Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece

Chapter 231 The upcoming exam

The entrance to Konoha Village.

Soon after seeing everyone in Kirigakure away.

The ninjas from Iwagakure Village and Rain Ninja Village came here together.

The Sandaime Tsuchikage, Tōnoki Onoki, took his apprentice Deidara and his granddaughter Kurotsuchi, as well as several guards and young Iwa ninjas participating in the competition, stepped on the clods of soil floating in the air, and slowly landed in the Leaf Village. door.

The leader of the Rain Ninja Village, Sanshouyu Hanzo, also strangely stepped on a floating clod of soil, and landed right after him.

"Huh? When did the two families get together?"

Namikaze Minato frowned slightly.

Sanshouyu Hanzo of the Rain Ninja Village and his group were stepping on the Light and Heavy Rock Jutsu without a doubt coming from the Third Tsuchikage Onoki.

But there was a fierce conflict between Amano Village and Iwagakure Village during World War II!

Seeing people from the two forces gradually approaching, Namikaze Minato quickly suppressed his doubts in his heart, put on a friendly smile, and greeted warmly:

"Your Excellency Tsuchikage, Hanzo-senpai."

"Welcome to Konoha Village!"

"snort."

Onoki, the third Tsuchikage, snorted coldly and did not show a good face towards Minato Namikaze, who had caused huge losses to Iwagakure Village during the Third War.

He didn't even look at Namikaze Minato, but looked directly at the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and said coldly:

"You Konoha, what do you want to do this time?"

"The Chuunin Exam? I'm afraid it's not that simple, right? Don't tell me that it's for peace and friendly exchanges in the ninja world. Just tell me that for a fool."

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen first looked at Namikaze Minato who looked embarrassed, and looked at each other with the Fourth Hokage. Then, he slowly turned his head to look at the Sandaime Tsuchikage Onoki, and smiled kindly:

"Lord Tsuchikage, you think too much."

"We in Konoha simply want to invite you to sit down and have a good talk. Only then can there be hope for peace in the ninja world."

"...Ha, interesting."

The Third Tsuchikage Onoki stared into Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes and heard the implication of this fellow Hokage.

Is there something... that requires the five major ninja villages and even some other forces to face it?

Is that thing from the Kingdom of Ghosts coming out again?

Or is it the Samsara Eye of the Akatsuki organization?

still……

The Third Tsuchikage Onoki thought for a moment, and several possibilities popped up in his mind, but he rejected them one by one in his heart.

Immediately, he looked at the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen meaningfully and said in a deep voice:

"That's fine."

"Then let's sit together."

"Haha, okay! I'll take you to visit Konoha first."

Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed, and immediately shouted to Namikaze Minato who was entertaining Sansho Hanzo:

"Minato, Lord Hanzo, Lord Tsuchikage and I will go in first."

"OK."

Namikaze Minato smiled and nodded, and then continued chatting with Sansho Hanzo.

Namikaze Minato, who respected his seniors quite a bit, and Sansho Hanzo, who really liked his outstanding juniors, were talking very enthusiastically.

The two talked about the past wars, the later secret treasures, and then the current situation in the ninja world, all the way to the Akatsuki organization.

Namikaze Minato praised loudly and unabashedly:

"Hanzo-senpai, I heard that the Akatsuki organization has been driven to the Land of Grass by you? It's so powerful. He is worthy of being the legendary ninja demigod!"

"Hahahaha... No, no, there is no legend. It's just the favor of people in the ninja world."

Listening to the young Hokage's compliments, Hanzo laughed heartily.

"No, you can even repel the Rinnegan. You are undoubtedly the strongest in the ninja world today!"

"No, no, no... I'm just a dying old man. The future belongs to you young people."

"Hanzo-senpai is not only powerful, but he is also so humble. I really admire him!"

"No, no, no...how can you do it in your twenties..."

"..."

The two boasted to each other for a while.

