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

They shouldn't be afraid of these low-ranking ninjas.

"Do the rules say that you have to go in immediately once the match starts?" Xuan Yue asked.

Raiichi Namiya was taken aback, and after a moment of thought, he slowly shook his head. "No, but the faster we travel, the easier it is to gain the upper hand, set traps, and ambush the enemy."

“I don’t need the advantage.” Xuan Yue shook her head and walked in the opposite direction under everyone’s stunned gaze.

"I haven't had lunch yet. I'll be staying inside for three days, so I need to buy some food and put it in my storage scroll."

After saying that, he disappeared from everyone's sight in a few leaps.

"Pfft!"

Mitarashi Anko couldn't help but laugh out loud, "This brat is really interesting."

Inside the Death Forest, several ninja squads that had gone in and hidden away after only a short distance were dumbfounded.

They planned to ambush Shimura Gengetsu and steal a scroll, but their target actually went to eat.

Immediately, a ninja squad also tried to rush out to buy some supplies, but they were stopped and sternly reprimanded by the Chunin guarding the gate:

"What are you doing! Once you're in the competition venue, no one is allowed to leave unless they advance or are eliminated!"

"Are you going to give up?!"

Several ninja squads, on the verge of tears, could only grit their teeth and charge deeper into the forest. Before long, they encountered other squads, and a fierce battle ensued.

Chapter Sixty-Four: Kakashi's Dark History, The Hunt Begins!

Raito Namikaze has seen many geniuses, and he himself is a genius.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, to be his bodyguard, and wouldn't have been taught the Flying Thunder God Technique.

But someone as unique as Gengetsu Shimura is the first of his kind.

Even Kakashi back then wasn't this arrogant.

For a moment, even Namiashi Raido had some doubts about whether he had made the right decision to allow Shimura Gengetsu to go and buy supplies.

So he summoned a Chunin and asked him to go to the Hokage's office to report the situation.

Hokage Building.

It's still the same old Deng.

Upon receiving the news, the two elders and Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent once again.

"Is he really Danzo's grandson?" Mitokado Homura rubbed his throbbing temples. "How could such an inflexible old man like Danzo have such an unruly grandson?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly thought of Gengetsu Shimura's mother—Saki Shimura.

The Senju clan seems to have some unreliable genes.

Needless to say, the First Hokage's childhood memories remain vivid in his mind to this day.

Aside from battles, that person's level of eccentricity is simply appalling.

As for his teacher, Tobirama Senju, he was also a very skilled but sarcastic persona, and a sharp-tongued one at that.

And his disciple Tsunade... well, I've found the reason.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, "Since it's not written in the rules, it's allowed. Gengetsu Shimura isn't breaking the rules."

"However, we can't afford to make the same mistake again in the next Chunin Exams."

"Yes! We'll change the rules immediately."

The Chunin who came to deliver the message quickly lowered his head.

"Go back."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, "Tell Raido Namiashi to send more people into the Forest of Death. Report to me immediately if anything happens."

Danzo's painstaking efforts to ensure all genin passed the first test would soon be revealed in the Forest of Death.

Otherwise, if it drags on to the one-on-one elimination stage inside the tower, it will all be too late.

He needs to stay informed in real time.

the other side.

Gengetsu Shimura went straight to Ichiraku Ramen.

"Uncle, give me ten servings of char siu ramen, ten servings of seafood ramen, and ten super deluxe double topping ramen, including the bowls. How much is that in total?"

"Oh, it's Xuan Yue! Why did you order so much ramen at once, and even need a bowl?"

The hand that was rolling out the dough was stunned by this request. The white-haired guy who was sitting there eating ramen also twitched his eyelids and slowly turned his head, staring at Shimura Gengetsu with his dead fish eye.

"Shouldn't you be taking an exam?"

"Let's buy some food first, otherwise we'll starve in three days." Xuan Yue sat down next to Kakashi and said to Tetsuya, "Don't worry, boss, I'll eat this for three days. I didn't order anything wrong."

