Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 71 Sasuke's Suspicion (4000 words)
Martial arts training ground, 10:30 am.

The sunlight, which was gentle at the beginning, became dazzling. The surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of the breeze blowing through the grass could be heard. There were no flying birds, no small animals, and no human figures.

Suddenly,
The breeze suddenly changed its direction, and in just a moment, a woman with long purple hair, wearing silver armor and an animal mask appeared quietly, with a long sword behind her and no emotion visible.

She looked around and finally set her sights on the walkie-talkie on the wooden stake.

"Don't you dare talk to me face to face..." Mao Yue Xi Yan shook her head and picked up the intercom without comment. Soon, a vague voice came from inside: "Mao Yue Xi Yan?"

Xiyan didn't say anything, but looked around. She deliberately didn't speak first, waiting for the voice to come from the intercom first, just to confirm whether the person she was talking to was nearby and spying on her.

This question started with identity confirmation, which also showed that this person did not know her.

In that case, why contact her specifically?

Xiyan paused and said in a deep voice, "I am Maoyue Xiyan."

There was silence for a moment, and then a low laugh came from the other end: "You don't need to look around, I'm right next to you."

Xiyan was startled, but before she could react, a kunai was quietly pressed against her back!

"Don't look back unless you want to go downstairs to find your lover, hehe." The gloomy voice continued to come from the intercom, which made Xiyan's pupils shrink slightly. Is there more than one person talking to me?
In fact, the one who held the kunai against his back was Naruto's disguised shadow clone, and the one who was talking to her was Naruto's real body, but he took out a towel to cover the walkie-talkie, which made his voice sound a little distorted.

Xiyan was a little shocked. She realized that although the person behind the scenes had never seen her, he knew everything that had happened and her relationship with Jifeng.

Who is he?

"Haha, don't blame me for threatening you. After all, this matter is of great importance. If I'm not careful, I will lose my life, and the safety of the entire Konoha will also be affected."

Xiyan's heart trembled. As an Anbu member, she was naturally sensitive to what this person said, especially since he mentioned the safety of Konoha. In other words, Hayate's death was related to Konoha?

She was not affected by the impact on her back, but instead had all sorts of guesses that came to her mind instantly.

Xi Yan said slowly, "Please explain clearly, Excellency. Also, I can personally guarantee that I will never attack you."

There was a moment of silence, then a voice said, "You swear in the name of Moonlight Gale that you will not kill me or track my whereabouts."

Very good, there is room for discussion! Xi Yan was shocked, but she felt a little uncomfortable with the name of the oath. After weighing the pros and cons, she made a choice that followed her heart.

"I swear in the name of Moonlight Gale that I will not kill you. Please tell me the truth about Gale's death."

She spoke sincerely and was obviously eager to know the truth about Ji Feng's death.

There was no silence on the other end of the intercom at this time, but the shadow clone slowly retracted the kunai that was against Xiyan's back, and then released the shadow clone.

"Oh!"

Xiyan's ears moved, but she didn't say anything.

A voice soon came from the intercom: "Hehe, Hayate's death is related to a conspiracy against Konoha, and this conspiracy involves Konoha's top leaders."

Naruto chose to throw dirty water on Danzo without hesitation... No, this was at most a statement of fact.

Xiyan was shocked. She had never thought that her partner's death would involve such a big scandal! This was obviously beyond her ability to handle.

After all, it was their Anbu who investigated Hayate's death, and now this person says that the conspiracy actually came from Konoha itself.

This is too outrageous...

She calmed herself down and said, "Why do you think this matter is related to the Konoha high-level officials?"

Unexpectedly, a cold snort came from the intercom, and then there was a hint of resentment in the tone: "Heh, old man... I was ambushed by them while I was investigating the conspiracy, how could I not know?"

Xi Yan caught the word "old man". She did not ask any further questions, but continued: "But how do you prove that you were plotted against by the Konoha high-level officials? And why are you the one investigating this conspiracy?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end, and no answer to the second question: "...It's okay, I'll tell you."

"The people who attacked me had a special curse placed on their tongues, which prevented them from revealing any secrets. If they did, they would die. You can verify this yourself if you encounter them."

Naruto pushed the root out. Of course, he was not afraid of Xi Yan checking the root, because their butts were full of shit anyway, so they would find out if they checked.

