Naruto's Exam

A drop of cold sweat slid down Lin Hao's cheek. It was obvious that he had completely forgotten about this crucial matter today!

However, the indescribable pressure around them made it impossible for the two of them to directly remind Lin Hao!

The two men stared at Lin Hao closely, and shouted anxiously in their hearts: "Haozi, think about it quickly! What did you want most at that time!"

Lin Hao frowned, a drop of cold sweat rolled down his face. He realized that he might be a little confused. He even forgot about being framed by the business competitor of the downtown building...

He turned to his mentor, Mr. Yichuan, a veteran of the company, for help, believing that he understood his past experiences best.

Sure enough, Teacher Yichuan's eyes told him that he understood the truth, but he couldn't say it directly!

At this moment, the company's general manager Li Yan, deputy director Nara Katsumi and a group of people from the market intelligence department hurried to Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant in the city center.

The only person who remained silent was Lin Hao.

Carter quickly reported the situation on the scene to General Manager Li Yan and Deputy Director Katsumi Nara.

Hearing this, Li Yan showed helplessness: "This kid, even if he came to eat a bowl of ramen, he could cause such a big trouble."

Uchiha Zhiming joked on the side: "You'd better ignore the guy who always drags you down. If he responds accidentally, it will be considered a violation."

"Although it is indeed tricky, but..." Shikamaru walked over slowly, put his hands in his pockets and said, "This is the current situation. Dad, do you have any good way to let Lin Hao know the answer? Oh, Ino's telepathy is useless."

"Is the Yamanaka family's mind-reading ability also ineffective..." Li Yan and Nara Katsumi couldn't think of a better solution for a moment.

The fourth-generation general manager was extremely nervous when he saw his son sweating profusely. As a father, he was at a loss as to what to do!

Everyone focused their attention on Lin Hao.

12

According to information provided by the market intelligence department, at this moment, people in front of the gate of Mucheng University and even many important areas of the entire Fire City were holding their breath, waiting only for Lin Hao's answer.

At this moment, Lin Hao was in great torment.

"what to do……"

“That’s just the first question.”

"If it weren't for the help of Zhiming, Shikamaru, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Ikawa, I really wouldn't be able to think of it..."

"Why should I be the one to answer this question?"

"If it was Shikamaru, he would have given the answer long ago."

Lin Hao's thoughts were confused and his mind was fuzzy...

The security team of Mucheng Group noticed that Lin Hao was in an unusual condition and cast worried glances at him.

"Haozi——" Yichuan wanted to call him.

But Jiraiya and Carter quickly stopped him.

The two men said sternly, "Wait and see."

……

Lin Hao closed his eyes tightly, trying to recall when he was attacked by his business rival in the City Center Building.

However, he never expected that when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a strange place?

In the dim and enclosed space, the walls were hard and cold, with a dark golden luster. Several black tunnels meandered out of them, giving people the feeling of a dilapidated underground pipeline.

The cold water reached his ankles...

Gusts of chilly wind blew over me, chilling me to the bone.

More importantly, he couldn't sense the presence of any of his companions!

"Hey!" Lin Hao shouted nervously: "Zhiming! Xiaoying! Teacher Carter!"

[Hoo, hoo, hoo…]

A low and strange laugh sounded, which was particularly creepy in this strange place.

“You… who are you?!”

[“Lin Hao…” The deep and intermittent voice called his name: “Come here… Come here…”]

Lin Hao leaned against the wall and walked slowly towards the sound.

Along the way, the strange laughter that kept coming seemed to be mocking him, and also seemed to be making fun of him...

"I said, who the hell are you?!"

[“Come here, you’ll know when you come…” The voice lured Lin Hao closer.]

Soon, Lin Hao walked out of the dark tunnel following the sound.

The scene before him made him both terrified and shocked!

It was a golden cage that was so huge that it was even taller than the mountains. On the top of the cage was a sealing talisman from a distant era.

"W-What on earth are you?! Why do you need such a big cage to imprison you?!"

And where is he now?!

[“Come closer… Don’t you want to know the answer?”]

[“I know everything about you…”]

Hearing the other party claim to know the answer, Lin Hao took a few steps forward with trembling legs.

"Do you really know the answer? Then please——"

Suddenly, a huge claw stretched out from the golden cage, almost brushing his cheek, and slammed heavily on the ground beside him!

[“Bang!”]

The sudden fright made Lin Hao sit down on the ground, dumbfounded!

Then there was a burst of——

【“Hahahahahahahahahaha!”】

Such a hearty laugh! Although it was still the same low humming tone, the difference from before was that this laugh had a more relaxed and humorous flavor.

[“I haven’t seen a fellow like you in a long time. You become like this after just a little teasing, you coward Lin Hao~”]

A huge blood-red beast eye quietly emerged from the other side of the dark golden cage!

