Chapter 172 Admission (1)
July 8, the 6th year of the Ninja Alliance.
Outside Konoha Village.
"Is this the Leaf Village?"
Looking at the steel gate in front of her and the Konoha logo carved on the door, Hydrangea looked around curiously.
Next to the gate stood a small sentry box with a line of small words engraved on it:
Built by the Konoha Engineering Department and the Ninja Alliance in 3 years.
Inside the sentry box, two men wearing jonin vests were reclining on recliners, their slightly rising and falling chests proving that they were taking a nap.
"Is this how Konoha's gate is guarded?"
Pointing her finger in the direction of the sentry box, Furong asked the leading jonin with some disbelief.
"Don't point randomly, the one wearing the strange glasses is from the Aburame clan. Even though he is sleeping, the bugs around him are his eyes and ears."
Gently pressing down Furong's outstretched arm, the Rain Ninja Jonin's face was filled with lingering fear.
"Ah, he is from the Aburame clan?"
When the long-haired water lily heard this, she couldn't help but look at the other person a little more.
"Hey, don't look around. Don't forget that you are here to exchange and learn on behalf of the Hidden Rain Village. If you annoy them, your place in the study might be cancelled!"
Looking at the three curious babies in front of him, the Rain Ninja felt like crying but had no tears.
Every year, Konoha Village gives three exchange student places to villages that join the Ninja World Alliance. For a small ninja village like the Hidden Rain Village, this is a rare opportunity.
Whether in terms of the quality of teachers or the supply of teaching aids, the ninja school of Konoha Village must be much better than that of the Hidden Rain Village.
In response to this, the Hidden Rain Village set up an extremely complicated examination, and only the top three were qualified to go to Konoha to study.
The three girls in front of him were the top three students admitted to the Hidden Rain Village this year.
"Hahaha, don't worry. We in Konoha Village are not so petty. If you have any questions, you can consult me."
Before the Rain Ninja could finish his words, a hearty laugh suddenly appeared out of nowhere behind them.
Turning around, a young man with a faint blush on his cheeks and an emerald green pendant around his neck was standing there, looking at them with a smile.
"Konoha's jonin is truly terrifying."
Looking at the green vest the other person was wearing, the Rain Ninja recognized that it was a Jonin style vest and looked terrified.
"And so young..."
Looking at the other party's energetic face, the Rain Ninja, who knew that it was difficult to be promoted to a Jounin, did not dare to underestimate the other party at all.
This big boy who looks sunny and cheerful must have countless blood on his hands.
"You must be the exchange students from the Hidden Rain Village, right? It's nice to meet you. The old Hokage ordered me to come here to take over."
Seeing the other party standing there motionless, the young man took the initiative to extend his hand.
"Ah, it's an honor to meet you. My name is Yutai. What should I call you?"
Looking at the young man's outstretched right hand, Yu Ninja reacted and hurriedly stepped forward to hold it with both hands, his tone full of fear and trepidation.
"Just call me Rope Tree."
Rope tree!
Hearing the name, the Rain Ninja's calves twitched violently.
"You are the disciple of the current Hokage, Lord Nawaki. I didn't expect to meet you here."
After recognizing the other person's identity, Yutai bent his waist even more.
"Teacher Yutai is so lame." X3
Seeing their own jonin being so servile, the three Hydrangeas grumbled under their breath.
[You three——!!!]
Hearing the discussions of the three little ones behind him, Yutai just wanted to escape quickly.
He's the Hokage's disciple. It's already pretty good of me, a jonin from a small hidden village, not to kneel down!
After completing the handover with Shengshu in a humble manner, Yutai quickly explained some precautions to the three little guys, and then left without looking back despite Shengshu's attempts to keep him.
"Why is this year's team leader Rain Ninja so timid?"
Looking at Yutai's almost embarrassed back, Shengshu muttered softly, then took the hands of several people and walked towards the village.
“Uncle Shan, Uncle Zhiyi, we’re going in!”
Passing by the sentry box, Shengshu did not forget to greet the gatekeeper ninja sleeping inside.
In response, the two of them waved lazily.
"Wow!"
As soon as they entered Konoha Village, the three were shocked by the magnificent streets.
There are neon signs hanging in front of every store, street lamps every few steps, large screens playing advertisements on high towers, and thunder cars running on the rails, all of which refresh their worldview.
The blue bricks under your feet look far better than the muddy roads of the Hidden Rain Village.
It is hard to believe that the two villages are actually neighbors.
"These are the achievements of the scientific research department managed by Master Guangzhi. Not only that, we plan to lay the mine car track outside the village this year."
Seeing the three people staring at the fast-moving thunder car, Sheng Shu explained to them attentively.
"Brother Shengshu, what is that!"
Hydrangea asked, pointing at the oddly shaped metal piece on top of Konoha's wall with a long cylinder sticking out.
She noticed the existence of this object before entering the village.
"Ah, that, that is called the Chakra Cannon. It is still in the experimental stage. It is a project led by Lord Hiruko."
Looking in the direction of Hydrangea's finger, Nawaki scratched his head, thought about the top-secret project in the village, and only explained after confirming that the chakra cannon was not confidential.
"Hey, isn't this Rope Tree? What are you busy with?"
As they were chatting, a young man in a police uniform passed by and took the initiative to greet Sheng Shu.
"It's Brother Qing. The Hokage asked me to pick up the exchange student from the Hidden Rain Village."
Looking at the man in front of him, Sheng Shu was respectful.
"Qing, I have heard of this name. It is said that he played a great role in the two Ninja World Wars and was called the Red-Eyed Nobleman."
Looking at the other party's Uchiha's iconic black hair and black eyes, Furong quietly explained to her two companions.
The other party once appeared as a question on the entrance examination paper.
"The Hidden Rain Village, tsk tsk, you don't know, during the Second Ninja World War, I was -"
Uchiha Qing was about to tell his glorious history, but was ruthlessly interrupted by his fellow police officers:
"Captain! Someone is drunk here!"
"I'm coming! Ah Shengshu, I'm going to go over first. I'll tell you about my great achievements next time!"
Seeing his teammates calling him, Uchiha Qing hurriedly ran towards where they were, while not forgetting to turn back and say goodbye to Naoki.
"Ahahaha, I've heard your story countless times..."
Although he was still smiling, the slightly twitching corners of his mouth revealed his current state of mind.
"This is a computer, this is a game console, this is a Leiwan machine, ah, and that one, that's the Konoha hamburger shop, the fried chicken in the shop is amazing."
The three of them were dazzled. The shock that Konoha brought to them was so great that they, at such a young age, were completely unable to digest it.
"Ah, here we are. This is where you will live."
They soon arrived in front of a huge independent building. At the gate, a big yellow dog wearing a Konoha headguard was lying lazily in the sun.
"This is Little One, responsible for guarding the gate here."
Squatting down and touching the big yellow dog's head, Shengshu's face was full of nostalgia.
"Exchange students from other hidden villages and some civilian students from the village also live here. You should get along well with each other."