Two days after Iwagakure arrived, a team led by the Fourth Kazekage also arrived in Konoha.
The person in charge of reception was the senior advisor Mito Kado En.
Mito Kado En didn't have much good feelings towards this village that almost invaded Konoha's mainland in the last war.
But he has been a senior executive for so many years, and he was also an elite ninja with decent strength when he was young, so he can still control basic expressions.
Although they didn't say how enthusiastic they were, it wasn't to the point where Sunagakure felt that Konoha didn't welcome them.
No matter how much the political views of Mizutomon En differ from those of Nagasawa, when facing outsiders, Mizutomon En and Nagasawa will both protect the interests of Konoha.
"This area is your Sand Village accommodation area. Next to it is Iwagakure and Kumogakure. There is a training ground and a cafeteria that provides food." Mito Kado En brought Rasa and the Sand Village team to the Sand Village area.
"When did Iwagakure arrive?" Luo Sha looked at the lively atmosphere at Iwagakure and asked.
Mitomon En glanced at Luo Sha calmly, then replied: "Iwagakure arrived two days earlier than you. However, there are still eight days before the Chunin Exam, so you still have plenty of time to prepare for the Chunin Exam."
"In addition, someone will give you the specific itinerary for the Chunin Exam. You just need to adjust your state with peace of mind."
"Thank you very much, Consultant Mitomon." Luo Sha said.
"There is no need to do this, Fourth Kazekage. This is the normal procedure of Konoha." Mizuto Menen said indifferently, and then left quickly.
"Lord Kazekage, it seems that Konoha is indeed preparing to hold an unprecedented Chunin Exam this time. These are things that were not included in previous normal Chunin Exams." A young Sand Villager next to Rasa, whose head was wrapped in white cloth and half of his face was covered, spoke up.
Luo Sha raised the corner of his mouth and sneered, "Now the whole ninja world is spreading this news. Even if Konoha didn't have this idea originally, they would definitely go with the flow and do it.
Maki, the benefits of this are far beyond your imagination. A large number of nobles and wealthy businessmen will gather in Konoha, and many of them will not be from the Land of Fire, but foreign nobles and wealthy businessmen, and maybe even many from our Land of Wind."
"Those guys..." Speaking of the nobles and wealthy businessmen from the Kingdom of Wind, the ninja named Maki frowned.
"Those shortsighted guys only saw our few insignificant failures and thought that we are not as strong as other big ninja villages. They are really a bunch of ridiculous ordinary people." Maki said indignantly.
He was very unhappy with the nobles of the Wind Country, headed by the daimyo. Without the Sand Village, how could the Wind Country compete with other big countries in military power.
It is really stupid to cut the funding of the Sand Village so much just because of two defeats.
This will only make the situation of the Sand Ninja worse.
What made Maki even more ashamed and angry was that due to the daimyo's massive budget cuts, the Fourth Kazekage they respected had to use his own Magnetic Style Gold Sand to earn funds for the Sand Village.
This was something Maki could not tolerate. That was Ying, and he had to use his bloodline limit to make a profit due to financial constraints.
"Haha, Maki, you already know how stupid those guys are, so don't worry about them." Luo Sha sneered.
"Although Konoha will gain a lot of benefits from this Chunin Exam, if our ninjas show stronger power than Konoha's ninjas, Konoha's Chunin Exam will be a wedding dress for us."
Compared to Ohnoki, who wants to take a good look at Konoha's strength, Rasa's goal is simpler, which is to win the Chunin Exam.
Luo Sha’s real goal is very simple, that is to make money. Don’t tell him anything now, he just lacks money and just wants to make money.
Although Rasa said it easily, as long as he defeated the ninjas of Konoha, he would be able to reap the rich fruits of Konoha's grand Chunin Exam.
However, it is not so easy to defeat the Konoha ninja in Konoha. Konoha is not a small ninja village. It is a ninja village that has always stood at the top of the five major ninja villages.
But Luo Sha also knew that there was no other way for him. Could the Sand Village hold a Chunin Exam of this level? No.
It's not just about sending out an invitation, it also requires others to be willing to respond.
Konoha is powerful and has always been the winner in wars. The village is also in an excellent location with beautiful scenery and picturesque views of mountains and rivers.
If he, the Sand Ninja, followed Konoha's steps to hold such a Chunin Exam, he would only end up bringing humiliation upon himself.
