Me, Participating in the Chunin Exam, Was Broadcast Live!

"I will never approve of you," Neji said.

"This..." Tenten and the others were instantly troubled.

"..." Kitahara Kaede.

Kitahara Kaede looked at Neji's pure white pupils.

Neji was from the branch family, and his father was Hizashi Hyuga.

Furthermore, Neji was an absolute genius for the Hyuga Clan, but due to the branch family system, he couldn't learn many of the Hyuga Clan's techniques. Coupled with his father's incident, he greatly disliked the Hyuga Clan, yet he maintained it in a pathological way.

Therefore, he couldn't stand Kitahara Kaede, an outsider to the Hyuga Clan, interacting with the Hyuga Clan.

After all, in the past, the entire Hyuga Clan only married within the clan.

So, in Neji's eyes, Kitahara Kaede interacting with Hinata was a major taboo.

"Your target isn't me," Kitahara Kaede said calmly, looking at Neji's face. "What you truly want to oppose is the Hyuga Clan."

"If you don't have the courage to resist the Hyuga Clan, then don't call out to me anymore."

"I'm saying this to you for Hinata's sake."

"There won't be a next time."

Kitahara Kaede said this and left directly.

Meanwhile, Hyuga Neji, who remained in place, clenched his fists tightly.

His right hand's fingernails dug into his palm, and blood had already seeped out.

The people in the small group were bewildered.

Kakashi, the know-it-all, provided an explanation.

[Minato Namikaze]: This is about Neji's father, Hizashi.

[Minato Namikaze]: When the Third Great Ninja War ended, Kumogakure's representatives came to Konoha to sign a treaty.

[Minato Namikaze]: All the ninjas went to welcome them, but Kumogakure's objective wasn't the treaty, but to ambush the Hyuga Clan.

[Minato Namikaze]: They kidnapped the Hyuga Clan head's eldest daughter, Hinata, wanting the Byakugan.

[Minato Namikaze]: As a result, the clan head, Hiashi Hyuga, stopped them and accidentally killed the assailant.

[Minato Namikaze]: However, Kumogakure used the excuse of the Hyuga Clan injuring their shinobi to prevent peace and wanted to start a war.

[Minato Namikaze]: The price for not waging war was for the Hyuga Clan to hand over the clan head, Hiashi Hyuga, who killed the assailant.

[Tobirama Senju]: It's Kumogakure again, these bastards...

Tobirama's death was when he signed a treaty with Kumogakure at the end of the First Great Ninja War, and then... the Second Raikage was rebelled against by his subordinates.

As a result, Tobirama sacrificed himself to protect his disciples' retreat.

So, he didn't have a good impression of Kumogakure.

[Minato Namikaze]: Uh...

Kakashi was stunned to see Tobirama utter such a crude remark, but he continued to reply.

[Minato Namikaze]: Then, the solution at that time was - Hiashi, the clan head's brother from the branch family, took the blame.

[Minato Namikaze]: Hizashi died in his brother's place. And Neji is the son of this younger brother.

[Minato Namikaze]: This is what Might Guy told me. Neji has always hated the relationship between the main and branch families, thinking that Hiashi was a coward for letting Hizashi die.

Kakashi paused at this point.

From Third Hokage's earlier remarks, everyone understood that the Third Hokage lacked the resolve to go all out or wage war, choosing only to yield and endure!

And so... the victims appeared.

Like this Hizashi Hyuga.

The clan head's brother died in his place.

[Hashirama Senju]: Eh—

[Tobirama Senju]: Eh—

The Senju brothers, having understood the events, sighed.

As seniors, they could do nothing and could only let the juniors compromise.

Tobirama even sighed, choosing Hiruzen was a mistake.

At this moment, Tobirama truly wished that the Third Hokage would directly designate Kitahara Kaede as the next Hokage.

But given the current situation... Konoha wasn't really desirable.

Not a coveted prize, but a hot potato.

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Chapter 041 Kazekage: Is it polite for you to keep staring at me? (Seeking Data)

Kitahara Kaede accepted a mission from the Third Hokage to keep an eye on Orochimaru during the Chunin Exam.

Then... protect him.

In other words, although the Third Hokage said it was normal, his underlying implication was... he really didn't want to die.

As people age, they become more and more afraid of death.

This is a weakness, but also human nature.

Kitahara Kaede walked on, deep in thought, and soon arrived at the shopping street.

On this street, besides shops related to daily life, there were also ninja tool shops related to shinobi.

Kitahara Kaede also saw Tenten's ninja tool shop, belonging to Tenten, a member of Neji Hyuga's team from the first squad whom he had just met.

Her father must love her dearly to name the ninja tool shop after his daughter.

After a slight hesitation, Kitahara Kaede prepared to go inside.

