I am the most popular character in Naruto!

However, the reality is that very few ninjas can become Kage.

Becoming an elite Jonin already puts you at the absolute top.

The Chunin teachers would feel quite proud to have produced such students.

Among the Konoha Twelve, Team 7, consisting of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, is almost universally acknowledged to be the strongest—of course, this is an understatement.

Because a small group of people don't think so.

Especially the taijutsu-type ninjas led by Might Guy, they all believed that the strongest among the Konoha Twelve was Team 3, which was a taijutsu team.

Neji Hyuga, Rock Lee, and Tenten.

The three of them were the top students in the previous year. Due to the nature of the taijutsu class, Might Guy deliberately held back for a year to build a foundation before letting them participate in the Chunin Exams this year.

In this way, they ended up facing off against Kakashi's Team 7.

"Hahaha, my eternal rival Kakashi!"

Might Guy, dressed in a tight-fitting suit, jogged in place while saying to Kakashi, who was picking his ear beside him, "Your Team 7 is no match for my Team 3!"

"Our Neji is the strongest genin!"

"Admit defeat, Kakashi! This time it's definitely my victory!"

"Kakashi? Hey, Kakashi!"

Kakashi, who seemed to be lost in thought, finally snapped out of it when Might Guy shouted loudly, and turned his head to look at him blankly.

"what?"

"What did you say?"

"...Ugh—!!!"

Matt Kai clutched his chest. Had this guy not listened to him at all?

Or perhaps he heard it but pretended not to?

I get it, it's because you're quite confident in Class 7, right?

hateful.

Indeed, Class 7 has the confidence and ability to back it up!

Son of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, the sole heir of the Uchiha clan, and a disciple of Senju Chiaki.

Any one of those three guys could convincingly use any of their titles.

But the third class isn't afraid!

In terms of strength, the physical training class is absolutely invincible among its peers!

"As expected of my eternal rival, his mind is truly profound!"

Might Guy gave Kakashi a thumbs up, and Kakashi looked at him with a face full of question marks, completely unable to understand what he was doing.

He cultivated very late last night. After reaching the Kage level, it was so damn difficult to improve his strength. This was really giving Kakashi, a genius, a headache.

"Just watch, Xiao Li has already gone up to provoke them! They're about to start fighting!"

Flames blazed in Matt Kee's eyes as he eagerly anticipated the clash between the two.

Ninjas!

Why don't we all have a fight and see who's stronger?

Both he and Kakashi earned their positions through this method.

"provocative?"

Kakashi yawned, glanced at the watermelon-headed guy who looked almost exactly like Might Guy, then looked at the two people standing behind him, and couldn't help but laugh.

"They won't fight."

"How can it be!"

Might Guy glared at Kakashi and shouted, "Come on! Let's settle this once and for all!"

"If Li fights with them, it will be a victory for me!"

"Otherwise, it's your victory!"

"Are you coming or not!?"

Kakashi shook his head speechlessly, pointed down, and turned around to observe a bespectacled boy sitting in the corner of the exam hall, observing Naruto and his two companions.

This guy has been staring at Naruto and the others for a long time. Who is he?

Might Guy was not satisfied with Kakashi's attitude. He was about to pull Kakashi aside and ask him a question, but suddenly he stared wide-eyed at his own Class 3.

Neji grabbed Rock Lee by the back of his collar and threw him next to Tenten behind him. Then he walked up to Sakura and bowed.

"Miss Haruno Sakura, excuse me."

"I'm the captain of Class 3. I'm sorry that my son, Xiao Li, offended you. I will teach him a lesson."

"Ah, no need, no need..."

Sakura waved her hands repeatedly and smiled at Neji, saying, "I've already told you, Neji, you don't need to be so polite. We all trained together under Master, so we're practically fellow disciples."

"No, we still need to distinguish between primary and secondary matters. We are just listening in. Miss Sakura, you are the goddess's disciple and should be respected!"

Neji Hyuga is quite methodical, but to be fair, he is definitely the strongest among the twelve Konoha 12. Under Chiaki's guidance, he has already reached the level of Chunin and is even striving to become a Special Jonin. He is undoubtedly a genius.

