Naruto and Sasuke are doing nothing; Madara and I will set an example.

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"Although it wasn't his own technique, he used it quite well. He's actually very talented, he just lacks guidance."

The entrance to the contestants' waiting area, located under the wall, was also indiscriminately blocked by the fire array wall.

Through the barrier wall, Sarada watched Boruto struggle against the encirclement of the Tree World. Sarada was about to rush out, but Mitsuki tightly bound her with his snake hands.

"Siyue, let me go!"

Mitsuki said sternly, "Sarana! This barrier contains a terrifying fire jutsu. Touching it will trigger a fire jutsu rebound. If you can't save Boruto, you'll die first!"

"Who cares about this kind of thing! All I know is that if I don't do something about Boruto, he'll die!"

Mitsuki was anxious too, but stopping Sarada from doing something foolish in a moment of impulsiveness was the only thing he could do for Boruto...

He lowered his gaze.

At this rate, the only option is to knock Sarada unconscious first.

"Uchiha Sarada, why did you do such a stupid thing?"

Just as Mitsuki was about to step forward and knock Sarada unconscious, a question suddenly came from behind him.

Sarada turned her face, her two tomoe eyes filled with tears as she glared at 'Kaze' in the seat behind her.

"Are you saying I'm doing something stupid?"

Feng calmly said, "The rules of the Chunin Exams state that as long as one side does not admit defeat, even if they die during the competition, it is tacitly allowed by the rules. All contestants signed a death consent form before participating in the competition. This is the resolve of a ninja."

“Boruto Uzumaki, although he is a cheater, he is still protected by the rules. He could have easily given up at this moment, but he stubbornly persists in a fight with no suspense, which means it is his choice. If that’s the case, why are you interfering?”

Sarada said, "Because he is my irreplaceable partner! I can't just stand by and watch him die!"

Feng said, "What would you do if he died? Would you seek revenge on the girl who caused all this?"

Sarada's shoulders trembled uncontrollably at the thought of this possibility.

But she choked up as she spoke her true thoughts: "I won't seek revenge, because the reasons for seeking revenge are completely untenable, but I think I will hate myself for the rest of my life."

Feng looked into Sarada's eyes: "Oh? How so?"

Sarada said regretfully, "I hate myself for being so blind! I didn't even notice that he had been hiding that thing on his right arm the whole way! I hate myself for not realizing what he was up to and not changing him in time! That's why he did all these stupid things! I was standing so close to him, and yet... I didn't notice anything! I'm so unwilling to accept this!"

"If Boruto dies because of this, I will never be able to forgive myself!"

As the words fell... accompanied by tears of intense regret, "Sizzle!" Sarada's two tomoe swirled in her eyes, completing the missing third tomoe!

Having seen what he wanted to see, a wistful smile appeared on Feng's lips.

So that's how it is... Is this what they call the bond between partners?

It seems you've already understood what love is. If one day you lose love and deeply understand that pain, then you will also...

Looking up again, Feng gave Sarada a bright smile: "Don't worry, Boruto Uzumaki won't die."

Feng said matter-of-factly, "He's the Hokage's son, right? It's hard to imagine the Hokage standing by and watching him die. That's the first point."

"Secondly, my sister, Uchiha Yuki, is different from that guy who recklessly unleashes his skills. She's someone who truly knows how to control her strength when she attacks. So, don't worry."

Siyue gazed intently at the witty and cheerful Feng.

Was he deliberately using those words to induce emotional fluctuations in Sarada?

How can this stimulate her Sharingan to reach perfection?

Uchiha Kaze is far more unfathomable than I thought.

After severing another tree root even thicker than himself, Boruto's purple lightning completely dissipated due to exhaustion.

Kneeling on one knee amidst the scattered wood shards, Hiroto gasped for breath, gazing at the towering trees that continued to grow wildly around him.

He clenched his fists.

"No, I haven't lost yet... I still have 150 techniques in my scientific ninja tools! If I release them all, there might be a sliver of hope that I can stop these damned trees!"

"Having paid homage to Father's [Purple Lightning], it's time to settle this battle." Xue formed a hand seal with two fingers.

"Click!" The closed flower buds burst open all at once, releasing poisonous pollen!

