Reborn in Konoha as the Anbu Torturer

by Usui Takumii

not mine, read fanfic dot com. Total: 919 chapters. Waiting for the translator to update.

38. 355 to 360

Aoba was not too surprised. He knew that Kakashi was a genius. In less than a year, he graduated from the Ninja School, passed the Chunin Exams, and became a Chunin.

When Aoba learned these things in the past, there wasn't much of a feeling.

Now that these words came out of Shikaku's mouth, they changed differently, making him more deeply aware of it.

If Hatake Kakashi wanted to become a Chunin, he had to pass Chunin Exams!

But if he wanted to participate in Chunin Exams, he had to have two other teammates!

But…

Kakashi's two teammates, Rin and Obito, could not match his strength. They were not qualified to take the Chunin Exams, so Kakashi must find two other teammates.

Aoba was very sure.

With Kakashi's character, he did not care who his teammates were because no matter who they were, as long as he could sign up, he could pass the Chunin Exams and become a Chunin.

Then…

There was room for operation.

Whoever could team up with Kakashi to participate in the Chunin Exams would be able to get on a ride, directly leading to the third round of Chunin Exams.

This was also the bargaining chip that Shikaku took out!

As long as Aoba could smoothly pull Saki and Rin down, he would be on the same team as Hatake Kakashi in the next year's Chunin Exams.

However…

Aoba did not care about this at all.

Because he did not want to become a Chunin at all.

This was not what he wanted!

"Aoba, what exactly do you mean?" Shikaku narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression became even uglier. Now, he felt that Aoba was simply like a fool. Shikaku liked to deal with smart people, not this kind of fool.

"Since you said it directly, I will also say it directly. I reject your request and will not do it according to your wishes. Can you hear it clearly, now?" Aoba said in a low voice. His voice was quite low, but it could be clearly transmitted into everyone's ears.

"Why do you have to confront me?" Shikaku narrowed his eyes, and a dangerous light flashed in them. Now, the Nara clan was deeply valued by Hiruzen. This also made him more skilled in dealing with some things. Otherwise, he would not have become Hiruzen's advisor.

"You overestimate yourself. I don't take you seriously at all. I want to sign up for the Chunin Exam. It's my own freedom to do what I want. It has nothing to do with you. I won't send you off if you have nothing else to say." Aoba said indifferently. After speaking, he stepped forward and walked toward the Anbu dormitory.

"Yamanaka Aoba!"

Shikaku suddenly turned around and looked at Aoba's back. His eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Do you think you can pass the Chunin Exam by following Saki and Rin?"

"Don't forget!"

"I am the chief examiner of this Chunin Exams!"

"You can't pass Chunin Exams!"

Shikaku said coldly. In his opinion, Aoba felt that by following Nara Saki and Akimichi Rin, he could pass the Chunin Exams easily, so he insisted. Now, his impression of Aoba became even worse.

"It doesn't matter. I do not intend to pass the Chunin Exams, CHIEF EXAMINER-SAMA!"

Aoba did not even turn his head back. He just slowly said these words, especially the last words. He emphasized each and every one of them a little harder; the ridicule in his words was overflowing.

As Aoba finished saying these words.

His figure disappears into the Anbu dormitory.

He no longer said anything to these people.

Of course.

These words were not deliberately said to Fugaku, Saki, and Rin on the branch, but to let them listen to it and know what was happening.

After saying that.

Aoba returned to his own room.

…

"Damn it!"

Shikaku stared at Aoba, who had disappeared. The anger in his heart was almost unable to be suppressed. He raised his right hand and pointed at the entrance, so angry that his fingers trembled slightly.

"Shikaku, what should we do now?"

Inoichi asked as he took a step forward. At this moment, he felt very helpless in his heart. After all, he and Aoba were both members of the Yamanaka clan. Moreover, it was clear that his clan's status was higher, but he did not have any authority to speak.

"Let's talk about it when we get back!"

Shikaku knew that there would not be any results if they remained in a stalemate here. So he turned around and left, not staying here for too long.

Then Inoichi immediately followed Shikaku.

…

"Sigh…"

After the two of them left, Fugaku heaved a sigh of relief. He turned to look at Saki and Rin, then said, "As expected, Shikaku and Inoichi came here to pressure Aoba. I didn't expect them to have two faces."

"Many people have two faces or more," Saki said meaningfully.

"Now that they are gone, are you still going to see Aoba?" Fugaku shook his head helplessly. It seemed that he had not recovered from what had just happened. The Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi he saw just now were completely different from what he remembered.

"Of course not!" Saki looked at Fugaku strangely. She felt that Fugaku's EQ was a little low. Everything he said was very strange.

"Not going?" After hearing Saki's words, Fugaku looked at Saki doubtfully, and his eyes flashed with confusion. After that, he said, "Weren't you all in a hurry just now? You can't even wait overnight. Why don't you care now?"

"It's different now!"

Saki shook her head and explained.

"Just now, I said that I would definitely meet Aoba. I didn't know that Brother Shikaku would find Aoba so quickly…"

"Right now, Brother Shikaku has just annoyed Aoba. If he is disturbed by us again, not only will he not feel better, but he might even feel even more upset."

"This is not the ending we want to see either."

"Let's talk about it tomorrow!"

Saki was still very clear about the current situation. It was no longer suitable to go and find Aoba at this time. This was obviously inappropriate.

"Alright."

Fugaku nodded. He hesitated for a moment but did not say anything more about this matter.

"I'll send you back." Fugaku looked at the sky that had already darkened. As a Konoha Military Police Force ninja, he would not let these two girls return on their own.

"I'll have to trouble Brother Fugaku."

Saki nodded. At this moment, her mood was much better. After she heard what Aoba said just now, she already understood what Aoba meant.

Looks like…

He had indeed misunderstood Aoba.

It wasn't that Aoba was unwilling to team up with them, and it wasn't because he wanted to be promoted with them, but because he couldn't bear to see how Shikaku and the others did things.

Just now, Aoba had already made things clear.

When Shikau found him doing something like deliberately dragging them down, Aoba rejected it!

Strictly speaking, this team-up this time was an accident for him. He was cornered by Fugaku and Eaton, thus turning into the current situation. However, even so, he was still unwilling to take this opportunity to reach an agreement with Shikaku…

Thinking of this.

The corners of Saki's mouth slightly curled up, revealing a happy arc. She could already confirm that Aoba was indeed okay, and he was a very qualified teammate to them.

After that.

Saki and Rin left with Fugaku.

…

After Aoba returned to his room, he slammed the door shut. Then, he lay down on the iron bed and slowly closed his eyes.

Just now, it could be considered as having a showdown with Shikaku.

This was also quite good!

Aoba had done this on purpose!

He felt that this way, he would be able to avoid a lot of trouble in the next few days!

Otherwise…

If his attitude was ambiguous.

Then in the few days before the start of the Chunin Exams, Shikaku and the others might continue to find him. This was not what he wanted to see at all.

…

The next day, early morning.

Aoba woke up a long time ago, but he realized that he was already on vacation and did not need to go to Konohagakure Intelligence Division.

"Life is boring all of a sudden."

Aoba sat on the iron bed. This sudden holiday broke a lot of his rhythm, causing his plans for many things to change.

However.

Aoba quickly recovered.

With a thought, he directly locked onto the Flying Thunder God Formula on the tower. After that, he used Hiraishin no Jutsu(Flying Thunder God Technique), and in a flash, he disappeared from where he was.

Immediately after.

Aoba's body appeared on the first floor of the tower.

His hands quickly formed seals. He placed his index and middle fingers in front of his body, forming a cross.

"Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Multiple Shadow Clone Technique)!"

Aoba used Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Multiple Shadow Clone Technique), and in the blink of an eye, shadow clones appeared on the first of this tower.

After these shadow clones appeared.

They began fiddling with the wooden puppets placed here and began practicing puppet techniques without waiting for Aoba's instruction.

After Aoba arranged all the shadow clones, he immediately used Hiraishin no Jutsu(Flying Thunder God Technique) and returned to the Anbu dormitory.

"It's not easy to have a holiday. Let's go to Ramen Ichiraku to take a look."

Aoba thought he had not been to Ramen Ichiraku for a long time. Although it was a little early now, he should go and see since he was on vacation.

As for training…

Aoba had already arranged his shadow clone, and he would not go too far in training at this critical moment.

There was no need!

He had never intended to pass the Chunin Exams.

After a while.

Aoba changed into casual clothes, walked out of the Anbu dormitory, and toward Ramen Ichiraku Noodle House.

Ten minutes later.

Aoba came to Ramen Ichiraku.

"Brother Teuchi!"

Aoba walked in and smiled at Teuchi, who was working hard kneading dough at the back of the shop. Aoba then directly came to sit in front of Teuchi.

"Aoba, you came a little early at this time. My noodles are not ready, and I can't cook ramen for you yet!" Teuchi glanced at Aoba, who came in. He smiled slightly, and his eyes narrowed into slits. It could be seen that his mood was quite good.

"How can this be?! Brother Teuchi! Do you want me to come here for nothing? People always say that the early bird catches the worm. How can it change when it comes to you!" Aoba said with a smile. He found that only when he came here would he really feel relaxed. What happened recently was too much. Even if he felt that everything was still under control, he would still feel very tired.

"Then have you ever heard of early worms being eaten by birds?" Teuchi joked with a smile.

"That's true! I am not a bird. At most, I am just a little worm!" Aoba nodded and agreed with Teuchi.

"Come on; you kid is just pretending. I can still tell whether you are a worm or a dragon!" Teuchi said in a bad mood.

"Brother Teuchi, what can you tell?" Aoba was stunned for a moment and asked.

"I can tell that you are not ordinary!" Teuchi said vaguely. Afterward, he waved his hand and changed the topic, "Let's not talk about this anymore. You're here so early. Since you have nothing to do, wash your hands and come in to help me make noodles."

"Ah?!"

Aoba froze for a moment. He came here, and before he could say a word, he was dragged over to be a coolie?

"What? Hurry up and help!" Teuchi immediately put away the smile on his face, and his whole face became angular.

"Do you want me to work for free? I can help you, but you have to pay me!" Aoba still had a smile on his face. He found that when he was with Teuchi, he felt very relaxed.

"I'll give you a bowl of ramen," Teuchi said unhappily.

"Okay!"

Aoba was about to roll up his sleeves. This time, he realized that he was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt. There were no sleeves at all. So he went straight to the back and entered the small and crude kitchen, then began to help knead the dough.

…

Almost at the same time.

Four ninjas in red-brown ninja uniforms came to Konohagakure's main gate.

Judging from the uniform and forehead protector worn on their bodies.

They were all Iwagakure's ninjas.

"This is Konohagakure."

Among the three ninjas, the Chunin leader of the team looked up at Konohagakure's symbol and said slowly. After that, he said to the ninjas next to him, "Remember our purpose. Don't do anything else. Don't cause trouble."

"Yes!"

The other three Genin nodded at the same time. Each of them had a very serious expression on their face.

After that.

The group of four directly entered Konohagakure's main gate.

"Who are you?"

A fierce voice suddenly sounded as these four people walked to the gate. The owner of the voice was the ninja who was in charge of guarding the main gate.

In fact.

When these four Iwagakure ninjas entered a certain range, they were already discovered by the sentry.

Especially after the incident with Kumogakure, they became more cautious about the invasion of foreign enemies.

However, they still had to pretend that they had not found anything.

"We are Iwagakure's ninjas. We are under the orders of Tsuchikage-sama. We have something to discuss with Hokage-sama. Please report it." The leading Chunin said.

"So it's Iwagakure's envoy. Wait a moment; I will send someone to report." The Konohagakure ninja nodded. They did not dare to neglect any envoy matter. They immediately sent people to report to the Hokage Office.

"Sorry for the trouble."

The Iwagakure Chunin spoke very politely. After expressing his gratitude, he stood silently, waiting for the result.

…

Half an hour later.

The ninja that went to report returned and whispered a few words to the ninja guarding the main gate.

After that, he disappeared in a flash.

"Hokage-sama has agreed to see you. Come with me. Just follow behind me. Don't run around, understand?" The ninja guarding the main gate said.

"Understood."

The Iwagakure Chunin nodded. From his attitude, he was quite humble.

The eyes of the ninja guarding the main gate were fixed on the Iwagakure Chunin. Then his eyes shifted to the other three Genin and finally returned to the Chunin.

"Let's go!"

The ninja guarding the main gate immediately began to walk toward the direction of the Hokage Building. As he moved forward, the four Iwagakure ninjas followed him.

…

On the other side.

Hokage Office.

Knock Knock Knock…

A series of light knocks sounded, and the office door was pushed open.

"Hokage-sama, are you looking for me?"

The ninja who came in was Nara Shikaku, whom Aoba had just met the day before. However, this time, the sound of Shikaku knocking on the door was less strong than when he knocked on Aoba's door.

"Shikaku, you are here. Come and sit down."

Hiruzen sat on the chair behind the desk and waved at Shikaku, indicating for the latter to sit down. A kind smile appeared on his face.

"Yes!"

Shikaku immediately went to the desk, pulled out the chair in front of him, and sat down directly. His eyes were completely focused on Hiruzen in front of him, but question marks appeared on his head.

He had just gone to look for Aoba yesterday.

In the morning, he was still planning to make things difficult for Aoba during the Chunin Exams, but Hiruzen directly called him over.

This made him doubt for a while.

Could it be…

Did Aoba have any relationship with Hiruzen?

Suppose Aoba reported that he was using his position as the chief examiner to prevent Saki and Rin from participating in the Chunin Exams. In that case, he has no words to defend himself.

After all.

This kind of thing.

It was he who did it.

There was no way to evade it.

"Shikaku, do you know why I call you over?" Hiruzen stared at Shikaku with a smile. He made Shikaku feel a little scared and instinctively felt he had done something wrong. He even started to reflect on it quickly.

"No… I don't know…" Shikaku did not even dare to breathe too hard. If it were in normal times, he would not be like this. The main reason was that he just went to find Aoba last night., it could be said that he had a guilty conscience and could not overcome the fear in his heart.

"Hahahaha, I knew you would not be able to guess. After all, things happened suddenly. This was all decided by me at the last minute. However, I believe in your ability. You can definitely do it." Hiruzen suddenly laughed. His laughter fell into Shikaku's ears, but it still made Shikaku feel numb. He had no idea what had happened and why Hiruzen was looking for him.

"Sandaime-sama, what is the matter?" Shikaku braced himself and asked. He could faintly feel that Hiruzen was playing a guessing game with him. After all, he asked this question not because he wanted to know but because he was guided here by Hiruzen's words. In his heart, he did not want to ask. Moreover, he had already guessed what Hiruzen would say in the next sentence. That was… um, guess?!

"Hahahaha, I know you can't guess, but I want to hear your guess and see what you think." Hiruzen stared at Shikaku with interest. His current mood was just like what he said. He wanted to hear what Shikaku was thinking. This could satisfy the pleasure in his heart.

"I… I… I…" Shikaku had already started stuttering. He didn't know whether it was good or bad for Hiruzen to find him. He didn't even have a direction to guess.

This made him very troubled.

Unconsciously.

His forehead was already covered in fine beads of sweat.

After all.

Not knowing where to guess made him feel very scared.

If looking for him was because of a bad thing, then he guessed a good thing. Doesn't this mean that it will make things worse?

But if he was looking for him because if a good thing, then he guessed a bad thing. It was equivalent to self-destruction.

Whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

As long as he guessed wrong.

Then it would be very dangerous.

For a moment.

Shikaku could no longer speak. He stared into Hiruzen's eyes, not daring to blink. However, he did not see any problems with Hiruzen's expression.

"I can't guess."

Shikaku still tried his best to say things in the best possible way. After all, he did not dare to make any guesses easily.

This method was still the safest method.

After all.

It was better to say less than be wrong.

The biggest problem now was that he did not know what Hiruzen meant. This made him feel extremely passive.

"Oh?"

Hiruzen stared at Shikaku with deep meaning and smiled again. This time, his smile became even more brilliant, making it impossible to understand what he was thinking.

"Shikaku."

"You are so smart."

"Can't you guess what I am looking for you for?"

"This can't be right!"

"Even if you make wild guesses, it's fine!"

"How about…"

"Try again!"

Hiruzen obviously had no intention of letting Shikaku go. His eyes were still fixed on Shikaku as if he wanted to see through him.

"Then… alright…"

Shikaku carefully thought about what had happened recently. However, it was a little difficult for him to focus his attention now. After all, he just took advantage of his position to do some things that did not comply with the rules.

'Could it be Uchiha Fugaku?'

'Or Morino Eaton?'

Shikaku's mind was already beginning to wonder who had talked about it to Hiruzen.

He tried his best to calm himself down.

However, it was still not enough.

There was only one word in his head – Chunin Exams.

"Sandaime-sama, did you come to find me because of the Chunin Exams?" Shikaku immediately asked seriously. This was the only word he could think of. If it were something related to violating the rules, then it would be Chunin Exams. However, he did not dare to decide the matter rashly, so he just asked tentatively.

"That's not it. Didn't I already give you all the responsibility for these Chunin Exams? Then why would I say anything about Chunin Exams? From the looks of it, you must be tired from preparing for the Chunin Exams recently. Your thinking is not so smooth."

Hiruzen shook his head. After hearing Shikaku's guess, he suddenly felt bored. He did not intend to let Shikaku continue.

"Let me tell you!"

"I plan to let you be a staff officer of our Hokage's office!"

"What do you think?"

"Do you have any objections?"

"If there is, feel free to bring it up!"

Hiruzen said with a smile. After he said this, Shikaku was clearly relieved.

