Naruto: This is the Uzumaki’s Revenge

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“The seal has been applied. Unless they deliberately check for it, even Orochimaru won't be able to detect it. But Gaara might be in a bad mood lately, so let’s gather the Heaven and Earth scrolls first and go to the tower in a few days.”
Karin naturally had no objections.

The two returned to their previous location, retrieved their buried belongings, and burned their clothes to ashes.
Karin casually pointed in a direction. “The chakra signature is closer over there.”
“Alright, let’s go that way.” Not pressed for time, the two strolled leisurely, taking about half an hour to reach their target.

Only, this target…
“Too bad, it’s Ino-Shika-Cho,” Mujie said, shaking his head regretfully as he observed the three below.
“Can’t we kill them?”

“No. The Ino-Shika-Cho clans are fiercely loyal to the Third Hokage. The Nara lead the Konoha jonin, the Yamanaka handle intelligence and barriers, and the Akimichi’s Multi-Size Technique is a force to be reckoned with even by ninja world standards. They hold important positions in the combat units. If we kill their heirs here, we'll be in trouble. We’re in enemy territory, so better to keep a low profile. After Orochimaru’s plan starts, we won’t have to hold back anymore.”
“Then let’s find a different target.” Karin looked around.
“Not necessary.” Mujie waved his hand. “We just can’t kill them, no need to avoid them completely. Let’s go. If they’re not cooperative, we’ll just rough them up a bit.”

Currently, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio was the weakest of the elite squads. Although Team 8 had Hinata as a weak link, Kiba and Shino’s secret techniques compensated for her lack of combat power.
But Team 10 was different. Ino and Shikamaru were support-types, and the former was lazy while the latter was laid-back. Having constantly skipped school, they ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ hadn’t even properly learned their clan’s techniques. Choji had decent destructive power, but that was about it.
Things unfolded exactly as Mujie expected. The three sneaky ninja completely failed to notice Mujie and Karin above them. They only reacted when the two landed right in their midst.

“Who are you?!”
Ino jumped up, while Shikamaru and Choji also looked wary and sullen.
The current Ino-Shika-Cho was more like a bumbling comedic trio.

Mujie opened his mouth, intending to demand their scroll. But he figured they wouldn’t comply, and he’d have to resort to violence anyway, so…
Might as well just skip to the beating.
With a tap of his foot, Mujie appeared in front of Shikamaru and swept his khakkhara across Shikamaru’s shin.
“Ow! That hurts! Enemy!” Shikamaru clutched his leg and hopped back. Mujie was too fast; he hadn’t reacted at all.

“Shikamaru!” Ino and Choji anxiously tried to rush over but were stopped by Karin.
“Choji! Take care of her! I’ll back up Shikamaru!”
As soon as Ino finished speaking, she assumed the hand seals for the Yamanaka clan’s secret technique.

Choji used the Multi-Size Technique, transforming into a giant meatball, then started spinning rapidly. When he reached maximum speed, he charged toward Karin like a runaway train.
Ino cheered, "That’s it, Choji! Corner her! Now for my Secret Technique, Mind Transfer—"
Karin bent down, grabbed the ground, and with a heave, created a steep ramp. Choji, following the incline, whooshed off into the distance.

Karin turned to Ino, who froze mid-sentence.
“Mind…Mind…” Ino’s face stiffened, then her hands, instead of forming the jutsu seal, formed a heart. She started singing and dancing, “My heart…My beloved, where are you…?”
Karin, amused, found a rock and sat down, gesturing for Ino to continue.

Uh…what?
Ino tearfully continued her impromptu performance.
Soon enough, Choji came charging back, yelling.

Ino pumped her fist. “Yes! Choji! Get that awful woman!”
Karin lifted another chunk of earth, and Choji whooshed away again.
Ino burst into tears. How can he fall for the same trick twice?!

Looking at Karin, who was now watching her with an impassive expression, Ino held up her fist tearfully. “Look, look! There was nothing here, but now…I pull out a flag!”
With a flourish, she produced a brightly colored flag.
“Ooh,” Karin applauded.

Ino’s mind was reeling. She never imagined she’d be using a trick she used to entertain Sakura during the Chunin Exams, of all places, to entertain an enemy. And where was Choji? Waaah, Mommy, I want to go home!
Meanwhile, Shikamaru was struggling to hold his own against Mujie. Even his 200 IQ couldn’t help him make sense of what was happening.
One thing was certain, though. He had to defeat this enemy, and fast!

Chapter 9: Second Stage Complete (Naruto)
The second stage of the Chunin Exams was nearing its end. All the teams that had collected both Heaven and Earth scrolls had already entered the tower, so Mujie and Karin encountered no obstacles on their way.
Upon entering the tower, Mujie opened the Heaven and Earth scrolls simultaneously. A Konoha chunin appeared in a puff of smoke and explained the meaning of the scrolls.

Simply put, Heaven represented intelligence, and Earth represented strength.
A ninja needed the wisdom to accurately assess situations, and the strength to lead their team to complete missions. Only those who possessed both, a balance of intellect and power, could become a qualified chunin.
After the explanation, the Konoha chunin led Mujie and Karin to a room to rest. There were still a few hours left before the end of the second stage.

Orochimaru's Vanishing Facial Copy Jutsu hadn’t aroused any suspicion. After all, this jutsu could easily fool even the experienced Third Hokage; ordinary ninja wouldn’t be able to detect anything unusual.
After a brief rest, it was 2:30 pm.
This was precisely the time when the second exam had begun five days earlier, also marking the official end of the second stage.

Konoha personnel led them to the training grounds within the tower. Mujie and Karin hadn’t caused too much disruption, so the teams passing the second stage were mostly the same as in the original storyline, except for their Grass Village team, of course.
Twenty-four genin stood in the center of the training grounds. The Third Hokage and the team leaders were all present. Orochimaru, disguised as the Otogakure team leader, was there, but Mujie didn’t see any sign of Kusagakure’s representatives.
Gaara glanced at Mujie and Karin, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

Ino-Shika-Cho sullenly avoided their gaze.
Sakura waved at them cheerfully and whispered something to Naruto and Sasuke.
However, before the boisterous Naruto could speak, Anko Mitarashi, the proctor of the second stage, stepped forward. “First, congratulations to all of you. You’ve all passed the second exam. But don’t get too excited; this is just the beginning. Now, the Hokage will explain the details of the third exam.”

The Third Hokage stepped forward, puffing on his pipe. He looked around at the genin before him, then began his explanation. “Before explaining the third exam, I need to make one thing clear: why so many nations have united to hold this Chunin Exam…”
According to the Third Hokage, this multinational joint Chunin Exam represented a microcosm of war between nations.
Because villages couldn’t withstand the losses of all-out war, they would decide victory or defeat through battles between genin during the Chunin Exams.

If a village's genin performed particularly well, it naturally meant that the next generation of that ninja village would be very strong. The commoners and nobles who came to watch the competition would also feel more confident in entrusting missions to that village. The village, having obtained funding, could develop rapidly, and its strength would continue to grow.
On the contrary, if the genin performed poorly, the village’s strength wouldn’t be trusted. As missions decreased, the village's development would be hampered, and its strength might even decline.
Similarly, the daimyō of countries with powerful ninja villages could use this as diplomatic leverage against other countries; this was a very important diplomatic chip.

They could even target and eliminate strong genin to weaken hostile ninja villages.
And this meant that all the genin present were not merely representing themselves. They also carried the interests of their village and country!