Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece

Not long after.

After all candidates have finished writing.

The examiners collected all the test papers and sent them to the podium.

Looking at the stacks of test papers piled up on the podium in front of him, Yamanaka Hai turned his head and looked at an examiner, signaling him to send these test papers to the Hokage Building.

After a while.

Death Forest Grove.

The examiner handed the test paper to Danzo Shimura's right-hand man and member of the Roots - Yamabaze!

"There are so many ninjas who want to join our roots?"

Shanfeng Feng looked at the stack of examination papers with a little surprise on his face.

But soon, he smiled and nodded with satisfaction:

"Very good! Danzo-sama will be very pleased when he sees it!"

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…

Not long after.

Inside the root base, in a dark and humid room.

Yamazuka placed a stack of test papers in his hands on Danzo Shimura's newly built stone table. With deep respect on his face, he lowered his head and reported:

"grown ups."

"These are the ninjas I selected from outside. Please take a look."

"so much?"

Shimura Danzo's expression was a little surprised, and then a smile appeared on his face. He looked at Shanfeng with satisfied eyes and praised:

"good."

"It must have taken a lot of effort to find so many ninjas, right?"

"After I finish reading it and you send over the ninjas I selected who are qualified to join the root, you should stop going on missions for the time being and rest for a while."

"Yes! Thank you, sir!"

Shanfeng bowed respectfully to thank him, and then left the room silently.

In a dimly lit room.

Shimura Danzo sat on a chair, looking at the test papers piled high on the table, his eyes full of anticipation.

Then, with a serious look on his face, he picked up one and started looking at it.

Under the yellowish light, what comes into view is a line of large characters with clear and precise horizontal and vertical handwriting.

[Answer sheet for candidate No. 56! 】

"Hey, did that guy from Shanfeng have a special number?"

"Yes, it does look better this way."

The attentiveness of his subordinates made Danzo Shimura nod his head again with a satisfied expression.

[First question, answer: Darkness is a low-illumination environment, a lightless scene, without any light source...]

Danzo Shimura frowned.

What is this answer for?

He endured his impatience and continued reading.

[Second question, answer: Roots in the mud are the underground parts of trees. They are the place where trees absorb inorganic nutrients and water. Most roots account for 5 to 20 percent of the total volume of trees. Between, the structure of the root...]

The answer given by this candidate No. 56 was very straight and detailed, fully explaining what a ‘root’ is from various physical perspectives.

but……

boom! ! !

Shimura Danzo angrily slapped the test paper in his hand on the stone table.

"Is this what I mean by asking?"

"You want to be a ninja at the root? I think this guy might as well go home and plant trees!"

"snort."

Danzo Shimura snorted, and then continued to read the next test paper.

[First question, answer: Darkness is darkness. No darkness can withstand powerful power. If there is darkness, break it directly! 】

[Second question, answer: What is the difference between roots in the mud and mice? 】

【……】

[Question 6, answer: Five seconds is too much, let’s give it one second. 】

【……】

Shimura Danzo looked at it and laughed angrily.

"Haha, where did this fool come from? He broke the darkness directly. The roots in the mud are no different from mice. Five seconds is too much..."

"Arrogant, arrogant, stupid!"

boom! ! !

After giving several comments in succession, Uchiha Madara's test paper was also slammed onto the stone table by Shimura Danzo.

Shimura Danzo took a deep breath and silently told himself that this was just a special case, and there must be talents suitable for the root.

Facing the increasingly depressed base, Shimura Danzo, who was eager to recruit new people, tried hard to calm down his inner emotions, and then continued to turn over the test papers with firm eyes.

Even if it's shit, he still wants to see if there's gold in it!

After looking at it, Danzo Shimura turned over Deidara's test paper.

[First question, answer: It won’t be bad if you put a bomb. 】

[Second question, answer: Only explosion is the real art! 】

【……】

Bang! ! !

