Joint Chunin Ninja Exams

The Fifth Hokage Shazo, spoke eloquently, "Everything I mentioned before was taught from the first to the fifth year. If one can successfully advance to the sixth year—"

"You will be able to learn the fusion method of ' Kekkei Genkai '."

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The Ceremony Meeting Hall erupted in chaos. Everyone was shouting something, but no one could hear themselves; they didn't even know what they were saying.

The Ninja were so excited that their minds were foggy, and they didn't know what to say, but their mouths kept opening and closing.

That's Kekkei Genkai!

Having Kekkei Genkai allows one to use exclusive Ninjutsu, Ninjutsu is more powerful and faster than ordinary Ninjutsu, and even consumes far less Chakra than ordinary Ninjutsu.

Therefore, in the Ninja World, any Ninja who has mastered Kekkei Genkai will inevitably grow into Jonin unless they are too young or die prematurely; there is never a case where they are stuck at the Chunin.

Of the current Five Kage, three of them rose to power through their Kekkei Genkai.

The Fourth Kazekage possessed the Magnet Style Kekkei Genkai, the Third Tsuchikage mastered the Dust Release Kekkei Tōta, and the Fifth Hokage was the most extraordinary, mastering the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, as well as many other Kekkei Genkai.

The Fourth Mizukage was the Jinchuriki the Three-Tails, while only the Fourth Raikage trained in both Lightning Release and Nintaijutsu.

Among the Kage-level Ninja outside the Five Kage, the proportion possessing Kekkei Genkai is even higher.

In many people's minds, Kekkei Genkai is a necessary condition for becoming a Kage.

The Fifth Hokage said the new Ninja Academy would teach Kekkei Genkai, and no one doubted he was exaggerating, because he was the only person in the Ninja World to possess more than five Kekkei Genkai.

So many Kekkei Genkai couldn't have been Awakening from bloodline power; he must have fused them one by one.

Therefore, the Fifth Hokage did indeed possess the training methods for Kekkei Genkai.

Shazo seemed to feel that words alone were not persuasive enough, so he beckoned a group of Uchiha Ninja to come up on stage.

"Come on, show us the results of your cultivation!"

Eight Uchiha Ninja, all under the age of 16, simultaneously opened their Two-Tomoe Sharingan, but this only made the atmosphere more awkward.

People looked at each other in bewilderment. It was common knowledge that the Uchiha possessed the Sharingan Kekkei Genkai, but was this the result of their training?

Even if that were the case, could an ordinary Ninja Awakening the Sharingan simply by training?

That's obviously impossible!

So what exactly are these Uchiha Ninja trying to demonstrate?

Uchiha En gritted his teeth and smiled. He extended his right hand, making a claw-like motion, and an orange Fireball appeared in his hand.

The Puppeteer from Sunagakure exclaimed in surprise, "Scorch Release! This is Lady Pakura's Scorch Release!"

Uchiha Homura spread his arms wide, and streams of purple flames enveloped his body, radiating an astonishing aura, yet without radiating any heat.

But when the purple flames touched the ground, they silently made the wooden planks disappear, leaving only charred and reddish edges.

Asuma Sarutobi, sitting in the audience, was shocked and cried out in a trembling voice, "Flame Style! This is Flame Style! The Flame Style that my father researched his whole life!"

Next, Uchiha Kashu displayed Explosion Style, Uchiha Shinichi displayed Lava Style, and Uchiha Hui displayed Scorch Release with Scorch Release: Blazing Wind.

Five Uchiha members have Kekkei Genkai, which practically guarantees them the status of five Kage-level Ninja. This is truly terrifying.

The Fifth Hokage spent two years training five Uchiha with dual Kekkei Genkai, which seemed like an experiment. Now that the experiment was successful, he established a school to train more Kekkei Genkai Ninja.

The thought of a large number of Kekkei Genkai Ninja emerging from Konoha in the future filled the Ninja from the Four Great Ninja Villages with dread, and they trembled all over.

We're doomed!

If the Fifth Hokage's plan succeeds, even if he dies of old age, the strength of Konoha will remain unshakable.

Is there any hope left for our village?

Or rather, is there any chance for the village to continue existing?

The representatives looked at each other and quietly huddled together.

The Puppeteer from Sunagakure whispered, "Should we join forces?"

The Explosion Style Ninja from Iwagakure nodded slightly. "I can consider it, but I need to inform the Lord Tsuchikage."

The Ninja from Kumogakure gritted their teeth and said, "If it's confirmed, the Cloud Ninja will never back down. We, the Fifth Hokage, and 70..."

