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"Akatsuki?

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nOrochimaru's hoarse voice rang out with seven parts surprise and three parts scorn.

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"Orochimaru?

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nAkatsuki's crowd saw that the visitor was Orochimaru, and one by one, the corners of their mouths picked up into inexplicable smiles as they turned their heads to look at their leader, Pain.

nOrochimaru attacked Uchiha Itachi 6 months ago and defected from Akatsuki after having his hands chopped off by Itachi.

nThey didn't expect to see him here.

n'That's really clever!'

nSasori glanced at Orochimaru coldly, pulled out a scroll from his body, and looked at Orochimaru quietly.

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"It seems that Akatsuki had gone to great lengths to catch me!

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nOrochimaru sneered and took out his Kusanagi Sword from his stomach, and assumed a fighting stance.

nHe knew that he was in trouble today. After all, he couldn't beat the leader and Itachi, even in his prime.

nNot to mention now, there were other members of Akatsuki.

nOrochimaru knew exactly how weird the people who could join this organization were!

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"First, find a way to get out of here, and as for Orochimaru, we'll talk about it when we get out.

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nPain said and turned his gaze to another place, where another figure also became clear.

nThe untamed white spiky hair, a huge scroll behind his back, and a forehead protector with the word 'oil' written on it.

nWith a greasy face and untidiness.

nThere was only one person dressed like this in the whole shinobi world!

nJiraiya!

nPain didn't expect that this space would pull him in as well.

nIt seems that this wasn't just for Akatsuki.

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"Sensei.

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nBehind Pain, Konan's body tensed up the moment she saw Jiraiya, and then, with a long sigh, her tense body slowly relaxed.

nJiraiya was flabbergasted by the scene before him.

nGlancing at Orochimaru, who was also on guard, he thought: 'This wasn't Akatsuki's ambush for me because they found out that I was investigating them, right?'

nKonan's voice was so weak that Jiraya couldn't even hear it, but it was live-streamed out of the space.

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"Sensei? Did she just call Jiraiya sensei?

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"My God, Jiraiya-sama's disciple is so beautiful and powerful!

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"But I never heard that Jiraiya-sama was accepting disciples?!

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"Bull**, if you knew, the whole Shinobi world would know! In my opinion, today's incident is in all probability the brilliant plan of our Third Hokage-sama.

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"Plan?

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"Think about it, although it's peacetime right now, which other shinobi village isn't eyeing us?

nIf Hokage-sama took the initiative to divulge Konoha's strength, combining reality and illusion to scare them, wouldn't it eliminate war in its infancy?

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"Surprisingly, that makes sense! We are so lucky to have such a far-sighted Hokage-sama! Long live, Third Hokage-sama!

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"Long live, Third Hokage-sama!

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nKonoha, Root's headquarters.

nListening to the cries outside, Danzō's face was incomparably gloomy.

nHe didn't expect Sarutobi, that old guy, to let Orochimaru and Jiraiya take in students outside Konoha.

nNo wonder Jiraiya never came back to the village.

nIt turned out he was teaching Kage-level students!

nSo, it seems that Orochimaru's defection and Tsunade's departure were both intentional.

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"Sarutobi, I never thought your schemes were this deep!

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nDanzō's two fists are clenched tightly. He had to be the next Hokage!

nHe would never allow these two people to take over his authority.

nNever!

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nIn Iwagakure, Ōnoki, the current Tsuchikage, looked at the picture somberly.

nThe village had withered. He had to continue to hold the position of Kage as the young generation had no successor for Tsuchikage.

nHe was the oldest Tsuchikage, the most knowledgeable, and the best at conspiracy theories.

nSeeing this scene, he immediately decided that this image was Konoha's means to show their strength.

nHowever, he had to acknowledge the brilliance of that old man, Sarutobi, in choosing to reveal Konoha's strength at this time.

nLooking at the woman who addressed Jiraiya as sensei, Ōnoki was furious.

nTheir Iwagakure also had a gifted teenager who mastered the unique Secret Technique, which was very powerful.

nHe was the most promising person to become the next Tsuchikage.

n'But! But! But!'

n'This **ing kid showed up on the screen!'

n'Deidara, you little brat, don't let me catch you!'

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nAbove the clouds, Ryuji saw that all the participants had arrived and waved his hand.

nSuddenly, in the white space, large letters began to condense. The space and rules here were introduced to the crowd.

nExamination space

nAfter the exam, you will be rewarded or punished according to your score.

nNo jutsu allowed in the examination space, and no fighting. Violators will be punished.

nAfter reading the introduction, the crowd had a thoughtful expression on their faces.

nThey were all rebellious shinobis of the major shinobi villages— top powerhouses, who had long matured.

nAlthough their hearts scoffed at the punishment described by the space, none of them raised objections.

nInstead, one by one, they became interested in the lists in the space above them.

nAccording to the space, these lists collect information from the entire Shinobi world, and the test questions for their exams were categorized according to the lists.

nPermission restriction. Only the top ten can be viewed from the Shinobi's Pride List; the rest can't be viewed. Please take the exam and upgrade your permission.

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"Open the Shinobi's World List.

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nAs the leader of Akatsuki, Pain didn't need to ask others for their opinions and spoke directly into space.

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"Hey, this Shinobi's Pride List contains all kinds of lists in the world. I'd like to see where my name would be ranked in the top ten!

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nDeidara's defiant voice sounded. His eyes looked at Uchiha Itachi provocatively.

nItachi ignored it.

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nŌnoki, who was far away in Iwa Village, nodded at Deidara's words.

nIt's not that Deidara was bragging. His talent was indeed the strongest of the younger two generations of Iwagakure.

nOtherwise, Ōnoki wouldn't pity his defection.

nŌnoki estimated that in the entire shinobi world, the number of shinobis with greater talent than Deidara wouldn't be more than a handful.

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"Oh, you want to compete with him?

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nIn Konoha's training ground, Uchiha Sasuke coldly sneered.

nHe didn't know who this guy was, acting more arrogant than himself. But he didn't deserve to compete with that guy!

nAfter all, even if he didn't want to admit it, it was his brother!

nOnly he was allowed to challenge him!

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nUnder the nervous gaze of countless people, the Shinobi's Pride List slowly opened among the many giant lists hanging above the space.

nA golden light appeared on the list. Taking the giant list as paper, the light was the pen, writing down names one by one.

nThe writing style was bold and vertical. The momentum could sink mountains and pull down the sky above. The handwriting alone overwhelmed the hearts of the crowd and filled them with awe.

nThe overall look carried an unspeakable momentum and artistic conception.

nNumber one strongest of the shinobi world: Ōtsutsuki Urashiki.

nNumber one mother of the shinobi world: Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

nNumber one illusion of the shinobi world: Afterimage Clone.

nNumber one taijutsu user of the shinobi world: The Noble Green Beast, Might Guy.

nNumber one speed of the shinobi world: Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato.

nNumber one pervert of the shinobi world: Toad Sage, Jiraiya.

nNumber one heroic person of the shinobi world: Senju Tsunade.

nNumber one hardest to completely kill in the shinobi world: Orochimaru.

nNumber one most filial son in the shinobi world: Black Zetsu.

nNumber one most reckless ninja in the shinobi world: Uzumaki Naruto.

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