In the audience stand.
"Such terrifying Chakra." Kabuto pushed up his glasses, watching the departing team.
Such a massive creature, even if it didn't resist, and he stood there cutting it with a Chakra Scalpel, it wouldn't be easy to kill, right?
Truly a terrifying guy.
"I must inform Orochimaru-sama that the person he's been watching has grown stronger.
The plan needs a slight adjustment. If we don't lure this person out of Konoha, we might end up with another enemy on par with the Hokage."
Kabuto pondered extensively in his mind.
No wonder when I saw Orochimaru-sama last time, I didn't get the desired result... Ahh~
Konohamaru sat on the ground, shuffling backward, pointing at the sky.
His missing front teeth highlighted the shock in his eyes.
"Th-th-that… such a big bird."
"Haha, when you grow up, I'll teach you Summoning Jutsu too. That's the strongest Summoning Jutsu in the Ninja World, you know." Hiruzen Sarutobi said, encouraging his grandson.
Konohamaru's eyes sparkled: "Really? Even stronger than that big bird just now?"
If he had a big bird like that, he could definitely defeat Tenyu.
No… that's Tenyu's dad, so he definitely needs a Summoning Beast even stronger than that big bird.
"That's right, that's the strongest creature on earth, Enma the Monkey King."
"That's great!"
...The Chunin Exams concluded.
The sixth-grade students were stunned; their horizons were greatly expanded.
Satoru once again became the subject of their discussions.
Awesome.
Very awesome.
They wanted to become a strong person like him.
And those who were already diligent became even more determined to become Ninja.
For example, a certain blonde.
"Uncle Satoru is so amazing, so the Hokage must be even more amazing."
Naruto thought to himself.
He was going to become Hokage, and then he would be even stronger than Captain Satoru.
And for example, Kiba.
"As expected of sensei. Akamaru, you'll grow that big too, right?"
After witnessing his sensei's might, he often said this to Akamaru.
Akamaru's helpless 'Woof woof woof~' was his response.
It wanted to tell Kiba that it wasn't that breed.
And for example, a certain avenger.
"I must at least surpass him to have a chance to kill that man, right?"
A thought flashed through Sasuke's mind.
In his mind, as the captain of the pursuit squad, since he didn't bring Itachi back and wasn't killed, it meant they were evenly matched.
Satoru couldn't take down Itachi, and Itachi didn't have the strength to counter-kill... Time passed.
Nine months had passed since Satoru collected body information from the Chunin Exams.
Fuma Shikun and Izuno Zaizai also became Chunin during the exams.
Their ultimate limit would probably be Special Jonin.
This could be considered a worthwhile return for their family's efforts.
And Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma's love interest, officially became a Jonin during this period.
She would also serve as a squad leader for the upcoming class of students.
Satoru continued to research Ninjutsu and human body information.
Intelligence gathering was, of course, also ongoing.
The politics of the Land of Lightning remained as stable as ever.
Technological development was also rapid; Satoru saw hints of Scientific Ninja Tools in the intelligence reports.
The politics of the Land of Earth were also very stable; it was just that Iwagakure also had rogue Ninja, slightly worse than the Land of Lightning.
The S-rank wanted criminal, Deidara.
He had already passed through the Land of Earth and been transmitted to various countries.
Whatever Deidara did in the future was no longer their concern.
It was similar to how Konoha dealt with Uchiha Itachi and Orochimaru.
As for the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water, due to its closed-off nature, only spies received partial news.
The current Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, seemed to have disappeared, and the Hidden Mist Village was now ruled by the Elder Genshi, who held a status equal to the Mizukage.
He was responsible for managing the political affairs of the Hidden Mist Village, assisted by other Jonin.
As for the Hidden Sand Village, it was in great trouble.
The Land of Wind cut its military budget and mission resources, adding insult to injury for the already impoverished Hidden Sand Village.
No wonder it would soon cooperate with Orochimaru.
"Damn it, which bastard in my previous life said the Third was an excellent politician?
He's not even as good as a single hair on the Iwagakure or Raikage."
Only after experiencing it firsthand did Satoru realize that among the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Hiruzen Sarutobi's political ability was only slightly better than that of the Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Mist Village.
Look at the Hidden Cloud Village; apart from the Gold and Silver Brothers during the Second's era, they didn't have a single S-rank traitor. Even Ninja who avoided battle and deserted were extremely rare.
Then look at Iwagakure; they only had one Deidara, and he wasn't doing anything detrimental to the Village; he was merely researching explosion Ninjutsu.
Before, he felt the Will of Fire was effective; now, he felt the Will of Lightning was even more effective.
Setting down his pen, a special Military Ration Pill entered his stomach, and Satoru focused his perception on his body.
After such a long time of Contact Evolution, having collected a lot of Ninja's body information, his physical changes were growing more and more significant.
Firstly, his Taijutsu training was becoming faster and faster, and the intensity he could withstand was growing stronger.
The first to experience this was his wife, Ayame.
Even with Contact Evolution helping her regulate, she still couldn't fully keep up and could only compensate him in other ways.
Fortunately, his libido was no longer as strong as in his youth, psychologically speaking.
Secondly, his Chakra was now more than double what it was a year ago.
It could be said that his fault tolerance had more than doubled.
Now, he even used Shadow Clones to pick up his child; his main body was too lazy to go.
Gone were the days when he first transmigrated, when every little detail required conserving Chakra.
Thirdly, Genjutsu.
Memory Insertion, the Genjutsu he had envisioned before, was now complete.
However, Satoru felt it was no longer useful and could only be passed down to future generations to learn.
Because Memory Insertion was useless against strong individuals.
This wasn't a rule-based Ninjutsu; it only worked on one person.
It was useless when needed, and unnecessary when not needed.
However, for low-level Ninja, it could be a very suitable Ninjutsu for developing spies.
This Ninjutsu could insert memories into an enemy using Chakra. If not broken within a short time, it would gradually truly integrate into their own memories through daily life.
To be honest, this Genjutsu was no longer useful to him in combat.
Developing it was also to fulfill his previous Genjutsu ideas.
He had also integrated Five Senses Genjutsu, moving from single-system Genjutsu to controlling all five senses.
Taste, touch, hearing, sight, smell.
Form, shape, mass, etc., were all within the scope of his one technique.
As long as the Genjutsu wasn't broken, it was equivalent to being invincible.
His previous Genjutsu concepts—Memory Insertion, Five Senses Manipulation, and Deceptive Celestial Phenomena—were now complete.
Although Deceptive Celestial Phenomena only had one technique.
Enough, enough.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
"Lord Satoru, Uzumaki Naruto has stolen the sealing scroll from the Hokage's restricted area."
A Ninja appeared before him and said.
"Hmm, I understand. You go and help."
"Yes."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Watching the Ninja disappear, Satoru stroked his chin.
"This Third Hokage, wanting to use a profound lesson to make Naruto understand what to do and what not to do, doesn't need to go to such great lengths. Couldn't he just give it to him directly?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi had spoken with him a few days ago.
Because Naruto was a Jinchuriki, to make him have a higher recognition of the Village and also to let him graduate, he set up a trap.
Clearly, compared to a Ninja like himself who had nothing, and only needed care, the Third was more uneasy about Naruto as a Jinchuriki.
He wanted to strengthen Naruto's bond with the Village.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Satoru pondered for a moment, then still went out.