I am the most popular character in Naruto!

"It's alright, it's alright, it's mainly because I have good talent!"

As Rasa spoke, the Tsuchikage who floated over with his hands behind his back and the Raikage who walked over with an air of indifference did not have very good expressions.

Among the ninjas of this generation, neither the Land of Earth nor the Land of Lightning has any outstanding figures.

The two "parents" surrounded by other people's children were naturally not in a good mood either.

"Congratulations! The champion of this Chunin Exams will probably be the Kazekage's son, right?"

Onoki floated around with a half-smile, speaking in a sarcastic tone with a hint of "sincerity."

"I think Gaara is a good kid. He's strong and well-rounded!"

Raikage Ai echoed Onoki's sentiments, thinking to himself that he must find a powerful guy next year to teach these guys a lesson.

"No, no, the kids from Konoha are still the best."

Luo Shahan was about to come down, so how could he not understand the sarcastic words of Tu Lei and the other two? He hurriedly explained to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"No, no, Gaara is still the strongest."

"Yeah yeah."

The two figures, Tu and Lei, had no intention of letting Luo Sha go and kept harassing him.

Chiaki, who was listening to the conversation, couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"They're so boring."

"Yes."

Mei Terumi rolled her eyes as well. She noticed Genma Shiranui in the center of the arena starting to adjust his microphone and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh, is it about to start?"

"Please, esteemed Kage, take your seats. Our Chunin Exams are about to begin."

As expected, Genma Shiranui brought a microphone, and with a senbon in his mouth, he began to speak indistinctly.

Chapter 619 High Critical Hit

"Konoha really went all out, bringing up a special Jonin to be the host."

Once the Kage were all seated, they began to praise Hiruzen Sarutobi. Hiruzen smiled slightly and uttered a rather boastful remark.

"Not at all, it's just that there are too many special Jonin, so we have to make them do something."

Generally speaking, Chunin are the foundation and main force of a village's fighting power. The more Chunin there are, and the better their quality, the stronger the village will be.

After all, a Chunin can lead three Genin squads, and the number of Genin can be expanded according to the population of the village. In this way, the military strength will be built up.

After reaching the Jonin level, ninjas gradually move into the management of Konoha, rising in status as their strength increases.

There's no way around it; the ninja world is all about strength.

To give a simple example, in a company, a genin is like an intern, a chunin is like a full-time employee, and a jonin and above are considered management.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words subtly implied that "we have too many Jonin, and the management can't handle them all, so we've assigned them to the ordinary staff."

If every ordinary employee had the abilities of a manager and could also manage the relationships between employees, wouldn't the company take off?

Onoki and Ai exchanged a glance, a bitter look appearing in their eyes.

The Third Shinobi World War was fiercely fought by Konoha, and with the addition of two Kage, Chiaki and Jiraiya, Konoha has now become a behemoth.

If we don't find a way to eliminate the Super Kage, or if our own faction produces a few Super Kage, then the balance of the ninja world will be broken.

This situation has created a one-superpower-many-strong scenario, which is very difficult to handle.

What's more troublesome is that this one superpower is not enough; after all, Konoha cannot fight against the entire ninja world on its own.

But we should at least unite, since they're so powerful. But look at the situation between the Land of Water and the Land of Wind.

If it weren't for maintaining her shadow form, Mei Terumi would probably be clinging to Chiaki.

Luo Sha is the same; he's a complete simp. He doesn't care if others feel awkward or not, as long as he doesn't feel awkward.

In this kind of tense situation, the only person you can trust is your "cunning and shrewd" teammate who is both rough and meticulous.

The Tsuchikage Onoki and the Raikage A admire each other, yet are also quite wary of one another.

Onoki: This muscle monster's only thought is to devour my village. I'll kill you sooner or later!

Ai: That old bastard is obsessed with annexing my village. I'll kill you sooner or later!

Despite their wariness, they were still on the same side, at least when it came to working together against Konoha.

Leaving aside the struggle between the five Kage, the first match of the Chunin Exams finals has already begun.

……

"The first match!"

"Naruto Uzumaki! Fight! Neji Hyuga!"

With a senbon in his mouth, Genma Shiranui beckoned the two to come onto the stage in his signature muffled voice.

Hyuga Neji flipped off the platform and landed steadily on the ground with an elegant posture, looking every bit like a top-tier fighter.

