When one of the three people spoke, even Aoba was stunned for a moment. Then, he quickly turned his head and looked in their direction.
Just now, he was facing Teuchi, who was cooking ramen, with his back facing the entrance. He knew that someone had come in, but he did not know who the person was.
Aoba did not think much about the matter of someone coming. After all, this was Ramen Ichiraku Noodle House. It was normal for guests to come in at any time.
All of a sudden, Aoba's gaze fell on the three people who had just entered.
The person standing in the middle of the front was wearing Konohagakure's standard ninja attire. He put on a rather messy coat outside the standard flak jacket over a black outfit. His hair was tied up behind his head, and there were several scars on his face.
This person.
Aoba recognized him.
It was Nara clan, Nara Shikaku.
The person standing on Nara Shikaku's right was also wearing a standard ninja outfit, but he was wearing a red coat over it. His ash blond hair was also combed up, and his eyes were staring at Aoba.
This was Yamanaka clan, Yamanaka Inoichi.
The last person standing on the left side of the two was a seemingly harmless-looking fatty. His special ninja outfit had the word "food" written on it, and his spiky red hair was casually scattered behind him.
It was Akimichi clan, Akimichi Choza.
At this moment, the gazes of these three people were all focused on Aoba.
They all looked at Aoba as if they were looking for him for something.
"You guys are looking for me?"
Aoba looked at the three of them suspiciously. Whether it was Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, or Akimichi Choza, who stood at the side like a mascot, they all stood at the entrance without moving. They just looked at Aoba silently.
"Eh..."
When Aoba saw the three of them, he did not know what they were trying to do. They just said that they were looking for him and did not tell him the specific reason.
"Don't tell me you want me to treat you guys?" Aoba suddenly said with a smile.
"It's not impossible!" Akimichi Choza suddenly smiled foolishly. He raised his right hand and scratched the back of his head. His eyes flashed with anticipation as if he was very tempted by what Aoba said.
"Choza, we have a lot of opportunities to eat. We have something to talk about here!" Nara Shikaku looked very serious. He glanced at Akimichi Choza next to him, indicating that the latter should not talk nonsense, especially not be bought over by food for the time being.
"Aoba, we came to you this time because we have something to discuss with you, but we don't know how to tell it..." Yamanaka Inoichi took a step forward. There was some hesitation in his eyes. After all, it was not easy for them to open their mouths when they came to find Aoba.
"Sit down and talk."
He didn't know why they couldn't talk.
'Is it a difficult question?'
"Have some ramen. Don't be polite. I'll treat you."
Aoba turned around and looked at Teuchi. He nodded at Teuchi and said, "Brother Teuchi, three more bowls of ramen."
"Okay!"
Teuchi was currently preparing the noodles for Aoba's ramen. Now, he only needed to prepare three more bowls of ramen, so he didn't feel that it was too complicated.
"This..."
After Aoba said this, Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza looked at Nara Shikaku together. Their eyes were full of inquiry, waiting for Shikaku to make a final decision.
"Alright!"
Nara Shikaku nodded and made a decision. He looked at Aoba and carefully stared at him for a while as if he wanted to see what Aoba was thinking from Aoba's expression.
"Yes!"
Akimichi Choza immediately jumped up in joy. His eyes were filled with intense excitement. The reason was very simple, he could sit here and eat ramen.
Yamanaka Inoichi stared at Aoba deeply for a while. He did not say anything, but his eyes were slightly serious, and there was a hint of apology in the depths of his eyes.
As the expressions of the three people changed, they walked in the direction of Aoba and sat down next to Aoba.
Inoichi sat on Aoba's left, followed by Shikaku and Choza.
After the three of them sat down. Inoichi's lips moved slightly. It was obvious that he wanted to say something, but was unable to say it out loud.
"???"
Aoba looked at the three of them, and small question marks popped up in his head.
All of them were fidgeting. Nothing was said. What was the meaning of this?
Aoba was confused by the three ninjas beside him who were known as Ino-Shika-Cho.
"Don't tell me you want Teacher Bai of the Ninja School's other chapters?"
Aoba frowned slightly and asked suspiciously.
