With a "ding" sound, the voice that Uzumaki Naruto yearned for finally rang out.
"Standing at the crossroads of life, the system will issue the second life choice for the Host. Your choice will determine your future destiny."
"Facing the malicious and ignorant villagers, your choice is:"
"Option one: As the reincarnation of Ashura Chakra, you deeply love everything about the Village. You now kneel before them to admit your mistake, beg for their forgiveness, and hope to gain their approval."
"Reward: Wood Release."
"Option two: As a naturally evil fox demon, do whatever you want. Let these foolish guys know what they have provoked and make the Konoha villagers fear you even more."
"Reward: Sharingan."
"Please Host, choose carefully."
The system's voice stopped, and Uzumaki Naruto's continuously growing hatred and malice directly stagnated. He stood there stunned, his head lowered, not allowing anyone to see the shock in his eyes.
Indeed, what the system produces is never ordinary.
Although the content of the first option was a bit too disgusting, it did fit the character of the Ashura Chakra reincarnation. Whether it was the original Uzumaki Naruto or the former Senju Hashirama, they were both people who would do such things. No wonder it gave Wood Release.
Hashirama: For the peace of the Ninja World, I'll bow to everyone!
Madara: For the peace of the Ninja World, everyone bow to me!
However, this was the Wood Release that quelled the chaotic world, established Konoha, and distributed the Nine Tailed Beasts. To be honest, Uzumaki Naruto was still a little tempted. Although there were differences in Wood Release, he was not like Yamato. In a few years, his Chakra combined with the Nine-Tailed Beast would be half of Senju Hashirama's, and by then, he should have some of Senju Hashirama's strength.
However, if that were the case, what would his year and a half of training count for? What would the malice he suffered over the past few years count for?
He, Uzumaki Naruto, should do whatever he wants!
"Kurama, lend me your Chakra."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's side could be explained later. For now, he had to make these guys shut up.
"Hoo hoo hoo, hahahaha, take it and use it. A bunch of trash, they dare to treat this old man's Jinchuriki like this."
Violent, hateful, chaotic, malicious—Chakra filled with various negative emotions continuously surged into Uzumaki Naruto's body, but it could not affect him in any way.
A blood-red Tailed Beast Chakra cloak directly enveloped Uzumaki Naruto's entire body, and a Chakra tail slowly extended from behind him.
"W-what is that?"
"That's a tail!"
"This guy really is a fox demon!"
"Run, run!"
"Run!"
"The fox demon is here to destroy Konoha again."
The villagers who were still throwing stones at Uzumaki Naruto were instantly scared out of their wits and scattered in all directions. They hadn't expected that Uzumaki Naruto, whom they had bullied for so many years, was actually a fox demon. They just wanted to vent their negative emotions; they weren't really looking for death.
In a short while, the only ones left were some terrified villagers and a few Root Ninja who were secretly guiding the villagers' emotions.
One could only say that Root Ninja were indeed brainwashed Ninja. Even when facing Uzumaki Naruto in this state, only a few drops of cold sweat appeared on their foreheads, and then they immediately assumed a battle stance.
At this moment, Uzumaki Naruto was already in an unconscious state. His blue eyes had completely turned blood-red, and in the center of his eyes, black vertical pupils flickered with needle-like red light.
Uzumaki Naruto's body lowered, and he went on all fours, also assuming an offensive posture. A vast and malicious Chakra raged out, immediately making the Root Ninja feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
They were just brainwashed, but their biological instincts still existed. This was a true monster.
"Bang!"
"Stay back!"
At this moment, a burst of white mist exploded in the field. Two old men in battle suits and a group of Ninja in Anbu uniforms appeared before everyone. Danzo Shimura's face was solemn, his single eye covered in a shadow. He only wanted the Jinchuriki to show malice towards the Village so he could imprison him, but he hadn't expected the Jinchuriki to actually lose control. This was in the center of Konoha.
He already felt his back grow heavier.
This test was proposed by him. If anything went wrong, he would probably be even further from the Hokage position.
He decided to take the initiative.
"Hiruzen, it seems the Jinchuriki should indeed be trained as a war weapon."
"Shut up, Danzo," Hiruzen Sarutobi coldly glanced at his old friend. "Root's methods have crossed the line. After this, I will personally deal with your Root."
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't bother to waste any more words with Danzo Shimura.
Danzo's eyes widened suddenly, looking at his old friend of several decades with disbelief. It was something all four of them had agreed upon, yet this guy was trying to dump all the blame on him again.
"I need to calm Uzumaki Naruto down first. Thankfully, it's only one tail."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was somewhat relieved. One tail, he could still handle that.
Then he placed his right thumb to his mouth, suddenly bit open a cut, quickly formed hand seals, and then slammed his hands onto the ground.
"Summoning: Enma!"
After a burst of white smoke, a monkey wearing a tiger-striped sweater, a Ninja uniform underneath, and a Konoha forehead protector appeared before him.
"Hiruzen, who are you fighting this time…?"
The monkey spoke human words directly. When he saw the figure on all fours in the distance, enveloped in the Nine-Tailed cloak, with a Chakra tail swaying behind him, he was instantly speechless.
"Enma, Adamantine Staff."
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't waste words. Enma also directly transformed into a black staff that appeared in his hand.
"Uzumaki Naruto, calm down!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi directly held the staff with both hands, leaped high, and swung it towards Uzumaki Naruto.
'This old man, he came really fast.'
Uzumaki Naruto cursed inwardly. He didn't want to fight Hiruzen Sarutobi, that old man, right now. After all, he had to appear to be out of control. In that case, it was pretty much the same as taking a beating.
