The world I hear is completely different from yours.

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Chapter Seventeen: The Skynet and the Terminator of the Land of Wind

Amidst the watchful eyes of everyone in the living room, Tian Tian walked in with a smile on her face and a smirk in her heart. She saw her parents sitting in the living room, as well as the patriarch and a group of family elders whom she could only see at the year-end family gathering, and the black-haired girl sitting in the main seat.

Then, the clan leader stood up and introduced the black-haired girl: "This girl is Tenten, the only genin in our clan to graduate from the ninja academy. She has now become a disciple of the jonin Might Guy and is considered a very talented ninja. She is a key talent that the clan is focusing on developing!"

"Huh? Am I really the family's key talent? Then why didn't any of you patriarchs and elders even acknowledge me at the year-end family gathering?!" Tian Tian thought to herself, "While I am indeed very talented, that's the result of my own hard work, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the family!"

It's a pity that no matter how unhappy she is inside, she still has to keep smiling on her face. How annoying!

“And Tian Tian,” the clan chief continued, “now I’d like to introduce you to this person….”

“I’m your cousin, my name is Tian Qing,” the black-haired girl suddenly interjected.

The clan chief showed no annoyance at being interrupted, and continued speaking naturally: "That's right, this is your distant cousin, Tenmei. She has just arrived in Konoha and plans to stay at your house for a while. Also, Tenmei is a very skilled ninja, so you should learn a lot from her!"

"My cousin? You're kidding me!!" Tian Tian thought to herself. "Do you all think I'm blind? Even the clan leader treats her with utmost respect, and now you dare say she's just my cousin? Although I admit this girl is indeed good-looking and fits my taste perfectly, and being my cousin wouldn't be bad, can you please stop using such low-level excuses to pollute my intelligence?!"

Of course, no matter how angry she was inside, she still had to keep smiling on the surface and nod to Tianqing with a smile, saying, "Hello, Cousin Tianqing." Then she obediently sat down next to her parents, lowered her head, and listened to them continue to boast about the non-existent merits she had.

I feel so annoyed! I yelled inwardly every day.

And so, Tianqing began her stay at Tiantian's house.

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That night, in the Hidden Sound Village of the Land of Rice Fields, thousands of kilometers away, Kabuto, accompanied by several subordinates, entered one of Orochimaru's underground bases. As Orochimaru's chief spy in Konoha, Kabuto frequently used missions as an excuse to travel to the Hidden Sound Village to report to Orochimaru.

After passing through the dimly lit tunnel illuminated by oil lamps, we entered the laboratory at the end. Before the spacious operating table, a "woman" in a white coat was busily dissecting a corpse, her face filled with excitement.

"Lord Orochimaru, I'm back." Kabuto lowered his head and said with the same expression as usual. Although he really wanted to tell Orochimaru about Ame-no-Kaze, the venomous fang mark that Ame-no-Kaze had carved on his shoulder was constantly reminding Kabuto of what he should and shouldn't say.

Orochimaru, now reborn into a woman's body, turned around and looked at Kabuto with his snake-like vertical pupils: "I heard that the Nine-Tails has recently reappeared, and it was smashed to pieces by a single punch from the Titan Warrior. Have you found out anything about this?"

Kabuto wasn't surprised that Orochimaru had revealed the major events in Konoha before he even reported them. Given Orochimaru's suspicious nature, even though Kabuto was his confidant for many years and the head of Orochimaru's spies in Konoha, Orochimaru would still secretly deploy people to verify the accuracy of Kabuto's information, bypassing Kabuto.

Because snakes are such suspicious creatures!

"The village of Konoha is very vigilant about that matter, so I haven't been able to find out any information. Many villagers just say that the young Hokage's disciple has come out of the mountains." Kabuto calmly stated the truth about Konoha without any concealment, but deliberately did not mention that he had met Amemori and that Amemori had left a curse mark on him.

Orochimaru didn't say anything, but simply turned around and continued his work on the operating table.

After a long silence, Kabuto suddenly spoke again: "Lord Orochimaru, are you really going to join forces with the Sand Ninja of the Land of Wind to attack Konoha and carry out the Konoha Crush Plan?"

