In the dense forest, Mao Yue Xi Yan and Yue Guang Ji Feng walked side by side, and there was not much tension on either of their faces.
After all, Gekko Hayate is also a man who made it to the quarterfinals of the Chunin Exam. Although he may be the weakest one among them, he is still very confident facing this exam.
"Xi Yan, be careful." The sharp-eyed Moonlight Gale discovered a green snake whose scales were very similar in color to the weeds in the forest.
Whoosh!
Moonlight Gale suddenly grasped the hilt of the knife and poured all his strength into the knife. Then his breathing suddenly changed, chakra burst out, and a six-meter-high whirlwind was instantly cut out.
The whirlwind hit the green-scaled snake and instantly rolled it up.
The sharp wind blade left a trail of blood on the green-scaled snake, and drops of gray-green blood dripped onto the ground.
After being reminded by Moonlight Gale, Mao Yue Xi Yan also quickly drew out her sword. While the green-scaled snake was being swept up by the whirlwind of Moonlight Gale, Mao Yue Xi Yan immediately rushed forward and cut off the head of the green-scaled snake.
After the battle, Moonlight Gale praised: "Xiyan, your sword is faster than before. You should be more careful when practicing next time."
Mao Yue Xi Yan glanced at Yue Guang Ji Feng, shook the knife gently, then put the knife back into the sheath and said:
"It would be great if I really had such strength. Don't you know my own strength?"
She knew this very well. Although they learned Breathing of Wind together, Moonlight Gale was much more compatible with Breathing of Wind than she was. Not only did she quickly learn all the sword forms, she also developed some on her own, including the whirlwind and wind wall.
So she would not be so proud as to think that she is stronger than Moonlight Wind just because Moonlight Wind praised her.
However, sometimes, even if you know that the other person is not telling the truth, this kind of praise will make you feel involuntarily happy, especially if this person is someone you like, then you will be even happier.
"Hehe." Moonlight Gale scratched his hair and smiled foolishly, without saying anything.
He is not stupid. Girls are like that. They may say no, no, which is exaggerated, but they are still very happy in their hearts.
If you say at this time, "Indeed, your strength is far inferior to mine," then you are asking for trouble.
So, at this time, just smile foolishly.
As Moonlight Gale had expected, Uzuki Yugao said that she was not strong enough, but there was a smile on her face and her body was close to Moonlight Gale.
'Women are born liars, and sometimes you have to listen to what they say.' Moonlight Gale thought so.
Time flies, and soon six days have passed. It is time for the assessment and everyone gathers at the top of the mountain.
Itachi and Kabuto walked to the temporary gathering place with indifferent expressions.
They were the first to arrive, and when the time came, they just walked over as if they were strolling in the garden.
In fact, they reached the top of the mountain on the first day, but because the exam was not yet due, they were not allowed to enter, so they wandered around.
After the time has passed, of course you can come in directly.
After the two of them, more people arrived one after another.
They were Gekko Gale and Uzuki Yugao. Their conditions were similar to Itachi and Kabuto. They looked quite relaxed, not like they had experienced six days of survival in the wilderness.
Those who reached the top of the mountain earlier had relaxed smiles on their faces, and their clothes were neater and not damaged.
The next group was in a more miserable state. They were covered in dirt and dust, with blood of unknown creatures on their clothes and their hair was messy. They looked like they had gone through a lot of suffering.
The last one to come was even more tragic. The torn parts of his clothes exposed scabbed wounds. It was obvious that he was injured in the battle and defeated his opponent with great difficulty.
Soon, after everyone gathered, Yongze began to check the token, which was the beads hidden inside the monster.
In fact, not everyone passed the test and reached the top of the mountain, but those who were not strong enough had already used flares to call for help and withdrew from the competition.
With the speed of a ninja, climbing a mountain is not a difficult task.
Basically, there is no problem of not having enough time to travel, the main problems are the poisonous insects and monsters in the mountains.
Unable to defeat the monsters, or because defeating the monsters is too difficult and results in injuries that affect combat effectiveness, this is the main reason for those who fail the assessment.
There are also some people who are unlucky. It should be no problem to hunt one by one, but they encounter two or three at once. They cannot defeat them and can only send flares for help.
Yongze took a quick glance and found that anyone who did not leave early had at least two beads.
