Chapter 742: Chapter – 735 Is Deidara Really Dojin?
Somewhere on the border of Konoha
Standing on the back of the giant Clay Bird, Kurenai sneaked glances at Deidara from time to time. It was as if she wanted to ask something from Deidara, however, she was hesitating, not sure what to do.
As Deidara noticed her sneaking glances, his face darkened and he said in an uncomfortable tone, "I have already told you, I am not Dojin, and I have nothing to do with that damned Amatsukami Organization, so can you please stop staring at me!"
Kurenai quickly said, "I… I have no intention of trying to obtain Amatsukami's secret information or anything, I just wanted to ask something about Fujin… how has he been? Did he recover from his injuries?"
Deidara scowled, and said in an irritated tone, "Do you have some problem with your brain? Didn't I already say that I am not Dojin? Why the heck would I know anything about Amatsukami?"
At this time, Ōnoki who was sitting on a chair at the front turned back and said, "Young girl, Deidara isn't lying… I can assure you that he really has nothing to do with Amatsukami."
Initially, Ōnoki also suspected Deidara to be Dojin of Amatsukami, however, after he heard the exact timing of Dojin's appearance in the Shinobi World, Ōnoki quickly ruled out all the possibility of Deidara being Dojin. The reason is simple, at the time when Dojin appeared and fought against the Akatsuki Organization, Deidara was in Iwagakure learning Dust Release under his guidance.
After what Sandaime Tsuchikage Ōnoki said, Kurenai still seemed to want to say something, however, at this time, Kakashi placed his hand on Kurenai's shoulder and shook his head, "All right Kurenai, let's not talk about this for now… escorting Tsuchikage-sama back to the village for the Five Kage Conference is the mission of our team at this time, and we should focus on it."
Kurenai sighed, and nodded, "I understand Kakashi-kun… and I am sorry for making the situation difficult for you."
Kakashi smiled lightly, "It's quite all right."
With Kurenai silent, Ōnoki looked at Kakashi, and asked, "I take it that the other Kages have arrived, right?"
"Yes, Tsuchikage-dono, I have received confirmation from Hokage-sama that Raikage-dono, Mizukage-dono, and Kazekage-dono have smoothly reached the village. As soon as our party arrives as well, the Five Kage Conference can begin." Answered Kakashi.
Ōnoki nodded lightly, "I see." And added, "In that case, we should also speed up."
At his words, Deidara speeded up the Clay Birds.
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A few hours later.
After escorting Ōnoki and Deidara to the Venue of the Five Kage conference, Kakashi and Kurenai left as per Jiraiya's instructions, who told the two of them to rest for now.
On the way to their homes, Kakashi couldn't help but question, "Kurenai… how are you adjusting to your new life?"
Kurenai frowned, "What do you mean Kakashi-kun?"
Kakashi sighed, and said, "I was just wondering if you are facing any problems with how things have changed, until a few days ago you were an Anbu, just like me, but now we are regular Jonin, we have to perform missions as a regular Jonin does, and we have to adjust to being in the light, unlike before."
Kurenai thought about it and answered, "I don't think I am uncomfortable with this new life… The frequency of missions is less compared to before, we don't have to be so covert and mindful of all our actions, plus the darkness we used to interact with on a daily basis has also decreased, but most of all, I get more time for myself to train and become stronger… this is a good thing, so I guess you can say that I am adjusting quite all right, and I am quite happy." Then asked after a pause, "What about you Kakashi-kun? Do you find adjusting to this new life uncomfortable?"
Kakashi shook his head, "Nah… I am good, same as you, I get more time to train."
Kurenai nodded, and the two continued to walk in silence.
After a while, Kurenai looked down, then she suddenly turned towards Kakashi and asked, "Say Kakashi-kun… do you really believe that Deidara is Dojin?"
Kakashi thought about Kurenai's question, and replied, "Based on my observations so far, if we compare their temperament, they don't seem to be the same person at all. Deidara is just too… how should I put it… Weird I guess(?)… his unusual obsession with art… I don't think the Dojin we interacted with before had such an obsession with art."
Hearing Kakashi's reply, Kurenai couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "If that's the case then why do you believe that Deidara is Dojin? Is it because of the Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai that they both have and because of the similar Explosive Clay that both of them use?"
Kakashi nodded, "That's just one point… the second point is Dust Release… Dust Release is not something that can be mastered so easily, countless people have tried and failed, the only reason being that they don't have an understanding of how it works. Up until a few months ago, no one other than Tsuchikage-dono could use Dust Release, then suddenly, someone appears and uses Dust Release… naturally, the two should be connected in one way or another, right? And it just so happens that Deidara has that connection with Tsuchikage-dono. On top of being that old Man's disciple, he uses other similar Jutsu as well, and his fighting style matches with Dojin, so the two of them should be the same person, otherwise, it would be too much of a coincidence."
