Chapter 2180 Pre-Registration (4,000 Words)

Six days before the Chuunin Exams, the Hokage's office.

"Sir, the Third Hokage, this is the list of candidates who arrived in Kusagakure Village today."

The honest and conscientious assistant carefully placed the compiled scroll on the right hand side of the Third Hokage who was busy with official duties, placing this matter as the highest priority.

"Well...you've worked hard, and it's getting late. You should go back and rest first."

But when he heard this sound, the Third Hokage didn't even raise his head, and clicked on the scroll he was looking at.

The Chuunin Exams are approaching, so many ninja villages have been invited, and there are many coordination and defense issues. Even an experienced handler like the Third Hokage can only work overtime at this time.

But now, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. For this newly married assistant, the Third Hokage did not want him to stay up late with him.

"No! Lord Third Hokage, please let me accompany you to handle these matters. Although I may not be able to help you much, there is still some finishing work..."

In response, the conscientious assistant hurriedly spoke.

For this old man who should have retired long ago, the conscientious assistant only has admiration and gratitude in his heart. Seeing such an old man staying up late, he can't help but want to share more for him.

At the same time, he also knew that his abilities were limited. The reason why he was able to become the Hokage's assistant was entirely because there were no completely suitable talents in the village, and also because his predecessor and his predecessor were too outstanding, especially his predecessor, if he was still alive. , it is estimated that he has taken over the position of Hokage instead of this respectable old man.

And the reason why I was chosen to be Hokage's assistant was entirely because of my serious attitude towards work.

Compared to other candidates, he made the fewest mistakes in handling affairs, and could help the Hokage to the greatest extent in organizing and arranging affairs.

Compared with the deeds of his predecessor who was able to decide some matters on his own, and even work more efficiently and effectively than the current old man, he was simply unable to help in any way.

However, even so, he still wanted to stay with the old man and share some of his burdens with him.

For such an old man to be burdened with heavy official duties and have to stay up until four or five in the morning every day, with basically less than four hours of sleep, no matter how powerful the ninja is,

I can't bear this kind of consumption.

And all of this is due to the inaction of the younger generation, because they have no extraordinary talents or outstanding abilities. Therefore, there are no candidates for the fifth generation of Hokage, so they can only let the old man in front of them come. Carrying these burdens.

At this moment, the diligent assistant looked at the old man beside him who was busy with official duties without even raising his head, and felt guilty.

"No! No need, why don't you go back early to spend time with your family? Now that the Chuunin exam is coming, I feel more relaxed. What should be arranged has been arranged. The next step is actually a matter of execution. Don't worry, I will be early today rest."

At this time, as if he had insight into the assistant's thoughts, the Third Hokage said this.

As he spoke, he placed the scroll in his hand on the file area where the processing was completed.

I am not saying this to comfort the assistant in front of me, this young man who has been with me till late into the night and assists me with a clear intention.

Although due to his limited talent, he could not really share his worries like his predecessor, he worked conscientiously and did not make any mistakes, which saved him an unknown amount of time in sorting and arranging. This young man has already done Very good.

He was satisfied.

After all, a child like that has been rare for thousands of years. It can be said to be a gift for Konoha to give birth to such a child.

And now, this young man has already established a family, so how can he stay up so late with a bad old man like him?

No matter what job this kid had, he was still a member of Konoha.

And as the head of Konoha, how could we deprive him of his precious rest time.

Moreover, now only execution is really left. In addition to daily routine reports, basically all genin from the villages participating in the Chunin Exam have arrived. What they have to do is to ensure the safety of the village and prevent and control various frictions. .

The workload has been reduced by at least 40%.

At this time, there is really no need for this young man to sacrifice his time.

He alone is enough.

"But...the Third Hokage-sama..."

When he heard this sound, the conscientious assistant pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment, but did not move. His brows were slightly furrowed, but he showed a thoughtful look.

Obviously, he was thinking about his rebuttal.

