#40 - Chapter 40: Sakura, who likes two people at the same time, applies for the Chunin Exam
"Kankuro!!"
Temari finally reacted and rushed towards where Kankuro had fallen.
Naruto had already lessened the force of his kick, but even so, Kankuro still crashed through a wall and lay there limp, his condition unknown.
"Kankuro! Are you okay, Kankuro!" Temari held Kankuro in her arms, calling out loudly, but she couldn't wake him no matter what she did.
"If you don't want him to die, hurry up and get him medical attention," Naruto said, looking at Temari indifferently.
"Why?" Temari said in a low voice.
"Why what?" Naruto said expressionlessly.
"Why did you use such heavy force?" Temari held Kankuro with one arm and glared at Naruto with an iron fan in her other hand.
"Just giving you outsiders a lesson."
Naruto said calmly, "This is Konoha, a place where dragons coil and tigers crouch for me. If you dare to act recklessly in Konoha again, you will bear the consequences!"
"Let's go, Sakura."
"Ah, yes!"
Sakura hurriedly followed Naruto, reminding him, "Naruto, they are Sand Village ninjas. We don't even know what they are here for!"
"They're just here to participate in the Chunin Exams," Naruto said nonchalantly.
"Chunin Exams?"
Sakura was a little confused, but Naruto didn't say anything more.
Sakura would naturally find out in a couple of days.
At this moment, a pile of sand gathered in front of Naruto, and a person stood in front of Naruto and Sakura.
"Another Sand Village ninja?" Sakura noticed that the person in front of her had the same forehead protector as the previous two.
Gaara completely ignored Sakura, his eyes fixed on Naruto, "What's your name?"
"Uzumaki Naruto," Naruto said indifferently, staring straight into Gaara's eyes.
"Uzumaki Naruto..."
The sand on Gaara's body scattered in the air, and his chakra seemed a little unstable.
But it quickly returned to calm.
"I'll remember you, Uzumaki Naruto."
With that, Gaara brushed past Naruto.
In the end, he didn't dare to attack, not only because this was Konoha, but also because of the Kazekage's and his teacher's instructions!
"Who was that guy again?" Sakura felt a little inexplicable as she watched Gaara leave.
"An accomplice of the previous two, an opponent in the Chunin Exams," Naruto said blandly.
In fact, for him, there were no so-called opponents in this Chunin Exams.
Whether it was Neji or Gaara, they were all the kind of guys he could defeat with one move.
However, these people were still very strong opponents for Sasuke and Sakura right now.
"I'm going to find Konohamaru and the others. If there's nothing else, we'll part ways here," Naruto said to Sakura after walking with her for a while.
Looking at Naruto who was about to leave, Sakura hesitated and said, "Wait a minute, Naruto."
"Is there anything else?" Naruto paused and looked back at Sakura.
"That... why did you suddenly come back?" Sakura asked a little shyly, her cheeks slightly red.
"..."
Naruto noticed that Sakura's attitude was not right, and after a second of silence, he said, "I thought those two Sand Village ninjas were a little suspicious, so I've been following them. Is there something wrong?"
"Oh ~"
Sakura's expression was a little disappointed, and then she pretended to be relaxed and smiled, "It's nothing. I thought you were worried about me, so you made a special trip back."
"No!" Naruto denied decisively.
Although he did come back because he cared that Sakura might be in danger if she encountered Kankuro and Temari, he wouldn't admit it at this time.
Because Sakura's attitude was not right!
He didn't want Sakura to fall in love with him.
"Okay, thank you anyway, Naruto!"
"If it weren't for you, I would have been bullied by those two Sand Village ninjas!"
Having gotten the answer, Sakura continued to cover up her disappointment with a smile.
Naruto could see Sakura's disappointment, but he didn't dare to comfort her.
"You're welcome."
Naruto said coldly, turned around, and continued to leave.
Sakura looked at Naruto's figure gradually moving away, her mouth hesitated, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
"I originally liked Sasuke, and now I also like Naruto... I must be a terrible person to like two people at the same time, right?"
......
Two days later,
Training Ground 3.
Team 7's three members were bitterly waiting for Kakashi as usual.
Naruto sat on the bridge railing, Sasuke leaned against the bridge railing, and Sakura was complaining frantically in front of them.
"Seriously, he told us to come and gather early in the morning, but he hasn't come himself. I haven't even washed my hair!"
"My hair has become greasy!"
"Naruto, Sasuke, don't you think Kakashi-sensei is going too far?"
"......"
"......"
Sasuke and Naruto didn't say a word, just quietly watched Sakura go crazy.
When the reality cannot be changed by our emotions, then staying calm will make the matter less bad in your heart.
But... if something you care about becomes bad because of this reality, you should go crazy!
Because people who often say nothing will have no chance to say anything next time.
"Yo, good morning!"
Kakashi finally appeared and greeted the three, "I got lost on the road of life this morning!"
"Stop lying, Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura didn't believe it at all.
"Okay! Actually, it's because I recommended you to participate in the Chunin Exams today, so I was late."
Kakashi said, handing three application forms to the three, "First of all, this recommendation is not mandatory. It's your freedom whether you want to participate or not."
"If you want to participate in this exam, sign the application form and come to classroom 301 at the school at 3 pm five days later."
"Then you can go back and think about it. There are no missions these few days."
"Dismissed!"
Kakashi left directly after notifying the three about the Chunin Exams.
And the three members of Team 7 who received this information had different thoughts.
Sasuke was looking forward to the opponents in the Chunin Exams, wanting to become a Chunin and take on higher-level missions to hone himself!
Sakura was worried about whether she was qualified to participate in the Chunin Exams.
As for Naruto, he looked at the quest list!
Since the last C-rank mission, Xiao Ai had released a mission about the Chunin Exams.
[Intermediate Mission: Pass the Chunin Exams and become a Chunin!]
[Reward: Max Level Observation Haki All Attributes *2!]
That's right, by passing this Chunin Exams and becoming a Chunin, Naruto could get the Max Level Observation Haki he had always wanted!
However, this Chunin Exams can be said to be full of twists and turns!
Even if he successfully passed all the previous exams and defeated all his opponents, he might not be able to become a Chunin.
The Sand Village, Orochimaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and now Sakura were all among the troubles!
He hadn't figured out what role he wanted to play in it...
It was as if Kakashi said that whether or not to participate in the Chunin Exams was entirely up to them, but if Sakura didn't participate, he and Sasuke would be directly eliminated.
