The purple-haired female ninja opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but at that moment, the referee on the side finally lost his temper.
[No, sister, what are you doing?Is this a job fair?]
The referee coughed, cleared his throat, and continued, "The assessment is over.Candidates may leave now.The next candidate will be coming in soon, so don't dawdle!"
Hatake Kaede smiled somewhat awkwardly, nodded quickly to the referee, and then hurriedly left the examination room.
However, the moment he stepped out of the examination hall, he suddenly seemed to remember something, turned to look at the purple-haired female ninja who was leaving with him, and asked in confusion, "Huh?Sister, weren't you inside as an examiner?Why are you coming out too?"
The purple-haired female ninja shook her head and explained, "No, my orders were only to serve as the examiner for the previous round.As for the other arrangements, I don't know anything about them."
Upon hearing this, Hatake Kaede immediately understood.This must have been the Third Hokage's idea; he wanted to use this opportunity to test him!
As expected, under the perception of Hatake Kaede's sensory ninjutsu—Mind Net—a feeling of being spied on welled up in his heart.
Just now, while he was fiercely fighting his opponent on the training field, he was so focused on the battle that he didn't notice anything unusual.
However, after hearing the female ninja's words, that strange feeling grew even stronger.
Hatake Kaede shook his head helplessly, inwardly cursing, "What a nuisance!Why are you always staring at me, old man?Are you not busy with work anymore, or aren't the girls at the hot springs more appealing?"
He walked slowly toward Shota and Haru, his signature, bored expression gleaming, while also making sure to greet the purple-haired female ninja.
...
The assessment is finally over!The three young genin walked out of the examination room in high spirit.Now they just need to wait for the village's notification, and they will be able to become Chunin!
Just then, they suddenly saw Yuhi Teruharu anxiously waiting.The moment Yuhi Teruharu saw the three little ones, the worry on his face instantly vanished with a smile.Seeing their relaxed expressions, a huge weight was lifted from his heart.
With a wave of his hand, Xi Ri Teruharu declared generously, "Let's go to a barbecue restaurant and celebrate!Today's expenses are all on me, Young Master Teruharu!"
"Wow!Long live -sensei Teruharu!" The three little ones cheered excitedly, their voices echoing in the air.They followed Teruharu in high spirits, marching in a large group towards the barbecue restaurant in Konoha Village.
Although the barbecue restaurant was a bit quiet due to the war, today was the day of the Chunin Exams!Many instructors brought their students here for a meal, so the restaurant was quite lively.
Fortunately, when the four arrived at the barbecue restaurant, there happened to be an empty seat.
The four of them walked into the private room in high spirits, plopped down in their seats, and then eagerly picked up the menu to order.
The menu was dazzling with a wide variety of dishes, and the four of them ordered a large number of delicious dishes without hesitation.
Although Yuhi Teruharu had mentally prepared himself for the food to be eaten up, he was still taken aback when he actually saw the dishes being served one after another.
Looking at the mountain of food piled on the table, he shook his head helplessly, silently took out his wallet, sighed deeply, and thought to himself: [I'll probably have to stay and wash the dishes to pay for this meal.]
Before long, all the dishes were served.Shota and Haru were still clasping their hands together and chanting "I'm going to start eating," but Hatake Kaede couldn't wait any longer.He quickly picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily without any hesitation.
Hearing the noise, Sarutobi Shota opened his eyes and immediately saw Hatake Kaede wolfing down his food.He pointed at Kaede in surprise and shouted, "Ah~ Kaede, you're so cunning!"
Having said that, he was not to be outdone and immediately joined the fierce "food battle".
Seeing this, Yuhi Haru naturally refused to be outdone and quickly joined the "battle," engaging in a fierce food-grabbing contest with Hatake Kaede and Sarutobi Shota.
After an unknown amount of time, Hatake Kaede stuffed the last piece of meat into his mouth.Then, while chewing, Hatake Kaede laughed and said, "Hahaha, I won this time."
Shota Sarutobi and Haruhi Yuhi were so full that they didn't want to talk to Hatake Kaede at all.
Seeing that the three of them had eaten their fill, Yuhi Teruharu composed himself and said to the three children, "Now that the Chunin Exams are over, you will be taking on some more troublesome missions or requests, and if possible, you may even have to go to the battlefield."
Towards the end, the instructor, Yuhi Teruharu, sounded somewhat heavy-hearted.Sending such young children to the battlefield filled Yuhi Teruharu with a degree of guilt.
"Go to the battlefield?" Sarutobi Shota and Yuhi Haru, who had just looked nonchalant, sat up with serious expressions.
Yuhi Teruharu nodded, then said somberly, "Most likely!"
Looking at the serious-looking Shota and Haruhi, Yuhi Teruhi patted his younger brother's head and said in a slightly relaxed tone, "I'm saying all this so that you're mentally prepared.The war might end before you even get to go to the battlefield."
Hatake Kaede remained noncommittal; his group would inevitably go to the battlefield sooner or later.The Sand Village of the Land of Wind and the Stone Village of the Land of Earth had long coveted the Land of Fire, and war between the two sides was inevitable.
As a medical ninja, I might be able to treat the wounded and sick in the rear, but my two companions should be leading the team on the front lines to carry out missions.
...
The village announcement came down quickly.As expected, the three passed the Chunin Exams smoothly and officially became.They had become Chunin.This news marked the end of their rookie status and the beginning of a new phase in their ninja careers.
After becoming Chunin, the lives of the three underwent some subtle changes.
Hatake Kaede spent his days busy at the hospital, using his medical ninjutsu to treat wounded soldiers returning from the front lines.Under his care, more and more wounded soldiers recovered and were discharged, and gradually, Hatake Kaede's reputation for medical ninjutsu spread.
Meanwhile, he never forgot to improve his skills in his spare time.His swordsmanship became more refined, and his mental network's perception range and precision increased, allowing him to detect "White Zetsu" lurking in Konoha Village on multiple occasions.The hospital and home became the only two points in Hatake Kaede's life.
Shota Sarutobi and Yoharu Yuhi embarked on a different path.
They became a squad leader, leading some lower-ranking ninja from the village on missions.These missions, though complex, were relatively simple and fell into the D-rank category.
Like their mentor, Yuhi Teruharu, they imparted their experience and skills to their subordinates without reservation, helping them grow and improve.
A few days after passing the Chunin Exams, the three kids received a notification from the ANBU and went to the Hokage Building together.They were about to begin their first mission as Chunin.
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