Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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He was like a monkey that had been imprisoned for a long time and finally regained its freedom, jumping and dancing around in the narrow tree hole.

Every now and then, I would put my ear close to the cave wall to listen to the faint sound of the wind outside.

A moment later, he shouted in Sasuke's direction, "Hey! Sasuke! Did you just 'tsk'? I heard it! I definitely heard it!"

He even ran to the cave entrance and yelled at the crows circling outside, "Hey—! Good morning, brother crow over there!"

Startled by the sudden noise, the crow cawed and flapped its wings, flying away.

Sasuke leaned against the cave wall, a clear zigzag mark appearing on his forehead, and his lips twitched slightly.

In the end, he swallowed the word "idiot" back, turning it into a helpless and soft sigh.

Fine, I'll let it slide, considering the fact that this last guy is still recovering from serious injuries.

He turned his face away, pretending to study a tiny crack in the cave wall.

Sakura watched Naruto jumping around energetically, as if he was making up for all the energy he had lost in the past few days.

Looking at Sasuke's disgusted expression, as if saying "I don't know him," I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The tension and worry of the past few days seemed to have been somewhat alleviated by Naruto's exaggerated joy.

"That's great, Naruto, it's good that your hearing has returned." Sakura smiled, her eyes slightly moist.

Naruto finally stopped his celebration, which was enough to cause a small earthquake.

He quickly ripped off the last few layers of cumbersome bandages from his head.

He revealed a bright, sunny smile, despite some minor scratches.

He rubbed his ears, which were finally free, and grinned, "Hehe, the whole world feels brighter! Even Sakura's nagging sounds amazing!"

"Who's nagging!" Sakura instantly bristled, her fists clenching reflexively.

"Ah! Sorry, sorry!" Naruto immediately covered his head and ran away, hiding behind Sasuke.

Although he knew perfectly well that Sasuke was now a "porcelain doll" and couldn't withstand Sakura's monstrous strength.

Sasuke: "..."

Naruto's wailing and excited shouts could be felt even by the three people inside the sealed space.

"Shut up! That brat! It's just regaining my hearing, is it really that big of a deal? He's practically deafening me!"

The nine-tailed fox's massive body rolled over restlessly inside the sealed iron cage.

Nine enormous tails lashed out with a loud crackling sound, causing the chakra water below to ripple.

Madara, who was atop Kurama's head, said: "After being deaf for a day, anyone would be excited to regain their hearing."

Nine-Tails: "Huh, old Madara, this doesn't sound like something you would say."

Minato: "Indeed, after spending so much time with Madara-san, I feel that he is completely different from the Madara-san of the rumors."

Ban: "That was made up to be true."

Nine-Tails: "Are you sure?"

Ban turned his head away: "At the very least, it's definitely true that I'm ruthless and heartless."

Seeing the other party's suspicious expression, Madara could only change the subject: "Speaking of which, you scraggly fox, how did you get captured? I remember that when I was fighting Hashirama, his chakra was no longer enough to suppress you."

Although Madara has lost his memory, he still remembers the battle at the Valley of the End very clearly.

At that time, he used Susanoo on Kurama to withstand Hashirama's True Several Thousand Hands, after which Kurama was suppressed by Hashirama and could no longer be controlled.

The two of them fought their way to the Valley of the End, but were eventually killed by Hashirama because of a Wood Release clone.

By the time they reached the Valley of the End, Hashirama had exhausted all his chakra.

At this point, Hashirama couldn't even heal himself, so how could he possibly have chakra to suppress the Nine-Tails?

If he hadn't been running out of chakra at the time, he would have summoned the Nine-Tails to show off.

Nine-Tails said irritably, "How should I know? By the time I regained consciousness, I had already been sealed away."

"Didn't you say you regained your memories?"

"Recovery does not mean everything."

"And another thing, if you hadn't taken me into custody back then, would I have been used as a tool by you ninjas and robbed around like this?! You, the culprit, have no right to talk about me like that!"

"Hmph, the excuse of the weak. Power is meant to be used. You have power but don't know how to use it, so you deserve to be locked up." Madara's tone was full of disdain.

"What do you say?"

"Alright, alright, Mr. Madara, Kurama, let's both say less."

Minato sighed and rubbed his forehead, feeling like he was raising two incredibly troublesome children: "What Naruto needs right now is our support and guidance, not infighting."

"Besides, didn't we agree that, at least when Naruto needs it, we should be a little... um... more harmonious?"

