Chapter 458 Peace Ambassador and the start of the second exam

Heavy rain continued.

The atmosphere inside the tower is very quiet.

There were light but clear footsteps in the corridor, and he walked to the door of a room, knocked on the door three times, and a male voice came from inside the room:

"Is it Xiaonan? Come in."

With the permission of the people in the house, Xiao Nan turned the doorknob and opened the door.

Nagato was the only person in the room. The other person seemed to have just finished his afternoon nap. His hairstyle was slightly disheveled, and he was only wearing a long-sleeved shirt and gray trousers. Akatsuki's uniform was casually placed on the hanger beside him, and he didn't get up.

"You seem to be very tired recently, Nagato, are you feeling unwell?"

Xiao Nan asked with concern.

As the core of Yuyin, any problems with Nagato are put first in Xiaonan's heart, even more important than his own life.

"It doesn't matter. It's just that I need to rest recently because of repairing the golem and over-cultivation. I will pay attention to my body next."

Nagato shook his head, signaling Xiao Nan not to worry about him.

Practicing Yin Yang Dun, also fused with the first-generation Hokage Mu Dun cells, only by physical strength, there are few ninjas in the ninja world that can match him.

This level of fatigue can be recovered after a short rest.

Don't push yourself.

Xiaonan nodded, and after saying this, he didn't get entangled in the topic, but reported a message to Nagato:

"Itachi and Kisame are back."

Nagato paused slightly in picking up his coat and uniform, turned his head, and asked:

"What about the four tails?"

"The operation was very successful. The four-tailed Jinchuriki Laozi was successfully brought back by the two of them, and he is imprisoned in the empty room next to 'Pain'."

Xiaonan replied.

"It seems that Danzo didn't add oil and vinegar to this cooperation, which saved a lot of trouble."

Nagato seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

This time, Akatsuki organized the capture of the four tails, and Danzo's roots also contributed to it.

Without the clues and information provided by Danz Nebu to the Akatsuki organization, if you want to capture the Four-tailed Jinchuriki who is under surveillance by Iwagakure, it may not be enough to dispatch only one team member.

After the five-tailed jinchuriki disappeared a few years ago, Yanyin Village strengthened the control and management of the only remaining four-tailed jinchuriki in the village. Even though Nagato has full confidence in the strength of Itachi and Kisame, but if there are only two of them, they want to have a direct confrontation with the huge ninja village organization of Yanyin Village, which would be too underestimating the background of these great powers.

For decades, the Land of Rain has been struggling to survive between the three great powers of fire, earth, and wind. Nagato is well aware of the military power of these great powers.

Fortunately, the joint Chunin exam involved part of the attention of Yanyin Village, and the secret activity of the roots provided reliable intelligence clues about the four-tailed Jinchuriki. As long as Danzo does not cheat in this transaction, it is a certainty that the Akatsuki organization will capture the four-tailed Jinchuriki.

"Danzo is plotting the position of the fifth Hokage, and he doesn't want to cause trouble at this time, besides, he is not young. If you miss this time, you will never have the opportunity to become Hokage again."

"Anyway, the Four Tails are in your hands now, so hurry up and seal them, otherwise things will change."

Nagato put on his coat and said to Xiaonan.

"Your body..."

"Don't worry, it doesn't take me much chakra to seal a tailed beast. Besides, I have the help of other members. Sealing the tailed beast as soon as possible will give me a lot of peace of mind."

Nagato pointed to his heart.

As long as the tailed beast is not sealed in the container of the outsider golem, which holds the tailed beast, there is a risk of being taken away by someone for a day.

But once the tailed beast enters the golem of the Outer Way, in the entire ninja world, except for him who has the eyes of reincarnation, there is no second person who can let the tailed beast escape from the golem of the Outer Way and regain freedom.

"I see."

"Then let's go to the preparation work, call all the members back, and seal the tailed beast."

Xiaonan nodded, and was about to turn around and leave the room when he suddenly remembered something and said to Nagato: "By the way, that guy Orochimaru seems to have gone to the Land of Wind, should we call him back?"

