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The viewing room was still buzzing with discussions about Kenshi's reincarnation theory when the screen flickered to life. The chapter title appeared, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
"Suna Shinobi," Gaara read aloud, straightening in his seat with interest.
"That's us," Temari said with anticipation. "We're about to meet Kyo."
"This should be interesting," Kankuro added, though he seemed slightly nervous.
"Five days after the hospital scene," Shikamaru calculated. "Right before the Chunin Exams."
"In his condition," Tsunade said with continued medical concern, "he shouldn't be doing anything strenuous."
---
Five days later, Kyo is ready to check out the room; Team 7, Asuka, and Old Hokage are also there.
"Finally getting discharged," Yuri said with relief mixed with worry. "But is it too soon?"
"Five days of recovery after two months in a coma," Sakura analyzed. "That's barely any time."
"Remember, Kyo-kun, don't overdo it, or your wound will get worse," Hiruzen said while he smoked his pipe, and Kyo rubbed his back hair.
"Sound medical advice," Tsunade approved. "Listen to your elders, boy."
"But will he listen?" Kushina asked knowingly. "This is Kyo we're talking about."
"I... can't promise that, hehe," Kyo said while giggling a bit.
"THERE IT IS!" Multiple voices shouted in exasperation.
"He can't even promise not to overdo it!" Ino said with disbelief.
"Classic Kyo response," Sasuke said with a mix of annoyance and understanding. "Honesty over false reassurance."
"At least he's being truthful," Minato noted. "Rather than lying to make them feel better."
Hiruzen sighed. "Just don't die. Can you do that?"
"The bar has been lowered to 'don't die,'" Kakashi observed with dry humor.
"Reasonable request," Ay noted grimly.
Kyo gives a thumbs-up and a grin, "That's for sure!"
"THAT he can promise," Naruto said with relief.
"The confidence is reassuring," Guy said with passionate approval. "Youth will prevail!"
"Though his definition of 'not dying' might be different from ours," Kurenai noted with worry.
"Are you sure you want to join the Chunin exam?" Asuka asks worriedly
"Asuka being the voice of reason," Tenten observed.
"She's genuinely concerned," Hinata noted. "You can hear it in her voice."
"Yup, pretty sure, hehe," Kyo said while rubbing his back head, while the other sighed in defeat.
"The universal sigh of defeat," Shikamaru said with understanding. "We've all been there."
"He's made up his mind," Fugaku noted. "Nothing will change it now."
"6 more days until you guys take the test." Kakane reminds them.
"Six days of recovery," Tsunade calculated. "Still not nearly enough time."
"But it's what they have," Hiruzen said pragmatically.
"I can't wait! When I become Chunin, I'll step closer to my dream of becoming Hokage datebayo!"
"NARUKO'S DREAM!" Kushina cheered, her worry momentarily forgotten. "Just like our Naruto!"
"The determination is identical," Minato said with paternal pride.
"Some things transcend timelines," Hashirama noted warmly.
Asuka giggled as she said, "Sure you are."
"Supportive but realistic," Mikoto observed. "That's good friendship."
All of them in the room already know how the Old Hokage and 4th Hokage inspire Naruko to become the greatest Hokage of all time.
"Inspiration across generations," Tobirama noted approvingly. "The Will of Fire continues."
"Even in alternate timelines, the same dreams burn bright," Hiruzen said with satisfaction.
"Then see you guys later." Kakane and Hokage walk out of the room, leaving the other behind.
Kyo looks at the girl as she asks, "Girls, before we go home, can we eat some Ramen?"
"RAMEN!" Naruto shouted excitedly. "Even alternate me knows what's important!"
"First meal after discharge," Choji noted approvingly. "Good priorities."
Satsuki smiled as she replied, "Sure, why not?"
"She can't deny him anything," Ino observed with amusement.
---
Kyo and the other girls walk into the Icharaku Ramen store and are greeted by the owner.
"Ah, Welcome! Oh, Kyo-kun, nice to see you awake!"
"Ichiraku's warmth is universal," Naruto said with happiness. "Best ramen owner ever!"
Ayame, walk out of the storage room with dry ramen. As soon as she saw Kyo, she ran toward him and hugged him.
"AYAME HUG!" Multiple people noted with amusement and concern.
"More pressure on his injuries," Tsunade observed with medical worry.
Kyo braces the pain from the hug, but Ayame doesn't notice as she says, "Thanks, Kami-Sama. You are awake, Kyo-kun."
"He's hiding the pain again," Yuri noted with maternal concern. "Always protecting others' feelings."
"Community bonds," Mito observed warmly. "Even the ramen shop family cares about him."
