I was broadcast live while taking the Chunin Exam!

"What's wrong with you?!"

"I knew there would be a ninja tool test, but I forgot to bring my ninja tool bag!"

Iruka unleashed his power.

He was scolding Naruto Uzumaki, the worst student in the class.

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"whee--"

This scene caused the students in the class to burst into laughter.

They had initially thought the exam would be stressful, but watching Naruto make a fool of himself seemed to release their tension.

"Naruto, that loser, he's definitely going to fail his graduation exam this time."

While Iruka was reprimanding Naruto, the students had already started chatting amongst themselves and slacking off.

"Speaking of which, Naruto can't even master the Three Body Techniques, how is he supposed to graduate?"

"He told me that he wanted to become Hokage, or even a Hokage who surpassed all the Hokage."

"That's hilarious—"

"He's probably the only person who won't graduate this year!"

"Ha ha--"

Instantly, the classroom was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

and so……

Almost no one in the class believes Naruto's claim: "I will become Hokage, a Hokage stronger than all the previous Hokage!"

And these people...

Kitahara Kaede rested his chin on his hand without any expression.

To him, all those people who are mocking Naruto now... are fools.

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Kitahara Kaede is a time traveler, but even if he weren't, he wouldn't deny Naruto's existence.

Naruto was the worst student in his class.

But Naruto possesses an unwavering spirit... Whether he turns to the dark side or upholds the Will of Fire, he will become stronger.

Not to mention…

Naruto Uzumaki is the protagonist of the original work, a saintly male lead, the reincarnation of Ashura, the son of the Sage of Six Paths, and... he is also the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the future Seventh Hokage.

Therefore, all of these people... have no vision.

Do they even know how much benefit they can gain by cultivating the goodwill of the saintly male protagonist in the early stages?

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"Naruto!" Iruka was still scolding Naruto.

"Iruka-sensei!"

Kitahara Kaede stood up with her hands raised at that moment.

"If it's a ninja tool kit, I brought an extra one."

"So it can be lent to Naruto."

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"Ah..." Naruto, who was being scolded, suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with gratitude as he looked at Kitahara Kaede.

It was like seeing a glimmer of hope.

He wants to become Hokage and gain everyone's recognition, so the first thing he needs to do is... graduate from the Ninja Academy.

If he has to repeat a grade because he fails, his dream... will probably be shattered.

Furthermore, Naruto felt that the students in his class wouldn't lend him ninja tools.

“Since there’s a backup, that’s fine,” Iruka said.

Naruto was finally spared from being scolded.

Then he jogged towards Kitahara Kaede's direction.

Naruto has come to ask Kitahara Kaede for ninja tools.

Kitahara Kaede looked at Hinata, who was sitting to his right.

"Hinata, you said you brought two sets of ninja tools, right?"

"Lend me the extra ninja tool kit you brought."

Hinata: ? ? ?

Does this mean... she's going to give the ninja tools she prepared for Kitahara Kaede to Naruto?

Hinata's fair, delicate hands held the backpack, seemingly hesitant.

The ninja tools she prepared were ordinary ninja tools, yet they were not ordinary either.

Because she knew it was for Kitahara Kaede-kun to use, she carefully sharpened and polished every kunai and shuriken.

This took her a long time.

But that was prepared for Kitahara Kaede-kun... Now...

"Um... well."

Noticing that Maple was looking at her, Hinata finally handed over the backpack and then placed her hands on her lower abdomen, fiddling with her fingers.

His mood seemed to have dropped.

Kitahara Kaede placed the ninja tool bag Hinata handed her on the table and then handed Naruto the complete ninja tool bag hanging on her lap.

"The portions inside are all required for the exam."

"Use it well."

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Feeling the weight of the ninja tool pouch in his hand, Naruto looked at Kitahara Kaede with emotion and patted him on the shoulder.

"Thank you for saving my life!"

"I am deeply grateful and will thank you without hesitation. If you ever need my help again, I will come even if it means facing mountains of knives and seas of fire!"

Then he quickly ran back to his seat, because if he stayed any longer, Iruka-sensei would definitely lose his temper.

