["Hmph!"]
[Utatane Koharu let out a cold snort.]
[Homura Mitokado didn't say anything.]
[He just took a deep look at Asuma's beard, which was similar to his own.]
[Then, he left together with Utatane Koharu.]
[After everyone had left.]
[Asuma closed his eyes and took a deep breath.]
["Kurenai... you will understand me..."]
[He lowered his head, standing in place, whispering something under his breath.]
[He didn't notice that an Anbu Ninja not far away had been watching him the whole time.]
[After a long while, Asuma also left the meeting room.]
[That Anbu Ninja let out a sneer.]
["Heh~"]
["And he still dares to have designs on Lady Kurenai Yuhi?"]
["Although Lord Naruto hasn't expressed anything... as a subordinate, if I don't have a bit of discernment, who knows when I'll ever get ahead..."]
[After whispering that.]
[The Anbu Ninja closed the meeting room door and left quickly.]
[A short while later, at Konoha's back mountain.]
[The Anbu Ninja took a deep breath. "No one is following, come out."]
[Splash—]
[A moment later, a figure slowly emerged from beneath the originally calm water surface.]
["The power of Lord Naruto and Lord Fox is far beyond our imagination... perhaps they already know what we're planning to do at this very moment."]
["Take this, and don't make any mistakes."]
[The Anbu Ninja looked at his friend in the water and spoke with extreme seriousness.]
["The bounty order... I understand. Target selection?"]
["Latest news, a certain mysterious organization..."]
[Soon, that person dove back into the water, taking away the bounty order with a reward as high as 35 million ryo.]
["Giving it to that highly efficient mysterious organization that only looks at the bounty and not the identity... there should be no problem."]
["Besides, maybe Kojiro can take the opportunity to make contact with that mysterious organization... then, it'll be another achievement..."]
[Before he could finish his sentence, his whole body suddenly trembled.]
[After a moment of being dazed, a look of pleasant surprise immediately surged in the Anbu Ninja's eyes.]
[He felt it!]
[The Chakra amount, which was originally only about 'one Kakashi,' had doubled!]
["I knew it!"]
["Whether it's Lord Naruto or Lord Fox, they are both incomparably powerful!"]
[He quickly suppressed the joy in his heart, and after swiftly clearing his traces, he immediately used Body Flicker to leave.]
Fourth Raikage: "Seeing this... I can say that Black-Framed Naruto's goal to reshape the Ninja World... will definitely succeed!"
Ōnoki: "Heh, the kid from Kumogakure has a point. This New Shinobi Sect... is beyond everyone's imagination. Even if you know about it... you can only stare blankly; it can't be imitated."
Fourth Raikage: "That's not necessarily true."
Mabui: "It's different, Lord Raikage. The Nine-Tailed is, after all, the head of the Tailed Beasts. Even if she only has half of her original self now... she's not something other Tailed Beasts can compare to."
Nii Yugito: "Indeed, Matatabi said that the Yang half of the Nine-Tailed... has a Chakra amount that far exceeds its own."
Nii Yugito: "Moreover... based on current performance, it has also surpassed the Eight-Tails, which is second only to the Nine-Tailed."
Orochimaru: "Don't forget, it's the New Shinobi Sect, not the original School. The most important thing is the means of control."
The black-framed large screen images continue:
["Is it about to begin?"]
[Not long after the Anbu Ninja left.]
[Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina appeared at the spot where the Anbu Ninja had previously stood.]
["Mm... the joint Chunin Exams... just right."] Uzumaki Kushina nodded slightly.
["About Kurenai's matter..."] Minato Namikaze hesitated.
["Hmph!"]
["Did he really think I couldn't tell?"]
[Uzumaki Kushina curled her lip, looking somewhat displeased.]
[But in an instant, her lively eyes darted around.]
["However..."]
[Seeing Uzumaki Kushina's expression like this, Minato Namikaze shook his head helplessly.]
["Should we intervene in this matter?"] Minato Namikaze changed the subject.
