Fortunately, the Hokage's office is big enough, even if there are many people, they can still stand there.
Looking at the younger generation of Konoha standing below, and their leading teacher.
"You are mobilizing today to go to the Land of Rain to take the Chunin Exam. As an elder, I hope you will not put your ranking first. As long as each of you can come back safely, that will be enough!
Remember, compared to becoming a chuunin and getting some great ranking, what I hope most is that you can return safely."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at these young faces and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
The casualty rate in the Chunin Exam is still relatively high, but these are what they need to face after becoming ninjas.
Everyone is a seedling of Konoha, and Hiruzen Sarutobi would not be able to let go of anyone without him.
This time, in addition to Toneri's class, there were also Minato and Kushina's classes, and the remaining two were six people that Toneri had never seen before.
Later I learned that these people were from the previous term and their strength should not be underestimated.
Originally, Tsunade should be leading the team this time, but Tsunade locked herself in a room during this period due to hemophobia, so the task of leading the team became Nara Shikashin.
There are still Orochimaru and Hatake Sakumo in the Rain Country, so Toneri and the others who are taking the Chunin Exams don't have to worry about their own safety.
Except for normal deaths within the limits allowed by the Chunin Exam, if they suffer a little damage, I believe Orochimaru and Hatake Sakumo's deterrence is still quite outstanding.
After Hiruzen Sarutobi talked some more about Chicken Soup for the Soul and some great principles, he dismissed everyone.
"Lu Xin, Sheren, you two will stay here for a while."
Nara Shikashin stood there a little lazily, and Toneri's expression was slightly stiff, standing straight on the spot.
Toneri's somewhat strange appearance also caught Nara Shikashin's attention. He stared at Toneri carefully for a long time before showing an expression of surprise or even awe.
After everyone left, Yuan Fei Rizha took out his pipe, lit it, and took a nice puff.
Looking at Toneri who was motionless and slightly stiff, his eyes were filled with wonder and a little helplessness.
"Is it almost done? Are you going to take the Chunin Exam in this state?"
Kakaka——
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice, Toneri's body actually made the sound of gears turning, and then a slender blue snake came out of his mouth.
After opening his mouth, the real person appeared in front of the two of them.
With a sneer on his face, Toneri scratched his head in embarrassment, "Uh-huh - mainly because I just figured it out last night, so I'm not used to it. I believe that if I try it for a few more days, I should be able to behave like a normal person.
It’s no different.”
The surprise on Nara Shikashin's face not only did not subside due to Toneri's appearance, but instead became even worse.
"This is...a puppet? Plus...a shadow clone?" Nara Shikashin was a little unsure, "If the Third Generation hadn't reminded me and stood there quietly, I wouldn't have been able to tell.
, is there such a real puppet?"
"Hey hey hey——"
Toneri rubbed his nose, looking somewhat satisfied.
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Nara Shikashin and said with a hint of helplessness:
"I'm afraid it's more than that. A puppet made of special materials, imitating a human body, a powerful psychic beast, and a shadow clone of myself.
It combines psychic beasts with transformation techniques, shadow clone techniques and puppet techniques, and even adds certain medical ninjutsu and secret techniques.
Good guy, you really have learned a lot of things, and I actually asked you to integrate these things into something like this..."
"The exquisite and practical invincible physical puppet of Shadow Transformation!"
Shiren immediately answered.
Nara Shikashin: "..."
When Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this name, his expression was slightly embarrassed: "Ahem, let's just call it entity puppet."
His two eyes stared intently at Sarutobi Hiruzen's, and in the end, Toneri was defeated.
Physical puppets are just physical puppets.
The name is not important, what is important is the function.
As a doctor in the ninja world, Hiruzen Sarutobi has incredible eyesight.
This physical puppet was the inspiration he got from the later Crimson Sand Scorpion and the 'Book of Puppet' that he abandoned, plus some of his own magical modifications, and it barely met his requirements.
Its purpose is to specifically focus on the Chunin Examination, which covers the entire ninja world.
