Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

The inspection of Otogakure was not particularly pleasant.

Sakon was found asleep on Ukon's back by Konoha ninjas. The female ninja in charge of the inspection thought Ukon was a puppet and slapped his head repeatedly.

Ukon, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't help but start cursing. But as soon as he raised his head, he saw a large group of Konoha ninjas surrounding him, and he shrank back down.

Kidomaru's hidden arms could not escape Raikatsu's body search, and the two's strange bodies immediately attracted the attention of many ninjas from other villages.

Their information quickly spread among the various ninja villages. The three from Hoshigakure secretly noted down the information about Otogakure, feeling somewhat fortunate. If they were to meet in the exams in the future, they might suffer a great loss if they were not careful.

The Sound Village members were even more dissatisfied with this, but they had to keep their dissatisfaction to themselves. The main force of the Sound Village had not yet arrived, and none of them dared to cause trouble in front of the hundreds of ninjas in front of Konoha.

Kimimaro, fearing it would affect Konoha's collapse plan, could only calm them down first and wait until he entered Konoha to meet with Orochimaru before making any further plans.

Jugo stepped forward to negotiate with the Konoha ninja.

Even without activating his cursed seal, Jugo's gentle nature makes even small animals want to be close to him, making him a rare kind-hearted person in Otogakure.

Soon, with the help of his super affinity, Otokaku was rewarded.

Under Yamashiro Aoba's insistence, the Otogakure Nine were changed to ten members. However, given the special physical characteristics of Sakon and Ukon, they were allowed to be counted as one person, and the three genin squads of Otogakure did not need to be split up.

As the Hidden Sound Village and the Hidden Star Village passed through the inspection, many other unknown small ninja villages, such as the Hidden Rain Village and the Hidden Waterfall Village, arrived one after another, with hordes of ninjas continuously entering the villages along the road.

Guided by Konoha ninjas, countless heads formed a long line and entered the newly built row of dormitories. The crowds, streets, houses, and even the earth and sky shrank infinitely into a phantom, which was eventually enveloped by the chaotic ashes.

brush!
Hui Li, who was sitting cross-legged in the secret room, suddenly opened her eyes. In her pupils, she could even see shadowy figures like ants.

Kimimaro and Jugo have also come!
She was a little surprised.

It wasn't because of Kimimaro.

Kimimaro awakened the second stage of the Shikotsumyaku at the age of five. After that, he was kept in prison by the Kaguya clan chief as a strategic weapon, only released when needed for battle. At that time, she was only two years old, and had not yet awakened her chakra and Byakugan, so she had never even seen Kimimaro.

It was somewhat lucky, too.

Because of Hinata Tenkui's existence, the elders of the Kaguya clan placed high hopes on her, but when she was born, her eyes were a cloudy gray, and everyone thought that she had not inherited Hinata's Byakugan.

When he was five years old, he extracted chakra and his eye technique awakened. Under his mother's guidance, he trained to control it, and it wasn't until he was almost six that he could control it freely.

Afterwards, the relationship between Taketori and Kirigakure deteriorated and their clan was wiped out. Her memories of her past life and Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) awakened simultaneously, which ironically gave her a complete childhood.

Therefore, she and Kimimaro neither knew each other nor had any interaction. In fact, their status and experiences in the clan were completely opposite, so even if they met now, they would not recognize each other.

Compared to Kimimaro, who was of the same clan, she valued Jugo more.

Jugo is the original form of the Heaven and Earth Curse Seal, and is born with the ability to absorb natural energy to enter a pseudo-Sage Mode. Since she wants to develop her own Sage Mode in the future, he is obviously an excellent research subject.

Since we've chosen to enter Takamagahara on our own initiative, then none of us should leave!

Hui Li smiled brightly, like an old hunter watching his plump prey step into a trap.

This bizarre Chunin Exam was like a gift from heaven, with all sorts of coveted resources rushing into her trap. Once Onoki and Mei Terumi arrived, she would devour the vast majority of the ninja world's bloodline limits.

The only surprising thing was that she didn't see Haku in the Sound Village team, and her long-awaited Ice Release bloodline limit would have to face another setback.

They're probably in the main force of the Sound Village!

Hui Li didn't pay much attention. By aggregating bloodline limits to form the path of bloodline netting, she found a total of two loop paths.

The first path is based on the combination of water and earth with wood, starting from earth escape and proceeding to the combination of earth and fire melting, fire and thunder exploding (questionable), thunder and wind magnetizing, and wind and water ice.

