Naruto: The dungeon I developed went viral throughout the entire ninja world.

Chapter 64: Geniuses from all villages gather; Naruto faces off against Kanjiro.

On the eve of the Chunin Exams.

The streets of Konoha Village are busier than ever before.

Ninjas, caravans, and tourists from various countries crowded the once spacious main road into a complete jam.

The various headbands shimmered in the sunlight, and ninjas from different countries chatted in different accents.

This is the first step in Tsunade's massive infrastructure plan.

Turn the Chunin Exams into a grand event for the entire ninja world, boost tourism and fill the fiscal deficit.

Naruto was walking down the street.

He wore his signature black combat uniform, carried a trident kunai on his back, and his gold and red hair stood out in the crowd.

Holding a cup of milk tea in her hand, this is also a new product from the Illusionary Dojo.

He walked at a moderate pace, his expression calm.

When the surrounding villagers saw him, they all made way for him. Over the years, after they learned about his identity, they no longer treated him the same way as before.

"I heard he's been making headlines lately, and he even accomplished some kind of mission. A few years ago, he even made the Third Hokage cough up blood in his beating?"

"Shh! Keep your voice down! He's a tough guy now."

Naruto ignored the comments; he was used to them.

Whether it was malice or awe, it made no difference to him; he simply pretended it didn't exist.

Several children are playing a ninja game on the street corner.

"I am the Hokage! I will protect the village!"

A little boy wearing goggles is waving a wooden stick.

It's Konohamaru, the grandson of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He was followed by two henchmen, Mogi and Udon.

Konohamaru saw Naruto.

His movements suddenly stopped, and the wooden stick in his hand fell to the ground.

He used to be a big fan of Naruto.

He follows Naruto around all day, calling him "Big Brother," and wants to learn the Sexy Jutsu.

But now everything has changed.

His grandfather was brought down from his pedestal by Naruto, becoming a corrupt official and even a sinner in the village.

He's still locked up in that transparent cell, being shown off like a clown.

Although Konohamaru knew that his grandfather had done something wrong, he was still his grandfather and a loving relative.

This complex emotion filled him with contradictions when facing Naruto.

"Hurry up and go."

Konohamaru, pulling Moegi and Udon along, turned to run away.

"Ignore him."

He kept his head down, not wanting to meet Naruto's gaze.

Because I left in a hurry and was distracted.

boom!

Konohamaru bumped his head into someone's leg.

He was a boy wearing a black jumpsuit with purple patterns painted on his face.

He was carrying a strange object wrapped in bandages on his back.

This person is none other than Kankuro from Sunagakure.

"Ouch!"

Konohamaru fell to the ground.

Kankuro was in a bad mood. He had just arrived in Konoha and was disgusted by the so-called transparent prison. Coupled with the fatigue from the long journey, he was very angry.

"Where did this brat come from?"

Kankuro grabbed Konohamaru by the collar and lifted him up like a chick.

"Didn't your parents teach you to walk properly? Are you blind?"

Kankuro glared fiercely at Konohamaru.

"The old man is in a bad mood, so he'll take it out on you."

"Let me go!"

Konohamaru struggled desperately.

But he was just a kid who hadn't even graduated yet, how could he be a match for a genin?

"Kankuro."

A cold female voice came from the side; Temari, carrying a huge fan, leaned against the wall.

"Don't cause trouble."

"We're here to take an exam, not to fight."

Although she said that, she didn't actually mean to stop it.

"but……"

Temari glanced at Konohamaru.

"It's good to teach this rude brat a lesson and show him what respect is."

Kankuro smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

He raised his fist, ready to teach this arrogant brat a lesson.

Konohamaru was terrified and trembling all over, but he didn't cry for help, especially not to ask Naruto for help.

He couldn't bear the humiliation, so he gritted his teeth and stared intently at Kankuro.

Even if he were killed, he wouldn't ask the person who harmed his grandfather for help, and he certainly didn't want to owe Naruto a favor.

"Go to hell!"

Kankuro's fist came crashing down.

Konohamaru closed his eyes, but he did not feel any pain.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Konohamaru opened his eyes and saw a familiar figure from behind.

Naruto stood in front of him and grabbed Kankuro's wrist with one hand.

It was very casual, like grabbing at a straw.

But Kankuro's expression changed; he felt as if his wrist was being clamped by iron clamps.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free even a fraction of an inch.

I was deeply moved. Could any random genin in Konoha have such strength?

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Kankuro shouted.

"Let go! You bastard!"

Naruto ignored him, only glancing at Konohamaru who had fallen to the ground.

"Are you alright?"

Konohamaru was stunned for a moment.

Realizing what was happening, he quickly pushed away Naruto's outstretched hand and got up on his own.