Kurenai nodded, "I see." and said, "If he really is Dojin, then this clearly highlights how good he is at fooling others and disguising himself, at the same time, his non-reliable nature and artistic obsessive personality can't be trusted at all. Everything he puts in front of us is likely to be nothing more than a façade."
In Kurenai's perspective, Kakashi might as well be right. She personally believes that the Amatsukami members are often closer to them than they think, just take Fujin for example, he is somehow related to the Hyuga Clan, yet he is unidentifiable, Kurenai knows this fact, therefore, it's indeed possible that Deidara is Dojin.
With such thoughts in their mind, both Kurenai and Kakashi went to their homes.
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While Kakashi and Kurenai were having a discussion about the possibility of Deidara being Dojin, a similar discussion was happening in the ongoing Five Kage conference.
Ay banged the wooden table, and said in an impatient tone, "All the evidence is pointing at you Deidara… how long do you plan to fool us?"
"Shut it Raikage!" Deidara coldly snorted, and said, "I already told everyone that I have nothing to do with Amatsukami, no matter how many times you ask me, my answer isn't going to change."
Ōnoki added from the side, "I can assure everyone that Deidara is not Dojin because, at the time when Dojin made his appearance, Deidara was in Iwagakure, it's impossible for the same person to be present at two places at the same time."
Ay questioned, "It's not impossible… Firstly, he could have used Clay Clones, which are difficult to identify, and second, there is a possibility that Deidara might have mastered your Nidaime Tsuchikage Mu's Fragmentation Jutsu… with that, he can be present at two places at the same time."
Ōnoki shook his head, and said in a certain tone, "No, it couldn't have been a clay clone." And added, "And as for Deidara mastering the Fragmentation Jutsu of my predecessor, this is impossible, I have neither told him about that Jutsu nor have I ever given him the scroll."
Raikage was dissatisfied, "Your answer is flawed… what do you mean that you haven't told him about that Jutsu? What if he learned about it from somewhere else? What if Amatsukami told him about that?"
Ōnoki was silent, he didn't know how to refute Raikage's words. That is indeed a possibility.
Hiruzen stared at Deidara, and asked the most important question, "Deidara… have you mastered Dust Release?"
At this question, everyone stared at Deidara with a questioning gaze.
Feeling everyone looking at him, Deidara's mood became gloomy, but he answered anyway, "Yes, I have indeed mastered Dust Release… But I am not that damned Dojin! Heck, I am the person who wants to know most as to who that guy is, he is trying to copy my art! If he falls in my hands, I am going to show him that the original is always original, fakes can never equal original!"
Hearing that Deidara has indeed mastered Dust Release, Ay said, "See… he has even mastered Dust Release… who else could be Dojin but him? Deidara, it's about time you stopped pretending!"
"Are you all right in your head old guy?! I have said countless times that I am not him… just think about it, if I were Dojin, why would I let the Akatsuki Organization destroy Iwagakure? Wouldn't I immediately inform all the members of Amatsukami about Akatsuki's attack and call for backup?" said Deidara in a defeated tone.
When Deidara put forward this point, everyone was silent… nobody had an answer to this question… 'Yes, if Deidara really is Dojin, why didn't Amatsukami arrive to save Iwagakure?'
Seeing that nobody had an answer, Sandaime said, "Well, regardless of whether Deidara is Dojin or not, let's stop this topic here. Nothing is going to happen if we continue to press him, if Deidara is really not Dojin, then it's useless to force, and even if he is Dojin, then also it's useless to force him because we can't do anything to him.
So, let's put this topic aside for a while, and discuss the matter for which the Five Kage conference was organized."
Everyone nodded with a defeated expression and the topic was successfully changed.
Soon, under the guidance of Sandaime Hokage, the focus of the Five Kage Conference shifted to the siege and suppression of Danzo.
Because of Danzo's terrifying strength, Raikage proposed to form a coalition of elites in order to hunt him down effectively, and nobody opposed his proposal. In everyone's eyes, Danzo is a menace who threatens the entire Shinobi World, the sooner he is dealt with, the better for everyone.
The only problem is, they haven't been able to determine Danzo's whereabouts, so they don't know when and where to start.
Seeing that this topic wasn't progressing, Tsuchikage brought the threat of Akatsuki to the table.
