The summer wind is slightly drunk, and the cicadas are clinging to the treetops and making tireless noises, adding an extra layer of heat to the already scorching hot weather.
In a few days, we will enter July, which will usher in the hottest month of the year. The prosperity of Konoha Village remains the same, and there is no change from previous years.
But only they themselves know how much planning and changes Konoha has made behind the scenes.
"It's about to start."
Sitting in the security department, Hahara looked at the documents in his hands and couldn't help but sigh slightly.
Strictly speaking, he is still a little nervous now.
After all, according to Konoha's current strength and ability, the Chunin Exam in the original book is unlikely to happen no matter how you look at it.
But he single-handedly led all of this. Although the starting point was good, who knows how far this matter will develop.
Fortunately, he has received enough support, and various departments and units are conducting intensive drills.
Hahara and the others have determined various routes and various preventive measures, but to achieve all this they still rely on people.
If there is no one to execute all this, no matter how clever their arrangements are, it will be useless. It will collapse when the time comes. There is no doubt about it.
Fortunately, the bulk of the operation this time was actually in the Ministry of Security, especially the Governor of Security and the Governor of Security. These two departments had the most important responsibilities.
Although everything Han Yuan did was a bit deceptive to his own senses, even if he deceived himself, he still couldn't accept that the power to change everything was in his own hands.
It's just that he heard that the various departments of the Ministry of Security have been miserable in the past few months, and the amount of training for both the Guard Governor and the Security Governor has been far greater than before.
Guards and governors in various places and street guards are constantly practicing how to evacuate people quickly. They have training manuals for this kind of thing, but they have basically never done it.
Now they are suddenly asked to start practicing, which naturally makes them miserable.
Fortunately, no one complained about these things. After all, the Security Department gave them too much.
On the day he announced the start of high-intensity drills, Uchiha Fugaku directly announced that the team with the best drills would receive huge bonus points in the year-end assessment.
And during the training period, everyone's salary can be increased, and there is guaranteed to be a new ninjutsu that can be issued and learned through the security department.
Of course, this is just a guarantee. Individuals and teams that perform well can get more, and they may even have dedicated people to assist them in their practice in the future.
In fact, there are not many things that ninjas can pursue. Money is definitely one, because money can replenish their various supplies and make their families live better.
And ninjutsu is also one. Improving strength is always a ninja's constant pursuit, especially in Konoha after reform. The stronger you are, the better your treatment will be.
Under such stimulation, all the people guarding the governor became excited. No matter what level of ninja they were, they were all full of energy.
Even though they were extremely tired, they never complained.
They themselves also know very well that it is difficult to find good jobs like the Security Department in Konoha or even in the ninja world.
The guard governor is so energetic, and the ANBU governor is no exception.
And because of the special nature of the Security Governor and the fact that he had to work with ANBU, they practiced entirely in a small team confrontation mode.
During every confrontation drill, they will be divided into two parts, one is responsible for defense and the other is responsible for offense.
Their team formation is also randomly disrupted, allowing people from both sides to mix together and combine according to the battle situation, and then compete with the other side.
The intensity of this confrontation is really high, and it is completely based on actual combat - in order to avoid casualties, Shisui also asked Tsunade to mobilize a lot of medical ninjas.
After all, it is really easy for things to go wrong during actual combat exercises. These ANBU governors and ANBU people are important combat forces, and he doesn't want any problems to occur.
Moreover, the benefits given to them by Shisui are also very high. These people who retired from ANBU actually become normal ninjas, and their income is not low.
Moreover, in addition to orphans, there were actually various family ninjas in ANBU, so Shisui took the right medicine.
He will give these people the honors they desire, honors that the families behind them will never refuse, and that they personally like very much.
In addition, Shisui will also take special care of the lives of those members who are orphans.
Housing will be allocated to them regardless of whether they are married or not. If they are married and have children, Shisui will provide them with more care.
All in all, these two aspects of strength are being exercised with great effort without any complaints, and so far everything seems to be going very well.
