Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

Because the Ninja Academy was to provide its facilities as an examination venue, the students were given a day off.

Early in the morning, the group arrived at the dessert shop.

This was suggested by Yuhi Koki, who said that desserts bring good luck, so it's best to eat dumplings in the morning.

They were the only customers in the breakfast shop that morning.

Ye Cang was wearing a mask and holding a document in his hand.

"There are seven countries participating in this Chunin Exam: fifty-two from Konoha, thirty from Sunagakure, thirty from Iwagakure, fifteen from Amegakure, nine from Takigakure, nine from Kusagakure, and nine from Kawagakure."

"A total of... 154 people."

"So few?" Upon hearing this number, Xuan Yue, who was eating red bean dumplings, frowned slightly, clearly dissatisfied with the number of participants.

Excluding the people from Konoha, the other ninja villages combined only have a little over a hundred people. Even if you kill them all and forge deep bonds with them all, the reward wouldn't be very generous.

“That is indeed a bit few.” Kurenai Yuhi nodded in agreement. “In our year’s exam, only Konoha ninjas participated, and the number was about the same as this year.”

"Based on the intelligence gathered by the root..."

Yekura's voice became somewhat strange, "Many genin chose to postpone their participation by one year because of Itachi Uchiha and your reputation as geniuses, Gengetsu."

"Anyway, once things return to normal, Konoha will hold the Chunin Exams twice a year, it's just a six-month delay."

Xuan Yue was even more dissatisfied. "Just talk about me, why bring up Uchiha Itachi? Is he even worthy of being compared to me?"

"Alright, alright, you're the strongest." Ye Cang chuckled inwardly, coaxing him like a child.

Quan Luoli nodded seriously, "That's right, Xuan Yuejun is the most powerful."

Kurenai sighed, "I'm really fed up with you guys. Just keep spoiling him. Sooner or later you'll spoil him rotten."

Uzuki Yugao smiled as well, but her gaze toward Yekura was filled with doubt.

This woman... doesn't seem like a Root ninja.

None of the Root ninjas she had ever met possessed such rich emotions; at most, they treated Gengetsu with respect, unlike this Chi, who was filled with doting affection.

However, she only had doubts in her heart and was not foolish enough to ask aloud or explore Yecang's secret.

As long as it's confirmed to be harmless to Xuan Yue, that's fine.

After breakfast, surrounded by several girls, Shimura Gengetsu entered the examination room.

Along the way, many people glanced at their group, and when they saw that only Shimura Gengetsu entered the examination room alone, some people secretly complained.

Which young master from which ninja clan has come to take the exam again? Could it be that the spots for advancement have already been decided in advance?

Perhaps because he arrived late, Shimura Gengetsu did not encounter the scene where the examiners deliberately led him to the wrong classroom, and he arrived at Room 302 smoothly.

boom!

The room door suddenly cracked open.

As the door was closed, the noise inside quickly disappeared, transforming the room from bustling to utterly quiet.

This was a lecture hall, and Shimura Gengetsu stepped in under the gaze of hundreds of eyes.

Seeing that such arrogance came from a mere kid, some people couldn't hold back anymore.

"Are all the brats in Konoha this arrogant? How did he come all alone? Who are his teammates?"

"Heh, the more arrogant he is now, the faster he'll die later. I've already got my eye on him."

"Tsk tsk, he's quite handsome. He'll probably grow up to be a heartthrob. It's a pity we can't enjoy him now."

Shimura Gengetsu glanced at an Iwagakure ninja who was sneering at him, and then his figure flashed away.

Everyone only felt a blur before their eyes, and Shimura Gengetsu had already disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already in front of the Iwagakure ninja.

One blow broke his arm.

The second time, she grabbed his neck, then lifted him up and threw him forcefully out the window.

Wow!

The classroom window was smashed, and the Iwagakure ninja screamed as he fell to the ground.

However, a fall from a mere three-story building wouldn't kill a genin, but he certainly wouldn't be able to participate in this exam.

"You brat, how dare you make a move here!"

The Iwagakure ninja's teammates were enraged, and the other Iwagakure ninja glared angrily at Gengetsu.

