Chapter 41: The Zhongnin Exam
After joining Naruto Sasuke's two cheap laborers, Sakura found that the progress that had been slowly advancing on the company's side had suddenly accelerated by an unknown number of times.
If you compare the image, it probably used to climb, but now it is used to run. Although there was a reason why she had been in the early days of the establishment and had gone out for a while, she could also see the value of Naruto's efficient workforce.
Now Sakura has retracted her original thoughts, and in the original trajectory of fate, Boruto can have that kind of results, and Naruto's cheap labor for a hundred people has contributed to it.
Of course, out of an attitude towards the efficient use of labor, Sakura didn't contract all the work to Naruto, otherwise it would be a waste.
During this period of time, the expansion of the manga company in Konoha was in full swing, and even reached into the basic industry, preparing for the future development of entertainment.
With Naruto's hard work and Sasuke's coordination, there were basically no major problems. Soon, what felt like it would take months or even a year or two was compressed.
And the bridge that was temporarily forgotten in the country of waves in front was also remembered by Sakura.
At that time, there was no skill in the doppelganger and there was not much time, so I planned to intervene later. Now it seems that when the middle ninja exam passes, you can intervene.
That enthusiasm for infrastructure made Sakura increase the amount of tasks a little more, hoping to speed up the progress of running to the point of running.
For the two of them, this doesn't feel like cheap labor, after all, it is paid according to the remuneration of high-level tasks, and there is no danger, it is just doing the work of intermediate tasks, taking the money for high-level tasks.
Now, Konoha is full of Naruto's shadow clones, busy and busy, like a brick in Konoha that needs to be moved.
Of course, these things will not last long and will have to be stopped for a while.
No matter how many Naruto clones there are, he is also a person, and if he really uses it as a cow, in a few months, he is afraid that he will really burn himself out.
After the relevant employees slowly made up, the amount of tasks related to Naruto was reduced.
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"During this time, the results of your cultivation have been very good." In the bright sun, in a cultivation field, Kakashi said with a complicated expression.
On this day, in the Konoha training ground, the rare few people were here, receiving Kakashi's teachings.
This is a rare thing for Kakashi, who usually reads either manga or novels.
After all, the disciples are almost growing up on their own, and Naruto is constantly developing his own shadow clone instead of learning new powerful ninjutsu. Now, if it weren't for Sakura's mission, the D-rank mission that the village took might not be enough for Naruto to complete alone.
Sakura-chan doesn't need to talk about this.,Ninja is just a side hustle.,The kind that releases tasks by yourself in order to be lazy.。 But in terms of strength, Kakashi found that he was not as good as this disciple who had just graduated.
Sasuke, the only one who can teach, learns from Kakashi very seriously. However, as a strong physical artist, he has stepped up his training since returning to the village, and his progress has made Kakashi feel a lot of pressure.
The disciple is so powerful that Kakashi has to pretend to be salted fish, especially since there have been a lot of novel comic books in various bookstores recently, and the various ideas for the post-ninja era make Kakashi want to stop.
Frankly, as a traditional ninja, Kakashi didn't pay much attention to the so-called flashy art style, nor did he expect those wonderful stories, let alone those beautiful manga characters. What he is really looking forward to is the various imaginations of the future ninja world depicted in various comics, which opens up new horizons for him.
Of course, those manga were not all Sakura's, and these manga were first printed in Konoha and then spread to the whole country.
Even many powerful people will want to buy a ninja-related manga to learn about this group that they are afraid of and comfortable to use, ninjas.
Since the establishment of one village, one country, ninjas have contributed greatly to the stability of the status of the Daimyo. Even if that's not what those ninjas intended, who told you to read less?
An economic sanction, a political tactic, a ninja who will only be a weapon of war can't even see who the enemy is. Even if one or two can see it, but the other ninja villages are not strong enough to change it.
Nominally the ninja village is equal to the state, but in reality...... To put it mildly, ninjas are nothing more than shepherd dogs that maintain the daimyo system.
Maybe there was a chance in Tsuruma's era, after all, at that time, he and Madara really had the power to push the ninja world horizontally, and that power was enough to redefine the definition of the ninja class. However, the limitations of his thinking constrained him.
It's not sad to be pinned down by the state, it's sad that they themselves are not even aware of the problem.
And now, it seems that a few people are aware, but it doesn't necessarily work.
Master and mother died, teammates died, and good friends died...... After so much grief, Kakashi now just wants to be a salted fish.
Since the disciple is strong, he just needs to help, if you want to work hard again or something, forget it.
As for now, feeling the pressure, Kakashi decided to work his cultivation and delay some of the time he was surpassed.
“…… Your strength to enter the realm, as well as the amount of tasks you have completed, this period of time is very good. There wasn't much to point out about, and after complimenting, Kakashi cut to the chase, "Because of your excellent performance, I've already registered you for the shinobi exam in a few days." ”
"The middle ninja exam ......" Naruto repeated, his azure eyes lit up, "After advancing the middle ninja, is it one step closer to the goal?" ”
In contrast to Sasuke's anxiety when he received the honorarium, Naruto had slowly come to understand his own worth.
Ideology and politics are not learned in vain, theory is linked to practice, and he even has a rudimentary form of how to reform drastically after becoming a ninja.
However, in terms of rank, he is still a lower ninja, and he has a channel full of ambitions that cannot be realized.
And becoming a middle ninja is one step closer to the position of the shadow of a village.
"But in the case of the middle ninja exam, will we be able to meet a strong opponent?" Sasuke asked.
His strength has skyrocketed recently, but the tasks he faces are all good at Naruto, giving him the illusion that he is eating soft rice. So in order to prove that he is not the most useless, he urgently needs to prove himself with a fight.
