Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

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"Hahahaha! The kids in Konoha these days are really interesting. That little green-skinned guy is Green Skin Dai's... grandson, right? He does look quite like Green Skin Dai. Look, even the grandson of that weirdo Green Skin Dai is so grown up, while your son is still single. What a waste of your family's genes."

In a corner of the high platform, Shindou watched as a group of tigresses besieged the bootleg Leonardo and teased White Fang beside him.

This was the first time he'd seen this bootleg Leonardo DiCaprio, and he had to admit, he looked damn much like a member of the Green Scorpion family. Considering the timeline, it couldn't be Green Scorpion Dai; this kid hadn't even been born when he died. But if it was Green Scorpion Guy, it seemed a bit too early. While the ninja world didn't have a legal marriage age, and it was common for people to marry and have children at twelve or thirteen, that was in the past. That being said, nowadays, it's practically impossible to marry and have children that young, especially among ninjas. Even the Hyuga clan, which maintained the best traditions of the old days, had never heard of anyone marrying and having children at twelve or thirteen, let alone commoners. Born Green-skinned Guy, although his father was a hero whose deeds were shamelessly included in Konoha's textbooks by Hiruzen Sarutobi, it doesn't change the fact that Green-skinned Guy is a commoner. Coupled with this special one-time super artifact and the Green-skinned family's tendency to get carried away, Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't dare to promote his hero son Green-skinned Guy's reputation too much, lest one day when he and his teammates encounter a powerful opponent and he insists on opening the Eighth Gate when he could easily defeat them with the Sixth Gate, which would be a disaster. Therefore, in Konoha, Green-skinned Guy is currently only a slightly famous elite Jonin, but this fame is limited to a small circle. Many people outside the circle have no idea how powerful this green-skinned monster is.

Moreover, since Kakashi's era, girls have only cared about looks. Someone like Green Guy, who has neither money nor good looks, would never be able to get married and have children in his teens. But this bootleg Leonardo, no matter how you look at him, has Green Guy's genes all over his body. He really doesn't believe that he has nothing to do with them.

Konoha's entertainment facilities have seen rapid development over the decades since Hiruzen Sarutobi came to power, and with Green-skinned Guy being prone to getting drunk, who knows when he might end up staying out all night after drinking at a place with red lanterns hanging in the sky...

Looking down at the little green-skinned creature, Masato stroked his chin, wondering if he should get some of the kid's hair to show Snake to see if he was a member of the Greenskin family, so that the kid could be recognized as a member of the Greenskins and not let down the favor he had done to trick the Greenskins back then.

"...That child is an ordinary person, he just looks a bit like him, he has nothing to do with Akai, don't do anything silly."

Looking at him, Hatake Sakumo's eyebrows twitched incessantly. Having known him for decades, how could he not know what he was thinking?

This is why his old leader hurriedly sent him to follow this guy when he learned that he had come to Konoha again. If he caused any trouble at this time, Konoha would lose face big time, and even his reputation as White Fang would not be able to protect him.

"What do you mean by boring things? Back then, Green Skin Dai at least gave me the Eight Gates Formation. I can't forget that kindness. Green Skin Dai can rest in peace knowing that he has descendants."

Hearing Hatake Sakumo say that, Shinto was not happy. He had finally wanted to do something good, but how did it become a boring thing in this guy's mouth?

"...Anyway, don't talk about such trivial things before the joint exam is over, just to save me face."

Sakumo Hatake was speechless. If you really do this, I don't know if the Green-skinned Dai's spirit will rest in peace, but he'll definitely crawl out of the graveyard and open the Eight Gates...

968. The tragic Hinata boy is even more pretentious than the second male lead.

It's really strange, the population of the ninja world isn't small, and he could believe that there are two strangers who look alike. But this situation is extremely rare. Many people never encounter this situation in their entire lives. After all, people die in the ninja world every day. Who knows, before they even meet the person who looks like them, the other one will already be dead.

But after decades of working as a ninja, he had actually encountered this situation twice. The first time was with Minato and this guy. When he first met Minato, he found that Minato and this guy looked exactly alike when they were young. If he hadn't thoroughly investigated Minato's ancestors for eighteen generations, he would have suspected that this guy had either become young again or that Minato was this guy's past mistake in Konoha.

And now I've run into him again. This green-skinned kid looks so damn like the Dai family; anyone who sees him would think it's a mistake Ah Kai made while drunk...

