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But he couldn't give everything to Uchiha Madara.

Because Uchiha Madara's ideals were different from his own.

What he wanted—was a world with Rin in it.

Therefore—

The one to reshape the world could only be him.

Obito thought to himself, and so he headed for the Akatsuki.

His own strength was limited, and he also needed to monitor Nagato, who had acquired Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan. So he posed as Uchiha Madara to deceive Nagato.

Nagato was very wary of him.

But also gullible enough to be deceived.

So he went directly to Nagato's location—though not to Nagato himself, but to Pain, who was controlled by Nagato.

Knock knock— Obito tapped on the door with a kunai.

Because in front of Nagato, he was impersonating Uchiha Madara. Only he, Konan, Nagato, and Uchiha Itachi knew this secret.

To the average Akatsuki members, he was known as Tobi.

So now, he went to visit the Akatsuki leader, Pain, under the identity of Tobi.

Hearing the knock, a voice responded from inside.

"I am Pain. I am a god."

The voice came from inside the room.

Pain was the corpse of Yahiko, Nagato's former comrade, controlled remotely by the Rinnegan. Perhaps due to being unable to accept the death of his comrade, and tormented by pain—

Nagato's mind was already somewhat unwell.

He would even sometimes completely regard himself as Pain.

See?

Like this.

Even though Pain was just a tool—a corpse—Nagato still used Pain's mouth to say all those grandiose, arrogant lines.

So—

Behind the mask, Obito coldly looked at this "god."

Pain's words could be interpreted like this:

"I am Pain. I am a god."

"I am Pain. I am a big dumbass."

Nagato thought that just because he had the Rinnegan, he could change the world—but that eye was actually Uchiha Madara's. And Nagato was just another pawn.

How pitiful.

He knew nothing at all.

Obito thought to himself.

Chapter 060: Is the Ninja World in Chaos? That's for Konoha to Decide! (Please Subscribe)

Three days had passed since Kitahara Kaede had sent Black Zetsu away.

And during this time, everyone had completed the third round of the Chūnin Exams in an orderly fashion.

The third round was to showcase one's strength to others.

In other words, a controlled, non-lethal battle.

The Chūnin Exams in Konoha were rather comprehensive, testing written knowledge, practical skills, and combat performance.

The format was actually quite well-designed.

However, due to the Third Hokage's intention to catch Orochimaru, the written test of the first round had become nothing more than a formality.

So they had to come up with an excuse.

Kitahara Kaede's excuse was that this stage tested a Chūnin candidate's independent thinking and intelligence-gathering ability.

So most participants didn't even realize the first round was a scam.

Instead, they had a sudden realization and were relieved they had passed.

So from beginning to end, this round of the Chūnin Exams was highly praised by both major and minor hidden villages.

This made Kitahara Kaede reflect deeply.

He felt as if… ever since he tricked Black Zetsu, he had been getting better and better at deceiving others.

So was this what they meant by "one grows like who they associate with"?

"What's wrong?"

"You've been staring at the village belle from the neighboring village for a long time. Is she really that pretty?"

"Why don't you ever look at me?"

A girl's voice came from beside him.

But this clearly wasn't a sweet voice—it was a jealous one.

Kitahara Kaede realized his right arm was tightly held.

And it had been like that for the past three minutes. If he hadn't found it somewhat comfortable, he might've instinctively pulled his arm back already.

Those who passed the Chūnin Exams would receive their Chūnin forehead protectors under everyone's watch.

This was both a recognition and an honor.

Names were being called one by one to receive the forehead protectors.

The distributor was the Third Hokage, but Hiruzen Sarutobi truly looked like an aging elder. Even though most of the Chūnin qualifiers were from Konoha, his expression was as gloomy as if his teacher had just passed away.

Still, when handing out forehead protectors, he forced a smile, avoiding any unlucky vibes.

There were a total of 198 participants in this round of the Chūnin Exams.

And 30 passed.

A 15% passing rate—it showed that becoming a Chūnin wasn't easy, but not impossible.

It reflected a sense of positive effort and merit-based progress.

If only one or two had been accepted, there really would've been no point.

First, it would've made the exam too hard. But Chūnin isn't that critical. Making it too exclusive would only cause unnecessary stress and competition among Genin.

Kitahara Kaede scratched his head, seemingly snapping out of thought.

Thanks to Black Hinata's words, the village belle in the waiting room blushed.

Because while he had been thinking, Kitahara Kaede's gaze had fallen on her.

At first, she thought something was wrong with her appearance and felt embarrassed. But after hearing Black Hinata's jealous remarks, she sighed in relief.

But she quickly shook her head.

Temari didn't speak.

Or rather, she didn't even consider her own personal matters.

Because right now, the Sand Village's situation was terrible.

Originally, they had cooperated with Orochimaru's Sound Village in the Konoha Destruction Plan.

But that pig teammate Orochimaru had not only been killed several times, but the Sound Village was destroyed.

The so-called Sound Four Orochimaru had vouched for were all captured.

And Orochimaru himself had run off.

Worse yet, Temari and the others only later realized that their Fourth Kazekage had been assassinated by Orochimaru—who then disguised himself as the Kazekage.

So for the Sand Village… they had been utterly played by Orochimaru.

Even though they could blame everything on Orochimaru, the fact that their Kazekage was gone became a new and serious issue.

Losing their Kazekage again was terrifying.

Because the Third Great Ninja War had started because they lost the Third Kazekage—and the other villages took advantage of their weakness.

And now?

They didn't even need to worry about being invaded—Konoha directly slapped its thigh and decided to annex the Sand Village.

And the Sand Village had no right to refuse.

After Temari and the others returned, the Sand Village would directly become the Wind Country branch of Konoha.

What does that even mean?

During the previous three wars, the Sand Village was still an independent entity!

And now it's just… taken?

How is that fair?

No Sand ninja could accept it.

However—

The situation was very delicate. Because the Stone Village's Tsuchikage Ōnoki was in Konoha, and the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi of the Mist Village was also in Konoha. And the three villages had signed an alliance agreement.

In other words, if the Sand Village refused, they'd immediately be surrounded by the other three Great Villages.

So fight?

Setting aside the fact they'd all be detained, they didn't even have the funds or upper ninja strength to support a war.

And if they relied on the only other Great Village left—the Cloud Village—then could they even call themselves the Sand Village anymore?

So for Temari and the others, personal feelings didn't matter.

What mattered was the survival of their village.

Just as she was thinking that, suddenly there was a pop.

It turned out Black Hinata had been called to receive her forehead protector. But just as she was about to walk out of the waiting room, she suddenly turned around.

Temari looked confused as Hinata came back over to Kitahara Kaede.

Then pop—she smacked Kitahara Kaede's face with her tongue.

!!

Temari was dumbfounded.

But when she looked again, Hinata had already walked past her and glanced at her sideways.

As if… she were showing off.

Showing off!?

"…" Temari.

But at this moment, Hinata had already walked out of the waiting room and entered the main arena for the third round of the exam.

The Third Hokage stood there, waiting to distribute the forehead protectors to the successful candidates. His son, Asuma, acted as the announcer for the ceremony.

"Congratulations to Nara Shikamaru for becoming a Chūnin."

The previous person who passed was Nara Shikamaru.

Just like in the original story.

This world's Shikamaru was nearly identical to the original in all aspects, so becoming a Chūnin was only natural.

He was a person who disliked work, but when he did work—he was very reliable.

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