Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Kakashi's sword aura
At the age of five, Shisui Uchiha felt that he had endured too much this week.
The two teammates assigned to him by Teacher Haruki were quite capable in terms of strength.
Even without activating Eight Gates, Might Kai outperformed most genin in Taijutsu.
As for Shizune, as Tsunade's apprentice, her [Medical Ninjutsu] was definitely up to par.
But Guy's personality gave Shisui a headache.
"Let's burn with youth!"
Guy shouted as he did his physical training.
Such scenes repeated over and over.
Shisui had reached the point where just hearing the word "youth" gave him a headache.
After checking his ninja tool pouch daily, he glanced at Shizune.
She was standing at the edge of The Third Training Ground, holding a notebook and recording the changes in Guy's body.
As a teammate and a medical ninja, she had to know the physical conditions of her two teammates like the back of her hand.
After a few days of getting along, Shisui thought highly of her.
Of course, if Guy could be a little more normal, his evaluation would be even higher.
But Shisui thought this possibility was even more illusory than his goal of becoming the Hokage.
Yes, his goal was to become the Hokage.
Although more than 80% of the kids in the Ninja Academy had the same goal, he thought he had a better chance.
After all, his teacher was Haruki.
However, Shisui wouldn't rely on connections.
After completing compulsory education, he had a clear understanding of the future development of Konoha.
While his peers were dealing with their studies and exams, what he liked most was to delve into the contents of politics and history classes.
That's why he understood that the Hokage was just a means.
Shisui waited for a moment. After Guy finished his morning exercise, he called the two of them over.
He took out two scrolls and said, "The [Chunin Exams] will officially commence in three days. This is the intelligence I've collected. Although it's not very detailed, it's enough for us."
Shizune and Guy naturally each took one.
They were already used to Shisui's genius performance.
But at first, when they learned that their teammate was a five - year - old kid, they were quite shocked.
Shizune even suspected that her flighty teacher, Tsunade, was intentionally giving her a hard time.
But fortunately, Shisui's strength convinced them.
In fact, just the two - tomoe [Sharingan] was enough to qualify him as a chunin.
"This time, a total of six ninja villages are participating in the joint [Chunin Exams]. Among the [Five Great Villages], Iwagakure and Kiri have clearly stated their non - participation. Therefore, our main opponents are from Sunagakure, Cloud Hidden Village, and our own teams."
Shisui looked at the two of them and highlighted the key points.
"The most troublesome thing about Sunagakure is Sasori's three - man squad. Just Sasori alone is enough to give us a hard time."
Might Kai didn't think it was a big deal. No matter how strong the enemy was, they were just necessary hurdles on the path of youth.
Coupled with his personality, he wasn't as worried as Shisui.
And Shizune nodded.
As Tsunade's apprentice, she knew more than Shisui.
"Teacher Haruki did praise Sasori's strength, saying that he is the most genius [Puppeteer] in the history of Sunagakure."
And most importantly, his puppets were modified by Teacher Haruki. Their power should not be underestimated. Unfortunately, no one has ever fully witnessed the capabilities of these puppets, so the intelligence is unknown."
Hearing this, Shisui got lost in thought.
He had been Haruki's apprentice for less than half a year. He had heard of Sasori's reputation, but this was the first time he'd heard Haruki's evaluation.
Rarely, he felt a sense of crisis.
As Haruki's apprentice, if he lost, it would have a negative impact on his teacher.
Especially since he himself had the pride of a genius.
But after thinking about it, he had no solution.
There was too little intelligence.
He couldn't formulate an effective strategy against Sasori.
"Other than that, there aren't any particularly notable teams from Sunagakure."
Shisui continued, "Out of the twenty teams from Cloud Hidden Village, it's Tarui's team that gives the most headaches. Tarui is the heir of the Raikage line. While being proficient in Lightning Release, he also possesses the special Kekkei Genkai Storm Release. Additionally, his [Swordsmanship] is also extremely good.
His two teammates are also geniuses from Cloud Hidden Village. Xi is an omnipotent ninja with three rare abilities: [Genjutsu], medical skills, and sensing.
Samui is well - informed and has a calm personality. She is good at using a Tanto."
Hearing this, Shizune frowned.
Although she didn't know Tsunade and Haruki's plan, since they aimed to take first place, they naturally couldn't be outdone by Cloud Hidden Village.
But she was a bit worried about whether their team could win.
"You two should be very familiar with Konoha's teams..."
Before Shisui could finish speaking, he saw Kai full of fighting spirit.
"My lifelong rival, Kakashi, finally I have a chance to compete with him! I'll surely make him get what youth is all about!"
"Yeah, Seniors Kakashi, Obito, and Rin."
Shisui sighed helplessly and said, "I don't need to say much about the three of them. You should know the basic intelligence.
