"It has nothing to do with them." I quickly explained, "It may be... my menstrual period recently."

I discovered that people don't need to learn how to lie. One day, they will learn it naturally without any instruction.

When Shino heard me say this, he paused, "Is the menstrual period... like a new stage of development from larva to adult?"

Ino couldn't stand it and complained, "Don't describe your period like that!"

At this time, someone said dissatisfiedly: "Can you be quieter?"

A strange young man walked over. He had a very ordinary appearance and would not attract any attention in a crowd, but he had a subtle, ordinary handsomeness.

His tone was very rude, and in a tense situation like the Chunin Exams, it could easily be taken as a provocation and arouse hostility.

It was only because they saw that he was wearing Konoha's forehead protector that no one took any action.

Ino was a little unhappy, but considering that the other party was a senior from the same village, she had to suppress her dissatisfaction and said, "Who are you?"

"My name is Kabuto."

My eyes widened. "Dou? Brother Dou?"

He wanted to say something else, but when he saw my reaction, he was slightly stunned.

I let go of Ino and walked in front of him, carefully observing his eyebrows and eyes, and finally found that those handsome eyebrows and eyes were indeed familiar.

what happened!

When Lord Yamato was young, his name was Tenzang and he covered his face, so I almost didn’t recognize him. Although Brother Dou didn’t change his name or cover his face, his appearance is very different!

I said in surprise: "Brother Dou, I'm Zhaolu! Ah, you may not know me, but I'm a child from an orphanage, and I often mention you!"

Kabuto hesitated and asked, "...Brother...?"

"It's Brother Ulusi! He said the children in the welfare home are like his brothers and sisters, so I call him brother."

Naruto asked curiously, "Eh? Is this someone Asaro knows?"

"Brother Kabuto, this is my teammate, Uzumaki Naruto, and that one over there is Uchiha Sasuke." I introduced happily: "Naruto, this is Brother Urusi's younger brother, and he is also a ninja who got out of the welfare home. We have never met before, but I have always known him. I didn't expect to see him here today!"

I looked at him expectantly: "We are Class 7!"

Even though the current Brother Dou cannot possibly know the plans he will be involved in in the future, and he is not the Brother Dou of the future, I still want to travel through the long river of time and space and try to communicate with them and tell them that I did it!

"So you are Chaolu's brother," Naruto said with a laugh, "I am Chaolu's best friend!"

Ino said dissatisfiedly: "What? Asaro's best friend is obviously me!"

Shikamaru sighed, "Best male friend and best female friend are enough, right? Don't argue with each other, it's really troublesome..."

I looked around, pulled Brother Dou away, stood on tiptoe and got close to his ear, covered my mouth with my palm, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Dou, Brother Urusi said that you have been on a mission outside and have never come back... You are here to participate in the Chunin Exam now, is the mission over?"

I'm not sure if the long-term mission he's on can be publicly announced. There are so many foreign ninjas here, so it's better to be careful.

Kabuto looked dazed: "Urusi..."

After a moment, he seemed to realize my question and replied with a smile: "No."

But there was no emotion in that smile. I could feel that it was a fake and empty smile.

I suddenly remembered that Orochimaru said in the scroll that we should stay away from his past self, and Kabuto-kun has always been Orochimaru's subordinate... Should I also stay away from Kabuto-kun in the past?

But Kabuto and Orochimaru have completely different personalities... Kabuto is very gentle.

If even Kabuto couldn't get close to him, Orochimaru should have made a note on the scroll "Don't get close to Kabuto and I in the past", right?

I hesitated for a moment: "Then when you return to the village this time, will you visit the welfare home? We haven't seen each other for so long, Brother Ulusi must want to see you very much."

“…No.”

I felt a little regretful: "Because the mission is not over yet?"

"Yeah." He looked at me, then at my companions behind me, and patted my shoulder gently. This time, there was a hint of sincere advice in his smile: "The Chunin Exam is not easy... Do your best."

Looking at his back as he turned and left, I thought, maybe because he was still on a mission, it was not convenient for Brother Dou to have more contact with me.

but……

He encouraged me!

I touched the shoulder that he had just patted, looked at his back, and felt as if I was connected to the future for a moment. All the depression and frustration I had just felt was swept away.

It's not just Brother Kabuto who's cheering for me. Shikamaru-sama, Ino-sama, Sakura-sama, Yamato-sama, and Kankuro-sama...

They will definitely say to me, "Come on!"

