Chapter 332 - 17

Chapter 17: The True Will of FireAfter hearing his words, the aura Naruto was emitting quickly weakened. Because the commotion here was quite loud, it attracted more and more people.Since this place was close to the Hyuga Clan, Hinata, who was inside the house, heard the noisy sounds outside. Upon hearing them, she said to the servant beside her, "Please, help me go out and see what is happening outside. Why is it so noisy?"The servant agreed and went out to check the situation. Before long, she returned and said to Hinata, "Young Miss, a crowd of people outside is beating and scolding that demon—that demon, the child named Naruto! It seems the reason is that a child said he beat someone up yesterday..."Before she could finish, Hinata quickly pushed the door open and ran out. Seeing this, the servant chased after her, shouting that it was dangerous.Outside, Uncle Teuchi and his daughter Ayame were standing in front of Naruto, scolding the crowd before them.Looking at these people in front of him, a sense of warmth and belonging rose in Naruto's heart—a feeling he had never experienced since Jiraiya left.And this feeling became even stronger the moment Hinata appeared. She ran toward Narutoregardless of the consequences, shouting loudly as she ran, "He is not lying! What he said is true!"However, her voice was quickly drowned out.Naruto looked at them and thought, "It seems that burning oneself to lead those one cares about out of the darkness, and becoming fertilizer to nourish them, must be for those worth sacrificing one's life for. When burning oneself, perhaps one will incidentally illuminate others as well, and also be able to burn enemies to ashes. Perhaps this is the true meaning of the Will of Fire!"Naruto prepared to make a move; he did not want Hinata to become a target for the crowd's attacks as well.Just then, he keenly noticed that among the eggs and vegetable leaves being thrown, there were actually some shuriken mixed in.Naruto was truly angry this time. He first coated the surface of his left arm with a layer of Armament Haki and, with a gentle wave, swept those shuriken to the ground.At this moment, outside the crowd, a young boy was watching the spectacle in the company of his older brother. But when he saw that someone had actually launched a sneak attack, he said angrily, "These people are becoming more and more excessive."Having said that, he let go of his older brother's hand and, with a few leaps, arrived in front of the crowd.He quickly formed the six hand seals: Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, and Tiger with his hands, then shouted, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"A fireball the size of a human head was spat out from the young boy's mouth. The fireball automatically burst before reaching the crowd; it seemed he did not want to hurt these people, just scare them away.Naruto looked at the person before him with great interest; it was Sasuke, the one who would share a lifelong bond with him, Uchiha Sasuke.As expected, the crowd was startled by this Ninjutsu and took several steps back.Taking advantage of this moment, Hinata ran over. Her breathing was a bit ragged, but she still said loudly, "Naruto is not lying! Yesterday, he and two others were bullying me. Naruto only attacked after seeing that to save me."Tong Yu, who was covered in injuries from being beaten, also stood out and said while crying, "That's right, yesterday it was me and him who were bullying Hinata together, and Naruto only attacked at the end. But I have already turned over a new leaf and changed my ways."After hearing the words of the two, the crowd began to whisper and mutter, "Could it be that we were deceived?" "Is this demon fox really attacking people to save someone?" "Even the Hyuga Clanand the Uchiha Clan are standing on the side of the demon fox—he must have quite the background!"The hooligan-looking boy saw that everyone was starting to doubt him, and the situation was becoming unfavorable for him.So he stood out and shouted with a ferocious expression, "Don't listen to their nonsense! These people are all cut from the same cloth; the demon fox and the various clans are all colluding together. Everyone, don't be afraid of them! Hokage-samawill protect us."It must be said that some ignorant people who do not know the facts are the easiest to be deceived. They are like grass on a wall, their opinions easily swayed.But what is ridiculous is that if the power of these people is utilized properly, it can actually achieve unexpected results.Initially, this group of people was caught in extreme wavering, not knowing whom to believe, but after the hooligan-looking boy brought up Hokage-sama, they began to lean toward him again.Naruto sighed. It seemed he would have to make a move himself to intimidate these people. In truth, how could he not want to teach these people a lesson?But the Nine-Tailed had already told him that there were at least five Jonin and over a dozen Chuninlurking nearby, watching like tigers.Since he could only scare these people, he had to leave them with a profound memory.As early as when Sasuke appeared, he had already quietly entered Gear Second, and at this moment, he had even opened the Gate of Rest.In full view of everyone, Naruto's right hand was covered by Armament Haki.This action shocked the experts present. Even Uchiha Itachi, who was nearby, had his pupils dilate upon seeing it, and he immediately activated his Sharingan to examine what the black substance covering his arm really was.After watching for a while, Itachi's eyes returned to their normal state. Just then, an Anbu member wearing a cat mask suddenly appeared from nowhere and asked, "Itachi, did you figure out what that is?"Uchiha Itachi did not look at him, but simply nodded and said, "It is somewhat similar to materializing Chakra and then attaching it to the surface of the skin to enhance hardness and power."The person said, "What? Does he already have such control over Chakra at this age? Furthermore, he is still so young; isn't this amount of Chakra a bit terrifying?"Itachi ignored the person beside him and continued, "Not only that, his body seems a bit strange as well. Apart from his blood, which is the same as a normal person's, other parts—even including his bones and internal organs—are composed of other substances. It seems to be... rubber?"While they were talking, before the Anbu member could speak, on the other side, Naruto had already raised his arm and punched the ground.Instantly, the ground began to crack in all directions with him as the center point, as if an earthquake had occurred.The people hiding in the surroundings could finally no longer sit still. Several of the strongest ones appeared first, occupied the four corners, and then each took out a scroll to cast a barrier.And those Chunin hiding in the trees and behind walls were mostly shaken down, or forced to reveal themselves to avoid being crushed.