The moment Onigashima Shinobu announced the winner, warm applause came from the audience one after another.
In such an atmosphere, Cai just glanced at them lightly, not shaken by these victories, showing an attitude of being unfazed.
However, in his own territory, he finally managed to maintain his position as the champion, which is not a bad feeling.
"You can block even that level of chakra, what a powerful kid."
Red sighed.
"It's more terrifying than powerful. His overall strength is basically comparable to that of a Jonin."
Asuma was speechless.
Even he didn't have much confidence that he could block the last move unless he got intelligence in advance and took preventive measures in advance.
But ninja battles often involve a time lag in obtaining information. In a real battlefield, there is little time to obtain sufficient information and then make arrangements slowly.
Otherwise, the sacrifice rate of ninjas would not remain high every year.
The overall strength of a twelve-year-old can be compared with that of a Jonin. This is already a quite terrifying evaluation.
There are only a few such geniuses in their history of Konoha. If they don't break through halfway, they are all powerful ninjas with reputations. For example, Uchiha Ruri and Hinata Ayane, who have left Konoha, are both ninjas who became famous at a young age.
When he was still studying in the Ninja School, he was already the leading genius Jonin in Konoha at that time. At that time, he was often used as a positive teaching material by the teachers of the Ninja School to encourage those who came after him.
Although there were some deviations later, it could not hide the fact that they were talented.
Of course, the late Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Itachi who had defected to Konoha, and Kakashi, who is now the Minister of ANBU, also showed strong strength as a jounin when they were young.
"It is indeed unique to make every part of the body into a weapon that can kill people."
Kai was simply shocked by Aya's physical skills.
Although his physical skills are very strong, his utilization of many parts of his body is not very high, and he cannot control something as inconspicuous as his hair to such a fine degree.
But in terms of utilization rate of the body's 'weapon', Aya has surpassed him as a jounin.
Perhaps this is the uniqueness of the Hyuga clan in the land of ghosts.
Compared with traditional soft boxing, they are obviously advancing with the times and do not stick to traditional methods. Instead, they have embarked on a completely different path from tradition based on the most basic ability of the Hyuga clan to fully utilize chakra.
And this path, so far, is brilliant and brilliant, which has benefited him a lot as a Jonin and greatly broadened his horizons.
"If he is that strong, no one at our age can defeat him, right?
Shikamaru held his head in his hands, looking distressed.
Unlike other peers who only lament that the other person is awesome, he sees more things, and his considerations are naturally not limited to the surface.
What's more important is that the younger generation in the Kingdom of Ghosts is not just the one in front of you.
Each of the several military genin from the Kingdom of Demons participating in the finals can be said to be a unique figure.
Moreover, he believed that the rule that the opponent could not be killed in the game might even have greatly restricted the performance of the genin of the Demon Country.
He could feel that these Genin of the Demon Country were all combatants who had experienced many bloody battles.
Not only does he have a solid foundation, but his comprehensive abilities in all aspects are far beyond the genin level.
This is not a good thing for Konoha, which has an extremely unharmonious relationship with the Kingdom of Demons.
Under the influence of his father over the years, he naturally knew what kind of extremely terrifying behemoth he would face if he took over the position of Konoha's Jonin squad leader in the future.
In contrast, although Konoha has many talents, overall, it is still a little behind.
The most crucial point…
Shikamaru looked at Chiba Shiraishi on the high platform and sighed in his heart.
Too young.
The Hokage of their village is already old. According to his father, the health of the Third Hokage has been getting worse every day in recent years. It is not surprising that he collapses from exhaustion at work.
It is common for elderly people of this age group to experience a direct physical collapse whenever they receive some strong stimulation.
This kind of pressure is extremely heavy even for a young man, let alone what kind of terrible pressure it is for an old man to bear.
Asuma seemed to see what Shikamaru was thinking, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Shikamaru, you don't need to think so much, we jonins are still here. Sometimes, don't bear the responsibility that you shouldn't To take responsibility."
Shikamaru turned his head and glanced at Asuma, who was smiling faintly at him. He always felt that there was something in the other person's words, but he didn't know what he was going to say specifically.
But he still nodded.
