Escape From Konoha

After coming out of the open-air hall, Kabuto followed the route he remembered and returned to the hotel in a leisurely manner.

For a spy with multiple identities like him, he doesn't like to expose himself to unknown dangers.

Chiba Shiraishi, the military leader of the Kingdom of Demons, is a scary guy that even Orochimaru, who controls him behind the scenes, is reluctant to provoke.

Standing in front of that kind of existence, Kabuto always felt a sense of danger of being discovered. The feeling of being spied on all the time made Kabuto feel uncomfortable standing there.

It wasn't until he left the club that the strange feeling of being spied on slowly disappeared from his sensory world.

But in this way, my strength should not be noticed. Kabuto thought to himself.

Kabuto is still very confident in how to hide his true strength in this aspect.

His method of hiding chakra is so special that even the Byakugan and Sensory Ninjutsu cannot distinguish it.

He was able to hide in Konoha for so many years without anyone noticing his identity as a spy, relying on this special hiding method that allowed him to perfectly protect himself from being noticed by the Byakugan and Sensory Ninjutsu.

Thinking of this, Dou felt relieved.

In any case, the intelligence system of the Kingdom of Ghosts should not have noticed a marginal figure like himself. As long as he is sure of that, his spy situation will be safe for the time being.

"You can relax now..."

Dou couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and his body felt relieved.

The last vacation was probably a few months ago.

As a spy with multiple identities, his vacation time is very rare. He has to deal with various confidential information every moment, and screen and classify it as appropriate. Which ones should be sent to Orochimaru, which ones Danzo needs, which ones can be covered up, and which ones can be reported...

This is very tedious and precise work.

This also caused his brain to act like a meticulous computer for a long time, working endlessly and overtime... Even he couldn't help but feel bored with this kind of repetitive work.

So next, Kabuto doesn't plan to do anything more attention-grabbing.

He needs to relax his nerves and be fully prepared for the next mission.

However, before the next important operation begins, it is very likely that by that time, I will no longer need to be in Konoha Village.

The game of pretending to be drinking with the Konoha ninjas is almost over.

While he was thinking this, Kabuto suddenly felt a sting in his ears.

He slowly took off the glasses on his face.

"Is it already like this? It seems it needs some repairs."

Kabuto looked at the scratches on the lenses. The paint on the frames began to peel off. Just now, some of the paint on the frames had peeled off, rubbing against his ears, causing him to feel a slight tingling sensation.

Judging from the various repair marks left on the glasses, this pair of glasses looks very old. If you didn't pay attention to maintenance, you should have eliminated them and replaced them with new glasses.

Pocket sighed deeply.

To others, they would only think of him as a frugal ninja who would not replace an item with a new one unless it was so worn out that it could no longer be used.

But to him, this pair of glasses is often more than just a pair of glasses.

In his mind, this pair of glasses represents a kind of longing and extravagant hope.

A memory.

Every time he picked up this pair of glasses, a gentle face would naturally appear in his mind. That was the first time he realized what warmth is and what maternal love is...

Or perhaps, this is the only thing he can be sure of that makes his existence meaningful and tied to it.

You can find your true self in it.

But what followed was heart-wrenching pain, as well as infinite anger and hatred for Danzo.

When he couldn't calm down for a long time, a figure passed by him quickly.

For some reason, Kabuto smelled a familiar scent, a kind of loving warmth.

This kind of loving warmth is something Orochimaru never gave him, and it belongs to his childhood memories.

Subconsciously, Dou turned his head and looked at the woman walking forward with her back turned to her.

The other party was wearing a red and white priestess costume, with a white hood on his head, covering his face and hair under the hat, so he couldn't see his true face.

A wandering shrine maiden from the land of ghosts? These guys are also very troublesome, like cowhide plasters, everywhere. Dou calmed down the mania in his heart, and his mind quickly calmed down.

Although the wandering witches in the Kingdom of Ghosts are not, strictly speaking, engaged in espionage work, but are staff responsible for maintaining medical and information transmission in various regions, and ultimately report to the military headquarters of the Kingdom of Ghosts on a regular basis.

However, because this group holds a large amount of intelligence, for those engaged in espionage work, if they are not careful to hide themselves, they will easily be targeted and become prey in their eyes.

In the name of practicing medicine, intelligence workers and part-time corpse handlers are the activities that wandering witches often do.

If they are regarded as doctors who can help the world, they will definitely suffer a lot.

However, the aura that the witch gave him just now... Is it an illusion?