Later, she discovered a second path:

It is still based on the combination of water, earth, and wood, but it starts from water escape, combining water and thunder, thunder and wind, wind and fire, and fire and water, and finally returns to the combination of water, earth, and wood, thus constructing a complete cycle.

The first path's magma, explosions, magnetic fields, and freezing are all very powerful bloodline limits, which can also be combined with her physical abilities. Even if she can't synthesize a bloodline limit, she won't be at a disadvantage, so she actually prefers to take the former path.

She originally thought that the mission to the Land of Waves would solve the Ice Release problem, and the Chunin Exams would allow her to obtain Magnet Release, thus completing the three pieces of the puzzle for the first route. However, the mysterious disappearance of Haku disrupted her plans.

Later, I learned from Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Chunin Exams had turned into a chaotic war in the ninja world, making the second route easier.

Darui with Storm Release, Gaara with Magnet Release, and Han with Boil Release are all in place. The only troublesome one is Scorch Release, which can be obtained by trading Pakura's corpse with Orochimaru and Kabuto. With the second route almost complete, she is no longer so concerned about Haku's whereabouts.

hum!
Just as she was observing the situation inside Takamagahara, a stream of information suddenly flowed into her mind.

"Registration for the Chunin Exams is about to begin. Sarutobi-sensei wants you to come over," the cool voice of the Yang Release clone flowed in my ears.

The flesh and blood clone and the shadow clone appear similar on the surface but are actually completely different, and the way they transmit information is also very different from the memory transmission of the shadow clone.

The shadow clone merely uses her chakra to create a replica of her image; the so-called information transmission is actually just the transmission of chakra.

The flesh and blood clone is entirely a part of her body, possessing the same brain, chakra core, and part of her soul, with information transmission similar to some kind of neural network.

Since all three abilities have evolved, her life form has transformed from a carbon-based organism to something like an inorganic matter. Based on this, her life form has also begun to shift from an independent individual to something like a cluster of life forms.

Even if her main body is killed now, as long as one of these clones survives, she can make a comeback. She is now arguably even harder to kill than Orochimaru.

"Go ahead, from now on, the identity of Night Crossing is yours."

"how about you?"

"As a genin, of course I have to participate in the Chunin Exams." As soon as she finished speaking, Hui Li laughed at herself.

It wasn't that she insisted on going to the baby cup to fry fish; the clone couldn't inherit the Byakugan, so only the original body could participate in this Chunin Exam.

It's time for her to step out from behind the scenes and into the spotlight. The savior of Konoha cannot be the leader of Root, but only her, the number one genius of Konoha!

"...I wish you good luck on your exam!"

Smiling, she replied to her main body, and the Yang Release clone slowly opened its eyes. Suzaku, wearing a red striped mask, was silently waiting for her reply.

"Let's go!"

"Yes!"

Suzaku lowered his head deeply, a strange light flashing in his eyes. This was the first time he had ever heard Hiruzen Sarutobi issue an "invitation" instead of a "summons"!
The difference was enough for him to adjust his attitude.

……

at the same time.

The conference room on the second floor of the Hokage Building.

In the spacious hall, the high platform above was empty; Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi had not yet arrived. Countless ninjas wearing green vests were gathered in twos and threes, chatting idly.
"Hey, do you guys know what that gray light that burst out yesterday was?"

A gaunt Chunin with withered features spoke of the eerie gray light from yesterday, a hint of lingering fear flashing across his face. He had thought Konoha was about to be destroyed, but to his surprise, nothing happened.

One of the Chunin who was with him heard this and hesitated before whispering, "My nephew works in the Hokage Building. It seems like... there was a gas leak?"

"Get out of here! Is your house leaking gas like the sun?" The withered chunin, who had originally wanted to hear some insightful opinions, immediately waved his hand angrily.

The Chunin who claimed his nephew worked in the Hokage's office had a flushed face, clearly also finding the rumor too unbelievable.

"Did you see the ninjas for this exam? My goodness! There must be at least five hundred of them!"

Seeing that the scene seemed a bit awkward, a middle-aged ninja with scars on his face, who looked to be in his forties, changed the subject.

"Pretty much, after all, the most elite genin in the entire ninja world have arrived."

"Indeed... I wonder if my son will be able to pass this year..."

When the Chunin Exams were mentioned, the group of ninjas immediately started discussing it animatedly.

As everyone talked about the Chunin Exams, Iruka Umino lowered his head, his nose bearing a deep scar, looking worried.

"What's wrong, Iruka? Are you feeling unwell?"

A hand gently patted his shoulder, and Iruka turned around to see Mizuki looking at him with concern.

