From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 228 Chunin Exam (Happy Chinese New Year!)

There are indeed quite a few things that Sahara Kiri has hidden from Tsunade.

Konoha's use of Dragon Veins and Chaldea is not only limited to the exploration of cutting-edge technology, but also for the safety of Konoha and Sawara Kiri itself.

Long before Ohnoki proposed the current series of plans, Konoha's Research Department had already observed countless possibilities of Konoha's destruction through the near-future lens set up on Chaldea. Over the years, Orochimaru has been busy with various protective measures for Konoha.

It is no exaggeration to say that the guardian of Konoha now is not the apparently invincible Sawara Kiri himself, but this future observation facility that has been silently observing everything under the shadow of Konoha and making countless plans.

Among them, the most important task of this facility is naturally to observe and respond to the Otsutsuki attacks.

However, just as there are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same, naturally, no two identical world lines have ever been observed in observations using near-future lenses.

As early as the moment they completed the observation, the world line had already changed under their influence.

Therefore, regarding the observation results regarding the world line, no one in the entire Konoha except Orochimaru could know the complete results.

Even Sawara Kiri chose to trust Orochimaru completely, not to mention Tsunade, who had a greater influence on Konoha and the world.

It was not until Ōnoki and others, under various influences, gradually began to behave the same as in the observed world line, allowing Orochimaru to observe the behavioral influences corresponding to that world line from various movements, that he informed Sawara Kiri of the possible consequences of this action.

He was also informed of some of the images he observed from that world line.

A desolate cave after a nuclear explosion.

A fire in Konoha's industrial area.

A short figure burst into the crowd at the meeting.

And standing on the Hokage Rock is a dark figure that looks like an Ōtsutsuki.

The only thing to be thankful for is that according to Orochimaru's five-level danger rating for observed world lines, from "special grade" to "fourth grade", the danger level of this world line is "first grade".

It's not the time for the Otsutsuki to launch a full-scale attack yet, and even Sawara Kiri has a high probability of death at the 'special' level.

However, even if it is a 'first-class' danger level, it means that Sawara Kiri will need to take certain risks to resolve it.

For him, the undisputed 'strongest in the ninja world', this was already an extremely dangerous level. For other ninjas, it would be a trap that would lead to certain death.

Because of this, Sawara Kiri did not intend to say these words to Tsunade.

Their preparations were sufficient.

"what happened?"

"Are you guys really hiding something from me?!"

Tsunade, who was surrounded by Sawara Kiri, noticed his subtle tone, as if she had sensed something. She immediately raised her voice, struggled in his arms, turned around and glared at him.

This isn't the first time this has happened.

Tsunade herself knew that these two guys, Sawara Kiri and Orochimaru, always kept things hidden from her regarding future observation.

Similar things have happened many times in the past seven years.

Even the results of her observations on Kimimaro during the Kirigakure Incident were not known to her until after the fact.

Although Tsunade could understand the reasons why the two of them did this, as the Kage of a village, she must be very sensitive to such things.

Although all the major affairs of Konoha on a daily basis have to go through her hands, whenever encountering such a major event that is truly related to the survival of Konoha, Tsunade always feels that she has been sidelined by this hateful guy - and this is indeed the case.

If it was just about a power struggle, it would be fine. After all, even Tsunade herself had already regarded this little man of hers as the destined fifth Hokage.

However, every time this happens, it often means that Sawara Kiri may need to take certain risks to accomplish certain things.

How could she accept this easily?
"I'm sorry, Tsunade."

Sahara Kiri still held her in his arms, blowing warm air gently into her ears:

"There are some details that really can't be told to you until something happens."

"That's what Lord Orochimaru said, too."

"you--"

Tsunade wanted to say something else, but he suddenly bit her earlobe gently. She almost couldn't keep the anger on her face. Her cheeks turned red and she punched him on the back angrily:
"Do you know what you are doing?"

Zuo Yuan Wu smiled and hugged him tighter, deliberately saying: "You don't need to bow when entering the court, you don't need to name when praising or bowing, you carry your sword and shoes in the palace, and you sleep in the palace at night?"

