After taking over the snake uncle's foundation, Sasuke came to surrender on his own initiative.

Yinyin has been in existence for five years.

It’s the end of June, the height of summer.

As the official ninja village of the Land of Rice, Otogakure also received an invitation from Konoha to hold the joint Chunin Exam, inviting the ninjas of Otogakure to go to Konoha Village to participate in this grand event in the ninja world.

Recalling the Konoha ninja who delivered the invitation, and the contempt on his face that he didn't even bother to conceal before leaving Otogakure, a brilliant smile appeared on Yinzhu's lips.

"It seems that it is time to announce the existence of our Sound Village to the ninja world..."

"As for how to announce it, of course, nothing can be more shocking than using Konoha as a stepping stone."

"Uncle Snake, Uncle Snake, since I was once your disciple, then the things that should have been done by you, let me, your disciple, do it for you..."

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Conference hall.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat on the podium with a pipe in his mouth, and dozens of Konoha ninjas stood opposite him, including teachers of the ninja school like Iruka and team-leading jonin.

"Now... please ask the people in charge of instructing the new Genin to step forward." Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke in a hoarse voice, as if there was a mouthful of old phlegm stuck in his throat.

As soon as these words came out.

Snap, snap, snap.

Three figures, two men and one woman, walked out of the crowd and stood at the front of the team.

"It's Kakashi, Hong, and Asuma..." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly, took another puff of his cigarette, and slowly exhaled a white smoke ring from his mouth. Then he looked at Kakashi and the other two, "How about it, among the newcomers you are responsible for, are there any suitable candidates?"

"Kakashi, go first..."

Hearing this, Kakashi stepped forward with his eyes wide open, raised his hand in the sign of opposition, and said, "I, Kakashi's Team 7, recommend Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Hanazawa... to participate in the Chunin Exam in the name of Kakashi."

Then the black-haired and red-eyed Yuhi Kurenai followed suit, raised one hand in front of her chest, made the seal of opposition, and spoke in a cold tone. "My team, Kurenai's Team 8, recommends Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame to participate in the Chunin Exam under my name."

Sarutobi Hiruzen then looked at Asuma, the last one. When he saw that his son was holding a half-burned cigarette in his mouth, his eyes suddenly jumped.

Then, Asuma spoke in a deep voice.

"I, Asuma's Tenth Team, recommend Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Choji to participate in the Chunin Exam under the name of Asuma Sarutobi."

"Hmm..." Sarutobi Hiruzen stroked his chin, and a look of astonishment appeared on his wrinkled face. "Although it's a little unexpected, since you three recommended it, then it's fine..."

Just as he finished saying this, there was a light knock on the door of the conference room, and then a ninja wearing a Uzumaki forehead protector walked in quickly.

Ignoring the curious gazes of a group of Konoha ninjas, he walked straight through the long queue, came to Sarutobi Hiruzen's side, bent down and whispered in his ear. "Third-generation sir, the leader of the Sound Village has arrived with the contestants. He does not have the pass you approved and is waiting outside the village. Please see..."

According to diplomatic etiquette, when a ninja of the level of a village leader visits Konoha, not to mention that Konoha Village is the host of the joint Chunin Exam, it is definitely necessary for him, as the Hokage, to personally come forward to greet the visiting delegation.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, turned to look at the Konoha ninja, and confirmed, "What village?"

"Otonin Village."

"Otogakure?" Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and thought carefully for a while, confirming that he had never heard of the name of this ninja village. He couldn't help but wonder, "When did a Soundgakure appear in the ninja world? Why didn't I know about it?"

The Konoha ninja reminded quietly, "It was established in the Land of Fields a few years ago... Didn't their Daimyo send a notice to all countries at that time? Have you forgotten, Third-sama?"

"Oh oh oh." Sarutobi Hiruzen slapped his forehead, and a look of realization suddenly appeared on his face. If it was about the Land of Rice, then he still had some impression of it.

Then, he waved his hand at the bent Konoha ninja and said calmly, "For this kind of thing, just inform the two consultants in charge of government affairs to handle it."

The Konoha ninja was startled. He came from the Government Affairs Office...

"This..." But he soon understood what Sarutobi Hiruzen meant. He simply looked down on that small country ninja village whose name he couldn't even remember, and was too lazy to show up. So he nodded to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Okay, I understand."

He stood up and walked back, "But if we go back and forth like this, the ninjas of Sound Village will be left at the entrance of the village for a while..."

Even though he felt that it was a bit impolite to treat contestants from other villages like this, he didn't take it too seriously. "They are just a few ninjas from a small country..."

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Konoha Village.

In the early morning, an indifferent and cold voice suddenly sounded from a street corner.

"Stop! Kankuro!"

Hearing this voice, Sasuke, who was confronting Temari and Kankuro, was startled and immediately turned to look in the direction where the voice came from.

In sight, a boy with short reddish-brown hair was hanging upside down on the tree trunk with his arms folded across his chest. What was more strange was that the word "love" was engraved on the boy's forehead, and he was carrying a large khaki gourd that was more than half a person's height on his back.

The boy had a thick circle of black eye shadow around his eyes. He glanced at the ground below with an indifferent look and warned in a cold voice, "Don't embarrass me here!"

Hearing these cold words that were almost solidified, Kankuro paused while untying the bandages and silently put the puppet back on his back. Even Naruto was frightened and trembled all over, looking at the boy who spoke in horror. "What a terrifying momentum!"

Sasuke's face darkened, "When did he come... His speed is comparable to Kakashi's..."

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