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Konoha Stadium ( Chunin Exams ) :

The atmosphere in the stadium had boiled over following the high-speed taijutsu exchange. The massive crowd, consisting primarily of Konoha civilians and visiting dignitaries, was practically screaming themselves hoarse, utterly captivated by how effortlessly their local genin was dominating the match.

But that boiling atmosphere instantly shifted gears the second the crowd saw the blonde's hands snap together, blurring through a rapid-fire sequence of hand seals.

[Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu]

A massive, raging fireball—easily over two meters in diameter—erupted from Naruto's mouth, tearing across the dirt field at terrifying speed directly toward Dosu.

Caught dead in his tracks, Dosu was completely engulfed by the roaring flames as the crowd gasped in collective shock.

BOOM!

Naruto casually raised a single eyebrow. Without even looking, he passively expanded his sensory net and instantly locked onto Dosu's chakra signature, obscured But located several meters away to the left.

(Substitution Jutsu? )

Naruto's hands didn't pause though , An enemy dodging a Great Fireball was par for the course, which was exactly why he had already moved on to the next phase of his assault before the flames had dissipated .

[Shadow Clone Jutsu]

Dosu burst out from the cover of a thick tree , desperately burning chakra to close the distance and force another close-quarters exchange. But as he sprinted forward, his lone eye widened in horror.

He suddenly noticed a scattered army of perfectly identical blonde clones standing silently all around him. Some were positioned dangerously close , while others were actively clinging to the walls of the arena, hanging upside down right below the spectator balconies.

(Just what the hell is he doing?!)

Dosu got his answer a heartbeat later. In a terrifying synchronization, every single clone on the field wove the exact same hand seals.

[Water Release: Wild Water Waves]

The crowd watched in breathless awe as dozens of Naruto clones executed the exact same C-rank jutsu simultaneously. Torrents of dense, high-pressure water erupted from their mouths like a miniature tsunami, rushing directly toward Dosu's isolated position.

' woah '

' Look at that '

The sheer scale and overwhelming volume of the combined technique were terrifying. Dosu was completely cornered; a massive wall of crushing, heavy water was closing in on him from every conceivable angle.

Literally 360 Degree

Dosu's eye twitched frantically. Digging his heels into the dirt, he killed his forward momentum and immediately retreated back toward the very tree he had just used for cover. Channeling chakra into the soles of his sandals, he violently scrambled up the thick bark, desperately seeking high ground.

(...*Scoff*... What an idiot. Wasting this much chakra on such a massive scale? If he wanted to actually hit me, he should have used the jutsu at near range or with traps .... Using it like this is just—)

Suddenly, Dosu froze. The massive, crashing waves didn't just flood the dirt floor; they violently surged upward, rapidly scaling the trunk of the tree and reaching his elevated position with terrifying ease.

(...Sh*t )

Clicking his tongue in frustration, Dosu violently kicked off the bark, launching himself high into the open air to avoid being swallowed by the crushing tide.

But the exact moment Dosu became airborne, his blood ran cold as his head snapeed towards the side as his ears heard something amidst the raging colliding waves sound .

(....this is ..!! )

A dense, blinding rain of shuriken plummeted straight toward his exposed mid-air trajectory. Narrowing his eye, Dosu quickly raised his sole remaining gauntlet toward the iron downpour, desperately funneling his remaining chakra to trigger his sound ninjutsu.

BUZZZZ!

A hyper-dense shockwave of high-frequency sound erupted from the metallic Gauntlet . Just as the rain of shuriken entered his personal airspace, the sheer kinetic wall of sound violently deflected the incoming projectiles.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The sharp metallic ringing echoed through the stadium as the shuriken were swatted away harmlessly.

But then, bursting violently upward from the surging water below, came the main body of Naruto. Without missing a beat, he executed the Water Shots Jutsu, firing a relentless, high-speed barrage of compressed liquid bullets directly at the airborne Sound ninja, who was still fully preoccupied with deflecting the shuriken.