A blood feud involving zero lives.

The Ninja from Kirigakure lowered his head. "I... I need to report to Genji."

Although the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, has been overthrown, Kirigakure is now at its wit's end and can't even select a good Ninja representative.

We can't just send that Byakugan Killer just to watch a graduation ceremony, can we?

Heh, given the Fifth Hokage's personality, if Ao appears in front of him, his Byakugan is definitely doomed.

Even Qing's life is in grave danger.

Moreover, Karatachi Yagura finally regained consciousness before his death, and the Mist Ninja then discovered that the Fourth Mizukage had been controlled by Genjutsu for many years.

Still Kirigakure has yet to appoint Fifth Mizukage, leaving all matters to be decided by Genji to prevent a recurrence of the extreme situation where the Mizukage is controlled.

In short, whether or not to join forces to besiege Konoha and ignite the Fourth Shinobi World War is a major decision that cannot be decided by the Four Represents alone.

But the four Ninja representatives did not expect that, although their voices were very soft, Shazo could hear them clearly.

The Fifth Hokage smiled dismissively, "Three months from now, Konoha will hold the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams. I once again sincerely invite all the major Ninja Organizations to send their best Genin to participate in the exams."

"Any Genin who manages to break into the top 32 will be granted the rank of Chunin Konoha, and will also have the opportunity to study at the Ninja Higher Education Academy."

"Ah----"

"Ah?

"Ah"

Ah!!

Representatives from both the Shinobu villages were stunned. It turned out this academy wasn't just for Konoha Ninja; our Ninja could enter too?

The representatives of the Four Great Ninja Villages exchanged glances again, their eyes filled with wariness. They moved quickly and separated without realizing it, each taking their own Ikkaku.

Joining forces to besiege Konoha is the worst possible option when forced into a corner.

The Fifth Hokage was so powerful that he could almost single-handedly destroy an entire ninja village.

Even if the Four Great Ninja Villages joined forces to wage war against him, the outcome would be extremely unpredictable, and many, many people would inevitably die.

Now that the Fifth Hokage has expressed his willingness to share the benefits with all the ninja villages in the Ninja World, who would still be willing to risk their lives for a chance to survive?

On the contrary, they are now rivals, and the people they need to be most wary of are no longer the Konoha Ninja, but each other.

The goal of all the major ninja villages is to master Kekkei Genkai. Even if they can only master one, it would be an immeasurable benefit to the village.

For the Shinobu village, they didn't aspire to learn how to cultivate Kekkei Genkai; what they wanted was Ninjutsu.

The Fifth Hokage is willing to give me a chance, so what else is there to say?

We must send the best Genin. If they can get into this academy, even if they can't master the Kekkei Genkai, they can at least learn many advanced Ninjutsu.

Let's focus on perfecting our own Ninjutsu system first, then we can consider Kekkei Genkai.

Otherwise, what good is mastering a Kekkei Genkai?

Faced with the coercion, enticement, and even outright robbery from the Five Great Shinobi Villages, they had no way to protect it.

The Fifth Hokage once again commanded the Ninja World to hold the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams, leaving no room for refusal.

However, this time he didn't just use coercion; he also offered the incentive of admission to the Ninja Higher Education Academy.

Because this qualification offered the opportunity to learn the training methods for Kekkei Genkai, all Four Great Ninja Villages mobilized.

The Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure couldn't help but sigh, "It seems the Fifth Hokage has finally understood that not everything in the Ninja World can be solved with violence."

Dodai let out a long sigh, "Finally, things are changing. I hope the Fifth Hokage can eventually become the First Hokage, no—"

However, he really was pushing us to the brink, leaving us no choice but to fight him to the death.

The languid Darui stood solemnly and spiritedly beside the Fourth Raikage. Ever since the Lord Raikage was defeated by the Fifth Hokage, he had taken Killer B's place here.

From that day on, he had not shown any "lazy" behavior for a long time, and spent his days learning Lightning Release Chakra Mode from the Raikage and how to handle government affairs.

Only when the Fourth Raikage was busy with top-secret work did Darui still have to train desperately to improve his strength and hone his Storm Release Kekkei Genkai.

Unfortunately, the Kumogakure felt the Fifth Hokage's Yamato and aggressive nature most acutely, and bore the greatest pressure.

The Fourth Raikage brought Darui with him ahead of time for two reasons: firstly, Killer B was still unreliable, and secondly, he wanted to cultivate a successor in advance.

As the intelligence gradually became more complete, the Fourth Raikage finally realized that he could not possibly defeat the Fifth Hokage; his strength was comprehensive and invincible.