This was the only reason he could think of. Other than that, he really couldn't imagine anything else that could be the intersection between him and these three people.
"Pfft!"
At this moment, Inoichi just happened to pick up the teacup on the table and directly spat out the tea. The expression on his face was extremely different.
"..."
The corners of Shikaku's mouth twitched violently. As if he had heard something that made him feel that he should not have heard and quickly lowered his head. He looked as if he was afraid that people would recognize him and think that he had something to do with Aoba.
'Damn it!'
'This troublesome person!'
'Why is he talking nonsense!'
'Is this a topic that could be discussed in Ramen Ichiraku?'
"Ah?"
Choza, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded. He had no idea what Aoba was talking about. His instinctive reaction was...
Was Teacher Bai something could be eaten?
After Aoba had finished speaking, the three of them completely displayed different expressions.
"Isn't that so?"
From the three of them, Aoba could tell that they were thinking different things.
Inoichi knew what Teacher Bai of the Ninja School was. Although he looked very surprised, there was a trace of desire in his heart. Obviously, he did not expect Aoba to suddenly say such words. Moreover, he really wanted it in his heart.
Shikaku, on the other hand, completely wanted to pretend not to know him. This was a typical example of knowing what Teacher Bai of the Ninja School was, however, he did not want to talk about this in public. It was a bit awkward.
As for Choza...
This person had no idea what Aoba was talking about.
What was Teacher Bai of the Ninja School?
Can it be eaten?
If it can't be eaten, then forget it!
"Let me explain..."
After hesitating for a moment, Shikaku let out a sigh of relief.
Now, he no longer dared to let Aoba continue spouting nonsense.
Who knew that after a while, he would say something outrageous again?
Shikaku knew that Aoba was the author of Teacher Bai of the Ninja School, so he could not help but feel a little strange.
"That..."
"Um..."
"This time, the three of us are looking for you!"
"Mainly because..."
"Of Chunin Exam!"
Shikaku said helplessly. If not for his sister's urgent urging, he wouldn't be willing to do such a troublesome thing.
Originally, he was only going to find Inoichi alone. Then Choza wanted to follow him. In the end, it became the three of them together.
"Chunin Exam?"
Aoba frowned slightly. He could faintly smell a trace of conspiracy. He felt that there was something going on here.
'Could it be that they were looking for me to participate in the Chunin Exam?!'
'There is no need!'
'I had already rejected it once before.'
'Why did they have to mobilize so many people just to find me to participate in Chunin Exam?'
Aoba felt that there was something wrong.
Something was very wrong!
Instantly, Aoba chose to strike first. A playful smile appeared in his eyes as he swept his gaze over Nara Shikaku. He seemed to be playing around casually.
"Brother Shikaku, you wouldn't be looking for me to be the examiner, right? I thought about it just now. If I were to be the examiner for the first round, I would indeed be able to do it. However, you guys have to think about it clearly. If I were to be the examiner, the chances of passing would be low!" Aoba said seriously.
His words seemed ridiculous, but it wasn't completely unrelated. At the very least, with his status as Konohagakure Intelligence Division Cat-faced Demon, coming to the venue of the Chunin Exam to be an examiner wasn't impossible. He was especially responsible for the first round, Intelligence Gathering.
"..."
When the three heard Aoba's words, their faces immediately darkened. No one had expected that Aoba would actually mention the position of an examiner.
Who gave you the courage?
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Shikaku choked on his own saliva and coughed uncontrollably. His face once again revealed a helpless expression.
'So troublesome!'
'It was really too troublesome!'
He felt from the very beginning he should not come to Aoba.
According to the information he had on Aoba. It could be said that this person had no ambition at all. He had always stayed at the bottom of the Konohagakure Intelligence Division.
Moreover, he often said embarrassing things. It was simply troubled within trouble. He also didn't know what Inoichi liked about Aoba.
Was it because of Teacher Bai of the Ninja School?
In fact, Shikaku was right.
It was because Inoichi saw the first chapter of Teacher Bai of the Ninja School and immediately felt Aoba's talent. When Shikaku mentioned that he needed Genin from the Yamanaka clan, he thought of Aoba.
