Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Chapter 260 The Arrival of the Otsutsuki

a few days later.

The second round of the Chunin Exams begins.

With over a hundred teams, after about a third were eliminated in the first round, more than eighty teams remained to advance to the second round.

Outside Konoha, Mitarashi Anko, serving as the chief examiner for the second round, was loudly proclaiming the rules of the examination.

The ninjas from the five major ninja villages, who were responsible for monitoring and protecting the examinees along the way, were also ready.

It is necessary to ensure that all candidates do not stray from the designated examination area and disturb the peace of surrounding towns, while also ensuring that the examination process proceeds smoothly without external interference.

Because she was worried about her three students, Kurenai Yuhi also applied to become one of the examiners who monitored the candidates.

Yagami Yoruichi stayed with her, mingling in the crowd.

"I'm very curious," Yagami Yoruichi asked Orochimaru beside him, "What's so special about Anko's constitution? Why is she able to bear the Heavenly Curse Seal?"

Orochimaru's cursed seal can enhance the strength of the recipient at various costs.

The Heavenly Curse Seal is the strongest, but it also has the highest entry barrier.

To date, only Mitarashi Anko has successfully borne the Heavenly Curse Seal.

Even Guren and Kaguya Kimimaro, who were once chosen by Orochimaru as candidates for reincarnation, could only bear the 'Earth Curse Seal'.

Uchiha Sasuke was a genius who could bear the Cursed Seal of Heaven.

But he is the reincarnation of Indra, which is fundamentally different from ordinary ninjas.

"Her..." Orochimaru looked at Mitarashi Anko's energetic appearance, and a nostalgic smile appeared on his face as he recalled some distant memory. He said, "Her body can extract chakra in the most extreme way. Although her total chakra amount is not as much as that of the Senju or Uzumaki ninjas, just when you think she has reached her limit, she can always squeeze her body again to extract new chakra. I have never seen this kind of physique in anyone else in all these years."

"To extract more chakra by pushing the body's potential?"

When Yagami Yoruichi first heard about it, he felt that this ability seemed rather useless.

But upon closer examination, Mitarashi Anko's unique constitution is completely different from the Senju and Uzumaki bloodlines, which are born with massive amounts of chakra.

If the chakra limit of an ordinary ninja is one, the chakra limit of Senju and Uzumaki may reach one hundred.

As for Mitarashi Anko, her chakra limit is about the same as that of an ordinary person. However, when her chakra is used up, she does not need to rest or replenish it. She can refine a little chakra again and continue to do so until her body is completely pushed to its limit.

After thinking for a while, Yagami Yoruichi commented, "A very useful physique for ordinary ninjas."

But this only applies to ordinary ninjas.

At the Kage level or even higher, the chakra limit becomes even more important.

However, if one wants to cross the threshold of the Six Paths level, one's chakra must undergo a qualitative change.

In this situation, Mitarashi Anko's constitution wouldn't be of much help.

Yagami Yoruichi turned her gaze to the crowd, to a group of ninjas wearing Sound Village headbands.

There were quite a few people, nearly twenty.

More than half of them were unknown to Yoruichi Yagami, and she had no idea where Orochimaru had plundered them from.

There are only two squads, and Yoruichi Yagami is more concerned about them.

One of them were Orochimaru's most valued subordinates: Kaguya Kimimaro, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Haku.

One was Shion, who was sent by Yagami Yoruichi to participate in the Chunin Exams under the name of the Sound Village, and Guren and Tayuya accompanied Shion to "go through the process".

“That girl looks a lot like your student.” Orochimaru noticed Yoruichi Yagami’s expression, followed her gaze to Shion, and said, “There seems to be a very powerful force within her. I wonder who is stronger, her or Kimimaro.”

"How about we make a bet?" Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile, "If Shion fights Kimimaro's entire team by himself, and Shion wins, you won't take a vacation for the next three years, and you'll use the Shadow Clone Technique to speed up your research. How about it?"

While there was an element of coercion in the cooperation between Yagami Yoruichi and Orochimaru, it was more of a 'transaction'.

Since it's a transaction, you can't exploit people too much.

For each research task completed, Orochimaru would receive a vacation that he could completely control.

Furthermore, Yagami Yoruichi would not ask Orochimaru to create a bunch of shadow clones to conduct research, thus squeezing her energy to the limit.

However, this approach will certainly not maximize efficiency.

Yoruichi Yagami also wanted to take advantage of this bet to squeeze Orochimaru dry.

Having worked without a break for three years, pushing his energy to the limit with his shadow clones, I wonder how many valuable research results Orochimaru will be able to contribute?

Yagami Yoruichi was really looking forward to it.

Orochimaru was speechless upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words.

The immense energy within that little girl made him feel a slight chill run down his spine.

Although Orochimaru had high hopes for Kaguya Kimimaro, the current Kaguya Kimimaro was still very immature. Even if he used the Earth Curse Seal and unleashed his 'State Two', he would at most be at the level of an elite Jonin.

Fight that monster, Shion?

Orochimaru would have to be insane to agree to Yoruichi Yagami's bet.