"Hmm?" Orochimaru suddenly turned around, staring intently at Kabuto with his snake-like vertical pupils, then said thoughtfully, "Of course, this weak and backward Konoha is just too much for me to bear!"

Just over a decade ago, when the Nine-Tails' attack erupted in Konoha, several powerful and mysterious ninjas seized the opportunity to join forces and storm the village, wreaking havoc and committing massacres. In that battle, not only did the Fourth Hokage and his wife disappear, but Konoha's puppet research department was also completely massacred, to the point that Konoha's once-proud puppet industry has yet to recover.

Moreover, those mysterious experts stormed Konoha's underground base and stole Little Red Riding Hood, the command center of Konoha's Zerg puppet army. A few years later, the Land of Wind claimed to have developed a new puppet army comparable to the Zerg puppet army and named them "Skynet and Terminator".

With the help of Skynet, the Land of Wind has flourished in recent years. Thanks to the tireless labor of its fully automated Terminator puppets, the Land of Wind's puppet industry and economy have greatly improved. It has not only rapidly restored its national strength but also built a puppet army entirely composed of Terminators, eyeing Konoha with predatory intent. If it weren't for the checks and balances among the other major powers, the Sand Ninja would likely have already succumbed!

Therefore, when Orochimaru proposed to the Fourth Kazekage to join forces to attack Konoha, the two sides immediately agreed!

"Kabuto, you've been to quite a few countries over the years. What do you think of Konoha now compared to before?" Orochimaru asked in return.

After careful consideration, Kabuto said, "Although Konoha's strength did recover somewhat during the long period of peace, it is not as strong as before after losing its puppet industry. Correspondingly, the Land of Wind now has the Skynet system, the Land of Earth has begun its republican revolution, and the Land of Lightning has developed a chakra railgun fleet! Therefore, it can be said that the former strongest nation, the Land of Fire, has indeed fallen far behind!"

Chapter 18 While busy with training

“That’s right. Since the Nine-Tails’ attack, all the powerful foundations that the previous Hokage had worked so hard to build have been lost! Since Konoha is so backward now, what do I have to fear? Do you think I should worry about that old and frail Hiruzen Sarutobi?” Orochimaru continued to ask rhetorically, without mentioning at all why he wanted to attack Konoha.

Originally, I thought the same thing as you, but now that "she" is back! Kabuto thought to himself, but under the watchful gaze of the Justice Warrior transformation seal on his shoulder, he could only keep his head down in silence.

"At least... in my plan, Konoha's final fate will be a little better than the ending originally planned by the organization!" Orochimaru said in a low voice, the ring on his hand, symbolizing a high-ranking member of Akatsuki, faintly gleaming with a dark light.

In the original story, shortly after Itachi Uchiha joined Akatsuki, Orochimaru engaged in a fierce duel with him in a castle battle. Orochimaru was defeated by Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan and subsequently defected from Akatsuki. However, this time, Orochimaru did not do the same, or rather, he simply didn't dare to!

Orochimaru knew very well the power of those "people" who appeared in the Akatsuki organization!

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The next day, around noon, at a training ground in Konoha, three newly graduated genin stood looking at each other, waiting for a jonin who would be several hours late as their instructor.

"Sasuke, Sakura, are we sure we didn't misremember the time? Or is the actual time for the practical training that Kakashi-sensei mentioned supposed to be tomorrow?" Naruto, who was originally full of confidence and ready to show off his skills, asked the other two listlessly. As per Kakashi's previous instructions, Naruto had deliberately skipped breakfast that morning, and now he was both hungry and tired, collapsing weakly on the ground as he spoke.

"Uh...maybe...Kakashi-sensei had some urgent matter, that's why he's late?" Sakura guessed hesitantly, trying to make an excuse for Kakashi.

Sakura, who rushed over in the morning, hadn't eaten breakfast and hadn't even had time to do her hair properly, so much so that her pink hair was sticking up slightly. Therefore, in Sakura's heart, she had already started cursing at Kakashi, but in order to maintain her ladylike image in front of Sasuke, she had to reluctantly come up with a lame excuse for Kakashi's lateness.