The stone table shattered.

Danzo Shimura couldn't bear it anymore and cursed loudly:

"A bunch of idiots! Idiots!"

"Return the bomb...explode..."

"Genbu recruits people who are obedient, loyal, and able to endure the darkness. What's going on with these fools? Where did that guy in Shanfeng find these 'talents'?"

Just when Shimura Danzo was so angry that he was about to call in the mountain wind outside.

A test paper lay flat on the ground in front of him because of the broken stone table.

[First question, answer: Darkness is the other side of light. If there is no darkness, there will be no light! 】

Danzo Shimura's eyes widened.

This, this, this...

Such handsome handwriting makes people fall in love with it just by looking at it!

Shimura Danzo quickly squatted down and picked up Uchiha Itachi's test paper, then sat back on the chair and watched carefully.

[Second question, answer: The roots in the mud may seem dirty, but they are the greatest heroes! The root represents the burden...]

【……】

"Talent! Talent!"

Shimura Danzo felt as if a spring breeze was blowing against his face.

A feeling that comes from the heart, like meeting a close friend, rises from the depths of my heart.

"I didn't expect... among the group of wandering ninjas outside, there are such outstanding talents with general knowledge, high level of knowledge, intelligence and wisdom..."

Shimura Danzo sighed at Uchiha Itachi's answer.

It was like something that went straight into his heart, the best encouragement that he had devoted himself to contributing to Konoha Village for many years, but was still unaware of it!

Yes, aren’t the roots in the mud the greatest heroes?

Without him, Shimura Danzo, and without the roots he led, Konoha Village would have been in decline long ago under the rule of that bastard Hiruzen!

If he hadn't been making contributions in the dark, how could there be the prosperity of Konoha Village today?

Shimura Danzo looked at Uchiha Itachi's test paper in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. A rare sincere smile appeared on his usually gloomy face unconsciously.

The root leader folded the test paper as if it were a treasure, put it in his arms, and then eagerly shouted to the door:

"wind--"

"My subordinate is here!"

Shanfeng's figure suddenly appeared in the room and bowed respectfully.

"Yes, you are very good!"

“Although there are some rude and stupid guys in there, there are also great people who are a perfect fit for our roots!”

Shimura Danzo first simply praised his subordinates, and then took out Uchiha Itachi's test paper from his arms, showed it to Yamafaze, and said with a serious face:

"Feng, I order you to recruit the owner of this test paper into the root!"

"Others, just recruit them based on their abilities. I'm too lazy to look at them, but you must bring this talent back to me!"

"yes!"

Yamazaka glanced at Uchiha Itachi's test paper, then responded respectfully, and disappeared in an instant.

In a dark and humid room.

Shimura Danzo watched his subordinates leaving, looking forward to the moment when he met Uchiha Itachi.

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the other side.

Because the test papers were sent to the root base.

In the conference room on the first floor of the Hokage Building, the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato waited for a long time but didn't see the person who sent the test paper. He couldn't help but frowned and felt a little confused.

what happened?

Haiyi wouldn't even forget such a thing, right?

Could it be... something happened?

Namikaze Minato frowned and looked up at the clock on the wall.

Nearly an hour has passed since the first exam ended.

Nowadays, with the long waiting time, those candidates may have become impatient.

Namikaze Minato suppressed the doubts in his heart, turned his head to Nara Shikaku and ordered:

"Shikaku, please go and inform Shimo Haiichi that the second exam can be held."

"……yes."

Although Nara Shikaku was puzzled as to why his Hokage-sama decided to let the exam continue without correcting the test paper, he still answered respectfully, turned around and headed to the examination hall without asking any questions.

"Tsk..."

The Sandaime Tsuchikage Onoki said with a mocking look on his face:

"You, Konoha Village, didn't even mess up one written test, did you? You didn't even see the test paper, and you started the second one?"

