Chapter 34: Who is the strongest fighter in Konoha? Of course it's Byakuya, could it be me!
But for now, it looked like he should go grab a meal first.
Realizing he had stayed at home for a full week,
Byakuya felt he should go out to eat.
However, upon stepping out of his house, Byakuya found that there were exceptionally many people on the streets today.
It wasn't until Byakuya saw the headbands of various hidden villages on their foreheads that he understood.
"I see, are the Chunin Exams about to begin!"
Byakuya didn't expect the Chunin Exams to come so quickly.
But thinking about it, in the original story, Naruto and the others started the Chunin Exams not long after returning from the Land of Waves.
"Fine, since I have nothing to do, I'll go check out Ichiraku Ramen!"
Ultimately, Byakuya chose to go to Ichiraku Ramen; outsiders probably wouldn't know what the truly good stuff was.
Sure enough, unlike other shops that were crowded with people,
there were only a few people sitting inside the Ichiraku Ramen shop.
"It's Byakuya! It's rare to see you out for noodles!"
Ichiraku waved excitedly after seeing Byakuya.
"Yeah, Uncle Ichiraku, the usual!"
"By the way, where's Ayame?"
(I wrote it wrong before, Ayame is older than the protagonist, thanks to the readers for the reminder!)
"Oh, she went to buy groceries. There are especially many people in Konoha today, so she might be back in a while!"
Uncle Ichiraku explained warmly.
Seeing this, Byakuya sat quietly in the shop waiting for Uncle Ichiraku to serve the food.
"Hmph, I thought Konoha was full of characters like the Sannin, but it turns out they're just worms!!"
A familiar voice came from the seat next to him.
"That guy named Uchiha Sasuke also seems to have nothing but trivial tricks, completely vulnerable!"
A girl on the other side chimed in.
Originally, Byakuya wasn't very interested. If someone wanted to brag, let them brag.
No one ever said bragging was a crime.
But once Byakuya saw the appearance of those few people, he suddenly realized who they were.
"So it's those three!"
Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari were right there discussing what happened today.
"It doesn't matter. In my view, besides Uchiha Sasuke, there's no one else in Konoha who can fight."
Gaara was expressionless, seemingly not taking anyone in Konoha seriously at all.
"It seems we came to the right place this time!"
Kankuro was still thinking about defeating Konoha's people in the competition to boost Hidden Sand Village's reputation.
When that time comes, Konoha will no longer be able to shoulder the burden of the Ninja World!
"Kankuro is right!"
Temari strongly agreed with Kankuro's words.
One must know that the impression the previous generations of Hokage left on the Ninja World was too deep.
To the point that even though Konoha had declined now, the major hidden villages still acknowledged Konoha's number one position.
But if they could ruthlessly trample them in front of all the hidden villages during this Chunin Exam,
then Konoha would probably never be able to shoulder the burden of the Ninja World again.
"In the upcoming matches, we must show our full strength and let them know the power of our Hidden Sand Village."
Temari cheered on Kankuro and Gaara.
"Hmph, you outsiders, you win against a few Genin and start acting like experts."
"Try talking after you've beaten the strongest person!"
Perhaps unable to stand them plotting like this in public,
some Konoha locals spoke up indignantly.
But little did they know, those words just happened to spark Gaara's competitive desire.
"Hey, who is the strongest fighter in Konoha?"
Gaara's expressionless gaze made the surrounding customers feel a chill down their spines.
They didn't expect a child to have such heavy killing intent.
"Hmph, speaking of Konoha's number one genius, it has to be Byakuya. Could it possibly be me!"
They could only endure their fear and speak Byakuya's name.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing that such a person existed, Gaara was immediately filled with interest.
He really wanted to see this 'Konoha's number one genius'!
Even so, Gaara still intended to teach these people a lesson.
But just as his sand began to condense, it was shattered by a single punch.
Gaara:??
Kankuro:??
Temari:??
"How is that possible!"
Gaara had a look of disbelief; his sand's defensive power was extremely strong, how could it be shattered by a single punch?
"Is this sand really this weak?"
Byakuya was a bit surprised that he had shattered Gaara's sand with just a light punch.
"You are... Byakuya!!"
The person saved by Byakuya immediately recognized this Konoha's number one genius.
"Hurry up and go home!"
Byakuya didn't say much to them, instead telling them to hurry home!!
"So you are that Konoha's number one genius, Byakuya!"
As the eldest sister among the three, Temari naturally had to step forward at this time.
"Temari, what's there to discuss with him, just..."
Before Kankuro could finish, Gaara suddenly yanked Kankuro back.
"This person... how is it possible!"
Gaara found it hard to imagine that he would actually feel an immense sense of dread from this person.
Even the monster inside his own body was trembling.
"This person cannot be fought!"
Gaara immediately defined a label for this person in his heart.
Although Gaara is a battle maniac, he is not a masochist.
Just from his first glance at Byakuya, Gaara was shocked by the Chakra within the other's body!
"How is it possible that this person has more Chakra than me!"
This was the first time Gaara had encountered something beyond his understanding.
You have to understand, becoming a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki means possessing inexhaustible Chakra and powerful sensory abilities.
However, now his own sensory ability was telling him!
The person before him was ten thousand times more terrifying!
"Listen to Gaara, don't act rashly!"
Although Temari couldn't sense anything, she trusted Gaara enough.
Despite her young age, she already carried the aura of an older sister.
If she were a bit older, Byakuya really wouldn't mind becoming Gaara's brother-in-law once.
But right now, his other little brother-in-law seemed particularly unconvinced.
"If I were you, I'd leave quickly. After all, at Ichiraku Ramen, I'd rather not make a move!"
Byakuya wouldn't be the one to break the 'absolutely safe' bug of Ichiraku Ramen.
"Let's go!"
At this moment, Gaara also withdrew his underestimation of Konoha.
With this guy around, Konoha would definitely be even harder to deal with.
But thankfully, with strength like his, he definitely wouldn't participate in the Chunin Exams.
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