radicalducati Chapter 125 July of Konoha Year 42, Chunin Exams
Chapter 125 July of Konoha Year 42, Chunin Exams
Chapter 125 July of Konoha Year 42, Chunin Exams
July of Konoha 42.
July is a special month in a year.
Every ninja village has its own Chunin Exams.
The difference is that smaller ninja villages either play on their own or accept invitations from major powers to send one or two teams of genin to those major powers to participate in the Chunin Exams, competing against genin from major powers and other smaller countries.
To die during an exam is to make a heroic sacrifice.
Even if they don't receive high praise from major powers, most of them will be promoted to Chunin upon returning to their villages.
In peacetime, whenever a promising young ninja village emerges, it will usually hold a grand Chunin Exam to showcase its national strength to other smaller and larger countries.
If there are no promising talents, just close the door and do your own thing.
This year, a group of geniuses from Konoha graduated early. Their mentors, Jonin, included ace fighters like Minato Namikaze and Dan Kato, as well as Yoru Gojo, a pinnacle of the ninja world.
Konoha would certainly not miss this opportunity to showcase its national strength.
After consulting with Gojou and the others, Konoha began sending invitations to its neighboring countries, as well as its enemies from World War I and World War II, to participate in the Chunin Exams.
Small countries dared not disrespect Konoha, so they could only send a few ordinary ninja squads, led by the village's Jonin, to Konoha.
The five Kage of the great powers merely glanced at the invitation before throwing it in the trash, completely ignoring Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Unlike the original story where the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire were allies, this story is different.
The five major powers are currently in a hostile relationship and have no allies whatsoever.
The Chunin Exams, on the other hand, are a general assessment where one's life is at stake.
Once a death consent form is signed, it means that if the person dies during the exam, the organizers bear no responsibility.
In this situation, sending one's own genius to the enemy's home turf is tantamount to them dying without consequence.
Sending ordinary genin instead of geniuses to deal with the enemy is a slap in the face to the audience from all over the world, showing that their own new generation is far inferior to the enemy's. This leads ordinary people and wealthy people who don't know much about ninjas to instinctively exclude weaker countries when choosing missions.
No matter what you do, you won't get any benefit.
The best approach is to ignore it.
Small countries dare not ignore this, for fear of provoking a large country.
Among the five major powers, there is absolutely no concern about offending each other.
"The Chunin Exams? This is a good opportunity."
In Amegakure, Yahiko also received an invitation from Konoha.
Since the defeat of the Land of Rain, Amegakure has entered a state of isolation.
Seeing that Hanzo the Salamander had lost his ambition and only wanted to cultivate a successor, the various countries had already removed their spies planted in Amegakure over the past few years.
The remaining informants also found it difficult to enter the heavily guarded tower area.
After Yahiko returned and recruited Konan and Nagato, he quietly removed all his enemies.
If it weren't for Konan's knowledge, even Gojo Yoru wouldn't have known that Hanzo the Salamander was dead.
In the eyes of other countries, Amegakure is still ruled by Hanzo the Salamander.
Even within Amegakure, only the Jonin knew that Lord Hanzo had sacrificed himself and that the current leader was Yahiko, who had awakened Wood Release.
Yahiko also secretly left a Wood Release technique on these people and had his White Zetsu clones use the Spore Technique to silently monitor them.
Once these people have thoughts of betrayal, they immediately share the information with Tobi, and then Yahiko will activate their Wood Release technique, causing wooden spikes to grow all over their bodies, killing them on the spot.
"Yahiko, do you intend to send someone to infiltrate Konoha and gather intelligence?"
Tobi's voice echoed in Yahiko's mind: "I forgot to remind you of something. Our Mayfly Technique and Spore Technique can't escape the senses of that space-time ninja from Konoha. Several of our White Zetsu clones have been captured and studied by Konoha. You need to be careful."
"I see. No wonder you all stammered and couldn't answer when I asked you about Konoha."
Yahiko seemed to realize something, then sneered, "It doesn't matter, the plan is about to begin anyway, as long as it's not my real body going to Konoha."
After saying that, Yahiko went to talk to Konan and Nagato.
"Go to Konoha?"
Upon hearing Yahiko's purpose for coming, both Konan and Nagato looked somewhat surprised.
Konan was somewhat tempted. She really wanted to go to Konoha to meet the real Yoru-sama, and she didn't even dare to hope that she could hug the real Gojo Yoru.
But she knew she couldn't go to Konoha without permission, otherwise she would easily attract the attention of the White Zetsu clones hiding in the shadows.
