"What a fierce battle. What happened over there?"
Although she did not witness the battlefield on Kakashi and Kisame's side with her own eyes, from the water bombarding the ground and the falling trees accompanied by thunderous roars from time to time, Kurenai could tell that the battle on the other side was very urgent, and both sides seemed to He used his full strength to attack his opponent with his ultimate blow.
In this situation, Hong couldn't tell who had the advantage.
"Hinata, can you see the scene over there?"
Hong's face turned and she looked at Hinata beside her and asked.
She wanted to know what was going on with Kakashi.
Hinata opened her eyes, shook her head, and said in a self-blaming tone: "I'm sorry, Kurenai-sensei, I can't see the battlefield on Kakashi-sensei's side.
My white eyes don't have enough distance to see.
Although the Byakugan has the ability to see far and see through, Hinata's Byakugan is limited in the distance it can observe.
The battlefield where Kakashi and Kisame were located was beyond the distance she could observe.
Kurenai was not too disappointed. With Hinata's level, it was indeed difficult to use Byakugan's ability.
As far as she knew, the distance an adult Hyuuga clan jounin could see was about one kilometer.
Hinata's strength is probably far behind that of Chuunin. It is estimated that Hinata's eye-rolling limit is at a distance of two hundred meters.
"That's it, it doesn't matter, just protect yourself."
Hong comforted.
Hinata lowered her head, still feeling guilty for her lack of strength.
In fact, there was no need for her to blame herself. Even a ninja of Kurenai's level would be very reluctant to intervene in such a battle, let alone a genin.
Are we just going to watch? "
Naruto asked reluctantly, he seemed to want to go up and help.
"Don't be impulsive! You will only get in the way and distract Kakashi and Gai from protecting you."
Kurenai sternly dismissed Naruto's idea of going up to help.
Although she is a newly promoted jounin, she still has good eyesight. Naruto's ninja is very good compared to his peers, but this is not a battle that he can intervene in.
Moreover, this is a life-and-death fight without the so-called no-kill rule. As a jinchuriki, Naruto is the primary target of protection, and no accidents can occur.
"Where is Asuma Jounin? You can detect the abnormality here. There is no way he can't detect it."
Sasuke was also unwilling to do so, but he knew that if he went up to fight Chu, it would only be a disservice. If he wanted to join such a battle, he must at least be a jounin.
"He is maintaining the security of the camp. There may be other guys watching in secret. A jounin must be left there to guard it."
Red replied.
Then, she set her sights on Kai He again, her eyes flashing, trying to find an opportunity to strike.
However, every move he made was impeccable. While he was on par with Kai in terms of physical skills, he was still able to pay attention to what was going on around him. He remained calm and composed, and his expression did not change from beginning to end.
Itachi's calmness made Hong feel more stressed.
If she had been there, she would probably have been mercilessly defeated by Itachi's overwhelming taijutsu.
As for the genjutsu competition she was best at, she didn't think her genjutsu could defeat the Sharingan, so she was thankful to be able to remain undefeated.
The kunai and nunchaku collided with each other, making the sound of metal clashing in the dark forest, and sparks flying.
With strength, speed, and reflexes, Itachi was able to keep up with ease.
In other words, his poker face has remained unchanged for thousands of years, making it impossible to read from his face whether he has used his full strength.
The veins on both sides of Kai's temples began to beat, and the skin was in a state of congestion. His eyes were fixed on Glaze's every move. The countless stick shadows he swung out in an instant, no matter which direction they attacked, were intercepted by the kunai. Unable to touch Yu's body.
"Water Release·Water Fang Bullet!"
This is another ninjutsu that seems to be released without any seals.
Spiral water jets appeared everywhere, attacking Kai's body.
Kai dodged back, and the spiral water column flew away.
Then, countless shurikens occupied the field of vision in front of him, and they flew out from Itachi's hand at some point. All the attacks were perfectly connected, one after another, so that Kai didn't even have a chance to breathe.
Kai stepped on the ground and swept out the shadow of his stick. Ding Ding Ding knocked down all the shurikens and gasped slightly.
Itachi's shoulders were also slightly hunched. Although his face still showed a calm attitude, it was obvious that after such a long period of high-explosive physical skills,
His physical strength was also a bit too much.
It was more difficult than he thought to block Kai in his five-door state.
"It seems that you are not completely able to withstand my attack."
