A bag of beans, a pack of cigarettes, and a day of control by the Otsutsuki God

What is even more incredible to the Third Hokage is Kakashi's evaluation of the three Genin in the team during this mission.

[Haruno Sakura, easily learned to climb trees with chakra, and her ability to master ninjutsu is much better than that of ordinary people. Her future potential is at least at the level of Jonin, and she is a talent that Konoha can use. ]

[Uchiha Sasuke, has a strength close to that of Chunin not long after graduation, an absolute genius, and will be stronger than me in the future. ]

[Uzumaki Naruto, I can't use accurate language to evaluate him. I don't know since when, he has mastered many ninjutsu that I have never heard of, and even learned the instant body technique that is similar to Flying Thunder God. I speculate that the Fourth Hokage left a legacy in his body through chakra before his death. ]

The first two are basically within the Third Hokage's expectations. When he is free, he will secretly observe these newcomers in the ninja world. Kakashi's evaluation of them is basically in line with his observations.

But only when it comes to Naruto, the Third Hokage frowned deeply.

He visited Naruto the most times, and he knew this little brat to some extent. He was a very naughty little guy who always liked to buy paint and graffiti on the Hokage Rock to try to attract people's attention.

For Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, the senior officials had expressed dissatisfaction to him many times, thinking that his management of Naruto was too relaxed. No ninja village would let such a thing as Jinchūriki run around in the village. At least he should be brainwashed and trained to be loyal to Konoha.

However, the third generation felt that he was already very ashamed of Naruto. As the son of a hero, he could not enjoy the glory, but became a Jinchūriki instead. He tried to conceal the news of the Jinchūriki, but failed, causing the child to suffer a lot in his childhood.

On this basis, the third generation really felt that it was unacceptable to implement the brainwashing training mentioned by the senior officials.

Regarding Kakashi's suspected instant body technique of Flying Thunder God and some strange ninjutsu, the third generation thought that it should be the inheritance left by the fourth generation before his death after thinking about it.

Because, for people of their level, leaving some information through chakra is not a rare method, just like the third generation himself. If he were in the situation of the fourth generation, he would also choose to use chakra to leave something for his juniors or descendants.

Moreover, the fourth generation Hokage is indeed a person who likes to figure out new ninjutsu. He can always figure out some strange but very useful ninjutsu. The only flaw is that his ability to name ninjutsu is speechless.......

This answer does not seem to be completely credible, but the third generation Hokage can't find a more logical answer.

You said Naruto is a child in his teens who has never left the village. How can he get these things? The only explanation is the chakra inheritance left by his father.

The third generation thought about it. If other senior officials also discovered this problem in the future, he would use this reason to answer them, otherwise he was really afraid that those people, especially Danzo, would do something stupid like interrogating Naruto.

When he thought of his troublesome old friends, the third generation couldn't help but sigh. Everyone else was fine, except Danzo. He was too radical. Maybe sometimes his purpose was impeccable, but sometimes his methods were unacceptable.

"You can leave." The third generation waved to Kakashi tiredly, but just as Kakashi was about to leave the room, the third generation suddenly remembered something: "By the way, the Chunin selection exam will start soon. Do you think Naruto and the others should also participate?"

"Chunin exam..." Kakashi remembered the scene when he became a Chunin many years ago.

"Sasuke and Naruto are undoubtedly capable of participating. Although they have only been Genin for a short time, their strength is indeed good. Even if they cannot pass the exam, it will be a good opportunity to hone their skills. As for Sakura... it's not bad to experience it. Ninjas cannot grow up without experiencing some dangers and difficulties."

"Well, after their mission to Wave Country, their bodies and minds should have been well tempered. Let them try."

After Kakashi left, the Third Hokage stared at the list on the table, which listed the information of all the people taking the Chunin Exam.

The Chunin Exam in Konoha is not only participated by the people of the village. The Sand Village located in the southwest of Konoha is Konoha's ally, including several friendly small countries around Konoha. They will come to participate in the Chunin Exam twice a year.

However, this exam seems to be particularly special.

The list clearly states that there are 30 participants from the Sand Village, 21 from the Hidden Rain Village, 6 from the Kusagakure Village, 6 from the Taki Village, 87 from the main village of Konoha, and 3 from the Sound Village.