"Staff officer?!"

A hint of joy appeared in Shikaku's heart, but he still restrained himself. After all, when he heard Hiruzen's question, his heart was still extremely flustered.

Just now.

When he heard Hiruzen deny the Chunin Exams matter, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he was not completely relieved.

After listening to Hiruzen's words, he finally calmed down.

"Yes, what do you think?" Hiruzen smiled and nodded. He only does that because he wants to test Shikaku and surprise him.

"Can I do it?"

Shikaku was so surprised by the sudden joy that he was not sure if he had the ability to be a staff officer.

This was not a simple staff officer!

This was the Hokage's office staff officer!

In the future, he could be promoted to the position of Konohagakure Advisor!

"I think you can do it!" Hiruzen smiled and nodded firmly. He had already decided to let Shikaku become a staff officer. In fact, it was just a notice just now. He did not really want to ask for Shikaku's opinion. Those words were just superficial.

"Sandaime-sama, I have a question. Why did you choose me?" Shikaku asked doubtfully. He was not yet 17 years old and only a Chunin that had not reached the level of Jonin. This kind of person was not the kind of person who would suddenly seem important.

This point.

Shikaku was still very clear about it.

Pie falling from the sky was not necessarily a good thing. He was not a person without self-knowledge.

Shikaku believed in his own brain. Sooner or later, there would be a day when he would be in this position. But now, it was still a bit early for him. He was very clear about this in his heart.

"Well… I can tell you; this is not a secret after all."

Hiruzen nodded. Although he did not expect Shikaku to ask this question, he felt that there was nothing unexpected about this question. It was also very logical and common.

"This is what happened…"

"You must have heard about Danzo's injury!"

"Now that the village is in troubled times, Danzo being injured is equivalent to me losing an arm!"

"Homura and Koharu, the two advisors, are busy with the communication between the village and the Country of Fire."

"So now all the big and small things in the village fall on me alone. I need someone I can trust and have the ability to help me!"

"That person…"

When Hiruzen said this, his tone suddenly stopped. After that, he stared at Shikaku and said in a deep voice.

"It's you!"

As soon as he said this.

Shikaku immediately took a deep breath.

He was trying to calm himself down. This reason was completely acceptable to him. In the scope of his understanding and acceptance, it just makes him feel that it came too suddenly, and he was still confused in his heart.

"Sandaime-sama, I am unfamiliar with the staff officer's work, and I wonder if I can do it. This position is still too high for me."

Shikaku was originally very happy in his heart, but after hearing Hiruzen's words, he suddenly felt a lot more pressure, making him feel a little difficult in his heart.

"Shikaku!"

"I think you can do it!"

"From today on, you are the staff officer of the Hokage's office!"

"It doesn't matter if you are not familiar with the work now!"

"You'll get used to it slowly!"

Hiruzen waved his hand. He had already decided to let Shikaku sit in a staff officer position. This was something he had thought about for a long time. However, he had never done it. He was worried about Danzo's thoughts.

Also, Hiruzen did not give too good treatment to the three Ino-Shika-Cho clans who supported his Sarutobi clan but showed an attitude of treating them equally.

After all, in the early days when he took over Konohagakure and to stabilize the situation, he had to keep a bowl of water equally divided and not let any clan feel dissatisfied.

This situation also gave rise to some voices of dissatisfaction from the Ino-Shika-Cho clans.

And not long ago, Nara Tetsu died!

This caused the reputation of the Nara clan to fall rapidly among Konohagakure. This was not something that Hiruzen wanted to see. He did not want anything to happen to the three clans.

But…

He would have to face obstructions if he wanted to promote the three clans.

This obstruction.

It was Danzo.

The double-edged sword that he used to kill the enemy with all his strength!

Now.

Hiruzen finally found this opportunity. Danzo was seriously injured, and the village was in need of people. Therefore, promoting some Nara clan as staff officers was not a problem.

Especially after his investigation, he found no problem with this Nara Shikaku.

Young.

Smart.

And not the kind of person who prioritizes his clan.

He could completely use Nara Shikaku's talent for Konohagakure development.

Because of this.

Hiruzen began to plan to support the three clans. This could also be considered to be nurturing his own power. He could already faintly feel that Danzo seemed to have some strange intentions.

But no one can replace Danzo's position.

So…

He could temporarily not move!

"This… Al… Alright!" Shikaku nodded helplessly. This was the first time he had encountered a situation where he was forced to be promoted. Although he was very happy in his heart, this feeling was strange. He couldn't understand it at all.

"Well, you agree. Then you are the staff officer of the Hokage's office. Now there is a complicated matter that needs to be faced by you and me." Hiruzen said in a low voice.

"What is it?" Shikaku was stunned for a moment. He had never thought that a mission would come so soon. He thought the staff officer job would be hectic and the pace would be very fast. However, he still felt that this was too rushed.

"An Iwagakure envoy come. He is waiting outside. I will call them over. Come with me and see what they want." Hiruzen nodded. Then he opened the drawer and took out a kiseru. Then he picked up the match and lit it; then he took a big puff.

"Iwagakure's envoy?" Shikaku was stunned again and couldn't help, but mutter, "Kumogakure's envoy just died not long ago. Why is Iwagakure's envoy here? Are there so many envoys now?"

"Yes!"

Hiruzen took another puff of smoke from his kiseru, and his mood calmed down a lot. He then said meaningfully, "Iwagakure launched a surprise attack on Kumogakure. They are fighting with Kumogakure at this time. I am afraid that they are not coming with good intentions!"

"Sandaime-sama, do you know what they mean?" Shikaku immediately asked. His face was tense, and he was in an extremely nervous state. He had already taken the role of a staff officer.

"I don't know yet. I will invite them in. You can listen to it with me."

After Hiruzen finished speaking, he immediately placed his kiseru on the table. Then, he raised his hands and clapped three times in a row.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

A crisp clap sounded.

A moment later.

The side door of the Hokage's office opened.

Four ninjas dressed in Iwagakure's clothes walked in and directly appeared in front of Hiruzen and Shikaku.

"Hokage-sama!"

The four ninjas bowed to Hiruzen in unison. From the etiquette, they did very well.

"I am the representative of Iwagakure's ninja group. My name is Umi. I am here this time, mainly at the order of Tsuchikage-sama. We are here to discuss things with Hokage-sama.

This ninja, called Umi, was the leader of the Iwagakure four-man team. When he faced Hiruzen, his words were neither arrogant nor humble. He looked very confident, but only he knew that his palms and feet were covered in sweat. He was already panicking.

"Oh?"

Hiruzen picked up the kiseru that was placed on the table again. He stared at this Iwagakure ninja named Umi and slowly took a puff.

"Tell me, what is it?"

Hiruzen's expression was a bit cold, looking extremely dignified. This was something he deliberately displayed. With a few little ninjas, he did not need to be afraid.

However.

He faintly felt.

There was nothing good about these Iwagakure ninjas.

After all…

Konohagakure and Iwagakure had always been at odds.

There were many big and small wars between each other.

The geographical location was still very far away.

It could also be said that they could cooperate at all.

"Hokage-sama!"

Umi immediately took a step forward, ready to speak and report.

"Our Tsuchikage-sama has heard Konohagakure will hold a Chunin Exams!"

"Many villages have always attended Chunin Exams. Not only can they communicate and promote each other, but they can also let the ninjas learn from each other!"

"But this time, Konohagakure seems to be hosting it alone."

"This is not wrong, right?!"

After Umi finished speaking, he kept staring into Hiruzen's eyes. When he spoke up to here, he was already going all out. Nothing was more important than completing the task.

"So it was about the Chunin Exams!"

Hiruzen was stunned. He did not expect that the other party was her for the Chunin Exams, but he still nodded.

"This time Chunin Exams is rather special. It was during the Third Ninja World War. All the villages were busy fighting, so I won't disturb everyone. Just like the current Iwagakure, isn't you guys also fighting?"

Hiruzen's words had some hidden meaning. When facing such a small character, he could accurately express his meaning.

"Hokage-sama, our Tsuchikage-sama wants us, Iwagakure and your Konohagakure, to jointly hold this examination. What do you think?" Umi immediately said in a low voice. His tone was not very strong or oppressive.

"You Iwagakure want to hold Chunin Exams together?"

Hiruzen did not expect such a thing, nor did he expect such a request. For a moment, his head quickly weighed the pros and cons.

"If my intelligence is correct, Iwagakure is now fighting with Kumogakure. Does Tsuchikage-dono still have the energy to do these so-called Chunin Exams?" Hiruzen asked.

"Of course there is. It is just a war. We can't neglect development. It just so happens that our Iwagakure hasn't held the Chunin Exams. Tsuchikage-sama means that our two villages should do it together!" Umi said again. The meaning of his words was even more obvious.

"I see…"

Hiruzen suddenly turned to look at Shikaku. He winked at Shikaku and said, "You came at the right time. Shikaku is in charge of these Chunin Exams. Shikaku, do you have any objections?"

As soon as Hiruzen said this, the eyes of the four Iwagakure ninjas fell on Shikaku.

So young!

This was what the four of them were thinking at the same time.

"I don't think this is appropriate!"

Shikaku had already sensed Hiruzen's intention. He wanted to drag things out first and buy more time for Hiruzen to think. From his perspective, he does not want the two villages to host it jointly. That would be too risky.

Shikaku stared at the ninja named Umi. Now, it was no longer a matter of whether he was competent enough for the position, but rather, he had to be competent and solve the problem.

Now, his brain was running fast.

After all, this matter was too strange.

Konohagakure and Iwagakure did not have any dealings in the first place; you could even say they were in a hostile state most of the time.

Based on this situation and logical thinking…

There was no need for Iwagakure to come over and conduct joint Chunin Exams with Konohagakure!

Moreover, Iwagakure was still at war with Kumogakure!

If you think about this matter, you will feel something was wrong. There was a big problem with it!

Shikaku was almost certain that Iwagakure had a purpose in doing this. However, he did not know what the other party's goal was.

"I don't think there is anything wrong with it!"

Umi smiled and shook his head. He had already recovered from the initial fear at this time and was not so scared anymore.

"The Chunin Exams have always been held jointly by multiple villages. These Chunin Exams caught up with the war, but there was no war between our Iwagakure and Konohagakure, so we could hold the Chunin Exams jointly. Our Tsuchikage-sama is also very willing to see such a thing happen." Umi said.

"Iwagakure is in at war. How can you take the Chunin Exams?" Shikaku narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes flashing and suffused with a cold chill.

"Konohagakure wouldn't directly send Genin to participate in this level of war, right?" Umi suddenly smiled. He didn't directly respond to Shikaku's words, but the meaning of his words was still very clear.

"You mean… you want Iwagakure ninjas to come to Konohagakure and participate in the Chunin Exam?" Shikaku still narrowed his eyes. He had already deeply smelled the scent of conspiracy. Every sentence of this person was transmitted with a message that made him feel abnormal.

"Since the Chunin Exams are held jointly, of course, we have to go to the exam together. How can we take the exam together if the ninjas from our Iwagakure don't come to Konohagakure? " Umi sneered and said.

"Alright!"

Suddenly.

Hiruzen's voice rang out.

The conversation between Umi and Shikaku was interrupted.

Suddenly.

The people in the office all focused their eyes on Hiruzen.

"I understand."

Hiruzen slowly opened his mouth. His voice was very magnetic, giving people a very deep feeling.

"There is less than a week before the Chunin Exams begin!"

"If you, Iwagakure, really want to hold the Chunin Exams with us, Konohagakure…"

"Are you able to make it in time?"

Hiruzen's meaning was conveyed very clearly. It was that Konohagakure would not make changes in the Chunin Exams time just because of Iwagakure's words.

"We can make it!"

Umi nodded, and a faint smile appeared on his face. He then said, "As long as Hokage-sama agrees to the joint Chunin Exams of the two villages, we will immediately return to Iwagakure and report this matter to Tsuchikage-sama!"

"Then it's fine."

Hiruzen nodded and agreed to this matter. When he said these words, he had already decided after careful consideration. When Shikaku was talking with Umi just now, he calmly weigh the pros and cons.

"Then we will go and report to Tsuchikage-sama. Before the Chunin Exams begin, we will definitely arrive, and Tsuchikage-sama will also come!" Umi bowed to Hiruzen. After that, he immediately winked at several Iwagakure ninjas and left the office one after another, stepping back on the road back to Iwagakure.

After Iwagakure ninjas left.

Shikaku looked at Hiruzen doubtfully. There were several questions in his heart, and he wanted to ask Hiruzen, but he didn't know how to speak.

"Shikaku, if there are some things you don't quite understand. You can ask me, and I will explain it to you." Hiruzen immediately looked at Shikaku. His serious face revealed a smile, and then he said, "Because you just became a staff officer. I didn't ask for your opinion on this matter. In the future, if you have any different opinions, you can voice them at any time."

"Yes!"

Shikaku immediately nodded. He did not feel sad at all because Hiruzen had decided on this matter. Now, he was more moved because Hiruzen was respecting his opinion.

"Sandaime-sama, I don't understand why you agree to Iwagakure's request. Even if they want to participate in the Chunin Exams organized by our Konohagakure, but… um… there is no need to let them go so smoothly! "

Shikaku tried to control his tone as much as possible so that there would not be too many things that did not sound good.

He did have a lot of things that he did not understand.

For example, it was obvious that the other party was asking for a request, but why Hiruzen agreed so readily without even procrastinating?

What's more, Iwagakure's doing this was obviously premeditated, and it was definitely not as simple as the Chunin Exams, but why did they agree?

After seeing Hiruzen's operation, Shikaku had a lot of questions in his mind. However, he was more thinking that these things might be Hiruzen's own plans.

As Shikaku raised the question in his heart.

Hiruzen nodded slowly.

"Actually, from the tone of that Iwagakure ninja just now, I can tell that they have already made preparations to participate in the Chunin Exams, so I simply agreed directly. This will help us resolve the crisis that might appear in the future." Hiruzen explained.

"A crisis that might appear in the future?!" Shikaku's heart sank. He immediately confirmed his conjecture. That was that Hiruzen had his own thoughts. There was definitely a story behind this.

"Iwagakure has already launched an attack on Kumogakure. Regardless of whether it is Kumogakure or Iwagakure, they do not want us, Konohagakure, to be inserted into the battlefield at this time. Kumogakure already has a grudge against us, so I feel that Iwagakure's decision to take the joint Chunin Exams with us, Konohagakure, is to make friends with us and unite with us. However, denying the joint Chunin Exams may make Iwagakure think we do not want to make friends with them. Perhaps the war will spread to Konohagakure." Hiruzen slowly explained. At this time, he was still trying to avoid the possible war, using his method to separate Konohagakure from these dangers.

"This…"

After hearing Hiruzen's explanation, Shikaku suddenly felt a little strange.

He did not know how to continue.

In fact.

In his heart.

He did not agree with Hiruzen's judgment.

But…

He had just become a staff officer of the Hokage's office.

He had no experience at all.

It was not very clear whether his own judgment was correct or wrong.

Therefore, he did not dare to say anything rashly.

"Is there a problem?" Hiruzen looked at Shikaku. He had already seen the obvious scruples that the latter had when he spoke. This was also what he did not want to see.

"Sandaime-sama, my opinion is a little different. I think Iwagakure came here not for the alliance but for some conspiracy!" Nara Shikaku said in a deep voice.

"No!"

Hiruzen directly shook his head and denied it. He looked at Shikaku next to him and said, "Iwagakure is fighting with Kumogakure. They won't be willing to split up their force and fight with our Konohagakure!"

"Is that really the case?" Shikaku frowned. He didn't know if he was thinking too much. Moreover, in this regard, it could be said that he was the new one. He had no experience, so he was not confident to say anything too tough.

"Shikaku, you will know slowly. A ninja village will not choose to fight with multiple ninja villages at the same time. If that happens, there will be too many variables. Amegakure in the Second Ninja World War is an example." Hiruzen said in a low voice as if he had already understood these things clearly.

"Yes! I will study slowly!" Shikaku nodded repeatedly. He knew he did not have any qualifications, so it was better to sink and think more about studying.

"Shikaku, I will leave the Chunin Exams' matter to you. Prepare for the possibility of Iwagakure ninjas taking part. In the third round, you can invite daimyos from various countries. Even if there is a war, you must make the Chunin Exams beautiful." Hiruzen said to Shikaku.

"Yes!"

Shikaku responded again, and his face turned serious. Now, the Chunin Exams had changed into another nature. It was not the same as before.

…

An entire morning passed.

Soon, it was over.

Aoba sat on Ramen Ichiraku's chair, his right palm dragging the hem of his shirt, his left hand continuously tapping on the table.

However, he did not use too much strength.

There was no sound.

"The ramen is ready!"

Teuchi placed a bowl of steaming hot ramen on Aoba's table and said with a smile, "Aoba, this is your wages for making noodles all morning."

"I have become a worker here…"

Aoba smiled helplessly. He directly pulled over the bowl of steaming hot ramen. After half a day of hard work, he was really a little hungry. Now, he had to eat well.

"How could that be!"

After hearing Aoba's words, Teuchi immediately waved his hands to deny it, and a smile appeared on his angular face.

"We are good friends!"

"How can working be called friends?"

"You are just here to help me, and I have cooked a bowl of ramen for you!"

"That's all!"

"There is no money transaction between us!"

Teuchi said with a smile. He was not arguing with Aoba; he was chatting with Aoba.

"Brother Teuchi, I won't dare to come again if you say so!" Aoba said with a smile. When he spoke, he directly began to eat the ramen.

"Do you dare not to come?"

