The whole place fell silent.
A silence like death instantly spread throughout the entire area!
At this moment, almost everyone's attention was focused on Kyo and Naruto.
Everyone was curious about what would happen next.
And at this moment,
Only Kakashi, Sasuke, and others who knew the reason for Naruto's provocation began to tense up simultaneously, watching from the side.
They understood that a fight could break out at any moment.
And at this moment,
In another direction of the preparation area,
Shikaku, along with the members of the Konoha's Military Police Force, was also closely watching the movements here.
To be honest,
Naruto's provocation skills did exceed his imagination.
Such unwarranted insults and provocations, for anyone, probably wouldn't be easy to endure.
Next, they should be able to see this mysterious Amegakure man make a move...
Shikaku narrowed his eyes slightly.
...
And at this moment,
In the plaza below.
Kyo, who had stopped, merely raised his eyes slightly and casually looked towards Naruto here.
Then, not only did he not get angry, but his gaze suddenly became contemptuous.
'This intention was way too obvious, right?'
'Trying to use words to anger me into making a move against you, so you can investigate my information?'
'Heh...'
Kyo couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
In fact,
From the very beginning, his Spiritual Pressure Perception had already covered the entire exam venue!
Therefore, ever since he encountered Kakashi and the other four earlier, he had already noticed Shikaku's hidden figure.
That's why he didn't bother with them back then and just came straight in.
But he didn't expect,
That Shikaku and Kakashi wouldn't let it go and instead thought of having Naruto provoke him verbally.
'Really simple and crude.'
'However, do they really think I'm as simple-minded as you Shinobi?'
Kyo looked at Naruto ahead.
He's originally planning to casually teach him a lesson and be done with it,
But just at that moment,
He suddenly had another idea, recalling a side mission the system had issued long ago...
Previously, he never had a chance to complete this mission,
Now, it seemed he could just try it out.
Thinking this, a faint smile appeared on Kyo's face.
'Want to play acting games with me?'
'In this Shinobi World, there's no one I'm afraid of.'
'Alright then,'
'I'll play along with you-'
'Actor Number One, Kyo, here I go.'
Having thought this through,
Kyo immediately withdrew his thoughts, looked leisurely at Naruto, raised his chin, and said with a contemptuous smile:
"Heh, what's this supposed to be?"
"Trying to provoke me with words?"
"You don't actually think I'm as simple-minded as you, do you-"
"Son of the Fourth Hokage, Na-mi-ka-ze Na-ru-to?"
"...?!"
As his words faded, suddenly... the whole place fell silent!
The last few words from Kyo seemed deliberately amplified, as if he enunciated each word!
So much so that everyone present could clearly hear this term.
In an instant,
Almost all the participating Shinobi at this moment were completely frozen in place!
Especially Kakashi, who was observing from the side, and Shikaku, hidden in the shadows. At this moment, they were all shaken!
Their pupils involuntarily contracted sharply, and in an instant, their breathing stopped!
Those participating Konoha's Shinobi, including all the Rookies contemporary with Naruto, as well as Sasuke and Sakura, were also dumbfounded at this moment!!
'What?!?'
'Son of the Fourth...?!'
'The son of Konoha's Fourth Hokage!?'
'The great hero who saved Konoha from the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, the Fourth Hokage?!'
'What's going on?!?'
'He just said the name "Namikaze Naruto" to the dead-last Demon Fox, Uzumaki Naruto!?'
Everyone was bewildered.
'What's happening...'
'Was it a slip of the tongue... or did we hear wrong?'
And at this moment,
Naruto, standing on the high ground,
Hearing this, was naturally stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and said rapidly:
"Yo-you... what are you talking about, hey!!?"
"L-listen up, glasses guy! My surname is Uzumaki! It's Uzumaki Naruto!!!"
Naruto still had his hands on his hips, blustering and shouting.
But clearly,
When he heard the words "Son of the Fourth Hokage", a slight tremor began to appear in his eyes.
However, Kyo just smiled, his face showing a somewhat surprised expression, as if suddenly understanding, and said:
"Oh?"
"So it's not Namikaze, but Uzumaki...?"
"Sorry, it seems I made a mistake."
"Then it appears you didn't take your father's surname, but instead took your mother, Kushina's surname."
"Could it be that after the Fourth Hokage passed away back then, your origins were also hidden by Konoha?"
"Don't tell me even you didn't know?"
"How surprising."
Kyo said blandly to Naruto with a gentle smile on his face.
As his words faded,
Everyone present was shaken once more!