Just how effective it will be depends on the final performance.
"Are you nervous?"
Suddenly, a slightly lazy voice sounded behind Ha Yuan, and Ha Yuan didn't even need to turn around to know who it was.
"Yeah, I'm a little nervous. I think your uncle also told you."
Yu Yuan nodded slightly, then raised his head to look at Yan Ye, and he showed a smile.
"No matter who you are doing this kind of thing, you will actually be a little nervous, and sometimes I wonder if I am doing the right thing.
But considering the future, the ninja world, and even our situation in Konoha, I feel that I did the right thing.
It can only be said that people will constantly worry about gains and losses, especially before getting specific results."
"I can't judge whether your ideas and actions are right or wrong, but I know that everyone supports you, which means they trust you."
Yan Ye put down the document in his hand, then walked behind Ha Yuan, and skillfully raised his hand to help Ha Yuan rub his temples.
"Trust you can do all this, and there is absolutely no problem trusting your judgment, so you have to show confidence no matter what.
In some senses, especially when it comes to fighting, you are a symbol of everyone's spirit. If you feel embarrassed and afraid.
Then you can only imagine what will happen to other people.”
Han Yuan closed his eyes and enjoyed all this. In the past three years, Yan Ye has done this for him, and the tacit understanding between them has become more and more complete.
"I understand, don't worry, I'm afraid only you can see me like this."
Ha Yuan chuckled lightly, and then shook his head with a sigh.
"It's a pity. I originally thought things wouldn't change so quickly. I also planned to visit your home."
"I heard from uncle that you might be coming, but there has been no movement for so long."
Yan Ye seemed to know about this, but she seemed a little curious.
"Speaking of why you came to my house, you came directly to visit me. Uncle Lujiu said so formally."
"Because the person I am visiting is not him, but your father."
Ha Yuan raised his head and laughed, and Yue Ye's hand suddenly froze. Ha Yuan stretched out his hand and grabbed her hand directly. Feeling the warmth in his hand, he asked with a smile.
"So, as smart as you are, what is the purpose of my formally visiting your home, especially your father?"
...
Outside Konoha Village, there is a commanding highland, where most of the scenery of Konoha can be seen.
Two figures stood on a high place, looking down at Konoha Village and the ninjas who kept coming in and out of the village.
Places like this are usually guarded by Konoha's strongholds, but at this time, several of Konoha's elite chuunin fell into a deep sleep, without exception.
Nirvana Abode, an illusion that can make people fall into deep sleep silently.
"Lord Orochimaru, the plan has been completely arranged, but the situation in Konoha is not so good."
Kabuto Yakushi pushed up his glasses and stared at the entrance to Konoha.
"Master Hahara has also made a lot of arrangements, and his security governors are constantly practicing evacuation and retreat.
The security governor is missing and is probably making some special arrangements. If Lord Orochimaru of Sand Hidden Village actually takes action, I'm afraid..."
To be honest, Kabuto had always suspected that Habara had brought Orochimaru to attack not only Sunagakure Village, but also Orochimaru and the others.
Konoha Village is really dangerous now. Not only does it have a terrifying existence like Uchiha Hahara, the Fifth Hokage is also a person like Jiraiya who is as famous as Orochimaru.
In addition, Tsunade has returned, the Uchiha clan has been integrated and improved, and Hinata has solved the conflict between the main family and the branch families, and can be said to be a master.
In addition, Inozukacho, Inuzuka, Aburame and other Konoha masters are here, and the lineup is simply terrifying. No matter how you look at it, fighting against the current Konoha is too long.
He really didn't understand why Orochimaru agreed, let alone whether Sunagakure Village was crazy and really dared to do such a thing.
"It doesn't matter, I didn't think I would win in the first place. Although I was fully prepared, as you said, Konoha has never been easy to deal with.
But I can tell you that how you handle it is your own business.
Akatsuki's purpose was not to cooperate with Sunagakure's actions, but to capture Kyuubi during the Chunin Exam.
