Konoha: From the moment I was adopted by Tsunade

Chapter 297 The Exam Ends

The battle between Naruto and Sasuke is undoubtedly a famous scene in Naruto.

Natsume was naturally looking forward to it as well.

However, not now.

There's no need to push yourself so hard for a mere Chunin Exam.

Furthermore, both of their abilities are indeed not yet at their peak.

In the final chapters of the original work, he was at his strongest because of the power-up given to him by the Sage of Six Paths.

I just don't know if it's still up and running?

It's okay.

When the time comes, Kaguya Otsutsuki can order the Sage of Six Paths to deliver it.

After Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki left the arena, Natsume stood up and gave his seat to Hinata Hyuga.

Sakura Haruno was originally sitting next to her.

Seeing Natsume stand up, she immediately gave up her seat and happily sat in Uchiha Sasuke's place.

Then he excitedly shouted, "Go, Sasuke!"

Natsume smiled and asked, "Where's Naruto?"

Sakura Haruno explained, "Naruto is stronger than Sasuke."

In her memory, Naruto Uzumaki usually won when the two sparred.

Natsume thought to himself, "What you said actually makes a lot of sense."

Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki stood in the center of the arena, formed opposing hand seals, and the match officially began.

The two have already sparred a lot and know each other very well.

The only uncertainty is who will win if they go all out.

However, in that case, this small space wouldn't be enough for them.

Because of Natsume's reminder, neither of them was in high spirits.

However, the fight was quite exciting.

They were evenly matched, and both were powerful.

The audience erupted in cheers.

However, some viewers had mixed feelings.

For example, the ninjas from the various ninja villages.

Konoha Village was the undisputed number one ninja village.

There was an abundance of talent before, and there is still one now.

Thinking of the younger generation in my own ninja village, I can't compare.

Mei Terumi was even more envious.

Although Chojuro and Hozuki Suigetsu made it to the third stage, they were quickly eliminated and couldn't even get into the top five.

The fact that Konoha Village has four is truly a world of difference.

Mei Terumi began to consider Natsume's suggestion.

It's not about gathering up wandering ninjas.

They are numerous, but almost none of them are geniuses.

If someone is a genius, they don't need to become a wandering ninja.

They were recruited simply to increase the number of ninjas and to try their luck.

To truly determine genius, one must start with bloodline.

She was considering having a child with Natsume.

A moment later, she reached out and covered her face.

I must have been led astray by Natsume, how come I'm already thinking about this kind of thing?

She felt that even if she were to have a child, it would be several years from now.

The current Hidden Mist Village cannot allow her to retire.

Neither of them took over.

Zabuza Momochi is capable in terms of strength.

However, he lacks tact and needs more experience.

Bai has a good personality, but she's too obedient and lacks autonomy.

As for bubbles, they seem to have little ambition and are content with just getting by.

Mei Terumi felt a growing headache the more she thought about it.

Half an hour later, the game was decided.

To be more precise, Naruto suddenly displayed his emotional intelligence and faked his way out of the game.

He understood Sasuke Uchiha's personality.

In our daily practice, winning or losing doesn't really matter.

But with so many people watching, if we lose, Sasuke Uchiha will probably be angry.

Naruto Uzumaki, on the other hand, didn't care.

"The victor is Uchiha Sasuke."

The referee announced.

Although Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki were sparring as friends, it still shocked him quite a bit.

Because he felt he couldn't beat any of them.

In other words, they possess a level of skill exceeding that of a typical Jonin.

Konoha genin, terrifyingly powerful!

Uchiha Sasuke snorted softly upon hearing this.

He knew that Naruto Uzumaki was letting him win.

However, the ensuing cheers caused his expression to change.

Thousands of people chanted his name.

Uchiha Sasuke had never been treated like this before.

He was indeed quite pleased with himself.

He thought to himself that he had done his part in rebuilding the Uchiha clan.

After this joint Chunin Exams, at least the people of Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure will remember his name.

Another genius has emerged from the Uchiha clan.

After all the competitions ended, the rankings were released.

Mei Terumi stood up, read out the rankings, said a few polite words, and the joint Chunin Exams came to an end.

Each ninja village returned home on their own.

"Where is the Hokage?"

Mei Terumi turned to Yugao Uzuki and asked.

"I have no idea."

Uzuki Yugao shook her head and spoke the truth.

She received the notification at the last minute and genuinely didn't know where Natsume had gone.

"Then please inform the Hokage to come to the Mizukage's office to see me. I have something to discuss with him."

After speaking, Mei Terumi hurriedly left.

Uzuki Yugao glanced at her, then looked away and turned to leave the platform.

Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki returned to the spectator stands.

"teacher."

The two of them were the first to greet Natsume.

"Well done."

Natsume casually remarked, "But don't be disappointed. After a while, you'll have a chance to fight with all your might."

Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki nodded.

They didn't realize what the problem was.

Nara Shikamaru glanced at Natsume and muttered to himself.

Is something big about to happen?

"You guys go back to your camp and rest. I'll take you back tonight."

We walked here, but it won't be so much trouble to go back.

But not now, because Natsume is going to visit Mei Terumi.

"yes!"

Uchiha Sasuke and the others got up and left.

Just as Natsume was about to leave, Uzuki Yugao appeared in front of him and relayed Terumi Mei's message.

He nodded.

He already knew what it was about.

And it's related to him.

That means the tailed beasts have been captured.

Both Lianyan Village and Yunyin Village were affected.

Kirigakure, with its weaker overall strength, was naturally more worried.

Natsume arrived at the Mizukage's office.

Mei Terumi was looking at the intelligence report with a serious expression.

Three Jinchūriki have gone missing.

A fierce battle had previously broken out.

Therefore, this was the first time that several members of the Akatsuki organization had officially appeared before Mei Terumi.

Although she had already had some contact with Natsume before, she still found it hard to believe.

This force is simply too strong.

"Does this look familiar?"

Natsume leaned forward and asked with a smile.

"You're the Wood Release ninja, aren't you?"

Mei Terumi has met two Wood Release ninjas.

One is Natsume.

One is the masked man, Uchiha Obito.

However, the latter's Wood Release technique is clearly inferior to the former's.

Moreover, he mostly uses the Sharingan and Water Release techniques.

Wood Release is actually not used very often.

As for the remaining few...

The Wood Release technique of the Sarutobi clan appears rather ordinary.

Moreover, she had seen Konan invite Natsume to join a mysterious organization.

Following the previous battle for the Three-Tails.

"it's me."

Natsume nodded and said, "If you're going to be an undercover agent, you have to produce some results."

"When will you attack the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails?"

Mei Terumi took a deep breath and asked.

"We haven't received any news yet."

Natsume revealed everything: "This capture of the Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Eight-Tails was ordered by the leader. We did it to attract attention during the Chunin Exams."

"Aren't you going to stop it?"

Mei Terumi frowned and asked, "Or are you also trying to take this opportunity to weaken the other ninja villages?"

It's no wonder she thinks that way.

The biggest beneficiary right now is Konoha Village.

The Hidden Cloud Village, which was originally able to barely rival the Hidden Leaf Village, lost two tailed beasts.

It's like a tiger without teeth, its threat greatly reduced.

Moreover, the Nine-Tails of Konoha Village is still alive.

If Natsume assists the mysterious organization in capturing all the tailed beasts from the other ninja villages, Konoha will truly become the number one ninja village.

The only question is whether his actions are inviting trouble.

After all, the Nine-Tails is also a target of the mysterious organization.

"That's definitely the idea."

Natsume admitted it.

Since the Water Shadow is his person, there's no need to hide anything.

"Are you confident you can handle that mysterious organization?"

Mei Terumi asked in a deep voice, "Since you joined, you should have already interacted with their leader, right?"

She trusted Natsume quite a bit.

If he wanted to weaken Kirigakure, he had plenty of ways to do so.

Cooperating with the mysterious organization would only make things more complicated.

His attitude towards Kirigakure was already determined when he lent money and then gave it away.

Mei Terumi has also thought about this issue over the past few years.

She believes that Natsume may simply want to make money and doesn't want to take over the mess that is Kirigakure.

To be honest, this idea is pretty close to the truth.

Keeping Kirigakure intact is of little consequence, and we can even gain a Mizukage for free—what a bargain!

If it were merged into Konoha Village, it would lose some of its charm.

After all, he went from being a high and mighty water shadow to being his subordinate.

cough cough.

Natsume held similar views about other ninja villages.

But control must still be maintained, and the ninja world will be unified.

However, the ninja village format will be retained.

After all, it's too repetitive and doesn't make much sense.

"Don't worry, I'm confident."

Natsume smiled and said, "And you don't need to worry about the safety of the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails. If I'm not mistaken, our next destination should be Konoha Village."

One of the purposes of Amegakure sending Genin like Ayakashi to participate in the Chunin Exams was to find a Jinchuriki.

Gaara and Naruto Uzumaki have definitely been targeted by them.

Although the original work does not explicitly state whether the Gedo Mazo absorbs the Tailed Beasts in any particular order, one thing is certain.

That means the first one was a single-tailed creature, and the last one was a nine-tailed creature.

