People raise Hokage in Yunyin

"Wake up, it's time."

Hibiscus woke up Naruto and Xianglin from their nap.

There was a faint noise coming from through the thin wooden door. Naruto shook his head and soon woke up from his drowsiness.

"The first round is probably over."

Hibiscus reminded the two of them.

Because they took the initiative to find the reason for fighting along the way, Yunyin's two people arrived relatively late, but now it seems that everyone who meets the conditions has arrived.

After a little tidying up their clothes, Naruto and Xianglin pushed open the door and walked out, with Hibiscus accompanying them.

"It seems that except for the five major ninja villages, the teams from the other small ninja villages have all been 'killed'."

Standing on the circular walkway on the second floor, Hibiscus lowered a round disk and scanned it roughly. At a glance, all he saw were familiar forehead protectors.

This time, the Chuunin Joint Examination had a large number of participants. In addition to the Konoha ninjas, there were those from various small ninja villages who were invited. The two of them basically accounted for most of the people. In contrast, the other big ninja villages only sent There were two teams and three teams, and Kumogakure only had Naruto and Kaoru participating.

But now it seems that all the small shinobi villages with a large base have disappeared, and Konoha seems to have very little left.

Mujin accompanied her two students down to the first floor and randomly found a corner to chat, while Naruto looked around and didn't know what he was looking for.

"Naruto, there she is!"

Xianglin understood Naruto's thoughts. She pointed at the two people leaning against the wall with different expressions.

Naruto followed his gesture and looked over, only to see Sasuke's face was tense, his teeth were clenched, his eyes were lowered, and he had an angry look on his face.

Zuo Jing, who was standing next to him, had a blank expression on his face, looking up slightly, his mind empty and he didn't know what he was thinking.

But these were not what Naruto was interested in. He glanced around the two of them and quickly found the target.

His eyes lit up and he walked in that direction.

Although he passed the first round of exams, Sasuke was not happy at all.

In his consistent view, the Chunin Exam is just a necessary step on his ninja road. It cannot be considered a bumpy road, not even a setback, but a certain point in time that must be experienced.

However, reality undoubtedly dealt him a heavy blow.

In a head-on confrontation with a peer of his age, he was easily defeated by the opponent. Without the assistance of his teammates, he might even have died there worthlessly...

‘How could he be so strong! ’

Sasuke's face was gloomy. Every time he recalled the confrontation between the two, he couldn't see the chance of victory. Even if this battle brought some changes to him...

He subconsciously touched his eyes, and the second Magatama's Sharingan flashed through.

But, is this alone enough to compete with him?

Naruto's unparalleled speed flashed through Sasuke's mind.

It was at this time that he noticed a figure walking towards him out of the corner of his eye.

It's that person!

'It's okay, the last battle will never be the final result, just give me time...'

Sasuke thought in his heart, he stubbornly used his eyes to meet Naruto who was walking in this direction, even if he would be laughed at ruthlessly by the other party...

"I……"

He opened his mouth to say something, but suddenly he noticed Naruto's figure slowly drifting past.

It was as if Sasuke's throat was being strangled by invisible hands, and the second half of his words were forcibly suppressed by him. He watched Naruto walk straight past him and towards Sakura who was chatting with others not far away.

Behind Naruto was his teammate, the red-haired girl, who also walked by without looking away.

The most shameful thing is not being defeated, but that the other party doesn't care about you at all...

For some reason, an idea suddenly appeared in Sasuke's mind.

He raised his hand and hit the wall behind him heavily. The slight stinging sensation caused by the rough wall made him feel better.

Feelings of shame and anger swirled around him, but in the end he could do nothing.

Naruto didn't care about the complicated psychology of the defeated general he just passed by. In his opinion, although the Uchiha boy was worth caring about in the slightest, it was nothing more than that.

The pink-haired girl had completely deceived him and gained the upper hand in the battle!

He would fight back with this tone no matter what!

The pink-haired girl not far away was chatting with a girl of the same age with pure white eyes next to her.

To be precise, it should be the pink-haired girl's one-sided statement, the other girl's occasional response, and the expression on her face, it can be said that the perfunctory is completely written on her face.

Taking advantage of the gap between the two chatting, Naruto quickly jumped in.

"Hello, I would like to ask, your name?"

He looked at the pink-haired girl with burning eyes.

The girl seemed a little surprised by Naruto's direct words. She stared at Naruto and rolled her eyes, as if she had some unique thoughts.

But in the end she did nothing but simply reported her name.

"Haruno Sakura, you can call me Sakura!"

She spoke with a smile, not at all offended by Naruto's slight hostility.

"You won last time, but I won't let up in the next battle. I will win!"

Naruto looked at Haruno Sakura seriously.

"When you ask someone for their name, shouldn't you introduce yourself politely?"

Haruno Sakura chuckled and said slightly teasingly. She didn't seem to care about Naruto's invitation to fight.

Naruto blushed a little, bowed slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I was too impatient. My name is Yeyue Naruto."

After saying that, he turned around and walked in the direction he came from.

"He's not curious about you at all. You're obviously so cute."

Sakura's teasing laughter came from behind, and she reached out to try to pinch the face of the girl next to her.

The other party remained motionless, just staring straight at Sakura with those pure white eyes.

"Really, you can't even joke!"

When she was about to touch the girl's cheek, Sakura backed away. She puffed up her cheeks slightly and said with some dissatisfaction.

"None of this is important. You have been a little lax in your practice recently."

The girl's cold voice came. Her tone was calm, but Sakura had no idea of ​​refutation.

She looked at her serious-looking friend and curled her lips slightly, "I know!"

It seems that only at this time, she is more like a girl of this age.

"Don't be so cold, look at your teammates..."

Sakura's upper body was almost pressed against the white-eyed girl, and she whispered in her ear when the other party looked at her with disgust.

Following her line of sight, a boy with a ninja dog on his head, and another boy in long clothes and sunglasses, were standing in a place where they were clearly separated from the girl.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a burden. Even if I'm the only one, I can easily pass this exam."

"I'm glad to see you all here!"

Suddenly a familiar voice came, covering the entire hall.

The two chatting girls stopped talking, and a little disgust inevitably showed in their eyes.

Everyone in the round hall looked at the Hokage on the high platform in the middle.

“The intensity of the first round seemed to exceed my expectations.”

He looked around at the team below and pointed out something.

"So, our original three rounds will be changed to two rounds."

He passed by each ninja with admiring eyes, and he stayed particularly long on Naruto.

"The next and final round of exams will be held in ten days!"

He said so.