Chapter 19: Chunin Exams

Chapter 19: Chunin Exams

Seeing Hong's adoring look, Asuma felt quite jealous. He swore that when he got home, he'd ask his old man for a summoning beast as cute as that. It had to be the kind that could definitely outshine Xiaolan.

"Asuma, take it easy. The ox is in pain."

If it weren't for the railing, Yue Yan wouldn't have doubted that Asuma would have several hoof prints on his face.

"You guys seem to be in high spirits."

Hizashi Hyuga walked over and greeted with a smile.

"Hello, Teacher Hizashi."

Yue Yan and the other two greeted in the same way.

"In half a year, several villages will unite to hold the Chunin Exams, so I'm planning to let you participate."

"Great! Finally, there'll be a stage for this great man to show his talent." Asuma excitedly put his hands on his hips, looking so full of himself.

"Since it's a Chunin Exams jointly held by several villages, there'll definitely be genin from other villages coming to participate. I guarantee I'll defeat them thoroughly."

Although Asuma's bold words sounded imposing, the others present didn't even spare him a glance.

"Teacher Hizashi, is this to prove the strength of Konoha to the Fang Daimyō?"

Yue Yan stroked his chin and thought. After all, ninja villages relied on the money allocated by the Fang Daimyō to develop. Although he didn't quite understand this system, it had nothing to do with him.

"No." Hizashi Hyuga shook his head and patted Yue Yan's head. "As the victor of the Second Shinobi World War, Konoha doesn't need to prove anything to the Fang Daimyō. Moreover, the Fang Daimyō of each country won't come to watch this Chunin Exams. All you need to do is be careful of the ninjas from other villages."

Hearing this, Yue Yan nodded in understanding.

"Got it. The other villages think they lost face in the Second Shinobi World War, so they want to use the Chunin Exams to regain face among the new - generation ninjas. This can also prove to the Fang Daimyō behind them that they're still worth investing in."

Originally, Yue Yan just blurted out his thoughts subconsciously. Asuma and Hong beside him were totally confused, but Hizashi Hyuga, who knew the inside story of this Chunin Exams, felt a bit annoyed. It seemed that having overly smart subordinates wasn't always a good thing.

Hizashi Hyuga reached out and tapped Yue Yan's head. Although his tone was the same as usual, Yue Yan still detected the warning in it.

"What do you kids know? Don't blabber about everything."

Hearing this, Yue Yan knew he'd said something wrong. He bowed his head in apology without arguing.

After all, if such words that were like slandering the high - ups got out, getting minor retaliation would be the least of his concerns. He was afraid that he'd suddenly be given a suicide mission. If he didn't do it, he'd be considered a missing - nin. Just ask if you're scared.

"Filthy politics."

Yue Yan muttered under his breath so that only he could hear, then looked at Hizashi Hyuga again.

"So, Captain Hizashi Hyuga, do you have any arrangements?"

Seeing that the Mondai finally hit the point, Hizashi Hyuga didn't beat around the bush.

"From now on, the team won't take on any more D - rank tasks. We'll focus all our attention on C - rank missions. At that time, our main tasks will be to eliminate missing - nin or wandering ninjas. I want you to accumulate as much actual combat experience as possible before the Chunin Exams."

Compared with that white - haired slacker from the future, Captain Hizashi Hyuga, as the Team - Leading Jonin, was really dedicated. He would not only whole - heartedly teach every team member outside of missions but also during missions. To prevent what happened before, he would also use his Byakugan to gather intelligence in advance.

Thanks to Hizashi's teachings, Yue Yan's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds in the past six months.

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At the beginning of Konoha year 42.

As the host, Konoha Village united with other ninja villages to hold the Chunin Exams.

Not only did the Lightning, Earth, and Sand ninja villages announce their participation, but the Mist Ninja Village, too, which had been in a state of isolation and civil unrest, also announced its participation.

At the same time, small ninja villages such as the Rain ninja village, Grass ninja village, and Hot Springs ninja village would also come to participate in the Chunin Exams.

The purpose of this united Chunin Exams was to select Chunin. It was also to show the potential of the new generation of ninjas to others to win more missions. Therefore, all the ninjas sent by each side to participate in the Chunin Exams were elites.

On the day of the exam, there was a huge crowd. Ninjas in various outfits gathered in one place.

Those who were sent to participate in the Chunin Exams were all geniuses. Coupled with the hatred from the Second Shinobi World War, they were basically in a state of not respecting each other.

Fortunately, this wasn't their home turf. The Team - Leading Jonin of each team avoided conflicts and quickly pulled their team members away, preventing a melee from breaking out.

"So many people!"

Asuma stood on tiptoe and couldn't help but sigh.

"And most of them are Genin from other villages. I hardly see any from Konoha."

Hong was a bit worried, especially when she saw several Genin with a murderous aura, who clearly had killed many people. Although she wasn't afraid, as a newbie who had graduated only about half a year ago, it was inevitable for her to be worried.

Seeing this, Asuma, who wanted to gain some favor with Hong, smiled and patted his chest.

"Don't worry. I'm really strong. Right, Yue Yan? Yue Yan?"

Originally, to make his words more convincing, Asuma also mentioned Yue Yan. But Yue Yan didn't seem to care about him at all and was greeting an acquaintance.

"Uncle Might Duy, you're also here to take the Chunin Exams."

Hearing someone call his name, Might Duy, who was in an upside - down training state, looked around. All he could see were a pair of shoes.

Seeing this, Yue Yan couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth. He squatted in front of Might Duy so that he could see clearly.

"Oh, it's little brother Yue Yan. Are you here to take the Chunin Exams too?"

"Yeah. Captain Hizashi signed us up, so we came."

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 "It's really nice. Although it makes me, as a Father, feel ashamed that my son is taking the Chunin Exams with Might Guy, this is just the test of youth for me. Only by facing up to my own shortcomings can I experience true youth."

 Looking at Might Duy, who inexplicably got all fired up, Yue Yan didn't know what to say.

 "Yue Yan, don't forget that we're in the same team."

 Just then, Asuma popped out from behind Yue Yan and slapped him on the shoulder, his words full of grievance.

 "Uh..." Yue Yan scratched his head. "I just saw an old acquaintance and came to say hello. I'm also asking Uncle Duy to go easy on me later. I don't want to lose so badly."

 Hearing this, Might Guy looked at Yue Yan's sincere face suspiciously.

 "Really?"

 It's not that Asuma didn't believe Yue Yan. It's just that Yue Yan's strength was off the charts. During team training before, Asuma had also sparred with Yue Yan. To put it bluntly, in a normal battle, the odds were basically 3:7 in Yue Yan's favor. In three minutes, Yue Yan would almost beat him to death, and for the next ninety minutes, Yue Yan would be using the Mystical Palm Technique to treat him.

 But before Yue Yan could explain, a commotion came over.

 At the entrance, there was Kakashi Hatake, with white hair and dead - fish eyes, carrying Obito Uchiha, who was tied up like a mummy. Beside him was Rin Nohara with a helpless smile on her face. Sakata Gintoki... oops.