When Teuchi heard Aoba's words, he immediately revealed a disdainful smile and said, "If you have the ability, then don't come again!"

"…"

When Aoba heard Teuchi's words, he was speechless.

Step, step, step…

However.

Just at this time.

The sound of footsteps came from Ramen Ichiraku's entrance.

Then a few people came in.

"Aoba, I knew you were here. I guessed right!"

A voice full of joy sounded from the entrance. Even without listening carefully, Aoba could tell that the person who came in was Uchiha Fugaku.

Two people were following Fugaku.

They were Nara Saki and Akimichi Rin, who were standing together on the branch yesterday.

The three of them walked in one after another.

"Brother Fugaku, don't tell me you know I didn't bring any money and specially came to treat me?"

Aoba did not even turn his head. He had already guessed that the person who spoke was Fugaku. He directly followed the direction of Fugaku's words. From what Aoba said, it was obvious that he wanted to extort Fugaku.

"?"

After hearing Aoba's words, Fugaku's head was full of question marks. He was not a fool and immediately understood what Aoba meant.

"You…"

Fugaku raised his finger and pointed at Aoba. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he said, "Aoba, you heartless guy. I helped you find a teammate for the Chunin Exams. You actually want me to treat you to a meal!"

"Is that so? You didn't come to treat me to a meal. Then I will leave after I finish eating." Aoba deliberately dragged out his voice.

As soon as he said this.

The expression on Fugaku's face instantly became blank.

Saki and Rin, standing behind him, covered their mouths and laughed. They were both amused by this scene.

"I really admire you!"

Fugaku suddenly slapped his head. He was in a trance just now and suddenly thought of something strange.

When he first met Aoba.

Aoba was just a small fan of his.

But…

Along the way…

He found that he did not take any advantage of Aoba!

Not only that.

He found that Aoba was even manipulating him.

It was as if whatever he wanted to do could not be hidden from Aoba's eyes, and he could even stop him from doing what he wanted to say in advance.

"Alright, alright, alright, I'll treat you to a meal!" Fugaku said helplessly. He knew that Aoba was joking with him and was scamming him for a meal, but he had no choice. After all, Aoba had put on a posture that he would not talk to you if do not treat him.

"Thank you, Brother Fugaku, for supporting Ramen Ichiraku!"

Aoba immediately stood up and stared at Fugaku. His eyes flashed with a bright light. After that, he shifted his gaze to Saki and Rin.

"Saki."

"Rin."

"What are you waiting for?"

"Didn't you hear Brother Fugaku say that he was treating?"

"Order!"

"Whoever dares to go out hungry today will be looking down on my Brother Fugaku, which is equivalent to looking down on me!"

"If you look down on me, I won't take the Chunin Exams with you!"

"Do you understand?!"

Aoba said with a smile. He said these words to Saki and Rin, and at the same time, to Fugaku.

This meal.

You can't escape!

It had to be known that it was Eaton who paid for the meal yesterday.

Fugaku had escaped a disaster, but this time he was doomed. It would not hurt him too much. After all, yesterday was a barbecue, and today was ramen, so the price was much lower.

"…"

After hearing Aoba's operation, Fugaku was speechless. Especially when he saw Rin's eager look, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he felt that his wallet was about to cry.

"Thank you, Brother Fugaku!"

Saki was the first to react. She thanked Fugaku directly. She had already seen through Aoba's meaning, so she immediately confirmed this matter. After all, she understood that Fugaku was a person who cared about faces after a short period of contact.

"Thank… Thank you, Brother Fugaku!"

After hearing Saki's words, Rin immediately thanked Fugaku as well. However, her gratitude was relatively perfunctory. Her gaze never left the menu in the shop.

"Saki, can I really eat to my fullest?" Rin asked in a low voice. She was not very sure. After all, she had just eaten free barbecue yesterday, and now she could eat ramen like this. The days were too beautiful.

"Yes… yes… I think there is no problem. Brother Fugaku is a good person!" Saki put a good person card on Fugaku's body without hesitation and lifted him up again.

"No problem!"

However, Aoba's voice sounded at this time, directly answering Rin's worries.

"Brother Fugaku is a person who likes faces. Yesterday, he said he wanted to treat you to a barbecue, but he did not succeed. Brother Eaton snatched it yesterday, so he will treat you to some ramen today!" Aoba said carelessly. Anyway, he would not spend his money, so why not?

"Really!" Rin's eyes were already shining.

"Of course, it's true. How could Brother Fugaku lie to you!" Aoba pulled out Fugaku's name again, then said to Fugaku, stunned at the entrance, "Right, Brother Fugaku?!"

"Yes…" Fugaku nodded mechanically. He had already realized that he had fallen into a pit. Moreover, this pit was dug by Aoba himself. This was simply too inhumane. His wallet can't hide.

"Did you guys hear that? Brother Fugaku said it himself. Just eat it without worry. Today, I woke up early and came to the store to help Brother Teuchi make noodles. It's enough for you to eat until you're full!" Aoba said with a smile.

"Okay!"

After getting repeated confirmation from Aoba, Rin immediately put down all the worries in her heart and sat down on the chair, ready to read all the dishes on the menu.

"Ao… Aoba… Wait a minute…"

After hearing Aoba's words, Fugaku hesitated for a moment and then reacted. His dark eyes stared at Aoba. His eyelids were still slightly trembling while he said, "You said you came to make noodles this morning?"

"Yes!"

At this time, a voice sounded and answered Fugaku's question. The owner of the voice was not Aoba, but Teuchi, who was cooking ramen over the counter.

Suddenly.

Teuchi attracted all the attention of these people.

"I was wondering why Aoba came so early this morning. After asking, I found out that he was not here to eat ramen but to help me make noodles. This makes me very puzzled. I have never encountered such a thing before!"

Teuchi's voice slowly sounded. He told this matter his way, making Fugaku and others' eyes fall on Aoba again.

"I also told Aoba that there was no need to have so many noodles. Right now, there aren't that many guests coming to dine. He just said that he could sell it. I thought he was fooling me. Now I know that he said it was true!"

Teuchi's words were more or less embellished, mainly because he was bored during this time. Now that he finally saw Aoba and Fugaku gathered here, he also wanted to make things more interesting.

"Wow!"

Fugaku stared at Aoba with wide eyes. After he said this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "How did you know I would come to find you?"

"How did you know that I would be here?" Aoba did not answer Fugaku's question. Instead, he directly asked him a question.

"Other than this place and your dormitory, I can't think of where else you can be. So if I want to find you, I usually decide whether to go to your dormitory or Ramen Ichiraku." Fugaku answered Aoba's question honestly.

"Me too!"

The corners of Aoba's mouth curled up slightly, and he said something that stunned Fugaku, "You know where to find me, and I also know where to wait for you. So I came here long ago to wait for you and even helped Brother Teuchi make noodles."

"How are you so sure that I will come?" Fugaku was stunned for a moment. He thought Aoba's explanation was reasonable, but it did not make sense.

"I predicted your prediction!" Aoba said with a smile. After that, he waved to Fugaku and said, "Brother Fugaku, don't just stand there. Sit down and have some ramen. I've made enough noodles, and you've got your share too!"

"…"

Fugaku was completely speechless now. He simply didn't know what to say. He felt he had fallen into the big trap Aoba had designed and could only helplessly accept this reality.

When Fugaku came over, Saki and Rin had already ordered a lot. After the barbecue yesterday, they didn't have to be so polite anymore.

'It was over!'

When Fugaku saw the dishes they ordered, the meat on his face trembled slightly. Especially when he thought of Rin's appetite, he felt even more terrified.

It was ignorance that he dared to treat them yesterday.

Today, he was cheated by Aoba to treat them!

However.

Fugaku swore silently in his heart.

In the future, no matter the reason, he absolutely could not treat them to a meal. That was no longer a problem of spending money.

Instead…

It was too expensive!

…

Time ticked by.

Gradually.

Bowl after bowl of ramen was served.

Although Saki did not always stare at Aoba, her gaze was always on Aoba. Through the events of the past two days, she gradually discovered that Aoba did not seem to be as conscientious as she had imagined.

After a while.

Saki finally mustered up her courage and stood up from her seat. She walked around to the seat next to Aoba and sat down.

The reason she came here to find Aoba was to apologize.

Now it was finally time.

"Aoba, I'm sorry. I was too reckless yesterday and said a lot of hurtful words. I hope you don't mind!" Saki pursed her lips and said. Her little face was pouting, and she put on a cute posture.

"I don't mind," Aoba said indifferently. He had no intention of having too much interaction with these two girls. Now, to him, they were at most working together to participate in Chunin Exams.

"Ah?!"

Saki was stunned.

Aoba's answer made her completely speechless.

She had thought that Aoba would say a bunch of sharp words like what he had said to Shikaku the last time. She had even mentally prepared herself.

"Don't worry. I won't deliberately drag you down. You can treat it as me coming to fill in the numbers. You don't have to care too much about my feelings." Aoba said casually. He didn't care about these things. After all, he was not here to make friends. If Eaton had not finalized this matter, he would not even think about it.

"Aoba, thank you!" Saki pursed her lips and did not know what to say. Her train of thought had been interrupted, and she could not react in time. It was not that Aoba did not play according to the routine but that she had misunderstood Aoba's routine.

"You're welcome." Aoba gladly accepted the thanks.

"I'm sorry about Brother Shikaku. He…" Saki was just about to explain for Shikaku, but before she could finish, she was interrupted by Aoba.

"Shikaku's matter has nothing to do with you. He is him, and you are you. I know this clearly. I won't mix it up." Aoba said lightly.

"I wanted to say that Brother Shikaku is actually not that kind of person…" Saki lowered her head and said. She still wanted to explain, but she was interrupted by Aoba.

"What kind of person he is, has to be judged by me personally. What others say is useless!"

Aoba turned his head, stared into Saki's eyes, and said something that exceeded the other party's understanding of this world.

"Everyone is complicated. In the face of different people and things, they will behave differently. Just like in this world, there is no such thing as black or white. The vast majority of people are in the middle."

After Aoba finished speaking.

He turned his head back.

It was as if he had already chatted to death.

"En…"

Saki nodded. She did not know why Aoba had suddenly become so profound. Perhaps it was to prove that everyone was complicated.

For example…

What is this person like?

She also needed to redefine herself.

She couldn't rely on other people's judgment of Aoba to come to any conclusions!

…

Step, step, step, step…

Hurried footsteps sounded at Ramen Ichiraku's entrance again, clearly entering everyone's ears.

After that.

A person walked in first.

"Saki, Rin, so you guys are here. It's so easy for me to find you!"

When this person's voice came out.

Everyone present had already guessed who he was.

It was Nara Shikaku of the Nara clan.

"Brother Shikaku?!"

Saki was stunned for a moment. She looked at Shikaku with doubt in her eyes. She was very confused. Why did Shikaku come here?

The same confusion was also in Fugaku's eyes now.

As for Rin.

She did not want to think about those messy things, especially if Saki was beside her. As long as she supported Saki, it would be enough.

As for the other things…

That would depend on intuition!

"Saki, I have something important to tell you. You…"

Shikaku looked around and found that in addition to Saki and Rin, there was Yamanaka Aoba, who signed up with them, and the other was Konoha Military Police Force's Uchiha Fugaku.

Strictly speaking.

They weren't outsiders who couldn't listen to these things.

"Let's talk here."

Shikaku immediately made a decision. If it were before, he would still drag it for a while. But now, he had no time. There were still many things waiting for him to do. Therefore, if he could save a little time, it means being able to say a few more words.

"It's like this…"

"Iwagakure envoy has come to Konohagakure today, and they are going to come in with our village to join the Chunin Exams!"

"Now it has been approved by Sandaime-sama!"

"That is to say…"

"This year's Chunin Exams is not the easiest one. So if you decide not to participate now, I can still withdraw your registration form as the chief examiner!" Shikaku stared at Saki and said

His voice was not loud, but anyone could hear the urgency in his tone. It was obvious that he knew what kind of danger this meant.

Saki just finished listening to Aoba's words.

Now she saw Shikaku like this.

For a moment.

Her heart was still a little touched!

No matter what Shikaku did that made her feel dissatisfied, there was one thing that she was sure of, and that was Shikaku was sincerely thinking about her well-being!

This was a good brother!

"Brother Shikaku, you didn't rush over immediately after receiving the news, right?" Saki was quite moved. So she stared at Shikaku and asked.

"I guess so." Shikaku nodded and said, "You are not a fool. Iwagakure's ninjas came to Konohagakure to participate in the Chunin Exams. I think you can think of what this means. If you don't want to participate in the Chunin Exams, I can withdraw it for you."

"No! Brother Shikaku! I want to participate in this year's Chunin Exams!" Saki said firmly. Of course, she knew what this meant. On the contrary, the arrival of Iwagakure's ninja made her even more excited. She really did not decide to participate because it was the easiest exam but just happened that it was the weakest one. Now, she could take the Chunin Exams with Iwagakure's ninja. She still had a little expectation in her heart.

After hearing Saki's words, Shikaku stared at Saki without saying anything.

After a long time.

Shikaku nodded.

"I got it."

Shikaku turned to look at Aoba and narrowed his eyes slightly. He was very unhappy with Aoba, so when he saw Aoba, he felt very depressed.

"Aoba, if you are afraid of death, it is not too late to quit now. This time Chunin Exams are different from what you imagined. It is not the kind that you can pass just by messing around." Shikaku pointed the spearhead back at Aoba. His thoughts were still very clear. If he could directly persuade Saki, then he would directly complete his goal. If Saki did not agree, then it would only be Aoba because Rin would always follow Saki's decision. The two of them advanced and retreated together.

"Are you finished?" Aoba said indifferently. If not, because there were a few people here, he would not even be willing to pay attention to this Nara Shikaku.

"What do you mean?" Shikaku narrowed his eyes, a fierce light flashing in them. He had already tolerated Aoba for a long time. Now, he wished that he could also participate in Chunin Exams. This way, he could teach Aoba a lesson.

"If you are finished speaking, you can go. I'm quite busy. Don't waste my time." Aoba said indifferently, directly issuing the order to evict the guest. He was too lazy to say another word.

"Good! Good! Good! Aoba, don't say that I didn't warn you. This year's Chunin Exams is not simple!"

After Shikaku said this, he suddenly turned around and left. It could be said that he left with a belly full of anger.

Following Shikaku's departure.

Ramen Ichiraku became silent.

"Aoba, do you want to…" Fugaku hesitated for a moment and asked. His eyes were always fixed on Aoba. As Aoba's friend, when he recommended Aoba to participate in the Chunin Exams, there was a big reason. Because it was the simplest Chunin Exam. But now that it had become difficult, he began to worry about Aoba.

"Brother Fugaku, you should worry less. Konoha Military Police Force has so many things; is it not chaotic enough?" Aoba said helplessly. How could he not know what Fugaku was thinking? He was the first to push him to participate in the Chunin Exams; now, he wants him to back down. Even he felt very uncomfortable with this.

"Aoba, if you don't want to, we won't make things difficult for you. After all, the Chunin Exams have changed, and it is no longer the same as when we signed up yesterday." Saki took a deep breath and said. She hoped that Aoba would stay, but she still had to say this.

"Are you full?" Aoba asked doubtfully.

"No! No! No! I haven't finished eating yet!" Rin's anxious voice suddenly sounded. She was the only one whose mouth was blocked by noodles.

"Then let's eat."

Aoba looked at Saki and then looked at Fugaku. The meaning of what he said was very clear. Since he had signed up, he would not retreat halfway.

At least…

He wanted to enter the Chunin Exams and be eliminated in the way he wanted. Not back down without entering…

"Alright!"

When Fugaku thought about how he still had to treat them, he immediately felt a headache coming on. However, he had already gotten Aoba's clear answer, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"Aoba, do you think we need to familiarize ourselves with each other and practice cooperation?" Saki thought for a moment and asked.

"There's no need at all. The exams in front of us are not difficult, and there are no problems with the group events. The main thing is your solo battles. You just need to focus more on this." Aoba said indifferently.

"Huh?!"

After hearing Aoba's words, Saki suddenly had an illusion, as if Aoba was not here for them to carry, but to carry them in the Chunin Exams.

"Alright!"

Saki didn't say much.

'Maybe he was provoked by Brother Shikaku!'

'So let him be a little arrogant!'

'Give him a little bit of face.'

'I won't expose him!'

…

Half an hour later.

The gathering ended as Rin ate the last ramen and burped.

"Saki, Rin, on the day the Chunin Exams begin, let's gather here and then go to the Chunin Exams venue together. As for the time before the exam, you should practice more personal combat. If there is nothing important, don't look for me."

Before Aoba left, he spoke to the two girls. After yesterday's incident, he could already confirm that the two people already knew his dormitory's location.

During this time, he nominally wants to stay in the dormitory every day.

Although it will be a shadow clone who watches the house.

But…

He can't stand to be found too often.

That was why Aoba gave such an explanation.

"I understand."

Saki nodded. She still felt that things were strange. Just now, Shikaku had clearly said that the Chunin Exams were even more difficult this time. But it felt like it was even simpler in Aoba's mouth.

After Aoba explained the matter, she left Ramen Ichiraku and walked toward the Anbu dormitory.

Soon.

Aoba returned to his room in the Anbu dormitory.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Shadow Clone Technique)!"

Aoba immediately formed a seal with both hands and used Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Shadow Clone Technique). Suddenly, a shadow clone that looked exactly like him appeared in front of him.

"This pen is for you. Don't be idle when you are here to watch the house. Write the story of Binbin, a Teenager From the Ninja School."

