In the dense forest, Maoyue Xiyan and Yueguang Gale were walking side by side, without much nervousness on their faces.

After all, Moonlight Hayate is also a man who has made it to the quarter-finals of the Chunin Exam. Although he may be the weakest among them, he is still very confident in facing this exam.

"Xi Yan, be careful." The sharp-eyed Moonlight Gale spotted a green snake whose scales were the same color as those found in the forest weeds.

Whoosh!

Moonlight Gale suddenly grasped the handle of the knife, pouring all his strength into the knife. Then his breathing suddenly changed, chakra exploded, and a six-meter-high whirlwind was instantly chopped out.

The whirlwind hit the green-scaled snake and rolled it up instantly.

The sharp wind blade left a trail of blood marks on the green-scaled snake, and gray-green blood dripped to the ground drop by drop.

Uoyue Xiyan quickly drew out her sword after being reminded by Moonlight Gale. While the green-scaled snake was swept up by the whirlwind of Moonlight Gale, Uoyue Xiyan immediately rushed forward and chopped off the head of the green-scaled snake.

After the battle, Moonlight Gale praised: "Xiyan, your sword is faster than before. You should be careful to be merciful when practicing in the future."

Maoyue Xiyan glanced at Yueguang Gale, shook the knife gently, then inserted the knife into the sheath again and said:

"It would be great if I really had such strength. Don't I still know my own strength?"

She knew it very well. Although they learned Breath of Wind together, the compatibility between Moonlight Blast and Breath of Wind was much better than hers. Not only did she quickly learn all the sword styles, but she also developed them by herself. The whirlwind and wind

The walls are all.

Therefore, she would not float around just because Moonlight Blast praised her, thinking that she was stronger than Moonlight Blast.

However, sometimes, even if you know that the other person is not telling the truth, this kind of compliment will make you feel involuntarily happy, especially if this person is someone you like, it makes you even happier.

"Hehe." Yueguang Qifeng scratched his hair and giggled, but said nothing.

He is not stupid. Girls are just such creatures. They say no, no, no, exaggerated, but they are still very happy in their hearts.

If you say something at this time, indeed, your strength is far inferior to mine, wouldn't you be asking for trouble?

So, just smile silly at this time.

As Yue Guang Feng expected, Uoyue Xiyan said that she was not strong enough, but her face showed a smile and her body pressed against Yue Guang Feng.

'Women are born liars, sometimes you have to listen to what they say anyway.' Moonlight Blast thought this.

Time flies, and soon six days have passed. When the time comes for the assessment, everyone gathers at the top of the mountain.

Itachi and Kabuto walked to the temporary gathering place with calm expressions.

They were the first to arrive, and after arriving at the right time, they walked over as if taking a leisurely stroll.

In fact, they arrived at the top of the mountain on the first day, but because the exam time had not yet come, they were not allowed to enter, so they wandered nearby.

After the time has passed, of course, you can come in directly.

After the two people, people arrived one after another.

It was Gekko Hayate and Uazuki Yugao. Their condition was similar to Itachi and Kabuto. They looked quite relaxed. They didn't look like they had gone through six days of survival in the wilderness.

Those who reached the top of the mountain earlier had relaxed smiles on their faces, and their clothes were neater and not damaged.

The latter group were more miserable, with gray heads and faces, blood from unknown creatures on their clothes, and messy hair. They looked like they had gone through a lot of suffering.

What happened at the end was even more tragic. The torn parts of the clothes exposed were scabbed wounds. It was obvious that he had been injured in the battle, and he defeated his opponent with difficulty.

Soon, after everyone gathered, Yongze began to check the tokens, which were the beads hidden in the monster.

In fact, not everyone passed the exam and reached the top of the mountain, but those who were not strong enough had used flares to call for help and quit the competition.

With the speed of a ninja, climbing the mountain is really not a difficult task.

Basically there is no problem of not having enough time to travel, the main problem is poisonous insects and monsters in the mountains.

Not being able to defeat monsters, or defeating monsters was too difficult and resulted in injuries that affected combat effectiveness. This was the main factor for those who failed the assessment.

There are also some unlucky ones. It would be no problem to hunt one by one, but they encounter two or three at once. If they can't defeat them, they can only send a flare to ask for help.

Yongze glanced briefly, and as long as he didn't leave early, he would have at least two beads.