Come to think of it, based on the number of monsters he released, he should encounter at least three or four monsters in order to reach the top of the mountain.
If you don’t fail halfway, those who finally reach the top of the mountain can basically collect everything.
"Well, congratulations, you have successfully passed the assessment. From now on, you will be official members of the special operations team. However, since you have just become official members, your current level is only the lowest, Level 5." Nagase said with a smile to the team members who passed the assessment.
The special operations class has its own grading system, which consists of five levels, ranked from high to low: A, B, C, D, and E.
Jia is the highest-ranking one under the Pillar, or you can say that the Pillar can actually be considered Jia. The Pillar is more like a position, the leader of a breathing technique school. When there is a stronger person or when the Pillar gets old, he or she must abdicate.
Nagase set up a special system for the special operations team to express its importance and uniqueness, and also to motivate team members to complete their tasks and practice seriously.
There are two ways to upgrade your level. One is to complete tasks. You can be promoted when you reach a certain level according to the level and number of tasks.
The second is strength. If your strength has improved greatly and you feel that you are very strong, you can also apply for promotion.
However, this Nagase has set a higher difficulty level.
Basically, you have to have the strength of Level C to reach Level D using this method.
Because Nagaze feels that if you only train without doing any tasks, it's not a good idea. He likes his teammates to do both and not go to extremes and act as secondary controllers.
"Thank you, squad leader! We will work hard to improve our levels." A loud voice erupted from the crowd.
"Okay, I'll be waiting for your good performance." Yongze said with a smile.
He even thought about creating a small alias to join the special operations class, and then become a champion, leading everyone to practice hard.
But after thinking about it, he felt that forging an identity was too troublesome. If it was discovered one day, his bright image in Konoha would have a black spot.
"Huh." Itachi let out a breath and felt a lot more relaxed.
It wasn't the exam that gave him pressure, but the fact that the time for his long-awaited trip to the Fire Nation was finally approaching.
'Say goodbye to your family properly, and then say goodbye to Kabuto and Izumi as well...' Thinking about farewell, Itachi's thoughts had already flown beyond Konoha, to the vast land of the Land of Fire.
What would the towns outside be like? Would there be ninjas as powerful as those in Konoha? Would the capital of the Land of Fire be more prosperous than Konoha
These are the questions Itachi has had since he came up with the idea of traveling to the Land of Fire.
Looking at the map, Konoha is really very small, just a small part of the vast land of the Land of Fire.
Itachi was curious about what kind of surprises this vast Land of Fire could bring him.
… … … …
After arranging all the necessary matters, Nagato left the Rain Village and went to the Land of Rice.
He was the last group to leave. At that time, he was the only official member of Akatsuki left in the Land of Rain, and all other official members of Akatsuki had gone to the Land of Fields.
Of course, there are still many peripheral members of the Akatsuki organization who remain in the Rain Village, responsible for monitoring the Rain Village and the Rain Country on behalf of Nagato.
When they were about to leave the Rain Country, Nagato looked up at the gloomy sky. The sky was covered with dark clouds. From time to time, a silent thunder sounded, and yellow lightning flashed in the clouds, adding a touch of color to the gloomy black clouds.
There is no doubt that it is going to rain.
For Nagato, this was a very familiar scene, because he grew up in the Rain Country and rarely left the Rain Country except when he went to recruit people.
In fact, he was just a child no different from other people before. Suddenly, one day a Konoha ninja broke in and killed his parents, and his happy and peaceful family was broken.
Sadness, anger, and fear instantly enveloped Nagato. He opened and used the Rinnegan for the first time and killed the Konoha ninja who killed his parents.
After that, Nagato, who lost his parents and became an orphan, began to wander.
Although he possesses the powerful Rinnegan, Nagato is a kind-hearted child. Even though he has fallen into such a situation, he has not relied on his power to rob or anything.
Later one day he fainted due to hunger and cold and was found by Konan, who rescued him and brought him to Yahiko, and the three of them got to know each other.
After this, Nagato's life got a little better, but it was still miserable. After all, they were just three orphans.
Later, they met Jiraiya, who accepted them as his disciples, taught them ninja knowledge, taught them ninjutsu, and gave them food...
For Nagato, that was a very happy time, when the three of them were together without any worries and they had a good teacher to teach them.
