Konoha: The Gu Master Creates the Hokage

In the Sarutobi clan's encampment, they saw Hiruzen Sarutobi fishing.

"Did you catch anything?"

Tsunade walked straight up and asked.

"I just fished."

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed lightly and said.

Tsunade glanced at the sky; it was already past noon, but she didn't expose her.

"How come you have time to see me?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi changed the subject, asking, "Shouldn't you be busy with the Chunin Exams?"

Orochimaru has appeared in the Forest of Death.

Tsunade said in a deep voice.

"what?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze sharpened, and he instinctively gripped his fishing rod tighter. "He actually dares to come back?"

"His target might be Sasuke and Shiki."

Tsunade didn't hide anything and said, "He attacked them in the Forest of Death, but he didn't succeed."

"Given his personality, he definitely won't let this go."

Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted and said, "In that case, we can't let them escape again."

Many years ago, he discovered Orochimaru's human experiments.

I should have killed him on the spot, but I hesitated for a moment and let him escape.

"I'll have to trouble you for help then, teacher."

Tsunade shared her thoughts.

"It seems you really care about your student."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and said, "It's rare to hear you call me 'teacher'."

He didn't actually feel much pressure from Orochimaru.

Although his student was very talented, he did not have a bloodline limit.

He's practically a carbon copy of himself when he was young.

"Zhihui is very outstanding."

Tsunade said seriously, "Losing him is a loss for Konoha."

"This is true."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in agreement.

……

Five days passed quickly.

The second round of the Chunin Exams has officially ended.

All teams that did not reach the tower were eliminated, leaving only thirty people in the end.

However, there were still too many, so the preliminary rounds were announced.

early morning.

After breakfast, Shiki Aburame met Tsunade again.

The two arrived at the long passageway inside the tower.

The preliminary rounds start at 9:00 AM.

At this time, the genin were all in the rest room preparing for battle.

For example, taking inventory of ninja tools.

There were only Tsunade and Shiki Aburame in the passage.

Orochimaru used the technique of erasing facial features.

Tsunade said with a headache, "We've been investigating for the past five days, but we've found nothing."

"fine."

You Nuzhihui comforted her, saying, "He will show up on his own."

"You're so calm."

Tsunade rolled her eyes at him and said.

She knew, of course, that Orochimaru would reappear.

However, the level of danger differs between being proactive and being reactive.

If we can find him, we won't have to live in such fear.

"I've always been very lucky."

"It's oil-loving Zhihui," he said with a smile.

Well, at least you're luckier than me.

"Go back to your dorm."

Tsunade gets annoyed when luck is mentioned, and she says with a stern face.

Seeing this, Yu Nu Zhihui had no choice but to leave.

Time quickly passed to nine o'clock.

The genin who had passed the second round gathered in the plaza inside the tower.

The surrounding area was like the stands of the Roman Colosseum, except there were no seats.

Tsunade stood on the high platform wearing the Hokage's robes.

Standing on either side of her were Jonin such as Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, Yamato, and Kurenai Yuhi.

As for Sunagakure, a Jonin representative named Maki also came.

He was the teacher of Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari.

Their status in Sunagakure was equivalent to that of the Three Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

Oil Girl Zhihui glanced around.

I glanced at those few unknown ninjas a couple more times.

According to the original story, Orochimaru is disguised as someone else.

"Congratulations on passing the second test."

Tsunade stepped forward and said with a faint smile, "Next is the preliminary round before the third match. Only the winners can step onto the final stage."

The third match is also an individual battle, but it will be held in a dedicated venue.

At the same time, there was a large audience, including lords and nobles from various countries.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, will also make an appearance.

In short, it was an absolutely spectacular event.

Two in one.

Chapter 152 The Preliminary Rounds End (Third and Fourth Updates)

Tsunade is always concise and to the point, unlike Hiruzen Sarutobi in the original work who gave a long opening speech.

After saying a few words, she handed the initiative over to the referee of the match, Moonlight Gale.

"Ahem... Hello everyone... Ahem... I am Gekko Hayate."

Moonlight Gale can cough three times in a single sentence.

Coupled with his deep dark circles and pale, listless face, many people suspected that he would die on the spot at any moment.

"As the referee... cough cough... I have three rules to announce."

Moonlight Gale continued, "First, never act impulsively; second, never kill; third, be absolutely fair."

Towards the end, he stopped coughing.

The others didn't find it so distressing.

"Finally... cough cough... those who want to quit, please raise your hand... cough cough."

As soon as Moonlight Gale finished speaking, someone raised their hand.

Aburame Shiki glanced at it, and unsurprisingly, it was Yakushi Kabuto.

He infiltrated the Chunin Exams not to advance to the Chunin rank, but simply to gather intelligence.

It's now a one-on-one battle. If I don't withdraw, I'll expose my strength and arouse unnecessary suspicion.

"Any more?"

Moonlight Gale's gaze swept over the crowd.

After waiting for thirty seconds, he announced the official start of the qualifiers.

The large screen behind him lit up, and two names scrolled rapidly before finally stopping.

Uchiha Sasuke versus Dosu.

Oil Girl Zhihui exclaimed, "Wow!"

Purple Dog battles Six Paths Tos.

But he remembered that in the original work, Tos's opponent was Choji Akimichi.

As expected, the change in the number of people resulted in different outcomes.

The somewhat hunchbacked Tos walked to the center of the field.