Chapter 199: 192. Contingency Plan
Whoosh…
Izuna flickers out of the academy as he moves towards the Hokage Office.
"Ibiki will take care of the first round of chunnin exam."
Shoom… shoom…
A seal appears on his hand as it glows.
"Hmm…. A report from Wrath."
Whoosh…
Izuna infuses some chakra in the seal as a scroll teleports in front of him.
He grabs the scroll and reads its content.
"Interesting."
He pockets the scroll and flickers towards the Hokage Office.
'I have changed the Flying Thunder God Technique to suit my needs. Previously, only the owner of the sealing formula could use teleportation, but now anyone can use it.
But the problem is, they can only send inanimate objects from one place to another. I have yet to figure out a way to teleport someone else.'
Sigh…
He shakes his head and enters inside the Hokage Office.
Inside the Hokage Office,
Mei and Tsunade are sipping tea as they discuss various political matters. Tsunade is giving some friendly advice to Mei.
"You shouldn't pay much heed to the old geezers of the Village council. They might have experience, but those senile geezers always like to manipulate things. Just listen to their advice and act according to your wisdom.
Luckily, in Konoha… Izuna took care of all of those old corrupt council members and replaced them with competent members. So, this way majority of the decision-making power lies with me."
Tsunade explains the details to Mei.
"I see." Mei nods her head.
"My father leads Kiri council, but there are still a few council members of other faction. We couldn't find any dirt on them during the cleanup of Noble faction so we had to spare them."
Knock… knock…
Izuna knocks on the door to get their attention.
Ahem…
Tsunade clears her throat and asks him.
"You took care of it?"
She places down her cup.
"It is just a written exam, nothing to worry about."
Izuna waves his hand and pours some tea and sits beside Mei.
"I am very suspicious of Sunagakure's lineup. We have to take caution while dealing with them."
Sip…
He sips his tea as he reveals the fact to Tsunade.
Hmm…
Tsunade frowns as she questions him.
"Why do you think so? Suna had been in a peace treaty with Konoha since the end of the Second Shinobi War. Why would they violet the pact?"
Yawn…
Izuna finishes his tea and lies down in Mei's lap.
Eh…
A blush appears on Mei's face. Izuna ignores it as he makes himself comfortable. He turns towards Tsunade and explains.
"The Third Shinobi War took a toll on Suna's economy. It has reached the point that the Fourth Kazekage Rasa has to sell his gold dust at a dirt-cheap price to raise some funds for his village. Suna is really in a dire state and would do anything to get more resources."
"That's such a shame."
Tsunade shakes her head.
"The harsh terrain of Land of Wind together with the ever-present sandstorm makes it difficult for Suna. But… how do you know about this?"
Tsunade questions him.
"Well, duh! I was the secret buyer of that gold dust. Like, come on… why I won't buy it? He is just handing over a crap ton of gold for free. Haha…"
Izuna laughs as he takes out a scroll from his pocket.
'The construction of the chakra cannon requires the chakra ore. The prototype blueprint A gave me had many faults in it. I modified the chakra cannon, and the model requires gold as a medium to stabilize the power source.
Well, it is all theoretical. I still can't make it. I am no rocket scientist. I need someone to help me with the construction of the cannon. Luckily, I had just the perfect person for this task in mind. But it would be awhile before I could recruit him.'
"This scroll has all the gold I bought from the Kazekage. Most of my funds which I scammed from Raikage went into this."
"…"
Tsunade and Mei silently stare at Izuna.
"Now I have to earn some of that money back, and this collaborative chunnin exam is an ideal opportunity to do so. I have already analyzed the abilities of all the genins, and the gambling den would bring huge amounts of money. Soon, we would rack up a shitload of cash. Haha…"
Izuna laughs maniacally as he flips the scroll.
"Imagine what would be the expression of Kazekage if he came to know that I would use the young shinobis of his village to earn more cash. I bet he will puke out a liter of blood in a mad rage. Haha… Profit… it is profit."
He chuckles as he rests on Mei's thighs.
