Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

On the third day after Tamura Hiroshi arrived in Konoha, the Chunin Exams began, and just like before, it was a written exam.

Upon seeing the questions on the exam paper, the Konoha examinees displayed a variety of expressions: some were calm, some were anxious, and some were bewildered.

The examinees from Hidden Cloud Village all had similar expressions, with their brows furrowed.

"Why are you frowning? Is it too difficult?"

Jiraiya, watching the surveillance footage, was puzzled. They were all more focused on the Cloud Ninja examinees, but all of them had furrowed brows.

Then the Cloud Ninja examinees began answering the questions one after another, as if divinely inspired, without the slightest pause.

"The test questions were probably too easy."

Tamura Hao said that the education in their Hidden Cloud Village had long since changed, especially in academic subjects, because the virtual world was first created and shaped in the Spirit World, and then in the Hidden Cloud Village. The first area to apply it was the school.

Students at the school currently stay on campus from Monday to Friday, which facilitates centralized dream management. In the virtual world, not only can time be extended like in Tsukuyomi, but various contents can also be simulated in the illusion to assist teaching, resulting in better effects.

So even though those children are only twelve years old, they have been learning in their dreams for more than twenty years, and their accumulation of cultural knowledge is quite astonishing.

The curriculum in Konoha hasn't changed much, especially in academic subjects. The exams are also not too demanding, and are child's play for the students from Kumogakure.

Perhaps they were a little stunned because they didn't expect the written Chunin Exams in Konoha to be so easy.

Not long after, the thirty Cloud Ninja examinees finished answering the questions one after another. They then folded their papers, raised their hands to signal the proctor, and began to look around at the Konoha examinees.

This is a rule of the exam: once you have finished answering the questions and signaled to the invigilator, you are free to observe the other candidates in the exam room.

The ninja exams are not just about accumulating academic knowledge, but also about intelligence gathering. Observing these methods helps in understanding the opponent.

Next comes the clash of overall strength, so it's essential to gather intelligence beforehand.

Some of the outstanding Konoha examinees noticed the unusual behavior of the Cloud Ninja examinees, and they all felt considerable pressure. Even Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help but frown.

Naruto, of course, was completely unaware of this. At that moment, he was scratching his head and staring at the test paper in front of him, genuinely unable to answer a single question.

As for cheating, why would you cheat?

With so many proctors around, I'd definitely get caught if I cheated. When I got home, my grumpy mom would spank me, and Sakura and Sasuke would look down on me.

"Naruto-kun!"

After Hinata finished answering the questions, she noticed Naruto's expression and quietly pushed her own test paper a little closer to him.

"what?"

Naruto, who was in a frenzy, glanced at it but ignored it and continued to stare at his test paper.

"Minato-kun, is he really your son?"

Tamura Hiroshi saw that scene through the surveillance footage and couldn't help but cast a questioning look at Namikaze Minato. "Your style is quite different from back then."

"Naruto has someone he likes."

Minato Namikaze was rather embarrassed, realizing that his son was too straightforward and couldn't even see the girl's feelings.

Also, her grades are terrible. I thought she would at least be able to answer a few questions correctly, but she can't answer a single one. She used to be able to barely pass exams in school.

"Fool!"

Sakura Haruno, who had finished her questions in the back row, noticed her teammate's awkward situation. After making a comment, she extended five chakra threads from her right hand's five fingers, connected them to Naruto's right hand, and began to copy down the answers.

Fortunately, in order to improve her chakra control, she learned this chakra thread control technique.

"This is... Sakura's chakra."

Naruto sensed Sakura's chakra and immediately looked at Sakura diagonally behind him, feeling very grateful and then excited.

Sakura actually helped me solve the problem; she must have been moved by my sincerity.

Sakura Haruno was naturally unaware of the chaotic thoughts running through her teammate's mind. Her reason for helping was simple: firstly, because the other person was her teammate, and secondly, because these tests required the entire team to pass in order to pass.

The various cheating methods employed kept the Cloud Ninja examinees entertained, and they also gathered a considerable amount of information.

The written test was passed quickly, and the proctor for the second test, Minato Namikaze, appeared and led the remaining candidates to a forest outside the village.

Only in such a complex environment can comprehensive abilities be better demonstrated.

He had already set up countless Flying Thunder God Techniques in this forest, and with his own perception abilities, he could arrive at any major problem as soon as possible to minimize the losses.