"Aoba, we came to find you today not to ask you to be the Chunin Exam's examiner, but for you to participate in the Chunin Exam!" Shikaku said slowly. As he spoke, he stared at Aoba. He wanted to clearly see what kind of reaction Aoba had. Moreover, through the possible reaction of Aoba, he could guess what Aoba was thinking.
"Brother Shikaku, you are not joking with me, are you?"
The smile on Aoba's face slowly disappeared, and he suddenly became very serious. He looked at Shikaku coldly and then shook his head.
"Stop it!"
"You told me about this last time!"
"I won't participate in Chunin Exam!"
Aoba directly turned his body back and faced Teuchi in front of him, completely showing that he didn't want to talk to them anymore.
"Aoba, actually, things are not what you think. We are mainly..." Inoichi had a bitter smile on his face. He looked at Aoba, ready to explain to Aoba. After all, he was the closest to Aoba.
However, just as he opened his mouth and before he could finish his sentence. He was interrupted by Aoba very rudely.
"I am not interested in Chunin Exam. If you are here to discuss with me about Teacher Bai of the Ninja School, maybe I can consider giving each of you a complete book. But if there is anything else, you can have a good meal!"
Aoba did not want to continue on this topic.
Wasn't this just teasing him!
What was the use of the Chunin Exam!
What was the use of Chunin's title?
Aoba did not care about these titles at all. Not only did he not care, but he also avoided them. This kind of thing would only bring him endless troubles. It was not as comfortable as it was now.
How good was it now!
On the surface, he looked like a harmless ordinary office worker.
He went to work in Konohagakure Intelligence Division every day.
He was just a small subordinate.
He would not attract anyone's attention at all.
"Here's the thing, my sister and Choza's sister wanted to take the Chunin Exam, but the registration needed to be three people in a group. They lack one more member, so we thought of looking for you..." Shikaku explained to Aoba.
"Please, you shouldn't look for me for this kind of thing. You guys are really interesting. You want me to form a group with your cousin..." The corners of Aoba's mouth curled into a self-deprecating smile. He shook his head helplessly and then said indifferently, "It's better to just let the two of them give up the Chunin Exam."
"What do you mean?" Choza asked, stunned. He vaguely felt that Aoba was looking down on them, but he also felt that something was wrong, and he did not know how to react.
"What's the difference between looking for me to team up and giving up? Do you really think that I can take two people to pass the Chunin Exam?" Aoba shook his head and said.
"The reason we are looking for you is to prevent them from passing the Chunin Exam," Shikaku suddenly said.
"What the hell?" Aoba was completely stunned by these three people. He knew that Shikaku was a representative of high IQ, but after talking for a long time, he still couldn't understand what he was trying to say.
"My younger sister, Saki, and Choza's younger sister, Rin, were the next generation Ino-Shika-Cho. Their original group members were Yamanaka Kaze. Now that Kaze has been selected by Danzo-sama, he has been transferred and no longer forms a group with them. Now, Saki and Rin both want to participate in this year's Chunin Exam. If we did not find you, they would also go to find another person. So we hope that you can help us and form a group with them, then be eliminated!" Shikaku explained his plan.
"Is there something wrong with your brain?"
Aoba's eyelids jumped fiercely. He understood Shikaku's words and knew what plan Shikaku had in his head.
However, what did this have to do with him?
And they want him to become Kaze's substitute?
This was something that Aoba could not allow!
"If you can't give up, you have to be eliminated. Do you want me to accompany your two sisters to be eliminated this time? Is there something wrong with your brain? Or do you think there is something wrong with my brain?"
Aoba said with a sneer. He had a good temper before. He thought that even if Shikaku had some request, it would not be too outrageous. The words he said should at least be acceptable.
But...
Now...
He felt that there was no logic at all!
"You guys eat, I'm leaving. This bowl of ramen can be considered my treat. Don't look to me for these kinds of things in the future. I'm not in the mood to play house with you guys."
After Aoba finished speaking, he immediately got up and began to leave Ramen Ichiraku. His heart was filled with disdain and displeasure toward what they said. He had been in the Ninja World for so long and had never been so speechless.
