At this moment, Kitsuchi Tu was holding the steering wheel with one hand and resting the other hand on the car window, with a cigarette between his fingers, looking quite content.
Upon seeing it was him, Anko slowly drove the car up and then rolled down the window.
"Hey! Uncle Kitsuchi, we meet again!"
Anko greeted him very familiarly. They had met before in the Northern Lands, although their conversation didn't go very well. But Deidara was still in the Northern Lands, so it wasn't good to make things too awkward between them.
Seeing the car that suddenly pulled up beside him, Kitsuchi's eyes flashed with envy. Just as he was examining the car, he saw the other car roll down its window.
"You are... Oh! It's you!"
At first, I couldn't remember who the other person was, but after a slight shift in my eyes, I remembered.
In addition, the other party can drive such a nice car. The place with the most cars like this in the Ninja World is the Northern Lands, and he just went there a while ago.
"I didn't expect you to be leading the team this time. Come on, try some cigarettes from our Northern Lands!"
As she spoke, Anko took a pack of Golden Snake Brand Cigarettes from the car and threw it towards the window where Kitsuchi was.
Kitsuchi instinctively caught the cigarette that Anko tossed to him, not expecting the other party to be so polite.
"It's our turn, I'm going now!"
Just as Kitsuchi was about to say something, he saw Anko's car had already driven off, and could only smile helplessly.
"Father, is that my senior brother's companion? He seems like a nice guy!"
Kurotsuchi witnessed the whole scene and his impression of the Northern Lands changed slightly.
At the same time, she was also very curious about the place that her senior brother refused to return to no matter what.
"It's alright. It was unexpected that she led the team to Konoha this time. I didn't expect her to dare to come back!"
Kitsuchi looked at the Golden Snake Brand Cigarettes in his hand. This kind of cigarette was unique to the Northern Lands. The price of the cigarettes varied depending on the color of the snake, and the Golden Snake was the most expensive.
The rest is not much different from those on Blue Star, except that the cigarette packs do not say "Smoking is harmful to your health. Minors are prohibited from smoking!"
"The golden snake will bless every child in our hometown!"
Muttering these words, Kitsuchi slowly drove the car forward. He didn't know what the words meant, but they sounded quite reassuring...
Anko and her companions slowly drove to the parking lot that Konoha had set up specifically for villages that had opened up to outsiders. There were quite a few other ninjas who had driven there as well, proving that there were many ninjas in the Ninja World who could afford to buy cars.
"Aww... We're finally here! This journey was exhausting!"
As soon as she got off the vehicle, Fu immediately flapped her wings and flew away. If the people on the Kurotsuchi truck had heard what she said, they would probably have been berated.
Their small team, in a single vehicle, already surpasses 90% of the ninjas who have arrived; they truly don't know how lucky they are.
"Let's go! Let's register first, and then familiarize ourselves with the venue!"
After the three teams of Anko, White, Kimimaro assembled, they headed towards the reporting area.
As they walked, the group curiously surveyed their surroundings, silently comparing them to the Northern Lands.
On the other side, Naruto was also heading towards the registration area for the Chunin Ninja Exams. As a native of the village, his instructor had already registered him, so he didn't need to go there in person.
But since it's so lively today, I naturally wanted to go and take a look.
"Hey... Naruto, are you going to play ninja games with us today?"
On the way, they happened to run into his little fans— the Konohamaru Corps.
"Hmm? Not today. I need to observe the opponents who are participating in the Chunin Ninja Exams!"
Naruto looked at his three younger brothers and said with a somewhat troubled expression.
Actually, he was thinking to himself that if he played with them for a whole day, he would never be able to get away.
"Ninja game?"
Just then, Sakura dragged her tired body over, and judging from her listless appearance, she clearly hadn't rested well.
"Um... Naruto- sama, who is she? Could she be your...?"
Konohamaru is quick-witted; after a moment's thought, he gives Naruto a sly, knowing smile.
"Haha... You usually look so silly and clumsy, but I didn't expect you to have such a sharp eye!"
This tacit admission of his relationship with Sakura completely enraged Sakura, and the next moment she punched him in the face.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Upon discovering that their leader had been beaten, Konohamaru and the others were indignant, and then... they were beaten up too...
The brothers, who had been covered in bumps from Sakura's teasing, huddled together and wept. As Sakura walked away into the distance, Konohamaru looked at Naruto.
"Does that ugly, fat woman even count as a woman?"
Sakura, who hadn't gone far, was furious when she heard Konohamaru's words. She immediately turned around and chased after him, wanting to teach this brat a lesson!
Unexpectedly, Konohamaru bumped into someone in his panic.
"Are you blind, kid?"
Konohamaru was grabbed by the collar and lifted up by the other party, and he was about to teach the other party a lesson.
Suddenly, a stone hit his arm, and he immediately released Konohamaru.
"They even bully children. Are all the ninjas in Sunagakure this shameless?"
It was Uchiha Sasuke who made the move. He had already struck a pose, sitting on the tree trunk and tossing small pebbles in his hand.
The person Konohamaru bumped into was Kankuro, and Temari was standing next to him.
"Tch! This guy's still as arrogant as ever!"
Seeing Sasuke successfully pull off a show, Naruto couldn't help but purse his lips.
"That's enough, Kankuro!"
Just as the atmosphere in the room became a little tense, another voice appeared in their ears.
Looking up, Gaara standing upside down on a tree trunk right next to Sasuke.
Gaara's appearance caught Sasuke off guard. Knowing that he had encountered a powerful opponent, Sasuke's gaze turned serious as he looked at Gaara.
"Hey, Kidomaru, look at that guy, he likes to hang upside down just like you!"
Footsteps and voices could be heard again from not far away; it was the group of ninjas from the Northern Lands.
Karin, Kofu, Ajisai, Tayuya, and Kin Tsuchi walked in twos and threes, with Jirobo beside them carrying large and small bags full of their belongings.
Meanwhile, Jirobo, Sakon and Ukon, Ukon, and Six Paths Dosu, who were leading the group, were watching Naruto and Gaara with great interest.
"Don't talk nonsense. I recently had a stroke, so I wouldn't dare make such a pretentious gesture!"
Kidomaru replied to Xiaofu in a nonchalant tone, and the arrival of the group naturally attracted the other party's attention.
Naruto, Sasuke, and the others were all sizing up Kidomaru and Gaara companions.
I was already surprised enough to encounter a panda-eyed little brother carrying Great Gourd, but after seeing Kidomaru and the others, I suddenly realized that the former was perfectly normal.
"Four arms, two heads, covered in bandages, wearing strange sunglasses, and there's even one with wings floating in the air..."
Naruto couldn't help but swallow hard as he looked at the strangely-looking group. Could these be their opponents in the Chunin Ninja Exams...?