["No need. That mysterious organization behind it... has quite a background. Let them play freely for now."]
[Uzumaki Kushina waved her hand. "I'm more concerned about where Sister Tsunade has gotten to now."]
["Forget it, rushing won't help. Let's go to the Hyuga Clan today."]
[Hearing this, Minato Namikaze's mouth twitched.]
["Kushina... are you going to observe the Hyuga Clan again?"]
["That child is only..."]
["It's only been a few years~"] Uzumaki Kushina's eyes curved in a smile.
Minato Namikaze: ["..."]
["As long as you decide, I have no objections."] Minato Namikaze's gaze was gentle.
["Then let's go."] After saying that, Uzumaki Kushina immediately disappeared from the spot.
[Minato Namikaze shook his head helplessly.]
["I just don't know how to explain it to Senior Hiashi..."]
[Right now, the Hyuga Clan is the only one Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina haven't officially contacted.]
[The others are almost all set.]
[The Hyuga are a bit special.]
This scene directly made everyone's eyes widen.
Hyuga Hiashi was so angry he almost flipped the table.
The one with the highest talent in the Hyuga had been taken away; he had nothing to say about that.
But... they won't even let little Hanabi go?!
Dammit!
They're actually thinking of taking everything, packing it all up and taking it away?!
This... this... as an old father, it's absolutely impossible for Hyuga Hiashi to remain still.
But, the thoughts of the Hyuga clansmen, as well as Hyuga Hiashi's rational thoughts... ahem.
Since they're packing everything up anyway, let's pack Natsu Hyuga up and take her along too.
"Did something happen?"
Little Hanabi obviously couldn't think of these things yet.
But she could still feel that her sister and Sister Ino's gazes toward her were a bit strange.
Ino took a deep breath.
She quickly suppressed the hostility that had just risen in her heart.
It's the black frame world, not our world... [The next day.]
[The Twelve Small Strongs all agreed to participate in the Chunin Exams.]
[After each filling out their Chunin Exam application forms, they waited a few days for the joint Chunin Exams to begin.]
[At that time, they would go directly to the exam venue, submit their application forms, and then they could take the joint Chunin Exams.]
[At the same time.]
[Within the Land of Fire.]
[At the entrance of a certain underground bounty station.]
[Two figures slowly walked out.]
[One of them was more steady, remaining silent the whole time.]
[The companion beside him, however, appeared somewhat impetuous, his mouth never stopping, occasionally swinging a large blood-red scythe.]
[Both were dressed in black robes with red clouds.]
[Whoosh—]
[Not long after the two walked out of the underground bounty station.]
[A Kunai shot out rapidly.]
[Clang—]
[The man who was still cursing and swearing seemed to have eyes in the back of his head as he backhandedly raised his blood-red scythe.]
[He blocked the incoming Kunai with unerring accuracy.]
[After the man cursed a few more times, he noticed his companion suddenly crouch down.]
[In confusion, he also leaned over to look.]
[He saw two crumpled balls of paper tied to the Kunai that had just shot over.]
[One of the paper balls looked somewhat familiar.]
["What is this?"]
[Unfolding it, it was none other than that bounty order with a reward as high as thirty-five million ryo.]
[After the other paper ball was unfolded, it contained information about the bounty target, including where they might appear in the near future.]
["Business delivered to our door... Pfft!"]
["Kakuzu, don't do anything rash!"]
["The leader just said to stay quiet for a while... Also, I don't want to do this kind of dirty work anymore!"]
["This guy's identity is a bit special. If we kill him, the leader might give us a lecture!"]
[Kakuzu didn't speak, clearly not taking Hidan's words to heart.]
[His gaze was locked on the bounty order.]
[He didn't even glance at the target's identity, nor did he care who had placed the secret bounty at the bounty station.]
[Bounty: Thirty-Five Million Ryo.]
[A moment later, Kakuzu put away the two paper balls.]
["Let's go."]
["Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? Where are you going?!"]
["Konoha."]