Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou-Chapter 422: Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou []

Nara Shikadai vs. Uzumaki Boruto

"I..."

In the examination arena, amid the excited cheers of the crowd, everyone watched as the Seventh Hokage’s son dispelled countless shadow clones and was about to win.

At this moment, Nara Shikadai, surrounded by so many clones, looked helpless. Just as he raised his hand to admit defeat, Boruto rushed up with a mischievous grin.

"Hey, hey, Boruto..."

Seeing Boruto’s grin, Shikadai knew he was planning a prank and hurriedly shouted.

But in the next instant, Shikadai’s pupils widened, his surprised face instantly turning to terror.

A blue light illuminated Shikadai’s face.

"Rasengan!"

The moment the blue Rasengan appeared, the entire Chunin Exam arena erupted with excitement.

"Look! It’s the Seventh Hokage’s signature technique, the Rasengan!"

"Awesome! What an exciting duel!"

But on the battlefield, Boruto’s mischievous grin turned to fear as well.

"Shikadai, get out of the way! I can’t control it!"

It was supposed to be a Water Style scroll, but instead, a Rasengan appeared, frightening Boruto.

And what happened next terrified him even more. The Rasengan slipped from his control.

Or rather, the moment the Rasengan was formed, the blue sphere left his hand and shot straight at Shikadai.

Seeing this, Shikadai broke into a cold sweat and shouted, "Boruto, don’t mess around like this! Someone’s going to get hurt..."

Before he could finish, the Rasengan struck him in the lower abdomen. His eyes widened in terror as he looked at Boruto as if to say: Are you for real?

"This is bad!"

On the Kage platform, the Five Kage, who had been watching with interest, suddenly changed expressions—especially Naruto, who was instantly furious:

"Boruto!"

The moment the Rasengan struck Shikadai in the lower body, Naruto reacted instantly. Even Sasuke, watching from the shadows, breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Naruto act since he no longer had his Rinnegan.

"Boruto!"

"No!"

Boruto watched in horror as Shikadai screamed. In that instant, a golden figure flashed.

Naruto appeared in the middle of the arena, grabbing the Rasengan in a flash and catching Shikadai with his other hand. But the Rasengan had already struck Shikadai’s lower abdomen.

How powerful was the Rasengan?

Shikadai was now giving everyone a live demonstration. Even though Naruto arrived quickly, he still couldn’t prevent the damage.

Shikadai’s lower clothes were shredded by the force, and the powerful energy twisted and tore flesh and bone.

Thanks to Naruto’s timely intervention, Shikadai’s lower body wasn’t reduced to pulp.

Everything happened too quickly. When Shikadai screamed, and his lower abdomen turned into a bloody mess under the Rasengan, the crowd finally realized what had happened.

"This is bad!"

"Shikadai!"

"My son!"

"He’s hurt!"

Countless ninjas in the arena cried out, especially Shikamaru on the Kage platform, whose eyes widened in horror at the sight of his son’s injury.

As he rushed down, all he could see was Shikadai’s shredded lower abdomen—bloody and mangled from the Rasengan’s power.

"How could this happen?!"

Boruto was stunned speechless, in shock at what he’d just done.

"Boruto!"

Seeing Shikadai’s injury, Naruto’s face filled with rage. Raising his hand, he glared at his son with a fury never seen before.

"Dad, let me explain!"

"Treat Shikadai, now!"

The scene was in chaos. Furious, Naruto slapped Boruto so hard he was sent flying.

In the next moment, all Boruto’s shadow clones disappeared.

Boruto, blood dripping from his mouth, looked up at his father in shock, his teeth broken from the blow.

"Dad, you... you..."

"Shut up! I don’t have a son who would hurt his comrade!"

Naruto, angrier than ever, grabbed Boruto’s arm.

With a rip, Boruto’s sleeve tore, revealing the scientific ninja tool on his arm.

The audience was stunned.

"What is that?"

"It looks like some sort of ninja tool!"

The whole arena buzzed, all eyes on the screen showing Boruto’s scientific ninja tool and the standoff between father and son.

"Boruto! You’re forbidden to use tools that don’t rely on your chakra in this exam. That’s against the rules! And to attack a comrade like that—unforgivable!"

Naruto roared with anger—not only had Boruto broken the rules, he’d nearly killed a friend.

If Naruto hadn’t acted, Rasengan could have killed Shikadai.

He was Boruto’s comrade!

Feeling guilty, Boruto saw his father’s furious face and yelled for all to hear:

"Disqualify Boruto!"

Naruto’s angry shout only provoked Boruto more, especially when his disqualification was announced. His pupils shrank, and he shouted:

"I didn’t break the rules!"

"This is a scientific ninja tool, but who says ninjas can’t use tools? If clan heirs with chakra weapons can fight, why can’t I? If Inuzuka’s ninja dogs count as teammates, isn’t that unfair too?"

"And what about the Aburame clan’s insects? Are those cheating too?"

Boruto shook off his father’s grip, glaring in anger, accusing the entire exam of being unfair.

"I am the Seventh Hokage’s son—I used my own money and status to buy this tool. Why is it cheating when I use it?

And what about Cloud Ninja with chakra weapons or Aburame with insects? Is that cheating too?"

Boruto’s angry shouts were broadcast for all to see—his and Naruto’s argument playing out on the big screen.

At that moment, old footage appeared on the arena’s big screen: Naruto’s own Chunin Exam match against Kiba Inuzuka.

"Seventh Hokage, open your eyes and look at the screen! You beat Kiba with a fart—so what about his ninja dog?"

