Naruto: Lama Tobi was exposed by the sky curtain

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Monday, the first day of school.

Shino arrived at the ninjutsu class with his lecture notes. Before he could even speak, he saw pairs of expectant, bright eyes.

"Teacher, teacher, is that almost there?"

"That's right, that's right, we've been looking forward to this for a long time."

"Based on past practice, it should be the week after next."

The students chatted amongst themselves, their words filled with anticipation.

Shino adjusted his glasses and nodded.

"Since everyone already knows, I'll keep it short."

"That's right, the school is about to hold a large-scale joint Chunin Exam. The preliminary rounds will be held in each school, open to students from grades 7 to 9. Those selected will then compete in a joint selection process with students from other schools."

Upon hearing this, Boruto exclaimed excitedly, "So we'll be fighting against people from other cities too! That's really something to look forward to!"

Inojin advised him to calm down: "You still have to pass the school's selection process first."

"It's alright, it's alright. With our strength, it'll be a piece of cake."

Lu Dai replied, "It's not that simple. The preliminary selection is open to the entire school, and there are many strong contenders among the second and third-year students."

"That's right, and don't forget that there are a lot of strong people in our class alone, so we have to be careful not to be eliminated by our peers."

"I can't help it," said Die Die, holding her face helplessly.

Kiyoshi Iwabe, rubbing his forehead, said, "Compared to that, I'm more worried about the preliminary written test. Although I heard that the questions were easier in previous years, I still have to pass. If I fail, I'm doomed."

"No way, I don't want to be eliminated before I even start. I'll go find that electrical engineering kid after class. I'll ask him to tutor me on theory, and he'll ask me to tutor him on practical skills. Hmm, that's settled then."

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Unlike previous ninja world exams which used the classic three-person team format, this time it's an individual advancement system. Of course, players can choose to team up during the competition, but teaming up with someone who will drag the team down will often negatively impact the scores of the others.

In order to pass the Chunin Exams, the students at the school started training hard several weeks ago.

Even someone as strong as Xiao Wu and the others are the same.

Looking at his eldest brother, second brother, and third sister who were diligently cultivating, Xiao Ye couldn't help but sigh, "My brothers are working very hard, but judging from their strength, we shouldn't have to worry, right?"

Ning Ye smiled and shook his head, replying, "They are all competing with each other. Don't be fooled by Xiao Wu's usual demeanor; she has always wanted to surpass Xiao Kong, and Xiao Ai also wants to defeat Xiao Kong and Xiao Wu. And Xiao Kong doesn't want to lose to either of them."

"Oh, is that so? Hehe, Dad, then I'll surpass them too."

"Okay, then Ye Ye, you have to do your best next year!"

Although there is a very high probability that I will not have the opportunity to compete with them.

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Two weeks passed quickly, and it was time for the Chunin Exams selection.

The first step is a written selection test, a real written test, and cheating is not allowed. After all, Chunin nowadays must have a certain level of education, otherwise it would be troublesome if they couldn't understand the orders from above.

The content of the exam questions varies from region to region, but the difficulty level is the same. There is no special treatment for certain regions.

The group arrived at the designated examination room according to the list. The examination bell rang, and the expressions of the group varied after receiving the examination papers.

Some students who were lagging behind in their studies answered the questions by relying on the cramming they had received over the past few weeks, and their scratching heads showed that they were trying hard to think.

When the bell rang, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's over, it's finally over."

Kizuno Iwabe showed a relieved expression.

"Many of the questions are similar to those taught by that guy in electrical engineering, so I'll probably pass this time."

"That...that's wonderful."

Seeing his happy expression, Inojin echoed his sentiment.

Actually, those questions could be answered with elementary school knowledge.

The exam papers were scanned by machine and reviewed by the teachers, and the results were released in the afternoon.

Upon seeing that he had passed, Iwabe jumped up happily.

Boruto breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, I should have known better than to play games for three nights in a row. I didn't study properly and it made me so nervous this morning."

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The selection competition began on the second day.

Sai stepped forward and announced the rules of the competition:

"The rules are simple: a traditional scroll-grabbing competition. Each person has one scroll and can compete for other people's scrolls. The person who obtains two scrolls and hands them over to the proctor in the central area will advance."

"Please arrive at the teleportation seal before the competition begins. Once the time is up, you will be teleported to a random location in the forest. Now, please set off."

After saying that, he and the other proctors guided the students toward the teleportation array.

As Boruto walked, he said to Shikadai, "Let's cooperate later. We can grab more scrolls, which will reduce the number of people competing with us."

The latter shook his head and replied, "That's not very realistic. First of all, we'll be teleported to a random location and won't even know where the other side is."

"And if we're unlucky, we might run into other strong students from other classes we don't know well. One of them is fine, but if they team up to deal with us, we'll be in big trouble."

Once everyone arrived at the teleportation seal, Sai activated it, and all the examinees were quickly teleported to various locations in the forest.

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After a flash of light, Boruto was greeted by bright sunshine and clear river water.

"Hmm? It seems I've been teleported to the riverbank. I wonder where Shikadai and Sai are."

"It seems my first opponent will be you."

Just then, a cold voice rang out from in front of Boruto.

Upon hearing the sound, Boruto put his hands on his hips and struck a smug pose.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect to meet my match so soon. Hand over the scroll now, or else..."

"Uh..."

The person opposite me had a head of brown wavy hair and a cold, beautiful face.

Boruto's eyes widened instantly.

"Xiao Ai!?"

Holy crap, are you kidding me?! How did I get matched with the big boss right away?

Wait a minute, I don't think I've ever seen her fight much. Maybe she's only theoretically powerful, but her actual combat ability is just average.

Thinking of this, Boruto regained his confidence and took a leap.

"The Art of Shadow Clone"

Five clones suddenly appeared and rushed towards Xiao Ai. His main body laughed and said, "Hehe, today I'll show you, you bookworm, what real strength is."

Ten seconds later, Xiao Ai left with the scroll, leaving Boruto lying on the ground, dizzy and disoriented.