Kei, Mei Terumi, Kisame, and Hozuki Shingetsu all frowned. The implied meaning in their words was obvious to any normal person. However, the Jonin, led by Ao, who stood at the front, remained calm. These days, ninjas from the Five Great Shinobi Villages received basically the same treatment when they went to other major shinobi villages.
Qing and his group were already used to it.
"Hehe, that's natural. We Mist Ninja are different from others; we usually follow the rules."
Qing smiled slightly and said meaningfully.
The expression on the Jonin of the Konohagakure in the front seat changed slightly, but only for a second before he smiled again and said, "That's the best thing. Welcome to Konoha!"
After completing the necessary registration at the main gate, the group filed in and stepped into Konohagakure, where they could see the magnificent Hokage Rock in the distance and the bustling, prosperous scene all around.
It truly had a tremendous psychological impact on the young Mist Ninja in those teams. Whether you like it or not, Konoha is truly far ahead of the Five Great Shinobi Villages in terms of wealth!
The other four major ninja villages are simply no match for them!
The vast Konohagakure Konohagakure, regardless of its internal affairs, appears on the surface to be incredibly prosperous and thriving, with the residents enjoying a very high standard of living.
The confidence and happiness radiating from the faces of the people were genuine!
Putting everything else aside, Hiruzen Sarutobi truly did an excellent job in creating the image of a prosperous and thriving ninja village!
'So this is Konohagakure!'
As these scenes unfolded before my eyes...
Qi's pupils once again revealed a look of profound emotion. The overlord of the Shinobi World, the center of the world—this statement, at least for now, is still true!
The largest ninja village in the world, even without considering its special facilities, Konohagakure's area, including residential and commercial areas, is comparable to the capitals of the Five Great Nations. Not to mention, if you include its special training grounds, research facilities, and so on, the total territory of Konohagakure is unparalleled in the world.
The permanent population is also as high as hundreds of thousands. Although compared with the Celestial Empire where Qi lived in his previous life, this is the total population of a large county-level administrative region, it should be noted that in this world, and it is a ninja village, such a population is already quite exaggerated!
The population of the capital city of the Land of Fire is roughly this number!
Therefore, from all aspects, Konohagakure is undoubtedly the number one Shinobi World. Not to mention that it is still before the start of the Third Shinobi World War. Not only do the older generation of strongmen such as Hiruzen Sarutobi still retain the power of their last peak period, but there are also pillars like White Fang and the Konoha Sannin who have already fully grown up!
One against three is indeed impossible, but one against two is definitely a piece of cake!
This is why, despite the current tense and dangerous situation in the Shinobi World, a new round of Shinobi World war has yet to break out. The four major ninja villages are still very wary of Konohagakure. Even in the mission that Team 7, to which Kei belonged, carried out involved the restoration of the Land of Whales, the clash between Kirigakure and Kumogakure could have easily escalated into a full-blown war under normal circumstances. In the end, they all restrained themselves because they had to consider Konohagakure.
Neither Karatachi Yagura nor the Third Raikage A, wanted to see them fighting to the death here while Konohagakure watched the show from the sidelines!
This joint Chunin Ninja Exams is an excellent opportunity for the various ninja villages to interact and test each other. The participants from these villages all have specific purposes in mind!
In this respect, it cannot be called a conspiracy, but rather a blatant and overt scheme.
As can be seen from the previous Konoha High Command meeting, Hiruzen Sarutobi and others were well aware of this point, but they still believed, or rather, earnestly hoped, that Konoha could control the current situation in the Shinobi World and suppress all risks to the lowest level.
Therefore, Konoha went to great lengths to arrange accommodations for these visiting ninja from other countries, taking into account the different customs and habits of each ninja village, as well as monitoring and prevention measures!
What's even more noteworthy is that the people from various ninja villages will definitely not be grouped together. In any case, Konohagakure is large enough to easily arrange people from different ninja villages into different areas of the village, thus maximizing the physical difficulty of communication between them.
Just as Danzo had told Hiruzen Sarutobi before, they should be wary of these ninja villages taking dangerous actions within their Konoha sphere of influence!
Their lodgings, arranged by Kirigakure, were located in the southeastern part of Konohagakure, adjacent to Konoha's most bustling main commercial district. A short walk further on was the Hyuga Clan's residence. It could be said that the location was brilliantly chosen.
As this wasn't Ao's first time visiting Konohagakure, his expression became somewhat subtle when the Konoha Jonin to this location.
The others, being new to Konoha, naturally didn't notice anything unusual.
"This is your lodging area. You are free to move around during the day, but if you need to go out after 9 PM, please be sure to contact our security personnel to report. This will save us both some unnecessary trouble. You agree, Qingjun!"
The Konohagakure looked at Jonin smile and said...
"Hehe, that's certainly not a problem. Also, may I ask if it's possible that only our group from Kirigakure has been assigned to this area?"
Qing narrowed her eyes slightly and asked softly.
"Yes, this is also to provide everyone with a more comfortable and peaceful environment."
The Konoha Jonin replied with a smile.
"A more comfortable and peaceful environment? Then we really have to thank your village for your thoughtful arrangements."
Qing, who could easily grasp the meaning behind this special arrangement of areas, curled the corner of her mouth, and the hint of mockery she revealed was so obvious at that moment.
The Konoha Jonin opposite him seemed completely oblivious to what he was saying.
He replied with a smile, "It would be best if Qingjun was satisfied. Well then, since you've all come from afar, I won't disturb your rest any longer. Please excuse me!"
After giving a slight bow, the Konohagakure Jonin away to report back.