Chapter 260: fight against
Chapter 260 Fighting
In the office, Hirizhan was frowning, as if worried about something.
Opposite him is Shimura Danzo, the root leader, who has been a comrade-in-arms since childhood.
Even now because of political disagreements, in many cases, Hirizhan is willing to trust Danzo, a close friend.
No matter what purpose the opponent has, good or bad, but for Konoha's loyalty, the opponent will not be weaker than himself.
As long as you remain absolutely loyal to Konoha and are willing to contribute, the wrong things Danzo has done can also be offset by merit and demerit.
In the interior of Konoha, where radicals are growing today, the existence of Danzo has also become important.
"You came to me specifically, do you have something to talk about?"
Because I was busy with root affairs, I haven't met for more than half a year.
The root staff still needs to be cultivated and expanded, but under the suppression of Anbu, they can only slowly expand their strength.
But he believes that Hirizhan will not bring up this kind of thing. In terms of balance policy, Danzo also considers himself invincible.
"According to Kakashi's monitoring, the movement inside Uchiha seems to be a bit chaotic."
"Really? The style of that family is like this, but if you don't care about it, it is inevitable that they will have some disadvantages to the village."
"For example?"
"Coup."
Danzang cherished words like gold and said two words.
"Too serious."
Ri Zhan shook his head.
"I'm just representing my opinion. If you disagree, I just hope that you won't regret it when the time comes."
Danzo smiled coldly.
If it was before, he might not think so.
But now in the ninja world, there are already lessons learned.
That is the fourth generation of Mizukage Gokage Yakura of Kirigakure Village, the only Gokage who has successfully ascended to power through a violent coup.
And according to the information, Goju Yakura's position as Mizukage is very secure.
Violent coups require a prerequisite, that is, to have strong force and implement beheading actions.
And Uchiha has exactly such power.
With such a successful case, how can the Uchiha radicals not be excited?
It’s just to deal with the high-level... Even Danzo has to admit that Uchiha has such an opportunity.
Uchiha Fugaku also performed very well in the third ninja world war, not even losing to Sannin.
But because of some political factors, it did not get a lot of publicity from the top.
Now there is another Shisui Shisui... the strength of that young man, Danzo couldn't help feeling awed.
Young people are formidable.
Uchiha Shisui is definitely another Uchiha glass.
"In any case, they are all part of Konoha. As long as they don't go to that point, they won't meet each other. Moreover, I have reached an agreement with Fuyue. After this Chunin exam, I will recruit his son Itachi into Anbu to ease the relationship with Uchiha."
Ri Zhan doesn’t want to waste time like this anymore.
For such a long time, there was nothing to be gained from Anbu, even Shisui could not find out the inner ghost buried by Uchiha Ruri from the Uchiha clan.
Since this is the case, there is only another way to monitor Uchiha.
"Has Fugaku Uchiha agreed?"
"Yes, he agreed."
"I'm afraid they came here to monitor Anbu and our movements."
Danzo's eyes flashed a fierce look.
"I have seen that child. He is a child who can use Hokage thinking to think about the overall situation. He will be on our side."
Ri Zhan said affirmatively.
"Ten years ago, your evaluation of Chiba Shiraishi was the same."
Danzo took a weird look at Hirizhan.
"..."
Ri Zhan's mouth twitched slightly.
Danzo's words reminded him of an unpleasant memory.
"Itachi is different from Chiba Shiraishi. He will never become an evil and rebellious ninja like Chiba Shiraishi. He is Konoha's Uchiha Itachi."
"I hope so."
Danzo thought of the cooperation with that 'Madara', so he could only feel sorry for Hizaru again.
However, Hirizhan will definitely forgive him in the end, just like before.
This old friend is really old.
"Xiaochun and the others agree?"
Danzo asked again.
"No, the two of them are adamantly against it. So I need your side's opinion."
After hearing Hirizhan's words, Danzo nodded.
Those two people usually look harmless, but in terms of targeting Uchiha, they also carried out the behest of their teacher, the Second Hokage.
A department as important as Anbu should not allow people from the Uchiha clan to enter.
Uchiha has already mastered such an important department of the garrison. If they continue to increase their power in the village, it will not only expand the ambition of the Uchiha clan, but also dissatisfy the other families.