Seeing the incoming water bullets, Dosu reached desperately into his weapon pouch, pulling out a handful of explosive tags and hurling them defensively into the path of the attack.

BOOM! BOOM!

The explosive tags detonated in mid-air, successfully vaporizing the leading volley of water shots into harmless steam.

But suddenly, Dosu's eye widened in sheer panic. Several of the water bullets had completely bypassed the explosions, curving sharply through the air on a heavily altered trajectory. They were actively spinning, locking onto him like homing missiles.

These Bullets were slower than the previous ones , But not slow For The airborne Dosu who has no Foothold for dodge or anything .

Dosu, having just disengaged from the shuriken barrage, frantically tried to adjust his gauntlet to execute the same defensive maneuver. But the water bullets were completely different—the density, the spin, and the sheer volume of chakra packed into the liquid projectiles made them too heavy to simply swat away.

While Dosu barely managed to deflect two of the spinning bullets, another two slammed ruthlessly into his torso and thigh.

*Bang*Bang*

The heavy impact completely shattered his mid-air balance, sending him tumbling sideways through the sky.

But the assault wasn't over.

As Dosu began his uncontrolled free-fall toward the flooded arena, another Naruto clone violently erupted from the water's surface directly in his path. Utilizing a high-speed Instant Water Jutsu, the clone instantly closed the gap.

By the time Dosu's spinning vision registered the threat, Naruto was already hovering right beside him, gripping his custom orange Mechanical blade.

The blade moved in a blur, traveling so fast that Dosu only realized what had happened when the blinding agony finally registered in his mind.

*SCLICK*

The massive crowd gasped collectively as a severed arm spun freely into the air before plunging heavily into the churning waters below.

But the spectacle wasn't finished. Using the flat of his blade as a makeshift, mid-air stepping stone, Naruto's clone brutally stomped down on it, utilizing the reactive force to launch himself directly into Dosu's collapsing guard.

BOOM!

Naruto's fist connected flawlessly with the center of Dosu's chest, violently driving the one-armed Sound genin straight down into the turbulent, raging waters flooding the center of the arena.

Just as the crowd and the watching shinobi began to assume the match was over, the water violently churned. Suddenly, several hidden Naruto clones erupted directly from the Underground depths , Directly beneath Dosu's submerged, thrashing form.

[Lightning Release: Body Sparks Jutsu] x6

The spectators couldn't fully process what was happening beneath the surface, but the moment Dosu was dragged completely under, terrifying, thick ropes of blue lightning began violently crawling and crackling across the surface of the water, multiplying rapidly in sheer volume and intensity.

"Damn!"

".....Did that kid just cast a Lightning jutsu inside a massive body of water?!"

"It has to be the Shadow Clones!"

"But wait.... how the hell did the clones completely avoid being swept away by their own massive wave?!"

"No idea. The kid's a monster."

"Well, it should be officially over now, right?"

"Yeah.... no one is walking away from that."

It wasn't just the civilian spectators whispering in shock; even the genin, chunin, jonins , and the Hokage himself were completely taken aback by the sheer brutality on display. The kid had crippled, trapped, and electrocuted an opponent who was already missing a limb.

Up in the competitors' balcony, Sasuke bit down hard on his lip, his fists clenched tightly on the railing as he watched the flawless execution.

(I need to end the fight as quickly as possible..... I absolutely cannot allow him to establish a rhythm or fire off ninjutsu like that.)

Shikamaru casually scratched the back of his head, letting out a long, heavy sigh as he stared at the flooded terrain.

( *Haa*.... fighting on a completely soaked, muddy arena is going to be such a drag for my shadows.)

Shino adjusted his sunglasses, watching his teammate's overwhelming display of raw jutsu prowess in complete, respectful silence.

(.....It's completely finished,) Ino thought, tightly clenching her fists with a mix of awe and relief.

