Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

But this result clearly did not satisfy the Third Hokage.

He was evenly matched with Zabuza, and also evenly matched with Guren, who killed Zabuza.

So which one should we believe?

Well, actually you can't trust any of them.

If I had to say, he would be somewhere in between, stronger than Zabuza but slightly weaker than Guren.

The main reason is that Crimson Lotus has the cheat code "Immortal Mode".

Although Kakashi also has a Sharingan, he only has one, and it was transplanted.

To be honest, while the Sharingan allowed Kakashi to unleash the full power of the Lightning Blade, it also hindered him.

His chakra reserves were already not very abundant, and he also had to supply them with the Sharingan, which he couldn't control very well. This made his weakness of having a low chakra reserve even more obvious.

Otherwise, how could a genius who became a Jonin at the age of twelve still not be a true elite Jonin more than ten years later?

Kakashi might not think anything of it, but the Third Hokage was somewhat helpless.

It seems he will continue to strive for the position of Hokage for a few more years, after all, there is no more suitable candidate than Kakashi in Konoha now.

Although Kakashi wasn't the only elite Jonin, politics involves taking various factors into account.

Reputation, personal connections, and the entanglements of interests among various families, etc.

This is troublesome.

……

The country of waves.

The bridge in the Land of Waves has been completed.

However, on the side connecting to the Land of Fire, the people of the Land of Fire set up checkpoints and levied taxes on goods coming and going.

There's nothing wrong with that; it's normal behavior.

However, there are troops stationed around the checkpoint, and the movement of people is strictly restricted, supposedly to prevent criminals from infiltrating.

But they came for the Land of Snow.

Because the Land of Snow has stationed troops in the Land of Waves.

It wasn't the Marines stationed there, but rather the Army and Air Force transferred from the Snow Country mainland.

The number of personnel was small, only a little over a thousand including logistics staff, which was equivalent to a regiment. There were quite a few armored vehicles and tanks, but no aircraft because the airport was still under construction.

It's a large airport; once it's completed, I estimate they'll send a lot of planes over.

The Land of Snow already had a plan for this.

The Land of Snow, Daimyo Prefecture.

Nanaya has moved here again. She had no choice but to move, otherwise Fuuka and Koyuki would be running to the shrine all the time.

This drew criticism from many people, especially the ministers.

Why does everything have to be done according to Shichiya's opinion, and why does everything have to be done according to Shichiya's opinion? Who is the real daimyo here?

That's fine then. If you get married, then you don't need to care who's who anymore.

However, the minister who raised this suggestion never received a positive response.

Therefore, Shichiya was quite resented among the ministers of the Snow Country. If Shichiya's opinions had not always been based on the interests of the Snow Country, the resentment might have been more than just that.

However, Shichiya was highly respected within the military.

The main reason is that Qiye has powerful combat skills, although few people have seen them.

But the commanders of the two army corps knew that they were Okamura Hisaichi and Terauchi Neiji, two names that made people want to complain.

Moreover, the strength of the Snow Country's army was created by Nanaya himself.

The military has always been dominated by hawks.

The idea of ​​expansion has been somewhat unstoppable since the battle with the Land of Water.

The fact that the Land of Waves has now gained the right to station troops there has led many to believe that the Land of Snow is about to take action against the Ninja Continent.

Upon learning of this situation, Qiye could only sigh helplessly.

"I should have known better than to wipe out all the ninjas from Yukigami Village."

If all the ninjas hadn't been wiped out, he wouldn't have needed to find a way to strengthen the defense of the Land of Snow. If the defense of the Land of Snow hadn't been strengthened so much, those radicals wouldn't have developed such great ambitions.

Now, these guys are clearly headed for the prosperous Land of Fire.

Fortunately, it seems no one is thinking about unifying the ninja world yet.

Fortunately, there aren't many radicals.

The Land of Snow has never been a land of bravery and violence; everything is for survival.

Living conditions are much better now, and fewer people want war because war means death.

Qi Ye didn't want that either; he preferred a quiet daily life.

"It seems we should really clean up the mindset of the officers at all levels in the army."

That's what Qiye thought.

Then, through the gentle breeze and light snow, a new order was issued.

All military commanders were to return to the newly established military academy for training, with Qiye as their instructor.

He planned to take matters into his own hands and subtly change these people's minds through his mental abilities.

While the military and the nation need hawks, Nana doesn't.

But just a few days later, they suddenly received an invitation from Konoha, inviting ninjas from the Land of Snow to come to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exams.

Feng Hua Xiao Xue gave the invitation to Qi Ye for review.

"The Chunin Exams? There's no need to participate. We're not using the Chunin/Genin system anymore."

In the Land of Snow, Chunin are equivalent to junior officers. They have undergone systematic training and their knowledge is no less than that of ninjas from the Five Great Ninja Villages. The only thing they currently lack is a large amount of practical combat experience.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the Snow Country doesn't accept commissioned missions, and even if they did, there has to be a specific commission involved.

Who the hell would come all the way to the Land of Snow, across the vast ocean, to post a quest?!

But after thinking about it, I still spoke up.

"Let Honglian lead the group on a tour. If anything happens, don't interfere."

"Oh."

……

Sunagakure Village.

Yukata was also required to participate in the Chunin Exams. She had already fulfilled her mission requirements, and in terms of strength, many Chunin who had gone on missions with her were inferior to her.

The Jonin of Sunagakure also greatly admired this young girl who was so strong at such a young age.

However, Yukata hesitated a bit about it.

Because before leaving, Shichiya had said that something would happen between Sunagakure and Konoha, and that she should avoid getting involved if possible.

But it also prompted her to quickly raise her ninja level so that she could gain power and do what she wanted.

So after thinking about it, I agreed.

"I understand."

Being promoted to Chunin at the age of ten is nothing special.

Back then, Kakashi was just a six-year-old Chunin.

Of course, times of war and times of peace are ultimately different.

Chapter 65: Chunin Exams

July, the sixth year of Konoha.

The first round of the Chunin Exams was on July 1st, followed immediately by the second round.

But none of that matters, and Honglian hasn't gone to witness the ceremony yet.

The third exam will not be held until August.

That's the main event; even the daimyo will attend, or at least send a representative.

And this time, it is said that the Kazekage of Sunagakure will also be present.

But that happened later.

The first exam has already passed, and the second exam is underway.

It took place in the so-called Forest of Death, where a large group of young ninjas were killing each other.

After selecting a group of people, they felt that there were too many people, so they held an elimination round.

The instructors of each class are all here, and even some who are not instructors are here.

For example, Hinata Hanabi.

She might simply be there to cheer her sister on.

Or perhaps they heard that yukatas had also arrived, so they came to check it out.

Although it was just a knockout stage, it was still quite exciting.

Hinata Hyuga, despite her considerable strength, was no match for Neji Hyuga, who was a year older and had extensive mission and combat experience. She was soundly defeated.

Hyuga Hanabi watched the battle with a blank expression, seemingly lost in thought.

Kakashi, leaning against the railing and flipping through Jiraiya's "Make-Out Paradise," glanced at her a few times.

Hyuga Hanabi was once taken away by Nanaya, which is no secret in Konoha.

It's no secret that she easily defeated Hinata Hyuga after returning.

Many people may not care much, but simply marvel at the birth of yet another genius.