I'm in Konoha, and I have ten skill slots.

Asma!

Kakashi chuckled, then suddenly felt something was off. "Asuma, why do you think that?"

"Because of Ice Release! Is that the Kirigakure's bloodline limit?"

Asuma didn't understand Kakashi's reaction; he wondered if Kakashi was mocking him.

A hint of doubt appeared in the eyes of Kai and Kurenai Yuhi, who were standing to the side.

Shaking his head helplessly, Kakashi stood up. "Shigure is a member of the Moonlight Clan. Don't you know that?"

The gathering with old friends has come to a temporary end.

Kakashi couldn't possibly say that he and the Third Hokage witnessed Shigure developing Ice Release on his own!

That's all I can say.

However, after taking only two steps, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Why would even Asuma and the others suspect Shigure? Even if it's Ice Release, it shouldn't make them so curious!

It's just a bloodline limit.

Kakashi shook his head, and just as he was about to go home, the Anbu ninjas found him.

"Kashi-senpai, Hokage, please come!"

"Oh, I see!"

Arriving at the Hokage's office, Kakashi wondered why the Hokage had summoned him at this time.

As soon as Kakashi entered, he saw Danzo walking out and immediately frowned.

"Kakashi, come in!"

Upon hearing the Third Hokage's voice, Kakashi entered the office.

"The Chunin Exams finals start tomorrow, but I need you to leave the village today!"

Leave the village?

Why leave the village at this time?

"We have a special guest at the game who needs your help to greet them!"

To greet them on behalf of three generations?

Who is this person of such importance? Could it be the daimyo of the Land of Fire? But isn't the daimyo supposed to arrive tomorrow morning?

Should we go and embrace it now?

"who?"

The third generation chuckled. "You'll see when the time comes!"

Hearing this, Kakashi nodded. "By the way, Third Hokage, I discovered..."

"Alright, I still have a lot to do here. You should hurry back! If you leave at this hour, you'll probably have to travel all night!"

Seeing this, Kakashi had no choice but to keep his words to himself for the time being.

Urged by the third generation, I went to the location given by the third generation to meet someone.

……

The Chunin Exams are an important occasion to showcase the strength of ninja villages, and they are held twice a year.

The reason for holding the Chunin Exams so frequently is to demonstrate the strength of their village.

The main reason why Konoha invited smaller villages like Sunagakure, Takigakure, Amegakure, and Kusagakure to participate in the Chunin Exams was to showcase the strength of Konoha's ninjas.

Let the people of these small villages understand just how strong Konoha is; they'd better behave themselves.

Today is the Chunin Exams finals.

The list of participating genin also indicates one thing.

The five great nations of ninjas are completely superior to other ninja villages.

The final match consisted of ninjas from Konoha and Sunagakure.

In addition, there were six Konoha ninjas and two Sunagakure ninjas.

The sheer number of people involved also demonstrates Konoha's strength.

Shigure listened quietly to the cheers outside from the waiting room.

Naruto was very excited, and although Sasuke didn't show any reaction, his eyes also revealed his excitement.

This guy was obviously incredibly excited too.

After the Third Hokage's voice ended, the countdown to the Chunin Exams finals began.

At this moment, Shigure noticed a strange phenomenon.

In the VIP room where the daimyo were watching the battle, besides the auras of the daimyo from the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, there was actually the aura of a third person.

Of course, this aura was not that of a ninja; it was just the aura of an ordinary person.

But the person who can rest in the same VIP room as the daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind must be a daimyo.

'Besides the daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, have other daimyo from different countries arrived?'

Could it be the name of a small country?

But if it's a daimyo from a small country, he probably wouldn't be qualified to sit in the same place as the daimyo of the Land of Fire or the Land of Wind!

Just as Shigure was wondering.

Suddenly, I saw Kakashi standing next to the Hokage.

Kakashi stood beside the Third Hokage. "Third Hokage, the Kage has arrived!"

"Ok!"

The third generation nodded.

Then, Gekko Hayate, who was in charge of hosting the final, began to make the announcement.

Hayate Gekko didn't run around recklessly last night. With Shigure's deliberate influence, it's impossible for Hayate Gekko to be killed by Maki again.

Therefore, the host for the final was still Moonlight Gale.

"Today, we have a special guest for the Chunin Exams!"

"That is the Fifth Kage of Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Nations!"

As he spoke, Hayate Gekko pointed to the Naruto viewing platform.

At that moment, Mei Terumi, who appeared to the right of the Third Hokage, slowly sat down, and Ao, who was following behind, nodded to Kakashi.

"It is my honor that Lord Kage has accepted the invitation to come to Konoha to watch the Chunin Exams!"

Hiruzen said with a smile.

Mei Terumi smiled and said, "Third Hokage, you flatter us. Our Hidden Mist Village has been closed off for too long. It is an honor for our Hidden Mist Village to receive an invitation from the Hidden Leaf Village this time."

While speaking, Mei Terumi's gaze kept drifting towards the contestants' lounge.

Shigure was puzzled at this moment, as this was quite different from the original story!

Why would the Fifth Generation Kage appear in a place like this?

The Hidden Mist Village is participating in the Chunin Exams of Konoha? Are you kidding me?

However, this would probably make Orochimaru's plan even more difficult to implement!

Thinking of this, Shi Yu smiled and said, "This is going to be interesting!"

"Interesting? What's interesting? Shigure, what are you talking about?" Naruto asked curiously.

Sasuke, standing nearby, frowned as well. "The Fifth Kage... Kirigakure!"

"For this Chunin Exams finals, we have specially invited Chojuro, a genin from Kirigakure, to participate in the finals!"

"There are nine genin participating in the finals this time!"

Chojuro?

Shigure was stunned for a moment; the future Sixth Kage was participating in this Chunin Exam.

And they're directly guaranteed a spot in the finals?

This... makes things even more interesting.

How did the Third Hokage manage to invite the Fifth Kage? And if Kirigakure wanted to participate in Konoha's Chunin Exams, they should have participated from the very beginning!

Shigure feels like this is more like joining halfway through!

So why would a Kage bring a Kirigakure genin to the Konoha Chunin Exams?

Is it simply because Kirigakure has been closed off for too long and they want to communicate with the Five Great Nations?

It's probably not that simple!

Colluding with Orochimaru? That's unlikely! Mei Terumi probably wouldn't be attracted to Orochimaru...

As Shigure was thinking, the sound of Moonlight Gale suddenly rang out.