Thinking about it, according to the number of monsters he put in, if you want to reach the top of the mountain, you should encounter at least three or four monsters.

If you don't fail along the way, you can basically collect them all if you finally reach the top of the mountain.

"Well, congratulations to you. You have successfully passed the assessment. From now on, you will be the official members of the special operations squad. However, because you have just become official members, your level is only the lowest E." Nagaze smiled at the members who passed the assessment.

said.

The special operations squad has its own level system, with five levels, from high to low: A, B, C, D, and E.

A is the one with the highest rank under the pillar, or in other words, the pillar is actually A. The pillar is more like a position, the leader of the breathing method school. When there is a stronger person, when the pillar gets old, he will abdicate.

.

Nagaze established a special system for the special operations class to express the importance and particularity of the special operations class, and also to encourage the team members to complete their tasks seriously and practice seriously.

If you want to advance in level, there are two ways. One is to complete tasks. According to the task level and the number of tasks, you can be promoted when you reach a certain level.

The second is strength. If your strength has improved greatly and you feel you are strong, you can also apply for promotion.

However, this Nagaze set a higher level of difficulty.

Basically, you must have the strength of C to reach the level of D through this method.

Because Yongze feels that it would be a little bad if you just exercise and don't do tasks. He likes his teammates to do both, and not to go to extremes and act as secondary managers.

"Thank you, squad leader! We will work hard to improve our level." A loud voice broke out from the crowd.

"Okay, I'll wait for your good performance." Yongze said with a smile.

He once even thought about whether to open a small vest and join the special operations class, and then become a roll king, leading everyone to work hard to become stronger.

But after thinking about it, I felt that it was too troublesome to forge an identity. If he was found out that day, wouldn't his bright image in Konoha have a black spot?

"Huh." Itachi exhaled, feeling much more relaxed.

It wasn't that this exam put him under pressure, but that it was finally time to set off for the trip to the Land of Fire that he had been looking forward to.

'Farewell to your family properly, and then Kabuto and Izumi must also say goodbye seriously...' Thinking about saying goodbye, Itachi's thoughts had already flown outside Konoha, to the vast land of the Land of Fire.

What will the towns outside look like? Will there be powerful ninjas outside in Konoha? Are the cities of the Land of Fire more prosperous than Konoha?

These are the questions Itachi has had since he came up with the idea of ​​traveling to the Land of Fire.

From the map, Konoha is really very small, only a small part of the vast land of Fire Country.

Itachi was curious about what kind of surprises this vast Fire Country could bring to him.

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After arranging the re-arranged affairs, Nagato left the Rain Ninja Village and went to Tian Country.

He was the last group to set out. At this time, he was the only official member of the Akatsuki organization left in the Country of Rain. All other official members of the Akatsuki organization had gone to the Country of Fields.

Of course, there are many peripheral members of the Akatsuki organization who stay in the Rain Ninja Village and are responsible for monitoring the Rain Ninja Village and the Land of Rain for Nagato.

When he was about to leave the Land of Rain, Nagato looked up at the gloomy sky. The sky was covered with dark clouds. From time to time, a silent thunder sounded, and yellow lightning flashed in the clouds, adding a touch of color to the gloomy black clouds.

There is no doubt that it is going to rain.

For Nagato, this is a very familiar sight, because he grew up in the Land of Rain, and rarely leaves the Land of Rain except when he is recruiting people.

In fact, he used to be just a kid who was no different from anyone else. Suddenly, one day, a Konoha ninja broke into him, killed his parents, and shattered the happy and peaceful family.

Sadness, anger, and fear instantly enveloped Nagato. He opened and used the Rinnegan for the first time to kill the Konoha ninja who killed his parents.

After that, Nagato, who lost his parents and became an orphan, began to wander.

Although he has the powerful power of the Samsara Eye, Nagato is a kind-hearted child. Even if he was reduced to such a situation, he did not rely on his strength to rob or anything.

One day later, he fainted due to hunger and cold, and was discovered by Konan, who then rescued him and brought him to Yahiko, where the three of them got to know each other.

After that, Nagato's life got a little better, but it was still miserable. After all, they were just three orphans.

Later, they met Jiraiya, who accepted them as disciples, taught them ninja knowledge, taught them ninjutsu, and gave them food...

For Nagato, it was a very happy time. The three of them were together carefree and had a good teacher to teach them.

