Naruto, your uncle is going to be Hokage!

Is this about to start a competition for the title of the most powerful connections?

However, when it comes to connections, no ninja present could compare to Naruto. His uncle was the Hokage, his father was also the Hokage, and most importantly, the proctor was his father's student.

The background is terrifying!

Gaara, standing at the back of the classroom, secretly glanced at Naruto. Remembering Pakura's teachings, he spent most of the exam time observing Naruto.

He pondered how to get on Naruto's good side.

If you cling to Naruto's coattails, you'll never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of your life.

Ding ding ding! ! !

Two hours flew by.

Amidst the mournful cries of candidates from other villages, Kakashi, with an iron fist, issued the order to collect the papers.

"All candidates must stop writing. Anyone found continuing to write will receive a score of zero!"

Deidara, whose moral compass had crumbled after enduring the torment of the entire exam, threw his head back and burst into tears at the jarring exam bell.

"It's too hard! It's too hard!"

"I can't do this problem! I can't do it!!"

His cries echoed the sentiments of most candidates from other villages, and for a time, cries filled the air, with similar sounds heard everywhere.

……

Shortly after the exam, the first round of Chunin Exam papers were leaked, causing a stir in the ninja world.

"My God! Is it even possible to solve this kind of problem?"

"What is Konoha doing! They can't even understand the questions, let alone answer them."

"It's a conspiracy! It must be a conspiracy! Konoha is willing to sacrifice all their dignity just to win!"

Amidst the numerous sarcastic and critical voices, a few ninjas seemed to have discovered something and held opposing views.

"It doesn't seem that simple. That person from Konoha wouldn't do something as pointless as making things difficult for them, would they?"

"I also think that the official must have his reasons for doing this, and there must be something special about this exam paper!"

Many enthusiastic fans of Mirai Namikaze quickly bought numerous test papers and studied them day and night, hoping to discover their secrets!

"Damn it! Is setting such a question purely an attempt to make things difficult for my Hidden Cloud Village?!"

Ai, who was on his way to Konoha, grabbed the exam paper that Konoha was using and threw it hard to the ground.

As everyone knows, the people of Kumogakure are all brutes; they'd rather use their hands than their brains!

Why is Konoha setting such a difficult question? Isn't it purely aimed at my Hidden Cloud Village?

As he expected, almost all the ninjas sent by the Hidden Cloud Village to take the exam submitted blank papers.

"Hmph, the second round is a practical assessment, which is where the Hidden Cloud Village has an advantage!"

If you can't outsmart people, then outforce them.

Ai grinned coldly.

He dispatched many genin who were unregistered chunin, secretly demoted to genin, with the aim of overwhelming Konoha with superior strength.

We'll get our revenge for the loss we suffered in Konoha!

If you think about it carefully, the Kage of those villages should be arriving in Konoha soon, right?

As the five great ninja villages jointly participated in the Chunin Exams, Raikage A, Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and others were invited to Konoha to observe the event.

Ai originally didn't want to go.

But then he thought, even Onoki went, so if he didn't go, wouldn't that prove he wasn't as brave as Onoki?

Besides, all four Kage are here this time, well... excluding that bitch Yekura, all three Kage are here.

Three against two, the advantage is mine!

Ai's sneer deepened. This Chunin Exam was being broadcast live the entire time, so they needed to put Konoha's arrogance to a good start.

……

Three days later, the location for the second assessment was determined, and the participating candidates rushed to the examination venue.

At the very top, five Kage, including Ai, Onoki, and Yagura, sat in a row, watching the examinees' every move through the giant screen opposite them.

"Welcome, everyone, to Konoha for the Chunin Exams, which are held every three years. I am your examiner, Jiraiya!"

With his cheeks painted and wearing a headband with the character for "oil" on it, Jiraiya gripped the microphone, his voice amplified through it.

"Jiraiya? One of the Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya? I didn't expect him to be the examiner for the second round?"