(....Naruto-kun...) Hinata watched the scene unfold silently, her Byakugan fully activated, completely mesmerized by the flawless flow of his chakra network.

Neji leaned heavily over the railing, his own Byakugan flaring as he analyzed the chaotic battlefield.

(....He had clones and himself buried underground... and also positioned actively on the walls..... They were literally everywhere necessary for the trap )

Down in the depths of the electrified water, Dosu violently convulsed, his body completely paralyzed by the overwhelming, concentrated voltage of the Lightning Release. As the jutsu finally began to fade, Dosu slowly dragged his one remaining eye open—only to find a single Naruto clone swimming effortlessly toward him, grabbing him roughly by the throat like a butchered chicken.

[Chakra Imprisonment Seal]

With a quick, precise slap of his palm against Dosu's nape , the clone applied the locking formula. He stared down at the broken Sound genin for a brief second, his eyes flashing with a fleeting moment of pity before instantly hardening into cold indifference.

Without a word, the clone tightly clenched his fist and buried a brutal punch deep into Dosu's stomach.

BOOM!

The crowd watched in shock as the water violently exploded, launching Dosu's limp body rocketing up into the sky. For a split second, the audience thought the Sound genin was somehow still trying to mount a mid-air counterattack. But as they focused on his completely limp, broken posture, reality set in.

(.....He was just kicked entirely out of the water.)

Tracing a flawless, high-arcing parabola through the sky, Dosu's paralyzed body began plummeting straight back down toward the arena.

Or speciafically towards Naruto's main Body

The massive volume of water was finally beginning to drain away, revealing the topmost branches of the tree where Naruto's true body was currently standing, waiting patiently.

( ...Using MIndhub to sync With Clones is also a good cheat )

Naruto tracked Dosu's completely sealed, paralyzed body dropping directly toward him. He calmly pulled his arm back, tightly clenching his fist.

[Monster Fist]

BOOM!

Naruto's fist connected violently with Dosu's exposed torso. The sheer, terrifying kinetic force instantly launched the Sound genin straight back up into the sky, his limp body flailing like a discarded ragdoll.

But as Dosu shot upward, the crowd gasped. From the shadows of the highest stadium walls and the overhanging roof, the hidden Naruto clones simultaneously released dozens of thick, steel wires lined with razor-sharp shuriken.

The intricate web of wire violently crisscrossed through the open air, snapping tightly around Dosu's remaining hand, his feet, and his battered torso. The bladed shuriken dug deeply into his flesh to secure the grip, violently binding the Sound genin mid-air in a suspended, inescapable net.

"What the...?!"

"He stopped mid-air!"

"Is he flying, papa?!"

"No, my dear..... look closely. He's completely bound up by Steel wires."

Naruto's main body casually dropped down from the tree branches, landing softly in the draining mud. He briefly glanced up at the downgraded, improvised version of Arachne's Embrace that currently held Dosu suspended against the sky.

Satisfied, Naruto's hands instantly blurred back into a new, complex string of rapid-fire seals.

(Alright..... time for dessert.)

High up in the Kage box, Orochimaru's disguised eyes twitched violently. A deeply unsettling wave of déjà vu washed over him as he analyzed the terrifyingly methodical, multi-layered trap the blonde genin had just flawlessly executed.

Down below, the remaining water slowly draining from the arena abruptly stopped. The crowd watched in stunned silence as all the residual water unnaturally began gathering and churning directly behind Uzumaki Naruto.

Naruto finished his massive string of hand seals, clapping his hands together.

[Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet]

The gathered water behind Naruto violently erupted into a massive, swirling whirlpool. From the center of the roaring vortex, a colossal, terrifyingly vivid blue Water Dragon completely manifested.

But this wasn't a standard, B-rank Water Dragon.

