#42 - Chapter 42 Five Days After Iruka's Attack
“Little Ai, there will definitely be missions to become a Jonin in the future, right? If I complete those missions ahead of time, can I get the rewards directly when the missions are released later?”
【Ding!】
【Missions that have already been completed will not be released, Master!】
“......”
“Then can you release the missions to become a Chunin and a Jonin at the same time?”
【Ding!】
【If Master becomes a Jonin directly, it won't count as completing the mission to become a Chunin~】
【Moreover, Little Ai will not release new missions until the current mission is completed!】
【Please don't be overly ambitious, Master, and complete Little Ai's missions step by step! (￣(工)￣)】
“......”
To be scolded by the system, seriously?
But according to Little Ai, he can only become a Chunin by passing the Chunin Exams first.
He won't think about the Jonin rewards for now.
Originally, he had planned to go all out in the Chunin Exams, then save Hiruzen Sarutobi, and see if he could be promoted to Jonin directly.
Now it seems that this plan has to be abandoned for now.
But that doesn't mean he's giving up on saving Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Whether or not to save Hiruzen Sarutobi depends on whether it's better for him if Hiruzen Sarutobi is the Hokage or if Tsunade is the Hokage later.
Judging from Hiruzen Sarutobi's previous attitude towards him, he definitely won't give him too good of a treatment.
But even if Tsunade takes over, he won't have any special privileges.
From this point of view, it doesn't make much difference to Naruto who takes the position.
But to say there's no difference at all is not true!
Naruto hypothesized that if he did nothing this time and just let Hiruzen Sarutobi die in the Chunin Exams,
would the future Fifth Hokage definitely be Tsunade?
Naruto thinks it's not certain.
Because the original Tsunade was willing to return and take the position of Hokage was inseparable from Naruto's Talk no Jutsu, but the current Naruto doesn't know Talk no Jutsu at all, so if Hiruzen Sarutobi dies, the Fifth Hokage might not be Tsunade!
Then suppose the Fifth Hokage isn't Tsunade, who would it be?
Jiraiya?
Completely impossible!
Danzo?
“......”
Thinking of this, Naruto has made a decision.
Hiruzen Sarutobi continuing to stay in the Hokage position may not be a good thing for him, but it's definitely not a terrible thing.
But if Danzo takes over as Hokage, then he will face the question of whether to be an enemy of Konoha and whether he can successfully become a Chunin!
Will Danzo let him have the power to lead a team on missions?
That old guy will only think about locking him up in Root as a backup hidden energy source for the village!
From this point of view, letting Hiruzen Sarutobi continue to live is the most beneficial choice for Naruto!
Then the only question left to consider is how to deal with the Sand Village and Orochimaru!
Just as Naruto was thinking, he suddenly felt several shurikens flying towards him.
He didn't dodge. There's no Armament Haki in this world. He doesn't have to worry about such simple physical attacks harming him at all.
Clang clang clang!
The shurikens passed through Naruto's body and stuck into the ground!
“What?”
A ninja wearing an Amegakure forehead protector suddenly appeared in front of Naruto, looking shocked.
Naruto looked at him calmly and slowly extended a finger.
Laser light condensed on his finger, making a 'jiu' sound.
The next moment!
The laser shot out suddenly, passing directly past his head!
Boom!
With a loud bang, a clearing behind him exploded!
Gulp!
The sound of swallowing saliva was clearly audible. Iruka felt his heart was about to jump out.
He only accepted the Hokage's mission to test whether the nine new recruits participating in the Chunin Exams were qualified to participate in the exam.
He almost lost his life.
Fortunately, Naruto didn't aim directly at his head just now, otherwise he would really be dead now!
Recovering, Iruka quickly retreated, not daring to stay in front of Naruto for another second.
As for Naruto, he didn't chase Iruka.
He knew this was a test, otherwise he would have really taken the life of this 'ninja wearing an Amegakure forehead protector' just now!
“Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've seen Iruka-sensei.” Naruto muttered to himself, looking at Iruka's fleeing back.
Since returning from the Land of Waves, Naruto hasn't seen Iruka.
Of course, this may also be because they rarely take on missions now.
But besides that, there may be another reason!
The relationship is average!
Now Naruto's growth rate far exceeds everyone's expectations, both psychologically and in strength!
The role Iruka can play in Naruto's growth is also not as great.
This has also led to a decrease in the places where the two need to interact.
Then there's the difference in personality!
The former Naruto was a child who needed people to care about him and care about what others thought of him.
Iruka saw it in his eyes and felt sorry for him in his heart.
The current Naruto... it's good enough if he can care about others.
So Iruka can't feel sorry for him no matter what~
......
In the blink of an eye, five days passed.
The three-man team of Team 7 met at the school gate at two o'clock this afternoon.
Naruto saw Sakura arrive as scheduled, and her eyes were not as unconfident as before, so the worries in his heart were put down.
“Let's go.”
Saying that, Naruto took the lead and walked into the Ninja Academy, with Sasuke on the left and Sakura on the right.
The three of them passed through a group of ninjas who didn't know what they were doing here, preparing to go to the third floor of the teaching building.
However, they had just reached the second floor when they saw a group of ninjas gathered at the entrance to the third floor.
A boy with a bowl cut wearing a green jumpsuit and a girl with dumpling hair wearing a pink cheongsam were being bullied by two Konoha Chunin.
“Hmm? Going to participate in the Chunin Exams like this?”
“Why don't you just not participate, kids.”
“Just a bunch of snot-nosed brats!”
Faced with the humiliation of the two Chunin, the dumpling hair girl TenTen said with a weak look, "Please, please let us pass."
Saying that, TenTen wanted to step forward to ask, but a Chunin directly slapped her back.
Pa!
“......”
Although he knew that TenTen and Rock Lee were acting, the sound of this slap was really loud!
Naruto doesn't understand if this kind of behavior is really necessary.
Especially for the arrogant Neji, what's the difference between playing an idiot and being an idiot?
“How excessive!”
Sakura felt a burst of sympathy after seeing this scene, but before they could step forward, the two Chunin sang in harmony again.
“Excessive? Hehe, this is our gentleness!”
“Do you think the Chunin Exams are a ninja's game? The cruelty of this exam far exceeds your imagination!”
“There are countless people who become depressed because of participating in this exam and give up being a ninja!”
“Moreover, Chunin are at the squad leader level. If the mission fails and subordinates die, it is all the captain's responsibility! Can you kids bear these responsibilities?”
“So what's the point of you people who can't pass going in?”
The two Chunin said here, and Naruto and the others also walked over through the crowd.
“What you said is right, there is indeed no need for the weak to participate in this exam, but to me, you are just weak.”
“Get out of the way!”
