This puppeteer is a bit... well...

Chapter 76 Selection of the Final Battle

but.

It's easier said than done.

After receiving Danzo's letter, Konoha's elite warriors led their men to the front lines last night.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya, two of the legendary Sannin, went to confront the defenses of Kumogakure, while Tsunade has not yet been sent to confront the defenses of Kusagakure and Iwagakure because Danzo is present.

As the strongest medical ninja of this era, her role in overseeing the entire medical system from the rear is far more important than going to the front lines.

Unless the frontline fighting force is severely depleted, it is unlikely that Tsunade will be sent there.

Minato Namikaze isn't scheduled to go yet because he'll be training new recruits. Besides, given his speed, he can get there quickly even if needed.

But even if it's just the two of them, they might not necessarily win.

If it were just a skirmish, that would be fine, but a duel... Sarutobi glanced at Ryuji and Karura's names again, especially their abilities and resumes, and felt a headache coming on once more.

In a one-on-one duel within a limited area, the opponent's ability advantage is too great.

"Phew~"

Sarutobi replaced the tobacco in his pipe, lit it, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled. Feeling a little better, he said, "The Uchiha can't just send no one. That would be like using their faces as a mop, and they won't agree to that. So at least one Uchiha member has to go. The remaining two..."

At this point, Sarutobi glanced at Minato and continued, "Have Tsunade and Hiruzen move up."

Minato paused for a moment, then realized, "Indeed, having Lady Tsunade deal with Ryuji is a perfect solution. Her fists can break through his armor, and Kohinata's abilities are very effective against close combat. Having him deal with Gin would be foolproof. However..."

Minato looked up at Sarutobi, puzzled, and asked, "We can roughly deduce their lineup from their personnel, but how should we arrange their opponents?"

"Cough cough..."

Sarutobi coughed lightly, his left fist near his mouth, and continued, "Well, we'll just draw lots. Heaven will be on Konoha's side."

"ha?"

Minato's eyes widened.

But they quickly realized it was a covert operation.

……

Ring ring!

As the school bell rang, the students' noise and chasing in the corridors immediately began, and the parents waiting for their children at the gate also became a little restless, turning the quiet campus into a bustling place.

Ryuji and the teachers from the Sunagakure delegation also squeezed through the crowd and started their way back.

Summer rains come quickly and go quickly.

It was pouring rain in the morning, but the sun was blazing in the afternoon, and the water on the road had almost dried up.

Ryuji and Karura walked at the front, asking about the day's lessons.

"After listening to classes all day, I can feel that there are obvious differences between the teaching methods in Konoha and Sunagakure."

"Oh, tell me about it."

"Firstly, regarding the content, perhaps because of the rain, today's classes were all indoors. I feel they have too many cultural subjects. Let's leave aside the coded language and such related to ninjas, but there are also math, ancient literature, geography, chemistry... there are many things that I have no idea what they have to do with ninjas."

At this point, Gallo couldn't help but smile wryly, "To be honest, although I am a teacher, in terms of academic level, I am not as good as the top students among these students."

Oh, this.

Long Er opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't know what to say.

In his previous life, when he watched anime, he never understood this behavior. Especially when he saw on forums that Konoha's Chunin were almost all at the university or even graduate student level, he was completely bewildered.

While ninjas do need a lot of knowledge, it's not that demanding!

In places like Sunagakure, cultural classes only cover the essential knowledge required for ninjas, with puppeteers perhaps learning a little more.

Does the Konoha Ninja Academy really train everyone to become Hokage after teaching so much?

However, to say it's useless would be nonsense.

In my previous life, the army required soldiers to have the highest possible level of education. Although I don't know the specific reasons, a high level of education was definitely useful.

Furthermore, although ninja schools teach a lot of knowledge, it is not in-depth, only at the level of junior and senior high school. Ninjas need to learn the subsequent knowledge on their own while carrying out missions.

Therefore, there's not much to say.

After all, the creation of ninjutsu is inseparable from knowledge.

Although not everyone has the talent to create ninjutsu, a higher level of knowledge dissemination will ensure that such talents are not overlooked.

In Boruto, Konoha has already developed scientific ninja tools. If they continue to develop for another few decades or centuries, ninjas might not even need to learn ninjutsu anymore.

Therefore, knowledge is still very necessary.

"Ahem... I don't know much about this either. You should listen to more classes with the other teachers, study for a while, and then see how things go. When the time comes, we can develop a teaching system that suits the environment of Sunagakure."

"Yes, I will definitely complete the mission."

"This isn't urgent. We have other plans for tomorrow. Let's go back and meet up with the others first."

"it is good."

……

Around 5 p.m., the sun began to set.

Apart from the twenty interns who were assigned to work night shifts at the hospital, everyone else has returned to their residences.

Long Er gathered everyone in the conference room.

"...That's how it is."

After telling them about tomorrow's duel, Ryuji looked around and took in everyone's reactions.

Some people are worried, some are excited, some are indifferent, some are hesitant... Because of different personalities or considerations, everyone reacts differently.

Ryuji nodded and continued, "I started this duel for three reasons: to settle old scores, to deter troublemakers, and to test the strength of Konoha. Therefore, tomorrow's duel will be between me, Gin, and..."

Ryuji's gaze first fell on Kuro, but then, remembering that Kuro had no combat experience, he immediately turned his attention to Karyuro.

This girl is only 19 years old. She has a delicate figure and always wears a gentle smile. To anyone who sees her, she looks harmless.

However, she was the third ninja in Sunagakure, after the Third Kazekage and Rasa, to use Magnet Release, and she possessed astonishing chakra.

but.

Although Karura is very strong, her personality is too soft and too kind, making her unsuitable for fighting.

"The third battle is at Blacktop."

"Yes."

Hei responded calmly, while Garula looked astonished, and the others began to discuss amongst themselves.

Silver is alright. Although he is rarely seen in the village, everyone knows that there is such a powerful expert. But Black... Dragon Two was only created a few days ago, and hardly anyone knows him or how strong he is.

Karura hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Lord Ryuji, I have no intention of offending Lord Kuro, but tomorrow's battle concerns the village's reputation. Wouldn't it be better if I were to go?"

"No, Black is also very strong."

Long Er said with a serious expression, while thinking to himself: If we can't beat them, we'll just call Hong to help us level up.

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