Shikamaru also knew that he was a little too worried for thinking this way.
In any case, what I need is to grow, not to take on responsibilities that I cannot bear.
Thinking of this, Shikamaru felt much more relaxed, and the pressure was suddenly relieved a lot.
Kurenai heard Asuma's words from the side and felt that such words should not be said to a genin. It would only increase the pressure on the Sunen man, but he hesitated and did not speak.
Asuma is not a random person. Maybe Shikamaru's existence is not ordinary. After all, the direct successor of the Nara clan cannot think with ordinary thinking.
"Kakashi, what do you think?"
Asuma asked.
Kakashi scratched his head and replied: "Let's talk about it then. The answer to this kind of matter can only be known after a high-level meeting. The most important thing now is to arrange these genin well to avoid any accidents."
"That's all we can do."
Asuma nodded and said nothing more.
Sakura had no interest in the riddles between the Jonin, but felt sorry for Naruto's loss.
Seeing Naruto being carried away by the medical ninja and sent to the infirmary for recuperation, Sakura had the intention of leaving.
"Don't leave yet, there will be an award ceremony next. Although Naruto did not win the championship, the reward for the runner-up is still quite generous, and there is also a consolation prize for Sasuke. When the time comes, help them both get it. "
Seeing that Sakura was about to leave, Kakashi spoke.
"Eh?"
Just as Sakura was about to leave, when she heard Kakashi say this, she suddenly remembered that there was an award ceremony to be held next.
All contestants who participate in the finals will receive a consolation prize, and the top contestants will also be encouraged with more generous prizes.
Although it is not anything related to ninjas, just items used in daily life, it also proves the organizer's sincerity.
"That's it, then I'll wait a little longer."
Sakura thought about it and felt that Sasuke and Naruto had specialized medical staff to take care of them and did not need her medical ninjutsu. It would not be a big deal even if they were a little late, so she simply stayed.
"But, Kakashi-sensei can do this kind of thing, right?"
Sakura asked.
Kakashi touched his chin and said: "Sorry, I have something to do next, so I will leave for now. I will pack and bring dinner over. Please take care of the two of us, Sakura."
Before Sakura could say anything, Kakashi formed a seal with his hands and disappeared from the place into a sheet of white smoke.
"What, you leave the mess to me to deal with again, Kakashi-sensei is just too lazy."
Sakura had seen Kakashi's irresponsible behavior so many times that she didn't bother to complain.
This kind of attitude of coming and leaving as soon as she said it made her not know what to say.
"Speaking of which, today is the day of the finals of the Joint Chuunin Examination."
In the hollow of the woods, there was no shade in the sky. The shark-faced man looked at the sweltering sun above his head and opened his mouth, feeling that his skin was a little dry.
Kisame wondered if he should find a hot spring hotel and take a dip in the hot springs to cool down a bit.
If this kind of weather continues to come out, it is simply looking for trouble.
Itachi, who was walking in front, was wearing the same black and red cloud coat as Kisame. He looked back at Kisame, wondering what the other person meant.
"Hehe, it's not interesting. I just thought Itachi that you might care about this kind of thing. From what Bai Ze said, it seems that your brother is also a contestant.
Kisame's smile looked a bit innocent.
But Itachi knew that beneath Kisame's honest and honest appearance was an extremely cold and delicate heart.
Coupled with his high strength, even in the Akatsuki organization, he was able to get along like a duck in water, which was completely different from himself as the subject of surveillance.
However, it is not difficult to change this status. That is to surrender to the upper management of the organization, completely draw a clear line with Konoha, and concentrate on working for the organization. Then, with Nagato's courage, he will not mind his past. of.
But...do you really want to do this?
The dreams of his youth, the expectations of his parents, the attention of the Hokage, the hatred of his younger brother, the heavy responsibility given to him by the village... everything weighed down on him and he couldn't breathe.
Although several years have passed, his perspective on thinking about things is no longer as extreme as before. The dispute behind the genocide of the Uchiha clan is probably not just controlled by Danzo alone... But Itachi really can't imagine that the man who trusts him and Shisui The Hokage would be such an unbearable person.
What exactly went wrong back then?