The puppet structure made of special materials is undeniable in its sturdiness. The shadow clone is then used to assemble the partner transformation technique used by Xiao Lan to construct the appearance of the entire puppet, which is not much different from the ordinary human body. Then it hides itself inside the puppet.
Convey chakra and release ninjutsu.
It's a pity that there is no information about human puppets in the "Puppet Book", and the use of human puppets in Konoha is too shocking, and Sarutobi Hiruzen may be arrested as an alien.
Otherwise, if the structure of this puppet is a human puppet, the effect will definitely be even better.
But it doesn't matter if there is no human puppet. Under the limbs of this puppet, which appear to be made of special metal, they are all full of active human cells.
It may not be possible to clone humans and conduct in vivo experiments, but just using the cells, Shiren thinks there should be no problem.
Otherwise, it is a purely mechanical structure. The combat effectiveness of the puppet that he worked out in just one month is really not that good. It can only use higher-grade materials and is slightly stronger. It looks like a human being and cannot use ninjutsu.
Technology may be the limit.
Moreover, self-destruction devices are installed in various parts of this puppet, and Toneri hidden in the puppet can control the detonation at any time.
It is a bit like the appearance of the Red Sand Scorpion hiding in the amber after joining the Akatsuki, and it is also a bit similar to Orochimaru's Snake Body Technique to shed its skin.
"You want to use this to take the Chuunin exams?"
After listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi's explanation, Nara Shikashin finally understood that Toneri had created a vivid thing.
Shiren nodded calmly:
"Yes, I'm a Jinchuriki. A Jinchuriki of Konoha. I shouldn't have taken the chunin exams from other villages. Moreover, in such a dangerous environment, if I were to be exposed or even die, it wouldn't be just
It’s the loss of one or two people, it’s the loss of the entire Konoha.”
Looking at Toneri who looked like he was thinking about you, Nara Shikakushin was speechless for a moment.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen heard Toneri's worries.
"This Chuunin Exam is scheduled to be held in the Land of Rain. Sakumo and your teacher Orochimaru are in charge. The leader of the Rain Hidden Village, Sanho Hanzo, is our ally. In addition, I have written to Jiraiya to ask him to
I also pay attention to the situation of the Chuunin Exam. From a safety point of view, it is foolproof.
That's why I agreed to let you and Kushina participate.
To put it bluntly, during the Chunin Examination, Konoha’s military strength and combat effectiveness in the Land of Rain are not inferior to those of Konoha headquarters!”
This is true, the current Rain Country is like half of Konoha.
"Then...Sandaime-sama, is it okay if I don't participate? I don't want to be a chuunin anymore, let me be a genin!"
Three black lines appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's forehead.
"You must participate for me! I don't care whether you use your own abilities or this puppet, in short, you must get a ranking for me! You can compete with jounin, what are you afraid of the chunin exam!"
Think of Tsunade! Come back after avenging her!"
Toneri left the Hokage's office with a sad face.
Why is it that others just want to come back alive, but I have to fight for ranking?
I am full of yearning for life, but life will kill me even if it is far away!
...
...
Three days later.
Konoha's group successfully arrived in the Land of Rain.
Arriving in this rainy country again reminded Toner of some not so good memories.
Now he is not hiding in a puppet. After all, when getting along with friends, it is better not to pretend, otherwise familiar people, like Minato and Kushina, can see it at a glance.
The leader of this trip was Shikakure Nara, the Hokage's strategist, and he was accompanied by a sajonin like Kume Kouta.
"Hey, Toneri, after watching you play all the way, when did you possess the thunder attribute chakra?"
Minato and Kushina know Toneri's chakra properties very well.
Obviously there are only three attributes: fire, earth and water, but he has been playing with thunder and lightning in his hands along the way.
There is no doubt that these are not ordinary thunder and lightning, because they are constantly changing shapes in Toneri's hands, which is a characteristic of the changing shape of chakra.
Hearing this, Shiren squeezed his fist, and the thunder and lightning disappeared in his hand, leaving only a smile on his face.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly awakened the thunder attribute chakra. Compared with other chakra attributes, it is really too weak, so I have been exercising to see if I can improve it."
