Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were playing cards in the lounge, sticking paper strips on the faces of the losers.
At first, it was normal entertainment with wins and losses for everyone. However, Sasuke usually didn't play these kinds of games much. Thinking about Fugaku's serious and rigid demeanor, he probably wouldn't have played cards with his two sons. So, Sasuke lost the most, and the paper strips on his face were blocking his eyes.
Then, something magical happened. After that, Sasuke won every game as if he had divine help.
Sakura was infatuated, never expecting that Sasuke would be so talented even at playing cards, improving so quickly.
Naruto felt something was wrong, so he took advantage of Sasuke shuffling the cards and ripped off the paper strips on Sasuke's face. Sasuke's smooth movements paused.
Meeting Naruto's gaze, his eyes changed from red to black, and the scene was extremely awkward.
Naruto was so angry he wanted to curse. No wonder you were rushing to shuffle the cards every game. I thought you wanted to familiarize yourself with the rules or get a feel for it.
Turns out you were using your Sharingan to shuffle the cards, arranging the position of each card clearly. No wonder you were winning!
Would the Sage of Six Paths be crying if he knew you were using the Sharingan like this? Apologize to all the past Indra's, you bastard.
If I, Uzumaki Naruto, ever play cards with someone from the Uchiha Clan again, I'm a dog. The Hyuga Clan too, you bunch with special eyes, your gambling ethics are terrible.
I used to hear Izumo and Kotetsu say that people from the Hyuga Clan like to use their Byakugan even when playing Old Maid. I didn't believe it, but it seems it's true.
Naruto threw down the cards, refusing to play anymore. Trash game, ruining my Youth.
Then, he took out materials from the scroll and started studying. Studying makes me happy, and I'm still not proficient with the Space-Time Barrier.
Sakura also didn't expect things to develop this way, looking like her worldview had been shattered. So, she also took out medical books and materials to study. Last time, Naruto gave her and Sasuke each a Sealing Scroll, and she had already learned how to use it, so now she could carry some books with her.
Sasuke's face was flushed red, and he awkwardly put away the playing cards. Cheating wasn't scary, what was scary was getting caught. So, he also imitated his teammates and took out some Ninjutsu materials to read.
...
Other teams weren't as relaxed as Naruto's team. Most of them were cautiously surviving in the forest step by step, while searching for other teams to seize their scrolls.
Actually, Naruto had thought about helping Hinata and her team, but he gave up in the end. He didn't even take the scrolls after he defeated those two Grass Ninja teams.
Because Hinata was a girl who looked weak but was actually very strong. She wouldn't want to rely on Naruto for everything, but rather hoped to complete the exam and become a Chunin through her own strength. So, Naruto was just secretly watching them, making sure their team didn't get wiped out by Gaara.
As for the other teams, there shouldn't be any major problems. His brother-in-law wouldn't personally rob Hinata's scroll, right? Given their current relationship, it was impossible.
After that, teams successively gathered their scrolls and entered the tower. On the fifth day, Hinata and her team arrived on Naruto's mini-map.
Naruto quietly slipped over to see Hinata, and after seeing that she wasn't seriously injured, he told her to rest well and left.
A few hours later, Izumi Uchiha opened the door to the lounge and informed Naruto and his team to gather.
The three followed behind, and Naruto curiously asked, "Big Sister Izumi doesn't have to go to the Military Police Force?"
Izumi smiled and explained, "I switched shifts with a friend, especially to come and watch Sasuke's match for Itachi-kun."
Sasuke turned his face away: "Hmph, if he cared, why didn't he come himself?"
Izumi pondered, tapping her chin with her finger, and said, "Itachi-kun has an important mission. He said next time, definitely next time."
Sasuke looked unhappy.
Naruto held back his laughter, thinking: That's right, Sasuke, believe your brother, definitely next time~
The three followed Izumi to a plaza. In front of the platform were two huge arm statues, and all the team's supervising teachers and examiners were present.
"Alright, this is the place. Make sure you perform well later!"
Izumi waved her hand and returned to the examiner's team, whispering to Anko.
Kushina smiled and waved to Naruto and the others, Karin hiding behind Kushina, clutching her other hand.
Karin had officially moved into Naruto's house for a few days. Although Kushina had taken her out a few times, Konoha was still a strange place for her. She had been clinging to Kushina these past few days, and it seemed like the mother-daughter relationship was good.
Karin's appearance had completely changed. Her originally messy red hair had been neatly trimmed and combed, her Forehead Protector had been replaced with Konoha's, and her clothes and shoes were all brand new. It seemed that Kushina had completely dressed her up like she did when she was little, except for the addition of glasses.
Next to them, Guy was excitedly talking to Kakashi, constantly striking various strange poses, which made Rock Lee's eyes light up, and Tenten sighed, holding her forehead.
As for Kakashi, he seemed to be distracted, clearly ignoring Guy. He didn't dare to take out his little yellow book in front of his teacher's wife, it was really boring.
Asuma, with his big beard, stood on the other side of Guy, smoking a cigarette, watching his students with a smile.
Naruto carefully observed that among the passing examinees, there were four teams from Konoha, the famous twelve Xiaoqiang, one team from Sunagakure Village, one team from Sound Ninja, and one team from Amegakure.
Naruto thought about it, it seemed that Kabuto's team was missing compared to the original story. After all, Kabuto was now in the orphanage, happily being the king of the kids. It seemed that his two teammates in the original story were also Orochimaru's spies, but now he didn't know where they were.
Of course, he didn't know, because the team those two were in was discovered by a little blonde and their route was changed, and then they accidentally encountered Gaara, and now they had become mosaics.
And the Amegakure team, which should have died at the hands of Gaara, was also frightened by the little blonde and changed their route, but survived and passed the second exam.
After the examinees arrived, they lined up and stood at attention. The chief examiner, Anko, announced that they had passed the second exam.
Then a golden light flashed, and Konoha's number one handsome guy made a dazzling appearance.
"Congratulations to everyone for passing the second exam, I am Konoha's Fourth Hokage." Minato congratulated the examinees with a smile.
The examinees were shocked:
"What a fast Body Flicker Technique!"
"I didn't see it at all."
"Is this the strength of the Hokage?"
"So handsome..."
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Then Minato talked about the significance of this joint Chunin Exams, probably that the performance of the examinees in this exam would represent the strength of their respective ninja villages, thereby affecting the amount of tasks their respective countries would receive in the future.
"Then Hayate, I'll leave it to you next." After saying that, Minato returned to the stands.
Naruto secretly rejoiced below that his old man's language was very concise, and he was not infected with the common problems of some principals and directors, such as:
Let me briefly say something first...
Let me emphasize something again...
Let me explain in detail...
Finally, let me add two more points...
A twenty-minute impromptu speech, perfectly utilizing the flag-raising class break, allowing students to immediately start class after returning, and also giving the teacher of the next class a legitimate reason to hold over.
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