In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 118 The Strongest Trio, with the Addition of a Filial Son

Pain nodded slightly, looked around, thought for a moment, and then spoke again, "Usually, genin teams are in groups of three. Chiya and Pakura's team is still missing one member. Who among you is interested in participating in the Chunin Exams?"

The moment Payne uttered those words, the naturally crazed Deidara immediately raised his right hand and shouted, "I'll go! I'll go!"

"Get out of here!" Sasori snapped. "Chiya's mission is to eliminate the First Hokage resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Judging by your style, I'm afraid you'll blow Konoha to pieces before the Konoha Crush plan even begins."

"Brother Sasori, how can you question my art?" Deidara looked at Sasori with some dissatisfaction.

"What kind of art is that? Only things that are eternal are truly perfect," Scorpion sneered in the hoarse, deep voice of the Hiruko puppet.

Just as the two artists were arguing, Itachi remembered Sasuke, remained silent for a while, and finally spoke up, "I'll go."

"Deidara's abilities are too flamboyant, and he is indeed not suitable for this trip. So you will go instead. In the organization, besides Deidara, you and Chiya are the youngest, and since you both belong to Konoha, no one is more suitable than you."

Pain ignored the art duo and nodded to Itachi.

"Then this mission will be entrusted to Chiya, Pakura, and Itachi. Kisame will be in charge of providing support for the three of them. This mission is of utmost importance; we must ensure that the First Hokage cannot be resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique again."

After speaking, Pain dispelled the Illusionary Body Technique. The remaining Akatsuki members also left one after another.

A moment later, in the dark, enclosed cave, only Chiya, Yekura, Itachi, and Kisame remained around the Zen lamp.

"Wow, I never expected to have the opportunity to work with Mr. Chiya. It's truly an honor," Kisame said with a flattering smile to Chiya.

"Likewise." Chiya glanced at Itachi and Kisame without leaving a trace, thinking to himself, "I never expected these two would go to Konoha ahead of time because of me. It seems the plot is going to be completely different from now on."

I wonder if Sasuke and Kakashi can escape this beating.

I reckon there's no escaping it.

Forget it!

Three days later, Chiya, Pakura, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame met outside Konoha Village.

At this point, Itachi had already changed into the clothing of a ninja from Amegakure.

He carried several umbrellas, a common ninja tool among the ninjas of the Rain Village, on his back.

To conceal his identity, he even wore a gas mask similar to Hanzo's, which covered almost half of his face.

In addition, the tear troughs were concealed using special cosmetics.

Her hairstyle was also changed; the ponytail tied with a red string was untied, and her hair was styled to the side, giving her a feminine look.

At first glance, it is almost impossible to recognize its original appearance.

Kisame, since he didn't need to infiltrate Konoha, remained dressed in his red cloud and black robes, the standard attire of an Akatsuki member.

He handed over two passes for Amegakure ninjas. "Mr. Chiya, Ms. Yekura, these were prepared for you by the leader."

As long as you dress up like the people in the photos, you can easily infiltrate the Konoha exam hall as a genin from Amegakure with these two ninja certificates.

In addition, the leader specifically found three people who resembled you in build, and I killed them on the way here to cover my tracks.

"Once the Konoha Crush plan begins, even if your identities are exposed, the organization's relationship with Amegakure will not be revealed."

"You've really come prepared." Qianye took the pass, looked at it, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

It's not that the photo on the ninja pass is ugly, but it looks too much like the Second Tsuchikage, completely covered in bandages with only his eyes showing. You could almost mistake him for a mummy.

The only difference is the symbol on the ninja headband.

It seems that Obito had put some thought into preventing the First Hokage from being resurrected again.

"Thank you for the compliment. I'll leave the rest to the three of you now." As he spoke, Kisame handed over two sets of Amegakure (Hidden Rain Village) clothing.

soon.

Chiya and Yekura changed their clothes.

After showing their pass, they swaggered into the gates of Konoha.

"It's been almost five years since I last came back here, and it really brings back fond memories."

Chiya stood at the very front, in the center position, while Yekura, out of respect for Chiya, always kept a distance from her, one step away, no matter where they went.

As for the filial son, he always acted as if someone owed him money, maintaining a cold and aloof demeanor as he silently followed behind Qianye.

"Lord Chiya, what should we do next?" Yecang glanced at Uchiha Itachi. She clearly disliked someone who had killed his father and mother. She frowned slightly and whispered to Chiya.

"There are still three days until the Chunin Exams, so I can just find an inn to stay at. But before that, it seems like a good idea to visit a few old friends."

Chiya stopped and turned to look at Itachi, smiling as she said, "I sensed your stupid Ototo's chakra about 500 meters away at the nine o'clock position. Anyway, there's an inn there, so why don't we go check it out?"

"Whatever you say." Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha's eyes flashed with a hint of emotion, but he still answered with extreme arrogance, uttering two words indifferently.

"How arrogant! They're clearly very concerned, but they act like nothing's wrong." Chiya muttered to herself as she headed towards the direction where she sensed Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.

Besides the three of them, Chiya also sensed three chakras far exceeding those of genin, one of which exuded an aura completely different from that of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.

As expected, it will be the Sand Village trio who clashed with Team 7 in their first appearance in the original work: Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro.

Besides these six people, there were three other chakra streams that were almost negligible. He was very familiar with one of them, which was the trigger for this conflict—Konohamaru, whom he had castrated.

A dark gray eagle circled continuously above the leaf.

Including Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi, some Konoha ninja leaders who received the news rushed to the Hokage Building to recommend their students to participate in the Chunin Exams.

As former Konoha ninjas, Chiya and Itachi naturally knew that the eagle represented the Hokage's summons.

But they didn't pay much attention to it.

By the time the three arrived, the conflict had already begun, and Konohamaru accidentally bumped into Kankuro.

"Ouch, that hurts, brat." Kankuro, carrying the crow wrapped in strips of cloth on his back, grabbed Konohamaru's shirt and lifted him into the air, teasingly saying, "Speaking of which, are you a boy or a girl, brat? You're dressed as a boy, but you talk like a girl."

"Bastard, I'll kill you." Gender is Konohamaru's Achilles' heel. Ever since he was castrated by Chiya when he was three years old, he has hated anyone who dares to question his gender.

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