Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 246 The Eve of the Chunin Exams

In the Hokage's office in Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned the Jonin who led the Konoha Twelve, or rather, the eleven Konoha.

Inquire about the situation of each team and whether they are eligible to participate in the Chunin Exams.

Ultimately, all eleven members of Konoha participated in the Chunin Exams.

After confirming the news, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it was just a seemingly insignificant Chunin Exam, it was actually an unconventional ninja war.

It is a competition among the major ninja villages. In this joint exam, each village will send its most outstanding young generation, and through this generation, one can see the future of each village.

Now, can the younger generation of Konoha shoulder this responsibility?

In the past, he might have favored Naruto and Sasuke, the last of the Uchiha bloodline.

However, the last Uchiha clan is no more in Konoha, but Naruto is still somewhat watchable, but that's not enough.

Fortunately, the Hyuga clan produced a remarkable genius, Hyuga Neji, the top graduate of the previous year. With his strength, he could have easily taken the Chunin Exams last year.

"Hyuga Neji, it looks like we'll have to rely on you for this year's Joint Chunin Exams. Luckily, I approved your application last year."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

"So, next up are the younger generation in the other villages that we need to pay attention to."

As the organizer of this Chunin Exam, he had some privileges. For example, he obtained the registration forms of the participants from various ninja villages in advance.

Hiruzen Sarutobi flipped through the information on the registration form, his brows furrowing more and more as he read.

"Over the years, many outstanding young people have emerged from various ninja villages."

His attention was mostly focused on the younger generation of the big villages, and he didn't care much about the smaller ninja villages.

His hand stopped when he flipped to the list of ninjas from the Land of Grass.

"Wait, this name is... Sasuke?"

Although his name only contained the two characters "Sasuke," it still caught the attention of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The reason he was able to spot Sasuke's name among a bunch of names was twofold: firstly, because his father also had that name, and secondly, because of the information Kakashi and the others had brought back earlier—that Uchiha Sasuke was still alive.

"Sasuke from the Land of Grass, could this Sasuke be Uchiha Sasuke? I'm really curious."

As he spoke, he put down the list.

"Someone come here."

"Lord Hokage, what are your orders?"

A ninja quickly entered the office and inquired.

"Go to the office and see if the team from the Land of Grass who came to take the exam has arrived yet."

"It's the Hokage!"

"Sasuke, Sasuke, could it be you, Uchiha Sasuke?"

When Tetsuya led his team to the Land of Fire, he did not conceal his whereabouts. Instead, he came openly. The Konoha ninjas only conducted a brief investigation before sending news back to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Lord Hokage, we have received information about the Grass Country team."

"Oh, so, have they arrived in Konoha yet?"

The Konoha ninja shook his head.

"Reporting to the Hokage, the Grass Country's troops did not reach Konoha. They went to the country and stayed there temporarily."

The daimyo of the Land of Grass has gone to visit the daimyo of our Land of Fire. It seems they plan to come together with him later.

"The daimyo of the Land of Grass went to visit the daimyo of the Land of Fire..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, pipe in hand, suddenly realized that even if this Sasuke really was Uchiha Sasuke, there was nothing Konoha could do.

After all, it was common knowledge that the Daimyo of the Land of Grass, Tetsuya Chiba, had a good relationship with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Back when Chiba Tetsuya was just an ordinary businessman, he could freely attend banquets hosted by high-ranking nobles organized by the Daimyo. Keep in mind, even as the Hokage, he wasn't guaranteed an invitation to these events.

Not to mention, Chiba Tetsuya is now a daimyo.

"If this Sasuke is really Uchiha Sasuke, then does that mean that the resurrected Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna, and Uchiha Shisui are all in the Land of Grass?"

Or perhaps, the mysterious masked man, Tobi, is also in the Land of Grass?

Or is it possible that Tetsuya Chiba was providing them with supplies?

Or perhaps, that Tobi is actually Chiba Tetsuya, or even Chiba Tetsuya's son or grandson?!

Hiruzen Sarutobi became increasingly audacious in his thinking, but he also felt that it was highly unlikely.

He shook his head, banishing these chaotic thoughts from his mind, and took two deep drags on his cigarette to calm his somewhat agitated mood.

"It's probably impossible. Chiba Tetsu is just an ordinary businessman with no chakra. Even if he becomes a daimyo now, he can't possibly become Tobi. As for his son Chiba Ryo and grandson Chiba Satoru, they might be the mysterious masked man Tobi, but it's unlikely that his son and grandson are the mysterious masked man Tobi."

Meanwhile, in the training ground that Team 7 usually uses, Kakashi gathered all the members of Team 7.

"Alright everyone, the reason I called you all here today is to tell you something."

"What's up, Kakashi-sensei? I'm in a hurry to grab the latest limited-edition cup noodles from Chiba Trading Company."

Sakura complained.

"Naruto, eat less cup noodles. They're unhealthy. Can't you cook for yourself?"

"Who said I bought the cup noodles to eat? Those are limited edition flavors, I collect them. Do you understand what collecting means? Do you know how much those original limited edition cup noodles are now being resold for?"

"Um, Naruto-kun, if you want a limited edition cup noodle, you can tell me. Our Hyuga clan has a partnership with Chiba Shokai, and I can use my family's connections to get the latest flavor of cup noodles."

"Oh! Really? Then I'll leave it to you, Hinata!"

"Hinata, you can't keep spoiling Naruto like this. It'll cause problems."

"I feel fine. I'll do my best to help Naruto-kun whenever he needs it."

Kakashi patted his forehead.

"Hey you three, are you even listening to me? I've called you all here today to announce something important, something that will affect your ninja careers."

"It's related to a ninja's career."

Naruto immediately perked up.

"Kakashi-sensei, you should have told me sooner if it was something so important. It's okay if I go to buy cup noodles a little later."

"You bastard!"

Kakashi's forehead veins bulged; he really wanted to teach this guy a lesson.

But he held back and got down to business first.

"Here's the thing, as you've probably heard, our village is about to hold the joint Chunin Exams..."