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Kitahara Kaede took the ninja tool kit that Hinata had specially prepared for him and hung it on his body again.

"Thank you, Hinata," Kitahara Kaede said. "You prepared an extra one for me so I could do Naruto a favor."

"No, that..." Hinata said. "Whatever you like."

She gently patted her chest, seemingly feeling a sense of relief.

And I also feel that my efforts over the past few days have paid off.

"However..." Hinata was curious. "Kitahara Kaede-kun cares a lot about Uzumaki-kun."

“Yes,” Kitahara Kaede said. “Because I exist solely for him now (to suppress him when I go berserk).

"Oh... wait a minute! Is Uzumaki-kun that important?"

Hinata was instantly devastated.

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"Shikamaru, what have you been looking at?"

At the tables behind Kitahara Kaede and Hinata, Choji gently nudged Nara Shikamaru beside him.

Shikamaru seemed to be keeping a close eye on Kitahara Kaede and the others.

"I always feel that dating is too troublesome. You have to be so insecure."

Shikamaru said.

Choji: Oh... eh?

Who in the class is dating whom?

Chapter 003 The Multiverse Chat Group! (Requesting Data)

Konoha's graduation exams consist of written tests, ninja tool tests, taijutsu tests, and ninjutsu tests.

The written test was very simple, as it consisted of questions that I had already answered many times; all I had to do was memorize them.

The ninja tool test assesses the attack power, range, and other aspects of shuriken.

As for taijutsu, it involves fighting against ordinary Chunin and receiving a rating to pass.

As for ninjutsu, it's even simpler; it's just one of the three body techniques.

Kitahara Kaede drew the Transformation Technique from the Three Body Techniques.

You can pass the exam by transforming into Iruka's appearance.

“It’s almost exactly the same, but the scar on my face isn’t this deep.”

"by!"

Iruka nitpicked a bit and handed the headband to Kitahara Kaede.

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Students who have finished the exam and passed can go home directly, but they have to come back to school at 9:00 a.m. the next day.

According to tradition, they receive the title of Genin directly after graduation, but they do not have practical experience as Genin, so they need new teachers to guide them.

The new teacher is not like Iruka, who takes on the responsibility of teaching more than forty students in a class. Instead, a Jonin will instruct three students individually.

However, the specific class assignment information still needs to be reported to the Hokage, so everyone will have to wait until tomorrow to find out the specific class assignments and team formations.

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After receiving his graduation certificate, Kitahara Kaede did not leave immediately; he waited for a while at the school gate.

Soon, a girl with black hair and white eyes came running out of the school.

This is Hinata, her face flushed from exercising.

Hinata also passed her graduation exam.

The evidence was that she had a headband with a Konoha (leaf leaf) pattern on her neck.

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"Congratulations, congratulations on passing the exam!" Hinata said as she ran out.

"I secretly saw Iruka-sensei's grade registration form."

"Feng-kun is amazing! His score in the ninja tool assessment is only below Sasuke's."

The Sasuke mentioned here is Uchiha Sasuke, the second male lead in the original work, or Sasuke the Second, who is still a survivor after the Uchiha clan was wiped out.

She has always maintained a cool and outstanding demeanor.

Then Sasuke is the genius and top student in the class.

But none of this concerns Kitahara Kaede.

He was particularly concerned that the memorable scene from the original work, Sasuke and Naruto's first kiss, hadn't happened yet.

However, Kitahara Kaede also noticed that Hinata's mood seemed to have become depressed.

"If... if I hadn't forgotten two shuriken at home, then Kitahara Kaede-kun would have gotten a perfect score of 10 on the ninja tool exam," Hinata said, fiddling with her fingers. "Even though Kaede-kun is best at shuriken."

She polished the shuriken she had prepared for Kitahara Kaede one by one, but... because she took them out to polish, she forgot the number.

This resulted in Kitahara Kaede having two fewer shuriken during the ninja tool exam, preventing her from getting a perfect score.

“Don’t worry about it,” Kitahara Kaede said. “I don’t really want first place.”