Chapter 178: The Light Footsteps that Shocked the Examination Hall, Danzo's Greed, and Sarutobi

While thinking this, the root ninja speeded up, returned to the root base, and found Danzo to report the situation.

"Go directly and monitor Uchiha Sasuke."

After listening to the words of the root ninja, Danzo squinted his eyes and coldly ordered: "Since Orochimaru can't be found, go directly to monitor the kid of the Uchiha clan. Orochimaru is here for that kid. It's very difficult now." Probably around that brat."

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

Hearing Danzo's words, the root ninja nodded and whispered: "Uchiha Sasuke is currently conducting a budget round. When I came back, they had just started the second round."

"Still taking exams."

Danzo thought for a moment and said slowly: "Are there any good ideas?"

"some."

The root ninja whispered: "Today in the examination room, there was a student named Tiantian led by Metkai Jounin. He was very powerful. He defeated the ninja from Suna Ninja Village with just his physical skills and strength. "

"The most important thing is that she also developed the hidden weapon secret technique of combining ninjutsu with ninja tools."

With that said, the ninja at this level explained in detail Tianten's performance on the field today, and Danzo's eyes suddenly burst out with a cold light.

He actually developed a hidden weapon secret technique combined with ninja tools.

This ability is exactly what the roots need!

"It's interesting. Combining ninjutsu with ninja tools, this tactic has great potential."

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique? This can't be mastered simply by training."

"This kid's talent for controlling ninja tools is very strong."

Danzo narrowed his eyes, and his inner calculation began to emerge.

When the ninja at the root saw Danzo-sama's interest, he immediately added: "According to observations, her fighting methods and fighting style show extremely high ninja quality."

"Her combat ability is not only reflected in the use of a single ninja tool, but also the flexible use of scroll seals and various tactical methods."

"At least the speed of unlocking the seal scroll is very fast."

"If we can pull her into the root and develop a more powerful fighting force, it will greatly enhance the strength of the root."

Upon hearing these words, the corners of Danzo's mouth raised slightly, revealing a barely visible sneer.

Such seedlings are simply tailor-made for the roots.

In addition, the background behind this child is not complicated, so it is a good time to win over and control him.

"It is indeed a good seedling."

There was a hint of depth in Danzo's eyes: "However, I need to confirm with my own eyes to see if she is worthy of our roots' resources and cultivation."

Having said this, Danzo paused, his gaze became sharper, and then asked: "Where is Sarutobi Hiruzen now?"

"Hokage-sama is observing the Chunin Examination at the venue." The root ninja replied in a low voice.

Hearing this, Danzo couldn't help but sneered: "Sure enough, that old guy still likes these superficial things. It seems that he is really reluctant to let go."

Immediately, Danzo stood up and said solemnly: "Very good, then I will also go to the venue."

"I want to see for myself what other talents are worth cultivating in this exam."

Following Danzo's order, the root ninja immediately bowed his head in response.

Danzo, on the other hand, used the seal to create an identical shadow clone.

Then this hard man slowly walked out of the secret passage at the root, with a steady and calm pace.

For him, each Chunin Exam is not only an examination of the new generation of Konoha Village, but also an excellent opportunity for him to find talents at the root.

"Danzo-sama, that one Tenten has passed the second round of assessment."

The root ninja whispered while following Danzo's shadow clone: ​​"If you go now, you won't be able to see her."

"It doesn't matter, I'll go directly to Sarutobi to get someone."

Danzo said calmly: "As a disciple of Konoha's Jonin, it is impossible to have direct contact, so just go to Sarutobi directly, and Sarutobi will give the order and notify you."

If he went directly to Metkay, Metkay would definitely not agree.

But if Sarutobi Hiruzen gave the order, then there would definitely be no problem.

The title of Hokage is very useful.

"By the way, Lord Danzo, when I came back, I also met two children from the Hyuga clan."

The root ninja immediately talked about what he had encountered before, and Danzo narrowed his eyes when he heard it: "Don't worry about it. Since Tsunade is over there, she has accepted the children of the Hyuga clan as disciples. Don't tease her now, just Just take a look at that person’s range of activities.”

"yes."

Hearing Danzo's words, the root ninja nodded.

Immediately, the two came to the qualifying venue for the third Chunin Exam.

In the venue, the scene was in a mess, and each candidate looked at Gaara, who represented the Suna Ninja Village, with expressions of surprise, anger, and horror.

They all seemed frightened by this one.

"Um?"

Just when Danzo came over, Sarutobi Hiruzen noticed a familiar chakra fluctuation, and his eyelids suddenly twitched.

Why is this guy here?

Shouldn't he "honestly" hide in the root base that he doesn't even know about?

With this thought in mind, Hiruzen Sarutobi left in the direction of Danzo.

The departure of Sarutobi Hiruzen did not alarm many people.

Even if someone saw it, they looked away and didn't care much.

"Danzo."

When Hiruzen Sarutobi left the scene and walked outside, he saw Danzo standing at the entrance of the shadow.

At this time, Danzo, standing here, can easily overlook the entire competition venue.

And the people below, even if they look up, can't see Danzo.