"He went back to Konoha? So, all three legendary Sannin are in Konoha now?"

The moment Jiraiya appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of many ninjas. Many of them showed surprise and were stunned by Jiraiya's appearance.

"Jiraiya has actually returned to the village? What is the Hidden Cloud Village's intelligence department doing? They didn't even discover such important intelligence!"

Ai gritted his teeth; this was not good news!

With Jiraiya's return to the village and all three legendary Sannin returning to Konoha, Konoha's strength has increased once again.

In his opinion, he would rather Jiraiya never be a villager and instead wander outside until he dies.

Onoki also had a gloomy expression.

Konoha used the Chunin Exams to flex its muscles.

With the three legendary Sannin gathered, Konoha would be absolutely terrifying.

"Jiraiya is quite photogenic!"

On the other side of the venue, Tsunade, with her arms wrapped around the huge, soft object, looked at Jiraiya on the big screen with a half-smile.

"Perhaps he himself didn't realize that he had a talent for being a host!"

A hoarse voice, tinged with a slight chuckle, rang out, and Orochimaru's pale golden vertical pupils revealed a hint of praise.

His unconventional personality, comical appearance, and occasional bawdy jokes give him a significant advantage on the path to becoming an abbot.

Tsunade glanced at him, slightly surprised, and said, "Orochimaru, it's rare that you're not holed up in the lab. It seems that Jiraiya not only has a talent for being a host, but also for attracting you."

"Hehe..." Orochimaru chuckled lightly in response to Tsunade's teasing. "Don't keep looking at me with the same old eyes. I'm not the same person I used to be."

Returning to Konoha and being influenced by Mirai Namikaze, Orochimaru found faith in science and gradually shed his former cold aura.

In terms of appearance and temperament, she is more in line with Snake Aunt during Boruto's transition period.

"That kid in the future is really something, I don't know how he managed to be so infatuated with you."

Tsunade muttered to herself.

She never imagined Orochimaru would undergo such a transformation.

However, this is something to celebrate.

On the other side, Jiraiya, surrounded by numerous cameras and sweating profusely while gripping a microphone, had no time to care about Orochimaru and the others' gazes.

My palms, gripping the microphone, were already sweaty.

Fine beads of sweat also appeared on his forehead.

Damn it, someone save me!

Being broadcast live by so many cameras made him feel like he was being stripped naked!

I shouldn't have gone to find Namikaze Mirai after returning to the village, and instead became that damn Chunin Exams host!

He's just a lousy novelist, what's he doing trying to cross over into other fields?

But he was already in a bind, so Jiraiya had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue broadcasting.

"Everyone, as you can see, this is the location for the second round of the Chunin Exams."

As the camera moved down, the candidate's location appeared on the screen, instantly eliciting a chorus of boos.

"What? It's just a flat, dilapidated piece of land? Is Konoha that poor? They chose such a run-down place to start!"

In an instant, a chorus of doubts, boos, and jeers erupted, and some people even threw aluminum cans and scrap paper toward the big screen.

The scene that appeared on the screen was a group of candidates standing helplessly on flat ground. Calling it flat ground was already a compliment; to be precise, it was barren land, the kind where not a single weed grew.

"Hmph! Is this all Konoha is capable of? One of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and they hold the Chunin Exams in a wasteland?"

"Heh, it seems Konoha is nothing special after all."

On the viewing platform of the Five Kage Summit, Ai and Onoki exchanged sarcastic remarks.

Konoha is their greatest enemy, and they certainly won't let go of any opportunity to mock Konoha.

This assessment is being broadcast live throughout the ninja world, so it would be perfect to take this opportunity to weaken Konoha's international reputation.

On the big screen, Jiraiya, as if receiving some kind of notification, composed himself and explained to the camera.

"Gentlemen, there's a mistake. The assessment is being held over there."

Following the direction he was pointing, the camera panned to reveal a dense forest.

"forest???"