BXBX NOVEL Chapter 738 - Are kids so Arrogant these Days?
Kuroto brushed his hand, “Don’t sweat the small details, as long as those kids recognize you to be members of Akatsuki, there’s no problem. And don’t forget about that masked man who claims to be Uchiha Madara, he wears a mask as well, so there is no problem with the five of you wearing a mask as well.”
Kurenai thoughtfully looked at the mask for a while, then asked Kuroto, “Won’t your disciple Neji see through the masks? I can’t really say for others, however, I have met him quite a lot of times, and he would instantly recognize me through this disguise.”
Before Kuroto could say anything, Shisui shook his head, and explained, “Don’t worry Kurenai-san that won’t happen. These masks and cloaks have been engraved with special seals that inhibit any perception Jutsu or Visual Jutsu to see through the disguise, even I am no exception to this rule as even with my Sharingan I can’t see the color of your chakra while you are wearing this cloak.”
“What?!” all five of them were taken aback, and Anko couldn’t help but question, “Doesn’t that mean these masks and cloaks are very similar to the masks and cloaks that Amatsukami uses?”
Kuroto waved his hand, and explained in a casual tone, “Maybe, though I can’t say for sure. To be honest, just blocking the perception and Visual Jutsu isn’t that difficult, anyone with good enough knowledge and mastery of Fuinjutsu can accomplish such a feat.”
Asuma shook his head, “That’s easier said than done… accomplishing such a feat requires a high level of Fuinjutsu mastery. Kuroto, I didn’t expect that you have such high attainment in Fuinjutsu.”
“Anyway.” Said Kuroto, “Put these masks on and you’ll all be ready to go.” Then continued, “I have reported the information about the five of you to Hokage-sama so there won’t be any problem from the Anbu stationed in the Forest of Death.”
Anko nodded, “All right.” And asked, “Is there anything else we need to worry about?”
Kuroto said, “As mentioned previously, the Chunins in the assessment are unaware of the five of you, as such the five of you will have to deal with them accordingly to make the entire situation appear more realistic. Don’t forget, your main task is to stimulate the kids, and you are allowed to do anything for that.”
Asuma and the others nodded, “Understood.”
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Forest of Death
The trio of Ino-Shika-Cho quickly shuttled through the trees, their faces were unprecedently solemn, and even the lazy Shikamaru appeared to be very serious.
After a while, the three of them stopped on top of a tree.
Shikamaru took out the map from the shinobi bag on his waist and spread it on the tree, then he crouched down and said, “This is the map given to us by the teachers, we have to remain within these marked areas for the entire duration of the assessment… Let’s see… currently, we are in Zone B, Sasuke’s team should be in Zone A, Neji’s team is in Zone C, Mika’s team is in Zone D, Sai’s team is in Zone E, Shino’s team is in Zone F, and Fu’s team is in Zone G.”
Ino asked, “So what should we do? Should we move ahead and go to different zones, or should we remain in our zone for the time being and go to other zones after a while.”
Shikamaru replied after putting some thought into it, “I think we should remain in our zone, not only for the time being but for the entirety of the assessment.”
Ino was taken aback, “Ehh? But why?!”
Shikamaru explained, “Our primary focus is to protect our scrolls, as long as we have those in our hands, we won’t lose. Second thing, we should focus on defeating the teams in our zone and not clashing with other teams in our class… this way, we can stay longer in the game and stand a better chance of ending the assessment with better rankings. What do the two of you think?”
Chōji said, “I have no problem, Tou-san said that I should try not to get eliminated too early.”
Ino also nodded, “Since Shikamaru has thought of this, then I have no reason to doubt you, anyway, my Otou-san also said that I should try to perform well.”
Shikamaru folded the map and said with a smile, “Since everyone agrees, then we will stay here and hunt down the weaker teams… anyway, we don’t need to rank highest in the assessment, that’s Sasuke and Neji’s thing, they will the ones who would aim to rank at the top.”
It was just as Shikamaru had expected, as soon as the event started, Sasuke and Neji’s team started to hunt down other teams in their zone.
When facing these two teams, no other team stood a chance.
