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Chapter 90 Assassination Tactics Special Forces! (10,000-word update, please subscribe and vote!)

In the stands, Rin Nohara, who had been cheering for Obito Uchiha, froze, her voice abruptly stopping: "Obito... what is he doing?"

Kakashi couldn't help but scoff, "Idiot!"

The others were also taken aback, especially Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi.

They were all in the same class, so they had some understanding of Obito Uchiha's strength. He wasn't so weak that he would be instantly killed, but this situation was just... speechless.

Hoshino Shuichi was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

He kindly reminded Obito Uchiha to be prepared and not to be distracted by Rin Nohara's voice.

To my utter surprise, this guy actually tried to use Fire Release techniques at such close range.

You consider yourself the original, huh? You clap your hands and shout, and whatever you call comes true.

"Matt Kai wins!"

Hoshino Shuichi reluctantly announced.

Little did he know that Obito Uchiha used Fire Release precisely to regain face after his defeat in the second team battle.

……

Inside a room, the television screen clearly displayed the situation in the examination room.

Standing behind the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but smile awkwardly as he watched Obito Uchiha lose in such an unreliable way.

He's mentored two Uchiha clansmen, and their personalities are worlds apart.

Thinking back to the daily arguments between Obito Uchiha and Kakashi, this team is really hard to manage, far less worry-free than the previous team!

However, Minato Namikaze still spoke up for Obito Uchiha: "Although Obito has encountered many unexpected events, his strength is still quite good. Moreover, he has a very kind heart and has always strived to become Hokage. He will be a great ninja in the future."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, sighed softly as he smoked a cigarette: "An unexpected ninja, it seems he still needs more training!"

Minato Namikaze quickly replied with an embarrassed smile, "Yes, Hokage-sama, I will make sure to supervise him properly."

……

The competition continues in the examination hall.

Hoshino Shuichi kept his eyes glued to the two sides fighting, not missing a single detail, as if afraid they would go too far and he was ready to intervene at any moment.

But in reality, he was recording every action of both sides in the battle and storing them all in his memory palace as individual samples.

The number of people in the Konoha Village within his memory palace has increased significantly, including Danzo.

Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma Sarutobi, Rin Nohara... one by one, former friends take the stage.

These people already had samples in the memory palace, and now Hoshino Shizuka is an updated version.

All of these will form the basis for Xingxia Xiu's development of illusion magic one day later.

The sealing technique - Memory Palace - was originally intended to seal the memories of the shadow clones, but now it also forms the basis for further developing illusion techniques. This was a plan that Hoshino Shuichi had long ago.

……

"Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy!"

Before anyone knew it, Might Guy was back on the court.

As Hoshinoichi lowered his flag, Might Guy and Kakashi clashed.

While Might Guy isn't completely incapable of ninjutsu, his fighting style is undoubtedly purely taijutsu-based.

At this time, Kakashi did not use his newly developed Lightning Release technique, but instead fought against Might Guy using taijutsu.

"This should be the most exciting match of the third one..."

Hoshino Hideichi muttered to himself.

Second on the list is the battle between Sarutobi Asuma and a member of the Hyuga clan, in which Sarutobi Asuma ultimately wins.

The Hokage's son, whom he recommended to the Daimyo, had already mastered Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation and was among the best of his peers, second only to Kakashi, except for Hoshino Shuichi.

"However, the path of purely physical skills is still too difficult."

Hoshino watched as Might Guy exhausted his strength and finally collapsed.

"Kakashi wins!"

Shuichi Hoshino announced.

At 4 PM, the third round of the Chunin Exams also came to a successful conclusion.

Hoshita Shuichi arrived at the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, with his report card, bowing respectfully: "Third Hokage, Minato-sensei!"

"This is the results sheet for the third game."

Hiruzen Sarutobi reached out and took it: "Shuichi, in your opinion, who among these is suitable for promotion to Chunin?"

Hoshita Shuichi pondered for a moment and said, "Besides Hatake Kakashi, Sarutobi Asuma, Shiranui Genma, and Yamashiro Aoba all have sufficient strength and combat experience to serve as Chunin!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly, but did not immediately respond. Instead, he said, "Shuichi, you've had a hard time these past two days. Rest for a couple of days and then report to the Anbu!"

"Yes, Third Hokage!"

……

"Shuichi!"

As soon as he came out of the exam room, Hoshino Shuichi saw Shizune waving at him and immediately walked over quickly: "Shizune, what are you doing here?"

Shizune said, "I didn't expect you to be a Chunin Exam Proctor. It's a pity I found out too late, otherwise I would have come to see you even if I didn't participate in the Chunin Exams."

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Hideichi couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's alright, next time I'll apply to the Third Hokage to be an examiner for the medical team's promotion."

He was promoted to Special Jonin through medical ninjutsu, so it's reasonable for him to serve as a Chunin examiner for the medical team.

The two chatted and laughed as they walked toward Konoha Hospital.

……

Although it was supposed to be a two-day holiday, for Hoshino Shuichi, aside from eating, taking a quiet walk in the evening, and sleeping, the rest of the time was spent in training.

