Finally, Jiraiya went to the hospital as he wished and treated his injured Hina｜Daisy.
Unfortunately, he was not happy at all and even felt like crying.
Because of Tsunade, his wound was torn, and a spot of bright red appeared on his gray robe, which was seen by many people at the end of the meeting.
All the efforts were in vain, and he was even ridiculed by Tsunade while recuperating in the Konoha Hospital.
The only thing to be thankful for was that the injury was misunderstood by Hu, which saved some face.
"What bad luck..." Jiraiya sighed while lying on the hospital bed.
On the other side, on the way home, Kakashi remembered the novel that Ziraiya had given him, so he opened it and read it out of curiosity.
“How could it be…” Kakashi’s eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
The book that Jiraiya-sama gave me was actually this kind of book!
Kakashi closed the book, looked around, and when he found that no one was watching, he put the book away and walked towards home.
I didn't expect Lord Jiraiya to look like this, but the books he wrote are surprisingly good.
This kind of book is too dangerous. For the safety of Konoha, he, as the first leader of the training team, should criticize it carefully before making a decision.
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"Konoha is still so beautiful and prosperous." Ohnoki, who led the Iwagakure, arrived at Konoha and sighed as he looked at the tall and majestic wooden gate of Konoha.
The last time he came to Konoha in person was when the Five Great Nations were first established. At that time, he and his master, the Second Generation Tsuchikage Mu, went to Konoha together to inquire about forming an alliance.
Unfortunately, they were unlucky. Before they saw Hashirama, they met Uchiha Madara. Not only did they fail to form a successful alliance, but they were easily defeated by Uchiha Madara.
The reason they were not killed was simply because Uchiha Madara didn't care about them.
It was that incident that made Oonoki develop the character of being cautious and making plans before taking action.
He witnessed a truly strong man. Even his teacher, who had developed the bloodline elimination technique, was not much different from Uchiha Madara.
Facing such a strong opponent, no matter how cautious you are, it is never too much. Even so, there is almost no hope of winning.
"That's true. I feel the scenery here is much better than our village. The Iwagakure Village feels like it's full of rocks and mountains. It's not fun at all." A little loli with short hair next to Ōnoki complained.
Iwagakure, who was following behind Ōnoki, wanted to retort, saying that no matter how good a nest is, it is not as good as one's own doghouse, so how could one belittle one's own village like that.
But when they thought about the identity of the little girl, they felt that it would be better not to say too much and let the Tsuchikage educate her himself.
Oonoki gave a helpless smile, ruffled Kurotsuchi's short black hair, and said:
"Black soil, there are also benefits to having lots of stones. They can be used to build houses to protect people from wind and rain, and they can also be used to pickle vegetables. Mountains can also give people a higher vision.
The hard stone represents the strong will of the people of the Land, and the towering mountains represent the broadened vision of the people of the Land..."
"I don't understand." Heitu shook his head and said blankly.
"It's okay, you'll understand later." Ohnoki thought of Kurotsuchi's age, smiled, and led the Iwagakure people into Konoha.
No matter how much he expected of his granddaughter, she was just a three-year-old child now.
This time, Ohnoki came just to bring Kurotsuchi here to broaden his horizons.
The threat from Konoha is too strong. In normal times, Huang Tu's strength may be able to cope with it. However, facing the powerful Konoha that is gradually developing towards the early days of the village, Huang Tu is not enough.
He wants to personally train a successor who can protect the foundation of the Iwagakure Village in the upcoming situation in the ninja world.
A cautious person like Ohnoki would naturally not put all his eggs in one basket. This time he had to accept at least three disciples, and Kurotsuchi was just the first one designated among them.
Because Kurotsuchi is the granddaughter of Ōnoki and the daughter of Konohito, her talent is guaranteed, and no matter how bad she is, she won't be that bad. Even if she can't become the heir he envisioned, she can still become the backbone of Iwagakure.
During this unprecedentedly grand Chunin Exam, Konoha set up as many defense systems as possible throughout the Land of Fire. When the Tsuchikage stepped into the Land of Fire, Konoha knew of his whereabouts and immediately sent ninjas to contact Ōnoki.
So Konoha was well prepared for Ōnoki's arrival.
Although Iwagakure and Konoha fought fiercely during the Ninja World War, they were all respectable people. After all, it was the Kage who came in person, so they had to give the other party some face, so they sent someone of the same level as Ōnoki to receive Ōnoki.