As usual, after signing the contract and receiving the scroll, everyone entered the forest. It was at this moment that the Cloud Ninja examinees unleashed their chakra for the first time since arriving in Konoha.

"They're all Jonin!"

Having arrived at the central wooden house first, the Konoha shinobi with their sensory abilities were all shocked.

Those thirty Cloud Ninja examinees were all Jonin level. A twelve-year-old Jonin is nothing special; many of them reached the Jonin level at the age of twelve, or even before the age of twelve.

But those were a minority. Now, the Hidden Cloud Village has suddenly produced thirty Jonin-level candidates, all of whom are only twelve or thirteen years old.

This is absolutely outrageous!

And this is just chakra; the Hidden Cloud Village also has many secret ninjutsu techniques passed down through generations, so their strength must be even greater.

For example, when the Silver Flash came to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exams, his chakra level was only Jonin level, but he was able to unleash Kage-level strength.

I can't even imagine what kind of strength those Cloud Ninja examinees can unleash.

"Your Kumogakure is really over the top. Reaching Jonin level at such a young age, aren't you worried about overdrawing your potential?"

Jiraiya felt something was wrong. One or two geniuses would be considered geniuses, but now there were thirty geniuses. Could it be that they had overdrawn their potential to improve?

"Konoha is small, but the world is vast."

Tamura Hao replied calmly that with the continuous improvement of their Hidden Cloud Village's education system, coupled with ample resources, it was truly not difficult to cultivate a genius like Kakashi from the original story.

"Shut up, you idiot. Those kids are in great shape, better than you."

Seeing that Jiraiya was about to speak, Orochimaru glared at him.

He had previously used his Byakugan to observe the Cloud Ninja examinees and found that they were all in good physical condition and had transplanted bones from the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) to aid in their taijutsu training.

Moreover, the chakra of the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) fused very well with the children's own chakra, clearly demonstrating that the Hidden Cloud Village had surpassed itself in terms of bloodline transplantation.

That makes sense, after all, Tsunade is there. When it comes to pure medical skills, I can't compare to my friend.

"I think the Hyuga girl is better. Look at her figure as she runs. She's definitely a good childbearer. She might even rival Tsunade in the future."

If that idiot Naruto marries her, they'll definitely have a ton of kids. Don't let him become a simp again.

Minato wasn't even this obsequious to you back then.

Kushina Uzumaki and Kyuumei Uzumaki were talking, and Kushina highly recommended the girl from the Hyuga clan. She said that the surveillance footage showed that the girl was excellent and that she was the most suitable to be a wife.

Look at Tsunade, she's an absolutely perfect child. Not only can she have many children, but raising them is also stress-free, and she can even help relieve a lot of their burdens.

"I hadn't paid attention to Naruto's situation before, but Hinata Hyuga is definitely much better than Sakura Haruno."

That girl's body hasn't developed yet; she probably won't grow up to her full size.

Uzumaki Kyuu-shin agreed with her best friend's assessment. Minato Namikaze, who was not far away, felt extremely embarrassed. On the other side, Hiashi Hyuga had a dark expression on his face the whole time, as did Neji Hyuga.

My own Hinata sister is actually a simp?

Still a shameless sycophant who doesn't appreciate affection, how outrageous!

The uncle and nephew exchanged a glance, both glaring fiercely at Minato Namikaze.

That must be your kid!

Sensing the two murderous intents, Minato Namikaze felt even more frustrated, and at the same time, he felt that his relationship with his son was a bit complicated.

The girl he likes likes someone else, and the girl who likes him doesn't reciprocate his feelings. This complicated relationship is giving him a headache. Will he end up in a melodramatic soap opera in the future?

Seeing this, the expressions on the faces of the Konoha members were not good.

The Cloud Ninja examinees naturally wouldn't ask their own people to get the other half of the scroll, so they could only target the Konoha examinees, and then the Konoha examinees suffered the consequences.

Facing thirty Jonin-level opponents, they had absolutely no chance of winning. Even the strongest Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto faced the strongest team of Cloud Ninja examinees, who were all Tamura Hao's sons.

One is Kushina's child, Uzumaki Ii; another is Uchiha Mikoto's child, Uchiha Miu; and the third is Tsunade's child, Senju Keiko.

All three are girls, and they all studied at the Elite Academy. They are also the only ones selected from the Elite Academy for this mission, so they formed an all-female team.

