Chapter 14: Confirming IdentityConsidering this, Naruto decided he must display his strongest state. He crouched down, clenched his right fist against the ground, and began preparing to enter Gear Second.Seeing his arm suddenly deform and bulge, as if he were pumping air into his body, the one on the left among the three spoke up: "Big Brother, this blond kid isn't right!"The boy with the ruffian appearance, who was addressed as Big Brother, turned serious upon hearing this and asked: "What is your relationship with the Akimichi Clan?"Through his training during this period, Naruto had already shortened the time required to enter Gear Second mode, but it still took about 24 seconds.Seeing that his opponents hadn't attacked immediately but instead asked questions out of suspicion regarding his relationship with the Akimichi Clan, Naruto was naturally very willing to chat with them.He replied: "What? It seems you Guys aren't afraid of me, the Nine-Tailed fox, but are instead quite wary of the Akimichi Clan? Well, I'll tell you, I have... absolutely no relationship with them."Finishing his words, Naruto stood up. By now, he had already entered Gear Second mode. He had also opened the Gate of Rest. He felt his entire body brimming with power, as if a fire were burning within him, and he just wanted to release it rapidly.Having received his answer, the three opponents no longer hesitated. The two who had spoken earlier began to perform hand signs rapidly, while the one on the right first threw a Kunai and then rushed at Naruto, attempting to stall him to give the other two sufficient time to perform their hand signs.How could such an attack possibly hurt Naruto? He extended his left hand and swatted the Kunai to the ground with a wave, then instantly vanished from his spot. The next second, he had grabbed the attacker's wrist and squeezed hard. A crisp sound of breaking bones rang out, accompanied by the attacker's heart-wrenching wail.At this moment, the two opponents had finished their hand signs and shouted in succession: "Earth Release Barrier: Earth Prison Dome!", "Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!".The ground beneath Naruto's feet suddenly turned into a muddy swamp, and a circle of rock walls began to rise all around him.These two brats actually managed to use these two techniques. One had to know that one of these Ninjutsu was B-rank and the other was A-rank; they definitely shouldn't have been able to use them at their level.After a while, Naruto realized these were actually "weakened versions" of the Ninjutsu.Perhaps because of insufficient Chakra, the diameter of the Swamp of the Underworld hadn't even reached 10cm, barely managing to trap his feet.The Earth Prison Dome also rose extremely slowly; after so much time had passed, the surrounding rock walls had only risen less than 20 centimeters.If they were dealing with an inexperienced Geninwho had just graduated from the Ninja Academy, these two moves would have been more than enough, but the one they were facing was Naruto.At this moment, he was still holding a person in his hand. Before the surrounding rock walls had risen, Naruto exerted force and threw the person in his hand toward the other two.Because those two had just cast these two techniques, their Chakra had been drained, and they looked very weak and were completely unable to dodge.After being hit, the three of them flew backward together and then fell heavily to the ground. The ruffian-looking boy was slightly better off, having only lost some of his mobility, while the other two had passed out directly.If Naruto wanted to break free right now, it would be as easy as pie; this level of technique couldn't trap him at all. But he wanted to see if he could lure out the person hiding in the shadows, so he decided to stay put for now and let the rock walls rise around him, sealing him inside.Before his eyes, it became pitch black, but Narutofelt not the slightest panic. He was like a steady hunter, waiting for the best moment to strike.Torune Aburame, watching from a distance, was shocked after seeing Naruto's strength. He hadn't expected that Naruto would have such strength after training with Guy for such a short time.Because Hinata was still nearby, they didn't immediately go forward to check the situation. Seeing that there had been no movement here for a long time, he took a small box from his bosom, opened it, and a small insect flew toward Naruto's side.The Aburame Clan was also a major power in Konoha; it was one of the founding clans that joined the Hidden Leaf Village during the early days of the Land of Fire.Members of their clan fed insects with their own Chakra, allowed the insects to parasitize their bodies, and commanded the insects. All of the Aburame Clan's Ninjutsu relied on insects to be unleashed.Torune Aburame possessed a special ability within the clan; he harbored highly toxic, nano-sized poisonous insects within his body, and he had an antibody for the toxins.However, if anyone else were infected with this toxin, they would die because the cells in their body would be destroyed. These poisonous insects could only exist within biological cells, reproducing by destroying cells. Once the host died, the insects would also die.Because Torune Aburame's special ability, these poisonous insects could only survive inside his body. Precisely because of this, to avoid accidentally harming others, he wore a protective suit that covered almost his entire body.His insects could not leave his body, which also meant he couldn't send insects out to do reconnaissance work like other clansmen. However, this particular one at this moment was one he had specifically obtained from someone else.It quickly flew above Naruto. Just as the Nine-Tailed was about to speak to warn Naruto, he had actually already perceived it through Observation Haki.That insect circled outside the rock for a long time, but still couldn't grasp Naruto's current state, so Torune Aburame decided to send it in to investigate.After perceiving the appearance of this insect, Naruto had already determined that the person monitoring him was sent by Danzo, and even these three people today were arranged by them.Because insects were the hallmark of the Aburame Clan, but he had no interaction with them so far, and they had no reason to come and trouble him.The only possibility was that this person was Danzo's subordinate, Torune Aburame from Root. However, he still couldn't understand what Danzowanted by going to such great lengths regarding him.Was it for the Nine-Tailed? The possibility was very small; after all, in the original work, Danzo had never shown even a hint of desire for the Tailed Beast.Naruto was not prepared to think about these things here anymore, because at this moment, the insect was already preparing to fly in, and he decided to leave this damn place first.Naruto clenched his right fist. The surface of his fist quickly turned black, covered in a layer of Armament Haki. Afterward, he punched out in the direction the insect was flying in from.As the rock walls trapping him were broken, Torune Aburame instantly lost contact with that insect. When the surrounding smoke cleared, Naruto had already returned to his original state and reappeared in his field of vision.