Because Naruto had meticulously gathered and compressed nearly all the residual water scattered across the entire stadium floor directly into this single jutsu together with hIs own Chakra , the resulting construct didn't possess the usual 1.5 to 2-meter diameter. Instead, what manifested behind him was a gargantuan, terrifying monstrosity easily 5 to 6 meters thick.

Staring at the sheer, impossible scale of the jutsu, the elite Jonin in the stands broke out in cold sweats, while the civilian crowd completely lost their minds, roaring in absolute hysteria.

The massive, serpentine body of the dragon fully materialized—head, torso, and tail snapping into reality. The sheer size of the beast allowed it to casually rest its massive chin near the height of the second-floor spectator walls. Its glowing, watery eyes locked directly onto Dosu.

ROAR!

The crowd watched the hyper-vivid, Dozens-meter-tall elemental beast undulate with terrifying grace, rearing its massive head back before lunging hungrily toward the paralyzed, one-armed genin suspended helplessly in the sky.

Staring down the open, crushing maw of the Water Dragon, Dosu's single eye paradoxically calmed down. He fully understood what was about to happen.

In his final, quiet moments, Dosu simply turned his head, casting a final glance up toward the Kage box—specifically toward the 'Kazekage,' whose disguised expression was currently contorted in deep, visible irritation.

Knowing exactly who the man really was, and seeing that highly uncharacteristic look of frustration bleeding through the disguise, Dosu let out a quiet, internal sigh of relief.

(.....He looks irritated.... Does me dying annoy you, Lord Orochimaru? .....Then I am glad.)

Dosu slowly turned his gaze back to the rapidly approaching jaws of the Water Dragon, peacefully closing his lone eye.

*BOOOOOM....!!!*

The stadium watched in absolute, morbid silence as the Sound genin was entirely devoured by the crushing pressure of the beast's mouth.

Instead of crashing into the walls, the massive blue dragon fluidly shifted its trajectory. It began tightly circling the inner boundary of the arena, running parallel to the spectator stands, while its colossal tail remained anchored beside Naruto.

The blonde genin stood calmly in the mud, effortlessly churning and regulating the massive volume of chakra required to maintain the construct.

*ROAR!*

The crowd watched in pure, paralyzed fascination. The civilians didn't fully comprehend the sheer lethal danger of being that close to such a highly compressed, volatile jutsu, but they were utterly spellbound by the spectacle.

After completing a full victory lap around the arena, the Water Dragon roared one final time, sweeping back over Naruto before violently launching itself straight upward into the open sky , reaching the highest Limit of height , The Dragon coiled like a serpant and then

BOOM!

High above the stadium, the massive dragon violently detonated, shattering into a colossal rainstorm. The dense, sudden downpour washed over the entire stadium, instantly drenching every single spectator in the stands.

As the crowd wiped the water from their eyes and blinked against the sudden sunlight, a massive, vibrant rainbow arched beautifully over the lingering mist in the stadium.

Standing perfectly calm in the exact center of the arena was Uzumaki Naruto.

A few moments later, the heavily battered, completely lifeless body of the Sound genin violently crashed into the dirt on the far side of the field.

Genma Shiranui instantly blurred across the arena, dropping to a knee beside Dosu to quickly check his pulse.

(.....Talk about OVERKILL )

The Sound genin had already stopped breathing. His internal organs and skeletal structure appeared completely pulverized by the sheer blunt-force trauma of the water pressure and the preceding impacts.

Solidifying his official conclusion, Shiranui Genma slowly stood up while chewing his Senbon . He walked back to the center of the field, raised his arm high into the air, and declared in a booming voice.

"UZUMAKI NARUTO....WINS...!"

For a long, heavy second, the completely drenched stadium remained absolutely silent. Then, it violently erupted.

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Did you see that final jutsu?!"

"Damn! That is absolutely not something a normal Genin, or even a Chunin, should be able to pull off!"

"....YOSHHH! That is Konoha's ultimate ace right there!"

