i am kimimaro

"You know each other?"

Seeing that Naruto seemed to know the young man with amazing cooking skills in front of him, Uncle Teuchi was a little surprised.

"Yes, we do. Uncle, have you forgotten? I told you a few days ago. When I went to the Land of Waves on a mission, I met a very powerful white-haired boy, and it's him."

Teuchi suddenly realized.

"So it was him. Little brother, you're really hiding your skills."

"There's nothing to hide, it's just a means of survival."

Kimimaro finished the last sip of the noodle soup in the bowl, feeling satisfied.

Liu Maoxing's cooking skills are truly remarkable. From now on, I don't have to worry about my food anymore.

The almost countless recipes in my mind are enough to eat for a year without repeating.

And every one of them is a superb delicacy.

The system was really generous this time.

Looking at Kimimaro's appearance, Teuchi could tell that this young ninja also had a story.

"Naruto, I said we would meet again."

"How did you come to Konoha?"

Although puzzled, Naruto was still very happy.

Fighting side by side once was enough for Naruto to consider him a friend.

He was just that kind of outgoing person.

"I came to participate in the Chunin Exams."

"Chunin Exams? What Chunin Exams?"

Question marks instantly filled Naruto's little head.

"You don't know yet? In three days, it will be the joint Chunin Exams initiated by Konoha, Suna, Oto, Kusa, Taki, and Ame. Each village will send Genin to participate. It's a grand event.

With your strength, you should be qualified to participate in the Chunin Exams. Didn't you sign up?"

Kimimaro pretended to be puzzled.

"What? There's such a thing? I had no idea. Damn it, it must be Kakashi-sensei who didn't tell us. I'm going to find Sakura and Sasuke right now and tell them about this. Then we'll go find Kakashi-sensei together."

Naruto was about to leave, but suddenly grabbed Kimimaro's right hand.

"Kimimaro, will you come with me? I'll show you around Konoha. I'm very familiar with this place."

Naruto was very enthusiastic. Kimimaro had nothing urgent to do, so he didn't refuse.

"Alright."

Seeing Kimimaro agree, Naruto was even more delighted.

Kimimaro left the money for the meal and left with Naruto, leaving behind Uncle Teuchi with a look of regret.

"What a pity, such a good chef seedling, why would he want to become a ninja?"

On the streets of Konoha.

"Kimimaro, that's the three-color dango shop, the number one dessert in Konoha. It's said to be a shop that's forty years away from becoming a century-old shop."

"That's a barbecue restaurant. The barbecue there is particularly delicious. But I still prefer Ichiraku Ramen."

Naruto enthusiastically introduced his birthplace to Kimimaro.

It could be seen how much he loved this place.

But the way those villagers looked at him was not very kind.

Indifference, dissatisfaction, disgust, even hatred.

Kimimaro frowned slightly.

Even if those gazes weren't directed at him, after feeling them all the way, he felt very uncomfortable.

Naruto grew up under such gazes, but he didn't turn evil and instead wanted to protect them.

Such a heart was truly admirable.

Kimimaro asked himself if he could absolutely not do it.

Just as he was lost in thought, a child's cry suddenly came from ahead.

"What are you doing? Let me go!"

"Brat. Don't you watch where you're going? How dare you bump into me?"

Not far away, a puppet master-dressed boy grabbed a child by the collar and lifted him up.

These two were Kankuro and Konohamaru!

Temari was standing next to them.

"I... I didn't do it on purpose."

"Not on purpose? Heh, do you think you can get away with it just by saying that?"

Temari couldn't stand it anymore.

"Kankuro, stop causing trouble."

"What's the big deal? It's just a brat who doesn't know his place and is arrogant."

Kankuro's face was full of disdain.

"Let go of that boy!"

Seeing this, Naruto immediately shouted.

When Konohamaru saw Naruto, it was like seeing a savior.

"Brother Naruto, help me!"

"Tch, the good-for-nothing brat's big brother is here too? You want me to let go just because you say so? Do you think you have the ability?"

"Damn it, I'll show you!"

Naruto rushed forward directly. Kankuro sneered and gently moved the fingers of his free right hand.

Two chakra threads, invisible to the naked eye, attached themselves to Naruto's feet.

He gently pulled, and Naruto immediately lost his balance and fell backward.

"Ah!"

Naruto exclaimed, not knowing what had happened.

Just as he was about to fall, a hand pressed on his shoulder, stabilizing his body.

The owner of this hand was naturally Kimimaro.

"Phew..."

Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. He was even more surprised. What method did this guy use?

He actually tripped me directly?

If Kimimaro wasn't here, it would have been embarrassing.

It's naturally not a good thing to lose face in front of your little brother.

"Suna's puppeteer, it's not a wise choice to cause trouble in Konoha."

Kankuro frowned and looked at Kimimaro.

"Oto ninja?"

An Oto ninja would actually help a Konoha Genin?

Kankuro was very puzzled.

As the main force of Suna's Genin and the son of the Fourth Kazekage, he knew about the Konoha Crush plan.

Seeing Kimimaro obstructing him, he felt a little strange for a moment.

Could it be that the other party didn't know he was an ally?

When Temari saw Kimimaro, she couldn't help but admire, "Oto even has such a good-looking ninja?"

"Let him go."

Kimimaro said again.

"What if I don't?"

With the cooperation with Oto, Kankuro naturally didn't think Suna was in a weak position, so he didn't intend to back down.

Kimimaro shook his head slightly, extended his right hand's finger, pointed at Kankuro, and seemed to be muttering something.

Binding Technique One, Restrain!

Kankuro was puzzled when he suddenly felt his hands and feet bound by an invisible force.

The hand grabbing Konohamaru also automatically retracted.

Konohamaru immediately regained his freedom and ran behind Naruto and Kimimaro.

At this moment, Kankuro also broke free from the Binding Technique that Kimimaro had only used one-third of its power.

"Brat, you're courting death!"

Kankuro felt humiliated and became furious. He placed the puppet Crow, wrapped in bandages, on the ground, seemingly ready to attack.

Temari, who was on the side, quickly stopped him.

"Are you crazy? You want to use Crow here?"

"It doesn't matter. I won't use the mechanisms inside."

As Kankuro spoke, he was about to untie the bandages.

Kimimaro shook his head slightly. At this time, Kankuro was really immature.

His gaze didn't fall on Kankuro but instead looked towards a tree on the side.

There, someone was there.

A blue-clothed boy, Uchiha Sasuke.

Whoosh!

A pebble shot out from his hand, hitting Kankuro's hand that was about to untie the bandages.

Kankuro felt the pain and immediately looked over.

"Who!"

"Outsider, do you enjoy showing off in other people's villages?"

Sasuke's cold words rang out.

(End of Chapter)