Kyo smiled and hugged Ayame back, "Yeah, it's good to walk again."
"Simple pleasures," Guy said with emotional approval. "The ability to walk, to be among friends!"
"So what do you want today? And don't worry. It's all on me." Ichiraku said with a grin, glad Kyo was awake and walking.
"Free ramen!" Naruto said with envy. "Lucky alternate me!"
"Generosity from genuine care," Kushina noted warmly.
"Really?! Two beef ramen, please." Kyo ordered with a smile.
"ONLY TWO?!" Naruto screamed in shock.
"That's concerning," Choji said with worry. "His appetite is way down."
The Ramen owner raises his eyebrow, as do the girls, when the man asks, "Only two?"
"Everyone's noticing," Sakura observed. "Even they know that's not normal."
"Are you feeling well?" Ayame asks with concern as both daughter and father get worried about the young Saiyan.
"Medical concern from civilians," Tsunade noted. "His condition is obvious."
"Kyo didn't fully heal yet, Ayame-nee." Naruko Interrupts as Naruko wants them to know Kyo has not fully healed yet, so Ayame can let go of her hug.
"Naruko being protective," Kushina noted with approval. "And getting Ayame to stop the painful hug."
"Smart intervention," Shikamaru observed.
"Well.... when I think back, it's kinda a miracle you can even stand Kyo." Ichiraku continues making the Ramen for both of them.
"A miracle indeed," Tsunade agreed. "Saiyan physiology is remarkable."
The store owner remembers how Kyo looked when he visited Kyo for the first time, and it was not the best thing he had seen.
"The village really did rally around him," Hiruzen noted with pride. "Good to see community support."
Ayame, let's get the hug as she said, "Take it easy, okay, Kyo-Kun?"
"That didn't seem possible... soon," Asuka said while sighing.
"Asuka knows him too well," Anko observed with amusement.
Ayame looks at Asuka and asks why, but Satsuki is the one who answers Ayame's question.
"6 more days until the Chunin exam, and Team 7 will take part, including Kyo." Satsuki sighs.
Ayame sighed as she smiled, "Just be careful, okay, Kyo-Kun."
"Universal concern," Kurenai noted. "Everyone who cares about him is worried."
Kyo smiled sheepishly as he said, "Hehe, I can't promise that."
"AGAIN WITH THE NON-PROMISES!" Ino shouted in exasperation.
"Consistent characterization," Itachi noted with slight amusement.
The girls sigh in defeat, and Icaraku is already done with the ramen.
"The collective sigh of people who love someone reckless," Temari noted with understanding.
Icharaku passes the bowl of ramen toward the teenage kids, "Here, enjoy, don't be afraid to ask more, okay?"
"Thank you!" Naruko said with a big smile, and the other grabbed the bowl.
"Itadakimasu!(Thanks for the food!)." The girl is thankful first
"Good manners," Mito approved.
The girls start eating with a smile on both of the owner's ramen, and his daughter sees their happy customer.
But Kyo didn't eat; he seemed to stare at the food for a couple of minutes. In his mind, he is thinking of Asura's words, and if the Saiyan come to attack his village now, he can't fight them in his condition right now. So he will 100% lose the fight, and this place, Naruko, Satsuki, Asuka, Hinata, Sakura, and all his friends will be gone.
The room fell into somber silence as the weight of Kyo's thoughts hit them.
"He's carrying the world on his shoulders," Gaara said with deep understanding. "The burden of being the only one who can stop a threat."
"In his weakened condition, he knows he can't protect them," Ryo said with paternal anguish. "That's eating him alive."
"The pressure of Asura's ultimatum," Madara noted grimly. "Ten months to get strong enough or watch everything burn."
"And right now, he can barely eat two bowls of ramen," Tsunade added with medical concern.
"The psychological weight," Kurenai analyzed. "PTSD from the battle, survivor's guilt, and the pressure of future responsibility."
"He's looking at everyone he loves and imagining them dead," Sasuke said quietly, understanding that darkness.
Satsuki, who is sitting beside Kyo, notices Kyo staring at the food and doesn't touch the food as she asks in concern, "Kyo, are you okay?"
"Satsuki's observational skills," Fugaku noted approvingly. "She's watching him closely."
"Best friend intuition," Mikoto added.
Kyo's thought stops as he looks at Satsuki with a smile. "Yes, I'm fine. I just got lost in a daydream."
"Deflecting with a smile," Kakashi noted. "Classic trauma response."
"He's protecting them from his fears," Yuri observed with understanding.
"What are you thinking of?" Satsuki asks.