That is a punishment that cannot be escaped as long as one is in the tree realm.

Holding your breath won't help, because pollen will passively enter your nasal cavity as it moves through the air.

With Boruto's current skill level, even a tiny amount would be enough to render him unable to fight.

After inhaling the pollen, Boruto felt a blurry, double vision, followed by dizziness and lightheadedness.

"Damn it... I can't muster any strength."

He stumbled forward a few meters with unsteady steps before collapsing to the ground.

He didn't even have the strength to touch the scientific ninja tools on his wrist.

"Am I going to die? This is so pathetic. I used every trick in the book to cheat, only to be crushed by someone's real skill. I'm utterly defeated. Surely no other ninja will die such a pathetic death as me?"

I'm sorry, Dad, I'm sorry, Mom, I'm sorry, Himawari... I'm sorry, Sarada, I'm sorry, Mitsuki, I'm sorry, Konohamaru-sensei, I'm sorry, my Konoha comrades with whom I spend every day, I have brought shame upon you.

Boruto Uzumaki, filled with self-mockery and regret, lost consciousness.

"It's over." Xue rose from the tree, her gaze lowered, and she formed a hand seal with two fingers.

"Then, next..."

Chapter 78 Momoshiki's Arrival

If it were a life-or-death battle, Xue would surely deliver a devastating blast of fire that would extinguish the entire tree realm.

However, today's game will only determine the winner and loser, not the life or death of the opponent.

Therefore, she chose to stop there.

"Whoosh!" After forming a hand seal with two fingers, the tree flower released a powerful suction force, absorbing the pollen dispersed in the air and closing its flower buds.

After doing all this, Yuki leaped down in front of Boruto, crossed her arms, and waited quietly.

Seeing that the outcome was already decided, and that Yuki didn't intend to kill Boruto, Naruto in the stands breathed a deep sigh of relief and said to the referee Rock Lee, who had come to ask for his opinion, "No rush, she probably has something to say to Boruto, let's wait and see."

"Huh... I'm still alive?" About a minute later, Boruto's eyelids trembled and opened, and Yuki's bare face was frozen in his blurry vision.

"!" He jumped up with a start, instinctively raising his right wrist towards the snow, while his left hand rested on the trigger button of the scientific ninja tool.

Xue crossed her arms and said coldly, "You'd better save your breath. The aftereffects of pollen can be quite severe."

"Ugh..." Before he could finish speaking, Boruto's legs went weak and he knelt down in front of Yuki.

When the Five Kage were dispersed by Dust Release in the Flower Tree World, they were able to get up and fight on the spot. This was because they were Kage, and their physical abilities and chakra far surpassed those of ordinary people.

Boruto at this moment is incapable of doing such a thing.

The power of the Flower Tree Realm is enough to make those below the Kage level look up in the dust.

"Sigh." Boruto sighed and gave up on the futile resistance.

He was filled with awe and curiosity towards the girl who had brought him such a crushing defeat.

After gathering his courage, Boruto looked at Yuki's face and asked the question that had been troubling him the most: "Uchiha Yuki, who exactly are you? Why do you possess such great power at the same age as me?"

Xue thought to herself: Boruto Uzumaki, he is my opponent in this Chunin Exam, and he is also someone I have personally confirmed who may have a positive impact on my father's plans in the future.

My father doesn't have the time or energy to work on both generations.

Therefore, it is my duty to guide the new generation to grow in the direction that our fathers expect!

After thinking it over, Xue replied, "My current strength comes two-tenths from hard work, three-tenths from talent, and five-tenths from help."

Boruto asked curiously, "Help?"

Xue brushed the dust off the ground, sat down in front of Boruto, and said, "To put it bluntly, assistance is just the resources given by our parents."

"Resources?" The last time I heard the word "resources" was from Tono Kazusuke.

If Fang Zhu said that the Nine-Tails is Naruto's resource, then scientific ninja tools are Boruto's resource.

He listened to the advice, which led to his current utter defeat.

Therefore, he now instinctively disregards these two words.

"So, half of your power comes from readily available resources? Just like my scientific ninja tools?"

