Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 92: The "Guests" of the Chunin Exams

Chapter 94: The "Guests" of the Chunin Exams

After two days of "preparing for the exam" and focusing on reviewing information related to the Land of Rain, Lan Wu was already restless and ready to move: "We can take a break from the taijutsu training these past few days—we can already see ninjas from other villages in the village, so maybe we can go and gather some information."

"Don't worry, our security department has been keeping an eye on them since the beginning. We can get any information we need in no time," Akaishi said immediately.

Although it is still a time of peace, Konoha is, after all, a hidden village. With the arrival of outside ninjas, the security department is naturally busy.

All ninja teams from other villages that come to Konoha are tracked and protected by plainclothes officers from the Security Department.

Gathering intelligence was just a side job, since not only was Akaishi participating in the Chunin Exams with Team 7, but also, given the special nature of this Chunin Exams, the Uchiha clan had a special genin team participating, including Fugaku and Yatsushiro.

"Information and such—" Minato shook his head and said, "We're all genin, so we probably won't be able to find out anything."

Regardless of their actual strength, genin are generally not well-known. Let alone genin from other villages, even in Konoha, few people know much about the three members of Team 7. At most, they know that Minato Namikaze is a super genius who is rare even in the Warring States period, that Lan Wu has the style of his ancestor, and that Uchiha Akashi has a contract with the tanuki of the Uzumaki clan.

The situation is largely the same for the genin of other hidden villages; at most, there are only some rumors.

"If we can't find out, we should go and see for ourselves!" Lan Wu said cleverly.

Akaishi and Minato exchanged a glance, then said, "Let's go meet them after the final mission!"

Although they didn't think they could figure anything out just by "seeing it with their own eyes," Akaishi and Minato certainly didn't object to this kind of intelligence gathering.

September 6, evening.

Team 7 of the 13th National Instruction Class has just returned to Konoha after completing a nearby C-rank mission to capture wild beasts. This was also the last mission Team 7 took on before the Chunin Exams.

At this point, the ninja manual of the three members of Team 7 had changed their battle record to "16 D-rank missions, 18 C-rank missions".

"One Level B mission, one Level B mission, and one Level A mission."

In absolute terms, it's not a lot. After all, some older genin have completed countless C-rank missions, and most of them complete four D-rank missions every month!

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However, as a genin, having B-rank mission experience is still very rare in Konoha, and as for A-rank mission experience, it's something that can only be obtained by exploiting a bug.

As for other hidden villages, it's hard to say, since the difficulty level of the tasks may not be the same for everyone.

Just like some Jonin from small, hidden villages, they wouldn't even be as good as elite Chunin in Konoha. They would call Konoha's B-rank missions "A+ rank".

At this time, Konoha was already quite lively. Konoha's Chunin Exams would invite dignitaries and businessmen from the Land of Fire and surrounding territories to watch, so that the clients could see the strength of Konoha's new generation. If they had confidence in Konoha, then Konoha would have more missions.

Furthermore, since the Chunin Exams also invited two major hidden villages to participate, the event was naturally held on a grander scale. As a result, representatives from the Land of Water, the Land of Earth, island nations, and small countries in the northwest of the mainland also came to visit.

Fortunately, Konoha is big enough—although it is called a village, most of the hidden villages are actually one of the top cities in the country.

However, as a hidden village, it was impossible to let everyone wander around freely. The village hastily built an inner wall using "Earth Release + Sealing Technique" to seal off the important departments. There were ANBU guards on duty, and ninjas from other villages were prohibited from entering. As for the open area outside, the security department had to take care of it.

After completing their mission and receiving their reward, Class 7 was treated to barbecue by Akaishi. Ever since Songlulou, Akaishi had subtly lowered the standards each time it was his turn. Finally, without Minato and Ranmai noticing, he reduced it to barbecue.

After dinner, the three of them strolled around the streets.

"Hmm? Look at those two people—don't they look familiar?" Akaishi suddenly gestured to the three Kirigakure members who were shopping at the stall ahead.

That's right, Ranmai and Minato also know two of them—especially Ranmai.

"Boss, you're asking for 100 taels just for picking some flowers to put in your notebook? Isn't that too expensive?"

"This is not expensive, sir! This is a book of 100 kinds of flowers, carefully selected and dried by me, for only 100 taels!"

"The word 'as long as'—that can't describe 100 taels, can it?"

Three ninjas wearing Mist Ninja headbands were seen selecting dried flower albums at a souvenir stall by the roadside.

One of them, a man and a woman, looked to be around twenty years old, still quite young; the other appeared to be only fourteen or fifteen. However, it was this youngest ninja standing in the center position—

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"Hey, Black Pineapple, you guys aren't so old, are you still pretending to be genin?" Akaishi's voice came over at that moment.

Among the three from Kirigakure, the young male ninja had dark skin and wore a headband with multiple loops. His hairstyle, which was visible, resembled a pineapple. At this moment, Akaishi called him by his newly acquired nickname.

Even though they didn't know who "Black Pineapple" was referring to, the three of them realized that she was talking to them, so they turned around.