That's right, how could there be that kind of aura on a priestess in the kingdom of ghosts?

That woman is already dead.

Although they are all 'witches', the person he respects in his heart is just a poor and sad woman who has to pick up the knife in her hand again in grief and anger for the children in the orphanage, and is constantly being teased by fate back and forth in the troubled times.

Because of my compassion, I missed the best time for treatment.

When he returned, he had already disappeared.

Later I heard that it was recycled by the people at the root.

The corpse is still kept in the base at the deepest part of the root, without seeing the light of day.

Just like her whole life, no matter whether she is alive or dead, darkness is her final destination.

Have you become restless because you are about to leave Konoha? That's not my style at all. Kabuto shook his head mockingly.

Afterwards, he withdrew his gaze and continued to move forward, not paying attention to the witch who passed him just now.

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Kaguya-kun Maro (fog) VS Yamanaka Ino (Konoha)

The names of candidates who are about to face off appeared on the electronic screen.

"It's your turn, Kimimaro."

The guide of Kirigakure Village, Jonin, is a man in his twenties with a bandage wrapped around his face and his forehead guard on purpose.

His skin was slightly dark, his body was burly, his arms and legs were extremely muscular, and behind him was a large beheading knife over two meters long.

The gaze in the eyes is very cold, and just looking at it makes people shiver uncontrollably.

This instructor is scary and has no eyebrows, what a strange person. Naruto looked at Jonin, the guide of Kirigakure Village, with curiosity in his eyes.

The Kirigakure Jōnin also noticed the gazes of the people around him, but he ignored it, and said to the Jōnin next to him.

"knew."

The Kirigakure genin named Kimimaro nodded.

He has very rare long white hair, green pupils, and two red dots between his eyebrows, making his gender look neutral and soft.

The upper body is a loose gray gown, and the lower body is black leggings. It looks a bit fragile, as if it will collapse when the wind blows.

Glancing at his opponent, Jun Malu quickly withdrew his gaze, neither sad nor happy, showing a very calm posture, or lack of emotion, walked down the watchtower unhurriedly, stood Fight your opponents on the center stage.

"Speaking of which, Kirigakure, what's behind you is a decapitating sword, right?"

Asuma seemed to find the decapitating sword on the back of the Kirigakure Jonin very familiar, and Asuma locked eyes with it.

"Why, do you also know the name of this broadsword?"

Seeing Asma recognize the beheading sword on his back, Kirigakure Kamijinn narrowed his eyes, giving people a more ruthless feeling, as if no matter what he encountered, he would not be shaken.

"But, I heard that the owner of the decapitating sword should be the Jounin of Kirigakure Village, Loquat Juzo."

Hong on the side also spoke.

She looked at the Kirigakure Jōnin in front of her, and she couldn't see that he was not the Loquat Juzo.

"Haha, that guy was defeated by Mr. Zabuchan, so now Mr. Zabuchan is the new master of the beheading sword. It's really embarrassing to say that you want to teach young people a lesson, but you accidentally messed yourself up. "

Before the Kirigakure jounin could answer, one of his genin students couldn't help but interrupt.

This genin had white hair, purple eyes, and sharp teeth. After laughing, he drank from a water bottle.

"Zabuza? That demon Zabuza? I've really admired your name for a long time. I didn't expect you to become a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen."

Although there is no information about Kirigakure Village, Asuma and others still know some of the outstanding jounin in Kirigakure Village.

Especially ninjas like Zabuza, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, focus on the target.

"It's a great honor for everyone in Konoha to know my name."

Zabuza was also very useful for this, everyone had vanity, even him was no exception.

As a spice in life, this is quite enjoyable for him.

"What are the Seven Ninja Swordsmen?"

Naruto asked this question stupidly, leaving everyone speechless.

"Naruto."

Kakashi looked over with a smile.

"What's going on, Kakashi-sensei?"

Seeing Kakashi smile like this, Naruto suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"Go back and copy the book of basic ninja knowledge ten times. Thanks to you asking such boring questions, it seems that the teaching of common sense to you is still too lax."

Kakashi said.

"But, if you don't know, you just don't know. I don't have time to deal with things other than cultivation."

Naruto looked like his time was precious.

Kakashi looked defeated by Naruto.

Sakura said: "The so-called Seven Ninja Swordsmen refer to the collective name of the seven powerful ninjas of Kirigakure Village. It is said that the Kirigakure ninjas who can hold this title are all good swordsmen, and they are able to kill the Kirigakure Village. The seven treasured swords passed down from generation to generation can be used freely, and he is a very famous ninja in the world."

