Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 52 Naruto: Third-generation grandpa, distinguish between loyalty and treachery!

After walking out of the office door, Hongdou found a secluded corner and contacted Naruto.

"...Got it. I'll be careful not to let the Kyuubi's chakra affect me."

On the other side, Naruto found a toilet to have a private chat and put the little snake back into his pocket.

This situation was not difficult for him, but rather a pleasant surprise.

"Huruzen wants to take me in as his disciple. It's like sending me a pillow right when I'm about to fall asleep." He felt a little secretly happy in his heart.

Before, Naruto was troubled by the fact that he did not have many ways to learn new techniques. Following Kakashi was unrealistic as he would have to teach Sasuke Chidori later, and the nature of his chakra did not match.

Looking for Jiraiya? According to the original story, he would first take Naruto to sign a blood pact and learn summoning techniques. This is certainly good, but it does not meet Naruto's current needs - he urgently needs to improve his mobility.

But Hiruzen is different. As a famous ninjutsu master in the ninja world, Naruto even has the choice.

An idea suddenly occurred to him. As long as he learned that technique, he would most likely be truly invincible during the same period before the third exam.

Needless to say, the political significance that becoming Naruto's apprentice brings to him is even more significant.

"However, we can't use the Nine-Tails Chakra during the battle later. Speedrunning is unlikely, so we need to find another way."

Thinking of this, he returned to Sakura and Sasuke.

……

Inside the huge training ground.

The Genin who passed the second exam gathered in the middle. In front of them were the Jonin from the major ninja villages, the Jonin and high-ranking officials of Konoha. Sarutobi Hiruzen, wearing the robes of Hokage, stood in the center and spoke to everyone.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone for passing the brutal second exam..."

As usual, he introduced the significance of the Chunin Exam to everyone, emphasized its cruelty, and encouraged everyone to give their all.

Naruto looked around to see how many people had passed the exam.

"A total of six groups of 18 people..." He thought to himself, the Twelve Little Warriors, the Sand Ninja, and the three people, Kabuto, means that except for the three Sound Ninjas who were wiped out, the rest of the people passed.

There is only one less set than the original.

What he didn't notice was that quite a few people were already looking Naruto up and down.

Neji's eyes never left Naruto. He kept examining Naruto and found that Team 7, including him, did not look in a mess, which was in stark contrast to the generally dusty appearance of the people around them.

"What a powerful enemy..."

Ino-Shika-Cho had complicated expressions. They had witnessed Naruto using the Rasengan to attack Jin, and were also impressed by Sakura's performance.

Kabuto's eyes kept moving between Naruto and Sasuke, but compared to Sasuke, he was obviously more interested in Naruto.

Konoha F4, especially Danzo, saw Naruto's calm expression. When he looked at Naruto, Naruto happened to meet his eyes.

But Naruto smiled and nodded at him.

"Are you provoking me... the evil Nine-Tailed Fox?" Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to hide his emotions.

Only Tenten and Hinata looked at Naruto with sparkling eyes.

"Well then, next, ahem, let me explain the content of the Chunin Exam."

Moonlight Gale stepped out and coughed violently a few times, causing everyone to frown. He then began to explain the rules of the preliminaries.

"...The preliminaries will be played one-on-one. After listening to my explanation, if you wish to withdraw, or if you feel unwell, please raise your hand."

Hayate looked around at everyone with a sickly look, and as expected, Kabuto Yakushi raised his hand to indicate his withdrawal.

No one paid attention.

"Anyone else withdrawing... Then, there will be 17 participants. According to the lottery rules, one person will receive a bye and advance directly to the finals."

Upon hearing this, the voices below suddenly became noisy.

"what?"

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"A bye? Isn't that a bit unfair?" "What the hell..."

Everyone was talking at once, making it difficult for Ji Feng, whose voice was not loud to begin with, to get a word in.

"Interesting." Naruto murmured. In the original work, there were seven groups of 21 people, and after Kabuto withdrew, there were exactly 20 people, so there was no such thing as a bye.

Ji Feng coughed a few times and said weakly, "Um, everyone..."

"Quiet!"

Suddenly, a cold shout was heard from the young man in the center of the venue, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

But the yellow-haired young man in the middle looked around with his eyes, and his expression revealed a kind of majesty without anger, like "Mungat scolding his ministers".

"It's a bye, so what's all the fuss?"

Naruto's sharp eyes swept over everyone. "Battles between ninjas are inherently full of randomness. Sometimes releasing a ninjutsu a second late, or throwing a ninja tool a moment early can lead to completely different results, and even rewrite fate."

"Grandfather Sandaime just said that the Chunin Exam is a microcosm of the Ninja World War. Are you turning a deaf ear to these words?"

"Luck is also a part of strength."

He spoke clearly and had a strong aura, and his shouts made the surroundings silent.

Most importantly, he just specifically cue Hiruzen.

Naruto: Tips for surviving as a corporate slave: When you meet a leader who appreciates you, you should look for opportunities to actively show yourself in front of the leader and express your respect for the leader.

Since he already knew Hiruzen's intention to take him as a disciple, he naturally had to return the favor and strive to make the relationship between master and disciple a reality.

Third generation grandfather, distinguish between loyalty and treachery!
As expected, after listening to Naruto's words, Hiruzen smiled and nodded, seeming to be very satisfied with his performance.

After a moment of silence, Temari muttered in the crowd, "But no matter what, those who got a bye are still getting a great advantage..."

Inevitably, some people were disdainful of Naruto's words.

"Ahem, this classmate is right. Luck is also a part of strength." Ji Feng finally found the initiative: "Then, let's start drawing lots right now to select the person who will receive a bye."

After saying that, he winked at Hongdou, who spoke into the microphone and a large screen slowly descended.

“The bye’s names will be displayed on the big screen.”

"Ding~Ding~" A voice with some intelligence came from inside. The names of the people kept changing and finally stopped at a certain name.

After seeing this, Naruto suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

【Haruno Sakura】

Now you are in trouble. You just expressed your opinion and you are immediately given a bye.

Sakura walked out calmly and went to the audience seat beside as if no one was around.

"Hey, hey, hey," seeing Sakura walk out, a man next to her wearing round sunglasses and a black mask immediately expressed his dissatisfaction and pointed his finger at Naruto's nose.

"Couldn't this have been planned in advance? Just by coincidence, your teammate got a bye?!"

Naruto was speechless. How about letting her fight with you?
Can you withstand her iron fist?
Do you understand what Konoha's humanitarian concern is? !

Naruto squinted at the man and asked, "What's your name?"

"Huh?" The man obviously didn't expect Naruto to ask him, "Akado Kai, what do you want to do?"

"Nothing, I'm asking on her behalf." Naruto pointed at Sakura above.

Kaiqi laughed: "Okay, okay, you'd better not let me run into you!"

He and Kabuto were in the same group and were both Orochimaru's subordinates, but at this moment, his anger successfully overwhelmed his desire to spar with Sasuke.

But Naruto was thinking secretly.

Since the drawing rules have changed, will the opponents I draw be different?

(End of this chapter)