Although I don't like being complicit with a group of rebellious ninjas, it seems that I am not qualified to say such things now.
He is also a traitor.
The Sandaime... Itachi sighed softly in his heart.
"That kind of guy has nothing to look forward to. He is not even qualified to have my eyes taken away from him now."
Itachi said.
"That's right. I heard that Itachi, you passed the Chunin Exams by yourself when you were ten years old. You were really amazing."
Kisame chuckled.
Itachi acquiesced.
Just like he was investigating Kisame's affairs, Kisame must also be secretly investigating his affairs.
This tacit understanding has long been a tacit fact on both sides.
"It's nothing. Konoha has never lacked geniuses."
Itachi told a fact that was both proud and heartbreaking.
It is true that Konoha does not lack geniuses, but the fact is that after these geniuses grow up, they either establish separate forces and break away from Konoha, or they become defected ninjas... There are also people like him who leave the village with special missions.
"Where are we going next? The leader hasn't issued any tasks recently. The rest of the organization seems to be busy with their own affairs."
Kisame was a little nostalgic about his time in Kirigakure Village.
Although busy, it is fulfilling.
After joining the Akatsuki organization, in addition to completing several important tasks regularly every year, meetings are held every once in a while to keep in touch with each other.
The rest of the time is very leisurely, and the monthly salary is paid as usual.
Kisame was so idle that he didn't know what to do and was a little confused for a moment.
When he first took over this mission, Yagura had obviously said that this was a dangerous espionage mission that might make him feel like he had a narrow escape from death.
But the actual situation is that within a few years of working, I have already begun to take leisure and retirement in the organization.
If one day I buy a yard and raise some fish in the pond... Kisame started to think wildly for a while.
It seems that this kind of life is not bad.
But looking at the high salary paid every month, Kisame felt guilty.
I should take the initiative to do something for the organization to alleviate this feeling of guilt.
For example, let several big countries pay attention to the dangers of the Akatsuki organization earlier, so that they can have the motivation to work.
Otherwise, if this continues, I may really be directly fed up and crippled by the organization.
"If there is nothing else, you can go check out the location in advance and prepare for subsequent actions."
Itachi also saw Kisame's boring mentality, and this idle mentality was exactly what he wanted.
Moreover, he also had something he wanted to verify.
"Stepping in?"
Kisame didn't understand the hidden meaning in Rong's words for a while.
"Let's go, rest tonight at the hotel in the town ahead, and think about the next thing."
Itachi stepped forward.
Kisame lazily raised the sword Samehada, placed it behind him, and slowly followed Itachi's footsteps.
A bonfire crackled in the uncolored white room.
The light and shadow of the flames shone on the clean walls, reflecting the swaying shadows of the flames.
Shiraishi looked at the young man in front of him who was sitting by the campfire and dressed in an ancient style. The more he looked at him, the more he could feel that he was extremely different and out of place with the background of the entire world.
"A little girl sneaked in before and accidentally awakened my consciousness. You used the same technique. However, I didn't expect anyone to find this place. It seems that you have a deep understanding of the concept of technique."
As if he could tell that Shiraishi was wary of him, the young man waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down. His voice was calm, as if he didn't care about anything.
Rather than being detached, it is better to say that even emotions have been lost, like a cold machine that is just maintaining life, lacking human sensibility, and maybe even rationality is about to be lost.
"It's just a blessing. If your strength hadn't declined, I might not even be able to get in."
Zi Shi sat down across from the bonfire. Although he was secretly alert, he remained calm on the surface.
"Can you see my strength in my heyday?"
The young man seemed to become very interested, although there was no warm smile at all.
The emotional loss is very serious. Is it because of the long-term relationship? Shiraishi began to guess.
"You can probably tell that even the remaining chakra can scare people, otherwise I wouldn't be so vigilant."
Madara... no, even on top of Madara! Shiraishi felt the young man's chakra and marveled slightly.
The remaining chakra is already so powerful, so what about its heyday?
Being able to peek into the opponent's power in his heyday, Zi Shi's words are half true and half false.
He could see that the opponent's strength far exceeded his common sense of ninjas, but as for where the upper limit was, Shiraishi couldn't see it.