"Since you, Hokage, have no objections, as the root leader, I naturally have no problem. As long as it is beneficial to the village, I will definitely support it."
"I am relieved to hear you say that. After all, places like the roots are not suitable for Itachi to grow."
Two years ago, Danzo proposed to let Itachi take the Chunin exam alone, and train him to be a sharp knife like Konoha White Fang and Yellow Flash.
But this kind of thing was rejected by Ri Zhan.
At the same time, it also made Hizhan understand that Danzo also noticed the existence of Itachi, hoping to win Itachi into the root.
He said this to let Danzo know one thing, Itachi is a ninja belonging to Anbu, not Genbu.
The root is always just a branch of the dark part.
"For this kind of question, wouldn't it be better to let Itachi choose? That child has darkness."
Danzo said with a frown.
"The light of the fire will illuminate the darkness in his heart."
Hi Zhan said firmly.
Because he still has a trump card in his hand-that is Shisui Uchiha.
However, Shisui's Anbu identity is top secret, and the entire Konoha is only known to him, Hokage.
He is the 71st member of Anbu's non-staff.
And he is also Itachi's best friend, and he will definitely guide Itachi on the right path.
Danzo didn't say anything, got up and left.
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"Participating in the Chunin exam alone? What is Konoha doing?"
This year's Konoha Chunin Exam was extremely lively.
Because not only Konoha Genin participated, but also Genin from other countries participated.
It is a joint Chunin exam of various countries.
But the home game is on Konoha's side.
The reason why the ninja villages of other countries agreed is also to test Konoha's younger generation of ninjas. Of course, there are also reasons for showing off their muscles to other countries.
But in this, Konoha also revealed a piece of information, that is, this year there will be a Konoha ninja who will participate in the Chunin Exam in a solo form.
And this Konoha ninja who participated in the Chunin exam in a single form is the Uchiha Itachi that Kazuki is concerned about.
The Uchiha clan, another genius after Shisui Shimizu.
It's just that compared to Uchiha Itachi's own fame at the moment, people's attention is that Uchiha Itachi is participating in the Chunin Exam in a single form.
This is a different kind of existence in the historical Chunin exams.
Ninjas do not fight alone. In many cases, the role of a team is far more important than that of a single person.
Whether it is a low ninja, a middle ninja, or a stronger jnin, you must know how to work as a team.
Especially Konoha, which is dominated by the will of fire, pays more attention to team awareness.
It is true that there are also speed ninjas like Namikaze Minato who are not suitable for cooperating with teammates, but it is also because of the particularity of time-space jump ninjutsu that the legend of the yellow flash is created.
But Uchiha Itachi, no matter how you look at it, is not the same type of ninja as Namikaze Minato.
Based on this consideration, Kazuki thinks that this may be something that Konoha's senior management is planning.
Only in this way can it be explained that Uchiha Itachi participated in the Chunin Exam alone.
This exam, for Uchiha Itachi, can be said to be quite unfavorable.
"Probably failed the second exam."
The accompanying priestess said so.
Participating in the Konoha Chunin Examination this time are also elite junin from the other five major countries. They are all in groups of three.
The first exam was a written exam. It is said that Uchiha Itachi had a perfect theoretical score when he was in the ninja school, so the written exam was not difficult for him.
But the second exam is a head-to-head test of strength.
Itachi Uchiha, acting alone, is hard to stand out in this exam no matter how you look at it.
"Since Konoha's Uchiha hailed him as a rare genius in twenty years, it cannot be deduced by common sense. In short, I am still quite interested in his next exam results."
Ichihime said so.
Common sense is a word used to restrict ordinary people, but genius cannot be restricted by common sense.
Especially a genius like Uchiha Itachi, maybe there will be some unexpected surprises.
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"In less than six hours... the speed of passing the second exam can be said to be the fastest one in history."
Anbu, wearing a mask, reported to Hokage sitting there, and Danzo, the root leader.
Hearing this result, the two elders with high positions in Konoha couldn't help being surprised.
The examinee mentioned by Anbu is naturally Itachi Uchiha who participated in this Chunin exam in a solo form.
Scored almost full marks in the first written test. In the second test to break through the death forest, he also successfully reached the central tower of the death forest in less than six hours, ranking first.
Ri Zhan took a deep breath, perhaps thinking of something.
