Kumogakure and Konoha's Joint Chunin Exams (Part 2)

"Your strength is impressive, so I'm relieved!"

Darui's laziness vanished completely, replaced by a sharp gaze. Looking at the seemingly refined, bespectacled man before him, Darui knew this was a formidable enemy.

Darui's body surged with Chakra, his Lightning Release Chakra Mode enveloping him, and arcs of electricity crackled around him.

On the high platform

The Fourth Raikage, A, who was originally rugged, now had a serious demeanor. He held the Chunin Ninja Exams to showcase the strength of his Kumogakure, not the strength of the Konoha Ninja.

Darui, the village's top genius Genin, a promising talent highly valued and cared for by Darui Raikage, who personally trained and promoted him, was actually evenly matched with an unknown Genin from Konoha Genin.

"Hokage, the Medical Ninjutsu level of this Genin from your Konoha is a bit too outstanding. Is such a ninja just a Genin in your village?"

"Haha, you flatter me. This young man participated in the Chunin Ninja Exams twice, but failed because of his teammates. Everyone in the Shinobi World knows that Konoha values teamwork and unity the most."

Naraku waved his hand dismissively, as if these Genin ninjas were mediocre and not worth mentioning.

Upon hearing these words, Raikage wore an expression of utter disgust, as if he had just eaten a dissertation defense.

I originally thought that the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, who had not left the village for many years after taking office and did not cooperate with other villages, was a rather closed-off leader.

To demonstrate his strength, the Raikage repeatedly invited other major powers to hold joint Chunin Ninja Exams.

As the inviter, the fact that other major powers dared not accept the challenge had always been a source of great pride for him. This time, for some unknown reason, the Hokage of Konoha suddenly agreed to host the event together.

Now it seems, he was indeed harboring malicious intentions.

"A ninja like this might not Chunin Ninja Exams in your Konoha, but he's perfectly capable of doing it in our Kumogakure."

After carefully considering his words, the Raikage gave his opinion: a ninja like this could easily be Chunin, let alone Jonin.

While the two figures on the high platform were chatting, the outcome of the battle in the arena was also decided.

One is fast, strong, and has high defense. Although he is missing an arm and cannot use it, he is still not Yakushi Kabuto can deal with in a fight.

Although Yakushi Kabuto is no match for him in Taijutsu, he is durable, resilient, has strong recovery ability, and is quite intelligent.

In the end, Darui was exhausted. The damage from the Chakra Scalpel worsened, and after his Chakra was completely depleted, he collapsed to the ground.

As soon as Darui collapsed, Yakushi Kabuto also collapsed to the ground Chakra exhausted. Both of them, having run out of Chakra, fell to the ground one after the other.

The audience in the stands witnessed such a wonderful ninja battle and cheered enthusiastically.

After the battle ended, a Kumogakure approached the Raikage and whispered in his ear, seemingly inquiring about the exam results of the two Genin.

"Both of you have passed the Chunin Ninja Exams, go."

Raikage had a loud voice. After listening to the examiner's question, he immediately gave his opinion with a wave of his hand.

The cheers from the audience were clearly audible to the two on the Chunin Ninja Exams could satisfy the audience, even with some minor flaws, the Raikage could accept it.

"I am grateful to the Raikage for thinking highly of Kabuto. Yakushi Kabuto's future fame will surely be due to the Fourth Raikage's promotion Chunin today."

Naraku acknowledged the Raikage's rugged fairness.

"Talent selection should be open-minded; Konoha truly boasts a wealth of talent and a gathering of heroes..."

The Raikage praised him softly. Although Yakushi Kabuto had also passed the Chunin Ninja Exams, the Raikage felt pressured that a random Genin from Konoha could be evenly matched with one of their own genius Genin.

"The Kumogakure are quite strong. This Genin named Darui in the Chunin Ninja Exams is very good; his strength is comparable to many Jonin. With more experience, he could definitely become a pillar of the village."

Naraku smiled and praised Darui, a low-ranking Kumogakure from Genin, creating an atmosphere of mutual flattery.

The Shinobi World has experienced three Shinobi World War. Most of the militaristic factions in various countries have collapsed and their power has greatly declined. The leaders of various countries cherish the hard-won peace.

The two leaders of Kumogakure and Konoha spoke very politely, without any hint of confrontation.

In the arena below, the next match began: a duel Genin Kumogakure Genin and Amegakure, and cheers erupted from the audience once again.

Land of Rain

Amegakure

Orochimaru stood on the head of a giant purple python, which had two horns on its forehead and black stripes resembling those of a tiger.

"Orochimaru! I want two hundred human sacrifices, not these wild oxen, big dogs, and crabs!"

Manda had just swallowed a strange, giant dog that could split apart whole; the dog tasted awful, causing Manda to complain loudly.

"We'll talk after we've finished fighting. This village has tens of thousands of people; two hundred won't be a problem."

Orochimaru, as always, was just making empty promises.

"You dare to challenge an entire village by yourself?! I can't accompany you!"

Manda immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that Orochimaru had stormed into their village and was causing chaos. There were tens of thousands of ninjas, and Manda's teeth weren't that strong.

"Find the enemy first. Manda is not safe right now."

Orochimaru appeared relaxed, but was inwardly wary, constantly observing the surroundings.

"I sensed it all along, you stinking lizard, I'll devour you!"

The Manda suddenly lunged forward, coiling around something as if they had caught it.

A green lizard emerged from the entanglement of Manda. The Manda coiled around it several times, then opened their massive jaws and bit off most of the lizard.

Bang!

Before the Manda could swallow the lizard, the green lizard turned into white smoke and disappeared, leaving only a small wooden stake in the smoke.

Pain, with his orange hair, emerged from the lizard's mouth using Substitution Technique and appeared on the high platform, clasping his hands together.

"Summoning Technique!"

Bang! Bang!

Two people dressed in Akatsuki attire appeared beside him.

The two Akatsuki members who were summoned by spirits had somewhat ugly faces, but were very tall.

With Manda assisting him, Orochimaru wasn't too worried about the enemy who only knew how to use Summoning Technique. However, seeing that Pain's Summoning Technique summoned a human, Orochimaru became somewhat puzzled and observed him closely.

"How come there are three pairs of Rinnegan... clones, puppets, or something else?"

When Orochimaru saw the three pairs of Rinnegan, he felt something was wrong. The eyes of the Sage of Six Paths were legendary; it was impossible for three pairs to appear in the world.

One of the three Pain extended his right hand forward, like a mechanical puppet, but then retracted his right palm, turning it into an empty cannon muzzle.

The cannon muzzle emitted a purple light, which grew brighter and brighter.

Before Orochimaru could speak, Manda lunged forward, opening its massive jaws to pounce on the three of them.

Boom!

Like the Tailed Beast Bomb, Pain's purple cannon unleashed a massive beam of purple light.

"Orochimaru, remember the sacrifice, or I won't let you off!"

Boom!

The Manda felt uneasy as the cannon glowed and began to gather power. Just as it lunged forward, the cannon erupted with a fierce purple light that blasted towards it.

Manda's unease intensified. Having devoured several Summoning Beasts, Manda's stomach was quite full. He uttered a harsh threat, immediately dispelled the Summoning Technique, and fled, abandoning Orochimaru.

Orochimaru never expected that, despite having the upper hand, Manda would act out and run away.

"Ugh!"

Caught off guard, Manda was tricked by Manda. Without Manda's protection, Orochimaru didn't have time to use his Ninjutsu and was hit head-on by a purple light cannon, letting out a miserable scream.