Of course, if Konoha itself fails to perform well, then the Akatsuki organization may also cooperate with Sunagakure, I think you understand what we mean."
Reveal the news to yourself and let yourself handle it?
Yakushi Kabuto's eyes flashed with surprise. He nodded and already understood what Orochimaru meant.
"I understand, Lord Orochimaru, I will handle this matter.
But there is still a small question, that is, will the Fourth Kazekage really take action when the time comes?"
"The Fourth Kazekage?"
Orochimaru's snake-like eyes narrowed, he licked his tongue and revealed a sneer.
"He, of course he will take action. As for what state he will be in when he takes action, I can't guarantee it."
Orochimaru's words were very simple, but such words made Yakushi Kabuto's eyes blur, because he knew that the Fourth Kazekage was probably in bad shape.
If you want this guy to act exactly as planned, the best way is to control this guy.
And how to control him, how to make him stop talking nonsense, how to make him follow the script, after thinking about it, it seems that the only way is to let him die, and then find someone to replace him!
Although Kabuto has been in Konoha, he has not received information from Orochimaru, and he also knows what the master he is following is best at.
He had no doubt at all that this gentleman could do it, and he had no doubt at all whether his secret would be exposed by doing so, but there was also a very serious and critical issue here.
That is, this Kazekage must die. Only when he is dead can he play his role better. Only when he is dead can we use that technique to bring him back to life to perform the mission.
As for the difficulty of hunting Feng Ying, for others, it may be even harder than climbing to the sky.
But for a terrifying existence like Orochimaru, I'm afraid it's not a big deal!
"I'm leaving first, there are still some things that need to be dealt with."
"Then, I would like to send you my best regards, Orochimaru-sama."
After chatting with Kabuto Yakushi for a few more words, Orochimaru turned and left, and Kabuto also left with a chuckle.
After dispelling the genjutsu before leaving, Konoha's chuunin Yunyu woke up with no memory of the scene just now.
...
It has been some time since Naruto and the others returned to the village. Zabuza's mission was truthfully reported by Kakashi, and Jiraiya adjusted the mission level to A.
This made Naruto and the others extremely happy. After all, their first mission was A. This was something worth showing off no matter how you looked at it.
But unfortunately, their next tasks were basically simple tasks, which made them very dissatisfied.
Kakashi was also helpless about this. As a jounin of Konoha, he could know a lot of secrets, and he also knew what Konoha's current preparation focus was.
According to the above statement - 'After receiving reliable information, there may be huge changes in the Chunin Examination, and all ninjas must be on standby'.
The word "huge accident" should not be thrown around casually, especially when Kakashi knew that a very powerful ninja organization like the Akatsuki existed in the ninja world, so he did not dare to be careless.
It's a pity that this is the only information they can get, and they can't know more about other things.
But it was enough for them, so during this period, all the Jonin returned to the village one after another.
And the Jonin who stays in the village will never go out at will, the purpose is to deal with the next crisis.
And as the time for the Chunin Exams got closer, Kakashi also made a decision.
"You must have heard about the Chuunin Exam. Do you plan to take part?"
Kakashi asked directly in front of the three of them, and the answer he got was not surprising at all, that is, the three of them had to choose to participate.
Moreover, after confirming to participate in the Chuunin Exam, these three little guys have obviously become more honest, at least they don't give Kakashi such a headache.
What they have to do now is to keep preparing and waiting for the day to come!
...
As time goes by and the Chunin Exams are getting closer and closer, Konoha Village becomes lively unknowingly.
It seemed that suddenly there were more outsiders in the village, but compared to the huge population base of Konoha as a whole, the number of these visitors was almost negligible.
Today, a special group of people came to the entrance of Konoha Village. The leader of the group had his head wrapped in white cloth and his clothes were dark in style.
They are slightly different from the ninjas of Konoha. Many of them have oil paint on their faces, seemingly to protect their skin from sunburn.