"This kind of achievement is comparable to that of Minato back then."
But the difference is that Minato at that time completed the Chunin exam in the form of a three-person team, while Itachi completed it alone.
From this point of view, it can’t be said that Itachi has completely surpassed Minato, but Itachi’s achievement is shocking enough to be proud of.
"Next is the third exam. For Itachi, it shouldn't be a problem."
Hirizhan breathed a sigh of relief.
Actually, itachi was not sure about letting Itachi participate in the Chunin Exam as a solo player.
But seeing Itachi's results at the moment, he has full confidence in Itachi's participation in the third exam.
In this joint Chunin exam, there is absolutely no ninja who can defeat Itachi.
He even said that there are none of the ninja who can stand in the same realm as Itachi.
This result, even the official Chunin, is impossible to achieve.
Itachi's strength has surpassed most Chunin.
Only ten years old.
"Are you relieved?"
Danzo asked like this.
Hi Zhan nodded without hiding anything.
"This achievement should indeed be proud. It would be even better if he is not from the Uchiha clan."
Danzo said intentionally or unintentionally.
Hi Zhan fell silent.
Yeah, it would be even better if it wasn't a ninja from the Uchiha clan.
Uchiha, after all, is a thorn that is difficult to pull out.
Among the younger generation of the Naruto faction, only Kakashi can provoke the leader.
The rest of the young ninjas are still a bit inferior.
And Uchiha?
The war made their Sharingan even stronger, and geniuses emerged in large numbers.
No matter what era, there is no gap, and there is never a lack of powerful ninjas supporting the family.
Because of this, he wanted Itachi to join Anbu and work for the Hokage faction.
It’s just that Danzo also pointed out that no matter how talented Itachi is, he is also a member of the Uchiha clan, and he has the fighting factor of Uchiha.
"Itachi is not that kind of kid."
"If you can't master this blade, it doesn't matter if you let me tame it."
You simply cannot master such a dark blade! These are the true words in Danzo's heart.
Accustomed to Hokage standing in the sun, he doesn't understand the real darkness of ninjas.
Itachi, in Danzo's view, is a ninja made of darkness.
Even Anbe cannot become Itachi's destination.
The root is where the ferret should really go.
"This kind of thing is impossible to discuss, the current strength of the root is enough for you to use."
Ri Zhan shook his head.
Regardless of whether such a blade can be controlled or not, it is the most dangerous thing to hand it over to Danzo for use.
"Still so confident. Forget it, I'll go back and rest first. There is no need to call me for the third exam. There is no need to pay attention to the blade that does not belong to me."
Danzo snorted coldly and walked out of the room.
Hizan knew that Danzo was unwilling, but it didn't matter, he was Konoha's Hokage, the one who really made the decision.
Danzo retreated in such a difficult way, which also saved him a lot of effort.
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The huge circular wall looks like a cage, the sky cover is removed, and the sky and white clouds can be seen.
On the upper part of the tall wall, there is a huge platform for the audience to watch the ninja fight.
Officials, businessmen from various countries, as well as Konoha residents and ninjas, all gathered here to watch the third exam of the Chunin exam.
Ichihime was also arranged here, and it was a VIP seat.
As the princess of the ghost country, Konoha will naturally try her best to meet all the needs of Kazuhime.
And this doesn't require Kazuhime to take the initiative to speak, Konoha will take the initiative to arrange everything.
Sitting here and watching the ninja duel below is quite a novel experience for Kazuhime.
Around her, there are children like her, but more are adults, officials from various countries and big businessmen, all of whom are celebrities.
It can be said that those who sit in this area are either rich or expensive.
Sitting next to Ichihime were the two accompanying maidens who were serving as Ichihime's guard.
At the edge of the aisle, there is also a Jonin from the Kingdom of Demons standing there, paying attention to everything around him.
Although Konoha Anbe also opened up the line of defense, but there are so many rich and noble people here, if an accident happens suddenly, it will be difficult for Konoha Anbe's staff to defend well.
Therefore, celebrities in the business and political circles like Yi Ji who bring their own guards also bring their own ninja guards to protect their own safety.
The first test of the Chunin Exam is a written test.
The second exam is held in the Konoha Death Forest. There is no difference in fighting, and you need to reach the central tower within the specified range.
