From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 60 gives the genin a little shock.
After resting for several days, the Iwagakure and Sunagakure ninja who had traveled a long way finally faced the Chunin Exams.

The huge Konoha examination hall was almost completely filled.

The majority of Konoha genin huddled together, scrutinizing these ninjas from other villages with a hint of wariness and hostility in their eyes.

The relationship between Iwagakure and Sunagakure was so-so; the two groups didn't bother with each other and stayed in their own corners.

"Tsk, is this the level of Konoha's genin?"

The people from Sunagakure glanced at Konoha and immediately scoffed, "They're even sending old men and uncles in their fifties to participate in the Chunin Exams."

His companion laughed loudly, his words full of sarcasm. "Handa, don't underestimate them. Maybe that old man and uncle are Konoha's hidden trump cards, hahahaha."

“Yeah, yeah, look, hahaha!” Another person burst out laughing, “That uncle is wearing a green bodysuit, and his hairstyle is just too ridiculous!”

The Sand Village ninja had been holding back their anger for a long time, and now they had no intention of hiding it. Their loud mockery drew angry glares from the Leaf Village.

"Seriously, why did the Hokage have to let these two guys participate in the Chunin Exams too!" A Konoha genin also felt embarrassed and muttered under his breath, "Might Guy and Maruboshi Kosuke, these two perennial genin, what are they doing here? They're making us get laughed at by those guys."

When talking about 'eternal genin', one cannot help but mention two 'legendary' figures from Konoha.

Might Guy, who always wears a green bodysuit, is a genin but knows absolutely no ninjutsu or genjutsu. He is a hot-blooded idiot who specializes in taijutsu.

The other one, Kosuke Maruboshi, is even more bizarre. He's in his fifties and still a genin!

Soon, the examiners in charge of the first exam appeared.

"Quiet down, you brats!"

Glancing around at the unruly candidates, the scarred-faced examiner smirked, revealing a slightly sinister smile: "If I hear even the slightest sound again, you will be disqualified from the exam!"

Faced with the examiner's threat, the genin immediately fell silent, and the entire examination hall was completely quiet.

"Very good, it seems that none of the people taking the exam this time are stupid."

The scarred examiner nodded in satisfaction and said, "The first exam is a written test. You must hand in your paper within the allotted 60 minutes. No talking or whispering is allowed, and cheating is strictly prohibited. If someone is caught cheating twice, they will be disqualified immediately, and their teammates will also be disqualified. Do you understand?"

Having said that, he distributed the papers one by one, regardless of whether the ninjas understood or not.

The rules have been explained clearly. If you understand them, there's no need to repeat them. If you don't understand them, there's no point in explaining them again.

The exam officially begins.

The Chunin in charge of proctoring the exam scanned the candidates with sharp eyes, occasionally glancing down to write down names on the board.

"No. 28, eliminated!"

"No. 12, eliminated!"

"No. 47, eliminated!"

"No. 52, eliminated!"

Before long, the crowded classroom became much emptier.

Of the nearly eighty candidates, two-thirds were eliminated, leaving fewer than thirty.

Of course, the largest number of them are from Konoha.

The Hidden Stone Village brought more than twenty people this time, but in the end only nine remained. On the other hand, almost all of the Genin carefully selected by the Hidden Sand Village passed the test.

"Tch, Konoha's level is nothing special!"

With her arms crossed, Sand Ninja Umezono Chizuki glanced at the remaining Konoha genin, who numbered less than half, and let out a mocking laugh.

"Chizu, don't say that. Didn't you see? They've already tried their best, they're just too weak."

Daigo, his companion, tried to defend him verbally, but his words implied that the level of Konoha's genin was worrying, and his face showed no attempt to hide his sarcasm.

After the first written test, not only the Sand Ninja, but even the Iwa Ninja showed disdain.

Too weak!
It seems that Konoha is indeed in decline now, with the younger generation being so weak.

"In my opinion, those people from Kusagakure are probably stronger than them, right?" Daigo said, rubbing his chin, his words full of humiliation.

What kind of rotten fish and shrimp is Kusagakure? How dare they be compared to Konoha?
These words immediately drew angry glares from the Konoha genin.

"Oh, oh, oh, how scary!"

Umehara Chizu sneered, showing no fear on her face. Instead, she looked at the examiner beside her and said, "Hey, examiner, are we in any danger?"