Namikaze Minato first glanced at the other leaders of the forces in the conference room who seemed to be waiting for a joke, and then looked at the Sandaime Tsuchikage Ohnoki, smiling calmly and saying:

"Haha, Lord Tsuchikage really likes to joke."

"Perhaps your Iwagakure Village likes to select candidates who are qualified to become chuunin based on their grades, but this is not the case for us in Konoha!"

"I don't think grades are the most important, nor are scores."

"This first written test should test the character of the ninja. In the exam process just now, needless to say, the character of the candidates? They are obviously extremely outstanding!"

"Haha...well said!"

The Fourth Raikage Ai laughed and was the first to applaud.

Afterwards, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, a certain minister of the Iron Kingdom, etc... Everyone except the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and the leader of the Rain Ninja Village Sansho Hanzo applauded.

"you you you……"

Onoki, the third Tsuchikage, clenched the handle with trembling hands, his face flushed with anger.

Sure enough... the ninjas of Konoha Village are all a bunch of bastards!

Ohnoki stared fiercely at the smiling Minato Namikaze.

He dislikes Konoha Village very much.

Onoki still can't forget the incident when he and his teacher Tsuchikage Mu were humiliated by Madara Uchiha.

However, later during the Third World War, Namikaze Minato of Konoha Village became famous for massacring the Jonin of their Iwagakure Village, which made the title of Golden Flash even more resounding. In the battle of Kannabi Bridge, the Fourth Hokage and his wife also killed It killed many rock ninjas, and they still haven't recovered from their injuries.

Since then, Onoki has hated Konoha Village even more, especially Namikaze Minato in front of him!

If he didn't want his arrogant and arrogant disciple to learn some lessons and know that he was not the only genius among his peers, Onoki wouldn't have even planned to come to Konoha Village.

But now, facing someone he hated, he was humiliated instead of being ridiculed, which made Ohnoki feel as uncomfortable as eating shit.

"OK OK."

Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke out again to calm the atmosphere:

"There is no need to discuss such a small matter. How about we discuss the combination of the third game?"

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at the same time.

Nara Shikaku has arrived at the examination hall and informed his friend Yamanaka Haiichi that the second examination can begin.

Hearing the news that his Hokage had not eliminated any candidates, Yamanaka Haiichi was puzzled, but he did not ask any further questions.

He looked at the noisy candidates in the classroom and shouted angrily:

"Quiet!!!"

"..."

All the candidates, who were a little dissatisfied and anxious because of the long wait, closed their mouths one after another.

The classroom fell silent instantly.

Yamanaka Hai glanced at the candidates in the classroom with a serious expression and said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, first of all, congratulations to you, all of you... have passed the exam!"

Upon hearing the good news, some candidates suddenly widened their eyes.

"Huh? Really?"

"Can I pass the exam too?"

"Is the Chunin Exam so simple?"

"Uuuuuu...I finally have hope of becoming a chuunin..."

"..."

Facing the noisy classroom again, Yamanaka Haiichi shouted angrily again:

"Okay, please be quiet!!!"

"..."

In an instant, the sounds of joy and exclamations stopped!

Yamanaka Hai looked at the candidates who were looking forward to it and smiled slightly:

"Everyone, the second exam is about to begin!"

"Of course, I am not the examiner for the second session, so the person who takes you to the examination room is..."

Yamanaka Haiichi silently tilted his head, looked at the door, and was about to say the name of the examiner.

But...the truth was beyond his expectation!

Bang! ! !

The wall next to the classroom door suddenly exploded!

The gravel was flying everywhere, scaring many young candidates.

"Hahaha...little guys, I will be the examiner of your second exam!"

With a loud roar of excitement, Uzumaki Kushina, who transformed into a half-human, half-beast form and was three to four meters tall, walked in through the large hole next to the door.

"This...this is..."

"Blood Tyrannosaurus!!!"

Seeing the huge figure full of oppression in front of them, the candidates' eyes widened with horror on their faces.

