In the stands, Nohara Rin, who was cheering for Uchiha Obito, was stunned and her voice stopped abruptly:
"Obito...what is he doing?"
Kakashi couldn't help but snort: "Idiot!"
The others were also stunned, especially KurenaiHot Springshi and Sarutobi Asuma.
They were all in the same class and had some understanding of Uchiha Obito's strength. He wasn't such a weakling that he could be killed instantly in one move, but this situation was really... speechless.
Hoshita Shuichi was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry at this moment.
He kindly reminded Uchiha Obito to be prepared and not be disturbed by Nohara Rin's voice.
I never expected that this guy would try to cast hand seals and use fire Release at such a close distance.
You think you are the first generation, so you can just clap your hands and everything you shout will come true?
"Might Gai wins!"
Hoshita Shuichi announced helplessly.
But he didn't know that the reason why Uchiha Obito used Fire Release was to regain his face after losing the second team battle.
In a room, the TV screen clearly shows the situation in the examination room.
Minato Namikaze, who was standing behind the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, couldn't help but smile awkwardly when he saw Uchiha Obito being defeated in such an unreliable way.
He has led two Uchiha before, and their personalities are really different.
Think about the daily quarrels between Uchiha Obito and Kakashi. This team is really not easy to lead. It is far less worry-free than the previous team!
However, Minato Namikaze still spoke up for Uchiha Obito: "Although Obito has encountered many accidents, his strength is still very good. He is also very kind-hearted and has been working hard towards becoming Hokage. He will be a very good ninja in the future."
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was smoking a cigarette, sighed slightly: "Accidental ninja, it seems that more training is needed!"
Namikaze Minato quickly smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, Hokage-sama, I will supervise you well."
In the examination room, the confrontation continues.
Hoshita Shuichi stared closely at the two fighting parties, not missing a single detail, as if he was afraid that they would go too far in the fight so that he could stop them at any time.
But in fact, he was recording every move of the two fighting parties and storing them all in the memory palace as samples.
Now there are more and more people from the Konoha Village in his memory palace, including Danzo.
KurenaiHot Springshi, Sarutobi Asuma, Nohara Rin...one after another of my former friends came on the stage.
These people already have samples in the memory palace, and now Hoshita Shuichi is an updated version.
All of these will be the basis for Hoshita Shuichi to develop illusions in the future.
The Sealing Technique - Memory Palace is used to seal the memory of the shadow clone, but now it is also the basis for further developing illusions. This is a plan that Hoshita Shuichi had a long time ago.
"Hatake Kakashi, Might Gai!"
Before we knew it, Might Gai was on the field again.
As Hoshita Shuichi waved the flag, Might Gai and Kakashi started fighting.
Although Might Gai is not completely ignorant of ninjutsu, his fighting style is undoubtedly purely physical.
At this time, Kakashi did not use his newly developed Lightning Release Technique, but instead fought against Might Gai with physical skills.
"This should be the most exciting match in the third game..."
Hoshita Shuichi said secretly.
In second place was the battle between Sarutobi Asuma and a member of the Hyuga clan, in which Sarutobi Asuma won.
The son of the Hokage who was recommended to the daimyo by him has already mastered the changes in the nature of wind-style chakra. He is also a leader among his peers except Hoshita Shuichi, second only to Kakashi.
"However, the path of pure physical training is still too difficult."
Hoshita Shuichi watched as Might Gai exhausted his strength and finally fell down.
"Kakashi, wins!"
Hoshita Shuichi announced.
At 4 pm, the third round of the Chunin Examination was successfully concluded.
Hoshita Shuichi brought his report card to see the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and bowed to greet him: "Third Hokage, Minato-sensei!"
"Here are the results for the third game."
Sarutobi Hiruzen took it and said, "Shuichi, in your opinion, who among these is suitable for promotion to Chunin?"
Hoshita Shuichi pondered for a moment and said, "Except for Hatake Kakashi, Sarutobi Asuma, Shiranui Genma, and Yamashiro Aoba all have enough strength and experience in fighting enemies to serve as Chunin!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly, but did not express his opinion immediately. Instead, he said, "Shuichi, you have worked hard these past two days. After two days of rest, report to the Anbu!"
"Yes, Third Hokage!"
"Shuichi!"
As soon as he came out of the examination room, Hoshita Shuichi saw Shizune waving at him, and immediately walked up to him quickly: "Shizune, why are you here?"
Shizune said: "I didn't expect you to be a Chunin examiner. It's a pity that I found out too late. Otherwise, even if I didn't participate in the Chunin exam, I would have come to see it."
Hoshita Shuichi couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, "It doesn't matter. Next time I will apply to the Third Hokage to be the examiner for the promotion of the medical class."
He was a special jonin who was promoted through medical ninjutsu, so it was reasonable for him to be the examiner of the medical class's chunin.
The two chatted and laughed as they walked towards Konoha Hospital.
Although it is a two-day holiday, for Hoshita Shuichi, except for eating, taking a silent walk in the evening, and sleeping, the rest of the time is spent on practice.
