109: Chapter 109 Results! Hesitant DistributionNaruto wiped the blood from his face, grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth, and seemed fairly satisfied with his work…
Then he complained, "But this is really weird!There are so many ferocious beasts in this forest!It's like I've disturbed a beast's den!It took me so much effort, and I even used up a lot of my shadow clones to get all this!I'm exhausted!"
Looking at the "mountain of flesh" reeking of blood, and then at Naruto's sincere and pure blue eyes, Sasuke and Sakura were both deeply shaken.
They never expected that Naruto, who usually seemed carefree and only cared about being Hokage and fighting, would observe the suffering of the townspeople so meticulously and take such.bloody and direct actions.
But the problem now is.
"Naruto, your idea is good."
Sakura looked at the mountain of prey and was somewhat troubled."But how are we going to distribute so much to everyone in town?We can't just go door-to-door delivering it, can we?And."
The smell of blood is too strong.Would it be.too much to move it directly to the town?
Naruto scratched his head, realizing that he had been so caught up in the excitement of hunting that he hadn't thought about what to do next.
He habitually looked at Sasuke and Sakura, his eyes filled with pleading: "Yeah!What do we do?Sasuke?Sakura?You two are smart, think of something!"
Sasuke and Sakura exchanged bewildered glances.They were fine with fighting and training, but they were completely clueless when it came to dealing with this large-scale "supply distribution."
"We can only go back to Kakashi-sensei and Tazuna-san," Sasuke calmly suggested."They will definitely have a way to handle this properly."
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The atmosphere at Tazuna's family dinner table had just become even more lively because Sasuke and Sakura had brought back the news of Naruto's return.
However, when Kakashi and Tazuna saw Naruto and his shadow clones, carrying various wild animal carcasses, "returning in triumph".
Especially when they saw the bloody spoils that filled half the yard, everyone was speechless with shock.
Kakashi's exposed eye widened slightly.He first looked Naruto up and down, who was covered in blood but looked energetic.After confirming that Naruto was not seriously injured, his eye curved into a crescent moon.
"Naruto.you.you really always manage to bring 'surprises'."
He paused, then said with a rare, genuine approval, "Well done."
Then, Kakashi's gaze turned to Tazuna, who was standing to the side, his face unusually solemn and even somewhat pale:
"Mr.Tazner, now.what should we do with these things?Do you have a solution?"
Tazner looked at the "hill" in the yard that exuded a strong stench of blood and the aura of wild beasts, his lips trembled, and his eyes were filled with extreme complexity.
His mind was in turmoil: 'This is really troublesome.these.'
These are all the 'property' that bastard Kado kept in the forest, strictly forbidden to be hunted by the villagers!They're there to deter and punish anyone who dares to resist!
Naruto, that brat.he's really messed things up!
But the next second, the numb and desperate faces of the townspeople and the empty eyes of the children reappeared before his eyes.
He clenched his fists so tightly his nails almost dug into his flesh: 'But.but it's come to this!Can we just stand by and watch this meat, enough to fill the children's stomachs.go to waste?'
He glanced at the shadow clones of Naruto standing all around him in the courtyard, then at Kakashi's composed figure, and a surge of do-or-die courage welled up within him:
'With them here.maybe.it really will work?Let's take a gamble!'
Tazner abruptly raised his head, a resolute glint flashing in his cloudy eyes:
"That's easy!I still have some prestige in this town!"
He took a deep breath and commanded in a loud voice, "Now!I'll have to trouble you all to move all this game to the town square!The faster the better!Make a fuss."
"Make it bigger!Let everyone know we have food!"
"oh--!"
Dozens of Naruto shadow clones responded in unison, instantly transforming into a highly efficient orange assembly line, carrying, lifting, dragging, and pulling, clearing the prey from the yard at an astonishing speed, and surging towards the town center square in a mighty procession.
The thick stench of blood, like an invisible proclamation, permeated the silent town.
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Central Square of the town of Wave Country.
Piles of wild animal carcasses, exuding the stench of blood and raw flesh, were neatly stacked in the center of the square, with dozens of Naruto shadow clones guarding the perimeter like sentinels.
Tazner stood on a makeshift wooden crate and, with all his might, shouted to the townspeople who had been drawn to the area by the smell of blood and the commotion, and who were gathered at the edge of the square with expressions of surprise, fear, and a hint of longing on their faces:
"Fellow villagers!Don't be afraid!Look!This is all food!It was brought to you by Naruto Uzumaki, a ninja from the Land of Fire!He risked his life to enter the forest and hunt it for you!"
Everyone, come and take some!Every household should take some home!Let the elderly and children in your family have a good meal!
His voice echoed across the empty square.
However, he was not met with cheers and gratitude.
After a brief silence, suppressed, uneasy whispers began to rise from the crowd.
A voice filled with fear rang out first, its tone trembling as it questioned:
"Tazuna… these… these wild beasts… weren't they all… released into the forest by Lord Kado… and forbidden for us to hunt?"
If we.if we take it.and bring it back.will.will Lord Kado retaliate against us?
He.his men."
These words were like cold water poured into a hot oil pan!
"Yes, yes.Lord Kado won't let us off the hook."
"Taking it means certain death."
"He.his those""My subordinates are too cruel."
A chorus of agreement and whispers of fear spread like waves through the crowd.
The slight craving that had just been aroused by food was instantly suppressed by a deep-seated fear.
No one dared to step forward; instead, the crowd instinctively retreated.
Naruto stood before the mountain of corpses, and as he watched this scene, the anger in his heart ignited instantly!
He leaped onto a slightly higher stone pier and, facing the terrified crowd, roared with all his might, "Don't be afraid, everyone—!"
His voice, like a thunderclap, instantly drowned out all the whispers: "I, Naruto Uzumaki, am here—!"
He pounded his chest hard, making a dull thud: "That bastard Kado—!If he dares to come—!I'll be the first to get my hands on him!"
I assure you!With me here—!He can't hurt any of you—!
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