He was in Konoha, and his domineering aura was overflowing.

"No matter how difficult it is, we must do it." The nobleman who spoke earlier said coldly, "I know you all have your own power, and now is the time to use it."

"While we're at it, let's look for other ninja villages. Sunagakure is too weak, Kirigakure is inconvenient, and Iwagakure just suffered a huge loss at Konoha a few years ago. Kumogakure! Kumogakure it is!"

"Under the Hidden Cloud Village, Konoha's strongest ninja is the Cloud Village, and they are particularly interested in the power known as Bloodline Limits. By hiring Cloud Village ninjas and combining our own strength, I refuse to believe that evil brat can survive!"

Upon hearing his analysis, Xing Siting and Chang Ying's eyes flickered. After a long while, they gritted their teeth and nodded.

"Okay, let's do it this way!"

Suddenly, someone spoke up: "Should we contact the lord over there?"

"Hmph! The Daimyo is clearly biased towards Konoha, otherwise why would he have raised that incident so high and then let it go so easily? There wasn't even a proper punishment!"

"That's right, it's because of the daimyo's indulgence that those ninjas are becoming increasingly outrageous. Tools should be tools!"

The action was to avoid the sight of the famous person.

The nobility is never a monolithic entity, especially after the daimyo's previous statement had already embarrassed the nobles involved in the matter.

Unbeknownst to anyone, beneath this luxurious mansion, a white, corpse-like figure listened quietly to the entire event.

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Mountain cemetery.

After hearing Black Zetsu's report, Madara Uchiha's aged eyes revealed a mocking look: "Heh, I wanted to wipe out the nobles back then, but Hashirama wouldn't allow it, and the others didn't stand by my side. Now these nobles who were spared are trying to contact outsiders to assassinate Konoha's genius."

He sneered.

It was as if he were gazing at Hashirama Senju, who had already gone to the Pure Land.

Tell him.

You're wrong!

"Black Zetsu." Suddenly, Madara Uchiha spoke.

"Lord Madara." Black Zetsu pretended to listen.

"I'm curious to see what that brat named Isogen will do once he finds out about this.

Generally speaking, unless it involves the Rinnegan or the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, Madara Uchiha has no interest in interfering with any external disturbances or chaos.

He had already experienced war and chaos, and it was far beyond the threshold of current ninjas.

However, this time is different.

It appears to be a direct war between ninjas and nobles.

He was very interested in this.

He wanted to sweep across the ninja world and establish a peaceful world, but Hashirama Senju wouldn't allow it.

He wanted to purge the nobles, but Hashirama Senju was calmed down by their words and even handed over the political affairs of the Land of Fire to them.

He is unlikely to personally eliminate the aristocracy now, but after hearing news that someone is going to target the aristocracy, and even do so ruthlessly.

He wouldn't mind offering a little help.

Black Zetsu nodded, indicating that he would obey.

Then I started to get a headache.

"It's not easy to get the message into Konoha."

Even Mito Uzumaki didn't dare to enter Konoha casually before he died.

Ninjutsu cannot kill him, but sealing techniques can imprison him forever.

"Let White Zetsu deliver it. Although there is a risk of being discovered, it will only be for a moment. With Konoha's level of defense, it is impossible to monitor every angle."

Black Zetsu did not want to carry out this mission, but his current identity was that of Madara Uchiha after Madara successfully used Yin-Yang Release, a manifestation of Madara's will.

With Madara Uchiha's vigilance honed from his time in the Warring States period, he would have noticed the slightest aversion.

Oh, Mother, when will I be able to see you again and rescue you?

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Soon after, the wind was gentle and the clouds were light, the sky was a clear, glassy blue, and occasionally a few oddly shaped clouds drifted by.

Ninja School.

Most of the people who came to watch the graduation exams were already in place.

Kobayashi Miyu, dressed in a ninja vest, had a complex expression.

It is both liberating and painful.

Although Yuge Wuxian has rarely come to the Ninja Academy since he revealed his talent, although every time he comes to the Ninja Academy he causes a stir, and although now the Ninja Academy has to make teachers wear ninja vests to teach because of him.

but.

"I really can't bear to part with it." With a soft sigh, Kobayashi Miyu was filled with emotion.

The teacher who overheard this came closer to him and whispered, "It's almost time for those kids to decide who's the best again."

"Goodbye and don't bother seeing me off." Kobayashi Miyu's expression turned serious, her demeanor upright and dignified.

There was not a trace of resentment, only the teacher's praise for the successful student.

At the same time, Sakumo Hatake led Kakashi into the Ninja Academy.

'Is this the Ninja Academy?'

Looking at the somewhat peaceful campus, Kakashi's young heart was slightly disappointed.

"What? Disappointed?" Sensing his emotions, Hatake Sakumo spoke up.

Kakashi nodded slightly: "I originally thought the Ninja Academy would be more lively."

Sakumo Hatake chuckled.

He knew that the excitement Kakashi was referring to was the clashes between ninjas.

Having been accompanied by him since childhood, Kakashi was occasionally taken out by Isogen to meet mostly top-tier ninjas in Konoha, which caused him to develop a bias against the Ninja Academy.