No doubt, Akatsuki is also very threatening to the entire Shinobi World, they want to deploy countermeasures against Akatsuki, the problem is, Akatsuki is too strong, even if all the villages combine together, there is really nothing they can do against Akatsuki, so this topic couldn't be carried any further.
When the topic shifted to Amatsukami, nobody knew what to say, some could only look at Deidara, but other than this, nothing could be said. The existence of Amatsukami is the biggest mystery in the Shinobi World, and nobody seems to know anything about that organization. Again, the topic couldn't be continued and stopped halfway.
The Five Kage Conference was going nowhere, and after a while, everyone started to mentally feel exhausted.
Seeing everyone getting more and more uninterested, Sandaime announced, "Well, let's end the discussion here for today, and we will again begin tomorrow. In the meantime, everyone can think up possible solutions and propose them in the next discussion."
Everyone nodded and was about to get up and leave, when suddenly, Pakura asked Hiruzen, "Hokage-dono, I have heard that the Ninja Academy of Konoha is organizing a real-world simulation assessment for their trainees, and both Fu and Uzumaki Naruto are also participating in it, is that correct?"
Hiruzen nodded, "Ah yes… that is the case." And said, "If anyone is interested, they can watch the assessment being carried out."
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Chapter 743: Chapter – 736 Start of Assessment
Early morning
As the morning light of the fresh day sprinkled the lands of Konoha, the always deserted entrance of the Forest of Death became inexplicably lively. Normal Konoha Shinobi, members of different Shinobi Clans, as well as ordinary villagers, flocked here invariably.
Standing on top of a temporary high platform, Kuroto muttered with a dissatisfied expression, "Many of the population gathered here don't even have the power to protect themselves should a creature of Forest of Death suddenly attack them… sigh, now we have to deploy people to make sure that this doesn't happen."
With a single glance, Kuroto even spotted many vendors in the area, pushing their carts and selling snacks to the population gathered there.
Shisui–who was standing beside Kuroto–said with a smile, "Well, you can't blame them Kuroto-san… something like a real-life simulation assessment for trainees at the academy has never happened in Konoha before, so people are curious, and because of so many things that you have done in the academy since you became Principal, every assessment carried out by the academy has become an important thing in the village, all the parents and clans worry about their children, and the impact their performance in the assessment is going to cause."
Sometimes Shisui can't help but admire Kuroto more and more. No matter what Kuroto involves himself in, it becomes a really big thing.
Just consider Ninja Academy, for instance, although the academy was always important because of the role it played in Konoha, it was never a topic of such big attention from all parties. The only time Academy received any attention at all was during the enrolment of the new batch, and graduation of the oldest batch. Other than these times, no one paid much attention to what happened in the academy, but now? Each and everything happening in the academy is a matter of concern for all parties, whether they are ordinary civilians, general shinobi, or the elite class of Konoha.
As the trainees saw more and more people gathering, they started to get a bit restless.
"Father, what are you doing here?!" random trainee A.
"Mama… I am here!" random trainee B.
"Oh shit, my old man is also here, what do I do?!" random trainee C.
As more and more trainees spotted their parents or relatives in the crowd, they reacted in various ways, some were happy, some were excited, some were nervous, and some were dissatisfied.
The young Haruno Sakura is also one of the children, as soon as she spotted her parents excitedly waving at her, she was embarrassed, and sighed, "Don't they have anything better to do? They are putting so much pressure on me!"
"Mother, father… watch me as I make both of you proud!" Yakumo muttered to herself as she looked at her parents in the crowd.
Naruto held his hands at the back of his hands and said with a smirk, "Parents and all, they are so troublesome, good thing that I don't have them." Of course, this was just him putting an indifferent front on the outside, internally, his heart was crying, he too wanted to be in the same embarrassing situation as the rest.
Of course, Naruto wasn't the only one with such a thought, even Shion was saddened, she missed her mother. But Shion was happy that Yui and Kuroto were there for her.
Sasuke sneaked glances in the crowd from time to time, hoping to find his parents as well, and soon he spotted his mother and Izumi-nee waving at him, his brother smiling at him, and his father looking at him with expectations in his eyes, Sasuke swore in his heart, 'Otou-san and Nii-san have come to see me, I swore I won't disappoint them. Today I will let the entire Konoha understand just how amazing and powerful the Uchiha Clan is!'
Just as Sasuke spotted his family, Neji also spotted his father, Patriarch, and the young Hanabi in the crowd, and swore to protect the glory of the Hyuga Clan.
As the two young children swore to shoulder the reputation of their respective clans, they subconsciously turned to each other with imaginary lightning crackling between them.