The moment they saw the three members of Team 7, "Black Pineapple" and the seemingly innocent-looking female ninja immediately became wary, even instinctively wanting to draw their ninja tools—

Fortunately, the young ninja raised his hand and stopped the two from moving.

"Ah! Does the Land of Water have pineapples?" Akaishi said sarcastically.

"Sorry, we've never seen a pineapple before. As expected, the Land of Fire is truly abundant in resources and the heart of the world," said the young Mist Ninja.

Hearing him say that, Lan Wu, who had originally gone forward to provoke him, felt a little embarrassed. So she looked at Chi Shi with a complaint: "Look, it's all your fault for being so blunt in your sarcasm. You've been treated like a villain, haven't you?"

"Hahaha, of course! One hundred kinds of flowers, one hundred taels is still too little. Your Land of Water simply can't gather that many flowers, can you?" Red Stone. Lightning Release Range +1.jpg.

Yes, Akaishi's "joy" has reached the point of using lightning release.

Lan Wu, standing to the side, was speechless. She had actually thought that Chi Shi would feel "embarrassed" because of Chi Shi's show of weakness and sarcasm. She was clearly too naive.

Given Akaishi's—no, given the Uchiha's personality—he would only intensify his mockery of the other party at this point. He doesn't need to be "treated" as a villain at all; he is the villain no matter how you look at it!

"You bastard—" Black Pineapple—no, Momochi Senzan glared at Akaishi with resentment as the boy was humiliated.

Seeing this, Minato reassured them, "The three of you are also here to participate in the Joint Chunin Selection, right? Let's not dwell on the previous misunderstandings. I hope everyone can perform well."

"Well, I hope we can all pass the test." After giving Minato a serious look, the young Kirigakure also said some polite words.

"Speaking of which—you two are quite old, are you really genin?" Akaishi looked at the black and white pair with suspicion.

It's not entirely accurate to say they aren't—while Team 7 previously assessed their strength as Chunin-level, it doesn't definitively mean they aren't Genin. After all, rank is rank, and ability is ability.

"certainly!"

Are you suspecting us of cheating?

Both of them retorted at the same time.

"Don't worry, Konoha comrades. There are also dignitaries from the Land of Water here to observe. We won't send out any ninjas who are already Chunin," the young Mist Ninja said.

"You mean—if no nobles from the Land of Water come, you'll cheat?" Akaishi asked matter-of-factly.

Young Mist Ninja: ————

"Uchiha clan ninja, you are extremely rude!" Momochi said angrily—it was clear that he respected the young Mist Ninja.

"Momochi—" The young Kirigakure stopped him again, and smiled at Akaishi, saying, "It was my fault for not being clear. In any case—we Kirigakure will not cheat."

"You look like someone important—even though you were promoted to Chunin a couple of years late," Akaishi said deliberately.

"Don't be so arrogant, brat! Lord Karatachi is only twelve years old this year!" Momochi emphasized at this moment.

Akaashi:? ? ?

"That's... quite urgent." Akaishi said, staring at the ninja who looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old and taking a closer look—pink eyes, short brown hair, wearing a black ninja undershirt, with a green belt and hem tied around his waist, looking more mature than Fugaku.

Minato noticed—

"Kuji? What is your name, sir? Lord Kuji Genkura is your—" Minato asked directly.

Since they didn't hide their identities, they obviously wouldn't hide this aspect either.

"My name is Yagura Gotachibana, and Genkura is my father," Gotachibana said frankly.

Akaishi then realized that the guy from the Land of Water who had been jumping around trying to bridge the conflict between the ninja clans and civilian ninjas, and who had been misled by the First Hokage to place his hopes on ninja tools, had actually sent his son to participate in the Chunin Exams—no wonder Black Pineapple and the other guy treated this boy with such respect.

Gouju immediately stared at Minato and said, "Namikaze Minato, right? Jonin Tousakusa has a very high opinion of you and hopes to compete against you in the Chunin Exams."

Akaashi:? ? ?

"Black Pineapple, didn't you tell me more about my Fire Release technique that wiped out eight opponents at once?" Akagi immediately said to Momochi Senzan—Why don't you guys listen to what the Chunin are saying?

Hearing Akaishi mention this, and remembering the tragic state of his companions, Momochi became indignant again, but was interrupted by Karatachi, who said, "Of course, the Uchiha clan lord is also very strong, especially—we must thank you for returning Mizusawa's body."

Just then, everyone heard a commotion coming from the street not far away.

Both sides knew that the commotion, occurring at this particular time, was likely related to the Chunin Exams and the ninja from other villages, so they both rushed over there without prior arrangement.

In the middle of the street, a strangely burly fat man wearing a mist-concealed headband was seen struggling against Akimichi Choza. The fat Akimichi Choza was much smaller than his opponent, and he was struggling to support himself by using his arms to double their size.

Dongdong: The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi. Although he has a baby face, his grandson is about the same age as Boruto and the others, so it is estimated that his age is similar to Minato's.