- In Marvel: I Start by Marrying Scarlett Witch [Complete]
- MWM Chapter 148
Eight days later, on the day of the Chunin Selection Exam.
Early in the morning, Leo led the nobles of the Land of Fire, who had arrived in Konoha a day earlier, to the arena for the third stage of the Chunin Exams.
It was a venue resembling an ancient Roman Colosseum.
The entire arena was circular, with seats in the stands mainly divided into three sections.
In the central area on the second level sat the two largest ninja villages participating in this Chunin Exam, Konoha and Suna, along with their respective leaders and guards.
On the left side were the daimyos and nobles from the countries participating in this Chunin Exam. The Fire Daimyo didn’t come, so Leo, as the prince, led the delegation. The Wind Daimyo also didn’t attend, and not even a slightly higher-ranking noble showed up.
The daimyos of the Land of Grass and the Land of Waterfall were present, but because they were small countries, their presence was minimal.
As for the Land of Rain, it had no daimyo, but there were still some nobles, a few of whom came, but their presence was also negligible.
So, in terms of status, Leo, the Prince of the Land of Fire, was the most prestigious person in this section.
The right section was the largest, occupied mainly by Konoha’s ninjas and villagers who had come to watch the matches, including Kakashi, Guy, Hinata, Sakura, and others.
After a brief speech by the Third Hokage, the final stage of the Chunin Selection Exam officially began.
Regarding the overall progress of the matches, there were some changes due to the different number of participants, but the changes weren’t too significant.
For example, Naruto defeated Neji and used his Talk no Jutsu to change Neji’s outlook. Shikamaru still faced off against Temari. After almost winning through his superior intelligence, he forfeited because he found it too troublesome, thus losing the match but winning a wife.
“Oh, it’s starting!”
By the fifth match, Leo suddenly felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him, and feathers began falling from the sky. He knew that the Konoha Invasion Plan had officially begun.
“Release!”
Disturbing his chakra flow to dispel the A-rank Genjutsu, Temple of Nirvana Technique, Leo quickly left his seat and moved to a hidden corner where he used the Shadow Clone Technique.
Leaving a shadow clone to remain in the arena, his true body used Apparition to teleport near the Konoha Confidential Archives.
“Quick Change!”
Using the Transformation Technique to change his appearance and a spell to transform his noble attire into a wizard’s robe, Leo swiftly dashed into the Konoha Confidential Archives just as smoke began rising from the Chunin Exam arena.
“Who goes there?”
Leo’s intrusion immediately alerted the guards in the building. Two masked ninjas, who might have been from the Anbu or Root, drew their kunai and charged at him.
However, it was clear that neither of them was particularly strong, with power levels at best around that of a chunin. Leo flashed forward, knocking one out with a Stupefy spell and controlling the other with an Imperius Curse.
“Where exactly is the Scroll of Seals?”
Because most magic spells are directional, agile ninjas can easily dodge them. So, when facing ninjas, Leo chose to cast his spells at close range.
Using his superior physical abilities to approach his opponents, he would press his wand against their foreheads to cast spells, leaving them no room to evade.
This technique is colloquially known as “close-range casting.”
“The Scroll of Seals is in Room 308 on the third floor.”
The chunin under the Imperius Curse wore an expression of pure bliss.
“Stupefy.”
After confirming the location of the Scroll of Seals, Leo rushed to the third floor as quickly as possible.
Along the way, he encountered several more ninjas, the strongest of whom had the abilities of a special jonin. However, they were still defeated by his close-range magic.
The Konoha Confidential Archives, being within the village, had few guards since other jonin could quickly come to their aid if the barrier was triggered. Therefore, they usually didn’t station too many people here.
The two most powerful captains among the Anbu and Root guards, both at the special jonin level, had already been taken down by him.
As for additional reinforcements, the Third Hokage was currently trapped by Orochimaru, and the village was swarming with Suna and Sound ninjas, along with Orochimaru’s summoned giant snakes. Even if the jonin wanted to provide support, they couldn’t spare the manpower.
This was precisely why Leo chose to act during the Konoha Invasion Plan.
“Found it!”
In Room 308 on the third floor, he used an Unlocking Charm to open the door and immediately spotted a large scroll resting on a shelf.
He walked over, took the scroll in hand, and unrolled it. One by one, Konoha’s forbidden techniques appeared before his eyes:
“Four Symbols Seal, Eight Gates, Shadow Clone Jutsu, Reanimation Jutsu, Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags.”
After quickly skimming through them, a smile appeared on his face:
“It seems Orochimaru didn’t dare to deceive me.”
Back in the Valley of the End, he had deliberately demonstrated his Apparition ability as a warning to Orochimaru not to play any tricks.
Otherwise, he could easily enter the Four Violet Flames Formation at any time, rescue the Third Hokage, and cause Orochimaru’s Konoha Invasion Plan to fail completely.
“Drop the Scroll of Seals. That’s not something you are permitted to take.”
Just as Leo was about to place the Scroll of Seals into his small pouch, a bandaged figure appeared at the doorway with two ninjas in tow.
It was Danzo, accompanied by his two jonin subordinates, Torune Aburame and Fu Yamanaka.
During the Konoha Invasion Plan, Danzo intended to use Orochimaru to kill the Third Hokage, so he had no plans to involve Root’s ninjas. However, if someone tried to take advantage of the chaos to steal Konoha’s secrets and jutsu, he would never allow it.
Thus, upon learning that an unknown ninja had entered the Konoha Confidential Archives amidst the chaos, he immediately rushed over with his two most trusted subordinates.
“That depends on your ability.”
Leo wasn’t surprised by Danzo’s appearance; he simply switched from putting the Scroll of Seals into his pouch to slinging it over his back.
He could have used Apparition to leave right away, but there was still something he wanted from Danzo—not the Sharingan, but a few drops of his blood.
However, he needed to ensure his identity remained hidden, so he couldn’t use the second form of his Transformation Technique or the Fire Temple’s ninjutsu. Using only magic would be the safest bet.
“Take him down!”
Danzo ordered coldly.
Upon hearing the command, Torune Aburame and Fu Yamanaka immediately charged at Leo.
“Blasting Curse!”
Leo, not daring to be careless, aimed his wand at the back wall and cast a Blasting Curse.
The Blasting Curse easily shattered the wall, allowing him to leap from the third floor directly into the spacious courtyard below.
Both Torune’s countless nanoscopic venomous insects and Fu’s Mind-Body Switch Technique, which could swap souls and possess bodies, were incredibly troublesome.
Especially in the small room, where his taijutsu prowess wouldn’t be fully utilized due to limited space.
To defeat them, he needed to escape the building and fight in a more open area.
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