However, with the closed management of Wuyin Village, outsiders are not very well informed about the updates and iterations of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

For example, as Sakura knows, the owner of the beheading sword among the seven ninja swords should be held by a Kirigakure elite jonin called Loquat Juzo.

But now it has fallen into the hands of other Kirigakure ninjas... If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, everyone might not know that Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen have begun to exchange blood.

"Is that so?"

Naruto nodded half-understood. Although he didn't quite understand what it meant, it was enough to know that there were seven powerful ninjas. He couldn't remember things that were too complicated.

While they were communicating, the two contestants on the stage were already in place, standing face to face.

Compared to Junma Lu's calm and composed expression, Ino's expression was a little nervous, and her intuition told her that this handsome guy with a neutral appearance in front of her was not an easy ninja.

The huge chakra in the other party's body is much more than his own, and it is not at all the level that a ninja should have.

From the amount of chakra, we can see the lower limit and upper limit of a ninja.

To fight such a ninja, one must decide the outcome quickly.

Thinking of his ninjutsu characteristics, Ino felt a little relieved.

As long as she catches the air strike for a moment, she will win the battle.

It only takes a moment.

"Are you two ready?"

Onigashima Ninja asked.

Kimimaro nodded.

Ino also nodded solemnly, his eyes alert.

Normally, she would strike up a conversation with such a handsome guy, but now it's the important exam period, so she can only say sorry.

"Then, let's get started."

Onijima Shinobu gave an order, and Ino immediately raised his hands, posing in a weird seal, his hands seemed to be arranged like a camera, locking Kimaro's body from the center.

"Heart-turning-"

Without warning, Jun Ma Lu's body disappeared from her eyes.

When Ino reacted, a figure suddenly rushed in front of her. Before she could use the ninjutsu, the other person pressed a palm directly on her abdomen.

boom!

Ino's mind went blank, and while spitting blood, he flew upside down and rolled down to the edge of the stage before barely stopping, stopping the sliding trend.

Seeing Ino, who fell to the ground and completely passed out, Onijima Shinobu took a breath and announced, "The winner is Kaguya-kun Maro."

There were no surprises, and there were no extreme battles.

The opponent just charged straight up, and then slapped out with an ordinary palm, ending the battle.

The total combat duration is no more than three seconds.

And the speed Jun Ma Lu showed, even he, a Jonin, was surprised.

For a genin, this is a very impressive movement speed.

As long as the opponent's mobility cannot keep up with his pace, the opponent will become his living target.

"No, the always arrogant Ino was defeated all at once..."

Shikamaru looked at Ino who was instantly defeated in surprise, with an expression of disbelief.

"There is no way, the opponent is too strong. Without Shikamaru's secret technique, the power of Ino's ninjutsu can be said to be greatly reduced."

Choji said while eating potato chips.

Like his doubling secret technique, Ino's secret technique is also a technique that starts slowly but has excellent actual combat effects.

But the problem is that it starts slowly.

As long as the opponent's speed is slightly faster, it will be difficult for Ino to catch the opponent's traces alone, and he will become a living target in the eyes of others.

Because others will not just stand there stupidly and let the secret arts attack.

That's why Shikamaru's shadow imitation technique is so important.

Any one of the three secret techniques of the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly Clan has fatal flaws, but after complementing each other, these weaknesses will all be eliminated, and produce a terrifying effect where one plus one plus one is far greater than three.

Letting them, who are already team-oriented, engage in one-on-one combat would completely expose the weaknesses of their ninjutsu, and their attack patterns would be easy to see through.

"That's it, that guy's speed is too fast, and it's hard for me to catch him with my ninjutsu."

Shikamaru was troubled.

Why are there so many monsters appearing in this Chunin Exam?

He knew very well that even if he were to play, he would probably end up like Ino.

When the difference in strength reaches a certain level, the so-called strategy has no place to use.

The others also looked cautious. Kimimaro was very fast, too fast for a genin. And according to the other party's casual expression, this speed is not his limit.

"Are you a ninja who is good at taijutsu like me?"

Xiao Li's face was solemn, and his eyes were burning with fighting spirit.

The speed shown by the other party was no different from his normal speed, and was even one point faster.

Without a lot of physical training, it would be impossible to have such a fast speed.

Xiao Li is looking forward to a battle with the opponent.

