It's better to be a rebel ninja than to be a Hokage

The venue for the finals of the Chunin Selection Exam, Konoha Duel Arena.

Center of the playing field.

"What exactly is going on?"

Sasuke looked at the final examiner Genma Shiranui who suddenly stood in front of him and questioned.

The person that Genma Shiranui was facing was not Gaara who was originally fighting with Sasuke, but the leader of Gaara's ninja team - Maki of Sunagakure.

"Look around you, the war has begun."

After Genma Shiranui reminded Sasuke, he focused all his attention on Maki who was confronting him.

The previous battle with Gaara did not allow for any distraction, so Sasuke did not notice anything unusual in the duel arena.

After being reminded by Genma Shiranui, Sasuke discovered that the duel field was in chaos at the moment.

The battle is no longer limited to the playing field!

On the stands high above the duel arena, the ninjas from Konoha, Otogakure, and Sunagakure were engaged in a true life-and-death battle.

If you relax for a moment, you will be killed on the spot in the next moment!

"Where are your students going?"

Shiranui Genma suddenly spoke up, drawing Sasuke's attention back.

While Sasuke was observing the situation around him, Maki, who was standing in front of Gaara, had already ordered Temari and Kankuro to transfer the now weak Gaara.

"You should worry about whether you can survive my clutches."

Maki however had no intention of answering Genma Shiranui's question.

"Uchiha Sasuke, I'm giving you an urgent order now. Your match with Gaara just now has proved that you are capable of fighting with Gaara. Catch up with Gaara and subdue or kill him. If you let that guy go, who knows where in Konoha he will cause trouble that is difficult to deal with!"

Genma Shiranui never imagined that he could get an answer from Maki.

The answers you find yourself are the most convincing.

……

Players viewing platform.

Attracted by the sudden explosion just now, Sakura saw a huge purple square wall barrier erected on the roof of the main stand where the Hokage and the Kazekage were.

"Boundary? What happened?"

Sakura wondered.

Bagua and sixty-four palms!

Hyuga Neji, who was a finalist with Sakura, suddenly appeared in front of Sakura. He used his high-speed acupoint-pressing soft fist and his Byakugan that could see through chakra meridians to knock down the Sound Ninja who was about to launch a sneak attack on Sakura.

"Do you still have the mind to be in a daze in this situation?!"

Neji turned his head and glared at Sakura. The bulging meridians around his eye sockets were continuously transporting chakra to his Byakugan, allowing Neji to immediately track the enemy's movements.

"Sorry...I'll help you right away!"

Sakura cheered herself up, stopped looking around, and got herself into a fighting state.

"No, just leave this to me, Neji, and Shino - you should go help Sasuke!"

Tiantian said, his hands moving non-stop, using the scroll to release a large number of ninja tools to deal with the enemies in front of him!

Aburame Shino let countless parasitic insects parasitize the enemy behind Tenten. Although the two did not belong to the same ninja team, they cooperated well in their first battle.

"Otogakure and Sunagakure suddenly launched an attack, and the jonin are busy fighting and have no time to take care of us. We should adapt to the situation as it arises."

Aburame Shino has been observing the situation around him the whole time. Even when faced with a sudden battle, his tone remained calm: "The three members of Sunagakure have left the duel arena, and Sasuke just went after them alone. You and Sasuke are both members of Team 7, and it is most appropriate for you, who is familiar with Sasuke, to provide support."

"When those two guys from Sunagakure left the viewing platform just now, I left a bug on the Sand Ninja named Kankuro to track him. You can follow him with this bug."

A tiny flying insect detached from Shino's body and landed on Sakura's palm.

After hearing what Aburame Shino said, Sakura realized that Sasuke, who was originally on the field, had disappeared.

"I see!"

Sakura condensed chakra under her feet, immediately climbed out of the viewing platform, and began to chase Sasuke according to the insect's instructions.

……

Spectator stands.

"Konoha!"

"whirlwind!"

With just one physical kick, the Sound Ninja lost his ability to fight.

"Lee! Don't let the enemy get close to them until Kakashi has finished giving Team 10 their mission!"

"Leave it to me! Teacher Kai!"

Next to Kai was Rock Lee, who was dressed exactly like him.

The master and disciple blocked the enemy's attack using only physical skills, creating time for Kakashi to talk.

"Isn't Naruto here?"

Kakashi asked, looking at the three members of Team 10.

"He was there just now, but Naruto suddenly turned into smoke and disappeared."

Ino answered.

"That should be Naruto's shadow clone... Judging from the way the shadow clone suddenly disappeared, it doesn't seem to be actively removed. Naruto's real body must be in danger."

Shikamaru was providing information to Kakashi on behalf of Ino.

Kakashi's eyes narrowed after getting the answers from Ino and Shikamaru.

“Difficult things always come in clusters.”

Even Kakashi couldn't help but complain, but Kakashi quickly restrained his emotions.

"I'm giving you orders now. The situation is urgent. It's difficult for the jonin to get away from dealing with the enemy's main force, so we have to hand it over to Team 10, which inherited the name of 'Ino-Shika-Cho' and has the best team awareness than other ninja teams of the same period. Sasuke and Sakura just went after Gaara from the Sand Village. Your mission for Team 10 is to find them and stop them. The chakra displayed by the Sand Village ninja named Gaara in the previous match is very abnormal. It's too dangerous for Sasuke and Sakura to deal with him rashly."

This is the judgment of the elite among the jonin, Hatake Kakashi.

Although his words were understated, the consequences he mentioned were serious enough.

"But how do we track them? The only one in Team 10 who has the ability to detect is Ino, who uses the Heart Transformation Technique to possess Asuka. However, Ino herself becomes unable to move after using the Heart Transformation Technique, and needs Choji and I to guard her. Team 10 cannot detect and move at the same time."

Shikamaru pointed out the shortcomings of Team 10 regarding the tracking mission at the moment.

"You three don't need to be responsible for the exploration work."

Kakashi said as he formed a summoning seal with his hands and a brown-skinned pug appeared in front of Team 10.

"Parker is a tracking ninja dog. I have him remember the scents of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. He will be responsible for investigation and tracking."

"Nice to meet you three."

Parker spoke human words out of his dog mouth and greeted the three people from Class 10.

"Then there's no problem. Let's go stop Sakura and Sasuke now."

Shikamaru answered.

"Then I'll trouble you... Although I'm worried about my three troublesome subordinates, you may encounter a battle that is difficult to deal with. If this happens, the three of you should prioritize your own lives. I will allow you to abandon the mission midway."

Kakashi looked deeply at the three members of Team 10.

Class 3, Class 7, Class 8, Class 10.

The relationship between the leading jonin of the four ninja classes is pretty good, and they often get together in their spare time. Kakashi is naturally very clear about the strength of the other classes.

The strength of Team 10 is actually not weak, but their means of facing the enemy head-on are still not as good as their respective fathers - that is, the current "Ino-Shika-Cho", who is different from the three members of Team 10 who are the successors of "Ino-Shika-Cho".

But there aren't many choices at the moment.

"Since you have decided to entrust the task to us, please trust us."

Shikamaru put away his usual annoyed expression and became serious for once.