Naruto: My name is Naruto Nianma

A group of nine people rushed to the central tower.

I didn't meet any other ninjas along the way. After all, those who have survived until now and haven't been eliminated are not stupid people. If you want to snatch the forehead protector from Menma and his group, you must first weigh whether you have the strength!

Arriving near the central tower, Menma motioned for everyone to stop.

The first thing is to take a rest and regain some strength.

Secondly, it was also to conduct reconnaissance first to avoid being ambushed by the enemy near the tower.

A person who travels a hundred miles is half a mile, and Mian Ma doesn’t want to capsize in the gutter.

Hinata jumped up to the tree, opened her Byakugan, observed for a while, then jumped down, walked to Menma and said to everyone:

"As expected, there are three ninja teams near the tower, two of them hiding in the dark like us.

The remaining one is directly blocking the entrance to the tower! "

"How is their strength?" Akimichi Chouji asked.

"The two teams of ninjas hiding in the dark are of average strength, but the team of ninjas blocking the door are very strong!

One of them was carrying a gourd, and his chakra gave people a very bad feeling! Hinata said.

"Yes, the feeling coming from my bug is also very scary. It seems to be a formidable enemy! Ya, you feel the same way!" Shino added.

Inuzuka Kiba said nothing, but looked at Akamaru in his arms.

Akamaru covered his eyes with his little black paws, buried his nose in Kiba's arms, and his body kept shaking.

Everyone understood. It seemed that the ninja carrying the gourd was really not easy to mess with.

Menma knew who they were talking about.

Yes, it’s Gaara, the red panda from the Kingdom of Wind!

"Can you go around it?" Sasuke asked.

"I'm afraid not." Hinata shook her head, "I just saw that all the entrances to the tower were blocked. It was probably the team of ninjas who blocked the way."

"It seems I have no choice but to fight!" Sasuke was gearing up and eager to give it a try.

"Wait a minute Sasuke, don't be impulsive!" Menma stopped Sasuke's action, "Let's negotiate first, fighting is the last option."

"Yes, maybe it makes sense?" Sakura agreed with Menma's opinion.

So everyone discussed it and decided that Team Menma would come forward to negotiate first. If the negotiation failed, Class [-] and Class [-] would immediately provide support!

Menma led Sasuke and Sakura slowly to the entrance of the tower.

I saw Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro standing at the east, south, and west entrances of the tower.

All entrances to the tower, including the windows, are surrounded by sand.

"Is someone finally here?" Kankuro, who was the first to spot Menma and the others, shouted excitedly.

Hearing Kankuro's voice, Temari and Gaara immediately rushed over.

"Hey, those three Konoha ninjas over there!

If you want to pass here and enter the tower, just hand over a forehead protector!

We only need one forehead protector, so the remaining two of you can still pass the exam!

So what, this is a good deal! "

Kankuro said to Menma and the others.

Menma and the three looked at each other and asked strangely: "Are you... collecting tolls?"

"You can say that!" Kankuro scratched his cheek in embarrassment.

"Why don't you go grab other people's forehead protectors? After all, you look quite strong!" Sakura asked.

"It's not because of my brother, he doesn't like fighting with others! Really, even though he is so strong, he hates fighting!" Temari complained.

"I'm sorry, Temari-sister, for causing you trouble!" Irono said.

"Oh, it's okay, you are my brother!" Temari said lovingly, stroking Gaara's hair.

Then she turned around and said to Menma: "How about it, have you thought about it? Which of you is willing to hand over the forehead protector?"

Menma smiled and gestured behind him. In an instant, Hinata and Ino's teams jumped out from their hiding places and came behind Menma!

"Why, are you trying to force your way in based on the number of people? Humph, we are not that easy to deal with!" Temari's expression changed, and she held up the iron fan behind her back to protect herself.

Kankuro also released the puppet.

"Hey, hey, calm down, we didn't mean it!

Hey, let’s talk about you, that boy with the gourd on his back!

Take your sand back, it's almost wrapped around my ankles! "Menma waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that he had no ill intentions.

"Then what do you mean?!" Temari relaxed a little and asked after seeing that Ma and the others didn't look like they were trying to force their way in.

"That's it. Let's talk about it. We'll give you three forehead protectors. How about you open up the road and let us in?" Menma said.

Hearing this, Temari put away the iron fan and said, "Okay, we are almost bored to death waiting here. Let's get the forehead protector and go in early!"

So Menma took out the forehead protector he had taken off from Yu-nin before and gave it to Temari.

Temari was also very happy, and asked Gaara to remove the sand blocking the entrance on the spot, and let Menma and others enter the tower together.

After all, including Ma Ma and the others, there are only four teams in total, which is still far from eleven. There is no need for them to fight!

Just as Menma entered and was about to enter the tower, Temari stopped him: "Hey, that yellow-haired guy over there! Wait a minute!"

"Huh? What's the matter?" Menma turned her head in confusion.

"My brother gave this to you!" Temari said as she threw something towards Menma.

Menma reached out to fish it out and put it in the palm of his hand. When he opened it, he saw that it was a small pottery handicraft in the shape of a gourd. The workmanship was quite exquisite!

"Thanks!" Menma waved to Gaara, who was hiding behind Temari, with only half of his face showing, and said with a smile, "My name is Namikaze Menma, what's your name?"

"..." Gaara shrank behind Temari and did not answer.

"Hahaha, are you shy? It doesn't matter. Tell me your name next time we meet!" Menma didn't care, waved again, turned around and left.

Gaara pulled Temari's clothes and lowered his head in embarrassment.

Temari turned around, hugged Gaara, gently touched his head, and said:

"Really, doesn't Gaara want to be friends with him? Why don't you say your name openly?"

"Temari-sister, you can't. There's a monster living in my body. I'm afraid it will hurt him!" Gaara said in a low voice.

Temari sighed and said nothing, but gently patted Gaara's head, silently comforting him.

……

As Gaara and his party also entered the tower, the sand blocking the entrance of the tower was also taken back by Gaara.

The two teams hiding outside the tower also successfully entered the tower.

One is a trio of sidekicks who didn't even have names in the first exam. Who knows how they got someone else's forehead protector.

The other one is the genin of the Grass Ninja Village led by Uzumaki Kōryō.