Kumogakure in the Snake's Sights

Gaara nodded slightly and said frankly, "Naruto must be heartbroken to learn about Sasuke's situation!"

"Sasuke has now been declared missing-nin by Konoha..."

"I... like Naruto, every bond is hard-won for Jinchuriki. I can understand Naruto's pain, and I want to protect Naruto's bonds."

Hinata: "..."

Is this the real reason Gaara wanted to kill Sasuke in the Original Story?

Hinata was overwhelmed with emotion. Among Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara, Hinata suddenly felt that Gaara and Naruto were such a perfect match.

That despicable AB (Masashi Kishimoto) actually let Hinata break up Naruto and Gaara's beautiful love story.

No wonder Gaara never married in the Original Story!

Compared to Sasuke, Naruto Gaara, which clearly shows that he was deeply in love.

As Original Story of the Ninja World, how could Gaara possibly understand the mindset of a fujoshi (a female fan of BL)?

Seeing Hinata's strange gaze, Gaara but feel a chill run down his spine... Could Hinata be thinking of something bad?

"Cough cough!"

Gaara coughed lightly and said seriously, "I'm entrusting the matter of Kumogakure to you. If you have accurate intelligence, I will act immediately and will not allow Kumogakure's conspiracy to succeed!"

"Okay!"

Seeing that Gaara to see her out, Hinata felt embarrassed to stay and bother him any longer.

"Then it's settled!"

"However, you Sand Village side must not let your guard down either!"

After leaving the Kazekage's Office, Hinata sneaked back to the inn, avoiding the Anbu's surveillance, and climbed into Hinata 'Shikamaru room through the window.

"I'm back!"

Upon seeing Hinata return, Shikamaru immediately stood up and asked, "Is everything settled?"

Hinata patted her chest and said, "Don't worry! What could possibly go wrong with me taking care of it?"

Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "That's good!"

"Fortunately Gaara is reasonable enough, otherwise Konoha wouldn't be able to get involved in this matter!"

From the essence of this matter, whatever conspiracy the Kumogakure may have, it is a matter for the Sunagakure and has nothing to do with the Hidden Konoha Village.

While Konoha's rash intervention was ostensibly for the sake of peace in the Shinobi World, it still constituted interference in the internal affairs of Sunagakure. Being the world's policeman isn't easy; while maintaining peace, one inevitably bears some criticism.

However, the Sunagakure is currently unstable internally, and the discord between Gaara and the elders is no secret.

In this situation, it is far too easy for foreign forces to infiltrate.

Hinata knew about the collusion between the elders of Sunagakure and Konoha during her time as Hokage's secretary.

This is actually quite easy to understand. Just like Danzo, who was a ninja who colluded with foreign enemies to harm his own village for his own selfish reasons, yet he was able to claim the noble name of "for the sake of Konoha".

"Okay! If there's nothing else, I'm going back to sleep!"

Hinata stretched and said lazily, "I'll leave the rest to you. Temari is a great beauty, so don't miss this opportunity!"

"Go for it! I believe in you!"

Shikamaru blushed upon hearing this. "What are you saying! I have absolutely no relationship with Temari!"

"Tch~"

Over the next few days, Shikamaru was busy with the Chunin Ninja Exams and spent all his time with Temari. It's unclear whether their relationship progressed.

Hinata, on the other hand, spends most of her time at home, occasionally going out to sample the unique delicacies of the Land of Wind.

Although protecting the Konoha Genin squad participating in the exams was Hinata's mission, the Sunagakure also took care of this. Hinata handed over the liaison work to Shikamaru and then comfortably became a hands-off manager.

It's not that Hinata is irresponsible, but rather that Hinata very confident.

Once the Konoha team participating in the Hinata Chunin Ninja Exams arrives, Hinata will be able to Natural Sensing any danger she might encounter.

If Hinata were to secretly activate her Byakugan, she could even see the entire situation in Sunagakure.

In late June, the Genin teams from various countries participating in the Chunin Ninja Exams arrived at Sand Village by one.

Hinata also went over to watch out of curiosity a few times. These Genin were all quite old, some even in their twenties or thirties.

The ninjas from those minor Shinobi Village all wore strange clothes and dressed in unconventional ways, yet they thought they were very cool. In reality, they were just extras with a very casual style.

Somewhere in the Land of Wind, a group from Kumogakure (Kumogakure) participating in the Chunin Ninja Exams were slowly traversing the desert.

The group consisted of more than 30 people, divided into eight teams, including 24 Genin and eight Jonin captains.

"Honestly, the climate in the Land of Wind is terrible. I really don't understand why we came here to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams!"

Genin, Chunin, Jonin are just ranks of ninjas. If they want, a ninja village can promote a ninja's rank at will.

For many years, Kumogakure has selected its own Chunin, and this time, sending a team to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams held by Sunagakure has caused dissatisfaction among many people.

Another Hidden Cloud Village Genin on the sand beneath his feet and complained with dissatisfaction, "This soft ground is too detrimental to our speed!"

"Enough!"

A Jonin the group hissed, "We brought you to Sunagakure to demonstrate the power of Kumogakure, not for you to come and complain!"

"Listen up, you brats! If any of you dare to bring shame to our Kumogakure, not only will the Lord Raikage not let you off easily, but I will too!"

The group of rookie genin Genin solemn and quickly assured them, "Yes! We will absolutely not bring shame to the village!"

Seeing that it was getting late, the Jonin voice, "There is a town not far ahead. Let's rest in the town tonight and go to Sunagakure tomorrow."

After the Hidden Cloud Village team passed by, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, dressed in beige kimonos, emerged from underground.

"Sunagakure... I remember the last time I came to Sunagakure was two years ago!"

As Hidden Cloud Village watched the Orochimaru Village group disappear from sight, his eyes turned ferocious, and he licked his lips with his tongue.

"The Sunagakure is not as strong as it used to be!"

"Lord Orochimaru!"

Kabuto Yakushi pushed up his glasses and said in a cryptic tone, "I heard that the Raikage will also be there to watch the final exam!"

During the last Joint Chunin Exam, Orochimaru took down two Kage upon his first appearance and nearly (or perhaps many?) destroyed Konoha. Now that Orochimaru has regained his full power, it remains to be seen what kind of war he will unleash this time.

Kabuto Yakushi his head to look at Orochimaru: That's why I admire Lord Orochimaru so much!

"Kabuto, is that what you think?"

Orochimaru turned his head to look at Kabuto Yakushi, his snake eyes gleaming with a faint, dangerous light.

Kabuto Yakushi's eyes, hidden behind his glasses, flickered slightly, and he said with a playful tone, "Perhaps Lord Orochimaru other ideas!"

Orochimaru withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "Let's go!"

Kabuto Yakushi respectfully replied, "Yes!"