I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

In terms of status, although the representatives of these three parties are all very important figures in their respective villages, they are clearly no match for Yekura, who has become the Kazekage.

Therefore, Danzo paid even less attention to the arrival of these three people.

The result was obvious: Danzo didn't even show his face, but arranged for an unknown person to receive him, which made all three parties very dissatisfied.

Especially on both sides of Iwagakure and Kirigakure.

As members of the Hidden Cloud Village's plan to destroy Konoha, even if they harbored resentment, they would exercise restraint for the sake of the plan's future.

The Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Mist Village are different.

It's important to know that Iwagakure and Konoha are currently allies.

As an ally, Danzo's arrogant treatment made everyone in Iwagakure, including Kyoto, feel Konoha's contempt for them.

The same applies to Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village).

At this time, Kirigakure had already implemented the Blood Mist policy, which made most of the people in Kirigakure extremely vicious.

Faced with Danzo's arrogance, the people of Kirigakure nearly clashed with the people of Konoha right there in the guesthouse.

Although the conflict was eventually quelled by Yagura Karatachi's intervention, neither Yagura Karatachi nor Kyoto...

Seemingly to express their dissatisfaction, in the days that followed, until the start of the Chunin Exams, neither Kyoto nor Yagura went out.

Chapter 131 Kill without mercy

"This is going too far, Lady Tsunade. Aren't we going to step in and do something about it?"

"Can we control him? Danzo is riding high on the Chunin Exams right now. If we get involved, we'll only make him a laughingstock."

"Okay!"

Many people in Konoha witnessed what happened inside the guesthouse.

Danzo's arrogance towards the other four major ninja villages was almost blatant.

Such a practice elicits varying reactions.

Doves like Tsunade believe that Danzo is too arrogant and could easily escalate conflicts with the other four factions.

Meanwhile, the hawks who supported Danzo's rise to power were very supportive of his actions.

The hawks also believe that Konoha is the strongest and should treat other ninja villages with a superior attitude, instead of simply seeking peace like they did during Hiruzen Sarutobi's time.

In fact, as Danzo rose to power, the influence of the hawks also continued to grow.

This is also why Danzo was still able to barely suppress Tsunade even after she had taken away most of the Hokage's authority.

With the arrival of personnel from the other four major ninja villages, the date of the joint Chunin Exams is drawing ever closer.

It is worth mentioning that, seemingly in order to better demonstrate Konoha's strength, Danzo not only invited the wealthy and noble people of the Land of Fire, but also the small ninja villages that were affiliated with Konoha.

This meant that in addition to the genin from the five major ninja villages, many genin from smaller ninja villages also participated in this joint Chunin Exams.

"This joint Chunin Exam is divided into three parts. Apart from the first part, which is a written test, the latter two parts will involve combat."

I have already instructed my subordinates that if they encounter anyone from Konoha during the exam, they should be killed without mercy.

Inside the guesthouse room, Yekura sat on the sofa, discussing her plans for the exam with Naraku.

When Yecang spoke of killing without mercy, his eyes revealed an undisguised murderous intent.

Even without the Konoha Crush plan, she wouldn't easily forgive Danzo given his arrogant attitude.

Naraku chuckled and said, "The Hidden Cloud Village is just like you, planning to take down the people of Konoha during the exams. I reckon the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Mist Village are doing the same thing."

He also communicated extensively with the Hidden Cloud Village regarding the Konoha Crush plan.

Before coming to see Ye Cang this time, he first went to see the son of the Raikage.

It is clear that the Raikage's son is extremely displeased with Danzo's arrogant attitude.

"If that's the case, then Konoha brought this on themselves." Upon hearing Naraku's words, Yekura couldn't help but cross her arms and sneer.

"Have the arrangements been made?"

Inside the Hokage's office, Danzo stood by the window with his hands behind his back, admiring the view of Konoha outside.

He had been looking forward to this scene for a long time, and now, its beauty perfectly matched his expectations.

The entire village of Konoha must obey his will.

"Reporting to the master, the personnel participating in the Chunin Exams have been arranged."

In addition to the genin who volunteered, the members of the training class have also been assigned to the program.

Furthermore, as instructed by the master, I have told the training team members to kill anyone they encounter from the Four Great Ninja Villages during the exam.

