Chapter 33 : You will suffer from kidney deficiency

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For the next five days, Watanabe stayed at home, practising ninjutsu every minute and preparing for the war.

On April 3rd of the 16th year of Konoha, the much-anticipated graduation exam finally arrived. Watanabe ended his retreat and walked out of the house on this day.

When he arrived at the school, the school gate was already packed with people. Parents kept cheering for their children, creating an extremely noisy atmosphere.

"Watanabe, good morning!"

Jiraiya walked forward and greeted him with a smile.

"Good morning."

"Where's Tsunade? Why can't I see her?"

"She has become a disciple of the third Hokage and she does not need to take the graduation exam." Watanabe replied.

Jiraiya suddenly realised: "I see, as expected of Tsunade, her special treatment is enviable!"

"Her own strength is worthy of this treatment." Watanabe is convinced that even if the identity factor is excluded, Tsunade is still the most outstanding person in the school based on her own strength.

"That's true." Jiraiya sighed, recalling the memory of being beaten up by Tsunade in the past: "Tsunade is really scary. One punch can make a person half paralyzed..."

"Then you must be aiming to be accepted as a disciple by the Hokage this time, right?"

"Yes."

"Although the possibility is a little low, I still wish you all the best."

Jiraiya said very sincerely but he didn't think that Watanabe had any chance of being accepted as a disciple by the Hokage. 

"Thank you, same to you."

Watanabe had already prepared himself to make a splash and he did not explain much to Jiraiya.

"Haha, forget it. As long as I can graduate, I don't even dare to think about being accepted as a disciple by the Hokage..."

"Candidates enter the venue in an orderly manner!"

The teacher's voice was heard in the distance. Watanabe and Jiraiya ended their conversation and followed the crowd into the school.

There was only a written test today. Watanabe found the examination room based on the information on the admission ticket, and the invigilator looked surprisingly familiar.

"Sakumo-senpai!"

Other candidates also recognized the invigilator and were surprised.

"Are you the one who is invigilating our exam this time?"

"Sakumo-senpai has become so amazing!"

The silver-haired boy advised: "The examination room needs to be kept quiet, please stop talking."

Everyone obeyed obediently, looking at him with eyes full of admiration.

'It seems that Hatake Sakumo has been living a pretty good life after graduation in the past few years. After all, he is a genius.' Watanabe thought to himself.

'Hatake Sakumo is only three years older than him and was once a well-known figure in the school. It is said that he entered the Anbu directly after graduation three years ago. He should have been specially assigned to invigilate the exam today.'

As Hatake Sakumo distributed test papers to everyone, the written test officially began.

Watanabe concentrated on answering the questions. The content of the test was actually not difficult. It only tested basic knowledge, which was many times easier than the maths, physics and chemistry in his previous life.

[The client and his companion fell into the water, who would you save first?]

[Using "The Will of Fire" as the topic, write an essay of no less than 800 words]

The questions became more and more tricky as the exam progressed, but Watanabe answered them well.

A ninja's duty is to carry out missions. For a ninja, the mission is more important than anything else. However, Watanabe feels that compared with his companions, the so-called mission is not worth mentioning at all.

Perhaps because Tsunade was his only companion, he really couldn't think of anything more important than Tsunade.

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The written test results would not be available until the evening. After leaving the examination room, Watanabe originally planned to go home to practise, but unexpectedly he ran into Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Higurashi at the school gate.

"Watanabe, are you free this afternoon?" Jiraiya asked.

Watanabe thought he wanted to ask him for something, so he nodded: "I'm free."

"That's perfect, let's go take a hot spring bath together. We've been in the same class for so many years, but the four of us have never gone out together." Jiraiya invited with a bright smile.

Looking at Orochimaru and Higurashi beside him, Watanabe hesitated and agreed, just to leave a last memory of his school life.

Speaking of which, Watanabe, Jiraiya and others have a sense of sympathy for each other. The four of them are all from commoner families, especially Watanabe and Jiraiya, who are the only two orphans in the class.

"How did you do on your test this morning?"

On the way to the hot springs, Higurashi couldn't help but want to exchange answers with the three of them.

"Who knows? I Just answer randomly and hope I can pass." Jiraiya said nonchalantly.

Orochimaru said rationally, "it was fine."

Watanabe: "It was fine too."

Higurashi: "There is a question at the end, which says that if the client and his companions fall into the water..."

"Just relax. Don't talk about this. It will ruin your mood." Jiraiya interrupted him and suggested excitedly, "We must go to the mixed bath later. There are many young ladies in there who are not defensive at all against boys of our age!"

Higurashi seemed to be hesitant to speak. Watanabe could see that, unlike Jiraiya, Higurashi really cared about his grades.

"Let's not go to the mixed bath." Orochimaru shook his head: "I feel uncomfortable just thinking about it."

'How could he feel uncomfortable mixing soup with a young lady? Orochimaru was indeed a weirdo.' Jiraiya thought.

"Watanabe, Higurashi, what do you think?"

"Let's go to the men's bath." Higurashi looked at Watanabe, "After all, Watanabe already has Tsunade. It would be bad for him if Tsunade knew about it."

'You're really considerate of me'

Watanabe was a little surprised and thought.

"That's right, Tsunade is no joke when she's angry."

Jiraiya thought about it and decisively gave up the idea of taking Watanabe to join the mix bath, and changed the subject: 

"Watanabe, how did you get together with Tsunade? Teach me, I will even become your disciple!"

Watanabe was speechless. 

'Do you think I'm a love saint?'

He understood that Jiraiya was not a bad person, but his temperament made him a little more lustful than ordinary people.

"Tsunade and I came together naturally. I can't teach you that."

"I see…"

Jiraiya felt deeply regretful. He really wanted to learn a few tricks from Watanabe and hook up with some rich women.

There is not only Tsunade who is the eldest lady of Konoha. There is also a Hinata Zero in the next class.

After chatting all the way, the four of them arrived at the hot spring. Everyone was short of money, so there was no one to treat, and everyone brought their own ticket.

While taking off clothes in the bathroom, Jiraiya quietly took a look at Watanabe's lower body and was instantly stunned.

"Damn!"

He exclaimed: "No wonder you were able to pursue Tsunade, Watanabe you are really gifted!"

Orochimaru and Higurashi looked in the direction of the noise, both showing surprised expressions.

"Maybe I stayed up too late."

Watanabe understood what was going on.

"Does staying up late have this effect..."

Jiraiya and the other two had eyes flickering.

"Don't learn from me. Staying up late will cause kidney deficiency!"

Watanabe was worried about leading them astray, so he quickly corrected them.

              (Continued…)