Chapter 287
Orochimaru longed for a perfect body but couldn't get it, and Hinata got it, but felt that the power of the eyes didn't belong to her.
How do you describe this feeling...
Just like when we use water every day, we may not feel anything wrong at ordinary times, but what happens when the water is stopped?
What's more terrifying than water outages is power outages and internet outages...
This metaphor may be a bit inappropriate, but in terms of its own strength, that kind of power that can only be used but cannot be understood can indeed make people panic.
Orochimaru didn't say much, but Orochimaru recognized from the bottom of his heart that Hinata and he were the same type of people.
Hinata's desire to decipher the nature of eyes is essentially the same as Orochimaru's ideal of "wanting to grasp the truth of the world."
How can a power that cannot be understood be considered as one's own power?
It was already late at night, and Hinata was a little sleepy. She hung up the call with Orochimaru, and Hinata covered herself with a quilt and fell asleep.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
On July 1st, the first written test of the Chunin Examination officially begins.
Standing on the rooftop of a building outside the examination room, Hinata watched the candidates' answers from a distance through the window. She couldn't help but envy: "This year's candidates are so happy. The written test is just a written test. It's not like us back then. Ibixi’s conscience is really bad!”
Shikamaru couldn't help but cover his face when he heard this: "If Ibiki hears what you said, he will probably fight to the death with you!"
Shikamaru still remembered that during the Chunin Examination, Ibiki was almost driven crazy by Hinata raising her hand and asking questions.
"Cut"
Hinata curled her lips and said: "That's because Ibiki's character is not good. Fortunately, he is still a jounin, not even as good as a Konoha genin!"
"..."
Shikamaru asked: "Hinata, is there any action at Kumogakure Village?"
Hinata shook her head: "It's very honest. The jounin who led the team gathered together...well, they are all the original body."
Shikamaru nodded slightly and said: "Now it seems that Cloud Hidden Village is planning to take action during the third exam, but we cannot relax."
"The Fourth Raikage..."
Shikamaru took out a piece of paper from his breast pocket, which recorded the information about Raikage collected by Konoha.
"Look at it!"
"No need!" Hinata was not interested in Raikage at all.
Shikamaru said with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "The Raikage is the leader of the martial arts sect in Hidden Cloud Village. He has a violent personality and is never unreasonable. If it were him, even if the conspiracy is eventually exposed, he can rely on his Raikage 's identity, and our emphasis on the overall situation of the ninja world, we can only let it go."
Hinata curled her lips and said, "Unreasonable? That's because he hasn't been beaten by society yet!"
"If you don't believe me, let the Raikage stand in front of me and try it. Do you think he will talk with his fists, or will he reason with me?"
Shikamaru:"……"
Hinata is also rough in words but not rough in reasoning, and this is indeed the truth.
But even if the Raikage takes action, this is the territory of Sunagakure Village after all. Konoha must pay more attention to the diplomatic influence. Hinata cannot take action at will in Sunagakure Village.
Konoha's image has always been that of advocating peace in the ninja world and safeguarding the rights and interests of other villages.
Therefore, Konoha cannot act like a gangster and be unreasonable like Kumogakure.
Shikamaru instructed: "I leave it to you to keep an eye on Kumogakure Jōnin..."
"But... I always feel that Yunyin Village's plan shouldn't be so simple!"
Hinata Qing spat and said disdainfully: "That's just a gangster village. People who worship strength, what clever plan can they come up with?"
Shikamaru nodded slightly: "You are right, it is indeed not advisable to overthink things!"
Hinata turned around and asked, "By the way, what is the content of the second exam?"
Shikamaru said: "It's similar to our mission in the Death Forest, but here in Sunagakure Village we enter the desert to perform the mission."
Hinata nodded secretly.
Although the second exam involves candidates fighting each other, it doesn't seem to care about the casualties of the candidates, but it also depends on who is the casualty.
This time, a ninja from the Hyuga branch participated in the chunin exam. His identity was one of those who could never die in Sunagakure Village even if he failed the exam.
Therefore, Sunagakure Village will definitely send some forces to monitor the examination room.
Sand Hidden Village is responsible for the national defense and security of the entire Kingdom of Wind, and it also has to perform entrusted tasks. There are actually not many forces left in the village.
In addition, due to financial problems, Sunagakure Village follows the elite training route, and the number of ninjas in the village itself is smaller than that of other great ninja villages.
Konoha will at least give those 'veteran genin' a bite to eat, but Sunagakure Village will definitely not. Those ninjas who have been unable to advance to chuunin have long since died in their missions.
Hinata has investigated and found that there are only about two thousand ninjas left behind in Sunagakure Village.
In addition to the 'civilian' personnel responsible for the operation of some institutions, there are less than a thousand ninjas at their disposal.
Although Kumogakure Village is approaching fiercely, this is not a war after all, but a 'game' belonging to a few elite ninjas. It is impossible for Sunagakure Village to transfer ninjas who have gone out to the village.
Hinata glanced at Shikamaru and asked curiously: "Are you okay?"
Shikamaru turned around and leaned against the fence of the rooftop, and said in a leisurely tone: "Of course it's okay! The exam has begun, and the jonins in charge will be responsible for the rest!"
After all, this is not Konoha. Shikamaru's task is to be the mouthpiece between Konoha's leading Jonin and Sunagakure Village, and to relay relevant issues such as the content and time of the exam to Konoha.
Hinata's eyes moved, and she inquired: "Shikamaru, you have always been in charge of contacting the Sand Village. Do they have any arrangements?"
Shikamaru looked at Hinata unexpectedly, and said in shock: "Are you finally starting to care about business?"
Chapter 445 I, Hyuga Hinata, am not easy to fool
"Shikamaru! Are you tired of living?"
