Konoha's Hextech Ninja

So when the guards saw Scorpion of the Red Sand, their first reaction was not vigilance, but excitement and agitation.

However, when the Red Sand Scorpion mercilessly released its puppets to attack the group of guards, everyone was stunned.

"Lord Scorpion, why, why?" A ninja, wounded by several stabs and poisoned, lay on the ground, struggling to lift his head to look at Scorpion of the Red Sand, wanting an explanation.

"We are here on orders to take away Chiyo, who has mastered the forbidden resurrection technique." Sasori left these words behind, then manipulated his puppet to throw the Sand Village ninja aside and walked into the tall building in the center of the oasis.

The sounds of weapons clashing and explosions continued to emanate from inside the building.

It took more than an hour for things to gradually calm down.

Sasori Akasuna and Minato Namikaze, carrying the unconscious Chiyo, boarded a helicopter-like aircraft and departed from the sky.

When Sunagakure received the news and sent people to investigate, they found only corpses scattered all over the ground, a dying Ebizo, and a few ninjas who had barely escaped death.

……

The Land of Earth.

Kisame Hoshigaki lifted the unconscious Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, and looked at the devastation in the valley, which had been repeatedly ravaged by a massive ninjutsu. He bared his sharp fangs and muttered to himself, "Shouldn't that be enough of a commotion?"

"The leader said we should make a big scene so that the Earth Shadow will be on edge and start preparing for war."

"Let's have another round then..."

With that, Kisame Hoshigaki loosened his grip on the hilt of his sword, Samehada, and quickly formed hand seals: "Water Release - Great Explosive Water Shock Wave!"

It was as if a huge lake had fallen from the sky, repeatedly washing over this valley.

After doing all this, Kisame Hoshigaki, carrying Rōshi, joined Orochimaru, who had also completed the mission of capturing the Five-Tails Jinchūriki, and they embarked on their journey home.

……

Just when all the forces in the ninja world were in a state of tension due to the attack by an unknown enemy.

Leaf.

The third round of the Chunin Exams began as scheduled.

Apart from Kirigakure, which withdrew from the competition halfway through, all the major forces in the ninja world that are somewhat noteworthy have gathered here.

Feng Yingluo sat atop the Guan Xing Mu Yin, his heart filled with anxiety.

Just before the competition began, he received an urgent message from the village, informing him that the two elders, Chiyo and Ebizo, had been attacked; one was seriously injured, and the other had been captured by the enemy, their fates unknown.

However, leaving Konoha at this point would leave no time to do anything and would also offend Konoha.

He could only force himself to suppress his anxiety and unease and come to watch the Chunin Exams according to the previously agreed-upon procedure.

Sunagakure Village only had one team, consisting of Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro, all of whom were eliminated early in the second round.

The final round had nothing to do with Sunagakure Village, which made Kazekage Rasa's mindset a little more at ease.

At least we don't have to worry about the outcome of the competition anymore.

Apart from Kirihime Village, which should have been able to secure at least one or two spots but chose to withdraw from the competition.

In this Chunin Exam, Sunagakure performed the worst among the five great ninja villages, solidifying its title as the 'weakest ninja village'.

Of course, this "weakest" refers to the five great ninja villages.

Compared to those smaller ninja villages, even if Sunagakure Village is in decline, it still has an overwhelming advantage.

Rasa glanced at the venue below, then turned to the Fourth Raikage, A, who was also sitting in the 'VIP seats,' and said, 'Raikage, two people from your Kumogakure have made it to the finals. I wonder what their final ranking will be.'

These words were purely meant to annoy Raikage.

The two contestants from Kumogakure, Omoi and Karui, faced off in the first round against Shion, widely considered the strongest contestant in this year's Chunin Exams, and Karin Uzumaki, who demonstrated her bloodline limit ability 'Vajra Seal' in the second round.

If they hadn't crashed into the big gun and been unable to participate, they would never have made it past the first round.

Ai snorted, indicating that he didn't want to pay any attention to Luo Sha.

Rasa didn't mind, and turned his head with a smile to look at Iwagakure's team leader, Kurotsuchi, and said, "Kurotsuchi from Iwagakure is also performing quite well. He might be able to achieve good results."