"Minato, take me there."

Jiraiya seemed to have noticed something and gestured to the disciple beside him.

Minato Namikaze glanced at everyone, said nothing, and put his hand on his teacher's shoulder, leading him away.

Tamura Hiroshi and others also went over to watch the battle up close.

"Is she Tsunade's child?"

After staring at the blonde girl for a while, Jiraiya asked her question with a disappointed look on his face.

They look so alike!

"She is Tsunade's seventeenth daughter, named Senju Keiko."

Tamura Hao replied that Tsunade was just as blessed with exceptional offspring as Shimura Izumi, with twins being the least common, triplets being the norm, and quadruplets and quintuplets being frequent as well. The number of her children was second only to Shimura Izumi.

"The seventeenth daughter."

Jiraiya couldn't help but twitch. He really wanted to ask Tsunade if she had nothing else to do in Kumogakure.

Which unlucky guy married that violent woman? Hasn't he been drained dry after all this time?

Even Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze on the side couldn't help but have strange expressions; this was truly prolific.

Tamura Hiroshi thought it was normal. There was no such thing as the saying in the novel that the stronger you are, the harder it is to have children. In fact, the higher your strength, the easier it is to get pregnant.

The activity of egg cells and sperm cells will be higher, they will last longer, and they will be more likely to combine.

"They're strong, be careful."

During the standoff, Sasuke Uchiha said something, his eyes already transformed into three-tomoe Sharingan.

These three felt completely different from the other Cloud Ninja examinees; they were much stronger and more dangerous.

"Proceed according to plan."

Uchiha Miu said, "I've got my eye on Uchiha Sasuke."

"I wonder how well he can utilize Wood Release, and how it compares to Uncle Nawaki's."

Uzumaki Yiyi sized up Uzumaki Naruto opposite her. He looked so much like Nawaki's uncle in his childhood photos, both of them adorably silly.

"That Sakura has a superhuman strength, but she seems a bit off mentally, somewhat like Izumi's mother."

Senju Keiko was staring at Haruno Sakura, and could tell that she had good physical talent, but she felt that there seemed to be some mental problems.

"I'll go first!"

"Earth Release: Stage Technique!"

Uchiha Miu made the first move, raising her hands and forming hand seals to quickly create a stage. Under Uchiha Sasuke's wary gaze, she activated her Sharingan, but it wasn't the three-tomoe Sharingan; instead, it was a complex pattern.

"Oh no, it's a kaleidoscope!"

Upon seeing the complex pattern, Sasuke Uchiha realized he was in trouble, but it was too late by then.

Uncontrollably, she walked onto the stage and started dancing. Uchiha Miu even took out a speaker and played her father's composition, Gokuraku Jodo, and took out a camera to record it.

This scene left Sakura Haruno and Naruto Uzumaki completely stunned, and those secretly observing were also utterly dumbfounded.

Uchiha Itachi, who was observing from the other side, couldn't help but cover his face, unable to bear to watch.

Why is my younger brother so weak when I'm such a genius?

Should we add some pain and pressure later?

"It looks pretty good."

Uchiha Shisui, on the other hand, watched with great interest and didn't see anything wrong with it, after all, they were just children.

Moreover, given Sasuke's personality, this humiliation would only motivate him to train harder, and might even stimulate an improvement in his eye power. If he could awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, that would be perfect.

Sasuke, who was being watched, had a contorted and ferocious expression. His Sharingan's rotation speed increased significantly. If looks could kill, Uchiha Miu would have been reduced to ashes.

"Let go of Sasuke!"

Sakura Haruno, realizing what was happening, immediately tried to rush forward to rescue her crush, but was stopped by Keiko Senju.

"Come on, unleash your full power! Only by defeating me can you rescue your teammates."

"Get out of my way!"

Sakura Haruno continued charging forward, then was punched in the abdomen, sending her flying backward.

"Stand up and keep going!"

Keiko Senju encouraged her, saying, "Dad said before that Sakura has great potential and is very suitable to be Mom's apprentice. Let me help Mom test her."

"Sakura!"

Naruto ignored Sasuke, who was performing a hot dance, and ran towards Sakura Haruno, who had been knocked away.

As for that arrogant Sasuke, he'd love to make a fool of himself even more.

Before they could even get there, a network of golden chains blocked their path.

"Your opponent is me."