Faced with his close friend's concern, Iruka forced a smile and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing. I just think this exam is too difficult. I don't know if our Konoha ninjas can pass the test."

"Hey! I thought it was something serious!"

Upon hearing Iruka's concerns, Mizuki immediately laughed indifferently:

“Your elite class’s Ash Blossom is graduating this year and I heard she’s going to take the Chunin Exams. No matter how strong those ninjas from other villages are, can they be stronger than her?”
I think you're just worrying unnecessarily!

Upon hearing Mizuki's words, Iruka immediately thought of the girl who covered her eyes, as if she didn't care about anything.

If she can't pass the Chunin Exams, then no one in the world can. He's never worried about Hairi, but about the other students.

The moment his chakra reached its limit, he truly felt the disparity in the world. Everyone only focused on geniuses; who could see those ordinary ninjas with weak talents?

No matter how strong Hui Li is, she cannot guarantee the safety of those ordinary ninjas.

Seeing that Iruka was still in low spirits, a hint of impatience flashed in Mizuki's eyes. He patiently offered a few words of comfort, then casually asked, as if it were unintentional:

"Do you know where all the secret agents in the building went? When I came here just now, I didn't see a single one."

ANBU?

Iruka thought for a moment and realized that he didn't see any of the ANBU members who were usually on guard duty.

"I heard these ninjas from other villages aren't very honest. They're probably all here to spy on the ninjas from other villages!"

"Oh!"

Mizuki's lips curled into a smile, which he couldn't help but reveal.

not far away.

Kakashi leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets, staring at Mizuki in the distance with a puzzled look in his eyes.

"What are you looking at?"

A kappa wearing a green bodysuit walked over and followed Kakashi's gaze, immediately spotting the blue-haired ninja who had abandoned Iruka and was talking to others.

That person's name seems to be Shuimu?

"He has a problem."

Kai tried to widen his eyes, but couldn't see anything unusual about Mizuki. He just looked like an ordinary ninja academy teacher.

"what is the problem?"

A pungent smell of smoke filled the air as Sarutobi Asuma walked over, a burning cigarette dangling from his lips, accompanied by a slender woman dressed sexily, with black hair, red eyes, and a captivating beauty, like a vibrant red rose.

"Red, Asuma!"

Guy greeted them; they were classmates back then, and although their relationship wasn't as close as Kakashi's, they were still quite familiar with each other.

The perceptive Kakashi scanned back and forth between Sarutobi Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi, noticing that the two were somewhat close.

Faced with Kakashi's inquisitive gaze, Kurenai and Asuma silently distanced themselves.

"You mean there's something wrong with Shuimu?", blushing and easily embarrassed, she quickly changed the subject.

"Um……"

Kakashi stroked his chin and looked at Mizuki again. When he came upstairs, he saw the other man acting suspiciously, observing the building. Now, the mention of the Anbu...

"I'll go report to the Third Hokage in a bit."

Like Guy, Sarutobi Asuma didn't notice anything unusual either, but he trusted Kakashi's judgment and stubbed out his cigarette, speaking seriously.

The three nodded in unison, no longer paying attention to Shuimu.

He's just a Chunin; even if something unusual happens, he won't cause much trouble. The reason for reporting to the Third Hokage isn't because the person is particularly important, but because they don't have time to pay attention to such a minor character. A few Anbu members can handle it.

As they spoke, the buzzing sound inside the room gradually subsided, and Akai and the others looked up as if they sensed something.

At some point, Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in a divine robe and wearing a straw hat, strolled into the room. Beside him, a tall ANBU ninja wearing an owl-face mask entered.

Sarutobi Asuma immediately raised an eyebrow, his eyes revealing an indescribable apprehension.

"Do you know that secret service?"

Seeing Asuma Sarutobi's unusual behavior, Kurenai Yuhi asked in confusion, while Guy and Kakashi were also drawn to his somber expression.

This was the first time they had ever seen Asma with such a terrifying expression.

"She is……"

Asuma only got halfway through his sentence when he saw the mysterious ninja who had followed Hiruzen Sarutobi to the high platform turn around and seem to be watching him. He immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

Having witnessed Qing's miserable state firsthand, he was genuinely terrified of this Root leader.

Kakashi and his two companions waited for a long time without getting an explanation from Asuma. Seeing that Asuma was sweating profusely, they were also alarmed.

The group quickly adjusted their stance, their expressions serious, and watched alongside the other ninjas as Hiruzen Sarutobi and the mysterious ANBU member ascended the platform side by side. (End of Chapter)