Amid Naruto's chattering, Haku and the others left the square and came to a huge venue.
This place is like a huge conical pit, and at the very core of the pit is a towering giant tree.
With the giant tree as the center, seats surround it and extend outward in the form of stairs.
The most important thing is that Haku and others discovered that these seats were all made of rattan wood, forming a seamless whole.
At this time, there were entrances and exits, and a large number of people entered the venue under the guidance of volunteers and then took their seats.
This was not unfamiliar to Zabuza, who had once participated in the Jonin Tournament.
However, compared with the one used for the Jonin Championship, this venue was so much bigger that even he couldn't help but be shocked.
Naruto smiled and said, "There are over 200,000 people participating this time!"
Nawaki asked, "Uncle Zabuza, are you participating this time as well?"
Zabuza nodded: "I will cooperate this time... well, that is..."
Before he could say anything, Naruto laughed and said, "Uncle Shuichi calls this a dragon suit!"
Zabuza's mouth twitched: "I'm a jonin, playing an important role!"
As for Naruto, Kizuki was already having a headache, and quickly said: "Well, let's take a seat quickly."
"By the way, is this seat assigned?"
Nawaki said: "There is no allocation, you can move in at will. Of course, the principle is that those who arrive first should sit in the middle."
Haku nodded: "Then let's go a little further inside!"
As they spoke, the group began to move forward, walked to the center, and then sat down.
Nawaki waved his hand and said, "Uncle Zabuza, Sister Haku, and Brother Suigetsu and Brother Kimimaro, we will leave first. After you finish, we will have dinner together!"
Haku smiled and agreed, "No problem."
Nawaki waved goodbye and left, but Naruto was reluctant to leave.
He also really wanted to sit down instead of being a boring volunteer.
at the same time.
Kurotsuchi, Deidara, and Akagi also entered the venue under the guidance of volunteers.
In addition to them, there are C, Samui, Atsu, Omoi, and Karui from the Kumogakure.
There was also Juan, a disciple of Pakura from the Sunagakure, and Temari, who had just become a Chunin, who also entered the venue with other Chunins from the Sunagakure.
All of this was within Hoshita Shuichi's perception.
Looking at these familiar faces, Hoshita Shuichi couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
Naruto's generation is finally growing up.
At this moment, Hoshita Shuichi's thoughts drifted a little far away.
He has changed too much. After Naruto and the others graduate, there will be no more missions in the Land of Waves that he is familiar with, no classic battles with the demon Zabuza, no battles between Haruno Sakura + Chiyo and Scorpion... There are too many things that will not happen.
I don't feel very excited about the future!
"But... they will each have their own wonderful stories!"
Hoshita Shuichi smiled secretly.
At this time, Mei Terumi, Namikaze Minato , Ōnoki and others appeared one after another.
Namikaze Minato said: "Shuichi, everyone is here."
Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "Let's go!"
As he spoke, he opened the door of time and space. Everyone went in and came directly to the tree at the center of the stadium.
The circle of seats closest to the tree was empty, and Namikaze Minato and other figures, as well as Admiral Mifune, sat there.
And Hoshita Shuichi was standing under the giant tree.
This giant tree was actually created by him using the bloodline network of the God-Tree Realm Descent.
The rattan chairs that the teacher Namikaze Minato and many participants are currently sitting on are all part of the giant tree.
Infinite Tsukuyomi is to wrap a person up like a dumpling and hang him up. Hoshita Shuichi does not need to extract the chakra of the participants, so he naturally does not need to wrap him up like a dumpling and hang him up. Therefore, he made a chair to be used as a link to perform the actual illusion.
The illusion is not Infinite Tsukuyomi, but his own illusion realm - the Memory Palace.
Of course, this technique has been developed to the point where he has combined it with the Infinite Tsukuyomi to become a bloodline network illusion.
When he was sure that the seats were full and everyone had arrived, Hoshita Shuichi said, "I am Hoshita Shuichi. Everyone, be ready to enter the illusion."