“I did do the last one.”

"May I ask how the Fourth-Daime-sama plans to deal with a traitor like me?"

Hearing his joking tone, Tsunade blushed and gritted her teeth, cursing:
"You still know?"

"If it was in any other village, they would have slaughtered you long ago!"

"So I am from Konoha." Sahara Kiri said as if it was a matter of course.

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Tsunade seemed to have thought of something, and her rising anger subsided a little. A hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes, but she still kept on scolding him:

"Astringent."

Tsunade had very complicated feelings towards her little man.

At first, it was his gratitude for pulling himself out of the abyss of blood terror, and his feelings for himself that transcended all barriers of identity;
In between are the feelings of gain and loss after knowing the true identity of Sahara Kiri, and his half-heartedness in taking the next step in their relationship;
Now, it is the possessiveness that has arisen after years of accumulated emotions, as well as various concerns about public opinion and age, and the resentment towards this little bastard for playing two-timing.

As for Uchiha Yayoi? What Uchiha?

All in all, these changes in emotions gradually evolved into the difficulty of letting go of him like now, making Tsunade increasingly unable to accept the huge dangers that may arise in the future.

"You'll be fine this time, right?"

Tsunade lowered her tone a bit and looked him straight in the eyes.

"Of course."

Sawara Kiri looked confident.

Hearing his answer, Tsunade, who was surrounded by Sawara Kiri, suddenly changed her expression. She grabbed his sleeve with her backhand and pulled him towards the bedroom with a strength that was unimaginable for ordinary people.

The sudden reversal of the situation made Sahara Kiri herself stunned, and she was unilaterally dragged into the bedroom.

Tsunade's tone was unusually heroic, showing no fear at all:

"Elbow, come into the house with me!"

"Before you die, I'm going to eat my fill!"

"???"

Day two.

Despite his worries, Hatake Kakashi still tried his best to get himself into perfect condition in order to prepare for the upcoming Chunin examination.

However, Kirabi and the guy named "Han" still lingered in his mind.

Although Obito was a fool, even the strict Kakashi had to admit that this guy had already surpassed the ordinary Chunin level in close combat. In the end, he was beaten so badly by the opponent.

Just based on this glimpse of the tip of the iceberg, it is enough to judge the danger they will face in this assessment.

When he arrived at the assembly point as instructed and saw some obvious dark circles under Teacher Wu's eyes, he became more certain of this judgment.

'Did Lian Wu-sensei stay up late?'

'Last night, there must have been something complicated to consider, right?'

At this moment, Kakashi's mind flashed quickly with the Chunin exam, the tense situation in the world, the terrible world economic situation, the ninjas from various villages who had to be laid off, and so on.

Thinking of this, even Kakashi couldn't help but sigh in his heart for the hard work of Teacher Kiri.

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"Even if you are recognized as the strongest in the ninja world, you can't do whatever you want."

"If we can kill the leaders of each village, we can pacify the entire ninja world."

Obito, who came with him, had just been healed by the medical ninja who was with the team last night. Kenji's head was basically liquid, and he didn't take yesterday's "little thing" to heart at all. He only remembered the food and not the beating.

At this time, he also noticed the dark circles under Sahara Kiri's eyes, and he said loudly, "Hey! Teacher Kiri, you didn't stay up late to watch that late-night movie on the street last night, did you?"

"Damn it! I said we should have gone last night!"

Sahara Kiri immediately glanced at him with a dark face and said seriously:
"go."

"Children should stay out of adult matters!"

"How can it be repaired?"

Kakashi glanced at him sideways, and suddenly felt that the guy named Killer Bee was too lenient yesterday.

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As he was thinking, his gaze shifted to the face of the Fourth Hokage, whose face was flushed for some reason, and there was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Did Lady Tsunade have a good rest?"

"I guess they left everything to the General Staff and the temporary senior ninja team, right?"

"After all, she has other things to do today."

Speculating in this way, Kakashi suddenly felt that it was natural.

