Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

In the days following the arrival of Sunagakure and Konoha, Iwagakure gradually became lively, with people from various surrounding small ninja villages arriving one after another, such as Bird Village, Demon Village, Waterfall Village, Grass Village, Stone Village, and so on. Shinto looked at those strangely shaped ninja headbands and realized that there were so many ninja villages in the ninja world.

Although I knew that there were many ninja villages of all sizes in the ninja world, I could only remember two or three. I didn't study them in depth, since they were just a group of ninja villages with little presence. If it weren't for the Seven-Tails in Takigakure, it probably wouldn't have been very famous. And the village kage of those smaller ninja villages was only at the level of a Jonin. Such a lineup could be wiped out by any elite Jonin sent over.

This is why Onoki's invitation alone was enough to draw them all out to be his cheerleaders.

Then, on the last day, just before the Chunin Exams were about to begin, the Fourth Raikage personally arrived with a group of James from Kumogakure. When the Fourth Raikage arrived, everyone, whether they were from Konoha, Sunagakure, or the host Iwagakure, couldn't help but gasp when they saw the uniform group of James behind the Fourth Raikage. Could these be adults in disguise?

They've grown so fast! Look at how thick their arms are compared to their thighs. If they actually bumped into each other, what would be the point of fighting?

Getting punched like that would make you vomit milk, okay...?

When the Fourth Raikage and Onoki, these two sworn enemies, met, they didn't start arguing as everyone expected. Instead, they spoke amicably. People who didn't know that Onoki was the Fourth Raikage's father's killer would never have guessed that the two had such a deep-seated hatred.

Even Kakashi was surprised; had the Fourth Raikage changed his gender?

The hatred for killing my father!

However, he couldn't tolerate anything else, even if he encountered his father's killer. Yet, the notoriously hot-tempered Fourth Raikage didn't lose his temper.

This is unbelievable!

878. This kid is destined to get a beating.

"Raikage's nephew has matured."

Seeing the Fourth Raikage and Onoki acting like a loving family, exchanging warm greetings and concern for each other, Masato looked at his son with a fatherly gaze and said with satisfaction.

"Why do you say that, teacher? Didn't you say before that the Fourth Raikage was going to come and slap Onoki in the face? Now it doesn't seem like that at all!"

Meikawa, who was next to Masato, asked in a low voice. He had seen a Uchiha supernova from Konoha. Although he didn't know if he was as amazing as his teacher said, he seemed to be very extraordinary. Moreover, when Konoha's White Fang came, he didn't have much contact with Onoki, so he could basically tell what Konoha was up to.

But the Fourth Raikage's actions now seem a bit strange to him. The Fourth Raikage and Onoki are enemies, and they can't even resolve the hatred of killing each other's fathers. But now the two of them seem to be getting along like old friends, almost like father and son recognizing each other.

"Everyone thinks that the Raikage are all big and burly, and therefore not very bright. They believe the Hidden Cloud Village's stability is solely due to the Saki clan, but this is a misunderstanding of the Raikage, especially the Third and Fourth Raikage, father and son. The Third Raikage was incredibly famous, known for his fiery temper, and coupled with his Thanos-like physique, this led to further misunderstandings. The Fourth Raikage is his son, and like father, like son, so people assume he's brainless. But how could someone who rises to the position of Raikage be brainless?" The First Raikage died young, and I haven't even met him, so I won't comment. But from the Second Raikage to the current Fourth Raikage, the Second Raikage, taking advantage of the Second Tsuchikage's death and Onoki's unstable position, led a group to steal the tower and amassed a huge fortune, laying a solid foundation for the stable development of Kumogakure after the coup. Was that something a brainless person would do? The Third Raikage, needless to say, teamed up with me (the author) to sabotage Onoki two or three times. If this Fourth Raikage were to openly declare his intention to humiliate Onoki right from the start, do you think Onoki wouldn't be wary?

"See that boy behind the Raikage? He's a master of the Storm Release technique passed down through generations in Kumogakure. Although he hasn't been very famous in recent years, he's a genuine Jonin. He's probably only fourteen or fifteen years old. If Onoki, that genius disciple, were to encounter him, he'd probably be in even worse shape than if he were to encounter that Uchiha Supernova."

