Become the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

After getting rid of Orochimaru's restraints, Red Bean headed towards the tower in the central area.

As a special jonin of Konoha, even though Orochimaru was her teacher, she had to report the information that Orochimaru appeared in the Death Forest to the Third Hokage.

The reason was also very simple. As a disciple of Orochimaru, she knew how many methods Orochimaru had.

After arriving at the central tower, Red Bean came to the Third Hokage and reported the information.

At this time, the Third Hokage was watching the Chunin Exam with Bai Ye and Sasori. After listening to Red Bean's report, he couldn't help but frowned, and his face became much uglier.

After letting Red Bean retreat, the Third Hokage fell into a brief contemplation.

In previous joint Chunin Exams, there were many hostile ninjas who wanted to disrupt the Chunin Exams, but those people were at most jonin strength, which was harmless to the Chunin Exams.

But this time was different. Orochimaru actually appeared in the Chunin Exams.

Orochimaru was his disciple. He once defected from the village because of a disagreement in ideology and became an S-level rebel on the bounty list.

However, although Orochimaru became a rebel, he never sent an Anbu team to hunt him down.

First, Orochimaru was extremely powerful. The entire Anbu team might not be Orochimaru's opponent. Second, he still had unrealistic hopes for Orochimaru.

He hoped that Orochimaru would take the initiative to admit his mistakes and return to the village. It was precisely because of this complex emotion that the Third Hokage didn't know what to do now.

He didn't know what the purpose of Orochimaru's trip was.

Was he looking for an opportunity to return to the village, or was he going to attack the village? If it was the former, everyone would be happy. As long as Orochimaru was willing to return to the village, he could guarantee it with his honor.

If it was the latter, he would have to consider countermeasures.

The reaction of the Third Hokage was seen by Bai Ye. He knew exactly what the Third Hokage was thinking about.

The Third Hokage is an indecisive ninja and a useless "good guy". At this moment, he is just thinking about Orochimaru and still has unrealistic fantasies about him.

After muttering a few words, Bai Ye said to the Third Hokage: "Hokage, a Konoha jonin just came to report. Is there anything important?"

The Third Hokage looked at Bai Ye, shook his head and said: "Nothing, it's just that this year's Chunin Exam is more intense than before, and even the cameras hidden in the dark have been destroyed."

Bai Ye nodded, and then said: "That's good, I thought there were some villains who took the opportunity to make trouble. If someone wants to disrupt this Chunin Exam, I will definitely stop them."

Scorpion also came over at this time and said: "The Sand Village is also obliged to deal with this situation."

The Third Hokage smiled: "Thank you for the support of Elder Bai Ye and Lord Kazekage, but the current situation is still within the scope that Konoha can handle. For the time being, you two don't need to take action. You two should watch the battle with me."

The Third Hokage said this, but his heart was not calm at all.

In addition to Bai Ye and Scorpion, he also invited many nobles and wealthy businessmen to watch the exam. If something really happened, Konoha would suffer an extremely huge loss.

He was unwilling to accept this.

…

As time went by, more and more ninja teams arrived at the tower.

These included Naruto's team and Gaara's team, as well as the rest of the Twelve Little Strongmen. Although these ninjas were nominally Genin, their strengths surpassed those of ordinary Chunin.

After the last team that got the Heaven and Earth Scroll entered the central area, the second round of exams was also suspended.

Compared with the first round of exams, the second round of exams was extremely dangerous.

According to known intelligence, in the second round of Chunin exams, no less than ten ninjas mysteriously disappeared, some of them were lost to the poisonous insects and beasts raised in the Death Forest, and some died in battle.

Faced with such a high mortality rate, many ninjas regretted coming to participate in the Chunin exams.

After successfully advancing to the third round of exams, Naruto's team found the team leader Kakashi and told him about their experience in the Death Forest.

When he heard that Naruto and others had encountered Orochimaru and escaped unscathed.

Kakashi's face was full of shock, and he was extremely surprised at the speed at which Naruto and others improved their strength.

When he was young, he had thought about becoming a master like the three ninjas, and thought that with his talent, he would be able to challenge the three ninjas sooner or later.

