Chapter 451 Encounter

"The guys from Ghost Kingdom are too arrogant, I really wanted to teach them a lesson just now."

Entering the hotel room, Kankuro placed the object wrapped in a white cloth belt on the back at random by the wall, and then sat down on the nearby bed, brooding over what happened at the main entrance of Konoha.

"If you really want to fight, you don't know who is going to teach who. That red-haired girl is obviously trying to provoke you on purpose. Don't just jump into that simple provocative trap."

Hearing Kankuro's extremely dissatisfied voice, Temari, the eldest sister, gave Kankuro a hard look.

If she hadn't stopped him just now, Kankuro would definitely have been provoked to that level, and then exposed his ability information.

And once it evolves into that kind of result, it will be unfavorable for the next Chunin exam.

"Of course I can see that level of traps. Just look at the ninjas in the ghost country who are not happy. The sixth largest country really likes to put gold on their faces and is shameless."

Kankuro had a displeased expression on his face.

Temari shook his head, there was no interface.

She can fully understand the resentment accumulated in Kankuro's heart, but it is a fact recognized by many countries that the kingdom of ghosts has become the sixth largest country.

Most importantly, the fact that Sand Yin was defeated by the army of the ghost country is also indisputable.

If the Kingdom of Ghosts is not qualified to become the sixth largest country, then the Kingdom of Wind, which was defeated by the Kingdom of Ghosts in the frontal battlefield, still has the face to maintain the name of a big country?

On the contrary, just because the Kingdom of Ghosts has become the sixth largest country, the face of the Kingdom of Wind has also become much better.

Losing to the ghost country, which is also a big country, can only be said to be inferior to others, and it can be accepted in terms of face.

"Temari is right, the ninjas in those ghost countries are not easy. Your real battlefield is the Chunin exam. Before that, try to avoid direct hands with people and leak your information."

Maki and Gaara also came in together, and after hearing Temari and Kankuro's words, their eyes stayed on Kankuro for a while.

A few years ago, during the war between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts, he participated in the war as a Jonin of Sand Hidden. He had suffered losses at the hands of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and he knew the horror of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

In recent years, although there has been no large-scale friction between the two countries on the surface, the secret battle has continued.

Especially in Kazami Castle on the boundary line between the two countries, the Oni Nation army stationed there is like a thorn in the flesh, stinging the self-esteem of Sand Hidden and Wind Nation.

In terms of diplomacy between the two countries, Hidden Sand and Land of Wind are also at a disadvantage.

"Yes, Mr. Mackey, I will be more careful."

Although Kankuro was still a little upset, he had to listen to Maki's words. At most, he would wait until the Chunin exams started, and then give the ninjas of the Kingdom of Demons a little color.

"That's good. If there is any grievance, use your own strength to speak out in the Chunin exam. In this way, even the kingdom of ghosts will not find a reason to attack us."

Maki's words made Temari and Kankuro a little silent.

Maki's words have already shown that when facing the kingdom of ghosts, they, as sand hidden ninjas, are at a disadvantage, not an advantage.

However, the two quickly cheered up. As the aces of Sha Yin who participated in the joint Chunin exam, they had quite enough confidence in their own strength.

The right to speak among ninjas must ultimately rely on their own strength to speak.

"It's best to eliminate them all, that way, it will be fun to watch during the third exam."

Kankuro said so.

The third test is held in the kingdom of ghosts. If all the ninjas of the kingdom of ghosts fail in the first two exams, then the kingdom of ghosts will lose its face.

Thinking of that scene, Kankuro couldn't help showing a playful smile on his face.

"Let's not talk about the other ninjas of the Oni Nation, but the ninjas of the Oni Nation that I saw at the main entrance of Konoha will definitely not let you get them easily. You'd better be careful then."

Maki recalled the Asuka and others he had seen before, with a cautious expression.

"We have Gaara on our side, no matter what the process is, the end must be our side's victory."