Uzumaki Kushina glanced at all the candidates, then laughed boldly and said:

"Kids, come with me to the examination room!"

After saying that, Uzumaki Kushina turned and walked towards the window.

"Wait...Kushina-sama..."

Yamanaka Hai's eyes widened and he quickly prepared to stop him.

but……

Bang! ! !

There was another sound of the wall breaking.

"..."

The candidates looked at each other for a while.

Then, with excitement on their faces, they followed the tall and mighty figure and jumped out of the big hole next to the window.

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…

After a while.

The forest of death, the outermost area.

Looking at the very well-behaved candidates who were arranged neatly and silently waiting to speak, Uzumaki Kushina nodded with satisfaction, then waved her claws and shouted heroically:

"Kids!"

"This is the examination room for your second exam - the Forest of Death!"

"There are countless beasts in this forest, and there are even many mutated creatures, and your mission is to go through this forest and reach the top tower!"

"The time is limited to five days! If it exceeds five days, it will be deemed as a failure in the exam!"

"besides……"

After briefly explaining the exam rules and the dangers of the exam room, Uzumaki Kushina took out a storage scroll from her pocket and took out many small scrolls with the two characters "Heaven" and "Earth" printed on them. .

Seeing the doubts on the faces of all the candidates, Uzumaki Kushina smiled evilly and said loudly as if to scare people:

"These scrolls are divided into heaven and earth. Everyone will have one later."

"You can form a team or go alone, but you must collect the heaven and earth scrolls to pass the exam!"

"Otherwise, even if you cross this forest, you won't be able to pass the exam."

"So... don't start to rejoice just because you are lucky enough to have passed the first exam. In this second exam, at least half of you will be eliminated! Or even more than that!"

"Wow~"

The candidates were instantly in an uproar.

"How could...is it so difficult?"

"Oh my god...this is forcing us to fight each other!"

"Damn it, I'm the only one here in our Ninja Village. Is there anyone who can team up with me..."

"Do I have to defeat an opponent to advance?"

"..."

Facing the noise of the candidates, Uzumaki Kushina shouted:

"quiet!"

The deafening roar of the beast made the nearby trees begin to sway, and the sand on the ground trembled.

"..."

All the candidates fell silent instantly.

Uzumaki Kushina looked serious, stretched out the scroll in her hand, and shouted:

"Come here and get one, then roll into the forest for me!"

"……yes!"

All the candidates cautiously approached the mighty figure three to four meters tall, and tremblingly took a scroll of their own from Uzumaki Kushina's huge claws.

Not long after.

Uchiha Madara looked at the scroll with the word "天" written on it in his hand, smiled disdainfully, and then said to Yakushi Kabuto, Shiro, and Kimimaro beside him:

"I'll go in first."

"Okay, Brother Madara."

Kabuto Yakushi, Shiro, and Kimimaro nodded in response.

Uchiha Madara glanced at the candidates present, and then walked into the forest alone with a calm expression.

not far away.

Uchiha Itachi originally wanted to bring the ninjas from the same village with him, but when he saw Uchiha Madara gradually disappearing into the jungle, he couldn't wait any longer.

Uchiha Itachi said apologetically to the several Konoha ninjas beside him:

"Sorry, I want to strive for first place in the second exam. I wish you success in passing the exam. I will go in first."

After saying that, Uchiha Itachi clenched the scroll in his hand and quickly jumped into the forest of death.

"..."

Seeing this, several Konoha ninjas looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly at the same time.

at the same time.

Looking at the scroll with the word "sky" in the hands of Kabuto Yakushi and the three little devils Shiro and Kimimaro who left together, Zabuza lowered his head and looked at the scroll with the word "earth" in his hand, and a sinister smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

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…

As the most dangerous area of ​​Konoha Village's natural environment.