"Is it Kaguya's clan? His taijutsu is really sharp and straightforward. His strength may be at the level of a jounin. It seems that Kirigakure also has a good talent."

In the audience, Shiraishi looked at Kimimaro who was walking back to the observation deck, thoughtfully.

"A few years ago, he was able to reach this level only by using the ability of the blood successor. It seems that his physical skills have become more refined in the past few years."

Kazuhime, who was sitting in the audience behind, said.

She once studied abroad under a pseudonym in Kirigakure Village. Kimimaro was one of her teammates at the time, so she knew the opponent's strength very well.

Bai Shi was about to say something when suddenly there were footsteps nearby and he turned his head.

It was Liuli and Ayane who came over.

After finishing the matters at hand, the two of them arrived belatedly.

"You are here."

"How about it, Shiraishi-kun, we shouldn't have missed the match between Sai and Asuka."

Ayane stroked her hair and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, it's not their turn yet. But if you come a little later, you might miss their game."

Shiraishi turned his head, looked at the field again, and pointed at the electronic screen that changed again.

Chiba Aya (ghost) VS Akimichi Choji (Konoha)

"Well, it seems it's just the right time. After all, as a mother, it's a bit unreasonable not to come to watch your child's game."

Ayane sat down next to Shiraishi, while Ruri went to the other side and sat down, sandwiching Shiraishi in the middle. Her eyes stopped for a moment on Kai on the opposite observation deck, nodded to him, and then turned back to the arena.

Shiraishi was sandwiched between the two. The surrounding Jōnin from the Kingdom of Demons, including Uchiha Yan, silently moved two or three seats away from the side and sat down again, as if they were afraid of causing harm to Chiyu.

Feeling the unspeakable dull atmosphere, the smile on Shiraishi's face was a little forced.

Yi Ji was still sitting in the back, showing a devilish smile, her eyes seemed to be cheering, as if she was saying, 'Let's fight, let's fight' or something like that.

"Old man, you must be very happy now."

Baishi's face immediately darkened.

This little padded jacket not only does not keep warm, but also leaks air.

"A descendant of the Akimichi clan? It seems things will be a little tricky."

Liuli said at this time.

As the Akimichi clan among the three pig, deer, and butterfly clans, they have always been famous for their offensive abilities among the three clans.

The secret technique is a doubling technique, which can greatly increase one's own destructive power.

When you practice to an advanced level, you can turn yourself into a large psychic beast, rampage on the battlefield, and become invincible.

Ruri, who had fought against Akimichi Tifeng, a disciple of the Second Hokage, was deeply impressed by this.

With the help of the doubling technique, the opponent was once able to compete with the four-tailed Nine Tails. Although he was at a disadvantage in the end, it also showed the merits of the doubling technique.

A ninja from the Akimichi clan, he is the strongest attacker in the Inorakacho lineup.

Ayane did not make any comment on this. Her attention was not on the genin of the Akimichi clan or her son, but on one of the white-eyed ninjas in the Metkai team - Hinata Nei. Second-rate.

Involuntarily, Ayane laughed out loud.

"What's wrong?"

Shiraishi asked in confusion.

Ayane coughed, straightened her face and smiled: "It's nothing, I just happened to see a caged bird looking pitifully at the sky."

Shiraishi didn't say anything to this and focused on the next game.

"It's your turn, Choji. Your opponent is a ninja from the Kingdom of Demons. Don't be careless."

Shikamaru patted Choji's shoulder and said.

Ino had been taken away for treatment by the medical ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts and did not appear here.

"That's right, if you can win this game, Chouji, let's go have a luxurious barbecue dinner tonight. By the way, the barbecue here is rich in variety and extremely delicious."

Asma also smiled and said, knowing how to encourage her students.

BBQ! Dingji's nostrils suddenly spurted out white air, and he felt extremely excited.

So much so that only the word 'barbecue' remained in his mind.

Is the opponent a fat boy? With that size, it would be very troublesome to get hit if you were to use the Multiplication Technique. Cai observed Chouji's body shape and knew that it was the figure that the Akimichi clan had deliberately maintained in order to ensure the power of the secret technique, making a very vivid comparison.

The premise is not to be hit by the opponent.

No matter how powerful the attack is, it is meaningless as long as it misses.

"Brother Asuka, Xianglin, I'm on the stage."

After Cai said a word, he made a noise and walked to the arena.

"Bon Voyage."

Asuka's light congratulatory words came.

"I went too, for the barbecue."

Choci also quickly got off the observation deck with excitement, and walked to the competition stage almost simultaneously with Cai.