And Naruto, the one directly involved, had his pupils sharply contract, his heart pounding wildly!
In this instant, he almost involuntarily stopped breathing, completely frozen in place!!
His eyes widened, pupils shrinking to their smallest, staring intently at Kyo ahead with an incredulous look.
'What did he say...?!'
'My surname doesn't follow my father, but follows... my mother?'
'Ku... Kushina?'
'Is that my mother's name... Uzumaki Kushina?!'
'Then my father... could it really be-!?'
Naruto was completely stunned.
In his heart at this moment, an unimaginable name burst forth!
A name that seemed to shine with an extraordinary light-
The Fourth Hokage... Namikaze Minato!
And at this moment,
Equally completely dumbfounded were the participating Shinobi from Konoha, as well as Naruto's classmates like Sasuke and Sakura.
Almost everyone's expression changed drastically, each looking as if they'd seen a ghost!
'Th-This... how is this possible?!'
'The reincarnated Demon Fox, Uzumaki Naruto... is actually the son of the Fourth Hokage?!'
'This matter... was deliberately hidden by Konoha?!'
Everyone was completely stunned!
'Unbelievable...'
'The son of a dignified hero was actually treated as the reincarnation of the demon fox by Konoha all these years...?!'
And at this moment,
Kakashi and Shikaku nearby were instantly completely frozen!
'W-What's going on?!'
'What the hell...'
'How does this outsider know these secrets!?'
'He's definitely here to cause trouble, right!?'
'He just calmly revealed Naruto's origins to everyone present!?!?'
'Hokage-sama explicitly ordered this to be kept secret!!!'
The two were instantly dumbfounded.
Especially Shikaku, whose expression instantly turned extremely grim!
'No!'
'We absolutely couldn't let this guy continue speaking!!'
'If everyone knew this secret, wouldn't all of Hokage-sama's years of concealment be completely wasted?!!!'
Thinking this, Shikaku immediately turned to a shinobi behind him and said sharply with an extremely dark expression:
"Go quickly!!"
"Under the pretext that the exam is about to start, expel all non-examinee Shinobi from the preparation area!!"
"Then, have all examinees immediately enter the exam venue and prepare for the Chunin Exam to begin!!"
"-?!"
Hearing this, that Shinobi was startled and quickly said:
"Yes!!"
As his words faded, he immediately leaped out!
A moment later,
He immediately arrived in the plaza.
And at this moment, in the plaza, most people were still in a completely bewildered state!
Only a few Shinobi who weren't interested in Konoha's affairs remained calm.
The Konoha's Shinobi couldn't care less and immediately followed Shikaku's orders, announcing loudly:
"Th-The Chunin Exam is about to begin!!"
"All examinees, please immediately enter the exam venue!! Non-participants, please leave the plaza immediately!!"
"Repeat!!"
"The Chunin Exam is about to begin!! All examinees, please..."
"..."
This Shinobi spoke loudly and quickly with a very loud voice, instantly breaking the frozen atmosphere in the plaza!
And at this moment, many Shinobi began to move and walk towards the exam venue.
After all, to them,
Konoha's internal affairs were of no interest.
And at this moment, even people like Hyuga Neji, Nara Shikamaru, and Inuzuka Kiba began to withdraw their thoughts and walk towards the exam venue...
The crowd began to surge,
Kyo slightly withdrew his gaze and said with a light smile:
"Well then, see you later."
"Namikaze... ah no, Uzumaki Naruto."
Saying this,
Kyo turned around and walked leisurely towards the exit, as if nothing had happened.
However,
Just at this moment, almost instantly,
Naruto suddenly leaped out and rushed directly towards him!
He gritted his teeth tightly and shouted incredulously:
"S-stop right there, you bastard!! Why... are you leaving right after saying something like that, hey...?!"
That speech just now had completely overturned Naruto's worldview!
He couldn't just let this guy leave like that!
And at this moment,
Sasuke, standing beside Kakashi, saw this scene,
For some reason, he suddenly gritted his teeth, also took a step forward, leaped out, and rushed towards Kyo ahead!
At this moment, his heart was complex. It seemed he suddenly perceived some kind of similar emotion in Naruto...
So,
He decided to help Naruto and stop this man from Amegakure!
Seeing this,
Kakashi was suddenly shaken, his pupil slightly contracting!
He hadn't expected Naruto to recklessly rush out, and what's more, he hadn't expected... Sasuke to rush out with him!!
However,
At this moment, it was already too late for him to try to stop them verbally!
Because Naruto and Sasuke had already successfully reached behind Kyo!
"!!"