After Aoba threw the pen in his hand to the shadow clone, he immediately connected with the Flying Thunder God Formula in the tall tower and used Hiraishin no Jutsu(Flying Thunder God Technique). His figure disappeared in a flash.

Watchtower.

Aoba sat on the edge of the watchtower and looked at the lush trees around him. His head quickly thought about the earlier matter and silently whispered, "Why did Iwagakure come to participate in this Chunin Exams."

Aoba's thoughts started to wander. This matter did not seem to be that simple.

"If I remember correctly, the information that came over a while ago said that Iwagakure was at war with Kumogakure. Now that Kumogakure was facing Iwagakure and Kirigakure simultaneously, it could be said they were facing an enemy from both sides."

Aoba held his chin with his right hand, and many question marks appeared on his head. He found that the situation in the ninja world was changing bit by bit.

"Logically speaking…"

"The relationship between Iwagakure and Konohagakure has always been bad!"

"Ever since Onoki was young and was educated by Madara, he has been holding a grudge against Konohagakure."

"In the previous two ninja wars, Iwagakure was also on the opposite side of Konohagakure. Why did they suddenly come to jointly hold a Chunin Exams with Konohagakure at this critical moment?"

"Something is wrong!"

"There must be something wrong here!"

"But…"

"The ridiculous thing is…"

"Why did Hiruzen agree to this matter?!"

The more Aoba thought about it, the more he felt that there was a big problem. These problems were not so simple that they could be explained clearly. There was a feeling of concealment everywhere. Moreover, if Hiruzen disagreed, it would be impossible to succeed. In other words, Hiruzen had done an extremely outrageous operation.

"Forget it!"

After thinking about it, Aoba shook his head directly. He felt that there was no point in thinking about it. It could not solve the problem at all. It was better to prepare for it now. He could not let his two little teammates fall in front of him.

As for Iwagakure's people.

Aoba instinctively thought that they were here to cause trouble.

In this way, he was also prepared to speculate on the opponent with the greatest malice. If his opponent did not do that, it could only be said that the other party was a little white. The matter was destined to be in his own hands. But if he bet on others with the greatest goodwill that the other party would not do this, then, in the end, he might fall into a passive state.

This was not possible!

After a short period of thought, Aoba had already figured out what to do next.

Suddenly.

Aoba's figure disappeared.

He reappeared on the tower's first floor.

At this moment.

The shadow clones on the tower's first floor were all practicing the puppet technique. When they saw Aoba coming over, they all looked at him.

They were part of Aoba's chakra.

It could be said that their thoughts were the same as Aoba's. They all realized that something had happened after seeing Aoba's arrival. Otherwise, they would have waited until the time to send the information back.

"All of you, come back!"

Aoba said to the shadow clones in front of him. His tone was unquestionable, and there was no need to explain anything. What was there to explain to him?

"Yes!"

The shadow clones immediately stopped what they were doing, then began to remove themselves one after another.

Bang! Bang! Bang! …

Along with the sound of explosions, these shadow clones had already been removed and returned to Aoba's body with information.

After that.

Aoba quickly formed seals with both hands and used Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Multiple Shadow Clone Technique) once again. Instantly, the shadow clones reappeared here.

This seemingly superfluous operation was actually updating the intelligence information the shadow clone knew.

"Let's begin!"

Aoba nodded at the shadow clones, and everyone immediately moved. However, they were not walking toward the puppets just now. Instead, they put the puppets aside and began to carry out new training.

Immediately after.

Aoba arrived at the second floor of the tall tower and flipped through the books that Minato had left for him before he left.

He planned to come over just like that during this period of time.

After all, many things in these books might help him in the Chunin Exams.

…

On the other side.

In the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen sat on a chair in the office. He held a kiseru in his hand and took one mouthful of smoke after another. Suddenly, he felt a burst of irritation. He could not help but get up and walk out of the office.

Hiruzen walked to the door opposite Hokage's office.

He did not knock on the door.

He directly pushed the door open.

"Sandaime-sama!"

Inside the door were two Anbu ninjas guarding here. After seeing Hiruzen, each of them stood still with seriousness and respect in their eyes.

"How is Danzo?" Hiruzen asked the two of them.

"Everything is fine now," One of the two immediately replied.

"You guys go and guard the door. No one is allowed to enter." Hiruzen immediately spoke in a commanding tone.

"Yes!"

When the two Anbu heard Hiruzen's words, they immediately nodded. After that, they walked out of the room. No one dared to disobey Hiruzen's orders.

All of a sudden.

Only Hiruzen and Danzo, who were resting on the bed, were left here.

Hiruzen walked toward Danzo's bed step by step. Finally, he arrived on the edge of the bed and stared at Danzo, whose eyes were closed.

"Danzo, I know that you are awake. I have something important to ask you." Hiruzen said slowly. He had been with Danzo for so many years. They had already formed a tacit understanding. There was no need to say anything. He could feel that Danzo had already woken up.

"What is it?"

Danzo slowly opened his left eye, which was exposed to the outside. He stared at Hiruzen, who was sitting next to him. After a few days of recovery, he could already speak.

Only.

Danzo's voice was still very weak.

It could be seen that he was still sick.

"Not long ago, Iwagakure envoy came and asked to jointly hold the Chunin Exams. Do you think there is a problem here?" Hiruzen asked in a low voice. He still wanted to hear Danzo's opinion on this matter.

"Iwagakure?" Danzo closed his eyes again, but he was still in a state of deep thought. After a while, he said in a hoarse and powerless voice, "Iwagakure must have come with ill intentions. You have to be careful. It is very likely that it will be bad for the village."

"Now that Iwagakure is already fighting with Kumogakure, will they still fight with us, Konohagakure? Are they not afraid of being attacked from the back?" Hiruzen once again voiced his doubts and understanding. He always felt that now was not the time for Iwagakure to attack Konohagakure.

"Iwagakure is definitely not that simple. You have to be careful about this. You must not be careless," Danzo said to Hiruzen.

"Danzo, do you have any objections?" Hiruzen thought for a moment and asked again.

"Is the Tsuchikage coming?" Danzo directly asked the key point of the question.

"Come!" Hiruzen nodded and then said, "But I think it might be the same as before; that is when Chunin Exams gets to the third round. In the first two rounds, he should not come."

"If you think it is not easy to handle, you can let Orochimaru preside over the third round of the Chunin Exams. There will be no problem with the first two rounds. The key is after the Tsuchikage comes. If I am not wrong, the Chunin Exams may develop into an opportunity for Iwagakure to fight against Konohagakure. You must be careful." Danzo said to Hiruzen. Now he was really thinking about Hiruzen. After all, his body had been seriously injured, and there was no way to move.

"If it's like what you said, does it mean I should reject them to participate in the Chunin Exams?" Hiruzen asked in a low voice. Now, he was a little annoyed. He answered too fast. If he did not easily agree, maybe there was still room for adjustment. It was too late to say this now. If he refused Iwagakure's request to hold the Chunin Exam with them now, he would return on his word. He would directly give Iwagakure a reason and excuse to start a war with Konohagakure. This was not what he wanted to see. He came to Danzo not to regret it but to find an opportunity to remedy it.

"No!"

Danzo said without hesitation.

Such a reaction.

It made Hiruzen feel much better.

At least.

It was Iwagakure who came to find trouble.

It did not have much to do with him.

"I think if you directly rejected Iwagakure's request, the other party might launch an attack. It just so happens that you agreed to hold the Chunin Exams together and bought time for Konohagakure. Of course, it was also to give Iwagakure sufficient time to prepare. This is also what they wanted to see." Danzo explained.

"I understand. Rest well. I will go and prepare." Hiruzen said. After he finished speaking, he planned to leave directly.

"That… Wait…" Danzo hesitated for a moment. He stared at Hiruzen, and his tone suddenly became a little stiff. However, in the next moment, he immediately softened and said, "Is there any news about that person?"

"Who?"

Hiruzen was stunned for a moment. He looked at Danzo doubtfully. When he saw Danzo lying on the bed and could not move, he immediately reacted.

"You want to ask about the person who treated you, right?"

Hiruzen stared at Danzo and asked. He always felt something strange, but his heart was very confused. He could not think of anything. He felt Danzo wanted to ask something, but Danzo refused to open his mouth. It was very strange.

"I haven't found the ninja who treated you yet, but I will try my best to find him. Once there is news of him, I will send someone to inform you immediately. You don't need to think too much. You just need to recover in peace."

After Hiruzen told Danzo, he immediately left the room without hesitation. His purpose of coming here had been achieved, so there was no need to stay here for long.

After all, there were so many things waiting for him outside.

He already knew what was going on.

Continue to stay here.

It can only be said to be a waste of time.

Instantly.

Hiruzen took a step forward and left.

After Hiruzen left, the two ninjas guarding the door outside returned to the room and guarded this place.

Danzo slowly closed his eyes.

His head quickly thought about it.

That person…

Who was it?

Danzo could clearly feel that there was Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal on his tongue!

In the entire Ninja World, no second person knows this sealing technique.

He had always used this technique to seal other people so they could control their conversation's contents. However, after waking up a few days ago, he found the same sealing mark on his tongue.

This made Danzo smell the scent of a conspiracy.

But…

He could not say it.

Moreover.

After the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal was branded on his tongue, he no longer trusted Hiruzen that much. Deep in his heart, he felt that this matter had something to do with Hiruzen.

…

Unconsciously.

Five days passed.

There was only one day left until the start of the Chunin Exams.

Early morning.

Before Aoba could wake up, he was woken up by a series of knocks on the door.

"Who is it?!"

Aoba said in a bad mood. He instinctively felt that his two teammates were knocking on the door. However, the Chunin Exam would start tomorrow, and they had agreed to meet in Ramen Ichiraku. Wasn't it a little too rushed to come out now?

Aoba stood up and walked toward the door.

In the past few days, he used his shadow clone to familiarize himself with ninjutsu again and read many related books. He was well prepared.

He wanted to have a good rest today.

He was still disturbed.

Soon.

Aoba came to the door, raised his hand to open it, and saw a very familiar person.

Konohagakure Intelligence Division's Captain.

Morino Eaton.

"Brother Eaton, why are you here?" When Aoba saw Eaton, he was stunned for a moment. Then, he stepped aside and said, "Come in quickly!"

"Okay."

Eaton immediately responded. Then, he walked into Aoba's room. After entering, he looked around and sat down on the chair.

"Do you know why I came to find you this time?"

Eaton crossed his legs and went straight to the point. His eyes looked through the dark sunglasses and fell on Aoba.

"I don't know."

Aoba shook his head directly. A big question mark appeared on his head. He instinctively felt that it was the Chunin Exams matter. After all, Iwagakure's ninja should have already arrived. However, he felt that Eaton did not seem to be someone who would pay attention to such things. Thus, he could not guess what Eaton was thinking.

'Is it because of Teacher Bai of the Ninja School?'

'It can't be, right?'

'It can't be that every time he finds me recently, he talks about Teacher Bai of the Ninja School!'

'It can't be, right?'

'Could it be that this kind of thing had always been in Brother Eaton's mind?'

Aoba's first reaction was actually that Eaton had come to find him to talk about Teacher Bai of the Ninja School, but he also felt that Eaton would not always do this, so he restrained himself and did not think about in this direction.

"I knew you wouldn't be able to guess!"

Eaton's serious face immediately revealed a hint of an excited smile. After that, he suddenly reached his hand into his bosom and took out a carefully packed red leather book. The book was exactly the same as the one he took out that day when they ate and put it away.

'It can't be?!'

When Aoba saw this book, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He vaguely felt something.

Eaton excitedly brought the book to Aoba and waved it in front of him. He said, "Aoba, look at what this is!"

"This is… what?" Aoba's face was full of black lines. Now he could see the familiar book cover, and several big characters were written on it.

[Teacher Bai of the Ninja School] – Fugaku!

When Aoba saw the cover of this book, he already understood everything. He now knew if there would be nothing important thing when Eaton was looking for him, it would only be this kind of thing, and it would be about his work.

"Aoba, look, this is the first edition of Teacher Bai of the Ninja School. The publisher is preparing to issue it. He gave me five books first, and I left one behind. You can give the other four books to others!"

After Eaton said this, he immediately took out three identical books.

Only.

He did not give the three books to Aoba directly.

"Aoba, if you don't need them so much, I can arrange these three books for you." Eaton stared at Aoba and said. His eyes flashed with expectation.

"You arrange it!"

Aoba's face was full of black lines. At this time, he understood the real purpose of Eaton coming to him.

One was to talk about books.

The other was how to arrange the three books.

"Brother Eaton, who are you going to give it to?"

Aoba asked doubtfully. He was not interested in these three books. After all, the only people he promised to send the books were those from the Yamanaka clan. There were too many of them, and it was not time to send them. Even if he gave these three books to him, he could not send them.

"I promised to give one to Mikoto, one to Saki, and one to Rin, exactly three books, all of which can be handed out," Eaton said.

"…"

The black lines on Aoba's face suddenly became even thicker.

Good fellow.

He directly gave it to the three girls.

This kind of operation, even if he wanted to think about it, it would be too awesome.

At least…

Aoba believed that he could not do such a thing.

"Alright then. I also thought of who I should give this remaining book to. I will send it over now." Aoba nodded as well. The corners of his mouth curled up into a smile. He thought of an even more interesting thing.

"You are not going to give it to Fugaku, are you?" Eaton guessed curiously.

"Of course not. Fugaku is the author. Does he still need to read it?" The smile on Aoba's face became strange. He continued, "If Fugaku wants to see it, he should buy it himself when it is released!"

"You are too ruthless!" Eaton thought about it and felt that the lethality was too strong. Not only did he use Fugaku's name, but he also asked Fugaku to buy it himself. However, he thought that Fugaku also made a profit. After all, this kind of chance to be famous was given to Fugaku.

"Who are you going to give it to?"

Aoba immediately aroused Eaton's curiosity. His head quickly thought about it, wanting to find some possible choices.

But…

According to his understanding of Aoba.

Except for Fugaku.

He also couldn't think of anyone else.

"Could it be Ramen Ichiraku's Teuchi?"

Eaton stared at Aoba and guessed. His curiosity had been fully aroused at this moment, and he was extremely curious about Aoba's choice.

"I'll give it to Danzo-sama," Aoba said indifferently. After he said this, Eaton's expression suddenly changed greatly.

"Hiss…"

Eaton directly sucked in a breath of cold air. His eyes flashed with extreme shock. He simply couldn't believe his ears. How could there be such an operation?

"That…"

"Aoba."

"Cough, cough, cough…"

"Danzo-sama is still recovering from serious injury!"

"Moreover, if you go again as a medical ninja, it will be too dangerous!"

"Do you really want to do this?"

Eaton's face was full of doubts. He felt that what Aoba said was too outrageous, simply incomprehensible.

"Hahahaha, it is because Danzo-sama is injured that I want to show it to Danzo-sama. Otherwise, the fun will be much less."

Aoba picked up the book that Eaton handed over and immediately put it in the ninja pouch. He was still thinking about how to meet Danzo, but he had no chance.

Now, the opportunity had finally come.

After that.

Aoba looked at Eaton.

"Brother Eaton, I'll be leaving first. You can make any arrangements for the books. Remember to close the door for me when you go out."

Aoba said slowly.

After saying that.

Aoba left the room directly.

He walked toward the opposite direction of the door and disappeared from Eaton's sight.

"This…"

Eaton was stunned for a moment. Before reacting, he stared blankly in the direction that Aoba had left.

"I still underestimated you!"

"It's still you who are ruthless!"

"At most, I'm sending books to three girls!"

"You're pretty good!"

"Go and send books to Danzo-sama!"

Eaton's expression became richer. Ever since he knew that Aoba was Tsunade's student, he knew that Aoba would not be such a simple character.

Until now.

His impression of Aoba had changed again and again.

This seemingly ordinary youth constantly brought him surprises. Whether it was his ability to write books, his attainments in medical ninjutsu, or his style of doing things that did not follow the routine, all of them changed his impression of Aoba.

"No matter."

Eaton no longer thought about these things. He immediately stood up and walked out. He wanted to send out the three books in his hands. After all, this was something he had promised some time ago.

…

After leaving the Anbu dormitory, Aoba did not stop and directly walked in the direction of the Hokage Building. He wanted to see Danzo as soon as possible. This was still very important to him.

Ten minutes later.

Aoba came to the door of the Hokage Building.

There were two ninjas guarding the door.

This time, it was not as smooth as the previous times. Fugaku did not need to use his eyes to knock them out, nor did he want Eaton to scare them out directly.

"Stop!"

Just as Aoba reached the door, he was immediately stopped by the two ninjas guarding the door. Their eyes were all on Aoba.

A new face!

Not a regular at Hokage Building.

"This is the Hokage Building. No one is allowed to enter. Please keep your distance."

The ninjas guarding the door immediately yelled at Aoba. Their tone could be said to have no worries. This kind of situation was something they encountered every day. There was nothing special about it.

"I have something to see Danzo-sama. Please help me inform him." Aoba said indifferently.

"You're looking for Danzo-sama?!"

The two ninjas guarding the door were all stunned. They were baffled by this matter. Danzo was injured, so no one disturbed him. However, this youth was actually looking for Danzo. How could there be such a coincidence?

"Are you here to make a fool of yourself?"

"Is it a prank?"

The two ninjas instinctively thought that Aoba was here to cause trouble. After all, no one would look for Danzo now. The business in Danzo's hands had been handed over to Orochimaru to handle.

