XX-level Hokage

"That's more like it." Sai smiled and used the Super Beast Imitation Painting to fly into the air.

Chapter 236: Chunin Exams (Part 3)

"Even though it's an exam, we still have to be serious and can't hold back," he muttered to himself as he watched the rapidly advancing examinees in the Death Forest.

As they continued to advance, various traps appeared one after another, causing many candidates to be eliminated. However, the core genin from each village easily broke through the obstacles and arrived at the B examination hall.

"How boring," in a corner of exam room B, Mashiro looked at the sky, her brows slightly furrowed. She had a feeling that something was about to happen.

"What's wrong, Mashiro?" Lan Jin asked softly, looking at Mashiro's expression. "Nothing, I just remembered something," Mashiro said with a smile.

"I didn't expect so many people to stay." Sai said on the stage of Examination Room B.

"His general strength is the same as what I heard, but the formal exam has only just begun," Shikamaru said with a smile, then made a hand gesture.

Suddenly, two pieces of black cloth fell down, revealing two hollowed-out supports. One support had a giant curtain with an "X" on it, and the other support had a giant curtain with an "O" on it.

"Each team chooses the answer they think is correct and moves between the right and wrong markers," Sai formally explained the rules for the first exam. "It really is a true/false question and answer game," Mashiro said with a smile. "How interesting! I can do one of these during the Chunin Exams when I get back." "After all, knowledge is very important for ninjas," Sumire explained.

Those who answer incorrectly, those who fail, will be blackened and disqualified. "Zabin said, holding up a finger,"

He then pointed to the screen above his head and said, "Now let's start with the questions. In the fifth volume of the Ninja Strategist's Catcher's Manual, the ninja codes that appear are: moon to sun, mountain to river, flower to honey. Are they correct or incorrect?"

After the question was announced, the candidates below became agitated; clearly, most of them didn't know the answer. "I don't know!"

"Ah, what was it again?!" I don't remember there being three.

Mashiro looked at the three of them; in terms of knowledge about the future, she was practically illiterate. Izuno Wasabi and Suzume Namida also looked at Kakuhoshi; clearly, they didn't know either.

After frowning and pondering for a moment, Sumire finally shook her head helplessly. "Then we can only guess," Mashiro said softly.

"This is the only way. I've seen the 'Hunter's Capture Records,' but I remember there are only four volumes," Kuan Jin sighed.

Time passed quickly, and the test takers made their choices based on their own guesses or assumptions. Mashiro and the other three chose the wrong answer (X).

"Time's up. The correct answer is..." Sai said, pointing to the screen. The "O" and "X" on the screen kept changing, eventually settling on "O/X".

Then, regardless of whether the candidates chose "yes" or "no," the ground beneath their feet shattered, turning into a deep pit, and all the candidates instantly fell into it. "Ahhh!"

"It's ink; there's an inkwell at the bottom!"

In an instant, all the candidates felt despair.

Looking at the ink at the bottom of the pit, Mashiro sighed softly. She activated the Paper Technique.

Mashiro unfurled a pair of enormous paper wings, grabbed Hiromi and the other two, and instantly flew out of the deep pit.

After placing the three still shaken, Kanryo and his companions at the edge of the pit, Shin flew down again and pulled Boruto and the others up.

"What...what happened?" Boruto asked, lying on the ground, panting.

“The person from the other option also fell in, which means there is no correct answer to that question. And as Sai-sensei just said, those who fail will become pitch black, and with the ink at the bottom of the pit, it means our real test is to avoid getting our hands on the ink at the bottom of the pit,” Sarada explained.

She had just discovered this and was about to tell Mitsuki and Boruto when Mashiro rescued her. "But, Mashiro, what's this?" Sarada asked, looking at the wings behind Mashiro.

"That's right. What was with your wings just now? Was it ninjutsu?" Boruto rolled off the ground, looked at Mashiro, and asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Mashiro smiled, and then her paper wings turned into white paper and disappeared into the air. She said softly, "It should be considered a special kind of bloodline limit." "What a useful ability," Sarada exclaimed, a hint of envy in her eyes.

She was already less attractive, but unexpectedly, she also had wings that could fly. Mashiro didn't say anything and came to the side of Lan Jin and the other two.

"Those who see the ink pool below, believe they made the wrong choice, and resign themselves to becoming blackened—these spineless cowards don't deserve to be ninjas."

With Sai's explanation, the first Chunin tournament officially came to a close.

