Naruto Live: The Death of Naruto in the Beginning Movie

[Yitsu, using the Earth Style technique, closed the hole and said proudly, "After using this technique, there will be no trace left."]

[As soon as he finished speaking, Rock Lee descended from the sky and forced the three enemies to retreat. Sakura quickly destroyed the Earth Style technique that had trapped Naruto: "What a joke!"]

["Konoha Whirlwind!"] In the smoke and dust, Rock Lee quickly stepped forward and fought the three enemies. Sakura, having freed Naruto, also joined the battle.

[On the other side, Neji successfully stopped the leader of the four, who was about to harm the priestess. The leader said, with a hint of reluctance, "Is it one of that guy's companions?"]

[At that moment, the boost effect from the chakra infusion began to wear off for the four enemies. Realizing the situation was turning against them, they quickly withdrew from the battle.]

["Yitsu, find Brother Kusu's location," Setsuna instructed, and with Yitsu's keen sense of smell, the three enemies rushed toward the battlefield on the other side.]

["Has the chakra injected from their leader been used up?"]

["Is it a little insufficient? They've only used those ninjutsu."]

["Most of it should have been used to enhance their physical abilities. Didn't you notice their changed appearances?"]

["It might also be that the chakra was insufficient. After all, their goal is just to kill the priestess of the Demon Country. They probably didn't expect to be stopped."]

["Eight Trigrams Palm!"] The leader of the four was sent flying by Neji's attack, and he quickly jumped up to join the other three.

[The three enemies hurriedly urged Kusu to replenish his chakra, but Sakura and Rock Lee, who followed closely behind, would not let them recover so easily.]

["These annoying guys!"]

["There's no way to resupply like this!"]

["Without chakra, there's no chance of winning!"]

["Alright, let's retreat for now."]

[The four enemies explained their current situation, and instead of risking continuing the mission, they jumped over the mountain wall and fled.]

["Should we say these people are clear-headed? They are very cautious in judging the combat power of both sides. But when we think about their goal of conquering the world, we feel that they are not normal."]

["The actual combat power of this group of people is not as good as that of an ordinary ninja team! They are completely relying on that dark medical ninjutsu, right!"]

["Didn't Huang Quan say that he's a survivor of the last war, so it's understandable that his subordinates are weaker than before?"]

["Huang Quan conquered the world with the power of monsters, not these people! Please figure it out!"]

Kakashi pointed to the sky and reminded the Genin in the conference room: "Don't trust those speeches. You need to judge for yourselves which ones are worth considering."

Guy nodded in agreement, then said, "The strength of these enemies is still decent, but Neji, Lee, and Sakura performed better."

"I'm so moved!" Lee clenched his fists, tears in his eyes.

Though happy to be praised, Sakura knew that the praise was directed at her future self, and not her present self.

'It doesn't matter, as long as I work hard from now on, I'll become that strong one day!' Sakura encouraged herself secretly.

"What about me? What about me!" Naruto pointed at himself, eagerly asking Guy.

"Well, Naruto, you are full of energy! Very youthful!" Guy gave Naruto a thumbs up, flashing his teeth in a grin.

"What's that supposed to mean...?" Naruto muttered.

[After the battle, Neji walked up to Ashio and the priestess and comforted them: "Don't worry, I'm a Konoha ninja."]

["Konoha…" Ashio clearly knew that Konoha would send reinforcements, so she felt a little relieved.]

[At that moment, a purple pattern, resembling a kaleidoscope, appeared in the eyes of the priestess, Shion. She saw a vision of herself as a child.]

["That..."]

["What's wrong, Lady Shion?" Noticing Shion's strange behavior, Ashio asked hurriedly.]

["That... I felt it waking up again."] Shion spoke cryptically, though everyone watching the sky screen understood she was referring to the monster.

["Why does this priestess' foresight seem so incoherent and passive?"]

["With such restrictions, her value is greatly reduced!"]

["She is just a priestess from a small country. Do you really expect her to have strong abilities? This level is considered good."]

["But doesn't that monster seem powerful? It seems to look down on the five major countries. It stands to reason that a priestess who can seal it should be very strong."]

["Tsk! Everyone brags. I also said that I was evenly matched with the Hokage. What's so special about a guy who can be sealed by a priestess from a small country?"]

Shion, feeling annoyed by how people viewed her power, glared at the sky screen: "These people are so annoying..."

[Everyone returned to the temple again. The priestess Shion met the Konoha team in the main hall. Naruto also appeared unharmed.]

["This is the priestess of the Demon Country, Lady Shion," Ashio introduced the priestess to the Konoha team.]

[The Konoha team introduced themselves in turn.]

["I am the captain of Konoha's Team 7, Hyuga Neji."]

["I am Rock Lee."]

["I am Haruno Sakura."]

["I am Uzumaki Naruto, pleased to meet you." Naruto introduced himself carelessly. Sakura, who was standing next to him, elbowed him in the stomach to stop him from saying anything more inappropriate.]

["Haha, the way these two interact is really funny. They seem quite close!"]

Sakura glared at this comment. Naruto, who was usually talkative, wisely refrained from saying anything more.

[Let's not focus on Naruto and Sakura, who were bickering below. Neji explained the mission to Shion: "We are here to protect you and escort you to the Sealed Shrine."]

[Ashio, on the side, reported the casualties from last night to Shion, emphasizing Suzuki, who had been predicted to die.]

[Upon hearing this, Shion responded in a flat, slightly disdainful tone: "Humph, I knew I was safe by now, and those people should have been relieved."]

[Hearing Shion's indifferent response, Naruto immediately became angry: "Wait a minute!"]

[He stood up, jumped in front of Shion, grabbed her collar, glared at her, and said, "Everyone died for you, and this is your attitude!?"]

["Hiss! Although I don't like her condescending attitude, Naruto just grabbed her collar..."]

["Does this count as holding the princess hostage?"]

["Well, the Demon Country situation is different from other countries. This might be more like holding a daimyo hostage."]

["Isn't that worse?"]

["Is this guy even a ninja? Doesn't he have basic emotional control!?"]