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Hearing Orochimaru's words, Kabuto's heart slightly trembled, then he respectfully lowered his head and said nothing more. "Hehe, what a truly clever fellow," Orochimaru mused inwardly as he looked at Kabuto.
"Alright, next we should prepare. Prepare a grand gift for Konoha in a month. It will surely give that old man a huge surprise. If possible, we'll create enough chaos to abduct Sasuke-kun as well," Orochimaru said with an evil laugh.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru," Kabuto replied respectfully, his mind having returned to calm. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now," Kabuto said respectfully.
"Go prepare," Orochimaru chuckled sinisterly, and Kabuto disappeared on the spot with a Body Flicker Jutsu. "Hehe, the Chunin Exams a month from now should be quite interesting," Orochimaru chuckled with a hoarse, evil voice, his snake-like pupils flickering.
And so, as everyone prepared for their respective goals, a month slowly passed. All the genin who were going to participate in the third round of the Chunin Exams were actively preparing for battle and training. Naruto also met Jiraiya, who took him to begin training, and he learned to initially use the Nine-Tails' chakra and also learned the Summoning Jutsu.
Sasuke was also taken away by Kakashi and underwent extremely arduous special training with him. Not only did his speed, strength, and reaction significantly improve in all aspects, but he also learned Kakashi's signature ninjutsu, Lightning Blade, and his Mangekyo Sharingan had awakened.
As for Itachi, Kisame, and Obito, they did nothing, remaining idle in Konoha Village. Itachi had already obtained the information he wanted here, so there was no need to make any superfluous movements.
A month passed quickly. At the same time, the flow of people in Konoha grew larger and larger. Countless merchants, nobles, and even representatives from other countries flocked to Konoha. The streets of Konoha Village instantly became bustling.
"Is that Orochimaru guy really that formidable? To scare Konoha like this~" Deidara, looking outside the window, said disdainfully to the bustling Konoha Village.
"You'd best not underestimate Orochimaru too much. It is said that Orochimaru is fervent in researching forbidden jutsu. He was discovered conducting forbidden jutsu experiments using Konoha shinobi and villagers back then and had to flee. He's quite a dangerous fellow, and what's more, from what I know, he was once a member of that organization," Itachi said faintly.
Hearing Itachi's words, Deidara's pupils slightly constricted. Deidara was quite clear about 'that organization' in Itachi's mouth. He also understood the strength of the Akatsuki members. He himself was almost brought into that organization after being defeated by Itachi's Genjutsu back then.
On the side, Obito and Konan both shuddered upon hearing Itachi's words. It was one thing to conduct human experiments using people from enemy villages, but it was truly something that an ordinary person could not do to use their own villagers as experimental subjects.
"It won't be long until the third round of the Chunin Exams. A huge commotion will occur then. Once the chaos begins, Obito, you are responsible for taking Konan and leaving Konoha Village to wait for us at the agreed location beforehand. Deidara and I still have a few things to handle," Itachi said to Obito.
"Yes, Lord Shadow," Obito replied respectfully. Konan also nodded and said, "You two also be careful, Brother Deidara, and Lord Itachi."
"Heh heh, don't worry. Lord Deidara is the greatest artist in this world. Little Konoha can't do anything to me. Hmm, this time, I will definitely blow Konoha sky high, hmm," Deidara said excitedly.
"Don't worry. After all, this is Konoha. Even if Konoha ninja take action, they wouldn't dare act recklessly without reservations. But we don't have that concern, because we came here to cause destruction anyway, didn't we?" Itachi chuckled coldly. At the same time, his pitch-black pupils instantly turned into a scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan.
A month passed quickly. At the same time, the flow of people in Konoha grew larger and larger. Countless merchants, nobles, and even representatives from other countries flocked to Konoha. The streets of Konoha Village instantly became bustling with traffic. Foreign populations also grew increasingly numerous. Among them were many spies from other countries, seeking to obtain intelligence about Konoha. The entire Konoha Village instantly became tumultuous.
The sky was incomparably clear; it was a beautiful day. Today was the day of the third stage of the Chunin Exams. The huge arena in the center of Konoha was already filled with spectators. The arena was packed with people, not only commoners and shinobi, but also the great daimyo from many countries who had personally come to Konoha to watch the battles.
At the highest point of the arena, there were two very prominent seats, prepared for the Hokage of Konoha and the Kazekage of Sunagakure. As the leader of Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Kazekage was the highest-ranking distinguished guest at this Chunin Exam. Konoha naturally gave him the highest standard of reception.
At this moment, the Third Hokage was already seated in the right-hand seat. And the Kazekage, wearing a blue ceremonial robe, a blue straw hat, and his mouth wrapped in white cloth, slowly arrived at the high platform. The Third Hokage immediately stood up enthusiastically, "Hahahaha, Lord Kazekage, your journey must have been arduous, welcome to Konoha Village." The Third Hokage laughed heartily.
"Hehe, not at all, not arduous in the slightest. Let's not talk about me first. Lord Hokage, it would be better if you quickly confirm the candidate for the Fifth Hokage." A sharp voice came from the Kazekage's mouth. Although his tone was quite polite, there was a needle hidden in his words.
The Third Hokage seemed not to have heard the challenge in the Kazekage's words and chuckled heartily, opening his mouth to say, "Lord Kazekage is joking. But I believe this old bone of mine can still last for another fifty years." After saying this, the Third Hokage changed the subject and said, "It's about time to begin." "Heh heh." The Kazekage chuckled and said nothing more, but a hint of complexity, as well as a coldness like that of a poisonous snake, occasionally flashed in his eyes.
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