"I am not joking. I am here to find Danzo-sama!" Aoba said calmly. He was not dissatisfied with the attitude of these two ninjas. After all, this was something he had expected. Before he said these words, he had already anticipated this, so he added, "I am looking for Danzo-sama because Danzo-sama gave me a secret mission before. Now that the mission has progressed, I must report to Danzo-sama. You can report it to Sandaime-sama if you do not believe me. But do not waste time here. Once there are any mistakes, it is a major matter!"

"This…"

"Ah…"

The two ninjas were frightened by Aoba. This was not a simple crime!

Moreover.

It was normal for Danzo to send people to carry out a secret mission.

If he really came here to report, then they really couldn't afford to be negligent.

"Wait a moment, I am going to report to Sandaime-sama!"

One of the two ninjas immediately said, and then he went to the Hokage's office to report to Hiruzen.

A few minutes later.

The ninja quickly ran back, and before he could catch his breath, his eyes fell on Aoba.

"Come with me!"

The ninja said while panting. After that, he took the lead and led the way, leading Aoba toward the Hokage's office.

Aoba followed closely behind the ninja.

There was not the slightest bit of caution or fear, and he was not curious about the surrounding environment. After all, he had come here before with other identities.

Soon.

The ninja led Aoba to the door of the Hokage's office, then stared at Aoba and nodded, "Sandaime-sama is inside. You can go in and report yourself!"

"Thank you."

Aoba nodded to the ninja. This time, he came here according to the procedure, completely different from how he came here in the past.

Aoba raised his right hand and knocked on the door.

Knock Knock Knock…

There was a clear knock on the door, and it entered the office.

"Come in!"

Hiruzen said in a low voice, indicating that Aoba could go in.

Aoba pushed the door open.

He had come here as a medical ninja wearing a mask before, but this was the first time he had come here using his real appearance and the first time he had come so close to Hiruzen.

"Sandaime-sama!"

After Aoba entered the office, he stopped in front of the desk and bowed deeply to Hiruzen. He looked very cute and new.

"You are… Yamanaka Aoba?"

Hiruzen frowned slightly. He reluctantly found this name in his head. He had met Aoba very few times, so his impression of Aoba was not deep. Moreover, when he heard the report from the ninja guarding the door, he did not expect that the person who claimed to be carrying out the secret mission was Yamanaka Aoba. So he felt a little surprised.

"Sandaime-sama has such a good memory. I am Yamanaka Aoba. I came here to find Danzo-sama!" Aoba looked at Hiruzen. After that, he explained, "Danzo-sama gave me a very important secret mission. Now that the mission has progressed, I must report it to Danzo-sama!"

"What mission?"

Hiruzen stared at Aoba curiously. A big question mark appeared on his head. He was very curious about the mission that Aoba mentioned.

"Sandaime-sama, this is a secret mission given to me by Danzo-sama. I can't tell you what the mission is!" Aoba directly shook his head and said. It was not that he violated the rules, but for the ninjas, the mission was like this. They could not say it casually, and it was a professional performance.

"Danzo has already rested, and now I am in charge of his affairs. I am the Hokage of the village; you can't even say it?" Hiruzen asked doubtfully. His eyes stared at Aoba, carefully sizing up this youth.

"No!"

Aoba decisively shook his head and directly refused, "This mission was given to me by Danzo-sama. He emphasized that I can not tell anyone about this mission, not even the Hokage-sama!"

"Hahahaha!"

After hearing Aoba's words, Hiruzen suddenly laughed, but there was a trace of coldness in his smile.

"Ah!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Very good!"

"Aoba, now a part of Danzo's matter, is taken over by Orochimaru. You can tell Orochimaru about it, right?"

Hiruzen's face turned displeased. However, he used very strong hypocrisy to disguise all of this. After all, these things were not a big problem to him. His anger was not directed at Aoba, but at this phenomenon made him unhappy.

Many ninjas were like this now.

They only listened to Danzo.

They did not listen to the Hokage.

They did not even put the Hokage in their eyes.

Sometimes, Hiruzen feels that he has mistrusted Danzo. He felt that it was like asking a tiger for its skin. This should not have happened at all. This made him begin to be wary of Danzo in his heart.

"No!"

Aoba decisively shook his head. His gaze fell on Hiruzen. He could faintly feel that Hiruzen was clearly unhappy. It seemed that he was dissatisfied with Danzo's actions.

However.

It did not matter.

Aoba was very clear.

No matter what Danzo did.

Hiruzen would forgive him.

So…

He just needed to throw this pot on Danzo!

"Sandaime-sama, this secret mission is very urgent. I must report it to Danzo-sama and accept his next instructions."

Aoba said seriously. His tone was very tough. He did not have any scruples because he met Hiruzen. After all, he was also a person who knew Hiruzen. As long as you were strong enough, then Hiruzen would be soft.

"Okay…"

Hiruzen looked at Aoba deeply. In the end, he knew that it was useless to say anything, so he simply did not delay any more. What if something particularly big happened?

"Come with me."

Hiruzen did not think that Aoba would harm Danzo. After all, Aoba was a member of the Yamanaka clan. This clan was on his trust list. Moreover, he knew that if someone wanted to harm Danzo, they would have done so long ago. There was no need for such a method.

"Yes!"

Aoba immediately responded. After that, he followed behind Hiruzen. The two left the office and walked towards the opposite door.

Aoba had also been here before.

However, he did not show any intention of showing it.

Instead, he pretended that nothing had happened.

Creak…

Along with the sound of the door opening, the door was directly pushed open, and Hiruzen walked in with Aoba.

"The two of you go outside and guard, don't let anyone in!" Hiruzen said to the two ninjas who were guarding Danzo's room.

"Yes!"

After hearing Hiruzen's words, the two ninjas immediately stepped out of the room, standing outside to guard.

"Aoba, is it time for you to report the mission? Should I also have to leave?" Hiruzen's eyes became dangerous. He threw a dangerous question to Aoba that was difficult to answer.

"That's right!" Aoba nodded without hesitation and replied in a very dangerous manner, "Sandaime-sama needs to go out and wait."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Hiruzen was not angry but smiled. He could not help but look at Aoba again. He had not seen such a ninja for a long time. Even a Root ninja would not be so straightforward when talking to him. This was simply not taking him seriously.

After that.

Hiruzen turned around and left.

He walked toward the door.

He had already silently memorized Aoba's name in his heart. However, he was very clear that he could not blame all of this on Aoba. After all, Aoba was only following Danzo's instructions.

After Hiruzen left.

Only Aoba and Danzo were left in the room.

"Danzo-sama, long time no see."

A faint smile suddenly appeared on Aoba's face. He did not look like a good person. He took a step forward, step by step, and walked toward Danzo with great rhythm.

All of a sudden.

Danzo felt an extremely strong sense of oppression.

"This…"

Danzo suddenly discovered a terrifying thing: his heartbeat had not become messy, as if it was beating with Aoba's footsteps.

Aoba took a step forward.

Danzo's heart skipped a beat.

The rhythm that Aoba walked forward was the rhythm of Danzo's heartbeat. It was like every step Aoba took had stepped on Danzo's heart.

"You… you… you… you are… you are that… so… it was you…"

Danzo's tone became nervous. He no longer cared about the discomfort caused by the disorder of his heartbeat and the injuries on his body that had not yet healed. His heart had already been occupied by chaos and fear.

This was a very, very serious matter!

This was the owner of the seal on his heart!

As long as the other party thought about it, it could easily crush his heart!

'It was actually this Yamanaka Aoba?!'

This discovery caused Danzo's thoughts to collapse. Almost all of his knowledge had been overturned. He had only met Aoba a few times, and there was almost no other impression. His only impression was that Aoba had brought a book that could bring his thing back to life. But what he thought after seeing it was to ask Aoba to help monitor Fugaku.

Such a person.

How could he be…

The owner of the powerful seal in his heart?

This made Danzo feel a sense of disbelief!

"You… you… you…"

Danzo tried to call out Aoba's name, but he found it impossible. As long as he thought about it, he could feel that his body would be paralyzed.

This was the effect of the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.

Through this point.

Danzo could confirm it.

The seal on his tongue was left behind by Aoba.

But…

When did this happen?

All of a sudden.

Danzo's thoughts began to wander. His brain worked quickly as he thought of one possibility after another.

In the end…

Danzo thought of something very terrifying.

That was…

The person who treated his injuries…

It was most likely the person who engraved the seal on him…

In other words…

The one in front of him…

This Yamanaka Aoba!

"Danzo-sama, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I didn't expect you to miss me so much!" Aoba said with a smile. He continued to move at a fixed pace, constantly activating the seal in Danzo's body to let Danzo know that this person was him.

"What's going on?" Danzo's brain was somewhat unclear. He felt very strange. When he was injured this time, everything had changed.

"It doesn't matter if I tell you."

Aoba walked to the side of Danzo's bed. He lowered his head and looked at Danzo, who was still recuperating. The corners of his mouth curled up even higher.

"Let's lay everything out."

"In the future, I will be your master."

"Whatever I tell you to do, you have to do it. Otherwise…"

"You will die from a heart explosion!"

"Did I make it clear enough?"

Aoba's tone suddenly changed, revealing a cold feeling. This was the first time since he came to the ninja world that he stood out as his own identity.

However.

What he did was the result after careful consideration.

Danzo was unable to expose him.

This is a way without any problems, enough for him to stand behind Konohagakure and become Konohagakure's darkness.

"Ao… Aoba…"

Even though there were a thousand helpless feelings in Danzo's heart, there was nothing he could do. He was very clear about his current situation. He was completely under the control of others, and there was no way at all.

"Danzo!"

Aoba smiled slightly. Now that he called Danzo, he no longer added the word 'sama' because he was already Danzo's Aoba-sama.

"This book is Fugaku's new book. I specially brought it for you. Take a look. I sent it to you the moment this book came out. I think you know what to do!"

Aoba reached into the ninja pouch and took out the book "Teacher Bai of the Ninja School" and placed it on Danzo's bed…

"?"

When Danzo heard Aoba's words, his head was filled with question marks. There were many things that he had yet to figure out.

What was going on?

How did he suddenly become Aoba's subordinate?

This kind of thing made him feel extremely strange, but he was branded with a Cursed Seal Tag and Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, and he had no way to resist at all.

"This book…"

Danzo could only move his fingers slightly, and he had no way to read this book. Moreover, with his current physical condition, reading this book was not very appropriate.

But…

He could clearly feel it.

His heart was already in the other party's control. With just a thought from the other party, he would die at any time!

Under the threat of life and Danzo's fear of death.

Still gradually gained the upper hand.

At the very least.

He had first to stabilize the current situation.

Then a man can do whatever he wants!

"Aoba-sama, I can't read this book yet. My body is still in a slow recovery stage. Only my fingers can move slightly. This is already the limit…" Danzo said helplessly. This was also a part of his pain. He didn't know when his injury would recover or whether it would recover. Whether it was Hiruzen's conclusion or Koharu's statement, they all made him feel uneasy. He felt that they might be fooling him.

"You can read it soon!"

Aoba revealed a meaningful smile. How could he not know what Danzo meant?

Wasn't that a disguised question of when his injuries would recover?!

This was not a question that could not be answered.

Not only could he say it.

It could also be said very well.

One of the reasons why Aoba came here to look for Danzo was to tell the latter about his injury and recovery.

"About a week!"

"Your arm will slowly recover."

"At that time, you need to do more rehabilitation exercises."

"For example…"

"Reading books!"

Aoba said with a smile. His tone did not fluctuate too much, and it could be said that it was very flat. However, there was a sense of believability.

"Really… really?" Danzo's voice began to tremble. While he was lying on the bed waiting for treatment, he had already thought of all the worst possible scenarios. Moreover, he had seen all the medical ninjas shake their heads and leave after seeing his condition. He knew how serious his injuries were.

"I believe you already know that I was the one who healed your injuries. In the entire Konohagakure, only I can treat your injuries. Therefore, other than trusting me, you have no other choice." Aoba's tone did not intend to make the other party believe him. However, it was quite obvious. After all, he was not forcing Danzo to believe him. It did not matter whether he believed it or not.

"I believe you!" Danzo immediately said. His tone was still a little excited. He had long been mentally prepared not to be able to stand up again. Now that he knew he could stand up again and it also would not be long. This made him very happy.

"Danzo, I saved your life, so your life is mine. This is not just for show. You understand what is on your heart. As long as I want to, I can kill you anytime. You should understand what to do, what not to do, what to say, and what not to say!" Aoba said coldly. There was a hint of threat in his tone. This matter was still very important to him. In a sense, what he needed to do now was just the person behind Danzo, not the person publicly known. Even if there was Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, he still had to prevent Danzo from playing any tricks.

"Understood! Understood! Understood!" Danzo repeatedly said. He knew better than anyone what his current situation was like. He had never been a Hokage, so he could not die yet. As long as he was alive, there was still a chance. He had no way to deal with Aoba, but in his opinion, too many people in the ninja world could deal with Aoba. If Aoba died one day, the seal on his body would be lifted.

Step, step, step, step…

At this time.

Aoba's ears twitched slightly.

He could clearly hear the sound of footsteps coming from the door.

He felt that it should be Hiruzen who was already waiting outside!

Creak!

Danzo's door rang.

A figure walked in.

It was Hiruzen. He was afraid that Aoba would harm Danzo if he went out for too long, so he came in to take a look.

"Danzo-sama, this is the secret mission situation. If there are no other instructions, I will leave now!" Aoba suddenly said in a low voice. His voice was not very loud, but it just happened to reach Hiruzen's ears. This sentence was obviously meant for Hiruzen to hear, but after saying it, it did not seem so deliberate.

"Go."

Danzo's voice also became serious. He had already understood Aoba's meaning and immediately went to cooperate. Now he had no other way but to cooperate. After all, his life was in the hands of others.

After that.

Aoba immediately retreated and prepared to leave the room. His actions immediately caught Hiruzen's attention.

"Is the report finished?"

Hiruzen narrowed his eyes and looked at Aoba. He vaguely felt something was wrong with Aoba's report this time. However, when he saw nothing wrong with Danzo, he wondered if he was overthinking it.

But.

Hiruzen's mood was still quite complicated.

A kind of emotion that made him want to ask, but there was no reason to ask.

"It's over."

Aoba lightly threw down this sentence and then did not say anything to Hiruzen. He had already done what he had to do, and that was to tell Danzo who was the boss in the future.

Hiruzen wanted to stop Aoba and ask.

However.

He had no reason.

He could only watch as Aoba left.

Just as Aoba walked out of the room, Hiruzen came to Danzo's side. At a glance, he saw the book on the side of the bed.

"What is this?"

Hiruzen was stunned for a moment. He directly picked up the book and focused his gaze on the astringent cover. He was immediately stunned.

"Teacher Bai of the Ninja School?"

"Does the Ninja School have Teacher Bai?"

"Why haven't I heard of it before?"

When Hiruzen saw the words on the cover, a big question mark immediately popped up in his head.

This book was something that had never been here before.

Well obviously.

Aoba just brought it.

This immediately caused the curiosity in Hiruzen's heart to surge.

"Hiruzen… That… That is… intelligence…" Danzo immediately became a little nervous. It was better to pay attention to this kind of thing. If Hiruzen saw it, then there was no way he could explain it.

He was also quite depressed in his heart.

If Aoba came, then so be it.

Why did he bring that book over?

Wasn't this just looking for trouble for him?

"Intelligence?"

Hiruzen was stunned for a moment. His gaze fell on the author's name on the cover, and he immediately saw the words, Fugaku.

"Fugaku?"

"Uchiha Fugaku?"

"You have a connection with the Uchiha clan?"

Hiruzen felt dizzy, and there was an indescribable strange feeling in his head. One must know that the Uchiha clan was a loser who fought with him for the position of Hokage. If they were connected with Danzo, then things would become troublesome.

"You know what kind of connection I have with the Uchiha clan. I have always wanted to destroy the Uchiha clan, not to mention Akaru, who saw me as a thorn in his eye. It would be good if he did not send people to assassinate me…" Danzo said unhappily. After he finished speaking, he still hadn't calmed down from Aoba's incident. He said, "This is the information I asked Aoba to bring back. It is about the Uchiha clan."

It could be said that Danzo used different methods to cover up this matter.

Really…

Why leave such a book behind!

Danzo still didn't know what Aoba meant by doing this!

However.

This restrained him.

He had to make an excuse based on this book.

"Information about the Uchiha clan?"

Hiruzen narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately opened this book. He focused his gaze on the book and looked at the content. After that, he was completely stunned.

"This is…"

When Hiruzen saw the words in the book, he immediately felt his blood boiling.

"What is this?!"

As Hiruzen muttered, he had been staring at the words in the book. He was already immersed in the words.

One page.

Two pages.

…

Hiruzen stood beside Danzo's bed, reading everything written in the book. Even his breathing became rapid.

Suddenly.

Hiruzen felt his nose heat up, and a stream of scorching blood flowed and slid down his lips to his mouth.

"Cough cough… cough cough cough cough…"

After feeling something strange about himself, Hiruzen suddenly closed the book. Then he raised his hand to wipe the blood from his nose and cleared his throat, making himself not so embarrassed.

"Danzo, you said this is information about the Uchiha clan. What's going on?"

Hiruzen pretended to be aloof and asked Danzo. But question marks appeared in his head. He had just read the contents of this book. It had to be said that the quality was very good. However, the content was not like intelligence, but rather a very high quality book!

When Danzo heard Hiruzen's question, his face immediately became black. He had no way to move his body and could not take this book back from Hiruzen.

In his heart.

He had already silently cursed Aoba countless times.

Of course.

He could only curse in his heart.

"This… that… according to… um… according to what Aoba said… Fugaku wrote this book. He brought it over for me to see if there is any information." Danzo explained with blackface.