Just then, a Konoha ninja wearing sunglasses and a green vest walked in.

"What's all the noise about! If you don't want to take the exam, get out of the classroom!"

"Anyone who disturbs me will be disqualified from the exam immediately!"

The group of genin fell silent, except for the teammate of the Iwagakure genin who had just been thrown away, who whispered:

"Examiner, it's this brat. He ambushed my teammate."

The Konoha ninja wearing sunglasses twitched his lips almost imperceptibly and took a deep breath.

"That happened before I arrived! Since you've been thrown out, your team has also lost its eligibility for the exam. Now, you all get out of here too!"

Chapter Sixty-Two: If I can't do it, then don't do it at all.

Although Konoha is the host of this exam, examiners generally wouldn't show such favoritism in order to maintain a semblance of fairness.

No, this isn't just showing favoritism, it's practically aiding and abetting evil.

But Yamashiro Aoba was suffering inside.

Last night, just as he was enjoying his most relaxing bath time before bed, several Root men rushed into his house, carrying him away without even giving him a chance to change his clothes, and they met Danzo.

Danzo sought him out for only one purpose: to ensure that Shimura Gengetsu would advance to the second stage of the exam.

Yamashiro Aoba had also heard of Xuan Yue, who was on par with the Uchiha genius.

In his opinion, since he was a genius, passing a simple Chunin Exam would be a piece of cake, so he readily agreed.

Danzo kindly sent Root ninjas to send him back the way he came and throw him back into the bathtub.

Yamashiro Aoba had thought it would be an easy task, but as soon as she arrived at the examination hall today, she sensed something was wrong.

Things... don't seem to be the way he thought.

He originally thought Danzo was just overly protective of his grandson and was trying to find him a guarantee.

I didn't expect it

As expected, Shimura Gengetsu's grandfather knew him best. He must have anticipated the trouble he would cause, which is why he gave him this task.

Fortunately, he was wearing sunglasses, so no one could see the regret and speechlessness in Yamashiro Aoba's eyes.

So what if it's thrown out?

Yamashiro Aoba's voice was icy, and a terrifying aura erupted from his body.

To be even more intimidating, he even used his signature illusion technique, which terrified a group of rookie ninjas.

Yamashiro Aoba was very satisfied with the effect and continued slowly, "The exam has already begun the moment you stepped into this classroom."

"Why were you asked to arrive early? It's to give you the opportunity to gather intelligence, understand your opponents, and even... eliminate them!"

"If you're not as skilled as others, being thrown out of the exam room is your own fault."

“But it might not be such a bad thing.” Yamashiro Aoba suddenly sneered. “Being thrown out of the exam room so easily proves that he was not qualified to pass this exam in the first place. He’s lucky to have escaped with his life.”

His tone turned sinister, "After all... the later exams won't be as gentle as this one; people could die..."

"You two are his teammates, right? You've already been eliminated. Get out of the classroom right now, what are you still standing here for?"

All the students in the class looked at the two teammates, whose faces were a mixture of paleness and anger. In the end, they left the classroom without saying a word.

"Finally, it's all right..."

Yamashiro Aoba breathed a sigh of relief; all that nonsense he had just said was made up.

However, eliminating some candidates is also within his authority, and he will not be held accountable afterwards.

We've finally overcome this hurdle.

"That candidate, quickly find a seat, the exam is about to begin."

Xuan Yue shrugged, glanced around, and suddenly fixed her gaze on an empty seat. She walked over, and a smile unconsciously crept onto her lips.

In a short period of time, he had already obtained more than eighty bond rewards.

Although they are all genin abilities and chakra, which are of little use to him, the bond points are at least quite valuable.

Very good, they are a group of excellent leeks.

Walking to his seat, Shimura Gengetsu sat down, smiling as he looked at his fellow test-taker who was sitting one seat away from him.

"Itachi-kun, it's been quite a while since we last met."

"I heard you lost a teammate, and then the Third Hokage reunited you with a team. I wonder which unlucky guy it was? Tell me about him."

"......"

Itachi Uchiha's gaze suddenly turned cold.