Kazewa Serizawa feels that he is at the peak of his life.
A year ago, he was just an Anbu Jonin in Kusagakure Village, a nobody.
Although he was a Jonin, his strength was comparable to the elite Chunin of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
In a small place like Kusagakure Village, as long as you have the strength of a special Jonin from the Five Great Ninja Villages, you are eligible to compete for the leadership of Kusagakure Village.
If he were a Jonin from the Five Great Ninja Villages, they could even assassinate their way through Kusagakure Village.
The reason why Kazewa Serizawa feels that he is at the peak of his life...
Is because the leader of Kusagakure Village is already dead.
The entire Anbu of Kusagakure Village is left with only him.
He is currently the strongest in Kusagakure Village.
Plus, a year ago, he cleverly clung to the thigh of the Whitebeard Pirate Group and chose to become a running dog of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Then... the ninjas who survived in the village rallied around Kazewa Serizawa to become the new leader of Kusagakure Village.
"Hurry up! The statue of Whitebeard must be completed as soon as possible. Whether Whitebeard comes to see our Kusagakure Village or not, we must get this statue done!"
Kazewa Serizawa is directing a large group of craftsmen he has recruited.
Those craftsmen are carving a huge stone.
You can vaguely see that the carved outline is a human figure.
"I paid you a lot of money, you must carve this statue very beautifully, there can't be a single flaw!"
Kazewa Serizawa shouted, "Listen clearly! Even if there is a tiny flaw, it will be knocked down and re-carved!"
This is the way of survival for small characters.
He doesn't know what Whitebeard likes.
He can only rely on his own imagination.
It can be seen that the flag of the Whitebeard Pirates is hung everywhere in Kusagakure Village. Even the forehead protector style of Kusagakure Village has been changed to the logo of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Kazewa Serizawa is very clear that only by being absolutely loyal to the Whitebeard Pirates can he secure his position as leader.
"Leader!"
A ninja from Kusagakure Village hurried over, "There is a telegram from Konohagakure Village!"
"Konohagakure?" Kazewa Serizawa frowned, "Didn't Konohagakure just send one a while ago? Why is there another one?"
Konohagakure Village also invited Kusagakure Village to participate in the Chunin Exam.
But where can the current Kusagakure Village gather people to participate?
All the ninjas in Kusagakure Village are left with only a dozen.
The others were either bombed and killed by Whitebeard, or they felt that Kusagakure Village had no future and chose to betray the village.
"Leader, it's not a telegram from the Third Hokage, but a telegram from Uzumaki Naruto."
The Kusagakure Ninja explained honestly.
"Who is Uzumaki Naruto... huh?" This sentence instinctively blurted out, and the next second Kazewa Serizawa's face changed.
Because he suddenly remembered who "Uzumaki Naruto" was.
Kazewa Serizawa took a deep breath.
He wished he could slap himself and knock out all the teeth in his mouth.
He quickly reached out and snatched the copied telegram.
He looked at it carefully.
Suddenly, he understood.
"You!" He said to the Kusagakure Ninja in front of him, "Go find a bunch of brand new Kusagakure Ninja headbands right now, as many as you can get! Then put the names of Uzumaki Naruto, Haku on the Kusagakure Village ninja roster."
"By the way, there's also a name 'Uchiha Sasuke', also put it on our Kusagakure Village ninja roster.
Whether it's Uzumaki Naruto, Haku, or Uchiha Sasuke, mark them all as Kusagakure Village Genin."
"After these things are done, draft a telegram to Konohagakure Village, telling them that we Kusagakure Village have three candidates who also want to participate in the Chunin Exam hosted by Konohagakure Village."
This is an order from the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' first division, he must do this properly.
In this way, he can be usefull for this pirate group.
Anyway, that's what Kazewa Serizawa thought.
He doesn't expect to recognize Whitebeard as Pops in his lifetime.
He just hopes to be a dog of the Whitebeard Pirates with peace of mind.