The Fifth Hokage Shazo, possessed too many Kekkei Genkai: the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, which was good at fighting multiple opponents; the Swift Style Kekkei Genkai, which was best for one-on-one battles; the Magnet Style Kekkei Genkai, which could disable all Ninja Tools; the Lava Style Release Kekkei Genkai, which had the strongest destructive power; and the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai was the most precise to operate.

This is only the Kekkei Genkai that the Fifth Hokage has demonstrated, and for which there is clear information.

According to unreliable intelligence, Shazo once let slip that he possessed ten Kekkei Genkai.

Faced with information that was almost impossible to verify, the Fourth Raikage chose to believe it, but this only deepened his despair.

Even if you were to develop a super Ninja Tools, the Chakra Cannon, capable of shattering the moon in a single blow, how could you guarantee it would hit its target?

With the Fifth Hokage frequently launching attacks in the past two years, stirring up a bloody storm in the Ninja World (from A's perspective), the Fourth Raikage's despair reached its peak, and he finally came up with a solution.

That means finding a way to get close to the Fifth Hokage during the battle, then holding him tightly and using yourself to hinder his movement.

Finally, the Fourth Raikage could shout "Fire at me!" and end everything amidst dazzling cannon fire.

After Kirigakure was destroyed, the Fourth Raikage made this decision.

After that, he dreamed of this scene more than once while sleeping, and each time he woke up from the dream happily shouting "Break through me!"

From the Fourth Raikage's perspective, this was indeed something to be happy about; being able to exchange his own life for the Fifth Hokage's was an incredibly profitable deal.

The problem is that the Chakra Cannon is not yet fully developed. Not only is its firing speed too slow, but its power also fails to satisfy the Fourth Raikage.

The Chakra Cannon is indeed quite powerful; a single shot can blast away a small hill.

However, the Fourth Raikage believed that the crater created so far was not even as big as the Kumogakure, and it was still far from enough to kill the Fifth Hokage.

However, he didn't push the Cloud Ninja in charge of the research to the brink. Instead, he comforted them, saying, "Don't worry, we have time, plenty of time."

Kumogakure certainly has time. Before Iwagakure is destroyed by the Fifth Hokage like Kirigakure, suffering heavy losses of Ninja, the Fourth Raikage will not consider dying together with the Fifth Hokage.

Furthermore, although the Fifth Hokage Sunagakure conquered Sunagakure, he only destroyed the Sunagakure's buildings and did not kill a single Sunagakure Ninja.

The Fourth Raikage didn't want to die, only to have the Kumogakure pay a heavy price only to have the Iwagakure or the Sunagakure reap the rewards of victory.

He could only die in peace after the other three ninja villages had suffered greatly and were no longer able to compete with the Kumogakure, which had lost its Fourth Raikage.

But now the situation has changed; the Fifth Hokage is actually willing to offer benefits.

Even the Fourth Raikage, with his heart of iron, could only barely maintain a facade of composure. "Good, that's wonderful. It's a good thing for everyone that the Fifth Hokage can understand things."

We need to make him feel that we welcome his changes.

"Darui, this time you should represent Kumogakure to go to Konoha and express our sincerity to the Fifth Hokage. It would be best if you could also learn his [Storm Release: Hundred Forms: Light Fang] and the connecting Thunderstorm Secret Technique."

Darui's eyes shone brightly. "Yes, Lord Raikage, I will do my utmost to win the final victory in the exam and secure the opportunity to study at the Ninja Higher Education Academy."

The Fourth Raikage looked at Dodai: "It's called the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams, but it will definitely use Konoha's exam format, and there will most likely be a battle phase with Ninja Squad."

"Dodai, what advice do you have for Darui's teammates?"

The ninja on the platform recalled all the information on the young Kumogakure ninjas and quickly gave his advice, "Ki, a genin from Kumogakure, is skilled in Lightning Release ninjutsu, has mastered Lightning Release genjutsu, and is also proficient in medical and sensory abilities, two rare skills. He is a rare all-around ninja."

"Most importantly, Xi's calm and collected nature makes her a great complement to Darui."

The Fourth Raikage nodded repeatedly. Darui, like him, had a volatile temper and sometimes made decisions too quickly.

Since Dodai had his help to dissuade Darui, Darui also needed a similar Ninja by his side, and Hii was indeed a good choice.

He asked, "Where's the third team member?"

Dodai replied, "Samui."

The Fourth Raikage and Darui were both taken aback. Darui hesitated before speaking, "Samui already... Chunin."

The Fourth Raikage understood and nodded, saying, "It's alright, she can become Genin immediately."