XX-level Hokage

Gender: Female Age: 32 Favorability Rating: 54 Relationship: Strangers

Affection Reward (50): Ninja Tool Mastery (Already Obtained) Affection Reward (90): Portable Space

During the exam just now, when passing through the Forest of Death, Mashiro spotted Tenten hiding in the woods, spying on her. At first, she didn't pay much attention, but the pop-up affection panel made her make up her mind.

The rewards from the personal space were very tempting to Mashiro, so she deliberately refused the opportunity to raise her favorability with other examinees and found Tenten. Everything went incredibly smoothly, just as Mashiro had planned.

However, even without the system reward, Mashiro would still make a move on Tenten. Tenten's appearance perfectly matches Mashiro's aesthetic, especially now, in the second stage, at noon, in exam room C.

The candidates who passed the first round of exams have all gathered.

"The second test is to capture the flag. You need to defend your own flag while attacking the enemy's position. It's an offensive and defensive battle, you should understand. It's a three-on-three team battle. However, since there are four people in Class 15, one of them will be blocked from moving."

In short, half of the teams will inevitably be eliminated in this exam, and now all teams are taking their positions on the battlefield. "Tian Tian, ​​as the examiner for the second exam, is reading out the rules."

After all the teams were in place, the second test officially began.

After discussion, Suzume Nai Rui chose to be placed under lockdown and waited outside Exam Room C.

The one attacking their group was Yurui from the Hidden Cloud Village. He used a bubble to instantly trap Wasabi Izuno.

"You two be careful, these are all moves we've never seen before," Wasabi Izuno shouted to Shiro and Kakusei from within the bubbles.

But Mashiro stepped forward lightly, and white paper flew out, instantly immobilizing Yurui's Cloud Ninja squad. Immediately afterward, Hirani threw a kunai, popping the bubble and rescuing Izuno Wasabi.

Every day, he silently observed the situation of all the teams in the monitoring room. When he saw Mashiro easily defeat the Cloud Ninja team, and especially when he saw white paper falling around Mashiro, he exclaimed in surprise, "This ability? Konan from Akatsuki?! Isn't she from the Hyuga clan? Why does she have this?"

After all, he was someone specially invited by the Seventh Hokage, so he certainly had extraordinary abilities. "After pondering for a moment, Tenten muttered to herself. She seemed to feel that Mashiro must have some deeper meaning behind the higher-ups' intentions.

The second exam ended quickly.

Team 15 consists of Mashiro, Sumire, Suzume, and Wasabi Izuno. Team 7 consists of Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki.

Yamanaka Inojin, Akimichi Chocho, Shinki (Team 10) of Nara Shikadai, Yoto, and the Sand Village team of Araya.

There are four groups of students in the general level, preparing for the third exam.

To celebrate the end of the second exam, the Konoha examinees held another party, and this time Mashiro joined Boruto. They played until evening, then Mashiro and Boruto began their journey home together.

Whether it was something he was thinking about, or the melancholy atmosphere brought on by the setting sun, Boruto remained silent the entire way. "What's wrong?" Mashiro asked softly.

"Hmm? Hmm, it's nothing." Boruto looked up and said with a smile. "I feel like you're not in a good mood," Mashiro said.

After a moment of silence, Boruto spoke up: "Mashiro, if I had used another method to pass the second exam, would you have ignored me?"

"Of course not. No matter what method you use, whether it's trickery or cheating, I won't look down on you, not only because of our relationship, but also because my looking down on you would be of no use."

"After all, the one who was deceived wasn't me, it was yourself," Mashiro said calmly. As Mashiro spoke, Boruto lowered his head again.

"What? You cheated?" Mashiro said jokingly.

"H-How could that be? Of course not. Who do you take me for? I'm Boruto Uzumaki," he said with a forced smile. "I believe you," Mashiro said earnestly, looking into Boruto's eyes.

Boruto's expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly recovered and said, "Hurry up and throw! Mom and Himawari should be waiting to welcome us." With that, Boruto sped up.

Mashiro followed leisurely. Boruto was far too inexperienced, so much so that his thoughts were easily read. Tomorrow, things should get interesting.

Back home, Boruto opened the door, and just as he had guessed, Hinata and Himawari were already waiting in the entryway. "Welcome back!" Himawari excitedly ran over, hugged Boruto, and then jumped into Mashiro's arms.