Both the One-Tailed Beast and the Nine-Tailed Beast are currently in Konoha Village. Given Nagato's mindset, he will likely make a move.

Moreover, Obito Uchiha probably couldn't hold back any longer.

Judging by the timeline, he should know that Nohara Rin has been resurrected and is in Konoha Village, right?

Mei Terumi glanced at him.

His expression didn't seem fake; he was quite confident.

"Don't get yourself into trouble."

Mei Terumi cautioned, "The strength this mysterious organization has displayed is beyond imagination."

"I know."

Natsume said indifferently.

Even if he's strong, can he be stronger than Kaguya Otsutsuki?

There was no chance of a rollover.

Moreover, there was no Kaguya Otsutsuki, but there was the Sage of Six Paths.

At worst, we can just go through the original storyline.

They turned the tide thanks to Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki.

However, when it comes to the Sage of Six Paths, he still looks forward to meeting him.

That sounds like a lot of fun.

"You also need to be careful around Kumogakure and Iwagakure."

Mei Terumi put down the intelligence report and said, "Wood Release is too unusual; you are the prime suspect."

"Lord Mizukage, are you concerned about me?"

Natsume blinked and said.

"I'm afraid you'll drag me down with you."

Mei Terumi calmly stated, "Kirigakure only wants to develop peacefully and has no intention of participating in any wars."

Natsume could understand her thoughts.

He reached out and pinched her cheek.

Mei Terumi glared at him and said, "The Chunin Exams are over. You should go back to Konoha."

"They've just been through a battle; let them rest this afternoon and go back tonight."

Natsume lifted her chin and asked, "Five more hours, Mizukage-sama, would you like to stay with me?"

Mei Terumi trembled, quickly turned her face away, and whispered, "It's been...too long..."

Natsume smiled and said, "Then let's give it a try."

Two hours later, the Water Shadow left work early.

Natsume also returned to his temporary base in Konoha Village.

Although he was supposed to be resting for Uchiha Sasuke and the others, these young people weren't that obedient.

They won the game today and were promoted to Chunin, so they were all quite excited.

Where can we find peace and quiet?

In addition, most of them were visiting Kirigakure for the first time.

So they all decided to go out and have some fun.

Natsume ignored them.

Anyway, nothing will happen in Kirigakure.

at the same time.

The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village had already established contact and quickly reached an agreement.

After losing the Tailed Beast, Onoki was even more anxious.

Because Iwagakure itself is slightly weaker.

And what's worse is that the attacker was his apprentice.

Deidara.

Onoki had previously planned to make him the Tsuchikage.

Because he has the greatest talent.

He's much better than his junior sister, Heitu.

But unfortunately, his personality was terrible.

They're constantly bombing around Iwagakure.

He said a few words, and Deidara ran out.

But who would have thought that he would join a mysterious organization and become a guide, even capturing one of his own Jinchūriki?

This made Ohnoki so angry that his back ached.

He not only has to rescue the Jinchuriki, but also teach his rebellious disciple a lesson.

However, when news came from Kumogakure, he realized that the problem was more serious than he had imagined.

Even Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, wasn't confident he could defeat him in a short time.

But mysterious organizations can.

Who exactly is the master of Wood Release?

If, as the Fourth Raikage speculated, it is indeed the current Sixth Hokage, Natsume?

This was undoubtedly a harbinger of war.

Ōnoki was well aware of the current situation in Iwagakure, so he chose to cooperate with Kumogakure.

Now we'll see if the Jinchuriki from the other three ninja villages will be attacked.

If so, it means that Natsume has nothing to do with this.

Their greatest enemy is this mysterious organization that suddenly appeared.

Right under their noses, they absorbed many powerful individuals and silently became a behemoth.

That's truly terrifying.

night.

Natsume brought Sasuke Uchiha and the others back to Konoha Village.

The next day, it was announced that all the outstanding individuals had been promoted to Chunin.

Everyone was quite happy.

Only Natsume knows what they have lost.

Konoha Genin, that's a powerful title.

cough cough.

Of course, this was just a joke from a past life.

While Natsume was handling matters in the Hokage's office, Amegakure was quite lively.

Because Ziyanghua and others have returned.

Konan looked at them and casually said, "From today onwards, you are all Chunin."

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Ziyanghua and the others bowed and paid their respects.

"Have you gotten any results from the investigation I asked you to conduct?"

Xiao Nan asked again.

Ziyanghua immediately took out a scroll.

The above contains information and profile pictures related to Gaara and Naruto Uzumaki.

Xiao Nan nodded.

Four thousand characters.

(End of this chapter)