Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

Chapter 904: Rushing To The Tower

Time passes.

With only half a day left before the end of the second exam in the Forest of Death, Naruto and his team finally reached the vicinity of the central tower.

It’s just that it’s hard for them to think about going forward, as two teams were blocking the path to the central tower.

One team was from Sunagakure, consisting of Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari.

The other team was from Kirigakure, consisting of Suigetsu, Haku, and a generic Genin.

“What are they doing blocking the entrance?” Naruto, who was hiding in the dark, was extremely dissatisfied. He attempted to rush in several times but was forcibly stopped by Sasuke.

“Sasuke, what do you mean by this?” Naruto said.

“Now is not the time.” Sasuke replied, standing in front of Naruto with his hands in his pockets, exuding an air of cool detachment and strategic intelligence.

Just looking at his expression annoyed Naruto!

‘I can do that too!’

Naruto stuck his hands in his pockets and gave Sasuke a sideways glance, trying to mimic his cool demeanor. Just as he was about to say something in a similarly cool manner, Karin smacked him on the head: “Idiot, don't imitate Sasuke-kun!”

“Damn it!!” Naruto felt both angry and wronged.

Seeing his pitiful state, Sasuke took the initiative to explain: “There are two possibilities for why they're blocking the entrance. The first possibility is that they haven't gathered the required scrolls, so they're staying here to ambush others! But given their strength, this possibility is unlikely!”

Naruto immediatelyretorted: “Of course I know that, I don't need you to explain!”

‘Stubborn…’ Sasuke rolled his eyes.

He has teamed up with Naruto for several months, so how can he not know his personality?

So he ignored Naruto and continued with a slow and deliberate explanation: “So, there is only the second possibility left, and that is… they don’t want us to enter the central tower.”

Naruto was taken aback, “What do you mean?”

‘What do I mean?’

‘It’s already so obvious, but you still can’t see it?’

Sasuke felt a sense of satisfaction, ‘Although my current combat power is not yet on par with Naruto, in terms of IQ, I can fight ten Naruto!’

‘No, I can fight a hundred!’

Sasuke’s sense of superiority arose spontaneously. He kept his hands in his pockets, contemptuously despising Naruto, and explained: “If we can't enter the central tower, all of us will be eliminated!”

Naruto was stunned, staring at Sasuke in disbelief: “They really… isn’t that too much?!”

Even someone as naive as Naruto couldn't stand this!

‘It's simply outrageous!’

Karin's eyes sparkled as she said: “Sasuke-kun must be planning to wait for other teams to arrive, then we'll all rush in together, right?”

‘That's exactly what I'm thinking…’ Sasuke nodded proudly and then looked down at Naruto: “Naruto, now you understand why I stopped you, right?”

“I don’t understand!”

Naruto didn’t follow the script at all and yelled, “So what if they're blocking the way? If they want to eliminate all of us, hmph, I can defeat them all by myself! There's no need to wait for other teams!”

Hearing this, Sasuke's face twitched, ‘I shouldn’t have bothered explaining to this idiot!’

‘Bah!’

‘Idiot!’

Sasuke gave Naruto a strange sideways glance.

“Sasuke, what was that look just now!” Naruto felt insulted.

“Okay, stop arguing.”

Karin stepped between them, angrily twirling a kunai, “Naruto, you need to be sensible. Among those two groups, there are five people with powerful Chakra. Rushing in recklessly is too dangerous! And we already experienced Gaara's terrifying power on the first day in the Forest of Death. You didn’t forget, right? So please, calm down, okay?”

‘Can I say no…’ Naruto stretched out his hand to block his chest, and said with a smile: “Karin, you need to calm down too. Put the kunai away.”

Karin was satisfied and put away her kunai, then her expression turned serious: “Hinata, Kiba, and Shino are here!”

Soon after, Karin sensed the Chakra of Lee, Neji, and Tenten approaching. Then, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino also arrived nearby.

Besides them, six other teams have reached this area!

At the central tower.

Minato, Hiruzen and Anbu Commander, Eagle stood on the top floor, overlooking the dense forest below.

Eagle carefully sensed the surroundings, then after a while, he spoke: “Hokage-sama, a total of twelve teams have arrived at the central tower.”

“But whether they can pass the exam is another matter.”

Hiruzen smoked from his pipe, and said leisurely, “Sunagakure and Kirigakure joined forces to block the way. With their strength, it is really possible to stop some of the weaker teams trying to slip through.”

Minato, the best NPC of the year, had a warm smile on his face, and said: “It depends on when Naruto and his team decide to make their move.”

If they choose to wait until the last moment, the first team to rush the tower might fall just short.