But when he really faced Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, he realized the gap between them.

Orochimaru defeated him, who had already become a jonin, with only two moves. If the third Hokage had not appeared in time, he might have died.

After trying to calm down, Kakashi said with a gloomy face: "I will report the news of Orochimaru's appearance to Lord Hokage, but you must be prepared for the postponement of the Chunin Exam."

Naruto and others nodded, and they took Kakashi's reminder seriously.

Given the situation at the time, if Orochimaru really attacked them, the probability of their survival was not high.

With such a poisonous snake lurking in Konoha, it is indeed impossible to rashly conduct the Chunin Exam.

On the other side, Gaara and others also saw their team leader, Maki, but they did not report the information to Maki, but directly reported it to Scorpion.

After hearing that Luo Sha appeared in the Forest of Death, Scorpion smiled and didn't take it seriously.

Gaara asked in confusion: "Scorpion-sama, will Rasa's infiltration into Konoha have an impact on the Chunin Exam? Will Rasa attack Konoha?"

"Maybe, maybe not..."

After a pause, Scorpion continued: "However, one day you are wrong, it is not only Rasa who lurks in Konoha, but also one of the three ninjas, Cold Lord Orochimaru, and the two of them have joined forces."

"Rasa and Orochimaru have joined forces?!"

Kankuro and Temari widened their eyes and then said: "What exactly do they want to do?"

"Maybe they want to sabotage Konoha... Orochimaru was expelled from the Konoha Village, so he naturally had doubts. With hatred in his heart, Luo Sha also hated the Konoha ninja very much, so the two of them hit it off and planned to attack Konoha. "

I thought for a while, and said cautiously: "Scorpion-sama, since Orochimaru and Luo Sha are planning to attack Konoha, should we do something in the chaos?"

Scorpion thought for a while, then shook his head:

"Let's not get involved in the matter between Orochimaru and Konoha for the time being. This is Konoha Ninja Village. No matter what plans they have and how big the conflict is, it is a good thing for Sand Village."

Scorpion did not intend to attack Konoha. On the one hand, it was beneficial for Sand Village to keep silent.

On the other hand, he did not forget his identity as a member of the Akatsuki organization. The Fifth Kazekage was just his cover, and his real identity was still a ninja of the Akatsuki organization.

As members of Akatsuki, Luo Sha and Orochimaru wanted to attack Konoha, so he naturally could not stop them.

……

After the second round of the Chunin Exam, the Third Hokage held a meeting of the Jonin to discuss the idea of ​​postponing the Chunin Exam.

After Kakashi gave Naruto and the others a few words, he also rushed over to attend the jonin meeting.

More than ten years ago, he was still a newcomer in the jonin class, but now he has become a core figure among the jonin of Konoha. He cannot be absent from such an important meeting.

Naruto and the others nodded, and then left the Death Forest with the other candidates.

On the way out, Naruto and the others met Kabuto Yakushi, who participated in the competition alone. Like the previous Chunin exams, Kabuto Yakushi failed in the promotion again.

The reason this time was that the corresponding scroll was not found within the specified time.

Naruto and the others were not surprised by Kabuto Yakushi's failure. It was reasonable for a genin like Kabuto Yakushi who participated in the competition alone to fail in the team competition.

It can only be said that Kabuto Yakushi himself did not want to become a Chunin.

Otherwise, with the information collected by Kabuto Yakushi, he would not fail to pass the second round of the Chunin exam by just finding a few genin to form a team.

Continuing forward, on the way back, several people encountered the sixth and eighth teams arguing. To be precise, it was Neji and Hinata who had an argument.

Team 6 is their previous class, a team that focuses on physical skills.

The relationship between Ningci and Hinata is also very subtle. Ningci is a genius of the Hyuga branch family. Without the guidance of a teacher, he has learned many secret techniques of the main family.

Although Hinata is not strong, she is a noble lady of the main family.

As a branch family, Ningci has always been disappointed with his sister. He believes that Hinata's character and strength are not worthy of being the next head of the main family.

Therefore, he always uses various reasons to make trouble for Hinata, making Hinata passively strong.