So over the years, Konan and Nagato have traveled to almost every corner of the ninja world, but they have never been to Konoha.
To avoid appearing strange, she also did not take Nagato to the other five great ninja villages.
Now that Yahiko suddenly wants to invite them to Konoha, Konan is both tempted and wary.
She was worried that Yahiko was testing her.
So, Konan asked expressionlessly, "What are you planning to do in Konoha?"
Nagato also stared at Yahiko, waiting for him to say something next.
"I want to gather some intelligence, and I need your Rinnegan's help, Nagato," Yahiko explained. "Don't worry, it's just a simple intelligence gathering trip. I won't be exposing you to Konoha's space-time ninjas. My Wood Release and Impersonation Technique can perfectly disguise a person's chakra fluctuations. Nagato can also use the Reincarnation Clone Technique to create a clone that can be remotely controlled and then replace a ninja team from another country. Even if our identities are exposed, it won't arouse suspicion."
Nagato remained silent, instead turning to look at Konan.
Yahiko knew that Konan was in charge, so he looked at the girl.
Although he has turned to the dark side and his dreams are extremely extreme, Yahiko is not as insane as the corrupted Obito Uchiha. He doesn't find Konan particularly annoying and doesn't want to kill her.
That would be a very foolish thing to do.
Nagato has already mastered the Six Paths Technique and Yin-Yang Escape, yet he remains so respectful and obedient to Konan, demonstrating that his loyalty is ingrained in his very being.
The two had been bounty hunters for so many years without any incidents, but shortly after joining Amegakure, Konan died.
It goes without saying who did it.
Unless Konan is killed by an enemy in front of Nagato, and the enemy's identity and strength are very obvious, Yahiko will not gain Nagato's loyalty even if Konan dies.
If the Six Paths Techniques are taught to Nagato, he will definitely master the Human Path and Hell Path abilities. Killing Konan first and then coming to find Nagato will not work either.
This coincidence only made Nagato feel uneasy.
Only by exchanging sincerity for sincerity can you earn the loyalty of these two people.
Therefore, Yahiko values and respects Konan very much.
When Konan asked for the Amegakure's Exploding Flame Formation, Yahiko gave it to her without hesitation.
Xiao Nan can now openly use explosive tags to create and create explosive fire arrays.
However, Konan still cannot use the A-rank forbidden technique, the Multiplication Explosive Tags.
So, Konan only hesitated for a moment before looking at Yahiko and asking, "Are you planning to go to Konoha to find the mastermind behind the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"
"I have that thought, but I'm more focused on observing this strongest ninja village," Yahiko replied with a deep gaze.
Yahiko's thoughts after turning to the dark side were somewhat similar to those of Obito after he turned to the dark side.
Besides wanting to create a world with Rin, the corrupted Obito also felt that the system of the ninja world was flawed. Even if Rin Nohara were resurrected, she would definitely face danger again. His dream was to resurrect Rin Nohara and change the world at the same time, even if the new world was just a false one.
Besides wanting to avenge Hanzo of the Salamander, Yahiko also inherited his teacher's last wish: to use divine power that surpasses that of a demigod in the ninja world to break the oppression of small countries by large countries and completely change the world.
To realize this dream, war is inevitable.
Yahiko, who possesses Kage-level combat power upon donning the Tobi Armor, only sees Nagato, his ally, as a worthy opponent, and Konoha's space-time ninja.
Only Konoha, the strongest ninja village, could stop his ambition.
For Yahiko, defeating Gojo Yoru and Konoha was tantamount to defeating the entire ninja world.
Therefore, he had to go to Konoha to understand the strength of this opponent.
Konan, of course, had no idea what Yahiko was thinking.
When the topic of the Impure World Reincarnation technique came up, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea that could reasonably unlock the technique of multiplying explosive tags.
So, Konan nodded to Yahiko: "Nagato and I can help you, but you also need to do me a favor."
"What kind of help?"
"I have a technique I want." Konan uttered a technique that made Yahiko's face turn ugly, "You should know about Konoha's Mutual Explosive Tags Technique, right?"
Konan's words struck a chord with Yahiko.
He pointed to the burn scars on his face and said expressionlessly, "I almost died from this technique. If my teacher hadn't shielded me from the initial explosion, I would be dead."
"So how did you survive?" Xiao Nan's eyes narrowed slightly.
Yahiko didn't answer, but instead changed the subject, asking, "You want me to help you steal Konoha's Mutual Explosion Tags technique?"
"good."
