Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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At this time, the ninja roster of Konoha Village was not very full, with a small portion of the Chunin, Special Jonin, and even Jonin positions allocated to the Uzumaki ninja.

Even so, this still caused dissatisfaction among many high-ranking family members in the village.

Under the scrutiny of Mito, who had participated in the war and made significant contributions, all the high-ranking members of the Konoha clans immediately deflated.

—In this battle, no one's achievements can compare to killing the Third Mizukage, who didn't even have time to participate in the battle.

Mito was not unreasonable. The ninja clan's territory in the Land of Whirlpools would be built on the outskirts of the village, a location that would better protect the village: the future territory of the Uchiha clan.

Meanwhile, regarding the number of spots, Mito didn't say much, indicating that in the next Chunin Exams, all Chunin from the Uzumaki, Mizuhara, and Tsuchiya clans, except for those with Jonin-level abilities, must participate in the exams to obtain Chunin spots.

In addition, Jonin and Special Jonin also need to complete the Jonin promotion missions issued by Konoha Village and are temporarily assigned the positions of Temporary Jonin and Temporary Special Jonin.

—If you don't finish, you all have to go and take the Chunin Exams to become Chunin.

As a result, the situation on the battlefield borders between Konoha and Iwagakure, Amegakure, and Sunagakure eased considerably: the Jonin of the Mizuhara clan, who were skilled in Water Release, decided to lead the clan's Chunin team to participate in the Fire Rain Battlefield and cooperate with Konoha after the Chunin Exams.

In addition, there were also Jonin from the Uzumaki clan who participated in the Fire and Wind Battlefield after the Chunin Exams.

Furthermore, many ninjas from the Uzumaki and Tsuchiya clans decided to go to the border of the Land of Fire, which borders the Land of Water, to carry out guard work: this is also one of the contents of the Jonin and Special Jonin examinations, and if a Chunin takes on this long-term mission, he can be directly promoted to Chunin.

For Uchiha Hagetsuki, who recently participated in the raid on Outpost No. 1 and nearly lost half an arm to the Hidden Mist Assassination Squad while trying to save Hyuga Tomoya, this was a very welcome welcome.

Among the various clans of the Land of Whirlpools, there were also those who could not become ninjas. They decided to use the money left behind by the Land of Whirlpools within the Land of Fire to build a city that records the history of the Land of Whirlpools together with the people of the Land of Whirlpools: named Enwazu Castle.

The name comes from a combination of the "fire" from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and the "fire" from the Hokage of Konoha, along with the "vortex" from the Uzumaki clan.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire was overjoyed upon hearing this, since the people of the Land of Whirlpools were essentially giving up the name of a country and using the economy left behind by that country to build a city within the Land of Fire.

Taxes paid, city-building materials purchased, missions assigned... all of these contribute to the economic development of the Land of Fire, and increase the wealth of the daimyo and nobles. Why not do it?

The future fate of the ninja world also underwent a subtle change at this moment.

At this moment, a large, orange-skinned old toad in Mount Myōboku, the white snake sage of Ryūchi Cave who liked to disguise himself as an old woman, and the slug sage in Shikkotsu Forest who appeared as a mature young girl all opened their eyes simultaneously:

"The future has been changed!"

[In this book's setting: the White Snake Immortal can transform into a human, and the Slug Immortal should be able to as well, since it's a similar immortal-level secret technique like transformation.]

......

In mid-June, as the Ninja Academy was about to begin its summer vacation, the registration area for the Chunin Exams was deserted. Apart from the occasional Chunin from the Tsuchiya, Mizuhara, and even the Uzumaki clans who came to inquire about the specific dates of the exams, the other clans and previously graduated classes had all quietly given up on the exams.

—They're all Chunin-level examinees, what are they doing taking the Genin exam?!

Chapter 73 Bearing the Name of an Unemployed Person: Class One

The land of the Thousand Hands Clan.

Inside a large Japanese mansion, three lazy bums lay sprawled on the walkway above the corridor.

On another note, Dai has already returned 200,000 to Bai Xing, and at this moment, his little money bag is now completely full thanks to the last S-rank mission.

"Eh."

Rope Tree stared blankly at the ceiling:

"There have been so few D-rank missions lately."

