Naruto himself possessed a large amount of Chakra, but due to the seal, he had always been labeled a Loser.
Yūto tore off half of the sealing tag within Naruto's body, which in some ways, was similar to Jiraiya's method.
At this moment, on the other side, Iruka, who had returned from Ichiraku Ramen, looked conflicted.
For Team Seven to achieve what he envisioned, ordinary missions wouldn't suffice, and after what just happened, missions involving combat with Ninja were clearly out of the question for Naruto and his teammates.
That left only one option: the Chunin Exams!
Perhaps only the Chunin Exams could change Team Seven's current situation.
After much internal debate, Iruka finally made up his mind.
Early the next morning.
Hokage Office.
"What? You want Team Seven to participate in the Chunin Exams?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Iruka with surprise.
The reason for his surprise wasn't that Naruto and his teammates were going to take the Chunin Exams, but rather that someone as steady as Iruka would make such a request.
After all, Naruto and his teammates had only just graduated, less than a year ago.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Iruka nodded respectfully and briefly explained the general situation he had observed regarding the three of them.
"Is that so? I'll need to consider this for a while."
Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
Iruka nodded and respectfully turned to leave; he wasn't surprised by this outcome.
However, since the Third Hokage didn't directly refuse, it meant there was hope for this matter to succeed.
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Cloud Ninja Village.
Near the Central Mountain Range.
Rumble!
A thunderous collision echoed throughout the entire mountain range.
A flash of blue lightning appeared instantly before Killer Bee, unleashing a punch.
Killer Bee felt a sharp pain in his stomach, and then his entire body was directly sent flying, smashing a large rock behind him into pieces.
"Bee, it seems your recent training has fallen behind."
Fourth Raikage A looked at the flying Killer Bee and spoke indifferently.
Crack!
Killer Bee shook his head, crawled out of a pile of rubble, and looked at Fourth Raikage A, speaking in a rhythmic tone:
"Idiot… As expected of A, your strength is still so strong, powerful, but I haven't fallen behind."
As soon as Killer Bee finished speaking, his entire body moved.
Lariat!
Killer Bee assumed a special stance, holding seven or eight blades, and charged towards Fourth Raikage A with unpredictable movements and rapid swordsmanship.
Seeing this, Fourth Raikage A let out a loud laugh, raised his fist, and slammed it towards the ground.
Instantly, dust and rocks flew everywhere.
Countless stones of varying sizes were shaken into the air, and Fourth Raikage A's hands became a blur in an instant, sending the airborne stones like cannonballs towards Killer Bee.
Killer Bee, controlling seven blades, spun his entire body, causing all the incoming stones to be cut into pieces the moment they touched him.
Super Vibrato Lightning Release Sword!
Lightning Release Chakra began to cover Killer Bee's entire body, while simultaneously, the Lightning Release nature transformation was infused into the seven blades.
The seven blades emitted a special glow, and at the same time, at a frequency imperceptible to ordinary people, the seven blades began to vibrate at an extremely high rate.
This frequency was so fast that the blades didn't appear to be vibrating at all.
Whoosh!
A strong whooshing sound rang out, and Killer Bee instantly turned into an afterimage, disappearing from his original spot.
In the blink of an eye, Killer Bee had appeared in front of Fourth Raikage A, and the seven blades, following unpredictable trajectories, passed through Fourth Raikage A's body.
Swoosh!
No blood splattered; instead, a flash of electricity accompanied the sound.
Fourth Raikage A's entire body dissolved into streaks of lightning and vanished, with the residual Lightning Release power also flowing into Killer Bee's body the moment he was attacked, even through the blades.
Lightning Clone!
Killer Bee tensed his body, immediately cautiously surveying his surroundings. As for the mere lightning from the Lightning Clone, it couldn't harm him:
"Bastard… Where is he? There."
Killer Bee maintained his rap while adjusting the Chakra within his body, preparing to face the impending attack.
Lariat!!
Boom!
A massive roar mixed with a scream echoed once more throughout the entire mountain range.
"Idiot… Ah…"
"Bastard… Pain…"
Killer Bee's rap-like screams slowly emanated from the center of the mountain range.
On a relatively high rock on the outskirts of the mountain range.
Mabui sat there, her two wheat-colored long legs swinging back and forth, a bored expression on her face.
When she heard the faint, rap-like screams coming from the mountain, Mabui's lips twitched involuntarily, but her face remained expressionless.
Clearly, this wasn't the first time.
It took a good while for the massive booming sound to completely disappear.
Accompanying a flash of blue lightning, Fourth Raikage A had already appeared not far in front of Mabui.
Mabui was slightly startled and quickly jumped down from the rock, respectfully walking up to Fourth Raikage A and saying:
"Raikage-sama."
Fourth Raikage A nodded, rubbing his shoulder while looking at Mabui with a puzzled expression:
"I just finished my warm-up. What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
"The Mist Ninja Village sent someone who says they have important intelligence they wish to exchange with our Cloud Ninja Village."
Mabui spoke with a serious expression.
Oh?
Fourth Raikage A's face showed surprise, and he spoke with interest: "Where is he? Have him come over."
Mabui nodded and made a gesture with her hand.
After a while, two Cloud Ninja brought over a middle-aged Kirigakure Ninja with an ordinary appearance, wearing a Kirigakure forehead protector.
After the two Cloud Ninja brought the middle-aged Kirigakure Ninja, they respectfully bowed to Fourth Raikage A and then turned to leave.
These two Cloud Ninja had no worries that this Kirigakure Ninja would suddenly lash out and attack Fourth Raikage A.
"Greetings, Raikage-sama."
The middle-aged Kirigakure Ninja spoke with a respectful expression.
The Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Countries hold equal status and are the highest rulers of the entire Ninja World; ordinary Ninja naturally maintain respect when seeing a Kage.
"Shouldn't your Mist Ninja Village be clashing with Konoha right now? Yet you still have the leisure to send someone to the Cloud Ninja Village."
Fourth Raikage A spoke with a cold sneer, his rough voice entering the middle-aged Kirigakure Ninja's ears.
"I am merely an ordinary Ninja, and I have no right to question the Village's decisions."
The middle-aged Kirigakure Ninja's face remained expressionless, and he spoke in a flat tone.