Chapter 169: Don't Repair Computers
Killer Bee did not use his full Tailed Beasttransformation.
Last time, in a fit of rage after being beaten, he had almost summoned the Eight-Tails.
Fortunately, those two mysterious people left in time; otherwise, he might have destroyed more than half of Kumogakure.
Killer Bee fixated on Naruto and threw a punch straight forward.
The sheer speed generated a storm.
All his power was concentrated into that single point.
Naruto tilted his head, letting the punch miss, but the massive gale nearly made it impossible for him to keep his eyes open.
He pivoted on his left foot and snapped his right leg out; a knee strike sent Killer Bee retreating at an even greater speed.
In the distance, Mabui held a notebook, a wise light flashing in her eyes.
"Just as I thought."
"What do you mean?" Darui asked.
He knew Mabui had established an analysis team, but his personality was a bit like Shikamaru's—rather lazy—so he hadn't bothered to ask about it.
"He's not using his full strength," Mabui said, pointing at Naruto. "He's stalling for time."
Darui was stunned for a moment, but upon reflection, she wasn't wrong.
The Raikage had once said that Naruto's strength should be far more terrifying than Sasuke's; logically, he should be perfectly capable of defeating Killer Bee.
"Then why is he stalling for time?"
"What do you think?" Mabui countered.
"Spare me," Darui said, scratching his head. "Analyzing is too much trouble. Just tell me the result."
"Fine."
Mabui rolled her eyes at him. Couldn't this guy be a bit more serious?
"Training troops."
"What?" Darui was dumbfounded. Using their Kumogakure to train troops? He felt a sudden surge of anger.
"Yes, training troops—but not this one. It's the one fighting Lord Raikage."
Mabui smiled and pointed toward Sasuke, saying, "Darui, you were apprenticed to the Third Raikageand are powerful yourself. You can evaluate his strength."
"Very strong," Darui spoke truthfully. If it were him, he might not have been able to fight this long.
"But don't you think he lacks experience?"
Darui was jolted, his eyes fixating on Sasuke.
His Taijutsu was exquisite yet unfamiliar.
But facing the Raikage, there was still a sense of disjointedness.
Logically, with his strength, such a situation shouldn't occur.
The only explanation was that he rarely fought others and was easily thrown off by powerful opponents.
No matter what Ninjutsu or Taijutsu, when practiced alone, they can be performed smoothly.
But if someone intentionally interferes, the execution becomes fragmented.
"Look at the other one." Mabui glanced at him, knowing he had discovered the anomaly, and pointed back at Naruto.
"Flawless." Darui watched for a moment, his scalp tingling.
Killer Bee's Taijutsu and Kenjutsu were both superb, yet he still couldn't gain the slightest advantage over him.
This only meant one thing: total suppression, whether in strength or experience.
"He clearly could have taken down Lord Bee, but he didn't," Mabui concluded. "He's acting as a guardian for the other member's growth."
"Mabui is right."
A blond young man walked up behind the two.
Cee, an all-around Jonin skilled in Genjutsu, Medical Ninjutsu, and sensory abilities, served as the Raikage's guard along with Darui.
"Do you know what news I just received?"
Cee looked at Naruto and said, "When they first arrived, they mentioned the Tianming Organization, and the one fighting Lord Raikage is supposedly the organization's leader."
"He's the leader?" Darui asked suspiciously. "Shouldn't the leader be the strongest?"
"Not necessarily," Cee shook his head. "Sons inheriting their fathers' roles. If the previous leader of the organization was his father, then it would make sense."
"Indeed," Mabui nodded. "Otherwise, there's no way to explain why they would provoke Kumogakure like this. Wanting nothing but a fight is simply too strange."
"Perhaps our guess is wrong," Darui said.
"We'll know soon enough," Mabui smiled, taking out a watch. "This young leader seems unable to hold on much longer. Hmm, this time was a minute longer than last time. Not bad, there's progress."
Darui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What's wrong with you? You're even timing the enemy.
Can you be a bit more serious!
"Tsk, the handsome little guy is about to give out; his footsteps are faltering."
Mabui shook her head with a look of disappointment.
Sasuke was naturally arrogant; even with a disguise, he chose a very handsome appearance.
"Alright, they should be leaving in less than five seconds."
Mabui put away her watch.
As she expected, Naruto grabbed Karin and Sasuke and left.
It could only be said that their intent to fight was indeed obvious, and Naruto hadn't really tried to hide it.
This was the confidence brought by overwhelming strength.
No matter what schemes you have, if you can't do anything to me, you just can't.
For example, he wouldn't go looking for the Akatsuki Organization.
Because Nagato and Obito might actually have a way to counter his Flying Thunder God Technique.
*Cough cough.*
Facing the Akatsuki, I'm all submissive; facing Kumogakure, I strike with heavy punches.
"Are we just going to watch them use us for training?"
Darui affirmed Mabui's guess, but he felt frustrated.
Kumogakure never let a grudge last overnight.
Mabui didn't answer his question but asked the approaching Raikage, "Lord Raikage, what do you think of their strength?"
"One in ten thousand," the Raikage said. He had a violent temper and didn't mince words.
"In that case, why don't we train our own troops?" Mabui smiled. "This opportunity is quite rare, isn't it?"