Kankuro casually glanced at Gaara who was silent at the side. The other party exuded a cold aura all over his body, and the words 'Do not enter' were written on his face.

The emotionless eyes are as sharp as a knife.

Maki also glanced at Gaara and nodded slightly.

Like Kankuro, he also has strong confidence in Gaara's strength.

Even think that among the ninja, there can be no ninja beyond Gaara.

Even if he is a Jnin, if he wants to deal with Gaara, the battle will become extremely difficult.

Now Hidden Sand Village urgently needs to achieve excellent results in the joint Chunin exam to change the views of other countries on the Land of Wind and Hidden Sand.

Since the defeat of the war with the Ghost Kingdom a few years ago, the reputation of Sand Hidden and Wind Kingdom has been declining.

Especially in the past few years, the number of clients who have entrusted missions to Hidden Sand Village has decreased a lot. Fortunately, the Kingdom of Ghosts is not interested in entrusting tasks, and has no plans to enter this market. Otherwise, the task market share of Hidden Sand Village will be squeezed by the Kingdom of Ghosts. That scene made Markey unimaginable.

So, in this joint Chunin exam, Sand Hidden Village must be a blockbuster. And Gaara is the secret weapon launched by the top executives of Sand Hidden.

With the identity of the Son of the Wind Shadow, he will inevitably become a key figure in the discussions between senior officials and businessmen from various countries in the third exam.

"Gaara, what do you think?"

Temari asked Gaara.

Gaara raised his head and glanced at Temari. In his cold eyes without emotion fluctuations, he seemed to have lost his emotions as a human being. Then he closed his eyes and replied lukewarmly:

"Boring. When the time comes to hold me back, I will kill you all."

Temari smiled awkwardly.

Seeing that Temari, who had a hot face and a cold butt, was also defeated in front of Gaara, Kankuro, who wanted to have a good talk with Gaara, his younger brother, immediately retreated in his heart.

It would be unwise to bother Gaara at this time.

If it is lighter, it may be just a few words of cynicism, if it is heavier, it may be thrown out of the room and spent the night outside.

"Okay, take a good rest tonight and tomorrow, remember not to stir up trouble here, I'm going to the meeting first."

Because the day after tomorrow is the start time of the first exam of the Joint Chunin Exam, there are some procedures that Maki needs to understand in detail.

"Okay, Maki-sensei, let's rest after talking, don't worry about us. Gaara and Kankuro are here, I will watch carefully."

Said Temari, who was the most steady and careful.

"Hey, there's no need to add me, I've always been honest."

Kankuro suddenly cried out in dissatisfaction.

Maki and Temari didn't pay attention to Kankuro's dissatisfied shouts, and nodded to Temari, Maki hands into mudra, and his body disappeared from the room in a gust of wind.

"Teacher Ma Ji's wind escape technique is getting more and more exquisite."

Watching Maki who mysteriously disappeared, Kankuro was surprised.

"Of course, Maki-sensei is the number one kazet ninja in Sagashi."

Temari is also practicing Fengdun, so she is naturally aware of the subtlety of Maji's FengdunShunshen just now, if it were her, it would be absolutely impossible to achieve Maji's level.

"However, I heard that Mr. Maji was once captured by people from the Kingdom of Ghosts on the battlefield..."

Kankuro touched his chin, as if thinking of something.

"I will tell Mr. Maji what you said when he comes back."

Temari squinted at Kankuro, expressing his speechlessness and headache to the younger brother who didn't open the pot and carried the pot.

"Wait, Temari, I'm just joking, I don't want to be chased and hacked by Mr. Maki with the wind blade!"

Kankuro turned pale when he thought of the picture of Maki chasing and killing himself frantically with the Wind Blade, and begged Temari for mercy.

"Then shut up and listen to me. Regarding the first exam, although it is confirmed to be a written exam, it is not clear what the specific test is, but it should be related to intelligence collection and delivery tests. Now we need to prepare in advance..."

In the room, Temari began to explain to Kankuro and Gaara what might happen in the first exam, and to make preparations in advance.

