"Very well, I can handle this myself." After a moment, Danzō raised his head and instructed Ren, "Find a few Root ninjas to disguise themselves as genin and infiltrate the Chūnin Exams!"
Hiruzen and Danzō, the two leaders of Konoha, had come up with the same idea!
"What does the master mean?" Ren asked, frowning.
"Isn't it obvious?" Danzō said coldly, "After finding people to infiltrate the Chūnin Exams, give them two tasks.
Tell them to test Uchiha Kaoru's strength during the second stage, and also cripple the genin from the other nations.
Now that the Uchiha Clan has been exterminated, the other nations are probably still eyeing Konoha covetously. It's best not to make things too big.
"Yes, I'll arrange it immediately," Ren replied.
"Hmm, go. Shin will probably come to me soon," Danzō said, waving his hand.
"Yes," Ren nodded and disappeared.
Danzō's prediction was correct. Not long after, Shin walked into Danzō's office, his face serious, seemingly unwilling.
"What is it?" Danzō said, looking at Shin.
Shin stood in the center of the hall. After a moment, he finally spoke, telling Danzō about his encounter with Deidara at noon.
"Oh, is that so?" Although the old fox Danzō already knew about this, he pretended to be surprised.
"So, Danzō-sama, I hope that I don't have to hide my strength during the Chūnin Exams. Otherwise, I'll be defeated miserably against the ninjas from the other villages," Shin said.
"Hmm, no problem," Danzō nodded. "During this Chūnin Exams, you can exert yourself to the fullest and suppress the arrogance of those ninjas from the other villages!"
"Yes!" Shin nodded, and then turned to leave the hall.
"Wait," Just as Shin took a few steps, Danzō suddenly interrupted.
"Danzō-sama, is there anything else?" Shin frowned.
"Shin, you were very careless yesterday. You actually spilled ink on my floor, and some of it even flowed under my desk..." Danzō said coldly, his tone indicating that he was very angry.
"He really found out!" Shin felt his hair stand on end. Even with his back to Danzō, he could feel Danzō's gloomy gaze.
"I'm sorry, Danzō-sama. I was careless yesterday..." Shin immediately turned around and knelt before Danzō.
"Alright, it's just staining the floor, it's nothing serious," Danzō said, looking at Shin for a long time, suddenly smiling.
However, his expression slowly turned cold. "Just remember, don't cause me any more trouble in the future, understand?"
"Understood!" Shin nodded repeatedly. He knew that Danzō had found out that he was eavesdropping on his conversation.
This was a warning not to tell Kaoru about it. As for why Danzō didn't attack him, Shin was a little puzzled.
"Now, you can go. Remember, bring glory to Konoha in the Chūnin Exams..." Danzō continued.
"Yes!" Shin replied softly, and slowly retreated from the hall.
"Troublesome..." After a moment, Danzō muttered to himself.
Rain Country, Hidden Rain Village.
It rained here all year round. The buildings were all tall, pointed structures, with huge drainage pipes inserted into the buildings. These strange buildings were unique to the Rain Country.
At that moment, on the top of the tallest building in the Hidden Rain Village, in a dimly lit room...
There were three comfortable seats in the room, facing each other diagonally. Two of the seats were already occupied.
The two people sat quietly, but one could feel the powerful aura emanating from them.
They were the current leaders of the Hidden Rain Village: Pain and Konan.
After a moment, the space on the third empty sofa twisted, and Uchiha Obito, wearing a mask, appeared and sat firmly on the sofa.
"You're late," Pain said.
"Sorry, I had some things to take care of," Uchiha Obito said calmly. "By the way, do you know about the Chūnin Exams in Konoha?"
"Of course," Pain said coldly. "Our Hidden Rain Village is currently still considered an ally of Konoha. Every year, we send genin to participate in Konoha's Chūnin Exams. It's just that they've never noticed that the leader of the Hidden Rain Village is no longer Hanzō the Salamander."
"Then you know that this year's Konoha Chūnin Exams are different from the past. All Five Great Nations are participating in this exam," Uchiha Obito continued.
"Then you know that this year's Konoha Chūnin Exams are different from the past. All Five Great Nations are participating in this exam," Uchiha Obito continued.
"Is that so? But what does that have to do with us? We don't care about Konoha's situation," Konan said.
"What I was busy with earlier was this," Uchiha Obito said. "I want to see the current state of Konoha after losing the Uchiha Clan, and also the examination of other countries is crucial. Also, I'll take a look to see if there are any candidates who can be absorbed into our organization."
"Didn't you promise Uchiha Itachi that you wouldn't attack Konoha?" Konan continued.
"Of course I promised, and I intend to fulfill my promise," Uchiha Obito said with a smile. "It's one thing to attack Konoha, and another to investigate Konoha's situation. I'm not breaking the agreement."
"Fine, whatever you want," Pain nodded. "Knowing the information about Konoha is beneficial to us anyway."
"Hmm, that's right." Uchiha Obito stood up from the sofa. "Because of this, I'm afraid I won't have time to come here in the near future. Therefore, I can only leave the Akatsuki organization in your care for now."
"No problem," Pain replied.
The Chūnin Exams were about to begin, and a conspiracy was brewing.
The week of devil training passed quickly. On the morning of July 1st, the members of Team 8 gathered again beside the usual small forest.
"Very well, after this week of devil training, I believe that your ninjutsu skills have improved considerably," Yūhi Kurenai said, smiling.
"Yeah, yeah, I haven't even slept well these past few days..." Hina complained softly.
"If you sleep more, you'll be a lazy pig," Kaoru said to her, smiling.
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