The Byakugan Princess of Konoha

Iruka scratched his head and said, "Haha, yeah! What's wrong..."

'boom! '

Hinata shattered Iruka's shadow clone with a single blow, tossed her hair, and said calmly, "A little celebration is enough; I don't want to hear any long-winded explanations!"

Naruto and Sasuke nodded in deep agreement.

Chapter Seventy-One: The Flattery Contest

Five days after the start of the second round of the Chunin Exams, the exams came to an end.

All 36 members from the 12 teams that passed the exam gathered in the hall inside the tower.

What awaits them is the preliminary round of the third exam.

Hinata looked around and saw that, in addition to the twelve Konoha 1s from the original story, Kabuto's team, Gaara's team, and the Sound Ninja team were all there.

In addition, three other Konoha teams passed the second exam thanks to the help of the helpful Hinata, who paid the price of treating everyone for a month.

As for the remaining two teams, they are two minor teams from Konoha and Sunagakure.

The Third Hokage and a group of Jonin stood on the high platform, their gazes sweeping over the 36 people below, and they couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

He had already heard about Hinata's brilliant performance in the exam.

In the first exam, due to Hinata's interference, Ibiki's psychological interrogation had no effect, and a total of 108 people from 36 teams passed the first exam.

That would have been fine in the first place.

In the second exam, Hinata used her outstanding skills to snatch a large number of scrolls, helping three teams of Konoha ninja pass the exam.

The direct result was that too many people took the third exam.

This Chunin Exam was not organized by Konoha alone, but by multiple ninja villages from different countries. The purpose was to show off their martial prowess in front of daimyo, nobles, officials, and the wealthy.

Only when a ninja village is strong can it receive more missions.

These audience members are all very busy and have limited time, so it is necessary to compress the time of the third exam as much as possible.

The third generation did the math and realized that there would only be two matches in the qualifiers...

The Third Hokage announced in a loud voice, "First of all, I wish you all the best in passing the second exam!"

'Pat pat pat...'

A series of crisp claps rang out in the quiet hall.

Hinata, standing below the stage, was clapping enthusiastically and shouting, "Thank you, Hokage-sama!"

The third generation can still be in power for at least another month. The more this is the case, the less you can afford to offend them. You have to flatter them thoroughly.

In an instant, countless eyes were focused on Hinata.

The people of Konoha were speechless. Gaara's eyes were so fierce that he wished he could kill Hinata, while Kabuto and the stoic team leader had rather amused looks in their eyes.

Seeing that the order below the stage was somewhat chaotic, Anko shouted loudly, "Now, please let the Hokage explain the relevant matters of the third exam. You all need to listen carefully!"

Hinata's sharp gaze instantly fell on Anko.

This is a formidable opponent!

No, we absolutely cannot let Anko take all of the Hokage's horses.

'Pat pat pat...'

Hinata clapped vigorously, her expression serious and earnest, as if she were waiting for a leader's inspection. It was the first time in twelve years that she had been so serious. She said solemnly, "Please give us your instructions, Hokage. We will listen carefully to your teachings, work diligently and conscientiously, strictly follow your instructions, and strive for the future of Konoha."

"Everything for Konoha!"

Red Bean's lips twitched slightly, as if she suddenly found it quite amusing. At this moment, she said with extreme seriousness, "Next, please welcome the strongest Hokage of all time, the professor of ninjutsu, the great Third Hokage of Konoha Village, to speak! Let's give him a round of applause!"

"Lord Hokage, please!"

After speaking, Hongdou respectfully stepped back behind the third generation, stood up straight, and stood meticulously.

'Pat pat pat...'

Sparse applause came from the audience. Apart from Hinata's applause being the loudest, the applause from the others was very perfunctory, and some didn't even move.

Third generation: "..."

At this moment, the Third Generation felt extremely embarrassed. What on earth were these people doing?

Orochimaru, disguised as the leader of the Sound Ninja team, glanced at the Third Hokage with amusement.

Orochimaru had previously thought that he was the only one whose intelligence had been insulted by Hinata, but he never expected that Hinata was like this all the time.

Seeing the Third Hokage standing awkwardly at the front of the platform, Orochimaru felt his mood improve considerably.

Kakashi looked up at the sky, realizing he was doomed. He knew the Third Hokage would be furious with him after the preliminaries.

"kindness!"

The Third Hokage nodded slightly. After being Hokage for so many years, he still had this much composure.

Clearing his throat, the Third Hokage began, "As for what I'm about to say..."

At that moment, Hinata only had eyes for Anko.