Although he said that, Minato also roughly guessed something, and it was probably related to the last mission.
This was the first time Kushina left the Land of Fire to perform a mission after going to Konoha. Nara Shikashin led their team to start with the simplest D-level mission, and only after completing all D-level missions, they moved on to C-level missions.
, I have only recently come into contact with B-level missions.
It can be said that this is definitely the most stable way to receive missions after becoming a ninja. People like Tsunade who get B-level missions are definitely an outlier among the outliers.
Therefore, in terms of the number of tasks alone, Kushina was ahead of Toneri by more than a dozen blocks.
This was her first time in the Kingdom of Rain, and it was inevitable that there would be some curiosity in her eyes as she looked around.
Not long after entering the Land of Rain, Konoha ninjas quickly took them to Konoha's base in the Hidden Rain Village.
The two bosses, Hatake Sakumo and Orochimaru, were waiting for them.
"Sakumo, Orochimaru." Nara Shikashin greeted the two of them with a smile.
In terms of strength, both Hatake Sakumo and Orochimaru are several blocks ahead of Nara Shikakushin, but in terms of status, the three of them are not much different. Maybe Hatake Sakumo, who also serves as the head of the ANBU, is a little bit different.
High level.
But they are all old acquaintances, so they don't need to worry about these details.
"Haha - you guys, Lu Xin, are finally here. It's a little slower than expected. Now, except for Kirigakure who is not sure whether they will send anyone here, everyone else in the Amegakure Village has already arrived." Hatake Sakumo
Said with a smile.
"Oh? Have Yunyin Village arrived too? It seems they are quite impatient."
The last time Kushina was robbed, the Kumogakure Village represented by Todai was in a very disadvantageous position. Although the alliance was finally signed, only Nara Shikakushin who attended the meeting knew how much concessions Kumogakure Village made.
"Since you are here this time, you must have done some research on the information about Cloud Hidden Village and some of the powerful people who participated in the Chunin Exams, so why don't I let you speak."
When it comes to bringing up genin, Hatake Sakumo believes that he is definitely not as good as Nara Shikakushin.
As for Orochimaru...
Forget it, he hasn't been seen moving since these genin arrived.
Nara Shikashin smiled helplessly, he knew that this was the result. Although it was troublesome, they were all from Konoha after all, the younger generation that Sarutobi Hiruzen valued.
"Some of you may have been to the Hidden Rain Village in the Kingdom of Rain, or you may not have been to it, but in any case, the Kingdom of Rain is completely different now.
People from the three hidden villages of Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure have already arrived, as well as some hidden villages in small countries, such as Kusagakure, Takigakure, etc., including Amegakure itself.
Genin who are taking the Chunin Examination, so during this period, you should not leave the Konoha base in the Hidden Rain Village unless you have something special to do.
Even if you go out and meet ninjas from other hidden villages, try not to get into trouble. The chunin exams only start in three days, so I suggest you take advantage of these three days to work hard to adjust your condition."
He took a breath and continued:
"Let me talk about the rules of this Chunin Exam. It is divided into three rounds..."
After a lot of chatter, "The next step is to tell you some information about other hidden villages and the genin we know about them.
Of course, this information is not 100% accurate, you need to judge for yourself..."
All in all, he talked about a lot of things, but no one dared not listen. He probably brought out all the energy he had when he was in school.
This information can sometimes save lives in the future Chunin Exams.
After Shikashin finally finished speaking, and when the ninjas of Konoha arranged for everyone to rest, Orochimaru, who had been squinting his eyes without any expression, stood up and said, "Toneri, follow me."
After saying that, he walked out of the conference room, and Toneri followed Orochimaru obediently out of the conference room.
There was no communication along the way.
The two came to Orochimaru's laboratory here.
Compared to Konoha's laboratory, this place is much smaller.
But when Toneri walked into the laboratory, he was shocked by the scene inside.
A very huge thing that looked like vines or branches was tightly packed into a ball and placed in the middle of the laboratory.
"This...this is...this is..."
I slowly walked up to this group of vegetation, which was taller than others. I didn’t know what kind of vegetation it was.