"Tch... But speaking of which, the teaching quality in Konoha is getting worse and worse. This Uchiha brat is, after all, Itachi Uchiha's younger brother. His older brother was able to solo his own clan at the age of twelve, while this brat is still so weak at twelve... If it weren't for that fan symbol, I would suspect that you switched him with someone else."

Shinto scoffed and changed the subject. After all, they had known each other for decades. He had only come to Konoha to watch the show, so he should still be given face. Even if he didn't cause any trouble, Orochimaru's big head could probably turn Konoha upside down.

The thought of the two Senju CEOs beating up Hiruzen Sarutobi, the "most talkative Hokage in history," is just too damn exciting!

"...Sigh! Ever since that incident, this child's eyes have been filled with hatred, and his personality has become extreme. I'm worried that this child will follow in Orochimaru's footsteps."

Looking at the second male lead in his pants below, Hatake Sakumo shook his head. Uchiha Itachi had at least followed his son back then, and he was also Hiruzen Sarutobi's right-hand man, so he naturally knew about Uchiha Itachi's agreement with the village. At the time, he also felt that the village owed this child something, and thought about whether he could help the child. Anyway, Kakashi's swordsmanship talent was too bad, so teaching this child their ancestral swordsmanship would be a way for the village to make up for it. However, ever since he saw the child's hateful eyes after he woke up, he backed down.

His lifelong enemy had his reputation ruined by the defection of a super genius, Sasori. He didn't want to follow in Sasori's footsteps. Sasori's family held a much higher position in Sunagakure than his Hatake clan did in Konoha. He didn't want to be branded as a rogue ninja, something even his former leader, the Hokage, couldn't protect. Besides, Sasori was just a high-ranking henchman in Konoha.

The reputation that the Hatake family has maintained for generations will be ruined then...

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"So fast!"

The green-skinned, thick-browed, big-eyed, watermelon-headed man's speed was actually just average in the eyes of top-tier figures like Shinto and Hatake Sakumo. Not to mention that they themselves were also fast men, they had even seen the faster Minato Namikaze, so they didn't feel anything special. However, the speed that the green-skinned, thick-browed, big-eyed, watermelon-headed man had just unleashed was incredibly fast in the eyes of a lowly genin.

Just as a group of tigresses were ganging up on the green-skinned, thick-browed, big-eyed, watermelon-headed guy, the surrounding low-level ninja kids were startled by the speed at which he had just made his move. From the moment this weirdo suddenly attacked to the moment the second male lead in pants fell to the ground, only a few seconds had passed, and they saw that the second male lead in pants had been hit in as many as six places.

But just now they clearly only saw the second male lead in pants being kicked away and falling to the ground. They didn't see anything in between. There's only one conclusion in this situation: this weirdo's delivery speed is too fast, so fast that their eyes can't keep up.

The atmosphere instantly became tense. Even Gaara, who was protected by his grandfather Shukaku, became serious. He couldn't see the strange guy's combo moves clearly either. A powerful weirdo had suddenly appeared in Konoha, and he seemed to be a genin participating in the Chunin Exams. The variables in his father's plan to flex his muscles had undoubtedly increased.

The people of Konoha were somewhat better off, since they were from their own village. But the people from other villages didn't think that way. The stronger their opponent, the greater the pressure they felt. Onoki's beloved granddaughter, a long-legged girl who was a huge fan of Itachi Uchiha, was also staring intently at this green-skinned, thick-browed, big-eyed, watermelon-headed man.

Her grandfather had always complained to her about the abundance of geniuses in Konoha since she was little, but since she was a little genius herself, she didn't really understand. Now she finally understood her grandfather's feelings—just this random green-skinned weirdo was so troublesome, and unlike her grandfather, she couldn't fly...

"Sorry, sorry, this guy is an idiot, please don't argue with an idiot..."

At this moment, a girl with two small steamed buns on her head came up and kept apologizing to the group of tigresses. At the same time, she kept stuffing something into the hands of the tigresses, which barely managed to free the green-skinned, thick-browed, big-eyed watermelon-headed woman with a bruised and swollen face.

Otherwise, this weirdo would probably have been seriously injured and hospitalized before the exam even started.

"You bastard!"

At this moment, the second male lead also came to his senses. He never expected that he, the great genius of Konoha, the man who swore to kill that man, would be beaten by a weirdo. Although there was an element of being ambushed, it was still too damn embarrassing.

