Chapter 005: Naruto Taken by the Anbu, the Zanpakutō Secret Is About to Be Exposed!
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A Zanpakutō...
"Ice Release Kekkei Genkai?"
"Th-this... How is that possible?"
Hokage's Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly stood up from his chair.
An urgent report had just arrived from the Anbu.
It said that among the Genin sent by Sunagakure to participate in the Chūnin Exams this time, one of them was suspected to be the One-Tails' Jinchūriki.
A Jinchūriki from another village entering Konoha was definitely not a trivial matter.
As the Third Hokage, he naturally had to keep an eye on this.
But what he didn't expect at all—
Just as the image in the crystal ball locked onto Gaara's location...
It happened to capture the moment when Naruto Uzumaki released Hyorinmaru.
He was stunned instantly.
When did that brat Naruto learn Ice Release?
No, that wasn't right.
That ice dragon just now had been completely formed.
That clearly required both chakra nature transformation and shape transformation to be trained to the extreme.
With that brat Naruto's current strength, even as the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, it shouldn't be possible for him to achieve something like that!
There was definitely something fishy going on here.
After calming down—
Hiruzen immediately dispatched two Anbu under his direct command to bring Naruto to him.
He needed to personally interrogate Naruto about this so-called Ice Release.
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Meanwhile...
The first clash between Naruto Uzumaki and Gaara had come to an end.
The collision between the ice dragon and the sand coffin was evenly matched.
Neither could gain the upper hand.
However, the fight didn't continue.
Because Yūgao Uzuki and Hayate Gekkō, who were tasked with monitoring Naruto, quickly intervened to stop the conflict.
At this moment, Gaara hadn't lost control yet.
He was well aware of his mission in Konoha this time.
After exchanging names with Naruto Uzumaki, he turned and left with Kankuro and Temari.
Clearly—
After this battle, he had developed a great interest in Naruto Uzumaki.
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"How was that, Konohamaru? Not bad, right?"
Naruto sheathed his blade and turned to look at Konohamaru.
Because his crush was present, he actually felt a bit embarrassed now.
"A-a-amazing, Big Brother Naruto! I've decided—you're my idol from now on!"
Konohamaru looked at Naruto with eyes full of admiration.
The same admiration could be seen on the faces of Udon and Moegi behind him.
The three of them had now become full-blown fanboys and fangirls of Naruto.
Even Sakura Haruno, who used to look down on Naruto the most, now viewed him in a completely new light.
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"Naruto, how did you learn Ice Release? Can you tell me?"
At this moment, Sasuke Uchiha jumped down from a nearby tree.
Although Naruto's rapid progress annoyed him...
He was even more desperate to know how Naruto learned Ice Release.
Because he too, wanted to become stronger.
In order to kill that man.
He had to get stronger, no matter the cost.
Upon hearing Sasuke's question—
Yūgao Uzuki and Hayate Gekkō also turned their gazes toward Naruto.
They, too, wanted to know how Naruto had mastered Ice Release.
Naruto was just about to reveal the secret about the Zanpakutō...
But at that moment—
Two more Anbu suddenly appeared out of nowhere and took him away, stating that the Hokage had summoned him.
This made Yūgao and Hayate immediately realize the seriousness of the matter.
For the Hokage to summon Naruto at this moment likely meant...
He had also discovered Naruto's Ice Release ability.
Even the Hokage was taking it this seriously—
It was clear this situation wasn't as simple as they had initially thought!
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