After expressing the great achievements and outstanding performances of both parties one by one, Namikaze Minato and Sansho Hanzo looked at each other and smiled.

Soon, they walked into the Konoha Village together.

…

That night.

Konoha Village ushered in the most prosperous and lively night in history.

The third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, entertained the leaders of various major forces and visited the beautiful scenery and delicious food of Konoha Village.

But inside the Hokage's office, there seemed to be silence.

The fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, Orochimaru and Tsunade, one of the Sannin of Konoha, and two high-level executives of Konoha Village, Mito Kabuto and Koharu, were sitting quietly around the desk. Next to him, his eyes were fixed on a document on the table.

a long time.

Orochimaru chuckled and broke the silence:

"Haha, is this the force that Jiraiya has always been afraid of?"

"To be able to make that immortal die silently, Ninja World News... Wave Country... is interesting."

Orochimaru, who had just learned the shocking news from Namifeng Shui's door, lowered his head slightly and narrowed his eyes after finishing speaking, not knowing what he was thinking.

"snort."

Tsunade crossed her arms and snorted coldly, then looked at Namikaze Minato with dissatisfaction and scolded mercilessly:

"Now that you know the news, why haven't you called that idiot Jiraiya back?"

"The Great Toad Immortal is dead. You should understand how dangerous the Country of Waves is now!"

"Yes, I understand."

Namikaze Minato smiled bitterly, and then slowly explained:

"It's not that I didn't inform the teacher, but you know his temper, Tsunade-senpai. You won't look back until you hit the wall."

"Even if I warn you repeatedly, Mr. Jiraiya still wants to find out in advance in the Land of Waves what kind of situation our future enemies will be."

"This is a good thing!"

Mito Kabuto praised Jiraiya's behavior very much:

"Isn't the will of fire that Hiruzen said reflected in people like Jiraiya?"

"Don't worry too much."

"We ninjas are different from the group of psychic beasts at Mt. Myoboku after all. With Jiraiya's strength, even if he encounters danger, nothing will happen. In the Land of Rain a few years ago, the Samsara Eye and the legendary He met the phantom beast species and the two mysterious powerful beings together, didn't he come back safely?"

"Indeed, that boy looks careless, but he is actually very careful."

After sleeping, Koharu nodded, then looked at the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, changed the topic and said:

"Watergate."

"Those four Kages and Sansho Hanzo have all arrived in Konoha Village. When do you plan to have a showdown with them?"

"when……"

Namikaze Minato lowered his eyebrows and thought for a while, then raised his head and looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice:

"Based on just one prophecy, Onoki and the others probably won't believe us."

"Let's wait until Mr. Jiraiya comes back. The Chuunin Exams should last long enough for the teacher to investigate something."

…

At the same time, Konoha Village, the root base.

In the dark and humid underground base, there are only a few root members guarding it.

Instead of the solemn silence of the past, he seemed a little downcast.

Shimura Danzo, who failed to recruit new recruits again, walked into the base. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh, shook his head and said with a bitter smile:

"Sigh... there are fewer and fewer people at the root."

"My so-called leader is almost gone in name only."

Soon, after receiving only a few respectful greetings, Shimura Danzo returned to his room.

Looking at his desk, which had not been changed for an unknown amount of time and had now become somewhat damp and rotten in the humid environment, Shimura Danzo could no longer hold back the anger in his heart and roared angrily in a low voice. :

"Damn it! Damn it!"

"It's all that Namikaze Minato's fault!"

"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be in this situation!"

As early as a few years ago, the root was banned from ANBU training qualifications, and, at the instruction of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, all the ninja clan began to exclude Danzo, and even the orphanage, Minato Namikaze They all forcibly cut off Shimura Danzo's minions.

This is not the most important thing.

If that's all it is, the root can still be maintained.

The most important thing is that Uchiha Obito, a disciple of Namikaze Minato and a traitor to Konohagakure, always comes to fight against the autumn wind at the root, or takes some experimental subjects away, or makes friends with him, relying on the fact that he has the leverage of Shimura Danzo. Next some research tasks and requirements root must be completed.