"…"
Mei and Tsunade stare at the devilish smile of Izuna.
'This guy is a devil. Yes, he is definitely a devil.'
Both of them nod their head in agreement.
Ahem…
Tsunade clears her throat as she asks him.
"About the suspicious activity of Suna? What do you mean by that? Mind explaining it in detail."
"Of course,"
Izuna opens one of his eyes as he explains.
"My spy from Suna sent me a report about the recent activities of Suna shinobis."
He takes out Wrath's scroll and passes it to Tsunade.
"Here."
Hmm…
Tsunade frowns as she reads the scroll. Her expression turns ugly as she tightly clutches the scroll.
"The guts of Suna have inflated a lot. To think that they would plan such a scheme against Konoha."
Bang…
Tsunade smashes the scroll on the table.
"Now… now… calm down a little."
Izuna calms her down as he explains.
"It is all just a speculation at this point. We don't have any concrete proof. Sunagakure could just easily deny it and wash off their hands."
"But that doesn't mean we can give it a rest either." Tsunade calms down as she contemplates the content of the scroll.
"Seeing this number… looks like Suna is planning for a full-blown war. If they utilized it in Konoha, then at least half of the Konoha would be destroyed. We need some countermeasures for it." Tsunade rubs her forehead as a crease appears on it.
"I have already planned a countermeasure for it."
Izuna removes the map of Konoha from one of the walls and lays it on the table.
He marks a circle on the map and explains.
"This would be the venue for the final exam of the chunnin exam, and I am sure the attack would take place on that day."
Hmm…
Tsunade nods her head as Izuna continues.
"I will ask Uncle Fugaku to lead his Police Force and form a perimeter around the stadium. This way we could contain most of the fight within the stadium.
Also, deploy the members of the Aburame Clan and Akimichi clan at the outer perimeter of the village. They will hold down the attacks of the Suna ninja force stationed outside the village. You can ask Jiraiya to lead this team.
The members of the rest of the clan will guard the inner perimeter and rest of them would evacuate the civilians to a safe shelter."
Hmm…
"That makes sense." Tsunade nods her head.
"But what about the genins of other villages who are present in the stadium? If any of them die in this chaos, then other villages will hold Konoha accountable for this loss. This may very well turn all of them against Konoha." Tsunade questions him.
"I had already thought about that circumstance. Kakashi together with the rest of the jounins would protect them while Shisui and his anbu team would take care of the anbus of Suna." Izuna marks another circle on the map.
"I see… I will deploy the medical ninjas of the Konoha Hospital to take care of the injured people."
Tsunade and Izuna form a rough outline of their contingency plan.
"Summon Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, Inoichi Yamanaka, Hiashi Hyuga, Uncle Sakumo, and Lord Third to discuss the plan with them. They are trustworthy and I am sure they will follow the plan." Izuna names a few persons.
"Very well…"
Tsunade signals the nearby Anbus and sends them to summon the clan leaders.
"We still have around a month to prepare."
"What would be my role in all of this?"
Mei questions them.
"Well…"
Izuna and Tsunade stares at Mei as Izuna scratches his head.
"You are a guest of Konoha and I don't want to embroil you in the matters of Konoha," Tsunade replies to her.
"But… I would soon be a member of Konoha."
Mei glares at Izuna.
Gulp…
Izuna gulps his saliva and avoids her gaze.
"No means no… I won't allow this." Tsunade denies her request.
"How about this? You can evacuate the Kiri genins to a safe shelter and then you can reunite with me to help me." Izuna appeases her.
"Hmm… that's reasonable." Mei nods to the suggestion.
Whew…
'I dodged the bullet.'
Izuna takes a deep breath.
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Chapter 200: 193. Sneaking into Chunnin Exam
Scree…
Izuna raises his head and notices an eagle pecking at the window.
Whistle…
He releases an incoherent sound, and the eagle flies away.
"Looks like the second test of the chunnin exam has started. I will let Anko handle the exam."
Izuna turns towards the group of clan leaders and the Third Hokage as the meeting starts.