If we can't even get this back, how can we talk about getting revenge on that man?

So the second male lead couldn't stand it anymore, jumped up and activated his ancestral... single-tomoe Sharingan!

Let this weirdo see who's the real protagonist...

"Uchiha Sasuke, a genius of this year, I hope to have the opportunity to meet you in the exam."

Just as the second male lead, who was in a pouty manner, was about to show off his protagonist strength and get back at him, a voice that was no weaker than his, and even more pouty, rang out. A long-haired, white-eyed boy walked over in a pouty manner and looked at the second male lead in a pouty manner, speaking in a pouty manner as well.

This overwhelming aura shot straight to the ceiling, and even Shinto in the far corner could feel it.

Shinto watched with great interest, stroking his chin. It has to be said that every kid in Konoha has developed their own style when it comes to showing off, especially this tragic young man from the Hyuga clan. Young men from wealthy families tend to show off to some extent, and this is especially true for the Hyuga and Uchiha clans, which have a long history of royalty.

However, the Hyuga have always been far inferior to the Uchiha. Yet, this tragic young man's appearance and aura far surpassed that of the current fallen nobleman, the second male lead. No wonder Kishimoto killed him off; he was clearly just a minor supporting character, but he insisted on stealing the show. How was the director supposed to film that...?

969. Snake Uncle: This kid's a bit of a loser.

"The Uchiha clan is truly hopeless. If my idol were still alive, he would never allow the Hyuga clan to act so arrogantly. Just think back to when the Uchiha, under my idol's leadership, utterly crushed the Hyuga clan. Now, a mere Karami from the Hyuga branch family can act so arrogantly in front of the Uchiha successor. Truly, fortunes change every thirty years!"

Seeing this, Masato was heartbroken and said with a look of disappointment.

"..."

Sakumo Hatake didn't bother with him. If your idol were still alive, even the First Hokage wouldn't be dead; he'd still easily crush your idol...

However, he also discovered that Itachi's younger brother was indeed too ordinary in strength. In the Uchiha clan of that time, he was just an ordinary Uchiha clansman, not as amazing as Itachi and Shisui. He was nothing like Fugaku's son.

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"The previous generation's genius, Hyuga Neji; Tenten, the daughter of the largest ninja tool merchant in the Land of Fire; Rock Lee... suspected to be the son of Jonin Might Guy..."

"......"

Orochi Kabuto introduced the three to everyone one by one, leaving them speechless. The first two were alright, one a noble boy and the other a wealthy young lady, but what was up with this weirdo? Was it...? Well, maybe it wasn't, and maybe it wasn't?

They are quite well-educated and understand the word "doubtful," this is just too damn confusing.

"Ahem... I can only guess about this Rock Lee's identity, since he's an orphan and looks a lot like Jonin Mike Kay, so..."

Seeing everyone's strange looks, Orochi Kabuto awkwardly explained, like a friendly older brother next door.

"One is strange enough, but I didn't expect there to be another one... the larger one."

Everyone stared at the strange guy with green skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a watermelon-shaped haircut, and remembering Orochi's words, felt a chill run down their spines...

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"Sigh...she's really weak."

In the crowd, Snake took in all of this and shook his head in disappointment. He liked Sasuke Uchiha because Sasuke was Itachi Uchiha's younger brother from the same parents. According to his research on genetics, children born to the same parents should not have much difference in talent.

Of course, Nawaki and Tsunade are exceptions. Although Nawaki's talent is limited, he can still become a Jonin by relying on the genes passed down from the Senju master. Although there is a big gap between him and his older sister Tsunade, he is still a great genius compared to ordinary people.

After all, many people never reach the rank of Jonin in their entire lives.

But the Uchiha clan is different. They are a famous clan of geniuses, with almost no idiots. Kakashi's best friend's genes were considered the most unique in Uchiha history, and there has only been one like him in hundreds of years. As the younger brother of the great genius Uchiha Itachi, he couldn't possibly be a unique individual.

Even if the Uchiha clan has declined, it might affect the kid's growth rate, but it shouldn't be too far behind. He himself is a genius, and he has many children who are also good geniuses, such as his "adopted son" Kimimaro. So he can be said to have a great understanding of how to train geniuses and how geniuses grow.

