Seeing Obito looking in the direction of the crowd gathered far away, Zetsu followed his gaze and said, “Your informant seems to be very dedicated to the Ninja Academy, I have heard that the academy has undergone numerous reforms since he became the Principal. Even now, he seems to have organized a real-world simulation assessment for the trainees at the academy. With the way he is doing things, do you think he wants to train those children to fight us?”
Obito snorted in disdain, “Humph. Does it really matter? No matter how much he trains those kids, at the end of the day, they are still kids and what can mere kids do to us? The future of the Shinobi world is doomed.”
Zetsu smiled, “That is the case.” And said, “So how about we take advantage of this opportunity, I have heard that Kyuubi’s Jinchuriki is also participating in this assessment, this may be our opportunity to kidnap him.”
Zetsu’s words tempted Obito, ‘This is indeed a very good opportunity!’, however, after thinking it over, he shook his head, “Iwagakure was destroyed by us not long ago. Only a few days after that, Konoha is hosting such a high-profile event, in which the five Kage are present and even the JInchruki of Nine Tails is also participating, this in itself is quite strange. Moreover, the fact that this information is common public knowledge makes it all the more strange… I have a bad feeling about this.”
As if grasping something, Zetsu asked, “Are you worried that this entire event might be a trap prepared by Amatsukami?”
“We can’t deny the possibility.” Said Obito with a deep sigh, and said, “You were there both the times when Nagato lost to Yama… the strength of that guy is not something we can take lightly… it would be best if we continue to stay hidden and covertly capture all the tailed beasts.”
Recalling the memories of the battle between Nagato and Yama, Zetsu couldn’t help but shiver in fear, and said, “Yama can summon meteors from outer space, and even Gedo Statue can barely resist those meteors, Nagato’s injuries have yet to recover from that battle if were to encounter him, it would be game over for us.”
Obito nodded, “That’s the case, so we better be careful.” Then added, “It won’t be very long. We have already captured three tail beasts. As long as Sasori’s transformation plan succeeds, Akatsuki’s strength will increase and we will be able to fight Amatsukami. Until then, we should stay on guard against Amatsukami.”
Zetsu nodded, “Yes, it won’t be very long.” Then said, “But it’s a pity… this time it seems only two academy trainees will be present with Uzumaki Naruto, this was a very good chance to capture him.”
Obito weighed Zetsu’s words, and after thinking about his ability to escape any situation, he said, “We can give it a try, if there is a chance, we will immediately capture him and run away.”
…
On Kuroto’s side
After dealing with all the immediate affairs on the stage, Kuroto came to the back side and met with Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, Mitarashi Anko, Shiranui Genma, and Namiashi Raido.
Seeing Kuroto come, Asuma immediately asked, “Kuroto, what do you want us to do?”
Kuroto didn’t waste any time in nonsense, he directly took out several outfits from a sealed scroll and passed them onto the five people, and said, “Put them on.”
Anko and the others were taken aback when they realized that the outfit he has given them is a black turtle neck cloak with a red could pattern, and couldn’t help but ask, “Kuroto… this outfit is… what the hell are you planning?!”
“Could it be…… you want us to pretend to be members of the Akatsuki Organization in order to scare those children?!” asked Anko with a doubtful expression on her face.
Kuroto nodded with a smile, “Correct.”
Kurenai said with a frown, “Kuroto-kun… I think this is a bit too much. They are just a group of children, they haven’t graduated from the Academy… You have sent those Chunin, that is already more than enough, now if we go too, that would be deliberately scaring those kids.” And added, “The children of major clans are also participating in the assessment, if the children perform too poorly, the reputation of those clans will be affected, and by doing this you would be offending a lot of people. Don’t forget that Five Kages are also watching, what would be their impression of these children?”
Kuroto glanced at Kurenai and said with a light smile, “That might be the case, however, I am not afraid of offending anyone.” Then he looked at Asuma and questioned, “What about you, are you afraid?!”
In the presence of Kurenai, Asuma obviously couldn’t back away, so he did what was natural, and said with a smirk, “Don’t be an idiot, I am not afraid of anyone.”