"This village is still the same as before..."

Uchihayan stood on the window corridor of the ninja school. The sky outside had completely dimmed, and he could see the shining stars in the night sky. The commercial district in the distance was brightly lit, showing a bustling and lively atmosphere.

This scene, before leaving Konoha, is basically the same as the scene in Uchihayan's memory.

Although the ninja school has undergone several rounds of renovations, its specific scale and appearance are not much different from the past.

Compared to the rapid changes he has personally experienced in the Ghost Country in the past ten years, the retro-style architecture of Konoha immediately evoked the long-sealed memories in his mind, and he was deeply moved.

The several Oni no Ninju ninjas beside him didn't speak. Unlike Uchiha Yan, a ninja who had a huge entanglement with Konoha in the past, they had nothing to do with Konoha, and the background was very clean.

They were just a little interested in the exotic scenery of Konoha, which is different from the country of ghosts.

I am used to seeing all kinds of high-rise buildings. Large towns like this kind of pastoral style are quite rare in today's ghost country.

"Several of you are here to attend this meeting on behalf of Oni Nation."

Just then, a young ninja wearing Konoha Chunin uniform came over.

"Yes."

Uchiha Yan and others turned their heads and looked at each other.

"Please follow me, the meeting is about to begin."

The Konoha Chunin said.

"Trouble."

Uchiha Yan nodded, followed this Konoha Churen with the rest of the Oni no Kuni Jnin, and went to the office conference room of the Ninja School.

Arrived in the conference room, and found that the other ninja villages were basically all there.

There are basically only one or two jounin in the small country ninja village, and there are as many as four or more jounin in the big country ninja village.

In terms of quantity, they occupied a great dominance at the meeting.

Although this kind of dominance seems to Uchiha Yan, there is no real benefit at all.

However, the act of demonstrating one's own military power is enough to make Jonin of many small countries feel envious.

Uchiha Yan lingered for a while in the direction of Yinyin Village and Yuyin Village Kamishin, then looked away, walked past the arranged seats and sat down with several colleagues.

"Everyone, good evening, please allow me to introduce myself, I am Konoha Kami Shinobu squad leader Nara Shikahisa."

After everyone was seated, Konoha, as the organizer of the first exam, naturally had the greatest say in this exam.

Therefore, Lu Jiu first stood up and briefly introduced his identity.

In fact, there is no need for Lu Jiu's introduction, the rest of the people already know him as a celebrity.

Five Kages, the military ministers of the Oni Kingdom, are the apparent military leaders of the six kingdoms, so they are naturally big figures that everyone knows.

As the ninja next to these six great figures, he is naturally well known by all parties.

The combination of Naruto and Jonin squad leader is one of the most worthy of attention among Konoha.

But although everyone knew this, they didn't interrupt Lu Jiu's self-report.

Next, Lu Jiu focused on the topic of the first exam of the Joint Chunin Exam, and began a detailed process explanation.

In order to avoid Konoha's favoritism and fraud, Lu Jiu also proposed that in the first exam, ninjas from the six major countries will jointly monitor the exam room according to the exam rules, so as to ensure the complete fairness of the exam.

"Excuse me, are the ninjas personally supervised?"

Junin from Caoyin Village asked.

Lujiu glanced at the other party, and replied: "No, because there are 297 jinnin candidates participating in the joint chunin exam. Even if you fill in the head ninja leaders from various countries in the joint chunin exam, you may not be able to invigilate the exam, because the jinnin have other jobs."

Besides, asking Jonin to do this kind of thing is too overkill.

"Then how to invigilate the exam?"

"The invigilation is in the charge of the Chunin from the six major countries, and each side needs to attend four to five Chunin."

"so much?"

There are four to five Chunin in each party, so there are at least twenty Chunin in total.

Junin representatives from those small countries were a little surprised.

"This is also because there are too many candidates this time, 297 people... If you don't arrange enough Chunin, there may be a situation where the invigilator is not in place."