But if they make a move first and get entangled with the Sunagakure and Kirigakure’s teams, the other teams will definitely join the fight. By then, the two teams that block the way will be overwhelmed and inevitably defeated!

Based on Minato's understanding of Naruto, the second scenario was more likely to happen!

But after waiting for a while, Naruto still hadn't rushed out yet.

‘It must be because Sasuke and Karin are stopping him…’ Minato thought.

Time ticked by, and the sun is now in the middle of the sky. Right now, there is only the last half an hour left before the end of the round!

“Neji, shouldn't we make a move?” Lee clenched his fists, his entire body trembling slightly, showcasing his eagerness and restlessness!

“We'll act when the others do.” Neji said calmly, with his hands naturally hanging by his sides.

‘One must remain calm in important matters. Although Lee trains harder than I do, he still needs to temper his spirit…’ Neji smiles.

Tenten pulled out her ninja tool summoning scroll, ready to take action at any moment!

Not far away, Choji munched on chips and said to Shikamaru: “Shikamaru, the exam is almost over.”

“Right now, it's all about patience. Don't rush.” Shikamaru calmly said.

Ino looked around anxiously, and said: “Shikamaru, Choji, the surrounding is too quiet.”

“Everyone who's supposed to be here is here. With so many Shinobi around, no animals would dare come close.” Shikamaru lazily explained.

On another front, Hinata, Kiba, and Shino gathered together.

“There's only half an hour left. If we don't move, we'll be eliminated.” Kiba said anxiously.

Akamaru whimpered softly on his head.

Shino did not speak, and stood quietly on the side.

Hinata hesitated a little and then said: “Kiba, I think we should wait for Naruto and his team to make a move first.”

“But…”

Just as Kiba was about to argue, a familiar loud shout came from a hundred meters to their left.

“I can’t wait any longer!!!” Naruto shouted, forming hand seal as he charged forward.

“Naruto…” Karin was about to stop him, but Sasuke placed a hand on her shoulder and said, “Let him go. It's time!”

There are less than 30 minutes left before the end of the round, and there is only one way to the entrance of the central tower. If there are still people holding the idea of ​​ profiting from the conflict between the other teams, it would be foolish!

Bang~ Bang~ Bang~ Bang~…

With loud popping noises, hundreds of Naruto clones charged at Gaara, Suigetsu, and the others.

“He’s finally here!” Suigetsu was overjoyed, “Naruto, you bastard, I’m going to eliminate you here!!”

“Suigetsu-san, wait!” Haku stretched his hand to stop him.

“What are you doing?” Suigetsu's face showed displeasure.

“Look.” Haku pointed to the forest behind Naruto's army.

Suigetsu looked and saw other teams are also emerging from the forest. He frowned but didn’t panic, and said: “We have allies, don't we?”

Gaara’s strength is even greater than his. With Gaara on their side, even if they couldn't stop everyone, Suigetsu believed that they could at least eliminate Naruto!

“Our allies… are gone.” Haku said.

Suigetsu turned his head in confusion, just in time to see Gaara, Kankuro and Temari entering the central tower leisurely.

“What the…” Suigetsu was stunned, then immediately furious, “Those bastards!!!”

“If we don't go in now, we'll be surrounded. So…”

Haku said with a gentle smile, “Suigetsu-san, please don’t be willful. Let's enter the tower.”

“…Fine.”

Suigetsu quickly rushed towards the central tower, then declared righteously, “For the record, I'm not afraid of Naruto. I just want to deal with those Sunagakure’s bastards first.”

“Yes, Yes.” Haku smiled helplessly, then called his other teammate to hurry into the central tower.

“Hey, weren't you blocking the way? Why did you suddenly stop?”

Naruto, who rushed to the front, felt uncomfortable. After waiting so long, is this the result?

“Naruto, have your clones block the others!” Sasuke, who was behind Naruto’s army, suddenly shouted, revealing his evil intentions.

‘In this way, the only ones passing the Forest of Death exam would be Gaara, Suigetsu, and our teams…’ Sasuke's eyes gleamed with cunningness.

As for the other teams who followed Naruto’s army, they turned pale with fright.

Especially Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino, who are from the same grade as them, who felt deeply betrayed.

Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke, not only are you arrogant, but can't you at least be human!

Eliminating all of us, won't your conscience hurt?

Ino even started to cry, feeling that her six years of affection had been wasted.

Fortunately, Naruto had no intention of listening to Sasuke and instead did the opposite. Disbanding his shadow clone army, he then rushed into the central tower first, and then turned his head to grin at Sasuke.

Sasuke, who successfully attracted everyone's hatred…is very angry.

‘I'm doing all this for you guys?’

‘Damn it!!’