Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

Shortly after Kakashi-sensei left, I carefully put Sasuke down and went to pick up his clothes.

By the time the medical team came in with the stretcher, I had already helped Sasuke put on his shirt.

The medical team loaded Sasuke onto a stretcher and I followed them out of the tower.

It seemed that a safe path had been opened up in the Forest of Death, and it was not at all as dangerous as the previous exams.

Once we entered the hospital, Sasuke was sent to a single room. The nurse asked me if I was injured anywhere. I subconsciously touched my ribs, but there was no pain.

Although a check-up was done just in case, the result showed that there was no injury.

Could it be that Sasuke actually held back his strength at that time? Or... I don't know if it's my illusion, but after I bit Naruto, my physical strength and energy seemed to be more abundant than before, and I could recover from fatigue and injuries faster.

Seeing that I was ready to stay with the patient, the nurse added a small single bed for me.

I don't know where Brother Urusi got the news from, but he asked the nurse to give me a set of clean clothes and some daily necessities.

I asked curiously, "Why didn't Brother Ulusi come here in person?"

The nurse glanced at the two Anbu who were standing outside the ward door and said to me, "Visitors are prohibited in this ward. No one except you can come in."

She added, "Your brother also asked me to pass on a few words. He said that the exam must be very tiring, so you should have a good rest. If you need anything, lack anything, or want anything, just tell me and I can pass on the message to him."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." The nurse smiled and turned away.

After she left, I took a shower and changed my clothes in the bathroom in the ward. When I came out after blow-drying my hair, Sasuke still didn't look like he was awake at all, and the sky outside the window had already darkened.

I leaned against the window, looking at the scenery outside, wondering how the exam went.

Naruto...can he pass?

Shino is in the second match, and his enemy looks pretty fierce... I wonder how strong he is?

Did Shino win?

And Ino, Xiao Li, and Gaara...

But if they both make it through the qualifiers, we might be able to face them in the official competition, right?

If the opponent was Sasuke, I would be less cautious, but if the opponent was Shikamaru, Shino, Ino, or Naruto...

Can I give it my all?

If my opponent is Ino, I always feel like I will laugh out loud when our eyes meet.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of the door opening. I turned around and saw a man dressed as an Anbu walking in.

Judging from his hair, body language, etc., I was unsure, "Master Tenzang?"

Tenzou said, "I heard that you passed the second round of the Chunin Exam and the preliminaries for the third exam."

"I just accept congratulations."

"congratulations."

I was slightly stunned, then smiled: "Thank you. But you're not here to persuade me to give up, are you?"

"You don't have to give up your qualification for the exam, but the third exam will officially begin in a month. Within this month, I think you can enter the Anbu and start accepting missions."

"……I do not want."

"reason?"

"I was originally planning to give up, but Sasuke gave up because of me. Carrying his expectations, no matter what, I must go all out to win in the end, because I don't want to let him down. There are many strong candidates among this year's candidates. This month, I will conduct special training so that I can defeat them in the final exam."

"Kakashi-senpai won't guide you. You don't have a teacher."

This was a bit hurtful, so I pretended not to care and said, "Do you know if Naruto passed the preliminaries?"

"He passed."

"Really?" I was genuinely happy. "Then it would be good if Kakashi-sensei could devote all his energy to tutoring him. As for me - don't you still have me, Tenzo-sama?"

I looked at him and smiled, "You won't admit that you are much worse than Kakashi-sensei?"

"That's meaningless." Lord Tenzo didn't fall for my provocation. "The Chunin Exam is not based on the results, but on the comprehensive evaluation of everyone's performance in the battle. Even if you win in the end, you may not necessarily become a Chunin. In other words, even if someone loses the first game of the official competition, they may still become a Chunin."

I frowned. "But if that's the case, the standards are not open or transparent, so there's too much room for manipulation."

“This has been the rule for a long time.”

"Anyway, I have to prepare for the Chunin Exam this month. You said I can start accepting ANBU missions this month, and you used the word 'you think', which means that this is not what the Hokage meant. If you absolutely refuse to change your mind, I will go directly to the Hokage."