"Congratulations, brother and sister!" Himawari said happily. Hinata also looked at the two of them with a smile.

"It's just passing the second exam, nothing serious," Boruto said smugly. "Are you alright? Are any of you hurt?" Hinata asked with concern.

Mashiro shook her head and spun around in place to show that she was unharmed.

"No problem at all, easily handled, but it was quite tiring. I'm going back to get some sleep first, then I'll get up after dinner." Boruto waved his hand and said, then walked up the stairs.

"Boruto doesn't seem to be in a good mood. Did something happen during the exam?" Hinata asked Mashiro, noticing something was wrong.

“I noticed it too, but he won’t say anything,” Mashiro said, shaking her head. Hinata sighed helplessly.

Boruto lay on the bed, stretched out his hand, and looked at the scientific ninja tool on his wrist.

"This is really amazing, as long as I have it..." Boruto muttered to himself. But Mashiro's words echoed in his ears at that moment.

"After all, the one who was deceived was not me, but yourself."

Boruto rested his arm over his eyes, a mental struggle raging within him.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Is it time to eat?" Boruto got out of bed. Naruto then pushed open the door and walked in.

"Boruto was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Naruto to come. Then he quickly covered his wrist."

"Um, well, today... I heard you passed the second Chunin Exams." Naruto hadn't had a proper conversation with Boruto in a long time, and for a moment he didn't know how to start the conversation.

Chapter 238: Chunin Exams (Part 5)

Boruto grunted in response, his gaze somewhat unfocused.

Naruto didn't speak again, looking at the photo of himself and Boruto on the table with a smile. "What are you doing? If there's nothing else, get out of here," Boruto said.

“You did a good job. I'm leaving.” Naruto turned and said seriously before turning and leaving. “You came all this way just to say this?” Boruto asked.

“This, this matter is very important, this, yes, it is very important, ah, and…” Naruto said, walking up to Boruto. “What?” Boruto said softly.

"Don't lose to Shikadai!" Naruto said with a fist out to Boruto, laughing.

Looking at Naruto before him, Boruto seemed somewhat dazed; this was the first time he had felt such concern from his father. Boruto gripped his wrist tightly, initially with some difficulty, then laughed and said, "I won't lose."

Seeing this, Naruto gently punched Boruto's chest and said, "I'll keep an eye on things." "I'm leaving." With that, Naruto turned and left.

Boruto watched Naruto's departing figure and muttered to himself, "Wouldn't it have been easier to just send those two sentences via email, you stinky old man?" Leaving Boruto's room, Naruto went to Mashiro's room and gently knocked on the door.

"Knock knock knock" "Come in."

Naruto pushed open the door and went inside.

"Hokage-sama, is there something you need?" Mashiro asked softly, looking at Naruto. "Mashiro, are you settling into life in Konoha lately?" Naruto replied.

Mashiro nodded gently and replied, "It's a habit. Both Hanabi-sensei and the other classmates have been very kind to me."

"That's good. I heard about your ninjutsu from Tenten. Can you tell me where you learned it?" Naruto continued to ask.

"I don't know either. A foreign ninja taught me when I was little. She said I was very talented." Mashiro said softly. "Is that so?" Naruto seemed to have thought of something and said.

"What's wrong, Hokage-sama?" Mashiro asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing, it's just that your ability is very similar to one of my senior sisters. She also uses the Paper Technique," Naruto said with a touch of nostalgia.

As Jiraiya's disciple as well, Konan is indeed Naruto's senior. "Senior? Is she in Konoha now?" Mashiro asked with some "curiosity".

"She passed away due to some accident," Naruto said, his voice tinged with sadness. Thinking of Konan reminded him of Jiraiya.

"Anyway, congratulations on passing the second exam, good luck tomorrow!" Naruto said with a smile. "Yeah, yeah!" Mashiro nodded.

"Well then, goodbye." With that, Naruto turned and left. Watching Naruto's departing figure, Mashiro felt a pang of emotion.

As expected, Naruto is still the same as before. The reason Naruto came to see her today was probably at the suggestion of Sasuke or Shikamaru, to explore her past and secrets, and at least to find out about her background.

But Naruto, as always, easily believed Mashiro and completely forgot about himself.

In Mashiro's opinion, Naruto is not actually suitable to be Hokage. The position of Hokage is more of an administrative job, and Naruto's education level and political acumen are not high.