Kai was still in the mood to smile, but the solemn color in his eyes lingered.
He was extremely surprised by his ability to be so inseparable from his five-door state and integrate into his physical skills.
No wonder his strength is so highly regarded by Kakashi.
Glaze pursed his lips and said nothing. He didn't like saying meaningless words in battle. It was just a waste of energy.
At this moment, Itachi rolled his eyes, and a figure jumped next to him.
His posture looked quite embarrassed. There were several wounds from the blades on the black coat with red clouds. The skin on the back of his hands was also a little burnt. However, he firmly grasped the bandage knife in his hand and stared fiercely forward.
Kakashi appeared next to Kai at some point, standing side by side, confronting Itachi and the ghost again.
Kakashi was also a little out of breath, and his clothes were wet and torn. Like a ghost, he grabbed the short sword in his hand with a calm posture and did not relax.
"You seem very embarrassed, Kakashi."
"Don't talk about me, aren't you the same? This guy's strength is extraordinary, even you may not be able to compare with him. And his weapons can absorb my chakra."
Kakashi glanced at Gai and said.
"Is that so? Do you want to change your opponent next? Itachi was once your subordinate. You should be more suitable to deal with him than me."
Kai suggested.
Kakashi didn't speak, just held the knife and stared at Itachi and the ghost.
"If you want to take them down, you may need to show your real skills. Such a painless attack is useless against them."
The ghost turned to Itachi and said.
Itachi was silent for a moment and said: "It seems that there is no way to recover the legacy of the Fourth Hokage this time."
"Huh? You mean..."
"Since the sneak attack failed, the action of taking Naruto away is meaningless."
Rong gave up the idea of continuing to fight.
"Let's go. There is no point in staying here anymore. If we continue to fight, we may suffer even more losses. There is no need to rush. The intelligence collected here is enough."
After saying that, Itachi turned around and ran backwards, leaving very simply.
Kisame took a deep look at Kakashi and the others, then ran after Takashi and left this place.
Seeing Itachi and the ghost escape so cleanly, Kai and Kakashi relaxed, as if they had escaped a fierce battle and let out a sigh of relief.
In fact, in a real fight, two against two, the two of them don't need to be afraid.
It's just that when there are people around, it's too clumsy to let go and fight, and you may accidentally affect your own people.
What's more, in this situation, protecting Naruto is the most important thing, not dealing with the rebellious nin who targets the Jinchuuriki.
"finished?"
Kurenai came over with Naruto and the other three.
The slightly swollen muscles on Kai's body began to shrink and returned to normal. The color of his skin also returned to normal. The strong chakra fluctuations on his body disappeared, and no excess energy was leaked.
"It should be over. Even if they go and turn back, the result will be the same as before. With Naruto as their target, they should belong to an organization."
Kaisong said in a tone.
Although he was not an ANBU member, he had heard something about a certain organization that was capturing tailed beasts throughout the ninja world.
"Well, it seems that after returning, I have to solemnly report to the Hokage-sama. I hope that the journey back will be safe."
Kakashi put away the White Fang dagger and put it in the sheath behind his back.
Looking at Sasuke who looked unwilling, Kakashi said:
"Don't worry too much. You can't be Itachi's opponent now. If you target him, just make sure you get stronger next."
"You don't need to tell me this, of course I know!"
Sasuke's mouth twitched slightly, with an unhappy tone.
Among the group of people, he was the most seriously injured and could barely walk now. He needed Naruto's help to walk normally.
Then, Kakashi looked at Naruto who was hesitant to speak and wanted to ask something, and said: "As for this matter, I will explain to you when I get back. Now we have to set off overnight, and it is no longer safe here. .Red, inform Asuma and rush back to Konoha as soon as possible."
"good!"
Kurenai nodded and returned towards the camp, asking them to stop setting up the camp and returning to Konoha Village overnight to minimize the risk.
In the next day, under the leadership of Kakashi, a group of sixteen people traveled day and night without stopping, heading towards Konoha.
If you are hungry, you can directly eat cold rice balls bought on the roadside, or use military food pills to replenish the consumed chakra and physical strength, and use them as food to satisfy your hunger. Until ten o'clock in the morning on the third day, Kakashi and others finally returned to Mu. In Ye Village, when they saw the familiar buildings that had not been seen for a long time in the village, everyone felt more cordial and felt more secure. They no longer had to worry about being attacked halfway.