According to the announced exam content, the first part is a written test, the second is to cross the [Death Forest], and the third is a personal battle.
If Senior Kai wants to have a showdown with Senior Kakashi, he must reach the final round."
"A written test."
When Kai heard this, he scratched his head. "I'm not very good at written tests."
"I already know that."
Shisui wasn't surprised. He had learned about his two teammates.
What Kai said about not being good at it was really not modesty. In pure [theoretical courses], he was a mess.
"For the next few days, train during the day and do remedial study at night."
"Huh?" Kai was stunned for a moment, looking a bit dumbfounded.
Oh!
Shisui's serious personality was a bit hard for him to handle, but for the battle against Kakashi, he had to plunge into the passionate youth of studying.
Outside Konoha, in the [Death Forest], a huge stage was built within just two weeks, and various facilities for live - broadcasting were also installed.
Any resident with a TV could watch the event without having to go there in person.
But after all, the on - site experience was different from the live - broadcast. People preferred to go to the venue.
Seeing that there were too many people, which affected the normal exam, Haruki and Tsunade could only adopt a first - come - first - served approach.
On the day before the exam, the Third Raikage finally arrived.
He arrived together with The Third Kazekage.
Haruki cast a glance at the group behind them.
He already knew about the personnel from Sunagakure. Although he was not clear about the people following the Third Raikage, it was within his expectations.
In the future, there will be A, the Fourth Raikage, B, the Jinchuriki of the Eight - Tails, and Yugito Nii, the Jinchuriki of the Two - Tails.
It can be said that they've sent all their forces.
Haruki was a bit confused. Was the Cloud Hidden Village really that confident?
Weren't they afraid of being completely wiped out, leaving the Cloud Hidden Village leaderless and suffering a complete defeat?
While thinking, Tsunade stepped forward to greet The Third Kazekage and the Third Raikage.
The three of them had equal status.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, accommodations were arranged.
At the same time, the prosperity of Konoha shocked them all.
Haruki didn't say anything.
His status was only that of a Hokage's assistant, and his strength was unknown, so no one paid too much attention to him.
With all the people having arrived, the Alliance Chunin Exams officially kicked off.
Early in the morning.
On an open space in the Death Forest, nearly three hundred desks were set up.
All the Genin would take an open - air written test.
On the stage in front of the desks, the new Fire Daimyo, Nobuaki Oda, sat in the middle.
In name, the Daimyos of the Five Great Countries had a higher status than the Five Great Kages.
After all, the Five Great Villages were actually organizations of an employment nature.
It wasn't an overstatement to say that the person who paid the money was the boss.
It was normal to give up some courtesy.
On his left and right were the Third Raikage and Tsunade.
As for The Third Kazekage, he was on the right of the Third Raikage.
In addition, there were many nobles and wealthy merchants.
The Chunin Exams were not just an exam, but also a display of strength and foundation.
The better the performance, the more likely they were to get better commissions.
"I declare that the Chunin Exams are now in session!"
Nobuaki Oda stood up and proudly announced to the many Genin.
During this period, he has reached the peak of his life.
No one could influence his opinions.
This over - self - centered attitude made him feel on cloud nine, and he even started to rebut some suggestions from Minato Namikaze.
Then, nine invigilating teachers appeared.
Each of the three major villages sent three Chunin to maintain order.
Of course, the nine teachers understood the rules.
The written test of the Chunin Exams was not really a test of the Genin's ability to solve problems, but their ability to copy and not get caught by the teachers.
The test papers were made by Haruki.
But he didn't include ideological education courses.
To be honest, all the Konoha Genin taking the exam had gone through the first - round compulsory education, which was much better than in the original story.
Even if it was just a simple competition, he was sure that most of the students could pass.
But it was different for the other ninja villages.
Taking this situation into account, Haruki set the exam questions with reference to the education in Sunagakure and the Cloud Hidden Village.
Since the rules were very simple, no one asked questions.
The spacious open area suddenly fell into complete silence, with only the sound of pens scratching on paper audible.
After only a few minutes, the people in the grandstand noticed that some students had started to cheat.
They were in the grandstand, overlooking the scene with a positional advantage.
Moreover, the weakest among them were Chunin, not to mention the presence of the Three Great Kages.
There was no way to hide the cheating.
But it didn't matter that they saw it, as long as the invigilating teachers didn't notice.
Haruki scanned the area with his eyes.
His three apprentices, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara, were all filling out their test papers attentively without any signs of cheating.
In another team, Shisui, Shizune, and Kai, only Kai was trying to finish the test paper with Shisui's help.
Haruki glanced around. All the teams he valued seemed to be fine.
Just when he thought this written exam would end like this, Xi from Cloud Hidden Village made a move.