The number of participants from the Sand Village this time is not only particularly large, but also includes the three children of the Fourth Kazekage Rosa. The lineups of other ninja villages are also more luxurious than in previous years, indicating that this year's Chunin Exam will not be as peaceful as usual.

"I hope nothing goes wrong." The Third Hokage held his forehead with a headache.

Chapter 37 Crushing the Puppet with One Kick

After completing the mission in the Land of Waves, Naruto finally returned to a peaceful life.

Every day, he got up to cook for people, then dug potatoes, scratched cats, and pet dogs. In his spare time, he practiced Qi, and in the evening, he cooked at home and waited for Sasuke to come. Unknowingly, more than a month had passed.

During this period, Naruto became more proficient in the use of Qi. According to his own estimation, his combat power should have increased from 25 to about 30. Although it has only increased by 5 points in terms of value, he can now defeat himself a month ago in a short period of time.

During this period, in addition to doing tasks to earn extra money, he also spent a lot of time visiting Iruka teacher and treating him to Ichiraku Ramen. He also ran to Ichiraku Ramen every now and then, and would bring Sasuke along.

And then there is Naruto's little fan, Konohamaru.

Long before he went to the Dragon Ball world, this little brat was already his fan, following him all day long. Naruto also liked this little guy very much, and would bring him along when practicing. Although Konohamaru didn't know how to use Qi, the simple practice was also very beneficial to the body.

On this day, Naruto treated everyone and bought a box of takoyaki for Konohamaru and his friends to eat. The happiest thing for children is to buy all kinds of snacks. Konohamaru happily jumped on the street.

However, the situation on the street today seemed a little special, with more unfamiliar faces, and Konohamaru even bumped into a boy's arms.

The boy was wrapped in black clothes, with a strange mask on his face, and a bag made of cloth on his back. The things inside were strangely shaped, as if he was wrapping a corpse.

The most important thing was that the forehead protector on his head was not the forehead protector of the ninja of Konoha Village.

Naruto remembered that when he was reading a book, he roughly saw the forehead protector logo of other countries in the book. That should be... the logo of Sand Village?

Sand Village is an ally village of Konoha. The two have signed a friendly agreement and help each other, so there is no need to worry when you see the ninja of Sand Village on the street.

However, the ninja of Sand Village opposite does not look very friendly.

The black-clad Sand Village boy picked up Konohamaru and looked at him carefully as if he were looking at a kitten or a puppy. Konohamaru, who was pinched by the collar, shouted repeatedly: "It's so uncomfortable, let me go!"

"Is this the kid from Konoha? He is so reckless and doesn't follow the rules like our Sand Village!" The Sand Village boy laughed sarcastically.

"As an ally, are you a little too arrogant?" Naruto came over with a bad look.

"Hmm?" The other party turned his head and looked at Naruto. After seeing the forehead protector on his head and his age and dress, he guessed that Naruto was a Genin from Konoha Village.

"The young people from Konoha Village are too reckless. If this happened in our Sand Village, I would have killed you long ago." The other party bared his teeth provocatively.

"Yo?" Naruto sneered: "It seems that you are looking for trouble."

"A guy without strength does not deserve our respect." The other party raised his head and was very arrogant.

Naruto noticed that there was a girl of the same age behind him, also wearing a Sand Village forehead protector. She was obviously much calmer than the young man, but she didn't say a word at this moment. I'm afraid they just wanted to test the strength of Konoha Village on purpose.

The identities of this group of people should be fine, because they need to have a legal identity to enter Konoha Village. They should have come to Konoha for some reason.

In addition to these two people, he also sensed that there was another very violent Qi nearby, who seemed to be observing them secretly.

Thinking of this, Naruto also walked forward calmly: "Okay, since the Sand Village wants to try so much, we might as well fight a few moves."

"Kanjiurou, you should know your limits." The girl behind the black-clothed boy finally spoke.

"Don't worry, I will only give these pampered little guys a little Sand Ninja shock." The Sand Ninja Village boy called Kanjiurou sneered.

"Are all the Sand Ninjas so arrogant?" Naruto glanced at the Konohamaru in Kanjiurou's hand, and the next second he burst out at speed and rushed towards Kanjiurou.

"Good skills!" Kanjiro's eyes lit up when he saw Naruto's speed. Just based on this speed, he could tell that Naruto's physical skills were definitely not bad.

