Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

At this moment, he completely believed Chiba's conjecture, because Orochimaru had similar conjectures, but none as comprehensive as Chiba's.

He also knew how Chiba intended to resolve the situation.

"Do you have a way to make my body stronger?"

"Correct."

Chiba nodded.

After a moment of silence, Kimimaro asked, "What price do I need to pay?"

"As I said before, you only need to remain neutral, but you cannot leave Konoha. In addition, I will impose some restrictions on you."

"..."

Kimimaro fell silent again.

"Everything mentioned before."

Chiba smiled and said, "Don't rush to agree. Think about it again. We have plenty of time to communicate in the next six months, and I don't have a perfect plan yet."

"Ah."

Kimimaro responded with a reply.

As before, Chiba sealed him away again.

Chapter 156 If we can't get in touch with them, the client has no options.

"Oh yeah, the Chunin Exams are coming up soon. I didn't even realize it until you told me. Time flies, another six months have passed."

He sighs about it every day.

Kazusa's expression was strange, and she whispered, "Haven't you been training lately because of the Chunin Exams?"

"of course not."

He shakes his head every day.

She simply felt she had to work harder and speed up her pace to catch up with Chiba.

At least you should see his back.

Otherwise, she felt that she would drift further and further away from Chiba.

but.

This is a significant improvement.

After all, he was once the captain of the Dark Guard.

There's no need to tell Kazusa about this, especially with Chiba around.

"The Chunin Exams require teams of three to participate. After careful consideration, the Third Hokage has decided to let you participate in the exams with Kabuto-senpai."

The most important thing is Kabuto's attitude.

Yamato was extremely surprised.

He was in a good mood when Chiba arrived and handed him an open notebook.

He wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Kabuto the Pharmacist.

"Because of the special nature of Wood Release, I don't have a good way to help you at the moment, so after thinking about it, I think this is the simplest and most direct way."

but.

He could tell that this technique was very suitable for use in combination with Wood Release. The moment he saw it, he even suspected that Chiba had copied it from the First Hokage's notes.

So that's how it is, it's called Sage Chakra.

"This……"

Is it because of him?

Her mood was rather strange.

After a day of rest, Yamato's mental state improved significantly. However, what pleased him was not only the day of rest, but also the change in everyone's attitude at the research institute.

A method for cultivating special powers!

Yamato is a respectable person; after reading a page, he even asks for his opinion.

Yamato looked down, his eyes widening instantly, as if afraid of missing any line of text.

However, he didn't care about these trivial details.

Corruption exists everywhere.

She thought Tenten had already figured it out. It turns out that this guy put down his ninja tool research not because of the Chunin Exams, but simply because he wanted to become stronger.

Kazusa couldn't help but glance at Chiba.

"Of course, he's now in the medical class, and thanks to him, I was able to buy a herbal bath pack without having to wait in line recently."

The actions of the various clans were far more aggressive than those of Kazusa; they secretly purchased a batch of supplies, including the Inuzuka clan. They even hoped that the medical team could improve a medicinal bath pack for ninja dogs.

After listening, Yamato seemed to understand something and said, "You want me to help you contact a ninja in Konoha who has mastered basic Wood Release?"

"A sensory technique based on Wood Release? Did you create this, or is it a technique from the First Hokage's notes?"

Chiba then turned to the next page, "If you cannot sense natural energy, you can refer to the method on this page. Although it may not be effective, it is definitely the most suitable for you."

Chiba's inner monologue.

Chiba looked at the two of them, "You should still remember Kabuto-senpai, right?"

Chiba said with a smile.

Immortal magic?

Chiba said.

but.

Yamato's breathing quickened, and after reading the entire page, he belatedly asked, "Should I have this? Would that be inappropriate?"

“I have discussed it with Elder Shiraishi of the Fire Temple, and it is possible for you to learn from him, so you don’t need to worry.”

"..."

Chiba briefly mentioned the matter to the two of them, then got up and left.

before that……

Nobody bothered him to split up and spar with them today!

Chiba wanted to talk to Yamato first about his "compensation".

"Of course it's my technique. This ability should be applicable to any Wood Release technique, even some Wood Release ninjutsu that can't be used in combat."

Kazusa was a little confused.

He was very sensitive to intelligence and instructions, and immediately understood Chiba's meaning.

Chiba nodded.

Yamato thought for a moment and said, "Alright, do you have any other requests? I'll convey them to you."

"I don't have many requirements, just ask them if they are willing to cooperate with the research institute, not the kind of cooperation that involves cell research."

Chiba immediately added to what he was saying.

he knows.

These ninjas, who possessed basic Wood Release techniques, were often used for research. The study of Hashirama's cells was a history of blood and tears for them.

In addition, Yamato is also a product of cell research.

He could understand why Chiba added that word, "research" and "cooperation," because they were indeed quite frightening to them.

……

After leaving the research institute, Chiba sorted out his thoughts and pondered how to optimize the Chunin Exams.

He didn't want to use too many brain cells to create a completely different Chunin Exam, so after much thought, Chiba decided to improve upon the existing one.

The process remains the same, with minor adjustments to the details.

The first challenge is based on my situation in Sunagakure—

However, he wanted to make some further changes.

Cheating is possible, but among the Chunin scattered around, three different answers are provided.

Some questions have only one correct answer out of three possible answers, while more complex questions may have the correct answer mixed among the three.

That's right!

Chiba chuckled.

For ninjas, gathering and verifying intelligence is of paramount importance. To discern the truth from falsehood in intelligence, a certain amount of knowledge is required.

If you can't even learn this, how can you expect to become a ninja?

Go dream!

I've figured out the first hurdle.

The second stage is simple: brutal fighting and competition, just get them to fight.

but.

If you want to add some variety—

"Hiding the intelligence in the first test? That's right, not a single person in the team could identify the intelligence. Do you think you can pass the second test? Go to hell."

Chiba thought to himself.

He couldn't say whether this year's Chunin Exam participants were the weakest, but he could guarantee that the exam was absolutely the most difficult and brain-teasing in history.

If Gaara were eliminated in the second round...

Hey!