Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

Outside Konoha Village.

Sixth training ground.

"when--"

A loud gong sounded.

The sound echoed throughout the entire assessment venue.

The genin, who had been fighting, paused in their actions.

Someone looked up and roared in frustration.

Some people collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

Everything has settled down.

At the top of each of the fifty high platforms, a figure stands.

Nara Shikaku stood on the examiner's seat, holding a megaphone ninja tool in his hand.

"Time's up!"

next moment.

Several masked ninjas from the Anbu (Anbu) swarmed into the arena like phantoms.

They handled the injured player with remarkable speed and efficiency, quickly carrying him off the field.

The spectators in the stands held their breath, waiting for the final results.

"Now, the list of personnel on the platform will be read!"

Nara Shikaku cleared his throat, his voice booming with the power of chakra.

"Konoha Village, thirty-seven people!"

The entire room fell silent for a moment.

next second.

The villagers of Konoha turned red in the face and frantically waved their arms.

"We won!"

"We've taken the majority of the spots!"

"Long live Konoha!"

In contrast.

The area where the audience from other villages were located seemed to have been emptied of air.

Their faces were ashen, and they remained silent.

The Jonin leading the teams from the four major ninja villages gripped the railings tightly with both hands, their knuckles turning white.

"How is this possible..."

A Cloud Village Jonin muttered to himself.

They sent out the village's most elite genius genin!

As a result, they were all driven out of the game like garbage by those monsters and brats from Konoha!

Nara Shikaku ignored the outside reactions and continued reading.

"Kumakuya Village, five people!"

"Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village), three people!"

"Hidden Mist Village, two people!"

"Sunagakure, two people!"

"Takigakure Village, one person!"

This list is like a sharp dagger, piercing the hearts of the top leaders of the four major countries.

In the VIP section.

Ray Shadow clenched his fist tightly.

The armrests of the solid wood chair instantly turned to dust.

His chest heaved violently, and anger burned fiercely in his eyes.

Five!

The mighty Cloud Village only managed to snag five spots!

"A utter disgrace!"

The Raikage gritted his teeth, and lightning-style chakra flickered faintly across his body.

"Lord Raikage, save your energy."

The seat next to me.

Onoki gave the Raikage a cold glance.

He crossed his arms over his chest, his body suspended in mid-air.

"Didn't you notice?"

"These thirty-seven Konoha genin didn't even breathe a sigh of relief."

Onoki lowered his voice, his tone revealing deep apprehension.

Ray's pupils contracted sharply.

He immediately turned to look at the center of the examination room.

really!

The Konoha genin standing on the high platform all looked relaxed.

Naruto Uzumaki was even sitting cross-legged on the wooden board, bickering with Sasuke Uchiha next to him.

Sakura Haruno covered her mouth and chuckled to herself.

None of the Konoha genin showed any signs of fatigue after the fierce battle.

The Raikage's heart pounded wildly.

What does this mean?

This means that the Konoha genin weren't really going all out!

They just played around and trampled the geniuses from other villages underfoot.

"Monster Village..."

Mei Terumi sat on the other side, her long, slender fingers kneading her temples.

She had only recently taken over the Hidden Mist Village.

The village is riddled with problems and urgently needs external resources.

They had hoped to use this Chunin Exams to showcase their abilities and demonstrate the strength of Kirigakure.

Now it all seems like a joke.

Only two people from Kirigakure made it through!

Mei Terumi gave a wry smile, her emerald green eyes filled with helplessness.

Compared to the three of them.

Fengying Luosha remained the calmest.

He sat upright in his chair, his gaze fixed on Gaara on one of the raised platforms.

Gaara exudes a menacing aura that keeps strangers at bay.

And on the high platform next to him stood Temari.

As for Kankuro, he had already been knocked off the platform by a brat from the Hyuga clan and was now lying on a stretcher, groaning in pain.

"Only two...?"

Luo Sha secretly plotted in his heart.

Sunagakure Village has long been in deficit.

In order to support the village, Luo Sha had no choice but to go to the desert to pan for gold himself.

