blogombal Chapter 194 is finally here: the Joint Chunin Exams
Chapter 194 is finally here: the Joint Chunin Exams
"Foolish fellow, how could Konoha discover you so easily!" Among the lush foliage, a white-haired man with a short ponytail and glasses lowered his binoculars and sneered disdainfully.
"Fortunately, even if I were captured, I wouldn't know Lord Orochimaru's specific plans. And every time we met, I would disguise myself and give orders, so he had no idea what my true appearance or identity was."
"And that guy, Kakashi's genius disciple, Mitarai Ishikawa. Rumor has it he just became a Special Jonin and is currently riding high. Should we go and gather information on him?"
"Forget it, what can a mere brat Jonin change? I still need to meet up with Lord Orochimaru to assassinate the Kazekage. I don't have time to waste here..."
The white-haired, bespectacled man muttered to himself in a voice barely audible. After glancing around and finding no one watching him, he vanished in an instant.
As he left, the streets of Konoha...
"So that's how it is! This is the A-rank sealing technique, Soul Separation Technique!" Ishikawa's eyes lit up with surprise as he completed the memory copying.
The so-called "soul-body separation technique" uses a pre-made talisman to forcibly separate and seal the enemy's soul in a certain place. As long as the spell is not broken, even if someone removes the talisman, the sealed soul cannot return to its original body.
That's what the wandering spirit Kisuke beside Naruto is like! As for why only Naruto and Kisuke can see that wandering spirit?
Naruto was the one who accidentally removed the talisman, so he could naturally see the wandering spirit. As for Ishikawa himself, it was entirely due to the spiritification technique.
[So, by accident, we've obtained a sealing technique that can counter the Impure World Reincarnation.] Secretly delighted, Ishikawa carried the saber and strode towards the interrogation department.
He needed to get rid of this guy quickly, and then go back to replicate and learn this A-level sealing technique.
While Ishikawa was busy with his work, the temporary meeting on the other side, after discussion, ultimately decided to continue holding the joint Chunin Exams.
However, because Orochimaru is behind this incident, the Anbu must be on high alert and increase their search efforts inside and outside the village before the exam.
Ishikawa was informed of this decision by Kakashi the following day. Consequently, under the Third Hokage's orders, he and Kakashi formed a temporary two-person team, working together with the Anbu to escort the Daimyo out of Konoha while conducting a thorough search for potential dangers on their return journey.
Because of the departure of the two, Karin, the other two, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were forced to train freely.
Karin, the other two, and Sasuke all had a direction for training. Sasuke, in particular, was highly enthusiastic due to the changes in his body and the Fire Release scroll. He trained like crazy every day until he was exhausted!
Naruto and Sakura, on the other hand, are in a bit of a predicament. After mastering the Wind and Water Release techniques that Kakashi taught them in the Land of Waves, they can only train in taijutsu while doing nothing else...
More than half a month later, on this day.
"How boring! I don't know when Kakashi-sensei will be back. I was going to take Sakura with me to ask Ishikawa-senpai for advice on taijutsu, but he's not here either." Naruto grumbled, holding his head in his hands on the streets of Konoha.
"Yeah, yeah! They even said they'd go find Sasuke to apply for a D-rank mission with the Hokage to promote team spirit. Too bad Sasuke's nowhere to be found, it's infuriating..." Sakura wholeheartedly agreed, equally listless.
Seeing Sakura's dejected look, Naruto suddenly had a bright idea. "Hey Sakura, how about we go on a date while Sasuke's not around?"
"A date??" Sakura's eyebrows twitched instantly, and she snapped, "Do you even know what you're talking about? I'm not going on a date with Naruto!"
Are you kidding me? If Sasuke finds out and thinks she likes Naruto, she's doomed!!
"Ah, haha... I was just kidding, just kidding..." Seeing the goddess's intense reaction, Naruto immediately scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly, though inside he was actually heartbroken...
"Brother Naruto, you're so lame~" Just as Naruto was feeling embarrassed, a childish voice suddenly rang out from the side.
Naruto and Sakura turned their heads at the same time and saw three children crawling out of the cardboard box with disdainful looks on their faces!
"Konohamaru? How come it's the three of you??" Naruto blurted out, looking at the three of them, inwardly groaning that he had really lost face this time.
To be witnessed in such an embarrassing moment in front of my underling. So embarrassing, so incredibly embarrassing!
"Ugly freak, how dare you reject our big brother Naruto. It's your honor that our big brother likes you. Countless women would be crying and begging to chase after our big brother if he left you..." Konohamaru didn't care about Naruto's embarrassment and turned to unleash a barrage of attacks on Sakura.
The older brother lost face, and his younger brother also lost face!
"Ugly, weirdo? Who are you talking about, you brat?!" Instantly, the bewildered Sakura realized what was happening and roared in fury.
The sudden burst of power terrified Konohamaru, turning his face deathly pale. Without hesitation, he turned and ran, yelling, "Run! That ugly monster is going to attack!"
"That wretched brat! He's driving me crazy!!" Sakura couldn't hold back any longer and immediately ran after him.
Seeing this, Naruto quickly told Udon and Mogi to give chase. Just because Konohamaru said that so many women wanted to pursue him, he couldn't just leave his underlings to get beaten up!
"Ouch..."
Just as Naruto chased into an alley, he heard Konohamaru's cry of pain from ahead.
"Kid, don't bump into things like that, it hurts!" the person who was bumped said, rubbing his chest. Then he glared at Sakura and Naruto who were running towards him. "Konoha genin? Hmph, I hate Konoha ninjas the most."
"You... wait, judging by your headbands, you must be ninjas from another country?" Sakura stared warily at the headband on the man's head and demanded, "Tell me, what are you doing in Konoha?"
"Who cares what he does? We need to save Konohamaru first..." Naruto rolled up his sleeves and said fiercely, now was the time to show his manliness.
"Heh! I have no interest in bullying children. But you two are far inferior to that guy from last time, so it seems my previous worries were unnecessary." Kankuro sneered repeatedly, letting Konohamaru leave without a word.
He was still wary of Konoha's strength, so he tried his best not to cause any unnecessary trouble!
“That’s right, Kankuro.” Temari also breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a faint smile, “It seems you don’t know anything yet. We’re here in Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exams.”
"The Chunin Exams??" Naruto and Sakura exclaimed simultaneously, their faces filled with astonishment!
Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office.
"Now you all know why I've gathered you here today. Let's begin recommending candidates for the genin exam." The Third Hokage looked around and solemnly announced.
"Lord Hokage, Team 7, led by Kakashi, consisting of Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sakura Haruno, is recommended by me, Kakashi Hatake, to participate in the Joint Chunin Exams."
"Lord Hokage, the Ishikawa Squad, led by Ishikawa, consists of Karin Uzumaki, Taro Yamada, and Jiro Hei. I recommend these three to participate in the test in the name of Mitarashi Ishikawa."
Almost the instant the Third Generation finished speaking, Kakashi and Ishikawa, who had just returned to the village that morning, stepped forward and shouted their names.