However, that happy time only lasted three years.

Three years later, Jiraiya saw that the three of them were strong enough to live independently and establish themselves in the Land of Rain, so he left.

Maybe it was because he had learned his skills, or maybe because he had great ambitions, Yahiko soon put forward his own ideals.

He didn't want to see the Land of Rain fall into the predicament of war again, and he didn't want to have war orphans like him, Nagato, and Konan anymore.

He wants to put down the turmoil, he wants to change the Kingdom of Rain, make the Kingdom of Rain peaceful, and make the world peaceful!

For this reason, Yahiko founded the Akatsuki Organization. He hopes to use the power of Akatsuki to change the Kingdom of Rain and the world.

Perhaps due to disappointment with Hanzo, or perhaps because Yahiko has a strong personality, many ninjas have joined the Akatsuki organization founded by Yahiko. A series of activities have given the Akatsuki organization a certain reputation.

Later, even Jiraiya who was elsewhere jumped to the name of the Akatsuki organization.

This period of time is still good for Nagato. They are fighting for a great goal together, and new partners who agree with their ideas are constantly joining and fighting with them.

At that time, Nagato felt that it would be really good if his whole life passed like this.

Unfortunately, a huge conspiracy has been quietly laid out, and the fate of the Akatsuki organization is about to be rewritten.

The leader of the Rain Ninja Village, who enjoys a great reputation in the ninja world, Hanzo, who is respected as a demigod, sent people to find the Akatsuki organization.

Hanzo's envoy said that he was very optimistic about the Akatsuki organization and decided to join forces with the Akatsuki organization to maintain the peace of the Kingdom of Rain.

When he heard the news, Yahiko was very excited. He was so happy that he couldn't help but want to jump up. He was so happy that he couldn't sleep at night.

What is Rain Ninja Village? The official power of the Kingdom of Rain.

Who is Hanzo? He is a ninja who is revered as a demigod, the pinnacle of ninjas.

And what is the Akatsuki Organization? At best, it is a thriving ninja organization, but at worst, it is a violent armed group.

The official leader of the Kingdom of Rain invited him to join the Akatsuki organization in safeguarding the peace of the Kingdom of Rain. This obviously recognized Yahiko's ongoing efforts and the Akatsuki organization.

So Yahiko was very excited and directly agreed, and quickly told the members of the organization the good news.

Everyone was very happy, feeling that the hard times were over and good times were coming.

Seeing everyone so happy, Nagato was also very happy.

But when Yahiko led people to the place, he realized that everything was just a trap.

In order to let them all die there, Hanzo even spent a long time choosing the meeting place, making it extremely difficult to escape.

Konan was kidnapped, and Hanzo's ninjas were everywhere.

The beautiful cooperation they originally imagined disappeared, leaving only a grave prepared for them. This huge contrast left Nagato in a trance.

It wasn't until Yahiko hit the kunai he was holding and died in front of his eyes that Nagato suddenly woke up. He only felt that the hairs all over his body stood on end, and an extremely cold breath surged out from the depths of his soul.

, dissipates into every pore.

‘Cold, so cold.’ The cold rain hit Nagato’s face, and he felt the biting cold that he had never experienced before.

His eyes shed tears unconsciously, and he yelled to the sky unwillingly to vent his emotions.

Why, why! Why treat him like this.

First he lost his parents, and now he loses his best friend who he cares about so much. Why is the world always so cruel?

In extreme pain, Nagato's Rinnegan awakened and directly summoned the heretic demon, instantly killing a large number of rain ninjas.

Immediately afterwards, Nagato took the opportunity to save Konan, but Hanzo was so experienced that in an instant, a detonating talisman array injured Nagato's legs.

Because Nagato used a method that Hanzo had never seen before, Hanzo felt that he could not act rashly and ran away.

When Nagato and Konan were returning to the Akatsuki organization, they encountered a pile of corpses on the road, all of which were members of the Akatsuki organization. No one was left. So far, only Nagato and Konan were left in the Akatsuki organization.

Later, it became what it is now.

Just when Nagato was recalling the past, the rain had already fallen, and a drop of raindrops fell on Nagato's face.

Nagato and Tendo Pain stood in the rain, silently standing in the rain.

In the end, Nagato didn't know whether he didn't shed tears because he recalled the sad past, or whether it was all rain.
Chapter completed!