Danzo Shimura has been working hard in the past few years, using various means to make money and recruit people, and the Shimura clan is almost driven to extinction.

But the situation at the root has not improved. Not only are there fewer and fewer people, but there is also an extreme shortage of funds.

As the leader, Danzo Shimura has not even changed his desk for more than a year.

boom! ! !

The more Danzo Shimura thought about it, the angrier he became, and he smashed the unpleasant table into pieces.

Then, looking at the large piece of sawdust scattered on the ground, he couldn't help but feel distressed.

"Oh... forget it, let's make a stone table later."

Danzo Shimura sighed, and then remembered another sad thing:

"I don't know if those wandering ninjas outside can do it..."

With that said, Shimura Danzo sat down on the chair and sighed like a broken jar:

"That's all. Anyway, I've asked Shanfeng to take the test papers. I hope that among those wandering ninjas, there will be a few guys who can barely become the root."

…

On the other side, Suzuki's old house.

In the brightly lit kitchen, five people sat around a dining table, tasting the delicious food carefully prepared by Kabuto Yakushi.

Suddenly, Suzuki, who was eating, stopped moving, turned his head and looked in the direction of the Hokage's office, then looked in the direction of the root base, and his face gradually darkened.

Seeing this, Medicine Master Kabuto thought he hadn't prepared the food well, so he couldn't help but said with a worried look on his face:

"Mr. Suzuki, is the food not to your liking?"

Uchiha Madara, Shiro, and Kimimaro also looked over.

Suzuki looked away, glanced at a few people, then looked at Yakushi Kabuto, and said with a chuckle:

"No, I just suddenly saw some plans of little Karami."

As he spoke, Suzuki picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and praised:

"Your skills are quite good. You are worthy of being a genius ninja who has learned medical ninjutsu from Nonou. Your knife skills are extraordinary. The meat slices are appropriately thin and thick, and the heat is also good."

"Thanks!"

Kabuto Yakushi breathed a sigh of relief and bowed with a smile on his face.

"Haha, you should sit down and eat too."

Suzuki smiled, and then while eating his meal, he sensed the location of Shanfeng with his vast and powerful knowledge.

…

Time soon came to the next day.

Early in the morning, the deafening roar of Uzumaki Kushina could be heard from the home of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

"Naruto!!!"

“What time is it, why haven’t you gotten up yet?!!”

In an instant.

The planks of the wall were shattered!

"Ahhhh——"

What followed closely was Namikaze Naruto's extremely painful scream.

"What's the ghost's name? Get up!"

One of Uzumaki Kushina's arms transformed into a beast's claw, and she pulled her son up from the bed.

Namikaze Naruto, who was being lifted up in the air, covered his ears and looked at his mother with a horrified look on his face. He said with a hint of shock on his face:

"Get up, get up."

"Mom, can you be gentler in the future?"

"ha?"

Uzumaki Kushina's red hair was fluttering, and her pupils turned into beast pupils at some point. She stared straight at little Naruto and said with a smile:

"you mean……"

"Am I not gentle enough?"

"No!"

Naruto shook his little head quickly and said with a flattering smile:

"I mean, Mom, you are the gentlest Mom in the world!"

"snort."

Uzumaki Kushina snorted coldly, but a smile appeared on her lips. She put Naruto down and said immediately:

"It's no use even if you talk sweetly, get up quickly."

"We will go to the examination room later. The Gaara you just met yesterday came here early in the morning to wait for you."

"Ah? Gaara is here?"

Naruto opened his eyes wide, then nodded and said:

"I know, Mommy."

Finished.

He quickly put on his clothes and ran towards the door, even the shouts of Uzumaki Kushina behind him were ignored.

"Wait...you haven't had breakfast yet..."

“I can just buy it from outside~”

…

Not long after.