"Okay, then, tell me about the conditions of the test participants in Caoyin Village?"

In this regard, after looking at this assistant who was honest and unarticulate, but conscientious and had never made any mistakes, the Third Hokage sighed silently in his heart. This was the situation and he could no longer brush off this child's feelings.

So, the Third Hokage said this.

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, the conscientious assistant's face immediately showed joy, he responded excitedly, and then he hurriedly opened the scroll.

"There are a total of fifteen participants from Kusakure Village this time. A jounin from Kusakure Village serves as the instructor. All of them have arrived in the village a few days ago."

However, although he opened the scroll, he did not read it and spoke directly.

"Fifteenth place...well, I understand."

In response, the Third Hokage nodded. It seemed that he had expected that Kusakure Village would send so many genin to participate in the test. In other words, he had already expected that the number of people participating in the test would not be small.

No!

It should be said that for this Chunin Exam, the number of participants in each Ninja Village is unlikely to be small.

This chuunin exam is basically a show stage, a big show stage to show the village's strength and future level.

Everyone in Konoha wants to shine on this show, let alone other ninja villages.

Moreover, this time even the Fourth Kazekage came to visit, and two of the five great ninja villages took it so seriously, how could the other lesser ninja villages not know the reason.

This is normal.

"Third Hokage-sama, is this... Kusagakure Village a little strange?"

However, the Third Hokage thought it was normal, but the conscientious assistant did not.

"Oh? What's weird?"

In response, the Third Hokage looked at his assistant and said.

"The time, the time is so strange. The day after we allowed Kusagakure Village to take the chunin exam, the genin from Kusugakure Village had already arrived at the village. Isn't this strange? It's like..."

Hearing this, the conscientious assistant said what he felt was suspicious. However, at the end of the sentence, he seemed to be hesitant to speak, and seemed to have no confidence. When it came to the last three words, he felt a little unable to continue.

"Hahahaha! It's good that you noticed this. It doesn't matter, just say it."

Seeing that the assistant seemed hesitant to speak at the end, the Third Hokage gave a rare smile and said.

"It's like we already knew we would agree."

After hearing the words of the Third Hokage and seeing the respectable old man laughing heartily, the diligent assistant took a deep breath and finally plucked up the courage to speak.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Seeing the assistant working up the courage to speak out, the Third Hokage smiled again and looked very happy.

"Yes, the leader of Kusakure Village, Haneda Yuzawa, has indeed predicted that we will definitely agree."

Later, he explained to this loyal, honest and conscientious assistant.

"this……"

Hearing this, the conscientious assistant was slightly startled, but he didn't know what to say.

The Third Hokage...

What does it mean?

And in his heart, he had already begun to rack his brains to think about the meaning behind these words of the Third Hokage.

"It's very simple. We have no reason to refuse. After all, Kusanagi Village is a force that cannot be ignored, and even in a closed state, it has not completely rejected our Konoha trade. It is obvious that it has a special interest in our Konoha." I have a good impression, and Haneda Amaze has specially compiled a letter before, which is a constant show of goodwill to us, how can we refuse their request to participate in the Chunin Exam?"

In response, the Third Hokage patted the seriously thinking assistant on the shoulder and said straightforwardly.

"So, that is?"

Hearing this, the confusion on the face of the conscientious assistant immediately disappeared, and he spoke subconsciously.

"Yes, when the envoy named Haneda Kazuyo left Kusugakure Village, Haneda Yuzawa selected fifteen genin as quickly as possible, and let these genin be sent to him within a day's time. The genin set off."

In this regard, the Third Hokage said quite knowingly.

"If the genin of Kusagakure Village do not arrive today or tomorrow, I will doubt the intentions of Haneda Amaze! A person who can suddenly rise from obscurity to the position of leader of Kusugakure Village, how can this happen? What if you can't do it?

It is precisely because of his ability to make decisions that he was able to replace the former leader of Kusakure Village who was outstanding in the Third Ninja War!