Hmm…
"Izuna Uchiha… the matter must be quite serious for you to summon all of us here for an emergency meeting."
Hiruzen has a frown on his face as he awaits Izuna's response.
"All of us here have interacted with Izuna one way or another. So, the matter must be quite serious for him to summon us."
Shikaku calmly stares at Izuna as he remarks.
"True… he has helped all of us considerably one way or another." Hiashi remarks as he remembers the Hyuga incident.
"Let's ask him what is the matter?"
Fugaku opens his eyes as he stares at Izuna.
'When will Fugaku learn to smile.'
Izuna takes out the information scroll from his pocket and places it on the table.
"Have a look at this. It is the information I got from one of my spies in the Sunagakure."
Hmm…
Hiruzen frowns as he reads its contents.
He places the scroll on the table as the rest of the clan leaders read its content.
All of their expression darkens as Choza remarks.
"Those Sand Bastards are doing it this time. Their guts have inflated a lot after the defeat during the Second Shinobi War."
Choza slams his palm on the table.
"Calm down, Choza! It is still a piece of intel; the real thing hasn't started yet."
Shikaku calms him down and turns towards Izuna.
"How sure are you about the validity of this intel?" He questions Izuna.
"I am a hundred percent sure. My source can't be false." Izuna assures Shikaku.
Sigh…
"Then it seems like Sunagakure is serious about this invasion. I can't even relax these old bones of mine." Hiruzen sighs as he contemplates over the intel.
"I guess you summoned us because you already have a plan in your mind." Shibi Aburame breaks the silence.
"Yes, I do." Izuna nods his head.
"And I plan to discuss it with all of you. You are the only few trustworthy people I can trust in Konoha." Izuna reveals to them.
"Well… I don't know how to feel about that statement." Inoichi scratches his head.
"Well then… let's hear your plan." Shikaku starts the discussion.
"Hokage-sama, please disclose the strategy."
Izuna signals Tsunade.
"Very Well." Tsunade places the map on the table.
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In training ground three,
Hah… Hah…
Sasuke and Naruto are engaged in a Taijutsu fight as they exchange blows. Sakura watches from the sidelines as she cheers them.
"Sasuke-kun… Naruto-kun… do you best."
'Sasuke-kun! Beat Naruto up. Shannaro!' The inner Sakura cheers for Sasuke.
Huff… huff…
Both of them breathe heavily as the spar ends with a draw.
Huff… Huff…
"Naruto… I never expected you to improve so drastically." Sasuke breathes heavily as he remarks.
"It is thanks to the secret training I did with Izuna Nii-san. I have improved a lot. Dattebyo!"
Naruto pumps his fist.
"Sasuke-kun… let me wipe your sweat." Sakura offers a towel to Sasuke.
"I will do it myself. There is no need for you to do anything." Sasuke grabs the towel and wipes his sweat.
Hai…
Sakura depressingly passes the towel to Sasuke.
"Man… I am bored." Naruto rests against the wooden pillars.
"Kakashi sensei is busy with that chunnin exam thingy. We don't have any missions these days. I am so tired of these D-Rank missions. I want to do some cool ninja missions." Naruto drinks some water as he wipes his sweat.
"So, you mean to say that you don't mind capturing that cat again?" Sasuke remarks.
"Anything but that…" Both Naruto and Sakura reply simultaneously.
"That thing is not a cat. It is even more agile than the ninja hounds of Kakashi sensei." Naruto shakes his head as the memories of the Cat Capture Mission flood his mind.
"We spent seven hours chasing after that cat, and we weren't even able to catch as much as a fur of that thing. In the end, it returned to the owner of its own free will." Naruto narrates the incident.
"But we got the full payment, right!" Sasuke remarks.
"No, don't remind me of that. Every time I hear that, I start to doubt my abilities as a Ninja. How will I become a Hokage if I can't even catch a cat?" Naruto shakes his head.
"Anyway, forget about that. Why don't we take a peek at the chunnin exam?" A wild idea pops out in Naruto's mind.
"No! Naruto. It is a bad idea." Sakura hurriedly tries to convince Naruto.
