Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 145 Minato, You Should Be Hokage (Please Subscribe)

"That's good. Now he should have the power of Wood Release. Lord Orochimaru, give him a Wood Release ninjutsu to try it out."

Mina Uzumaki checked the test subject's physical data, and then confidently spoke to Orochimaru.

The data is exactly the same as in the dream; this person can now use Wood Release ninjutsu.

Orochimaru was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, but he remained calm and instructed his student to send in a Wood Release ninjutsu, a relatively simple Wood Clone Technique.

The test subject sent by Danzo is a ninja trained by Root. He is only eleven years old, but he has already carried out many Root missions and is quite proficient in some ninjutsu.

Orochimaru, through a communication device, ordered the ninja to learn and unleash the Wood Release ninjutsu in front of him in the shortest possible time.

Because Uchiha Yoichi did not want to reveal Mina Uzumaki's existence in the experiment, the Root's experimental subjects still do not know that Mina Uzumaki exists, and they are currently being observed through a one-way glass.

Upon hearing this, the young ninja from Root immediately opened the scroll and began to study.

The principle of Wood Clone is similar to that of Shadow Clone, but there is a prerequisite: one must possess the Wood Release bloodline limit.

After mastering hand seals and the flow of chakra through the meridians, the young ninjas of Root began to perform hand seals.

The first attempt failed, but buds were already sprouting from the shoulders.

Just by seeing this, Orochimaru could conclude that the Wood Release experiment had been successful.

The second time, a lump of wood emerged from the boy's body at the root, coalescing into a human form, but it didn't reach the final step.

On the third attempt, the young Root ninja successfully used Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique.

"Incredible! You actually succeeded. You truly deserve to be called the strongest medical ninja after Tsunade. With your help, Yoichi-kun is truly enviable."

Orochimaru praised her without reservation, saying that after spending four days together, he had come to understand Mina Uzumaki's personality.

As he said, if he continues to study medical ninjutsu, he won't be any worse than Tsunade. It's just that he's very outgoing and a bit dull, and it's easy to get information out of him.

"Hehe, it's alright. Lord Yang gave me a chance, and allowed me..."

Mina Uzumaki almost lost control, but thankfully she recovered and awkwardly changed the subject, saying, "Lord Orochimaru, if there are no problems, then give me the Hashirama cells. The experiment is over."

"Okay, let's do one last check."

Orochimaru said with a smile, but in his heart he was thinking: What kind of opportunity is this? An opportunity to test something? And he's done it quite a few times?

However, Yoichi probably doesn't have Hashirama cells, and this doesn't seem to be the best fusion method.

Orochimaru could only use this kind of praise to make Mina Uzumaki lower her guard in a smug way, and then slowly extract some information from her.

They had gained something, which made Orochimaru even more interested in Uchiha Yoichi.

After the experiment ended, Orochimaru handed over the Hashirama cells to Mina Uzumaki as scheduled. These cells contained most of the Hashirama cells he had obtained from Danzo. Based on the consumption of the Root experimental subjects, they could cultivate thirty Wood Release bloodline limits.

"Thank you, Lord Orochimaru. I'll take my leave now."

After saying hello, Mina Uzumaki left. There were several snake dens around the Death Forest, and she would never have come here if it weren't for Lord Yoichi's orders.

However, the mission was finally completed, and after taking the Hashirama cells, Mina Uzumaki prepared to go straight home.

Recently, Uchiha Yoichi has rarely gone to the police station. He mainly trains three students in the forest behind his house, and Yugito also goes there often.

Although Yugito thought Uchiha Yoichi was a big pervert, he still couldn't say a word about Uchiha Yoichi's strength.

In particular, the Two-Tails Matatabi within her felt threatened when it faced Uchiha Yoichi's Mangekyou Sharingan last time.

"Mina?"

As she was hurrying home, Mina Uzumaki suddenly heard someone calling her. Turning her head, she saw that it was Kushina.

Mina Uzumaki asked, "Kushina, what are you doing here?"

"I just went to Konoha Hospital. You said you were a shadow clone, so I came back. I didn't expect to find you here."

Kushina walked closer and asked, "I was hoping to talk to you, but what have you been up to lately? Every time I go to the hospital, it's just shadow clones."

The shadow clones needed to ensure the mission of Konoha Hospital was completed while also maintaining time, so Mina Uzumaki's shadow clones refused all unnecessary actions, including going out with Kushina.