Don't worry, this is normal. "

In this regard, the Third Hokage spoke again, and his words were to reassure this conscientious assistant.

"Yeah, I know."

Hearing this, the diligent assistant nodded and responded.

It turns out that there is still this layer of inference in it.

Sure enough, I didn't expect it.

At least not for a long time.

The Third Hokage must have said it so bluntly on purpose, knowing that I would not be able to think of this level in a short time.

Sure enough I...

Still no talent!

In his heart, he was thinking a little depressed.

"Then, does it not matter that among the test participants is the envoy Haneda Kazuha?"

However, although he felt a little depressed, he still honestly and bravely mentioned what he saw that seemed strange.

Although I have no talent, I still have to do the work that needs to be done.

Since you think it’s strange, just ask!

It’s precisely because you don’t have talent and you can’t see it that you have to ask clearly, right?

Maybe, you can find a really strange place by accident!

And this is what he was thinking in his heart.

"Huh? What did you say?"

In response, the Third Hokage was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting such a situation, and immediately spoke.

"Haneda Kazuha, the envoy of Kusagakure Village, is going to take the chunin exams."

After hearing the words of the Third Hokage, the conscientious assistant obviously did not expect that his Hokage would be so excited. He was slightly stunned, and then said what he just said again in a more clearly expressed grammar.

"Give me the list of participants."

In response, the Third Hokage frowned and said.

"yes!"

The conscientious assistant hurriedly handed the scroll in his hand to the Third Hokage.

I am...

Is it a mistake?

Is this what's suspicious?

And such a thought flashed through his mind.

Haneda Kazuha...

Is this child going to take the Chunin Exam?

Um……

After taking the scroll, the Third Hokage carefully read the scroll from beginning to end.

On the scroll, the number of people who have pre-registered for Caoyin Village is indeed fifteen.

Among these fifteen people, the names of three were different from the information they received.

That's right, before this, the Third Hokage had actually investigated the details of the genin candidates in Kusagakure Village.

Although there is not too detailed information, the names of at least fifteen people are known.

After all, he was the leader of the Kusanagi Village who suddenly came to power, and because the Kusanagi Kingdom was closed to the outside world, due to this sensitive state, Konoha was not able to investigate the Kusanagi Kingdom too much. Therefore, there was some information about the Kusanagi Kingdom. At least during the period of seclusion, what Konoha knew was basically blank.

And in this blank period, the leader of Kusakure Village suddenly changed his position, and then there was a gloomy letter of help from the Daimyo of the Country of Grass. Even if Haneda Amaze showed his favor to Konoha, the Third Hokage would not be without any precautions.

In other words, the Third Hokage was not naive enough to believe it completely.

During this day, Konoha was not idle, and everything that should be investigated was investigated.

Out of respect, Konoha may not specifically investigate the abilities of these fifteen genin, but basic information such as names can still be obtained.

Therefore, the Third Hokage knew the names of the genin who participated in the Chunin Exams in Kusagakure Village.

And now, there are three names on this pre-registration list, which are different from the information they collected.

One of the names of these three people is none other than Kazuyo Haneda, the original envoy of Kusakure Village.

The remaining ones are also two relatively unfamiliar names without any intelligence information.

Tatsuhiko Haneda, and Anna Haneda!

They are all members of the Haneda clan and the Haneda Amaze clan!

Among the other twelve names, none has the surname Haneda.

In other words, Caoyin Village temporarily changed the test participants.

In this case, there is an article in it, and it is not simply regarded as a possible temporary change, so the personnel were changed.

Here, this change is very important.

After all, no one can guarantee that this incident will not harm Konoha.

There is no guarantee that Haneda Yuzawa will do anything detrimental to Konoha during this change of personnel.

"Come here, please check for me why there was a change of people in Caoyin Village."

Thinking of this, the Third Hokage didn't waste any words and gave the order straightforwardly.

This matter needs to be investigated!

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