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Chapter 107: When The Exam was in Progress
Chapter 107: When The Exam was in Progress
Chapter 107: When The Exam was in Progress
That's right!
The people here are Hinata and Sasuke who he hadn't seen for many years!
Walking between them, there is also a guy he doesn't know. But Naruto did not pay much attention.
At this moment, he is completely focused on Sasuke and Hinata!
'I haven't seen each other for so many years!'
'I don't know if I missed them like they missed me.'
'Hehehe!'
'I am now masked, and I don't know if they will recognize me or not.'
Naruto laughed secretly.
There's some excitement and a little bit of proud feeling.
He was full of anticipation!
He was looking forward to the scene where the three of them met again.
With the distance of several people, getting closer and closer, Naruto's heart is beating fast, so tense!
...
Hinata, Sasuke and Sai just keep walking.
As they walked to the entrance of the Academy, Hinata suddenly stopped.
Sasuke put his hands in his pants pockets, a seemingly indifferent face, looked towards Hinata and asked, "What's wrong?"
Immediately, he looked with Sai, looking in the direction that Hinata was looking, and saw a strange masked child, not far away, standing in the shade.
He turned around, looked towards Hinata again, waiting for her reply.
Realizing she was dumbfounded for a moment, she recovered her cold face over the past few years and said, "It's nothing. Let's go in."
....
And Naruto looked at the back of their departure with a stunned look. All sense of anticipation was instantly extinguished.
'What is this feeling? My heart is as uncomfortable as being stabbed.'
'How could this be?'
'Didn't Hinata recognize me?'
'How can the reaction be so indifferent?'
'Could it be that Hinata does not at all recognize me?'
'Right!'
'That must be it!'
'I must be masked, that's why Hinata didn't recognize me!'
'It must be so!'
Naruto started the self-comfort mode, endured the uncomfortable feeling in his heart, barely squeezed out a smile, and set off to enter the Academy.
...
Entering the Academy.
Naruto did not encounter the scene in the original book where the two Chunin cast Genjutsu in front of everyone. Naruto was too late, the Genjutsu had already been cracked.
Naruto went inside, and came to the classroom where everyone gathered.
He just opened the classroom door.
What comes into view is that Yakushi-Kabuto is still like the original work, trying to go forward and have a relationship with Sasuke.
Only this time, whether it was Sasuke or Hinata, they ignored Yakushi-Kabuto.
Only Sai who kept the official smiley face was very polite and seemed to be very interested in listening to the cards in the hands of Yakushi-Kabuto and what he introduced.
The arrival of Naruto attracted the attention of the audience and looked towards the door.
Naruto ignored other people, his eyes only fell on Hinata.
But Hinata glanced at him a little, then turned her attention back to Yakushi-Kabuto's card.
It feels like she doesn't know Naruto.
The thorn in his heart seemed to fiercely go a little deeper.
However, in order to avoid the Sand Ninja's attention, he still resisted the impulse and wanted to step forward to meet with Hinata and Sasuke.
Pretending to be calm, he continued to walk forward.
After passing by several people, they also heard their discussion.
"Who is this again?" Sasuke pointed to Naruto and asked.
After listening to Sasuke, the pupils shrank slightly.
Yakushi-Kabuto shook his head: "I don't know. In this Chunin Exams, he is the only one who is alone, his identity is very mysterious, but he can be alone and get the exam qualifications. So he must be strong."
Subconsciously sweeping towards the passing Naruto, Sasuke became interested in this mysterious guy.
Immediately afterwards, Yakushi-Kabuto introduced ninjas to the Oto(sound) Hidden Village.
Hearing this, Naruto deliberately slowed down. He put his ears up and listened carefully.
Exactly similar to the original work, when Yakushi-Kabuto said 'Oto Hidden Village is just a small country Ninja Village', the Oto ninjas trio, who couldn't swallow it, quickly interspersed in the crowd.
[*TL note: This team was one of the three groups Orochimaru included in his plan to infiltrate the Chnin Exams in Konoha. While this team entered the exams as genin representing Otogakure, another team posed as Konoha-nin, and Orochimaru himself assumed the identity of another. Accordingly, due to various modifications, all three members used sound-based techniques. The team leader is Dosu Kinuta with Kin Tsuchi and Zaku Abumi as his teammates.]
They moved towards Yakushi-Kabuto's direction and rushed past.
[*TL note: Otogakure (Otogakure no Sato, English TV: Village Hidden in the Sound, literally meaning: Village Hidden by Sound) is the personal hidden village of Orochimaru, which was founded for the express purpose of collecting ninja for his experiments and his quest to learn all techniques. In later years, following Orochimaru's new appreciation for natural development of people and making a truce with Konohagakure, Orochimaru reestablished the village as a legitimate shinobi village.]
