"Well, the Chunin Exam is usually taken in groups, and no one of the three can be missing. There's nothing strange about that!"
"That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about registration. Registration! If it weren't for Minato-san, I wouldn't even know I took part in the Chunin Exam."
"I didn't tell you?" Zixiao asked in surprise.
"When did you tell me that?" Duke rolled his eyes and asked back.
"It was the day after I came back from the Land of Hot Springs. Asuma and Hong were both there..." Zixiao put down the newspaper, scratched his chin, and remembered something: "Oh, yes, you were still in the hospital that day, and I really didn't inform you."
"Don't you want to say anything about this?" Duke was angry. He didn't expect that there was such a thing as being represented in the Naruto world.
"What does it matter? With your strength, you can easily pass the Chunin Exam." Zixia didn't care much. After thinking for a while, she reminded: "As long as you don't use ice escape, you can do whatever you want with the rest."
Kakashi, who was still angry, let go of his hand and suddenly found a layer of frost on his palm. He was alert and secretly glanced at Obito without leaving any trace. He found that he was standing quietly next to Rin, without any of his usual noisy and rude appearance.
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"Even if I... encounter some monsters, I have to run for my life!"
On that day, the Konoha examination hall was crowded with people. The number of Genin from each ninja village varied, but they were undoubtedly elites. They had previously fought each other on the battlefield, fighting to the death, but now they were gathered together in the same room, and no one liked each other. Fortunately, the instructors of each team stepped in in time to suppress the situation, otherwise a melee of hundreds of people would have been inevitable.
"Everyone be quiet. Now is the first round of the Chunin Exam. Stand firm according to the names on your seats!" Several Konoha ninjas wearing jonin vests appeared instantly. The tall jonin in the lead was the invigilator. He released murderous aura and scolded everyone.
At the beginning of the 42nd year of Konoha, the winter snow had not yet melted.
The Fire Country's Konoha Ninja Village served as the host, and together with the allied countries of the Wind Country's Sand Village and the Rain Country's Amegakure, they jointly held this Chunin Exam. There were more than ten ninja villages, including the Yuguku, Takiguku, and Takumiguku, which responded actively. These ninja villages vary in size, but they all have one characteristic, that is, they maintain friendly relations with Konoha. Among the five major ninja villages, Kumogakure and Iwagakure are not interested in Konoha's Chunin Exam, and as for Kirigakure... they are still in seclusion and playing by themselves.
A good warrior may not have great achievements, and a good doctor may not have a great reputation! Kakashi didn't know this sentence, but it didn't stop him from knowing this truth! For a moment, Kakashi was sweating profusely, as if everyone had been deceived.
"Be careful of the defeated nations, such as the Sand Village ninjas from the Wind Country. Having failed on the battlefield, they won't mind getting back at it in the exam hall."
"For such an important exam, will there be daimyos from other countries attending the final to watch?" Hearing Zixiao say this, Duke linked this exam to the future match with Naruto.
"Yes, yes, Asuma is also very powerful." Hong said perfunctorily.
"Then I don't have any chance of winning at all?" Asuma burst into tears. Even Duke felt inferior to him. If he encountered this situation, he would be killed in seconds.
Asuma and Hong were very confused, but Duke did not answer them. Seeing the dead-eyed Sakata Gin in the corner... Hatake Kakashi, he walked over and said hello.
Duke scanned the crowd and saw two Genin who were encouraging each other. The smaller one was Gai who hadn't been seen for a long time, and the larger one was Gai's father, Konoha's ten thousand year old Genin - Might Dai!
"No, if you meet him, your chances of winning will be quite high. The same is true for Red...99% of the time, the opponent will not use his full strength." Duke said mysteriously. Might Dai is a great ninja. He is strict with himself and will never hurt a ninja from the same village. "Why?"
"That's not what I'm talking about... Never mind, I'm too tired today, I'm going to go rest first." Duke sighed tiredly. After a whole day of practice, even an energy freak like him felt a little exhausted.
"The exam for Genin to Chunin is not only a test of the ninja's own strength and growth, but also a collision of the strength of each ninja village. Especially this time, this is the first time that a village has jointly held the Chunin exam with other ninja villages after the war, which is of great significance. You will meet many powerful Genin, so be serious and don't fail."
"Don't be discouraged, Hong, you are very strong." Asuma encouraged: "Besides, don't we still have Duke and I?"
"Too slow, we were almost eliminated!" Kakashi grabbed Obito's collar and scolded him. Obito was indeed Kakashi's best friend. As soon as he appeared, the aloof Kakashi's face changed drastically, turning into a shrewd woman in the boudoir, and even his demeanor changed. Lin persuaded him kindly, and Obito was also very sensible and kept apologizing, which made Kakashi calm down.
"This exam will be judged based on the total score of the three-person team. The full score for a team is 30 points. According to the percentage, the team with the highest score will win, and the team with the lowest score will be eliminated. I will keep the elimination rate a secret for now and will reveal it at the end... In order not to drag down your teammates, everyone should do their best and perform hard!"
"I didn't see Obito... Could he be late today too?" Duke was speechless about Obito's concept of time. Even when doing good deeds, one should consider the occasion. On such an important day, he should not help an old man cross the road.
"Yeah! Duke is here, there's nothing to worry about!" Hong was suddenly full of confidence.
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"We have no choice but to give it a try. There is still a chance." Kakashi finally stopped looking dead: "If we are really discovered, I will kill Obito."