Being a dog of the Whitebeard Pirates...
That's his honor!
"Yes! Leader!"
This is the first time the Kusagakure Ninja has seen the new leader so serious and solemn.
He quickly nodded his head.
And hurried off to do things.
The telegram sent by Naruto was obviously sent in the capacity of the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' first division.
The content is also very simple...
That is to classify Naruto, Haku, and Sasuke as Kusagakure Ninja Genin, so they are eligible to participate in the Chunin Exam.
As for why there is an extra "Haku"?
It's because Naruto learned from Iruka-sensei that Genin who participate in the Chunin Exam are usually in groups of three.
Naruto thought about it and felt that among the group of peers he knew, only Haku was the strongest.
So he pulled Haku in.
....
The next day.
Early morning.
"Huh? We're going to participate in the Chunin Exam?" Haku didn't skip class, he knew what the Chunin Exam was.
And Iruka also invited Haku to go watch the game together.
Haku looked at Naruto in surprise, "Aren't we students of the Ninja Academy? Can we also participate in the Chunin Exam?"
"Hehe, you just say if you want to or not!" Naruto chuckled, he sold a small suspense.
"As long as you're a student of the Ninja Academy, you'd want to participate in such an exam, right?" Haku pondered for a moment and responded, "I do indeed want to compete with ninjas from other villages, only in this way can I understand what level I am at in the ninja world."
"That's fine." Naruto laid his cards on the table, "I used a little trick to get me, you, and Sasuke, got three places to participate in the Chunin Exam."
"By then, the three of us can form a team to participate in the Chunin Exam, and it's all legal and compliant. Even if it's Grandpa Hokage, he definitely can't pick out any problems."
"Oh?" Haku was curious about Naruto.
Immediately, Naruto told everything he had done.
Haku's eyes widened a few points.
"Huh? This... works?"
Haku thought about it and found that it seemed to be not impossible.
Strictly speaking, he and Naruto are crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates. Even if they are currently studying at the Ninja Academy in Konohagakure Village, they cannot be said that they are ninjas of Konohagakure Village.
As for Uchiha Sasuke, the Uchiha clan is already extinct, and the surname Uchiha has almost been erased from Konohagakure Village.
What Sasuke did, it's not really a betrayal of the village, is it?
Moreover...
The Uchiha clan is now a subordinate ninja clan under the Whitebeard Pirates.
The Whitebeard Pirates are covering for Uchiha Sasuke.
Would those people in Konohagakure Village dare to label Sasuke as a traitor?
Haku believes that those people would not dare to do so.
Unless they are already tired of living.
"Now that the 'Genin' problem has been solved, then I will also participate in this Chunin Exam!" Haku showed a smile, "Naruto, me, Sasuke, if the three of us join hands, we might be able to get a good ranking."
Haku didn't speak too full.
Because the entire ninja world is so big, there will always be some geniuses, right?
"Sasuke, we need to change the special training plan in the next few days.
Naruto turned his head to look at Sasuke, "Now, besides your physical strength being a defect, your Ninjutsu is also too monotonous."
"My ninjutsu is too monotonous?" Sasuke thought about it, but couldn't refute it.
Because he currently only knows one Great Fireball Jutsu.
As for physical strength, he can't refute it even more.
Although Sasuke believes that his physical strength is already a standout among his peers, it is a very excellent existence.
But if compared with Naruto, his physical strength is indeed a very serious defect.
To be honest.
The strength of one of Naruto's hands is greater than the strength of his two hands.
"I will let Shisui and Izumi teach you some of your Uchiha clan's Fire Release Ninjutsu!"
Naruto grinned, "That is to say... starting from today, you have to train with me during the day. And at night, you have to practice Ninjutsu with Shisui and Izumi!"
"Finally, on the day before the Chunin Exam, I'll let you rest for a day, so you can participate in the best state."
So, Sasuke's life for the next ten days...
