A few minutes before Kaze left, Aoba was almost certain that the former would not return, so he got up from the iron bed.
"Looks like the experiment was very successful!"
A satisfied look appeared on Aoba's face. Although he looked like he was in a coma with his eyes closed just now, his mind was completely alert and he could clearly feel all of Kaze's movements just now.
Through these actions.
Aoba could get the answer very clearly.
That was that Kaze had already completely taken what had just happened as something he had personally experienced. He did not have the feeling of having his memories tampered with at all.
This was also where Aoba feels successful.
By implanting or tampering with memories without being discovered, he could do more things in the future, turning many of the original impossible into possibilities.
For a moment.
Aoba couldn't help but look forward to it in his heart.
...
In the tower of the Forest of Death where Chunin Exams were held.
Hiruzen returned to this place at an extremely fast speed. He knew that get some results in reading the memories of the three dead Iwagakure ninjas while Eaton was obviously not someone who could be eaten in a short period of time. Thus, he chose to return here first.
"Sandaime-sama!"
When Hiruzen just walked to the entrance of the tower, he saw the two ninjas responsible for guarding the entrance. They did not leave even if the exam has ended. They still stayed here, waiting for the development of the matter.
"Has the Sensor Ninjas from the Yamanaka clan arrived?" Hiruzen looked at the two guards and asked indifferently.
"They have been in for a while." The two nodded and said.
"Okay."
Hiruzen did not say anything more. He directly walked into the tower. From the outside, it was almost impossible to see any change in his expression. However, he was very clear in his heart that he was very angry about Eaton's matter.
One must know...
He was the Hokage!
The person with the highest authority in the whole Konohagakure!
Whether it was the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, who founded the village and was loved by others, or Senju Tobirana, who was powerful but had been in power for a short time, the two Hokages in front of him had a good time, but why he be in such a sorry state?
The position of Hokage handed down by the Second Hokage to him has to be snatched, otherwise, it may be taken away by Uchiha Kagami.
Now, he had been in position for more than ten years.
However, various divisions or departments, large and small, still did not fully listen to his orders.
In addition, Hatake Sakumo and Namikaze Minato, who had risen to fame, had gradually gained the hearts of some people in the village and had indirectly shaken his position as the Hokage.
After entering the tower, Hiruzen directly walked to the second floor. In this empty corridor, he slowly clenched his fists tightly.
Just as Hiruzen entered the second floor, a familiar figure appeared in his sight.
It was also at this time.
Hiruzen loosened his tightly clenched hand.
His entire image had returned to normal.
"Shikaku, how is it inside?" Hiruzen looked at the person in front of him. It was his newest Hokage Building Advisor, Nara Shikaku.
"It has been a while. The result should be coming out soon." Shikaku said in a low voice. He had been staying here to preside over the overall situation. Just half an hour ago, the Sensory Ninjas from the Yamanaka clan had arrived and began to read the memories of the three dead Iwagakure ninjas.
"Tell me after the results are out."
Hiruzen appeared as calm as ever, but in his heart, he was already very anxious. After all, these things were not so simple. The person who did this, regardless of whether he was a ninja from the Uzumaki Clan or not, at least showed the intention of dragging Konohagakure into the water.
According to common sense.
Entering Chunin Exams' second round venue.
This meant that he had already signed the consent form. In the Forest of Death, life and death were handed to fate, and even if you died, you would not be able to say anything.
But...
However, these three Iwagakure ninjas died in a very bizarre method.
In front of almost all the participants, they were hung up in an exaggerated manner.
The impact was too bad.
It was so bad that it was enough for Iwagakure to pursue this matter.
Creak~
At this time, the door of the room was pushed open. Inoichi, whose face was full of exhaustion, looked out. He first saw Shikaku, and then noticed Hiruzen not far away.
"Sandaime-sama!"
When Inoichi saw Hiruzen, he immediately stood up straight and bowed deeply. After that, he said, "The memory has been read!"
Inoichi originally wanted to inform Shikaku about this matter, but he did not expect that Hiruzen had already come, so he directly reported it to Hiruzen.
"Good!"
Hiruzen did not hesitate to enter the room directly. He could not wait to know what was going on.
...
Aoba still stayed in the Anbu's dormitory. He did not go out directly. He waited here for a while, but still did not see Kaze return. He was completely sure that the matter of implanting the memory was complete.
After that.
Aoba formed a hand seal and used Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Shadow Clone Technique). He directly left a shadow clone in the room to squat here in his place.
"Continue writing."
Aoba said to the shadow clone. After he finished speaking, his consciousness immediately connected to the Flying Thunder God Formula in the tower, and he disappeared in a flash.
After Aoba arrive at the tower, he immediately made another hand seal.
"Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Multiple Shadow Clone Technique)!"
With a thought, dense chakra surged up from his body, and then a thousand shadow clones directly appeared in the tower.
"Puppet Technique."
Aoba lightly spat out these words, clearly expressing the project he wanted to train. Now, the Third Ninja World War had completely erupted. If there was no accident, then what happened in the Chunin Exams was enough to involve Konohagakure.
Now, the puppet technique had become much more important.
"Yes!"
These shadow clones responded in unison. After that, each picked up the puppets on the ground and began to enter the training state.
After everything settled down here, Aoba's figure flashed again and disappeared directly.
...
Seven days later.
Iwagakure.
In the Tsuchikage Office.
Onoki looked at the words written on the scroll and his face turned cold, but there were traces of a smile on his lips.