Lu Jiu explained.

The other ninja representatives of the big ninja villages or the military looked indifferent. Konoha had already communicated with them about this matter, and only the ninjas of the small ninja villages didn't know.

"Since this is the case, then follow this rule."

The Jnin representatives of Xiaoguo Ninja Village also see it openly, knowing that even if they take this kind of joint Zhongnin exam, it is impossible to gain any right to speak. Moreover, the Chunin of the six major countries served as the invigilator at the same time, which indeed ensured the fairness of the Chunin exam, and prevented Konoha from conducting secret manipulation in his own home to cheat and pass the test for the Chunin in his village.

Seeing the Kami no Ninja of Oguni Ninja Village represented no meaning, Shikajiu nodded, then glanced at a Konoha ninja beside him, and said to him, "Let me explain the next thing, Ibixi."

"OK."

Konoha Special Jominin named Ibiki stood up from his seat. He was wearing a black and solemn windbreaker. The criss-crossing scars on his face made his face look a bit hideous.

After Yibixi stood up, Wei Wei nodded to everyone and gave a simple greeting.

"Everyone here must have a certain understanding of me. I am Morino Ibiki, the head of the torture department of Konoha Ninja Village, and I am also the chief examiner of the first exam of the Joint Chunin Exam. I think you already know some of the rules of the first exam before coming here. But for some details, there are new elimination rules, which may still be vague. Let me explain to you in detail now."

After a meeting, it took a total of more than an hour.

Junin representatives from ninja villages and military forces in various countries left the conference room one after another. In the end, only a few jonin from Konoha remained.

As the organizers of the first exam, they still have work to do in the future.

"I didn't expect you to propose to the higher authorities to temporarily add new rules."

Lujiu smiled wryly as he recalled the rules that Yibixi had added to the first exam at the meeting just now.

"Well, after all, in my opinion, since the exam is jointly organized by the six major countries, it would be too shabby if the difficulty is the same as the Chunin exam held by our own. That's why I added some new customs clearance rules in the first exam. And this rule has also won the support of the rest of the ninja villages and the high-level military of the ghost country."

Ibixi replied like this.

"I suspect those higher ups, like you, have a tendency to abuse people."

Lu Jiu smiled helplessly.

Yibixi also smiled, but because of the scar on his face, when he smiled, it was a bit eerie.

"Because of the previous exam rules, more slippery ones may pass the exam. But under the additional rules, the ninja who can pass the first exam will only be elites. After all, whether a ninja can be promoted to a chunin, it is not enough to have a strong and fearless mentality, ability is also very important."

Ibixi doesn't think her method is wrong.

"I can't tell you." Lu Jiu let out a breath, and then asked, "Then how many ninjas do you think passed the first exam?"

Ibixi thought for a while and said, "I think two-thirds of the people will stay."

"That is to say, are you going to eliminate a hundred people in the first exam?"

"Then it depends on the quality of this class of ninja."

Ibixi said in an uncertain tone.

Whether or not you pass the Chunin Exam, in the final analysis, this kind of thing can only depend on the quality of the ninja who takes the exam.

Retaining two-thirds of the candidates is only an estimate by Yibixi. The specific situation depends on the mentality and ability of the candidates.

Only a ninja who has both, can really pass the first exam.

"Although the difficulty has increased, the jinn who participated in the joint chunin exam are all elites sent by all parties. I believe that the quality of the chunin in this chunin exam will far exceed any previous chunin exam."

Looking at Yibixi's full confidence, Lu Jiu couldn't say anything more.

Meeting this guy with a slightly distorted personality, I can only pray that this year's ninja will be blessed.

However, as Yibixi said, those who can pass the first exam after the difficulty is increased are the real elites.

Ibixi's purpose is very simple, that is to eliminate all unqualified ninjas in one go, and at the same time relieve the pressure on the examiners of the second and third exams.

"I'm so hungry..."

The Konoha business district at night is already full of people.

