XX-level Hokage

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.

Just then, Shikadai and Yotsuchi, the second contestants, stepped into the dueling arena.

"Shikadai's opponent is a Sand Ninja, the hometown of Tehan. You must have mixed feelings," Sakura said.

Upon hearing this, Shouhan immediately stood up and shouted at Lutai, "Lutai, if you lose, your game will be taken away. Kill your opponent!"

Sakura and Ino were somewhat exasperated by Naruto's sudden seriousness. Behind Naruto, Shikamaru whispered, "Don't make it too ugly, Shikadai." It was clear he lacked confidence in his son.

In the dueling arena, Shikadai looked at Yoto in front of him and said, "In short, please go easy on me." Yoto didn't hear Shikadai's words at all, as she was wearing earphones.

Chapter 239: Chunin Exams (Part 6)

"The second match, Konoha, Nara Shikadai, versus, Sunagakure, Yoto, begin!" With Lee's announcement, Shikadai quickly jumped back. But Yoto didn't react at all.

"Get ready, or I'll look like I'm a complete idiot," Lutai said, looking at Ye Tu. But Ye Tu remained unresponsive; her mind seemed to be completely absorbed in the music playing in her headphones.

"Seriously, their attitude is terrible. This is troublesome. I'll go first." With that, Shikamaru quickly made a hand gesture, and his shadow instantly lengthened, extending towards the Night Land.

Shadow Imitation Technique, activated.

Ye Tu saw the shadow spreading on the ground and lightly jumped away. "Don't even think about running away."

Lutai controlled the shadow and chased after Ye Tu. But Ye Tu continued to evade him with ease.

Realizing a direct attack wouldn't work, Shikadai instantly changed tactics, running around the dueling arena and constantly throwing kunai and swords at Yotsuchi. Yotsuchi lightly leaped and easily dodged Shikadai's attacks once again.

"This is so worrying, what's going on?" Boruto said anxiously, looking at the live broadcast on TV.

"He usually relies on us to create opportunities through our support attacks, now he should understand how precious we are," Inojin said to Chocho. "That's right, he'll learn his lesson from slacking off in physical training," Chocho agreed wholeheartedly.

"But come to think of it, that guy's eyesight is amazing! He managed to dodge the attack so easily." Butterfly continued, this time expressing her shock at Nightfall.

"Hmm, I feel like there's a way." Inojin stroked his chin and said. "What way?" Boruto asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You'll see, Shikadai will probably try his next move soon," Zuo Bing said. In the waiting room of Class 15.

Kuanjin raised the same question as Die Die.

“Because she didn’t look with her eyes,” Zhenbai replied.

"You didn't use your eyes to see?" Kuan Jin seemed not to understand what Mashiro meant.

"She judges the attack by sound. It seems her hearing is exceptionally sharp. Shikadai is in trouble," Mashiro explained.

Tayuya also has the ability to judge enemy attacks by sound, but it's nowhere near as easy as that of the Sand Ninja named Yoto. "Can Shikadai win?" Hiromi asked curiously.

“Generally speaking, it shouldn’t be possible. The other party’s demeanor is clearly relaxed, and Shikadai has almost no ability to cause her any trouble. However, Shikadai is, after all, a member of the Nara family, so there should still be a chance,” Mashiro said softly.

"Damn it, he looks so calm. Well then..." At this moment, in the dueling arena, Shikadai was still looking for Yoto's weakness. Then, Shikadai suddenly leaped up and threw a kunai with an explosive tag attached to it at Yoto's back.

But Yoto turned around instantly, wielding a short sword and flicking a kunai that flew right next to Shikadai. It then exploded, blasting Shikadai to the ground.

Just as Lutai landed on the ground, a smoke bomb was thrown near Yetu, and instantly, smoke filled the air.

Then, taking advantage of this moment, Lutai used the Shadow Imitation Technique again, his shadow rapidly spreading towards Yetu in the smoke. Yetu easily dodged it once more.

"Is this still not working?" Lu Tai muttered to himself, his forehead already covered in sweat. "Lu Tai, aim!" Shou Han shouted from the stands.

Then the camera focused on Shouhan, who immediately sat down gracefully upon seeing this.

Seeing Temari on TV, Mashiro suddenly laughed. "Temari's personality is quite interesting."

At this moment, Lutai accelerated the spread of his shadow, but Yetu, as if he could predict the shadow's location, easily dodged it. A moment later, Lutai deactivated his Shadow Imitation Technique, panting as he muttered to himself, "Leaping and bounding."