Chapter 206: None of Them Are Good People

Chapter 206: None of Them Are Good People

Soon, the squads containing members of the Seven Star Society, which had once dominated the Konoha Ninja Academy, all received messages delivered by Sasuke's messenger snakes. They dropped what they were doing and hurried towards the location Sasuke had indicated.

Considering that the meeting point was in the center of the map and that the others might encounter trouble on the way, Sasuke, Neji, and Naruto chose to split up to go and meet their comrades.

Shikamaru's and Hinata's squads encountered no trouble. However, Sakura's squad might have looked a bit like easy targets. On their way to the rendezvous, they consecutively encountered three teams. Apart from one team from Kirigakure that turned tail and fled immediately upon seeing Lee's attire, the other two teams, from the Land of Rain and the Land of Lightning respectively, targeted the three of them. Fighting them also wasted a considerable amount of their time.

However, after Naruto, who was sent to meet them, arrived, these two squads directly became "delivery boys" (i.e., easy sources of supplies).

On the afternoon of the second day, Konoha's four genin squads successfully converged. Kurotsuchi, on her end, had also gathered the other two squads from Iwagakure.

A total of seven genin squads gathered at a resource point in the center.

"These are all our survival supplies," Kurotsuchi placed two scrolls in front of everyone.

"The supplies our Konoha gathered are all here," Sasuke also placed the soldier pills and other survival supplies brought by Shikamaru and the others on the table.

"Well then, shall we distribute them according to need?" Kurotsuchi said.

"Of course," Sasuke nodded. In truth, Konoha's four squads were at a slight disadvantage in the distribution of these survival supplies, as Sakura's team had brought a large number of soldier pills. However, given that both sides were currently collaborators, haggling over these details didn't make much sense.

However, this only applied to survival supplies. Regarding combat supplies like weapons, both sides had a tacit understanding not to propose equal distribution and instead kept their own.

"The defensive area our seven squads can cover is roughly one square kilometer. If we consider the current rate at which the safe zone is shrinking, it should be around the second circle shrink tomorrow morning," Sasuke said at this point. "Therefore, we must ensure that the moment that safe zone appears, we can completely occupy it and exclude everyone else."

"You don't need to worry about our strength," Kurotsuchi smiled. "Regarding the matter of the remaining two spots, how do you plan to decide?"

"You guys go find a decently strong squad from Amegakure, and we'll find a squad from Kirigakure. Any problem with that?" Sasuke said.

"Alright. Then, let's meet back here in three hours," Kurotsuchi nodded and then left with the three Iwagakure squads.

"Let's go too," Sasuke said, turning to the others behind him after Kurotsuchi had left.

"Are you sure they will actually follow the alliance agreement?" Shikamaru reminded him. "Iwagakure has never been a village that abides by rules. They don't have a habit of keeping promises."

"Not sure. However, regardless of whether they plan to stick to the agreement or not, I don't intend for them to occupy three spots," Sasuke sneered.

"Huh? That's not good, is it?" Naruto's eyes widened upon hearing Sasuke's words. Weren't they all happily sharing soldier pills just moments ago? Why were they thinking of scheming against others as soon as they separated?

"What's not good about it?" Sasuke smiled. "For Konoha, the fewer people from other villages who advance, the better."

"You all should have left messages along the way when you came over, right?" Sasuke asked.

"Yes, all messages were left using Konoha's latest encryption method. Considering the time, someone should have already seen them," Sakura said.

"Eh? Did you guys do something else on your way here?" Naruto looked at Sakura in disbelief. He had been traveling with the three of them all along, yet he hadn't noticed Sakura doing anything.

"You idiot were probably busy thinking about what flavor of ramen to eat after the exam while rushing here. It would be strange if you could notice Sakura's actions," Karin couldn't help but facepalm. Although her clan leader was definitely strong, in terms of ninja discipline, graduating from the Ninja Academy was truly a stroke of extreme luck.

"So what are we going to do now?" Naruto asked curiously.

