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He could sense that the Otsutsuki clan seemed to have arrived earlier than in the original story and were rapidly approaching Earth.

So, let's go and deal with them.

Kisame snapped his fingers, leaving a shadow clone to guard the Hidden Mist before entering the spatial gate and disappearing.

The Hidden Leaf Village has been unusually lively lately due to the upcoming Chunin Exams.

Konoha sent nearly three hundred genin to participate. After all, the peace in the ninja world had lasted for almost ten years, the number of ninjas had been increasing, but the "consumption" was getting less and less, so there was a feeling of overcrowding.

The Konoha Twelve from the original manga are also among the participants.

On the Sunagakure side, after absorbing the ninjas from the former Amegakure, the new Sunagakure sent out two hundred people. Many of them were skilled in Wind Release, Earth Release, Water Release, and assassination techniques, and their overall strength was very formidable.

Iwagakure also dispatched nearly two hundred people, led by the Fourth Tsuchikage, Akatsuchi. Among them, the most eye-catching talents were Kurotsuchi and Kurotsuchi, who were considered favorites to win the championship.

Yunying Village was visited by two hundred muscular men who looked formidable, but their leaders, Samyin and Mabuyi, were even more eye-catching.

In contrast.

Kirigakure was much more low-key; they arrived in Konoha late at night without attracting anyone's attention and went to their hotel.

Moreover, the number of participants from Kirigakure was very small, only eight, which was fewer than the number of participants from many smaller ninja villages.

However, none of the other four major ninja villages dared to underestimate Kirigakure.

As soon as Tsunade and her group checked into the hotel, intelligence agents from various ninja villages sprang into action, conducting comprehensive surveillance of the group and gathering information about them.

Tsunade ignored it and pretended not to notice.

Because her disciples possessed absolute strength, no matter what the four great ninja villages tried, their defeat was already inevitable.

the next day.

"The Chunin Exams don't start for another two days, so you're free to do as you please in the meantime. But remember: first, don't leave Konoha territory; second, don't cause trouble."

Tsunade gathered her disciples together, held up two fingers, and addressed them.

She wasn't worried about the safety of these guys, but rather the safety of everyone else in Konoha.

"Yes, Lady Tsunade."

The crowd responded in unison and then dispersed in a flurry.

After all, they were all eleven or twelve-year-old boys, a lively and active age, so everyone was excited and couldn't wait to run out and play.

stop.

Deidara, as always, was the fastest runner, the first to rush out of the hotel to find his junior sisters and brothers.

"Hinata-sama, do you want to go out and play? I heard the shopping street in Konoha is very lively."

Toneri approached Hinata and nervously extended an invitation to her.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sheren."

Hinata suddenly interrupted Toneri, replying with a somewhat forlorn expression, "I want to be alone for a while."

After saying that, he quickly left the hotel and disappeared into the street.

"Gaara, let's go shopping. It looks really lively outside."

Temari and Kankuro placed their hands on Gaara's shoulders, one on each side.

"I don't really want to," Gaara began, but before he could refuse, the two forcibly dragged him out of the hotel.

Karin saw Kaguya standing there all alone, so she ran over to her and gave her a sweet smile:

"Captain, we're going out shopping too, would you like to come with us?"

"it is good."

Kaguya nodded.

She didn't tell Karin and the others her true identity because Kisame suggested that she maintain her current status and get along with everyone so as not to put too much pressure on the little demons and could become good friends with them.

So, the three from Class 1, along with Kaguya, made up a group of four who left the hotel and strolled along the Konoha River, spending a pleasant morning together.

Around noon, after the four of them had lunch, they prepared to return to the hotel to rest.

They walked side by side through an alley, talking about their impressions of Konoha.

"Now I finally understand what it means to have high expectations, which lead to great disappointment."

Karin played with her red hair out of boredom, muttering, "Konoha is no fun at all. It's not nearly as prosperous as our Kirigakure. There are no skyscrapers or fun amusement parks. I just want to finish the Chunin Exams as soon as possible and go home."

The voice just fell.

"Hmph." A soft snort suddenly came from a tree by the roadside, as if someone was expressing their dissatisfaction with Karin's remarks.

what.

The four looked in the direction of the sound and saw a handsome black-haired boy sitting on a tree branch with his arms crossed, leaning against the trunk and resting with his eyes closed.