Uchiha Sasuke remained seated on the rock with an indifferent expression. The long wait did not affect his calm demeanor at all, just like Commander Ikari, who always sat calmly behind the table with his hands clasped, unmoved even when several EVAs suddenly started dancing hand in hand with the Angels.

However, the occasional rumbling of hunger in Sasuke's stomach betrayed his true feelings.

"Ah! Sasuke's rumbling stomach is so sexy! After hearing that sound, I feel as full as if I've eaten a huge bowl of rice! It's truly a feast for the eyes!" Sakura exclaimed excitedly in her heart.

Meanwhile, in the bushes far from the training ground, two ANBU members responsible for surveillance were enjoying a delicious bowl of Ichiraku Ramen, completely unaware of the suffering endured by the three genin.

"Sadako-senpai, how did you know Kakashi-senpai would be late? He's always been so punctual and reliable in the Anbu." Yamato asked while eating ramen. Ever since their last sparring match, Yamato had completely believed in the identity of this Anbu senior codenamed Sadako and obediently accepted Amemori's position as captain.

"It's just a woman's intuition," Tianqing replied helplessly. After all, I can't exactly say that there was such a scene in the manga, can I? Then Tianqing added, "Kakashi wasn't like this when he was a kid, but now he's turned into a greasy middle-aged man who reads porn all day long. I wonder what happened to him all these years!"

"Eh? Senior, you've seen Kakashi-senpai as a child before?" Yamato estimated the time and was shocked. He immediately felt a sincere respect for this Anbu senior codenamed Sadako. He never expected that this Sadako-senpai would still insist on carrying out missions for Konoha Village at such an advanced age. This selfless dedication is truly a model for us all!

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After a long time had passed, when Kakashi Hatake finally appeared at the training ground, the three genin who had been waiting anxiously jumped up in anger almost simultaneously!

"Why did you make us wait so long?! We agreed to meet here at 7 a.m. yesterday, but Kakashi-sensei, you're only just arriving now!!" Naruto Uzumaki rushed over first, yelling angrily at Kakashi.

"Haha, actually I just got lost on the road of life." Kakashi looked at his three anxious students, scratched his head and laughed, then took out two small bells from his pocket and announced the start of today's practical combat test. He also emphasized the rule that "those who lose in the practical combat test will not get lunch," which greatly boosted the fighting spirit of the three genin who were already starving!

Hidden in the bushes far from the training ground, Tian Qing watched Kakashi's team with a speechless expression, thinking to himself, "So it really is that test of teamwork by stealing bells? I didn't expect Kakashi to actually accept it so readily. I remember Minato Namikaze loved doing this back then! Could it be that this is actually a unique test from the Hokage lineage?"

Then, Ame stood up and gestured for Yamato to leave: "Now that they are under Kakashi's supervision, we can leave for the time being. Let's dismiss everyone now!"

"Understood!" Yamato nodded and leaped away.

Meanwhile, Tian Qing quickly arrived at a secret underground base of Konoha. In the secret laboratory of the base, several Konoha researchers were busy observing several puppets that were firmly bound to the test table.

These puppets are about the size of ordinary humans, and each possesses the physique of a burly man, with well-defined muscles and powerful arms that demonstrate their formidable strength. This is the "Terminator," a brand-new automated puppet developed by the Land of Wind after many years, combining insectoid puppet technology acquired from Konoha with human puppet technology obtained from someone else!

Chapter Nineteen: Skynet and the Shaddoll Virus

"The machine restart experiment is now commencing!" a Konoha researcher shouted, his eyes glued to the electronic screen in the laboratory, as he pressed a button. At his command, a multitude of black runes and incantations emerged from the Terminator puppet's body.

"Puppet control core intrusion complete, energy supply module intrusion complete!" another Konoha researcher shouted excitedly.

"The rocket launcher on the left shoulder, the alloy claw on the right hand, the chakra ray on the head, and other weapon modules have been successfully infiltrated! Now, begin infecting the surrounding Terminator puppets via signal links!"