Zaku Abumi, that is, a guy who will release an air cannon in the palm of his hand, jumped! The two kunai caught in the fingers, threw them directly at Yakushi-Kabuto!
Yakushi-Kabuto took a step back. Easily avoided it.
At the same time, another one from Oto Village, Dosu Kinuta also rushed out of the crowd at this time, and flew towards Yakushi-Kabuto. He was about to give Yakushi-Kabuto a melee attack!
He was so fast, it looked like a shadow.
He had not arrived in front of Yakushi-Kabuto, but the audience could hear 'Puff!' A loud noise!
A lot of blood oozed out of the mouth, and the whole person fell.
It's been a long time since he fell...
Everyone's eyes were all attracted to the past by this loud noise!
After looking at the injury of Dosu Kinuta, they turned their heads towards the culprit who was attacking Dosu Kinuta..
The attacker is the latest guy to come in!
That's right!
The one who attacked Dosu Kinuta is the masked person, Uzumaki Naruto!
Seeing Dosu Kinuta, Naruto couldn't help kicking!
Initially, when he heard the news of Oto Village, Naruto was already in a bad mood. However, seeing those Hidden Village people again, who wanted to attack the ninja of Konoha. How could he bear it?!
As soon as Dosu Kinuta passed Naruto, Naruto without the slightest hesitation kicked the foot with all his strength!
As for the consequences?
Hehe, Naruto was never worried.
Naruto had gone through so many things. So, how could he not know his importance to Konoha?
Naturally, someone will help him clean up the endgame.
The other two quickly jumped over to his companion, lifted him out, and shouted at Naruto: "Who are you?! Attacking the people from Oto Village, you really think we are nobodies?!"
Just as expected, before Naruto could speak, Ibiki just happened to lead a group of invigilators at the most appropriate time.
BOOM!!
Smoked came to the scene, attracting everyone's attention.
The same opening dialogue as the original work.
The first to blame is the Oto Village trio.
It's just that the two ninjas in Hidden Villages, this time pointing to Naruto, retorted: "What about him? What kind of ninja is he?! You don't blame him?! Is this your Konoha attitude towards our Hidden Village?!"
Ibiki hearing this, his fierce eyes immediately turned to Naruto. But when he looked at Naruto's cold eyes, he quickly shifted to another direction, and said to the inspector behind him, "Take him to heal."
Then it's all over.
They deliberately divert the topic and begin to explain the content of the First Stage exam.
This scene made many people present dumbfounded.
Because of Ibiki's attitude, it made everyone present to see Naruto's eyes more dignified than before.
..
There are speculations about Naruto's identity.
Some timid guys even immediately put Naruto on a Peugeot of 'not to be trifled with'.
They had this firm resolution ---As long as you meet this masked guy, you must turn around and escape!
But, of course, there are also a lot of eager fellows like Sasuke who want to stamp Naruto on the soles of their feet in this exam to prove their strength!
But all this is not something that Naruto should care about.
The appearance of Oto Village, let him temporarily forget Hinata's attitude towards him. He was just thinking about how to stop the conflict between Konoha and Suna Village.
Naruto was in a complicated mood, and found a place to sit down.
..
After Ibiki's introduction, the First Stage exam officially started.
It is exactly similar to the original work, the same rules are applied.
But unlike the original work, Naruto in this life is no longer a scum. He took the exam paper, looked at the test questions, and a familiar scene emerged in his mind involuntarily.
Subconsciously said in his mind: "Ha! Big brother, do you remember this problem? This question was originally taught to me many times, but I didn't learn it! Unexpectedly, there would be this question in today's exam?
There was silence in his mind.
Naruto still did not get a reply from big brother.
'Big brother is still angry'
Naruto was lost in his thoughts, but soon, he regained his energy and began to answer the questions.
.....
After the first exam time is over, the next question is of course the "question 10" test. Needless to say, Naruto will certainly not flinch. However, without Naruto's roar in the original work, many people lacked the courage, thus giving up this Chunin Exams.
There are 26 groups of original work that passed the first test.
Now there are only 20 groups left.
Some extras are missing.
.....
The next is Mitarashi Anko's dazzling debut.
She said the next exam would take place in the Forest of Death and told the rules.
Soon, the second stage exam also began.
After confirming with Gaara that the Suna Village will not do it at this time, Naruto did not plan to delay time here. He quickly assembled two scrolls of 'Heaven and Earth' and became one of the fastest to reach Genin in the central tower.
Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro have become the second group.
...
At the same time, Forest of Death.
Except for Naruto and Gaara's group who arrived at the central tower, most of the contestants had just begun their wilderness journey.