"Who are you?" Karin stopped and looked up at the boy in the tree with her hands on her hips.

"Me? Just an ordinary Konoha ninja."

"Uchiha Sasuke said calmly, slowly opening his eyes and looking down at the four people in the alley," he said.

But the next second, he saw Kimimaro in the crowd, and Tong Kong couldn't help but shrink back.

"Who are you"

Zuo Zhu suddenly stood up from the tree branch, staring intently at the aloof young man with long white hair, his fists clenched.

There's no mistake, it's him.

Kimimaro the Hidden Mist!

314. The Finale

This moment.

Sasuke recalled the humiliating defeat he had suffered in the training grounds years ago. Back then, he was defeated by Kimimaro with a single punch, completely powerless to retaliate.

But it's different now.

Whoosh.

Sasuke's eyes gleamed, and like a raccoon dog, he leaped down from the tree, pushing off the ground with his feet and charging straight at Kimimaro.

Without saying a word, we got to work.

Kimimaro frowned, and facing the murderous Sasuke charging towards him, he casually parried the opponent's attack.

Then, with a gentle push, Zuo Zhu's body was sent flying backward, several meters away.

He did not forget Tsunade's instructions: he must not hurt anyone or cause trouble while he was out, otherwise it would damage the image of Kirigakure.

"Who are you, and why did you suddenly attack me?"

Kimimaro frowned slightly and asked Sasuke a question.

"Have you forgotten me?"

Upon hearing this, Sasuke was startled. He regarded Kimimaro as his greatest enemy and was determined to avenge himself, but Kimimaro had long forgotten him and had never even cared about him.

Upon realizing this, Sasuke's anger surged, and at the same time, his eyes transformed into the pattern of the three-tomoe Sharingan.

"Oh, I remember now."

Upon seeing Sasuke's Sharingan, Kimimaro finally remembered, "I remember now, you are Itachi Uchiha's younger brother."

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything, because saying it only made Zuo Zhu's eyes turn red, which was like adding fuel to the fire.

"Don't mention that guy in front of me!" he yelled at Kimimaro, raising his hands and rapidly forming hand seals, having completely lost his mind.

"There's no other way, let's calm him down first."

Kimimaro shook his head, preparing to make his move as well.

Just then, two figures suddenly ran in from outside the alley, calling out Zuo Zhu's name as they ran towards them.

It's Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno.

"Zuozhu, are you alright?"

The two approached Sasuke, calming him down a bit. However, when Naruto recognized Kimimaro, he became even more agitated than Sasuke, immediately shouting that he wanted to rush up and beat the hateful white-haired guy to a pulp.

"You two, shut up!"

Sakura desperately held onto the two, not wanting them to do anything foolish, since the other side had four people and a numerical advantage.

Kaguya turned to look at Kimimaro, pointed at Naruto and Sasuke, and asked curiously:

"Who are they? Do you have a grudge against them?"

"I'm sorry, Captain, I've caused you trouble."

Kimimaro bowed slightly to Kaguya. He knew she was a quiet person, and those two making a racket must have made her uncomfortable.

"They are Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto. I fought them several years ago and defeated them both, which is why they've been holding a grudge ever since," he explained.

"Naruto Uzumaki, is he the child of prophecy?"

Upon hearing this, Kaguya glanced at Naruto a couple more times in surprise.

She had already learned from Kisame that Naruto was the prophesied child mentioned by Gamamaru, and the savior of the world.

Gamamaru taught Hagoromo Sage Techniques, revived Hamura with the Sage's Talisman, and instigated the two brothers to fight her and seal her away for a thousand years.

Kaguya has not forgotten this grudge.

She also knew that, according to Gamamaru's prophecy, Naruto and Sasuke's original destiny was to become the second Sage of Six Paths brothers and seal her away again after she was resurrected.

However, the so-called destiny was completely disrupted by Kisame's sudden appearance and no longer held true.

Kaguya initially had some goodwill towards the descendants of the Uzumaki and Uchiha clans, but after learning about Naruto and Sasuke's identities, she felt nothing but disgust towards them.

"let's go."

With that thought in mind, she left a comment and turned to walk towards the hotel.

"Wait! Are you here to participate in the Chunin Exams too?"