"You are... Duke?" Kakashi stared at him with lifeless eyes, thinking of this former classmate. The two of them didn't interact much in school, so they couldn't say they were very familiar with each other, but Obito often mentioned Duke, so Kakashi was not unfamiliar with Duke.
"It may sound a bit cowardly to say this, but it is the truth." Duke patted Asuma on the shoulder and said, "You have to kneel even if your father comes."
"Unfortunately, no. As the victorious nation, we don't need to prove anything to the daimyo. It would be possible if we didn't fight for many years."
This guy... is not Obito... is not a shadow clone, could it be a transformation technique... No, what's with the frost in his hand? Kakashi narrowed his eyes, looked around, and stopped at Duke's back.
A moment later, Obito, sweating profusely, appeared at the door. As soon as he stepped into the classroom, the invigilator at the door closed the door just in time.
"Before the exam, I will explain the rules of this written test. Please read them carefully. I will not repeat them a second time! You are not allowed to ask questions during the test. I will regard any doubts as violations and cancel the qualification of the team you are in to take the test. Do you understand?"
"Wait a minute!" Zixiao called out to Duke, "Since you mentioned the Chunin Exam, I have to explain it to you, so that you won't make a fool of yourself. I have already told Asuma and Hong about these things before, and now I will tell you again alone."
The invigilator nodded and said with satisfaction: "You are indeed the elites of each village. You have not given me a chance to show off until now. I have to say that I am beginning to like you guys a little bit."
Did he do it? Such a powerful physical clone technique, even the invigilator didn't notice it. Was he so powerful before? Kakashi tried to recall Duke, who was in the same class before graduation, but in his memory, the other party was mediocre in strength and had nothing special except for his beautiful appearance.
"So what's so special about this Chunin Exam?"
"Don't be impulsive, he might be here soon." Duke hurriedly grabbed him and made a seal with one hand behind his back.
"Is there really such a monster?" Hong was shocked. It could be seen that Duke's tone was very serious when he said this and he was not joking.
This man has thick hair and a sloppy look, and he looks like a rookie. But in fact, he is a super strong man who can make a big splash if he doesn't make a big splash. A few years later, he opened the Eight Gates and bloodily defeated the popular group "Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure". Before his death, he passed his will to his son Kai, making him the best in physical skills, even Madara Six Paths was inferior to him. Thinking of the crown prince Naruto and the crown princess Uchiha Nijira who kissed him, Duke couldn't help but sigh that the most terrifying people in Konoha are indeed the Genin. Once these guys get serious, they can pin the Hokage to the ground and use him as a rag.
None of the candidates answered and waited for the invigilator to announce the rules.
"This written test will last for 60 minutes and will consist of 10 questions. There will be a deduction system. At the beginning, you will all have 10 points. If you answer a question incorrectly, you will lose 1 point. If you do not answer the question, you will lose 1 point. If you answer all the questions correctly, you will get 10 points. If you answer 5 questions incorrectly, you will get 5 points. And so on. Of course, if you answer all the questions incorrectly, you will get 0 points. Those who get no points will be disqualified, and the same applies to their teams."
"Do you think the shadow clone can hide it from the invigilator?" Duke asked.
"And Lin, this is the first time we've met since graduation." Duke greeted Lin who was anxiously standing beside Kakashi.
"There are three minutes left before the first match begins. Is that ok?" Duke was a little worried. One of the three members of the team was missing, so Minato's class wouldn't even be eligible to take the exam. Besides, Obito was always late by the hour. By the time he got here, the written exam would have been over! "If it doesn't work, I'll use my shadow clone..." Kakashi didn't expect Obito to show up within three minutes. After half a year, he had already figured out Obito's habits.
"There are so many people!" Duke and his two companions arrived a little later. The classroom was so packed with people that there was almost no place to stand.
Everyone either frowned or trembled, and sat down obediently according to the rules. The invigilator looked around to confirm that there were no troublemakers, and ordered his subordinates to check the number of people, and after confirming that there was no mistake, he distributed the test papers.
"No way!?" Asuma couldn't believe it and started looking around.
"Long time no see!" Lin was still so polite.
"Is it a Genin from the village?"
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"There are more than 300 people. There are very few people in our village. Most of them are Genin from other villages." Hong glanced at them and was a little worried. There were many Genin who were obviously elite at first glance, while they were in the Zixiao class, who were just new Genin who had just graduated less than half a year ago. They had the least experience and were complete rookies.
"And I'm here..." Asuma felt jealous when he heard Hong's admiring tone.
"It's Kakashi, long time no see!"
"By the way, if there is cheating or is judged to be cheating during the exam, 2 points will be deducted each time it is discovered. After 5 times, the score will be reset to zero and the group will be directly disqualified."
"Finally, I warn you, don't show off your poor cheating skills. That will undoubtedly dig your own grave. If you want to become a Chunin, you must be like a real ninja!"
"Then everyone has no doubts, right? I almost forgot that the rules do not allow you to have doubts! Then, I declare that the first round of the Chunin Exam will begin now!"
According to Kakashi's official information, he became a Chunin at the age of 6, but in Obito's flashback, he took the exam and became a Chunin in the same year. You have to know that Obito graduated at the age of 9, and when he took the Chunin exam, Kakashi must have been at least 8 years old. This is obviously impossible, and the reality made me confused for a while. For the needs of the plot, this book can only wrong Kakashi.
(End of this chapter)