Chapter 2344 Hidden Worries

"Really... there is no way!"

Hearing the affirmation from the shadow behind him, the Third Hokage could only sigh helplessly. This was really a helpless thing.

If possible, he actually didn't want to hold this Chunin Exam. The original plan was that it would take at least one or two years before Konoha would have enough time to hold this Chunin Exam.

However, some secret intelligence, especially the trends in the dark side of the ninja world and the active intelligence spying activities against some Konoha, including some secret operations in Kumogakure Village, forced him to hold this chunin exam.

After all, the other four major ninja villages have begun to become active. Compared to Konoha, except for Sunagakure, Iwagakure and Kumogakure have recovered their vitality first. At present, the experience accumulated by the rising stars of the two villages has already It's quite impressive, especially because some of the cutting-edge combat capabilities of Kumogakure Village were actually well preserved after the Third Ninja War. Although the third generation of Raikage died and many new and outstanding ninjas were lost, , among the young and middle-aged generation, the proportion of cutting-edge combat power is still very high. Among the newcomers, there are also many newcomers who are already famous in the mission. It can be said that both the old and newcomers have the potential to surpass Konoha.

If it weren't for Uchiha Nobuhiko, the second Uchiha Madara, and the lingering power of Chiba from back then, I'm afraid Kumogakure would have taken action against Konoha, either overtly or covertly.

Now, even if no action is taken, the Kingdom of Thunder's policy towards the Kingdom of Fire has slowly begun to become tougher, especially the agreements on trade and the ninja mission system. This year's new agreement has canceled all concessions. It can be said that the Kingdom of Thunder and Kumogakure have already felt the situation of the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha.

At the same time, with the signing of the new treaty agreement in the Land of Thunder, Iwagakure Village and Kirigakure Village also canceled considerable concessions. It is estimated that some news has been spread by Kumogakure Village.

At present, the new treaty between the two countries is still being negotiated. However, because of the precedent of the Kingdom of Thunder, it can be said that the negotiation is difficult.

Moreover, because of this incident, the activity of enemy villages around Konoha has also increased explosively. It can be said that it is quite dangerous.

Even Kirigakure Village began to take active actions against Konoha to varying degrees.

The gunpowder smell of war has actually spread.

In the end, in order to curb this momentum, the Third Hokage had to take advantage of the fact that other ninja villages had not fully figured out the details of Konoha, and launched the Chunin Exam in order to pass this Chunin Exam and gain some experience in restoring vitality. .

Relatively speaking, as long as it is successfully held, this Chunin Exam will have enough benefits for Konoha.

First of all, it can naturally show the strength of Konoha and tell the entire ninja world that Konoha is not a persimmon that everyone can pinch, and countries will be more or less afraid of it again.

Especially Yunyin Village, when they clearly know that Chiba is not dead, even if they have some way to deal with Chiba, they probably don't want to face a powerful Konoha and Chiba.

Most likely, the disaster was diverted to the east, allowing other ninja villages to get into trouble.

And other ninja villages are not fools. After seeing that Konoha is still strong, they will not be fooled by Kumogakure's disaster. By then, Kumogakure's reputation among other ninja villages will definitely decline. .

At that time, it will not be so easy for Kumogakure to appeal against Konoha.

And as long as there is a rift in the trust of other ninja villages, they can contain each other and the pressure on the village will be reduced.

By then, the smell of gunpowder will fade, if not dissipate.

Secondly, during this Chunin Exam, the village must be operating at a high load. Each ninja will definitely be assigned to different positions and gain a variety of experiences. This pressure and experience will be great for the growth of newcomers. It will be the best nourishment.

In other words, this can promote the rapid growth of new people. If it goes well, it will add a lot of backbone. This is also a way to restore vitality.

Presumably, by then, Konoha will not only be able to intimidate the surroundings, but also gain a group of hardcore ninjas with considerable experience to consolidate its strength.

The third point is to win over the surrounding small ninja villages. Sometimes, material assistance cannot make the small ninja villages cooperate obediently, but if combined with strong force to deter them, these small ninja villages will remain A certain amount of loyalty.

As the importance of Xiao Ninja Villages increases, so-called people go to higher places, these Xiao Ninja Villages can accept funding and investment from many Da Ninja Villages, but they will only obey the orders of one Da Ninja Village.

That is, the strongest person in the Great Ninja Village.

Even if they don't obey 100%, they will still maintain a certain willingness to live in peace. Whether it is to instigate rebellion or directly absorb them, with this willingness, Konoha will be impeccable in the Xiaonin Village.

After all, the other big ninja villages are not stupid. After Konoha shows the power of the strongest old ones, their own trust in the small ninja villages will also decline.

At that time, we will not make too much use of the power of Xiao Ninja Village, which may rebel at any time.

It can be said that, invisibly, Konoha has an absolute advantage over the Little Ninja Village. In a sense, it directly reduces the threat of the Little Ninja Village. Relatively speaking, the importance of the Little Ninja Village will also decline.

Therefore, even if it was reluctantly, the Third Hokage had to hold it.

And, host it now.

Moreover, for the holding of the Chuunin Exams this time, it was rare for him to receive strong support from Chiba, who is currently unknown. Only he took the initiative to contact him and the village could never find him.

Since Chiba has chosen to support it, the Third Hokage believes that the feasibility of this Chunin Exam is absolutely 100%.

It's just a matter of whether it can be done perfectly without Chiba's absence.

And he finally felt that he was getting old at this time, and sometimes he was really unable to do what he wanted.

In particular, the appearance of Orochimaru now made him feel overwhelmed.

It is precisely because of this that he misses the children of that generation, the children of the same generation as Chiba.

Especially the three children Kushina taught.

Even though Taketake Shiga was confirmed to be a spy from the enemy village, the Third Hokage missed him very much at this time.

At the same time, the faces of Shiga Taketake's teammates and teachers were also swirling in the mind of this old and tired old man.

if……

How great it would be to be able to protect them!

How wonderful it would be!

And in the end, all the thoughts converged into this thought of deep regret and even regret.

well……

It seems that I am really getting old. Recently, I keep thinking about the past!

However, no matter how regretful or regretful it is, it is impossible to undo the past. At this time, the Third Hokage finally showed a slightly self-deprecating smile and finally erased these regrets and regrets.

No matter what, the present moment is the most important!

"Then, let's move on to the next competition!"

And at this moment, the sound of the moonlight blast sounded again.

The look of the little girl over there crying really attracted everyone.

However, as a referee, he is still extremely conscientious.

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