Shinto laughed gleefully. He vaguely remembered the boy behind the Fourth Raikage. Of course, not in the present, but in the original work. The characters from Kumogakure didn't appear very often, but every character who did appear left a deep impression. For example, the rapper with sunglasses, and Samui whose milk production was comparable to Tsunade's... Although this future Fifth Raikage didn't leave as deep an impression as the incredibly milk-producing Samui, he was still the future Fifth Raikage, so he still remembered him to some extent. In particular, he remembered that this kid supposedly inherited the Third Raikage's Black Lightning Release.

Although he is not famous now, he was able to survive the great battle with the mother of the Six Paths and rise to the position of leader of the Hidden Cloud Village. No one would believe that he was not powerful. He had really forgotten that there was such a person in the Hidden Cloud Village before. After all, there were not many famous people in the Hidden Cloud Village in his memory. Now that he saw that this boy was somewhat similar to the future Fifth Raikage in the original work, he remembered all the fragments.

Having the strength of a Jonin at the age of fourteen or fifteen is actually quite good. I don't know if it's because the chakra in the ninja world has become increasingly scarce after the three major wars, or because we've lived in peace for too long and our awareness of being prepared for danger has become weaker. After the Third Shinobi World War, there have been very few young people in the ninja world who are so strong at such a young age. Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi are examples of this, one being necessary for the plot and the other being the youngest son.

There are almost no boys like this in other villages. Back then, Maki's father was a 15-year-old Jonin, which was only considered to have some talent before the start of World War II. Now, this boy is a 14-15-year-old Jonin, which is already a very good genius.

This isn't about favoring the past over the present; it's just that times have changed. The era of starting training at age three has changed, and only ancient clans like the Hyuga and Uchiha, whose lineage can be traced back to the Ninja Clan, have preserved this tradition to some extent.

Just like Shinto, Sasori's father, and Sasori, they all started training at the age of three. However, in Karin's generation, because the war had just ended and it was unlikely that another war would happen in the short term, and Chiyo and others also wanted their children to have a happy childhood, they never let the children of Karin's generation start training at the age of three. They usually started training at the age of five. Chiyo even prevented Karin from becoming a second Sasori, since she would be starting school next year, and she didn't let Karin come into contact with training.

This also resulted in these children starting late. No matter how talented they were, starting late was still starting late. Of course, there was an exception, like Gaara, who had a fat cat living in his belly. He was tricked by the fat cat in his belly from the age of three. When he grew up, in order to defeat the cute and charming villain Nine-Tails and continue the legacy of the One-Tailed God of War, he started carrying a big gourd and acting as a gourd brother when he was three years old, while his older brothers and sisters were still playing house.

It's only because Gaara's talent is decent, and he also has his mother's final blessing before she died, otherwise this fat cat would have jumped up and down long ago.

Although the Uchiha clan had a grudge against Iwagakure, it was something that happened several generations ago. Itachi Uchiha himself didn't have any grudge against Onoki, so even though he accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi's order to slap Onoki, given Itachi's personality, he was still quite principled and wouldn't go too far.

But this Cloud Village's Storm Release youth was different. The Third Raikage was a legend in the eyes of these Cloud Village ninjas, having single-handedly held off countless enemies to save them. This youth's father might very well have been one of those saved by the Third Raikage, and Onoki had betrayed and killed their legend. This hatred was no less than the Fourth Raikage's father-killing feud. Even now, countless Cloud Village ninjas gritted their teeth at Onoki, wishing they could devour his head, eyebrows, and red nose whole...

So if Onoki's genius disciple Deidara doesn't have any special skills and encounters this Storm Release boy, then he'll be in real trouble.

However, I heard that Deidara is only eight or nine years old now. Even if he has learned the Mud Bomb, his close combat ability was weak in the original work, so it's even worse now. His body is still developing, and he doesn't have the surname Senju or Uzumaki. He doesn't have much chakra. Even Shindou can't think of how to fight him. The most important thing is that he is still a Raikage!

The Third Raikage's black lightning release is far more powerful than the future male lead's common lightning release!

This kid is destined to get a beating!

