Zhu Tian: Starting from the Stand User

Chapter 596 Frightened
Lu Chen objected to this accusation, saying, "I didn't make Nagato feel awkward at all. I wasn't even in his group. Chris and I look like slightly older Genin. And V is the exile from the Land of Iron we hired. So our identities are quite reasonable."

This is not a matter of identity at all, it is a matter of strength.

So Minato made a thoughtful suggestion: "I can let you participate in the final showdown directly."

Letting these three people take the exam is likely to result in no candidate qualifying for this year's exam, so Minato can use the power of Hokage to let them skip the previous competition directly.

As for why they didn't just grant the three Chunin titles, it was because it was obvious Lu Chen wasn't going for the title. He definitely wanted to have some fun.

Lu Chen rejected the proposal: "Don't worry, I won't cause too much trouble. I heard that if I take the exam, I will have unexpected gains. Otherwise, only V would come here this time."

After involuntarily blacking V, Lu Chen seemed to want to ask, "Do you need me to help the ninjas of Konoha cheat?"

Minato rejected the proposal of course: "The young people of Konoha should rely on their own strength to gain the glory of Chunin. Just don't deliberately target them."

Lu Chen felt a little regretful that Minato rejected his kindness: "This is a good opportunity for Konoha to make a name for itself. I could actually lose to your ninja on purpose. I heard that your son will also participate in this competition."

Hiding in the shadows, Uchiha Itachi stared at Lu Chen, and he recalled some memories about Lu Chen. This man had once defeated Uchiha Madara. And he was actually going to participate in the upcoming Chunin Exam.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Itachi, but his younger brother would also take the exam. So Itachi would go back and remind his younger brother to avoid this strange and powerful person. After all, he had high expectations for this exam.

The Hokage's son was a teammate of the Uchiha clan leader's son. This demonstrated Minato's closeness to the Uchiha clan. Their other teammate was the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan. Having lost the overwhelming power of the main clan, Hiashi desperately needed a new supporter. The young Hokage, Minato, was a natural choice.

Although Minato, who came from a commoner family, wanted to form a team with his children and ordinary commoner ninjas, his position actually required him to make concessions to the powerful families.

The three of them were led by Kakashi, the Hokage's disciple, and they could be considered the descendants of the three most powerful people in Konoha. The significance of the three of them being in the same class was unique.

Minato nodded and said, "Yes, my son will also take this exam. His name is Naruto. I named him after the protagonist of Jiraiya's novel. What do you think? It's a good name, right?"

It was obvious that Minato was not asking for Lu Chen's opinion, he thought it was a good name. His purpose was not to tell Lu Chen his son's name, he was actually very proud of his son.

Growing up with his family, Naruto was no longer a lonely teenager who was considered the incarnation of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. His sunny personality was also revealed. Although he still didn't like studying, without the Nine-Tailed Fox to disrupt him, the Uzumaki clan's vast chakra attributes were naturally revealed.

As for Sasuke, he was a completely normal person. He had no idea that the eyes he saw belonged to someone else. So, he just wanted to constantly prove to his father that he could be as good as his brother. Although he was still far from achieving his goal.

Itachi, however, was already able to activate his Mangekyō Sharingan. He had gained a lot from his years as Minato's bodyguard. Furthermore, his eyes were those of his younger brother, so the depletion of his pupil power wasn't severe.

"I can lose to your son myself, so that he can gain great fame. Maybe he can even become the next Hokage."

Minato smiled and said, "Naruto doesn't actually want to be Hokage. I haven't set a good example for my son. On the contrary, he wants to be a hero like Jiraiya." However, Minato didn't force it. He believed that as long as his son could grow up in an unbiased way, he could have any career he wanted.

As the son of the Hokage, Naruto has lost his aspirations for this identity. On the contrary, the work and responsibilities that the Hokage needs to bear are particularly important in Naruto's eyes.

Lu Chen agreed and said, "I also think this position is not a good one. You seem to be very busy. I won't disturb you from working here. I hope you can go home on time after work."

Minato nodded a little embarrassedly and said, "This job is indeed like this. The Sandaime-sama once said that I work very quickly but I still have to work overtime sometimes."

After a slight complaint, Minato continued, "I will make arrangements for you to take the exam. Not many people in Konoha actually know you. You were only there for a short time, and it's been a long time."

"Yes, actually no one here knows us at all. I just came to say hello to you, otherwise you would be surprised."

On the other side, V sat in front of the Ichiraku Ramen stall, looking very familiar.

Then he said in a familiar voice, "Give me a bowl of ramen first."

The shop owner was deeply impressed by the armored warrior. On the one hand, as a shop owner, he had an impression of the customer. On the other hand, the combination of Kai and V at that time formed a very strange picture.

A samurai and a weirdo in tights was a rare sight in Konoha back then, but samurai were only beginning to become more numerous now.

So he said while making noodles by hand, "It's been a while since we've had any customers. I remember Kai was feeling lost for a long time."

V explained, "I just got back from a trip with my friends. Does Kai come here often for ramen?"

After throwing the ramen in his hand into the pot, he said, "He comes here often now. Maybe you will see him in a while."

This sentence is like a prophecy.

At this time, a masked man walked in with his three disciples.

The moment Kakashi saw V, his mind quickly recalled what happened that year and he was shocked.

However, due to the soul seal that Lu Chen had placed on him, he was unable to express his inner shock in words.

(End of this chapter)