The third test is a one-on-one duel. The ninja who wins the duel is eligible to become a Chunin.
The ninjas from various countries selected from the previous two exams are all elite ninjas.
Generally speaking, it is actually very difficult to win a one-on-one duel.
None of the ninja who survived until the third test was mediocre.
Many genin probably have the strength of zhongnin level.
However, Itachi wants to win.
And it was an overwhelming and absolute victory.
He wants to let the big business and political figures from various countries sitting on the high platform to watch the game know the strength of Konoha and the power of the Uchiha clan.
In this way, he is one step closer to protecting Konoha, protecting everything he cherishes, and eliminating all desires for war in the ninja world.
Therefore, after the referee Kaminin shouted 'Start', Itachi opened his scarlet Sharingan, and lifted his fingers from his waist just right.
Then...the battle is over.
The renown opposite him had dull eyes, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying, his originally dull expression immediately showed a broken look, he screamed in horror on the spot, and fell unconscious on the ground.
"...What's the matter? What about Huo Dun?"
"Why did that guy suddenly faint?"
The audience on the high platform seemed very surprised by this.
Junin who was serving as a referee in the arena, as if he suddenly understood something, walked to the middle of the arena, looked at the other country's genin who was lying there twitching from fear, and then announced: "The winner, Uchiha Itachi."
Itachi left the venue calmly.
The audience on the high stage were also surprised by this.
The battle ended so quickly that it was beyond everyone's imagination.
"The power of Sharingan? It's so powerful..."
The accompanying miko was also surprised.
None of the ninja who supported until the third test was mediocre.
However, under such a difficult situation, Itachi ended the battle with an instant kill and overwhelming strength, which is really unexpected.
"No, he didn't use Sharingan, because from the moment Itachi opened Sharingan, the ninja on the opposite side deliberately avoided Sharingan."
Ichihime narrowed her eyes.
As long as you don't look at Sharingan, then the illusion of Sharingan will not work.
"Huh? Then why..."
"There is a problem with the finger that he raised his head. It made the other party mistakenly think that he was planning to use the sharingan illusion, and let the other party deliberately avoid the sharingan illusion, so as to reduce the vigilance of the sharingan illusion. Then Uchiha Itachi pretended to make a seal gesture to attract the other party's attention... His illusion was probably activated by that finger."
"Using fingers to launch illusions? So powerful?"
"Well, very powerful."
If you don't know the details of Itachi, you will definitely be killed by Chu Jian.
On this point, Kazuki is very sure.
It is very similar to her mother Liuli's tactile illusion. They don't use Sharingan to launch illusions, deploy traps in unexpected places, and destroy enemies.
What's even more frightening is that the opponent has to pay attention to Itachi's movements.
It is very difficult to avoid the battle of Sharingan, so paying attention to Itachi's hands and feet to judge the action has become the key to breaking the game.
Therefore, this is a trap designed by Itachi.
Even if you know this is a trap, you can't avoid it, unless you use the same powerful illusion-breaking skills to fight against it.
Using this method to cover up the flaws of the sharingan illusion, the other party is not just sharing sharingan.
Ichihime followed Itachi's every move.
The flawless figure that seems to have been tempered through thousands of years of tempering, the physical skills are probably far superior to those of the same age.
The dexterity of the fingers of raising the hand to pretend to be knot seal proves that ninjutsu is also very proficient.
It can be said that he is a ninja who has no flaws in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.
After watching the game, Kazuki stood up from his seat.
"Master Ichihime?"
"After watching such a wonderful battle, the next play game is nothing new, let's go."
"yes."
The two priestesses, as well as the surrounding Shinobi from the Oni Nation, also left together.
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Walking to the inner corridor leading to the lounge, Itachi could feel that he was in a surprisingly good mood.
I am also full of gratitude to the village seniors who allowed me to participate in the Chunin exam.
Grateful that they can provide such a stage to themselves.
In this way, ninjas from other countries who have seen their own power will probably be in awe of Konoha's power because of this.
The ninja represents the future of the village. At the age of ten, he killed the powerful ninja who participated in the chunin exam in seconds. This is undoubtedly an achievement to be proud of.
Those who are not optimistic about participating in the Chunin exam alone will also change their opinion of his strength.