Naruto, on the other hand, looked like he hadn't woken up yet, standing on the contestant's platform yawning.

"Naruto Uzumaki?"

"Naruto Uzumaki, are you ready?"

Genma Shiranui raised his head and looked at Naruto, who was still standing on the contestant's platform. He stared directly at Naruto and muttered something to himself several times.

If it were any other player, he probably would have already started issuing warnings.

But Naruto is different; he has a very powerful background, making him a prime example of someone with connections in high places.

Son of the Fourth Hokage, heir of the Uzumaki clan, adopted son of the goddess of life, a member of the clan who received the protection of the princess of the Land of Whirlpools, and a Jinchūriki of Konoha...

A whole string of titles hangs on him. If this were a game, Naruto's head would be covered in glittering golden entries.

This is the protagonist destined to be!

You have to admit it.

"Hey Naruto, I'm calling you down!"

When Sakura heard Genma Shiranui urging her on, and Naruto remained silent, she walked up behind Naruto and kicked him.

Well, the protagonist of destiny was kicked off the contestant's platform, landing face-first on the ground without any regard for his image, which caused the audience to burst into laughter.

It's fortunate it was Sakura; if Sasuke had kicked Naruto like that, Naruto would have yelled "Sakura!" and rushed up to fight Sasuke to the death.

"Ninjas from both sides, please exchange pre-match greetings! Form the opposing hand seals!"

Genma Shiranui waited until Naruto groggily got up from the ground before speaking.

There's no way around it, Naruto has the right to make everyone wait.

Naruto may be a bit absent-minded, but he'll still do what he's supposed to do.

He obediently formed opposing hand seals before finally meeting Neji's gaze.

"Oh...isn't this Neji?"

"Are you my opponent in this match?"

Naruto rubbed his eyes and suddenly gave Neji a thumbs up.

Ok.

He clearly hadn't listened to Genma Shiranui's pre-match briefing at all.

"Naruto, you still need to maintain good physical condition before the match. I remember telling you this during training last night."

Neji calmly asked Naruto, "Did you do extra training on your own after the regular training session?"

"Hehehe... I haven't finished the task that the perverted immortal gave me yet..."

Naruto scratched his head and said that since the Konoha Twelve are all training together at the Senju old house, they occasionally spar with each other. Therefore, on the Chunin Exams stage, Naruto felt that it was no different from internal sparring.

"Regardless, I hope you can give it your all to prove your abilities!"

Neji spoke earnestly, knowing full well that with his strength and organizational skills, becoming a Chunin was a sure thing.

Naruto, on the other hand, is different. His carefree attitude and his single-minded fighting style, which he seems to have inherited from someone, make him more suited to being a lone wolf than a Chunin leading a team.

Well.

The reason why Naruto, who will become Hokage in the future, still finds studying very tiring, even with the help of the Shadow Clone Technique, is that he is not suited to handling political affairs. Compared to the all-around Minato Namikaze, Naruto inherited more of his skills from Kushina in this area.

"Oh!"

Naruto raised his fist; he had a considerable understanding of Neji, the top student.

Unlike in the original work, Neji is alive and well, and he also has Chiaki managing the Hyuga clan's relationships, making him quite perfect.

Unbound by fate, he was at his peak from the very beginning. His calm personality and outstanding talent allowed him to stand firmly at the top of the Konoha Twelve, becoming the leader among the twelve.

However, there is one characteristic of Class 7: their strength may not be the strongest, but their critical hits are definitely the highest.

In other words, if you want to create a miracle, then place your hopes on Class 7!

Chapter 620 Neji VS Naruto

"start!"

Genma Shiranui pressed down on Senbon with one hand, and then disappeared from the spot.

As a referee, he is still very aware of protecting himself.

Please.

He's just a high-ranking ninja; even a slight brush or bump could kill someone.

These monsters in the Chunin Exams were ridiculously strong. Look at Gaara next door, he's just...crackling.

The yellow sand is completely imperceptible; if you get entangled in it, you're doomed.

Unless you have a powerful, breakthrough-type ninjutsu or taijutsu, being controlled means death.

Gaara might still give us some face in Konoha, maybe crushing an arm or breaking a leg, but without Chiaki's teachings, being crushed by Gaara would be equivalent to losing your ninja career.