"Haha, Ohnoki, long time no see. You look a lot older." The third generation, who was accompanied by a group of ninjas, said with a smile.
The Sandaime, as the Sandaime Hokage, has equal status to Ōnoki's Sandaime Tsuchikage, and both of them are veterans of the ninja world, so it can be said that the match couldn't be more perfect.
"Hmph, Sarutobi Hiruzen, you're still the same. Your hair is all white. Can you still swing your iron rod now?" Oonoki snorted coldly and retorted.
"Of course no problem. Besides, I still have a lot of black hair. I think all your hair will fall out soon." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile.
Compared to Ohnoki who is on the verge of baldness, at least his hair is still well maintained, with some black hair and not all white.
Ohnoki: …
When it comes to the hair, Oonoki can't refute it.
But he still refused to accept it. He felt that if Iwagakure had the same constant stream of geniuses as Konoha, then there was no reason why he would lose so much hair due to worry.
"Haha, I won't argue with you. Anyway, I'm retired and I'm not the Hokage anymore." The Sandaime smiled and stroked his beard, preparing to take Oonoki and others to a specially prepared house.
In the past, even when the Chunin Exams were jointly held, no one of the Kage's level would come, and they would just send a Jonin to lead the team.
There are only a few of us, and Konoha won't make it as formal as this time. They will just issue a few permits to enter the village in advance, and you can come by yourselves when the time comes, and rent a hotel when you get there.
This time, Konoha specially cleared a small forest, and then sent Kakashi and Yamato, two masters of Wood Release, to build rows of wooden houses for those who came to take the Chunin Exam to live in.
Ohnoki couldn't help but be even more speechless. He felt that the Third Hokage was constantly showing off. If he had a ninja of the level of Minato Nagase in Iwagakure, why would he have to stay in the position of Tsuchikage
The sighing Tsuchikage and the smiling Third Hokage formed a sharp contrast.
This made the young Iwagakure ninjas behind Ohnoki grit their teeth. They secretly swore in their hearts that they must perform well in the Chunin Exam and beat the Konoha ninjas.
"The damn Third Hokage, relying on being in Konoha to bully our respected Tsuchikage." The young Iwagakure thought.
"Who is she, your granddaughter?" the third generation asked when they went to the accommodation area.
Kurotsuchi looks so young, he is definitely not here to take part in the Chunin Exam, and he is following Ohnoki, so he can only be Ohnoki's grandson.
Ohnoki nodded and said, "Her name is Kurotsuchi. We brought her here this time to experience the ninja battle in advance."
Sandai said with a smile: "It seems that you have high expectations for her. Besides, Kurotsuchi is quite cute."
After saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to touch Kurotsuchi's head, but Kurotsuchi dodged it.
Kurotsuchi hid behind Ohnoki, then poked his head out and said dissatisfiedly: "I won't let you touch me. You made grandpa unhappy. You are a bad person."
Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled twice, stood up, and continued to lead the Iwagakure group to the accommodation area.
Indeed, girls should be cuter. If Asuma were a girl, she probably wouldn't be so rebellious.
Oonoki picked up Kurotsuchi and a kind smile appeared on his face.
It was worth it that he was so good to Heitu. He managed to turn the tables when he was at a disadvantage, and he was rewarded with two candies when he returned.
After arriving at the accommodation area, the Sandai told them which houses in that area belonged to them and which belonged to Sand Village and Kumogakure.
In the Third Ninja World War, although the fight between Iwagakure and Konoha was fierce, the fight between Kumogakure and Iwagakure was even more fierce. Even the Third Raikage died under the siege of Iwagakure.
In order to prevent the two villages with deep hatred from fighting each other, Konoha deliberately placed the two villages on both sides, and then placed Sand Village in the middle, separating Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
"Could these be houses built using ninjutsu?" Ohnoki speculated when he saw the identical houses.
They are all exactly the same without any difference, and they are made of pure wood. Ohnoki feels that it is most likely made using Wood Release Ninjutsu.
The Sanda nodded and said, "Yes, this is a house made with Wood Release Ninjutsu. Although it was made with Ninjutsu, the quality is higher than that of an ordinary wooden house. Everything that should be in the house has also been added."