This is a very rare move for a fat man who hates exercise to take such drastic action.

Seeing the two of them taking up their positions, Onigashima Ninja glanced around and announced as usual: "The game begins."

Boom!

The moment the word 'start' fell to the ground, Sai immediately ran and rushed towards Choji.

Choji didn't hesitate. When he stood on the stage, he began to concentrate his chakra.

Therefore, at the same moment, the body suddenly expanded and turned into a huge meat ball. The limbs were retracted into the sleeves, facing Cai's body, and rolling with strong force on the stone slab at high speed.

Wherever it passed, the stone slabs let out a terrifying whine and were crushed into powder.

The rolling meat ball has the destructive power to easily crush rocks.

If you touch it directly, your fingers will be destroyed directly.

Sai's Byakugan observed that Chouji's body contained an astonishing concentration of chakra. The nature of this chakra was Yang-type chakra that could greatly improve physical abilities.

This is the essence of the Qiudao family's multiplication secret technique.

It is a secret technique developed by refining high-concentration yang chakra and exercising it.

It's not a wise move to directly head-to-head.

Cai kicked the ground hard, leaped up, and let the huge rolling meat ball hit the air.

Then turn your body and swing your palms toward the ground.

"Bagua·Kongzhang!"

The terrifying invisible impact directly struck from above, hitting the huge meat ball rolling into the distance.

puff!

Like a deflated rubber ball, the speed of the rolling meat ball dropped sharply. Choji rolled out in embarrassment and was forced to release the meat ball state.

"This guy……"

Choji was filled with disbelief when he saw his current state.

However, he didn't have time to think about the principle of the opponent's moves, because Cai quickly landed on the ground after releasing his meat ball state, and galloped towards him again.

He ran so fast that there was a roaring sound in the air.

So fast! Ding Ci didn't dare to be careless, and condensed Chakra again.

"Doubling technique!"

boom!

Ding Ci's size instantly increased, cracking the floor under his feet, and his height was directly raised to a height of three to four meters. Compared with Cai, who is less than 1.6 meters tall, the current Ding Ci seems to be a strong figure. Giants.

"For the barbecue!"

Choji's face became exaggeratedly distorted. It can be imagined that doubling it to this extent is also a burden for him.

However, Choji did not stop the trend of expansion and continued to expand his body further.

This has not reached his limit.

Seeing this, Cai's eyes became sharp, and her gaze was like a blade, piercing Chou's body, which was rapidly growing in size.

"That guy Choji actually takes the initiative to fight!"

Naruto stared in surprise at Choji who was excited to fight, feeling like he got to know Choji all over again.

In his impression, Choci has always been a fat man who doesn't like sports and is always lazy.

This is the first time I have seen such an active battle.

"This is the charm of barbecue. The calories consumed can be replenished later."

Shikamaru said with a smile.

"You are so young, Choji."

Asma also had a gratified smile on her face.

boom!

When the people in the observation tower thought there would be a bloody battle that was evenly matched, the sudden explosion made everyone's ears tremble, and their bodies trembled violently.

No, it was not that the body was shaking, but the ground shook for a moment, making them mistakenly think that their bodies were shaking.

The stage was instantly covered in smoke and dust from the explosion, and a large amount of gravel flew out.

A huge figure four to five meters high, covered in dust and gravel, flew out from the stage, slammed into the auditorium, and directly smashed a big hole there.

"F, what happened?"

Everyone looked at Ding Ci who flew upside down in astonishment. They thought that there would be a very exciting and bloody battle, but they didn't expect that when Ding Ci started, the battle stopped abruptly, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

Cai's small figure emerged from the smoke. Except for some dust on her clothes, she could be said to be unscathed.

Byakugan also returned to normal, staring at Choji who fell in the pit and was seriously injured.

"I always feel that letting you use that move will make the situation very difficult. Unfortunately, your starting move is too long..."

On the observation deck, Shikamaru's smile froze on his face. He couldn't believe that Choji in that state would be knocked away with a single blow.

Such a huge body can be easily knocked away by someone. How terrible strength is required.

No matter how he looked at him, he didn't look like a powerful ninja.

"His chakra burst out from his palm in a very short period of time... What happened to his soft fist?"

Neji frowned.

It was obviously a fighting posture of a soft fist, but the last move did not conform to the traditional image of a soft fist, but more like a mighty and domineering steel fist.

Like a thunder that exploded in an instant, it erupted with such power that the earth trembled.