"The Kingdom of the Wind?"

Nagato frowned, then relaxed.

"If I remember correctly, according to the news released by the big country, the Kingdom of the Wind is the second test site for the joint Chunin test."

"Yes, the test site is the famous 'Desert of Demons' in the Kingdom of Wind. It is said that there was once an ancient city, and even today, part of the ancient city remains. Could it be that Orochimaru wants to find something there?"

Xiaonan guessed.

Oshemaru is a ninja who is passionate about self-interest and thoroughly implements the joy of exploring the unknown. The ruins of the Kingdom of Wind with a long history like the "Desert of Demons" are very suitable as Orochimaru's hunting targets.

"You are wrong, Xiaonan, Mr. Orochimaru is not interested in the ruins in the Demon Desert. It is estimated that he has already explored places with weak defenses. The reason why he went there is because there are 'things' he desperately wants to get among the candidates."

"thing?"

Xiaonan frowned.

"Mr. Orochimaru seems to have a deep grudge against the defeat by Itachi. Although he has been obsessed with the study of longevity over the years, he has never given up on the study of sharing eyes. The idea of revenge against Itachi has become an obsession in his heart."

Especially after knowing the connection between Sharingan and Samsarayan, Nagato knew that Orochimaru had developed a stronger ambition in his heart.

And this kind of ambition will drive Orochimaru to take action uncontrollably.

Therefore, in Nagato's view, Orochimaru has only one purpose to go to the Devil's Desert in this special period

"Uchiha Sasuke! Mr. Oshemaru wants to get Uchiha Sasuke's Sharingan, and then get Itachi's Sharingan, and combine two pairs of Sharingan with blood relationship to form a higher level Sharingan."

Nagato explained the purpose of Orochimaru going to the Desert of Demons.

"Just let him go?"

Xiaonan asked.

Nagato knows Konan's worries, and at the same time, because of Yahiko's past incident, he has been brooding over Orochimaru's joining Akatsuki.

If you want to talk about who in the Akatsuki organization is most wary of Dashewan, it is undoubtedly Xiaonan.

"Let him go, this is Mr. Oshemaru's personal matter, and I will not interfere. Moreover, the stronger he is, it is also a good thing for us. Because I don't think Itachi can defeat Uchiha Ruri. Uchiha Ruri is not only the holder of the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, but also proficient in senjutsu. The first Hokage who defeated Madara is also a ninja who can use senjutsu. It is an extremely terrifying and mysterious power, which is different from conventional jutsu."

Nagato expressed his opinion.

"Is that so? However, Sasuke Uchiha must also awaken the Kaleidoscope Sharingan to make this possible."

"That depends on Mr. Oshemaru's own methods. Since he didn't inform this side, it means that he himself doesn't want the Akatsuki organization to intervene. This is his private matter. If I intervene in the past, it would be too unreasonable."

"I hope he won't make a big fuss then. But he's really going to the Land of Winds at such a critical time."

Xiaonan hates Orochimaru, but he has to agree that there can't be any accidents in Orochimaru now.

"Because this is the only opportunity for him to directly contact Uchiha Sasuke, when the third exam opens and the examinees go to the country of ghosts, he will never have the chance to attack Uchiha Sasuke again."

Different from the Land of Fire and the Land of Winds, where there are huge gaps in defense capabilities, the Defense System of the Demon Land is very strong. If Orochimaru goes there, it will undoubtedly be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, and it is no different from seeking death.

Bai Jue, who is extremely capable of infiltrating, has left an unknown number of bones in the underground of the ghost country over the years, and up to now, no splash has been released.

Over time, Nagato completely gave up on the matter of spying on the country of ghosts.

Using this kind of heresy means, there is no way to shake the internal stability of the kingdom of ghosts, it will only consume one's own strength for no reason, and the gain outweighs the loss.

"It seems to be the case. Then I will set up the sealing site now, but if you feel that your body is too weak, you can postpone the sealing until tomorrow."

