Chapter 220 220 Return to Konoha

Chapter 220 220. Return to Konoha

After thinking for a moment, Naruto did not refuse Konoha's invitation and decided to take part in the Chunin Exam.

The Chuunin Exam is not so much an exam for genin to be promoted to chunin. It is actually a military competition in disguise. It shows the power of the new generation of ninjas in front of dignitaries from various countries and promotes the future potential of the ninja village.

Naruto had no reason not to attend such a grand event, but he had been looking forward to returning to Konoha one day.

After hearing Naruto's decision, Shisui pondered for a moment and then said: "Lord Menma, are you going to personally lead the team to participate in the Chuunin exams, or designate other Jonin to go to Konoha?"

Naruto glanced at Shisui, then chuckled and said: "The task of taking the Chunin Exam will be left to you this time. You should also want to go back to Konoha. As for the other genin who will take the Chunin Exam, I will do it in advance It’s arranged.”

"Yes." Zhishui's mood was a little complicated, but he still accepted the order.

Participating in the Chunin Examination held in Konoha is not a trivial matter for Uzushio Village. The Uchiha who settled in Uzushio Village also knew about it and started a discussion within the clan.

Uchiha Mikoto even prepared a gift and asked Shisui to find a way to bring it to Sasuke.

Shisui naturally did not delay. Itachi was a member of the clan, but Sasuke was not. To a certain extent, Sasuke was hurt more than the Uchiha who settled in Uzushio Village. I hope Sasuke was not blinded by hatred.

The next morning, Shisui arrived at the port of Uzumaki Country and was stunned.

There are three genin from Uzushio Village that he is responsible for leading in the competition, not to mention Karin and Shiro. Although their strength is close to that of a jounin, they have not yet obtained permission to become a chuunin, but the ninja wearing the mask is obviously his leader. .

Is it really necessary for the dignified leader of a village to pretend to be a genin and take the chunin exam?

Naruto saw through Shisui's thoughts and took a step forward and said: "Shisui-senpai, I am a genuine genin. I have never taken the chunin exam, and I don't have a jounin qualification certificate."

Shisui remained silent. Naruto was indeed not a jounin chuunin, and no one could issue him a qualification certificate.

However, if Leader Menma hides his identity and takes part in the Chuunin exam, this exam will probably be more lively than any one he has ever experienced. Without the strength of a Jonin, he may not be qualified to become a Chunin.

Naruto was also looking forward to this Chunin Exam.

Under the pressure of Konoha's sustainable fishing, Sunagakure's finances were already on the verge of collapse.

Regardless of whether Orochimaru intercepts and kills the Fourth Kazekage on the way, Sunagakure Village will launch the Konoha Collapse Plan and fight for the country's destiny with small fortunes. If they win, they will make money, and if they lose, they can become Konoha's vassal state. Neither left nor right will lose money.

After boarding the ship at the port, Xiang Ling pointed at Naruto's back and said to Bai with some curiosity: "Bai, do you know his identity?"

Shiro shook his head slightly: "I don't know him. Maybe he is a ninja secretly trained by Menma-sama. He seems to have a good relationship with Shisui-sama."

Kaoru smiled, she knew more than Shiro, but she could get close to Menma-sama if she just pretended to be stupid.

She couldn't help but blush when she thought of Menma-sama's figure, and since Menma-sama was similar in age to her, she might have a chance in the future.

Zhisui looked at his three subordinates with a complicated expression, but none of them made him worry.

This mission to Konoha to take the Chunin Examination was destined to not be easy, it would be a protracted torture.

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The journey to Konoha was extremely smooth. It only took a few days to arrive at Konoha Ninja Village. No ninjas were encountered on the way, and even bandits were very rare.

It seems that Jiraiya and Tsunade's reforms in the past two years have had some effect.

But without the bandits and wandering ninjas, do the nobles of the Fire Country still need the protection of the Ninja Village?

Naruto shook his head, then stepped through the gate of Konoha and looked at the extremely conspicuous Shadow Rock in the distance. The statue of Jiraiya on it always made him feel like he was out of time and space.

But this was his masterpiece, which allowed Jiraiya to dare to resist the Third Hokage and become the fifth generation of Konoha.

After walking into Konoha and looking at the familiar streets around him, countless memories came to Naruto's mind.

He also recognized the villagers around him, but these villagers had obviously forgotten his appearance. A little boy with a bad personality was not worth remembering, unless the little boy was a hero of Konoha.

Shisui, who put on the mask, also felt a little emotional. After six years of absence, he finally returned to Konoha.

Although he was a ninja of Uzushio Village, his focus was on the security forces. These security members were still ostracized by the villagers and cursed secretly in private.

This is enough to prove that a major source of hostility to Uchiha is the security force.

However, Konoha's top management did not explain this to the villagers at the beginning, but deliberately guided the villagers to make them more hostile to the Uchiha clan. Under various circumstances, the clan came up with the idea of ​​launching a coup. Forehead

In contrast, the two little guys, Bai and Xianglan, were much more enthusiastic, and they had a sense of déjà vu as if a ninja from the countryside had entered the city.

But soon Shiro and Koro noticed something was wrong. Although Konoha was more prosperous than Uzushio Village, the villagers here had a violent spirit hidden in their hearts that could explode at any time.

At this time, Shisui looked into the distance, and Naruto and others also looked over.

While they were wandering around the streets of Konoha, other teams from each village participating in the Chunin Exams also appeared on the streets one after another, with the largest number of people belonging to Konoha and Sunagakure.

Sunagakure's leading jounin is Maki, an elite jounin with considerable strength.

But Gaara, who was following Maki, attracted Shisui's attention. That child had the aura of a tailed beast. Sunagakure actually sent a jinchuriki to take part in the chunin exam. Did he really plan to do something? ?

At this time, Xiang Ling seemed to notice something. He pointed at the sound ninja in the distance and whispered: "Master Shisui, my... senior, that person's chakra is very weird."

Looking in the direction that Koro was pointing, Naruto saw Orochimaru disguised as a woman.

Naruto was not surprised by Orochimaru's disguise. Orochimaru did not dare to attack the Uchiha in Uzushio Village, but that was not the case for Uchiha Sasuke. He came here for Sasuke's body.

However, neither Gaara nor Orochimaru could interest Naruto.

What he was really interested in were the few ninjas from the Hidden Rain Village. Although these people had no disguise, for grand events like the Chunin Examination, lack of ambition meant that there was greater ambition hidden inside.

Nagato may be a fuel-efficient lamp, but Black Zetsu and Obito are definitely not, and they will definitely cause trouble.

But in this case, this Chunin Exam will become more and more interesting.