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TUS Chapter 251: Chaos in the Forest of Death
🕑 Added 2024-12-27 04:48:57 +0000 UTCUnder Funan's deliberate actions, conflicts broke out among the Genin every day.
The Konoha Police Force was so busy that they were almost vomiting blood.
Finally, with no other option, the Police Force took drastic measures.
Anyone caught causing a disturbance was severely beaten and left in the middle of the street.
Furthermore, the new head of the Police Force ordered that the Genin who had caused trouble three times be caught and thrown into Konoha's public baths and asked to clean them up.
This time, the Genin were obedient.
Especially since the smell that the Genin carried once they left the punishment was unbearable.
So...
Morino Ibiki strode into the examination room, and just as he was about to speak, a foul smell hit him in the face.
His face instantly darkened.
Looking at the Genin who could no longer smell his own stench, Ibiki wanted to sigh deeply, but he didn't dare to take a deep breath because of the stench.
He closed his eyes, opened them again, and with a cold expression, declared: "Let the examination begin!"
...
Kakashi, Guy, Kurenai and Yashiro were sitting together drinking tea.
They had been having tiring days lately.
Especially Kurenai, who had stopped going on missions outside the village to take up a new position at the ninja academy as headmistress.
"Have the exams started yet?"
The four of them chatted lazily.
"Yeah."
Yashiro raised his head and commented: "I went to check the exam process. Guess who's overseeing the first round?"
"Who?"
Kakashi and the others had a bad feeling in their hearts.
"Morino Ibiki!"
Everyone's expressions changed slightly.
Kakashi and the others' faces turned serious.
Can the Genin hold on?
When it came to mind manipulation, even ninjas like Kakashi and his companions were a bit wary of Ibiki.
Time passed slowly.
It was not known how much time had passed when the results finally came in.
Reading the reports the chunin brought back, Yashiro couldn't help but laugh.
"Kakashi, your students never cease to amaze me. That demon fox brat... he's got character!"
The others present, after reading the reports, showed strange expressions.
Kakashi, for his part, sighed resignedly.
...
Don't underestimate me! I won't back down, no matter what.
I'm going to try.
Even if I have to spend my whole life being a genin, I'll still strive to become Hokage.
Ask your question! I'm not afraid of you.
Speak up, because that's my ninja way.
...
Kakashi let out a sigh.
He didn't know what to say.
Should he say that Naruto has great determination, or should he say that he is a little nervous?
He passed the test, but he couldn't be happy. Instead, he felt ashamed.
Kurenai suppressed her smile and said: "Anyway, all these children passed the first test. That's already good news."
"Hmm!"
Yashiro nodded.
That all of Konoha's genin had passed the first phase of the exam was a positive thing.
Of course, the genin from the other villages had also achieved impressive passing rates.
It was not surprising.
Ibiki's greatest threat to genin was the idea that they would never become chunin.
From the start, it was evident that there was a gap in that strategy.
The truth was that only the naivest children would believe Ibiki's words.
Especially Naruto, an innocent child with an unwavering faith in his own ninja way.
"Next round, is it Anko's turn?"
"Yes, she's already taken the candidates away." Kurenai sighed. "Anko is still as energetic as ever. She stormed into the exam room and took them straight away. It seems she's finally gotten over that person's desertion."
"Report!" A chunin burst in, visibly nervous. "An incident has occurred during the chunin exam."
The jonin present exchanged worried glances.
It had finally happened.
...
Itachi sat in the office, processing documents while looking uneasy.
He thought of Funan!
That man would surely seek to confront him sooner or later. After all, Itachi had begun to distrust him.
However, there was something that worried Itachi more than his own problems with Funan: Sasuke.
Why did Funan want Sasuke to become a Jinchuriki? What had he discovered?
"No, I'm going to ask Funan!"
Itachi stood up suddenly.
[Knock! Knock! Knock!]
At that moment a hurried knock sounded at the door.
"Itachi-sama, an incident has occurred during the chunin exam!"
Itachi felt a chill run down his spine.
Sasuke...
...
When Itachi arrived at the scene, he found several corpses with disfigured faces.
"What does this mean?" He asked, frowning.
A chunin approached and explained in a low voice: "Anko-sama believes this is the work of Orochimaru. It is his face-changing technique, which allows him to assume the identity of his victims."
