Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

Chapter 49 Rain Village Ninja, Paper Ninjutsu

Outside Yugaku Village, the group of five arrived safely.

Yugaku Village doesn't look much different from the surrounding villages and towns. It's still surrounded by hot springs, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, with excellent scenery and a highly consistent architectural style.

This beautiful country truly makes it easy to forget the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

Jingyan looked around.

There were many ninjas coming and going in the village, including those from Yugakure and Kirigakure.

Most of them arrived early.

So far, only they have arrived from Konoha.

"Is this the Hidden Hot Spring Village?"

Kurenai held the book in her hand, her eyes filled with curiosity.

A village that has forgotten the war.

Peaceful village.

Her beautiful eyes scanned the roadside, observing the situation along the way, before noticing a slight furrow in her brow.

The streets are bustling with people, but noise and conflicts also occur from time to time.

We arrived at our temporary residence.

"I heard that Yugakure is a peace-loving village, but after entering the village, I felt that they were not very welcoming to us."

"It's Kurenai," she whispered.

"Perhaps it's because they felt our arrival disrupted the peace of the village."

Watergate sighed.

For the ninjas of Yugakure, these ninja villages are known for their bravery and fighting spirit, making it impossible for them to live in complete peace.

The number of ninjas suddenly increased...

It's quite normal for small-scale chaos to occur in Yugakure.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Now that we're in Yugakure, we need to follow the local rules and try to avoid conflicts with others."

"good!"

Everyone agreed in unison.

……

"Aww! Kyohiko, let's have an exciting duel!"

"Then let's play rock-paper-scissors. This is a contest that really tests your eyesight and reflexes."

Jingyan calmly extended his hand.

Matt Kai's eyes lit up, and he wholeheartedly agreed.

"That's right! Come on, come on..."

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

"..."

Watching the two of them move so quickly, Kurenai sighed helplessly and turned her gaze back to the book in her hand.

These two are really bored out of their minds!

but.

For several days in a row.

Jiraiya told them not to go out, and Kyohiko had the same attitude, unaware of what was happening outside.

"I'm back."

"what?"

Kurenai was startled. She looked up and saw Kyohiko jump down from the rooftop, landing beside her.

She paused for a moment, then looked into the courtyard—

So it was a shadow clone?

"Where did you go?"

"Minato-senpai was going to Iwagakure, so I went to see him off."

Jingyan jumped down.

Having arrived in Yugakure for several days, Minato Namikaze received orders to travel to Iwagakure to negotiate regarding the attack.

Just as he expected, things escalated!

because……

Not only was Konoha attacked, but a team from Kumogakure who came to Yugakure was also attacked. However, the attackers fled after the attack, and it is still difficult to find out where they came from.

With the attack on Konoha serving as a precedent, Jiraiya followed suit with his propaganda.

When Kumogakure was attacked, Kirigakure's master quickly stated that it had nothing to do with them.

but.

The earthen platform clearly didn't quite believe it—

The relationship between Kirigakure and Kumogakure cannot be described as particularly good.

Because the Land of Lightning is mountainous with harsh terrain and environment, it values ​​marine resources more than the Land of Fire.

The friction between it and the Land of Water over maritime transport and marine resources is much greater than that between it and the Land of Fire.

As affiliated ninja villages, there are naturally many rifts between the two villages.

and so.

The Hidden Mist ninjas who have now arrived in Yugakure have all put away their murderous intent and are as docile as the Yugakure ninjas.

Over there, Might Guy had been paddling for a while when he suddenly saw Kyohiko and Kurenai sitting there chatting. He paused for a moment, then realized what was happening—

"Ah! So it's a shadow clone!"

"Shadow clones do not affect the duel."

Jingyan smiled, but still dispelled the shadow clone.

Keton found it boring.

Just as he was about to speak, a "thump thump thump" sound came from outside.

There are three people.

Jingyan listened carefully.

"I'll go open the door."

Jingyan got up to greet him.

After opening the door, he saw three Konoha genin, who were slightly older than them, standing outside. One of them looked quite familiar.

Yamashiro Aoba?

Judging from his attire and clothing style, it should be him.

The one next to him should be Namiashi Raidou, and I don't recognize the last one. They are a few years older than Kyohiko and the others, and they graduated in the same year as Kakashi, so they do meet the requirements to take the exam.

"Hello, we are the second team to take the exam."

Yamashiro Aoba introduces himself.

Each village took this exam very seriously and did not easily send ninjas to participate.

Those who can come are all elites.

Jingyan nodded, about to speak, when he heard a strange noise.

"Um?"

He looked behind them.

Jingyan seemed to be thinking for a moment, then said, "Everyone, please come in."

"OK, thanks."

Yamashiro Aoba expressed her gratitude.

They then entered the courtyard.

but.

The moment the three turned and entered, Jingyan vanished in an instant.

Across the street, a figure darted past in a tree and ran away, but the next moment, he stood frozen on the wall, too afraid to move.

A knife was held to his neck.

quickly!

He hadn't seen it clearly at all, only a blurry afterimage, and when he looked again, it was already in front of him.

What a terrifying teleportation technique!

The intelligence is accurate.

This guy's strength is absolutely terrifying!

The ninja, with a knife to his neck, had a lot of cold sweat on his forehead.

"Although my swordsmanship is mediocre, I still advise you not to move. Your Body Flicker Technique is definitely not faster than my sword."

Jingyan said calmly.

He sized the other person up, and couldn't help but pause in surprise when he saw the headband—

The opponent was not the Hidden Mist ninja or the Hidden Cloud ninja as expected, but a ninja from the Hidden Rain Village.

There were indeed ninjas from Amegakure (Hidden Rain Village) in this exam.

but.

Why is he here to monitor me?

Jingyan was surprised, and then the knife moved even closer to his neck.

"Who are you?"

"Kyusuke, I am a ninja from Amegakure."

The other person's face turned slightly pale.

Jingyan frowned.

Dove's help.

Who is it?

I don't have a very deep impression of it...

Why are you following my companion?

"I meant no harm. I just heard some things about you and came here out of curiosity."

Kyusuke explained.

Jingyan's gaze sharpened slightly.

Even the ninjas of Amegakure know about my affairs?

Some people are putting themselves in a very dangerous situation!

"Where did you get your information about me?"

"this……"

The other party hesitated.

Just then, a "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sound suddenly rang out.

Fragments of paper flew toward Kyohiko.

Upon hearing the sound, Kyohiko immediately dodged to the side and slashed the incoming paper with his backhand, but Kyusuke had already escaped from his blade and fled under the cover of the remaining paper.

Paper.

Xiao Nan?

Kyohiko's gaze followed the direction in which the paper had flown—

The opponent concealed their presence very well; he could only detect the sound when they made a move.

It's them?

Yahiko and the others shouldn't be genin, and they don't have that much of a relationship with Amegakure, so why would they come to participate in the Chunin Exams?

or.

They didn't come because of the Chunin Exams.

Jingyan hesitated for a moment, then sheathed his blade and did not give chase.

"Who are they?"

"A ninja from Amegakure, but they don't seem to have any ill intentions; they're just interested in us."

Kyohiko replied.

"Ninjas from Amegakure?"

The others were quite surprised.

Konoha and Amegakure went through a major battle. In recent years, Amegakure's policies have become more closed and moderate, and it rarely interacts with Konoha and other large villages.

Unexpectedly, they even sent people to Yugakure for this joint Chunin Exam.

(End of this chapter)