Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 310 The Chunin Exams in Kumogakure

Sasuke stayed at home, agonizing and conflicted for a long time.

Sakura, upon learning that Sasuke had returned, came to find him, but was also turned away at the door.

Until one day, Kakashi squatted on the window and gave Sasuke a new Chunin Exam registration form.

"Kumakushi Village is holding a Chunin Exam, and I've registered you. Go check it out there."

"If you're interested, you can bring Naruto back."

"..."

Sasuke stared at the application form in front of him, his heart completely unmoved.

He didn't care at all whether he was a genin, chunin, or jonin.

He didn't want to ruin Naruto's wonderful life...

Just as Sasuke was about to refuse, Kakashi spoke up again: "Sasuke, you don't think Naruto is doing well over there, do you?"

"Um?"

Sasuke frowned.

Is not it?

"Of course not, Naruto..."

Kakashi began to recount the information he had gathered.

In reality, it was Kakashi who informed Amegakure about Sasuke's situation, allowing them to make adjustments based on Sasuke's specific circumstances.

Before Sasuke was "redeemed," he was someone who could get a beating if he just decided to.

After being exonerated, he no longer needed to act on a whim; he would get beaten up at the drop of a hat, completely losing the prestige of being ranked number one in the ninja world.

One minute he's being beaten by jailers, the next he's being beaten by little dinosaurs, and being elbowed by Otsutsuki is already considered the most high-class thing ever.

Others become weaker after being "redeemed," but Sasuke doesn't really need to be redeemed, which is why he was always getting beaten up. Even after being "redeemed," he still gets beaten up.

As the saying goes, if I don't clear my name, I'll get beaten up; if I do clear my name, I'll still get beaten up. So, am I just wasting my time clearing my name?

So Sasuke, you must never become a pushover like Naruto.

"That's how it is. Although the Hidden Cloud Village treats Naruto well, they essentially treat him like a slightly higher-level breeding animal. They also arranged for many female ninjas with excellent physiques to cultivate a relationship with Naruto in advance."

Kakashi sighed deeply at the end.

"Isn't this a good thing? Naruto always likes to use those boring ninjutsu. He should be happy to have more girls around him."

Sasuke said expressionlessly.

"That's true, but Sasuke, do you know who has the best physique in Kumogakure?"

Kakashi countered with a question.

"Raikage?"

"That was a male ninja. If it were a female ninja..."

Kakashi took out a few photos and threw them on the ground. "These are intelligence gathered by the Anbu."

"As expected, the Hidden Cloud Village did three things openly, and countless other things secretly as well."

Sasuke, you've probably heard that the most beautiful woman is the one whose toes are so low you can't see them when she looks down. This woman is one of them...

Kakashi's languid tone piqued Sasuke's curiosity, so he picked up the photo from the ground and took a look.

Wow, what a big appetite!

What a big belly.

You really can't see your toes when you look down.

"Could this be from the Akimichi clan?"

Sasuke's lips twitched.

"You guessed right."

Kakashi snapped his fingers. "These are the Akimichi clan members! See this older one? This is Akimichi Riyako, the younger sister of Akimichi Ryoko, a female ninja from the Akimichi clan who went missing during the Third Shinobi World War."

"..."

Sasuke remained silent.

He originally thought Naruto was going to Kumogakure to enjoy a life of luxury, but he never expected Naruto to face such a great "blessing".

No wonder the Hidden Cloud Village took care of Naruto after discovering he had a slight kidney deficiency, trying to help him replenish his energy.

If Naruto doesn't replenish his energy and goes straight in, even the Uzumaki clan's physique might not be able to withstand it.

If they use some kind of multiplication technique again...

Naruto, danger!

"This Chunin Exam is also a way for the Hidden Cloud Village to test Naruto's physical condition. Once Naruto's medical report shows he's recovered sufficiently and he's fine in actual combat, they will..."

Kakashi pushed the application form in front of Sasuke again.

"...Naruto isn't stupid. If he doesn't want to, he just needs to keep entering his Sage Mode every day. What can the Hidden Cloud Village do to him then?"

Sasuke raised a question.

Since the Hidden Cloud Village needs Naruto's body to recover, wouldn't it be easy for Naruto to rebel if he wanted to?

Continuing to enter "immortal mode" for health maintenance at least once a day is just idly dragging out the time.

"Sasuke, you're still too naive."

Kakashi shook his head and sighed, "How could the Hidden Cloud Village be any kind of good people, given that they've organized so many raids on other ninja villages' bloodlines and jinchūriki?"

As he spoke, Kakashi pulled out another stack of photos.

This is a picture of Naruto using the toilet.

In the photo, Naruto is tragically bound with an iron contraption.

"This is the shackle that Kumogakure uses to prevent Naruto from continuing to harm his body."

These shackles were specially made by the new lord of Hozuki Castle, and they come with the Fire Release: Heavenly Prison.

If violent destruction occurs, the entire area will be burned to ashes by fire-based magic.

Naruto... he can't enter Sage Mode anymore.

"..."

Sasuke hesitated for a long time, then looked up and found that Kakashi was gone.

My balls hurt.

He had been isolating himself for so long, and finally ended his internal struggle, deciding to let Naruto live a good life in Kumogakure, but then this happened.

Why didn't you come sooner?

If he had come earlier, he wouldn't have had to worry about it.

"Ugh."

Sasuke picked up the registration form.

The Chunin Exams in Kumogakure are divided into three types of battles.

1v1 singles match.

2v2 doubles.

3v3 team play.

Each ninja can be chosen by themselves.

Needless to say, 1v1 is the final stage of the Chunin Exams in Konoha.

2v2 doubles is a specialty of Kumogakure.

The Raikage and his Jinchuriki's AB combination was famous both inside and outside the village, leading many to imitate it and thus creating many duo combinations.

3v3 team battles are an old tradition in the ninja world, where three people form a small team for combat.

However, unless the three of them work together perfectly, generally no one would choose this option.

After all, the Chunin Exams aren't some sect competition; it's not just about winning.

There is a comprehensive assessment, and the overall score given by the examiners will be considered.

During the Chunin Exams when Konoha collapsed, Shikamaru surrendered early on, but he performed well in all aspects, thinking calmly and even commanding the battle during the chaos.

Therefore, those who had better records and won in Konoha that time, none of them passed.

On Konoha's side, only Shikamaru became a Chunin.

"Okay, I'll go."

Sasuke grabbed the registration form and made up his mind.

As for which one to participate in, it will definitely be 1v1.

Where did he get his teammates?

In the original work, Sasuke made a statement a second earlier: "We are no longer the snake, but the Hawk Squad."

It was never mentioned again.

It has always been "I am Uchiha Sasuke".

And so, Sasuke embarked on his journey to Kumogakure to participate in the Chunin Exams.

the other side.

Sakura was somewhat saddened to learn that Sasuke had signed up for the singles event.

Ino's side is also in a bind. Shikamaru is already a Chunin, and Akimichi Choji is too lazy to travel all the way to Kumogakure to participate.

So the two of them put their heads together and signed up for the duo team.

The two of them just happened to have learned the secret technique of fusion from the Hidden Cloud Village, so maybe they can use it over there.