"Who's on good terms with him!" Kurama and Madara retorted almost in unison.

Nine-Tailed Fox: "I just think the rent inside this kid's body should go up!"

Madara: "Hmph, for Minato's sake, I'll let this scruffy fox off the hook for now!"

Minato: "..."

Well, this is probably the limit of their "harmony".

In the real world, Naruto did not hear their argument.

At this moment, Sasuke looked out of the cave and said in a deep voice, "Stop messing around, you loser. Don't forget, today is the last day."

Naruto quickly leaped to Sasuke's side: "Coming, coming!"

Sasuke looked at his two teammates, squatted down, and said, "The teams that have collected both scrolls are definitely concentrated in the tower, while those teams that haven't collected both scrolls but are unwilling to give up..."

At this point, Sasuke's expression turned serious: "Now they're probably all concentrated in the area near the tower, preparing for their final ambush and looting."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Naruto and Sakura, a hint of seriousness in his eyes: "The 'Earth Scroll' we possess and the 'Heaven Scroll' we obtained from the Sound Ninja are like two huge pieces of meat. The final stretch to the tower... will be the most dangerous."

Naruto's smile vanished, and his blue eyes sharpened.

He clenched his fist, feeling the power coursing through his body and the clear perception brought by his newly restored hearing.

"Dangerous? Hmph, perfect! Let them see the power of Naruto Uzumaki after his recovery! This time, it's my turn to protect you!" He patted his chest, full of confidence.

Seeing Naruto's serious expression and then looking at Sasuke's profile—weak but with a determined look—Sakura felt a surge of courage.

"Yes! The three of us together will definitely reach the tower safely!"

Chapter 77 Group Fight? I'm least afraid of group fights.

After resting, the three carefully left the tree hollow that had sheltered them for many days.

Heading towards the towering tower in the center of the Death Forest.

The closer one gets to the tower, the quieter the surrounding forest becomes, with even the chirping of birds and insects becoming much less frequent.

There was a depressing feeling of impending storm in the air.

Sunlight filtered through the increasingly dense canopy, casting dappled and eerie shadows, as if every shadow concealed a malevolent gaze.

Sasuke walked at the front. Although his body had not fully recovered, he was still capable of observing the enemy situation.

Sakura is in the center, and as a medical professional, she is responsible for providing support and sensing.

Naruto stayed behind, his ears alertly picking up any unusual sounds.

Sasuke's Sharingan suddenly detected an extremely faint fluctuation of chakra in the canopy of trees to his side, and he immediately sounded a warning.

However, the warning was still a step too late!

"Ninja Art: Thousands of Raindrops!"

"Water escape·Water chaos!"

"Earth Release·Rock Stealing Stick!"

Accompanied by several low shouts, the attack came from three directions at the same time!

The dense, hair-like poisoned needles poured down like a torrential rain.

The surging water swept in with tremendous force.

Several sharp stalagmites instantly pierced the ground, aiming directly at the three people's landing spot!

"Damn it! It's Rain Ninja!"

Sakura instantly recognized the ninja village represented by the other person's headband.

"The art of multiple shadow clones!"

Naruto reacted the fastest, completing the hand seals almost the instant the attack was about to hit him.

There were at least eight hundred Narutos, if not a thousand, who exploded like golden mushroom clouds, instantly filling the clearing in the forest!

Boom boom boom! Puff puff puff!

Most of the thousand books were blocked by the suddenly appearing wall of shadow clones, creating a dense series of impact sounds.

The turbulent water waves knocked down dozens of clones in the front row, but the successors immediately took their place.

The rock-stealing stick pierced directly through the soles of some of the clones' feet, causing a chorus of exaggerated screams of "Ouch, my foot!"

"What?!" The three Rain Ninjas hiding in the tree were taken aback.

They had anticipated a retaliation, but they hadn't expected it to be so brutal and direct.

Such a massive scale! Does this blond kid have unlimited chakra?

"Hahaha! You think you can bully the few because you have the numbers? Let's see who has the more people now!"

Naruto himself, mixed in with the army of shadow clones, stood with his hands on his hips, laughing loudly, his voice echoing through the forest: "Brothers! Charge! Beat them to a pulp!"

"oh--!!!"

Thousands of Narutos shouted in unison, creating a deafening roar.

The golden wave instantly split into three streams, like three raging torrents, sweeping towards the location where the three Rain Ninja were hiding!

"Quick! Use the Shadow Clone Technique to disrupt it!" the Rain Ninja captain hurriedly ordered.