"I won't gamble." Orochimaru shook his head: "When I said I was comparing Kimimaro's strength to his future potential, not his current strength. I feel a sense of fear even from the energy within that girl. How could Kimimaro possibly be her match right now?"

Seeing that Orochimaru wasn't falling for it, Yagami Yoruichi tried to tempt her again, saying, "What about my three students? None of them are as strong as Shion."

Yagami Yoruichi refers to Uzumaki Karin, Hyuga Hinata, and Kurama Yakumo.

The three women are indeed not as strong as Shion individually, but if they join forces, it's hard to say what they will be like.

However, judging solely from the amount of chakra, only Karin Uzumaki's chakra can be described as astonishing.

Hinata Hyuga and Yakumo Kurama have decent chakra levels, but in the eyes of a powerhouse like Orochimaru, they are only considered 'decent'.

But this time, Orochimaru didn't hesitate at all and shook his head to refuse, saying, "No betting. I've already worked hard enough for you. I don't want to waste my precious vacation!"

Orochimaru would never hesitate to make a bet with Tsunade.

The wool from the fat sheep of the ninja world isn't something you can get anytime, anywhere.

But what about making a bet with Yagami Yoruichi?

Let's forget about it then.

Having known Orochimaru and Yoruichi Yagami for so long, Orochimaru always had a feeling that nothing in the ninja world could be hidden from Yoruichi Yagami.

Yoruichi Yagami's eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.

Want to make a bet with someone who has cheated to see through walls or unlock the entire map?

Orochimaru believed he wouldn't do something so stupid.

"Let's not gamble anymore." Yagami Yoruichi felt a little bored.

I felt like I'd lost out because I couldn't trick Orochimaru.

If you succeed in getting scammed, you win; if you don't, you don't win; and if you don't win, you lose.

Yagami Yoruichi looked at Orochimaru with a hint of ill intent.

Orochimaru shuddered and said stiffly, "Yoruichi-kun, I haven't offended you, have I? I've completed all the tasks you assigned me."

Thinking about how Orochimaru has worked diligently for him all these years.

In the ninja world, there are many people who are willing to put in the effort and work hard.

But there are few who are as useful as Orochimaru.

After searching for so long, Yagami Yoruichi only managed to gather three research talents: Orochimaru, Sasori of the Red Sand, and Amado of the Three Paths.

If something happens to Orochimaru, the progress at the laboratory will be greatly slowed down.

Thinking of this, Yagami Yoruichi suppressed the malice in her heart.

Sensing that the malice surrounding them had disappeared, Orochimaru breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's really scary," Orochimaru thought to himself. "Yoruichi-kun's strength is getting more and more terrifying. Just releasing a little bit of malice makes me feel like I'm suffocating..."

On the stage, Mitarashi Anko finally finished reading the rules.

It wasn't that she was deliberately dragging things out; it was just that this year's Chunin Exams, organized by the five great ninja villages, involved so many things that the rules for the second stage were extremely complicated.

However, overall, the core element is just one thing: strive to reduce the number of people who pass the assessment to less than sixteen by the second stage.

In this way, the third round of 'individual battles' can be controlled to end in four rounds.

The time can be controlled within one day, making it convenient to invite daimyo, nobles, and wealthy merchants from the ninja world to watch the battle.

—For other ninja villages, inviting potential mission employers to watch the Chunin Exams and show them the strength of their new recruits is a key reason why these potential employers would be willing to offer missions to their villages.

However, for Konoha, this stated reason was merely a pretext.

The key is to gather all the daimyo, nobles, and other influential figures in the ninja world together to make it easier to take action.

In Yagami Yoruichi's pre-planned scheme, the Chunin Exams would not only target the Jinchuriki from each village who had already registered to participate, but also the Kage and Jonin leading their teams.

At the same time, it is also necessary to control the noble class and wealthy merchants who control most of the wealth and economy of the ninja world, so that the Land of Fire can more smoothly annex the territories of other countries in the future.

Only when a series of plans are completed and the ninja world is completely unified can we better unleash our potential and transform the entire ninja world according to Yagami Yoruichi's ideas.

But now...

The second round of team battle assessments will last for a full month.

This is a good opportunity to observe which members of the younger generation are worth focusing on developing.

Compared to the third round, which is a one-on-one battle in the ring.

The second round of team battles can actually better demonstrate a ninja's overall qualities.

As Mitarashi Anko announced the start of the assessment, teams quickly set off, dispersing into the jungle and heading north along the routes required for the assessment.

"Let's part ways here." Yagami Yoru greeted Orochimaru, then took Kurenai Yuhi into the air and flew towards the sky.

"Your students are all very fast." Kurenai looked down at Karin and the other two who were in the lead group, and then at the Ino-Shika-Cho trio who were lagging behind. She felt a sense of frustration.

Although she knew that her three students, in terms of both talent and strength, could not compare with Yagami Yoruichi's students.

When facing a weaker position, it is wise to adopt a more conservative strategy and observe the situation before making any plans.

But seeing how 'cowardly' Nara Shikamaru and the others really were, Kurenai Yuhi still felt a little depressed.

"Do you think Shikamaru and the others have the potential to become strong?" Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but ask.

"There is definitely potential, but without particularly good opportunities, the upper limit will certainly not be very high."