The shadow of a dignified village lives like a miner.

Then.

He turned his gaze to the figure at the very front.

Thousand hands and thousand leaves.

This man not only possesses terrifying martial prowess.

What's even more frightening is that his ability to amass wealth and his political acumen are equally terrifying.

Konoha today is incredibly wealthy.

Even ordinary genin can produce a large number of explosive tags.

"perhaps……"

"If you can't beat them, why not join them?"

An extremely dangerous thought flashed through Luo Sha's mind.

Once the idea appeared, it spread like wildfire.

Anyway, Sunagakure is almost starving right now.

Rather than suffering for the sake of saving face, it's better to kneel down and beg for food and get a full stomach.

Moreover.

Kneeling before Senju Chiba is not shameful.

Who in the entire ninja world can withstand the legendary Wood Release?

Luo Sha adjusted his sitting posture.

He decided to contact the Konoha leadership privately to sound them out.

And at the very front of the main grandstand.

Chiba slowly stood up.

In an instant.

The previously noisy venue immediately fell silent.

Tens of thousands of eyes converged on Chiba.

Chiba's gaze swept across the entire room.

No chakra pressure was released.

But that aura that seemed to emanate from above all living beings made everyone feel suffocated.

"That concludes today's exam."

Chiba's voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"Tomorrow morning."

"The third exam will begin."

After saying those two sentences.

Chiba then turned and left.

Followed by.

Raikage suddenly stood up and left without looking back.

Onoki snorted and floated after him.

Mei Terumi sighed and left with her Kirigakure retinue.

Luo Sha slowly got up, his eyes flickering.

……

Night falls.

The bustling streets were filled with the sounds of people celebrating the victory, as villagers from Konoha gathered everywhere.

The izakaya was packed.

A long queue formed in front of the BBQ restaurant.

However, the atmosphere inside the most luxurious hotel room in Konoha Village was so oppressive that it was suffocating.

Four figures sat around a round table.

It was the shadow of one of the four great ninja villages.

Raikage crossed his arms and closed his eyes, remaining silent.

Mei Terumi looked down and fiddled with her water glass.

Luo Sha crossed his hands and rested them on his chin, looking inscrutable.

Onoki floated in mid-air, breaking the deathly silence first.

"Gentlemen."

"Should we continue to pretend we're deaf and dumb?"

Lei Ying suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze wide with anger.

"Tsuchikage!"

"Just say what you want to say!"

"Stop beating around the bush with me!"

Onoki sneered and leaned forward slightly.

"it is good."

"Then I'll be frank."

"Chiba Senju created this joint Chunin Exams not to select Chunin at all!"

"He's giving us a unilateral arms display!"

"He wants us to understand that Konoha's younger generation has already left us far behind!"

Mei Terumi put down her water glass and gently parted her red lips.

"Lord Tsuchikage is right."

"Not just the younger generation."

"Konoha's financial and material resources have reached a terrifying level."

"And all of this is thanks to the fifth generation leader for implementing the merit point system."

"..."

Upon hearing the words "merit points".

The other three shadows all had a dark expression.

They certainly saw how terrible this system was.

As long as you are willing to work hard on missions, you can obtain powerful ninjutsu and valuable resources.

Under such circumstances.

The current Konoha is a high-speed war machine.

"That's not the most fatal thing."

"The most fatal flaw was Chiba Senju's own ambition!"

"He called us all here today not just to show off, but also to issue an ultimatum!"

Onoki stretched out his finger and slammed it heavily on the table.

"An ultimatum?"

Raikage frowned.

"Lord Raikage."

"Have you forgotten what happened a few years ago?"

Onoki snorted coldly.

Upon hearing this...

The Raikage's facial muscles twitched suddenly.

That battle a few years ago remains a nightmare that haunts him for the rest of his life.

But more than anything, there was a deep sense of powerlessness.

"That kid Chiba."

"He wants to swallow up all our ninja villages!"

"He wants to...unify the entire ninja world!"