Everyone who was sitting there, except for a few like Namikaze Minato, was shocked.
However, before they could react, everyone instantly entered the illusion. The participants took their positions, and the Chunins participating in the competition appeared in a huge indoor space full of technology.
This is the mission hall!And all the participating Chunins found that the people around them were different.
"This is the mission hall. All teams please accept missions through the information panel to earn points... Points ranking and character information can be checked on the information panel..."
The sound of machinery echoed throughout the mission hall.
Haku turned and looked at the three people around him. Obviously, these were his teammates.
Just as he was about to speak, a transparent light screen appeared with lines of text on it.
The 357th team, captain is Hoshita Haku, and team members are Omoi, Marusugi, and Nikami Ryo.
After looking at the information on the screen, Haku immediately said to his three teammates: "Hello, I'm Hoshita Haku, I'm good at Wind Release, water release, and blood limit ice release."
Marusugi from Iwagakure immediately exclaimed when he heard this: "Is this the Ice Release from Kirigakure?"
Hoshita Haku smiled and did not explain that he was not a ninja from the Kirigakure.
Omoi looked at Haku and couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Haku Hoshita... her last name is Hoshita, could she be the daughter of the God of Ninja?"
"Everyone, please introduce yourselves."
Haku said.
Marusugi immediately said: "I am Marusugi, I am good at Earth release and Fire Release."
Nikami Ryo said: "I am from the Kumogakure and I am good at Lightning Release."
Omoi finally said, "From the Kumogakure, skilled in swordsmanship."
After introducing himself, Marusugi said immediately: "Let's accept the missions quickly. If we are slow, some good missions may be taken by others first."
Omoi said cautiously: "It is better to learn more about the rules first. Moreover, I think we should start with simple tasks to enhance our understanding of each other."
There was a disagreement, so the three of them looked at Haku, the captain.
Haku was as gentle as ever, and smiled, "Omoi, you and I will learn more about the rules of this competition. One, Ling, you will be responsible for checking the task details and understanding the task status."
Omoi and the other two looked at each other, then nodded in unison, called out the information panel, and began their respective division of labor.
In fact, the basic rules of the competition are very simple. You can accept tasks freely, and the difficulty of the tasks is consistent with that of the alliance, ranging from D to S.
However, as a Chunin team, there are no D-level missions, and they start from C-level missions, and the points are 2, 4, 6, and 10 respectively.
The team ranking is determined by the points scored.
But this is only the first stage.
Only the members of the top 100 teams can enter the final competition for the strongest Chunin.
It's also a points system.
The most important point is that team members who died in the first stage can be "resurrected" to compete in the second stage as long as the team enters the second stage.
Just as Haku and Omoi were reading more detailed rules, exclamations were heard from the side.
"Second Ninja World War Mission List!"
"Here is also the mission list for the First Ninja World War."
"There are also third ones."
"Hey, there is also a task list for destroying the Whirlpool Country."
"Here, here, is the last Ninja World War."
"Will there be a mission to fight Uchiha Madara or even the Ten-Tails?"
The exclamations came not only from teammates Nikami Ryo and his group, but also from other teams nearby.
Obviously, the mission of this competition is staggering and the time span is very long.
Hearing the exclamation, Omoi immediately switched pages, found the task system, and saw a series of large sections.
There were many great ninja wars and important battles.
Omoi soon found the one he wanted: the death of the Third Raikage!
After taking a quick look at the tasks, Shang Ling couldn't help but ask, "What tasks should we take?"
"Many missions require you to choose a camp."
"But we..."
In the four-man team, not to mention Hoshita Haku, Nikami Ryo and Omoi are both from the Kumogakure.
Marusugi was born in Iwagakure Village.
Omoi glanced at Hoshita Haku and said, "We shouldn't decide on a camp in advance, but choose a camp based on the mission."
"Like this."
Omoi pointed to the task he was browsing, which was the death of the Third Raikage.
Background introduction, then camp selection.
Choose different camps and get different task lists.