"Is that so?"

Hiruzen frowned slightly and looked at Danzo suspiciously. However, he only felt that there was a problem, but he could not tell what the problem was. Deep in his heart, he was more willing to believe in Danzo.

"You haven't read this book?" Hiruzen immediately picked up this book, "Teacher Bai of the Ninja School", and asked Danzo.

"No!"

Danzo wanted to shake his head, but his body was paralyzed. He could not move at all, so he could only watch and turn his head quickly.

"After Aoba brought the book over, he directly placed it here. Before I could read it, you already took it. Now I only know that Fugaku wrote this book, but I don't know what it is." Danzo explained, which was a lie. However, there were many things that he lied to Hiruzen, and he did not care about such things.

"Danzo, it's not convenient for you now. Let me read this book for you. I will tell you when I find something." Hiruzen said in a dignified manner. After he said this, he directly put the book into his bosom and did not wait for Danzo to say his opinion.

"…"

Danzo was speechless, but he still maintained a look of ignorance, but in his heart, he scoffed at Hiruzen.

If you want to read it, just read it!

Why find such a reason?

This was simply nonsense!

However…

He didn't have the energy to read this book, so he didn't feel any pressure if he gave it to Hiruzen. This wasn't a problem.

"Danzo, have a good rest. I'll be leaving first!"

Hiruzen couldn't wait to read the back part of the book, so he immediately left Danzo's room with the book.

…

At this moment.

Aoba had already returned to the dormitory.

Along the way.

He could clearly feel the changes in the village.

Many ninjas were dressed in red, brown, and colored clothes on the streets!

Most of the ninjas were Genin. It could be seen that these people were Iwagakure ninjas who had come to Konohagakure to participate in the Chunin Exams.

However.

Aoba did not go to communicate with them.

He did not pat their heads.

For the purpose of Iwagakure coming here, he had a better way to find out, and there was no need to take the risk.

"I wonder what kind of reaction Hiruzen will have after seeing the book I sent."

The corners of Aoba's mouth slightly curled up. When he left, he already knew that the story of "Teacher Bai of the Ninja School" would fall into Hiruzen's hands. Perhaps Hiruzen was now reading it with relish.

"I really didn't expect that the things I saw on the website forum could actually cause so much damage to the Ninja World!"

Aoba muttered silently.

However.

He quickly thought it through.

After all, this was a world that Naruto could use his self-created sexy technique to kill through.

Especially when even Kaguya could be perfectly restrained.

Then, it was not surprising that such a fine book he brought over could achieve such an effect.

Instantly.

Aoba raised his hands and quickly made a series of hand seals, directly using Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Shadow Clone Technique).

Bang!

A shadow clone that looked exactly like him appeared in front of him.

"I'll give you the pen; you write it. Hurry up and write down Binbin's story. Perhaps it will be more effective."

Aoba directly handed the pen to the shadow clone beside him and nodded at the latter.

"Yes!"

The moment the shadow clone came out, it clearly knew what it would do. It immediately took the pen Aoba handed over, sat on the table, and began writing silently.

Aoba lay directly on the iron bed and slowly closed his eyes.

"Tomorrow is the Chunin Exams."

"But…"

"What I care about is not Chunin Exams."

"But…"

"The arrival of Iwagakure ninja has given this Chunin Exams a special meaning."

"If I'm not wrong…"

"This Chunin Exams should bring the flames of the Third Ninja World War back to Konohagakure."

"…"

Aoba closed his eyes and muttered to himself. He clearly felt what was about to happen. This made him feel a faint sense of excitement. After all, these situations had never happened in the original story. Even for him, it was still unknown.

…

The next day, early morning.

Aoba woke up early. Since he came to the Ninja World, he had developed the habit of waking up early.

After washing up.

He changed into a ninja outfit.

After that, he walked toward the appointed location – Ramen Ichiraku.

Ten minutes later.

Aoba came to Ramen Ichiraku's door. Now, Ramen Ichiraku had already opened the door.

"Brother Teuchi, why are you opening the door so early?" Aoba walked toward Ramen Ichiraku and stared at Teuchi, who was cooking ramen. He asked doubtfully and wondered if there were guests so early.

"Aren't you going to gather at my place?" Teuchi turned to look at Aoba. After that, he narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "I will cook ramen for you. You can go to the exam after you are full."

"You are too considerate!" Aoba was stunned. He did not expect Teuchi to have such a delicate and tender side. It surprised him.

"There are two girls in your team. I won't be bothered to fix this thing if only you are alone; you have to behave well in a while, don't embarrass me!" Teuchi said with a smile.

"I knew it…"

The corners of Aoba's mouth twitched slightly. He had been in contact with Teuchi for a long time. He knew that Teuchi was a good person, but it was not enough for him to get up so early to cook ramen for him.

"Aoba!"

At this time, a crisp voice sounded. The owner of the voice was Nara Saki.

Following this voice.

Nara Saki walked in with Akimichi Rin. Both of their gazes fell on Aoba.

"You came so early!"

Saki blinked at Aoba with a smile on her face. She had already anticipated Aoba being late. It seemed that Aoba was also very concerned about the Chunin Exams!

"Good morning!"

Aoba nodded at the two of them. His expression did not change much. It was obvious that he was not too surprised by the arrival of the two of them.

"Brother Teuchi prepared some food for us. After eating, we can go to take the Chunin Exams."

Aoba said slowly. Since Teuchi had already prepared the ramen, there was no reason for them not to eat, so he told these two people this.

"There is food?!"

After hearing Aoba's words, Rin's eyes suddenly widened. She did not expect to be able to eat some ramen so early. Just a while ago, she was thinking about eating two military rations pills to satisfy her hunger.

"Of course there is!"

Teuchi slowly turned his head and looked at Saki and Rin. He nodded at the two girls and said, "There are enough noodles today. You can go to the exam after you are full. Aoba is treating!"

"Yes!"

Saki and Rin shouted at the same time. The two girls looked very excited.

Although both of them were cheering.

But the reason for their cheers was not the same.

Saki was because Teuchi said that the ramen this time was Aoba's treat. This made her feel that she could ruthlessly eat Aoba once. Moreover, she suddenly felt that Aoba had become much more human-like. In the past, when she came into contact with Aoba, she always felt that this person was some distance away from them. He did not seem like a real teammate.

Rin on the side was because there was food!

Only if there was something to eat.

She would be very happy.

"The ramen is ready!"

Teuchi immediately took a bowl of steaming hot ramen and placed them on the table, presenting them to Aoba and the others.

"Hurry up and eat!"

"After you finish eating, you will have the energy to take the Chunin Exam!"

"I wish you success!"

Teuchi said one sentence at a time. After he finished speaking, he nodded to Aoba, indicating that they should eat.

"Okay! Itadakimasu!" Rin immediately rushed to the hot ramen. Her eyes were already fixed on the ramen, and she could not move away. The ramen fragrance had already made her mouth salivate. After the first two times of Eaton and Fugaku's treat, she was not worried at all.

"Itadakimasu!" Saki did not eat much in the morning. She originally wanted to eat military rations pills when she was hungry. She did not expect to eat ramen in Ramen Ichiraku. It was so comfortable that it couldn't be more comfortable.

"…"

Aoba looked at these people with black lines all over his face.

Good fellow!

They were really impolite!

"Itadakimasu!"

Aoba took a deep look at Teuchi. He vaguely felt that Teuchi had woken up so early to earn his share of ramen money. After all, he was not the only one eating ramen. There were also Nara Saki and Akimichi Rin.

But these two girls were not simple girls!

Nara Saki was fine…

Akimichi Rin could really eat!

Aoba also picked up his chopsticks, began picking up the noodles, and then stuffed them into his mouth. It has to be said that this kind of ramen with the fragrance between the lips and teeth makes people feel full. They could easily satisfy their hunger and eat delicious food.

"Aoba, we are going to classroom 301 in the Ninja School in a while. That is where we will take the first round of the Chunin Exams. Brother Shikaku told me that the first round is a written exam. I have always wanted to inform you, but I don't know if I should go to you. When the exam begins, try to sit with me. I will try my best to help you." Saki said to Aoba while eating ramen.

"It really is a written exam!" Aoba nodded casually. From the looks of it, he did not seem to care much. Then, he turned to look at Saki and said slowly, "I have no problem with it. If the two of you can't answer the question before the time comes, don't worry, there's still me."

"Ah?!" Saki was stunned. She found a very strange phenomenon. She was obviously here to take care of Aoba, but she was taken care of by Aoba after just one sentence. This made her think of what Fugaku had told her. She immediately understood that Aoba had strong self-esteem. After all, even such a thing had to be forced. After that, she said, "I understand. We haven't been reading much these days, and we don't know what to read. We still have to rely on you to help us!"

"You won't be eliminated in the first two rounds," Aoba said resolutely as he ate his ramen. His tone was filled with astonishing confidence. This was the first time Saki had seen Aoba like this.

"O… Okay…"

The corners of Saki's mouth twitched slightly. She had been told by Fugaku before. She understood that Aoba had a strong sense of self-esteem. Therefore, when she spoke, she was concerned about Aoba's feelings. However, Fugaku had never said that this person would float away when you praised him!

There was a hint of helplessness on Saki's face. She recognized that Aoba could be their teammate. After all, she did not waver because of Shikaku's words. However, this did not mean that she recognized Aoba's strength.

As long as he did not drag them down…

That was enough!

…

Half an hour later.

Aoba and the other two were already full.

"Let's go to the Ninja School. There isn't much time left!" Saki immediately said after putting down her chopsticks. She could be said to be the one who wanted to become a Chunin the most among the three. Now that she had the opportunity to take the Chunin Exams, she could be said to be the one who cared the most among the three of them.

"En, let's go."

Aoba nodded. He knew that Saki had said this to him because there was no need to say these things to Rin. This was a very simple principle. Rin would do whatever Saki did. There was no need to say this at all.

"Let's go!"

Saki took the lead and prepared to walk out of Ramen Ichiraku. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly thought of Teuchi.

After that.

She suddenly turned around and looked at Teuchi.

"Big Brother Teuchi, thank you for your hospitality!" Saki bowed to Teuchi, expressing her gratitude.

"You're welcome!" Teuchi narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Thank you for your hospitality!" Rin bowed as well, but she had eaten too much and could not bend her waist, so this bow looked very strange.

"You're welcome!" Teuchi waved his hand and said, "Go and take the Chunin Exams!"

"Brother Teuchi, I won't be polite with you. I will come to see you in a few days." Aoba nodded to Teuchi. He did not bow to Teuchi like Saki and Rin. mainly because they were already familiar with each other, and doing so seemed embarrassing.

"Go quickly!" Teuchi waved his hand as if he were chasing Aoba away.

Then, the three people, led by Nara Saki, walked out of Ramen Ichiraku and toward the Ninja School.

Ten minutes later.

The three of them arrived at the gate of the Ninja School.

At this time.

The students of the Ninja School were already on vacation.

They did not encounter any obstacles along the way. They did not even see the other ninjas. They did not know what kind of opponents they would meet.

There were two ninjas dressed in ninja clothes standing guard here. When Aoba and the other two appeared, they had already focused their attention on Aoba and the other two.

"Are you here to take the Chunin Exams?"

The two guards immediately stopped Aoba and the other two and asked coldly. In their eyes, almost everyone who came here was to take the Chunin Exams. The three of them looked a bit older than the other participants.

"That's right; we are Genins who will take the Chunin Exams." Saki immediately nodded and said. When she faced these two guards, her attitude was very good, and she looked very careful. After all, she cared about this thing. She had spent a lot of effort walking to this stage.

"What are your names? I will verify them." The other guard directly took out a stack of registration forms and immediately looked at it.

"Nara Saki!" Saki immediately said her name.

"Akimichi Rin!" Rin said.

"Yamanaka Aoba!" Aoba also reported his name.

"Wait a moment…"

The guard quickly searched through the stack of registration forms. His gaze quickly scanned through the papers, and one name after another appeared in front of him.

"Found it!"

The guard immediately took out three forms from these registration forms. The basic information about these three people was on them, and they were even pasted with their photos.

After that.

He took these three forms and checked them one by one with Nara Saki and the others, confirming that there was no problem with their identity.

"This is your registration form!"

The guard immediately took out the three registration forms and handed them to Aoba and the other two.

"Take your registration form and go to Classroom No. 301."

After the guard handed the registration form to the three of them, he immediately said to them. After he finished speaking, he returned to his seat.

"Thank you!"

After Saki expressed his gratitude to the two ninja guards, she took the lead and walked toward the Ninja School.

On the gate of the Ninja School, there was a huge word, "Ninja", which gave off a very solemn feeling.

Aoba's eyes were focused on the Ninja School plaque.

His eyes flashed with a familiar yet strange feeling.

This feeling was still very special.

Whether it was Aoba's original memory or the memories he had read from other people, almost all of Konohagakure's people had experience in the Ninja School.

But…

Aoba had a very special feeling about this kind of experience. He didn't know if it was because his predecessor's memory in the Ninja School was not particularly good. Every time he saw the Ninja School, his heart felt very strange.

"Let's go in!"

Saki stared at the plaque, and even her eyes had a look of reminiscence. After all, they all graduated from the Ninja School and spent a period of time here, whether happy or sad.

"Yes."

The two nodded and followed behind Saki, then entered the school building.

They walked directly along the corner of the school building to the rightmost stairs. After that, they began to climb up.

When they just got to the second floor.

They saw a lot of people crowded in the same place.

"Why don't you let us in?"

"Hurry up and get out of the way!"

"We're running out of time!"

"Why are you blocking the door here?"

"…"

Voices of complaint rang out, confusing Aoba and the two girls. They stopped in succession and looked in the direction of the classroom where the crowd gathered.

Immediately.

They saw the words "Room 301" on the sign at the classroom door.

"Saki, if I remember correctly. This is the second floor, right?" Rin asked doubtfully.

"This is the second floor." Saki nodded and said in a low voice.

"Then… why are they all gathered here?" Rin asked again, her eyes full of confusion.

"If I'm not mistaken, they should have mistaken the classroom," Saki said in a deep voice.

"Wrong classroom?"

Rin was stunned and felt that it was a bit inconceivable. After that, she muttered, "What's going on with these people? They can't even distinguish the classroom clearly. Why are they participating in the Chunin Exams?"

"Not everyone who participated in the Chunin Exams has the strength of Chunin. Some people obviously came here to feel the Chunin Exams atmosphere, so much so that they can't even see such a low-level genjutsu." Saki said indifferently. It was not that she looked down on these people, but her strength was much stronger than these people. Because of this, she encountered Shikaku's opposition when she signed up. Because Shikaku knew that she had a very high chance of passing the exam and becoming a Chunin.

"What should we do now?" Rin asked.

"Come with me!"

Saki didn't say anything more and directly walked up to the third floor.

Rin followed closely behind.

Aoba walked at the back.

Aoba had been watching this matter. He could clearly see that there was a genjutsu applied here. Even the stairs sign showed the third floor, not the second floor. Coupled with the people who came to participate in Chunin Exams were too nervous. So it was easy to be misled and not know how many floors they went up.

This was indeed a relatively simple genjutsu application.

However, this genjutsu was relatively difficult for Genin to break through.

Saki took Rin and Aoba to the third floor. After that, they walked along the corridor to its end.

At the door of the room at the end of the corridor.

The words "Room 301" were clearly displayed.

It was the real Ninja School, Classroom 301.

"This is it."

Saki looked at the classroom in front of her and slowly opened her mouth to speak. Now, her entire mental state was active. After all, what was waiting for her was the Chunin Exams.

She directly raised her hand and pushed open the classroom door.

Creak~

Accompanied by the sound of the classroom door opening.

Inside was a relatively empty classroom with only three people sitting at the back. As the classroom door opened, the three people's eyes focused on the direction of the door, staring at Saki, who was the first to walk in.

"Let's go to the right."

Saki felt the gazes of the three people and felt that the other party was a little dangerous. The three people were sitting on the left side of the last row of the classroom, so Saki brought Aoba and the others to the right side of the last row.

Rin did not say a word and directly followed behind Saki.

Aoba walked at the back.

When he walked in.

Sensing that someone was staring at him, he looked to the left side of the classroom from the corner of his eye and saw three ninjas staring at him.

The three ninjas were wearing red and brown ninja uniforms. From the forehead protector symbol on their bodies, Aoba could tell they were Iwagakure ninjas.

But…

These three Iwagakure ninjas looked older than them.

They looked around seventeen or eighteen years old.

'This was a Genin?!'

A big question mark immediately popped up in Aoba's head.

This matter looked a little ridiculous. Normally, the Chunin Exam's participant age ranges from twelve to thirteen years old. Especially during the war, were very few who would be delayed.

For example, the three of Aoba and the others were already quite old Genin, but these Iwagakure ninjas were still Genin at this age…

Either they were not strong enough and could not pass Chunin Exams, so they were always Genin…

Either they never took a Chunin Exams, but they already have a certain level of strength…

Aoba was more inclined to the latter.

After all, the former kind of people could be said to be everywhere in the whole ninja world, whether it was Five Major Ninja Village or the other Small Ninja Village. If there was nothing special about them. There was no need for Iwagakure to spend so much effort to send these people over!

There was no need for that!

Thus.

In Aoba's heart, he was already inclined to believe that these people possessed a certain level of strength. They had come here with a mission, and definitely not just to take a Chunin Exams.

After Saki sat in the back row of the classroom to the right, she called Rin and Aoba over together. She lay on the table, trying her best not to be so conspicuous.