879. Itachi Uchiha was already famous before the story even began.

After most of the villages invited by Onoki arrived at Iwagakure, the atmosphere was already incredibly heated even before the Chunin Exams began. Whether it was the era of chaos or the era of ninja villages, there had never been such a large-scale cultural and sports event jointly organized by multiple countries. After the representatives of the invited ninja villages arrived, daimyo, nobles, and merchants from various countries also came to watch the joint Chunin Exams, which also boosted the economic development of Iwagakure.

Looking at the daily income in the village's ledger, Onoki slapped himself hard across the face. He never expected that organizing a joint Chunin Exam would be so profitable. According to Tsuchiki's statistics, in just one month, the income from various parts of their village had already doubled compared to the total annual income of previous years, and this momentum would continue until after the Chunin Exams before gradually decreasing.

This gave Onoki a clear path in his mind. His purpose in organizing this joint Chunin Exams was simply to make Deidara debut and let everyone in the ninja world know that Iwagakure had produced a genius!

They never even considered making money. In fact, they spent a large sum of money to host this event. After all, inviting those guys and providing food and lodging all cost money. Although Iwagakure is rich in jade resources, this stuff is basically useless stone. Whether it's valuable or not is up to those pretentious, refined scoundrels in the ninja world. For many years, most of Iwagakure's income has come from the commercial taxes paid by the merchants who come to mine jade and the handicrafts made by folk artists. Among the five great ninja villages in the ninja world, their income is the lowest.

So organizing this joint Chunin Exams was a huge financial burden for him, but considering that Deidara was able to make a name for himself, and that Onoki also had the title of Great Teacher of the Ninja, it was worth the cost!

Surprisingly, they found that not only did they not lose money this time, but they actually made a huge profit.

Onoki was both happy and damn regretful. If he had known that this kind of activity was so profitable, he should have done it decades ago. If he had done it decades ago, he wouldn't have had to put up with Sunagakure's attitude because of that small amount of money he owed them.

However, time cannot be turned back, and there is no point in regretting it. One must look forward. Now that he has discovered a way to make money, which is obviously more profitable than hunting in the wild, Onoki is thinking about whether to hold it once a year. If the income is stable, he will no longer have to put up with those unscrupulous merchants. Onoki was also annoyed that he, the Tsuchikage, had to talk to a bunch of money-grubbing guys for a little bit of commercial tax.

......

This was the first large-scale cultural and sports event jointly organized by the ninja world, and the atmosphere was incredibly lively. All the participants in this exam were energetic young people under the age of eighteen. In fact, most of them were fourteen or fifteen years old, teenagers who were just beginning to experience romantic feelings and going through their rebellious phase. Generally, people who are seventeen or eighteen years old and are still genin are basically people without much talent, and their lives will probably remain like that for the rest of their lives. If they are lucky and don't get caught up in regular missions, they can only slowly work their way up to chunin, and then that's how their lives will be. Such people will not be sent out to embarrass the village.

Fourteen or fifteen years old is the golden period for the growth of strength. Although they are not child prodigies, they have unlimited potential. However, times have changed. In the past, fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys and girls focused on who was stronger. Now, it is indeed an era that values ​​appearance. Those boys and girls are not only concerned with talent, but also with appearance.

Konoha has been the dominant force in the ninja world for many years, so it naturally receives the most attention. Coincidentally, the Uchiha clan, the most powerful clan in the ninja world, is also present this time. The Uchiha clan has always been the most popular in the ninja world. Whether it was the era of chaotic wars or the era of ninja villages, even when the Senju clan was still alive and had been pushed to its peak, the brilliance of the Uchiha clan could not be overshadowed.

So ever since Itachi Uchiha arrived in Iwagakure, he's practically the center of attention. To be honest, Itachi isn't exactly handsome, since he looks like his nominal father. He's not ugly either, just kind of good-looking but not extremely handsome. However, he has a unique charisma, especially a charisma that's completely different from the average Uchiha. He stands out from the crowd with his independent and solitary demeanor. Coupled with his status as the young head of the Uchiha clan, he gained countless fans in just one month. Regardless of his talent or strength, his distinctive charisma, combined with his decent looks and the added advantage of being from the most prestigious clan in the ninja world, makes countless young girls fall in love at first sight.

