Chapter 205 Luo Sha: Angry!
"What's going on? There's an excessive amount of chakra fluctuation in the Death Forest within the village, and its intensity is no less than that of the Nine-Tails!"
The Chunin, who was sitting at his desk observing the village through the barrier, suddenly sat up straight, his eyes narrowing as if he had seen something incomprehensible.
"No, we have to report to the Hokage right away!"
He hurriedly got up, but was so frightened by the excessive amount of chakra that he scrambled out of the office, shouting loudly.
"The Dark Side has reported an S-rank special situation in the Death Forest!!!"
The moment after his roar, several ANBU members who usually guarded the area appeared. Two of them instantly disappeared, heading straight for the Hokage Building, while the remaining one helped the Chunin up.
"What's going on? S-class special cases are no joke!"
Although he was wearing an ANBU mask, you could tell from his voice that this ANBU member was also very nervous.
"The surge of excessive chakra is no less than the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage, don't you think?"
Seeing that the situation had already been reported and that his own strength was of no use in this matter, the Chunin decided to chat with the Anbu member to ease his emotions.
"The Chunin Exams are taking place in the Forest of Death right now, how could something like this happen?"
The voice from the Dark Division sounded somewhat flustered, then asked, "Is it possible that the Nine-Tailed Fox has broken free of its seal again?"
The Chunin shook his head. If it were the Nine-Tailed Fox rampaging, the barrier wouldn't be reacting like this.
Strangely enough, the older generation of barriers didn't react to such a huge fluctuation of chakra; instead, it was the barriers that were updated in recent years that issued warnings.
It's worth noting that the older generation's barrier played a very important role during the Nine-Tails' rampage, so why did it fail this time?
That's really strange.
In the Hokage's office, an Anbu member knocked lightly on the door and then pushed it open.
"Lord Hokage, this is an S-rank special case, located in the Forest of Death."
Entering the Hokage's office without the Third Hokage's permission is against the rules, but the situation is urgent and the sooner the better.
Sarutobi, who was chatting with Rasa in his office, was interrupted by the intruding Anbu, but after hearing what the Anbu said, he immediately stood up.
"The Forest of Death? Lord Hokage, I think I need to hear about this as well."
Luo Sha's expression turned serious, and he spoke righteously.
After all, the Forest of Death is now the testing ground for the Chunin Exams, a joint Chunin Exam conducted by Sunagakure and Konoha. If anything goes wrong, both he and the Hokage will be held responsible.
Besides... he still has some ideas of his own. Gaara is still in the Forest of Death. If it's an S-rank special situation, it will be difficult for him to handle.
Rasa thought a lot, but Sarutobi didn't think much.
"The Forest of Death? Isn't that where the Chunin Exams are held?"
Sarutobi hurriedly took a crystal ball out of the drawer, then used ninjutsu to display a scene of the Death Forest in the crystal ball.
No, it's too big; I can't find it in a short time.
He frowned. Clearly, it was unwise to use a telescope in this situation unless he knew exactly where the problem lay.
"The prerequisite for an S-rank special case is an excessive amount of chakra fluctuation, which Naruto would definitely be able to sense."
Sarutobi quickly adjusted the view, which flashed by like a drone's feed, until he saw a scene where a battle had clearly taken place.
Fortunately, I remembered the location where Naruto and the others camped in the Forest of Death.
Do you think the Third Hokage didn't know that Naruto and the others went camping in the Forest of Death?
However, Naruto and his group were of good strength, and with the First Hokage and Minato watching over them, Sarutobi let them go.
They even made a point of noting down the location of their campsite, though it's a bit blurry now.
Thankfully, it was found.
The moment the image became clear, the third generation's pupils constricted.
That person is... Orochimaru?!
In the scene, Naruto, whose pupils have turned black, controls a giant tree root that wraps around Orochimaru. His eyes are calm and still, and his lips move slightly, as if he is saying something to Orochimaru.
That face, no doubt about it, the red markings on it, that's Sage Mode. In other words, the person in the picture isn't Naruto, but the First Hokage.
Indeed, only the First Hokage could have accomplished such a feat of ninjutsu.
He tilted his body slightly, blocking Luo Sha's probing view.
"Lord Hokage, I believe I have the right to inspect the current situation in the Forest of Death."
Luo Sha spoke with a cold face and a forceful tone.
Sarutobi's emotions were complicated. He never expected to see his most outstanding disciple in the Forest of Death under such circumstances, and he even had to confront the First Hokage.
In other words, this S-rank special case is the First Hokage's ninjutsu?
If you pull the viewpoint upwards, you can see that a section of the original Dead Forest has been submerged by a new forest—yes, submerged.
Moreover, there were many enormous flower buds, but they did not spew out yellow pollen as recorded in the sealed scroll.
Indeed, it's over, so the First Generation Lord naturally doesn't need to intervene again.
"Lord Hokage, please don't pretend you can't hear me."
Rasa was very interested in the images inside the crystal ball, and the more Sarutobi tried to hide them from him, the more he wanted to see them.
"I'm sorry, Lord Kazekage, what happened was actually an internal matter of Konoha and will not affect the Chunin Exams."
Sarutobi released his grip, severing the chakra transfer between himself and the crystal ball, and then looked at Rasa with an embarrassed expression.
Looking at Sarutobi's embarrassed old face, Rasa's expression darkened again. What had happened? The Anbu had just mentioned a special S-rank situation, so how did it turn into an internal Konoha matter?
"But what that ANBU just mentioned was the Forest of Death."
"Yes, but it didn't affect the candidates from other villages. Trust me, I guarantee it with my reputation as the Third Hokage."
Sarutobi said firmly, and vouched for it with his own reputation.
After all, the First Hokage was inside Naruto's stomach, so he was considered part of Naruto and thus within the scope of the exam.
And Orochimaru...
Never mind, I don't even know if he's still alive.
If I'm going to die... then so be it.
Seeing that Sarutobi refused to speak no matter what, Rasa angrily put on his Kazekage robe, waved the hem of the robe like the neighbor, pushed open the office door, and left.
"Let's end our conversation here for today. I need to go back and talk to my men."
Only Rasa's words remained in the office, while Sarutobi slowly sat down on his Hokage throne, his originally upright body eventually hunching over.
"Why."
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