svetikya Chapter 110 If the First Hokage could know this from beyond the grave, he would surely be comforted.
Chapter 110 If the First Hokage could know this from beyond the grave, he would surely be comforted.
Chapter 110 If the First Hokage could know this from beyond the grave, he would surely be very gratified...
The thunder was deafening.
"You mean, Iwagakure is about to make a move?"
Hidden Cloud Village, Raikage's Chamber.
The Third Raikage, seated in the main seat, asked in a deep voice.
The pale lightning outside the window flashed intermittently, illuminating his chiseled muscles and the hideous lightning-shaped scar on his chest.
"Yes, Lord Raikage."
A woman with a full head of blonde hair bowed respectfully in front of a spacious wooden desk.
She had a graceful figure, but her expression was incredibly cold.
"Heh... I wonder what that treacherous scoundrel Onoki is up to now." The Third Raikage placed his left hand on the armrest and stroked his beard, which reached up to his chest, with his right hand.
"Should we send someone to check?" the blonde woman asked, her voice cold and clear, like moonlight in winter, devoid of any warmth.
"Of course I want to." The Third Raikage nodded. "I don't want to be ambushed by him."
"Understood." The blonde woman nodded, preparing to handle this important matter: "I'll get right on it..."
"Samui, you don't need to go. You have other missions now." The Third Raikage shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Let my son go and check on Iwagakure."
Thinking of his outstanding son, A, the Third Raikage's old face showed a slight smile.
"He can run faster than me now. Even if he took off all his clothes and went for a walk in Iwagakure, no one could catch him."
"I'll inform Lord Ai in a moment..." The blonde woman named Samui nodded, indicating she understood, then a hint of confusion appeared on her face: "Lord Raikage, what is my mission?"
The Third Raikage didn't answer, but instead stroked his beard and said, "Judging by the time, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Chunin Exams should be almost over by now."
"Yes," Samui said thoughtfully. "According to Konoha's usual schedule, the Chunin Exams should be in a few months."
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The so-called Chunin Exams, or Joint Chunin Exams, is an assessment system established by Hiruzen Sarutobi of Konoha after he took office, aimed at promoting friendly exchanges among the various ninja villages.
The village invited genin from various villages to participate in a series of tests, including written exams, multi-player combat, and one-on-one duels, to select candidates for promotion to chunin.
Initially held every five years, it has gradually become held every three years in recent years. And according to the pattern, in three months, which is tomorrow, the New Year, will be the start of a new round of the Joint Chunin Exams.
The Third Raikage squinted, stroking his chin, and remained silent for a long time.
Although he prefers to be straightforward, he's not truly stupid, and he can naturally see that this is actually a blatant scheme by that bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi.
If you participate in the assessment, you will have to compete against ninjas from other villages. In such a competitive environment, it is inevitable that some of the village's secrets will be exposed.
However, if they don't participate, other ninja villages will think that their village is in decline.
Being targeted by several major ninja villages and other smaller ones is far more serious than revealing a few trump cards. Therefore, few villages would refuse this joint exam. Even if they were too busy, they would still send a few elites to Konoha to participate in the assessment.
The Third Raikage naturally had no intention of refusing the assessment, believing that the ninjas of his Hidden Cloud Village were second to none.
only..
Hiruzen Sarutobi can use open schemes, but the Third Raikage just does nothing?
How could that be?
No matter what, you should at least get some interest.
"Samui." He looked up and spoke, looking at the aloof female ninja in front of him.
"Your subordinate is here." Samui squatted down, supporting himself with one hand.
"Disguise yourself as a ninja from the Land of Rice Fields, go to the border of the Land of Fire, wipe out those rats that are stealing information from the Hidden Cloud Village, and while you're at it, gather some intelligence in the Land of Fire."
"If anyone sees this, I'll kill them all..." The Third Raikage raised his hand and chopped it across his own neck.
Samui nodded slightly and continued to ask, "What if my true identity is discovered..."
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Although Konoha has become less vocal in recent years, it is not a weak or insignificant force, and we need to take all possible precautions.
"It doesn't matter if I've been tested; just bring me out there!" The Third Raikage crossed his arms and said with a cold laugh, "Does that Hiruzen Sarutobi, who's always so hesitant, really have the courage to personally start the next war?"