So before the exam even started, Uchiha Yu was already famous, though he was somewhat similar to Sasori in that he was known for his beauty.

The most outrageous one was Onoki's five-year-old granddaughter. Children in the Naruto world are generally precocious. Although they don't know things like Jiraiya's extra leg at the age of three, which is not just for peeing, there are still many who, like Obito, found their dream girl at the age of five. Ever since Onoki's five-year-old granddaughter saw Uchiha Itachi in a crowd, she has been staking out the hotel in Konoha almost every day. At home, she keeps calling him Uchiha Itachi, which infuriates Onoki.

Of all the names Onoki hated most in his life, besides Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shiki, there was Uchiha, and Uchiha had always been at the top of his list. Now, that brat Uchiha had actually charmed his precious granddaughter! Every time he saw his five-year-old grandson's eyes turn to hearts when he talked about that brat, Onoki was furious.

What a tragedy!

......

The Chunin Exams in Iwagakure are different from those in Konoha in the original story. Perhaps it was because it was the first time and they lacked experience, or perhaps it was because the war had only ended eight or nine years ago, which is neither a long nor a short time, and it was still a period where might makes right. Unlike the original story, there were no written tests, cheating methods, or other such nonsense.

This joint Chunin Exam by Iwagakure only had two parts, and the entire exam revolved around typing, commonly known as "splitting friends" or "chopping people."

The only difference is that the first round is a one-on-one duel, while the second round is a 3V3 team competition. The final ranking is determined by points, and who will be promoted and who will be eliminated. Of course, to prevent any behind-the-scenes manipulation, the leaders of each village will sign a waiver of liability. After all, fights are unpredictable, and the children who come to take the exam will naturally want to bring honor to their village. To bring honor to their village, they will definitely go all out, and going all out will inevitably lead to some injuries and deaths.

Of course, this suggestion came from the Fourth Raikage, and most people knew what he meant. At first, Onoki hesitated a bit, and his heart skipped a beat when he heard the Fourth Raikage's suggestion, but he quickly calmed down and nodded in agreement.

880. Teacher, you must have visited Iwagakure quite a few times back then, right?

Since he dared to invite the Hidden Cloud Village, which had a grudge against him, he naturally had confidence in Deidara. He also knew that these villages must have come prepared. However, Onoki recalled that the Hidden Cloud Village team that came this time was a group of unknown people, and there should be no one who could threaten Deidara. Onoki thought that among these people, apart from that Uchiha brat in the Konoha team who had made his granddaughter fall head over heels for him, no one could threaten Deidara.

Since Madara Uchiha, the Uchiha clan hasn't produced any particularly outstanding figures. However, since they still bear the Uchiha surname, Onoki has to be wary, as the painful lessons of the past are still deeply etched in his mind.

The thought of his precious granddaughter being so charmed by that damned brat made Onoki's nose flare with Armament Haki while he was signing the waiver, which surprised Masato. He then looked at Sakumo Hatake with a questioning gaze.

Shinto: "What's going on with this old guy? Did Kakashi flirt with his granddaughter?"

White Fang: "It's probably that boy, Uchiha Itachi..."

Masato: "What a disaster..."

During this time, Itachi Uchiha's reputation for being a beauty spread throughout Iwagakure. In just one month, he gained a large number of fans, which they naturally knew. After all, every day, a large number of girls carrying signs for Itachi Uchiha were standing on the streets, almost causing traffic jams. Anyone with eyes could see it.

Onoki's life was destined to be that of a short mule because Madara had molded him back then, and now his precious granddaughter is being flirted with by Itachi Uchiha... Moreover, Onoki organized the Joint Chunin Exams for his disciple, but before the exams even started, Itachi Uchiha got ahead of him.

Shinto could foresee that although Uchiha Itachi's popularity was currently very high, it had not yet reached its peak. Now, half of the daimyo, nobles, and merchants from various countries in the ninja world had come. If Uchiha Itachi's performance in this exam was strong, his popularity would probably be even higher than that of "Shisui of the Body Flicker" from two years ago.

There haven't been any major news stories about Uchiha Kagami since his incredible comeback, and very few people actually witnessed it; most were just following the trend and praising him.