"Tongue coating? Curse seal?" Xiyan felt vaguely familiar with it, but couldn't remember it at once.

Check the information later.

Before Xi Yan could digest it, Naruto continued, "Also, the real culprit crossed the line. Generally speaking, the struggles between Konoha's high-ranking officials are fought behind closed doors, but this person brought in outside help during the struggle."

Xiyan took a breath. According to this person, the conspiracy involved in Hayate's death was essentially an internal struggle among Konoha's top leaders?
In fact, according to the original work, there is indeed such an explanation.

Everyone knows that Orochimaru and Danzo have a close relationship. So by using Orochimaru to attack Konoha and kill Hiruzen, Danzo can legitimately ascend the throne and become the emperor, no, the Kage.

But for Xiyan, the most urgent task now is, what kind of outsider did this so-called senior executive let in?

She asked hesitantly, "May I ask, Your Excellency, who is interfering in Konoha's internal affairs?"

"I'm not sure, but it's definitely related to the Chunin Exams, because Gekko Hayate was the examiner of the Chunin Exams. During this process, he might have heard secrets that he shouldn't have heard, which led to the murder."

"Does your Excellency have any evidence that this is related to the Chunin Exams?"

"Hehe, just go ask Mitarashi Anko."

After Naruto said this, he completely turned off the intercom and observed Xiyan's reaction.

He had said everything he wanted to say. As long as Xiyan listened, she would follow the clues to the Root and Orochimaru, and then start to associate the relationship between them.

As for why I didn't mention Orochimaru directly, it was mainly because the evidence I found myself was obviously more convincing than having others instill ideas in me.

All I have to do is greet Red Bean in advance and not mention Uzumaki Naruto's name.

Fortunately, Hongdou is quite obedient.

After confirming that there were no traps around, Xiyan began to organize the information in her mind.

"The person I just spoke to is older, cautious, and masters the Shadow Clone Technique. His catchphrase is 'Hehe'."

"The 'curse seal engraved on the tongue', 'Chunin Exams', and 'Mitarashi Anko' he mentioned are all direct clues. He's suggesting I investigate from these three directions. Speaking of which, Anko was the one who facilitated this conversation. It seems she might know some secrets."

She pondered for a moment and decided to temporarily accept this view and investigate this person. She would not miss any opportunity to track down the murderer.

"Jifeng, wait for me..." Xiyan whispered softly, and then left quickly.

the other side.

"Naruto...he met with an ANBU woman, and it seemed like they were exchanging some information?"

Sasuke rubbed his eyebrows, quite puzzled by Naruto's behavior.

He remembered that Naruto's dream was to become a jonin, and he had indeed continued to become stronger in order to achieve his dream, but now he was walking with the ANBU. Sasuke suddenly felt like he was not keeping up with the new version.

This feeling has become more and more serious since Naruto and Sakura's "official announcement". When he obtained the curse seal, Naruto gave him a blow on the head to calm him down. After he restrained his desire for power, Naruto immediately climbed to the top of the third generation.

Now, his Chidori is about to reach full maturity, and you tell me that Naruto is hanging out with ANBU? And it seems like they're even back-and-forth?

So Naruto is only playing high-level games now?!

In the original work, Sasuke's mentality was unbalanced because Naruto was getting stronger and stronger, but now Naruto is getting stronger at the speed of a rocket, making him a little emotionally incoherent.

No, I have to find out what Naruto is doing.

Thinking of this, Sasuke immediately decided to follow Naruto and see where he was going.

But soon, he found that he could not find any trace of Naruto!

Sasuke searched among the woods and then ran to check around the training grounds. Finally, he found a special rune.

"Is this what Naruto left behind?"

He secretly memorized the symbol and decided to block Naruto's door later to find out what was going on.

On the other side, Naruto's home.

"It's done!"

Naruto, who was walking back and forth at home, showed excitement. It was worth it that he had practiced the Flying Thunder God Technique for some time. Just now, Comrade Naruto successfully achieved the Flying Thunder God teleportation from the forest to his home!
This means that his strength has leaped to the top of the twelve strongest people of the same period. With the blessing of the Nine-Tailed Fox, he even has the opportunity to compete with the senior ninja.

The combination of Rasengan + Flying Thunder God alone is enough to give them a hard time.

