Wave after wave of waves rolled towards the shore tirelessly, hitting the rocks and rocks, splashing white foam, and then disappeared without a trace.

Sasuke stood on the edge of the cliff, quietly looking at the sea view in front of him. The midday sun was not strong, but it made the originally cool sea breeze mixed with a little warmth, making Sasuke's body warm.

The bangs hanging down on both sides of his face danced in the wind, covering his black and white eyes from time to time.

On the undulating distant sea, Sasuke could vaguely see a marvelous bridge spanning the sea to the horizon.

That was the cross-sea bridge that Team 7 used to protect together with the Lightning Regiment in the Kingdom of Waves.

From the moment this bridge was built, it meant that navigation between the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Fire was no longer a problem.

Whether it is cultural exchanges or commercial exchanges, it has become very convenient for the people of the two countries.

Looking at the bridge, Sasuke lost his mind for a moment and didn't know what he was thinking.

I don't know how much time passed, but it wasn't until the sound of footsteps came from behind that Sasuke withdrew his gaze to look at the sea view. From the corner of his eye, he could see several figures walking behind him.

The leader is none other than Chino, the leader of the Lightning Regiment.

A ‘girl’ with a baby face.

Judging from the extraordinary aura exuding from their bodies, the remaining people should not be peripheral and support members of the Thunder Light Regiment, but core members. They stood ten meters away and designated this place as a restricted area, prohibiting idlers from mistaking it.

into it.

"Little Sasuke, it seems that all your injuries have recovered."

Qianno's voice always sounded pretentious.

Maybe it has something to do with her short stature.

I always feel that speaking in a coquettish voice does not meet the standards of an adult and cannot intimidate the members under my command.

After all, no matter what, she is a real adult.

"I've troubled you these past few days, and it's almost time for me to leave here."

Sasuke returned his gaze to the cross-sea bridge over the sea and stared at it closely.

Soon, he will pass through this bridge and reach Konoha as quickly as possible, completing the last step in his revenge plan.

"It's very sad."

Qianno fiddled with her blown hair and spoke in a low voice.

Perhaps because Qianno's tone was wrong, Sasuke subconsciously turned his eyes to her.

She looked even more melancholy than before.

"Although little Sasuke has been suppressing these days to avoid letting outsiders notice, I can feel the feeling of being helpless."

Qianno's lavender eyes became deep and dark.

"Speaking of which, the fates of little Sasuke and I are somewhat similar. The difference is that the Blood Pool clan from which I was born was already exterminated before I could understand. So, little Sasuke's mood is probably that of mine.

I can understand it a little bit."

"A pool of blood?"

Sasuke groaned slightly.

He had heard that this family had conflicts with his Uchiha clan during the Warring States Period.

A woman from the Blood Pond clan who was once a relative of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder was once the concubine of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Thunder. However, she eventually died because of the assassination of the Daimyo's wife of the Kingdom of Thunder, which ultimately implicated the entire Blood Pond clan.

The Chi clan.

At that time, it was the Uchiha clan who was hired by the chief wife of the Lord of Thunder to deal with the Blood Pond clan.

Later, the whole clan was exiled, and after that, the records about the Blood Pond clan were cut off.

When news about this clan appeared again, it was that the family was attacked by unknown persons and the entire clan was wiped out.

Judging from the information from Orochimaru, this clan has been extinct for at least twenty years.

In other words, Chino is likely to be the last holder of the Blood Pond Blood Succession Limit.

"The power within the limits of blood inheritance can easily be coveted by outsiders. I initially wandered in the black market and was used as a slave to move among various big businessmen. I fought with different ninjas in the arena. I was eventually captured by the Kingdom of Demons.

The Chamber of Commerce valued it, bought it secretly, and was absorbed into the military."

"I never thought you would have such a tortuous life."

Sasuke sighed.

Even though it was an understatement, Sasuke could still understand the danger involved.

Black marketeers are not good people.

In their hands, Qianno must have suffered all kinds of hardships to survive the difficult environment.

"Well, these are all things in the past, and I don't really want to talk about these bad things. Compared with the things on my side, the relationship between your Uchiha clan and Konoha seems to be more complicated."

Let’s not talk about the intelligence system of the Kingdom of Ghosts. As the Kingdom of Waves adjacent to the Kingdom of Fire, the Lightning Regiment has worked here for many years and knows far more than outsiders.

Some things can even be guessed at, and the truth can be slowly pieced together from fragmentary information.

Although Konoha's external rhetoric is that the destruction of the Uchiha clan was the personal act of Uchiha Itachi.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is impossible.

Even though the Uchiha clan suffered trauma during the Third Ninja War and their strength was reduced, they are still a powerful clan in the ninja world with many masters in the clan.

In addition, it is still located in Konoha Village. If you want to deal with a huge family silently, there will definitely be help besides Itachi Uchiha.

As for who this helper was, there was a high probability that he was an internal member of Konoha, and he was in a high position, so he could coordinate internally and externally to achieve the impossible task of annihilating the clan that night.

Sasuke was slightly silent. His reaction had already acquiesced in the correctness of Qianno's words.

After obtaining Itachi's memory and using Itachi's perspective as the person involved, he understood everything clearly before and after the annihilation of the Konoha Uchiha clan, without any mistakes.

"So, don't die. Also, be careful, I don't want to hear the news that you died in Konoha one day, little Sasuke."

Qianno smiled slightly, turned around and led the ninjas from the Thunder Group away from the cliff.

Sasuke stayed behind and watched Qianno and others leave.

It wasn't until they couldn't see their backs that they turned back and glanced in one direction.

——Konoha.

"It's almost time to set off..."

◎

On the eve of the Joint Chunin Examination.

The last regular meeting is being held.

It was already dark outside, and the person presiding over the meeting was an experienced Jounin of Konoha.

Shikamaru, one of the examiners, and Temari from Sunagakure all met here to participate in the meeting.

Tomorrow is the start time of the first joint chuunin exam. According to statistics, the number of participants in this joint chunin exam has reached 220.

Although the number of people has decreased compared to four years ago, it will still be very lively when so many genin gather together.

"But...are you Konoha serious about letting that guy Naruto take the Chunin Exam?"

After the meeting, Temari did not leave first. Instead, she scanned a very familiar name on the list of candidates, as well as a familiar face in the photo behind the name, and her mouth twitched immediately.

Shikamaru put his hands behind his head, leaned back on the seat and smiled: "It's nothing to be surprised about. After all, Naruto is a genuine genin. Isn't he?"

"Please give our village a bunch of genin like this."

Temari couldn't help but complain.

Although she knew what Shikamaru said was true, she still felt that it was a bit outrageous to ask Naruto to participate in such a pretend test.

Does Konoha plan to wipe out all the remaining candidates?

If the other party is serious, they can definitely do this in the second exam.

By then, there will probably be no need for a third exam.

For a genin who can defeat the Red Sand Scorpion to take this kind of exam, it's really a bully.

For a ninja of his strength, fighting in the Chunin Exam is no different from playing house.

"Don't worry, what you're worried about won't happen."

Shikamaru knew what Temari was worried about.

"Yeah?"

Temari didn't believe it.

"In fact, we have communicated with Naruto in advance and asked him to focus on the first exam. The second and third exams are not within the scope of the review. In other words, as long as he is in the first exam

In the written examination, he passed both the grades and the process performance. Even if he abstains from the subsequent examination, it will not affect his becoming a chuunin."

Shikamaru explained.

Chuunin is a test of the overall quality of a ninja, and it is by no means a simple assessment of a ninja's strength.
To be continued...