There is nothing to hide about Wood Release. Kakashi has used it when fighting against Kumogakure.
Moreover, there is really no need to hide Kakashi and Yamato's Wood Release as a trump card.
When Oonoki heard the Third Hokage casually say that it was a house built with Wood Release, he was slightly stunned.
Are the people in Konoha so rich that they can even use the bloodline limit of Wood Release to build houses
"You are the first ones to arrive. There are still ten days before the Chunin Exam. During these ten days, you can enjoy the life in Konoha or make good preparations." The Third Generation said with a smile.
"Konoha's commercial street is quite prosperous. You can go and take a look. Maybe you can buy something that interests you."
After that, the Sandai told Iwagakure some precautions and left.
"Grandpa, let's go to the commercial street that the bad old man mentioned." Kurotsuchi looked at Oonoki with sparkling eyes.
Oonoki thought about it and did not agree to Kurotsuchi immediately. Instead, he dealt with the affairs of Iwagakure first, and then agreed to Kurotsuchi and took her out to play.
Ohnoki really didn't want to cause trouble this time. He just planned to let Iwagakure take part in the Chunin Exam obediently, while he would observe Konoha carefully.
He actually hoped that the reckless Raikage would cause some trouble, which would allow him to better see Konoha's strength.
… … … … …
"Lord Nagase, this is the record of the Third Tsuchikage's actions this afternoon." In the training team's office, a man dressed as an ANBU handed a scroll to Nagase.
Nagase took the scroll, began to flip through it, and nodded.
Ohnoki was unexpectedly well behaved this time. Apart from taking his granddaughter out to play on the streets of Konoha for three hours, he stayed obediently in the accommodation area prepared for them by Konoha.
Of course, it is also possible that Ōnoki realized that he was being watched and acted like this on purpose.
But Yongze doesn't care. As long as you keep pretending, it's the same as not pretending at all.
"We can relax the surveillance a little, but we must ensure that his whereabouts are under control." Nagase closed the scroll, burned it, and then said to the Anbu.
"Yes." The Anbu responded seriously, then retreated at Nagase's signal.
"By the way, Captain Nagase, is it okay to send ordinary ANBU to monitor the Tsuchikage? We might be discovered, right?" Shisui asked doubtfully.
To monitor the Kage's level of ninjutsu, at least someone like him, a team leader, would be the best choice.
Nagase showed an unfathomable smile on his face and said, "Shisui, if you don't understand this, it means you are still a long way from becoming a Hokage.
I sent people to monitor the Tsuchikage to express Konoha's attitude and to warn the Tsuchikage, so I sent out ordinary ANBU because I wanted him to discover me.
If we send out a strong man like you, it would be fine if he is not discovered. But if he is discovered by chance, I am afraid that the Tsuchikage will wonder if we are going to attack him."
Shisui was not stupid either. After hearing Nagasawa's explanation, he instantly understood why Nagasawa did this.
The Tsuchikage was very powerful, so he could naturally discover those ordinary Anbu who were monitoring him.
However, those ordinary Anbu were not strong enough to pose a threat to the Tsuchikage.
The Tsuchikage might be dissatisfied with the surveillance, but that would be all dissatisfaction, because if Konoha really wanted to deal with him, it would not be possible to send ordinary Anbu to monitor him.
Therefore, being discovered is an important part in itself.
Shisui silently took note of this incident. He still had a long way to go and a lot to learn.
"I'm going to recommend you to be the chief examiner for the first round of the theory test in this Chunin Exam. What do you think? Are you interested?" Nagase looked at Shisui with a smile.
"No problem, no one can cheat in front of my Mangekyō Sharingan." Shisui nodded in agreement, feeling a little grateful.
This Chunin Exam is very special, as all three stages require fame and great strength.
Although he gained some fame during the Third Ninja World War, he was nothing in Konoha.
Moreover, Shisui knew that although Nagase was recommended, with Nagase's reputation, the position of chief examiner would most likely be him.
"Of course we have to catch cheaters, but we shouldn't catch them too harshly. We have to leave some room for the younger generations." Nagase imagined Shisui opening his Mangekyō Sharingan to supervise the exam and laughed out loud.
If Shisui devotes all his energy to invigilating the exam, then all those who try to pass by cheating will fail.
It would take an incredible method to hide from the detection of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"I see." Shisui looked thoughtful.