Two days later, Maki, who was worrying about the students who were shortlisted for the third test, finally received a reply from the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, agreeing to meet him, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
The twenty-eight-year-old Maki is at the peak of his career as a ninja. He comes from an ordinary background. After being promoted by the fourth generation Kazekage Rasa, he has been a loyal follower for more than ten years, gradually gaining strength and prestige. Approval from the village elders.
This time coming to Konoha Village to lead genin candidates to participate in the joint chuunin exam is a very important test and is also part of the process of brushing up on qualifications.
It was not the first time for Maji to come to Konoha Village. For the past few decades, Maji had resented the ninja village where half of the time he had been killing enemies and half of the time he had been allies fighting side by side.
Compared with the prosperous Konoha Village, Sunagakure Village, located in the middle of the desert of the Land of Wind, is simply not a place for people to live.
Unfortunately, the result of many years of challenging powerful neighbors is that the Suna Ninja are now increasingly declining, and even the competition with their mortal enemies, the Iwa Ninja, is gradually at a disadvantage.
Maki, who had fully experienced the Third Ninja War, naturally understood that the friendly relationship between Suna Ninja and Konoha Ninja was not reliable. If it weren't for the Iwa Ninja's eager gaze and Kumo Ninja's ambition, the Suna Ninja would not have formed an alliance with the Konoha Ninja.
Before coming to Konoha Village, the fourth generation of Kazekage summoned Maki and appointed him as the general person in charge and envoy of this trip. After returning, Luo Sha will find a reason to form a ninja team with his three children, and he will be the leader of the team.
When Jean heard the news, Marki was excited but also a little scared.
None of the children in the Kazekage family are economical.
The eldest daughter, Temari, is okay. She has good qualifications and works hard. She is a good talent. The second child, Kankuro, is not so good. Although he has excellent qualifications in puppetry, his personality is too withdrawn and he is about to graduate. He doesn't have many friends of the same age, and it's not easy to get along with him. This child is also quite wary and doesn't trust his compatriots except his sister.
If the eldest daughter and eldest son are normal, the younger son is really a headache.
Even Maki, a powerful jounin, didn't dare to say that he was sure he could lead the murderous one-tail jinchūriki-Gaara.
Leaving three children in your own hands is both trust and pressure.
However, before Markie could complete the preliminary tasks, a bigger trouble arose.
Red sand scorpion!
Suna Ninja's heart will always feel pain!
If he were still here, the Third Ninja War would not have broken out, Sunagakure Village would not have been defeated, and Rasa would not be in the position of the Fourth Kazekage.
Sunagakure Village, which was at its peak in history, was in ruins with the disappearance of the Red Sand Scorpion and the Third Kazekage. The dream of punching Konoha Village and kicking Onoki naturally disappeared.
Nearly twenty years have passed, and just when everyone in the ninja world thought that this incident would be completely buried in the dust of history, the truth came.
"You said that the Red Sand Scorpion studied forbidden arts, killed the Sandaime Producer's puppet and then defected. Does this mean that we Sand Ninjas are being treated as fools?"
Sha Tie, who had a shiny bald head, remained silent, but Yin Feng, a baby-faced man who usually had a smile on his face, cursed angrily,
"Even the Gushan family cannot speak so freely and slander the Red Sand Scorpion."
After complaining for a few times, but seeing that his compatriots did not agree, Yinfeng could not help but shout loudly,
"Brother Ma Ji, Senior Sha Tie, don't you believe it too?"
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. The key now is to get in touch with Young Master Gushan to confirm the authenticity of the matter, and try to save the life of the Red Sand Scorpion and strive for redemption."
Sha Tie analyzed calmly,
"Although I don't believe those rumors, but they are groundless and there should be some truth in them..."
"If that's the case, it's better to go directly to Yuqi Island and rescue the Red Sand Scorpion."
After hearing this, Ma Ji glared at Yinfeng and warned coldly:
"Perhaps, Sunagakure is indeed not afraid of the Furugi family, but it is Sunagakure Village that can be compared with that behemoth, not us who are here thinking wildly."
"Well!"
After being scolded for a few times, Yinfeng calmed down and asked again,
"What did the Yondaime say?"
"Inquiring about information, don't act rashly first. Our ninja village has no enmity with the great nobles of the Fire Country. This time the Gushan family took action. It seems that the red sand scorpion killed too much and angered the Gushan young governor. .In addition, the 'Akatsuki' organization is also very suspicious..."