Shirahoshi, standing nearby, grumbled, "With so many capable Uzumaki ninja suddenly appearing, they might as well just overwhelm me."

Might Guy, smelling of sweat, said, "Thank goodness, we've saved enough money. Even if we don't carry out any missions for a while, we'll have plenty of cash on hand."

The three were silent for a moment. Bai Xing pinched her nose, moved to the side, and said, "Dai, you stink! After you finish exercising, please go home and take a shower before you come here to chat!"

Dai scratched his cheek awkwardly: "Once I go home, I won't be able to come out again."

"Are you happy with your girlfriend and married life, Uncle Dai?" Rope Tree asked.

Bai Xing: "......" The single dog was instantly hit with a ten thousandfold blow.

Besides, you didn't even talk to anyone, did you?! What's the point of asking?!

Shirahoshi's eyes were lifeless.

"It's alright." Dai recalled that every time he returned home, Xiaolin would hug Kai while chattering incessantly. Dai looked at the ceiling under the eaves and sighed slightly, "I feel like Xiaolin has been talking a lot lately. Sometimes I'm tired from a day of missions and training and I feel really irritable, but I still have to patiently comfort her, so I can't get out of there."

"Irritable? This isn't like you." Bai Xing glanced at Dai. Such a cheerful and sunny man, how could he have an irritable day?

Rope Tree's face was also full of curiosity.

Dai said helplessly, "The frustrating thing is that I'm stuck on the Eight Gates Formation lately. I've found that I can only open the fifth gate, and I can only open it for about ten seconds at most without getting injured. I also have a feeling that if I open the sixth or seventh gate, I will suffer muscle damage instantly."

"..." Bai Xing was silent for a moment, thinking to herself that it was already good that she could open five gates for a short while. You can now be compared to Li Xiaolu who has cheat codes.

"It's a pity Orochimaru-sensei isn't here, otherwise I could have asked him," Nawaki said.

At this moment, Shirahoshi thought of another ninja who was available in the village: this was naturally not referring to Hiruko, the Jonin-level officer in charge of the village's experimental development department, who was not particularly talented in combat.

Instead, she is another Tsunade who has a better understanding of the human body.

"I wonder if Lady Tsunade is free. I'll go to the hospital and ask Nono."

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we've visited Nono. We wonder how she's doing." Nawaki smacked his lips. The jobs of combat ninjas and support ninjas are different. Even if combat ninjas are busy all day, they still have to train and don't have much time to visit others.

"Speaking of which, Mikoto's mission hasn't been completed yet after all this time?" Dai recalled passing by the Security Department ninjas and encountering those members who silently walked away as if they were looking at an idiot. "I even asked the Security Department people out of curiosity today, but they didn't answer me. Are they unaware of the specific situation?!"

Shirahoshi: "......"

"Mikoto? Isn't that the genius Uchiha who was in my class?! I think I heard my older sister mention her..."

"Cough cough cough." Shirahoshi coughed wildly, then sat up straight. "Alright, alright, the Uchiha clan will naturally take care of Mikoto's matter, so we don't need to worry about it."

"Let's head to Konoha Hospital now!"

"Oh!" x2

Rope Tree sat up straight and raised his hand. Dai, who seemed oblivious to everything, jumped up from the aisle, flashing his white teeth:

"Then let's see who gets to Konoha Hospital first!!"

Rope Tree rolled up his sleeves and said seriously, "It's definitely me!"

"I won't give up either," Bai Xing replied to the two, but she was also prepared to follow behind them, remaining an unknown last place.

On the way to Konoha Hospital, the various scenes of walls, buildings, and pedestrians on all sides began to move rapidly.

Shirahoshi recalled that during her free time half a month ago, when she went to the hospital to visit Nonou, she overheard Tsunade explaining Mikoto's situation to Nonou: Tsunade had even discovered him at the time.

— He perfectly coordinated with various squads on the battlefield to complete one S-rank mission and two A-rank missions, earning him the title of 'the genius Uchiha in the nightmare' from the enemies of Amegakure and Iwagakure.

In other words, Mikoto, having distinguished herself on the battlefield, has now transformed from a reserve Chunin assigned by her clan into a genuine Special Jonin.

Shirahoshi felt that even Kakashi in the future would probably be unable to break this record for the youngest Jonin.

After all, even a special Jonin in the village hierarchy is still a Jonin.