But if Itachi Uchiha were to openly defeat everyone, that would be a different story. After all, few people saw that bastard Kagami Uchiha, but everyone could see Itachi Uchiha's excellence.

Uchiha Itachi is already a Jonin, so participating in this level of exam is like a game-changer. His strong performance is practically guaranteed. Moreover, the Sharingan is so eye-catching. I wonder if this kid has evolved to the three-tomoe Sharingan yet. If he has, then there's no need to say more. With Uchiha Itachi's genjutsu talent, he can take down his opponent with just a blink of his eyes and without even needing to form hand seals.

Goodness, that's so damn pretentious!

........

"Don't be nervous. This time, we're just here to participate. Seeing the big stage will benefit you in the future. If you really can't win, just surrender. Don't be afraid of losing face. You only have one life. Once you die, you have nothing. Only by living can you have infinite possibilities."

In Iwagakure, in a makeshift field constructed using Earth Release techniques, the first round of single-player exams was about to take place. Shinto looked at the incredibly nervous Sunagakure boys behind him and offered them words of comfort.

He didn't want to say anything encouraging, but he really couldn't bear it. If he added BOFF to these kids, they would all risk their lives and fight their opponents even when they knew they couldn't win. If they got killed, he would have no face for their parents.

After all, it's not easy for parents to raise a child to become a ninja with great care and hardship, and they are still waiting for their children to take care of them in their old age.

After seeing the teams from Kumogakure and Konoha, and then looking at the young men who came with him...

The feng shui of Sunagakure is really bad!

Although they have adopted an elite model in recent years, it is just a matter of choosing the best among the worst. It's not that they don't work hard, but talent is something that can't be compensated for by hard work.

"So that's the Tsuchikage's disciple, another blond-haired guy. Master must have visited Iwagakure quite a few times back in the day, right? -_-||"

After an Iwa ninja host rambled on for over an hour about the exam rules, and the audience who had bought tickets around the room were getting impatient, the important person finally appeared.

First to enter were the daimyo of various countries and the kage of those small ninja villages. Finally, Onoki and the Fourth Raikage entered. When Onoki entered with the kid from Iwagakure, Umekawa and the others were attracted by an eight or nine-year-old blond kid with a rather arrogant demeanor next to Onoki.

Everyone knows that this joint Chunin event was initially organized by Onoki for his genius disciple. Everyone is very curious about this genius disciple, and the information also states that this genius disciple is only eight or nine years old. The only one who meets this condition is this blond kid.

However, upon seeing the brat's blond hair, Mei Chuan Neiyi couldn't help but think of Minato Namikaze, who had once been involved in a scandal with the teacher and was suspected of being the teacher's son.

Because of his genius in the ninja world, the blond-haired boy's talent is more or less related to his teacher, the old blond-haired boy.

The teacher visited Iwagakure quite often over the years. Could it be that he made a mistake while drunk again?

Even if the child doesn't look too much like the mother, what if the child looks like the mother?

"Teacher, I'm not that desperate. But it's strange, isn't it? Why is it always blond hair again..."

After giving Meikawa a disapproving look, Masato also noticed a problem.

Most of the famous ninjas in the ninja world seem to have yellow hair. My own hair, Tsunade's hair, Minato Namikaze's hair, and now Patrick Star, and in the future, the Savior, all of them have yellow hair.

It seems like this blond guy has a high chance of succeeding!

He was taller than those white-haired and red-haired people, almost as tall as those black-haired people...

"Huh? Is that the Tsuchikage's disciple? And why is it the blond guy again?"

"Yeah! I hadn't even noticed until you mentioned it. Could it be that Shiki made a mistake again? Last time it was the Golden Flash, and this time it's that blond brat. Besides, I heard that Shiki has been to Iwagakure quite a few times over the years..."

"Impossible, right? Didn't Konoha already issue a statement saying that the Fourth Hokage had no connection with Shiki?"

"Hehe, who can say for sure about these things? There's a lot of shady stuff going on here. Look how much the Fourth Hokage looked like Shiki. None of my dozen or so sons look like me. Some things are best left unsaid. You're still too young!"

"Wow! I didn't expect it to be so complicated!"