And after that, he will enter Anbu and become the bridge between the village and the family... Itachi felt the weight of his responsibility.
Therefore, we still need to become stronger.
Can't rest, can't relax.
Itachi intends to return to Uchiha's private training ground and continue to hone himself.
"Congratulations, Uchiha Itachi."
The voice suddenly reached his ears, which startled Itachi slightly.
Only then did he notice that there was a girl about his own age leaning against the wall, watching him with inexplicable eyes.
Beside her, there are two young women wearing witch costumes, and several male ninjas next to her, also giving herself a strong oppressive force.
Junin.
The male ninjas accompanying the girl are all Junin with formidable strength.
On the foreheads of these people, they wear ninja foreheads that are different from those of the five major countries.
There is a certain flower pattern engraved on the forehead.
Asters.
A ninja from the kingdom of ghosts?
Plus the accompanying priestess...Itachi knew the identity of this girl.
Mahiru Kazuhime.
The adopted daughter of Maitreya Priestess of the Ghost Country, the princess of the Ghost Country who was read by Konoha, has a distinguished status.
Reminiscent of the scale of this joint Chunin exam, it is also reasonable for the opponent, who is the princess of the country of ghosts, to watch this game.
"What's the matter, Your Royal Highness?"
The Kingdom of Ghosts is a very special country.
Especially about various mysterious legends about monsters and witches, Itachi has learned some of them from textbooks.
Especially, the country of Oni has had a lot of international turmoil in recent years, especially the medical industry, which is in a state of vigorous development and has a faint momentum of surpassing Konoha.
A large part of Konoha's current medical market is occupied by pharmaceutical companies in the land of ghosts, and many of Uchiha's imported medicines are also provided by this company.
"I'm just interested in the geniuses of the Uchiha clan."
"Really? If there is nothing else, please allow me to resign."
After finishing speaking, Itachi lifted his feet and left.
"You look tired, is it okay?"
Ichihime asked like this.
However, Itachi didn't hear the meaning of concern from Kazuhime's mouth, but mostly malicious.
It's like seeing some kind of novelty toy.
It's just that Itachi disagreed when Kazuhime said he was tired.
Dealing with an opponent of that level will not make him tired.
Rather, just raising a finger to fight, how tired can he be?
"Let's take a break, if you suddenly die of illness one day, I will be very troubled..."
Die of illness?
What an inexplicable princess. Itachi judged so.
And rest a lot? How is this possible?
He has not yet become the strongest ninja in the world, and the relationship between his family and the village has not been handled well. He will soon enter the Anbu, perform secret missions, and accumulate reputation to become Hokage in the future, and then he will fight for world peace all his life...
I don't have extra time to rest.
One person shoulders everything, which is the path he Uchiha Itachi will take.
He is confident that he can do this by himself.
I am not able to rest yet.
Watching Itachi leave, the miko next to Kazuhime couldn't help asking:
"Does Kazuhime care about Itachi Uchiha?"
"Ha, this is really funny. I just think that if I don't have a tough enough whetstone on the road to the overlord, I will lose a lot of fun. After all, the thing I'm worst at is illusion."
Yiji sneered.
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"Itachi?"
Someone is calling yourself?
Itachi turned his head in some doubts, walked to the door of the lounge, and suddenly found his father Fu Yue coming from another corridor, next to him.
"What's the matter? You looked distracted, and you didn't answer a few times when I called you just now. I watched your game just now, it was very exciting, and you are worthy of being my son. In this way, there will be no problem for you to join Anbu."
Fuyue laughed like this.
"yes."
Itachi nodded.
But still can't let go of the weird feeling just now.
Father Fuyue said that he didn't react until he called him several times, which is a bit unreasonable.
It is impossible for him to be so careless. Even if he is distracted, he believes that as long as someone calls him, he can quickly react.
Itachi can only think of one possibility.
Illusion... I have been under someone's illusion, which makes me have a misleading reaction to everything around me.
It can't be on the side of the playing field.
Before going to the lounge, the only people I met were the princess from the Ghost Kingdom, and a few entourages beside the princess.
Those gestures of following people are not suspicious, and the princess of the ghost country is also not suspicious, just communicating with him normally.
Itachi frowned deeply. If so, how did he fall into the illusion?
"Could it be...a voice...?"
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