"Genin, please go back and rest, we will report on this mission."
Asuma spoke.
He asked the genin to return to their respective homes to rest, and the jounin submitted the mission report to the Hokage.
Naruto and the other genin had no objection at all. After saying goodbye, dragging their exhausted bodies, they all returned to their homes and began to rest.
Looking at the genin returning to their respective families, Asuma and the others turned back and looked at each other. Although they also wanted to go home and sleep, before that, they still needed to complete the mission report, which was not complete yet. Time to relax.
At this time, not long after the Hokage went to work, the staff in the Hokage Building began a new day of administration.
"Hey, Kakashi, you guys are back so soon?"
In the corridor of the Hokage Building, a young ninja walked towards him.
The color of his ninja uniform is slightly lighter, and you can tell that he is a chuunin.
-Steel and iron.
Although he is only a chuunin, his strength is also the best among the chunin and he has the potential to become a jounin.
The direction he was walking in was that he should have just walked out of the Hokage's office.
"Yes, are you and Izumo taking a break today?"
Kakashi nodded. He had not been at the main entrance of Konoha before. When he saw Gang Zitie and his good partner Kamizuki Izumo, he knew that today was the day off for the two of them.
"Yes, I'm here to hand over the task. Izumo has gone back. I'm going back to rest soon."
Gangzitie nodded.
"That was really hard work."
"Compared to you jonins, our hard work is nothing. However, you are the first batch of jonins to return from the land of ghosts."
Gangzitie said.
There are far more Konoha Jounin who went to the Ghost Country this time, but because those Jounin did not go to the Ghost Country with a mission, but entered the Ghost Country as tourists, they were relatively free to move.
The situation is different for the jonins led by Kakashi. Unless there are special circumstances, their time to return to the village will be limited, and they must return to the village safely within the specified time.
A few days after the Chuunin exams ended, they returned directly to Konoha, not daring to stay.
"Well, the business and tourism there are very prosperous. It is indeed a good place to take a vacation."
"That's great. I'll go there to have fun next time. Then I won't disturb you anymore. See you later."
"See you."
After saying goodbye to each other, the four Kakashi walked to the door of the Hokage's office without any obstruction, knocked on the door and entered.
The image of the Third Hokage smoking a pipe in the office in the early morning is really deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Although Kurenai was a little dissatisfied with the smell of tobacco in the office, she had no choice but to endure it when faced with the Hokage.
From a ninja's point of view, tobacco should not be used. Not only will it weaken the ninja's willpower, but it will also make it easy for people to get the smell of tobacco and be used by the enemy in battle.
Asuma was used to it, and if he hadn't noticed Kurenai's staring eyes, he would have wanted to take out a cigarette and smoke it.
But for now, forget it.
As usual, he held the cigarette in his mouth and did not light it with a lighter. He just pretended to smoke.
"Ahem."
The Third Hokage coughed because of the smell of tobacco.
The ravine-like wrinkles on his face have become deeper, and the fatigue is obvious. It is obvious that he has been working at a high intensity these past few days, and his body feels worse every day.
It's just that he himself feels good. Compared with his body, quitting smoking is more painful for him, even though his body is very old.
"Thank you for your hard work this time. I have watched the video of the Chunin Exam after it was sorted out and sent by Oni Country yesterday. As for the Chunin rating, it will take a while to list the list of qualified candidates. "
Naruto reaching the finals was something Hiruzen didn't expect.
At first, he thought that Sasuke and Neji's results would be even better.
But he didn't expect Neji to be directly eliminated in the first round, and was defeated by the opponent's overwhelming force.
Sasuke persisted until the second round and tried his best. Hiruzen couldn't force it, knowing that was Sasuke's limit.
Only on Naruto, he put a question mark.
He didn't know what Kakashi and Jiraiya did to Naruto, but it was obvious that it was probably not Naruto's own power.
What exactly it is requires further observation.
Therefore, Hiruzen did not hesitate to cross out Naruto's name from the list of qualified Chunin.
The first round of exams was seriously unsatisfactory, and basic knowledge and intelligence gathering abilities were severely lacking. Although there was some judgment ability, it did not affect the final evaluation.
Compared to the scores on paper, Hiruzen valued the candidates' answering process in the first round of the exam rather than the answers themselves.
