Many things had happened in Konoha Village since the last quiz.
Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi had reached a compromise, agreeing to strip Danzo Shimura of all his posts and place him under permanent house arrest.
But in the end, Danzo Shimura's pride was too high; he refused to accept the reality and was eventually killed.
According to the original plot of naruto, Danzo Shimura, the biggest scapegoat king of the series, should have continued to live a carefree life for another dozen years, committing countless atrocities along the way.
It wasn't until Second Pillar, having awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, discovered the truth and killed him in Konoha Village.
But this time...
Minato Namikaze had learned of Danzo Shimura's actions early through the quiz and killed him ahead of time, cutting off any possibility of him causing further trouble for Konoha.
Correspondingly, with such a massive change in the plot, Ye Chen won big.
A full five million!
Five million plot reward points!
Compared to this, the previous plot reward points were simply not worth mentioning!
That day, while training in the Quiz Space, Ye Chen suddenly received a system notification:
[Ding! Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, and others have killed Danzo Shimura. The plot has undergone a massive change. Rewarding the host with plot points: 5,000,000 points!]
Upon receiving this news, Ye Chen was stunned for a moment.
Then, he was overwhelmed by immense joy, giggling like a fool for a long time.
Once he snapped out of it, Ye Chen immediately wanted to open the system mall and start a shopping spree.
But after picking and choosing for a while, he realized that although five million points were a lot, it felt a bit awkward.
He couldn't afford the truly top-tier items, but he could buy a mountain of mediocre ones.
But what was the point of buying mediocre things? He had already drawn powerful Ninjutsu like Kage-level Chakra, Wood Release, and the Eight Gates Released Formation from the gacha.
Buying low-level items would be useless.
So, he simply decided to save them up to directly buy the highest rewards like the Sage Body and Sage Eyes later!
Ye Chen fantasized in his mind about himself with white hair, wearing a snow-white Haori, with six Truth-Seeking Orbs floating behind him, an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in his left eye, and a Rinnegan in his right eye.
So cool!
Mom, I want to buy this!
Intoxicated by the beautiful prospect, Ye Chen decided to step up his efforts.
I'm going to stir things up!
...Inside the Hokage Office in the Hokage Building.
Minato Namikaze was buried in a desk piled high with documents.
At that moment, a figure appeared beside him; it was Kakashi Hatake, dressed in his Anbu gear.
"Sensei, the Previous Hokage and the others are on their way."
"What?"
Hearing this, Minato Namikaze was a bit confused.
After Kakashi Hatake's reminder, he finally realized:
"Oh, today is the day of the third quiz."
Ever since the removal of Danzo Shimura, Minato Namikaze had been incredibly busy.
There was a mountain of legacy cases to handle, and every day there were various new matters that urgently required his decision as Hokage.
The little blonde's hairline showed signs of receding.
The Red Hot-Blooded Habanero had also returned to being a 'waiting wife,' staying at home every day hoping her husband would return early.
"I wonder what new discoveries the third quiz will bring."
Minato Namikaze looked up, rubbing his chin with his right hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.
He was actually very interested in this sudden quiz phenomenon and had a good impression of it.
If nothing else, he had learned about the impending 'Nine-Tails Attack' during the first quiz.
In that 'Nine-Tails Attack,' he would have died, his wife would have died, and his son would have become an orphan.
The villagers of Konoha would have suffered heavy casualties, and various infrastructure would have been destroyed by the Nine-Tails.
It could be described as a catastrophic loss.
Having this information allowed him to take precautions early to prevent it from actually happening.
It saved countless lives.
Wasn't that enough for Minato Namikaze to be grateful to Ye Chen?
He was someone who valued Konoha Village and its villagers more than his own life!
"Knock, knock, knock!"
The sound of knocking echoed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others had arrived.
"Come in."
Minato Namikaze spoke.
The door opened, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado walked into the office, their faces somewhat somber.
In stark contrast to them were a smiling Jiraiya and a calm Tsunade.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others looked miserable, naturally because of the Danzo Shimura incident.
On one hand, an old friend of many years had met a violent end; at their age, they couldn't help but feel a sense of 'the fox mourning the death of the rabbit.'
On the other hand, after Danzo Shimura's dark history was unearthed, the Ninjas in the Village who were qualified to know about it had a sharp downturn in their opinion of these three.
After all, while Danzo Shimura did those things, could the three of them really be absolved of responsibility?
Of course not.
Everyone knew that without the tacit approval and indulgence of these three old-timers, Danzo Shimura would have been hacked to death long ago.
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi's youngest son, Konohamaru Sarutobi's father, Asuma Sarutobi, had heard some bits and pieces.
He then went home and vented his frustrations at his old father.
This left the old father without even the mood to enjoy his wife's cooking.
On the other side, Jiraiya and Tsunade had both left the Village after the second quiz ended.
One went to gather inspiration and intelligence, especially regarding his old friend Orochimaru.
The other, naturally, went to gamble.
They had timed their return specifically to participate in the third Quiz Test.
But what was different was that after returning to the Village this time, they found that the atmosphere of the entire Village had changed.
Atmosphere is a perception of emotion; the villagers' lives might not have been much different than before.
But subconsciously, everyone's mental outlook had changed slightly for the better.
Upon inquiring in surprise, the two found out that Danzo Shimura was dead.
With Danzo Shimura dead, the major Ninja Clans that had been oppressed by him for a long time breathed a sigh of relief, their daily lives became more comfortable, and consequently, everyone gained a sense of composure.
This composure made everyone more kind-hearted during their interactions and communication.
This was also the internal reason that prompted the entire Konoha to look brand new.
Both were very happy upon learning the reason.
Although they had been away from the Village for a long time, their feelings for the Village had not faded at all.
Now that the Village was back on the right track and moving in a good direction.
Both of them were quite happy.
Enough small talk; at this moment in the Hokage Office, everyone who should be there had arrived.
And even those who shouldn't be there had come.
For example, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu.
These two had already been removed from their positions as Hokage Advisors, and even their positions in the Economic Department and Medical Department had been canceled.
Reasonably speaking, for a matter of the Village's highest secrecy like the quiz, they were no longer qualified to participate.
But the two insisted on showing up, and Minato Namikaze's personality wasn't such that he would drive them away.
So, they could only maintain the same lineup as last time.
"Now, let's wait for that personage's arrival."
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