Geniuses don't need much hands-on instruction to grow; that would actually hinder their growth. Geniuses are usually guided in by their teachers, but their growth depends on the individual. Back then, the three legendary Sannin rose to prominence on their own. They only went to the Hokage's office to ask their teachers when they had doubts. Otherwise, they either fend for themselves or hung out with Sakumo.

Although Minato Namikaze was Jiraiya's disciple, Jiraiya only taught him for a year at most. Even the Flying Thunder God Technique was self-taught by Minato. What could that idiot Jiraiya possibly teach him?

Only things like Rope Tree require hands-on instruction.

Before Sasuke Uchiha was seven years old, his clan had not yet been wiped out, and the education he received was probably the same as that of Itachi Uchiha. In other words, someone had already guided him into the world, so even though his clan was later destroyed, it did not significantly affect his growth.

But Orochimaru had just witnessed Sasuke Uchiha being thoroughly defeated, and Sasuke was indeed a weakling, which puzzled him.

Could it be... that the Uchiha brothers will also end up like Tsunade and her brother?

That can't be right, can it?

If Snake was previously very confident about the second male lead, he's now a little less certain.

Uchiha Itachi, at that age, had already awakened the awesome Mangekyou Sharingan, while this kid is twelve and still only has a single tomoe. The difference is quite significant!

Orochimaru is incredibly talented. If he had been born into a good family, his achievements would definitely be no less than Sakumo's. If he were to possess this kid's body, although he would have the Sharingan bloodline limit and make up for the innate gap, the talent of this body is too poor. Wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?

This isn't even as good as his "adopted son's" physique. At least Kimimaro's talent is second to none. Unfortunately, his "adopted son" suffers from a bloodline disease and doesn't have long to live. The kaleidoscope's allure is just too great for him; he really doesn't want to give it up...

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"Kankuro, are you alright?"

Arriving at the entrance of the written exam hall, Temari looked worriedly at her younger brother, whose face was pale, his forehead was sweating profusely, and his legs were trembling.

Actually, it wasn't just Kankuro who was in this state; many people who arrived at the entrance also showed the same symptoms as Kankuro. These people were clearly illiterate; when they were in school, they were either chasing girls or constantly learning how to chop people up. Their level of education was limited to writing their own names.

After all, if I become famous and have a fan club in the future, at least I can sign autographs for my fans...

Furthermore, Konoha is a village with a diverse culture, completely different from their own village. Also, this is only the second Joint Chunin Exams; the last Iwagakure Chunin Exams were all fighting from start to finish. So they assumed this Joint Chunin Exams held by Konoha would be similar. But when the exam content was announced yesterday, they realized they were completely wrong—there was even a written exam?!

Do you really need culture to be a ninja? Isn't it enough to just know how to kill people?

Although the written exam isn't supposed to test anything, as a typical example of someone who gets dizzy just looking at books, I can't possibly cram at the last minute with only one day left before the exam. Cultural knowledge is something that, unless you're a prodigy with a photographic memory, is accumulated over time.

Kankuro knew the exam was a written test. Although he was a little flustered, he was determined to do his best. While his companions who came along would cram at the last minute, Kankuro didn't even try and just kept playing with his doll.

Now, upon arriving at the examination room and seeing the serious-looking examiners, the solemn atmosphere in the classroom finally broke down.

They're the village's top contenders. If he fails the exam and his older sister and younger brother are eliminated as a result, I wonder if his father, the Wind Shadow, will beat him to death...

970. No wonder Orochimaru said Nagato was unlikely to achieve great things.

"...Just by looking at him, you can tell there's a big problem. All he did in school was brag..."

Karin looked at Kankuro, whose teeth were starting to chatter, and shrugged. She just couldn't understand it. Almost everyone who could become a puppeteer was a top student. Her great-grandmother, her grandparents, and her father were all highly educated intellectuals who had read thousands of books. It was said that her father had started studying the Basic Law when he was three years old. She didn't become a puppeteer because she couldn't sit still and read books.

Although this guy is also a puppeteer, he has hardly read any books since he was a child. He even graduated because he followed Gaara and benefited from Gaara's fame and was the son of the Kazekage. Gaara was so famous in the village, and his youngest son was so skilled, so people never thought that the Kazekage's eldest son was illiterate.

Like her great-uncle, if they weren't family, who would imagine that their legendary ninja from Sunagakure was so ignorant and incompetent that only he could understand the characters he wrote...

"How...how could that be! Don't worry, the written test is a piece of cake."