Itachi's face tensed. "Orochimaru? He's back? Where are the others?"
"Anko-sama went ahead to the Forest of Death. Kakashi-sama, Guy-sama, Yashiro-sama, and Kurenai-sama also entered after."
"Kakashi and the others are inside too?" Itachi seemed to relax a little.
Orochimaru was an extremely dangerous opponent, but Kakashi and the others were no pushovers either, especially Guy and Yashiro.
"Wait, you said Anko came in alone?"
"Yes!"
"Nonsense!" Itachi growled.
“I’ll go to the forest too. You guys go and notify the Hokage.”
"No need!" Funan's voice sounded. "I'm here."
“Hokage-sama!”
Everyone turned to see Funan, and immediately bowed.
Funan said indifferently: "Give the order, if you find Orochimaru, catch him if you can, if you can't, kill him directly, he dares to cause trouble in Konoha, he is tired of living!"
"Yes!"
“Itachi, you and I will split into two directions.”
Funan glanced at Itachi and added seriously: “Prioritize Naruto’s safety. Understood?”
Itachi pursed his lips, hesitating for a moment, but finally replied: “Understood!”
Although he wanted to protect Sasuke above all else, he knew that Sasuke was just an ordinary member of the Uchiha clan. Naruto, on the other hand, was the Jinchuriki.
If he had known earlier, Jinchuriki...
Itachi was suddenly startled.
Did Funan have expected this scene?
"What are you thinking about?" Funan looked at him with some impatience. “Can you stop imagining absurd things? If you make me angry, I will not be responsible for the consequences.”
"I understand!" Itachi couldn't help but smile bitterly.
What was happening to him lately?
Why was he starting to distrust Funan?
"Under way!"
[Swish!]
Dozens of figures rushed into the Death Forest like lightning.
...
Funan was running in the Death Forest, secretly complaining.
What's going on?
Why is the development of everything getting closer to the Naruto Series timeline?
From the first written test, Funan found something wrong.
After that, Anko entered the venue.
And Orochimaru appeared.
There was an eerie feeling, as if a mysterious force was pushing events towards that course.
Itachi had also been behaving unusually lately, as if he harbored an instinctive rejection of him.
"Although I don't know what happened, it is my duty as the Hokage to deal with all those who threaten Konoha, right, Mr. Orochimaru!"
Funan turned his head slowly.
A man was hanging upside down from a tree branch, with part of his body fused to the trunk.
His face was disfigured.
"You've grown bolder." Funan looked at Orochimaru in surprise and said: “Do you really dare to appear in front of me?”
Orochimaru grinned and said: "Funan-kun, long time no see. I just met Sasuke and Naruto. I have to say that the Uchiha kid has great potential, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is really amazingly talented."
"This is not surprising." Funan laughed. “If it weren’t for me, Fugaku would still be the leader of the Uchiha clan. Yet Sasuke has been raised as the son of the clan head. He is also the brother of Itachi, a renowned genius in Konoha. And Naruto… well, you already know who Minato and Kushina were.”
"That makes sense."
"Then..." Funan looked at Orochimaru and smiled. “Orochimaru, may I kindly ask you to accompany me? I don’t want to have to fight.”
“Hehe, Funan-kun, if you can catch up with me, try it.”
[Swish!]
In an instant, Orochimaru disappeared.
"Tsk!" Funan frowned slightly.
This time he wouldn't let him get away.
He ran away too many times.
The Konoha laboratory would be his final destination, whether standing or on the test bench.
...
"Naruto, Sasuke, are you okay?"
Sakura looked at them with concern.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan, I'm fine!"
Naruto gave a thumbs up, but the effort caused a wound to open, prompting him to immediately groan.
"Humph, idiot..." Sasuke muttered in annoyance.
“Idiot, idiot!” Naruto shouted angrily. “Sasuke, you are the idiot. The big idiot! If you hadn’t insisted on attacking, that person wouldn’t have escaped!”
“Naruto!” Sakura interrupted him before the argument could escalate, then turned to Sasuke uneasily. “Sasuke, what did that man do to you?”
Sasuke's face was gloomy, and he subconsciously covered his neck.
Before leaving, the other party actually bit him hard.
At that moment, it seemed that a mysterious power was injected into his body.
Although he didn't find anything now, he still had a bad premonition in his heart.