Konan didn't press further, and nodded, saying, "This technique, like the Exploding Flame Formation, is the most suitable ninjutsu for my Paper Release secret technique."
Upon hearing this, Yahiko recalled the scene of Minami bombing the Forest of Trees and being born.
Ninjas who can fly are among the most difficult to deal with in the ninja world.
When a flying ninja also possesses ninjutsu capable of causing damage over a wide area, they already possess a strategic deterrent comparable to that of a Jinchūriki.
The Deidara in the original work is just such a being.
It was precisely because of his ability to fly and his explosive clay that Deidara was able to break into Sunagakure and defeat Gaara single-handedly. His strength would be considered above average even within the Akatsuki organization.
If Patrick Star is used, unless the enemy can use Reverse Summoning Technique in time, or Susanoo and Yata Mirror can withstand the power of the self-destruction, even Itachi Uchiha would have to use Izanagi to avoid Deidara's self-destruction.
Konan possesses the power to destroy a small country simply through her Wind Release techniques and explosive tags.
Now that they have mastered the Explosive Flame Array of Amegakure, they can remotely control the flames generated by the explosive tags, transforming them into various shapes, thus greatly increasing their strategic deterrence.
If she also possesses the technique of targeted destruction, capable of instantly creating hundreds of millions or trillions of explosions through multiplicative detonating tags, Yahiko dares not imagine just how powerful this girl would be.
It's safe to say that even he wouldn't dare underestimate this person of the same age.
However, the stronger Konan becomes, the better it is for Yahiko.
If I could persuade them to help me deal with Gojo Yoru, even if he were a space-time ninja, he might not be able to defeat the three of them working together.
Furthermore, Konan's Paper Release technique is very effective at preventing Gojo Yoru from merging into the space.
Once the opponent merges into the space, Konan only needs to use the Mutual Multiplication Explosion Tag Technique and the Explosion Flame Array to prevent Gojo Yoru from easily dispelling his intangible state.
If Gojo Yoru cannot use the Flying Thunder God Technique while in a Hollowfied state, then he can only escape the blast radius by using the Body Flicker Technique.
Once his body returns to reality, Nagato's gravity and repulsion, as well as his Wood Release, will pose a huge threat to him.
Just imagining the effect of this tactic, Yahiko immediately made a decision: he must help Konan obtain the Mutual Multiplication Explosion Tag Technique.
"Yes, I will do my best to help you obtain this technique," Yahiko promised Konan.
"Just saying before we leave."
Xiao Nan left those words behind, then turned and left with her hands in her pockets.
Konoha, Hokage Rock.
The second team is working hard to clean the Hokage Rock.
He could easily take down the Hokage Rock simply by wetting a mop and using his chakra tree-climbing technique.
As a result, the second shift ended up sweating profusely while cleaning.
Of the three, the one who seemed the most relaxed was actually Nohara Rin, who was the weakest on the surface.
Because the second squad members were all wearing heavy iron weights on their feet, and the mops and sticks in their hands were also made of steel, making them extremely heavy.
"Why are you quiet now? Didn't you say D-rank missions were very easy?"
Sitting on the handrail, kicking his legs, Gojou Yoru sneered with a wicked smile: "You guys don't even break a sweat on a C-rank mission, how come a mere D-rank mission has you exhausted like dogs?"
"You guys are so weak, I'm almost embarrassed to help you apply to participate in this year's Chunin Exams."
"Don't worry or be afraid, I'll catch you if you fall, geniuses."
Upon hearing this, Kurenai gritted her teeth and said, "I'd rather fall to my death than be caught by you."
"Exactly!" Sarutobi Asuma nodded in agreement.
"Oh my god... it's heartbreaking that a student would say such a thing."
Gojo clutched her heart, looking as if she were in excruciating pain.
The gentle-natured Nohara Rin, unusually, did not speak up for Gojo Yoru.
Even she couldn't escape Gojo Yoru's pranks, and was often terrified and left in a sorry state.
That would be alright.
Unfortunately, Gojo Yoru had prepared a camera in advance, or arranged for a shadow clone to hide in the dark, to take pictures of what could be considered their embarrassing moments, and then used them to threaten Sarutobi Asuma to do odd jobs, and to threaten Yuhi Kurenai and Nohara Rin to laugh as he pinched their cheeks.
What miracle incarnation, what pinnacle of the ninja world... In the eyes of Team 2, he was just a nasty teacher with a foul mouth, yet no one could beat him or do anything to him, and could only constantly endure the mental attacks of the other party!