After Xiao Nan finished speaking, he left the room without delay.

After Xiaonan left, Nagato's thoughts were no longer with Orochimaru.

For him, the strengthening of Orochimaru's strength is far less important than the fact that his own strength has become stronger.

The countless sacrifices made by his companions in the Land of Rain over the years have awakened the truth he recognized in his heart and made him truly realize that in the diplomacy between countries, the stronger party will always dominate.

Although he is a collaborator with Orochimaru, he will not put his real hope on an outsider who is not his own.

It is better to ask yourself than to ask others.

Only when you become stronger can you gain the right to speak internationally.

If Orochimaru threatens the safety of the Rain Country, even if it is a collaborator, he will take a merciless shot and completely obliterate it.

Peace in the Land of Rain can only be obtained by force.

Any compromise and concession will only fuel the arrogance of the enemy and make our own people suffer from oppression and bullying.

As for the so-called world peace, that is the peace of the country of rain, something that needs to be considered after it becomes stronger.

So in a way, he agrees with a certain man.

First strengthen the strength of your own country, and wait until you have accumulated enough power before thinking about other countries' affairs.

This is a gradual process. Absolutely no inversions and mistakes can occur.

Therefore, the peace he wants to establish can only be world peace with the Kingdom of Rain as the core of the era. Rather than the peace dominated by the country of fire, the country of earth, the country of thunder and so on.

Nagato can no longer allow himself to be naive when it comes to such a matter of the life and death of his own country.

"Chiba Shiraishi...Compared with those big countries, you and the Kingdom of Ghosts are the most terrifying enemies on the road to "peace" in the Kingdom of Rain!"

The peace of the ghost country is not the peace of the rain country.

Similarly, the peaceful era with the Kingdom of Rain at its core is not the peace that the Kingdom of Ghosts wants.

Every sovereignty and every interest must be steadfast and fight to the end.

The second day.

Hundreds of candidates who rested for one night in the desert fortress have adjusted their condition to the best, and their physical strength and chakra have also returned to their peak state.

When I woke up in the morning, every face was filled with confident expressions.

It took a total of half an hour to get up at five o'clock, wash and dress, and have breakfast in the restaurant.

At 5:30, under the command of Jonin Chief Examiner Ma Ji, I came to the inner gate of the desert fortress.

After the black iron city gate of the fortress on the inside was opened, only a tall city wall that could not be seen at a glance formed a huge circular sand dune territory on the desert.

The terrain of this sand dune territory is undulating, and a large amount of weathered sandstone is randomly scattered without rules.

In the hazy wind and sand in the distance, you can still vaguely see the shadows of ruins similar to towns, which are ancient ruins that have been abandoned for a long time.

Desert of Demons.

is the name of this area.

The degree of danger in this desert area, even the ninja of Sand Hidden Village, would feel shuddering.

It is said that it is also very difficult for Chunin to pass through this extremely dangerous area without injury.

Only a jonin can traverse through such a dangerous environment without injury.

Came to the sandy ground where the wind was blowing, the sky was bright and gloomy, the temperature in the air was not high, but a bit cold, but the candidates were all energetic, and none of them showed that they were drowsy.

In order to meet the second exam this morning, they all rested early last night to recharge their energy.

Maki and other great powers stood in front of the examinees. In front of them, there was a table and chairs with pens and a pile of documents on the table.

Maki stepped out of the queue of jounin, glanced at the energetic candidates, coughed, and said in a loud voice: "This is the desert of demons, and it is also the place where the second test will be held later. The scope of the desert is bounded by the walls on all sides. If any candidate moves beyond the city wall at that time, the qualification for the test will be disqualified immediately."

The candidates once again looked at the tall circular wall surrounding the desert area. Because they couldn't see the edge at a glance, they couldn't estimate the specific extent of the Demon Desert.

Asuka looked at Cai, Cai opened his white eyes, and shook his head at Asuka, even with his white eyes, he couldn't fully see the specific scope of the Devil's Desert. Moreover, the range observed by Baiyan is probably only a small part of the desert of magic.