What the hell!
Even if they treated him as a tool man, they shouldn't play with him like this!
This was not even considered a flashy operation!
"Aoba, please understand us. Once the two of them pass the Chunin Exam, they will be Chunin. If they successfully become Chunin, then they will be participating in the Third Ninja World War!" Shikaku said helplessly. In fact, all of these were because of his love for his sister.
"Oh."
Aoba did not stop at all. He did not take Shikaku's request seriously at all and felt that it was very funny.
Even such a request could be said, how did his skin become so thick?
"Aoba!"
Shikaku immediately called out to Aoba. Then, he suddenly got up and walked quickly toward Aoba. In a few steps, he arrive beside Aoba and stopped him.
"Now, the only person we can think of is you. I hope you can help us." Shikaku said sincerely. There was nothing wrong with his attitude. What he said made Aoba feel extremely speechless.
"If you ask them to give up, then you would be in this situation."
Aoba said indifferently. He knew about the war. Chunin and Jonin were the main forces on the battlefield. Genin would often stay in the village unless it was the kind of situation where they need to go to the battlefield.
To a certain extent, it was impossible. Genin's identity was also a form of protection in itself. It could prevent them from participating in the war.
However, this was only at the beginning of the war.
In the end, they still have to go to the battlefield even if they were a Genin, and they will also go to war directly after graduating from ninja school!
The Third Ninja World War was an exceptionally tragic battle. In the original development of Ninja World history, it was the feeling of all forces fighting to the last bullet.
Not to mention now, after Aoba continuously provoked and stirred up trouble between the various forces. Not only did the Third Ninja World War arrive early, but it also evolved into an even more tragic feeling.
"And..."
After saying that, Aoba turned his face slightly and glanced at Shikaku from the corner of his eye. He slowly said, "Even Genin might have to go to the battlefield."
Aoba did not despise Shikaku behavior for not wanting his sister to go to the battlefield!
After all, he was similar to this. In order not to go to the battlefield, he tried his best to hide his strength.
It could be said that he was selfish. However, Aoba liked to live in a more comfortable way.
For Konohagakure, he had a sense of belonging in his heart, but he did not have much of a sense of national honor. After all, he did not belong here. He just transmigrated here.
Aoba believes that this is where he lives and has a few good friends. He will make some appropriate choices whenever he wants to help, but the premise was that it will not affect his normal life.
But...
If he were to go out to fight for Konohagakure. He was not so idle. This kind of thing, whoever wants to do it will do it!
Aoba did not have any dissatisfaction with this idea of not wanting to go to the battlefield. After all, this was human nature, and anyone had the right to choose.
But...
Aoba scoffed at Shikahisa's choice.
The parties involved did not say that they wanted to hide and chose to participate in the Chunin Exam. They wanted to climb to Chunin's position, but some people just had to meddle in other people's business. They even use some of their connections to get the two girls out of Chunin Exam.
Why did this feeling make him so unhappy!
Aoba admitted that Shikaku was very smart. He could think of planting a person to let that person enter the group of the two girls, and then through the act of dragging the two girls down, let the two girls fail THE Chunin Exam smoothly.
Was this very interesting?
Aoba felt that whether the two girls from the Nara clan and Akimichi clan could pass the Chunin Exam was a question, or even needed to be dragged down.
"Aoba, just treat it as a favor. If we allow them to go to the battlefield, it would be too dangerous!" Shikaku said in a low voice.
"You can change to another person."
After Aoba finished speaking, he directly stepped out of Ramen Ichiraku and disappear.
He left four bowls of ramen for these three people, including his own. Because the noodles had not been cooked, he had already left.
Aoba did not even have the mood to eat ramen with these three people.
He could almost foresee it.
If he continued to sit here and eat ramen with these three people, then the next topic would be the Chunin Exam.
"Hey..."
Shikaku looked in the direction that Aoba had left and could not help but sigh. He already knew that they had fallen out in their conversation.
"What a pity."
Shikaku shook his head helplessly and returned to the seat where Inoichi and Choza were sitting. He raised his hands and patted the backs of the two people.
"It's time for us to go!"