Boruto was getting more worked up as he spoke.

Naruto, furious, shouted back:

"Boruto, you’re being ridiculous! How can a ninja tool compare to Inuzuka’s dogs! Stop twisting things!"

"How am I twisting things? You say not using your chakra is cheating, but do the ninja dogs use their chakra? What about summoning beasts...?"

The arena was in chaos, the argument between father and son—both the Seventh Hokage—playing out for all to see.

The broadcast spread everywhere.

"Seventh Hokage, calm down."

At this point, the other Kage stepped in to calm things down.

Even Gaara sighed and tried to soothe Naruto.

"Naruto, Boruto’s just young and impulsive. He didn’t mean it."

But Boruto glared at his father, angry that he couldn’t use a scientific ninja tool just because he was the Hokage’s son.

Ninjas weren’t samurai; there was no such thing as a fair fight.

"Boruto, you’ve disappointed me!"

Naruto felt both wronged and helpless—how had his son turned out like this?

But he never thought he was wrong. If he said scientific ninja tools were wrong, then they were wrong.

"If anything happens to Shikadai, I won’t forgive you!"

Naruto’s righteous anger blazed as he glared at Boruto.

He would never let someone who harmed a comrade remain a Konoha ninja.

But Boruto, now consumed with rage, shouted back:

"Shut up! You selfish, dictatorial Seventh Hokage! You’re always saying not to hurt comrades, but do you think I wanted this?

This is the Chunin Exams! Open your eyes—your exam was way crueler than ours!"

Boruto pointed at the big screen, shouting:

"You nearly killed Neji Hyuga in your exam! I heard Uncle Neji died in the war to protect you, but you turned around and called your enemy a comrade!"

"Shut up!"

Mentioning Neji, Naruto’s face twisted in anger. Memories he’d nearly forgotten flashed before him—especially of Obito, who died protecting him.

"You don’t understand! Obito sacrificed himself to protect everyone. They’re all heroes!"

"Right, right!" Boruto burst out, half-laughing, half-crying.

"You’re the Seventh Hokage—whatever you say goes, right? Fine, disqualify me! I quit being a ninja!"

With a roar, Boruto tore off his forehead protector and flung it away.

At that moment, Shikamaru’s anguished cry came from behind.

"Shikadai!"

Shikamaru cried out in pain, and Sakura, arriving quickly, shook her head at the injury.

"Shikamaru, you know how powerful the Rasengan is. Even though Naruto acted quickly, the attack already shredded the flesh.

He’ll live, but everything... down there... is gone."

With Sakura’s sigh, it was clear that nothing could be salvaged—it was all a bloody mess, nothing left.

Shikamaru stared, eyes wide, unable to accept it.

"Sakura, is there no way?"

Seeing the scene, Naruto rushed over to ask.

But Sakura shook her head bitterly.

"Naruto, no matter how good my medical ninjutsu is, I need something to work with. But everything’s shredded—there’s nothing left. This is more like limb regeneration."

"What?!"

Naruto nearly fainted. Boruto, in a panic, looked at Shikadai’s miserable face, hastily explaining:

"Shikadai, believe me, I didn’t mean it. I swear the jutsu was supposed to be Water Style—I mixed up the order, I didn’t mean it..."

Boruto, weeping, quickly dismantled his scientific ninja tool, showing the tiny scrolls inside.

"Look, Shikadai, I got it wrong—the next scroll is Water Style, I swear I didn’t do this on purpose..."

As Boruto frantically explained, Shikadai looked ashen. Though he felt a chilling coolness below, he understood his situation.

From now on, he couldn’t consider himself a normal man.

"Shikadai!"

Shikamaru, face grief-stricken, but both father and son were extremely smart.

From initial anger and frustration, their minds had already raced through countless possibilities.

Especially Shikamaru, who, through his pain, said hoarsely:

"Naruto, don’t blame Boruto. When we became ninja, we knew there would always be danger. At least Shikadai is still alive."

Sure enough, even Shikadai nodded sadly at his father.

"Yeah, I knew the risks when I became a ninja. This was just an accident. I’m still alive—ninjas face death all the time."

Neither of them could afford to offend the Hokage—especially since the Nara clan depended on him.

But Naruto’s eyes were bloodshot with rage as he glared at Boruto and roared:

"Boruto! You caused Shikadai to lose his... so now I’ll cut yours off and have Sakura sew it onto Shikadai! That’s your compensation!"

With a flash, Naruto pulled out a kunai, and everyone’s eyes widened in shock.

Naruto was not someone who tolerated mistakes.

Seeing this, Shikamaru shouted, "Don’t be rash, Naruto!"

Sakura’s face changed as she cried, "Naruto, stop! That’s not something you can just reattach—Shikadai’s nerves are all destroyed..."

But who was Naruto? Beyond being Hokage, he was the child of destiny and the strongest ninja alive.

His speed—

Before anyone could react, even Boruto, horrified, felt a sudden chill below. Blood spurted, and he screamed in agony.

"Ahhhh!!!"

"Don’t be rash!" Shikamaru yelled, even more shocked. "Naruto, you’re too impulsive! Shikadai’s gone, so what? I can still have another son with someone else—but you, Naruto?"

That one sentence pulled Naruto back to reality. He remembered—he, too, had lost that ability.

Naruto’s face turned ugly. But for the sake of his justice, he declared, "I will never allow someone who attacks a comrade to be a Konoha ninja."

"Ahhh!"

Boruto screamed in pain, staring at the blood and flesh on the floor, his eyes filling with unprecedented hatred.

PS: Lmao, what the fuck is happening! xD