"So, little Xuan Yue participated in the Chunin Exams at this age." Teji also understood and smiled. "Back then, Kakashi wasn't as smart as you. After the exam, he went to a shop and ate five bowls of rice. When he left, his stomach was so round that one of his classmates had to help him walk. She was a very gentle girl."

"Okay, I'll prepare it for you as quickly as possible."

"Thank you, boss!"

After Xuan Yue finished speaking, she looked at Kakashi with a half-smile, not expecting him to have this dark history.

However, being covered by a mask, it was impossible to see whether he blushed or not.

"Rin..." Kakashi was also reminded of the past by the words of the hand-typed man. He was silent for a while, then put down the money and turned to leave.

"Kid, good luck on your exam."

"........."

Half an hour later, the hand-made ramen was ready, and each serving had double the amount of meat, with the meat almost outweighing the noodles.

"This is just a small token of my appreciation," said the man with a hearty laugh. "You need to be well-fed to have the energy to pass the exam."

Xuan Yue nodded, paid the money, took out three storage scrolls, and sealed the ramen noodles into them.

"Thank you very much, boss."

No wonder many people say that if Naruto hadn't turned evil, everyone in Konoha would have to bow down to Iruka and Teuchi; his personality is indeed very gentle.

They are kind to everyone, and in a selfless way.

Even the corpse felt warm.

Upon returning to the entrance of the Death Forest, all the gates were now closed, leaving only an iron gate guarded by Raito Nami.

"You're finally back! If you hadn't come back, I would have thought you gave up on the match," Raido Namizaki complained.

"Half an hour is already very fast."

Xuan Yue waved her hand, her feet moving without stopping, and before she could finish speaking, she had already rushed into the Death Forest.

The trees in this world are already quite exaggerated, usually growing to over thirty meters tall, with a trunk radius of about five meters.

The trees in the Death Forest are so incredibly tall that not a single one is shorter than 50 meters.

Towering trees, hundreds of meters tall, are everywhere, with trunks reaching a radius of ten meters, making them difficult for even ninjas to destroy using ninjutsu.

"You brat! We've finally waited for you! Prepare to die!"

Not long after Shimura Gengetsu entered, he stumbled upon an ambush.

A group of Iwagakure members, almost blending into the color of the ground, threw shuriken at their target in mid-air with all their might after discovering that Shimura Gengetsu had stepped into the trap.

At the same time, he leaped high into the air, attacking from three angles with kunai in hand.

They chose a moment when they couldn't gain leverage in mid-air, so they had no choice but to take the hit head-on, not dodge.

Without even blinking, Shimura Gengetsu drew his Kusanagi sword and casually swung it twice.

"Vacuum Sword!"

Several gusts of sword energy rushed in all directions, sending shurikens flying backward. The sword energy pressed down on the three Iwagakure genin, forcibly slamming them back into the ground and creating a deep crater. The three men's eyes were wide open, their skin torn and bleeding, and they were already lifeless.

[The host has established a bond of life and death with..., reward: Standard Genin Chakra +2, Earth Release Chakra (Normal), 150 Bond Points]

A slight smile appeared on Shimura Gengetsu's face, even though his running speed hadn't decreased at all.

Indeed, a man cannot get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot get fat without night grazing.

His well-intentioned efforts to get everyone into the second round of exams were worthwhile.

Next comes the harvest season.

Landing on the ground, Shimura Gengetsu touched the ground with his sword finger, closed his eyes and carefully sensed the surrounding chakra reactions.

"Hmm? What a coincidence."

He'd run into the Amegakure squad that mocked him before the exam so soon, and a familiar chakra was approaching...

The boy narrowed his eyes slightly, then without further delay, he vanished from the spot in a flash.

Two kilometers away.

Itachi Uchiha's team encountered the Amegakure team. As the village second only to the five great nations, Amegakure's ninjas, with a demigod in charge, are not weak. For example, the team they encountered was fully capable of advancing to Chunin, but they probably delayed until now for this exam.

However, it was still no match for the genius Itachi Uchiha.