"Why did you save me?"

Konohamaru questioned loudly, tears welling up in his eyes.

"I don't need your fake kindness!"

"You're the one who ruined Grandpa! You've tarnished the Sarutobi clan's reputation!"

"I hate you!"

The surrounding villagers all looked over and pointed at each other.

Naruto wasn't angry; in fact, he genuinely sympathized with Konohamaru to some extent. If it were Naruto himself, he probably would have hated him too.

"You can hate me or resent me. It's okay to hate me, but don't hate the wrong person. It wasn't me who put your grandfather in jail; it was his own doing."

Naruto turned his head and looked at Kankuro again, his eyes instantly turning icy cold.

"However, those are ultimately internal matters of Konoha, just internal conflicts."

"Your grandfather is your grandfather, and you are you."

"and……"

Naruto strained his wrist, and Kankuro screamed in pain as his wrist dislocated.

"This is Konoha, although this village is rotten to the core, full of hypocrisy and scheming."

"But it's not your place, outsiders, to run wild here."

"asshole!"

Kankuro was in so much pain that his face was almost distorted.

He quickly formed a hand seal with his other hand, the bandages on his back came undone, and the puppet crow flew out.

The mechanism opened, and several poisoned daggers pierced Naruto's back.

"Watch out!" Moegi screamed.

Naruto had already activated Kagura's Mind's Eye. His opponent was quite strong, so he took the situation a little more seriously.

However, without turning his head, blue chakra light emanated from his hands as he grabbed the chakra thread connecting the puppet and pulled hard.

After the chakra threads broke, the puppet lost control and its movements paused for a moment.

Naruto threw a punch, purely a taijutsu, without using any ninjutsu.

The puppet raven's hard wooden arm was shattered by a single punch, its parts scattering everywhere.

Kankuro was dumbfounded, and Temari's eyes widened as well.

This is Sunagakure's puppetry technique, and it was dismantled by bare hands?

"roll."

Naruto released his grip.

Kankuro fell to the ground, looking utterly disheveled.

He tried to get up and fight back, but a murderous aura suddenly came from above, making him freeze in place.

"Kankuro, stop! You'll disgrace Sunagakure!"

Everyone looked up and saw a person hanging upside down on a tree branch. The person had short red hair, a bright red "love" character carved on their forehead, and was carrying a huge gourd on their back.

It's Gaara.

The monster of Sunagakure, the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast.

He hung there upside down, his eyes vacant.

But the sense of oppression was several times stronger than that of Kankuro.

"Gaara..."

Kankuro swallowed hard and said nothing more.

Gaara didn't look at Kankuro; his gaze was fixed on Naruto.

He sensed it was a familiar aura.

"Who are you?"

Gaara asked.

Inside the sealed space, the Nine-Tails opened its eyes.

"cut."

Nine-Tails pouted.

"It's so noisy. This raccoon is still so ill-mannered. It's really annoying."

"Kid, we'll kill it when we get the chance."

On the other side, Shukaku inside Gaara's body was also roaring.

"Kurama! I'm going to kill you! I'll prove I'm the strongest!"

The resonance of two monsters.

This made the atmosphere around them tense.

Naruto looked at Gaara's dark circles and immediately burst out laughing.

"You have one too?"

"Looks like you haven't been paying rent for it."

Naruto took a sip of milk tea.

"You're having so much noise you can't sleep, aren't you? Poor thing."

"Mine is much better behaved. Not only does it not make noise, it even pays my rent."

"Would you like me to teach you how to be a landlord?"

These words are not very hurtful, but extremely insulting.

Gaara's eyes changed, his killing intent surged.

The sand coalesced into a giant claw, reaching for Naruto.

"You're asking for it."

Gaara growled.

Just then, a pebble flew over and shattered the sand claw.

"Naruto."

Sasuke sat on a branch of another tree, tossing a few pebbles in his hand, his three-tomoe Sharingan slowly rotating.

"Don't waste your breath on them."

Sasuke looked down at the three Sand Village members with disdain in his eyes.

"The Chunin Exams haven't even started yet, don't scare them away."

"This kind of prey..."

Sasuke crushed the pebble in his hand.

"Save it for when you're in the exam hall."

Naruto also expressed that it was a bit boring.

"Alright, I'll do as you say."

"I'm gone."

He waved to Sasuke.

The two disappeared at the end of the street, one after the other.

All that remained was a mess, a terrified Kankuro, and an expressionless Gaara. Gaara even noticed that the stone thrown earlier was imbued with lightning chakra, and he seemed to be deep in thought.

Konohamaru sat on the ground, watching Naruto's departing figure, and tears finally fell.

The older brother who used to play ninja games with him is gone forever.