Hoshita Haku and the other two all looked at the light curtain in front of Omoi.
Omoi said: "In order to cover the retreat of his subordinates, the Third Raikage single-handedly resisted the attack of tens of thousands of ninjas from the Iwagakure, and finally died in battle due to exhaustion."
"If we choose the Kumogakure Camp, then the mission will probably be difficult to complete."
"unless..."
Nikami Ryo said: "Unless a large number of teams unite and choose the Kumogakure Camp, the difficulty of the mission can be reduced, especially the ultimate mission of saving the Third Raikage."
Marusugi thought, "Then there is another question."
"Will the difficulty of the mission be reduced as the number of teams choosing this faction increases?"
Hoshita Haku said: "No!"
"We're not the only ones who think this way."
"It's impossible for all teams to choose the same side. More importantly, the missions are limited."
Marusugi felt embarrassed when he heard this and checked it carefully.
Sure enough, although there are a lot of missions in the Kumogakure camp, it can only accommodate 100 teams at the same time.
In other words, even if 100 teams accepted the mission at the same time, the corresponding number of Chunins on the Kumogakure side would be increased by 400.
Even if the Iwagakure camp on the other side does not have a single task force, it is not enough to change the outcome of the battle.
Nikami Ryo asked: "So, where do we start?"
"Other teams have already started their mission."
Hoshita Haku and the other two looked up and saw that the number of teams in the hall was decreasing.
After accepting the mission, with a flash of white light, the teams disappeared from their original locations.
When you see it for the first time, you can't help but feel it is strange.
"Let's start with the C-rank mission."
Hoshita Haku said: "Let's hone the team first, get familiar with each other, and develop tacit understanding, and then take on more difficult tasks."
"Or find other teams to cooperate with."
The other three nodded.
So Hoshita Haku directly searched for the C-level tasks.
In an instant, a large number of C-level tasks appeared on the light screen, and one task after another disappeared with a flash, obviously having been accepted by other teams.
Hoshita Haku quickly locked on a mission to wipe out the bandits, and after seeking the opinions of Omoi and the other two, he took on the mission.
As the mission was confirmed, the four people immediately disappeared from the spot.
…
In front of a village, Hoshita Haku and four other people appeared.
"You're finally here!"
A voice was heard, and then Hoshita Haku and the other three saw an old man leading a group of people out of the village.
"I've been waiting for you for quite some time. Hurry up and get rid of those damn bastards in the mountains!"
The old man was spitting everywhere, and the other villagers were chattering, with all kinds of information flying out.
There is not much introduction about this mission. Hoshita Haku and the other three only knew that this was a group of evil bandits who enjoyed killing people for fun.
But no one knows how many bandits there are and whether there are any ninjas.
At this moment, I did learn some information from the villagers, but it was too confusing.
With so many people speaking up, the four of them were overwhelmed.
As the captain, Hoshita Haku immediately stood up and shouted: "Everyone, please be quiet."
All of a sudden, all the villagers stopped.
Hoshita Haku looked at the old man in the lead, smiled gently and asked, "Are you the village chief?"
The old man nodded: "Of course, I am!"
He spent ten thousand taels for this.
Hoshita Haku didn't care whether the old man in front of him was a real person or an illusion, and asked: "Excuse me, village chief, how many people are there in this group of bandits?"
The village chief was about to speak but got stuck. He quickly opened his information panel and took a look. Then he said, "About twenty or so."
This is what is on his mission brief, and there is no specific number.
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, a villager asked, "It should be more than 30, right?"
"There were only about ten people here last time, right?"
"I heard that they had other people go to plunder other villages!"
The villagers were talking at once.
Omoi couldn't help but hold his forehead and sighed, "It seems that it is impossible to obtain accurate information here."
Hoshita Haku continued to suppress the villagers with his loud voice, and then asked: "Are there any ninjas among this group of bandits?"
This time the villagers looked at each other.
"This... shouldn't exist, right?"
"I don't think I've ever seen it before!"
This is another uncertain information.