The Land of Winds is vast and sparsely populated. Even though a piece of land was ceded to the Kingdom of Ghosts a few years ago, the area of land preserved now is among the largest countries, and it can also be ranked in the forefront.

Desert of Demons is a special area used by Hidden Sand Village to test the forbearance ability. The scope of the venue will not be smaller than the famous Death Forest in Muye Village. In terms of its area, it may even exceed Konoha's Death Forest.

The forest of death has a radius of ten kilometers and a diameter of twenty kilometers. If the desert of magic exceeds this range, let alone more than a hundred candidates, twice as many candidates, there is enough room for development in this desert.

"The rules of the exam are very simple. I have two scrolls here, which are divided into 'Heaven' and 'Earth'. You have a total of 46 groups, of which 23 groups will be assigned to the Sky Scroll, and the other 23 groups will be assigned to the Earth Scroll. What you have to do as candidates is to **** the other team's scroll. There is no limit to the means. As long as you have both the Sky and Earth scrolls and arrive at the central control tower in the Demon Desert, you will be considered qualified and get a ticket for the third exam."

The rules are simple and easy to understand,

If the first exam included the participation of the examiner, then the second exam completely left the room for the candidates to develop themselves.

Unless it is a special case, the examiners will not appear to interfere with the examination.

The method of unlimited means also means that this is a very cruel knockout match, which will be accompanied by death.

As the chief examiner, Markey naturally noticed this.

"Because there is a risk of death, you have to sign an agreement here, stating that any accidents during the exam will be borne by yourself, and then we will distribute the scrolls to you. If you don't sign this agreement, you can return to your village directly without taking the second exam."

Markey quickly glanced at the candidates, and saw that no one questioned his words, and no one expressed their unwillingness to sign the agreement.

Finally passed the first exam, and even if there was a risk of death in the second exam, they still had the attitude of giving it a try.

As elites, they bear not only their own destiny, but also the future of the country and the village.

There cannot be any retreat here, even in the face of the threat of death.

"Excuse me, chief examiner Jonin, is there a time limit for the second exam?"

It was Shikamaru who asked the question. He hoped to get more information from it. This is also a topic that many candidates are concerned about.

Maki glanced at him and replied: "There is a time limit. The second exam lasts a total of seventy-two hours. After this time, even if you get all the scrolls and come to the control tower in the center, you will still be considered a failure."

"So, what about food and water?"

Shikamaru asked again.

He asked in the cafeteria last night, and candidates were not allowed to get extra food and water from the cafeteria.

So, he had a guess, and there was no way to prepare food and water in advance.

Markey's words also verified his conjecture, and he said in a cold manner: "You are already real ninjas, and the cruel world will not always be used to you. Within seventy-two hours, you will solve all the food and water in the desert. In order to take care of you, there are water sources in some places in this desert that can quench your thirst. There are also a large number of alien creatures from which you can get meat. But remember, there may be viruses in those water sources that ninjas cannot resist. It also has great strength, and if you deal with it carefully, you will die."

Markey's words made many candidates look embarrassed.

Not only do you have to face raids from the rest of the candidates, but you also have to deal with desert creatures that may attack you. And those water sources may have viruses and need to be treated before drinking.

Not only that, but the high temperature environment during the day will make people suffer.

This is simply an extremely difficult battle for survival.

Really sucks.

"Any question?"

Maki looked at Shikamaru.

"there is none left."

Shikamaru shook his head and stepped back.

"Then, start signing now, and then the scrolls can be distributed to you."

Maki ordered.

So the candidates started to line up, and began to sign their names on the paperwork on the table in an orderly manner.

After signing, it was already ten minutes later.

Everyone held the agreement and looked at Markey.

Maki continued: "Next, we will arrange for you to go to different starting points, where you will get scrolls belonging to your own group."

Maki's words made Asuka frowned.

