Chapter 207: Cloud Village Internal Strife
Chapter 207: Cloud Village Internal Strife
A night passed. Early the next morning, information about the soon-to-shrink safe zone was sent to the wristbands of the candidates still surviving in the arena.
At this time, the squads from Konoha and Iwagakure that had agreed to cooperate also arrived at the previously designated location.
"Well then, if everything goes smoothly, the ones advancing to the third round of this Chunin Exam will be us, right?" Sasuke asked with a smile after glancing at the people Kurotsuchi had brought.
"That's right, if everything goes smoothly," Kurotsuchi nodded and said with a slight smile.
Just as the group was patiently waiting for the safe zone to refresh again, at the edge of the current safe zone, the remaining 7 Cloud Village squads in the exam area had also gathered.
"According to the current intelligence, the strongest squads from Konoha and Iwagakure have reached a cooperation agreement," Omoi chewed up the lollipop in his mouth, then took out the stick and drew a simple map on the ground. "They want to exclude our Cloud Village from the third round, so the next safe zone will probably not be so easy for us to enter."
"So, what do you plan to do?" at this moment, the captain of a Cloud squad composed entirely of white ninjas asked.
"We must cooperate to break through their blockade," Omoi said after taking a deep breath.
"We have no objection to cooperating, but who will be in command of the subsequent battles?" this white genin asked.
"Omoi's squad is the strongest among us. Of course, he should be the one to command," a dark-skinned Cloud genin said at this time.
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the three white squads among the gathered Cloud genin immediately showed a strange expression. The white captain who had spoken earlier directly refused, "If that's the case, our squad will break through on its own."
"That's right. If you're in command, who knows if you'll stab us in the back during a battle," the captain of another white squad spoke up.
"What time is it! Are you still thinking about such things? This concerns the honor of our Cloud Village! Do you want the other ninja villages to laugh at us?" a Black ninja behind Omoi said angrily.
"Hmph, don't try to use that reason to emotionally blackmail us," this white captain said. "You Black people will only give us the most dangerous missions, then watch us die and reap the benefits. Aren't the lives of us white people also lives?"
"I really don't have such thoughts. If you think you can do it, we can listen to your command!" Omoi said through gritted teeth.
"Heh heh, well said. Since when were you noble Black people willing to listen to the commands of us white people?" this white ninja said with a dry laugh.
"Heh heh, your Cloud Village ninjas are really interesting. Can you still have internal strife under such circumstances?" Onoki couldn't help but laugh as he watched the two groups, wearing the same forehead protectors but already arguing fiercely, on the surveillance screen.
Uchiha Douhuan also watched this scene with great interest. It seemed that White Zetsu's operations in the Land of Lightning over the past two years had achieved results far beyond his predictions. After all, according to his estimates, the Black-white conflict in the Cloud would at most be maintained in a state of "struggle without breaking." He hadn't expected their genin to openly fall out on an occasion like the Chunin Exam.
"Damn it, these guys, at a time like this, they're still thinking about these boring games!" A gritted his teeth at this moment.
Ever since that rapper named Chris Guang corrupted Killer Bee, the Black-white conflict in their Land of Lightning had been like a runaway horse. The underground rap scene in the Lightning capital continuously produced content of racial confrontation, and despite repeated prohibitions, it persisted. White people also began to gather to resist this trend, and this ill wind had already blown into their Cloud Village.
The white ninjas in the village also began to spontaneously form groups and even shouted slogans calling for a white Raikage. If it weren't for A's current strength still being undisputedly in a league of its own in their Cloud Village, they would probably have already started plotting a coup d'état.
But facing this situation, A didn't have any particularly good solutions. This was different from the situation with Konoha's Uchiha clan previously. No matter how strong the Uchiha clan was, it was impossible for them to possess half of Konoha's power. But in their Cloud Village, the number of white ninjas genuinely accounted for half of all ninjas. He couldn't just kill all these people.
Therefore, over the years, A had no choice but to cede some power to the representatives of the white ninjas in the village, which barely maintained the surface harmony of the Cloud Village. He hadn't expected that on the field of the Chunin Exam, these white genin would still dare to play this game.
The team that Omoi had painstakingly gathered soon broke up unhappily. After the new safe zone was refreshed, the Cloud Village's Black and white ninjas headed in two distinctly separate directions.
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"Although there's some deviation, the latest safe zone is still roughly within our previously estimated range," Shikamaru said after receiving the new safe zone information and glancing at the map projected by his wristband. "Except for traps #9, #13, #14, and #21, the rest of the traps will be effective."
"Very good, let's go," Sasuke nodded. "Be mindful of conserving your stamina during battle. If you encounter opponents that you find troublesome, it's fine to let one or two squads into the circle."
"I'm all ready to go all out. This is no time for such discouraging words, right, Akamaru?" Kiba Inuzuka said, rubbing his palms together.
"Woof!" Akamaru, perched on Kiba Inuzuka's head, barked in agreement.
"Then let's have a youthful competition to see who can defeat the most enemies!" Rock Lee also said, full of spirit.
"That will definitely be me!" Naruto said with a smile, cracking his knuckles.
"Karin, you will move with the reconnaissance team. Upon discovering enemy tracks, inform us immediately through Ino's secret jutsu. Shino, Kiba, Sakura, Lee, you four, along with me and Choji, will each guard 6 important chokepoints," Shikamaru took command of the specific battle plan at this moment. "Sasuke, Naruto, Neji, you three will first escort our ambush forces to their designated locations, then act as a support group, ready to provide backup at any time."
"Lord Sasuke, what about us?" the three Mist genin who had been following the group for almost a night asked weakly, raising their hands.
"You three will guard the area of trap #4. If you encounter an opponent you feel you can't handle, I permit you to retreat directly," Sasuke glanced at the three before giving his instructions.
"Understood!"
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(End of chapter)
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