......

Soon, the first group of companions arrived at Konoha Hospital and saw Nonou, who was on the verge of death, lying on a wooden table in the inpatient ward's rest room. Next to her was another nurse, Inuzuka Umeko, who was also on the verge of death from exhaustion.

"Are you alright, Nono?"

"Okay~~~~" Before Nonou could finish speaking, Shirahoshi interrupted her with her "okay my ass" statement, "Okay is fine. We came to ask if Lady Tsunade has any time right now."

Umeko Inuzuka, who was lying on the table next to her, tilted her head, and the ninja dog with its head raised stuck out its tongue and barked softly, "Do you think that, with us nurses all exhausted, Tsunade-sama, as the head of the hospital, has any time left?"

"..." After a moment of silence, Nawaki stated the current reality: "That's true."

"Suddenly I feel that being a chunin is a very easy thing~ Brother Shirahoshi." Ever since that battle, Nawaki felt that Shirahoshi was a hidden level of strength, at least a chunin: otherwise he would not have been able to defeat a Kirigakure ninja who was also a chunin.

At that moment, Nawaki nudged Shirahoshi with his elbow, only to be met with a glare from Shirahoshi, who thought to himself, "So now you know how to be ninja?"

To put it bluntly, look at the injured ninjas outside; almost all of them are either aspiring to become Chunin or have already become Chunin, and their cries of agony are coming from them.

—Ninjas aren't gods!

They can get hurt, and they can die.

For example, Lord Mito, who has not left the Senju clan's territory since the battle some time ago and has not even been seen by Nawaki, is a good example.

Ninjas have another weakness: they get old.

Even the Uzumaki clan, who possess the Yin Seal, only gain a slight increase in lifespan and can unleash combat power comparable to their youth when they are old, but they will still die of old age.

The new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has been decided; he will be enrolled in Class A of the next third year at the Ninja Academy, which is Minato's class at the age of seven.

Based on a fleeting image from the original work and the fact that this girl had awakened a talent related to the Uzumaki clan, Shirahoshi could deduce that...

—Kaori Uzumaki is the mother of Karin Uzumaki, who will wander to Kusagakure in the future.

While responding to the casual conversation between Nono, Nawaki, Dai, and Ume, she was thinking about the future.

Shirahoshi was very curious: Had the Child of Destiny's mother, Kushina, already been killed by the Hidden Mist ninja? Would the Crown Prince have perished as well?

If Kushina is still alive, then where did she go?

Unable to figure things out, he continued chatting with the others about recent events.

After a while.

The team learned that Nonou is currently too busy with work to learn Healing Palm Technique, which is why she is unable to advance to the position of physician. Normally, she could be directly promoted to Chunin-level physician, but Nonou has too little work experience and almost no surgical experience. Therefore, if she wants to become a Chunin-level physician, she must learn more advanced medical ninjutsu.

Since Nono had no time, Tsunade had even less time to examine Dai. The first shift members could only return to the shady spot in the Senju clan's territory to continue lying around, without disturbing Nono, who was taking a rare break during her work hours.

Meanwhile, inside the Hokage Building.

Having just completed an A-rank mission and returned to the village without even having a chance to see Tsunade, Jiraiya chose to leave in a hurry.

When asked by Hiruzen-sensei, Jiraiya said that there was an urgent matter to tell him about at Mount Myōboku. He then immediately used the Reverse Summoning Technique to arrive at the territory belonging to Mount Myōboku, and then went to a hall to meet the Great Toad Sage.

Chapter 74 Qingqing, the Face-Obsessed Person

Myoboku Mountain, deep within the palace.

At this moment, sitting on the tall chair above is a giant toad that has lived for over a thousand years: the Great Toad Sage, revered by Jiraiya and countless toads of Mount Myōboku.

The cultivation of Sage Chakra is extremely profound, and its power is unfathomable.

He wore a red beaded necklace, and the front of the necklace, on his chest, was almost identical to the headband that Jiraiya often wore in his later years: both had the character 'oil' on them.

"Little Jiraiya, you've arrived. Did the mission go smoothly?" The green-skinned little toad, Fukasaku the Sage, was greeting Jiraiya in the center of the palace.

It heard about Jiraiya's companions who had been summoned by Jiraiya and learned about Jiraiya's recent situation.