Travel through Konoha and open treasure chests

Kirigakure Village has not sent news to the outside world for many years.

The name Blood Mist is not for nothing.

Long before the Third Ninja War, Kirigakure Village was famous for its chaos in the ninja world. The most important manifestation of this was their ninja graduation assessment system.

The ninja school system was pioneered by the Second Hokage and implemented through Konoha Village. It has been imitated by ninja villages in other countries, and the Kingdom of Water is no exception.

However, the ninja assessment system of Kirigakure Village is different from other ninja villages. Their method is to put all ninjas who are about to graduate into a venue, and then let them kill each other.

The winner is qualified, the loser is killed

The bloody promotion method has cultivated a group of lunatics who are fond of killing.

Until eight years ago, a Kirigakure ninja student killed all the students in the graduation exam by himself. He was called "Ghost Man". The news spread and shocked the world.

Since then, the graduation assessment system of Kirigakure Village has changed, but only in a slightly relaxed manner, and the essence remains the same.

And now, they have actually taken the initiative to send invitations to all countries

"Refuse, Hokage-sama."

Nara Shikaku thought for a while and said solemnly: "The situation in Kirigakure Village is well known. Even many adult ninjas will deliberately avoid it when performing tasks. However, they chose to issue an invitation to the Chunin Exam at this time. The approach itself is very strange. I don’t recommend accepting this invitation until this is clear.”

long silence.

"What you said is true."

Sandai put the pipe into his mouth again, took a few puffs, and exhaled a cloud of white smoke.

Under the smoke, the third generation's expression was hard to see clearly: "The Kirigakure Village is indeed a dangerous place, but it also hides many secrets. Including our country of fire, all major countries have sent ANBU to sneak into the Kirigakure Village to investigate. , but there are very few survivors, and the information obtained is very limited. But now, they have taken the initiative to send out invitations, which is a rare opportunity. "

"Hokage-sama, do you want to"

Nara Shikaku frowned, vaguely guessing something.

"I intend to accept the invitation."

After a brief silence, the third generation said in a deep voice: "The purpose of the invitation letter sent by Kirigakure Village this time is a trap, or there is another plot. In short, this is an opportunity for us to enter Kirigakure Village to collect intelligence. In order to To get this opportunity, we have sacrificed the lives of many excellent ANBU."

"But the people in Kirigakure will not let us mess around. They may even set traps during the competition, and then the genin taking the exam will become victims."

Nara Shikaku's expression was solemn.

As the think tank of Konoha, he certainly thought of what the Third Hokage said. Information is certainly precious, but if you have to use the lives of genin as a bargaining chip, the gain outweighs the loss.

"I have already considered this, so I will select the elite Anbu to accompany me to ensure the safety of all genin. In the worst case, even if we break up with Kirigakure Village, we must give priority to keeping all the genin sent intact. "Bring it back"

The Third Hokage's tone was solemn, and a flash of sharpness flashed in his muddy old eyes.

In the past, he was called Nin Xiong. Even though he is now an old lion, he still has sharp claws and teeth.

"I understand." Nara Shikaku sighed and stopped making any unnecessary rebuttal.

The Third Hokage's expression softened: "Shikaku, your Shiraha and Izumi all have the potential to become chuunin, but they have only a short time to become ninjas, and they still have many shortcomings in experience. This month, your team can add more people as appropriate. Reduce the number of tasks they accept and maximize their ability to adapt to actual combat situations. If you need anything, just ask me and I will make arrangements for you.

No matter what the Kirigakure Village is planning, this is after all a large-scale chuunin exam, and there will be many famous figures from various countries attending it. No matter whether we win or lose, we must not lose our reputation as a Konoha ninja."

"Yes."

Nara Shikaku agreed and turned to leave.

At this time, the curtains in the Hokage's office were suddenly opened by a gust of wind. When they fell back, there was already a figure in the room.

It was an ANBU ninja wearing a ninja dog mask.

The ANBU glanced at Nara Shikaku, then approached the Third Hokage and said something in a low voice.

"What, Danzo him?"

The Third Hokage's face darkened slightly: "Where is he now?"

A spooky underground passage.

The ninja wearing a cat-face mask walked in front, and Bai Mingyu followed step by step, his eyes flashing.

Suddenly, the cat-faced ninja stopped, took out a piece of black cloth from his arms and handed it over: "Cover your eyes, you won't be able to observe casually if you go any further."

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Bai Mingyu curled his lips, glanced at the black cloth with some disgust, took it and covered his face.

He followed this ninja anyway.

Although he was very reluctant, after the cat-faced ninja admitted that he was a root ninja, Bai Mingyu had no choice but to follow him here. After all, his current strength is not enough to ignore Danzo. The situation is too tense, which is not a good thing for him.

The current situation is expected.

When he let Chonggo go in the cave in front of Aburame Takegen, Bai Mingyu knew that it would attract Danzo's attention, but he didn't expect the old guy to react so quickly.

He just returned to the village this morning, and was found by people from the root in the afternoon. In such a short time, he couldn't even notify others.

All we can do is try to find ways to deal with them.

With the dignity of the third generation and the leading jounin Nara Shikaku standing there, Danzo must have dared not do anything too extreme at once no matter what his plans were.

A few minutes later, the footsteps of the masked ninja stopped.

"You can take off the blindfold."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mingyu immediately pulled off the black cloth and glanced around.

This is the underground of Konoha Village. There are several tall pillars placed around it. The walls are covered with pipes. The oil lamps sway faintly, reflecting several tall statues of gods on both sides.

Several figures swayed in the light.

One of the old men was wearing a gray kimono, leaning on a cane, and had bandages on his arms and face. His whole body exuded a gloomy aura. He was none other than the leader of the Roots, known as the Potato King of Konoha.

"Shimura Danzo"

When he saw this person, Bai Mingyu's pupils shrank.

Danzo is a character who plays a very important role in Naruto.

His resume is very brilliant. He is the direct disciple of the Second Hokage, a good friend of the Third Hokage, and he single-handedly established Konoha Village as the "root" of the secret underground organization. Nominally "Root" is a branch of the Anbu, but in fact, only Danzo can mobilize the members of the Root. Apart from that, even the Hokage's orders are ineffective against them.