In particular, his S-rank swordsmanship technique is about to be completed.

He hasn't used "Inspiration" this year. Last year, he originally planned to use "Inspiration" to solve the S-rank sword technique's ultimate technique, but because he had a clue and was confident that he could develop it himself, he used it on the Wind Release: Rasengan.

This year's "flash of inspiration" is intended by Hoshino Shuichi to be used by the end of the year on the secret technique that Tsunade is developing for controlling chakra, so as to fully develop the Hundred Healings Technique ahead of schedule.

Then he can try to develop a Fire Release Chakra Cloak, or a Fire Release Chakra Mode.

April 27, Konoha Year 42.

At just 9 years old, Konoha's special jonin, Hoshinobu Shuichi, officially joined the Hokage's direct assassination tactical special unit, the Anbu!

Unlike Root, which has a separate headquarters, the Hokage's direct Anbu are located in an annex building of the Hokage Building.

This time, it was Sarutobi Shinnosuke who accompanied Hoshinoichi.

"Shuichi, we don't usually use our real names in the Anbu, so we need to use a code name."

Arriving at a window for collecting equipment, Sarutobi Shinnosuke said.

"Then let's call it Yan (炎)."

Hoshino Shuichi casually chose a code name and then said to the ninja inside the window, "Senior, could you please give me a tiger mask?"

"Can!"

The ninja in charge of equipment nodded and then picked out a tiger mask.

Hoshino Hideichi quickly thanked him, "Thank you!"

In addition to the mask, there were wrist guards, a long sword, a steel vest, and two tattoo stickers.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled and said, "The tattoos on your arms are one of the symbols of the Anbu. I'll help you put them on."

With tattoos on the outside of their arms and their equipment on, the two continued walking inside. Sarutobi Shinnosuke continued, "The Anbu directly under the Hokage usually have four squads, or you could say four teams."

"The squad is led by a squad leader, and there are usually four smaller squads, each with four to five people."

Hoshino Shizuka did a quick calculation. Based on a minimum of 4 people per squad, a sub-squad plus the squad leader would have 17 people. With 4 sub-squads, that's 68 people.

In other words, the ninjutsu of the Anbu directly under the Hokage is usually between 68 and 100.

This is just a standard practice.

"This force is indeed not weak. After all, those who can enter the Anbu are all elites, or at least outstanding talents among Chunin."

"I just don't know how many people are in the Roots..."

Although he had been in the Root for three months, Hoshino Shuichi still didn't know how many units the Root had.

But given Danzo's personality, he probably wouldn't be much less than the number of members in the Hokage's direct ANBU.

Shortly after, Sarutobi Shinnosuke led Hoshinoshita Shuichi to a changing room.

There were already four people waiting here, none of them wearing masks; three men and one woman, the oldest of whom looked to be no more than twenty years old.

"Everyone, from today onwards, Hoshino Shuichi, codename Flame, will be a member of our team."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke explained.

"Akimichi Shigeoki, codename Power!"

"Nara Tomoya, codename: Deer!"

"Shinichi Yamanaka, codename Heart!"

"As expected, it's the Ino-Shika-Cho trio..."

Hoshita Shuichi immediately greeted him, addressing him as "senpai" (senior).

He had a guess the moment he saw these three people: their hair color, hairstyle, and Akimichi Shigeiwa's burly physique.

Moreover, these three families have always been very close to the Sarutobi clan and the Hokage lineage, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke is the son of the Hokage.

After exchanging greetings, Hoshinoshita looked at the only woman present. She appeared to be around the same age as Sarutobi Shinnosuke, perhaps only fifteen or sixteen. Could she be...?

Just then, the black-haired woman smiled and introduced herself: "Chihiro, codename Hikari!"

"I've always heard Shinnosuke mention you, and today I finally meet you in person."

Hoshita Hideichi quickly greeted him, "Senior Xun."

Finally, Shinnosuke Sarutobi smiled and said, "My codename is Sarutobi. I am currently the captain of this third division and also the squad leader."

"Shuichi, from today onwards, you are a member of our team and the Anbu."

"Let's change into our gear first!"

The group immediately began donning their gear and masks, then left the Dark Side headquarters and sped out of the village.

After walking for a while, the group stopped. Sarutobi Shinnosuke removed his mask and said, "Before the mission begins, En, tell me what you're good at!"

This is the old routine. Xingxia Xiu nodded and said, "He is proficient in Fire Release, Wind Release, and medical ninjutsu. He also knows a little about Water Release, Lightning Release, Earth Release, and genjutsu."

These words surprised Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Chihiro, and the other two.

They had heard of him being the youngest Chunin and a Special Jonin, but at his age, did he know too much?

"Captain, let me test it out!"

The large, imposing Akimichi Shigeiwa opened the door.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke shook his head: "Riki, your style probably won't be able to test Flame's abilities. I'll do it myself!"

Then he smiled at Hoshino Hideichi and said, "Impeii, you don't mind, do you?"

Beneath the mask, Hoshino Shizuka eagerly replied, "Of course not, Captain!"

(End of this chapter)