"In that case, can I start practicing the advanced Flying Thunder God techniques next, such as Flying Thunder God Guided Lightning?"

In the original work, Minato used Flying Thunder God's Lightning to transfer the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball. In other words, Flying Thunder God's Lightning can greatly enhance Naruto's long-range defense capabilities.

As for Flying Thunder God Slash and Flying Thunder God Stage 2, there's no need to mention them, just practice them and you'll be done.

"My Rasengan is almost perfected. At least I can roll it with two people without any problem. It's just that it's a bit difficult to roll it with one hand."

Just as Naruto was lost in thought, he heard a heavy knock on the door.

"Bang bang bang!"

Naruto's eyelids twitched. Someone came to see him at this time?
"Heh, who dares to say I'm an orphan now...my family is so lively." Naruto complained in his heart and opened the door.

It's Sasuke Uchiha.

Naruto opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He didn't expect that Pillar Brother had the leisure to wait for him until now. He didn't want to take revenge, right?
"Naruto, are you done? Come out and let's spar."

Naruto raised his eyebrows, realizing that things were not simple: "You followed me?"

He was not too panicked. It would be difficult for Sasuke to have any influence on this matter. All he had to do was to try his best to get over it.

"I'm not interested in what you do. Naruto, I just want to know how strong you are."

Although Sasuke really wanted to know what Naruto was doing, he would never show his curiosity in front of Naruto.

After hearing this, Naruto slowly nodded and said, "Well, now that I'm here."

It's a good time to test my current level.

The two returned to the training ground. As time went by, the sunlight became more and more dazzling, causing Naruto and Sasuke to squint their eyes slightly.

Stand on both sides.

Naruto held his right index and middle fingers together, bent the rest of his fingers, and extended his arm, fingertips facing each other. He then made the Seal of Opposition towards Sasuke.

Surprisingly, Sasuke also performed the Seal of Opposition.

"Interesting..." Naruto murmured softly. Sasuke's attitude showed that he had completely recognized Naruto's strength and regarded him as an opponent of the same level.

Naruto looked at Sasuke's serious eyes and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The non-Chuuni Pillar is much cuter than the Chuuni Pillar."

After that, he completely restrained the Nine-Tails' chakra and shouted to the other one: "When we fight, don't use external force, use your own strength!"

"it is good!"

After saying that, Sasuke opened his Sharingan, and in just a moment he rushed to Naruto, and threw a side kick towards Naruto with wind pressure!

Naruto subconsciously lowered his head, and Sasuke's kick grazed Naruto's head, kicking his forehead protector directly off!

This is Xiao Li’s speed!

Naruto was not annoyed at all. He looked at Sasuke with a smile. Instead of using Flying Thunder God, he grabbed the forehead protector with one hand and retreated quickly.

At that moment, he noticed that the glaring sunlight was shining on his forehead protector, creating a strong reflection.

"Hehe, fighting can't just rely on physical fitness..."

Before he could finish, Sasuke quietly followed Naruto's retreat and launched a close combat against Naruto. With a few quick punches, he broke Naruto's hand that was about to form a seal, and maintained close combat.

"boom!"

Sasuke punched out again, and Naruto found the right moment to squat down and waved the forehead protector towards Sasuke's eyes!
The strong sunlight instantly pierced Sasuke's eyes. He was using his Sharingan and was very sensitive to such strong light, so his reaction immediately slowed down.

At this moment, Naruto continued to lower his center of gravity and swept Sasuke's right leg with a whip kick, causing him to lose his balance. But at the same time, Sasuke, who had temporarily lost his sight, relied on his body's instincts to quickly form seals with his hands.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

His body fell down while spitting out fireballs, and Naruto retreated violently the moment he completed the seal, and took the opportunity to create two shadow clones and drill into the ground.

He took several steps back, feeling the burnt hairs on his head, and nodded: "It's growing."

The tone was like that of a pleased old father evaluating his own child, but Naruto did have a bit of a déjà vu feeling of being alone with his child.

However, until now, neither of them has used their trump cards, but has remained in the trial stage.

Sasuke stood up again, and his Sharingan regained its light.

However, when he looked at Naruto, there was no fear or disdain in his eyes, only deep excitement.

His desire to fight became extremely strong at this moment.

(End of this chapter)