Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

Upon hearing Yoru's words, Uchiha Hikaru, who had originally intended to take action immediately, paused, staring blankly at Yoru.

"Did your parents die in the war?" Ye asked softly.

He didn't use any special methods; he simply imbued his words with a subtle spiritual aura. His simple tone had a calming effect on the mind.

Upon hearing this voice, Hikaru pursed his lips, the chakra on his palm blade gradually dissipated, and he nodded, saying, "He died in the war."

Night also brought her the three-colored dumplings, smiling as she ruffled Guang's long black hair: "Life seems as fragile as a cicada's wing, yet as tenacious as wild grass. Some things cannot be judged solely by appearances. The human body contains terrifying power, but people themselves cannot perceive it, much less fully control it. In the limited span of life, chasing too many illusory things leads to a weak appearance."

"Just like our deceased ancestors, although they are dead, what they left behind, those remaining beliefs and traditions, are like their eyes, watching over this world and those who receive their legacy."

As he spoke, Ye shook his head and sighed softly, "Therefore, you who have inherited their beliefs and will should use these eyes to see more."

Guang stared blankly at Ye, then looked down at the two portions of tricolor dumplings in his hand, and shook his head: "Death is death. Once you're dead, everything is gone. All that's left is hatred and anger..."

Do you understand that feeling?

Suddenly, Uchiha Hikaru looked up at the night, her delicate face filled with seriousness: "The feeling of the most important person in my life dying in front of me, the sight of my most precious treasure shattering in front of me!"

“…The most important person, huh?” Night murmured. “Of course I understand that feeling.”

"My mind went blank, my throat felt like it was being crushed, I felt suffocated and couldn't breathe, as if my heart was about to stop beating."

"During this process, anger and hatred will completely overwhelm your mind, as if only by destroying everything can you vent these emotions..."

“But I know one thing very well.” Night looked at Uchiha Hikaru in front of him and said seriously, “Anger can be the driving force for your progress, but it must never become an obstacle to your progress. You must control your anger and control yourself. Only in this way can you understand the real world and reach the real peak.”

"Control yourself..."

Uchiha Hikaru murmured softly, shaking his head with a complicated expression.

It's easy to say, but how easy is it to do?

Weapons or weapons, she has never been in control of herself since the moment her parents died.

"Life's journey is long, you're still young, and there are many things you need to experience, to understand, and to learn." Night looked at the silent light and said with a smile, "Alright, it seems your companion has come looking for you. If fate allows, see you next time."

As the words were spoken, a gentle breeze blew by, and Night's figure vanished.

Hikaru remained silent for a moment, then Konan appeared behind him: "Suzaku, don't act rashly, the plan is about to begin."

He glanced at Xiao Nan, then turned around and walked towards his residence.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. As ninjas from various villages arrived at Sunagakure one after another, the Chunin Exams, which Sunagakure was hosting this time, were about to begin with the participation of most of the ninja world.

Before the first exam officially began, Sunagakure held a gathering where ninjas from all over the world signed waivers, and the distinguished guests, the Fifth Hokage and the Fourth Mizukage, made an appearance at the opening ceremony.

On the high platform, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, launched into a long, rambling speech of useless nonsense. After more than half an hour, he finally picked up a scroll and began to speak loudly.

"Now, let's announce the rules for the first exam!"

"The place we are in now is the Sand Desert of Sunagakure, the place where the Third Kazekage trained in the Sand Magnet Release."

"The 56 teams and 168 people who participated in the exam will each receive a shining 'Golden Sand Star' as a token. Only the team that collects nine Golden Sand Stars and arrives at the Golden Sand Fortress in the center of the Iron Sand Desert before 8:00 a.m. on the third day will be considered to have passed the exam."

"Please note that the gates of the Golden Sands Fortress will only officially open at 8:00 AM on the third day. Those who arrive first will not be allowed to enter, nor will they be considered to have completed the exam."

"Please note that all the Sand Gold Stars are equipped with special signal devices. Every hour, we will shrink the area of ​​the Iron Sand Desert by three kilometers. Sand Gold Stars outside this area will lose their value and cannot be used as tokens of passing the test."

Upon hearing this, countless candidates present frowned.

They had already obtained a lot of information about the Chunin Exams from various middlemen in Sunagakure, including information about the Iron Sand Desert and the Golden Sand Fortress.

The distance between the two is only a little over two hundred kilometers, which is nothing to ordinary ninjas. Even if there are some highly venomous snakes or scorpions in between, plus the harsh environment of the desert, it is not a concern.

However, if these restrictions are added, the difficulty increases dramatically.

