Konoha Thief

Chapter 170

Chapter 170

The root base is as always, dimly lit.

The ninjas who passed the examination yesterday are all gathered in the empty training ground, waiting for the arrival of the training chief.

Xia Shu stood in the line, glanced around, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

The number of people didn't match what I heard yesterday. There were only 27 here, but yesterday there were 56 qualified. So it's really guesswork?

Back to midnight yesterday.

When the assessment was over, the Genbu ninja appeared in the dormitory area and dragged away those who failed the assessment. The Genbu ninja Ren, who didn't even have a name but a code name, came to a room lit by dim candles, facing the dark back Kneel respectfully.

"My lord, the assessment is over." A look of enthusiasm flashed in Ren's eyes, and he bowed his head to report.

"How much?" The majestic voice came from the back without moving.

"A total of 56 people passed the assessment, successfully broke through and obtained the antidote, 29 of them used secret techniques, ninjutsu, body skills and other means to break through through the second way, and the remaining 27 broke through through the first way." Ren reported everything truthfully.

"27, um, not bad." The figure turned around, and under the swaying candlelight, the middle-aged man with a cold face looked at him indifferently. Plan to act, tomorrow, I will go to see it in person."

"Yes!" Ren nodded respectfully, and then backed out.

A few masked ninjas suddenly appeared in the stands of the training ground. Xia Shu narrowed his eyes and thought, "Is it finally here?"

tread!tread!tread!

The footsteps of the wooden clogs landing clearly entered the ears of everyone on the training ground. Looking at the reputation, all eyes were cast on the entrance of the corridor connecting the stands.

"Master Danzo!" Genbu Ninja knelt down on the ground, and the ninja waiting on the training ground reacted to the address in his mouth, and quickly knelt down on one knee.

"Master Danzo!" Everyone in the crowd called out in unison.

"Maybe you don't know that this place is not Anbu." Danzo's voice was indifferent, and the words came out, making everyone at a loss.

Xia Shu looked indifferent, yesterday's assessment resurfaced in his mind.

The poison was released behind closed doors, but a few loopholes were intentionally left in the room, and a tricky protection was imposed on the most direct breakthrough. Obviously, the assessment was not just a test of the ninja's ability to escape from the secret room, but the assessment itself was a kind of screening .

Those who broke through the intentionally left loopholes have left here at this moment, while those who broke through the iron gates are gathered here. Danzo's cold concept of ninjas as tools can be seen at a glance.

Perhaps this is just a trivial detail in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is a subconscious psychological test, especially for those who directly break through the iron gate, they are either strong or simple in character. Both are excellent tools.

So, once it enters the root, will the thing that Maruhoshi Kosuke said that the third Hokage will transfer him to Anbu at the right time, come true?

Natsuki sighed slightly, he didn't think he was as important as the future Kakashi, the third Hokage would bother to correct the blackened Kakashi, but he might not take him seriously.

However, he also expected this situation, and the reason why he refused to look back was because of future plans.

Hashirama Cells, Sharingan Sharingan, Sealing Technique, Reincarnation of Dirty Earth, etc., Danzo has all been dabbled in. From this point of view, Danzo has indeed inherited the will of the second generation of Hokage Senshou Feijian, Carrying out the forbidden technique to the end, it's just that the talent is too poor.

In the future, the scientific research results of Orochimaru will be so impressive, and it can be regarded as the legacy of the second generation of Hokage Senju Tomonama who inherited Danzo's succession.

Danzo pondered for a while, looking down at the moment, and then said in an indifferent tone: "This is the 'root', which is the Anbu special mobile unit, commonly known as the Anbu training department. The 'root' does not exist only for training Anbu. As the name suggests, 'root' is the hidden existence behind the big tree in Konoha Village and pierced deep into the ground, an anonymous person who walks in the dark and pays silently."

Above the training ground, Danzo's indifferent words uttered, as if there was a force that could affect people's hearts.

This is not some kind of illusion that relies on sound transmission, but conveys a will, and the listener can't help but be touched by it. In this respect, Danzo is also a person with dangerous charm.

Hearing the extreme and dark will of the "root", Xia Shu turned a deaf ear and was not moved at all. He just yelled a few words to show his determination.

Danzo glanced over, whispered a few words to Ren who was in charge of base affairs beside him, then turned and walked into the corridor, the sound of wooden clogs falling gradually faded away.

"In the root base, your background and status don't matter, the only thing that matters is strength." Ren Yu said coldly: "So the first step to enter the root is to compare and compete, and rank yourself high!"

Before the words were finished, several root ninjas wearing masks appeared and directly directed the crowd to disperse, leaving only the open space of the training ground in a short while.

"The first match, Heishangui, Baishiju." Standing in the middle of the stands, Ren said coldly.

Two ninjas entered the arena from both sides. When hesitating, Ren shouted: "Start!"

The two ninjas immediately collided with each other, physical skills clashed, kunai collided, staggered and fought fiercely from time to time. There was not much to praise, but it could be seen that the foundation of both of them was solid.

Looking at the battle in the field, Ren nodded with satisfaction. This group of new recruits were all sub-nin who performed outstandingly during the war. They may not have enough combat power, but they have great potential.

Then the second group, the third group...

The battles of the root newcomers are not just boring physical combat, but also individual ninjas displaying ninjutsu and secret techniques.

There are three that Natsuki pays more attention to, one of them is Inuzuka Xivnin, whose four-legged technique and anthropomorphic ninja skills are quite eye-catching.

The second one is a weak young man named Ryo Shirai. He threw several kunai at the beginning of the fight, but unfortunately he seemed to be not very accurate and was easily dodged by the opponent.

Afterwards, the confrontation of physical skills was completely at a disadvantage. The weak appearance was indeed the same inside and outside, but in the support of gritted teeth, it suddenly showed its fangs. The opponent was so electric that his whole body was numb, and he finally won.

Of course, this trick is worth noting, but what really attracted Xia Shu was the other party's surname, Shirai, who was one of Hirano Giichi's subordinates who died in the battle on the border of the Land of Fire, and possessed the strange secret art of perception.

The third is Shan Zhongfeng, a member of the Zhongshan tribe under Danzo in the original work, who also demonstrated the power of the heart turning technique here.

(End of this chapter)