After all the reference Genin had gathered, Tsunade gave a brief speech as usual and sent all the young ninjas into the Iwagakure examination hall.

The first round of the Chunin Examination was a routine written test.

Before the examination began, everyone gathered in the examination hall.

Kakashi glanced at the dense crowd around him with a hidden gaze, and his expression gradually became solemn.

Of the candidates who appeared here, the largest number were naturally the local Genin from Iwagakure, most of whom were not even worth his attention in Konoha. The only one that was worthy of his attention was the team led by 'Han' who appeared in front of him yesterday.

"If I remember correctly, of the two tailed beasts owned by Iwagakure, the Four-tailed Old Purple is a ninja of the same generation as Ōnoki, which means Han is the Five-tailed Jinchūriki?"

'Besides, the two guys next to him are not easy to deal with either.'

'The total amount of chakra is quite outstanding.'

Kakashi Hatake's eyes did not move, but the perception ninjutsu that he was gradually able to put into use under the guidance of his father gave him observation skills that were more sensitive than his eyes.

The number of people on the Sand Village side is small, but they are also clearly led by one of them.

Although the other two people in the central team of Sand Village had quite a lot of chakra, Kakashi didn't see any outstanding features. Only the short and fat man who was surrounded in the center made him take a closer look.

In terms of height alone, the other person was even a head shorter than him. His entire body was almost oval-shaped, and his entire body was covered in a pitch-black coat and hat, so his features could not be seen clearly.

However, when his chakra spread over, Kakashi keenly noticed that the other party seemed to tilt his head towards him.

'Is this guy's perception so sharp?'

Kakashi's vigilance grew stronger.

As for the last team.
Kakashi turned his head and looked in the direction of the big black man.

Kirabi glanced at him almost at the same time his eyes swept over him.

An ugly smile appeared on his precocious face, and he raised his thumb and gently stroked his neck.

The threat is beyond words.

In addition to the ninjas from these four major countries, there are also many ninjas from small ninja villages among these candidates. Their individual qualities are even worse than those of the Iwagakure Genin, and are not worthy of his excessive attention.

Just as Kakashi was secretly judging his opponents in his mind, he suddenly noticed the sound of light footsteps behind him.

"Who?!"

Kakashi turned his head warily, and the kunai in his hand whistled out.

Then, a young ninja who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old and was wearing a Kusanagi forehead protector suddenly froze behind him, his neck was pressed straight against the tip of his kunai, his hands were raised skillfully, he didn't even dare to move, cold sweat slowly dripped down his forehead.

Looks very weak.

"I, I just want to ask."

The grass ninja smiled awkwardly at him, and under the guidance of the kunai, he slowly opened his vest, revealing a large piece of densely packed paper hanging on the inside of the vest, and lowered his voice like a guilty thief:

"Classmate, do you want a data card?"

Kakashi's gaze paused, and he looked at him in astonishment - and at the pages hanging on his clothes, with a look of confusion.

Seeing his demeanor, the Kusanagi knew that this little guy had little experience.

He first glanced at the other ninjas around him, then took the risk of moving a little closer and continued in a low voice, "You are Konoha's current chief genin, Hatake Kakashi."

"Today is your first time participating in the Chunin Exams, right?"

"I'm from Kusagakure. I've participated in the Chunin Exam five times. I'm very experienced!"

As he spoke, he patted the information in the vest very confidently, looking like a veteran: "Inside is the complete set of Chunin written examinations that I have collected over the years, as well as a summary of various materials for ninja assessments - don't look at me like that, we in Kusagakure are very poor, and I just want to make some extra money while taking the exams."

"Even if you can't use it, I will use it myself."

Hatake Kakashi still stared at him with suspicion, but he gradually put down the kunai in his hand - that would be too conspicuous.

However, he remained alert:
"What's your name?"

"L, my name is L."

Seeing his appearance, the Kusagakure ninja showed a mercenary smile on his face, rubbed his hands lightly and said:

"Chenghui, five thousand taels for one piece of information."

"Remember, it's the 'two' of your Konoha."

(End of this chapter)