"Kakashi Sensei said we aren't ready for it yet. We have to do at least three C rank missions before even thinking about the chunnin exam." Sakura advises him against it.
"Come on, Sakura. You know of our abilities; it would be a walk-in park for us." Naruto ignores Sakura's warnings.
"Sasuke-kun… now only you can convince Naruto-kun to drop the idea." Sakura turns towards Naruto.
"Hmm… it sounds interesting. I am with Naruto on this one."
Sasuke agrees with Naruto.
"Yes… let's go. We will sneak in the chunnin exam."
Naruto jumps in excitement.
"Hold on, Naruto. Do you even know about the location of the chunnin exam?"
Sasuke calms his down.
"Err… this. I don't know… but we will be able to figure it out somehow." Naruto pumps his fists in the air.
"Chunnin exam I am coming."
"…"
Sasuke and Sakura silently stare at Naruto.
"I expected nothing less from you." Sasuke stands up as he dusts himself.
"Hey! What do you mean?" Naruto growls at Sasuke.
"Don't worry, I had already made preparations for this."
Sasuke makes some hand signs and slams his palm on the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu"
Poof…
A small puff of white smoke appears as the summoning seal is completed.
Scree…
The smoke clears out to reveal a small eagle.
Scree…
The eagle screams again as it flies and perches on Sasuke's shoulder.
Woah…
Naruto and Sakura's eyes shine brightly as they stare at the eagle.
"Hey, when did you got this?" Naruto points towards the eagle.
"You aren't the only one who is doing secret training with Izuna Nii-san," Sasuke smirks as he pats the eagle.
"Damn… I also want one of these." Naruto gnaws his teeth.
"Can I touch it?" Sakura stares at the eagle with shining eyes as her hands creep towards it.
Scree…
The eagle pecks on her hand and turns away.
"Garuda doesn't like anyone besides me and Izuna Nii-san." Sasuke takes out some food from his pocket and feeds the eagle.
"Fine, I got it." Naruto puffs his cheek as he asks Sasuke.
"So, how would we find the location of the Chunnin exam? By flying on top of this little guy?" Naruto tries to touch Garuda only to get pecked by his sharp beak.
"Aww… It hurts." He grabs his bitten thumb in pain.
"There is no need for that." Sasuke releases the Garuda as it circles above them in the air.
"Now watch carefully."
"Sharingan."
He activates his Sharingan and makes some hand signs.
"Uchiha Secret Technique: Mirrored Telescopic Vision"
He cups one of his hands around his right eye as he shares the vision with Garuda.
"This is one of the secret techniques of the Uchiha clan. It allows the user to share his vision with his summons. The visions of ordinary Hawks can spot a small rat from a mile away and Garuda is a summon, so his vision is several times better than an ordinary hawk. He would be able to spot the location of the Chunnin exam in minutes."
Sasuke nods to Garuda.
Whoosh…
Garuda flies higher in the sky and disappears from their vision.
"Wow… he is so fast." Naruto and Sakura stare at Garuda in amazement.
"Of course, he is at least three times faster than messenger eagles." Sasuke proudly raises his head.
"Damn… now I really need a summon." Naruto bites his lips.
Swoosh…
"Oh! I can see it." Sasuke focuses on the binocular vision as the village appears in his vision.
"I can see the entire Uchiha clan compound from here. Let us go to the academy. We will get some hints from there. Also, Hokage Office is there."
Whoosh…
Garuda flies higher and approaches Academy.
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Inside the Hokage Office,
"The meeting is finally over. My throat is dry from all that talking. I need some sake to parch it." Tsunade slumps down on the Hokage chair.
"…"
Izuna and Shizune stares at Tsunade.
"Ok, I will get some orange juice for you." Izuna opens the window as he jumps out.
Huh…
Izuna feels a gaze on him. He raises his head and notices a eagle flying far away in the sky.
"Oh!" Izuna stares at the eagle and smiles.
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In the training ground.
Brrr….
A shiver runs down Sasuke's spine as Izuna's face appears in his vision.
'Did big brother notice me?'
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