...Naruto didn't know Kumogakure's plans at this moment.
But even if he did, he wouldn't care.
Sasuke was lying on the bed again.
This time Karin didn't let him bite her, but used Medical Ninjutsu instead.
It wasn't that she didn't want to, but Naruto had stopped her.
It was a completely unnecessary action.
Biting Karin actually consumed her life force.
"Now that they know the name of our Tianming, try to introduce yourself next time—but use the identity of The Fool."
"Why?" Sasuke was puzzled.
"The Fool is the leader of Tianming; he will receive the most attention, including from the Akatsuki Organization."
"You mean Uchiha Itachi?" Sasuke immediately understood his meaning.
The Fool was a traitor to the Akatsuki; if they knew he was in Kumogakure, they would definitely send someone over.
"Exactly. This is a good opportunity for you to fight him," Naruto nodded.
He felt this guy couldn't grasp Susanoo on his own, so he'd let Uchiha Itachi come and stimulate him.
Of course, he also intended to help The Fool get revenge.
Hehe, if Uchiha Itachi knew the 'The Fool' he was beating up was actually his foolish younger brother, it would be quite interesting.
By the way, he wanted to see if they could trigger any achievements.
Passive achievements aside.
But as for active achievements, he still didn't understand what kind of people could have them.
For instance, in the Akatsuki Organization, with so many experts, only Konan had an active achievement.
The others actually didn't.
Was it because the system hadn't set them, or were there special conditions?
Naruto leaned toward the latter.
Because none of the Ninjas in Kumogakure had them either.
Konoha's active achievements were arguably the most numerous.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru.
"Won't The Fool have an objection?" Sasuke asked again.
"He won't," Naruto smiled and said. "I met him once; he doesn't care if we use his name. For an organization, the more it's like this, the harder it is to find his true self."
As long as there are enough personas, the true body won't be exposed.
As for whether others believe Sasuke is The Fool, that's their business.
Anyway, just muddy the waters first.
After hearing this, Sasuke couldn't help but feel a bit excited.
If all went well, he could finally face Uchiha Itachiagain.
And this time, it wouldn't be like that night—helpless, with no power to fight back.
He would raise his sword and strike back!
"When are we going to Kumogakure again?" Sasuke asked impatiently.
"In a couple of days."
Naruto glanced at his body; though it had healed, it didn't mean his spirit wasn't fatigued.
"Summarize well, and keep up the good work."
He left those words and returned to the Land of Grass.
Jiraiya was gone again.
Naruto was used to it; he created Shadow Clones to practice Sealing Jutsu and his Flying Thunder God portals.
Not far from him, Jiraiya was waiting for the Konoha Anbu.
Originally, there was no need to meet, but he had something to instruct.
A moment later, an Anbu Ninja arrived.
"Tomoshibi, help me investigate something."
Jiraiya spoke.
Tomoshibi was an Anbu squad leader and an old acquaintance of his.
"Lord Jiraiya, please speak."
"Langya Pavilion."
Jiraiya wasn't trying to retaliate against Merlin; he wanted to ask him questions.
After teaching Naruto, he found he only had a half-baked understanding of some areas.
He couldn't just talk nonsense.
Out of a sense of rigor, he wanted to find a professional.
After the White Lotus Sect disbanded, the White Lotus Saintess and the Eyebrowless Blade Kingwere in the Metropolis of the Land of Fire.
Their position was a bit awkward.
If someone saw them, Konoha wouldn't be able to explain it.
And as far as he knew, this princess hadn't been behaving lately, seemingly getting involved in the power struggle among several lords.
Konoha couldn't get involved.
Picking the wrong side would be very troublesome.
"Don't mention this to Tsunade."
Jiraiya instructed.
Tomoshibi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
He turned and left.
Jiraiya returned to the Inn and saw the courtyard full of Narutos.
He had seen it a few times and wasn't surprised.
Only this guy would treat Chakra like it was free and dare to play like this.
He ignored it, went straight into the room, and began to study the books.
If in the past it was just curiosity, now he really wanted to master everything.
Perhaps this is the responsibility of a teacher.
Jiraiya couldn't help but think.
He couldn't fail Naruto.
This was the child of prophecy, after all.
He had to fulfill his own prophecy and guide him in the right direction.
"..."
Naruto glanced at him.
Your direction is ridiculously skewed.
Are you playing 'Predestination' with me?
'Predestination' was a very magical movie; simply put, it's a story of nested dolls.
The friends, lovers, and enemies the protagonist encounters are all himself.
Naruto sighed.
Things had come to this, and he had no way to stop Jiraiya.
On the contrary, the current result was what he wanted.
The only deviation was that Jiraiya actually wanted to teach him in return.
[Congratulations to the host for achieving the 'Don't Repair Computers' achievement. Obtained one common card draw.]
"???"
Naruto was caught off guard by the system prompt, nearly throwing out his back.
What on earth?
Don't repair computers?
You think I'm Teacher Chen?
Wait, where did this achievement come from?
First, exclude himself, then En Yui and the other two; the rest would naturally be his two Shadow Clones.
But Merlin's possibility was small; he was catching Fou in Takigakure.
Finally, he locked onto the guy who said he was going to join the Akatsuki Organization.
Naruto was completely baffled; how was this thing triggered?