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"That's the charm of youth!"
Rock Lee gave a thumbs up and said.
"Don't link everything to youth."
He said he had a headache every day.
"Second place: Yakumo Kurama. Third place: Sasuke Uchiha. Fourth place: Neji Hyuga. Fifth place: Hinata Hyuga."
Kitazawa raised his hand to quiet their voices and continued reading: "Sixth place, Shino Aburame. Seventh place, Ino Yamanaka."
The top seven, except for Naruto Uzumaki, are basically unchanged from the previous practical exam rankings.
After all, each of them has made progress.
However, Naruto Uzumaki made the most progress, which led to him becoming number one.
"Eighth place, Sakura Haruno. Ninth place, Hana Inuzuka. Tenth place, Tenten. Eleventh place, Kiba Inuzuka."
Kitazawa paused, then read aloud, "Twelfth place, Nara Shikamaru. Thirteenth place, Rock Lee. Fourteenth place, Akimichi Choji..."
"I'm only eighth place?"
Sakura Haruno's eyes widened suddenly, sensing a pleasant surprise.
The one who made the most progress last time was Yamanaka Ino, and the one who made the most progress this time is her.
He jumped from thirteenth to eighth place.
This is the advantage of having mastered an additional B-rank Water Release ninjutsu.
Unfortunately, in the ninja academy, B-rank water-style ninjutsu is already beyond the reach of most students.
"But you're still one place behind me!"
Yamanaka Ino brushed aside her golden bangs and said.
"Hmph, you just wait!"
Sakura Haruno retorted, not to be outdone.
"The competition in the gifted program is really fierce."
Tian Tian sighed and said.
In just one month, she dropped from eighth to tenth place.
Even though her strength had increased considerably, she had learned the Shadow Clone Technique.
But Sakura Haruno and Hana Inuzuka have made greater progress than her.
If this were the old Class A in the second grade, the rankings wouldn't have fluctuated like this.
"It's over!"
Kiba Inuzuka covered his head with his hands and said, "I've fallen out of the top ten!"
"fine."
Inuzuka Hana patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Your sister made it into the top ten."
"Can these be considered the same?"
Kiba Inuzuka said with a pained expression.
"Twelve places? That's a bit of a miscalculation."
Nara Shikamaru frowned involuntarily.
He ranked tenth in the theoretical exam and twelfth in the practical exam, so his combined ranking would drop out of the top ten.
His original plan was to rank tenth overall, but he didn't expect that Sakura Haruno and Hana Inuzuka's strength would increase so much in just one month.
This is troublesome. He's starting to worry about how to explain this to his mother, Nara Yoshino.
Just as Kitazawa was about to continue reading the rankings, he suddenly raised an eyebrow and turned to look at the entrance of the ninja academy.
A figure landed in front of them as they approached.
Naruto Uzumaki, Neji Hyuga, and the others also looked at him curiously.
He was wearing a gray vest.
Sasuke Uchiha recognized him at a glance; he was an Anbu ninja.
Because he saw Itachi Uchiha wearing the same vest.
"Lord Kitazawa, Kakashi-senpai."
The ANBU ninja spoke up, "The Hokage wants you to immediately go to the Hokage Building conference room to hold a Jonin meeting."
Kitazawa was startled.
Jonin meetings are usually announced several days in advance.
This kind of impromptu Jonin meeting means that Konoha Village is in big trouble.
"I understand, I'll be right there."
Kitazawa nodded and replied.
The ANBU ninja disappeared from the spot after hearing this.
"Senior Kosuke."
Kitazawa handed over the roster and said, "The rest is up to you. There's one more challenge."
"no problem."
Maruhoshi Kosuke readily agreed.
Although he wasn't a Jonin, he was familiar with the Jonin meeting system and knew that something must have happened.
Kitazawa looked at Kakashi Hatake.
The two exchanged a glance and then headed towards the Hokage Building.
Kitazawa walked along, reminiscing about the original work.
In the original work, nothing major happened that year except for the night of the massacre.
Thanks to his butterfly effect, the night of genocide no longer occurs.
The only possibility is that it's related to Obito Uchiha.
Kitazawa and Kakashi Hatake quickly arrived at the Hokage Building conference room.
There were already quite a few people there by then.
In particular, Hiruzen Sarutobi was already seated early on.
Kitazawa guessed that Hiruzen Sarutobi must have received the news first before calling them to a meeting.
Besides Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, who did not attend the Jonin meeting last time, was also present.
"come over."
Tsunade raised her hand and beckoned to him.
"Kakashi, I'll go first."
After greeting Kakashi Hatake, Kitazawa sat down next to Tsunade.
"It's a declaration of war from Kirigakure."
Tsunade turned to the side and whispered.
"Could Kiba's reason for declaring war be the Raito Kiba?"
Kitazawa asked with a subtle expression.
"You guessed right, that's the reason."
Tsunade joked, "You've also made your mark in Konoha's history by starting the war against Kirigakure all by yourself."
"Lady Tsunade, is this the time for jokes?"
Kitazawa couldn't help but ask a sarcastic remark.
But he had already understood the real reason.
It really was Obito Uchiha.
He was seriously injured and still furious, so he simply ordered the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, whom he controlled, to declare war on Konoha Village.
That way, we can annoy Konoha Village.
After all, for Obito Uchiha, Kirigakure was nothing.
Even if Kirigakure ultimately fails and the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, loses control, he will suffer no loss.
His goal is to target the Akatsuki organization and the Eye of the Moon project.
"Don't worry, the old man won't blame you."
Tsunade smiled faintly and said, "Anyone with eyes can see that Kirigakure's war with us is definitely not because of a sword."
While the Thunder Blade Fang is precious, it's not priceless.
Once war breaks out, the loss of Kirigakure will not be as simple as just losing a sword.
Kitazawa nodded.
Although the war was indeed started because of him.
At most, add Kakashi Hatake.
"The only person you need to watch out for is Danzo Shimura."
Tsunade warned, "He will definitely make trouble because of this."
"Given his personality, he certainly would."
Kitazawa thought for a moment and said, "And he will probably mention you."
Danzo Shimura's goal was to become Hokage.
Tsunade was the biggest obstacle on his path to becoming Hokage.
Now that Kitazawa has made a mistake that is directly related to Tsunade, it will naturally be used against him.
"Ah."
Tsunade had expected this and was not surprised.
"But launching an attack is not the goal."
Kitazawa stroked his chin and said, "Perhaps he wants to take this opportunity to seize power."
War is both a risk and an opportunity.
If Danzo Shimura becomes the commander of this war, he will return to the pinnacle of power.
"The old man won't let him succeed."
Tsunade shook her head and said, "Shimura Danzo is too old and not suitable to be a commander."
"how about you?"
Kitazawa coughed lightly and asked.
"..."
Tsunade immediately fell silent.
There is probably no one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village more suitable to be the commander of this war than her.
Because among the younger generation of ninjas, she is number one in both strength and status.
Apart from her, they are either too old, like Danzo Shimura, or too young, like Kakashi Hatake.
Hiashi Hyuga and Fugaku Uchiha are also options, but they were clan leaders first, and then Konoha ninjas.
Hiruzen Sarutobi definitely didn't trust them.
No matter how you look at it, Tsunade is the only choice.
"I've found that nothing good has happened to me since I met you."