Xue calmly said, "Boruto, the resources of our parents determine that we can start from a higher point, but how high we can reach ultimately depends on ourselves."

Boruto asked, "Why can you speak so calmly and like an adult? I don't sense any pretense from you. Have you suffered a lot? Have you experienced many setbacks?"

Xue shook her head and said, "No, I've had a smooth journey all the way. I haven't experienced any hardships in life, nor have I encountered any setbacks."

"However, I understand that it was my parents who tasted the bitterness and endured the setbacks for me, which gave me the wings to soar."

"I made up for the lack of life experience by learning from the hardships and setbacks of my parents, and I also found my direction as a ninja."

"Fathers..." Boruto murmured the somewhat outdated term, trying to delve deeper into it, but he couldn't quite connect with it.

At this moment, Xue asked, "Boruto, let me ask you, do you know what kind of person your father, Naruto Uzumaki, is?"

Boruto replied matter-of-factly, "Ah, I know. He was born to be Hokage and enjoys the attention of everyone. He's a kind old man who always helps the villagers, but he often neglects the feelings of his family."

Xue shook her head and said, "It seems you know your father better than I do."

"What did you say?" Boruto looked at Yuki in disbelief. "I don't agree with what you said. Can you know my dad, whom I've watched grow up, better than me?"

"Look me in the eyes, and I'll show you what kind of person your father really is!"

The two locked eyes, and Xue's Sharingan flashed with a bright light.

—Genjutsu: Sharingan!

"Whoosh!" In a sudden instant, Boruto was lying on the ground, breathing heavily.

He clutched his throbbing forehead tightly.

He exclaimed in disbelief, "How could this be...? My dad went through such a painful past? He wasn't accepted by everyone? Amidst the cold stares and ostracism, he won everyone's approval through perseverance and action, step by step becoming Hokage? This... this is really my dad?"

"Where did you learn all this from?"

"I'm just passing on what I've seen from my parents to you, exactly as it is."

"But this is the real deal, the path your father, Naruto Uzumaki, took."

Tears welled up in Boruto's eyes, and his voice choked with emotion: "I...I never knew...because no one ever told me this! Never!"

"If I had known my dad was this kind of person, I wouldn't have viewed him this way all these years, and I wouldn't have done anything stupid to get his attention!"

Boruto wiped away his tears and said gratefully, "Thank you for telling me all this, really!"

Xue smiled and said, "You're welcome. I'm just telling you what I know. Let's hurry up and leave, so the other contestants don't get impatient."

Boruto said, "Wait, tell me one more thing. I want to know who your parents were? They seem really impressive! They know so much about my dad! They must be people my dad knew too. Can you tell me? I really want to know."

Xue replied bluntly, "I'm sorry, I have no comment on matters concerning my parents."

"Huh? So stingy! We've had a really good fight, we should be considered friends who can talk to each other! What's wrong with telling me a little something?"

Xue said with a clear sense of boundaries, "No means no, and what do you mean by 'exhilarating'? You just pressed a few buttons and fiddled around a bit. Besides, we're not even close! We're far from being friends!"

Boruto pleaded, "Name, at least tell me your name! Your dad isn't the kind of person who's shameful or can't be brought into the light, is he? I'm begging you! Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm the kind of person who never asks for favors."

This guy... was he really this awesome?

Xue didn't want to be too cold-hearted.

She knew her father's plan was true, but she didn't know that a few days ago, her father had given Boruto's father and Sarada's father a good beating in front of their own house.

"Alright, as for his name, I won't mind telling you. His name is Uchiha..."

"Boom!" Just then, a white figure crashed down from the sky, interrupting her words!

Beneath the menacing horn, a golden white eye slowly rose, locking onto the figure of the father who was eagerly waiting in the Shadow Stand, along with the golden Rinnegan on his forehead!

"Found you." The Golden Peach-Swallowing Style's lips curled into a domineering smile. "Inferior, a mere creature!"

Chapter 79 Momoshiki's Cruelty to the Five Kage (Part 1) [Exclusively Sponsored by User 10038747 (Certified by a Top User)]

A strangely dressed man suddenly appeared on the field, causing an uproar among the spectators in the stands.

Who is that guy?

"Why are you dressed like a famous stage actress?"