Kuroto patted Asuma on the shoulder, and said, “As expected of someone from the Sarutobi Clan, you people are really built differently.”
On the side, Kurenai was speechless, “Forget it… Kuroto-kun is a member of the prestigious Hyuga Clan, while Asuma-san is the next head of the Sarutobi Clan, obviously, both of you are indifferent to these matters, so it’s useless to talk to you about it… so let’s get back to what you were talking about.”
Anko agreed with Kurenai, and excitedly asked, “Kuroto, what do we have to do after wearing these Akatsuki cloaks?”
As he passed on the cloaks to the five people, Kuroto explained, “You don’t have to appear in front of everyone, just focus on the trainees of Class-A, fool them into thinking that the five of you are real members of the Akatsuki Organization, and make them feel the pressure of facing life and death enemy.”
Kurenai asked, “What about those Chunins, have you told them about us?”
Kuroto shook his head, “No… they haven’t been told, so the five of you will be members of Akatsuki for those Chunin too, and you will have to deal with them accordingly to make everything appear more realistic for those children.”
Everyone nodded, but Asuma was a little uneasy and questioned, “Uzumaki Naruto is also among the trainees, what would happen if he suddenly loses control of the Nine-Tails?”
The reason Asuma didn’t mention Fu and the Seven Tails, is because he is unaware that Fu is the Jinchuriki of Seven Tails. Only the Five Kages and a few selected individuals are aware of this secret information.
For Asuma’s question, Shisui who has been silently standing beside Kuroto raised his head and said with a confident smile, “Don’t worry Asuma-san, if Naruto-kun loses control, I will personally deal with the Nine Tails. So, nothing would happen.”
Asuma sighed, “If Shisui takes charge of the situation, then there is nothing to worry about… but Kuroto… is this all really necessary? Among the children of Class A, two are from the Hyuga Clan, one of whom is your disciple, then there is also the daughter of the former Miko from the Land of Demon who lives with your family…” he paused and asked, “I am just saying that putting so much pressure on those children is… it’s just that.”
Kuroto interrupted Asuma, “Asuma… if we continue to treat them as children, they will never grow up. Don’t forget, for scrap iron to become a fine weapon, it has to undergo a lot of pressure, heat, and beating… just raw iron doesn’t become a fine weapon. The ones you are calling children are the future of Konoha, they are the ones who are going to become the pillars of Konoha and protect the village from its enemies. As such I want these children to grow out of the mindset that being a Shinobi is all fun and games… Each and every one of them must understand the implication of being a Shinobi or Kunoichi before they graduate from the academy.”
Hearing Kuroto’s words, Asuma nodded helplessly, “All right fine… just make sure that security is optimal, we don’t want any accident that might lead to some trouble.”
Kuroto nodded, “Don’t worry, everything has been taken care of.”
Seeing Kuroto’s confidence, Anko smirked, and said, “Well if that’s the case, then let’s go, and show these children what death is.”
…
In the place where the crowd was gathered, several viewing screens were created.
This was done not only so that the crowd and the five Kage can watch those kids live in action, but also for security purposes. The Forest of Death is a dangerous place for many children who aren’t strong enough to protect themselves from the dangerous animals.
Additionally, there will also be injuries from battles, if the injured are found immediately, they can be given timely medical treatment to avoid any permanent injury. And finally, the most important part is the safety of the two Jinchuriki.
Naruto and Fu are participating in the assessment, so everything related to their safety has to be considered, moreover, there is also the possibility of them losing control because of some unforseable reason, that has to be taken care of as well.
To cope with all the aforementioned security problems, thousands of cameras were placed in the Forest of Death.
In addition to thousands of cameras, a vast majority of Anbu were also stationed in the Forest of Death, so that they could immediately rush to the scene of the emergency, and let’s not forget the most important thing that was done. Both Naruto and Fu were marked with Kakashi’s Flying Raijin Seal so if any accident were to occur with the two of them, Kakashi would be able to immediately teleport them to safety.
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