Especially his S-level swordsmanship is about to be completed.
He has not used this year's "Flash of Inspiration". Last year, he originally planned to use "Flash of Inspiration" to solve The S-level secret swordsmanship, but because he had a clue and was confident that he could develop it, he used it on Wind Release Rasenshuriken.
This year's "flash of inspiration" is for Hoshita Shuichi, who plans to use it on the secret technique for controlling chakra that Tsunade is developing by the end of the year, and fully develop the Strength of a Hundred Seal in advance.
At that time, he can try to develop the Fire Release Chakra Outerwear, or the Fire Release Chakra Mode.
July 27th, the 42nd year of Konoha.
At the age of 9, Konoha's special jounin, Hoshita Shuichi, officially joins the special assassination tactics Force directly under the Hokage, namely the Anbu!
Unlike the Root which has a separate headquarters, the Anbu directly under the Hokage is located in an annex of the Hokage Building.
This time, the one who brought Hoshita Shuichi with him was still Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
"Shuichi, in the Anbu you don't usually use your real name, so you need to take a code name."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke said as they came to a window to collect equipment.
"Then call me Flame."
Hoshita Shuichi randomly picked a code name, and then said to the ninja in the window: "Senior, can you give me a tiger mask?"
"Can!"
The ninja in charge of equipment nodded and picked out a tiger mask.
Hoshita Shuichi hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you!"
In addition to the mask, there are also wrist guards, a long sword, a steel vest armor, and two tattoo stickers.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled and said, "The tattoos on your arms are also considered one of the symbols of the Anbu. I will help you put them on."
After leaving tattoos on the outside of their arms and putting on their equipment, the two continued to walk inside. Sarutobi Shinnosuke continued to introduce: "The Anbu directly under the Hokage usually has 4 teams, or 4 squads."
"The squad is led by a squad leader, and there are usually four small teams under him, with each small team having 4-5 people."
Hoshita Shuichi silently calculated that according to the minimum number of people in a team, a team plus the team leader would be 17 people, 4 teams, and 68 people.
In other words, the Anbu ninjutsu directly under the Hokage is usually between 68-100.
This is just a standing order.
"This Force is indeed not weak. After all, those who can enter the Anbu are all elites, or at least outstanding talents among the Chunin."
"I just don't know how many people there are in the root..."
Although he had been in the Root for three months, Hoshita Shuichi still didn't know how many staff members there were in the Root.
But given the old fellow Danzo's personality, he is probably not much less powerful than the Anbu directly under the Hokage.
Soon, Sarutobi Shinnosuke brought Hoshita Shuichi to a locker room.
There are already four people waiting here, none of them wearing masks. There are three men and one woman, and the oldest one is estimated to be no more than twenty years old.
"Everyone, from today on, Hoshita Shuichi, codename Flame, will be a member of our team."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke introduced.
"Akimichi Shigeiwa, code name Force!"
"Nara Satoshi, code name Deer!"
"Yamanaka Shinichi, code name Heart!"
"It is indeed the Force, Deer and Butterfly..."
Hoshita Shuichi immediately greeted him and called him senior.
He had his guesses the moment he saw these three people, judging by their hair color, hairstyle, and Akimichi Shigeiwa's burly body.
Moreover, these three families have always been very close to the Sarutobi clan and the Hokage line, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke is the son of the Hokage.
After greeting, Hoshita Shuichi looked at the only woman. She looked about the same age as Sarutobi Shinnosuke, only about fifteen or sixteen years old. Could she be...
Just as I was thinking about it, the black-haired woman smiled and introduced herself: "Chihiro, code name Kokoro!"
"I always hear Shinnosuke mention you, and today we finally meet."
Hoshita Shuichi hurriedly greeted: "Looking for Senior."
Finally, Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled and said, "Codename Saru, currently the captain of this third division and also the squad leader."
"Shuichi, from today on, you are a member of our team and ANBU."
"Let's change our equipment first!"
Everyone immediately began to put on their equipment and masks, then left the Anbu headquarters and left the village as quickly as possible.
After walking a distance, the team stopped. Sarutobi Shinnosuke took off his mask and said, "Before the mission begins, Flame, tell me what you are good at!"
This is an old routine. Hoshita Shuichi nodded and said, "He is good at fire ninjutsu, wind ninjutsu, and medical ninjutsu. He also knows a little about water ninjutsu, lightning ninjutsu, earth ninjutsu, and illusion ninjutsu."
These words surprised the other three people except Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Chihiro.
They have heard of the titles of the youngest Chunin and the special Jonin, but isn't it too much for him to know at his age?
"Captain, let me test it!"
The big, heavy-bodied Akimichi Shigeiwa spoke up.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke shook his head: "Riki, your style may not be able to test Flame's ability, so I'll do it myself!"
Then he smiled at Hoshita Shuichi and said, "Flame, you don't mind, right?"
Under the mask, Hoshita Shuichi was eager to try: "Of course I don't mind, Captain!"
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