On the streets of the business district, ninjas from all over the world can be seen at any time. Judging from the age of most people, they are all between twelve and twenty years old.

These people wandered aimlessly in the business district with great interest, carrying big bags and small bags in their hands. The prosperity of Konoha exceeded their imagination, and they had a very strong desire to shop in their hearts.

For such a scene, Xiang Rin felt a little bored. Konoha didn't even have a large shopping mall here, so naturally it couldn't arouse any desire to buy in her heart.

Just following in the footsteps of Asuka and Cai, holding their stomachs behind them, shouting that they are hungry, while scanning the streets on both sides, looking for places to eat.

"Is there a ramen shop there?"

Actually, not only Xiang Rin feels hungry, but Asuka also feels hungry.

Since I had lunch at noon, I came to Konoha in the afternoon, and then I stayed in the hotel, and I didn't eat anything. By the time the things were packed and they left the hotel, it was already completely dark.

Xiang Rin looked in the direction Asuka's finger pointed to, and sure enough, she saw a ramen shop that was open, and the name was 'Yi Le Ramen Shop'.

But there was already a very long queue at the door of the ramen shop. Not only that, but the shop was so narrow that only five or six people could dine together, which made Xianglin want to complain.

"Captain Asuka, isn't this store a bit too small? And it's still so crowded."

Xiang Rin is a little bit reluctant to go.

She had never seen a ramen shop like this in Ziyuan City, and most importantly, she didn't want to queue up.

According to the length of the team, it is estimated that it will take at least an hour when it is their turn.

"The rest of the places are also crowded, and the queue is longer than here. Moreover, I seem to have heard about this ramen shop from my mother before, and I want to try it."

Asuka's face showed emotion.

"Master Liuli?"

Xiang Rin was surprised.

"Indeed, I remember that in the photo album in Dad's study room, there is a photo with this ramen shop as the background. In the photo, there are Mom and Dad, Aunt Liuli, and an unknown adult with white hair and a short knife."

Cai recalled the photo album in her father Baishi's study, and there was such a photo.

"Then no problem, let's go to queue."

Thinking that the three big figures in the military had visited this ramen shop, Xiangling immediately made a decision and decided to try the ramen taste of this ramen shop.

Seeing Xiang Rin running towards the ramen shop excitedly, Asuka and Cai also followed, stood behind Xiang Rin, and lined up obediently.

There were about ten more people in front of them, including people from Konoha Village and genin from other villages who came to take the Chunin Exam. Everyone lined up in a regular manner without any conflicts.

As time passed, there were fewer and fewer people in front. Asuka was about to walk forward, when suddenly someone yelled:

"Why are there so many people, when will this be scheduled?"

"Stupid Naruto, please keep your voice down, otherwise it will appear that you are very rude if you are seen by outsiders."

Facing Sakura's scolding, Naruto had no choice but to keep his mouth shut, not daring to speak again.

"Sorry, my companion disturbed you."

Sakura walked up to Asuka, bowed and apologized.

She doesn't want to leave a bad impression on friends from abroad because of Naruto's loud voice.

"It's okay, there are indeed a lot of people queuing here."

Asuka waved his hand, indicating that the other party does not need to apologize.

Then, he noticed something.

Someone is staring at me.

Thus, Asuka's gaze passed over Sakura and Naruto, and landed on the third person behind.

I found that the other party's eyes were fixed on me.

To be more precise, he was staring at the round fan logo on his clothes.

This is the family crest belonging to the Uchiha clan.

And on the other party's clothes, there is also such a logo.

"You are... Sasuke Uchiha."

Asuka narrowed her eyes slightly, and called out the other party's name.

Although he doesn't know much about the grievances between the previous generation and Konoha, he knows that the Uchiha clan was once one of the founders of Konoha.

On a certain night five or six years ago, the Konoha Uchiha clan was purged by the traitor Uchiha Itachi, leaving only one orphan alive.

And the name of the orphan, Asuka remembered, was Sasuke Uchiha.

(end of this chapter)