter that kind of power head-on, she would be torn to pieces!

Just as Kankuro and Temari were gripped by fear and hesitantly considered whether to temporarily avoid the limelight.

"Ugh...!"

A muffled groan of pain came from behind them. The two turned around abruptly and saw Gaara supporting himself on one hand, his other hand tightly covering his head, his body trembling slightly, and his face showing an extremely painful expression.

"Gaara! Are you alright?!"

Temari, suppressing her fear, took a step forward with concern, only to be roughly pushed away by Gaara.

"Ugh...shut up...shut up!"

Gaara's voice was hoarse and distorted, resisting the roar of the monster within him.

"You stinky fox!!!"

The Shukaku within him, stimulated by this terrifying chakra of the same origin, descended into unprecedented rage, roaring and raging within his consciousness. The intense mental struggle caused Gaara a splitting headache, and at the same time, he himself reacted inexplicably and restlessly to that destructive power.

After a while, Shukaku's commotion gradually subsided. Gaara, panting heavily, swayed and straightened up again. He looked at his brother and sister, who were trembling slightly with fear, his cold eyes still devoid of any warmth.

"Go," he uttered a short, cold command, "continue the mission."

"Continue...?" Kankuro's voice trembled with disbelief. "But Gaara, the commotion over there just now..."

"Shut up," Gaara interrupted him. "Do you want to die?"

"...!"

Caught between the unknown threat in the distance and the certain warning of death before him, Kankuro swallowed hard, ultimately succumbing to the more immediate fear and lowering his head. Temari, equally pale, had no choice but to steel themselves and follow Gaara towards the central tower.

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Just moments before, as Naruto's Nine-Tails chakra erupted and crimson light swept across the forest, the atmosphere in the top-floor office of the Hokage Building was heavy.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, sat upright in his office chair, his hands firmly resting on a crystal ball, his brow furrowed, his gaze fixed intently on the real-time image displayed within the ball.

Through the crystal sphere, he saw that Naruto was enveloped in a tangible crimson chakra, his form rapidly changing in the light, eventually transforming into a miniature Nine-Tails!

However, Naruto, who had transformed into the Nine-Tails, did not lose his mind. Instead, he quickly adjusted his posture and stood firmly in front of Uchiha Satsuki and Haruno Sakura, completely separating them from the threat in front of them.

This isn't a runaway attack... A look of understanding and deep shock flashed in the Third Hokage's eyes. This is... perfect control of the Tailed Beast's power! It's a truly perfect Jinchuriki form, unlike anything ever seen in Konoha's history!

This was the second time he had witnessed Naruto actively guide and control this destructive and violent power since that night many years ago, and this time, the control seemed more refined and more effortless.

This should have been a gratifying and celebratory milestone, signifying that Konoha possessed unprecedented strategic strength.

But at this moment, there was not a trace of joy on the Third Hokage's face. All his attention, all his surprise and heaviness, were firmly grasped by another figure in the crystal ball—the figure standing atop the giant snake head, facing off against Naruto in his tailed beast form.