Chapter 191 S-Rank... Once?!
"Hey, Kiba, Sakura, and Shino."
Naruto looked at Shino and suddenly forgot his name, only remembering it after Karin reminded him.
"Woof woof!"
Akamaru jumped from the ground onto Naruto and climbed all the way up to Naruto's head.
"Hey Naruto, Akamaru still likes you as much as ever."
As expected, Kiba looked at Naruto, then turned his head and shook his hand.
"But with you guys in this exam, it's going to be really difficult."
Shino walked over calmly and said.
"What's there to be afraid of? He's just a little Naruto. At worst, I'll just surrender."
He grinned and patted Naruto on the shoulder.
"Well, let's go all out then."
Naruto scratched Akamaru's chin and said to Kiba.
"Hey, no!"
Kiba rubbed his eyes and pretended to cry as he whined to Naruto.
"Teeth, you're so pretentious."
Sakura walked over and tapped Ya's head.
"Naruto, it's been a long time."
Sakura greeted Naruto, glanced at Sasuke standing with Karin, then sighed softly and started chatting with Naruto.
"Sakura-chan, do you know what the written test will cover?"
Naruto smiled at Sakura and then asked.
"Hmm... I feel like it's more than just a written test, but we'll have to wait and see."
Sakura thought for a moment, wondering if the Chunin Exams' written test would be too bland if it were just a simple written exam.
Furthermore, when designing Konoha, they must have taken into account people like Naruto who are completely clueless about theoretical knowledge.
"Oh, let's go in then."
Class 7 and Class 8 entered the examination room together.
There were so many people.
Sasuke's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the dense crowd in the examination hall. The sheer number of examinees was indeed beyond his expectations.
The candidates inside had all sorts of strange appearances, including one-eyed men, fat men, and blond men, each with their own unique characteristics.
"Young Miss".
Neji walked over naturally when he saw his young mistress arrive.
Neji was too embarrassed to greet Hinata because of Lee's behavior, but now that Lee is being kept in check by Tenten, Neji has finally come over.
"Neji-nii-nii."
Hinata and Neji started talking, mainly about what had happened while Hinata was away from home these past few days.
The elders came once, but the Third Hokage happened to be having tea with Hiashi that day, and they chatted about the observation activities that the Hyuga clan was responsible for during the Chunin Exams.
Unfortunately, the elders arrived in a huff, then left the clan head's house with their tails between their legs under the watchful eyes of the Third Hokage.
Is that so?
Hinata nodded. It seemed that with the Hokage's protection, time could be bought a little longer, and she needed to continue her efforts.
"Don't worry, I won't let those old-fashioned elders hurt the eldest and second young ladies."
Although Neji didn't think those old men could beat Hinata, Hanabi was still young, so he had to keep an eye on her.
"Hey everyone."
Just as everyone was chatting, an unfamiliar voice broke in.
A boy with black-rimmed round glasses and white spiky hair walked over. Judging from the headband on his head, he was one of Konoha's own.
"Who are you...."
Naruto and Kiba stopped discussing which character in the manga was stronger and turned to look at their "own man".
"Oh, I'm your senior, my name is Kabuto Yakushi."
Dou smiled with his eyes narrowed, exuding a kind and sunny senior vibe.
"Hey, Kabuto-senpai, what's up?"
Naruto nodded. The person in front of him, who called himself his senior, seemed to have strange emotions, but he wasn't hostile.
"This is your first time participating in the Chunin Exams, isn't it?"
Kabuto asked the people present.
Without a doubt, they all nodded, since apart from Team 3, the others had only recently graduated and were participating in the Chunin Exams.
"I'm a little embarrassed to say this, but this is my seventh time participating in the Chunin Exams."
Yakushi Kabuto pushed up his glasses, a cold glint flashing in them, and said.
"Huh?! The seventh time?!"
Naruto and Kiba stared at Kabuto in astonishment, along with Akamaru bouncing around on their heads.
"Woof woof?! Woof woof!"
Akamaru wagged its tail, jumped down, and walked slowly to Kabuto. Its beady black eyes gave it a strange look, as if to say, "How can you be so weak?"
"After all, my physical condition isn't very good, and my chakra control isn't very good either."
Kabuto shrugged, his lips twitching slightly as he met Akamaru's gaze. He then coughed and said with a touch of generosity, "Ahem, since this is your first time participating, I'll share some information I've gathered."
After saying that, Kabuto Yakushi took out a stack of cards with orange backs and the word "ninja" written on them from the bag at his waist.
"Besides allowing genin to advance to chunin, another very important reason for holding the Chunin Exams together is to test each other between different countries."
"As the host this time, Konoha has an idea to showcase Konoha's strength and deter other countries from having any bad intentions."
Naruto and the others nodded.
They hadn't thought of that before, since they were at a different level than their leader. But after hearing Kabuto's explanation, they suddenly understood.
Seeing the expressions on Naruto and the others' faces, Kabuto nodded in satisfaction and then cut the cards.
"There are quite a few monster-level beings in this assessment."
Naruto and Kiba approached the card that Kabuto had casually drawn, which depicted an unfamiliar ninja.
"Holy crap, five C-rank missions."
His teeth gaped open as he stared at the information about the ninja in front of him.
"After all, there are quite a few older genin who want to give it a shot in this Chunin Exams."
Kabuto took the card back and then drew another card with Naruto's familiar face on it.
"This is Gaara of Sunagakure. He has completed B-rank missions and has not suffered any injuries in any of them."
As Kabuto spoke, he couldn't help but gasp. It was rare to see a ninja like Gaara who had completed a B-rank mission at such a young age, and even rarer to find one who hadn't suffered any injuries at all.
"What about Naruto?"
A voice came from behind Kabuto Yakushi. Everyone looked up and saw that it was Team 10, and the one who had just spoken was Shikamaru.
Kabuto adjusted his glasses and then began drawing cards repeatedly, making Naruto's eyes light up.
After searching for a while, he finally found Naruto's card.
"Naruto Uzumaki has completed 34 D-rank missions, 0 C-rank missions, 0 B-rank missions, and 0 A-rank missions..."
As Yakushi Kabuto was speaking, he suddenly froze.
"Senior Dou, what's wrong?"
Sakura curiously leaned closer. Why did Kabuto suddenly get stuck?
Kabuto took a deep breath, then looked at Naruto, who was scratching his head, and spoke.
"S-rank mission, completed once."
The scene immediately fell silent. Apart from the members of Class 7, everyone else looked at them as if they were monsters.
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