Naruto: I'm Not a Pokémon

Chapter 450: Verbal Battle

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the day for the third round of the Joint Chunin Exam.

During this period, due to the arrival of many high-ranking officials and nobles from various countries, the Mizukage Kaito more or less needed to come out to receive them.

In addition, there are some daily tasks that need to be handled, so there is less and less time to train the little ones.

Instead, it was Blue who was in charge of their special training again.

However, during this period, there was one thing that Kaito was more concerned about.

Shingetsu Team, which had gone out to carry out a mission before, seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, and there has been no news of them since.

Logically speaking, the mission they accepted was just to catch rare fish, which was not very difficult for the three of them.

Even if they were still investigating the pirate incident privately, it was impossible for them not to return to the village for such a long time.

Not to mention that there was no sign of any contact with the village.

It's just that Kaito has had too many things to do recently, and there is a severe shortage of manpower both in the Kirigakure Village and in the Sea Mist City.

Nowadays, even the Flying Unit formation that is most suitable for maritime search needs to demonstrate the country's strength.

All of them were mobilized to Sea Mist City to escort guests from various countries throughout their journey.

In the end, Kaito only temporarily selected a few Chunin teams to search the area where they were carrying out their mission.

Even so, they were only able to receive such treatment because of their close relationship with the Mizukage Kaito.

If an ordinary ninja disappears during a mission, they will definitely be treated as a defector or dead after the mission time has expired.

But even so, the search team did not bring back any news about the three people.

However, this situation also made Kaito pay attention to the pirate incident again.

But given the current situation, he can only start full-scale follow-up investigations after the Chunin Exams.

Now to the Chunin Exam.

Although Kaito did not provide special training to the little guys during this period.

However, he did know something about their subsequent special training results.

At least from Kaito's perspective, the four people, including Guren, have made significant improvements during this period of time.

And today is the real moment to test them.

In the huge arena, eight candidates lined up one after another waiting for the exam to begin.

Meanwhile, in the stands, all the spectators who were attending the Chunin Exam had basically entered.

However, most of the guests' attention was not focused on the few little candidates, but on the three blue, red and green figures on the main stand.

After all, the opportunity of three kage standing on the same stage is not something they can always see.

However, the relationship between the three Kages, who had just ended the Great Ninja War not long ago, did not seem to be as tense as most people thought.

"Minato-san, it's been a long time since we last met."

Kaito adjusted the Mizukage hat on his head and stretched out his right hand towards Namikaze Minato with a smile.

Looking at the black-haired boy in front of him who was wearing the Mizukage robe and had a sunny smile, Namikaze Minato's face rarely revealed a complicated expression.

This young man, who once had to flee in panic at his hands, had unknowingly ended up in such a position.

Not only is his own battle record well-known throughout the ninja world, but his status and position are also equal to that of the Kage of a village.

Even the Third Hokage, whom he once admired, was defeated by this young man on the battlefield.

Although he was thinking all this in his mind, Namikaze Minato quickly calmed himself down so as not to lose the demeanor of Konoha Village.

He also extended his right hand and gently shook hands with Kaito.

"Thank you for your concern, Mizukage-sama. I have always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to you about the development between the two villages. This joint Chunin exam is actually a rare opportunity for me."

As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit a smiling person.

Since Namikaze Minato spoke so politely, Kaito naturally wouldn't say anything weird at this time. He still continued with the other person's words with a bright smile.

"Hokage-sama, you're very thoughtful. We can have a good chat after the Chunin Exams. As both of us have just taken office as the Fourth, we should have a lot of common topics."

The two of them were having a pleasant conversation, but not everyone was happy about it.

The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, who was walking slowly towards them, was obviously among them.

Rasa spoke with a playful tone as soon as he came up.

"Nice to meet you, Mizukage-sama. You are indeed a very promising young man! Your name of Blue Flame White Disaster, and your record of defeating the Third Hokage, are well known even to our Sunagakure Village."

When Rasa spoke, not only did he use a strange tone on the words 'young and promising', he also mentioned the previously defeated Third Hokage.

Just one sentence offended everyone present.

But now Rasa does have reason to be arrogant.

In his opinion.

The Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, was once defeated by him, although later Namikaze Minato also raided the Sunagakure Village and made them suffer a lot.

But that was only because Namikaze Minato was too efficient in killing lower-level ninjas, so Sunagakure had to give in.

In a head-on confrontation, he didn't think Namikaze Minato was his opponent.

As for the overly young Fourth Mizukage in front of him?

According to intelligence, he had been defeated by Namikaze Minato more than once.

The so-called "Blue Flame White Disaster" is even more ridiculous.

His own Gold Sand Jutsu also has the power of a natural disaster on the battlefield.

His record of defeating the Third Hokage and the Fourth Raikage is considered acceptable.

However, he had never really fought with these two people. The Third Hokage was very old, and the Fourth Raikage was appointed in a time of crisis, so he might not be a very powerful figure.

Now the combat power ranking in Rasa's mind is roughly as follows.

He himself is greater than the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, and Namikaze Minato is greater than the Fourth Mizukage, Mirukawa Kaito.

In the end, Kaito is greater than the Third Hokage and the Fourth Raikage.

Well, this is what Rasa really thinks.

And it seems that based on the intelligence and combat records, this is indeed the case.

That's all.

Kaito doesn't care what the other person is thinking.

Rasa started talking in a sarcastic tone right from the start, but Kaito would not tolerate him.

He glanced at the 'gold miner' and saw that he looked a little haggard, with dark circles under his eyes almost as severe as his own son's.

Kaito asked with a concerned tone.

"This little bit of fame is not worth mentioning. Thank you, Kazekage-sama, for taking the trouble to pay attention to it."

"However, judging from your state, you seem to be overworked. Are you still worried about finding the missing Third Kazekage?"

After hearing what Rasa said, Namikaze Minato's expression changed a little, but he immediately turned his head to the side, staring at the white wall seriously without saying a word.

Rasa himself frowned, making no effort to conceal his dissatisfaction, and was about to retaliate.

However, Kaito did not give him this opportunity.

"The game is about to start, why don't you two take your seats?"

"Kazekage-sama, you can take a break for a while."

Rasa, with an ugly expression on his face, stared at Kaito's eyes.

However, after noticing that Namikaze Minato took his seat quickly without saying a word, he considered that this was indeed not the place to compete with the other party.

In the end, he could only suppress his anger and sit down as well.

Seeing this, Kaito shrugged slightly, then walked to the position between the two of them with a smile on his face.

The examiner Harusame below heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the three Kages had taken their seats, and announced loudly.

"The third round of the Joint Chunin Exam has officially begun!"

(End of this chapter)