All they can see are some black shadows.

"Shadow clone?"

As Sarutobi Hiruzen approached, he was about to continue talking when he suddenly realized something and his eyelids twitched: "You are willing to use shadow clones to come to me. Is there something wrong?"

If Danzo wants to find him, he can directly order the ninjas of the root to find him.

"I just came to see the seedlings of Konoha Village."

Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Danzo's face was very calm and said: "Also, let me talk to you about a child named Tenten, her parents run a ninja tool store."

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned.

Came for Tenten?

Without waiting for Sarutobi Hiruzen to speak, Danzo continued: "This child has a good talent for ninja tools, which can only be fully developed in the Root. I can give her a chance to become a member of the Root."

"She has only graduated for a year, and now is a good opportunity to join the Root and get training."

"This child wants to join the Anbu."

Without waiting for Danzo to finish, Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head gently and said: "I have talked to this child's teacher, so he can't join your Root."

Although he hasn't talked to Might Guy yet, now that he sees Danzo coming to him to ask for someone, he decisively speaks first.

"Want to join the Anbu?"

Hearing this, Danzo's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Hiruzen, this child is not suitable for the Anbu. Today's Anbu are all in the village and rarely carry out missions. Only by joining the Root can they continue to get opportunities to train on missions outside."

"Enough for the time being."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head: "After she joins the Anbu, I will arrange for someone to take her to the border of the Wind Country to perform some tasks. The Root is not suitable for this child."

"Of course, if you have talked to this child, if he agrees, it is not impossible."

Danzo: "."

Hearing this, Danzo's face became even uglier.

Talk to Might Guy?

If talking to Might Guy is useful, will he come to Sarutobi Hiruzen?

This old guy.

If I had known earlier, when I saw Tenten at Tenten's Ninja Tool Shop, I would have taken the child directly to the Root.

Execute first and report later, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen knew, he would temporarily give up later.

"Next, please invite Hyuga Neji and Oboro to the stage."

At this moment, the voice of Moonlight Gale echoed in the examination room.

It instantly made Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo look back.

Hyuga Neji looked stern and sharp, and walked into the venue with the calmness and confidence unique to the Hyuga clan.

On the other side, Oboro, a ninja from the Rain Village, looked gloomy, and his whole body was covered by a black cloak. His face could not be seen clearly, only a pair of sharp eyes were exposed.

As the two confirmed their positions, Moonlight Gale announced again: "The game begins!"

As soon as the voice fell, the venue was filled with a tense atmosphere in an instant.

Hyuga Neji took the starting position of the soft fist.

And Oboro maintained a defensive posture, staring at Neji with a sharp eagle-like gaze, as if waiting for Neji's flaw.

"Wait for me to attack?"

"Then as you wish!"

Seeing this, Neji launched the attack without hesitation, and his palms attacked Oboro like flowing water.

"Bang!"

The two men fought almost instantly, and the fierce physical confrontation made a "bang bang" sound.

In just a few rounds, the figures of the two sides intertwined.

But on the surface, Oboro was obviously at a disadvantage.

"This guy's soft fist is too flexible!"

Oboro was secretly shocked.

He thought that he could easily deal with Neji's attack with his expertise in water escape and the unique ninjutsu of the Rain Village.

However, Neji's pace and attack speed completely exceeded his expectations, and every defense seemed reluctant and embarrassed.

He didn't even have the opportunity to perform ninjutsu.

There is no advantage at all in a close fight with this guy!

While Oboro was thinking this, with a "bang", Neji's palms approached his chest again.

Seeing this, Oboro's face changed, and he decisively stepped back a few steps, quickly formed seals with both hands, and sneered: "It seems that I can't hold back anymore!"

"Black Rain Technique!"

In an instant, the sky seemed to be covered by a dark cloud, and countless black raindrops suddenly condensed above the field.

This is not ordinary water, but the unique secret technique of his Rain Village - black oil.

I saw Long waved his hand suddenly, and the black rain fell around the ring. Every drop of black oil made a sticky sound when it fell to the ground, and the air was filled with a strong greasy smell.

"Water escape?"

"No, it's oil!"

Some people saw this scene and guessed it out loud, and some people smelled a special smell for the first time and looked surprised.

What kind of water escape is this? Why is it so strange?

While everyone was discussing, Long took out a strange detonating talisman from his sleeve without hesitation, and smiled coldly: "Burn! Black rain burning technique!"

"Swish!"

The detonating talisman was thrown by him casually, directly igniting the black oil around, and instantly "boom" sounded, and the flames shot up into the sky.

On the ring, the black rain turned into a blazing flame, and the heat wave rushed in, like a scene of hell.

Flames fell from the sky like a rain of fire, directly surrounding the entire ring, and the burning flames even spread to the edge outside the ring.

"Fuck."

Seeing this scene, everyone in the audience widened their eyes: "What, what is this?"

"It's raining fire!"

"The ninjutsu in Rain Ninja Village is so strong?!"

"Is that a detonating talisman? No, no detonating talisman is like this."

"It should be improved. What a bold guy. You dare to improve the detonating talisman. Aren't you afraid of being blown up?"