There are only a few leaves hanging here and there, but this group of plants is growing quite vigorously. If you observe carefully, you can find that it is still growing at the ends of its branches, twisting and moving little by little.
It's very slow, and if you don't observe carefully, you may not even notice it.
Look towards the root of this vine-like thing.
Immediately afterwards, the pupils suddenly contracted.
It's a little white rabbit.
And...this rabbit...is alive!
"How's it going? This is Mu Dun."
Orochimaru walked up to Toneri, stuck out his tongue and whispered in Toneri's ear.
Feeling Orochimaru's voice, Toneri's body stiffened.
Sure enough, but no matter how many times he went through it, Toneri could never accept Orochimaru being so slimy.
"Wood Release? First Hokage-sama Senju Hashirama's Wood Release?"
Orochimaru smiled and nodded, even though he narrowed his eyes, he did not retract his tongue.
This kind of expression will only show when Orochimaru is extremely interested.
Sure enough, Danzo Shimura had already given Senju Hashirama's cells to Orochimaru. The only good thing was that Orochimaru had not yet started human experiments and was still in the animal stage.
This vine grew on the back of a little white rabbit, and its roots penetrated deeply into its body, absorbing its nutrients.
"To be precise, it is something grown out of the earth-type chakra and water-type chakra, which were blended together by the first-generation cells.
Can you imagine? Just one cell!
An original target cell with low activity actually grew such a large plant.
This is still a situation where the energy supply is insufficient. This vitality... the first generation can actually die...?"
"Teacher, if the cells of the First Hokage... are studied, they will be used by the Third Generation..."
Toneri looked at Orochimaru, whose eyes were filled with excitement and said.
Although saying this is a bit disappointing, I still have to mention it.
Orochimaru's expression did not change at all, "The old man won't tell you, where do you think... I got these things from?"
Hearing this, Shiren was stunned, "What do you mean?"
A slightly mocking smile gradually appeared on Orochimaru's face.
"Danzo, this old guy, does he think that if the cells of the first generation are touched, the old man won't be able to tell? It's just tacitly understood by everyone..."
"Sandaime-sama...have you acquiesced in this matter?"
"Don't take some things for granted. The first person to start studying the first-generation cells was none other than his own clan, the Senju Clan of the Forest.
Don't you think it's strange?
Among the huge Senju clan, only Senju Hashirama has awakened the Wood Release. Even though he is not inferior to him in terms of talent, even the second generation Senju Tobirama, who has a higher attainment in the art, is the same as his brother.
Unable to awaken Mudun.
The Senju clan began to study the cells of the first generation a long time ago, where do you think...Shimura Danzo got the cells of the first generation?"
Orochimaru licked his lips, and these words were expressed in his magnetic voice, which still felt more or less full of conspiracy.
"By the way, teacher, it is said that Konoha was once founded by two powerful families, namely the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan, but why have I never seen anyone from the Senju clan in Konoha?
Even Sister Tsunade, she does not use the surname Senju."
Upon hearing Toneri's question, Orochimaru did not answer, but just gave him an expression of understanding.
He walked to the group of vines on his own, gently picked off a seemingly ordinary branch from it, and inserted it into the flower bed that had been prepared nearby.
A magical scene happened. After the newly picked branch was inserted into the soil, its roots quickly pulled out, and the original growth momentum not only did not stop, but became even more rapid.
But after growing for a long time, it quickly withered, slowly turned into a dead branch, and finally even turned into powder.
"Did you see it? After leaving the supply of chakra and leaving the origin, what followed was only a seemingly ferocious surge for a period of time, but in the end it turned into dust."
Immediately afterwards, Orochimaru injected a small amount of chakra into the rabbit on the ground.
I saw the little white rabbit who was originally at ease struggling wildly. In less than a second, wooden spikes from the inside out, like thorn balls, were skewered all over its body.
hole.
Shiren's eyes widened.
Isn't this the same situation as "Wood Release - Cutting Technique"?
"As long as the balance of the water-type and earth-type chakras in the body is slightly disturbed, the first-generation target cells will go berserk and kill people almost instantly.