"Not much. Just think about us being together." Kyo makes a blunt excuse
Naruko, Asuk,a and Sakura, who heard this, almost choked on the food.
"ROMANTIC BOMB!" Anko cackled with delight.
"WHAT DID HE JUST SAY?!" Ino screamed.
"That was NOT what I expected!" Tenten laughed.
"The Kenshi memories are making him less dense!" Jiraiya observed with perverted glee before Tsunade's glare silenced him.
Ayame's eyes were wide open in surprise, Icharaku giggled, and Satsuki was red like a Tomato blushing.
"Even the adults are reacting," Kushina noted with amusement.
"Satsuki.exe has stopped working," Kiba laughed.
"W-What are you saying, B-B-Baka!" Satsuki said while blushing madly.
"Classic tsundere response," Anko observed with delight.
"She can barely speak," Hinata noted with sympathy and amusement.
Naruko rushes to Kyo and places her hand and head on his forehead to check his temperature. Kyo, also in his mind, wonders why he said that and why Satsuki faces red so much.
"NARUKO'S CHECKING FOR FEVER!" Kushina laughed.
"Even Kyo doesn't understand what came over him," Shikamaru observed.
"The Kenshi influence," Orochimaru noted with fascination. "Memories affecting personality."
"You have a fever, Kyo-Kun?!" Sakura asks while she is standing beside Naruko.
"Medical concern overrides romantic implications," Tsunade noted approvingly.
Kyo realised what he had done as he said, "Girls! I'm fine, really. Let's eat."
"Trying to deflect from the romantic bomb he just dropped," Temari observed with amusement.
The girls sigh and take their seats, looking at Kyo, who is now eating, and they also resume their meal.
"They're all watching him now," Ino noted. "Wondering what that was about."
Ayame was concerned as she said, "You should get some more rest Kyo-Kun."
Kyo waved it off, "Nah, one month in the hospital is enough rest for me..."
"Two months, not one," Sakura corrected automatically.
"He's downplaying his recovery time," Tsunade noted with concern.
Unnoticed by everyone, Kyo tightened his fist.
"Hidden frustration," Neji observed. "He's fighting internal battles."
"The anger at his own weakness," A understood. "Warrior's pride."
"After this, get some rest, okay? Only six more days until the exam. You must get as much rest as possible... can you do that for all of us?" Satsuki asks and wants Kyo to promise her.
"She's asking for all of them," Hinata noted softly. "Collective concern."
"Using emotional pressure," Shikamaru observed. "Smart approach."
Kyo wants to say something, but he only nods. Sorry, I really can't rest now. Asura will come here later or soon... If I join him, the world will doom, so the only I can do are against him.'
The viewing room's mood darkened again.
"He's lying to them," Yuri said with heartbreak. "To protect them from worry."
"The weight of being the only one who knows the truth," Gaara said with deep understanding.
"He can't rest because he knows what's coming," Madara noted grimly.
"Carrying that burden alone," Kushina said with maternal anguish.
Asuka, who is sitting on the other side, The Raven boy, notices Kyo in deep thought. She slowly holds his hand, which stops his thoughts.
"Asuka's emotional intelligence," Kurenai noted approvingly. "She knows when he needs grounding."
"Physical comfort without words," Mito observed. "Sometimes that's most effective."
Kyo turned his head, smiled at her, and she smiled back. They both resumed their meal.
"Silent communication," Itachi noted. "Deep understanding between them."
"The calm before the romantic storm," Anko predicted with a grin.
---
At night, Naruko and Satsuki are sleeping in their room while Kyo is lying on his bed, still in deep thought, but the thought stops when he hears Asuka call his name.
"Late-night visit," Jiraiya noted with interest.
"Asuka's coming to check on him," Tsunade observed.
Asuka knocked on the door, "Kyo-Kun, are you awake?"
"Yeah, I'm awake..." Kyo replies.
"Of course he's awake," Sasuke said. "Too much on his mind to sleep."
Asuka opens the door and walks in. "Kyo-kun, do you have something that bothers you?" She asked when she saw Kyo sitting on his bed.
"Direct approach," Shikamaru noted approvingly. "No beating around the bush."
"She knows something's wrong," Kurenai observed.
Kyo looked at her as he asked, "Why did you say that?"
"Because you didn't seem like yourself for the past couple of days," Asuka explains as she sits beside Kyo.
"Observational skills," Fugaku noted. "She's been watching him closely."
"Changes in behavior," Tsunade analyzed. "Good psychological assessment."
"I-I..." Kto looked at her face, and he didn't know what to explain.
"He wants to tell her," Yuri observed. "But doesn't know how."