Behind Danzo, a member of the Root organization was kneeling on one knee.

Upon hearing Danzo's question, the Root member immediately began to report respectfully.

"very good!"

Upon hearing the report from the Root members, Danzo reluctantly turned away from the view outside the window.

He turned to look at the Root members, a satisfied smile on his face.

"Remember, this is not just a simple Chunin Exam, but a stage for Konoha to become strong under my leadership. There can be no mistakes." Danzo said with high spirits.

"Yes!" Seemingly sensing their master's high spirits, the Root organization members also revealed fervent enthusiasm in their eyes.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the Joint Chunin Exams finally arrived.

"Judging by the time, the exam should have already started!"

On the Hokage Rock, Naraku leaned on the railing, looking down at the entire Hidden Leaf Village with great interest.

He didn't really care about exams, because for him, they were just appetizers before the Konoha Crush plan began.

After looking down for a long time, Naraku leisurely left.

Although Naraku didn't care much about the exam, he couldn't resist Yekura's initiative to tell him.

The main reason Yekura felt compelled to share was because of what happened during the exam.

While both Sunagakure and Kumogakure were pursuing the Konoha Crush plan, they did not neglect the quality of the examinees.

Like Iwagakure and Kirigakure, the genin dispatched by Sunagakure and Kumogakure are also the new generation of elites within their respective villages.

Therefore, in the first written exam, apart from some genin from the smaller ninja villages being eliminated, the genin from the five major ninja villages passed very easily.

The real show begins in the second exam.

The content of the second exam was almost identical to the Chunin Exams jointly held by Sunagakure and Konoha in the original storyline. Both were held in the Forest of Death, with the contestants vying for the Heaven and Earth Scroll.

The process of the exam can only be described as dramatic.

To ensure that the final public exam would demonstrate to the wealthy and noble people invited that Konoha had become more prosperous under his leadership, Danzo arranged for all members of the Root organization's training program to participate in the exam.

This undoubtedly makes Konoha's genin not only the most numerous among all ninja villages, but also extremely powerful.

Danzo clearly did not anticipate that his arrogance would bring about such a strong backlash.

Not only the Sand Village and the Cloud Village, but also the Iwagakure and Kirigakure villages' genin, all tacitly launched their revenge against Konoha at the start of the second round.

This directly led to a fierce battle that broke out as soon as the second exam began.

The genin from the four villages show no mercy and kill any genin they encounter from Konoha.

That's right.

The members of the Root organization's training program do indeed possess strength surpassing their peers due to the brutal training, but the new generation of elites from the four villages are no different.

At first, Konoha was able to gain a certain advantage due to its numbers, but as they discovered how difficult Konoha was to deal with, and as the genin from the four villages were not without their cleverness, they gradually formed a tacit alliance and began to suppress Konoha's genin together.

As a result, when the second exam ended, Konoha's genin suffered heavy casualties.

Only two people passed the second exam.

In contrast, the people of the four villages, even with the limited number of Heaven and Earth Scrolls, are all superior to those of Konoha.

"Serves them right. Now I'll see how Konoha will present itself to the wealthy and noble families of the Land of Fire in the upcoming public exams."

After explaining the situation of the first two exams to Naraku, Yekura couldn't help but reveal a gloating expression.

The purpose of Konoha's invitation to numerous wealthy and noble individuals from the Land of Fire to observe the exam is quite obvious.

Currently, only two Konoha genin have made it to the final exam. Compared to the other four, the sheer number of genin is enough to make Konoha lose face and give the outside world the impression that Konoha is nothing special.

Given this situation, Konoha can hardly take the opportunity to demonstrate its strength to the outside world; it would be fortunate if it weren't completely trampled underfoot by the four villages.

"Danzo is best at resorting to underhanded schemes and tricks. I bet he won't just sit idly by and wait to be killed," Naraku said with amusement.

Yekura said in surprise, "It shouldn't be that bad. We've already reached a conclusion. What else can they do? They wouldn't possibly send in more people from Konoha, would they?"

"Who knows? It's best if it doesn't exist, but if it does—"

"Then I will let them know that Konoha is not as high and mighty as they think." Before Naraku could continue, Yekura made a strong statement.

Chapter 132 Danzo's Thought Process