Therefore, our next research direction is how to suppress the possibility of primary cells running wild and increase stability."
Orochimaru demonstrated this to Toneri just to make him more aware of their next research direction.
The cells of the first Hokage Senju Hashirama are not simple things, and any one of them may bring unexpected consequences.
Shiren was silent for a moment.
To be honest, it is impossible to say that he is not interested in Senju Hashirama's cells.
This is the so-called strongest blood inheritance limit before the reincarnation eye appeared in the world. Even if it is the reincarnation eye, it depends on who uses the reincarnation eye.
If he can follow Orochimaru to thoroughly study Senju Hashirama's cells, it will definitely be of huge benefit to any of his future cell experiments.
However, the cells of Senju Hashirama are too weak in stability, or in other words, for non-real Wood Release users, the stability is too weak, and they cannot be used like he used the cells of the ninjas of Kumogakure Village. Otherwise, it is quite easy.
many.
"Teacher Orochimaru, can't you transplant the original target cells into the animal's body and let it slowly assimilate and replace its own chakra bit by bit?"
Orochimaru glanced at Toneri, who was starting to become more interested, showed his signature evil-looking smile, and said with a hint of meaning:
"It's exactly what I thought, Lord Sheren. In fact, we are the same kind of people."
Hearing this, Shiren's expression became slightly stiff.
Brother, you don’t even think about your personality. If I don’t show that I am the same type of person as you when I work with you, I will probably end up lying on your experimental table in the near future.
But... after staying for a long time, Toneri did become more interested in some things.
For example, he was very interested in Senju Hashirama's cells this time.
Orochimaru motioned Toneri to look at the cabinet next to him.
I saw that it was all twisted together like wood or other plants.
"It's useless. Even if it's just the most common first-generation cell, its ability to phagocytose and assimilate is too strong. No matter how many ordinary cells there are, it will be a matter of time before they are swallowed up by it.
Therefore, if we cannot develop a method to suppress it, the first-generation target cells will be useless.”
Shiren nodded silently.
This is true. Anyone who has Senju Hashirama's cells transplanted in the future will only become a tree in the end as long as they don't find a way to suppress its terrifying devouring effect.
It's like Danzo's right hand that has lost the suppression of Sharingan.
Sharingan...
Thinking of this, Toneri had some conjectures about how to suppress Senju Hashirama's cells, but this required sufficient theory and experiment to verify.
And if he told Orochimaru this rashly, he probably wouldn't be able to explain it clearly.
Then let him study it according to the original historical trajectory.
Toneri, who had consciously changed into a white coat, gradually came to his senses.
"That's not right, Mr. Orochimaru, I'm here to take the Chunin Exam. It will start in three days. Shouldn't you take advantage of this time to teach your only student at the moment?"
Toneri asked quickly after reacting.
He was forced to rush to the Land of Rain because he had to take the Chunin Exams, not to serve as a target for Orochimaru.
"The Chunin Exam? Is that difficult for you now?
If you show the state you were in when you fought against Sunagakure that day, you can cut down all the genin present." Orochimaru said calmly, without raising his head.
"But...there are also ninjas from Cloud Hidden Village among the people participating this time. If they knew that I was the Two-Tailed Jinchuuriki, wouldn't they immediately break up with Konoha?"
Moreover, the participants are all genin from major hidden villages, so killing like this will arouse their dissatisfaction, right?"
Orochimaru stopped what he was doing.
"Sometimes you are very smart, but sometimes you can't see through some things?"
After a slight pause, seeing Toneri becoming a little embarrassed, he continued:
"Don't you understand why Kumogakure accepted Iwagakure's invitation to participate in the Chunin Exam?
Also, don’t go into this Chunin Exam with a hesitant mentality. It’s no secret that this Chunin Exam is the epitome of the structure of the Ninja world. Therefore, any opponent you encounter, as long as they are not wooden
Ye, don't cripple those who can be killed, and don't spare those who can be crippled.
One word, kill! Kill Konoha's confidence!
Otherwise, the old man asked you two Jinchuuriki to participate in the competition, do you think you are just having fun?"
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