After the meal, Naruto held Hinata's small hand and strolled around to aid digestion. The food Hinata made was incredibly delicious, but at this moment, Naruto was very puzzled, wondering if Hinata was full. There was an episode in the anime featuring an Eating Contest, where Hinata ate more than forty bowls of ramen, and that wasn't even because she couldn't eat anymore, but because the time was up.
He wondered, when fantasy became reality, what her actual appetite would be. But he couldn't just ask. He'd have to find time to stroll through a snack street with her and observe discreetly.
After a while, the other teammates gradually returned. It was almost two o'clock, and the most impatient Kiba was shouting about going to submit the application.
Naruto held Hinata's hand, reluctant to let go, "What's the rush? Going early doesn't give you extra points. You might even run into some boneheaded examinees looking for trouble."
"Wouldn't that be even better? We can show them how strong we are, right Akamaru?"
"Woof!" Akamaru wagged his tail in agreement.
Sasuke was also a little eager to move. After burying himself in training for so long, his Pretend Style was about to burst forth.
Alright, going early is fine. Let's see what kind of demons and monsters are in this year's class. Mainly, Naruto was curious about what his future brother-in-law, who didn't lose his father in childhood, was like now.
The six of them and a dog set off for the school. Naruto finally let go of Hinata's hand.
Naruto didn't care about his thick skin, but the little girl was shy, lowering her head so much that her face was almost buried in... Huh? Naruto turned his head in shock, glancing at the approachable Sakura Bro. Tsk, they're both 12 years old, how can there be such a big difference?
Naruto withdrew his gaze with pity.
Sakura suddenly felt a burst of irritability for some reason, wanting to punch Naruto. Then she shook her head, secretly blaming herself. Naruto is such a good teammate, why would I have such thoughts?
...
The group went up to the second floor, only to find that the sign on the classroom door read 301. A group of people were gathered at the classroom door, arguing with two Chunin guarding the entrance.
What was that saying? As soon as I got upstairs, I saw the gatekeepers beating up Rock Lee.
Sakura frowned, discovering that an Illusion Barrier had been set up on this floor.
When Sasuke saw Rock Lee's attire, he couldn't help but think of the three oddballs of the Uchiha Clan, and his Sharingan opened in anger. Then he also discovered the Illusion Barrier.
Kiba's nose twitched, Shino held a bug on his index finger, everyone showed their skills, while Naruto—was listening to Tenten speak.
To be honest, Naruto really liked Tenten's voice. He considered that in his list of favorite voices, Tenten could rank second, and the first place belonged to "Alipay received XXX yuan", hiss~ that damn sweetness!
Tenten was currently cooperating with Rock Lee's plan to act weak, pitifully begging the two Chunin to let them in. And his future brother-in-law was holding his forehead, watching coldly, as if he couldn't bring himself to play along with this silly teammate.
The two Chunin kept mocking, saying that the weaklings present were not worthy of participating in the Chunin Exams.
When Naruto heard the voices, it seemed like Konoha's two great gate gods, Izumo and Kotetsu! Did they use the Transformation Technique to disguise themselves? As expected of you two, not guarding Konoha's gate, but guarding the exam venue gate instead?
Kiba couldn't stand it anymore, enduring Akamaru's pressure and said, "Hey, how long are you going to keep playing this deceptive trick?"
Izumo pretended to be stupid, "Huh? What are you talking about?"
Sasuke indicated that he couldn't miss this kind of show-off scene. He walked over with his hands in his pockets, and said coolly, "Hmph, a mere illusion, it's completely useless in front of these eyes. Stop embarrassing yourselves!"
As he spoke, he deliberately showed off his double tomoe Sharingan.
Sakura looked excited, "Amazing, as expected of Sasuke!"
It's worth mentioning that this sentence sounded particularly interesting in the anime, sounding like "Die gei, sasuga sasuge!"
Izumo and Kotetsu were helpless, dispelling the illusion and leaving. They originally only wanted to make things difficult for ordinary Genin, so that some weaklings would retreat in the face of difficulty, as a preliminary screening, but they encountered someone who cheated.
The onlookers were confused but impressed. Is this the Uchiha Clan? Amazing, amazing.
Even Tenten couldn't help but say, "Are they this year's rookies? They're quite handsome."
Neji, on the other hand, looked displeased. The Hyuga Clan had an ancestral motto: "The Hyuga Clan is the Strongest." Even Hinata's father, Hiashi Hyuga, liked to say it after taking down an enemy, making people want to complain.
Neji had obviously been taught the same. Of course, he was somewhat unconvinced about the Uchiha Clan, but he didn't provoke them. Neji had good upbringing and politely greeted Hinata, "Lady Hinata."
"Neji-niisan," Hinata replied naturally, indicating that the two had a good relationship.
Tenten followed and sized up Hinata. "Oh? So this is the sister Neji always talks about? Neji often praises you, especially after you graduated, saying you're improving faster and faster!"
"Ah, th-thank you," Hinata wasn't good at dealing with overly familiar people.
"Tenten, don't be nosy," Neji said with a stern face.
"Hehe," Tenten smiled and made a face at Neji.
What a scene of a harmonious couple. Naruto seemed to have discovered something. Speaking of which, what should he call his big brother-in-law's wife? Big sister-in-law?
Rock Lee also came over to greet Sasuke. "Are you Uchiha Sasuke? Hello, I've heard Gan, Wen, and Cui, the three seniors, mention you. They say you're a genius, and I'm looking forward to fighting you."
Sasuke gritted his teeth when he heard those three oddballs. "Then I really have to thank them. I'll let you see the true power of the Uchiha."
Sasuke didn't look down on Rock Lee because of his disheveled appearance just now, because he had known since he was a child that these green watermelons were monsters. If you were careless against them, you would definitely lose miserably.
While these people were chatting enthusiastically, only Kiba was unhappy. I was first, it was clearly me first. Whether it was standing out or exposing them, it was all me first, but why has all the attention turned to that Sasuke guy? Shouldn't you be asking me how I saw through this Illusion Barrier?
"It's the scent, right?" Shino's voice suddenly sounded in Kiba's ear.
Kiba was startled. "When did you get here?"
Shino didn't answer Kiba's question, and instead speculated, "We didn't arrive early. If this is really the exam venue, then there should already be examinees inside the classroom. And you and Akamaru can smell the scent of people, whether it's sweat or something else."
Shino pushed up his sunglasses and continued, "As for why I know..."
"Because you understand my ninjutsu, you're so annoying," Kiba casually interrupted Shino's long speech and turned to call the others, "Hey, it's time to go upstairs and submit the application!"
The Xiaoqiang on the scene went upstairs one after another. Shino, who was forgotten in place, pushed up his sunglasses again, and a strange light reflected on the lenses.
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