Chapter 32 The Third Ninja War Rises in the Storm (Ch 32)

Yue Yan’s talk and noise did not affect the progress of the exam.

As mentioned before, the Chunin Exam is not a competition or selection. It does not require a battle to determine the strongest candidate. It ends when a certain number of candidates are reached.

Originally Yue Yan thought that with his performance he could become a Chunin, but not long after, he learned that his next opponent would be Yuhi Kurenai.

Looking at Hong on the opposite side, I had previously thought that I would surrender if I met a ninja from the same village next time, but now, I really met one.

After all, he was a good teammate of his, and Yue Yan was not obsessed with the title of Chunin, so he announced his resignation before the battle began.

Knowing that Hong’s current strength is at most at the Genin level, Yue Yan can only get a green treasure chest if he defeats her, so there is no need to hurt his teammates for this green treasure chest.

The reason why Yuhi Kurenai can hold on until now is purely because of luck. The opponents she met were not too strong. What’s even more fortunate is that after Yue Yan chose to give up, the Chunin Exam was over. Now she just has to wait for the final decision.

Of course, those who lose this final match may also become Chunin, because the evaluation of whether one can become Chunin is not just about strength, but is based on consideration of many factors.

Chunin is the grassroots commander on the battlefield. Compared with combat power, brains, decision-making, and the ability to remain calm in unexpected situations are most important.

Of course, each ninja village has different requirements for the selection of Chunin, and this joint Chunin exam is more like a show for other ninja villages to show off their future potential, just like a show.

When Team Hizashi gathered the next day, Yue Yan also learned that, except for Kakashi, none of the familiar people had successfully been promoted to Chunin.

After Yue Yan cursed the dirty politics in his heart, he continued to study at his usual pace. Occasionally, when there was a mission, he would follow Hizashi and Asuma.

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The forty-third year of Konoha.

This is destined to be a turbulent year.

Because the parents of a certain red-haired young puppeteer were killed by Konoha White Fang, and then Konoha White Fang committed suicide, he lost his target of hatred and began to pursue the eternal art.

The Sand Village possessed the Magnetism Release Bloodline Genkai, and the Third Kazekage, who was known as the strongest Kazekage of all time, was targeted by a young boy. He was assassinated and killed silently, and no one knew about it.

After more than half a year of no news, the leaderless Sand Village gradually began to fall into civil strife.

When the Third Kazekage disappeared, Rasa and Yekura, the strongest contenders for the future Fourth Kazekage, were accumulating power and were at loggerheads with each other.

Seeing that the Sand Shinobi Village was about to kill each other, they took a different approach and insisted that the disappearance of the Third Kazekage was caused by the Third Hokage of Konoha, Yuan Fei Hiruzen.

This news made headlines in the ninja world at an extremely fast speed and remained at the top of the list. All ninja villages learned about it.

Yuan Fei Hiruzen, who was originally staying at home well, was suddenly hit with this blame. He was still confused, thinking “It was clearly agreed that the blame was Danzo’s, why was it thrown on my head?” The Sand Village directly launched a sneak attack and attacked the Land of Fire.

Seeing that the Sand Village was the first to start a war, other ninja villages were not to be outdone and were eager to join in.

In just a very short period of time, the frictions on the borders of various countries, which already existed, became more intense, and it seemed as if a storm was about to come, as if war would soon sweep across the entire ninja world.

The war is basically a foregone conclusion, but this Third Ninja World War is more like a continuation of the Second Ninja World War. The ninja villages that suffered in the last war have been unable to hold back since they had a good rest.

However, in such a peaceful environment, no one wanted to be the first to stand out and eventually become the target of public criticism. Now they had a reason, and taking advantage of the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, they officially started dispatching ninjas.

Yuan Fei Hiruzen, who had commanded the Second Ninja World War and led Konoha to a great victory and earned the reputation as a ninja hero, woke up from the confusion of being blamed and saw the nature of this war at a glance.

Under the command of Yuan Fei Hiruzen, Konoha quickly stabilized the situation and drove the first batch of Sand Ninjas out of the Land of Fire.

But even if they repelled the Sand Ninjas, Konoha did not dare to expend a large number of troops to invade the Land of Sand. They could only stockpile their troops in the Land of Rivers and stare at the Sand Ninjas in dismay.

After all, Konoha was too aggressive in the last war, and now it has lost the Konoha White Fang, which can intimidate ninjas from other villages like nuclear weapons. It is certain that other ninja villages will target Konoha. The Rock Ninja and the Cloud Ninja also want to take a big bite of the fertile land of the Fire Country. Even the Mist Ninja, which is located in a remote area, has ideas about Konoha.

It is no exaggeration to say that Konoha is now surrounded by enemies and must be prepared to challenge the other four major ninja villages at any time.

Yue Yan received the notice and, together with Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Captain Hizashi, were ready to go to the frontline at any time. And all three members of Hizashi’s team were promoted to Chunin.

The title of Chunin during wartime is actually not very useful; its greater significance is to boost morale and intimidate the opponent.

After all, in this ninja world where there are so many types of perception ninjutsu, it is impossible to hide large-scale ninja deployment, and the actions are almost transparent.

Moreover, a few jonin leading hundreds of genin is not as threatening as leading hundreds of chuunin.

This is just like the wars in the past. There would often be news about the use of new equipment. No matter whether you have old equipment with a new color, you will be asked whether it is new.

Well, the new paint is also new.

Doing so can not only boost your own morale, but also confuse your opponent. After all, you don’t know if their “new style” is really “new style”. What if it is? Then you have to be careful. The same principle applies to the ninja world.

Yue Yan was sorting out things that might be needed on the battlefield at home and sealing them into scrolls.

Although kunai, shuriken, detonating tags, military pills, trauma medicine, bandages and other supplies are all provided by Konoha’s logistics department, he sorted out the ninja tools that he was most familiar with and used most often, which always comforted him when he was nervous about going to the battlefield.

“Yue Yan, with your attainments in medical ninjutsu, you can stay in the Konoha Hospital at the rear. There is no need to take risks at the front line.”

Aunt Xia Shu looked at Yue Yan who was sorting out his equipment, her eyes full of worry. Thinking back to Yue Yan’s parents and the way their bodies were carried back, Aunt Xia Shu’s heart was filled with sadness, and at the same time she was deeply disgusted with the war that took away her two good friends.

“I… don’t want you to die on the battlefield.”

Hearing the sadness and reluctance in Aunt Xia Shu’s words, Yue Yan packed up his equipment and turned around with a bright smile.

“Don’t worry, Aunt Xia Shu, I won’t die on the battlefield.”

Looking at Yue Yan’s smile, his figure gradually overlapped with the two people in her memory. Excitedly, Aunt Xia Shu stepped forward and hugged Yue Yan.

Feeling the wetness on his shoulder, Yue Yan simply patted the back of Aunt Xia Shu, the woman who treated him almost as her own child.

“I’ll be absolutely fine, I promise.”