Given Hyuga Hizashi's and Chiaki's comradeship, Chiaki took good care of Neji, and Sakura respected him greatly as well.

"Oh, you're exaggerating, you're exaggerating."

Sakura smiled helplessly. She had underestimated her own status. As a disciple of the goddess of life, Senju Chiaki, she would always live under the goddess's protection.

While the two were exchanging pleasantries, Naruto and Sasuke couldn't sit still any longer.

Naruto jumped out and, ignoring what Sakura and Neji were saying, yelled at Rock Lee, "Hey, Thick Eyebrows, if you want to pursue Sakura, you'll have to get past me first!"

Chapter 599 You Win This Time

"Hahaha!"

"Kakashi! You miscalculated!"

Might Guy burst into laughter when he saw Naruto provoke Rock Lee.

When Neji stopped Rock Lee and started exchanging pleasantries with Sakura, he thought he was doomed to lose.

Judging from this situation, the Third Platoon, with its considerable combat experience and accustomed to following the captain's orders, will certainly not engage in a fight with the Seventh Platoon.

But who knew that two idiots from Class 7 would actually come out and provoke us? This was absolutely gratifying.

Young people are bound to have some fights. Might Guy never believed that his Team 3 would lose in a battle, even if the opponent was Team 7, which was led by Kakashi.

"It's a complete mess. How did the conflict even happen?"

Matt Kai laughed heartily, trying his best to maintain his composure, but his efforts were clearly in vain; the uncontrollable upturn of his lips betrayed him.

"By the way, doesn't your Class 7 have a captain?"

"Oh dear, that won't do."

"Kakashi, when it comes to education, I'm still a cut above the rest!"

Might Guy kept patting Kakashi on the shoulder, gloating as he spoke.

However, Kakashi's attention was still not on Might Guy, nor even on the battle between Team 7 and Team 3, but was fixed on the bespectacled boy.

He squinted, feeling that the boy looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place him.

"Hey, Kai."

Kakashi tugged at Might Guy, who still replied excitedly, "Huh? What's up?"

"Are you furious?"

"Want to fight?"

"Come on! I'm always ready!"

Might Guy struck a good pose; he knew Kakashi had already reached Kage level, while he was still only an elite Jonin.

But so what?

True youth fears no enemy!

Back then, my father, with his Chunin level strength, could easily defeat elite Jonin. Now that I am an elite Jonin, how can I not fight against a Kage-level opponent?

You should know that ever since the Goddess of Life learned about my Eight Gates Formation, she has repeatedly instructed me not to use it forcibly, but to train myself to the point where I can withstand the backlash of the Eight Gates Formation.

The Eight Gates technique provides an explosive boost to strength, but it also causes explosive damage to the body.

Chiaki is an authority on medical ninjutsu, and Might Guy listens to her advice.

Well.

You should know that Might Guy is a die-hard fan of the goddess of life, and so are Might Guy and even Rock Lee. This is a family of loyal fans who are willing to die for their idols.

Taijutsu-type ninjas often need powerful medical ninjas to protect them.

Moreover, these three individuals possess the forbidden technique of the Eight Gates, so they are in dire need of medical ninjas.

Might Guy had calculated that he could almost perfectly withstand the backlash of the Sixth Gate. After opening the Sixth Gate, his strength would break through to the Kage level, making him a match for Kakashi!

"No, Kai."

Kakashi was somewhat exasperated by the guy next to him's constant hot-bloodedness, but now was not the time to get entangled with Might Guy.

The Chunin Exams are very important to the entire Hidden Leaf Village. The cultivation and training of the next generation is of paramount importance to the country and must not be compromised.

Putting ourselves in their shoes, every country thinks this way. At the same time, destroying the future blood of other countries is certainly a very important thing.

In other words, there will definitely be spy-type ninjas who infiltrate and disguise themselves as genin to attack other genin.

In Kakashi's eyes, the bespectacled boy looked exactly like a spy planted by another country!

"Look, do you know that boy with glasses?"

Kakashi pointed at the person, and Might Guy glanced at him, found it was an unfamiliar face, and shook his head.