Standing atop a solid rock barrier, looking down at the boy below, Whirlpool Yiyi drew her sword, eager to test his skills.

"You forced me to do this!"

Naruto Uzumaki was annoyed, so he clasped his hands together and unleashed a Wood Release ninjutsu that he had learned from his grandfather Orochimaru in the past two days.

"Wood Release: Descent from the Sea of ​​Trees!"

A massive amount of Wood Release chakra was injected into the earth, and countless thick tree roots instantly rose up from the surrounding ground.

Using Wood Release techniques in this kind of forest is even more powerful, as there are trees everywhere that can be used.

However, Naruto Uzumaki had only awakened Wood Release a couple of days ago. Even with his extraordinary bloodline and perfect compatibility, plus the support of Ashura's chakra and the Nine-Tails' chakra, the effect was still limited.

Since the Tree World's Birth cannot be used, this low-end version of the Tree Sea's Birth can only be used.

Faced with the countless trees surging towards her, Uzumaki Yiyi simply swung her sword, and the crescent-shaped sword aura formed by wind-attribute chakra cut all the trees in half.

"I thought there might be some surprises."

Whirlpool Yiyi was rather disappointed. The scale of the tree sea that had just descended looked decent, but it lacked precise control and its intensity was very low, making it no different from ordinary trees.

Even after being severed, it cannot reconnect on its own to continue attacking, posing no threat. It is far inferior to Uncle Rope Tree's Wood Release, so we'll have to wait and see.

"Don't underestimate me. I still have the ultimate ninjutsu. I'm sure I can defeat you."

Seeing that his painstakingly practiced ninjutsu was easily broken, Naruto Uzumaki was not discouraged and raised his hands to form hand seals.

"Seduction: The Reverse Harem Technique!"

A burst of mist exploded out, revealing a large group of handsome men, all in celestial forms, posing in countless ways.

This scene stunned Xuanwo Yiyi for a moment, then her eyes turned cold, and she swung her sword out.

The massive chakra formed a storm that swept up all the figures and shredded them into pieces. Finally, it leaped out and kicked Naruto's main body onto the other side of the stage.

Uchiha Miu and Senju Keiko were equally stunned, and Haruno Sakura even had a nosebleed.

The onlookers were stunned; they hadn't expected Naruto to use such a forbidden technique.

"Jiraiya-sensei!"

Uzumaki Kyuubi's fair cheeks instantly flushed red, and his blood-red hair flew wildly under the raging chakra. He instantly kicked out and sent Jiraiya flying.

I was already upset when I found out my son was a simp, but now that I've discovered he's also a pervert, I'm furious.

Needless to say, Naruto was definitely corrupted by this old lecher.

Seeing his wife erupt, Minato Namikaze was a little scared and didn't dare to step forward to stop her, otherwise he might get beaten up as well.

Moreover, it would be good for the Ninth Grader to beat up Jiraiya-sensei to vent his anger, so that he wouldn't take it out on himself later.

Thinking of this, Minato Namikaze silently apologized to his teacher.

"Ninth Rank, calm down, this has nothing to do with me."

Jiraiya, whose body was embedded in the tree, saw the raging vortex Kyuubi rushing towards him and hurriedly began to explain.

This really has nothing to do with him; Naruto learned it on his own.

"idiot!"

Orochimaru felt ashamed and immediately took a scroll out of his mouth and threw it to Minato Namikaze.

"Minato-kun, these are all the Wood Release ninjutsu. I'll be very busy in the future and won't have time to teach Naruto."

He was already a bit annoyed by the boy's slow learning ability, and now this happened, he was even less willing to teach him.

If people found out that the kid was Orochimaru's disciple, they might smear his reputation, and he didn't want to ruin his reputation in his later years.

Looking at the scroll in his hand, Minato Namikaze felt a headache coming on and also felt the failure of his own education.

It's bad enough that my son became a sycophant, but he's turned into a pervert. I really can't tolerate this.

Then, looking at his own teacher who was being beaten by his wife, he felt a surge of resentment.

Naruto's transformation is definitely due to Jiraiya's influence. After all, Naruto is only twelve years old, and how could a twelve-year-old child possibly understand those things?

Jiraiya-sensei went too far!

Jiraiya, who was being brutally beaten, was completely unaware that his disciple was once again blaming him. He felt incredibly aggrieved and wronged; Naruto's actions had absolutely nothing to do with him. (End of Chapter)