"Let's split up. The three of us will go find a lucky squad from Kirigakure. Shikamaru, you go contact the other Konoha teams that might have received the signals. Then, have them set up an ambush on the west side of the second safe zone tomorrow and wait for my signal. As for the specific battle plan arrangements, I'll leave that to you."

"Understood," Shikamaru nodded and then left with the other two squads.

...

"You two, you both left messages on your way here, right?" After Kurotsuchi's three squads had walked some distance, she turned to look at the other two elite Iwagakure squads that had come to meet them.

"As per your arrangement, we all left messages. However, Miss Kurotsuchi, isn't this a bit inappropriate? This could already be considered backstabbing our allies," an Iwagakure genin said.

"You trust what that Uchiha kid said that much?" Kurotsuchi glanced sideways at the person who had just spoken.

"Uh, the Uchiha clan's reputation should still be trustworthy, right?" that person said after some deliberation.

Most Iwagakure genin's impression of the Uchiha clan was still centered on their combat prowess and arrogance. This was, after all, the reputation the Uchiha clan had built in the ninja world over generations. In their eyes, the Uchiha clan members were strong individuals who would disdain using petty tricks.

"Heh heh, Uchiha's reputation?" Kurotsuchi sneered. "Believe it or not, that guy has probably already figured out a plan to send us all out of the exam tomorrow."

The Iwagakure genin: ...

"Those three earlier, they should be the squad of the Fifth Hokage's direct disciples. The three of them, apart from that傻乎乎的 (shǎhūhū de - silly/foolish-looking) yellow-haired one, the other two don't look like good people. Plus, the old man specifically warned me before to be careful of the Fifth Hokage's direct disciples; they are very likely as despicable and shameless as their teacher."

...

In the VIP room, upon hearing Kurotsuchi's assessment of Uchiha Douhuan, most of the people present fell into silence.

Only A laughed out loud without any restraint, "Hahahahahaha, Onoki, this granddaughter of yours seems to have a huge misunderstanding of our Lord Hokage."

"Heh heh, it's all my fault. My granddaughter is usually spoiled by me. I'm truly sorry for offending Lord Hokage," Onoki directly displayed a wave of "bowing artisan spirit," decisively shutting Uchiha Douhuan up.

"Lord Tsuchikage, there's no need for that. Children speak without reservation, and I'm not a petty person," Uchiha Douhuan said with a dry laugh.

"Hey, Hokage, didn't you hear what this little girl said? Her assessment of you came from that old fool Onoki. She was just repeating it," A clearly didn't want to let go of such a good opportunity and continued to stir the pot.

"Lord Raikage seems to be very idle. I think instead of having the time to worry about the genin squads of our Land of Fire and Land of Earth, you should rather think about what to do with your Land of Lightning's genin. If not a single Land of Lightning genin makes it to the final exam this time, your Land of Lightning's Daimyo, having come all the way to Konoha, will lose a lot of face."

"Hahaha, you don't need to worry about that," A laughed heartily. "In the face of your kind of alliance where everyone has their own ulterior motives, our Cloud Village will naturally crush all your schemes with thunder."

"Then let's wait and see," Uchiha Douhuan said with a light laugh. He had also understood that A was not just talking about this Chunin Exam but was also alluding to the current alliance between Konoha and Iwagakure. However, Uchiha Douhuan, who had long been prepared to tear up the treaty, couldn't care less about this matter.

Inside the exam area, Omoi's squad of three, after escaping from Sasuke, also began to gather the remaining Cloud Village teams in the exam area, intending to concentrate their forces to get even.

In the evening, Sasuke's trio finally found a Kirigakure squad in the exam area that had survived until now by barely making it into the circle each time.

Originally, Sasuke, considering that the Kirigakure squad might not obediently act as his tools, planned to first display a show of strength and then have a good talk with them.

However, after Sasuke revealed his three-tomoe Sharingan, these three Mist ninjas instantly surrendered.