"Refusing to enter the ANBU will only make you look more suspicious."

"Then I am not suspicious if I happily join the Anbu? It is inevitable that I will be exposed to more secrets, right? In the final analysis, it is you who thinks I am suspicious, so no matter what I do, it is suspicious."

"..."

"Wouldn't it be great to train with me? You can monitor me closely for a whole month, and fight with me every day to find out my level and details. You can know clearly whether my abilities have improved and to what level. This is easier and more convenient than taking me on a mission, dealing with the enemy while observing and collecting intelligence on me, right?"

I was trying to convince Lord Tianzang when the door of the ward opened again.

This time it was teacher Kakashi who came in.

"Kakashi-senpai."

"Ah, Tenzang, you're here already?"

"I came here as soon as I got the news."

"Thank you for your hard work." Teacher Kakashi walked over to Sasuke with a smile and took a look at his condition. "It seems that he has stabilized... I feel much more relieved now."

After he finished speaking, he looked up and said to Master Tianzang, "Would you like to go out and talk?"

Lord Tianzang glanced at me and seemed to think for a moment, "I understand."

The two adults left, and I was alone with Sasuke again. I actually thought it was better this way, as the two of us could stay together quietly without being disturbed by anyone.

But when this thought came to my mind, I felt it was strange - since when did I start to think it was good to be alone with Sasuke without being disturbed by anyone?

Suddenly, I heard someone knocking gently on the window...but Sasuke's ward is on a high floor of the hospital?

I walked to the window curiously, found a flow of sand, and then saw an eyeball made of condensed sand.

"…Gaara?"

The next second, Gaara's figure appeared under the window.

Chakra condensed on the soles of his feet and was attached to the wall outside the hospital.

"You haven't come back yet. I thought you went to the hospital with Sasuke, so I wanted to look for you."

"There are ANBU in Sasuke's ward, no outsiders are allowed to enter."

Gaara said, "I'm not going in."

"You might already be under the surveillance of the Anbu."

"Then let them listen." Gaara said calmly, "I just wanted to tell you that I passed the preliminary selection."

"With your ability, it would be strange if you didn't pass."

"Do you know the final list of candidates?"

I shook my head. “But I really want to know!”

"Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuga Neji, me, you, Kankuro, Aburame Shino, Temari, Toshinari, Nara Shikamaru, and Yamanaka Ino." Gaara said, "Konoha has passed 6 people, very impressive."

When I heard that everyone had passed the preliminary selection, I felt relieved and very happy.

"We also drew lots at the end to decide the order of the duels in the official exam. Number one is Naruto, number two is Hyuga Neji, so they are the first match." Gaara paused, "Because you are not here, after everyone has drawn lots, the remaining number four is you."

"So I'm the second match?" I sighed. "The preliminaries are the first, and the official exams are the second. I'm really first in the order of appearance."

"I'm number three."

"Eh?"

"Ah."

"That means..." I was too reluctant to admit it, "Ah?"

If I could choose, I hope my opponent would be Tossin from Sound Village. Only against him can I fight without any scruples.

But even if I didn't play against my friends in the first game, I would definitely meet them in the second and third games, so I also knew that it was just my delusion.

I want to win with Sasuke in the end, but I don't want to fight with my friends. This is definitely not possible.

but……

I looked at Gaara and sighed, "I still can't escape."

In the Forest of Death, I used my Sharingan on Gaara to avoid fighting him, but even though we became friends, we still had to fight in the end.

I told Lord Tenzang that I must prepare well in this month, and in my heart I also used Gaara's strength as a standard to work towards, but since he is my opponent in the first match, it is a bit of a death grouping.

If what Hokage said was true, there must have been a lot of spectators at the scene. I could use the Sharingan quietly in the Forest of Death without being discovered, but it was impossible for me to use it under the noses of so many people without being discovered.

But the way to defeat Gaara without using the Sharingan...can I find it within a month?