Just like that, Naruto planned it out.
"It seems that I also need to work harder." Haku smiled faintly.
"We can't lose Pops' face!"
...
Haku smiled faintly.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day when Tsunade treated Whitebeard.
Tsunade really has some skills, she stayed in Konohagakure for seven days, and none of the ninjas other than Iruka in Konohagakure discovered her identity as "Tsunade".
And Tsunade also specifically warned Iruka, asking Iruka not to spread the news of her return to Konohagakure.
If Tsunade knew that Iruka had leaked the news, she would definitely block his door and give him a few heavy punches.
Such a warning scared Iruka to keep this secret.
It also prevented Tsunade from being bothered by those old guys.
"Nice to see you again, Whitebeard-sama."
Shizune, who was holding Tonton, was a little nervous, although she had met Whitebeard and treated Whitebeard twice.
But standing in front of such a man, as long as it is a normal person, will feel a sense of tension, right?
"Gurararararara! Shizune!"
Whitebeard had a deep impression of Shizune. If he hadn't met this little kid holding a piglet at the beginning, he might not have been able to find Tsunade, this little devil.
"Whitebeard-sama, shall we... shall we start the treatment now? Or..."
Shizune hadn't finished her sentence.
She was rudely interrupted by Whitebeard: "We can start now."
"Oh!" Shizune obediently nodded.
Then she turned her head to look at Tsunade.
"Let's get started!"
Tsunade was already prepared. Because she has hemophobia, she can only put on an eye mask for herself.
Whitebeard's temporary residence has been transformed into an operating room.
Tsunade has already put on medical gloves on her hands.
Whitebeard just lay on the ground carelessly.
The ground is covered with a very large sterile blanket.
There is still no anesthesia this time.
Everything is so familiar.
"Zi... Zi..." Shizune held an extremely sharp scalpel in her hand, and there was chakra lingering on the scalpel.
Shizune, who was wearing a mask and a head cover, turned her head to look at Tsunade: "Tsunade-sama, what should we do for the first step?"
"Open the left chest, about ten centimeters in front of where my palm is pressing." Tsunade pressed one hand on Whitebeard's chest.
Her palm also has chakra flowing, and she continued: "Remember, don't let the blood touch me."
"Okay!" Shizune decisively made a cut. The medical ninja's fine control of chakra far exceeds that of other types of ninjas.
The extremely sharp scalpel can easily cut through flesh and blood on weekdays.
But this time Shizune gritted her teeth and used all her strength.
She was so tired that her sweat was about to flow out.
Only then did she break through Whitebeard's physical defense.
The moment the blood flowed out, Shizune hurriedly used medical Ninjutsu to stop the blood for Whitebeard, so as not to let the blood touch Tsunade.
Such an important operation, if Tsunade's hemophobia suddenly occurs, the situation will be very critical at that time.
"Shizune, hold my hand and put my hand into the chest cavity." Tsunade's voice sounded.
"Huh? Tsunade-sama, what about your hemophobia?"
Shizune was a little surprised.
"With the isolation of gloves, there should be no problem." Tsunade took a deep breath, the smell of blood in the air made her face slightly white, but she still gritted her teeth and persisted.
"Okay."
Shizune could only do as she was told.
In fact, Tsunade's grasp of the operation this time is greater than last time.
Although the remaining stubborn diseases of Whitebeard are more tricky than last time, the number is much less than last time.
As time passed by every minute and every second.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a day passed.
The second round of surgery...
It's done!
Tsunade was the first to come out. Although she was wearing an eye mask and couldn't see anything, she felt the change in temperature outside and knew that it was probably almost evening now.
She didn't really pay attention to the time during the operation.
Because she needs to concentrate on directing Shizune.
Tsunade had a bit of fatigue on her face, and after taking off her gloves, she casually threw them behind her.
Only then did she take off her eye mask.
Then, she looked down at her own hands, her palms were not stained with any blood, not even a drop of blood.