"Furthermore..." A strange light flashed in the Third Raikage's eyes: "I will send a suitable person to carry out this mission with you, and I guarantee that you can get out unscathed."
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at the same time.
Hokage Room.
Nara Shikaku knelt before the red wooden Hokage table, reporting on recent intelligence from inside and outside the village.
"Is there anything else, Shikaku?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, holding a pipe, asked with a chuckle.
Nara Shikaku bowed his head deeply: "Hokage-sama, the number of D-rank missions is critically low recently."
As one of the three major families (Ino-Shika-Cho) that have been heavily relied upon by the Third Hokage in recent years, the Nara clan naturally assumes many responsibilities.
In addition to maintaining the normal operation of Konoha's medical system, they are also responsible for the management of the mission hall.
"D-rank mission..." Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment, finally recalling in his long ninja career that D-rank missions were mostly simple tasks, like helping people find their cats or dogs.
A slightly more difficult task is the missions posted by villagers from other villages, which usually involve hunting wild animals in the woods near the village, the vast majority of which are wild boars.
These kinds of tasks are not something you can easily find, so why would you need to call for an emergency?
Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly: "What's going on? Shikaku, tell me more?"
"It's like this," Nara Shikaku said slowly, after organizing his thoughts, "we've discovered that all the wild boar missions for the past two weeks have been taken over."
"Most of these missions were taken on by Team 5, led by Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, and..." He paused, then said in a strange tone, "...they all exceeded expectations."
Not only did he complete the task, but he also noticed that the villagers from the other villages who had been assigned the task were paying their final payments on time for the first time ever.
There were even a few lazy, good-for-nothing villagers who actually came to the entrance of Konoha Village, knelt down, and kowtowed, begging the God of Shinobi to show him mercy and ask the ninja for forgiveness...
The ninjas on duty were completely baffled. When asked what it meant, they all covered their buttocks and stammered, unable to speak.
The information reached Yamanaka Inoichi and then Nara Shikaku, who could roughly guess what was going on.
It's probably these people's attitude that made Class 5 unhappy.
Such things happen from time to time. After all, Konoha has always been amicable. If the party receiving the missions is too calculating, the surrounding villages will have reservations and will issue missions to them much less frequently.
A reduction in the number of missions is the most unacceptable thing for the ninja village, so when this happens, it is often left unresolved.
However, the situation in Class 5 is a little different.
Their mentor was that domineering Tsunade.
As Tsunade is even related to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire by blood, her team naturally doesn't need to worry about such issues.
It was probably some small punishment given to those villagers who caused trouble.
I just don't know what kind of punishment could make several burly men clutch their buttocks with tears in their eyes...
Nara Shikaku shook his head, putting the question out of his mind. It was true that the Nara clan was naturally intelligent, but it was precisely because of their intelligence that they knew they couldn't delve too deeply into the matter at this time.
As the Third Hokage's subordinate, he had no right to reprimand the Third Hokage's disciple for what he had done.
Therefore, Nara Shikaku only gave a general account of the situation, omitting the unusual behavior of the villagers.
As a result, the situation became: Tsunade's Team 5 took on one hundred missions and exceeded the target in all three days.
The nearby villagers were not only extremely satisfied with the efficiency of the completion, but also deeply moved by the Konoha authorities' responsible attitude. So moved were many that they traveled from other villages to the entrance of Konoha to pay homage to Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, enshrined on the Hokage Rock...
Upon hearing Nara Shikaku's report, the Third Hokage was naturally extremely satisfied, his smile almost obscuring his eyes.
I never expected that Tsuna would actually care about Konoha. He even knows to pay attention to his attitude when carrying out missions.
It's no wonder he waited all these years; Xiao Gang has finally come to terms with it and even knows to have the villagers come and pay homage to the First Hokage.
If the First Hokage could know this from beyond the grave, he would surely be very gratified.
and..
One hundred tasks in three days—the Fifth Class's terrifying completion rate is truly astonishing.
These are truly three exceptionally talented children...
Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled as he stroked his pipe and looked at Shikaku Nara: "Looks like this squad is pretty capable."
"In that case, what do you think about letting them take on that mission... Shikaku?"