Red sand dust

Walking into the corner of the stairway, Temari suddenly threw Daimaru to the ground.

"No need to pretend! There's no one around..."

After the words fell, Daimaru, who was supposed to be unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes and struggled to stand up.

"It really hurts, can't you be gentler?"

Daimaru held his mandible, rubbed his red and swollen cheeks, and complained.

"If you don't hit harder, how can you fool the examiner?"

"The belt pulling thing was really an accident. I didn't mean it. I'm sorry..."

"I don't take it to heart, you'd better forget it!"

Temari took out the wound medicine, applied it to the wounds on her body, and then handed it to Daimaru,

"Sasuke Uchiha has arrived. Don't waste any more chakra. The Chuunin exams are no longer important..."

Of course Daimaru can still fight if he wants to continue, but as Temari said, it's better to end it as soon as possible.

Physical strength needs time to recover, injuries need to be treated, and one of Daimaru's important combat powers, the puppet, also needs to take this opportunity to be repaired.

The core area of ​​Konoha Village is very large, but at this moment, there are not many Suna Ninja here. The only Suna Ninja that can count on entering the conference venue is one Maki.

The main force of Sand Hidden Village is still outside the village, and it is not easy to break through the outer barriers and defenses.

The only people who could be called a helper were Orochimaru and the four sound ninjas, as well as the sound ninja led by Kabuto Yakushi.

There are enemies all around, it’s really not the time to be willful!

The Chunin Exam, which I was still trying to perform as well as I could, ended in an anticlimactic manner.

Daimaru couldn't help but sigh, and followed Temari glumly to the stairs leading upstairs.

Temari, who was walking in front, suddenly asked:

"How do you accurately judge the direction? Don't tell me to use chakra to sense it. Even I can't do it when the wind is dancing around me. Since you are invisible, you should have lost your vision. Moreover, I am very sure that there are no Sand Eyes around... …”

Under such circumstances, Daimaru had no way of controlling the puppet.

This is equivalent to being able to fight Temari with your eyes closed. With Daimaru's strength, he will never be able to do such a thing.

"secret!"

Daimaru, who was in a bad mood, pouted awkwardly.

It's obviously an opportunity to impress Temari. As long as you give it a little more time, you'll definitely win the match.

"fine!"

Temari responded angrily,

"Hey, where are you going?"

After walking up the stairs, turn left to go to the lounge, and turn right to go to the medical room, stands and gate.

"I've already lost the fight, why should I go to the rest room? It's cool in the stands, I'll go get some wind..."

"It's up to you! Be smart..."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine..."

Daimaru said unwillingly,

"Today's victory or defeat does not count. It is forced by the situation. It is definitely not that I can't beat you..."

"I got it, you idiot, don't make noises and make people annoying..."

Temari, impatient, disappeared around the corner and walked into the lounge.

"That's almost it, get ready to run away!" 』

As he spoke, another identical stand-in puppet appeared next to Daimaru. Daimaru dug out his left eyeball from its socket, and then exchanged it with the left eyeball of the stand-in puppet that Temari threw to the ground.

After finishing, Daimaru put away the stand-in puppet that had never been shown to others, and smiled proudly.

"Who said there can only be one stand-in puppet? As long as you have money, you can have whatever you want..."

If it weren't for the fact that the ability of the main body can only barely support a "third eye" for the time being, the visual perception required needs to be exchanged among slightly different puppet individuals, and there is no need to appear at the same time.

When necessary, puppets and shadow clones can also be used to disguise the real person. Some trump cards have not yet been exposed.

Daimaru and Temari had a tacit understanding of each other, did anyone see through it?

Maybe, but what does it matter? Anyway, Daimaru has already given up, the result is decided, there is no use talking about it anymore!

The next showdown between Uchiha Sasuke and Gaara is the highlight. Who cares if there is something fishy about a genin who has no background and is not very outstanding?

In the eyes of real big shots, the entire Chunin Exam is actually just that.

In the back corridor at the highest point of the stands, Daimaru walked over with the puppet Temari.

At the position closest to the opening, an ANBU wearing an animal mask was looking at Kakashi Hatake and Sasuke Uchiha who had just appeared.

The second round, which has been postponed for a long time, is finally about to begin. The long-awaited competition is coming soon, and bursts of cheers come and go from the audience.

"It's too dangerous here. Kabuto Yakushi is here, and there are many jounin..."

The stands where famous people and nobles gather are even more heavily guarded, and the civilian stands are not a good place either.

"Let's go!" 』

Unlike Temari and Kankuro, Daimaru still has a glimmer of hope in the "Konoha Collapse Plan".

The flower of peace needs blood to bloom.

For a place as troubled as the ninja world, more than ten years without war is really too long.

It's been so long that people have forgotten how terrible war is.

Daimaru comes in a hurry and leaves in a hurry. No one will pay attention to a failed genin candidate.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by the performance of the genius Uchiha Sasuke.

It only took a month to learn the technique of Thunder Chakra to stimulate body cells and improve reaction speed, and perfectly reproduced the physical skills that Rock Lee had spent several years learning.

Not only that, but there was also the Thunder Release Chidori, whose power and momentum made the audience stunned.

Regardless of whether they are jinchuriki or chidori, they should not appear on a stage like the chunin exam.

When Gaara's absolute defense was broken by Chidori and his left shoulder was injured, he had spent too much chakra and was unable to awaken the One-Tailed Shukaku in time. Naturally, he could not use the tailed beast to create chaos and destruction. achieved.

The reason for this result, apart from the fact that Uchiha Sasuke is really powerful and can break Gaara's defense, the bigger problem is that Gaara made his own decision and did not follow the plan before receiving the action signal before starting to transform into a tailed beast. .

In the stands, Yakushi Kabuto's Nirvana Vihara Technique has been activated. The power of the large-scale A-level illusion cannot be resisted by ordinary ninjas. What's more, most of the people here are ordinary people, and they have all fallen asleep.

When the sudden change caught all parties by surprise, smoke bombs rose in front of the rostrum, and Orochimaru also began to take action.

Even if Gaara's attack fails, Orochimaru is quite sure to kill his teacher, the third generation of Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It would be better for Orochimaru to kill the fourth generation Kazekage Rasa in exchange for a dirt body that is slightly weaker in combat power but can be completely controlled.

Keeping everything in your own hands is far safer than unreliable so-called allies.

Daimaru, who was hiding behind the scenes, saw everything through the Eyes of Sand.

Maki and Shiranui Genma were confronting each other, and the task given to Kankuro and Temari was to take Gaara away, treat his injuries in a safe place, and then continue after he got better, while Uchiha Sasuke was asked to pursue Gaara.

Shortly afterwards, Uzumaki Naruto, Nara Shikamaru and Haruno Sakura were led by the psychic ninja dog Parker to form a team and follow closely.

In the distance, a huge psychic snake broke through the barrier's protection and crashed into the outer wall of Konoha Village. The "Konoha Collapse Plan" was fully launched and entered a fever pitch from the beginning.

"It's already very dangerous here..."

Daimaru, who silently retracted his perspective, hid in a towering tree about ten meters outside the conference venue, turned around,

"But first, I have to deal with this little bug like you!"

In the shadow below, Aburame Shino, who had a weak presence, stared in Daimaru's direction.

"No matter how hard you hide your body, your chakra can't deceive the bad bugs. You sneaky Sand Ninjas. No matter what bad things you want to do, I will stop it..."

"Do bad things?"

Daimaru laughed wildly for the first time in a long time,

"Little brother, this is not a ninja game, but a war, and people will die! Are you ready?"