He originally wanted Cai to use his white eyes to detect the distribution of the scrolls. After all, if he didn't prepare in advance, the same scrolls might be stronger, wasting time.

And Markey did this, obviously so that each group did not know what the scrolls of the other groups were.

This method will lead to more intense fighting among candidates.

Different from the first exam, the difficulty of the second exam increased dramatically. In contrast, the first exam was completely a house-playing game, not even a warm-up.

However, no matter how meaningful it is, in this exam, Markey made the biggest rules, and they are also the rules that every candidate must abide by.

Once the rules are violated, they will face the risk of being eliminated.

Holding the agreement in hand, the forty-six groups were all dispersed, and each group headed to a different starting point under the leadership of a Sand Yin Chunin.

About an hour later, the group of the three Asuka followed Shinobu Chunin to a tall fence.

There was also a Sand Hidden Chunin waiting there, holding a scroll in his hand, and the word 'Heaven' was clearly exposed on the scroll.

On the side, there is a radio device for communication.

Bulky size, this type of radio is relatively old-fashioned, but it is enough for long-distance communication.

On the radio device, there are also colorful patterns in the style of aster flowers.

Asuka, the captain, took the scroll of 'Heaven' from this Sand Yin Chunin.

According to the exam rules, within three days, you have to get a scroll of 'Earth', and take two scrolls of heaven and earth, and go to the control tower in the center to pass the level.

"Excuse me, can I start the exam now?"

Asuka asked.

The Sagakushi who had been waiting here from the beginning looked at the watch on his wrist and shook his head.

"It's 6:50 now, and there are still ten minutes before the exam starts. Then the exam will continue until seven o'clock in the morning of the fourth day."

"May I ask, how far is it from the control tower in the center?"

Asuka asked again.

Sayin Chuunin glanced at Asuka, especially when he saw the forehead guard on the other's forehead, he felt very dazzling.

But considering that this is the joint Chunin exam, it is not a good time to resolve personal grievances, and it is too rude, which will make people feel that Shayin Village is small, so he had no choice but to answer lukewarmly:

"From here to the control tower in the center, there is a distance of about fifteen kilometers."

Fifteen kilometers? Asuka frowned tightly.

It may seem small, but considering that the chakra of Cai and Xianglin is not unlimited, it is impossible to turn on the white eyes and perception ninjutsu all the time, because in order to deal with possible crises, it is necessary to save chakra as much as possible. Therefore, the timing of using perception ninjutsu and white eyes must be strictly controlled to avoid insufficient chakra supply during battles.

Time passed by one minute and one second, and ten minutes passed quickly. At seven o'clock, the sun had come out, and the air began to pass a stuffy atmosphere.

"The exam time has begun, the three of you can act now."

Sand Yin Chunin said to the Asuka three.

Without any hesitation, the moment Sand Yin Zhongren finished speaking, the figures of the three Asuka disappeared from the spot immediately.

When it reappeared, it was already running quickly on the sandy ground, galloping forward.

"During the exam, the water source will be the most important strategic material. Cai, open your eyes and look for the area where the water source appears. Let's go there and wait!"

The purpose of the bird is very clear.

Since it is impossible to prepare water and food in advance, during the exam, in order to ensure the best condition of the body, obtaining enough water and food is a difficult problem that candidates must face.

Especially water sources have a higher priority than food.

Then, just wait for the prey to come automatically in a place with sufficient water in advance.

So, the moment the exam started, the Asuka trio turned on the speed to the maximum, found the water source area as quickly as possible, prepared traps in advance, and waited for the prey to fall into the net.

"What about the rest of the group? Contact?"

Xiang Rin asked.

"Not for the time being. Now is not the time to think about them. Everything will be discussed after we get the scroll of the earth we need."

Although helping colleagues in the military, in Asuka's view, it is a matter of course. But whether the time of this competition is long or short, helping the other teams to clear the level is a question that should be considered only when your own team clears the level.

Now I am a bit overwhelmed, so first of all, ensuring that my team clears the customs is the highest priority task.

(end of this chapter)