Chapter 368: Suspicious Kakashi and Strict Rasa

After seeing Kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke stopped eating noodles and hurriedly greeted Kakashi.

Since completing the mission in Wave Country and returning to the village, Kakashi rarely took them to perform low-level missions. He stayed at home all day long and no one knew what he was doing. He occasionally summoned them to teach them some ninja common sense.

They both thought a lot about this.

They felt that after what happened last time, Kakashi no longer had the confidence to continue teaching them, so he stayed at home.

This is quite normal, because unlike Sakura, both of them have studied under Kakashi for several years.

When they were only at the level of Genin and Chunin, Kakashi could give them great help, but now they have the level of Jonin, and Kakashi's role has become minimal.

After all, ninjas at the jonin stage are different from chuunin and genin. They no longer emphasize blind learning and imitation, but rather find their own way to become stronger.

Naruto's path is to become the perfect Jinchūriki and utilize the power of the Nine-Tails to its fullest.

Sasuke's path is to develop the Sharingan. He only needs to develop the Sharingan to the Mangekyō Sharingan to complete his revenge on Uchiha Itachi.

Kakashi nodded towards Naruto and Sasuke, but his eyes fell on Byakuya.

He came for Bai Ye. After finding out Bai Ye's location from the patrolling ninja, he hurried to Ichiraku Ramen. He had many questions he wanted to ask Bai Ye.

Bai Ye noticed Kakashi's gaze and pointed at the ramen and said, "Eat the noodles first. Remember to settle our bill after you finish eating. We can ask other questions then."

Kakashi nodded and began to eat his noodles in silence.

After finishing the noodles, Kakashi first let Naruto and Sasuke go out for some activities, and then took Bai Ye to a remote grove.

Bai Ye, who was taken to the grove, showed a frightened expression and said in a panic: "Kakashi, is Konoha going to assassinate me and take the opportunity to start a war?"

Kakashi didn't find Bai Ye's joke funny at all.

After a moment's silence, Kakashi said solemnly: "Master Bai Ye, do you remember what you said last time, asking me to pay more attention to my Sharingan?"

Bai Ye nodded, then smiled playfully:
"It seems that you have discovered the secret of your eyes. How does it feel to have a Mangekyō Sharingan? From now on, you will no longer be 50-50 with Hatake."

Kakashi took off his eye mask, revealing his blood-red three-magatama Sharingan.

Along with the mobilization of pupil power, the three-magatama Sharingan quickly switched into the shape of a shuriken, staring at Bai Ye in front of him.

After completing the mission in Wave Country and returning home, he stayed at home to study the Sharingan for several days.

It's easy to have wild thoughts when living alone. After recalling his life so far, Kakashi suddenly discovered that his eyes had turned into Mangekyō Sharingan without him noticing.

Kakashi was shocked by the appearance of the Mangekyō, and even more shocked by its power.

His kaleidoscope can transfer itself to a mysterious space, and it can also distort the space in front as his vision focuses, thereby achieving a destructive effect.

This kaleidoscope ability reminded him of the masked man, who was the murderer of the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

If the masked man's space-time ability also relies on the kaleidoscope, then there are only two possibilities for the identity of the murderer of Nine-Tailed Night.

First, the other party stole another Mangekyō from Obito's body.

Second, the other party’s real identity is his former good friend, Uchiha Obito.

No matter which truth is, Kakashi is unwilling to accept it. After struggling in his heart for a long time, Kakashi still can't find the correct answer.

After hearing that Byakuya had arrived in Konoha, he immediately came to look for the ninja who gave him the information. Since Byakuya had guided him to obtain this information, he must know more about the masked man.

Thinking of this, Kakashi said to Bai Ye: "The Mangekyō is great, but Lord Bai Ye, can you tell me why the ability of this Mangekyō is similar to that of the masked man?"

Bai Ye glanced at Kakashi and said meaningfully: "You already have the answer, why are you asking me again? I don't know the identity of the masked man either. He is just my enemy now."

Kakashi already knew the answer from Bai Ye's words.

The masked man who attacked the village was none other than Uchiha Obito, who once loved the village immensely and whose remains are still lying in the Heroes Cemetery.