Would Ōnoki pay any attention to him? Of course not, but given Ōnoki's cautious personality, he might just send two teams of Iwagakure to deal with him.
Given Yunyin's temper, they would probably be too lazy to even respond perfunctorily and would simply ignore him.
Those wealthy businessmen probably wouldn't be willing to cross the yellow sand to the Sand Village in the desert.
Although the Sand Village is in an oasis, the wind and sand on the road are not something that everyone can withstand.
Maybe this is why the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind dared to cut funding so drastically? It's just a large desert, you can't do anything with it.
Not to mention Sand Village, Luo Sha felt that Kumogakure and Iwagakure could not achieve the same level as Konoha.
Because Iwagakure cannot call upon Kumogakure, and the road conditions over there are very poor, with high mountains everywhere.
At this moment, Luo Sha suddenly realized that Konoha was like the chosen one of God.
Located in the Land of Fire, it has a flat terrain and beautiful environment, and it is also a major transportation hub. There are an outrageous number of geniuses in the village, and every time there are many powerful people who are famous in the ninja world.
Then think back to the Sand Ninja. Not only is the environment in the Wind Country harsh, with yellow sand desert everywhere, but the nobles in the country are also at odds with the Sand Ninja...
"There is still a long way to go..." Luo Sha sighed.
"I believe that under your leadership, the Fourth Kazekage, we, Sand Village, will dominate the ninja world and become the number one ninja village." Maki's eyes sparkled.
"It's a pity that this loser Gaara can't control Shukaku, otherwise he could have brought him here this time." Luo Sha said somewhat unwillingly.
If Gaara can control the tailed beast, even if he is only three years old, with the power of the tailed beast, it will not be a problem for him to sweep away all the Genin.
(The ages in this book are calculated based on birthdays. Gaara's birthday is January 19, so he is three years old now, and Naruto and Sasuke are still two years old)
(Note: Since I don't know the exact time of the Chunin Exam, I only know that it takes place twice a year, so I set it to March in the first half and September in the second half. The current time is the end of February)
This time Maki didn't say anything because it concerned Rosa's family. Rosa could curse Gaara as a waste, but he couldn't say that.
In fact, Maki felt that Gaara was very pitiful. His mother died when he was born, and he became a jinchūriki, hated and feared by the villagers.
He is just a child, but he has to bear such tremendous pressure. Any normal person would feel sympathy for Gaara.
But on the other hand, he could understand Luo Sha's approach.
There is no power that comes without reason. Only by going through enough suffering can one forge strong strength.
Rasa did this in order to urgently strengthen Gaara's ability to control his emotions, so that he could maintain his original heart and control the tailed beast when transforming into a tailed beast.
If we want to blame someone, we can only blame Gaara for being born as the son of the Fourth Kazekage in the Sand Village without any human sacrifice.
"Retire, assign accommodation, and then start training." Luo Sha ordered.
In order to win the Chunin Exam, we can't let go even for eight days.
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"Hmph, Konoha, let me see what tricks you are planning to play." Looking at the tall wooden door, the Fourth Raikage, who was only wearing a white cloak on his upper body, snorted coldly.
One day after Sunagakure arrived, Kumogakure also arrived in Konoha.
The purpose of the Fourth Raikage was different from that of the Fourth Kazekage. He did not want to attract wealthy nobles with his performance in the Chunin Exam.
The relationship between their Cloud Hidden Village and the Daimyo is good, and the annual funding is sufficient. Cloud Hidden Village also controls many mineral veins, so it has no shortage of money.
But according to the Raikage's idea, he should either not come or not bring shame to Kumogakure if he came, so he also brought a lot of outstanding Kumogakure Genin.
In the last war with Konoha, Kumogakure lost badly. If Oonokiraki Rasa and the others had not come this time, the Fourth Raikage might not have dared to come.
Being reckless doesn't mean he wants to die meaninglessly.
Once he arrives in Konoha, he can do whatever he wants. Is that up to him
At this moment, the Fourth Raikage once again recalled the horror of that night when he was dominated by the Hokage's assistant named Fujiwara Nagase.
Facing such a terrifying creature, it might take the combined strength of an entire village to resist it.
Walking into Konoha, the Fourth Raikage was still wondering what Konoha's purpose was this time, when someone he really didn't want to see walked in front of him.
"Fourth Raikage, long time no see." Nagase greeted the dark-skinned, muscular man in front of him with a smile.
That’s right, it was Nagase who was responsible for receiving the Hidden Cloud Team.
