Dragon Ball: I, Yamcha, am the strongest in the universe

Chapter 215: The deep roots have been dug out, so how long will it take for the branches and leaves to wither?
A month later, at the invitation of Konoha, dignitaries from various countries in the Naruto world received invitations to watch the Chunin Tournament. As they lacked entertainment programs, they were very interested in this and came to Konoha one after another.

For a time, Konoha's economy was boosted again.

"There must be no mistakes in this Chunin Exam, especially in front of those big shots."

Before the third round of the Chunin Exam began, the Third Hokage, with a serious expression, convened a meeting of all the Konoha high-ranking officials.

To be honest, at that time, the Third Hokage only planned to invite middle and upper class nobles from various countries, and let Konoha's Genin defeat their opponents with absolute strength, and show off in front of the nobles, demonstrating their muscles and strong strength, so as to increase Konoha's reputation in various countries, and exchange for more tasks for development.

Unexpectedly, the daimyo of the Land of Fire showed great interest in this first, and then the daimyo of the Land of Water also expressed that he would bring his country's nobles with him.

In the end, even the Daimyo of the Wind Country was persuaded.

There are only five major countries in the world, and the daimyo of three of them said they would come. When the daimyo of the remaining small countries such as the Grass Country and the River Country heard that their suzerain country was going, they also expressed their support.

As a result, the attention paid to this Chunin Exam was raised by several levels.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was both happy and surprised when he heard the news.

This is a very good opportunity and also a very big challenge.

If it is done successfully, Konoha's Genin will perform very well and defeat the opponent with absolute strength, then Konoha's reputation will naturally be greatly enhanced, and the enemy will be defeated without fighting.

If it fails, or if a large number of nobles get into trouble, then Konoha's reputation will undoubtedly plummet.

Opportunities and risks have always complemented each other.

That's why the Third Hokage attached so much importance to this matter that he even issued a death order to the patriarchs of various Konoha families, stating that no problems must occur during this period.

After the clan leaders and a group of jonin left, only two people were left in the entire conference room.

One was standing at the window with the setting sun shining on his face, and the other was sitting in the shadow in the corner, so his face couldn't be seen at all.

The light of Konoha and the shadow of Konoha.

"Huruzen, if you want to perform well in front of the Daimyo from various countries, then Konoha must win beautifully."

The old man in the shadows spoke slowly.

"There are several people on the official list of participants who deserve our attention."

"The first one is naturally the Sand Village's One-Tailed Jinchuriki - Sandstorm Gaara. His strength is obvious to all. Not to mention Genin, even Jonin will only be defeated if they face him. Only elite Jonin like Kakashi have the ability to fight him."

"Graduated from Ninja School at the age of 5, and became a Chunin at the age of 6."

As the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, Gaara's identity cannot be concealed at all. As long as Konoha sends someone to the Sand Ninja to inquire a little, they will know the truth.

Of course, Naruto on Konoha's side was not much better. Although a ban was issued, it was almost a secret known to everyone.

"Then there's the Genin named Sasaki Suzuki from the Mist Ninja."

When the old man said this, his eyes inadvertently fell on the face of the Third Hokage: "We all saw the match between him and Rock Lee. The only one in Konoha who can fight him is perhaps Hyuga Neji of the Kai team."

He paused at the end, then said something meaningful: "If the Jinchūriki can control the power of the Nine-Tails, that would be another matter."

After saying that, he looked at Sandai quietly, waiting for the other party to continue. However, Sandai just took small puffs of his pipe without any reply.

Seeing that the Sandaime still had no reaction, the old man snorted coldly and continued: "In any case, Konoha must not become the wedding dress of the Mist Ninja."

The last sentence was emphasized.

"Let the Mist Ninja and the Sand Ninja fight to the death first."

"Hiruzen. I have an idea."

The old man had just begun to speak when the Third Hokage, who had been silent, immediately interrupted him.

"Danzo, as the Hokage, I must be absolutely fair."

"You should understand what I mean." The old man paused after hearing what he said, and then he said, "Leave this matter to me. The root department is responsible for handling these matters."

The three generations neither agreed nor opposed, but simply responded with silence.

But sometimes not objecting means agreeing.

The Hokage must be fair, but what if the Hokage doesn't know?

The two have been together for decades and know what the other is thinking without any extra words.

When the old man left the meeting room with a cane, he glanced at me out of the corner of his eye and his lips trembled slightly.

If someone could understand lip reading and had extremely keen eyesight, they would be able to tell that the word he was lip-reading was "hypocrisy".

The old man raised his head slightly and looked towards the sky.

Branches and leaves bathed in the sun, roots buried deep in the soil, this is the light and shadow of Konoha.

The two complement each other. No one can survive without the other.
The shadow has already gone down ahead of the light, the deep roots have been dug out, so how long will it take for the branches and leaves to wither?
"hehe."

A flash of scarlet flashed across the old man's only remaining eye.

The day of the third round of the Chunin Exam.

The entire Konoha Village was bustling with activity. Countless dignitaries, dressed in fancy clothes and with stupid faces, were escorted by Konoha ninjas to take their seats in the auditorium. The entire auditorium was packed with people.

Almost one out of every three people I met was a noble from some foreign country.

As for the remaining two? They were the nobles' followers.

Ordinary people rarely see them on ordinary days, but today they are everywhere.

The Third Hokage, as the central figure of power in Konoha Village, just stood at the door today, greeting the "big shots" coming and going cordially and welcoming them with a smile.

"I didn't expect you to take the time out of your busy schedule."

At this time, Sandai was warmly welcoming a middle-aged man who looked only a few years older than his son.

The tone was respectful, and honorifics were used from time to time.

The other party is the Daimyo of the Fire Country. The old Daimyo died of illness not long ago, and the new Daimyo of the Fire Country took over the position of Daimyo.

In other words, he is the Hokage's immediate superior, because the Hokage of Konoha Village needs to be appointed by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"I heard that this competition is the most exciting one in the past ten years, so I came here specially."

The Fire Country Daimyo half covered his mouth with a paper fan and spoke with a smile. The huge folding fan-shaped hat on his head kept shaking as he spoke.

It is said that the hat is a symbol of status, and the bigger the fan on the head, the more respected the status.

After chatting with the Sandai for a while, he pulled the Sandai aside and whispered, "Konoha will definitely win, right? I've placed a big bet."

Especially the pronunciation of the two words "zhongzhu" is emphasized.

"Please rest assured, sir. Konoha is the strongest."

Upon hearing this, the Fire Country Daimyo's face broke into a smile as bright as a wild chrysanthemum.

"With your words, I feel relieved."

"The old man from the Water Country almost pissed me off last time when we played cards. I'm going to teach him a lesson this time. I can't wait to see his ugly expression after he loses money."

Just when he was about to say something to the third generation, he was rudely interrupted by a sudden interjection of voice.

"Are you done? Come in if you are."

(End of this chapter)