For Neji, Sasuke is the biggest obstacle to ranking highest in this assessment, he is not really worried about anyone else, Neji has the confidence to defeat them all, but he is not so sure about Sasuke. Sasuke had the same thoughts as Neji and believed that Neji was the biggest obstacle standing in his way.
Watching the exchange between two top trainees in their class, the other trainees also realized that this was going to be serious.
Standing on Neji's left side, Uchiha Kiyomi pumped up her fists and said with a smirk, "Neji-kun, even if he is my Nii-chan, we are still going to defeat him! Because I want to win!"
Standing on Neji's right side, Rock Lee clutched both his hands and said with tears of excitement, "Neji-san, I promise not to hold you back, so let's work together and try to win this!"
Neji withdrew his gaze from Sasuke, and said to his two teammates, "Sasuke, I will take on myself, for the others, I will leave them to the two of you…"
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise and loud cheering from the entire crowd, no matter how far or near, Everyone was exclaiming in surprise and shock and it attracted the attention of all the trainees.
Listening to the murmurs of many people in the distance, Ino muttered doubtfully, "Is Hokage-sama here?"
Chōji, with chips crumbs on his face, muttered, "It seems so."
Shikamaru thought about it and shook his head, "No that can't be it… If it was only Hokage-sama, the cheering wouldn't have been this ostentatious."
Mika nodded from the side, "I heard my aunt tell me the other day that the Kages of other great shinobi villages are also in Konoha. It's very likely that they are also here."
Hinata couldn't help but question, "But why would all the five Kage come to watch the assessment?"
Shikamaru shrugged, "Beats me."
Although he shrugged it off, however, internally, he did have some thoughts that might explain this unusual situation, 'Don't tell me this is all being done in order to raise the morale of the village.' Shikamaru felt that his guess was pretty spot on, therefore, he couldn't help but sigh in tiredness, "What are the adults thinking? So, troublesome."
The actions of Danzo and Akatsuki have caused a lot of destruction in the past few months, and this has greatly affected the morale of the entire village. This is why the information about the Five Kage Conference was not so classified and the rumors about it were circulating. This is done in order to assure the populace that the management is working.
As Mika expected, the five Kage soon climbed on the temporary high platform.
Looking at the 'supposedly' five most powerful shinobi in the world, all the trainees became nervous and excited.
Neji and Sasuke were no exception as they looked at the five Kages in awe and amazement.
It was at this moment, that the dreams of several young trainees took shape, especially the dream of Uzumaki Naruto. Up until now, he used to shout out that he wants to be Hokage and whatnot, but he didn't truly understand what being Hokage would mean, Of course, he still doesn't understand, but one thing he has fully understood is that if he wants to be accepted and loved by everyone then he has to become someone like them… someone like those five people.
"One day, I too am going to stand there," muttered Naruto with a determined expression.
Anyway, after the crowd calmed down, and the five Kage spoke a few words for the crowd, Kuroto the principal of the Academy and the organizer of the asssessment announced, "That concludes the explanation of rules that you will have to adhere to for this assessment. Before we officially begin the assessment, I want to emphasize one point… Do not treat this assessment just as a regular assessment, anyone not being careful and acting recklessly might end up dying… keep this in mind."
All the trainees, whether nervous or excited nodded.
"With that out of the way, without wasting any more time, let's start the assessment." Said Kuroto as he waved his hand.
Immediately, staff members who were waiting on the sidelines came forward and led the different teams to the different entrances of the Forest of Death.
Watching the trainees disappear in the Forest of Death, Kakashi came beside Kuroto and asked lightly, "Kuroto… what you said just now, you weren't serious right?"
Kuroto raised his eyebrow, and questioned, "What do you think?"
At this time, Shisui came over and said, "Kuroto-san, Asuma-san, and the others have arrived."
Kuroto nodded, "Perfect timing, tell them to wait for a while, I am coming in five minutes."
Shisui nodded, "All right."
On the side, as Kakashi heard Shisui mention Asuma's name, Kakashi was taken aback, and asked curiously, "What are Asuma and the others going to do?"
Kuroto patted Kakashi's shoulder, and said, "You will find out."
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At the same time, somewhere deep in the Forest of Death.
Wearing a mask, Obito stood on a tree branch and looked at the liveliness on the other side.
While Obito was observing the distance, Zetsu protruded his body out of a tree and said, "I wasn't able to find Deidara, he is probably hiding somewhere else."
Obito looked at Zetsu with a thoughtful expression on his face under the mask, and nodded, "Leave it." Then questioned, "What about Tobi… Did you bring him?"
Zetsu shook his head, "Tobi is dead."
Obito nodded, "I see," then looked back in the direction of people.
As for Tobi, Obito didn't care all that much.
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