Although Kakashi-sensei gave up on me, which dealt a heavy blow to me, everyone in the future, even though they are not by my side, are all supporting me behind my back.

I don't exist to gain the recognition of Kakashi-sensei. I am working hard here to fulfill the hopes and dreams that we all share.

No matter what setbacks or difficulties I encounter, even if I feel sad or frustrated, they cannot stop me.

There is no point in continuing to worry about it, I have to look forward and do what I should do!

Come to think of it, in just a few days, I met Lord Yamato and Brother Kabuto. There are so many foreign ninjas in the Chunin Exam. Will I be able to meet other companions from my youth?

Thinking of this, I suddenly became excited.

"Asaroya," Sasuke called me at this time, "We need to go say hello."

"Huh? What?"

Sasuke tilted his head in one direction, and I looked in the direction he pointed and saw Hyuga Neji.

He once sent Sasuke and I to the hospital when we were unconscious, so he was a favor to us. Although I felt that his personality was too serious and we didn't get along well when I went to his house to thank him later, I still had to say hello when we met.

However, although Sasuke knew the etiquette of greeting, it was a bit difficult to expect him to follow the etiquette of speaking - he called Kakashi teacher directly by his name without any honorific.

I took Sasuke over and said to Neci, "Ningci-senpai, long time no see."

Next to Neji was a boy with black hair and thick eyebrows, and a cute girl with a bun on her head. They should be his teammates.

Wherever Sasuke passed, most of the girls couldn't help but take a few more glances, and some boys even looked at him with passionate gazes.

So I wasn't surprised at all when I noticed both of Neji's teammates were staring at Sasuke.

I think before Sasuke showed his strength, his beauty had already added a lot of luster to Konoha's strength.

When the Uchiha clan was still around, there should have been many powerful and beautiful elite Genin who took the Chunin Exam.

Will the candidates who are taking the Chunin Exam with them also watch this legendary "genius clan" and "elite clan" in this way?

Amidst all the attention, Sasuke was used to it and turned a blind eye to it, maintaining the Uchiha clan's aloof image.

Neji, the young master of the Hyuga clan, is also a master of eye techniques and has a serious and proud personality.

The two cool guys looked at each other and seemed to dislike each other, so they could only look at me to communicate.

Ningci nodded to me: "Long time no see."

"Is this Neji-senpai's teammate?"

"Well," Neji introduced me, "This is Lee, and this is Tenten."

He then introduced them, "This is Chaolu and Uchiha Sasuke."

The girl named Tenten covered her mouth, very surprised: "Ningji, you actually know Uchiha Sasuke!"

"…I don't really know him, I've only met him a few times."

The boy named Li looked at me and then at Sasuke.

I smiled and met their eyes, saying hello: "I hope we can all pass the exam."

Ningji said calmly: "If we encounter them, we will not show mercy."

Sasuke said coolly: "Us too."

The tone of voices of both men sounded that they were very confident in their own abilities and felt that the other's abilities were just so-so.

Is this a greeting or to worsen the relationship?

I quickly took Sasuke and prepared to leave while the atmosphere was still fresh, "Then we won't bother Neji-senpai anymore."

But Xiao Li suddenly stood up and said, "Please wait a moment!"

I knew that Sasuke's arrogant attitude might irritate others at any time!

I was just about to explain that he didn't mean that, but Xiao Li had already walked up to me and looked at me with burning eyes: "Please date me! I will definitely protect you with my life!!"

I was stunned, and saw Tiantian behind him holding his forehead in pain: "Here it comes again..."

"When you said I was dating you," I asked curiously, "Does that mean you like me?"

Xiao Li shouted: "Yes! I think you are very cute!"

"Wow--!"

Sasuke glared at me unhappily, "What are you 'wahing' about?"

I happily held Li's hand and shook it vigorously. "Because Li-senpai said it so firmly! Thank you for thinking I'm cute, liking me, and being willing to tell me! I didn't expect that Neji-senpai, who has that kind of personality, would have such a good teammate!"

Neji: "…What do you mean by that?"

Tenten burst out laughing: "I'm suddenly very curious about what kind of image you have in Chaolu's mind, Neji."

Xiao Li shook my hand excitedly: "So, do you agree?"

"Look, I'm practicing everything about love with my dating partner. Would you mind helping us gain experience? How to deal with other suitors in a relationship is a topic I'm encountering for the first time!"

Xiao Li: “Ah?”

"What she meant was," Shino came over at some point, raised his palm and "cut" off the hand that Xiao Li and I were holding, then stood in front of me, "she disagrees."

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