Amid the gasps of the Konoha researchers around it, the Terminator puppet, now completely infected and blackened, obediently opened its eyes. However, in its field of vision, all the Konoha ninjas had become allies, while all the Sand Ninjas had become enemies!

Meanwhile, through signal exchange between several Terminator puppets, Terminator puppets on other test benches also began to turn dark, showing signs of being infected and controlled.

"How's the progress? How effective is the Shadowdome virus against this so-called Terminator puppet?" Tian Qing asked as she put on her white lab coat and walked into the laboratory.

"Lord Tianqing!" A supervisor rushed forward, excitedly saying, "The Shadowvirus you provided is incredibly effective! It not only infected one Terminator Golem very quickly, but it also spontaneously infected the surrounding Golems. It's practically the nemesis of the Skynet system in the Land of Wind!"

Little Red Riding Hood is an intelligent puppet created by Tian Qing based on "God Shadow I*Naphiri". When Tian Qing created Little Red Riding Hood as the command core of the Konoha Insect Clan puppet army, he deliberately left a backdoor in it as a precaution. Therefore, when Tian Qing learned that Little Red Riding Hood was kidnapped during the Nine-Tails' attack, and then the Skynet system appeared in the Land of Wind shortly afterward, Tian Qing immediately saw through the trickery.

It must be said that after the Sand Ninja's puppeteers reverse-engineered Little Red Riding Hood's internal puppet structure and combined it with human puppet manufacturing technology, the Terminator puppets they created were indeed quite impressive. These Terminators not only possessed several powerful weapons, but also had a certain degree of intelligent judgment, enabling them to fight or work autonomously, and through connection to the Skynet system, they gained unified command and group combat capabilities.

Unfortunately, from the very beginning, the backdoors left by Tianqing were hidden in the most basic structures transplanted from Little Red Riding Hood in the bodies of these Terminators, so they were completely powerless to resist the Shadowdome virus that Tianqing had specifically developed.

“Let’s start testing the Shadowduck virus’s ability to disguise itself now!” Tianqing said to the supervisor. “If it can’t hide from Skynet’s checks, then no matter how powerful the virus is, it’s meaningless.”

"Yes! Begin the test now!" the supervisor said, bowing his head.

Soon, under the manipulation of the surrounding technicians, the runes on the blackened Terminators slowly faded away, and finally the Terminators' bodies returned to their original appearance. On the electronic monitoring screen of the simulated Skynet system, the various output data signals of the Terminators were exactly the same as those of the uninfected Terminators.

"Excellent! There's not a single flaw! Not even Skynet could detect anything amiss, let alone us!" the supervisor exclaimed happily.

Tian Qing nodded in satisfaction, thinking to herself, "These damned Sand Ninja dare to blatantly plagiarize my technology and even claim it as their own original work?! Now I'm going to show you the terrible consequences of copyright infringement! And I absolutely will not send you any lawyer's letters beforehand!"

In Tianqing's plan, these Shadowdoll viruses would continuously infect the Terminator puppets scattered throughout the Land of Wind, eventually infiltrating their Skynet system. Then, during the future Chunin Exams, when Orochimaru leads a large force of Sound and Sand ninja into Konoha, the Sand Terminator army would suddenly betray them, turning on the Sand and Sound ninja!

Take back what you ate, and spit out what you drank! Not only will Tian Qing not let the Land of Wind, which plagiarized, get away with it, but also those mysterious masters who attacked Konoha during the Nine-Tails' attack!

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In the afternoon, at Konoha's training grounds, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno lay helplessly on the ground, while Naruto Uzumaki was tied to a pillar, clearly being given a good lesson by Kakashi Hatake. For Kakashi, a Jonin with rich combat experience, dealing with a few newly graduated rookies was a piece of cake.

"What a pity, looks like you didn't even manage to snag a single bell!!" Kakashi said in a very annoying tone. "Also, given Naruto's appalling behavior of trying to steal lunchboxes, I've made up my mind! Naruto won't get lunch later; he'll just be tied to a pillar and watch everyone else eat their lunchboxes!!"

"Eh! No way!!" Naruto's wail suddenly pierced the sky!

