Undercurrent of Konoha

Heiji had never been so full in the early hours of the morning. Even in his sleep, he seemed to be able to smell the aroma of pork miso soup and golden fried pork cutlets.

When the sky was slightly bright, Heiji heard Yuhi Kurenai's voice calling from the window.

"Heiji, get up, we have the third preliminary round today."

Kurenai Yuhi had learned about Heiji's excellent performance in the second selection test from multiple channels. Her blood-red eyes looking at Heiji were filled with a proud smile.

Looking back at Hinata Hinata and Kiba Inuzuka, the smile in Yuhi's red eyes disappeared and she said softly: "Today's qualifying match is different from previous ninjutsu competitions. Both sides risked their lives to fight... "

Speaking of this, Yuhi Kurenai paused and said slowly: "If the opponent is too strong, such as Gaara from Sunagakure Village, you must not show off your strength..."

Gaara's strength has always been said to be close to Kage level strength.

For a long time, this was just a legend to the ninjas in the major ninja villages.

However, in the second selection exam, Gaara truly demonstrated his tyrannical strength to crush everything.

All the ninja groups who encountered Gaara in the forest of death, no one survived!

Furthermore, there was not even a single minor injury on Gaara's body, and there was not even the slightest wrinkle in his clothes and trousers.

How did Gaara do it? How sharp were his attack and defense methods? All the ninjas from the major ninja villages who came to watch the game opened their eyes wide and waited to see. .

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, stood on the high platform, slowly staring at everyone with his cold eyes, holding the pipe that was always with him in his mouth.

Behind him stood the jounin from each major ninja village.

Oto Ninja Village, Sunagakure Village, Kusagakure Village, Takigakure Village...

Heiji looked over one after another, and finally his eyes rested on the long-black-haired, pale-faced Jonin from the Sound Ninja Village.

Orochimaru...the S-level rebellious ninja of Konoha Village and the proud disciple of the Sandaime Hokage, just stood behind his mentor in another identity.

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and a strange smile appeared on his face. What was Orochimaru thinking in his mind at this moment? It was probably so complicated that he couldn't even explain it clearly.

Next to Orochimaru stood Maggi, a Jonin from Sunagakure Village. He looked at the people in the audience expressionlessly, as if he was not involved.

As the teacher of Gaara, Temari and Kankuro, Maki was somewhat ashamed. His presence as a teacher was completely obscured by the light of Gaara.

The preliminaries officially started in half an hour, and even Hatake Kakashi, who always liked to be late, had already arrived and was staring at the entrance alone with a solemn expression.

Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura are still trapped in the Death Forest and have not yet completed their mission and come out, which makes Kakashi a little anxious.

"Heiji-kun...Naruto-kun won't be able to catch up..."

Hinata looked at Heiji, feeling slightly panicked.

Although she knew that Heiji was as ignorant about this as herself, she still looked forward to hearing some reassuring words from him.

As expected, Heiji looked over with gentle but firm eyes and said, "Hinata-chan, don't worry, they will definitely catch up..."

In fact, Heiji himself had no idea.

After all, his appearance in the world of Naruto has caused a series of changes.

For example, Bai didn't die. He was saved from death by himself, but he completely lost consciousness and remained in a deep coma.

As for whether his appearance will cause Uzumaki Naruto's Class to be eliminated in the second round of the Chunin Exam, no one can say...

Time passed by minute by minute, and it was already less than 10 minutes before the third qualifying match.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the time, his eyes becoming complicated.

Hinata Hinata asked Heiji about the situation of Class for the fourth time. While Heiji comforted her, he began to panic in his heart.

"Haha! We finally caught up!"

A familiar noise suddenly sounded, and everyone turned around, only to see a young man with blond hair, squinting his eyes and laughing.

Beside him stood a black-haired boy wearing a blue ninja uniform and a pink-haired cardamom girl.

Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura.

The three people from Class finally caught up at the last minute!

However, the three of them looked more embarrassed than the other. Their shirts and pants were stained with dirty mud, and many scars could be seen on their exposed skin.

It seems that they must have experienced a arduous battle in the Death Forest, and now they have reached the end of their strength.

"Ahem... First of all, I want to congratulate everyone... on passing the second exam!"

The examiner of the second exam, Anko Mitarashi, looked at the people in the audience with a solemn face. Although he said "congratulations" in his mouth, there was no smile on his face.

"Now let's ask Hokage-sama to explain the matters related to the third exam... You must listen carefully!"

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, nodded slightly, looked solemnly at the genin who passed the exam, and said slowly: "Before I explain the third exam... there is something I must make clear first! That's why To hold this exam..."

The genin of the major ninja villages who had just been immersed in the joy of passing the second exam were suddenly deeply affected by the solemn and solemn expression of Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the atmosphere in the entire venue suddenly became solemn.

Questions about why such a chuunin exam was held also lingered in everyone's minds.

"The Allies jointly hold such an exam, and the external claims are to 'deepen friendly relations between each other' and 'enhance the strength of ninjas'... I hope you will not be fooled by these hypocritical diplomatic rhetoric..."

"Actually, this exam is...a microcosm of the war between the Allies!"

Looking at the shocked young faces in the audience, Sarutobi Hiruzen said slowly: "If you have studied the history of ninjas, you should know...the allies today were once neighboring countries that fought to the death with each other in the Ninja World War. …”

"Ninja... has never been synonymous with peace... In times of peace, the existence of ninjas represents the military strength and prestige of major countries..."

"When the third exam comes, the famous names and celebrities from various countries who have entrusted us with the task will also come to watch..."

"The ninjas of each village compete with each other to show their strength... The stronger villages will receive more commissions in the future, while the weaker villages will see a sharp decrease in their mission load..."

"At the same time, this is also a demonstration to neighboring countries that 'our village has strong combat power', so that diplomatic and political pressure can be exerted..."

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