"When did the ninja world have such an organization? It's so scary that it can protect the Red Sand Scorpion for so many years without showing any signs of it..."
Shatie sighed,
"Are there any records in the village archives?"
After thinking about it for a while, Marky decided to reveal a little truth.
"This organization has been around for some years, but we Suna ninja haven't had much dealings with them. Iwa ninja should have cooperated with them. The leader of the rain ninja, Sansho Hanzo, is too strong. We can't fight against the Leaf Village. I offended that 'demigod', so I never developed power in the Kingdom of Rain..."
It was already very difficult to deal with the Leaf Village. If they had to deal with the evil Rain Ninja again, the situation on the eastern front of the Sunagakure Village would have collapsed long ago, and there would be no chance of an honorable exit.
"Don't be anxious. Spend more time to tutor those children. Although their qualifications are mediocre, but if they work hard enough, they may have the opportunity to fight side by side in the future. It would be good to grow a little more."
Markey passed on his experience to the two younger brothers.
The foundation of Sunagakure Village is really too thin. It adopts the path of elite training and requires too high qualifications for its younger generations. Every talent that can be cultivated is valuable.
"I'm going to check out the Konoha Village this afternoon. Maybe they know something. After all, they are also 'victims'. They have been regarded as the culprits of assassinating the Yondaime and the Red Sand Scorpion for so many years, so they probably have some ideas."
…
In the Konoha Ninja School, the teachers in the office, in their spare time, still have time to spread rumors about the ninja world, so that the students will not care about the rebel ninja organization far away.
As the Chuunin Exams progressed, the popularity of the ended "King of Fighting" challenge decreased, and several students who achieved good results became more or less influential figures among the children.
The most outstanding ones, Shiro and Uchiha Sasuke, have become even more popular. Hyuga Neji's performance is also remarkable, becoming the most watched genius in the fifth grade.
Uchiha Sasuke, who has consciously improved a lot, still maintains the advantage of winning more than losing against Kaoru in daily competitions. Although they had the upper hand, they still did not widen the gap.
The first place and the second place were fiercely competing, and the people who were most hurt were the others. Except for Uchiha Sasuke and Xiang Rin, the fourth-year students were overwhelmed.
It turned out that there were still people trying to compete for the top two positions. In the end, everyone in the fourth grade gave up tacitly. With those two people around, other students could only compete for third place.
Among them, Inuzuka Kiba, who was originally very ambitious, gradually came to understand the situation and realized that at this age, there was no way to compete with the talents of Kaoru and Uchiha Sasuke.
Before Akamaru grows up and can use the family's secret ninjutsu, it is more reliable to hone the basic skills honestly.
Of course, there was also a golden-haired kid in the class who couldn't understand the situation. He not only provoked Uchiha Zuosuke from time to time and was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, but he also pretended to ask Xiang Rin questions from time to time.
Unfortunately, after talking to his father, Gushan Bushui, Xianglin wisely adopted a respectful attitude.
He had a smile on his face and seemed to be very polite, but in fact he had no intention of getting close to Uzumaki Naruto at all. In the past few years, the friendship between classmates has remained at the level of polite greetings.
As time passed, no matter how slow he was, Uzumaki Naruto realized that Xiang Rin did not want to interact with him, and was not interested in telling him what he wanted to answer.
Inuzuka Kiba, who was exchanging experiences with Kaoru about strengthening his combat partners, saw Kaoru skillfully sending Uzumaki Naruto away, and then asked strangely:
"Do you hate Naruto? That's right, you are a top student, he is a low-level student, and... he is indeed not from the same world."
One is the noble little princess of the Fusagi family, and the other is a fatherless and motherless orphan in Konoha Village. If they were not classmates, their lives would have nothing to do with each other.
Xianglin smiled and responded in a low voice:
"I can't say I hate him. Although he is a little silly, he is not a bad person. As a classmate and friend, he is still very competent. As for my family background, I am just an illegitimate daughter with no official identity. I want to clear my name. There is still a long way to go. There is another reason why I don’t associate with him. I won’t say more now, but you will understand later.”
"That's right. In all these years, I haven't seen you really deliberately alienate anyone. Is it because of the surname 'Uzumaki'? You and he are really distant relatives?"
Xiang Rin smiled and said nothing and stopped answering. Inuzuka Kiba also understood that this question was over the line and quickly changed the topic.
"Don't your parents come to watch the Chuunin exams this year? My sister even asked about it specifically. She was always disappointed when she heard she wouldn't come."
