Chapter 677

"This is the charm of youth!"

Rock Lee gave a thumbs up and said.

"Don't relate everything to youth."

Tenten said with a headache.

"Second place, Yakumo Kurama. Third place, Sasuke Uchiha. Fourth place, Neji Hyuga. Fifth place, Hinata Hyuga."

Kitazawa raised his hand to suppress their voices and continued reading, "Sixth place, Shino Aburame. Seventh place, Ino Yamanaka."

The top seven, except for Naruto Uzumaki, basically had no changes compared to the last practical exam ranking.

After all, everyone had made progress.

It's just that Naruto Uzumaki's progress was the greatest, which led to him becoming first place.

"Eighth place, Sakura Haruno. Ninth place, Hana Inuzuka. Tenth place, Tenten. Eleventh place, Kiba Inuzuka."

Kitazawa paused and read, "Twelfth place, Shikamaru Nara. Thirteenth place, Rock Lee. Fourteenth place, Choji Akimichi..."

"I'm actually eighth place?"

Sakura Haruno suddenly widened her eyes, feeling surprised.

The one who made the most progress last time was Ino Yamanaka, and this time, it was her.

She went from thirteenth place to eighth place.

This is the advantage of mastering one more B-rank Water Style ninjutsu.

There's no way around it; in the ninja academy, B-rank Water Style ninjutsu is already something that the vast majority of students cannot reach.

"But Itachi're still one place behind me!"

Ino Yamanaka flicked the golden bangs on her forehead and said.

"Hmph, Itachi just wait!"

Sakura Haruno said, refusing to be outdone.

"The competition in the genius class is really too great."

Tenten sighed and said.

Only a month had passed, and she had dropped from eighth to tenth place.

Clearly, her strength had also increased quite a bit, and she had learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

But Sakura Haruno and Hana Inuzuka and the others had made even greater progress than her.

If it were the old Second Year Class A, it would be impossible to have such fluctuations in rankings like now.

"It's over!"

Kiba Inuzuka held his head with both hands and said, "I dropped out of the top ten!"

"It's okay."

Hana Inuzuka smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Your sister made it into the top ten."

"Can this be the same?"

Kiba Inuzuka said in pain.

"Twelfth place? A bit of a miscalculation."

Shikamaru Nara couldn't help but frown.

His theory exam ranking was tenth, and his practical exam ranking was twelfth, so his overall ranking would drop out of the top ten.

Originally, he had planned to be tenth in the overall ranking, but he hadn't counted on Sakura Haruno and Hana Inuzuka's strength skyrocketing so much in a month.

Now he was in trouble, and he had a headache about how to explain it to his mother, Yoshino Nara, when he got home.

Kitazawa was about to continue reading the rankings when he suddenly raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the gate of the ninja academy.

A figure landed in front of them from far to near.

Naruto Uzumaki, Neji Hyuga, and the others also looked at him curiously.

He was wearing a gray vest.

Sasuke Uchiha recognized it at a glance; this was an Anbu ninja.

Because he had seen Itachi Uchiha wear the same style of vest.

"Lord Kitazawa, Senior Kakashi."

The Anbu ninja said, "The Hokage wants Itachi to go to the Hokage Building conference room immediately to hold a Jonin meeting."

Kitazawa couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.

Jonin meetings are usually notified several days in advance.

This kind of impromptu Jonin meeting meant that the Hidden Leaf Village had encountered big trouble.

"I understand, I'll be there right away."

Kitazawa nodded and replied.

After hearing this, the Anbu ninja disappeared on the spot.

"Senior Kosuke."

Kitazawa handed over the roster and said, "I'll leave the rest to Itachi; there's still a challenge segment."

"No problem."

Kosuke Maruboshi agreed immediately.

Although he was not a Jonin, he also understood the Jonin meeting system and understood that something must have happened.

Kitazawa looked at Kakashi Hatake.

The two looked at each other and walked toward the Hokage Building.

While walking, Kitazawa recalled the original story.

In the original story, there were no major events this year other than the Uchiha Clan Downfall Night.

Now, because of his butterfly effect, the Uchiha Clan Downfall Night no longer happened.

Then the only possibility is that it has something to do with Obito Uchiha.

Kitazawa and Kakashi Hatake soon arrived at the Hokage Building conference room.

There were already quite a few people there.

Especially Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was sitting in his seat early.

Kitazawa guessed that this kind of impromptu Jonin meeting should have been called after Hiruzen Sarutobi received the news first.

In addition to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, who did not attend the last Jonin meeting, was also there.

"Come here."

Tsunade raised her hand and beckoned to him.

"Kakashi, I'll go over first."

After Kitazawa greeted Kakashi Hatake, he sat down next to Tsunade.

"It's a declaration of war from the Hidden Mist Village."

Tsunade turned sideways and whispered.

"The reason for the Hidden Mist Village's declaration of war wouldn't be the Thunder Blade: Kiba, would it?"

Kitazawa asked with a subtle expression.

"Itachi guessed right, it really is this reason."

Tsunade joked, "Itachi can be considered to have left your name in the history of the Hidden Leaf Village, starting a war with the Hidden Mist Village single-handedly."

"Lady Tsunade, is now the time for jokes?"

Kitazawa couldn't help but complain.

But he already understood the real reason.

It really was Obito Uchiha.

He was seriously injured and really couldn't swallow his anger, so he simply had the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi, whom he controlled, declare war on the Hidden Leaf Village.

In this way, he could disgust the Hidden Leaf Village.

After all, for Obito Uchiha, a Hidden Mist Village is nothing.

Even if the Hidden Mist Village failed in the end and the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi lost control, he wouldn't lose anything.

His goal lies in the Akatsuki organization and the Eye of the Moon Plan.

"Don't worry, the old man can't blame Itachi."

Tsunade smiled faintly and said, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Hidden Mist Village declaring war on us is definitely not because of a sword."

Although the Thunder Blade: Kiba is precious, it is not worth a fortune.

And once the war starts, the loss of the Hidden Mist Village will not be as simple as a sword.

Kitazawa nodded.

Although the reason for the start of this war was indeed because of him.

At most, add a Kakashi Hatake.

"The only thing Itachi need to pay attention to is Danzo Shimura."

Tsunade reminded, "He will definitely make trouble because of this."

"With his personality, he certainly will."

Kitazawa pondered and said, "And he should mention Itachi."

Danzo Shimura's goal is to be Hokage.

Tsunade is the biggest stumbling block on his path to Hokage.

Kitazawa has now made a mistake and has a direct relationship with Tsunade, so naturally, he will be used by him to make a point.

"Yeah."

Tsunade had also expected this long ago and was not surprised.

"But making trouble is not the goal."

Kitazawa touched his chin and said, "Perhaps he wants to take this opportunity to seize power."

War is a risk, but also an opportunity.

If Danzo Shimura becomes the commander of this war, he will return to the pinnacle of power.

"The old man won't let him succeed."

Tsunade shook her head and said, "Danzo Shimura is too old and not suitable to be a commander."

"Then what about Itachi?"

Kitazawa coughed lightly and asked.

"..."

Tsunade immediately fell into silence.

There is probably no one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village more suitable than her to be the commander of this war.

Because among the young and middle-aged generation of ninjas, her strength and status are the best.

Besides her, they are either too old, like Danzo Shimura, or too young, like Kakashi Hatake.

Hiashi Hyuga and Fugaku Uchiha could also do it, but they are clan leaders first and Hidden Leaf Village ninjas second.

Hiruzen Sarutobi definitely wouldn't trust them.

No matter how Itachi think about it, Tsunade has become the only candidate.

"I found that since I met Itachi, there have been no good things."