He threw Konohamaru away and clenched his fists to compete with Naruto in physical skills.

During the battle, he felt that Naruto's speed and strength were very good, but it was still a little tender for him. He couldn't help but smile confidently: "If all Konoha's Genin are at your level, I think you have no hope in this Chunin Exam."

Little did he know that Naruto was just exercising his body and testing Kanjiro's physical skills by the way, otherwise he was afraid that he would kill someone by mistake.

In the Genin range, unless there is some special defense or recovery bonus, the physical defense and endurance will not be much higher than that of normal people, and the strongest ordinary people will not exceed 10 points of combat power. A normal adult male will only have 5 points of combat power when he tries his best. With Naruto's current combat power of more than 30 points, if he doesn't control it well, he will really kill Kanjiro with one punch.

After a short warm-up, Naruto roughly understood what level Kankuro was at. In terms of physical skills alone, Sasuke could easily humiliate him, but since the other party was so arrogant, he must have something to rely on.

Naruto couldn't help but look at the strange object on his back. It should be an unnamed prop made of wood and part of metal. Although it was wrapped in cloth strips, it could be seen that it was similar to a human figure.

Could it be some kind of robot or puppet?

Thinking of this, he was not careless and took it a little more seriously. Kankuro suddenly felt a great pressure. After three or five moves, he was kicked in the chest by Naruto and staggered back several steps before stopping.

"Show some real strength. I don't believe that someone who pretends like that can be so good." Naruto stood there and said calmly.

"Damn..." When Naruto said this, Kankuro suddenly felt a little embarrassed on his face. He directly untied the restraints on his back and took off the things he had been carrying.

"Are you going to use a crow?" As soon as Kankuro took out this thing, the girl next to him immediately became anxious, because once he uses this thing, it will be serious.

"Don't stop me, I'm going to use the crow to teach this guy a lesson!" Kankuro had just removed the so-called "crow" prop he was carrying, and the next second he felt a strong wind blowing in front of him, and Naruto came instantly Get to his side and kick directly in the air.

There was only a "bang", Kankuro felt a light touch on his hand, and then there was the sound of wood and metal parts scattered on the ground.

Naruto came to his side in an instant and kicked what he called "the crow" to pieces, scattering it into parts on the ground.

At this time, Naruto stood beside him and turned to look at him with a very scary look.

"What did you just say?"

Chapter 38 Gaara

"...this...this, this..."

Kankuro was momentarily speechless and couldn't even speak.

Naruto's kick just now shocked him too much, because what was kicked to pieces by Naruto was not something else, but his magic weapon - the puppet crow.

Although it is called Crow, it is of course not a bird, but a humanoid puppet named Crow. The so-called puppets are battle puppets made of special wood and metal. They can be humanoid, animal or insect-shaped. The crow on Kankuro's back is a humanoid puppet.

Once the battle begins, Kankuro can release chakra threads from his hands to control the puppet to fight like a puppet. Since the puppet is not a living creature and can be modified at will, the puppet's attack methods are all extremely weird.

There may be poisonous needles hidden in the seemingly ordinary fingers, poisonous mist may suddenly spray out of the head or a rain of poisonous arrows may be released, a sharp knife may instantly stick out from any part of the body, or the entire puppet may transform into a poisonous needle. into a bomb.

Kankuro is a rare puppet master in the ninja world, and his puppet talent is extremely superior, only inferior to the genius of the Sand Ninja Village many years ago, the Red Sand Scorpion.

The puppet he used was made by that genius many years ago. Its craftsmanship is very exquisite, and every piece of material is kept refined. It is not only strong, but can be dispersed and reorganized at any time. In a duel at the level of genin, this puppet can defeat absolutely no one. Most of the opponents suffered.

If only the puppets were broken up, Kankuro wouldn't be so shocked, because the puppets themselves have the ability to disperse and reorganize, so being broken up would not be a big deal.

What really shocked him was that with Naruto's kick, the crows were not only scattered all over the floor, but many of the kicked parts directly cracked...

They were made of special materials and were very strong, but they were broken by a kick from a genin. How powerful must that kick be?

What's even more frightening is that he didn't see Naruto's movements clearly at all. He only felt that Naruto appeared in front of him in a flash.

Due to his lack of strength, he couldn't even tell whether it was just Naruto who was too fast, or whether he had witnessed the legendary teleportation technique?

