Chapter 495: The New Chunin Exams
Tonton lay amidst the smoke and dust, wanting to cry out but not daring to.
The next second, a chubby version of Ino whizzed past over his head, charging toward Deidara with lightning speed.
"It's the Steaming Danger Tyranny! Get back!"
The fat Ino exploded on the spot, and a massive amount of steam shot up into the sky like a pillar.
The dark clouds that had perpetually gathered over the Land of Rain were blown away by the explosion. Sunlight sprinkled down on the damp buildings, and many of the citizens looked at each other in bewilderment. They had forgotten the last time they had seen the sun.
Only then did the real Ino step out of the summoning channel.
"Die, Konoha ninja!" Kisame Hoshigaki roared, swinging his massive blade, Samehada, in a ferocious downward slash.
Ino raised her hand and threw a handful of underworld ash. As Kisame retreated, she manipulated the plants at his feet, pulling his body to the side just in time to block a kunai thrown perfunctorily by Itachi Uchiha.
She took a deep breath and spat out a cloud of black poison mist in a fan-shaped area in front of her. Kakuzu, ever cautious, chose to retreat. Hidan, relying on his immortality, charged straight into the poison mist with his scythe.
He had only taken two steps when he felt his black cloak with red clouds corrode, leaving large holes. The misty poison then clung to his skin, dissolving his flesh and eroding his bones.
As the poison seeped into his skin, he screamed like a pig being slaughtered. Ino formed another one-handed seal and used a "Wind Release: Great Vacuum Sphere" to repel Gaara.
"Universal Pull!" Tendo Pain, seeing that she was about to break through the encirclement, decisively made his move.
An attractive force appeared out of thin air. Ino stumbled, her body flying backward uncontrollably.
She had anticipated this. In mid-air, she unsealed a scroll.
A three-meter-tall, ink-black, and extremely heavy-looking boulder, pulled by the gravitational force, flew toward Tendo Pain first.
The stones from the underworld were unusually sturdy. If he were hit by this, Tendo Pain would surely be smashed to pieces.
If the Naraka Path were still here, he could have been easily repaired, but now... Nagato didn't want Yahiko's body to be destroyed. He had no choice but to change the pull to a push, manipulating the boulder to fly back toward Ino.
Ino had already placed a Flying Thunder God formula on the side of the boulder. Activating the formula, she instantly appeared at the boulder's side, reached out to grab Tonton, and then, using the repulsive force provided by Tendo Pain, she rode the boulder out of their encirclement.
A day later, she was out of the Land of Rain. A day after that, even the highly mobile Deidara could no longer find a trace of her.
Ino first returned to the Tsuchigumo clan's village and dug up Tonton's body.
Tonton and the King of Hell had shared the burden of the Rinnegan's slave control formula, so they had naturally shared a portion of life force as well.
Bringing the dead back to life, even if it was the King of Hell's job, was still quite difficult for him.
But that difficulty applied to the powerful. Life is equal? That was just nonsense! The price to pay for resurrecting Madara Uchiha and resurrecting Tonton were not the same!
A little bit of life force leaked from the King of Hell was enough to revive Tonton.
Tonton was successfully resurrected. Ino found him a pair of sunglasses to hide the Rinnegan ripples in his eyes. She thought for a moment; the "King" character on his forehead was also a bit of an eyesore. You're not a tiger! Why do you have a character tattooed on your forehead!
Without another word, she bought him a hat.
Wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a pearl necklace, Tonton's new look was officially complete.
Ino warned him repeatedly, "You have to be low-key when you get back to the village. Don't take off the sunglasses in the future. And you have to be careful of Sasuke Uchiha... if that guy sees you now, he might actually eat you!"
Tonton was scared stiff. Are all Uchiha that ferocious?
Ino patted Tonton's bottom. The little guy had just been resurrected, and his mood was unstable. He needed to be comforted.
She used a mix of carrot and stick to coax him. "Tonton, you've really hit the jackpot this time!... Ouch, don't bite me!"
She grabbed the pet pig by both ears and lifted him up, saying very seriously, "Look at you now. You're a ninja pig! What an earth-shattering change! In the future, you'll be able to use ninjutsu, your lifespan will be greatly extended, your intelligence will be greatly increased, and..."
Ino smacked her lips. She didn't know if the King of Hell's bloodline had greatly enhanced Tonton's aptitude, but after being revived, Tonton now seemed to have the constitution to absorb natural energy. What did that mean? Perhaps in a few decades, Tonton could establish the fourth great holy land of the ninja world.
What would his title be then? The Great Pig Sage?
Humans learning animal Sage Mode was always awkward, and vice versa.
Ino couldn't be bothered to teach Tonton Sage Mode. It was better to let him figure it out himself. What he figured out on his own would surely be the most suitable for him.
After giving him a thousand warnings and a million exhortations to stay away from Sasuke Uchiha, Ino brought Tonton back to Konoha and first went to see Jiraiya.
She took out the three Paths of Pain she had sealed: the Asura, Preta, and Naraka Paths.
One Path should count as one S-rank mission, right? A reward of twenty million ryō isn't too much, is it?
She emphasized the function of the black rods and the shared vision of the Six Paths of Pain.
Once most of the information was known, the Six Paths of Pain weren't that big of a deal. Aside from the Super Almighty Push, the rest of their moves weren't that impressive. It would be difficult for Jiraiya to win against them, but fighting to a draw would be no problem.
The Five-Village Alliance, but in secret, there were still seven who were unconvinced and eight who were resentful.
To resolve the conflicts, Konoha once again brought out its ancestral method: holding the Chunin Exams.
Let's all take a look at the strength of the younger generation!
Even the Sand and the Mist agreed with this method. Our generation can't beat you, but you think our next generation can't beat your younger generation?
The four great ninja villages had a consensus: Ino's generation was absurdly strong. It wasn't an exaggeration to call them the golden generation. But the ones after them were clearly not up to par.
This was a good opportunity to take Konoha down a peg.
Konoha took this very seriously and sent out a heavyweight contestant to represent the village. Who was it? Konohamaru!
The proctor responsible for overseeing the exams was handed over to Ino, with Shikamaru and Choji assisting her.
Ino had just completed three S-rank missions and had nothing to do. Presiding over the joint Chunin Exams of the five villages was a way to relax.
The Chunin who successfully passed her selection in the future might not be her "personal disciples," but they would naturally be close to her, which would be beneficial for her future.
Ino racked her brains and came up with a whole set of exam plans. She submitted them, and three days later, the Chunin Exams officially began.
"Wait! Don't close the gate! Ah, don't close the gate!" Naruto, trailing a cloud of dust, rushed toward the exam hall at top speed.
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