Each squad has three Sand Gold Stars. To collect nine, they need to defeat at least two other squads. Furthermore, the squad that collects enough tokens cannot enter the Sand Gold Fortress in advance and can only wait for the time to arrive.

This means that by the third day, with the Golden Sands Star continuously shrinking and becoming ineffective, several teams will inevitably gather in front of the Golden Sands Fortress.

In other words, those who are confident enough in their abilities can even go directly to the Golden Sands Fortress and wait for their prey to come to them...

"In addition, you will be issued special wristbands that can be equipped with the Sand Gold Star. Besides being able to attach tokens, they also have a special distress signal function. Simply activate them with chakra, and a Sand Gold Shield will be formed to protect your lives and allow nearby Jonin to come to your rescue."

"Of course, while being protected, it also means defaulting to waiving one's right to take the exam and losing eligibility."

After all the rules were explained, Rasa glanced at the examinees who were still digesting the rules, nodded slightly, and several Sand Village Jonin led all the participants toward the Sand Iron Desert. At the entrance, they equipped all the examinees with Sand Gold Stars and Sand Gold Bracers.

Within the Sand Iron Desert, nearly thirty Sand Village Jonin were already on standby, ready to respond to any unexpected events and ensure the exam could proceed smoothly.

After all preparations were completed, the fifty-six teams, totaling one hundred and sixty-eight people, were evenly led to the fifty-six entrances of the Iron Sand Desert.

Time slowly passed until the clock struck eight. Rasa took a deep breath, nodded slightly to Fugaku and Yoru, then waved his hand and announced loudly,

"Then, the first Chunin Joint Special Exam of Sunagakure officially begins!"

"Shhhhhh!"

As a series of signal flares exploded in the air, fifty-six squads simultaneously poured into the Iron Sand Desert!

at the same time.

On a deserted island outside of Wuyin Village.

Space distorted, and Obito's figure emerged from it.

Looking at the desolate surroundings, Obito frowned slightly: "Are you sure we can get in from here?"

“The barrier defense here is the weakest, and there are no Kirigakure ninja or Shinigami guarding it,” Zetsu said confidently. “Although this place is a bit far from Kirigakure’s homeland, as long as we can cross this archipelago, we will be able to officially enter Kirigakure.”

"Aren't there any Hidden Mist Ninjas or Shinigami?"

"In that case, let's get started!"

"Break the seal!"

Obito took a deep breath, quickly forming hand seals. His palms slammed into the void, and countless dense incantations appeared, spreading throughout the surrounding space.

Space distorted, tearing open an invisible entrance, and Obito and Zetsu quickly entered it.

The instant this invisible entrance opened, countless mysterious creatures across the desolate archipelago seemed to sense something simultaneously, opening their eyes and looking in the same direction...

Chapter 221 Possessing divine power, victory was inevitable!

"It went very smoothly."

Obito and Zetsu moved swiftly across the island.

Zetsu's intelligence and perception abilities are absolutely rare in the ninja world.

The fact that he was able to find the safest route to Kirigakure's main village even when completely sealed off by the Kirigakure barrier undoubtedly demonstrates the abilities of this Genbu of Akatsuki.

“I have planted many spores along the way, so that I can monitor and infiltrate in the future…” Jue’s voice stopped abruptly, as if he had discovered something extremely strange and terrifying. An incredulous look of astonishment appeared on his black and white face.

Obito frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"

Although there are many flamboyant individuals among the White Zetsu, the majority of White Zetsu have always been people with a very calm and composed personality.

In addition, there's Black Zetsu.

"All my spores have lost contact." White Zetsu was utterly bewildered and shocked. "This is impossible... Be careful!"

Accompanied by Black Zetsu's hoarse exclamation, a dark shadow tore through space, arriving in an instant with incredible speed.

The explosive force blasted a giant crater in the desolate island, and in that instant, there was no other way for anyone but Kawi to escape such a sneak attack.

Fortunately, the person who was ambushed at that moment happened to be Kawi, the owner of the eye technique.

The rising dust filled the air, and Obito, his eyes half-closed, stared intently at the figure within the dust cloud.

It was a pitch-black, twisted monster. Its face and body were completely black, and its twisted flesh resembled pure black horny shells. It also had an extremely ugly mask on its face, making it look like a humanoid beast, exuding a terrifying aura of evil and depravity.

Most importantly, there is a circular hole in its chest, as if it has no heart!

Obito was shocked: "What kind of monster is this?"

"Roar!!!"

A piercing, ferocious roar emanated from beneath the pale mask of the black monster, whose figure suddenly transformed into a black shadow, attacking Obito once more.