This means that a document that the Third Hokage and Tsunade could understand in five minutes would take Naruto almost an hour to comprehend.

Konoha's official duties are always handled directly by the Hokage, who is extremely busy. Even Tsunade sometimes finds herself exhausted, let alone Naruto.

It was precisely because of these official duties that Naruto missed much of Boruto and Himawari's childhood, creating a rift between them. Even Naruto and Sasuke's adult lives weren't exactly smooth sailing. "Mashiro muttered to himself.

The Konoha Duel Arena, the venue for the final Chunin Exams, was now packed with spectators.

The twelve candidates who had passed the second exam arrived at the waiting room of the dueling arena. The five Kage had also gathered in the designated area with the stage.

At this moment, Xiao Li, the examiner for the third exam, arrived at the center of the dueling arena.

"The third test is an individual battle, which will be conducted in an elimination format. There will be no battles between teammates in the first round, but if you win, battles between teammates will be unavoidable. Please confirm your order of appearance. There will be three rounds in total. The final will be a three-way battle between the three winners from Groups A, B, and C."

"Are you all ready?" Xiao Li asked after announcing the rules.

All the candidates answered "Yes" in unison, then left the dueling arena and returned to the preparation area. (In the preparation area of ​​Class 15)

Rui Suzume was very nervous because there were four people in Class 15, so she and Mashiro were grouped together. This meant she would definitely have a duel with Mashiro, and she had no confidence at all. "Don't be nervous, Rui. You might be eliminated before you even need Mashiro," Wasabi Izuno comforted her. "Wasabi," was just as Sumire was about to correct her strange words.

Que Nai Lei, however, calmed down strangely, and said with a sigh of relief, "Phew, I feel relieved now." This left Lan Jin speechless.

Just then, the first match began. Boruto Uzumaki VS Wasabi Izuno.

"I'll go up first." With that, Wasabi Izuno left the preparation room.

"Come on, Wasabi, you have to win!" Suzume no Nami encouraged. "Yeah!" Izuno Wasabi nodded emphatically.

Soon, Boruto and Wasabi arrived at the dueling arena.

"Konoha, Boruto Uzumaki, Konoha, Wasabi Izuno, the first match begins!" Lee announced, standing between the two, before stepping aside.

In an instant, Boruto and Wasabi were locked in combat, each wielding a kunai. Boruto, being stronger than Wasabi, quickly overpowered her.

"That's the only way," Wasabi said, then suddenly pushed Boruto away with all her might.

He pulled out a scroll and pressed it to the ground. "Ninja Technique: Cat Blanket"

In an instant, wasabi sprouted cat ears and a cat tail, and its eyes turned into vertical pupils. It leaped out and crashed into Boruto.

After being transformed into "Cat," Wasabi's speed and strength increased dramatically. Boruto was completely overwhelmed and forced to retreat repeatedly. "What kind of ninjutsu is this? It's really interesting," Kurotsuchi remarked from the Five Kage's viewing platform, watching Wasabi's transformation.

"It's a secret technique unique to the Izuno clan, the Cat-Cover Technique. The Izuno clan generally doesn't have much ninja talent, so Wasabi Izuno should be considered a rare genius among them," Shikamaru explained from behind Naruto.

"I see." Kurotsuchi nodded.

Naruto focused intently on the match and silently cheered for Boruto.

In the waiting room of Class 15, Suzume Nami watched Wasabi gain the upper hand on TV and was very excited, constantly shouting encouragement. Sumire watched the two, unsure who to support; she and Wasabi were teammates, and she was also very close to Boruto. Mashiro, however, didn't care at all; she knew Boruto would definitely win.

In the arena, Wasabi delivered a powerful blow that knocked Boruto down. Just as she was about to knock Boruto out of the arena, Boruto used a scientific ninja tool, unleashing a Uzumaki Gyoza, which shattered Wasabi's cat form and instantly sent her flying out of the arena.

Seeing this, Xiao Li announced, "Boruto Uzumaki wins the first match."

The audience erupted in cheers. Soon after, the second match began.

In the stands, Ino, Sakura, and Teihan were sitting together.

Namino looked at the arena with nostalgia and asked, "Do you remember our Chunin Exams back then? That was when I first met Teihan." Sakura turned to look at Teihan and said.

“That’s right, their attitude was terrible at first,” Ino interjected. “I forgot,” Te said calmly.

"Correction? Their attitude is terrible now." Ino covered her cheek and shook her head.