Fortunately, Gaara was influenced by Naruto in this life and is no longer so murderous. He did not kill the innocents indiscriminately like in the original work.
At this time, Hinata, Sasuke, and Sai just happened to split up and prepare for their dinner today.
Hinata brought back some vegetables and wild fruits.
Sai caught a few fish in the river.
Sasuke staged a hero saving the beauty, saved Karin, and brought a whole bear back.
Seeing Sai's smile frozen, Hinata looked up and down at the giant bear, nodded with satisfaction.
Not long after, the three people easily started a fire. Grilled the bear meat and fish meat by the fire.
While waiting, they also eat vegetables and wild fruits to serve as appetizers.
The relaxed attitude of the three people didn't feel like they were taking an exam at all. ---Promotion Exams seemed simple to them. There is no such tension like in the original work.
It was also at this time, suddenly the wind blew up...
The fire was instantly extinguished.
Hinata looked at the fire, looked at the bear meat that hadn't been roasted, she opened Byakugan, and looked towards them directly in front. Sasuke and Sai who sensed something were also the same.
Sasuke: "How many people are on the other side?"
Hinata: "One."
Sai: "How about strength?"
Hinata: "Very strong."
Not long after, a ninja with long hair appeared in the field of view of three people.
When seeing this person, three people immediately put up a fighting stance.
It's just that before waiting for them to react, a picture of their own death appeared in the minds of the three!
'This is not Genjutsu!'
It's just the person in front of them with the murderous aura alone can make them die!
That's right, the person coming is exactly Orochimaru!
He did not back down from Li Yaoxiang's threat! Still as he said that day, he will not give up! As for whether it was really greedy Sasuke's body, or if he wanted to help Konoha solve Uchiha's troubles, it was still unclear.
Orochimaru licked... licked the corner of his mouth. His snake-like eyes, locked in front of 3 delicious prey. The reaction of the three people really excited him.
The scene of feeling numb in the legs scared did not appear at all.
On the contrary, the three little things exuded a bullying aura, each standing in the most advantageous position to face him.
Hyuga Hinata opened Byakugan, and while holding the Gentle Fist posture, the right hand was also condensed with a Rasengan.
Uchiha Sasuke opened Three-Tomoe Sharingan with Chidori and right hand Rasengan on the left.
Sai, a few beasts of ink painting, already stood beside him, ready to attack at any time.
It seems that these three brats are more interesting than he thought.
Sasuke: "It's Chunin Exams... it's impossible for them to have your strength. Who are you?"
Orochimaru did not answer.
If you want to seduce Sasuke, you must first show enough strength!
Orochimaru summoned 2 giant snakes, fighting with Hinata and Sai respectively and his main body attacked Sasuke!
The result was no surprise.
Even though Sasuke, Hinata, and Sai in this life are much stronger than in the original work, they are still not the opponent of Orochimaru at this moment!
After the fight, three people are riddled with scars, gasping for breath, staring at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru was uninjured, looking towards Sasuke with a playful look: "Want to become stronger? I can make you stronger."
Sasuke: "Are you Orochimaru?"
Orochimaru: "Do you know me?"
Sasuke nodded: "No need. I don't need your help."
Sasuke's answer made Orochimaru stunned on the spot, but he quickly reacted.
'The cause must be that 'mysterious person' that day.'
'Otherwise, with Sasuke Uchiha's desire to become stronger, he would not be able to reject me!'
Orochimaru's guess is true.
It is indeed Li Yaoxiang.
Li Yaoxiang has already told Sasuke about Orochimaru and his big brother, Uchiha Itachi. Of course, he didn't talk about too complicated things, he just said, "One of the Sannin, Orochimaru, was once defeated by Uchiha Itachi."
This is enough.
So now Sasuke sees Orochimaru himself, he is completely uninterested in him.
Instead, he is more confident in Li Yaoxiang, the more unfathomable guy.
Seeing that Sasuke's expression didn't move, Orochimaru's complexion gradually became difficult to look at. Staring at Sasuke's neck, there is a feeling of beginning to stir.
He is very confident, as long as he allows Sasuke to try the "power" of the curse-seal, then he can't resist his temptation!
Just as he struggled to do something, a voice that made him scared appeared again in his mind: "What's wrong? Want to do something? Try it."
Immediately, Orochimaru's complexion was as ugly as cheating. He clenched his teeth and said, "You have been monitoring me?"
Li Yaoxiang: "Heh."
Orochimaru was full of unwillingness, and finally only left a sentence 'Sasuke, want to become-stronger, want revenge, then come to me, I will make you feel unprecedented power!', And then disappear without a trace...