I was broadcast live while taking the Chunin Exam!

! !

Hinata's body stiffened instantly, but she quickly realized that Kitahara Kaede was encouraging her.

Yes.

She had already been strengthened by Feng Jun and wanted to prove herself, not wanting to lose face in front of him.

and so……

Hinata's expression softened.

Calmly, Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka, along with their teammates, walked to the empty seats.

"cut!"

Meanwhile, a female ninja at the first row of tables let out a snort.

"So you have a girlfriend."

Her voice wasn't very loud, but it was loud enough for the people in the front row to hear.

Hinata's cheeks instantly flushed red.

Kitahara Kaede looked at the female ninja who had made the sound.

With golden hair and neat, dignified features, she is quite attractive, even though she is not fully developed yet.

This is Temari, the village beauty from the next village whom I met a couple of days ago.

Temari...

Kitahara Kaede looked at her, nodded slightly, and smiled.

"There's an empty seat behind me, would you like to come over?" Temari immediately invited.

Where was the cold demeanor from before?

"Temari—"

Kankuro was sitting next to Temari.

Kankuro felt that there was no point in trying to improve his relationship with Kitahara Kaede now.

Because the Chunin Exams are about to begin.

Therefore, they can only disrupt Konoha at specific times according to the Kazekage's original plan.

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Kitahara Kaede and the others did not refuse Temari.

Or perhaps Sasuke and Naruto were also very curious about Gaara.

So he accepted the invitation and went to a table behind Temari and the others.

It was exactly 10 o'clock in a short while, which was the time for the Chunin Exams.

The examiner for the first exam, Ibiki Morino, was present.

However, when he arrived to announce the rules, Kitahara Kaede also took a look at the distribution of the test takers.

It's not quite the same as the original work...

First of all.

The total number of test takers is 179.

Judging from the headbands worn by the candidates, the ninja villages among the applicants are very concentrated.

As the organizer, Konoha naturally has the largest number of examinees; it's convenient since it's their own ninja village hosting the event.

Therefore, there are a total of 54 examinees in Konoha.

Nine people from Kumogakure, 0 from Iwagakure, and 3 from Sunagakure were among the five great ninja villages.

Then there are the 33 people from Kirigakure.

However, the number of other small ninja villages is quite exaggerated.

Among them, the number of people from Kusagakure reached 63.

There are 12 people from Amegakure.

Three people from the Sound Village.

Then there were two unfamiliar, nobodies from a small ninja village.

·····

Among them, 54 candidates wore headbands with the leaf motif.

From the familiar Konoha Twelve (excluding Sakura), to Kabuto's spy squad.

Then there were some passersby.

However... there is another very conspicuous genin among Konoha's genin.

That was an old man carrying a pot on his back.

The elderly man, who was nearly 60 years old, probably noticed that Kitahara Kaede was looking at him, so he turned his head and smiled.

He appeared kind and gentle.

Kitahara Kaede immediately confirmed the other party's identity.

It is Maruhoshi Kosuke.

In other words, did the Third Hokage arrange for Maruboshi Kosuke to assist him in guarding against Orochimaru?

but.

Everyone knows... Orochimaru has already arrived at the exam hall, and then he's become a Grass Ninja.

The seat behind Kitahara Kaede was Kusanagi Shinobu, while the one in the middle had a deathly pale face, a middle parted hairstyle, and a long tongue.

What else could this be but Orochimaru?

Orochimaru is the easiest to find.

·······

[Observing Kitahara Kaede's small group (^_-)]

The small group is quite lively now.

Even Luo Sha, who was at the very bottom of the group, came out.

Because he had already seen his children.

Although it was said that Konoha had gained the upper hand and he couldn't inform them, he still had to make an appearance since the weapons he had made since childhood were starting to be tested.

However, the current situation is...

Everyone's saying Orochimaru infiltrated the exam hall.

