Chapter 969

Just thinking about her eldest daughter and second daughter made Kaguya feel her heart clench into a knot; only by completely breaking free of the seal and letting her true body truly descend could she make Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo step forward once more to face her.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day before the Chūnin Exams were about to begin. Teams of Genin participants from various countries, led by their Jonin captains, arrived in Konoha one after another.

For ordinary Konoha citizens, being able to witness ninja from other countries with completely different styles was a very rare event; for the merchants, it was also an excellent business opportunity. Only for Shimura Danzo was it an extremely headache-inducing matter.

Ninja from outside villages could walk into Konoha through the Congzheng Sect without any obstruction, swaggering in broad daylight. Especially now was not a good period — Mizunoe had gone missing, the Uchiha clan had suffered a sudden catastrophe, and a large number of his Leaf Anbu were out on external missions. The combat power that could truly effectively protect the village's safety was extremely scarce.

Danzo would bet his own head that among these participating teams, the proportion of spies even reached fifty percent. On one hand, they wanted to learn more about Konoha's current strength; on the other hand, they were looking for loopholes to exploit — such as stealing a scroll, a secret technique, or a child. As long as they hid their identities well and kept Konoha from noticing, even if they went further, these vulture-like fellows would absolutely do it.

"Not a single one of them is honest..." Normally no one would pay attention to covert forces, but at a time like this it became woefully inadequate. Looking at those restless fellows in his crystal ball, and calculating the manpower he had at his disposal, Sarutobi Hiruzen instantly felt truly powerless despite his best efforts.

"Young Yuanzi is here, with her Moon ninja..." Danzo, who had already dispatched his very last subordinate into the alleyways, was now sitting to one side. He waved his hand at the crystal ball, switching the image to the gate, where Young Yuanzi's familiar figure appeared clearly in both their fields of vision.

Before they could even see clearly what the six Moon ninja following behind Young Yuanzi looked like, Young Yuanzi suddenly looked toward the direction of the crystal ball's lens. Immediately afterward, Sarutobi Hiruzen's crystal ball — just like an old TV with a burnt-out diode — went black with a "Pop!"

"After all this time, Sarutobi, you still can't kick the habit of peeping, and why is Danzo with you — setting a bad example at his age."

Clearly just a moment ago the person was still at Damenkou, but the next instant Young Yuanzi's voice appeared inside the Hokage's office.

"Cough, cough! This is a special period; I'm merely bringing out an appropriate jutsu at necessary moments."

Even though he considered his own face to be very thick — as solid as his own Earth Release — Sarutobi Hiruzen still felt a bit embarrassed at this moment. The purpose for which this jutsu had been created by him was indeed just a little bit...

"But Young Yuanzi, you're still the same as before." Danzo really wanted to ask Young Yuanzi the reason for establishing the Moon ninja in Rouran, but when the words reached his lips, they turned into meaningless small talk.

Young Yuanzi tilted her head. Danzo's stiff and awkward expression was naturally not because she had called him a shameless old man; in fact, she knew perfectly well why the other party was conflicted.

"Shaodengyi Society — those children are still at Damenkou. Let me settle them in first; I'll go into the details with you two afterward."

On the first day of the Chūnin Exams, apart from the absence of the Renzhe Sect which everyone had long anticipated, teams from the ninja villages of every country arrived at the examination hall one after another. The Jonin captains who had led them over were specially arranged into an observation room equipped with imaging tools.

"Is it really fine for me not to go down there with those fellows?" Young Yuanzi's treatment was naturally different. For her, the Hokage's office was like her own home. At this moment, she was sitting on the sofa, observing through several crystal balls together with the Hokage and the Jonin captains of the eight Konoha participating teams.

"No matter what, you are Konoha's Uzumaki Young Yuanzi." Whether it was Sarutobi Hiruzen or Shimura Danzo, they had both known for a long time the hidden thoughts within Young Yuanzi's heart — a secret she had never told them. Now, in order to realize her dream, she had even reached the point of being able to control an entire country, and even establish a ninja village.

Judging from the fact that Young Yuanzi had always been unwilling to reveal too much to them, Sarutobi and Danzo — these two shrewd old foxes — also understood that this matter was absolutely not something Konoha should meddle in, which was why Young Yuanzi had chosen to go it alone.

"Those six children you brought are all very good..." Through the crystal ball, everyone could clearly see the situation of every examinee in the first exam at this moment. The image was currently lingering on Tsukuyomi Xiaomeng.

Thirty minutes into the exam, Xiaomeng had already reached the last question without any obstruction, showing that she was a ninja with very solid theoretical knowledge.

"This level is only the most basic, isn't it..." To be honest, Young Yuanzi was still a bit embarrassed. These six children had always been taught by ninja hired with money by Lady Xinjianai Xiaomei and the Queen of Rouran. As for when she herself truly began to come into contact with these children, it was only when the Moon ninja had previously announced their establishment to the outside world.

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