"I've been quite busy lately, helping Yoichi with a mission. Kushina, did you need something?"

"It's nothing much, I just had a little argument with Minato a few days ago, but we've made up now. Are you still busy?"

Seeing that Mina seemed a little anxious, Kushina said, "You must be busy, I'll talk to you another day."

"Okay, I should be free tomorrow. I'll come see you then."

Mina Uzumaki hasn't seen Kushina in a long time and plans to ask her out tomorrow, and also to complain about the former clan leader's wife. However, Mina Uzumaki doesn't know that Kushina and Mikoto are also good friends.

After saying goodbye to Mina Uzumaki, Kushina was at a loss for what to do; as for training, without Yoichi Uchiha's assistance, her efficiency in controlling the tailed beast's chakra was too slow.

The sealing class didn't need her help, and their activities were limited to this village. They could only imagine the world outside the village through their friends.

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"Minato, Kakashi's matter has been taken care of. As long as he doesn't say anything, the other ninja villages won't know that he has become a Chunin."

Hiruzen Sarutobi told Minato Namikaze that during this time he had almost all the ANBU members in the village who knew that Kakashi was a Chunin, and that it was important to keep it a secret when ninjas from other villages came.

It has been almost four years since Kakashi was promoted to Chunin at the age of six. Under the occasional training of Sakumo Hatake, Kakashi is now even qualified to challenge for the position of Special Jonin.

Although he is very young, if he were to participate in the Chunin Exams, he would definitely be among the top in terms of strength.

If other ninja villages knew that Kakashi had been a Chunin for over three years, the Chunin Exams would be a joke.

"Thank you very much, Third Generation Lord. I was having a headache over this matter before."

Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "Although the three of them often quarrel, they have a very good friendship. If they were to suddenly have a different teammate, they would definitely be eliminated in this Chunin Exams."

"Yes, it's nothing, no need."

As Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Minato Namikaze in front of him, an idea suddenly occurred to him.

He had considered becoming the Fourth Hokage before, and thought about it a lot, but his three students were all a little short of becoming Hokage.

If Tsunade didn't develop a fear of blood, Orochimaru thought more about the village and stopped focusing on his own dreams, and Jiraiya was more serious, all three of them would be suitable to be Hokage.

But each of them was just a little bit short, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel that none of the three were suitable to be Hokage.

As for Hatake Sakumo, he was someone who gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a headache. He was the one who perfectly embodied the Will of Fire. If you asked the Konoha ninja to name two of Hatake Sakumo's weaknesses, they probably wouldn't be able to come up with them even after a whole day.

However, they got too close to the Uchiha clan!

Moreover, he has a strong sense of self-reliance. If Sakumo Hatake becomes the Fourth Hokage, then the Third Hokage can truly retire in peace.

"Minato, do you want to become Hokage?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly spoke up, a question that startled Minato Namikaze. After a few seconds, Minato scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said...

"Of course I want to. It was my goal when I was in the Ninja Academy, and I'm still working towards becoming Hokage."

"I want to protect everyone in the village and gain their approval!" Finally, he also wanted to protect Kushina and let her be free to go to the ninja world.

The last sentence was what Minato Namikaze was thinking, but he didn't say it aloud.

"Then good luck. If you need anything, you can come to me, Minato. I have high hopes for you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe, then smiled kindly at Minato Namikaze and said, "When Jiraiya said you were suited for the Flying Thunder God Technique, that was the second time I noticed you. At that time, I felt that you would definitely become Hokage."

"Sandaime-sama."

Minato Namikaze was somewhat moved. If it weren't for the Third Hokage's approval, how could a Chunin like him have possibly accessed the Scroll of Seals and obtained the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique?

"Keep up the good work, Minato. In two years, I may have to retire. I hope you can gain the approval of the whole village by then."

"Yes, I understand, Lord Sandai."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze said with some excitement that it was practically a blatant indication that the Third Hokage would support him in becoming the Fourth Hokage.

Becoming Hokage was his dream, and it was also the prerequisite for him to free Kushina from surveillance. That's why Minato Namikaze was so excited when he heard Hiruzen Sarutobi acknowledge and support him.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Minato Namikaze was still a little excited, but after taking a few more steps, his personality calmed him down.

