"A ninja who Ninjutsu? How is that possible?"
Kushina found it hard to understand how someone with so little Chakra could be called a ninja who could use Ninjutsu.
She kept this question to herself and urged the three children to eat quickly.
" Obito, leave some cold noodles for Kakashi!"
Eat your food properly and stop provoking Kakashi!
Lin, you can't always only think about the two of them.
You should eat more too!
Kushina Uzumaki, hands on her hips, shouted at the three little ones.
Today is to celebrate Obito and Rin successfully passing the first stage.
We'll talk about other things later!
Root
Danzo upright in a chair, hands clasped in front of him, leaning on his long sword, his voice filled with intense dissatisfaction:
" Orochimaru, the back door to the barrier you set up has been blocked!"
In the passageway ahead of him, Orochimaru stood with his back against the wall, on the side of the shadow where light and darkness met, and said in a hoarse voice:
"With such a large protective barrier around the village, what difference would blocking a few back gates make?"
Danzo, have you lost all courage?
Even the weak ninjas of Sunagakure are starting to worry?"
Danzo, displeased, as he brandished his long sword.
"What a joke! Me, lacking courage?"
Without my deterrence, these restless Sand Ninja would have betrayed Konoha long ago!
Without my support, your experiments would have been impossible to continue long ago.
"You still dare to spout such nonsense in front of me?"
Orochimaru flicked out his snake-like tongue and let out a low, hissing laugh:
"I really appreciate your involvement, but it seems like you get more out of the collaboration!"
Lord Danzo, by hiding underground and only daring to use schemes and tricks, you will only get further and further away from that chair!
Danzo, if you want to achieve your wish, you can't just rely on underhanded tactics!
"It's not your place to lecture me!"
If Hiruzen hadn't gotten there first, the Hokage position would have been mine!
I should be the Hokage!
I support you in vying for that position, but I have no interest in becoming Hokage!
"You'd better get results from those experiments as soon as possible!"
Orochimaru ignored Danzo's threat and instead muttered:
"You're too hasty, Danzo. Wood Release abilities aren't something you can acquire easily."
All of these samples failed; not a single embryo survived.
You need to give me a sufficient sample size, and you also need to give me enough time.
When I become Hokage, that will be the time to truly unleash my power.
But I'm also a little worried!
Look, the Konoha White Fang, who strikes fear into the hearts of all nations...
Just because someone threatened your position, you ended up like this? How ironic!
The Hatake Sakumo is surprisingly fragile!
Your manipulation and planning have all come to nothing. Isn't that laughable?
"You think you can suppress and subdue Konoha White Fang?"
Danzo gripped the hilt of his sword tightly; if he could, he would have chopped Orochimaru into pieces!
That stinky snake is so disgusting!
Orochimaru ignored Danzo's anger, and his laughter became even more chilling:
" Danzo, my dear teacher, has appointed me as the chief examiner for the Chunin Ninja Exams."
I'll take a good look at that interesting Sand Ninja.
Don't worry, there's plenty of time.
Danzo, if you're too hasty, you'll end up like this, gaining nothing.
I even got a good scolding from my dear teacher, hahaha...
Orochimaru's eerie laughter gradually faded away, leaving only Danzo's unpredictable face Danzo by the candlelight.
After a long while, Danzo beckoned into the darkness, and two masked figures Body Flicker Technique appeared before him:
"I really dislike that kid from Sunagakure named Mukai."
Send someone to infiltrate the Forest of Death and bury that kid right there in the forest, to use him as fertilizer!
"Yes, sir!"
Danzo looked at the flickering candlelight and smiled sinisterly:
" Hiruzen is still too weak. He should have just killed the fickle Sunagakure!"
Genius, ha!
Mukai and the others were also celebrating, and they chose to hold their celebration at the Konoha yakiniku restaurant.
The aroma of roasted meat was indeed appetizing, and even the somewhat reserved little girl Kari ate several pieces.