However, Kakashi was a little curious about how Bai Ye guessed the identity of the masked man, so he asked:
"When did you realize the identity of the masked man?"

"It was just a while ago. I was still skeptical before, but now after seeing your kaleidoscope, I can basically confirm his identity."

After a pause, Bai Ye smiled and said, "Although I was able to beat him before, he always escaped. Now that I have your eyes, I can finally solve this problem of his."

Kakashi frowned and then asked, "Have you found his whereabouts?"

Bai Ye shook his head and said, "Not yet, but he will definitely participate in such a grand event as the Chunin Exam. I will see if there is a chance to ambush him then."

"Okay, is there anything else? If not, I'll leave first."

"I need to conserve my energy for this Chuunin Exam to see this unprecedented event."

After saying that, Bai Ye left the grove first and disappeared at the end of the street.

After hearing what Bai Ye said, Kakashi not only did not relax, but became even more worried. In addition to the masked man, he was also worried about Bai Ye himself.

Although Bai Ye stood on Konoha's side, he once saved Naruto and Sasuke.

But Byakuya was too mysterious and powerful, and he didn't think Byakuya came to Konoha just to watch the Chunin Exam.

Moreover, this Chunin Exam always gave him a feeling that something might happen at any time, Scorpion of the Red Sand, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, Byakuya, Master Kushina, the masked man, and the elite from the Hidden Mist Village.

The strength of the various forces in this Chunin Exam is too strong. Once a conflict breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.

And the most important thing is that he doesn't know which side he should stand on after the conflict breaks out.

……

After a few days of rest, the day of the Chunin Exam arrived.

The first round of the Chunin Exam is a written test, which tests the ninja's ability to acquire intelligence and reserve knowledge. Candidates can complete the written test by cheating or relying on their own abilities.

Two hours before the exam officially started, the candidates arrived outside the examination room.

In addition to getting to know ninjas from the same village or other villages, the main purpose was to obtain information from each other and prepare for the second and third exams.

Sasuke and Naruto are also among them. They know that they are very strong, but there are many hidden talents in this Chunin Exam, so they must obtain enough intelligence to ensure that they can get the first place in the Chunin Exam.

Walking into the crowd, the three found a young man wearing glasses selling information.

According to others, this senior's name is Kabuto Yakushi, and he is a senior who has participated in the Chunin Exam more than three times, but for some unknown reason, he has never become a Chunin.

Someone else told him that Kabuto Yakushi was not without the ability to become a Chunin.

However, Kabuto Yakushi always took part in the Chunin Exam alone, so he was always at a disadvantage in the second team exam, so he maintained his status as a Genin.

These people also have many speculations about why Yakushi Kabuto took the exam alone.

Some people said that Kabuto Yakushi had reached an agreement with the village's higher-ups and deliberately refused to be promoted to Chunin in order to sell information again. Others said that Kabuto Yakushi was afraid of death, so he refused to become a Chunin and go out on missions.

Naruto and Sasuke didn't care about these reasons. After buying the information from Kabuto Yakushi, they planned to turn around and leave.

At this time, Pharmacist Dou adjusted his glasses and walked towards the few people:

"You three must be Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, right? I heard that you recently completed an S-rank mission. Is this true?"

Naruto said: "It's not an S-rank mission, it's just a C-rank mission..."

Pharmacist Dou then asked: "Can you tell me the details? I can spend money..."

Naruto shook his head in alarm, "Sorry, this is our team's privacy. If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving for the Chunin Exam."

After a few perfunctory words, Naruto took Sasuke and Sakura away, while Kabuto Yakushi took out a small notebook and silently recorded the danger levels of the three people.

As a Konoha spy, he would have already known the identities of these three people.

Naruto is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Sasuke is an Uchiha, and Sakura looks ordinary, but in fact she is ordinary. Apart from being good at studying, she doesn't have any significant advantages.

After turning around and continuing to sell information about the candidates, Yakushi Kabuto disappeared into the crowd.