The examination hall of the first exam of the Konoha Village Chuunin Examination.

Ninjas from various major forces from all over the ninja world gathered here.

Naruto and Gaara, followed by Uzumaki Kushina and the fourth Kazekage Rasa's wife Garura soon arrived outside the examination hall.

"Wow!"

Naruto pointed in surprise at the sand ninjas who were resting and waiting on their running ducks under the shade of the trees on the left side of the hall, and exclaimed:

"Look, Gaara."

"That's your ninja from Sunagakure Village, right? What a handsome mount!"

Unlike Konoha Village, Konoha still uses running ducks as pets for children, but this is not the case in Sunagakure Village.

This was the first time Naruto saw a running duck covered in armor.

The metal shell emits a bit of cold light under the sunlight, and when paired with the handsome knight on the duck's back, it looks like a kingdom guard coming out of a comic.

That handsome and cool look made Naruto's eyes couldn't help but have little stars popping out.

"yes."

Gaara smiled and nodded, then looked at the envious expression on his friend's face, waved his little hand, and said generously:

"When I become the Kazekage, I will give you the best mount!"

Naruto's little face suddenly showed joy, and he immediately hugged Gaara beside him, laughed and thanked:

"Okay, okay!"

"Thank you, Gaara."

"When I become Hokage, I will also give you...um..."

Naruto thought for a while, but couldn't think of any specialties of their Konoha Village, so he gritted his teeth and shouted loudly:

"I'll treat you to Ichiraku Ramen for a year!"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Gaara and Namikaze Naruto crossed their little fingers seriously, making an agreement.

Children who have good relationships with friends will always share their favorite things.

On the side, the two mothers, Uzumaki Kushina and Garaura, looked at each other and smiled.

Afterwards, the four of them looked at the candidates who came to take the Chunin Exam.

Outside the examination hall, there were not only the participating ninjas from Sunagakure Village riding the Speedy Duck.

There are also the Cloud Ninja who is followed by an armed baboon, the Mist Ninja who is staying in a corner surrounded by a large black cloud that no one dares to approach, and the Iwa Ninja who is inexplicably chatting and laughing with the Rain Ninjas...

Some people from the small ninja village, such as grass ninja, star ninja, craftsman ninja, etc., also came here.

even……

"Wow!"

Naruto's exclamation sounded again.

He stretched out his little finger and pointed at a group of cold swordsmen carrying long swords on their backs, and shouted excitedly:

"Gaara, look, the swordsman... he's so handsome!"

Hearing the term "swordsman" which is very different from ninja, Gaara, Uzumaki Kushina and Garura couldn't help but turn their heads at this moment.

I saw it on the right side of the examination hall.

Several young swordsmen from the Kingdom of Iron were standing not far from the door with long swords on their backs and cold expressions on their faces.

The cold aura and the expression of keeping strangers away caused an empty circle to form around them, and no one dared to come close to them within ten meters.

"Tsk tsk..."

Uzumaki Kushina looked at the swordsmen of the Kingdom of Iron with great interest, and then sighed to Garura beside her:

"I have long heard that there is a practice method different from chakra in the Kingdom of Iron. It is said that it is a path that specializes in swordsmanship. However, the place used to be almost turned into an iron wall. Very few people went in and very few people came out."

"I didn't expect that this Chunin Exam would actually attract them all, hahaha..."

"Yes, judging from his aura, he is not a simple person."

Garura nodded and sighed as well.

…

Not long after.

There were only about ten minutes left before the exam room opened.

Madara Uchiha slowly arrived at the examination hall with Kabuto Yakushi, Shiro and Kimimaro as if they were on a trip.

After scanning the crowd around him, Uchiha Madara looked at Uchiha Sasuke in the crowd.

So, he said to Yakushi Kabuto and others beside him:

"I'll go over there for a moment."

"If the exam starts, you don't have to wait for me. You can just go in by yourself. Is that okay?"

"Yeah, I understand, Brother Madara."