I, Naruto, started out with Hinata feeding me imported candy.

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Everyone present changed their expressions, and a chill ran down their spines.

Although a year has passed, they still shudder whenever they think of the scene of being brutally beaten by Naruto.

That feeling of being brutally beaten is just too damn torturous!!!

It can be said!

Everyone present, except for Black Zetsu.

Everyone else in 060 has developed a psychological aversion to Naruto!

At this moment, Pain's face twitched slightly, but he quickly recovered.

He looked at everyone present, took a deep breath, and then shook his head, saying, "This time, the plan to capture the tailed beasts will no longer start with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but will begin with the lowest-ranking One-Tail Shukaku Jinchuriki."

"After we capture all the Jinchuriki, we will then capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Pain's explanation.

They were terrified to hear the other side say they would continue to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but thankfully it wasn't what they expected.

Now that we're starting with the lowest-ranking Jinchūriki, the One-Tailed Beast, everyone's spirits are high.

Having suffered a loss at the hands of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the only way to regain its sense of existence is to target other Jinchuriki!

At this moment, Deidara stood up from his chair and volunteered, "Boss, let Sasori and I handle the task of capturing the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, okay!"

Scorpion glanced at his teammate's words but said nothing.

Upon hearing this, Pain glanced at Sasori, who remained silent, and then nodded in response.

"Yes, I was originally planning to send you and Scorpion."

Deidara's face lit up with excitement when he saw the leader nod in agreement.

"Hehe, the art of explosion that has been dormant for so long."

"Now it's finally going to bloom again!!!"

"Um!!!".

Chapter 142 Temari's Sudden Visit to Konoha! Fishing for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

three days later.

At the main entrance of Konoha Village.

A female ninja with light yellow hair tied into four short braids, wearing a black long robe, carrying a three-star fan on her back, and wearing a Sunagakure headband on her forehead, was rushing towards the large iron gate of Konoha Village.

At the same time, two gatekeepers stood guard at the gates of Konoha.

Steel and iron, the moon rises over the clouds.

“Izumo, she...she seems to be Temari from Sunagakure.”

Seeing the woman rushing towards him from outside the large iron gate, Gang Zitie immediately spoke to his companion beside him.

"Eh, it really is her." Izumo Kamui nodded repeatedly, resting his chin on his hand and said in a puzzled tone, "Wait a minute, why isn't she staying in Sunagakure? What's she doing here all alone?"

"I don't know." Gangzi Tie shook his head, thought for a moment and replied, "But judging from her appearance, she seems to be in a hurry."

As the two were talking, Temari had already quickly arrived at the large iron gate of Konoha Village.

She was breathing heavily, her face showing anxiety.

After catching her breath, Temari hurriedly said, "Akatsuki...Sunagakure is in trouble...Gaara has been captured!"

Upon hearing this, Gangzi Tie and Shenyue Chuyun's expressions changed drastically.

They hadn't heard the name "Akatsuki" for a year, but it was still fresh in their minds.

They will never forget the scene of the Akatsuki's invasion of Konoha, which caused significant losses to the village.

Similarly, they will not forget the scene of Naruto personally ravaging the Akatsuki members.

At this moment, Izumo Kamitsu looked at his partner beside him and said in a deep voice, "Tetsuko, you stay here and watch the gate."

"Okay." Gangzi Tie realized the seriousness of the problem and nodded in agreement without much thought.

Izumo looked at the anxious Temari and said with a solemn expression, "Come on, I'll take you to see the Hokage!"

"Okay, thank you for your trouble!!" Temari nodded repeatedly.

Immediately, the two rushed towards the Hokage's office building.

Nanhe River.

river bank.

"Hey, a big shipment has arrived."

Naruto watched the tip of the fishing rod dangle and swing, a smile on his face, and clicked his tongue as he muttered something to himself.

As he spoke, he raised his right hand.

The next moment, a large, fat fish burst out of the water.

Naruto looked at the big, fat fish that had been hooked and immediately took it off the hook.

He weighed it in his hand for a moment, then smiled with great satisfaction.

"It weighs about thirteen pounds, not bad, not bad."

He casually put the big, fat fish into the fish bucket, then picked up a piece of fish food and hooked it onto the hook.

With a flick of the red fishing rod, the hook went into the water.

After doing all that, Naruto picked up a risqué manga and began reading it with great interest.

Just then, a system notification sounded.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have caught a Devil Fruit from the One Piece world: the Rumble-Rumble Fruit (Perfect Version, this fruit has no side effects)."

Upon hearing the system notification, Naruto's eyes lit up slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his handsome face.

"You've only just cast your line into the water, and you've already caught something good!"

"Today was a very fruitful day."

As he spoke, he pulled up the fishing rod with a forceful pull of his right arm.

The next moment, an exquisite square gift box was hung on the fishing hook.

Without hesitation, Naruto opened the gift box.

A completely blue fruit came into view.

Spiral patterns are also engraved on the surface of the fruit.

"So this is the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"

Naruto held the Devil Fruit in his hand, squinted his eyes, and muttered something to himself.

Now that he has the good stuff, Naruto has lost interest in fishing.

We should eat the Devil Fruit first and gain the power of thunder.

Naruto's lips twitched slightly at the thought of the extremely unpalatable taste of Devil Fruits.

"Forget it, I can't eat it raw, let's grill it instead."

Not a moment.

A fire stand rose up in front of Naruto.

On the fire stand was a Devil Fruit that had been roasted until charred, and a large, fat fish that had been caught earlier.

While grilling the Devil Fruits, Naruto felt that eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit alone wasn't quite satisfying; there had to be a side dish, right?

So...

The big, fat fish will have to make do with what it is today.

At this moment, Naruto looked at the roasted Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the large, fat fish with a golden-yellow surface.

He casually picked up the sauce and then used a brush to coat the surface of the Rumble Fruit and the Big Fat Fish.

"It's done."

Naruto smiled slightly, sniffed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and clicked his tongue slightly.

"It smells so good, I wonder how it tastes."

Without hesitation, Naruto picked up the Rumble-Rumble Fruit with a fork and examined the charred surface of the fruit.

"Gudu~"

Naruto swallowed hard, opened his mouth, and took a small bite of the flesh of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Once the fruit pulp entered my mouth, an indescribable sensation filled my entire oral cavity.

After eating the fruit, Naruto clicked his tongue slightly.

"Tsk tsk, how should I put it..."

"The taste wasn't too bad, but it was still manageable."

After muttering a small comment to himself, Naruto picked up the grilled fish next to him and took a bite.

For an instant.

The rich aroma of meat filled my mouth, completely masking the strange taste of the Devil Fruit.

"Hmm~"

"Grilled fish is still the best."

Immediately, Naruto ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit while enjoying the delicious grilled fish.

Ten minutes later.

Naruto has already eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

The grilled fish was too big, so some was left over.

but--

Right now, Naruto didn't have time to worry about whether he had finished the grilled fish. Instead, he was carefully experiencing the physical changes that came with eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.