However, that happy time only lasted for three years.
Three years later, Jiraiya saw that the three had become strong enough to live independently and gain a foothold in the Rain Country, so he left.
Perhaps because he had learned some skills, or perhaps because he had great ambitions, Yahiko soon put forward his own ideal.
He didn't want to see the Rain Country fall into the predicament of war again, and he didn't want to have war orphans like him, Nagato, and Konan.
He wants to quell the unrest, he wants to change the Rain Kingdom, make the Rain Kingdom peaceful, and make the world peaceful!
To this end, Yahiko founded the Akatsuki organization. He hoped to use the power of Akatsuki to change the Rain Country and the world.
Perhaps because of their disappointment in Hanzo, or perhaps because Yahiko had a strong personal charm, many ninjas joined the Akatsuki organization founded by Yahiko, and a series of activities made the Akatsuki organization famous.
Later, even Jiraiya, who was in other places, jumped to the name of Akatsuki.
This period of time is still good for Nagato. They are working together for a great goal, and new partners who agree with their ideas are constantly joining and working with them.
At that time, Nagato thought that it would be really nice if his whole life could pass like this.
Unfortunately, a huge conspiracy has been quietly laid out, and the fate of Akatsuki is about to be rewritten.
Hanzo, the leader of the Rain Village, who enjoys a huge reputation in the ninja world and is revered as a demigod, sends people to find the Akatsuki organization.
Hanzo's messenger said that he was very optimistic about Akatsuki and decided to join forces with Akatsuki to maintain peace in the Rain Country.
When hearing the news, Yahiko was very excited. He was so happy that he couldn't help jumping up and couldn't sleep at night.
What is Rain Village? The official power of the Rain Country.
Who is Hanzo? He is a ninja who is revered as a demigod, the pinnacle of ninja.
What is the Akatsuki organization? To put it nicely, it is a thriving ninja organization, to put it bluntly, it is a violent armed group.
The leader of the official forces of the Rain Country invited him to join the Akatsuki organization to maintain peace in the Rain Country. This was obviously a recognition of Yahiko's efforts and the Akatsuki organization.
So Yahiko agreed immediately with great excitement and quickly told the members of the organization the good news.
Everyone was very happy, feeling that the hard times were over and good times were coming.
Seeing everyone so happy, Nagato was also very happy.
But when Yahiko and his men arrived at the place, he found out that everything was just a trap.
In order to make them all die there, Hanzo took a long time to select the meeting place, making it extremely difficult to escape.
Konan was kidnapped, and Hanzo's ninjas were everywhere.
The beautiful cooperation that they had imagined disappeared, leaving only a grave prepared for them. This huge contrast made Nagato dazed.
It was not until Yahiko crashed into the kunai in his hand and died in front of him that Nagato suddenly woke up. He felt all the hairs on his body stand up and an extremely cold breath surged from the depths of his soul and spread to every pore.
"It's cold, so cold." The cold raindrops dripped on Nagato's face, and he felt an unprecedented biting cold.
Tears unconsciously welled up in his eyes and he yelled towards the sky unwillingly, venting his emotions.
Why, why! Why treat him like this.
First he lost his parents, and now he has lost his best friend whom he cared about so much. Why is the world always so cruel
In extreme pain, Nagato's Rinnegan awakened, and he directly summoned the Outer Path Demon Statue, instantly killing a large number of Rain Ninjas.
Then Nagato took the opportunity to rescue Konan, but Hanzo was so experienced that he instantly used an explosive talisman array to injure Nagato's legs.
Because the methods used by Nagato were things Hanzo had never seen before, Hanzo felt that he could not act rashly and simply ran away.
When Nagato and Konan returned to Akatsuki, they encountered a field of corpses on the way. All of them were the bodies of Akatsuki members, not a single one was left. At this point, Nagato and Konan were the only ones left in Akatsuki.
Later on, it became what it is now.
Just as Nagato was reminiscing about the past, the rain had already begun to fall, and drops of rain dripped onto Nagato's face.
Nagato and Tendo Pain stood in the rain, standing in silence.
In the end, Nagato didn't know whether he didn't shed tears because of recalling the sad past, or if it was all rain.
"It's time to go." Nagato said so, but no one responded to him, because Tendo Pain was just his puppet, not a real person.