Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

[The Land of Rain, the Hidden Village of Rain.]

A country that will never stop crying.

[In the pouring rain, in Amegakure Village, inside the strange statue's head, a graceful figure stands on the statue's mouth.]

Before her stood a man clad in a black robe draped in crimson clouds.

The man stood on the protruding tongue of the bizarre statue, letting the rain wash over him.

"Konoha has sent an invitation."

"A joint Chunin Exam spearheaded by Konoha and Sunagakure."

A graceful figure slowly emerged from beneath the strange statue's mouth.

[She had beautiful short, light blue-purple hair and was also dressed in a black robe with red clouds.]

"Do you want to go?" Xiao Nan asked.

"The time is not right... It's not time to make Konoha carry rice yet."

"Go, gather intelligence."

"The plan hasn't started yet; it's not the right time to reveal the power of God."

As they spoke, the man standing on the protruding tongue of the strange statue turned around.

Tobirama Senju: "Those eyes... the Rinnegan?"

Tobirama Senju: "But he doesn't look like a living person."

Uchiha Izuna: Regarding puppetry, judging from the black rods on his body... those should be the chakra threads that control the 'puppet'.

In a back-and-forth exchange, the two revealed Payne's true nature.

the end.

Uchiha Izuna: Is that so? Big brother?

Madara Uchiha: "..."

You've said everything you wanted to say.

Hashirama Senju: Hahaha~

Orochimaru: "So that's how it is... No wonder I felt something was off back then."

Tsunade: "Hmph! As expected of my master."

Tobirama Senju: "..."

There's no way around it, Xiao Yi... he's obviously a 'villain' at first glance.

"Xiao Nan, you'll lead the team yourself this time."

"Check on the condition of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"That guy returned injured about five years ago; perhaps Konoha is still hiding some secret."

【"I see."】

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Nan's pretty face disappeared into the darkness again.

A moment later, Xiao Nan appeared beneath the strange statue.

【"Lord Angel!"】

"Master~!"

"Summon genin to Konoha for the Joint Chunin Exams."

"Yes!"

Ino Yamanaka: "Wow~!"

Ino Yamanaka: "Her voice is so beautiful!"

Sakura Haruno: "Yeah, she's really cute!"

Tian Tian: "But they look a bit smaller than us."

Temari: "Is she participating in this Chunin Exams?"

Kankuro: "I don't know. If I had seen him, he would probably already be dead."

......

Meanwhile, all the ninja villages received invitations.

Of course, not everyone will participate, nor will everyone give face to Konoha.

[The Hidden Cloud Village didn't even bother to reply.]

Both Iwagakure and Kirigakure refused.

Some of the smaller ninja villages that were invited naturally had no way to refuse.

Therefore, each clan began selecting members to travel to Konoha to participate in the Joint Chunin Exams.

The Joint Chunin Exams also offer them several advantages.

[They were able to showcase the strength of their village's younger generation in front of many powerful figures and ninja leaders.]

[It also allows you to gain exposure to many potential employers.]

In this way, when those investors are considering issuing tasks, they will also think of them.

Of course, everything is predicated on strength.

If not a single member of the younger generation can even make an appearance, then the intended effect will become a side effect.

As the host village, Konoha would naturally reap more benefits if it selected more genin through the trials.

Those smaller ninja villages will likely decline further as a result.

At the same time, they were powerless to resist. This joint Chunin Exams was also Konoha's way of showing its strength to the outside world after years of silence.

Even the Sand Village, from the allied Land of Wind, isn't in a much better situation than the smaller ninja villages.

[Already impoverished, if they are used as a stepping stone by Konoha this time, they will probably starve and have to rely on Konoha for survival from now on.]

These so-called allies are like a slow, insidious knife cutting into your flesh...

Konoha.

[Inside the Hokage's office at the Hokage Building.]

Hiruzen Sarutobi is still not in good condition.

Fortunately, this joint Chunin Exam can be considered a preliminary success.

It also brought it considerable comfort.

Konoha is slowly returning to normal and back on track.

However... looking at the mountain of documents in front of him, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a headache coming on.

"Hokage-sama, with great power comes great responsibility. You are the strongest Hokage, and the entire village depends on you!"

"Hahaha, I'm getting old." Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed and waved his hand.

"The future belongs to you young people... Where the leaves dance, the fire will burn ever brighter..."

[Hiruzen Sarutobi constantly recites the Will of Fire.]

The ninjas who came to submit documents to Hiruzen Sarutobi all said the best things possible.

[They've been praising Hiruzen Sarutobi to an extremely high level.]

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi could sense that something was wrong, since everyone else was saying it, he could only reluctantly accept it.

【...】

【"Chidori!!"】

【call out--】

[The distinctive, sharp cry of the Thousand Birds rang out.]

【boom--】

Sasuke smashes the boulder in front of him.

He then looked at Kakashi beside him, panting heavily.

"Kakashi...Sensei, another wall!"

Kakashi, who was meditating cross-legged, was startled awake by the shout.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

A flash of lightning crossed his eyes.

Sasuke felt a jolt throughout his body, followed by a chill.

【"snort!"】

[He gave a low snort, dispelling the killing intent Kakashi had unleashed.]

Kakashi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were back to their dead fish-like state.

"That shows some sincerity."

"Also, don't interrupt my training, or if I lose control, I'll kill you with a single Thousand Birds Stream."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke remained silent, merely staring coldly at him.

Seeing this, Kakashi slowly stood up.

[His movements were slow, but the next second, Kakashi vanished from his spot and reappeared behind Sasuke.]

[He kicked Sasuke in the butt.]

【"you!"】

Caught off guard, Kakashi successfully launched a sneak attack.

Sasuke's face was filled with anger.

"Do you still want the Earth Release: Earth Wall?" Kakashi narrowed his eyes.

【"snort!"】

Finding someone else is fine too.

But Sasuke also realized that what he had just done was indeed not a good thing.

He then fell silent.

Kakashi rolled his eyes at him, then unleashed a wall of dog heads.

【"Leaf Whirlwind!!!"】

Just then, a green figure appeared behind Kakashi.

A whistling sound filled the air.

Kakashi quickly raised his arm to block.

"Come on, my eternal rival!"

"Let's do it together..."

Before Matt Kai could finish speaking, he felt an indescribable pain in his backside.

"Secret Technique: Thousand Years of Death."

Kakashi's indifferent voice sounded from behind him.

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