Asuka held Kyo's hands as she said, "It's okay, Kyo-kun..."
"Emotional support," Mito noted warmly. "Creating a safe space for him to open up."
Kyo sighed as he said, "How am I gonna say this... I-I'm afraid, Asuka-chan." Asuka raises her single eyebrow, and Kyo continues. "I'm afraid Asura will come here sooner or later."
The room went silent with the weight of his admission.
"He's finally telling someone," Ryo said with relief mixed with concern.
"The fear he's been carrying alone," Kushina noted with heartbreak.
"Asura?" Asuka asks, wondering why the name is so familiar to her.
Kyo nodded, "Yes, he's Taros' teacher." Asuka's eyes are wide open. The name makes her scared as Kyo continues. "He is 1000 times stronger than Taros himself."
"1000 times stronger than Taros," Ay calculated grimly. "That's beyond any normal power scale."
"And Taros nearly killed a 6-year-old Kyo," Gaara added. "This is terrifying."
Asuka was scared as she asked, "S-So that makes you scared?"
"Reasonable fear," Madara noted. "Even he recognizes impossible odds."
"Yes... The last time I fought him, I barely won, but in my current condition... I am wondering how I'll protect you, the girls, and the village... and lately, memories of Kenshi Uchiha have been coming to me pretty often. It's almost like I'm Kenshi Uchiha." Kyo said, feeling confused and scared.
The revelation hung heavy in the air.
"He BARELY WON last time?" Sasuke said with shock. "But he was at Super Saiyan level!"
"And Asura was toying with him," Itachi added grimly.
"The Kenshi memories are intensifying," Orochimaru noted with fascination.
"Identity confusion," Kurenai analyzed. "He's not sure who he is anymore."
"The burden of two souls," Hiruzen said with deep concern.
Asuka held Kyo's arm gently as he said again, "M-My mind kinda mess right now... and I'm sorry if lately, I didn't be myself for this couple of days..."
"Mental health crisis," Tsunade identified. "This level of stress and identity confusion..."
"He's apologizing for struggling," Yuri said with heartbreak. "Our poor boy."
Asuka shakes her head, "No, it's fine. It's not you; you're just turning too bad or something. It just likes you to turn less dense." She mutters the last sentence, and Kyo doesn't hear it clearly.
"LESS DENSE!" Anko cackled. "She's noticed the romantic development!"
"The Kenshi memories are affecting his emotional intelligence," Ino observed.
"Huh?"
Asuka waved her hand as she said, "Nothing-Nothing. You should get some rest, Kyo-Kun, and thank you for telling me what is on your mind."
"She's deflecting," Shikamaru noted. "But she's planning something."
"You welcome, Asuka-Chan." Kyo looks at the windows.
The room is dark, lit only by moonlight from the windows. Asuka leans forward toward Kyo, wanting to kiss him on the cheek as always. But Kyo turns his head toward Asuka at the same moment their lips touch together.
The viewing room exploded.
"ACCIDENTAL KISS!" Multiple voices screamed.
"WAIT!" Kushina shouted. "Isachi got his first kiss back in Chapter 10!"
"But this is different!" Mikoto squealed. "That was stolen - this is mutual!"
"OH MY KAMI!" Ino added. "This one actually means something!"
Asuka's eyes were wide open, just like Kyo's, and they quickly broke the kiss. Asuka's face is red like Sayuki's was this morning. She looks at Kyo's hair and covers his eyes.
"Both shocked," Hinata observed with sympathy.
"Accident turned intimate," Anko noted with delight.
Asuka blushes as she asks, "K-Kyo?..."
Suddenly, Kyo grabs her collar shirt and pulls her, slamming their lips together.
"HE INITIATED!" The room erupted again.
"AGGRESSIVE KYO!" Temari shouted.
"After Isachi's surprise kiss, he's taking control!" Anko noted with excitement.
"THE KENSHI INFLUENCE!" Jiraiya noted with excitement before multiple objects were thrown at him.
Asuka was shocked at first, but she returned the kiss later. Then, the hard kiss turns into a passionate kiss. Finally, after a couple of minutes, the kiss broke to catch their breath.
"FIRST PASSIONATE KISS!" Anko was practically vibrating with excitement.
"Several minutes!" Ino noted with amazement. "Way more intense than Isachi's!"
"This is his first real romantic kiss," Yuri said with complex emotions. "Isachi's was just a surprise."
"The emotional release," Kurenai analyzed. "All that stress and fear channeled into intimacy."
Kyo liked to snap his head back as he saw Asuka with a teary eye looking at him.