But after being stimulated by Ningci, Hinata became more autistic, and the relationship between the brother and sister became worse and worse, which made Hinata's gentle character directly become timid.

After seeing this scene, Naruto walked to Hinata, stopped the two from arguing, and said a few harsh words to Ningci.

He didn't have much ill will towards Neji, but he felt that Neji treated Hinata a little too much, but the real reason was not Neji's fault, but the fault of the caged bird system of the Hyuga clan.

Before knowing Hinata and the caged bird system, Naruto could not imagine that in a place like Konoha full of the will of fire, such a twisted caged bird system would appear.

This made him begin to doubt whether the Third Hokage was a puppet of the Ninja clan and had no real power at all.

If Hinata and Neji wanted to reconcile, the caged bird system must be abolished, so that Hinata, who was not suitable to be a ninja, could be freed from the responsibilities of the Hyuga clan, and a stronger ninja could take over.

However, the idea was just an idea.

Before becoming Hokage, he could not change the status quo of Konoha Ninja Village, even though he was the son of the Fourth Hokage and Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

After sending Hinata back to the Hyuga family, Naruto put his hands in his trouser pockets, said goodbye to the team members, and walked towards the training ground.

After developing the habit of practicing, he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't practice for a few hours every day, as if he had wasted his time, and he had a very strong sense of guilt.

After practicing for two hours, Naruto walked out of the training ground and planned to return to his home.

On the way home, Naruto passed by the Konoha bathhouse, and saw a wretched old man with white hair in the back alley of the Konoha bathhouse.

The wretched old man was lying on the crack of the wall, looking at the mist in the bathhouse.

If it was usual, Naruto might dare to stop him, but today Naruto was more careful and quickened his pace.

The white-haired old man in front of him looked very wretched, but the amount of chakra should not be underestimated.

The pressure this person gave him was no less than that of Orochimaru he had encountered before. If the other party was a ninja in the village, or a disguised spy, he would be in trouble.

After Naruto left, Jiraiya, who was lying on the crack in the wall, frowned and looked at Naruto's back.

"It shouldn't be. I remember that this trick is also effective against Minato. Why is it useless for this kid? Doesn't this kid have no justice at all?"

Despite the slander, Jiraiya did not forget the agreement he made with the old man.

After he returned to the village this time, the old man gave him an important task, which was to train Minato's child, Naruto, the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki of the village.

Faced with the request of the third generation teacher, Jiraiya, as Naruto's disciple, had no way to refuse.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya used the teleportation technique to disappear and stopped Naruto.

Naruto looked up at Jiraiya, his hands had completed the seals, and two shadow clones appeared around his body. They looked at Jiraiya, and then said:

"Who are you and why are you following me?"

Jiraiya's expression became solemn, and then he did an exaggerated dance, and then said: "Who am I? I am one of the Sannin of Konoha, Jiraiya, the legendary Toad Sage of Mt. Myoboku."

After saying that, Jiraiya put his hands on his hips, expecting Naruto to show an expression of admiration.

Naruto looked at Jiraiya expressionlessly, and then said: "It turns out that he is Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas of Konoha. What's wrong with you finding me? If nothing happens, I'm going back to cook."

Naruto's reaction surprised Jiraiya and asked in confusion:

"What kind of disgusting expression are you looking at? I'm Jiraiya, the legendary Sannin and Toad Sage. Don't you want to learn some ninjutsu from me?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "I can't bite off more than I can chew. The current ninjutsu is enough for me."

After Jiraiya was rejected, he said unwillingly: "I know you want to become stronger. In just a few years, I can train you to become a top-notch ninja in the ninja world. Are you really not tempted?"

Naruto shook his head again.

Jiraiya took a deep breath, knowing that he had to come up with some means to prove himself.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya raised his palm, condensed a Rasengan in his hand, and said with a smile: "This is a ninjutsu mastered by the Fourth Hokage, called Rasengan. Do you want to learn it?"

Naruto glanced at Jiraiya, then rolled a Rasengan in his hand, and said calmly: "Is this what you mean? I have mastered this ninjutsu a long time ago, and I can condense it faster than you."

After seeing the Rasengan, Jiraiya was filled with shock.