Hinata was also participating in the Chunin Exam this time, and by her habits, she would likely prepare the necessary ninja tools for the exam for him.

However, some things still needed to be prepared by himself.

Just as Kitahara Kaede was about to enter the shop, he suddenly turned sideways.

Because he saw someone else walking in at the same time.

It was a man wearing a conical hat, dressed in a thick, white cloak that could withstand high temperatures and sandstorms.

And behind him, there were several other people.

Kitahara Kaede noticed that the man, who had most of his face covered with gauze, revealing only his eyes, had his gaze fixed on him.

"Excuse me!" However, the guarding ninja behind this man was someone famous.

It was Baki from the Sand Village.

Baki was a Jonin from the Sand Village, considered a core member of their forces.

And the person who could use him as a guard was naturally... his superior, the Kazekage of the Sand Village.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.

"This is the Kazekage of the Sand Village!" Baki even said directly, then began clearing the area.

There were still quite a few people in the shop, but upon hearing Baki's voice, most of them retreated.

"..." The Fourth Kazekage made no move regarding Baki's somewhat overbearing action.

The Fourth Kazekage simply stood there, wearing his conical hat and thick outer robe.

However, he seemed quite interested in Kitahara Kaede, who was standing still to the side.

His sharp eyes, visible from his sand-wrapped face, were fixed on Kitahara Kaede.

[Observing Kitahara Kaede?(^_-) Chat Group]

The chat group became lively again.

They had just seen the face of Konoha's Third Hokage, and now they were seeing the leaders of other ninja villages from the same era.

[Unmarriageable Older Single Woman]: This Fourth Kazekage is as bad as ever.

Mei Terumi, whose presence was usually very low, said.

The reason she spoke first was that her Kirigakure was weak, and she realized... the Sand Village was even weaker.

If Kirigakure only had her as a capable fighter, and then adding Chojuro and Ao, along with one or two elders from Kirigakure.

Then the Sand Village side would be even worse.

Firstly, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa of the Sand Village was of a lower caliber, unable to withstand Kage-level opponents, likely the weakest among all past Kazekages.

And the core forces were only Chiyo and a Jonin named Baki.

However, they did have a weapon that could deter surrounding smaller ninja villages... that was the One-Tails Shukaku.

In comparison, Mei Terumi's Kirigakure's Three-Tails had already been released into the wild and became a free agent due to problems with the Fourth Mizukage.

But... she still had the confidence to take down these Sand Village people by herself.

The reason was simple: during the Third Great Ninja War, the Sand Village had an elite Jonin named Pakura, but the Sand Village, in order to secure a treaty, sold Pakura to Kirigakure.

Therefore... a village that could sell out its own elites would not even have any cohesion.

Then how could they have the strength to fight?

[Minato Namikaze]: The Fourth Kazekage isn't capable?

Minato, as the Fourth Hokage, was naturally interested in other Kage of his generation.

[Unmarriageable Older Single Woman]: Of course. Firstly, their combat strength is lacking, and then they sold out their own Jonin for peace.

[Brother of Hashirama Senju]: Isn't that the same as the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi?

Although Izuna died before Konoha was established, he had been in the group for more than a day or two, and he was desperately watching the show, so he had also gathered certain information.

He then asked out of curiosity.

What he was asking about now was the Third Hokage's… decision to make the Hyuga Clan hand over the clan leader's corpse in order to seek peace.

[Tobirama Senju]: Sigh… these descendant Kage are… so weak.

[Hashirama Senju]: Yeah, back then when distributing the Tailed Beasts, the First Kazekage of the Sand Village dared to seize land. I never expected that now they're all just compromising.

[Tobirama Senju]: Anija, shut up. You were clearly the strongest, yet you kowtowed to the other four Kage for peace during the Five Kage Summit.

[Tobirama Senju]: If I had brought Madara, the situation wouldn't be like this.

[Hashirama Senju]: Oh? So you don't actually dislike Madara, Tobirama?

[Brother of Hashirama Senju]: Tobirama, you bastard, are you trying to steal my big brother?

[Tobirama Senju]: All of you, shut up.

[Tobirama Senju]: I hate Madara Uchiha, that's true. I wouldn't have any good feelings for him.

[Tobirama Senju]: It's just that Anija is too soft sometimes.

Everyone already understood the grievances between the Senju brothers and the Uchiha brothers.

It was a tangled mess that couldn't be easily untangled.

[Minato Namikaze]: However, that Kazekage just stared at Kitahara Kaede for several glances.

[Minato Namikaze]: I have a feeling his gaze was somewhat fervent.

[Unmarriageable Older Single Woman]: That's natural. Gold, no matter where it is, shines.

[Unmarriageable Older Single Woman]: But it's useless to just look. Someone who would sell out their own ninja village doesn't even have the guts to steal.

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