Huang Tu's face darkened.

Kurotsuchi's opponent in the first round was the young lady of the Kurama clan, known as the 'strongest illusion family'.

In previous battles, the opponent would simply pick up a paintbrush, make a few strokes, and the enemy would fall down. It was impossible to understand how she made her move.

With these methods, even though Kurotsuchi possesses the Lava Release bloodline limit, she has little hope of winning.

Seeing the atmosphere getting a bit tense, Tsunade immediately smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, the match is about to start, let's watch the match."

……

On the other side of the stands.

Yagami Yoruichi and Yuhi Kurenai sat side by side in the front row.

On the other side of Yagami Yoruichi is a petite little girl named Hinata Hanabi.

"Yoruichi-nii, you haven't come to play with Hanabi in so long!" Hanabi looked at Yoruichi with a pitiful expression and said, "Hanabi wanted to go see Yoruichi-nii, but my sister wouldn't let me bother you!"

"I'm sorry, Hanabi, I've been too busy lately." Yagami Yoruichi looked at the little girl's adorable appearance and couldn't help but soften her heart, so she quickly apologized.

Hinata Hyuga was practically raised under the watchful eyes of Yoruichi Yagami from a young age.

Shortly after Hinata Hanabi was born, from the time she learned to speak and walk, Hinata would bring Hanabi with her every time she came to see Yoruichi Yagami.

From a young age, Hanabi has long been used to sticking to Yagami Yoruichi.

During this time, Yagami Yoru spent most of his time with Yuhi Kurenai, and indeed forgot about Hinata Hanabi, neglecting her.

Hyuga Hanabi pouted and stretched out her arms to Yagami Yoruichi, saying, "I need a hug to calm you down! And I want to be lifted up high!"

"Alright, alright, I'll do whatever Hanabi says." Yagami Yoruichi chuckled, picked up Hanabi, and placed her on his shoulder.

At this time, Hinata Hanabi was very thin.

She is seven years old, but looks like she is three or four.

Riding on Yagami Yoruichi's back, it didn't look out of place at all.

When Hiashi Hyuga saw his daughter like this, he instinctively wanted to scold her.

But seeing how much Yagami doted on Hanabi, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

"It would be good to get closer. It would be even better if I could become Yoruichi's disciple," Hiashi Hyuga thought to himself.

According to the rules of the Hyuga clan, clan members who are assigned to the branch family must receive a rehabilitation B vaccination at the age of three.

Logically speaking, Hinata Hyuga's talent should make it absolutely no problem for her to inherit the main family.

Then Hinata Hanabi would inevitably have to split up the family.

However, even at the age of seven, Hinata Hanabi had not yet been classified as a Rejuvenation B, because the conservative and rigid elders of the Hinata clan dared not offend Yagami Yoruichi.

Within the Hyuga clan, it's not uncommon for someone to have mentioned giving Hyuga Hanabi the Recovery B buff.

With just one sentence, "Go and tell Yoruichi yourself," Hiashi Hyuga silenced the clan elder, who never dared to mention the matter again.

"Do you have a good relationship with the Hyuga family?" Kurenai Yuhi asked, a hint of curiosity in her eyes as she watched Yoruichi Yagami and Hanabi Hyuga get along so well.

The way Yagami Yoruichi acted when she was with Hinata Hanabi clearly indicated that this wasn't the first time she had done this.

If you didn't see their appearance, you would believe they were a father and daughter.

"Not from the Hyuga family, just close friends with Hinata and Hanabi." Yagami Yoruichi said while playing with Hanabi, "Don't you think Hanabi is cute? Anyone would like such a cute child, right?"

“She is indeed very cute.” Kurenai Yuhi nodded.

Hearing the two praising her, Hinata Hanabi couldn't help but show a happy expression, raised her arm, and said loudly, "It's because my sister and Yoruichi-nii-san have taken such good care of Hanabi!"

This energetic and incredibly cute appearance immediately made Yagami Yoruichi and Yuhi Kurenai burst into laughter.