"Interesting!"
"Really interesting!"
"I haven't done anything yet..."
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, you are the first to strike!"
"But..."
"This will give me a better reason!"
Oniki immediately put away the smile on his face, slowly cleared his throat, and then shouted in the direction of the door.
"Someone come!"
Onoki's voice was full of anger as if he had encountered something extremely dissatisfying.
Step, step, step, step...
Along with the sound of footsteps, Iwagakure's ninjas came over. They all half-knelt here, no one dared to look up at Onoki's face. After all, they could tell from his tone that he was angry. They had not seen him so angry for a long time.
"I just received a report from the front line. At the same time, I received an apology letter from the Hokage. Our Iwagakure team that joined Konohagakure to participate in the Chunin Exams died and was hung up high in front of all the participants!"
Onoki finished his words in a very angry tone. When he said this, his tone obviously paused, and he did not show anything at all.
Only...
The Iwagakure ninjas here lowered their heads even deeper.
They didn't dare to bear their Tsushikage's anger, so it was better to just stay quiet.
"If I endure this kind of thing, then our Iwagakure's position in the ninja world will be gone. Now, we will immediately gather a ninja troop and attack Konohagakure!"
Onoki said to these Iwagakure ninjas.
He had wanted to issue this order for a long time.
It was just that there had never been such a chance.
At the beginning of the Third Ninja World War, he and his Iwagakure looked at this matter from the perspective of a bystander. They did not participate in this matter at first moment but wanted to see the situation here more deeply.
Only...
The situation slowly changed.
Even he could not explain why.
The original situation was that Kumogakure and Sunagakure attacked Konohagakure together. Kirigakure stood behind Kumogakure. This was originally a situation where Konohagakure was surrounded by enemies.
But...
Things had changed too quickly.
After Sunagakure retreated, they found that their village had been attacked by Amegakure. Then, they did not care about Konohagakure. Instead, they fought with Amegakure.
Kumogakure's matter was even more strange. Even the Raikage had personally gone to the battlefield, but the matter was simply outrageous.
Not only did it not cause a lose-lose situation, but it could also be said that it had ended hastily. And after returning, Kumogakure encountered Kirigakure's sudden betrayal.
It was precisely because of this change.
Onoki decided to attack Kumogakure and tried his best to get as much benefit as possible.
However.
After fighting for a while.
Onoki found something strange.
The beginning of the Third Ninja World War and the trigger of everything, Konohagakure, was as if nothing had happened. They were not affected by the war at all. It was like an invisible hand was controlling the situation, blurring everything.
It was precisely because of this reason.
Onoki decided to drag Konohagakure into the water.
The Four Major Ninja Village was fighting, and even Amegakure was pulled in. Why was Konohagakure so quiet as if nothing happened?
Since the other villages were busy with their own affairs, there was no reason and no free time to attack Konohagakure, then this heavy responsibility would be handed over to Iwagakure.
Onoki had been looking for a reason to attack Konohagakure recently, which was why there was the Chunin Exams matter. However, he did not expect that before he arrived to make trouble, something happened to the Iwagakure ninjas he sent.
This was simply a gift from heaven!
Onoki didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment. Of course, he had to show his anger.
"Yes!"
The Iwagakure ninjas here all responded. They already knew that if Tsushikage said so, then they must get ready to attack Konohagakure.
"Tsuchikage-sama, we are currently fighting with Kumogakure now. If we attack Konohagakure now, will the battlefield become too broad?" One of Iwagakure's ninjas asked in confusion.
"It will not be a problem." Onoki shook his head and said, "Kumogakure has Kirigakure there. They won't be able to spare some energy for a while. You just have to do as I say."
"Yes!"
The ninjas responded again. After that, they retreated one by one, getting ready to attack Konohagakure.
After a while.
Onoki was the only one left in the office.
Onoki's feet rose into the air and floated to the office window. Looking out through the window, he saw that Iwagakure's ninjas were already getting busy.
"But the Kirigakure that I just mentioned is a bit strange..."
Onoki muttered to himself. He had discovered such a problem a long time ago, which made him a little confused, but he couldn't help but think about it.
"Kirigakure has always been like Kumogakure's vassal and has a close relationship with Kumogakure. Logically speaking, such a Ninja War should have been fought side by side with Kumogakure. Why did they suddenly fight with Kumogakure?"
"It's not just a problem..."
"Kirigakure seems to have a deep hatred for Kumogakure..."
"Kirigakure was really using their main force in the Kumogakure-Kirkigakure's war!"
Onoki sighed. He had seen too many reports from Kumogakure-Kirkigakure's war. Kirigakure had used almost all their strength to fight with Kumogakure. Kirigakure was not testing them or pulling them. They were fighting desperately.
Especially the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, who were active on the battlefields. Ordinary Jonin was not their match at all.
"I don't know if there is such a person behind it..."
Onoki muttered silently. He was standing from the Tsuchikage's perspective and saw things from a higher position. Others saw that Kirigakure attacked Kumogakure, but in his eyes, Kumogakure and Kirigakure were like two people.
One of them has been following the other, and the relationship seemed very close and good.
But...
It was this kind of person stab you behind your back.
"I have to be on guard!"
Onoki was also a relatively cautious person. He learned a lot of principles and experience from the matter between Kumogakure and Kirigakure.
"It seems that I need to be cautious in forming an alliance in the future. Kirigakure may not be sincere in forming an alliance with Kumogakure from the beginning but is always preparing for a backstab!"