"Who are you?!" Lin Hao tried to calm down, "How do you know my name?!"

At this moment, another sharp finger-like metal tip suddenly attacked him!

However, this time, this was by no means a bluff warning to Naruto!

The sharp mechanical claw went straight into his eyes!

"Ah--" Naruto let out a short scream in horror, and then he heard two deafening collisions.

[“Bang—boom!!”]

Unexpectedly, the previous metal claw actually knocked the other claw that followed it away!

[“How dare you save him?!”] It was still the voice he was familiar with, but the tone made Naruto feel even colder, just like the hateful expression he saw in Sasuke's eyes.

[“You rebel! You actually saved a human! And it was this annoying little brat!”]

At this moment, what Naruto saw left him dumbfounded, and he didn't know how to describe it!

I saw two huge orange-haired fox orcs imprisoned in a dark steel cage! Behind them, each of them had nine magnificent tails waving in the wind!

"Kyuubi..."

Naruto could not think of any other possibility except the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.

Could it be that these two fox orcs are the nine-tailed demon fox sealed in his body?

"Why are there two Ninetales?!"

[“Tsk, I don’t want to be like this. I’ve had enough of being squeezed in this small, shabby iron cage with myself from more than ten years ago!”]

[Kurouma said in a dissatisfied tone: "Naruto, quickly remove the seal on me!"]

[It’s really unbearable to be trapped here! It’s small, cramped, damp, and filled with the sad breath of that stinky boy. It makes me feel uncomfortable all over! ”]

Kurama, who roams freely and moves around in Naruto's body at will and is unwilling to share his chakra, is very dissatisfied with the current situation!

Extremely – dissatisfied!

[The other Nine-Tails, which was originally sealed in Naruto's body, said: "I feel the same way. Come and remove the seal... I can give you the power to destroy everything..."]

Facing these two Nine-Tailed Foxes, one seemed friendly and the other seemed quite hostile, which made Naruto feel as confused as if there were two brains stuffed in his head.

"Don't worry about that mess for now!" Uzumaki Naruto shouted at the two giant fox beastmen: "Don't you know the answer? Tell me now! Please!"

[In his body, Yang Jiuwei frowned: "Don't ask me to help you do this kind of thing. It's better to give you more power so that you can kill whoever you want!"]

【“Those who bully you!”】

【“Those who see you as a monster!”】

【“Those who don’t acknowledge your existence!”】

[“Use my power to destroy them…”]

Naruto listened to the voices that were leading him towards the darkness.

The scene just now flashed back in my mind...

And images of him as a child, constantly causing trouble to get attention.

Recalling the disgusted looks of the villagers.

"I……"

It is precisely because the Nine-Tailed Fox has always been in Naruto's body, able to witness all of his experiences and feel his every mood, so it knows best how to seduce Naruto and lure him into the abyss of darkness.

[“Naruto…”]

[When Naruto lowered his head, Yang Jiuwei's mouth showed a wicked smile. ]

[“Look at this place! It’s cold and damp! Do you know where this is?!”]

"This is..." Naruto looked around: "Is this the sealed place set up by the Fourth Hokage?"

[Yang Jiuwei laughed sarcastically, "No, Naruto."]

[“This is your innermost being!”]

[“Your heart is filled with sadness and darkness!”]

[Yang Jiuwei used his huge claws to scrape across the wet ground, causing ripples to spread out.]

["Naruto, do you know what these are?"]

"water?"

The water accumulated on the floor and flooded over his ankles, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. The whole space seemed to be suffocating him...

【"water?"】

[After repeating Naruto's words, Yang Jiuwei burst into an evil and arrogant laugh! ]

"What's so funny!" Naruto roared at the cage!

【“Those are your tears, boy.”】

"!!"

-

"My...tears?"

Naruto was stunned. He rarely cried in front of others. Why would this demon fox say that the puddles were his tears? !

[Yang Jiuwei showed a sneerful smile. ]

[“Don’t deny it. You are actually in pain, right? You hide all the pain deep in your heart, so the tears that you can’t shed in front of others are left here…”]

"You're talking nonsense!" Naruto's retort sounded weak, "I'm not crying... Even if I cry, it's useless."

【“Oh?” Kurama, who had been watching from the sidelines, sat cross-legged, with his elbows on his thighs, his fists against his chin, staring closely at Uzumaki Naruto. 】

[“Then why do you desire so much recognition from everyone?” Kurama clearly understood Uzumaki Naruto’s life journey better than the Yang Nine-Tails beside him: “Isn’t it that what you expect is to blend in with the crowd and no longer be alone?”]

"I..." His words made it even more difficult for Naruto to refute, and he couldn't even deceive himself.