"Look, the match has started!" Hyuga Hanabi, perched on Yagami Yoruichi's shoulders, suddenly pointed to the field below and excitedly shouted, "Shion-neechan is on the field! Go Shion-neechan!"

"Shouldn't you be cheering for your Hinata-neechan?" Kurenai Yuhi asked jokingly. "Wouldn't that count as betraying us?"

Hinata Hanabi said in a serious tone, "Let's cheer for Shion-neechan for now, and when we meet, we'll cheer for her too!"

In the short time it took to say those few words, on the arena below, Ziyuan had already casually controlled the Undying Warrior, forcing Omoi out of the arena.

Aside from her ability to communicate with the Netherworld Legion, Shion did not demonstrate any other abilities.

Omoi is quite strong, possessing the skill level of a top-tier ninja.

But compared to Shion, she was completely outmatched.

The following matches were not particularly interesting.

It's basically all one-sided.

The first round of the round of 16 ended quickly.

Nothing unexpected happened.

Shion, Naruto Uzumaki, Yakumo Kurama, Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, Guren, Karin Uzumaki, and Kimimaro Kaguya advanced.

Nominally, there are five in Konoha and three in Otogakure.

In fact, after Huang Tu revealed the details of the mission to the Land of Demons, anyone with a sharp mind would have guessed that Shion was taken to Konoha by Yagami Yoruichi.

Since she participated in the competition under the name of the Sound Village, the Sound Village's stance is also worth considering.

In the eyes of many factions, the Chunin Exams had turned into an internal war within Konoha by the time they reached the quarterfinals.

The short break is over.

Kakashi Hatake, the chief examiner, stood on the ring.

Shion and Naruto Uzumaki slowly walked into the arena.

"If I determine that one side has lost the ability to fight, I will immediately stop the match." Kakashi Hatake emphasized the rules, and then announced: "The first match of the second round, Shion from the Sound Village versus Naruto from the Leaf Village, the match begins!"

With a command from Kakashi Hatake, he swiftly exited the arena.

Without forming any hand seals, Shion simply pressed one hand to the ground and shouted, "Summoning Jutsu!"

Sixteen immortal warriors appeared in the arena, protecting Ziyuan.

On stage, seeing this scene, Yagami Yoru's eyes flickered slightly.

"Shion's mastery of the priestess's power has improved again. She's probably close to taking that next step..."

Yagami Yoruichi muttered to himself.

After the power of the priestess and the demon merged, they essentially reached the 'super-kage level'.

However, Shion was unable to perfectly control this power and could only unleash Kage-level strength.

However, as her control over her own power continues to improve, the upper limit of her combat power will also increase.

Shion can greatly enhance the strength of the Undying Warrior through the blessing of the priestess's power, from the original Undying Warrior who was only at the Genin level to the Undying Warrior who can have the combat power of Kage level.

However, the higher the level of blessing, the fewer undead warriors can be blessed at the same time.

Before the Chunin Exams began, Shion could only give a maximum of ten immortal warriors the strength of a Kage.

Now, that number has increased to sixteen, which is quite an improvement.

If combined with Shion's own combat strength, she is already very close to the threshold of Kage-level combat power.

"Is this your limit? Or are you hiding some of your strength?" Yagami Yoruichi wondered to himself.

Naruto Uzumaki's strength is far greater than in the original work.

But right now, he has neither Sage Mode nor the ability to utilize the Nine-Tails' power.

He can only exert relatively good combat power by relying on his huge chakra and the combination of a few ninjutsu taught to him by Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze. That's all.

It's still quite a bit short to force out Shion's full strength.

Chapter 272 Lightning Release Chakra Mode + Gentle Fist?

The battle unfolded exactly as Yagami Yoichi had predicted.

Naruto Uzumaki used his signature Multiple Shadow Clone Technique combined with Wind Release ninjutsu.

However, they were completely unable to break through the defensive line composed of sixteen immortal warriors with Kage-level strength.

After a brief standoff, Shion seized an opening and used the Undying Warrior to throw Naruto Uzumaki's body off the stage.

Throughout the entire battle, Shion appeared incredibly relaxed, exerting no effort whatsoever.