"That's right... Two genin are enough," said Ao, the jōnin from the Hidden Mist Village.
He wore a black eye patch over his right eye, giving him the appearance of a one-eyed dragon.
In reality, under the eye patch was the Byakugan he had obtained in the past.
"Hmph! That's what I thought. You guys aren't really here to take the test, are you?"
Maki, the jōnin from the Hidden Sand Village, said without holding back.
"Alright, alright, since you're all so confident, I won't say anything more," the Third Hokage said coldly, cutting them off.
"Then I can only wish the genin from the other villages good luck in passing the Chūnin Exams."
"Of course, of course. I hope so too," Ao said, smiling.
"But Hokage-sama, I heard that your village hasn't been very peaceful lately. Your Konoha's pride—the Uchiha Clan—seems to have had some problems. That must be quite a blow to Konoha..."
As he said this, the other jōnin perked up their ears, listening to what he would say next. The atmosphere seemed to become tense.
"That's none of your concern, Hidden Mist Village," the Third Hokage said coldly.
Even without the Uchiha Clan, our Konoha is still more than a match for the other villages...
As for your Hidden Mist Village, you've been isolated from the outside world for so many years, with no diplomacy, and are known as the Village of the Bloody Mist.
Why are you here to participate in our Chūnin Exams today?
"This is an order from the Fourth Mizukage-sama. We're just following orders. Besides, the other nations are here too, aren't they?" Ao said, smiling, shifting the responsibility away.
The jōnin from the other villages all looked grim. They hadn't heard what they wanted to hear.
At that moment, a discordant voice rang out.
"What's with all of you? You're all acting like hypocrites, only knowing how to probe with words. Especially that one-eyed dragon, he has no artistic sense at all," Deidara said, pointing at Ao with dissatisfaction.
"Hey, Deidara, watch what you say!" Kitsuchi said, stopping him.
"What are you babbling about, you little brat?" One of the young boys next to Ao immediately retorted.
He was about Shin's age, had white hair, and carried two bandaged swords on his back. He was one of the genin sent by the Hidden Mist Village.
"Huh? Do you think you're so old?" Deidara said, stepping forward. He had been holding back his anger since his encounter with Kaoru, and he wanted to vent it on the white-haired boy.
"Just a noisy little brat!" The white-haired boy didn't back down.
"That's enough, Mangetsu, shut your mouth!" Ao said to the white-haired boy, but like Kitsuchi, he only said it.
He didn't actually try to stop the two boys, seemingly just putting on a show. He had no intention of stopping them.
After all, they were on Konoha's territory, and in front of the Hokage. They secretly wanted to make things difficult for the Hokage, embarrassing him.
"You're just like that Konoha brat, looking down on my art, yeah?" After saying this, Deidara prepared to attack without holding back.
"Twin Snakes!" Deidara raised his hands, and two clay snakes emerged from the mouths in his palms, coiling towards the white-haired boy.
"Think I'm scared of you?" The white-haired boy sneered, taking one of the swords from his back and swinging it at the clay snakes.
Because the sword was wrapped in bandages, he used it like a club.
"Whack!" The first clay snake was sent flying by the bandaged sword.
"Haah!" After swatting away the first clay snake, the white-haired boy continued to swing at the second snake.
"I've already seen through your movements!" Deidara made hand seals, and the second clay snake dodged the white-haired boy's sword, coiling around the blade.
The snake moved quickly, and in an instant, it had climbed along the sword and onto the white-haired boy's hand.
"Damn it!" The white-haired boy gritted his teeth, shaking his right hand, trying to throw off the snake.
"Haha, you'll be a one-handed man soon! Remember, this is my masterpiece of art!" Deidara laughed, making a hand seal and detonating the bomb. "Katsu!"
"Boom!" The snake exploded, smoke enveloping the white-haired boy's right hand. Although the explosion wasn't very powerful, it was enough to destroy his entire right arm.
"It explodes!" The ninjas present were slightly shocked.
"Clang!" The bandaged sword spun out of the explosion and fell to the ground. It seemed that the white-haired boy, having lost his right arm, was no longer able to wield the sword.
"Haha, you're so arrogant now! You and that one-eyed dragon are a perfect match, one blind in one eye, the other with a useless arm!" Deidara continued to shout arrogantly.
"You little brat, the Tsuchikage-sama shouldn't have sent you out!" Kitsuchi said to Deidara, his expression fierce, but a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
Ao, the jōnin from the Hidden Mist Village, remained calm, seemingly not too worried.
"You blonde brat, you've really pissed me off..." The white-haired boy's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at Deidara with hatred.
His right arm was gone, but instead of blood, water dripped from the wound. The arm that had been blown off had turned into a puddle of water.
"Huh? What's going on?" Deidara looked incredulous.
Then, the water in the puddle began to float upwards, reforming into the white-haired boy's right arm. In an instant, his right arm was restored.
"The Hōzuki Clan's Hydrification Technique?" The Third Hokage thought to himself. "This time, truly talented individuals have come."
The white-haired boy was Hōzuki Mangetsu, Suigetsu's brother!
Then, the Third Hokage waved his hand, signaling to the Anbu ninja beside him. "End this farce."
"I'm going to tear you limb from limb!" Hōzuki Mangetsu shouted, rolling forward and picking up the sword from the ground.
He charged forward, appearing in front of Deidara in an instant, and swung the bandaged sword at him.
Deidara didn't hold back. He flipped his left hand, creating another clay bomb.
"Die!" Deidara shouted, raising his left hand, preparing to throw the clay bomb at Hōzuki Mangetsu.
Just as the tension reached its peak, someone suddenly appeared between Hōzuki Mangetsu and Deidara!
Just as the tension reached its peak, someone suddenly appeared between Hōzuki Mangetsu and Deidara!
This person appeared like a ghost. Hōzuki Mangetsu and Deidara were completely unable to react.
He wore a fox mask, his right hand gripping Deidara's hand, preventing him from throwing the clay bomb, and his left hand holding a kunai to Hōzuki Mangetsu's neck.
He was one of the Anbu ninjas who had been standing beside the Third Hokage. In an instant, he had subdued two talented young ninjas.
"What speed. This guy is at least a jōnin-level ninja!" Kitsuchi thought, a hint of shock in his eyes.
"Konoha, it seems they have many capable people," Darui thought, squinting his eyes.
The scene fell silent.
"All of you, behave yourselves. Konoha is not a place for you to run wild!" The fox-masked ninja said coldly.
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