"Tears of joy or shock?" Sakura wondered.
Kyo blushed slightly as he said, "I-I'm sorry, Asuka-Chan... I didn't know what was going on with m-"
"He's apologizing," Tenten noted. "Still our considerate Kyo."
This word cut off when Asuka put her finger to Kyo's mouth. The brown hair girl tackles Kyo down to his bed and kisses him again.
"SHE TACKLED HIM!" Kiba shouted with amazement.
"AGGRESSIVE ASUKA!" Naruto added.
"Power dynamic shift," Madara observed with interest.
Kyo ignores the pain that came from Asuka's tackles. After a couple of minutes, she broke the kiss and tears down her face.
"He's ignoring physical pain for emotional connection," Guy noted with passionate approval.
"Those are happy tears," Hinata identified softly.
Asuka was in tears of happiness as she said, "I love you, Kyo-kun... I really do."
The viewing room went completely silent.
"FIRST LOVE CONFESSION!" Kushina whispered in awe.
"THIS is a first," Mikoto said with tears in her eyes. "Isachi never confessed feelings."
"After everything she's been through," Ryo said with deep emotion. "She deserves happiness."
"First girl to actually say 'I love you,'" Anko noted with significance.
Kyo was blushing, "I-I..."
"He's overwhelmed," Yuri observed with maternal understanding.
Asuka once again stops his words. "I know Kyo-kun, you love other girls, and I understand that. I hope they will confess their feeling to you. I want you to remember Kyo-kun that I'm the first one who confesses my feelings to you."
The room was stunned by the maturity.
"UNBELIEVABLE MATURITY," Tsunade said with amazement. "She's accepting a polyamorous situation."
"She knows about the other girls and she's okay with it," Ino said with shock.
"That's... incredibly selfless," Temari noted with respect.
"She just wants to be first," Anko observed. "Smart girl."
"The trauma survivors' understanding," Gaara said quietly. "Sometimes just being loved is enough."
Kyo smiled and blushed as he said, "I-I will, Asuka-Chan."
"He's accepting her feelings," Kushina noted with happiness.
"First relationship milestone," Minato observed with paternal emotion.
Asuka gets out of bed and smiles at him. "Get rest, okay?"
Kyo chuckled as he sighed and said, "Okay, fine..."
"She got him to agree to rest," Sakura noted with amusement. "Love wins where logic failed."
Asuka giggles and kisses his cheek, and walks out of the room. Unknown to both of them, Naruko and Satsuki heard and witnessed what happened.
"THEY SAW EVERYTHING!" Multiple voices shouted.
"Oh no," Hinata said with sympathy. "The competition just got real."
'I didn't know Asuka-Chan was also in love with Kyo...' Naruko thought as she saw everything.
'I knew it!' Satsuki was also in thought, and most importantly.
'SHE IS THE FIRST ONE TO CONFESS HER FEELING TO KYO, AND THE FIRST ONE TO GET KYO KISS!!!' Naruko and Satsuki yell in their thought at the same tim,e as they must act fast, or more girls will confess to him soon, and they don't want to be the last.
"COMPETITIVE PANIC!" Anko cackled with delight.
"The race is on," Jiraiya noted with perverted excitement.
"Poor Kyo," Kakashi said with sympathy. "He has no idea what's coming."
"Love triangle just became love hexagon," Kiba observed with amusement.
"The confession arms race begins," Shikamaru said with tired understanding.
Six days later, Kyo walks alone in the street while on his way to the Chunin exam. He secretly trains to gain back his power, and even though he is not as strong as before, it's enough to pass the Chunin's level of strength.
"SECRET TRAINING!" Guy shouted with approval. "YOUTH WILL NOT BE DENIED!"
"He couldn't rest after all," Tsunade noted with medical frustration. "Predictable."
"Chunin level strength," A calculated. "Still nowhere near what he needs for Asura."
The Saiyan boy remembers Naruko and Satsuki having their own business before the exam. That is why he is walking alone right now. After 3 minutes of walking, he saw his team, kids, and two others of the same age as him.
"Here we come," Gaara said with anticipation.
"Our first meeting with Kyo," Temari added with interest.
Kyo saw a boy covered in black with purple war paint on his face and a blond girl with green eyes and a huge fan on her back.
"Purple war paint and huge fan," Kankuro and Temari identified themselves.
Then the boy, covered in black, pointed the kunai toward the intention to hurt the kid.
"Kankuro being aggressive," Gaara noted with disapproval.
"Threatening children," Kushina said with anger.
