Naruto: We are invincible

She slowly reached out her hand, lifted the golden hair in front of Naruto's forehead, and gently stroked his cheek. Naruto felt her soft touch and hummed softly in comfort.

Hinata smiled and wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck, pulling him close to her. Feeling Naruto's arms also wrapped around her waist, she slowly closed her eyes and their lips gently pressed together.

Naruto felt Hinata's warm breath, and his heartbeat accelerated involuntarily. He hugged Hinata tightly, feeling her soft lips and intoxicating fragrance, and for a moment, he forgot everything around him.

The two of them were so entangled in each other's lips that they couldn't bear to part. It was unknown how long it had been before they reluctantly separated, but they were still hugging each other tightly.

"Wow..." Naruto let out a long sigh, and Hinata buried her head in his chest. It was only then that she remembered her original purpose.

"Cough cough..."

Hinata coughed lightly, trying to break the ambiguous atmosphere.

"Bang! Bang!"

After two muffled thuds, Nao and Itachi both fell to the ground, blood slowly flowing from their noses.

"It seems like they are a good match." Naruto said with a smile as he watched the scene.

"Yeah, they do match well, hehe... I really want to know what expressions they will have when they wake up." Hinata said with a smirk.

Naruto looked at the two unconscious people on the ground, then looked at the steaming ramen in front of him. Finally, he took Hinata's hand and said:

"let's go."

"Where to?" Hinata asked confused.

"Let's go do what we need to do." Naruto said, then pulled Hinata away.

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*****

The next morning, Tsunade summoned five Chunins, Naruto, Hinata, Tenten, Shikamaru and Lee, to the Hokage's office.

"I called everyone here this time because I have something important to announce." Tsunade looked around at everyone and said, "I received a letter from the Hidden Cloud Village yesterday. They invited us to participate in the Jonin Exam."

"The Jonin Exam?" Naruto asked confusedly, "What is that? Is it the same as the Chunin Exam?"

"The Jonin Exam is much more important than the Chunin Exam," Tsunade explained. "It's only held every five years, and only in peacetime. It's been nearly twenty years since the end of the Third Shinobi World War, and this is the first time the Jonin Exam has been held. Also, only the strongest Chunin can participate. They are the best talents in each village, and they have a good chance of becoming figures like Hokage in the future."

"So, you have a good chance, Naruto." Tenten joked with a smile, "Haven't you always wanted to be Hokage?"

"Maybe." Naruto replied calmly.

"Maybe?" Hinata asked in surprise, "You don't want to be Hokage anymore?"

"It's not that I don't want to..." Naruto explained, "I did want to become Hokage in the beginning because I wanted to be recognized by everyone. But now that I have been recognized by everyone and have people I want to protect, I don't need to become Hokage to protect them. Becoming Hokage is just the icing on the cake."

Looking at the mature and steady Naruto, Tsunade smiled with relief. She could feel that Naruto had really grown up.

Hinata also smiled with relief. Since being expelled from her family, she found her mother again, formed a new family, and now has a husband who loves her deeply. All of this makes her feel extremely happy.

"Husband..." Hinata silently repeated these two words in her heart, with a happy smile on her face.

"In short, I plan to select two teams of three to participate in this Jonin exam." Tsunade continued, "The first team will be composed of Tenten, Lee and Nara Shikamaru, and the second team will be composed of Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuga Hinata and another member."

"Okay! I must let the Hidden Cloud Village see the flame of youth!" Li shouted excitedly, "Naruto! I want to challenge you!"

"Forget it..." Naruto smiled helplessly.

"Damn it! Naruto, you bastard!" Li said with a sad face.

"What a hassle..." Shikamaru complained quietly.

"Then who is the third member of our team? Is it Aburame Shino?" Hinata asked.

"I originally wanted to let Team 8 participate, but Shino said he had to take care of family matters and refused." Tsunade replied.

"Why are we the only ones participating?" Naruto asked, "I thought there would be more people of our age participating."

"Ningji is already a jonin and can't participate. Ino, Shikamaru, and Temari have become exclusive members of the ANBU torture department. Gaara is busy with Kaede and Shukaku. Chouji, Kiba, and Shino are busy with family matters. So, you are the only ones left."

"Don't worry, Grandma Tsunade, we will definitely do our best!" Naruto said confidently.

"Shikamaru, Tenten, and Xiao Li, you guys go back first. Naruto and Hinata stay for a while. When your third teammate arrives, I will introduce them to you all."

After everyone else left, Naruto asked:

"Grandma, do you have any more information about the Akatsuki organization?"

"Jiraiya has been tracking them down, but they are elusive and difficult to track." Tsunade replied, "They are all S-rank rebel ninjas and are very difficult to deal with."

"They have already gathered the five tailed beasts. The only ones left are the Eight-Tails from the Hidden Cloud Village, Gaara's One-Tails, Kaede's Seven-Tails, and the Nine-Tails in me."

"How did you know?" Tsunade asked in surprise.

"I can feel the chakra of the Outer Path Demon Statue. There is some connection between it and the tailed beasts." Naruto explained, "I originally wanted to summon the Outer Path Demon Statue directly and release the tailed beasts inside, but I want to destroy their Samsara Eye first. In this way, they can't be resurrected with the Samsara Natural Generation Technique."

"We can't rush this matter." Tsunade said, and then, as if she remembered something, she reminded, "By the way, about your new teammates...you have to be careful."

"Why?" Naruto and Hinata were both surprised.

"He is from the Root Organization, and was sent by Danzo to protect you, but he is also tasked with monitoring you." Tsunade explained, "Danzo said that he will protect Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki at all costs."

"It's really interesting..." Naruto stroked his chin and said meaningfully, "It seems that Danzo doesn't know that I am no longer the same as before. I want to see what he is up to."

咚咚

"Come in." Tsunade said.

The door was pushed open and a thin young man walked in. He had short black hair, pale skin, black eyes, a small backpack on his back, a dagger on his waist, a black high-necked shorts and pants, and bandages on his wrists and ankles.

"Welcome aboard, Sai." Tsunade stood up from her chair and greeted the young man, "This is my grandson Naruto, and this is my disciple Hyuga Hinata."

"Hokage-sama, Senju-sama, Hyuga-sama." Sai bowed slightly and greeted the three of them.

"You don't have to be so polite, Sai-kun." Hinata said with a smile, signaling Sai not to be so polite.

"Nice to meet you guys." Sai said, reaching out and shaking Hinata's hand, "Ugly."