Hinata: I'm in charge of Konoha.

Chapter 101 Akagiri Armor VS Uchiha Sasuke

"Hinata!"

On the fourth day, Class 7 also successfully reached the central tower.

Their team was clearly one of the strongest among the many candidates, except for a few others, yet their experience was the most arduous.

Fortunately, we successfully reached our destination.

"Sakura!"

Hinata, who was sitting outside the central tower idly basking in the sun, saw a familiar figure running towards her from afar.

Besides Sakura, there were also Naruto and Sasuke, but both of them had a rather subtle expression on their faces when they looked at Hinata.

Sasuke didn't need to say much. The first stage of the Cursed Seal erupted. Orochimaru's chakra affected him, and he mistakenly thought that Hinata had cut Sakura's hair. As a result, Hinata punched him a few times and sent him back to the Cursed Seal of Heaven.

When Naruto woke up and learned that Hinata had saved them, he exclaimed that Hinata, that violent woman, could not possibly be so kind and must have her eyes on Sakura!

As a result, Sakura punched Naruto twice.

"Sakura!"

Hinata waved to Sakura.

"haven't seen you for a long time!"

"Hinata, you have no idea what I've been through these past two days!"

Sakura poured out her grievances as soon as she saw Hinata.

Living in the wild, they endured wind and rain, drank raw water, and ate bland military rations and hunted prey that had no seasoning and even tasted fishy.

Most importantly, after the previous battles and a series of savage living conditions, she didn't even have a place to take a bath.

Just as Sakura was about to pounce on her, Hinata reached out and placed her palm on Sakura's forehead.

"Hinata?"

Sakura tilted her head, looking at Hinata with some confusion.

"Sakura smells a bit bad."

Hinata said something heartbreaking to Sakura with a blank expression.

"Hinata is so mean—"

Sakura, who had been full of energy when she first saw Hinata, suddenly became listless.

"Hey, um, that—"

"Thank you for what happened before."

Just as Sakura was feeling down, a blond-haired guy reluctantly and awkwardly shuffled over to Hinata and spoke with a look of reluctance.

"Okay, I've got it."

"You owe me a favor, and you'll have to pay it back later."

Hinata waved her hand dismissively and said.

"You're still the same old you."

"His very first words are unpleasant."

Naruto immediately got angry when he heard Hinata say that.

How can there be such an outrageous person in the world, as if they would die if they didn't confront others!

"Naruto, don't say that. If it weren't for Hinata, we would be finished."

Sakura, who had just been feeling down, immediately stood up to defend Hinata.

"call----"

"I'm not going to worry about this guy anymore, I'm going in."

Naruto pursed his lips at this and walked directly into the central tower under Hinata's interested gaze.

If Hinata hadn't saved them, this guy would probably have caused trouble again.

"Thank you for what happened last time."

"Consider it a favor I owe you."

Sasuke paused at the entrance of the central tower, then turned to Hinata and said softly.

Compared to Naruto, Sasuke was truly grateful to Hinata.

Even though Hinata had beaten him up before.

Whether it was Hinata asking him to find Kakashi back then, or Hinata helping him suppress that strange power a few days ago.

"Yes, I remember."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

Hinata waved her hand to indicate that she understood.

Seeing this, Sasuke said no more and followed Naruto into the central tower.

"Hinata, I'm going too. I'll find you later."

Seeing this, Sakura hurriedly spoke up and quickly caught up with her two companions.

Watching Team 7 enter the central tower, Hinata turned her gaze away and continued basking in the sun.

The Kazekage's office in Sunagakure, the Land of Wind, is "dead—"

At this moment, Rasa, who was still in Sunagakure, looked at the urgent information delivered by a flying eagle in his hand, and a complex emotion welled up in his heart.

Gaara, his youngest son.

died.

He died in the Forest of Death in Konoha.

The culprit is Hinata Hyuga of the Hyuga clan.

Are you sad?

No.

Luo Sha was not sad.

Is it painful?

Luo Sha was not in pain.

Are you sad?

Luo Sha was very sad.

But he was not saddened by his son's death.

He was saddened because he felt he had let down his deceased wife, Karyura.

He was saddened because the One-Tailed Jinchuriki had already died before the Konoha Crush plan could even begin.

With a soft sigh, Luo Sha stood up and gazed silently at the village standing in the desert outside the Kazekage's office.

Although we have lost Gaara, the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast, we still have Yagura, the Fourth Mizukage, the Jinchūriki of the Three-Tailed Beast.

In addition to himself, the Kazekage, and Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin.

Our own combat strength is still sufficient.

Although Gaara died, it's not a big deal.

As long as Konoha is destroyed in this battle, Gaara's death will be worthwhile.

When the tailed beast is resurrected in the future, all I need to do is capture it again.

Gaara's death —

I'm sorry, Karyura —

As time passed day by day, all the examinees in the Forest of Death finally arrived at the central tower.

And the final round of the second exam finally began.

"The purpose of the Chunin Exams is to select the best genin from each village."

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"As long as I can get the approval of the referees and judges, even if I lose, I might still qualify for Chunin."

"Moreover, this is not just about selecting outstanding Chunin, but also a demonstration of the national strength of each country —"

Inside the central tower, all the genin from each village were present, while the jonin leading these genin were waiting on the second-floor corridor for the start of the second final battle.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stood at the very front, holding a pipe and slowly explaining the purpose of the Chunin Exams.

But the old man was getting on in years and liked to nag, which made Hinata below yawn.

"Lord Hokage, please leave the rest to me."

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Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was speaking at length, a pale-faced ninja with dark circles under his eyes appeared beside him, interrupting his long speech.

This person was none other than Hayate Gekko, who had previously joined Kakashi, Might Guy, and other Jonin in blocking Hinata.

How dare you interrupt the leader's speech? You deserve to die!

Well done!

Hinata watched Hayate Gekko's heroic performance from below and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

"Tsk."

"Then it's up to you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smacked his lips, seemingly still wanting more.

"I am the judge and examiner of this exam."

"Moonlight Gale".

Moonlight Gale first gave a brief self-introduction, then pointed to the electronic screen at the top and said in a clean and efficient manner: "This will display the list of those of you present who will be randomly matched against each other."

"I don't like nonsense."

"The first match is between Akagiri Kai and Uchiha Sasuke."

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