In the blink of an eye, the Saiyan Uchiha disappears and reappears between the kid and the man. Kyo grabs the boy's black cover. Kyo notices the metal plate on their clothes is not the Konoha logo; it's Suna.
"SPEED INTERVENTION!" Lee shouted with admiration.
"Instant identification of foreign shinobi," Tobirama noted approvingly.
"Protective instincts," Yuri observed with pride. "Even weakened, he protects children."
"You didn't want to start a war with Konoha, right?" Kyo said in a cold tone.
"DIPLOMATIC THREAT!" Ay noted with approval. "Smart approach."
"Cold tone," Sasuke observed. "He's serious."
"Escalation warning," Hiruzen analyzed. "Good political awareness."
The boy, covered in black eyes wide when he suddenly saw Kyo, wanted to attack him, but the pain from Kyo grabbed his right arm, making him groan in pain.
"Pain compliance," Kakashi noted professionally. "Effective non-lethal control."
"Kankuro can't break free," Temari observed with amazement.
"Even weakened, he's stronger than us," Kankuro admitted grudgingly.
A blonde girl runs toward the boy in black while yelling, "Kankuro! Get away from him!"
"Here I come," Temari said with interest.
This girl has blond hair and dark green eyes, with a light, pale purple shoulder-length shirt with chainmail underneath. She also has a huge Fan behind her with C-cup breasts.
"DETAILED DESCRIPTION!" Jiraiya noted before dodging another projectile.
"Professional assessment," Anko defended with amusement.
The boy, covered in black, named Kankuro, groans, "I can't! Temari, help me!"
"Asking for backup," Shikamaru noted. "Smart tactical thinking."
Kyo ignored them as he saw Sakura, Naruko, and Satsuki run toward him. He pays attention to the kids.
"Priorities," Fugaku noted approvingly. "Protecting civilians first."
"Kyo-Kun!" Sakura yell.
Kyo smiles. "Girls, can you please take care of the kids?" He said to his team.
"Delegation," Tobirama noted. "Good leadership instincts."
Naruko knew those kids as she yelled their names. "Konohamaru! Udon! Moegi! Are you three alright?"
"Community connections," Kushina noted warmly.
There are three kids: a boy with glasses, a boy with spiky hair, and a girl with twin, upright, tight hair. But all of them wear the same goggles that Naruko wore before she graduated.
"Mentor influence," Minato observed. "She's inspiring the next generation."
The kids turn as they see Naruko's joy of happiness appear on their faces.
"BOSS, please help us! That guy can't accept the truth that you are the strongest in the village." The three kids said at the same time.
"BOSS!" Naruto shouted with laughter. "Even the kids know!"
"Strongest in the village," A noted with amusement. "Bold claim from children."
Naruko, Satsuki, and Sakura look at the boy covered in black.
Kankuro growled as he tried to escape the "Let me go, damnit! Temari!"
"Desperation," Neji observed.
The blond girl with green eyes, named Temari, nods, and fanning her huge fan toward Kyo, a huge wind comes toward the Uchiha.
"WIND ATTACK!" Multiple voices noted.
"Attempting rescue," Gaara analyzed. "Logical support."
Kyo closes his eyes; everything went to slow-mo. His team was worried for him when the winds attacked an inch away. Kyo opens his right eye, revealing a Blue Sharingan and an invisible shield directly in front of him. Kyo deflects the wind's attack.
"BLUE SHARINGAN DEMO!" Sasuke shouted with excitement.
"INVISIBLE SHIELD!" Lee added with amazement.
"Ki-based defense," Madara analyzed with interest. "Advanced technique."
"Even injured, he's demonstrating incredible power," Orochimaru noted with fascination.
Kankuro and Temari's eyes were wide open as they witnessed Kyo blue Sharingan and ease deflect Temari's attack. The blond wants to continue with her attack, but a voice stops them.
"Our reactions to the Blue Sharingan," Temari noted with amazement. "We'd never seen anything like it."
"Complete deflection," Kankuro added with grudging respect.
Kyo and the others look at the newcomer, a boy of the same age as him with Red hair, no eyebrows, and a forehead with Kanji that means "love," who has a huge gourd on his back.
"My entrance," Gaara said simply.
"Dramatic timing," Kakashi noted. "Classic Gaara."
"Gaara!" Temari yells at the newcomer.
"Gaara! Help us!" Kankuro yells for help.
Gaara looked at them both as he said in a cold tone, "Shut up before I kill you both!"
"Sibling dynamics," Kushina noted with dark humor.
"Death threats," A observed. "Effective discipline."
Both of them shut up and head down. The red-haired boy stands on a tree branch, jumps down, and slowly walks toward them. Kyo let go of his grip and freed the boy covered in black.