After that, Naruto's game was remarkable. Although his strength was sufficient, several other important abilities to become a chuunin were not outstanding in Naruto.
Hiruzen can only regret and look forward to Naruto's performance next year.
Although Sasuke and Neji failed in the exam, they performed well and had the necessary qualities to be a chuunin.
Shikamaru of the Nara family was eliminated due to the preliminary round and had no chance to show his true power. Like Naruto, he waited to fight again next year.
"Yes, Lord Hokage. In addition, we have one more thing to report.
Kakashi came out and said.
"What's up?"
"We were attacked by Uchiha and Kisame Uchiha on the road. They came after Naruto."
Kakashi looked serious.
"Itachi? It's such a long-lost name. Has that organization been unable to bear it so quickly?"
Hiruzen Mei knew very well that Rong's attack on Kakashi and others was not to capture Naruto, but to use this fake attack to hint some information to him.
But because the message conveyed was too ambiguous, Hiruzen was unable to determine what message Rong wanted to convey.
There was only one thing that could be confirmed. The danger of this organization was getting higher and higher, and Rong began to feel restless. He told Konoha through the attack, hoping that Konoha would prepare early and no longer be passive in counterattack.
"Yes, finally there is the matter of Sasuke"
"Phew, things are getting more and more difficult. You three go down first, Kakashi."
Hiruzen looked solemn and left Kakashi alone to discuss.
When the other three Jonin heard this, they had no choice but to leave the office and make way for the space here.
Countless black shadows gathered in the dark room.
Each of them wore a black windbreaker and a set of masks on their faces. Their whole bodies exuded a biting cold aura, as if they were standing there on ice.
"Then each group will perform its duties and disperse."
Danzo was at the front, with two bodyguards, Yamafaze and Aburame Horine, standing next to him.
He had a cane in his hand, like a frail old man who could stand alone by relying on a cane.
In Danzo's brief and indifferent words, a famous ninja in front of him disappeared without a trace in an instant, and he didn't know where he was going.
Since the end of the Third Ninja War, the root's power has been expanding rapidly.
Both the quality and quantity of ninjas far exceeded the previous scale and reached an unprecedented state of prosperity.
What was supposed to be the root of the ANBU branch, thanks to Danzo's years of unremitting efforts and development, has become a powerful force to counterattack the ANBU.
Thinking of the countless efforts he had put into developing his roots over the years, Danzo couldn't help but feel slightly excited, given Danzo's character at this time. His era was about to come.
However, we can't get into trouble yet.
It's not the best time to take action yet.
In order to obtain the position of Hokage, he has been waiting for decades, which is not enough time.
"Lord Danzo, Kakashi has just returned. Do you need to summon him at this time?"
Shan Fengjing told him.
"No need, he just needs to appear at the most critical moment. There is no need to involve him in the plan for the time being to prevent Hiruzen from noticing anything unusual.
Tuan looked very calm.
Although victory is just around the corner, some plans still need to be prepared in advance.
Tuanmao was not dazzled by the sudden joy because of the huge victory that was about to be completed.
If there are mistakes in the plan due to greed for rashness, it may be too late to even buy the regret medicine.
Therefore, the more critical this moment is, the more important it is to calm down and think, and find out if there is anything that needs to be added.
Because once he takes action next, it means that the root and the Hokage are dead and the two are dead, and only one of them can exist.
And Danzo has obviously already realized this.
"The most important thing now is to keep an eye on Tsunade, and then use Tsunade to transfer Jiraiya out of the village, leaving Hiruzen isolated and helpless.
The ideas in Danzo's mind were very clear.
If you want to capture Hiruzen and have enough time to deal with subsequent complex changes in the situation, you must ensure that people with troublemaking abilities will not return to the village during this period to increase the root's working ability.
From Danzo's point of view, Tsunade and Jiraiya are two people with the ability to cause trouble, especially the former, whose existence is very important.
Because relying on the normal Hokage election method, he cannot defeat Tsunade no matter what, so cutting off Hiruzen's last escape route and forcing everyone to choose themselves is also a way out.
Although doing so may cause some bloodshed, thinking that he has reached this point, it is already too late to retreat.
"Then, in order to ensure that the plan can be implemented smoothly, Feng and Jigen, the two of you will also formally participate in the plan to ensure that the plan can be carried out smoothly."
Tuan Ya narrowed her eyes hungry and made this important decision.
"Yes, Lord Danzo."
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