There were about thirty people, standing at the entrance of Konoha village, quietly waiting for the ninja at the entrance of the village to review.
"Hmph, this Konoha Village is so big-hearted. Teacher Maki brought us here in person, but it took such a long time to review. It's obvious that we can't be trusted."
A young man in black clothes whispered in the crowd. His face was heavily painted with oil paint, and he was carrying something wrapped in white cloth behind his back. He looked very mysterious.
"Kankuro, just say a few words. If outsiders come to our Sunagakure Village, they will probably be subject to stricter scrutiny. There is nothing to complain about."
Next to him, a girl with white clothes and yellow hair whispered in a low voice. Behind her was a large folding fan, and the shoulders of the white clothes were covered with mesh black gauze, which made her look distinctive.
"snort!"
Kankuro's boy snorted coldly, but didn't say much.
Obviously this is a fact. Ever since the mysterious people in the village attacked the secret warehouse, the entire Sunagakure Village has been in an extremely tense state.
Anyone who enters Sunagakure Village must undergo the strictest scrutiny, and ANBU operations must have multiple teams active.
After all, Anbu had become a huge breakthrough that time, and the losses caused by that time were unimaginable!
"Shut up, everyone."
While they were talking, the red-haired boy with an indifferent expression standing in front of them suddenly spoke, and his cold breath made people shudder.
The boy had no eyebrows and obvious black bands around his eyes. It looked like he had not slept well for a long time.
He carried a huge gourd on his back, filled with chakra-processed yellow sand. On the corner of his left eye, a blood-red word "love" marked his identity.
This guy is Gaara, the son of the fourth generation Kazekage and the first jinchūriki of Sunagakure Village!
"Feel sorry....."
Gaara's words immediately silenced Kankuro and Temari. They were really afraid of their younger brother.
Konoha Village's work efficiency is still very high, and it didn't take long before it was their turn.
Perhaps because of the alliance between Sunagakure Village and Konoha Village after the Third Ninja War, Konoha's inspection of them was not too harsh.
About half an hour later, all the Sunagakure ninjas entered Konoha, and when they entered, their vision suddenly broadened.
What appeared in front of them were scenes completely different from those in Sand Hidden Village.
In Konoha Village, there are green trees everywhere, and the breeze blowing on the treetops brings a slight coolness, and also brings an unprecedented vitality.
Such a scene full of vitality makes all Sunagakures yearn for it.
In particular, they can smell the fragrance of flowers coming from everywhere, all of which they can hardly experience in Sunagakure Village.
But these things can be seen everywhere in Konoha Village, as if everything is so ordinary.
This kind of normalcy made everyone in Sunagakure Village filled with jealousy almost instantly. They really didn't understand why the gap between Sunagakure Village and Konoha was so big.
Why is it that everything that Konoha can enjoy casually is so difficult to experience in their Sunagakure Village?
"Maybe that's why we're doing this this time.
Why can they enjoy all this, but why can we only be enveloped in yellow sand in the desert? This is completely unfair!"
All the ninjas in Sunagakure Village were thinking silently in their hearts, and at this moment, they also completely strengthened their inner thoughts.
They are the elite of Sand Hidden Village, so naturally they are sent here to participate in and carry out an extremely secret mission.
Originally, they were still a little confused and hesitant in their hearts. The war in Konoha three years ago was really scary.
But now they understand that if they don't do something, they will always be able to hide in the worst place in the ninja world.
And Konoha will always be high, because they have mastered the most important things, because they have almost everything!
Since Sand Hidden Village doesn’t have all this, then they can take it away with their own hands!
"Welcome to Konoha."
At this moment, a voice sounded beside them.
Machi, Gaara and the others turned their heads and saw a silver-haired ninja walking towards them not far away, wearing a Konoha ninja uniform and a mask on his face.
"It turns out it's Mr. Kakashi Hatake. I've really admired his name for a long time." Maki's eyes were slightly vacant, and he said with a smile.