Moreover, he didn't have much Nine-Tailed Beast Chakra he could use right now. With one tail, he couldn't beat the old man Hiruzen either.
He exerted force with all four limbs simultaneously, his figure darting like a red streak of light directly towards a building on the side.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Immediately, two roars sounded almost simultaneously. Hiruzen Sarutobi's swinging staff landed in empty space, while Uzumaki Naruto directly crashed into the building.
However, he hadn't gone far before he felt himself crash into an incredibly solid air wall, making him instantly see stars, feel dizzy and nauseous, and his legs feel weak.
'Holy crap, there's a barrier!'
'I won't be the national Uzumaki Naruto today.'
Uzumaki Naruto's head was still buzzing, but the sound from behind him quickly cleared his mind.
'Damn it, for now, this is all I can do.'
Anyway, he had completed the option task, and those naturally evil Konoha villagers had already witnessed a true fox demon. With the barrier in place, he couldn't cause any more damage.
Uzumaki Naruto immediately lay on the ground, his face instantly showing a pained expression.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura arrived, they only saw Uzumaki Naruto, covered in injuries, lying on the ground with a pained expression.
"Uzumaki Naruto, how are you feeling?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Uzumaki Naruto with great concern, but kept a distance of several meters.
Uzumaki Naruto heard the voice, looked up, and saw Hiruzen Sarutobi and a one-eyed old man. Tears and snot instantly streamed down his face.
There was no other way; it hurt. He had just used the Nine-Tailed Beast Chakra to cut all the skin on his body to make it look like he was out of control.
"Third, Third Grandfather, I-I'm sorry, I did something to hurt the Village, boo hoo hoo."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes lit up. Uzumaki Naruto actually suppressed his rampage on his own!
He stepped forward and gently picked up Uzumaki Naruto, asking softly, "Can you tell Grandfather what happened just now?"
'This old man, is he really that impatient? It hurts so much.'
In an instant, Uzumaki Naruto's tears and snot flowed even more profusely.
"Just now, everyone said I was a monster, a fox demon. I felt wronged, even though I wanted to gain everyone's approval."
"Then, then that fox told me that if I gave my body to it, it could help me get everyone's approval, but, but it wanted to hurt everyone."
"This…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know what to say for a moment, but the relief in his eyes was hard to conceal. Sure enough, Uzumaki Naruto's fire will was purer than anyone else's, otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to suppress the Nine-Tailed Beast's rampage on his own.
"Hmph! If he was deceived the first time, there will be a second time." Danzo, from the side, couldn't help but speak with a dark face.
"Shut up!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi glared fiercely at Danzo Shimura, making him only dare to mutter to himself on the side. After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi was truly angry this time. Fortunately, Uzumaki Naruto suppressed the rampage, otherwise, Konoha would have suffered heavy losses again.
"Uzumaki Naruto, what if the big fox talks to you like that again next time?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Uzumaki Naruto with a kind face again.
'This old man, he really isn't human. I have so much blood on me, can't he send me to the hospital first?'
"Third Grandfather, I will never listen to that big fox again. It's a bad guy, it only wants to hurt everyone. From now on, no matter what it says, I will…" Uzumaki Naruto's head suddenly tilted, his consciousness directly entered the Sealed Space, and he fainted.
"This…" Hiruzen Sarutobi was still a little confused looking at the unconscious boy, but seeing the dense wounds on his body, he immediately understood and knew that he had been too hasty.
"Someone."
"Hokage-sama."
Three Anbu figures simultaneously appeared before Hiruzen Sarutobi, saluting in unison.
Hiruzen Sarutobi carefully handed Uzumaki Naruto to one of them, commanding, "Take Uzumaki Naruto to the hospital to treat his wounds."
"Yes." The three figures disappeared simultaneously again.
"It seems that even the Nine-Tailed Beast cannot shake Uzumaki Naruto's fire will." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo Shimura, a hint of pride in his tone.
"Even if the Jinchuriki suppressed the rampage, he has already caused harm to the Village."
Danzo's meaning was that Uzumaki Naruto had now confirmed the rumors of being a fox demon.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression also turned cold after hearing this, and he said in a deep voice, "Since this matter originated from you, then you shall eliminate its influence."
"Two months from now, Uzumaki Naruto must enroll in the Ninja Academy, otherwise, your Root's future funding will have to be handled by yourselves."
After speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi also instantly disappeared from the spot. He had to go and appease the frightened villagers.
Only Danzo Shimura remained, standing in place with a gloomy expression. His figure became somewhat hunched, as if something was pressing him down, making him unable to stand straight.
"Naruto-kun, where did he go?"
After a long time, when Hinata returned to the scene, panting, all she saw was a mess and some villagers still in fear.
At this moment, she suddenly noticed a few familiar figures, the same boys who had bullied her earlier, now gathered together, chatting about something.
Hinata immediately ran over, gritting her teeth. Although very nervous, she still mustered the courage to ask, "Where did Naruto-kun go?"
"You're that fox demon monster's companion!"
"You're a monster too, after all."
"Get away from me!"
The few people who had already been greatly frightened by Uzumaki Naruto instantly reacted like cats whose tails had been stepped on, cursing and making a move to attack Hinata again.
Hinata's eyes instantly turned red. Before her eyes, Uzumaki Naruto's blood-covered face appeared again.
Because of her weakness, Naruto-kun suffered serious harm.
Why?
Why was such a gentle Naruto-kun called a monster?
"You guys are the ones who look more like monsters!"
Hinata cried out with a trembling voice. Her pure white eyes no longer held weakness, and the veins around them bulged, looking incredibly fierce.