Pakura seemed to like Kari very much, as she picked up some grilled meat for her while giving her some instructions:
" Kari, don't be shy, eat a few more pieces, or they'll eat them all!"
If you come back to Sunagakure with us, you probably won't be able to eat such good grilled meat.
The Land of Fire, so prosperous, is truly enviable.
Mukai was scribbling on a piece of paper nearby, heard Pakura say this and spoke up:
" Teacher Pakura, don't worry. The Land of Wind used to be very barren and didn't have many resources."
Things will be different from now on.
Once the Oasis Workshop develops, it will develop very quickly.
As he spoke, he twirled his fingers, making a counting motion:
"Besides, Teacher Pakura, you're so rich, you can buy cattle and sheep from merchants!"
"It's not as easy as you say."
Aside from the prosperous Land of Fire, where else can you find such good conditions to eat beef and mutton?
The fact that the Land of Fire was the target of attacks in every Shinobi World War says it all.
Mukai expressed disdain for such a view:
These are all excuses from incompetent politicians!
Who says there's only one path: external plunder?
Rushing into war abroad only benefits the daimyo and nobles.
Those affected were indeed ordinary people.
Don't worry, Teacher Pakura, I will show you a different direction for development.
Even without relying on external plunder, this is a development direction that can ensure ordinary people have enough to eat and wear!
Pakura, unusually, did not refute Mukai's seemingly naive idea.
She reached out and ruffled Mukai's hair, nodding as she spoke:
"Hmm, that's ambitious, I believe in you!"
One day you might become a great hero of the village, and perhaps even its shadow.
By then, it's uncertain whether the kind of development you described will actually happen!
Before Mukai answer, a deep voice said:
" Jonin Pakura, is this how you teach your students?"
I heard that they almost got into a fight as soon as they arrived in Konoha?
That's really extravagant, ordering so much grilled meat.
So all the money I earned with my Gold Dust Corps Tenten Jonin Pakura like this!
The group, who were enjoying their meal in the corner, turned around and saw that the speaker was Rasa from the same village.
He was carrying a food box, which looked like he had packed a meal to take home and eat.
The three ninjas from the Gold Dust Squad did not come over.
Seeing Rasa's sarcastic remarks, before Pakura could respond, Mukai spoke first:
"Oh dear, who's making a racket here? It's Jonin Rasa!"
They acted like they didn't know us when they first met us. I thought we weren't ninjas from the same village!
What, do we need Jonin Rasa's approval to eat with our own money?
Or is it that the team Jonin Rasa has become so poor that they can't even afford barbecue?
Are you saying the village is withholding your task pay, so you can't even afford barbecue anymore?
Do you need me to lend you some money?
We can't embarrass the village while we're out here!
Mukai the scorpion beside him:
" Jonin Rasa, the Gold Dust Corps is the village's armed force, not just yours alone."
Although you are a disciple of the Third Hokage, you are not yet the Kazekage.
We're eating; if you don't like it, please leave.
Rasa and Pakura had a long-standing feud, and seeing everyone indulging in a lavish barbecue feast, he couldn't help but come over and make a few sarcastic remarks.
Unexpectedly, Mukai and Xie interrupted him one after another, leaving him somewhat embarrassed.
His income wasn't actually low, but he needed to support his family, so he couldn't be like Pakura, who only had to eat his fill while his entire family was worry-free.
Moreover, for high-end items like barbecue, it's actually Mukai who pays the bill.
He's the richest person in this group.
Having failed to provoke her and instead suffered a setback, Rasa really didn't want to stay any longer.
The Gold Dust in his sleeves began to surge, as if a battle was about to erupt in the barbecue restaurant.
Suddenly, two masked Anbu jumped out from the surrounding area and stopped Rasa from unleashing his fury.
" Jonin Rasa, please don't make things difficult for us."
Rasa then put away the Gold Dust, and said resentfully:
"You people who only think of yourselves and not the village, how dare you dream of becoming the Kazekage?"
In tomorrow's second exam, just don't embarrass the village!