Kumogakure Wants to Join Forces with the Five Great Nations?

"By the way, the Chunin Ninja Exams a few months."

As Hiruzen Sarutobi his tea, he seemed to remember something and spoke up.

"Oh? Is this going to be held in your own village this time? Or is it a joint event?"

Hagoromo put down the documents in his hand, looked up at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and asked.

The previous Chunin Ninja Exams were held in Kumogakure, while the latter two were held solely by Konoha.

Konoha insisted on personally overseeing the results of the reformed apprentice ninja system within the village.

"Hehe, this time it's a joint event, and the location is Konoha." Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and chuckled.

"Hmm? Which villages are coming over?" Hagoromo blinked and asked curiously.

It's been almost ten years since the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams were held in Konoha.

The last time was probably when Minato had just become Hokage.

However, at that time, it was only the Sunagakure that came, along with some smaller villages.

"The Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and all the smaller ninja villages will be coming." Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe before speaking again.

"The Otogakure from the Land of Rice Fields is coming too."

Thump--

Hagoromo tapped her index finger on the table involuntarily. "The other Four Great Nations are coming?"

It's not surprising that Hagoromo came from Kumogakure and Kirigakure, but Iwagakure's arrival was probably also for the two Tailed Beasts still imprisoned in Konoha.

What was the purpose of this traitor's words, Sunagakure?

And Orochimaru the Otogakure, instead of focusing on developing his own strength, is he also joining in the fun?

Is something the matter?

Hagoromo turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi. The Five Great Nations had jointly organized the Chunin Ninja Exams, and it was being held in Konoha.

In some people's eyes, it can be said to be a powerful symbol of Konoha.

However, in Hagoromo's opinion, something must have happened, and it was something quite significant.

"Ah, Iwagakure and Sunagakure were invited here together by the Fourth Raikage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke and spoke slowly.

"Since the last mission, the Kumogakure Village felt they could handle things on their own, so they launched a mission a few days ago."

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but smile.

"Hmm? They've found traces of the Akatsuki again?"

Hagoromo was speechless, after returning from the last mission.

He and Jiraiya discussed what they knew, and Shikaku provided analysis.

On the Land of Frost side, the Kumogakure was able to sense a huge fluctuation in Chakra Land of Frost, likely due to the special nature of the technique, and it's also possible that the Kumogakure had already set something up in the Land of Frost.

Afterwards, Kakashi also made a special trip there and indeed found some things that looked like lightning rods on the border of the Land of Frost.

To avoid being discovered by the people of Kumogakure, Kakashi only brought back a section under the guise of unusual weather.

The Intelligence Department also studied this kind of thing for a period of time, but ultimately nothing came of it.

The methods used by Kumogakure are simply not something Konoha can learn.

The mechanism inside is too ingenious; reversing it would be extremely costly.

Furthermore, unlike Konoha, Kumogakure's research into Lightning Release Ninjutsu is not particularly deep.

In the entire Konoha, only Hagoromo and Kakashi possessed the same level of mastery in Lightning Release.

However, this is not something that can be done by one or two people, especially since neither of them are researchers.

The Scientific Ninja Tools Class hasn't been established yet.

"Not bad, but this time, Kumogakure stumbled." Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to look at Hagoromo, his face also showing a hint of seriousness.

"The Two-Tails has already been taken during this mission."

"What?!"

Hagoromo stood up abruptly, her face filled with shock, and immediately began to curse, "Is Kumogakure out of their mind?"

"They even Jinchūriki for this kind of mission?"

Upon hearing Hagoromo's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi and smiled wryly. Yes.

Who would have thought that the Kumogakure would be so audacious as to dismiss the Akatsuki as insignificant based on a single mission?

"It's said that the Two-Tails Jinchūriki himself proposed it, and he's been trapped in the village ever since."

Upon hearing this, Hagoromo sighed and rubbed his forehead. Even the Eight-Tails could be trapped in the village.

What, you can't handle the Two-Tails?

So, what is Kumogakure planning to do in this Chunin Ninja Exams?

Hagoromo sat back down in her chair and began to think. An idea popped into her mind.

"Kumogakure wants to unite the Five Great Nations?"

Hagoromo looked up, asking in disbelief.

"Yes, Shikaku and the others also guessed that, otherwise they wouldn't have called Iwagakure and Sunagakure along."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Hagoromo a very approving look. This disciple is quite good; he understands things quickly.

"At this moment, apart from Konoha and Sunagakure, the other major powers have already suffered losses at the Akatsuki."

"The Four-Tails and Five-Tails from Iwagakure are also in Konoha, so it's highly likely that Kumogakure intends to use this incident to prepare a joint effort with the Five Great Nations to deal with Akatsuki."

"As for the Sand Shinobi, the One-Tail Jinchuriki seems to be quite unstable, so they've already sent a request for help."

After Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples.

This is something that has only been officially confirmed today.

"Rasa is ugly, but he has wild ideas." Hagoromo shook her head.

Although it wasn't Rasa who gave the order Land of Wind declared war on Konoha last time, it doesn't mean that Konoha would ignore it.

Moreover, Sunagakure itself was a defeated nation.

What defeated nation comes to the victorious nation asking for help? They would have to pay a price for it.

The Sunagakure, already at the bottom of the Five Great Nations, cannot afford this price.

Even the Kirigakure, which has implemented the Blood Mist Policy for over a decade, is still significantly stronger than the current Sunagakure.

"Anyway, there's no rush, there's still time, so we need to help Naruto and the others grow as quickly as possible during this period."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hagoromo with a serious expression and said, "I've already spoken to Asuma about it."

"Does the old man want Naruto others to participate in this Chunin Ninja Exams?"

Yu Yi stroked her Hagoromo, asking somewhat uncertainly.

"Yes, it's Naruto's strength and growth that gives us a voice in this Joint Chunin Ninja Exams."

"Furthermore, Tsunade and Jiraiya are currently in Konoha, so their safety can be guaranteed."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and said, "If it weren't for the fact that Konoha currently possesses these publicly acknowledged strengths..."

He really didn't dare to make such a decision.

Moreover, among those who came was Orochimaru, his most favored disciple in the past.

"I see."

Hagoromo rubbed her temples. She had originally planned to let Naruto and the others grow steadily, but now it seemed...

We need to pick up the pace.

Moreover, it's not just Naruto Shikamaru who need it; even Neji might need it.

I'll talk to Might Guy about this later.