With a "ding" sound, the voice that Naruto had been longing for finally rang out.
"Standing at the crossroads of Life Choice, 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 choices are:"
"Option 1: As the reincarnation of Asura's Chakra, you deeply love everything about the village. You will now kneel down to them, admit your mistakes, beg for their forgiveness, and hope to gain their approval."
"Reward: Wood Release."
"Option 2: As a naturally evil Demon Fox, you do what you want. Let these foolish guys know what they have provoked, and make the villagers of Konoha even more afraid of you."
"Reward: Sharingan."
"Please make your choice carefully, host."
The system's voice stopped, and Naruto's constantly growing hatred and malice directly stagnated. He stood there dumbfounded, his head lowered, not letting anyone see the shock in his eyes.
As expected of a system product, it is extraordinary.
Although the content of the first option is a bit too disgusting, it does indeed conform to the character of the reincarnation of Asura's Chakra. Whether it was the original Uzumaki Naruto or the previous Hashirama Senju, they were the kind of people who would do such a thing, no wonder it would give Wood Release.
Hashirama: For the peace of the ninja world, I'll kowtow to everyone!
Madara: For the peace of the ninja world, everyone kowtow to me!
But this is the Wood Release that pacified the troubled times, established Konoha, and distributed the Nine Tailed Beasts. To be honest, Naruto is still a little tempted. Although Wood Release also has differences, he is different from Yamato. In a few years, his Chakra and Kurama combined will be half of Hashirama Senju, and he should have some of Hashirama Senju's strength by then.
However, if that's the case, what about his year and a half of cultivation? What about the malice he has suffered in the past few years?
He, Uzumaki Naruto, should do whatever he wants!
"Kurama, lend me your Chakra."
He'll figure out a way to explain things to Sarutobi Hiruzen later. Now, he has to shut these guys up first.
"Heh heh heh, hahaha, just take it and use it. A bunch of trash, how dare you treat my Jinchuriki like this."
Violent, hatred, chaos, malice, Chakra filled with various negative emotions poured into Naruto's body, but it could not have any impact on him.
The blood-red Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak directly enveloped Naruto's entire body, and a Chakra tail slowly extended behind him.
"Wh-what is that?"
"That's a tail!"
"This guy really is the Demon Fox!"
"Quick, run!"
"Run!"
"The Demon Fox is here to destroy Konoha again."
The villagers who were still throwing stones at Naruto were instantly scared out of their wits and scattered in all directions. They didn't expect that Uzumaki Naruto, who had been bullied by them for so many years, was really the Demon Fox. They just wanted to vent their negative emotions, but they didn't really want to die.
In a short while, the only ones left in place were some villagers who were scared out of their minds and a few Root Ninja who were secretly guiding the villagers' emotions.
It can only be said that the Root Ninja are indeed Ninja who have been brainwashed. Even when facing Uzumaki Naruto in this state, they only had a few drops of cold sweat on their foreheads, and then they directly adopted a fighting stance.
At this moment, Naruto was already in a state of unconsciousness, his blue eyes completely turned blood red, and in the middle of his eyes, black vertical pupils flickered with needle-like red light.
Naruto lowered his body, his limbs on the ground, also striking an attacking pose. A vast and malicious Chakra raged out, immediately putting several Root Ninja on high alert.
They were just brainwashed, but their biological instincts still existed. This was a real monster.
"Bang!"
"You guys fall back!"
At this moment, a burst of white mist exploded in the field, and two old men in combat uniforms and a group of Ninja in Anbu uniforms appeared in front of everyone. Shimura Danzo's face was solemn, and his one eye was covered with a layer of gloom. He just wanted the Jinchuriki to reveal malice towards the village, so he could lock him up, but he didn't expect the Jinchuriki to really lose control. This was in the center of Konoha.
He already felt his back become a bit heavier.
This test was proposed by him. If something went wrong, he was afraid he would be even further away from the Hokage position.
He decided to seize the initiative.
"Hiruzen, it seems that Jinchuriki should indeed be cultivated as weapons of war."
"Shut up, Danzo," Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced coldly at his old friend, "Root's methods have crossed the line. After this incident, I will personally deal with your Root."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was too lazy to waste words with Shimura Danzo.
Danzo's eyes widened suddenly, looking at his old friend of decades in disbelief. It was clearly something the four of them had agreed on, but this guy was trying to put all the blame on him again.
"We must calm Naruto down first. Fortunately, it's just one tail."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was somewhat relieved. He could still handle one tail.
Then he placed his right thumb in front of his mouth, suddenly biting open a cut, quickly formed hand seals, and then slammed his hand on the ground.
"Summoning · Monkey King Enma!"
After a burst of white smoke, a monkey wearing a tiger-striped sweater, a Ninja uniform underneath, and a Konoha forehead protector appeared in front of him.
"Hiruzen, who are we fighting this time..."
The monkey spoke human words directly. After seeing the figure not far away with limbs on the ground, covered in the Nine Tails Cloak, and a Chakra tail swaying behind him, he was immediately speechless.
"Enma, Adamantine Staff."
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't waste any words, and Enma directly turned into a black staff in his hand.
"Naruto, calm down!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen directly held the staff with both hands, leaped high, and smashed it towards Naruto.
'This old geezer, he's really fast.'
Naruto cursed inwardly. He didn't want to fight Sarutobi Hiruzen right now. After all, he had to pretend to be out of control. In that case, it was almost the same as being beaten directly.