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On the side of Five Kage
As the screen showed Team Uchiha easily defeating another team, the Godaime Kazekage Pakura couldn’t help but praise, “Uchiha Sasuke of the team Sasuke is really something.”
Yondaime Mizukage Yagura added from the side, “Hyuga Neji from Team Neji isn’t bad either, his combat skills are very neat and targeted… not something you would expect from a child his age.”
As the assessment progressed, suddenly someone from the crowd exclaimed, “Look aren’t those the Chunins, the special team of the assessment?”
“Yes, they seem to be rushing towards Uchiha Sasuke.”
“Hey look at that, several other teams are also going in that direction!”
“Oh my god… I feel there will be a big battle soon… it will be like a battle royal…!”
Even the Kages intently looked at the screens, they wanted to see how the situation would develop.
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In the Forest of Death
After passing another scroll that he had won to Yakumo, Sasuke asked, “How many scrolls do we have?”
Yakumo answered, “Aside from our three scrolls, we have nine scrolls.”
Naruto cheered, “Hey Sasuke, we have got a lot of scrolls, so you think we are at the top?!”
Sasuke shook his head, “It’s still too slow, Neji’s team can’t be underestimated. Kiyomi is also on his team. We have to speed up if we want to win this thing.”
Naruto protested, “Sasuke we can’t go any faster, Yakumo-chan might be tired.”
Sasuke looked at Yakumo, a bit hesitant to ask.
Yakumo smiled, and shook her head, “Don’t worry Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun, thanks to both of you, there was no need for me to do anything up until now… so I am completely fine… I can continue, let’s win this thing!”
Sasuke and Naruto nodded, “Yes!” then looked at Yakumo and said, “In any case, we should rest for a while.”
Yakumo smiled at the kindness of her two teammates and nodded, “All right, if the two of you insist.”
Just as they were going to find some hidden place to rest, the three kids spotted several people rushing toward them, and exclaimed “The Chunins!”
Seeing the identity of the visitors, Sasuke became excited, “Heh… so they have come to us!”
Mizuki stood on top of a tree and said, “Team Sasuke… if you peacefully hand over your scroll, we will allow you to run away without a fight.”
Yakumo whispered lightly, “What should we do Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun?”
Eager to battle, Sasuke stood in front of Yakumo and replied to Mizuki with a smirk, “Thanks but no thanks, we have no intention of handing our scrolls. Nor do we plan to run away…”
Naruto nodded, “Yes only cowards run away, we are going to fight!”
Iruka ignored Naruto, and advised Sasuke, “Sasuke-kun don’t act foolishly… If you fight us, not only will you lose your scroll, but you will also get tired, and this will affect your future battles against the other teams.”
Sasuke activated his Sharingan, and said, “How can you be so sure that you will definitely defeat us Iruka-sensei?”
Naruto pumped up his fist, “You said it, Sasuke!”
Yakumo questioned, “Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun, are we really going to fight Iruka-sensei and the others?”
Iruka looked and Sasuke, and asked, “Yes, Sasuke-kun are you really sure you want to fight us?!”
“Heh, I remember that by defeating a Chunin we will get a Red Scroll. And each Red scroll is worth ten normal Scrolls, that’s another reason to fight!” Replied Sasuke, his meaning was completely clear.
Ebisu couldn’t help but mutter in surprise, “Are the trainees so arrogant these days?”
Mizuki said with a smirk, “In that case why don’t we show these kids why we are Chunin?”
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A few hundred meters away
Kiyomi asked, “Which team is it?”
Neji replied, “It’s Sasuke, Naruto, and Yakumo.”
Rock Lee asked Neji, “What should we do Neji-san? Should we help Sasuke-san and the others?”
Neji replied, “Well we do need to take at least one Red Scroll if we want to win this.”
Kiyomi questioned, “So that means we are going to help Sasuke-nii-chan and his team?”
Neji thought for a while, and replied, “Recklessly rushing there won’t do us any good. If it was just one Chunin, we could have done something, but so many Chunin at once is another matter. I suggest that we wait for a while… when there is an opportunity or any Chunin has his guard down, we will take action.”
Both Kiyomi and Lee nodded, “Agreed.”