Red sand dust

It's past midnight, and the flow of people on the bustling streets of Konoha Village has rapidly decreased, and most of the villagers have gone to sleep.

In a remote place near the southwest corner, in a secret underground base, Danzo Shimura was looking through documents and writing something from time to time.

In the silent corridor, a winding shadow quickly approached the place illuminated by the light. Soon, the leader of the "Root" organization was caught in sight.

In the depths of our own forces, except for the time when the third generation of Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen forced his way in, expelled Orochimaru, and punished Danzo Shimura, there had been no intruders for more than ten years.

The surrounding guards have retreated. Although Danzo Shimura looks a little old, he is actually very energetic. He is not much sleepy and has not let go of his due vigilance.

Danzo Shimura put down the pen in his hand and was about to finish his work when he suddenly felt an inexplicable danger.

"Who's over there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a tiny spider came over with its traction silk. Shimura Danzo, who was always calm, picked up the crutch at hand and poured the wind escape chakra into it, turning it into a silver sharp blade. He waved it a few times and stirred up the energy. The wind blade chopped up the spiders together with the spider silk. Except for some debris flying and falling on the body, there was no threat at all.

Immediately afterwards, white bone projectiles shot out, but they were blocked one by one by the old and strong "root" leader.

From the shadow not far away, a pale and striking-looking Yakushi Kabuto stepped out. The obviously unusual form of the Snake Senjutsu surprised even Danzo Shimura.

"Kabuto Yakushi, you actually dare to come back? Does it look like Orochimaru's research has made progress again, and is this what you rely on to attack me?"

The assassination masters sent by the "Root" organization have been keeping an eye on Orochimaru. Although they were unsuccessful, Danzo Shimura never thought that Orochimaru would take revenge.

"A has-been old guy who has outlived the times. If he doesn't retire early to take care of his old age, I'm afraid he will die without a place to bury him!"

As he spoke, he saw the white-haired boy on Yakushi Kabuto's chest and abdomen quickly transforming into a female ninja with slightly darker skin. He held the flute in both hands, and a thrilling and harsh flute sound sounded. Shimura Danzo's eyes suddenly blurred. , I felt like a moth caught in a spider web, unable to move.

"Magic Flute·Dream Sound Lock! The evil-minded idiot, die in ignorance!"

With a vicious tone, Yakushi Kabuto suddenly charged forward and stabbed the kunai into Shimura Danzo's neck.

Blood spattered and a successful smile appeared on Yakushi Kabuto's face. Before he could react, he was entangled by a piece of wood and thorns.

"What's stupid is that you actually used illusions against me!"

The bandage was removed, revealing the Mangekyō Sharingan from Uchiha Shisui.

"How is that possible? I haven't heard that it can be used freely, and there is wood escape..."

"Young man, you don't know much!"

Wood escape continuously absorbed the chakra in Yakushi Kabuto's body, making the enemy on the opposite side weaker and weaker. When he failed to resist, the wood thorn penetrated the heart.

"The power of immortal magic is nothing more than this!"

With blood spitting out of his mouth and his eyes getting darker, Yakushi Kabuto, who was no longer able to escape, mustered up the chakra in his body, absorbed the natural energy with all his strength, condensed the power into a ball without restraint, spit it out from his mouth, and turned it into a small ball with dazzling light. Two purple dragon-shaped energies circled continuously.

"Immortal Technique: The Technique of Baiji!"

When the two of them covered their eyes to avoid the bright light, the energy ball exploded violently, and Yakushi Kabuto who was close at hand was turned into ashes. Danzo Shimura was hit hard against the wall by the shock wave. He relied on the protection of the wooden armor to escape. Seriously injured.

"Perish together? No, it could be the immortal magic clone! It's just cannon fodder for testing..."

In less than a minute, the "Gen" ninja who heard the movement quickly came to support, checked the room, and after finding nothing unusual, they stepped up their guard and gave Shimura Danzo a new place to live.

Shimura Danzo, who moved the location, did not notice that a small part of the spider fragments, bone projectiles, and final blast debris that had been previously smashed were contaminated with himself, slowly submerged into his skin, and disappeared. in vivo.

At the same time, Daimaru, who was sitting in the hotel, regained his consciousness.

"I guess I haven't been discovered yet. I'm pretending to be like that!" 』

The so-called Snake Immortal Technique is, of course, just a joke, and all the famous Immortal Techniques are just simulated effects. Except for the Immortal Technique and the Immortal Distant Shadow, which has some flavor, and the big explosion that kills both of them in the end is real. , it’s all Daimaru’s nonsense.

If we really want to be serious, it's actually full of flaws. It's just that Shimura Danzo, who doesn't know much about the current situation of Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto, can find out those doubtful points. It's unclear.

Daimaru just wanted to give it a try. Even if he didn't succeed, there would be no loss.

After observing the reincarnation chakra of Indra in Uchiha Sasuke's body for a while, Daimaru gained little success, thinking that there might be unexpected discoveries in Danzo Shimura who mastered the power of Mangekyo Sharingan and Wood Release at the same time.

It's so troublesome to open up a new path through obstacles. It takes a lot of effort to collect resources in the early stage. If you go the wrong way, you don't know how much time it will take to correct it.

After finishing the matter, Daimaru yawned a few times, arranged a warning trap, and was ready to rest.

…

The next afternoon, the belated representative of Kirigakure Village, Ao, arrived at Konoha Village. After a short rest, the meeting about the upcoming joint chuunin exams began.

The Kumo ninja came as the fourth generation Raikage's secretary, Azabui, and the Iwa ninja came as the Jonin Orotchi.

As the host, Morino Ihiki of Konoha Village presided over.

Temari sat in as the examiner of the first exam.

Looking at the few people present at the meeting, there were all old, middle-aged and young people, and the only one who really knew a lot about the Chunin Exam was the torture expert Morino Hiki.

After all, this is not the Five Shadows Conference, and with the efficiency of a ninja, there is no need to beat around the bush.

Morino Ihiki expressed his views directly on behalf of the Leaf Village:

"Teamwork and mental will are the talents that need to be considered most!"

Ao, who has no opinions, rarely expresses his opinions, and Huang Tu agrees with Morino Ihiki's views.

"The strength of the collective and the quality of perseverance are indispensable!"

Azabui, the representative of the Kumo ninja, seemed not to want to agree casually, but was waiting for Suna ninja's opinion before becoming the decisive force for balance.

After everyone discussed it amicably for a while, they all looked at Daimaru, waiting for the opinions of the organizers of the first and second trials.

After hesitating for a while, Daimaru said slowly:

"The purpose of the exam will be discussed later. What I want to ask is, what do you think about the elimination rate? If all candidates are eliminated in the first or second exam, will you accept it?"