"Furthermore!!" Kakashi emphasized emphatically, "Anyone who dares to disobey my orders will have their genin status revoked and be sent back to the ninja academy as a repeat student!!"

Immediately, the three genin's expressions changed, clearly frightened by Kakashi's threat!

Don't underestimate the power of a Jonin's orders. In the hierarchical ninja world where strength reigns supreme, Jonin, as the village's main fighting force, possess considerable privileges. They can even freely summon other Chunin and Genin during missions and issue orders to them. Moreover, Kakashi is currently the Jonin instructing these Genin; his opinions on them are highly likely to be adopted by the Hokage!

In other words, Kakashi's words at this moment could directly change the lives of these genin!

"So, what choices will these genin make under my orders?" Kakashi wondered to himself as he pretended to leave and watched his three students from afar.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had subtly hinted to Kakashi that he should lower the testing standards when he previously asked Kakashi to become the team's Jonin instructor, Kakashi had already sent over a dozen unqualified Genin back to the Ninja Academy, leaving him without a single qualified Genin in his own tests, which had caused considerable dissatisfaction among many. Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi specifically reminded Kakashi to tone it down.

Even so, Kakashi Hatake was unwilling to lower his testing standards. Even though they were the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and elites of the Uchiha clan, if they did not cherish their comrades, Kakashi would still take the pressure to strip them of their genin status!

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Chapter Twenty: Ramen and the Deceased

As the sun set, Kakashi, hiding in the shadows, quietly awaited the final choice of the three genin. Would they obey his orders as a jonin and ignore their starving comrade, or would they disregard orders and extend a helping hand to their friend? Finally, when Kakashi saw Sasuke Uchiha arrogantly hand his lunchbox to Naruto Uzumaki, who was tied to a pillar and suffering from hunger, a slight smile appeared on Kakashi's masked face. These were the first three genin in years to pass Kakashi's test!

In the distance, amidst the bushes, Tian Qing couldn't help but applaud Uchiha Sasuke's actions, her eyes brimming with tears as she exclaimed, "Look! Look at Sasuke's kind nature! Who says Sasuke doesn't care about Naruto? Ever since that first kiss, Sasuke has etched Naruto deeply into his heart, okay? Of course, a debt of gratitude should be repaid tenfold! No wonder Naruto is so persistent in pursuing Sasuke later on! Speaking of which, Itachi, how could you bear to use Tsukuyomi on such a cute and kind little brother? Look at what Sasuke has become, with his mind filled with nothing but revenge!"

Yamato, standing to the side, stared blankly at Tenharu, who had suddenly started clapping and muttering to herself, completely bewildered, wondering what had gotten into this Sadako-senpai all of a sudden.

Then Yamato pointed to a patch of grass in the distance of the training ground and said, "Senior, just now, a Konoha genin suddenly ran into the training ground and has been hiding there for a long time. Isn't that a little strange?"

"Huh? A Konoha genin?" Tianqing silently wiped away the hot tears on her face and said nonchalantly, "Why don't you go and ask him? Even though he's just a genin, we still need to nip it in the bud."

"Okay!" Yamato replied, then ran off alone. But soon, Yamato returned and reported, "Senior, I just contacted the Jonin who was leading that Konoha genin. It turns out that the Jonin was conducting a combat drill at the training ground next door, playing a hide-and-seek game with the whole team, which is why the Konoha genin hid here."

"Oh, that's good. Since there's no problem, let her be," Tian Qing said casually.

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Hidden in the grass, Yekura stared blankly into the distance with dead fish eyes, having witnessed the entire interaction between Sasuke and Naruto.

Each Jonin's training method is different. Kakashi's method involves grabbing bells, while Pakura's instructor chose hide-and-seek, a game popular among prisoners in the detention center. Therefore, Pakura took the opportunity to hide in the training grounds and, incidentally, keep an eye on Sasuke's situation.

"Well, luckily I came over, otherwise I would have missed that scene!" Ye Cang thought with dead fish eyes, while silently memorizing the information that "Sasuke handed the bento he had already eaten a few bites of to Naruto Uzumaki" in his mind, preparing to compile it into a book and hand it over to the high-ranking member of the Akatsuki organization who issued the mission.