"In the preliminaries, my opponent is Rock Lee."

"Senior Xiao Li?"

"He was very strong. He even broke my sand armor and forced me to use my gourd."

"…Is he injured? Is he seriously injured?"

"I know my limits." Gaara said, "But without you there, a lot of information will be missing. So, I think you may need me to tell you everything that happened in the preliminaries while you were away."

I was slightly stunned, realizing that there were ANBU nearby, and he couldn't make it too obvious - he wanted me to use the Sharingan to see his memories.

However, in order to use the Sharingan on him without the Anbu seeing him, he would have to be very close to me.

I climbed out of the window, and like Gaara, I stuck my feet to the wall. He walked towards me, we stood facing each other, and then he moved his face closer to me.

In order to better meet his eyes, I held his cheeks with both hands, and the tips of our noses gently touched.

I thought to myself, it turns out that when we get this close, the tip of our noses is the first to touch.

Want to get closer?

If it were closer, it would touch my forehead if it went up, and... well, softly, it would touch my lips.

Gaara quickly pursed his lips.

It seems we can't get any closer. Okay, let's just keep this distance now.

I opened my Sharingan and focused on the green in front of me.

Through Gaara's perspective, I saw the entire preliminaries that I missed.

Shino and Sakuteng, Naruto and Kiba, Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Neji...

And the most exciting thing is Senior Lee and Gaara.

It was such an intense battle that after watching it, you would feel that other people were not at the same level as them at all.

"Thank you." I withdrew from Gaara's memory and let go of his cheek. I felt that I had learned a lot from everyone's fighting style. "But aren't you afraid that I will find your weakness and defeat you?"

"It is because I am filled with hatred for this world that I have gained the power I have today... What about Chaolu? In Chaolu's eyes, it seems that she is filled with love for this world."

"Love is no weaker than hate," I said. "Someone once told me that a person becomes strong when he wants to protect something important to him."

"What does Asaka want to protect? Naruto, Sasuke, or Konoha?"

"For now, I want to protect Sasuke...the heart that gave up for me."

"Does Chaolu need me to give up? It was my father's idea that I took part in the Chunin Exam, but I don't care whether I can pass it in the end. Even if I give up this time, I will definitely win next time."

"Eh? No need!" I said to him seriously, "Don't give up! Do you understand? You think I can't beat you, so you just give up. Do you look down on me? Just wait, I will make you take it seriously like Senior Li did!"

Gaara was about to say something else, but was interrupted by a shout.

"Gaara!"

The voice of shock and anger came from below.

We looked down together and saw a man wearing a Sunagakure forehead protector, with half of his face covered by a curtain, standing downstairs with Kankuro-sama and Temari. He was Gaara's team leader.

He looked at Gaara in disbelief and asked, "What are you doing...?"

For some reason, Kankuro-sama opened his mouth and looked at us in a daze, while Temari looked both curious and incredulous.

Gaara said, "I came to visit Asaro."

"You... you..."

"Looks like I have to go now, Chaolu. If you need to look for me, go to this address."

He told me the name of a hotel.

I nodded in agreement and watched him nimbly descend from the wall and stand lightly on the ground.

When I climbed back through the window, I vaguely heard Gaara's teacher ask in a restrained and forbearing tone: "How far have you developed?"

When I looked up, I saw Lord Tianzang standing in the room. I didn't know how long he had been there.

"Is Kakashi-sensei gone already?"

Master Tenzo folded his arms, looking a bit interrogative, but he had the same problem as Teacher Kakashi, always ignoring my questions: "Is there something wrong with your relationship with that kid from the Sand Village?"

I was stunned: "We are friends."

"Pay attention." Lord Tianzang said, "I will keep an eye on it."

"Always pay attention? Then have you promised to train with me for this month? Gaara just told me that my opponent in the first match will be him... He is very strong, Master Tenzo, can you think of a solution?"

"I'll come find you here at eight tomorrow morning."

Seeing that he changed his mind and relaxed, I happily said, "Okay!"