In the forest of death, venomous snakes, mutated creatures, four- to five-meter-tall wild bears, etc. would appear at regular intervals, making many candidates walk in fear.

Fighting occurred.

But it's not just with the beasts.

Due to the cruel examination rules, the most dangerous thing in this forest is not the ferocious beasts, but the humans who are also candidates!

"Hand over the scroll!"

"kill him……"

"Be careful, run!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

"..."

Because too many people passed the first exam, the Death Forest, which accommodated hundreds of people, was filled with fighting and fighting for a while!

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…

Somewhere in the forest.

"Bang!!!"

A violent explosion sounded.

All the trees nearly a hundred meters around were blown to pieces, and charred wood chips were flying.

Along with the sawdust, the bodies of several Kumo ninjas were blown into bloody foam.

"No...no...no..."

The cloud ninja who had previously provoked and threatened Deidara in the classroom now had his face covered in the blood of his companions and collapsed to the ground in fear.

Looking at Deidara walking slowly, Yun Ninja begged for mercy with fear in his eyes:

"Wuwuwu... don't kill me, I know I was wrong!"

"Please, spare me..."

"Ah."

Deidara sneered, holding a white mud ball in his hand, and mocked with disdain:

"Weren't you very cool before?"

"Tear me to pieces and pluck my head off."

"Come~"

After Deidara approached the Yun Ninja who collapsed on the ground, he lowered his head slightly and said with a sinister smile:

"Pull it out!"

"No!"

The Kumo ninja shook his head quickly with a horrified look on his face.

"Ho ho..."

Deidara smiled with satisfaction, and then looked at the cloud ninja whose face was covered with snot and tears, a look of disgust flashed in his eyes.

"Forget it, no more playing."

"No, wait..."

Upon hearing Deidara's words, the cloud ninja's pupils suddenly widened and his mouth opened wide, ready to beg for mercy.

But the next moment.

The white mud ball was thrown into Yun Nin's mouth.

Bang! ! !

The body of the cloud ninja who had provoked Deidara was instantly torn apart, and blood foam was splashing around.

nearby.

The violent explosion sounded again, causing several young swordsmen from the Kingdom of Iron to frown, and then slowly came forward.

After a while.

"Deidara, be careful!"

An Iwa ninja reminded loudly.

But this reminder was obviously a little late.

The flying slash cut through the air and flew towards a huge white spider.

So fast!

Deidara's pupils narrowed as he stood on the spider's back, and then he quickly jumped off the spider's back.

Bang! ! !

The sharp sword energy cut the huge white spider in half.

The explosion sounded instantly!

"Ahem..."

In the smoke.

Looking at the clothes he had turned into tatters, and the densely packed small scars scratched by various debris, Deidara coughed a few times, his eyes full of fear.

"No fight, no fight!"

"This is the scroll you want!"

A rock ninja gritted his teeth and threw all the scrolls in his hand at several cold swordsmen not far ahead.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Why did you give the scroll to them? I'm not dead yet!"

Deidara rushed out of the smoke and looked angry when he saw this.

Several Iwa ninjas saw that their Tsuchikage disciples were not seriously injured. While they were happy, they quickly ran over to comfort them:

"They are much older than you~"

"Yes, and we are not yet familiar with their abilities."

"It's not a good thing to conflict with these guys at this time. There will be a third exam after that!"

"..."

With the words of comfort from the Iwa ninjas.

Deidara gritted his teeth and looked at the young swordsmen in front of him who were gradually retreating, but his body was extremely obedient and did not rush forward any further.

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the other side.

Somewhere in the forest not far from the tower.

Zabuza and Terumi Mei, as well as dozens of Kirigakure Village ninjas following them, blocked the path of Haku, Yakushi Kabuto, and Kimimaro.

Zabuza looked at Shiro and the others not far away in front of him, with a cruel smile on his lips, and sneered:

"Kids, it seems you are quite unlucky."

"When you meet me, your future will end here!"