"HE COMPLETELY CRUSHED HIM!... LITERALLY!"

"Ugh... there's so much water everywhere.... I really Wanna pee."

" Papa , I want to be NINJA too "

" Haha , sure but then you need to work Hard "

It wasn't just the civilian spectators losing their minds in the stands. Even the seasoned shinobi gathered throughout the stadium were left in absolute awe at the sheer, scale of the ninjutsu prowess the Uzumaki had just casually displayed.

"Naruto Nii-chan is amazing!"

Hanabi's pristine white eyes practically sparkled with stars as she leaned over the balcony, gazing down at Naruto. Down on the completely wrecked dirt field, the blonde was currently grinning from ear to ear, waving his hands enthusiastically at the screaming crowd like an absolute idiot.

Standing behind her, Hiashi and several of the Hyuga elders were equally taken aback, though they hid it far better.

Activating their Byakugan during the climax of the fight, they had meticulously analyzed his chakra network. They had all fully expected to see the volatile, corrosive red chakra of the Kyuubi forcefully pushing those massive jutsu.

Instead, they saw nothing but pure, dense, and overwhelmingly vast reserves of his own natural blue chakra. After witnessing that undeniable proof of Naruto's personal strength, the elders were more than satisfied.

"The Clan Head was incredibly wise to invest in Uzumaki Naruto this early on," one elder muttered, stroking his beard thoughtfully.

"As expected," another agreed, nodding deeply. "The Patriarch's Byakugan truly sees further into the future than ours."

Hearing the quiet, respectful discussion among the elders, a rare, genuine smile touched Hiashi's stoic face. He looked down at the blonde genin—his chosen, unofficial 'son-in-law'. The sheer combat prowess and tactical execution the boy had just displayed far surpassed even what Kakashi had been capable of as a twelve-year-old jonin.

The Hyuga weren't the only ones buzzing. Across the VIP sections, the other major clans were locked in rapid, heated discussions. Noticeably absent from the stands were the strategic heads like Shikaku and Inoichi—likely tied up in security or underlying operational duties—leaving only combat-oriented heads like Akimichi Choza present.

Choza was currently celebrating with a massive bag of chips all on his own. There were no civilian matriarchs or low-level genin seated in the clan booths today; this was purely a gathering of the village's elite for some reason.

High above the roaring crowd, perched silently on the stadium's roof, Yugao watched the blonde genin waving at the stands.

(........Good job, Naruto-kun.) A Soothing warmth flared in the ANBU captain's chest. She celebrated this moment quietly, deeply proud that Naruto had finally forced the entire village to see the undeniable fruit of his hard work. He had finally made them look at him and acknowledge Uzumaki Naruto—not the Demon Fox.

Just like the shinobi and civilians, there was another highly specific demographic in the audience watching Naruto with extremely heated eyes: the nobles, the Daimyo's inner circle, Nobles and the mega-merchants and the wealthy class .

Seated comfortably in an exclusive VIP box, Honekawa found himself surrounded by a highly influential group of investors originally gathered for a quiet 'business talk.' But all business had ground to a halt.

The sheer lethality, power, and age of the blonde on the field had completely hijacked their profit-only mindsets, shifting their gears toward something entirely different.

"Honekawa-san.... is that boy truly the same person who came up with those revolutionary business proposals?" a wealthy merchant asked, dabbing sweat from his forehead.

"Yeah, is it just a coincidence? Someone with the same name?" another noble pressed, leaning forward eagerly.

Honekawa adjusted his collar, a slick, immensely satisfied grin spreading across his face. "Yes, gentlemen. That is precisely Uzumaki Naruto. The main mastermind behind the new Uzumaki Enterprises that I am currently representing."

"......Hoh. And he is only twelve years old this year?"

"Correct. And aside from his obvious combat potential, he is already deeply involved with plenty of the highest-ranking individuals in Konoha."