After all, the Third Hokage had summoned Kitahara Kaede because he was worried about this matter and wanted Kitahara Kaede's assistance in completing the exam.

Then... if Orochimaru causes trouble, hopefully Kitahara Kaede can save his life.

[Big Pillar Silly]: Minato, so which one is Orochimaru?

[Minato Namikaze]: I'm not too sure about that. What I do know is that Lord Orochimaru and my master, Lord Jiraiya, are equally worthy of respect as the Legendary Sannin.

[Minato Namikaze]: Oh. By the way, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade are collectively known as the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

[Minato Namikaze]: So, First Hokage, your granddaughter is quite amazing.

[Da Zhu Zi Han Han]: Ah, is there such a development for Tsuna?

[Tobirama Senju]: Of course, I taught Tsuna ninjutsu when she was little. Even if she wasn't a genius, I made her one.

[Tobirama Senju]: It's not like you, Aniga, who always teaches Tsuna to gamble.

[Big Pillar Silly]: Ah... I was just gambling for fun.

While the Senju family was discussing their granddaughter, Kakashi was keeping an eye on the examinees inside the examination hall.

then.

[Kidney Deficiency Naruto]: If it's Orochimaru, I can guess who it is.

Who is Tobirama Senju?

Tobirama did not know Orochimaru.

[Kidney Deficiency Hokage]: The pale-skinned man two positions behind Kitahara Kaede. I think it's him.

[Tobirama Senju]: Because this person's tongue is as long as a snake?

[Dazhuzi Hanhan]: Or is it that this person's eyes look a bit like a snake's eyes?

[Unmarried older single woman]: Is it because this person's skin color is different from that of ordinary people?

Tobirama and Hashirama were unaware of Orochimaru, but Mei Terumi was paying special attention to him.

Or rather... she was wary.

From what we can see from the weakest member of the group, the Kazekage Rasa, Orochimaru is incredibly audacious; he killed a village kage without hesitation.

Moreover, he chose a weak Kage like Rasa, and then took control of the entire Sunagakure village.

A bunch of stupid ninjas from Sunagakure became Orochimaru's weapons.

Even the One-Tailed Jinchuriki became Orochimaru's weapon.

As for her Hidden Mist Village, although there should be little left by her generation, she still has to be wary of Orochimaru.

So she also wanted to gain the ability to identify Orochimaru.

[Kidney Deficiency Fire Shadow]: Actually, none of these are true.

[Kidney Deficiency Fire Shadow]: This is just my intuition.

[Kidney Deficiency Hokage]: When I saw this grass ninja with overly pale skin, I felt a sense of fear rising within me, but soon, that fear seemed to be swallowed up by something even more terrifying.

[Kidney Deficiency Naruto]: Then I thought this guy was Orochimaru.

[Big Pillar Silly]: Oh, is that so?

【Senju Tobirama】: No wonder you recognized him.

Minato Namikaze: Kakashi, you've worked hard.

[Unmarried older single woman]: So it's Orochimaru's radar, then I won't learn anything from here.

[Might Guy]: Kakashi, just be yourself, don't overthink it.

[Kidney Deficiency and Fire Shadow]: ? ? ?

For some reason, Kakashi noticed that everyone in the group was looking at him with pity.

However, because of this, everyone felt very relaxed.

Kitahara Kaede's calm demeanor suggests that he has likely already discovered Orochimaru's true identity.

The Chunin Exams began soon after.

The exam is divided into three parts. The first part is a written test, and the second part... only those who pass the first part are qualified to continue listening.

They seem quite strict.

However, the people in this small group either lived before the distinction between Chunin and Jonin, or they had already passed the Chunin Exams.

Even the lowest level is the Shadow level.

and so.

They didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of exam.

After all, their status is so high!

The chief examiner was Ibiki Morino, a Jonin and interrogator from Konoha.

He brought 10 assistant examiners, all of whom were Chunin level, making them seniors to everyone present.

"I am in charge of this exam."

There are a total of 177 candidates.