The front page of today's Konoha newspaper describes the Five Great Shinobi Villages and the Five Kage.
Compared to this, the introduction of the Chunin Exams participants seems a bit petty.
Naturally, the Konoha Ninja are listed right at the beginning.
[Konoha Ninja Village — The Strongest Ninja Village in the Ninja World]
[Konoha Ninja Village is the first Ninja village established in the Ninja World. Its goal was to free Ninjas from the endless curse of war. A love for peace flows through the blood of Konoha Ninja Village. The Ninja World has seen four Great Ninja Wars, and Konoha never initiated a war, always responding passively, maintaining peace in the Ninja World with the blood of countless Konoha Ninja.]
[All people in the Ninja World love peace and hate war, because only with peace can agriculture develop steadily, commerce flourish, and everyone live and work in contentment. Fortunately, the peace-loving Konoha Ninja Village has always been the strongest Ninja village, allowing the Ninja World to enjoy long-lasting peace and justice to triumph over evil.]
The opening is blunt and plain, reflecting Konoha's contribution to the Ninja World and its importance to the peace of the Ninja World.
It implicitly conveys that only with a powerful Konoha can the Ninja World be at peace.
Naruto cannot see through these things yet, but he still feels a slight sense of pride, feeling proud to be a Konoha Ninja.
What surprises Naruto is the content that follows.
[...In summary, Konoha is the final guarantee of peace in the Ninja World, a beam of light illuminating the Ninja World. As everyone knows, protecting peace requires not only faith but also strength. Below is a detailed introduction to the foundation of Konoha's power.]
[Konoha Ninja Village has over 51,000 active-duty Ninjas, over 22,000 retired Ninjas, over 7,200 reserve Ninjas, and over 80,000 ordinary villagers skilled in mass-producing Ninja tools and war supplies!]
[List of active-duty Ninjas]
[Kage: 1]
[Jonin: Over 5,000]
[Elite Jonin: Over 500 (including over 10 Clan Chiefs and super Jonin whose strength rivals the Kage of the other four villages, excluding the Hokage)]
[Chunin: Over 15,000]
[Genin: Over 31,000]
[Border garrison troops: 10]
[Ninja troops are stationed in all areas bordering the Land of Fire's neighbors. Specific locations are omitted. Each unit has no fewer than 2,000 Ninjas, no fewer than 10 Elite Jonin, and no fewer than 30 Jonin.]
[Types of Konoha Ninja tools...]
[Konoha Ninja tool storage...]
[Konoha explosive tag storage...]
...
Naruto finished reading the rest almost like a fool; at this moment, he only had one feeling.
Konoha is so strong!!!
There are over 15,000 Chunin alone, and Naruto knows that he is still a Genin.
Naruto also knows that as a Jinchuriki, he cannot be used as a reference, but before he mastered the power of the Nine-Tailed, he was just an ordinary Genin.
Since a few years ago, Naruto has been able to hear people say that Konoha is the strongest Ninja village, but back then, when Naruto was still in school, he had almost no concept of it.
Now, with more than two months of life as a Genin, plus this report, Naruto finally has a rough understanding of Konoha's power.
While shocked, Naruto unconsciously developed a strong sense of identification and pride, and also understood why the two uncles just now told him he must win!
With his heart surging with excitement, Naruto continued to look down.
[Hidden Mist Village — The Dominator over the vast ocean, a miracle of the era!]
The overview of the Ninja village simply summarized the history of Hidden Mist and its contributions to the Ninja World, etc.
The second half focused on the dark history of Hidden Mist, its rapid decline after the Mizukage was controlled, and then the long segments about its rapid development after being rescued by Konoha.
It particularly emphasized the 'leaps and bounds' development achieved 'after being rescued by Konoha' and 'with the help of Konoha.'
[Hidden Mist Village has over 36,000 active-duty Ninjas, over 12,000 retired Ninjas, over 4,200 reserve Ninjas, and over 90,000 ordinary villagers.]
[List of active-duty Ninjas]
[Kage: 1 person]
[Jonin: Over 3,200]
[Elite Jonin: Over 300]
[Chunin: Over 8,000]
[Genin: Over 25,000]
...
After reading it, Naruto felt that Hidden Mist's strength was not bad; although it couldn't compare to Konoha, it was already very strong.
The part Naruto liked most was Konoha's help to Hidden Mist, which allowed Hidden Mist to quickly walk out of the trough and regain the power to protect itself.
That feeling was as if Naruto himself had participated in helping Hidden Mist, leading Hidden Mist out of the haze and into the light.
This filled Naruto's heart with an unprecedented sense of satisfaction. At the same time, the image of Hidden Mist in his mind gradually became full and was endowed with special meaning.
Hidden Mist is Konoha's good "brother"!
In these past few years, Naruto followed Utakata to learn, and he also knew that his teacher Utakata came from Hidden Mist Village.
In the past, Naruto had asked many times why Utakata came to Konoha instead of staying in Hidden Mist, but every time, Utakata did not answer.
Today, after reading this content, Naruto vaguely understood something.
Utakata is the symbol of the friendship between Konoha and Hidden Mist!
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