In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

"Uchiha? What are Konoha's Shinobi doing in our Kumogakure?" Darui asked, his muscles tensing as he prepared for a confrontation.

At this moment, Naruto, who has turned into Sasuke's appearance, is wearing clothes with an open chest with a disdainful smile on his face, playing the role of a proud Uchiha to perfection.

'This was the essence of the Uchiha Clan!' At this moment, Naruto cherished the Uchiha Clan's glory even more than Sasuke himself.

"I already told you, I'm just passing by. Can't you pretend you didn't see me?" Naruto said, his voice dripping with disdain, "Besides, there's no place in this Shinobi World that I, Uchiha Sasuke, can't go."

Naruto was truly bold, stepping up to take the heat for Sasuke.

As the saying goes, 'If you are in the Shinobi World, you will inevitably get hurt.' Sasuke has already defected from Konoha, so it shouldn't be a big deal for him to have to bear more sins.

But for Uzumaki, one of the Konoha's higher-ups, it would be a stain on his reputation.

Naruto left in a hurry when he came here, so he was not sure whether Kumogakure had used the disappearance of Kyubi to put pressure on Konoha. What if he attacked the wrong people? It would be so embarrassing, so he felt it would be better to let Sasuke take the blame for now.

"Uchiha Sasuke?" Darui's Chakra surged, and thick black lightning coiled around his body like a black panther, with a terrifying presence.

This was a Lightning Release Ninjutsu developed by the Sandaime Raikage, where black lightning shaped like a panther was unleashed from the body.

If it hit, it would paralyze the enemy, causing their muscles to rapidly deteriorate and inflict unbearable pain.

Naruto's eyes shifted to the Team Samui behind Darui. He glanced at Samui, who was dressed in pure white, and then looked at the two Chunin standing next to her.

"I think it'd be better if all of you came at me together."

Darui remained unmoved. He then said with drooping eyelids, "Samui, I'll keep him busy. You search the area… there could be more of them nearby."

"Understood." Sam responded coolly.

But soon, with a sound cutting through the air, a kunai tied with an Explosive Tag flew toward them at high speed.

Boom!

The resulting explosion forced Samui back.

Using the cover of black smoke, Naruto used Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport, and then launched a lightning-fast strike that sent the pessimistic Chunin Omoi tumbling back. Then, he flipped and unsheathed his sword, slashing directly at the red-haired Chunin, Karui.

It's still the same strategy, take down the weaker ones first with lightning-fast precision.

The battlefield is ever-changing, and victory comes to those with bloodlust and guts. Kumogakure is also a Shinobi Village that values companions first, so attacking the weaker members first would disrupt the stronger ones.

If Naruto succeeded in taking one down, the bloodshed would serve to increase his morale, pushing him into an even more ferocious state. In simpler terms, he would use the enemy's blood to fuel his fury, forcing himself into a berserker-like rage.

Naruto had used this tactic countless times, and it rarely failed him.

Ding!

However, the expected outcome changed. Naruto's sword was mere inches from cutting down Karui, but at the last second, Darui arrived to block it.

Using his combat instincts honed from countless battles, Darui had guessed Naruto's intentions and managed to save Karui in the nick of time.

Clang!

Their blades clashed, producing a shower of sparks. The force of the collision sent Karui tumbling backward, landing hard on the ground.

The overwhelming killing intent left her frozen in shock for a moment. Even though she had survived, her neck felt cold, and a faint line of blood appeared. Just now, she had barely escaped with her life.

Bang!

Naruto decisively tossed his sword aside, and his body was immediately enveloped in a blood-red Chakra. He spun around and threw a powerful punch, landing it squarely on Darui's face. The speed was so fast that Darui even paused for a moment.

With a resounding bang, Darui was sent flying and a puff of white smoke exploded.

'Lightning Clone?' Naruto frowned, thinking to himself, 'He must've prepared that the moment he summoned the black lightning.'

'As expected from someone in Kumogakure who could rival Kakashi, the master of drawing.'

The moment Naruto shattered the Lightning Clone, Samui lunged at him from below with her short sword with an expressionless face. Meanwhile, Darui attacked from the right, unleashing a Lightning Release Ninjutsu in the form of a black panther charging toward Naruto.

Naruto didn't dodge. He knew he had to seriously injure one of them, otherwise, Koyuki's position would be unsafe.

Focusing his mind, the red glow of the Biju Chakra Cloak flared up again. He quickly reached into his seal space and pulled out the Kusanagi Sword, slashing it through the oncoming lightning panther.

With a sizzling sound, Naruto was instantly struck by the Lightning Release Ninjutsu, seemingly paralyzed.

Seeing an opportunity, Samui switched to a two-handed grip on her sword and flipped gracefully, aiming a heavy stab at Naruto from behind.

Darui frowned, and he instantly realized that something was wrong, 'This person wasn't weak, so why did he run into my Lightning Release without even trying to dodge?'

"Samui!" Darui shouted as he rushed to intercept, but it was too late.

Naruto, who was struck by lightning, was actually not paralyzed. He spun around and threw another punch. The blood-red Chakra swirled around his fist, accompanied by the roar of a beast, as it hurtled straight toward Samui's face.

Fortunately, Darui's warning caused Samui to abruptly halt her attack, so she managed to raise her sword to block the punch.

Bang!

Her short sword shattered into pieces, and her breathing grew heavy. After all, it was a Chakra short sword that was made with a lot of money and could cut iron like mud, but now...

Boom!

Samui was sent flying, with her shoulder blade visibly twisted. She crashed heavily into the ground, creating a large crater.

"Samui-senpai!" The red-haired girl Karui rushed over, while Omoi, the other Chunin, cautiously drew his blade and positioned himself in front of Naruto, preventing him from getting any closer to the unconscious Samui.

Seeing Samui was knocked out, Naruto's brows relaxed a little, 'I finally took care of one opponent. The other two Chunin would likely be preoccupied and wouldn't pose much of a threat for now.'

Naruto estimated that Samui had the strength of a Jonin, so now, the only remaining troublesome person is Darui.

"Storm Release: Laser Circus!"

Several blue laser-like beams, which is a mixture of Water and Lightning Release, whizzed past Naruto's ears, breaking apart some of the blood-red chakra surrounding him, only for it to quickly reform.

"It's really a Chakra Cloak!" Darui landed in front of Naruto and said in a deep voice, "No wonder you can could resist my Lightning Release. You pretended to be affected just to deceive us."

"You're pretty crafty." He said.

"Ptui." Naruto didn't bother responding with words, instead, he spat on the ground, showing his disdainful attitude as the arrogant Uchiha.

However, Darui hadn't completely figured it out. While the Chakra Cloak theory was correct, what Naruto wore was no ordinary Chakra Cloak… it was the genuine Kyubi Chakra Cloak.

It was because this power is backing him that he dared to take Darui's Lightning Release Ninjutsu head-on.

A fake Uchiha: Fire Release and Sharingan.

A real Uchiha: Biju Chakra Cloak.

But after saying that, Darui still felt something was off. Looking at this 'Uchiha Sasuke' enveloped in blood-red Chakra, Darui's frown deepened.

'Is this really how an Uchiha is supposed to be?'

Blame Konoha's actions for this confusion. After all, Darui had barely gotten to know the legend of the Uchiha Clan before realizing they had been wiped out by their own village. Any hidden truths about them were probably only known by someone as knowledgeable as Samui.

Unfortunately, Samui was out cold and couldn't wake up for a while.