"You're quite honest."
The young man seemed to be praising Shiraishi for his wise move.
He has seen all kinds of people. Rather than experience, it is more like an instinct engraved in his body.
"My name is Indra."
After a period of silence, the young man Indra suddenly spoke.
Shiraishi nodded. Judging from the fact that he could call Asura by his name, he must have some relationship with Asura, and he was wearing such ancient clothes and a pair of three magatama Sharingan...
If it was Indra, the ancestor of the Uchiha clan, then it would be reasonable.
"Can you tell me how many years have passed since my time?"
Indra did not explain his origin, because he could tell from Shiraishi's expression that the other party did not know anything about him, and it just saved the time of introducing himself.
"A long time, about a thousand years."
Zi Shi gave a number that was not much different in time.
According to ancient records, when Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed by the brothers of the Six Paths Sage, the two sons of the Six Paths Sage, Indra and Asura, were already born.
"A thousand years"
Hearing this number, even Indra's face fell into a trance. He murmured and fell into some complicated memories, remembering something.
"...Has a thousand years passed..."
Not knowing whether he was crying, laughing, or just out of pure emotion, Indra continued to poke the bonfire with a wooden stick and watched the flames burn.
In Sharingan's eyes, the light and shadow of the flames were reflected.
"A thousand years ago, as the eldest son of Immortal, I failed in the battle with my younger brother Asura to be the successor of the Ninja Sect."
Indra lowered his head and continued to look at the bonfire, his Sharingan becoming extremely scarlet and ferocious.
fail!
This was really a shameful statement that made him feel infinite pain in his heart when he recalled it!
So much so that his chakra-condensed body began to tremble slightly.
The indifferent face regained the emotional fluctuations of a human being.
"It's really unfair. No matter what I do, it's obvious that I do it better and faster... My father always prefers Asura, thinking that I have embarked on a wrong path and will lead the world astray... He always firmly believes that Asura's Love' is the key to changing the world!"
Indra continued to speak, and the more he narrated, the more the muscles on his face twitched, showing pain and annoyance, loss, and hatred.
It is the hatred towards his younger brother Asura.
It is also the hatred towards his unfair father, Sage of Six Paths!
"Even in the end, my father passed on the magic to Asura, denying my will."
"With your talent, it's not difficult to learn magic, right?"
Shiraishi asked strangely.
It can be seen from Indra's powerful chakra that he has the talent to learn and perfectly master the magic of immortality.
What's more, according to a few records in ancient books, Indra's talent far exceeds that of Asura.
Because Indra is the founder of the ninjutsu system.
The seals used in the ninja world today were all developed by Indra, which lowered the threshold for using ninjutsu and benefited many people, making ninjutsu no longer the patent of the Otsutsuki clan.
With such a big heart, he wondered why Indra was defeated by Asura in history.
No matter from any angle, Indra's ability is stronger than Asura.
"So what? Since my father doesn't teach me, then I naturally don't bother to learn the magic of immortality. I want to prove to him that even Asura who has learned the magic of immortality will always be my defeat!"
Shiraishi was speechless.
Should I say that I am stubborn, or that I am too proud?
This sense of pride gave Shiraishi a familiar sense of déjà vu.
He remembered that during the Konoha period, in order to target the Uchiha clan, Danzo gave the three of them wrong information during a mission, which caused them to almost die in the siege of the Suna Ninja.
Although later, in order to calm down the turmoil and prevent the matter from getting too big, the Hokage allowed Ruri to choose any ninjutsu to learn from the Book of Sealings and use it as his own accumulation.
But Liuli did not accept this kind of charity, which was almost pity. From the beginning to the end, he never bowed to the top management of Konoha.
Because of this incident, there was an indelible gap between Liuli and the top management of Konoha, which became a thorn in Liuli's heart at that time.
Now the same shadow can be seen in Indra, the ancestor of the Uchiha clan.
With this kind of personality...should it be said that they are from the same family?
"Later, I created Seal and Jutsu and made a huge mistake. The conflict with my father suddenly broke out."
"contradiction?"
Shiraishi frowned in confusion.