"Huh? Naruto?"
At this time, Tsunade found that there was actually a row of people standing in front of her.
The one standing in the middle is Naruto, and she doesn't know the others.
"Sister Tsunade, Pops... How is Pops?"
Although he trusts Tsunade's medical skills very much, Naruto still involuntarily showed a bit of worry on his face: "Is Pops okay? Has Pops' hidden illness been cured?"
Tsunade can see that it's not just Naruto who feels this way.
The others felt the same way.
Only a man like Whitebeard could command such respect and loyalty from so many children.
"Ha! I am Tsunade!" Tsunade swept away her fatigue and revealed a confident smile, "It is easy to cure your Pops"
As soon as Tsunade's voice fell, a cry of surprise came from inside the house, "Eh? White... Whitebeard-sama, I haven't finished sewing up your wound yet, how can you sit up?"
"Wait a minute, how are you standing up?"
Shizune was a bit at a loss, "At least a third of the wound hasn't been sewn up yet! If you do this, it might cause the wound to strain and bleed!"
"Gurarararara! For A little injury like this, I just need to eat some meat and it will heal!"
Whitebeard casually responded to Shizune.
He used the power of the Devil Fruit to shake off the blood stains on his body.
He grabbed a large cloak and draped it over himself.
He walked out like a dragon and a tiger.
Breathing in the fresh air outside, he looked down at Naruto, Kisame, Izumi, Shisui, Hinata, Fuushi, Karin, Haku... Whitebeard's smile on his face was especially hearty.
Even though a little bit of blood was slowly seeping out of the surgical wound.
But Whitebeard didn't care about such a small situation at all.
"Everyone!" Whitebeard's hearty laughter echoed through Konohagakure, "I feel better than ever now! Is this what it feels like to have the hidden illness eliminated? It feels like I'm back to being fifty years old! The peak period of 'Edward Newgate' has returned! Gurararararara!"
The hearty laughter mixed with the power of the Quake-Quake Fruit.
It shook the air over the entire Konohagakure.
The rolling wind rose out of thin air and affected all areas of Konohagakure. The trees were bent over by the strong wind, and the streets were full of strong winds, flying sand and rocks, and rolling dust.
Some people's clothes hanging outside to dry...
Were directly rolled up by the wind and flew away.
It can be said that it shocked the entire Konohagakure Village.
...
"This is......" Sasuke, like a group of Uchiha survivors, looked at the man not far away in disbelief, "Just a loud laugh has such an amazing power. Is this Naruto's Pops? Is this the man with a bounty of 100 Million?"
Sasuke's eyes were filled with a bit of envy and eagerness.
If one day, he could also have such power.
Could he avenge the Uchiha clan?
Could he kill Uchiha Itachi with this power?
"Whitebeard....." Sasuke suddenly envied Naruto a little.
What he saw before his eyes was the happy Whitebeard Pirate Group.
He could see that Whitebeard's family members were visibly excited and happy for Whitebeard's recovery.
Although Sasuke didn't know what kind of disease Whitebeard had that needed treatment.
But the family atmosphere they showed.
Made Sasuke feel a sense of envy.
"Father....."
"Mother....."
Sasuke didn't like his father very much, but Uchiha Fugaku was his father after all. And his mother, he missed her every day and night, and every day in his dreams, Sasuke would miss his mother.
"Uchiha Sasuke, be my son!" ...Once, a sentence from Whitebeard emerged from his mind.
Sasuke didn't know why, but he felt a bit sour.
He didn't understand what kind of emotion this was.
For a moment, Sasuke actually had a strange thought, even he himself was startled by this idea.
He was just thinking... Could Whitebeard one day say the exact same words to him again?
Sasuke hurriedly shook his head.
At this moment, Whitebeard's voice aptly interrupted Sasuke's thoughts: "Gurarararara! You silly sons and daughters! What are you still dazed about? Let's continue the feast tonight!"
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