"Powerful enemy," Kakashi hesitated, "This is a joint exam, and the other villages are likely to deliberately target Konoha and let people whose strength far exceeds this level come to participate." ”
But after glancing at Sakura, who was silently eating melons, Kakashi felt that unless the other villages sent out Shadow to disguise Shinobi, they would not be opponents.
"Compared to those, I want to know if it will be much more leisurely if you become a middle ninja." Sensing Kakashi's gaze, Sakura spoke slowly.
"No, becoming a middle ninja is just a way to take on more advanced tasks on your own." Kakashi replied, continuing, "I've already done it for you guys about signing up, so it's good that the three of you will set off together when the time comes." Okay, I still have something to do, so you can practice on your own. ”
As soon as the words fell, Kakashi disappeared in place.
"Hey, Kakashi-sensei is still as lazy as ever, and I wanted to ask some questions." Seeing Kakashi leave, Naruto said with some regret.
"What are your questions, it has nothing to do with cultivation and fighting, it's normal that Kakashi-sensei can't answer, okay." Sasuke complained, feeling uneasy about Naruto's alleged problem.
"Now, the Zhongnin exam is coming, we should still prepare well!" Sakura said, adding, "In order to make you feel better, you won't have to arrange tasks for the next period of time. ”
Anyway, it's past the stage of shortage of manpower, so it's not a pity for Sakura to say this.
"Okay, then I'll add more time to practice these days." Naruto and the others nodded in unison, although they didn't quite feel how difficult the middle ninja exam was. But Sakura has spoken, and she has to be serious.
Anyway, with their strength, it would be easy to take a small forbearance. That's right, they're just inflated.
"Well, someone." Suddenly, Sakura turned her head and said, looking at a place in the village.
Then, she took a quick step towards her perceived position.
Seeing this, Naruto and Sasuke didn't suspect it, and quickly followed.
Soon, they came to the village, where Naruto's shadow clone confronted them. Behind him, a child shouted, "Boss, he's gone too far, beat him!" ”
In front of Naruto's shadow clone, a strange boy with a scribbled face said angrily, "Is Konoha even so arrogant as a child? Or do you think we're easy to bully? ”
As he spoke, he reached out to Naruto and was about to grab him by the collar. Behind Naruto, Konohamaru shrank in fear. People outside the village don't care about his identity.
"I'm sorry, but Konohamaru was at fault. But for the sake of his age, forget it, a few guests from afar can go and taste the food of our Konoha . Naruto said unhurriedly, his palm stopping Kankuro and pushing it back deftly, startling him in the heart.
"Hehe, there's still a bit of strength. But that's all, if you want to forgive, wait until I'm done venting first. Kankuro said, clenching his palms into fists, and he was about to fight.
But at this moment, a hand appeared silently next to him and clenched his fist.
"Your Excellency, have you gone too far? Konoha treats friends with etiquette, if it is an enemy......" A slightly cold voice came, Kankuro was horrified in his heart, and when he turned his head, he saw a blonde boy with the same face next to him.
"Body, you've arrived, then I'll continue to complete the task." The shadow clone nodded, and admonished Konohamaru before leaving, "There is a limit to playing in the future, and no one will let you in front of you as Hokage's grandson." ”
"You think you're living in the shadow of the Hokage, but without the Hokage, you're really nothing!"
In the end, the cold words shocked Konohamaru's spirit, and no one had ever spoken to him so harshly on weekdays.
"Boss, I'm ......" Konohamaru opened his mouth, speechless for the first time, looking at Naruto's back in silence. Although Naruto's words were ruthless, Konohamaru felt that he was right.
While the shadow clone was educating Konohamaru, Naruto's body was also suppressing Kankuro.
His physical skills are not strong, but that is also to see who he compares with, Kankuro is like this, Naruto doesn't need a shadow clone to fight in a group.
Kankuro struggled to open Naruto's hand, but it felt like it was being pinned down by iron tongs, and he couldn't break free.
"Let go, Naruto." An ethereal voice came, and Sakura stood leisurely.
Hearing this, Naruto let go of his hand, and Kankuro immediately took a few steps back under inertia, his face was blue and white: "Hmph, do you think you're going to eat me?" As a puppeteer, my strength is not in physical skills. ”
As he spoke, he untied his belt and took out the half-man-tall puppet, apparently overwhelmed by his anger.
Opposite him, Naruto didn't make the next move, but he realized that this fight couldn't be fought without accident, so he only said leisurely: "You don't seem to be very rational, as a ninja from the outer village, you want to do it here in Konoha." Are you trying to provoke a fight between villages? ”
"I'm not, I don't ......" Kankuro blushed and argued.
"Enough, you don't think you've lost enough people! Want to use crows as well? A cold voice came at this time, which immediately extinguished Kanjiuro's anger, and his body couldn't help but tremble a few times, and the expression was fear.
Sakura looked at the red-haired boy who was speaking, and Chakra's breath was indeed tyrannical and cold in perception. Obviously, in the face of the hostility of the village, this temperament is more like a human pillar force. Naruto's kind is a rare occurrence in many years, even if he is in the dark, but his heart is towards the light.
At this moment, Naruto also looked at Iara, with a slight surprise in his eyes. When the boy appeared, he felt a throbbing in his heart, as if there was a similar kind of person appearing.
Not sure what was going on, Naruto suppressed the doubts in his heart and didn't say anything.
And I'm Airo followed the line of sight, and also looked at Naruto, with bloodlust in his eyes: "Good prey, when the middle ninja exam, um......"
"Students who came to participate in the Chunin exam? It's kind of interesting. A playful voice sounded next to him, and my expression changed, and he was completely unaware of this person's existence just now.