Moreover, he didn't have much Nine Tails Chakra he could use right now. One tail couldn't beat Sarutobi, the old geezer.
He exerted force with all four limbs at the same time, and his figure rushed straight towards a building on the side like a red stream of light.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Instantly, two booming sounds rang out almost simultaneously. Sarutobi Hiruzen's swinging staff landed in empty space, while Naruto crashed headfirst into a building.
However, he hadn't rushed out far before he felt himself collide with an incredibly sturdy wall of air, causing his eyes to see stars, dizziness, nausea, and his feet to feel unsteady.
'Crap, there's a barrier!'
'Looks like I won't be able to be a patriotic Naruto today.'
Naruto's head was still buzzing a bit, but the sound coming from behind him quickly cleared his mind.
'Damn it, I'll just have to do this for now.'
Anyway, he had already completed the option mission, and those inherently evil Konoha villagers had already witnessed the true Demon Fox. With the barrier in place, there was no way to cause any destruction.
Naruto immediately fell to the ground, a look of pain instantly appearing on his face.
When Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo arrived, they only saw Naruto lying on the ground, covered in injuries and with a face full of pain.
"Naruto, how's your body?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Naruto with great concern, but kept a distance of several meters.
Naruto heard the voice and looked up, seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen and an old man with one eye. Tears and snot instantly streamed down his face.
There was no way around it, it hurt. He had just used the Nine Tails Chakra to cut all the skin on his body, otherwise he wouldn't be able to fake the effect of losing control.
"Third Hokage, Third Hokage Grandpa, I'm, I'm sorry, I did something to hurt the village, boo hoo hoo."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes lit up. Naruto had actually suppressed the rampage on his own!
He immediately stepped forward and gently picked Naruto up, softly asking, "Can you tell Grandpa what happened just now?"
'This old geezer, is he really that impatient? It hurts like hell.'
In an instant, even more tears and snot flowed down Naruto's face.
"Just now, everyone said I was a monster, a Demon Fox. I felt wronged. I clearly wanted to be recognized by everyone."
"Then, then that fox told me that as long as I handed my body over to it, it could help me get everyone to acknowledge me, but, but it wanted to hurt everyone."
"This…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know what to say for a moment, but the relief in his eyes was hard to hide. As expected, the Will of Fire in Naruto's heart was purer than anyone else's, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to suppress the Nine Tails' rampage on his own.
"Hmph! If he's been bewitched once, there will be a second time." Danzo, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but speak with a dark face.
"Shut up!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen glared fiercely at Shimura Danzo, making him only dare to mutter to himself on the side. After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen was really angry this time. Fortunately, Naruto had suppressed the rampage, otherwise Konoha would have suffered heavy losses again.
"Naruto, what if the big fox says something like that to you again next time?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Naruto with a face full of kindness again.
'This old geezer, is he really inhuman? I have so much blood on me, can't he send me to the hospital first?'
"Third Hokage Grandpa, I'll never listen to that big fox again. It's a bad guy, it only wants to hurt everyone. No matter what it says in the future, I'll..." Naruto's head tilted to the side, and his consciousness directly entered the Sealing Space, passing out.
"This…" Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little dazed when he saw Naruto suddenly faint, but when he saw the dense wounds on the other's body, he immediately understood and knew that he had been too anxious.
"Someone come."
"Hokage-sama."
Three Anbu figures appeared before Sarutobi Hiruzen simultaneously, offering their greetings in unison.
Sarutobi Hiruzen carefully handed Naruto to one of them, ordering, "Take Naruto to the hospital to treat his wounds."
"Yes." The three figures vanished at once.
"It seems that even the Nine Tails cannot shake Naruto's Will of Fire." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Shimura Danzo, a hint of triumph in his tone.
"Even if the Jinchuriki suppressed the rampage, it has already brought harm to the village."
Danzo's meaning was that Uzumaki Naruto had now solidified the rumors of being the Demon Fox.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression turned cold upon hearing this, and he said in a deep voice, "Since this matter started because of you, then you shall eliminate its impact."
"In two months, Naruto must enroll in the Ninja Academy, or your Root will have to solve its own funding problems from now on."
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, he vanished from the spot in a Body Flicker Technique, he had to go and appease the frightened villagers.
Only Shimura Danzo remained, his face ashen as he stood there, his figure becoming somewhat hunched, as if something was weighing him down.
"Naru, where did Naruto-kun go?"
After a long while, when Hinata, panting, returned to the scene, all she saw was a scene of devastation and some villagers still in fear.
At this moment, she suddenly spotted a few familiar figures, the same boys who had bullied her before, now gathered together chatting about something.
Hinata immediately ran over, biting her lip, and despite being very nervous, she mustered her courage and asked, "Where did Naruto-kun go?"
"You're that Demon Fox monster's companion!"
"You're a monster too, just as I thought."
"Get lost!"
The few who had already been frightened by Naruto were like cats whose tails had been stepped on, cursing and threatening to attack Hinata again.
Hinata's eyes instantly turned red, and the image of Naruto's blood-covered face reappeared before her eyes.
Because of her weakness, Naruto-kun had been severely hurt.
Why?
Why was the kind Naruto-kun called a monster?
"You're the ones who are more like monsters!"
Hinata shouted out in a trembling voice, the pair of pure white eyes were no longer soft, the surrounding veins bulged, incomparably ferocious.
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