"Mashiro, want to go out for a meal together?" Boruto asked Mashiro. "No, I have some things to do," Mashiro replied with a smile.

Alright then. Boruto didn't try to stop them and ran to Shikadai's side.

"Don't worry about me, go ahead. I really have something to do," Mashiro said to Sumire, who was watching her. Sumire nodded and went to Wasabi Izuno and Namida Suzuno.

Then, Mashiro turned and left. They were in the Forest of Death at that moment.

Tian Tian was cleaning up the mess; she had prepared all the traps and mechanisms for the first exam. "Honestly, I should have made fewer of them. It's such a hassle," Tian Tian sighed.

"Need any help?" A clear voice came from behind Tenten. Mashiro turned around and saw an incredibly beautiful girl smiling at her. "Who are you?" Tenten asked, as she didn't seem to have seen this person in Konoha before.

"Do you need any help? It should be faster if there are two of you," Mashiro said softly.

"Thank you, but I'll do it myself." After hesitating for a moment, Tenten did not accept. After all, these ninja tools used to make traps were quite dangerous, and she didn't want to accidentally hurt anyone.

Hearing this, Mashiro nodded slightly, then leaned against a nearby tree, quietly watching Tenten. Tenten felt a little flustered under Mashiro's gaze and quickened her pace, even creating two clones to help. She finished quickly.

"Um, aren't you going home?" Tenten sealed the things she had packed into a scroll, then turned around and asked Mashiro, who was looking at her, with some nervousness.

This was the first time she had been stared at by such a beautiful woman for so long, and she felt very uncomfortable, even a little nervous. "Want to come along?" Mashiro asked with a smile.

"Were you waiting for me?" Tenten finally realized Mashiro's purpose. Mashiro nodded gently.

"Um, do we know each other?" Tian Tian asked somewhat uncertainly.

Mashiro didn't answer, but said, "Let's go." Then she turned and walked out.

After hesitating for a moment, Tian Tian still followed.

"Um, you should recognize me, right? Are you a customer who bought ninja tools from my shop, or a childhood friend? I really can't remember." Tenten said to Mashiro.

At this moment, Tian Tian was filled with confusion. Why would a beautiful woman suddenly come to find him, and why had he never seen her before? It was really strange.

At this moment, Mashiro used Yang Release chakra to maintain her appearance as a 19-year-old, and her Byakugan was temporarily changed to another color using medical ninjutsu.

"I'm sorry, you guessed wrong. Strictly speaking, we don't actually know each other." Mashiro reached out and patted Tenten's shoulder naturally, saying.

"Then you... Tian Tian hasn't finished speaking yet." Suddenly, Masashi's eyes lit up. Bewitching God, activated.

“Because I seem to have fallen in love with you at first sight, beautiful lady,” Mashiro said gently. Upon hearing this, Tenten’s mind went blank for a moment, and then her face quickly turned red.

"Um, I, um, we, um, I need to think about it carefully," Tenten said in a flustered manner. Seeing this, Mashiro smiled gently.

In that moment of ecstasy, Mashiro instantly implanted three thoughts into Tenten's mind.

They long to be in a relationship, regardless of gender, and are particularly attracted to gentle and beautiful people.

Mashiro had initially thought that Tenten would reject one or two of these three ideas, but to her surprise, all of them were successfully implanted. That's why Tenten suddenly became shy; after all, in her eyes, Mashiro was gentle and beautiful at that moment.

A gentle breeze blew by, carrying a slight coolness, and ruffled Zhenbai's hair. Zhenbai gently wiped it, looking beautiful and charming, and Tiantian was momentarily stunned.

"Rank B Ninjutsu: Gentle Wind activated. [Tenten's Affection +20]"

Chapter 237: Chunin Exams (Part 4)

"Can I treat you to dinner?" Mashiro asked gently. "Sure," Tenten nodded softly.

After having dinner together, the two arranged a time to meet again, and then Mashiro turned and left.

Watching Mashiro's departing figure, Tenten's gaze was somewhat complicated. "This feeling is so strange," Tenten muttered to herself.

She could clearly feel that she had developed feelings for that girl, even though she didn't know her name yet.

But strangely, what should have been a source of shame and self-loathing felt strangely pleasurable to her, and her mind was racing.

"Am I really lonely?" Tenten said with a self-deprecating laugh. [Tenten's favorability +5, reward: Ninja Tool Mastery]

As the notification sound came, Mashiro opened the affection panel. [Name: Tenten]

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.