The Konoha Chunin proctoring the exam said expressionlessly, "Fighting is prohibited in the exam room, don't worry."

"That's good." Chizuki Umezu shrugged, deliberately feigning fear, and turned to her companions, shouting, "Daigo, we still need to be careful. If those Konoha genin get impatient and start fighting, we'll suffer a great loss with so few people."

"Yeah, there are only so many of us, so we have to be careful."

Daigo said he was scared, but his face was all smiles, showing no fear whatsoever. "That's enough of our small talk."

Just as a fight was about to break out in the examination room, the scarred-faced examiner slowly stepped forward and said, "First of all, I want to congratulate you all on passing the first Chunin Exam."

"Hey, examiner, can we start the next round now?"

Umehara Chizu interrupted him directly, crossed her arms, and said arrogantly, "For such a simple exam, I don't think there's any need to congratulate you."

“Yeah, it’s not difficult at all.” Daigo chimed in, “Examiner, don’t waste our time. If we had known it was this easy, we would have stayed in the village.”

This statement was echoed by the Hidden Stone Village. Although half of their people were eliminated, those who remained were all elites.

"Great, it seems everyone has plenty of energy."

The scarred examiner, instead of being annoyed by the provocation, revealed a playful smile and said meaningfully, "Cherish your time now, you naive brats, because soon you will deeply regret why you were not eliminated in the first round."

In the scarred man's meaningful gaze, some people detected a different meaning; if they weren't mistaken, it seemed to be pity?

Wait, why is it pity?

All the candidates present felt a chill run down their spines for no apparent reason.

They had a vague sense of foreboding.

"Tch, just making things complicated!"

Chizuki Umezu gritted her teeth and forced herself to cheer up: "I want to see what tricks Konoha is planning!"

Konoha, the Forest of Death.

The content of the second Chunin Exam was so simple that everyone felt there was something wrong with it.

Reach the tower at the deepest part of the Death Forest and take a scroll from it to pass the test.

I thought we would encounter obstacles along the way, but to my surprise, we were able to reach the deepest tower without encountering any traps or obstacles. It went so smoothly that it was hard to believe.

"What is Konoha up to?"

Umeen Chizu and two companions, filled with deep confusion, entered the tall tower.

However, when they pushed open the tower's doors and went inside, they were shocked by what they saw.

Inside the dimly lit tower, the mottled floor was littered with cruelly chopped limbs and corpses. The pungent smell of blood was overwhelming, making one's stomach churn.

"vomit--"

Daigo couldn't hold it in any longer and vomited.

"What on earth happened here?!" Umezono Chizu's face turned pale, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

Just then, a person covered in blood, with half their head severed and the white flesh visible underneath, staggered and struggled towards them, extending their mangled right hand. Their face was filled with terror as they cried out in a hoarse voice:
Run!

"Please report to the Hokage that someone has invaded Konoha."

"All the candidates and examiners were with him."

As the person approached, the fear in the hearts of Chizu Umezono and Daigo reached its peak at that moment!

"It's him!"

"That Uchiha!"

The person who appeared before them and issued the warning was none other than Uchiha Munetsuki, who had killed Sentarō yesterday!

"fast"

Uchiha Muneki wanted to say something more, but a cold light suddenly flashed behind him.

Snapped!
A crisp sound, like a melon being split open.

Amidst the horrified gazes of Chizu, Daigo, and their companions in the plum garden, his head was smashed open with a hammer.

Wow.
White and red, mixed together, flowed all over the ground.

As the headless Uchiha Muneki fell to the ground, they finally saw a man nearly two meters tall, with a burly and fierce build. He wore a blood-red mask, his body was covered in blood and bits of flesh, he wore an apron like a butcher's, and he carried a rusty iron hammer in one hand and an exaggeratedly large serrated cleaver for chopping meat in the other.

"It's your turn!"

March 30th, sunny

Failing to make it to the third round means I might have to go naked until the product launch. To be honest, it's impossible not to feel disappointed and sad. But looking back, isn't that just life? Failure is a constant companion, so I might as well relax a bit. At least now I don't have to worry about whether I'll have any recommendations next week. Let go of illusions and prepare for the fight! (No scratch cards or lottery tickets this week!)
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(End of this chapter)