"Plenty?" the noble raised a skeptical eyebrow.

"Tsunade-sama, Hatake Kakashi, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Inuzuka, the Aburame.... and, of course, the Third Hokage himself," Honekawa listed off smoothly, relishing the shocked gasps from the investors.

"Honekawa-san, are you actually serious?!"

"...Of course I am. There are plenty of witnesses to verify his standing. Actually, regarding our earlier discussion on supply line contracts..."

And just like that, Honekawa seamlessly steered the awe into absolute, undeniable leverage for his business negotiations.

While the upper echelons schemed, the genin stands were a completely different story.

"Tch. Damn show-off," Kiba clicked his tongue, crossing his arms and leaning back, though a excited grin was plastered across his face.

"You're just jealous of Naruto-kun, aren't you?" Hana Inuzuka teased, sitting lazily beside her younger brother as she watched the arena drain.

"WHAT?! Don't joke around!" Kiba barked defensively.

"Woof!" Akamaru yipped from Hana's lap, nodding his little head.

" I also think the same " Ten-Ten replied in agreement

" YOOOO ...!!! SUBARASHI , NAruto Kun ....TO FINALLY Prove his youth on this stage ...UWAHHHHHH , I Am Happy for you , Naruto kun " Lee bowling his eyes out in tears .

"What, you too, Akamaru?!" Betrayed by his own partner, Kiba grumbled and slouched back down under his older sister's highly amused gaze , Toatally ignoring Lee , something he came to after being friedns with him past few years .

"Don't you guys think.... that Naruto-kun went a little too far?"

Suddenly, Sakura spoke up from the seat beside them. Her face was incredibly pale, and she wore a deeply uncomfortable, almost nauseous expression. Kiba and Hana looked over and noticed that Sakura wasn't looking at Naruto at all; her trembling gaze was locked dead onto the pulverized, lifeless body of Dosu being carried off the field by the medics.

Hearing this, Kiba clicked his tongue. Hana sighed softly, realizing that, despite wearing a headband, Sakura was fundamentally still just a sheltered twelve-year-old civilian girl.

Before Hana could offer any gentle words, Kiba aggressively leaned forward.

"How stupid can you be? Do you seriously not understand what's actually going on here, even now?"

"....Huh?" Sakura blinked, startled by Kiba's dark tone.

"That Sound guy. He's the exact same guy who completely ambushed you in the Forest of Death, right?!"

"....Yeah," Sakura whispered, shrinking back slightly.

"He beat the hell out of you, and he nearly crippled Lee too, right?"

"...."

" .....I am ashamed " Lee started crying again in shame

"What exactly do you think would have happened to you if nobody had shown up to save your team.... huh?" Kiba's voice dropped, laced with the grim reality of a predator who understood the food chain.

"..."

"Whether it was you, Lee, or an injured Sasuke.... ALL three of you would have been slaughtered right there in the dirt. No hesitation."

"...Bu—"

"STUPID!" Kiba suddenly roared, his patience completely snapping as he glared at the pink-haired girl whose naive guts he absolutely despised right now. "DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK OTHERWISE?! DO YOU THINK BEING A SHINOBI IS SOME KIND OF JOKE?!"

"....." Sakura flinched hard, her voice dying in her throat as she looked down at her lap, utterly silenced by the brutal truth.

" ..." Ten-Ten also looked at Sakura with a different gaze , as a Person of Team Guy , It was she and neji who came to rescue Team 7 at that time , and Ten-Ten was fully aware how dangerous the situation was .

(.......well , SAsuke wake upand broke bones , but ..) TenTen stopped her thoughts any further , as she just shook her head and kept silence .

Hana sharply kicked Kiba's ankle, shooting him a heavy, warning glare to make him back down.

"Tch," Kiba scoffed, turning his eyes back to the arena.

While the spectator stands buzzed with life and arguments, the competitors' waiting area was buried in dead, suffocating silence.