The people in the grandstand immediately turned their eyes to this yellow-haired teenager.
A faint thunder light emerged from his fingertips, quickly jumped in the air, and then disappeared without a trace.
It was a Lightning Release Genjutsu.
Haruki raised his eyebrows slightly. Three Konoha Genin on his right were immediately caught in the genjutsu and completely misread the questions on the test paper. Naturally, the answers they wrote were far - fetched.
He recalled the information he had read beforehand.
Xi from Cloud Hidden Village.
In the original story, he served as the captain of the Sensor Division during The Fourth Great Ninja War and even used genjutsu to interfere with the vision of the Ten-Tails.
One could tell from the genjutsu he just used that he was extraordinary.
None of the nine Chunin teachers noticed.
"The genius from Cloud Hidden Village is truly extraordinary," The Third Kazekage said with a sigh as he glanced at The Third Raikage. "This level of control far exceeds that of an ordinary Chunin."
"Haha, you're overpraising me," The Third Raikage laughed heartily.
Their conversation was controlled so that the Genin taking the exam couldn't hear it.
"However, it's not that no one noticed," Tsunade shook her head and said.
The Third Raikage's smile froze. He immediately noticed the red-haired teenager on the left.
Sasori of the Red Sand.
He was the first Genin to notice the genjutsu.
Oh!
As a Puppeteer, his sensitivity and control over Chakra were the strongest among the students present.
Xi managed to deceive others, but not him.
No, besides him, there were a few others.
Sasori glanced at Obito Uchiha and Kakashi. He originally planned to take action but stopped the flow of his Chakra.
The Third Kazekage breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He was a bit worried that Sasori's action would arouse suspicion from The Third Raikage.
A sharp Sword Aura flew out from Kakashi's fingertips.
It was completely invisible, even more covert than Xi's previous move.
With a crack, Xi's table split on the spot.
"A scowl covered his handsome face"
"Making noise in the exam hall. Two points will be deducted," the nearest invigilating teacher calmly announced the punishment.
Xi had to suppress his anger.
Everyone started with ten points, and once they were all deducted, they would lose the qualification to take the exam.
A new table was placed.
But after the previous incident, the Genin immediately became tense.
"Xi," said Samui, his teammate, a girl with a voluptuous figure and delicate appearance. She pointed at Kakashi.
Xi immediately understood who the previous attack had come from.
He knew about Kakashi, the son of the Legend of the White Fang and a new-generation genius.
The fact that his genjutsu could be noticed by Kakashi proved that his strength was no weaker than his own.
He took a deep breath and formed Hand Seals.
The thunder light under his feet instantly extended.
His target was Rin Nohara.
But before they reached the destination, Obito turned his head, and the scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan made him slightly stunned.
His eyes were filled with a blood-red color.
Tarui, who had dark skin, sighed. A senbon accidentally fell and pricked Xi.
The Genjutsu was dispelled.
Xi gasped for breath and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Kakashi."
Seeing that Xi had escaped his Ninjutsu, Obito called out to Kakashi.
Kakashi remained calm.
He knew that Obito was a bit angry because of the attack on Rin.
But so was he.
Obito usually used Fire Release Ninjutsu, which was not suitable for this situation.
While his Kendo could be useful.
Kakashi glanced at the position of the invigilating teachers. His ten fingers were like ten swords, moving at a mysterious rhythm, creating an invisible phantom.
The next moment, more than a dozen tiny sword auras, like silver needles, rushed towards Xi at an extremely fast speed.
Tarui, the most powerful among them, was the first to notice.
He couldn't help but gasp.
He clasped his hands together, and a thin stream of water spurted out, resembling refracted laser beams.
There was a loud noise.
The two forces collided, and they could no longer hide.
The desks and the ground vibrated in unison.
In an instant, nine invigilating teachers suppressed this clash of forces.
Tarui looked ugly.
It wasn't because they were discovered.
It was because in this collision, three teams from the Cloud Hidden Village and one team from Kusagakure fainted due to injuries and lost their qualifications.
"Someone else intervened."
Tarui frowned.
He clearly felt that at the moment of the collision, someone forced the center to deflect.
The written-test continued.
But the grandstand became a bit lively.
When the results were announced, Third Raikage looked a bit awkward.
He didn't expect that all the first-eliminated ninjas were from his Cloud Hidden Village.
This made him look bad.
"Raikage, it's just the beginning. Why be so excited?"
Tsunade smiled softly. "Don't worry. In my Konoha, any injuries they suffer can be treated."
Third Raikage snorted softly and said nothing more.
But he glanced at the Third Kazekage.
Tarui didn't see it, but those in the grandstand were very clear.
The third party was Sasori of the Red Sand.
His Puppet threads interfered and changed the direction.