Obito frowned, maintaining his Hollowfied state, easily dodging the powerful burst of energy. But in an instant, the Hollow's figure suddenly stopped in mid-air, and a magnificent dark red Hollow flash shot out.

"what?!"

"Wood Release·Wood Spindle Wall!"

The astonished Obito remained in ethereal, while the Black and White Zetsu, deep underground below, were filled with "Holy crap!" and could only release Wood Release immediately.

The continuous, thick trees connected the barrier, but in an instant, these wooden barriers were shattered by the Cero.

Fortunately, Black Zetsu immediately used his infinite burrowing ability to shrink himself underground, thus preventing the Hollow from continuing its attack. Obito also maintained his Hollowfication state and followed Zetsu.

"What kind of monster is this? It clearly possesses such terrifying energy bursts, yet I can't sense any chakra from it at all," White Zetsu exclaimed in exaggerated terror.

Black Zetsu remained silent, while Obito's eyes darkened, and he already had a guess in his mind.

Based on their knowledge and experience, they knew at least eight or nine out of ten creatures in the ninja world.

But they had never seen such a creature before, and most importantly, there was not a trace of chakra in that creature!

"That guy, Minazuki Yoru, besides being a Shinigami, is actually researching these terrifying monsters...?"

"Weapons of war? Or a failed product of research into the Grim Reaper?"

Obito's expression grew increasingly grim as he pondered the origins of the monster he had encountered earlier.

"Wait, Jue, what you just said about your spores... have disappeared?"

"To be precise... they were eaten." Black Zetsu's hoarse voice slowly rang out: "All the spores that fell along the way were eaten, and it wasn't the one that attacked us just now."

Obito's expression darkened even further.

In other words, there is more than one monster like that in this area.

"Come to my Divine Might Space first, and wait for me to infiltrate."

After hesitating for a moment, Obito slowly spoke.

Monsters of this caliber might be extremely threatening to ordinary Jonin, but they were nothing to Obito and Zetsu.

What he was really worried about was that fighting these monsters would attract the attention of the Hidden Mist faction.

They already knew that Mizuki Yoru possessed long-range space-time ninjutsu. Back then, that guy had just finished fighting Nagato in the Land of Iron and then directly appeared in Konoha to participate in the Nine-Tails' rampage.

The reason why the Sand Village held the Chunin Exams in such a high-profile manner was to attract Mizuki Yoru's attention and secretly steal a portion of the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse).

If they were discovered by Kirigakure before they even entered the village gates, and then Mizuki Yoru teleported back over an extremely long distance, wouldn't they be completely doomed?

Fortunately, I possess invincible divine power!

Space distorted, and Zetsu's figure was sucked into the Kamui dimension by Obito, while Obito continued to follow the established procedure, heading directly towards Kirigakure underground.

Just as they were about to reach the barrier, Obito's figure slowly emerged towards the ground.

"Ok?"

The distorted space was revealed, and the moment Obito peeked out, his face under the vortex mask froze.

Dozens of enormous creatures, several meters tall, with contorted muscles and ferocious faces, looked down at Obito emerging from the ground. Beneath their pale masks, their bloodshot, excited eyes gleamed, as if they had spotted some extremely delicious prey.

These creatures have all sorts of strange bodies; some have torsos like spiders and limbs like centipedes, while others resemble mantises with two sickles like knives.

Without exception, their original forms are all humanoid, meaning that their origin is human!

"What a disgusting experiment on the soul, Minazuki Yoru!"

Obito's eyes were cold and sinister. He glanced around at the countless Hollows and sneered before heading straight for the barrier.

These twisted creatures are terrifying, and if their numbers were large enough, even the Five Kage would have a headache. But in the face of his invincible divine might, their strength or weakness is meaningless.

With an expressionless face, Obito walked indifferently toward the barrier under the gaze of dozens of Hollows. His figure passed directly through the Hollows who tried to block him. Under the vortex mask, he saw the Hollows' impatient and even frantic attacks and infighting, and a mocking smile appeared on his face.

This is the power of the Uchiha...

"squeak!!!"

A strange, piercing shriek tore through the sky, causing Obito to freeze abruptly. The next moment, a black and white figure suddenly appeared in front of Obito.

Its body resembles a human, with a pale mask extending from its chin to the top of its head like a rhinoceros horn. The mouth beneath the mask is unusually large, as if it were a pouch covering its cheeks.

Blood-red pupils met Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan in mid-air, and for some reason, Obito saw a hint of mockery in the other's eyes.

The monster did not attack Obito directly, but instead puffed out its cheeks in place.