"Well, this starts with my father's philosophy when he founded the ninja sect. The purpose of his father's founding of the ninja sect is to enable people to communicate and understand each other with the help of chakra, and to build a world without disputes where everyone can A world where everyone can live and work in peace and contentment."
"It's really an amazing dream."
Although it is difficult for this kind of beauty to exist in reality, Shiraishi is not very disgusted with idealized things, as long as they do not interfere with his actions.
After all, he did not deprive people of their right to dream.
"Yes, in that era bandits were rampant and monsters were everywhere. My father traveled around the world, killed countless demons and ghosts, and was worshiped by countless people.
It can be said that he is a figure like a saint in the world. The concept of ninshu also became the ideological trend that people talked about at that time. "
When Indra said this, he could not hide his admiration and yearning for his father, the Immortal of Six Paths.
"My father has been working hard for world peace all his life. When he was alive, the world rarely ushered in peace. But my father knew that he would die sooner or later, and he did not want the peace that the ninja clan had managed to maintain to be destroyed. He hoped that from me and Asuras choose the next heir of the Ninja Sect. But I know that my father has always favored Asura because of Asura's concept of love. Perhaps at the beginning of this competition,
I've already lost. "
Indra sighed softly.
Although many of his memories have been lost over the past thousand years, only the memories with his father and Asura are still fresh in his mind, as if they happened yesterday.
"But I still insist on my own approach. Asura's love is beautiful, but it lacks action. Human beings are not so smart, and only power can restrain their behavior.
Shiraishi neither shook his head nor nodded, but listened silently.
"And the era at that time was not just about bandits and monsters. The more fundamental problem was the aristocratic collectives that exploited the people at all levels. There was no way to influence those people with love. Even people could be treated as their own. Bargaining goods, the evil they did,
Countless times more evil than bandits and monsters. I can only use my power to convince them to make them believe in Asura's love.' "
"But, just solving them is useless."
Shiraishi said.
"My father also said this at the time. Although I was unwilling to accept it, I could only obey. And that was one of the reasons why I originally created the Seal and Art. Since I can't directly make them compromise, then I will give those powerless civilians powerful weapons. , let them make better use of chakra, learn ninjutsu, use power to intimidate the noble groups, and take back their own interests from the nobles..."
Indra's Sharingan became extremely scarlet and hot.
But soon, the heat in his eyes disappeared and he regained his composure.
"I did this secretly, hoping to make some achievements and let my father recognize my efforts. But unfortunately, something happened later that made me regret it. Do you know what happened?"
Indra did not say it directly, but looked at Baishi. He wanted to hear what this future person thought.
Over the endless years, he became accustomed to loneliness and changed his original aloof character. He is both a narrator and an excellent listener.
Zi Shi glanced at Indra, thought for a moment, and then said, "The war broke out, right?"
Indra's eyes widened with surprise. He didn't expect Zishi to guess the answer so quickly.
"This is not difficult to guess. Because you only taught those ignorant civilians seals and arts, but you did not teach them how to restrain their own violence. There is a saying that virtue is not matched, and those civilians who have no ideological awareness , after suddenly gaining great power, the first thing they did was to kill all the nobles who exploited them, and then divided up their property, becoming a group more terrifying than ordinary bandits who destabilized the world. They continued to plunder , the continuous massacre of nobles led to more innocent civilians being displaced and the collapse of the national system.
If this vicious cycle continues without restraint, it will inevitably lead to horrific and bloody battles.
The group of civilians who learned power became more terrifying demons than the nobles!
Already superior to others, they have become the incarnation of destroying order!
This is similar to his own arrangement in the Kingdom of Waves. However, because the military power of the Kingdom of Demons is constantly controlled from above, constantly restraining the civilians in the Kingdom of Waves who are suffering from being exploited by the nobles, even if they overthrow the nobles, they will only be able to achieve the goal. Be able to obey your duties honestly and dare not do unnecessary things.
Out-of-control forces require more terrifying violence to control, maintain, teach them to establish a new order, and educate them at the same time.
Let them learn and explore the nature of things and how to manage the country, instead of letting them go berserk.
Indra also sighed:
"If I could see through it earlier, maybe the tragedy of war would not have happened."