"These three are Iwagakure ninjas. I feel that they have come with ill intentions. If we meet them later, we have to be careful!" Saki whispered. Her sense of smell was still very keen. Now, her expression had become very complicated, and was very nervous.

"Understood." Rin nodded. She listened to Saki very much. She nodded without hesitation and said nothing else.

Aoba, on the other hand, did not say a word. Instead, he fell into deep thought. Anyway, there was nothing much to do now. It was better to wait and think about what was going on.

"Aoba?"

Saki's gaze fell on Aoba. She wanted to get a relatively positive response from Aoba. It was absolutely impossible to remain silent.

"Understood."

Aoba nodded helplessly. He didn't expect this girl Saki to be so childish. Her desire to control was quite strong. She was indeed a girl from the Nara clan!

"Aoba, what do you think is going on with these three ninjas? Did Iwagakure request to take the exam together just to send these three people?" Saki asked Aoba. She didn't really understand the matters of these three ninjas. After all, she had never taken any Chunin Exams before.

"You can understand it this way…"

Aoba spoke slowly in a low voice. His eyes were fixed on the table, but his focus was on the three Iwagakure ninjas. He lowered his voice and said in a voice that only Saki and Rin could hear, "Iwagakure is now in the war with Kumogakure, so they will definitely not send too many ninjas to participate in Chunin Exams."

"What you said makes sense." Saki immediately nodded. She had already heard Aoba's words.

"Not only that."

Aoba shook his head, indicating that he had not finished what he wanted to say. Then, his eyes flashed with a serious look. He had been thinking about these things just now. However, Saki had asked, so he could explain it.

"Generally speaking, if the Chunin Exams were held in the other village, you would not send many ninjas who were unlikely to pass to participate."

"Now is a special time, so it is even more impossible to be like this!"

"So…"

"I think that other than this team, Iwagakure will have another team at most. There won't be more!"

"The real problem is not the number of people they have, but their age. They look a little too old. This makes me think that Iwagakure had some conspiracy with this Chunin Exams!"

Aoba lowered his head and analyzed. He shared what he saw with Saki and Rin. After all, they were now people who would take the Chunin Exams together. He had to remind them about what might happen next.

After Aoba finished his analysis, Saki and Rin's expressions changed slightly.

"Aoba is right. We have to be careful. These Iwagakure ninjas don't have good intentions!" Saki said with a serious expression.

As Saki spoke, her gaze was fixed on the three Iwagakure ninjas. These three people almost instantly noticed her.

All of a sudden.

The three Iwagakure ninjas looked at Saki together, and their faces revealed smiles.

Just as they looked over.

The three Iwagakure ninjas stood together and walked directly toward Aoba and the others.

The classroom wasn't big, to begin with.

It was actually a classroom for the children. In terms of design, whether it was the overall size of the classroom or the size of the tables and chairs, they were all designed according to the children's general sizes.

Because of this.

These three Iwagakure ninjas arrived in front of Aoba and the others in a few steps.

"Konoha ninjas, are you very curious about us?"

One of the three who seemed to be able to speak spoke to Aoba and the others.

Although the clothes of these three people were mainly red and brown, there were still some slight differences in some specific parts of their clothes.

The person who spoke at the front.

He wore a red hat with the Iwagakure symbol on the forehead. The square-shaped face looked cold.

Among the other two people.

One with messy hair bound by a ninja forehead protector. His face was slightly elongated, and he wore a blue and white vest. He looked rather lazy. When he stood there, he did not forget to yawn.

The other was wearing gold-amber tinted sunglasses. The face behind the sunglasses was slightly wretched, giving people a feeling that he did not care about anything.

The three of them stood side by side.

One could roughly tell their character by looking at their facial expressions.

"Not curious."

Aoba said indifferently. He knew that the ninja in front of him was staring at Saki. From the way he asked, he was asking Saki. However, Saki was his teammate. He would not really let a female student bear all of this.

"I didn't ask you!"

After hearing Aoba's answer, the leader immediately became unhappy. He didn't even look at Aoba but still looked at Saki. He kept looking at Saki as if he was very interested in Saki.

"I don't care. I'll repeat it again. We're not curious about you. You should go back to your own seats." Aoba said lightly again, his tone full of unquestionable determination. It seemed that he was not afraid of these three people.

"You…"

After hearing Aoba's words, this trio leader suddenly looked at Aoba, looking like he was going to fight.

Creak~

At this time.

The classroom door rang.

Three teams of nine walked in; all were Konohagakure ninjas.

The arrival of these ninjas could be said to kill the thoughts of these three Iwagakure ninjas directly.

"What is your name?"

The leader of Iwagakure's ninjas said coldly. His eyes were fixed on Aoba. He understood that with so many Konohagakure ninjas coming in, it was impossible to teach this person a lesson. At this time, it was not the time to make a big fuss.

However.

This time, Aoba did not say a word.

It was just…

From his appearance, it was obvious that he was not afraid but completely ignoring him.

It was as if he had heard nothing.

He directly treated this person as air.

He ignored him.

"You…"

This Iwagakure ninja took a deep breath. He felt extreme contempt from Aoba. This was a thought that made him very unhappy. Moreover, even he did not know how the other party did it.

If it was someone else.

Perhaps after he asked this question, they were already afraid. They would either say their name or not dare to say it. However, this kind of appearance which was clearly saying he was not worthy of knowing, could be said to be too humiliating.

"Good!"

The leader nodded at Aoba, and a sneer appeared on his face.

"Let me introduce myself. I am an Iwagakure Genin. My name is Akainu. I hope you won't meet me in the next few rounds of examinations. Otherwise, you won't be as lucky as you are now!"

The ninja named Akainu said provocatively to Aoba. After he said this, his eyes swept over Saki and Rin, and the smile on his face suddenly became more brilliant.

"I don't know if you can protect these two girls with your strength. Don't meet us, or they will be in trouble!"

After saying this, Akainu raised his right hand and showed his index and thumb finger. At the same time, he raised his left hand and pinched his index finger and thumb together, forming a circle.

After that.

He stabbed his left index finger into the circle.

Moreover, they kept coming in and out.

It repeated several times.

This action made Saki and Rin dumbfounded. The two of them had not experienced these things before. It could be said that they had no experience at all. Even if they encountered the other party's hint, they could not figure out what it meant.

Although they had received the book written by Fugaku, which Eaton had sent to them yesterday, the Chunin Exams were approaching, so they had not had the time to open it and did not see some specific things. Their understanding of this side was really very shallow.

However…

Saki and Rin didn't understand.

It didn't mean that Aoba didn't understand.

Aoba clearly felt this person's provocation, but he still didn't say a word. Right now, the Chunin Exams had yet to start, so it wasn't the time to immediately stir up trouble.

"Hahahahaha…"

Akainu let out a series of mocking smiles. He turned around and walked over to where they were just now, leaving two teammates behind.

The seemingly lazy Iwagakure ninja raised his hand and pushed his forehead protector. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Aoba.

"You are very brave!"

This ninja said coldly. He was a ninja who was on the same team as Akainu. He knew Akainu very well. Even if it was Iwagakure's people, only a few dared to provoke Akainu.

"My name is Aokiji!"

After this ninja said this, he immediately turned around and followed Akainu, walking toward the place they had just been to.

"My name is Kizaru."

The last ninja, named Kizaru, also reported his name. After he said his name, he directly walked away with his hands in his pockets and followed behind the two people.

"How baffling!"

Saki could not help but complain. However, she also passed this matter and felt the atmosphere of Chunin Exams in advance.

After all, she was a little afraid when she met these three ninjas.

Although all the ninjas she would encounter later would be her opponents in the Chunin Exams…

However, this feeling of encountering a ninja from another village was completely different!

"Aoba, thank you!"

Saki said gratefully to Aoba. If Aoba had not stood up to say a few words and sent away the three Iwagakure ninjas, then she really did not know how to deal with it.

"It's just using my mouth."

Aoba said indifferently. He did not care about such a thing. Even if he offended someone, he would only offend those from the other village.

The people from the other village were the easiest to deal with.

After all, they were in a hostile state.

Even if there was no war for the time being.

However, Aoba believed that Iwagakure had come to participate in the Chunin Exams this time to cause trouble. Their goal was to launch an attack on Konohagakure.

So…

Only if it was Iwagakure's ninja.

If they died, then so be it.

There was nothing to say!

Aoba was very clear that if the person who came here to ask for his name was not Iwagakure ninja but Konohagakure ninja, then he would not speak and directly hand it over to Saki.

After all, with the background of Saki's Nara Clan.

There were not many people in the village who dared to attack her. There were almost no critical problems.

"These three people are so strange. We clearly did not ask their names, but they said their names. Are they so shameless?" Rin said snappily. She did not want to know who these three people were.

"It doesn't matter."

Aoba shook his head lightly. Then, he smiled and said, "They cannot threaten us at all. The other teams should pay attention to them, but they are not a threat to us at all!"

"Eh…"

After hearing Aoba's words, Saki's face was immediately covered with black lines. She had a deeper understanding of Aoba's character.

This person.

You can't praise him.

He jumped up just because you praised him!

Saki didn't think that Aoba could do what he said at all. He completely regarded Aoba's words as flattery.

"Akainu."

"Aokiji."

"Kizaru."

Saki pursed her lips. She silently repeated the names of these three people. She was not as optimistic as Rin and Aoba. Instead, she had already regarded these three people as the biggest opponents in this Chunin Exams.

Gradually.

There were more and more participants arriving in the classroom.

Most of them were Konohagakure ninjas. Almost every time Konohagakure ninjas walked in, the three Iwagakure ninjas in the corner would carefully look at them.

After another while.

Another group of Iwagakure ninjas walked in.

However, this group did not have the imposing manner of the three people just now. It could be seen that there was a gap in strength between these two groups.

"Aoba, you are right. Iwagakure sent two teams. I just don't know what the strength of this team is. It seems to be quite low-key." Saki analyzed softly. After what happened just now, she had more recognition of Aoba in her heart, and she attached more importance to Aoba's opinion.

"These three are cannon fodder," Aoba said indifferently. He could see that these three Iwagakure ninjas were used as cannon fodder. Just from the expression on their faces and their auras were completely different from the three people just now. They were not on the same level of strength.

"What does cannon fodder mean?" Saki asked seriously. This was the first time she had heard this word. Although she did not understand it, she thought it was very advanced.

"Hmm… To put it simply…it's not very useful!" Aoba did not know how to explain it for a moment. After all, the word "cannon fodder" he mentioned was not the original but a new, almost conventional meaning. He thought about it and added, "You can see that they are used to attract attention."

"The three people just now are still more powerful." Saki began to accumulate information in her mind crazily.

"That's right." Aoba nodded. He could faintly feel that the chakra of these two groups was not at the same level. The strength of those three people was not inferior to Chunin. It could be said that the purpose of sending the three of them to participate in the Chunin Exams was very clear.

Creak~

However.

Right at this moment.

The sound of a door being pushed open rang out again.

The one who walked in was a very handsome, black-haired boy. This boy looked to be around thirteen or fourteen years old. Behind him were a boy and a girl. It was obvious that these three people were from the same group.

"Wow!"

As soon as this handsome black-haired boy entered the classroom, he immediately became the audience's focal point. He instantly attracted the attention of countless girls, causing the ninja in the classroom to cry out in surprise. It seems it has changed from the Chunin Exams venue to a large-scale Idol meeting scene.

"Someone from the Uchiha clan?"

When Aoba saw the black-haired boy, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. The boy could be said to have a standard face of an Uchiha. Not only did he have a cool appearance on his face, but he was also wearing clothes with the crest of an Uchiha paper fan. All of them showed who the latter was.

"No way?!"

Saki stared at Aoba in confusion as if he was looking at an idiot. It was a completely incomprehensible feeling.

"Aoba."

"Don't tell me."

"You don't know him?"

The corner of Saki's mouth twitched slightly. She felt that it was very strange. The other party was the most popular ninja in this year's Chunin Exams.

"Is it strange that I don't know him?" Aoba said indifferently, "He doesn't know me either!"

"This…"

Saki was stunned for a moment. She did not know what kind of logic Aoba had. Wasn't it only right that he did not know you?

But it was strange that you didn't know him!

After that.

Her eyes fell on the three Iwagakure ninjas.

She immediately found that the three had focused their eyes on the boy who just came in…

"Aoba, look at the three ninjas over there; they all looked at Uchiha Kaede after he came in," Saki whispered. Her eyes had a dignified look, and her mood became much more cautious. She knew that the Chunin Exams this time were not so easy.

"Uchiha Kaede?"

Aoba silently repeated this name. After that, he began to search through Sekai's memories. He had never heard of this name before, and it had never appeared in the history of the Uchiha clan. Presumably, it had disappeared in the long river of history along with the night of genocide.

Before Aoba could find this name in Sekai's memories.

Saki explained.

"Uchiha Kaede is this year's ninja school graduate. Originally, I heard that he would not participate in the Chunin Exams. I don't know why he suddenly decided to participate. Maybe it's because of Iwagakure ninjas!" Saki explained.

"So that's how it is." Aoba nodded. He did not see him in Sekai's memory because he was a student, and most of the time, he was in the Ninja School. Sekai had always been with Konoha Military Police Force, and there was almost no intersection between the two.

Because of this.

In Sekai memory, he had a lot of information about the Uchiha in the Konoha Military Police Force but he didn't have a lot of memories about the Uchiha in Ninja School.

As Uchiha Kaede walked in, it could be said that he attracted the attention of everyone present, but he couldn't attract Aoba's attention.

"Why don't you care at all? Uchiha Kaede is the hottest participant for this year's Chunin Exams. He caused the participant to mourn from the moment he registered." Saki was very nosy because she was very concerned about this year's Chunin Exams, so she knew this kind of thing very clearly.

"I don't know him."

Aoba said lightly. He looked at Saki next to him with doubt. He suddenly felt that this girl no longer had her original calm but had become like a fan girl and had begun to become so illogical.

"You have to know what kind of opponent we will face!" Saki curled her lips. After that, she turned her head away and did not say anything else. She looked back at the front of the classroom. At this time, Uchiha Kaede had already come in. He began to look around the classroom, looking for a seat to sit down.

"I already know it."

Aoba looked at Uchiha Kaede. He looked at the latter's clothes which twirled wildly in a cool way, he seemed to be another "Sasuke", but he should be far behind Sasuke in terms of talent.

Rin's line of sight followed the two of them.

She looked at Iwagakure ninja.

Then she looked at the arrogant-looking Uchiha Kaede.

However, she did not say anything.

She just watched quietly.

"AH!"

However, at this time, another cry of surprise rang out. The voice was much stronger this time than when Uchiha Kaede came in.

Swish!

Countless eyes in the classroom turned to look at the person walking in through the door.

The person walking at the front was dressed in a white kimono. His black hair was casually scattered behind him like a waterfall. The Konohagakure forehead protector was just on top of his head, which made him exude such an elegant feeling.

This person.

Aoba only took a glance.

He knew that he was a member of the Hyuga clan.

Not only the dress style he was wearing but his pair of white-colored eyes also revealed his identity.

However…

This person should be from the branch family.

"Wow!"

"Even he came!"

"I don't know why!"

"Too handsome!"

Saki's eyes were already filled with stars.

She seemed to be a celebrity fan and wished she could rush to get some autographs.

"…"

When Aoba heard Saki's words, he was speechless. His face was full of black lines, thinking that this person's resistance was too weak.

That person from the Uchiha clan doesn't seem to be as handsome as Sasuke, and that person from the Hyuga clan was not as handsome as Neji, so why were they so excited?

However.

Aoba thought about it carefully.

Then he understood.

The eras were different!

At this time, the village was still in the development period. The Third Ninja World War was in full swing, but the flames of war would not spread to Konohagakure for a short time.

At this time, people were just busy and idle. There were not many opportunities to see any handsome guy. It was not like the later era. Konohagakure did not experience any war for a long time, so people have become more in contact with each other.

The busier you were, the more weird ideas you had.

This was also normal.

Aoba didn't take the person from the Hyuga clan who walked in too seriously.

"Aoba, we have to be careful of this person. He is a member of the Hyuga clan. Hyuga does not enter the Ninja School, so no one knows his strength. There was no such person on the original registration form. I guess he came because of the fact that Uchiha Kaede came to participate in the Chunin Exams!" Saki whispered.

"Hyuga clan does not enter the Ninja School?" Aoba was stunned for a moment. This was in his blind spot. He had never heard of such a thing before.

"Don't you know?" Saki was stunned for a moment. He looked at Aoba in surprise. After that, she said helplessly, "This is a matter of common sense. The Hyuga clan is specially approved to nurture Genin by themselves. They don't need to go to the Ninja School like other clans. They already have the qualifications to certify Genin. Their clan's ninjas only learn their clan's techniques. The strength of their clan ninjas is only known to them, and others do not know."

"It turned out to be like this!"

Aoba sighed with emotion. He had never heard of such things, and it had already surpassed what he had known before. However, he did not pay too much attention to it. After all, the things he had experienced here surpassed what he had known. It could be said that more and more things have happened.

"Uchiha clan and Hyuga clan?"

The corners of Aoba's mouth slightly curled up. He suddenly felt that this year's Chunin Exams were not as boring as Fugaku said. There were still many things to watch.

"Do you know the name of this ninja from the Hyuga clan?" Aoba turned around and asked Saki.

"I thought you didn't care!"

A sly look appeared on Saki's face. She deliberately did not say this person's name just now to see if Aoba really did not care at all.

Now, it seems…

He still doesn't sound sincere!

"His name is Hyuga Hanamichi!"