On the other side of the crowd, Orochimaru and Rasa, disguised as Sound Ninja, were silently watching everyone around them. They also bought a piece of intelligence and eavesdropped on the conversation between Kabuto Yakushi, Naruto and others.

Orochimaru's eyes fell on Kabuto Yakushi. He was quite satisfied with Kabuto Yakushi's working style and had always wanted to recruit Kabuto Yakushi as his subordinate.

Unfortunately, Kabuto Yakushi is Danzo's subordinate, and he has never been able to find any bargaining chips to impress Kabuto Yakushi.

Luo Sha noticed the look in Orochimaru's eyes and said with disdain: "Why are you paying attention to Kabuto Yakushi again? He is just a Genin, what is there to pay attention to?"

"I think he has the potential to become a jonin. Maybe he can become my right-hand man."

After a pause, Orochimaru looked at Gaara and the others who were walking towards this place, and said with a smile: "Rosa, your children are here, why don't you go up and say hello to them?"

Luo Sha also noticed Gaara and the others, and snorted coldly and said:
"What's so worthy of attention about these ungrateful bastards? They are almost the sons and daughters of Scorpion. How can I still be their father? I will teach them a lesson when I get a chance."

Orochimaru glanced at Luosha, chuckled and said, "It's because you are an incompetent father. If they were my subordinates, they would execute the order without hesitation even if I ordered them to die."

"Of course, I would never give such a fatal order."

Rasa's face darkened, not knowing how to refute Orochimaru.

During these years of cooperation with Orochimaru, he has also met Orochimaru's subordinates several times. It has to be said that Orochimaru is indeed better than him in brainwashing. That group of ninjas are full of fanaticism towards Orochimaru.

On the other hand, the relationship between myself and my children is indeed not very harmonious.

But this is all for the purpose of training them. Ninjas are all solitary people and cannot easily trust any ninja, including their family members.

Retracting his thoughts that were gradually dispersing, Luo Sha decided to forcibly divert his suspicion: "Orochimaru, I just saw the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, should we go up and control him, and let Konoha experience another Nine-Tails Rebellion?"

"By then, the Third Hokage might use the Demonic Seal to seal the Nine-Tails."

Orochimaru thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Have you forgotten what Byakuya said? We can't cause too much chaos, and don't forget that Danzo is also watching us, they won't give us this opportunity."

However, after being reminded by Rasa, Orochimaru also began to seriously consider the response strategy for the Demonic Seal.

Although he was confident that he could give the old man a decent ending, if the old man fought back and hurt himself before his death, it would be a waste of time.

After listening to Orochimaru's analysis, Rasa sighed.

It is not easy to create chaos in a hostile ninja village these days. There are various restrictions. He has gone from being a high-ranking Kazekage to a rebel ninja, and he is still bound by these rules.

What kind of world is this?

Two hours passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was time for the exam to begin.

Rasa and Orochimaru entered different examination rooms respectively and started the exam as Sound Ninja candidates.

For Rasa, who is the Kazekage, he has not participated in such low-level exams for decades. However, for a former Kazekage like him, completing the contents of the test paper is a piece of cake.

With this mentality in mind, Luo Sha glanced at the test paper and then frowned.

What equation should be used to solve this parabola problem? What should be used to distinguish these herbs? Why can I recognize all these words when they are separated individually, but I can't understand anything when they are put together?

After spending more than ten minutes thinking hard, Luo Sha gave up his plan to solve the problem.

This is how the Chunin Exams work. If you can't answer the questions yourself, you can only rely on cheating. Based on my experience hosting the previous exams, the answers should be among the candidates nearby.

After looking around, Luo Sha found that there were very limited candidates who could answer the questions.

These people should be the Chunin teachers who prepared the answers in advance. I only need to copy their answers to successfully control this exam.

At this time, Luo Sha discovered that his three children were also cheating on the exam.

The three of them used the Sand Eye, Puppetry and Wind Style Ninjutsu to cheat, and it seemed that they had obtained a lot of answers, so there would be no problem in passing this point smoothly.

However, didn’t I teach them before that they should take one step at a time?

Thinking of this, Rasa began to use ninjutsu to influence the three people to cheat.

(End of this chapter)