Kakashi shrugged and said casually.
"Mr. Magee, Sunagakure's special advisor, also impressed me, but now is not the time to chat.
On the orders of Lord Hokage, I am here to greet you, please come with me, your accommodation has been arranged."
"Then there will be more Kakashi-dono and the Fifth Hokage-sama."
Maki nodded, he seemed to be quite respectful, and then the group of them followed Kakashi and left here.
"By the way, Mr. Markey."
As he walked, Kakashi glanced at the staffing of Sunagakure Village, and then he said with a smile.
"Because this Chunin Exam is held jointly by many villages, Kumogakure and Iwagakure will come as expected.
Mr. Hokage is busy arranging accommodation for people from other villages, and he should not be free to meet with Mr. Maki in the afternoon."
Marky nodded immediately and said, "Of course it will be based on Hokage-sama's time."
Kakashi didn't say anything more, but turned to ask: "By the way, I heard that Master Kazekage will come to watch the Chunin Exam in person this time?"
Maki smiled and quickly answered in the affirmative: "Well, Master Kazekage attaches great importance to this Chunin Exam.
But after all, we are busy with business, so I won’t be there for the first few games. I will only be there to watch at the end, and at the same time, I will discuss some other things with the Hokage-sama.”
Kakashi didn't say much when he heard the news. Some things just seemed like that to him.
Whether Rasa came or not would not have much impact on Konoha. In other words, even during the Third War, Konoha did not pay too much attention to Sagakure.
Not to mention Luo Sha, what will happen even if he comes?
…
"Are you sure, that guy Rasa is really going to Konoha?"
In Sunagakure Village, Onoki looked at the document in his hand and asked curiously, but when he asked now, his eyes couldn't help but shine with a strange luster.
He doesn't think that Rasa's purpose in going to Konoha is so pure. After all, there is really no need for a Kage to pass this type of Chunin exam.
Shadow's arrival can boost morale, but so what if morale is boosted like this. There's really no point in making a fuss out of a molehill.
Of course, it is not impossible to say that Rasa did this for the sake of the relationship between Sunagakure Village and Konoha. After all, Sunagakure and Konoha are allies, so there is nothing wrong with him choosing like this.
But the key problem is that he also met Orochimaru!
Orochimaru approached him on behalf of the Akatsuki organization and asked him if he had any thoughts on taking action against Konoha.
He refused at the time because Konoha was too strong and he really had no interest in causing trouble for Konoha.
Uchiha Hahara alone is enough to be unbearable. This time he is still in Konoha's base camp. Isn't this fatal?
But he did feel a little excited in his heart, because this time he was at the base camp of Konoha, and this time he was still calculating mentally and unintentionally, and people from the Akatsuki organization would also take action!
"What if it's just a heartbeat? People face reality, especially now that Iwagakure Village has to cultivate and expand its own talent pool, otherwise..."
Onoki sighed slightly. He really had too many things to consider, and Iwagakure Village was not Sunagakure Village. They had not reached the end yet.
When they reached the end of Sunagakure Village, no matter what extreme ideas they had, it was actually not unusual, at least Ohnoki didn't think it was strange.
After all, he was also one of the people who pushed Sunagakure Village into the abyss, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with him. If he didn't push Sunagakure Village, he would fall into it.
He doesn't have any kindness towards women. It would be better for him to die in Sunagakure Village than to die himself!
The probability of success of this operation in Sunagakure Village is very low. The only solution is to rely on the problems of Konoha civilians to make Konoha's ninjas unable to capture them.
But with just a few ninjas, can you really control a land as huge as the Fire Country?
Once Uchiha Hahara really doesn't care, he will not only destroy all your ninjas, but he will also probably rush to your house and kill you all!
"However, looking at it this way, this may really be a feast."
Ohnoki touched his chin, and suddenly he became slightly interested in this matter. He knocked on the table lightly and then spoke.
"Let me tell Konoha that I will also be there to watch the battle this time."
"Lord Tsuchikage, this..."