This moment made him break out in cold sweat. Just imagine, if Naruto had kicked him just now...

However, as the representative sent by Sand Ninja Village, he has a heavy responsibility. At this moment, he must keep his expression steady and keep his face.

"The ninjas of Konoha are so rude. You didn't wait for me to unfold the puppet, and before the bandage was untied, you... you suddenly made a sneak attack. You really can't be called a hero." Kankuro tried hard to save his respect. .

Naruto put his hands on his shoulders and smiled at him calmly: "If everyone stood still and practiced their skills for a while, you would die even more miserably."

Kankuro cannot be regarded as an opponent by Naruto at all. Judging from the previous fight, Naruto inferred that Kankuro should rely on controlling that strange doll to fight. His own physical skills are not outstanding, at least in his eyes. It's very weak.

If an ordinary person faced Kankuro, once his puppets were deployed, it would be really difficult to defeat him.

However, for Naruto, who has teleportation, he can teleport to Kankuro and send him to heaven directly with a kick.

If he really had to wait for him to unfold his puppet, Naruto could also charge up a shot of Kame Style Qigong to see if his puppet could take one shot.

At this moment, Naruto felt that the air he had just observed in the dark was moving. He moved to the tree next to everyone at an extremely fast speed, and after getting close, he said to Kankuro: "That's enough, there's more. Isn’t that embarrassing enough?”

Naruto immediately turned his head and focused his attention on this person, because the other person's violent aura really impressed him.

Most people cannot be so violent with their anger. Only people who have suffered inhuman torture for many years can have such terrible anger. In other words, that guy is definitely a ruthless character who kills without batting an eyelid.

Sure enough, when Kankuro heard the man speak, his expression changed instantly and he broke into cold sweat. It seemed that to Kankuro, that guy was more terrifying than Naruto who could kick him to death.

When Naruto turned around, he found the man looking at him too.

The other person's skin looked very pale, and there were very thick dark circles around his eyes, as if he hadn't slept well for a long time.

Under the dark circles, there was a pair of extremely world-weary eyes. Naruto clearly felt a sense of "the world is not worth it" in him.

He carried a huge gourd on his back, which made people wonder if it was a secret weapon.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Kanjiro was frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He apologized repeatedly and said, "Okay, it's all my fault, please forgive me."

After carefully looking at Naruto, he decisively took Kanjiro and the girl from the Sand Village with him and left.

Before leaving, he suddenly stopped and couldn't help but turned back to ask Naruto: "You are very strong, I want to know your name."

Naruto calmly replied: "Uzumaki Naruto, the new Genin of Konoha Village."

"My name is Gaara, a Genin of Sand Village, I look forward to fighting with you in the Chunin Exam."

After that, Gaara took the two away. Before they went far, Naruto vaguely heard the girl accompanying him complaining: "What? You didn't pay any attention to me at all."

Naruto was thoughtful at this time. He was thinking about the term that Gaara just mentioned: "Chunin Exam?"

He was not unfamiliar with this term. After returning to the ninja world, he had been paying attention to various news from his village and the world, including the Chunin Exam.

This is a system established by the second generation Hokage, Tobirama Senju. It is held twice a year. Any Genin who meets the conditions can take the exam. As long as they pass the test, they can be promoted from Genin to Chunin.

After becoming a Chunin, you can wear the green vest specially provided by the Konoha Village ninja, which is the kind that Kakashi often wears. It is a professional suit with excellent defense, cold resistance, and storage capacity. Generally, Chunin and above ninjas will wear this thing, but some ninjas do not wear it because of personality or other reasons.

At this level, you can take C-level and B-level tasks. After you have gained qualifications, you can also go to the ninja school to be a mentor, or serve as a backbone in various departments of the village. Whether you want to slack off or want to make progress, there is plenty of room.

In previous years, the village has held the Chunin exam many times, but the scale is very small, so small that Naruto has not noticed it in the village for so many years.

This year seems to be particularly different. There are obviously many more unfamiliar faces in the village. Kankuro from the Sand Village is even more directly facing the Konoha ninja. If it was not him who met today, but other ordinary Genin, I am afraid he would really be bullied by him.

Chapter 39 The Ultimate Intention of Freedom

Realizing that the Chunin exam was about to begin, Naruto decisively went to find Sasuke.