"Eh? We've only been classmates for a year, how good is it?"
Xianglin asked puzzledly,
"I have heard about my father's reputation as the 'eternal senior'. I heard from Xiaoxi and Neji that they also performed ninja games in the school grounds..."
"That's true...it's hard not to notice."
Inuzuka Kiba really couldn't figure out how the majestic young master of the Furusugi family could endure being treated as a joke by a group of children and still persist for many years.
"I couldn't figure it out before, but now I gradually understand it."
Xianglin shrugged old-fashionedly and sighed,
"Because there is nothing lacking, it is a wonderful feeling to have something you particularly want to do and be willing to work tirelessly for it."
"Oh! Maybe this is the reason why you have become so strong and can force Uchiha Zuosuke to stand down."
In fact, the relationship between Inuzuka Kiba and Korin is not necessarily very close. They are just familiar with each other and talk more because they often exchange their experiences on raising and training ninja dogs.
Because there was a fight in the first year of school, their mother Inuzuka Takashi and her sister Inuzuka Hana still remember this incident in their hearts. Once they have a conflict with Xiang Rin, they will be served by their mother and sister Lao Quan, who have a bad temper. Warning not to bully Xianglin.
Inuzuka Kiba cried out with grief and anger in his heart, is he capable of bullying Xiang Rin now?
It would be nice not to be bullied.
There are few students in the entire ninja school who can bully her.
"I am relatively strong. In addition to working hard enough, my bloodline and family background are also important aids."
Xianglin said pertinently,
"If the Uchiha family were still there and had guidance from their elders, Uchiha Sasuke would be stronger, and I might not be able to keep up with him."
"Uchiha..."
Mentioning this incident, Inuzuka Kiba was filled with regret. In the blink of an eye, about two years had passed since the night of genocide. The smell of blood gradually faded away. Everyone seemed to have forgotten about one of the co-founding families of Konoha Village.
Only the orphan Uchiha Sasuke still has the afterglow of that powerful family.
While the two were talking, Umino Yinluka walked into the classroom and said:
"Because Teacher Mizuki is not feeling well, he is taking one day off. I will temporarily take over his classes."
"What are you doing?"
Inuzuka Kiba muttered angrily,
"Has Teacher Mizuki taken too many leaves recently? Teacher Yinluka often takes over the class, and I'm a little tired of seeing this face all the time."
As soon as he finished speaking, a piece of chalk flew over and rubbed the bridge of Inuzuka Kiba's nose.
"It's always me. I'm really sorry. If you don't like it, you can go to the corridor and stand and listen."
"No need, Teacher Yinluka, I can persist."
"Don't force it, teacher, I don't like students who force themselves the most."
"Ha ha……"
Inuzuka Kiba, who laughed awkwardly a few times, sat up straight despite the laughter of the whole class. He just didn't want to go out and stand for punishment, and Umino Yinruka didn't force him.
Xiang Rin, who had an indifferent smile on her face, had already clearly detected the location of Teacher Mizuki through Kagura's inner eye.
"The secret laboratory in the back mountain, and Uncle Hinode Togakushi is also investigating nearby. Did something happen?" 』
In addition, the chakra reaction of his father Kosugi Fusui appeared in the extremely distant southern region. It seems that he really can't catch up with the third test of this year's Chunin Exam.
At the same time, in Tsukushi Castle, Kosugi Bosui wore a white water god mask, and after combining it with the power of Umibozu, the god of rivers, in his body, he replaced most of the body fluids in the Red Sand Scorpion and Deidara with After splitting their bodies and controlling their life and death at any time, he released the blockade on the two of them and gave them a little freedom to use chakra.
"Very good, you didn't threaten me again."
Gushan Bushui nodded with satisfaction, and then said calmly,
"This is good for everyone. You will suffer less and I can save time."
After a pause, Major Governor Gushan pointed out the current situation of the two people straightforwardly:
"Listen carefully to my words, and nothing will happen. Don't think it's embarrassing to be my puppet. Some people want to be my puppet, but they are not qualified yet."
"I'll tell you the truth, everything you have is now my private property. In this world, apart from the real masters, there are only three kinds of people. The first type is the mediocre people who are complacent after taking the position of slaves, and the second type is The second type is the incompetent person who wants to be a slave but cannot get it, and the third type is the most stupid, the fool who thinks he can be free without being a slave."
"What kind of... do you want to do?"