While one person after another was discussing.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen in the stands also narrowed his eyes slightly.

This ninjutsu is quite powerful.

If you are not prepared, it may cause great damage.

And it's still in such a sealed environment.

However, just when everyone thought that Hyuga Neji would be surrounded by the terrifying flames, they suddenly saw Neji's figure flickering in the rain of fire.

It was as if he was not threatened by the flames.

Neji's footwork was wonderful and smooth, his whole body was as light as the wind, and the flames around his body seemed unable to catch up with his footsteps.

In the fire and rain, he walked dexterously and freely!

"What kind of footwork is that?" Someone couldn't help but exclaimed.

"How can the Hyuga clan still have such pace?" Another audience member was stunned.

"This kind of pace is based on the Bagua direction?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was watching this scene, murmured softly, frowning, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He is a knowledgeable Hokage.

Although he didn't know the name of this footwork, he could see the subtlety of this footwork.

This seems to be an extremely rare physical skill that can carry out large-scale displacements in a very short period of time and completely avoid enemy attacks.

"A kid from a branch of the Hyuga clan actually has such powerful footwork?"

Next to him, Danzo's eyes suddenly narrowed: "It seems that the clan of the Hyuga clan also masters this kind of footwork."

Very good, this game was not in vain.

This footwork is very useful even for low-level ninjas.

A boy from a separate family can master it.

At this time, the flames were still burning brightly in the ring, and the hot breath hit their faces, and the people below even felt a stinging heat.

However, Hyuga Neji's figure shuttled through the sea of ​​fire like a dragon, with light steps and an elegant figure, as if he was walking on the wind.

Every time his footsteps fell, the ground seemed to wave slightly, as if there was an invisible Bagua map hidden.

"This Lingbo micro-step combined with the soft fist is really easy to defeat."

At this time, every dodge move by Hinata Neji seemed to be smooth and smooth.

He easily dodged the hazy black rain burning technique, and was not affected by any flames. He was completely at ease.

Black oil spilled and flames rose.

And Ningji's figure barely paused in the firelight, as if the figure could flash to another position in an instant, making Haozhi's attack completely ineffective.

Seeing this scene, Lun's mood became more and more nervous.

This kid in front of me is really terrifying.

His Black Rain Burning Technique was incredibly powerful, but it was completely unable to hit Neji.

Instead, every time Neji came close, he could feel a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Do you think you can beat me like this?"

Hao quickly formed seals, preparing to use illusions to combine them again.

However, Neji's figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Soft Boxing Technique·Bagua Sixty-Four Palms!"

As Neji shouted, the airflow around him seemed to stop for an instant.

I saw Hinata Neji's hands striking out like a gust of wind, each palm hitting Hagi's vital acupuncture points with incomparable precision, and the fine shadows of his fists seemed to draw a Bagua array in the air.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Two palms! Four palms! Eight palms! Sixteen palms!"

Neji's palms were filled with extremely strong internal energy, and each palm was penetrating, shocking Hazy's meridians.

"Bang!"

His figure was almost unable to stand firm under this fierce attack.

With Neji's continuous attacks, Hazy's chakra flow was completely blocked, and his whole body became dull and weak.

"Sixty-four palms!"

With the last palm, Neji struck out directly and hit Hagi's chest.

Lu's figure was instantly blown away and hit the stone wall at the edge of the ring, making a dull collision sound.

At this moment, the whole place was silent. Everyone was shocked and speechless by the flowing attack in front of them.

This Hyuga Neji's every palm was precise and fast, as if the entire venue was under Neji's control.

That kind of seamless transition between offense and defense is simply textbook perfection.

"Too fast! How did he do it just now?"

Some people couldn't help but exclaimed: "Is this the Hyuga clan's soft fist technique? It's too strong!"

"I know about Soft Boxing, but it's the footwork that seems to be effective."

"It's not like I haven't teamed up with people from the Hinata family and gone on missions, but they haven't mastered this footwork."

Not only the candidates were shocked, but some of the Chuunin of Konoha Village and even Sarutobi Asuma looked surprised.

As examiners, they understand clearly.

Most of the skills Hyuga Neji just showed came from that one footwork.

"This brat, if I remember correctly, this kind of taijutsu should have been passed down to the Hyuga clan, but he was separated from the clan and he figured it out on his own based on his talent."

Next to him, Danzo Shimura had strong greed in his eyes: "Could it be that he also learned this footwork from the Hyuga clan?"

"Ningji is truly a genius of the Hyuga clan."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said softly: "Not only did he master the soft fist technique, but he also made this footwork so perfect. This should be due to Gai's contribution."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Might Guy.

At present, among Might Guy's three students.

All three students have shown incredible physical skills and techniques.

Even Rock Lee has mastered the technique of Eight Gates Chicken Stew.

It's a pity that he met the Sand Village ninja who has the ability to control sand and failed to advance.

But Tenten and this Neji both succeeded in advancing.

If you say that there is no teaching from Might Guy, he absolutely doesn't believe it.

At this time, Hyuga Neji stood on the ring with an extremely calm face.

The sleeves fluttered gently, as if the fierce battle just now was just a routine exercise for him.