Nagase knew that Kumogakure liked to stir up trouble. Although he could quickly find out everything that happened in Konoha, Kumogakure could not cause any big waves.
Based on the principle of saving trouble, Nagase decided to scare the Hidden Cloud Village so that they would behave themselves in Konoha.
Looking at Nagase's brilliant smile, the Fourth Raikage's already dark face not only became darker, but his right hand also began to ache slightly.
During that night attack, the two of them used Lightning Release Ninjutsu to fight against each other at the same time, but the Fourth Raikage was badly defeated and most of his palm was cut off by Nagase's hand knife.
A lot of precious resources were wasted before the Raikage's palm was restored to its original state.
When he saw Yongze again at this moment, the intense pain of his palm being torn by lightning reappeared.
Nagase put away his smile and looked at the Fourth Raikage, his aura directed only at the Fourth Raikage.
When he met Nagase's gaze, even though the sun was shining brightly, the Fourth Raikage felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His whole body was cold and cold sweat appeared on his forehead. He felt as if someone more powerful than he could understand was staring at him, making him unable to even move.
Although the people around didn't know what was going on, they noticed that the Raikage was in an abnormal state. The Cloud Hidden Clan all moved, using their chakra and looking at Nagase cautiously.
When the surrounding Konoha ninjas saw some unusual movements from Kumogakure, they also surrounded Kumogakure. In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.
Suddenly, Nagase retracted his aura directed at the Fourth Raikage, revealed a smiling expression, and said: "Everyone, what are you doing? Relax, this is Konoha, there is no need to be so alert, no one can cause trouble in Konoha."
"Put down your kunai, Kumogakure is a guest who has come from afar, how can you point your weapons at your allies?"
The Fourth Raikage took a deep breath, turned to the Kumogakure behind him and said, "Put your hands down."
Seeing that the Fourth Raikage had spoken, the Cloud Hierarchs put down their hands one after another, and the originally tense atmosphere suddenly eased.
Nagase had a bright smile on his face as he introduced Konoha to the Kumogakure group.
However, few ninjas from Kumogakure responded.
The Fourth Raikage lowered his head slightly, and clenched his fist as big as a casserole pot hard, but quickly separated it.
He couldn't understand why, after only a short period of time, Nagaze gave him a stronger feeling than that night.
That time, when Nagaze didn't deliberately use his full strength, he was still able to exchange a few moves with the opponent.
Now the opponent was able to suppress him just by his momentum, making him dare not move.
Moreover, he was the only one who felt this powerful aura. Even the enemy, the Fourth Raikage, could not help but feel that this control was extremely wonderful.
"Could it be that he never used his true strength that night and was just playing with us?" A terrible thought came to the Raikage's mind.
If it was really as he thought, then Nagase's danger would be beyond his imagination.
The Fourth Raikage looked towards Nagase.
The indifference of the Kumogakure did not affect Nagase's enthusiasm. This strong man, who once killed 1,700 elite ninja troops of the Kumogakure with a single punch, was solemnly recommending Konoha's dumpling shop to the Kumogakure.
"For ramen, go to Ichiraku Ramen. For dumplings, it can only be Watanabe's dumpling shop. Although the name is simple, the taste of the dumplings is indeed the best in Konoha..."
Seeing that the Hidden Cloud Ninja still had no reaction, Nagase raised his eyebrows and released a little bit of his powerful aura.
"It seems that you Kumogakure ninjas don't like the topic of dango?"
A powerful aura descended upon the people of Kumogakure. Although Nagase's attack was very light this time, these Kumogakure did not have the strength of the Fourth Raikage, and many of them were even Genin.
The Hidden Cloud Village team suddenly froze and stopped where they were, with cold sweat on their foreheads. They finally understood what the Fourth Raikage had just experienced.
"I'm interested, I love eating dango the most." A Kumogakure jonin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a trembling hand.
If someone had to take on the role of a clown, that person definitely couldn't be their Kage, so the Jonin stepped up.
Yongze felt that it was almost time, so he put away his momentum, smiled again and said:
"In fact, besides Mr. Watanabe's dumplings, there are also..."
The moment Nagase put away his aura, the Yunyin team instantly felt their bodies relax and they felt relaxed all over.
Now no one dared not to respond, even if they were being forced to do so, they were still responding to Yongze.
If someone looked from a distance and saw Nagase and Kumogakure talking and laughing, they would think they had a very good relationship.