"Is it Lord Sasuke?" The captain of this Kirigakure squad, upon seeing Sasuke's three-tomoe Sharingan, directly threw down his weapon. Then, they began to take out various consumables they had collected from their respective scrolls and placed them beside themselves. After doing all this, they raised both hands high.

The actions of the three directly stunned Sasuke. Walking up to them, he asked with a frown, "You know me?"

"Yes, the three of us are genin belonging to Kirigakure's border defense force, under the direct leadership of Lord Fugaku. Before we came to participate in the exam, our Jonin captain informed us that if we encountered you during the exam, we must not cause any trouble for your actions, and if you have any needs, we are to fully execute your orders."

"Uncle Fugaku's status in the Land of Water seems to be really high," Neji couldn't help but remark at this point.

Sasuke: ...

His father hadn't returned to the village for several years and only communicated with the family through letters. In the letters, Fugaku naturally wouldn't waste ink on work matters. So, although Sasuke knew his father held a high position in Kirigakure, he only gained a clear understanding of just how high it was at this moment.

It was one thing for Kirigakure ninjas to directly listen to him, the Konoha Garrison Commander. But for his prestige alone to make three not-so-weak Kirigakure genin directly surrender to him was a bit too outrageous. Based on Sasuke's understanding of his own father, Fugaku definitely wouldn't have given these people such an order. The actions of these three and their Jonin captain were most likely entirely voluntary, done to curry favor with his father.

Although he had inexplicably received protection from his father's generation, which annoyed Sasuke a little as it didn't give him a chance to prove his own strength, the current Sasuke was not that pedantic. Since the other party was willing to cooperate, Sasuke sheathed his sword, glanced at the three, and asked, "You three, do you want to advance to the next round of the exam?"

After hearing Sasuke's words, the three looked at each other and then shook their heads in unison.

"If you want to..." Sasuke only noticed their reaction halfway through his sentence and immediately felt a bit awkward. Fortunately, at this moment, one of them spoke up, "Um, Lord Sasuke, our Mizukage's order to us is to maintain as low a profile as possible during the Chunin Exam."

"What if I want you to enter the third round of the exam?" Sasuke, seeing the situation, simply said directly.

"Lord Sasuke, why don't you just tell us what you need us to do?" The captain of the Kirigakure squad now wore a fawning smile and said.

For these Kirigakure genin, if it was Sasuke's order, then it didn't matter much if they disobeyed Takagi Shōban's order. Who in South Kirigakure didn't know who really called the shots in their village?

"Very good," Sasuke nodded. "Then, you three will act with us tomorrow."

"We will follow your arrangements," the three Mist ninjas said.

Compared to Sasuke's side, Kurotsuchi's efforts to find "tool people" from the Land of Rain were not so smooth. Firstly, compared to these South Kirigakure ninjas who surrendered at the sight of the Sharingan, the Land of Rain ninjas had much more integrity. Kurotsuchi's squad had to expend some effort to subdue them.

Furthermore, after Kurotsuchi proposed cooperation, the other party did not fully trust her. Kurotsuchi had to go to great lengths and even offer them a short sword they had found earlier to barely gain their trust.

...

Sasuke, leading the Kirigakure squad he had found, met up with Shikamaru and the others, who had made battle arrangements at the gathering point, before dark.

"How did it go? Is it arranged? How many people?" Sasuke asked.

"There are 7 squads that received the message and rushed over. The strongest among them is the squad led by Sarutobi Kōnosuke, who is from Neji's batch. The other squads are not weak either. They have no objections to your plan. They will set up an ambush at the edge of the circle after the safe zone refreshes tomorrow, waiting for your signal. I've also arranged the specific battle plan. Upon receiving the signal, they will attack into the circle from two directions."

"I understand," Sasuke nodded, then looked at the others. "Everyone get some rest early tonight. There's a hard battle waiting for us tomorrow. This battle could very well be a preview of wars we might encounter in the future. Therefore, while securing victory, we must also gather as much intelligence as possible."

"Understood," the remaining people nodded in unison.

...

(End of chapter)

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