Chapter 356 The End

When the chief examiner Nara Shikaku forced a smile and announced that the final winner of the third round of the Joint Chunin Exam was Nagato from the Hidden Mist Village, the five Kages on the main stand also stood up with different expressions.

The first one was the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki. Of short stature, he used the "Earth Style: Light and Heavy Rock Technique" to float his body up, keeping it at about the same height as the other four Kages. Then, with a gloomy face, he stared at Nagato who was receiving cheers from the audience below. He had completely lost the demeanor that one should have as a Fifth Kage.

After all, his Iwagakure Village came with full confidence, but in the end they didn't even make it into the final four. You know, he thought that the strength of their Iwagakure Village had surpassed that of Konoha Village!

Therefore, this made him lose face in front of the other four Kages, and what made him even more embarrassed and annoyed was that he had said many harsh words before and even mocked the other major ninja villages.

All I can say is that the more arrogant he was before, the more upset he felt now. The boomerang he threw finally hit himself...!

The next one was the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. Although he felt very uncomfortable because he failed to achieve his original goal, he was a qualified politician after all. The gloomy and unhappy expression only flashed across his face before he smiled.

Comparing the smiling face of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the gloomy old face of the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki beside him, the difference is obvious...!

After all, Konoha Village is the host of this event. As the current leader of Konoha Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen must show the demeanor of Konoha's great ninja village!

The Third Raikage Ai looked calm and even gave Nagato a round of applause.

Although the Hidden Mist Village took the lead in this joint Chunin Exam, their Hidden Cloud Village's performance was not bad either, at least much better than that of Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure.

At least Troy from the Hidden Cloud Village has made it into the top four, which is enough to show the strength of their Hidden Cloud Village in this joint Chunin Exam...!

As for the Third Kazekage Tessa, it didn't matter to him at all, because at the beginning of the third exam, he already knew that their Sand Village didn't have much chance.

After all, their Sand Village did not have many "Genin" suitable to take part in the Joint Chunin Exam, and Maki was already the most suitable candidate that the Sand Village could offer.

Of course, this does not mean that the overall strength of the Sand Village is weak, but that the candidates from the Sand Village who are suitable to participate have all become famous in the ninja world.

For example, the grandson of their Sand Village elder Chiyo, known as the genius puppeteer "Scorpion of the Red Sand", was only 16 years old and was actually very suitable to participate in this joint Chunin exam, but unfortunately Scorpion was already a Jonin and had already gained considerable fame in the ninja world.

Therefore, the Third Kazekage Tessa could only select those "Genin" who had not yet been noticed by other ninja villages.

Therefore, with the premise of being mentally prepared, the performance of the Sand Village has already exceeded the expectations of the Third Kazekage Tessa, so he is not dissatisfied with it...!

Finally, it was our Fourth Mizukage Seiji. At this moment, his face was full of smiles, and he looked at the disciples below with great satisfaction. From time to time, he would shift his gaze to the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki next to him, with unspeakable mockery in his eyes.

Qingsi was too lazy to continue mocking this stubborn old man.

After all, lies hurt no one, the truth is a sharp sword. The terrible performance of the Iwagakure Village is enough to upset Ohnoki, and there is no need for Seiji to continue to provoke him or confront him.

It is of no use to gain a little advantage in words. It is better to fight on the battlefield when the time comes!

And at that time, Ohnoki will know that the bloodline-eliminating Dust Release that he relies on is completely insignificant, and even the Iwagakure Village is not as powerful as he imagined...!

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The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a speech on behalf of Konoha Village, the organizer of the joint Chunin Exams, thanking the other four Kage, daimyos and nobles who came to watch the ceremony, and expressed a friendly attitude towards all ninja villages. He also expressed his good wish that the ninja world can continue to maintain the current peaceful situation.

However, no one bought this last point. The Third Kazekage Tessa did not show any unusual thoughts, but the Third Raikage Ai and the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki had a flash of disdain in their eyes.

The same goes for Qingji. He is totally unimpressed by what the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

Putting aside his plan, given the volatile situation in the Ninja World right now, war could break out at any time. Any accidental spark could potentially detonate the powder keg that is already filled to the brim on the Ninja Continent...!

After all, for the benefit of each ninja village, how can peace just happen if you say so? Even you, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, don't have such a big face!

If Konoha was still the same as when the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was still alive, other ninja villages would suppress their own little thoughts and maintain peace in the ninja world. However, Hashirama Senju is no longer here!

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen is known as the "strongest Hokage", it is obvious that his strength does not match this title, and the other Hokage have no fear of him at all.

What's more, more importantly, the location of Konoha Village and the Land of Fire can be said to be the most prosperous and central location in the Ninja World. There are vast, fertile and rich lands, inexhaustible resources of all kinds, an extremely comfortable and livable natural environment, and a large population...!

After all, a thousand years ago, Qingsi’s ancestral country was here!

Therefore, Konoha certainly does not want a war to break out, because it will not benefit the Fire Country and Konoha Village in any way. However, for other ninja villages, the above benefits are all coveted by them.

Therefore, the outbreak of the Ninja World War was actually inevitable.

It can be said that as long as the ninja world is not unified, wars will continue to break out. The only difference is the time interval...!