Chapter 105: I'm a Jonin, I Won't Get Angry

Central Tower.

Other teams that had passed the exam had long since returned to rest, yet only the Cloud Village and several smaller ninja villages remained waiting.

"Unforgivable, unforgivable..." Yugito muttered under her breath, puffing up her cheeks.

Selina, who had walked around the tower and returned, nudged Samui with her elbow. "Has she been like this the whole time?"

Samui nodded helplessly. "She's so mad she's about to start meowing!"

Selina's eyes lit up. "Does Yugito actually meow? I'd love to hear it!"

Seeing Selina's eager expression, Samui warned, "Don't provoke a cat that's already hissing, or it'll bite you."

Selina awkwardly pulled back her hand. "Guess playing with little kittens isn't worth getting bitten by the big cat inside her."

At that moment, the tall tower's doors pushed open.

As bright sunlight spilled onto the ground, a disgruntled voice echoed in. "What rotten luck. Before entering the tower I got blocked by enemies, after entering I get cornered by creditors!"

Seeing Yugito leap down from the railing and march angrily toward him, Asuma helplessly spread his hands. "Listen kid, you really don't need to rush over here so soon..."

Before he finished speaking, Yugito simply strode past him.

A cold gust of wind hit Asuma like a slap in the face as he stood there alone.

"You! We clearly made a bet on who would reach the Central Tower first..."

Asuma edged closer, weakly protesting, "Yeah, it was my idea. Don't you remember? That guy mocking your team before—that was me!"

Yugito glanced at him. "Defeating you proves Cloud ninjas are better than Leaf Genin?"

Asuma tried to speak but paused, finally lowering his head powerlessly. "Guess not."

Snorting with mild disdain, Yugito turned to Seiki instead. "Unless...you knew you couldn't beat me, so deliberately waited until last, pretending to generously concede defeat."

Seiki pushed his bangs aside. "Sorry, there was an unexpected situation during this Chunin Exam."

Samui glanced at Yugito and said pointedly, "Unexpected? What kind of accident could make you stay till now? Could it be...you got lost the entire time?"

Hearing their aggressive tone, a group of impatient teams waiting afar grew dissatisfied.

"What do you know? Master Seiki stayed behind just to save us!"

"Yeah! If not for rescuing complete strangers like us, Seiki-sama (a respectful title) could've finished within one hundred minutes!"

"Fool, he only used ninety-one minutes!"

"Eh? Oh! Oops, I messed up earlier—it was a hundred seconds ago!"

"Idiot! Who exaggerates like that?"

In the midst of the chaos, the Cloud ninjas just stood there silently. Still, they generally understood what had happened.

"That Zabuza Momochi from Mist?" Samui had apparently heard of Zabuza before.

Seiki let out a helpless sigh. "Exactly him."

"Oh now I get it!" Yugito nodded, suddenly lighting up again. "So in the end, who won between you guys?"

Obviously, she hadn't even considered this match in terms of life or death.

When the power difference wasn't significant, determining a winner was easy, but deciding who would die was difficult.

As if seeking revenge for Yugito's earlier slight, Asuma raised his eyebrows and said, "Although Zabuza planned to drain Seiki's chakra and ambushed us with a sneak attack, when he actually faced Seiki..."

Asuma deliberately dragged out his tone, watching Yugito's pretty face darken with frustration before continuing smugly, "He couldn't even last less than ten seconds before getting killed!"

"What? Zabuza was killed?" Samui and Selina exclaimed in unison, both clearly in shock.

That guy was Mist Village's proclaimed ace, someone rumored to have experience killing Konoha's tokubetsu jonin. Even if there was some exaggeration in those claims, his strength should still be significantly superior to theirs.

Not to mention the fear and awe others showed after facing him—it only confirmed it further.

Yet such a powerful expert had been killed during a preemptive ambush—within ten seconds no less!

Looking at Seiki's gentle and elegant face, both women felt an inexplicable sense of unreality.

"So strong!" Yugito clenched her small fist. She definitely felt pressure too, but more than that, she felt excitement and exhilaration. "Only by defeating opponents like this can we prove Cloud Village is stronger than Leaf!"

Most Cloud ninja believed they'd already surpassed Konoha. But to earn true recognition from other villages, they needed to dominate in every area.

Realizing this, Yugito turned away petulantly. "This one doesn't count. I'll defeat you in the official match!"

...

Outside.

While the Chunin Exams were raging on intensely, relatively few people among the Five Great Ninja Villages were paying attention.

First of all, since the second exam was going to last three whole days, the team leader jonin naturally had their own 'missions' and couldn't afford to focus too much attention on this.

Additionally, as one of the Five Great Villages, they had sufficient confidence in their ninja. Except for some unlucky candidates, passing most of the exams was only reasonable.

Currently, inside an inn room belonging to Iwagakure.

"Damn it! They actually managed to trick us!" Magze cursed through gritted teeth. He never expected that Konoha hadn't made any battle preparations beforehand.

If only they'd seized that opportunity, they might've already taken a big bite out of Leaf by now!

"Forget it. The ones feeling even worse than us must be Cloud! They've coveted Leaf for a long time already!" Magze fully understood the principle that misery loves company. Thinking this way brought immediate comfort to his mind.

Just then, there came two heavy knocks on the door.

"Come in, the door isn't locked."

A gloomy-looking Iwa chunin entered hesitantly.

"Guseki, what's wrong?"

A gloomy-looking Iwa chunin entered hesitantly.

"Guseki, what's wrong?"

Guseki hesitated before choosing his words carefully. "Sir Magze, our men have all exited the forest."

Magze's face brightened with a smile. "Since they came out so late, you must've ambushed many Leaf ninjas right?"

"Well, uh, I haven't asked about that yet."

"Then why are you rushing over here to find me?"

Guseki said tentatively, "Lord Magze, please don't get angry about what I'm about to say."

Magze frowned slightly, sensing an issue. "I'm a jonin. A simple Chunin Exam wouldn't make me lose my temper."

"Six candidates were seriously injured by Zabuza from the Mist and might never be able to become ninjas again because they didn't receive timely treatment!"

"Zabuza of the Mist? Hmph! We will take our revenge on them in time!" Magze's face turned cold as he looked at Guseki. "The others passed the Chunin Exams, right?"

Guseki swallowed hard. "Shidotatsu passed the exam."

"It's normal for him to pass given his strength," Magze said impatiently before asking, "I meant tell me about the other candidates."

"There are no others."

"What do you mean?"

Guseki said softly, "All the other candidates are dead."

Magze's eyes widened in shock, his expression twisting into something monstrous, as if wearing a mask of anguish. "What? No, I don't believe it..."

"Lord Magze! Lord Magze! Snap out of it..."

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