This person is amazing. No wonder she is Orochimaru's disciple, one of the Legendary Sannin. Although her flattery is a bit greasy, Anko is undoubtedly the most eye-catching among all the Jonin at this moment.

'Pat pat pat...'

Hinata, still unconvinced, continued clapping and saying, "Good! The Hokage speaks well!"

"The Hokage's single sentence encompasses a thousand years of history and culture in the ninja world, and seems to cover all the advanced knowledge of ninjutsu. Just hearing it once leaves one with endless aftertaste. The Hokage has the world in his heart and sees the universe and the sun and moon in his eyes. In just one sentence, he has helped us establish the correct values ​​in life and determine the direction of our future struggles."

"Truly worthy of being the Third Hokage whom we all admire the most!"

Everyone: "..."

Orochimaru considered himself a genius, and even the Third Hokage praised him, saying that he was a peerless genius who only appeared once every few decades in the ninja world.

Orochimaru couldn't fathom how Hinata could glean so much meaning from those mere seven words, "in my understanding of what's to come."

The Third Hokage's forehead veins throbbed; Hinata must be here to cause trouble!

You did this on purpose, didn't you?

Hinata shook her head: I did it on purpose, but I was deliberately flattering your horse! Only you are the Hokage, I wouldn't be happy with anyone else.

The Third Hokage looked at Hinata for a long time and saw that Hinata's little face was serious and earnest, and her eyes were full of righteousness. She didn't seem to be deliberately trying to cause trouble at all.

If Hinata weren't such a good actress...

That means Hinata's words just now came from the bottom of her heart...

An awkward silence followed for a long time. The Third Hokage cleared his throat and said loudly, "Regarding what follows..."

The Third Hokage glanced at Hinata, who still looked serious and focused.

The Third Generation continued, "Before I explain the upcoming third exam, there's one thing I must clarify... no, two things!"

"The first thing..."

The Third Hokage looked at Hinata and said expressionlessly, "I hope everyone will remain quiet and refrain from clapping during my speech."

Hinata chuckled awkwardly, lowered her hands that were about to clap, and loudly replied, "Yes, Hokage-sama!"

The Third Generation sighed slightly and continued, "As for the second matter, it is why this exam is being held."

Without realizing it, the Third Hokage glanced at Hinata again.

Seeing that Hinata indeed had no intention of speaking, the Third Hokage continued, "The allied nations must work together to hold this exam..."

"It's all for the purpose of deepening our friendly relationship..."

Chapter 72 The Difference Between Moonlight Gale and Red Bean

The Third Hokage rambled on and on, revealing the cruel truth of the Joint Chunin Exams to the examinees.

A microcosm of the war between the Allied powers.

Hinata has been in the ninja world for twelve years and was born into the Hyuga clan, so she has some understanding of the cruelty of the ninja world.

A ninja village is the military force of a country. Between the Hokage and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, one controls the military warfare of a country, while the other controls the politics and people's livelihood.

However, in name only, the Daimyo's status is higher than that of the Hokage.

Logically speaking, since ninja villages are part of the country's military force, the country should allocate a large amount of military funds to ninja villages every year, and ninjas have no need to earn money through missions.

But in reality, missions are the only source of income for ninjas during peacetime.

The ninja village's military budget is actually not very high, and it also has to maintain the operation of the entire village's institutions.

While ninjas can earn money outside by being hired, a large portion of them carry out missions assigned by the village itself.

Therefore, whenever the village's workload decreases, the ninjas will start a war.

Winning the war would not only prove the strength of one's own village, but the Ninja World War would also lead to the rise of bandits in various places.

Once the war ended, the nobles and wealthy people had no choice but to hire ninjas to protect them.

The main reason for the low military spending is that the ninja villages want to maintain a certain degree of independence.

Although Konoha and the Land of Fire are one entity, they maintain relative independence.

Even the Daimyo of the Land of Fire cannot interfere in Konoha's internal affairs. Even the election of the Hokage is decided internally by Konoha, and then the Daimyo of the Land of Fire makes a nominal appointment.

So Hinata concluded that the ninjas' desperate battles were all for money... No wonder Kakashi was so stingy.

"Please forgive my rudeness!"

"Lord Hokage, please leave the rest to me, the referee for the preliminary rounds—Hayabusa Gekko!"

Seemingly too lazy to listen to the Third Hokage continue rambling, Gekko Hayate suddenly jumped out and interrupted the Third Hokage's speech.

"..." The Third Hokage paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Very well!"

Hinata took a step back, wanting to get further away from Hayate Gekko.