Every single finalist—Gaara, Neji, Sasuke, Shino, and Temari—stared down at the completely wrecked arena in heavy silence. The sheer scale of that final ninjutsu combination had completely altered the atmosphere.

They watched the blonde, who had just flawlessly executed a man, waving his hands and smiling foolishly at the crowd like a harmless academy student. It was a terrifying dissonance.

High above the main seating area, the Third Hokage and the 'Kazekage' looked down at the exact same scene.

"...Since when did Konoha shinobi take pleasure in completely crushing the weak?" the Kazekage hissed, his eyes narrowing slightly beneath his veil.

Hearing the subtle venom, Hiruzen took a slow, calm drag from his pipe and chuckled softly. "Giving your all to eliminate your enemy is the highest form of respect a shinobi can offer on the battlefield, isn't it?"

The Kazekage didn't bother engaging with the philosophical nonsense. "Konoha has apparently found itself another genius..... a little obnoxiously showy, though."

"Haha, I thank the Kazekage for the high praise," Hiruzen responded warmly, a knowing twinkle in his old eyes. "...As for Naruto's specific actions today..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen subtly cast his gaze around the massive, circular stadium. The sheer volume of the cheering was completely deafening. In his exceptionally long career as the Hokage, he had never, ever witnessed such an explosive, universally welcoming cheer during any Chunin Exam.

And in a flash of profound clarity, the old tactician instantly understood exactly what the blonde was doing.

(.......He's actively manipulating public opinion. He put on a flawless, overwhelming theatrical display to hijack the crowd's favor.)

If it had been an Uchiha, or perhaps a politically ambitious Shinobi pulling a stunt like this, the Hokage might have felt a deep spike of unease or paranoia. But looking down at Naruto—the boy who had been a pariah just years ago—waving desperately to the cheering masses, and knowing the boy's pure dream of becoming Hokage and earning the village's acknowledgment, Hiruzen felt nothing but an overwhelming, Grandfatherly pride.

(Naruto..... you've already taken first step toward your dream.)

Clearing his throat, the Third Hokage turned slightly to address the Kazekage.

"His dream is to become the Hokage, after all. Such grand, theatrical actions are simply his way to earn the acknowledgment of the people."

"....Heh. Are you suggesting that by performing tricks like some trained monkey, one can just become the Hokage?" Orochimaru mocked, his disguised voice dripping with absolute disdain.

Hearing those specific words, Hiruzen's eyes narrowed dangerously, though his voice remained as smooth and calm as still water.

"Only when one is truly acknowledged and trusted by the entire village..... can one become the Hokage."

"..." Deep within his disguise, Orochimaru felt a sharp, phantom sting—an old, deeply infected wound violently scratched open.

"At the very least," Hiruzen continued, exhaling a thin cloud of smoke, "this is exactly how Konohagakure works."

"...."

"And Naruto's actions today are his first steps toward being acknowledged, so that one day, he can wear this hat."

Not giving the Kazekage a chance to formulate a poisonous rebuttal, The THird Hokage looked down to see Naruto leaving the Arena , or should he say , escorted by Shiranui Genma under the Crowd's cheering .

( .....Still the troublemaker ...That boy )

Hiruzen casually waved his hand over the balcony. "Now then, let's move on to the next match and not keep everyone waiting."

Down on the field, Genma caught the Hokage's signal. With his senbon twitching violently in his mouth, the proctor aggressively shooed the overly enthusiastic blonde genin off the stage, waiting for the mud to settle before his voice boomed over the Stadium .

"NEXT MATCH.... NARA SHIKAMARU VERSUS TEMARI OF THE SAND!"

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Author's notes :

Hmm , A litle showboting , regardless , Naruto's match is up

Maybe it was stretched , but that is the privelage of every Mc in every Novel anyway .

I don't know If you guys Noticed .

But

I Hate Sakura .....Beleive it .