This time Hoshita Haku gave up. He looked at his three companions, asked about the approximate direction from which the bandits came, and then disappeared from their original places and entered the mountains behind the village.
Because there was only a rough direction, after entering the mountain, Hoshita Haku divided the team into two groups and searched at a distance.
Fortunately, the bandits had appeared once three days ago, and it had not rained in the past three days, so some traces were easy to find.
Soon the four of them gathered together and followed the messy traces deep into the mountains.
"Judging from these traces, this group of bandits consists of at least twenty people."
"And there are ninjas."
Standing on a branch, Omoi pointed to a trace on the side.
These traces were obviously left by ninjas like them.
Nikami Ryo said with a smile: "It's not surprising to see a ninja in a C-rank mission, but their strength is probably not that good."
Omoi said cautiously: "Don't be too careless."
Marusugi said lightly: "The difficulty of the mission will not change, there is no need to worry too much."
"Even if there are ninjas among the bandits, they should only be wandering ninjas, Genin level."
Nikami Ryo nodded in agreement.
Omoi shook his head: "If there are too many people, it won't be good news."
Hoshita Haku said decisively: "Expand the search range and see how many ninjas the other side has."
The four then expanded their search area, especially looking for traces of ninja.
"Something seems to be wrong."
"These traces should have been left by different ninjas."
Nikami Ryo frowned, then looked at Omoi: "You are such a bad-mouthed guy!"
Marusugi scratched his head and said, "It is indeed necessary to be a little more serious."
"Too bad there are no sensory ninjas among us."
Hoshita Hakudao: "I have mastered the perception ninjutsu, but I am not as good as other ninjutsu."
Omoi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In that case, we can try to sense the other party's chakra."
"Although the amount of chakra cannot represent strength, it can at least help us better understand the enemy."
Hoshita Haku and the other three moved forward more cautiously, and every once in a while Haku would use perception ninjutsu to sense.
"There!"
When they climbed to the top of a mountain, the sharp-eyed Marusugi shouted and pointed to the valley below.
The other three looked and vaguely saw a number of wooden houses.
Haku immediately raised one hand and lowered his eyes to sense.
After a moment, Haku opened his eyes and couldn't help but look at Omoi.
Omoi was a little surprised: "Captain..."
Haku : "I sensed that there is a bandit whose chakra is not inferior to mine."
Marusugi and Nikami Ryo both stared at Omoi.
Omoi scratched his head awkwardly and couldn't help but say, "In this case, we have to be more cautious."
"Captain, how's your chakra level?"
"What if I ever meet ..."
Before he could finish his words, Nikami Ryo stepped forward and covered Omoi's mouth.
However, a light curtain automatically appeared in front of Hoshita Haku's eyes, with a line of text appearing on it.
The mission level has been upgraded to level B!Looking at the red exclamation mark, the four of them were speechless for a moment.
Hoshita Haku turned off the panel and said seriously: "Our mission is to wipe out this group of bandits, which means we must get rid of all of them."
"First, you are good at Earth release, so you can ambush the bandits at the entrance or exit. If they want to escape, you must be the first choice."
Marusugi nodded, but hesitated, "There are quite a few ninjas among these bandits. It would be better if we concentrate our forces."
"We should get rid of the most difficult guy first, and then hunt down the other ordinary bandits. It should be easy and we won't miss any of them."
Hoshita Haku shook his head: "That might put us in a tight encirclement."
"With the ninjas holding us back, ordinary bandits could also cause us harm."
Ninja is too fragile.
Bows and arrows can also be used to kill it.
Marusugi was convinced and nodded without saying anything else.
Hoshita Haku looked at Omoi and the other man and said, "The guy with the same amount of chakra as me lives in the deepest part. I will attack from behind."
"Once I start to alert the other bandits, you can attack from both sides."
"The purpose is to disrupt the bandits and prevent them from gathering together."
"Deal with the ninja first!"
Omoi and Nikami Ryo nodded in unison.
After making all the arrangements, Hoshita Haku shouted, "Action!"