However, strictly speaking, this filter is actually correct.

call out--!

The sudden whooshing sound made Kakashi's expression tense.

Sakumo Hatake walked forward with a normal expression.

Several shuriken slammed powerfully into the ground.

Kakashi stared at the sword in his hand.

Is the ninja academy's welcoming ceremony really that iron-fisted?

"Look over there."

Kakashi stared in disbelief as he looked in the direction his father was pointing.

In the distant corridor of the teaching building, several figures shifted back and forth, their movements swift and fierce, each move exuding the iron-blooded aura of long-term combat.

“Aside from their chakra reserves, they already possess the combat skills of Chunin.”

Chunin!

Kakashi was stunned.

“Your talent is excellent, but in the current ninja academy, good talent alone is not enough.”

Kakashi understood his father's meaning.

Chapter 97 Kakashi has full confidence in his father

Kobayashi Miyu witnessed this scene, and her already weary face, burdened by the increasing student conflicts, looked even more worn out.

Several people quickly approached and bowed slightly.

"I apologize, Lord Hatake Sakumo. My child is naughty, please forgive him."

That wretched brat! I specifically told him to behave today.

Sakumo Hatake smiled slightly: "It's a good thing that the children are energetic. Don't be too harsh on them."

Having graduated long ago, he rarely returns to the ninja academy. His knowledge of the academy's condition mostly comes from other sources or from children jumping around on the street. With his keen eye, he can easily tell that although the ninja academy students fighting in the corridors use fierce moves, they do not contain excessive violence.

It refers to playful fighting among children without any extra emotions involved.

The only difference is that this playful and roughhousing would be discounted for ordinary adults.

Making friends is not difficult.

They often joke and play together, and participate in competitive activities. It's easy to develop feelings for each other during intense activities, and this round of events easily thaws the ice between the two who were initially at odds.

It aligns with the Will of Fire upheld by Konoha.

Guided by Kobayashi Miyu, the father and son arrived at the graduation examination location.

Located behind the Ninja Academy, it is a training ground specifically for the activities of the Ninja Academy students.

The place is quite large, after all, it's a place where students can play freely. Kakashi is more interested in this large playground, and he will likely stay here for a few years in the future.

With a curious heart, it looked around, its little eyes widening.

He knows most of them.

That fat guy eating potato chips over there is from the Akimichi clan, that's Sarutobi over there, and next to him are the Uchiha and the Hyuga who I've always avoided, and in the corner there's... wait, whose family is that guy wearing sunglasses?

"So many people?" Sakumo Hatake was slightly taken aback.

“Everyone is curious about the results of this exam,” Kobayashi Miyu smiled.

Sakuma Hatake remained noncommittal.

Curiosity is a given, but more than that, it's an opportunity to figure out the limits of Fifty Strings' abilities.

In the past, people could only judge based on what the fifty strings had accomplished, but information can be distorted, and the five senses can deceive people. Only after personally verifying it can one truly believe it.

Just like when Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha suddenly appeared and suppressed everything, many people didn't believe they were that strong, so they grabbed two kunai and rushed at them, and then nothing happened, and they were safe all the way.

If Isogen had no powerful background, the ninja clan would have shown him favor as soon as he began to distinguish himself, in exchange for some future assistance.

Unfortunately, Mito Uzumaki lost her grandson in the war, and Isogen is known for his unpredictable and unconventional ways of doing things, and he also has a good relationship with Kushina.

They went directly into the line of sight of this Konoha elder.

Therefore, figuring out his true strength is not an easy task.

Now, with such a rare opportunity, the examiner for this graduation exam is none other than Hatake Sakumo, a pillar of strength in Konoha. Let's see just how far this genius has come.

only……

His expression was slightly strange as he walked towards Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was already prepared to watch the show.

"Lord Hokage, isn't the venue a bit too small?"

"It's just a symbolic test, that should be enough." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and looked towards the teaching building.

"Furthermore, I want to take this opportunity to let the students see a duel between masters. Observing a duel between masters is a great help to both their mentality and their abilities."

After graduating from the Ninja Academy, students usually choose to become ninjas. Normally, the graduates are twelve-year-old children, and with the precocious development mechanism in the ninja world, they are at the prime of their youth.

There was often a ninja who had graduated clamoring to participate in high-level missions, and he had good intentions in order to warn the children about the dangers of the ninja world.

Sakumo Hatake opened his mouth, but still didn't voice his doubts.

Firstly, this is indeed useful for the children of the Ninja Academy; secondly, with the Fifty Strings of Song's fighting style, it would only take a blink of an eye to blow the Ninja Academy to the sky.

Moreover, this is an assessment, and while there are no general restrictions on the scope of the assessment, everyone tacitly limits it to a general area.

Otherwise, if they really went all out and used every trick in the book, the entire Hidden Leaf Village would become their battlefield, so there was absolutely no need to restrict the area.

Moreover, the training grounds at the ninja academy are designed with a large number of students in mind. In fact, the training grounds in the village are much larger than those at the ninja academy.

……

"There are a lot of people." Wu Xian entered right on time, and what he saw was a huge crowd.