Saki slowly said and directly said the name of this youth from the Hyuga clan.

"Hyuga Ikebana."

Aoba silently repeated, remembering the two most popular existences in this year's Chunin Exams in his heart.

Uchiha Kaede of the Uchiha Clan.

Hyuga Hanamichi of the Hyuga Clan.

It was quite hostile.

(TL note: It should be based on Kaede Rukawa and Hanamichi Sakuragi in the anime/manga Slam Dunk.)

As time passed, people participating in the Chunin Exams began to walk in one after another, making the originally small classroom even more crowded.

As more and more people came.

There are also more and more discussions.

In addition to Konohagakure ninjas, there were only two ninja teams from Iwagakure.

Thus.

These two teams were easily caught in the eyes of everyone and became the object of everyone's attention.

Of course.

It wasn't just the two ninja teams that were noticed. Even Aoba's team was the focus of attention. After all, the names of Nara Saki and Akimichi Rin could be considered familiar existence.

It was just that almost no one here knew Aoba.

In addition, many of them had been approached by Shikaku, so they instinctively felt that Aoba was the one who would drag them down. Therefore, they paid some attention to Saki's team but did not really care about it.

Another period of time passed.

The sound of footsteps came from outside the door, clearly entering everyone's ears in the classroom.

These footsteps are dense in number.

There seemed to be a lot of people.

In an instant, the voices of the participant waiting in the classroom were lowered a lot, and everyone began to quiet down a little bit.

Creak~

At this time, the classroom door was pushed open.

Figures walked in under everyone's gazes.

Walking at the front was Nara Shikaku, who was wearing Konohagakure standard ninja uniform.

At this moment.

Shikaku's expression was very serious. He gave off a sense of majesty. This feeling was something that he had never revealed before. It could be said that he was very serious this time.

Behind Shikaku were Chunin dressed in Konohagakure standard ninja uniform, and each ninja had a different expression on his face.

It could be seen.

These people were the proctors.

"Quiet!"

Shikaku said lightly. With his words, no one in the audience spoke. After all, they had heard almost all of this before. The chief examiner of these Chunin Exams was this Nara Shikaku, who stood in front of them.

In a split second.

The entire classroom became extremely quiet.

Shikaku seemed to enjoy this feeling. He nodded and swept his gaze across the crowd. Finally, when he focused on Saki, he nodded imperceptibly. When he saw Aoba again, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

"Let me introduce myself."

After Shikaku swept his gaze across the crowd, he slowly retracted his gaze. He seemed to be exuding very strong pressure. After all, his ninja rank was higher than Genin, and he was much older. Moreover, he also had the support of his chief examiner identity.

"I am the chief examiner of this year's Chunin Exams!"

"I think many of you know me!"

"My name is Nara Shikaku!"

"The first round of Chunin Exams is about to begin!"

"I need you to hand over the form according to the order, and then we will send you a number plate. You will then take the number plate to your corresponding examination seats!"

"Due to many applicants for this Chunin Exams, you will be divided into three classrooms!"

"Who are the people sitting in each classroom?"

"Where are they sitting?"

"They are all random!"

"Theoretically speaking…"

"Your team may have three people in the same classroom or three people in different classrooms!"

"Do you understand what I mean?!"

Shikaku directly began to talk about the rules. When he said this, the whole audience became silent.

Such a thing.

It was completely out of their expectations.

Their coordination would be completely cut off if they were in different classrooms.

"Understood!"

A well-behaved ninja in the crowd immediately shouted, coordinating with Shikaku's words.

Instantly.

Several participants have already stood up.

They held their registration forms and already intended to hand them over.

"Don't move yet!"

All of a sudden.

Shikaku's voice rang out again.

After he said this, the participants who had just stood up and were about to hand over their registration forms immediately sat back down. Each of them looked extremely quiet.

"I haven't finished speaking!"

Shikaku's stern voice sounded. There was an unquestionable tone in his voice, and everyone who heard it could feel solemn. They immediately focused their attention back on Shikaku.

"Regarding this Chunin Exams, I have a few important rules to say…"

Shikaku took two steps forward, took a chalk from the table, and turned to write on the blackboard.

Scratch scratch scratch…

The sound of the chalk rubbing against the blackboard clearly reached everyone's ears, constantly reminding everyone that the Chunin Exams had already started.

Scratch scratch scratch…

After Shikaku wrote on the blackboard for a few minutes, a text appeared in front of everyone.

"I have written all the precautions on the blackboard so that you can read and remember. This is also the rule of your Chunin Exams!"

Shikaku raised his right hand and knocked on the blackboard, indicating that he was talking about the content.

"The first point!"

"The first round of Chunin Exams will be written exams!"

"Everyone has to answer questions on their test papers!"

"Your score on the test paper will determine your grade on the first test!"

"This result is the only basis for eliminating or advancing you!"

After Shikaku said that, he ignored everyone's expressions below and continued.

"The second point!"

"This exam uses a point-deduction system!"

"Each of you has 10 points."

"There are a total of 10 questions on the test paper."

"One wrong question, 1 point deduction!"

"The final score is based on the total score of the three people in the team!"

When Shikaku introduced this point, almost all participants' expressions changed slightly. They had never known such an examination rule before.

Many of them had asked their parents or seniors.

However, no one said anything.

After all…

There was a sentence in their registration form.

They were not allowed to leak the Chunin Exam contents.

"It's actually a point-deduction system. But what is the difference between this and a point system? Aren't there no points if they got it all wrong?" Saki muttered doubtfully.

"It's not like that!" Aoba shook his head and said in a low voice, "The point-deduction system is that everyone gets full marks before we answer the questions. Only when the answer is wrong will the score be deducted. In other words, we won't be deducted if we don't answer the questions."

"Isn't it wrong not to answer the question?" Saki asked in a daze. She vaguely felt that there was a trap in this, but she could not tell what the problem was.

"Don't be in a hurry to answer the questions. If you don't know, then don't answer. As long as you don't answer wrong, you still have a chance. There is one more thing. You should try to read all the questions in the paper before answering them." Aoba warned in a low voice.

"Yes, yes!" Saki nodded. When she was listening to Aoba, her eyes were fixed on him. She vaguely felt that Aoba was very experienced, but the other party was clearly the same as her. They were all people who had never taken a Chunin Exams.

Aoba quietly looked at the words on the blackboard and could not help but sigh in his heart. The Chunin Exams were almost the same every year. It did not change at all.

However, these people's anti-spoiler skills were also quite strong.

Surprisingly, they provided a strong secrecy mechanism, allowing the Genin to feel that everything was new when they participated.

"There's one last point!"

Shikaku's voice sounded again. His voice was very loud and clear, transmitting into everyone's ears. Once again, it caused the participants who had already begun to discuss to quieten down. One by one, they looked toward Shikaku.

"Third point!"

"If you do anything improper during the exam!"

"For example, cheating!"

"Or… we think that you are cheating!"

"If you are discovered by the proctor once, you will be deducted two points. It is equivalent to you having two questions for nothing!"

"Once all 10 points on you have been deducted…"

"This also means that even if you answer all the questions on your paper correctly, you still have 0 points!"

"In this way!"

"You will be expelled from the examination room!"

Shikaku's voice resounded clearly throughout the classroom, allowing everyone to hear it.

For a moment.

Everyone's expressions changed greatly.

Everyone looked very nervous.

They had already sensed the Chunin Exams pressure with these few words. It was completely different from the usual exams on another level.

"Aoba, I understand why it is a point-deduction system!" Saki suddenly widened her eyes, and her eyes flashed with wisdom. She said very confidently, "This way, they can deduct points from us when we cheat. When we cheat five times, they don't need to look at our test paper result and can be directly expelled from the examination room!"

"So we can't cheat, then I definitely won't do the questions on those test papers!" Rin said in distress. She had no way to solve those theory questions, which was not in the field she was good at.

"It would still be okay if we were not discovered!" Saki said slyly. Her reaction was very fast, and she instantly discovered the bug in this test.

"Is this okay?" Rin was stunned for a moment. She felt something was wrong in her heart, but she was instinctively more willing to believe in Saki.

"Of course, think about it. How did Big Brother Choza pass Chunin Exams if he didn't cheat? Do you really think that Big Brother Choza will do those questions?" Saki said with a smile. She directly compared Akimichi Choza with her and presented the result more directly to Rin.

"You are right!" Rin's eyes suddenly lit up. She put the giant stone in her heart into her stomach and nodded, "If Big Brother Choza can pass, then I can definitely pass!"

Aoba silently listened to the contents of the conversation between the two people. There was no problem with their words, but…

What kind of reaction would Akimichi Choza have if he heard it?

Aoba silently pondered in his heart. It turned out that Akimichi Choza had that kind of image in the hearts of these sisters, so there was nothing more to say.

When you don't know how to cheer them up in the future, you can say, look at your Big Brother Choza. He can do it; how about you?

This was even more powerful than being injected with chicken blood!

Snap! Snap! Snap!

All of a sudden.

Shikaku slapped the blackboard hard, attracting everyone's attention.

"I will emphasize it one last time!"

"If you are caught cheating!"

"Then you will be eliminated!"

"If you want to pass the Chunin Exams and become a Chunin, then show me the appearance of a real ninja!"

"Do you understand?"

Shikaku's voice echoed in the classroom. Suddenly, it brought about the effect of being injected with chicken blood, instantly igniting these participants.

"Understood!"

Everyone shouted loudly as if they were expressing their determination with their voices. Everyone's eyes flashed with eagerness, and they could not wait to start.

"Aoba, do you hear it? You have to cheat like a ninja. You can't cheat too simply. You can only rely on yourself if we are not in the same examination room. We absolutely can't fall in the first round, understand?" Saki repeatedly warned Aoba. Her reaction was quite fast. After Saki said this, she immediately attracted the attention of Rin next to her.

"What do you mean?" Rin said, confused.

"Rin, to be honest, I am not worried about Aoba. I am more worried about you. If you can be in the same classroom as any one of us, then you can wait for us. But if you are not in the same classroom as us. Just like Aoba said, you should not answer a single question and not cheat. If your point is not deducted, you still get 10 points!" Saki warned Rin, but she was not clear. If they did not answer a single question, would it be counted as all wrong? However, she had no choice. The biggest surprise now was whether they would be in the same classroom.

"I think it is better for us to be mentally prepared for three people in three different classrooms!" Aoba suddenly said.

"It can't be. We can't be so unlucky, right?" Saki spread out her hands and said helplessly.

"If it was pure luck, I don't think it would be like this. But this is not a matter of luck. Do you think your Big Brother Shikaku would let us pass the first round so easily?" The corners of Aoba's mouth slightly curled up. He was almost certain that Shikaku would definitely think of a way to separate them into three different classrooms.

"Then wouldn't we be finished!" Rin immediately said.

"Yes! If we were in three different classrooms, we could only take care of ourselves! That would be too difficult!" Saki sighed helplessly. After listening to Aoba's words, she already believed that it was something that Shikaku could do. This was not surprising to her at all. After all, Shikaku would even find someone to drag them down deliberately.

"Take this and place it on your chest where your heart is." Aoba directly took out two pieces of paper from his ninja pouch. There were strange lines that neither of them could understand on the paper.

"What is this?" Saki took the paper that Aoba handed over and immediately asked. Her eyes flickered with doubt. She did not know what was happening, but she vaguely felt that Aoba seemed to have a way.

"?" Rin also took the paper that Aoba handed over with a face full of question marks. She looked at the lines on the paper but could not see anything. It could be said that it was a kid's doodle for her.

"These two pieces of paper are sealed with our Yamanaka clan's Mind-Body Transmission Technique. If I know the answer, I can activate the seal and apply the Mind-Body Transmission Technique to you. I will then pass the questions I answered to you. This way, you can write the answer on the test paper." Aoba said slowly.

"Aoba, are you sure you're talking about the Mind Body Transmission Technique and not the Mind Body Switch Technique?" Saki widened her eyes and asked suspiciously. She knew that the difference between these two techniques seemed to be only one word, but the actual effect was much worse.

The Mind Body Transmission Technique was to transmit a specific piece of information into the mind of others. It could bring about the effect of transmitting the information. It was indeed more suitable here, but the difficulty of using it was too great, and the requirements were also very harsh. This made Saki somewhat suspicious.

Mind Body Switch Technique was much easier. Most of the Yamanaka clan members knew it. It was a technique that could inject spiritual energy into other people's bodies to control their bodies temporarily. In fact, this technique could also be used in the Chunin Exams. As long as he controlled them to answer the questions, it would be fine.

"I'm sure it's Mind Body Transmission Technique, so I need you to answer the questions yourself. I don't want to casually enter other people's bodies, especially girls. This is not very polite." Aoba said to Saki seriously.

"Ah?!"

When Saki heard Aoba's words, she vaguely felt something was wrong, but she could not say what was wrong, so she pretended that she had not heard this sentence.

"You can put the paper away."

Aoba lightly warned. After he said that sentence, he silently examined it in his mind.

Wrong!

It was so wrong!

He was not a gentleman at all!

It was all Fugaku's fault!

He must have read too many books recently and led himself astray. He was not such a person in the past!

Well…

That's it!

Aoba felt that he had found the reason. In the past, he would not say such words.

After all…

So what if he entered a girl's body?

It wasn't like he hadn't told them in advance!

Moreover, this was a matter of mutual consent, and Aoba didn't forcefully suppress the other party's mental power to enter!

Moreover…

Even if Aoba did this, his movements would still be very gentle, and he would protect them well and not hurt them.

…

"Have you all finished your discussion?"

At this time, Shikaku's voice sounded again, clearly entering everyone's ears. Once again, everyone's attention in the classroom was drawn back to him.

"I will emphasize it again!"

"When the exam is over!"

"If someone's score is 0…"

"Then everyone in his group will be disqualified from the Chunin Exams together!"

As Shikaku said this, the entire audience was in an uproar!

The sounds of discussion rose again, and it was even more intense than before!

"Aoba, I can almost be sure that the three of us will be assigned to three classrooms and will be taken care of. This way as long as one of us gets 0 points, we will be eliminated collectively!" Saki seemed to have seen through Shikaku's trick.

All of a sudden.

Saki once again thought of Shikaku wanting to find someone to drag them down.

That was simply too easy!

As long as that person deliberately cheated during the written exam and was discovered five times in a row, then that person would drag down the entire team.

"Act according to the plan. If you don't know the answer, just wait for the information I sent over."

Aoba said indifferently.

He did not care about these so-called Chunin Exams at all.

He didn't want to become a Chunin.

If not for the nonsense Shikaku had said, he would fail this exam.

After all, Chunin Exams were just a formality to him!

It was fine as long as he fulfilled Eaton's request!

But…

It was precisely because of Shikaku's words that made him very uncomfortable, and he did not want to listen to Shikaku's arrangements!

Aoba raised his eyes to stare at Shikaku on the podium, and the corners of his mouth curled up into an imperceptible arc.

"If you want me to hold them back, then if I fail, wouldn't I agree with your idea? How embarrassing that would be! It's okay for me not to pass the Chunin Exams, but they absolutely can not fall in the first two rounds. This is my response to you!"

Aoba muttered to himself silently.

He had been approached by Shikaku three times, which had already agitated his heart. He was already extremely displeased.

"I understand!"

Saki nodded. At this time, she had no choice but to believe in Aoba.

After all, these Chunin Exams were not fair exams for her. Her opponent was not only the other participants sitting here but also Shikaku, who was in charge of the Chunin Exams.

This kind of random sitting arrangement.

It made her believe that it was Shikaku who wanted to punish her!

After all, she could control herself, but she could not control her teammates, especially a temporarily inserted teammate. This made the Chunin Exams' first round full of uncertainty.

One person was eliminated.

The whole team was also eliminated.

In front of this almost harsh system, they might really be divided into three different classrooms.

"Actually, this rule is quite bluffing. It's not just you who are worried. You can see that everyone here is very worried!" Aoba said slowly. He said this to ease the two girls' mood so they would not feel so much pressure. After that, he continued, "Everyone is afraid of being cheated by their teammates, and everyone is afraid that they will cheat their teammates. With such pressure on their heads, it will definitely make their actions restricted. They will have misgivings before doing anything. This should be to test everyone's ability to obtain information under high pressure!"

"What you said makes sense!" Saki nodded and said with a wry smile, "Actually, if it's just a random sitting arrangement, I don't have that much pressure. The main reason is that Brother Shikaku is standing in front of me. I can be sure that Brother Shikaku will not let us pass this written exam easily."

"Let's try our best," Aoba said indifferently. He knew that no matter what he said now, Saki and Rin's nervous emotions would not be relieved, so it was useless to say anything.

Everything could wait until the information arrived!

They should be relieved when the two of them saw the information sent over.

Then…

Aoba already understood in his heart.

The first round of this Chunin Exams could be considered a test of his information-gathering ability!

However…

No one here knew!

Obtaining information was what Aoba was best at!

There was an unknown amount of information in his head right now!

…

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Shikaku's palm once again made contact with the blackboard. As he tapped the board, it once again interrupted everyone. Everyone's attention was drawn back to him, and everyone's gaze focused on him.

"Now, you can take your registration forms and line up here to receive your number plates!"

"When you line up, don't be crowded, don't fight for it. Everyone's number plates are random, and it's useless for you to be anxious!"

"If anyone tries to snatch or exchange a number plate, your entire team will be disqualified!"

"After getting the number plate…"

"You can't stay or communicate!"

"Please leave the classroom!"

"Someone will take you to the examination room!"

"Then…"

After Shikaku had said so much, his voice paused slightly, and his eyes immediately became sharp.

"Get ready for your Chunin Exams first round!"