"Releasing the hostage," Tobirama noted. "Showing good faith."
"Confident enough to let go," Madara observed. "Interesting."
"I'm sorry for my brother and sister's behaviour... I'm Gaara." The red-haired boy named Gaara said, even though it didn't seem like he was sorry.
"Polite but insincere," Shikamaru noted.
"Diplomatic necessity," Hiruzen understood.
Kyo sighed as he said his name, "Kyo Uchiha."
"Simple introduction," Sasuke noted. "No titles or boasting."
Kyo looked at the other two behind Gaara.
Temari sighed, saying, "Temari, and sorry for attacking you."
"Apologizing after seeing his power," Ino observed.
Kankuro scoffed, "Kankuro..."
"Minimal apology," Tenten noted. "Still prideful."
Then Kyo's team walked closer to him as Sakura asked about his condition, "Kyo-Kun, are you alright?!"
"Immediate concern for his health," Tsunade noted approvingly.
Kyo switches off his Sharingan, turns back to normal, and opens his left eye, smiling as he says, "I'm fine, thanks for asking."
"Deactivating the Sharingan," Itachi noted. "Conserving energy."
Satsuki released a deep breath in relief as she said, "I'm glad you are..."
"Post-combat stress," Kurenai identified. "They were worried."
Gaara looks at Team Seven, and Kyo introduces them. "Gaara, this is my team. Girls, introduce yourself." His team looks at him, in their mind, like, 'Why does Kyo want us to introduce ourselves?'.
"Diplomatic courtesy," Minato noted approvingly. "Building bridges."
"They're confused by his politeness," Kushina observed with amusement.
Sakura sighed as she said, "Sakura Haruno... nice to meet you?"
"Questioning tone," Sakura noted. "I was unsure about the situation."
Satsuki scoffed, "Sasuki Uchiha."
"Minimal effort," Mikoto noted with amusement. "Classic Uchiha pride."
Naruko was angry about what Temari and Kankuro had done earlier, as she said, "Remember my name, I'm Naruko Uzumaki, and if you plan to hurt Kyo again! You were facing the future Hokage NARUKO UZUMAKI DATTEBAYO!" She finishes with a grin as Kyo and the kids smile at her.
"PROTECTIVE DECLARATION!" Kushina cheered. "That's my girl!"
"Threatening foreign shinobi," A noted with amusement. "Bold diplomacy."
"Future Hokage confidence," Hashirama noted approvingly.
Gaara went speechless for a moment as he said, "... Until we meet again then..."
"Speechless, Gaara," Temari noted with amusement. "Naruko's energy is overwhelming."
Temari looked at Kyo for a second as she saw something she liked. "See you at the Chunin exam, Kyo-San."
"INTERESTED LOOK!" Anko cackled. "Another girl noticing Kyo!"
"The harem grows," Jiraiya noted with excitement.
"Oh no," Hinata said with sympathy. "More competition."
The team from Suna walks away from team seven.
Kyo turns his head toward the kids that he saves. "Naruko-Chan, do you know them?"
Naruko nodded. "Yes, I met them when I registered as a Genin..."
"Community connections," Hiruzen noted warmly.
"I see." Kyo pets their head and asks their names. "What is your name?"
"Gentle with children," Yuri noted with maternal pride.
"Hi, I'm Udon..." A kid who wears glasses.
"I'm Moegi!" She is a girl with orange twin-tight hair.
"I'm Konohamaru! 3rd Hokage grandson and Future Hokage after Boss!" He is a boy with dark grey spikey hair.
"Grandson introduction," Hiruzen noted with amusement and pride.
"Future Hokage ambitions," Kushina added with approval.
"Boss?" Sakura asks.
Naruko sighs in defeat.
Udon nodded, "Naruko-Nee is our Boss."
"BOSS CONFIRMED!" Naruto shouted with laughter.
Satsuki chuckled, "How are you, Boss?"
"JUST CALL ME NARUKO-NEE ARE FINE!" Naruko interrupted and was embarrassed.
"Embarrassed by the title," Kushina noted with amusement.
Kyo giggled as he said, "Hey Boss, kinda have a nice ring, hehe. How old are you three?" He asks the kids.
"Teasing Naruko," Minato noted with paternal amusement.
The kids said with a smile at the same time. "We are 10."
Kyo smiled, 'So they're the same age as Hanabi.'
"Thinking of Hanabi," Hiashi noted. "He remembers all the children he's met."
"Guys, I think we're gonna go." Sakura reminds them that they still have a Chunin exam to attend.
"Time management," Tsunade noted approvingly.
