Naruto: Start By Punching Trees And Shocking Kurama!

As Gaara's words fell, the conference room plunged into dead silence.

All the older generation of Shinobi were dumbfounded.

Their faces were filled with a series of expressions, including confusion, shock, and heartache.

They even suspected that they had misheard because they were too old...

'What the hell!?'

'What on earth is Gaara saying?!'

'Letting a Konoha's Shinobi, the Kyubi's Jinchuriki no less, become the Kazekage of Sunagakure...'

'Have you lost your damn mind?!'

Chiyo, Ebizo and the others were on the verge of exploding.

Slamming the table, they stood up and roared, "Preposterous!!"

"Gaara! We will never allow this to happen!!"

"This is treason against the village!!"

"Uzumaki Naruto, as the Kyubi's Jinchuriki, are you going to betray Konoha too?!"

"Disgraceful! Utterly disgraceful!"

Many old Shinobi clutched their chests, and some of them fainted on the spot because of Gaara's words.

Those who can still speak now all look terribly pale.

Today, they were going to formally nominate Gaara as Sunagakure's Godaime Kazekage.

But who could've predicted things would spiral into this?!

Gaara did not react at all to the scolding of the older generation of Shinobi. He looked at Naruto and spoke slowly, "Everyone here has witnessed Naruto's efforts this past month."

"Our Sunagakure has now entered a new era!"

"Praise Cult Leader Naruto!"

"Long live the Mechanicus!!"

As Gaara finished speaking, the new generation of Puppet Masters raised their arms and spoke in a loud and powerful voice.

"Praise Cult Leader Naruto!"

"Long live the Mechanicus!!"

Even Temari, who was wearing a compound eye helmet, raised her fist and chanted fervently.

Naruto pursed his lips. At this time, he really wanted to cry.

'Why?!'

'Why had things turned out like this?!'

At first, Naruto just wanted to establish the Cult Mechanicus to stop the trend of muscular men in Sunagakure.

But...

After seeing the teachings of the Mechanicus, these Sunagakure's Shinobi were immediately possessed...

The speed of its spread is even more terrifying than the trend of the muscular men back then.

In just one month, they not only abandoned their original village, but also created a mobile puppet as their new village.

Moreover, many Shinobi started modifying their own bodies with bizarre mechanical augmentations.

360-degree compound eyes? Check.

Mechanical octopus arms? Check.

Spider-leg prosthetics? Check...

If they hadn't just spent a lot of resources to complete the creation of the giant mobile puppet, Naruto was sure they'd have replaced their entire body by now.

He wondered what kind of cyberpunk nightmare was Sunagakure turning into.

While the musclehead trend in Sunagakure was temporarily resolved, Naruto felt that the Cult Mechanicus he created was even more terrifying.

'Damn it!'

'The crisis of the muscular men has just passed, and now we have to face the invasion of the Mechanicus.'

And worst of all…

He really doesn't want to stay here and be the Godaime Kazekage. He wanted to go home, back to Konoha Village to find his wife, Hinata, and his good brother, Sasuke!

Every time he saw these fanatical cultists, Naruto's head throbbed in pain.

'Damn you, Kankuro!'

'This is all your fault!!'

As the cheers died down, Gaara noticed that his best friend hadn't said a word, and he was very confused.

'Was... Naruto not happy about becoming the Godaime Kazekage?'

"Naruto, say something!"

"Cult Leader! Say something!"

At this moment, all the fanatical believers in Sunagakure were staring at Naruto, making him feel very uncomfortable.

"You... you all…"

"I object!!"

Chiyo raised her trembling hands, her breath ragged.

When Ebizo, who was standing nearby, saw this, he quickly patted her back to steady her.

"Hmph!"

"Shut up!"

"From now on, Naruto is the Godaime Kazekage!"

"Since everyone has no objection, the decision is final!"

Gaara's domineering remarks did not give the older generation of Shinobi any chance to react.

They flicked their sleeves angrily, snorted coldly, and stormed out, slamming the door behind them.

Before leaving, they spat one last curse.

"Gaara!"

"You'll regret this!"

However, the rest of the people in the office didn't care about these old fogies at all.

Gaara held the Kazekage Robe and Hat, and then handed them to Naruto solemnly.

Seeing this, the crowd erupted once more.

"All hail the Godaime Kazekage!"

Naruto's head started to hurt as he looked at the people in front of him who were so far removed from sanity that it was almost comical.

Now, even the gourd behind Gaara has been replaced with a mechanical one...

'The Shinobi World is really doomed!!'

Naruto sighed deeply. He knew that the only way he could stop this group of people was to sacrifice himself to serve as Kazekage for a while.

'Maybe there is still a turning point…'

'Alright... one last try...'

'If this doesn't work, I'll run away!'

In the end, Naruto took the Kazekage Robe with a forced smile, and took the position of the Godaime Kazekage under Gaara's guidance.

…

The next day, Team 10, who had rested for a night in the New Sunagakure, wandered the streets.

The mechanical statues in the square sparkle with metallic luster.

Many of them are made up of mechanical gears and various maintenance tools.

When Ino saw this scene, she suddenly felt that her best friend would love this place.

"Step right up!"

"A freshly made puppet... cough, mechanical arm!"

"The one with a broken arm can restore your normal combat power, and the one with an intact arm can enhance your combat power!"

"Four-eyed compound helmets! Discounted today only!"

As Team 10 walked on the street, their minds went blank when they saw the scenes around them and heard the hawking sounds around them.

They moved numbly like a zombie.

'Now, apart from the name Sunagakure, how else can this place be related to Sunagakure?!"

Shikamaru was on the verge of a breakdown.

He had stopped thinking entirely. Right now, he just wants to go home, have a good sleep and pretend none of this ever happened.

Ino and Choji turned pale at the sight of locals with three arms, six limbs, or mechanical augmentations grafted onto their bodies.

"Asuma-sensei..."

"Let's find a chance to go back..."

"This place is so terrifying!"

Ino turned to talk to Asuma behind her, but when she turned around, she found her teacher was squatting in front of a stall.

It looks like he is now haggling with the stall owner.

"150,000 ryo!!"

"And throw in two cartridges of e-juice."

"Take it or leave it!"

Asma was holding an e-cigarette in his hand with a very serious expression.

He had finished all the cigarettes he had yesterday, and he was really suffering from the urge to smoke, so he ran to this e-cigarette stall to try it out.

After going through the whole process, Asuma really thought this little gadget was great, so he decided to bargain with the other party and buy it.

"Fine, fine!"

"You Konoha's Shinobi are lucky."

"Here, take it!"

Asuma took the things, but before he could open the package, he saw his students standing not far away with stern eyes.

He was so scared that he stuffed the thing in his hand into his pocket on the spot.

"Asuma-sensei!"

"What are you doing!!"

"How dare you bring such a strange thing from Sunagakure back to Konoha!?"

Ino put her hands on her hips and shouted angrily, not giving Asuma any face at all.

After all, he was the one who warned everyone last night not to touch anything from Sunagakure. But now, he was the one who went to buy things now.

How could this not make her angry?

"Hahahahaha…"

"I'm just taking a look."

The stall owner glanced at the four Konoha's Shinobi, tapped the mechanical cane in his hand, and then spoke to them in a muffled voice, "You Konoha's Shinobi are in luck."

"Today, our Cult Leader is being inaugurated as the Godaime Kazekage."

"So you Konoha's Shinobi can enjoy a 50% discount on your purchases today."