Hinata was furious!
What do you mean I finally started to care about business?
I am the eldest daughter of the Hyuga family. When did I stop caring about national affairs?
"Okay, okay... You have always been concerned about business... I was wrong, okay!"
Shikamaru raised his hand and admitted his defeat. He still has a strong desire to survive.
However, after being interrupted by Shikamaru, Hinata's previous question was also confused by Shikamaru. Turning his eyes to the examination room, Shikamaru asked: "Hinata, among this batch of Genin candidates, are there any guys worth noting?"
The multinational joint Chunin exam is not only a microcosm of the Ninja World War, but also a platform for villages to collect intelligence.
Although the candidates who take the exam are all Genin level, Genin is the future of a ninja village. Especially this kind of competition is equivalent to a "live broadcast" to the whole ninja world. Even if there are some unspoken rules in it, each village will send the elite among Genin to take the exam.
"No!"
Hinata said without hesitation. Standing at the height where Hinata is, there are very few guys worth noting.
Shikamaru said helplessly: "Don't compare yourself. This is also the task given to us by the village."
Hinata spread her hands.
"In fact, just look at their team leader Jonin, and you can know the future achievements of these people."
"Ninjas still value inheritance!"
Hinata's eyes also looked at the examination room, and said indifferently: "Looking at the strong people in the ninja world, almost all of them have been taught by famous teachers before they can become strong."
"Even when Jiraiya was a child, he was called the last one, and he couldn't even use the 'Shuriken Shadow Clone'. But after apprenticing to three generations, Jiraiya didn't know how many people who were called 'geniuses' he surpassed!"
Shikamaru was silent for a moment after hearing this.
It must be said that Hinata's words are somewhat reasonable.
Shikamaru had not counted the data in this regard before, nor had he thought about this issue. Now that Hinata mentioned it, and thinking about the guys in the ninja world who are now called "strong", they are indeed taught by famous teachers first and then become strong.
"It seems to make some sense, but..."
Shikamaru frowned slightly. He was only at the level of Chunin, and he still couldn't figure out the reason in this regard.
Although Shikamaru's father, Nara Shikaku, was also very strong, he was an elite jonin in the village, and his shadow secret technique was also famous in the entire ninja world.
But looking at the entire ninja world, Nara Shikaku really can't bear the title of "strong", at most he can only be regarded as one of the top combat forces in Konoha, and there is still a considerable gap from the "shadow" level.
And Shikamaru was born in a ninja family since he was a child, and he received the most elite education and learned the family's secret ninjutsu.
Although he is lazy, he is very responsible.
Facing the current situation in the ninja world that is about to come, Shikamaru has also worked hard to practice in secret.
Sighing, Shikamaru said casually: "Your words are quite discouraging!"
"But..."
Shikamaru hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "But... what is the reason?"
Is the direction of effort wrong? Or is there some secret unknown to outsiders at the 'shadow' level?
"Well..."
Hinata pondered for a moment, and said softly: "It's hard to say! But when you reach the strength of Uncle Shikaku, you will probably understand it!"
Shikamaru nodded slightly, it seems that there are indeed some secrets unknown to outsiders in that realm.
Hinata said 'it's hard to say', which means that the bottlenecks faced by everyone are also different...
"What are you talking about?"
Temari walked up to the rooftop, glanced at Hinata and Shikamaru with a strange look, and looked at Hinata a few more times.
"Yo!"
Hinata suddenly became interested, with a sly smile on her face, teasing: "I just stayed with Shikamaru in private for a while, and you can't wait to come over!"
Hinata nudged Shikamaru with her elbow, and said excitedly: "Shikamaru, you are good! You even picked up beauties from other villages!"
"Hinata, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"There is nothing between him and me, Hinata, don't talk nonsense!"
Shikamaru and Temari's faces turned red in an instant. If there was nothing wrong, Hinata would dare to eat the keyboard live.
Glanced at Shikamaru.
Well, his appearance is ordinary, his strength is average, and his brain... is just so-so.
I really don't know what Temari sees in him?
"Hey! You guys chat, I won't be a light bulb for you!"
Hinata shook her head and walked towards the stairs. When she passed by Temari, she gave her a look of "I am optimistic about you"
Leaving the building rooftop, Hinata suddenly performed the "flash body technique" and disappeared.
"Not good!"
The two Sand Village Anbu who were monitoring Hinata were shocked, but before they could react, their eyes suddenly went black and they fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
"Tsk!"
Hinata pouted and approached the building rooftop stealthily.
With Hinata's strength, it was easy to hide from Shikamaru and Temari's perception, and they themselves were not good at perception-type ninjas.
"What happened?" Shikamaru asked softly.
Based on Shikamaru's understanding of Temari, she would not deliberately send Hinata away if nothing serious happened.
Although Temari seemed to have done nothing after walking up to the rooftop, she deliberately exposed her 'intimate relationship' with Shikamaru, causing Hinata, a light bulb who 'understands justice', to leave on her own initiative.
I won’t say whether the two have an affair or not, but Temari is definitely not such a stingy person.
Temari said in a serious tone: "There is intelligence that Orochimaru has appeared in the Kingdom of Wind!"
"What?!!!"
Shikamaru's expression changed greatly when he heard this. Orochimaru actually appeared in the Kingdom of Wind?
The plan to collapse Konoha two years ago is still fresh in my mind. Although the protagonist who was collapsed now is not Konoha, Orochimaru, the big boss, is still the same big boss as before.
No one would think that Orochimaru was on vacation in the Kingdom of Wind. He had no such leisure.
Now that Cloud Hidden Village is about to move, and Orochimaru happens to appear in the Kingdom of Wind, even a fool might not believe that Orochimaru has no purpose.