Satsuki agreed, "Yeah, we should go. The Chunin exam will start soon."
They both start to walk off and stop waiting for Kyo and Naruko.
"Stay safe, okay?" Kyo said with a smile.
"Caring for children's safety," Guy noted with passionate approval.
The kid nods, happy.
Konohamaru grinned, "You said we're true, Naruko-Nee, your boyfriend is strong and kind."
The viewing room exploded again.
"BOYFRIEND!" Multiple voices screamed.
"THE KIDS THINK THEY'RE DATING!" Ino shouted with laughter.
Kyo raises his eyebrow as Naruko blushes, which could rival Hinata's. Before the kids can say more words, Naruko pulls Kyo's arm and walks toward Satsuki and Sakura.
"Emergency extraction," Kakashi noted with amusement.
"Hinata-level blushing," the real Hinata noted with sympathy.
"Hey, why is your face red?" Sakura asks Naruko, and Naruko thanks Kami, saying that Sakura and Satsuki didn't hear what Konohamaru said.
"Lucky escape," Shikamaru observed.
Naruko blushed as she waved it off, "Nothing..."
Kyo smiled at her as he got closer to her and whispered in her left ear. 'Your boyfriend, huh?"
"TEASING!" Anko cackled with delight.
"He heard everything," Sasuke noted with amusement.
"Romantic teasing," Kushina squealed with happiness.
Naruko blushes even more. Smoke almost came out from the heat of her.
"STEAM NARUKO!" Naruto laughed. "Just like me with Hinata!"
Satsuki notices the blush on her best friend as she asks, "Naruko, are you alright?"
"Observant Satsuki," Mikoto noted.
"I-I'm fine. Just let's go to the Chunin test!" Naruko stutters as she walks even faster.
Sakura chased after the blond, "Naruko, wait up!"
"Escape velocity," Kiba noted with laughter.
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•To Be Continue•
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The screen faded to black, leaving the viewing room buzzing with excitement and discussion.
"WHAT A CHAPTER!" Naruto shouted. "Romance, action, Sand Siblings, everything!"
"Asuka's confession was beautiful," Kushina said with tears in her eyes. "So mature and selfless."
"The competition is heating up," Ino noted with excitement. "Naruko and Satsuki are going to make their moves."
"Kyo's becoming less dense thanks to Kenshi's memories," Orochimaru observed with fascination. "Personality integration."
"His fear about Asura is eating him alive," Gaara noted with concern. "The psychological pressure is immense."
"But he's still protecting everyone," Yuri said with pride. "Even weakened, he saved those children."
"The Blue Sharingan demonstration," Madara noted with approval. "Even injured, he's formidable."
"Temari noticed him," Anko pointed out with a grin. "Another girl is interested."
"Poor Kyo," Kakashi said with sympathy. "He has no idea what's coming romantically."
"The Chunin Exams are starting," Hiruzen noted seriously. "In his condition, this will be challenging."
"But he's been secretly training," Guy added with approval. "YOUTH WILL PREVAIL!"
"The emotional development," Kurenai analyzed. "He's processing trauma, fear, love, and identity all at once."
"Kenshi's influence is making him more mature," Tsunade observed. "But also more burdened."
"The kids calling Naruko 'Boss,'" Hashirama laughed. "Future leadership qualities showing early."
"Guardian-sama," Minato requested, "the Chunin Exams with Kyo in this emotional and physical state... this should be very interesting."
The Guardian's light pulsed with anticipation. "Indeed. The Chunin Exams will test more than ninja skills. They will test bonds, resolve conflicts, and examine the very foundations of identity. Kyo enters not just as a ninja, but as a young man carrying the weight of worlds, the memories of legends, and the first stirrings of love."
"Romantic drama AND ninja action," Jiraiya said with perverted glee. "Perfect combination!"
"I'm worried about his injuries," Tsunade added with medical concern. "Secret training or not, he's not at full strength."
"But his heart is strong," Mito noted warmly. "And that's what matters most."
Everyone settled back with excitement and anticipation, eager to see how the Chunin Exams would unfold with all these new romantic and emotional complications in play.
The promise of action, romance, and character development had everyone on the edge of their seats, ready for whatever came next in Kyo's increasingly complex journey.
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(That is a warp for chapter 22. I hope you like it!)
(A fragment of Kenchi Uchiha's memory has to make Kyo Uchiha less dense and a bit mature)
(Asuka Shinjo is the first one to receive a kiss from Kyo and confesses her feelings to Kyo)
(Kyo will not fight at his full power atthe Chunin arc until he finds Tsunade Senju)
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