The expression on Shikaku's face revealed deep helplessness. As he spoke, he had already begun to look for other candidates in his mind.
"Shikaku, wait, the ramen is ready!" Choza rubbed his stomach and put on an eager look. When he smelled the aroma of the ramen, he was already dying to eat, and his stomach was rumbling.
"Why are you still in the mood to eat ramen!" Shikaku said in a bad mood. He was not in the mood now. The registration for the Chunin exam was nearing. If he did not settle the matter, then the two girls might find someone to team up with.
"Huh?"
At this time, Teuchi, who heard the conversation between the two immediately turned his head. His narrowed eyes shone with a terrifying light.
"You are not eating?"
Teuchi's voice was filled with a dangerous aura. In an instant, it was as if Noodle House's temperature had dropped.
"I hate people who waste food the most!"
As Teuchi's voice rang out, everyone, including Shikaku, felt goosebumps all over their bodies. They felt an extremely strong sense of oppression.
"That... eat... we all will eat..." Shikaku braced himself and said.
"That's more like it!"
The corners of Teuchi's mouth curled up into a smile. It looked like a transformation from a cloudy day to a sunny day. The aura around his body instantly changed greatly, causing all of them to be dumbfounded.
"Hehehe, I can eat them all. It's not impossible for me to eat four bowls!"
Choza was immediately overjoyed.
He could finally eat.
When he entered Ramen Ichiraku, he began to feel hungry.
No!
To be more precise, it was probably because he had already started to feel hungry when he heard that Aoba wanted to treat them.
"Why did you find Aoba to participate in the Chunin Exam?"
Teuchi stared at them curiously and asked. He had heard some of their conversations just now, but he did not interrupt.
"We don't want the two girls to pass the Chunin Exam," Shikaku explained.
"Aoba's strength is relatively weak. As long as he plays normally, the two girls will not be able to take him. If we can place Aoba in their group, he can drag them down." Inoichi explained. He indeed thought of Aoba because of Teacher Bai of the Ninja School. However, the impression that Aoba left on him was that his body was weak.
"So, this is what happened!"
Teuchi looked at Shikaku meaningfully, then looked at Inoichi. However, he did not look at Choza, who was eating quietly.
"Aoba's normal performance..."
"It may indeed shock you!"
"Don't look for him!"
Teuchi muttered to himself. As he spoke, he had already turned around and walked toward the workbench where he prepare noodles.
...
After leaving Ramen Ichiraku Noodle House, Aoba strolled while going back to Anbu's dormitory because his mood wasn't so calm, and there were many things on his mind
He had never expected this!
He had actually encountered such a thing.
This generation's Ino-Shika-Cho had asked him to participate in Chunin Exam, but they had actually treated him as a DEBUFF.
"This year's Chunin Exam..."
A strange thought suddenly appeared in Aoba's mind. Now that he knew that Shikaku did not want the two girls to pass the Chunin Exam, he would let them pass.
"Now is the time of turmoil in the ninja world, not only will the chunin exam not be abandoned because of the war, but it will be more complicated and held for several more sessions. The reason for this was very simple. It was to select as many Chunin as possible to become the backbone of the war."
When Aoba met the trio earlier, he still did not know why since the Third Ninja World War was coming, why did the village have to prepare for Chunin Exam?
Now, after the increase in reading memories during this period of time, Aoba had accumulated more experience and understood the situation of the Ninja World more clearly. Therefore, he understood that the more frequent the war was, the more likely they would hold Chunin Exams.
The purpose of the Chunin Exam was to select more outstanding ninjas and to make these ninjas contribute to the village on the battlefield.
It was just that...
When Aoba thought about how the three of them had sought him out to make up the numbers and be a loser, he felt very unhappy.
How contemptible it must be to do such an underworld operation!
Aoba was very low-key and did not fight for anything. He did not care about the misunderstanding that the world had of him. However, they expressed their contempt for him in front of him. This made him very dissatisfied.
...
After a while.
Aoba arrived at a relatively more prosperous area in Konohagakure.
"Have you heard? Danzo-sama is injured! Very, very serious! He might not be able to move for the rest of his life!"