"Just do what I say and don't ask too many questions."
"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage."
As Ōnoki gave the order, the young ninja beside him quickly retreated, leaving Ōnoki alone.
No one knows what he is thinking, but no one will go against his actions. At this moment, only he knows what his purpose is.
...
"Is Luo Sha going to go?"
Coincidentally, in Kumogakure Village, Kirabi, who had inherited the fourth-generation Raikage Ai and became the fifth-generation Raikage, couldn't help but fall into deep thought while looking at the document in his hand.
Becoming the Fifth Raikage was actually not what he wanted, but under the circumstances at the time, he had no good options or options.
After becoming the Raikage, he finally understood the pressure and troubles his brother was feeling at that time, and he grew up very quickly. In just three years, he was still a qualified Kage.
However, I don't know if the Jinchuuriki will undergo huge changes if he becomes a movie queen. His original out-of-the-box personality will also be restrained. He looks so majestic and serious.
He works hard and diligently every day, and now he really has some shadows of the future Naruto in the original work.
Putting down the document in his hand slightly tiredly, Kirabi thought seriously for a moment and finally spoke.
"Sam Yin, please inform Konoha that we will also go over to observe the ceremony this time for the Chunin Examination."
"Lord Raikage, are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure, this is a rare feast. If I don't go and see it, I'm worried I'll have regrets..."
...
While the ninja world is in turmoil, Konoha Village is calmly preparing everything.
Perhaps it was for intelligence purposes, or perhaps it was because the prosperity of Konoha really attracted people from Sunagakure Village, and few of them were willing to stay where they lived.
This was the case for Kankuro and Temari, the two of them wandered around the village.
Bang!
But just as they were sighing at the prosperity of Konoha, a young figure bumped into Kankuro.
"Kid, do you want to die?"
Kankuro said with an unkind look, he was really not in a good mood right now, everything about Konoha made him feel unhappy and jealous.
The kid also raised his head in confusion. There was no doubt that he was Konohamaru of the Sarutobi clan.
"Who are you? It seems that your forehead protector is not a ninja from Konoha."
Konohamaru was also startled, but he still forced himself to speak calmly.
"You are ninjas from other villages. I'm afraid you are here to take the chunin exam. Do you really want to attack us in Konoha?"
Although Konohamaru is no longer the princeling of Konoha, and the current Sarutobi clan is not the former Sarutobi clan, he does not know Naruto now.
But he is still very smart, and his learning ability is also very strong. After all, Asma has invested a lot of expectations in him, so that he has learned a lot at a young age.
That's why he can keep calm now, otherwise he would have panicked by now.
However, his words immediately made Kankuro's eyes become more dangerous. As the son of the Kazekage, he was threatened by someone, and he was also dangerous by an unknown Konoha kid.
This is definitely not something he can tolerate, but he is also in a dilemma now because Konohamaru's words really choked him.
"Hey, what's going on here?"
But just when he was in danger, a voice came, and then a figure slowly came from a distance.
Konohamaru's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he shouted: "This big brother, it's them, they are the ones who want to teach me a lesson.
I think they look very unfamiliar, they should be people from other villages, they may be spies from other villages, please notify the security department to come and catch them!"
"spy?"
Naruto couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard Konohamaru's words. Then he snorted and walked directly in front of them, blocking Konohamaru behind him and facing Kankuro and Temari.
"Are you from Sunagakure Village? I guess you are here to take the Chunin Exam?
I advise you not to get too involved during the exam. This is Konoha after all, and it would not be good if there are some misunderstandings."
"Misunderstand?"
Kankuro made a strange sound, and he became even more unhappy when he looked at the guy in front of him.
"I don't think this is a misunderstanding. The kid just hit me. He has to pay some price."
"Are you sure?"
His brows gradually furrowed, and Naruto's eyes began to look evil.
Is there something wrong with this guy? Although Naruto doesn't want to cause trouble, it doesn't mean he is afraid of trouble...