It was only then that Minato Namikaze realized that if he became Hokage, although he would have a lot of support, there would also be considerable resistance.

Among his peers was Uchiha Yoichi, Konoha Raiga, and the head of the Uchiha clan.

There are also the Sannin, whose masters, Jiraiya and Orochimaru, have far more battle achievements and mission experience than him.

What gave Minato Namikaze the biggest headache was Konoha's Sakumo Hatake. He suddenly felt that Sakumo Hatake was the one who should have been Hokage the most. Even though his dream supported him, he always felt that he was far inferior to Sakumo Hatake.

"Let's go and discuss this with Master Jiraiya."

Minato Namikaze had originally planned to go find Kushina, but now the matter of becoming Hokage was on his mind, and he wanted to consult with his master Jiraiya.

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With the Chunin Exams drawing ever closer, the patrols by the security forces have become more stringent.

The war had just ended, and the Chunin Exams, involving several ninja villages from different countries, were about to be held, which was a difficult task for the security forces.

Therefore, Uchiha Yoichi also asked the ninjas in his clan to help share the burden, and some ninjas who had not joined the guard team also patrolled with the guard team.

This will allow the guards to have more rest time.

The genin who participated in the Chunin Exams were also training hard, and this year's Chunin Exams were very grand.

The Chunin Exams, jointly organized by six ninja villages, and attended by four daimyo, were so popular that no genin wanted to lose face in the exams.

A few days ago, Kakashi Hatake practiced teamwork with Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara, but in the last few days he started training at home. He even asked his father, Sakumo Hatake, to accompany him in training the White Fang Sword Technique.

Sarutobi Asuma also had ninjas from the Sarutobi clan who taught him the Sarutobi clan's Fire Release ninjutsu.

Hinata Satomi was also practicing Gentle Fist, but she didn't go home. Instead, with Uchiha Yoichi's permission, she trained every day in the forest behind his house.

Uchiha Yoichi guessed something about the Hyuga clan, but didn't say it outright.

As for Uchiha Yoichi, he continued to wander around in a few places with relative ease. After absorbing enough Star Stone Chakra, he stopped training.

She also bought a lot of experimental equipment in the basement of her house, and now Mina Uzumaki is conducting cell fusion in her own basement.

Once the cell fusion is complete, Mina Uzumaki can fuse Hashirama cells with Yoichi Uchiha. Her method not only perfectly unleashes the power of Hashirama cells but also has no side effects.

For example, the skin turns deathly pale, or human faces grow on the body.

After fusing with Hashirama's cells, Uchiha Yoichi became the strongest ninja in Konoha, and he had not yet learned Sage Mode.

Ninjas from other villages also arrived in Konoha one after another, and the Cloud Ninja's forces also came.

There were a total of thirty people. Apart from three Jonin, the Cloud Ninja sent nine Genin teams to participate in the Konoha Chunin Exams.

Although it can't compare to the fifteen squads of Iwagakure, it is still the third largest ninja village in terms of population.

Upon arriving in Konoha, Tsuchikage summoned Samui to his room and said with a grave expression, "Samui, if you see Yugito this time, please relay Lord Raikage's words to her, telling her not to overthink it."

"I understand, Lord Tsuchidai. I will try to persuade Yukito when I see her."

Samui said expressionlessly, not because she didn't care about the task, but because she rarely showed any emotion.

"But Lord Tsuchikage, will Konoha allow us to take Yugito away?"

"Probably. We've shown enough sincerity this time. If Konoha still doesn't agree, then we'll have no choice but to..."

Tsuchida rubbed his temples and said that they had even brought out the other Six Paths Ninja Tools, along with the defeat papers and mission requests from the Land of Hot Springs and the Land of Rice Fields.

If Konoha still refuses to return Yugito to them after all this, then the Third Raikage will really have to swallow his pride and seek an alliance with Onoki.

Two-Tailed Fox is too important to them; compared to that, saving face is nothing.

The reason why the Hidden Cloud Village came to participate in the Chunin Exams this time is not only to negotiate with the Hidden Leaf Village, but also to use the Chunin Exams to communicate with the Hidden Stone Village.

Samui rubbed his shoulders and suddenly asked, "If Yukito doesn't come out of the Uchiha clan's territory, can I go in?"

Tu Tai frowned slightly, then said, "Let's give it a try. If we can't get in, we'll think of other methods."

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