"I heard about it! Even the village's medical ninja can't do anything about it! They want to find Tsunade-sama, but no one knows where she is!"
"This is a bit difficult!"
"This is really bad news. The Third Ninja World War started. The impact of Danzo-sama's fall is too great!"
"Originally, when Kumogakure lost a Hari. I thought that we had the upper hand in the war with Kumogakure, but I didn't expect that hateful Raikage also paralyzed Danzo-sama before leaving!"
"Right now, all the medical ninjas in the village are helpless. I feel that it might be impossible. I just don't know who can take the position of Anbu Leader!"
"At present, it seems that no one can replace Danzo-sama!"
"Yes! Danzo-sama is too important to Konohagakure!"
"..."
When Aoba passed by a vegetable stall in the center of the bustling area, he heard that the aunts in the village were all talking about Danzo.
Unexpectedly!
There was still a day when Danzo's reputation would be reversed!
Aoba remembered that what people said not long ago was that Danzo was the reincarnation of a tengu, who specialized in eating people and ate all the missing people in the village.
Now, he had directly become Konohagakure's pillar of support.
However...
This was not without reason.
The current Danzo was indeed the village support, and not everyone could replace him.
Hiruzen was a very timid person to begin with. If Danzo was no longer by his side. It was still unknown how the Third Ninja World War would turn out!
Moreover...
Danzo's fall would instantly cause the power of the village to lose balance. The Uchiha clan would feel that the big stone weighing on their hearts was gone.
Another period of time passed.
Aoba returned to Anbu's dormitory.
Bang!
Just as Aoba pushed open his room door and walked in, he immediately heard a faint sound.
Following that, information was transmitted into his mind. It was the shadow clone that had stayed in the dormitory.
When the shadow clone heard that someone had come in, it immediately and swiftly canceled the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Shadow Clone Technique). Then, everything that had happened during this period of time was transmitted to Aoba's mind.
"Your reaction is quite fast!"
"As expected of me!"
"Even my body didn't find the moment when the shadow clone was canceled!"
Aoba praised himself. He walked into his room and looked at the table. He immediately saw two books.
One was red.
The other was black.
Among them, the red book cover was very exciting.
Just now, the shadow clone in the dormitory was copying the story of Teacher Bai of the Ninja World in a black book. Before he finished writing it, he heard the sound of the door and cancel the shadow clone.
"Do you want to continue writing?"
Aoba stared at the book on the table and thought about it quickly, especially the words that Eaton had told him not long ago.
"Now that Danzo has become like this, I shouldn't rush it. But the timing is really bad. As those aunties said, the current Konoha still needs Danzo!"
Aoba's eyes suddenly flashed with a thoughtful look. He began to quickly weigh the pros and cons of this matter in his heart.
If he doesn't care about anything...
Konohagakure will be supported by Hiruzen alone.
The two Konohagakure Advisors, Koharu and Homura behind Hiruzen had already been ignored by him.
As for Orochimaru, he was focused on scientific research. He did not care about what happened outside.
The other two Sannin were not here.
There were not many people who could be used.
They were in a very awkward situation.
At this time, with Hiruzen's extremely cowardly character, perhaps he would make an exaggerated concession in many things and eventually ruin the good situation that he had created.
Moreover...
Those aunties had already said it.
Konohagakure's medical ninja could no longer treat Danzo's injuries! The only person who could treat Danzo's injuries…
Only Tsunade!
Then…
Konohagakure would definitely try their best to find Tsunade. If they couldn't find her, Danzo wouldn't be able to stand up. Konohagakure's current strength was greatly weakened.
If they found Tsunade, then Tsunade would be kidnapped by morality and forced to treat Danzo. Not to mention that Tsunade had hemophobia and her treating Danzo was something that Aoba couldn't accept.
"Looks like..."
Aoba's eyes became serious, and he made a decision in his heart. A very bold decision that would take a bit of a risk, but might also have a great harvest.
"I can only do it myself!"
Aoba silently nodded. At this moment, he thought of many ways and finally chose one of them. He was not completely without any benefits in helping Danzo. Instead, he would put Danzo in a more painful situation.