Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 126: The Exam Begins!

In the blink of an eye, several more days have passed.

That morning, not long after the sun had risen from the ground, Konoha Village began to stir.

There is no other reason.

The third round of Chunin Exams will be held as scheduled today.

Sixteen genin from various ninja villages in the ninja world will compete in a grand "Ninja World Cricket Fighting" tournament in front of countless ninjas, nobles, and commoners.

As the first major event after the end of the Second Shinobi World War, this exam was extremely large in scale.

Konoha specially built a spectator stadium in the northwest corner that can accommodate 5,000 people, but even so, tickets are still in short supply!

Ayane Amamiya has been behaving very well these past few days.

Aside from secretly taking the pharmacist Nono back to the orphanage, the girl stayed in the inn the rest of the time and didn't go anywhere else.

Even so, she noticed the lively atmosphere in the air while having breakfast.

Konoha has a very strong control over its civilian population.

The Wood Release experiment and the explosion a few days ago didn't cause a ripple at all within the village!

Everyone is focused on the Chunin Exams.

The girl seemed thoughtful: With this level of control over public opinion, it's no wonder that White Fang later committed suicide because of so-called rumors.

I'm thinking about something.

Suddenly, Ye Cang came over with two plates of fried eggs, patted the girl on the shoulder, and instructed, "Little Amamiya, eat more. I bet a whole two million taels on you, so don't disappoint me later."

"Ahem!"

Upon hearing this, Ayane Amamiya coughed, completely disregarding the strange nickname the other person used for her: "How much did you bet?"

"Two million taels!"

Ye Cang held up two fingers, her bright smile laced with a hidden threat: "This is my retirement money, painstakingly saved up over six or seven years of missions! If you dare lose, you can expect me to spend the rest of my life mooching off your family!"

"You're so rich, yet you still expect me to treat you to meals every day—"

Ayane Amamiya was incredulous, feeling deceived: "The other day when we ordered late-night snacks, you said you didn't have enough money and couldn't even afford a meal."

"Save where you can, spend where you can!"

Ye Cang, with her incredibly thick skin, chuckled upon hearing this, showing no shame: "You're still young, you don't understand the pressures of adult life!"

She started to calculate the accounts by splitting her fingers.

But Ayane Amamiya interrupted her directly, saying, "Stop, stop, stop! I just want to know what my odds are!"

"4.6!"

Yecang's face lit up the moment the odds were mentioned.

If Ayane Amamiya wins this round, she can make a profit of over seven million taels!

This amount of money is equivalent to several S-rank missions!

As the final round of the Chunin Exams, the hype surrounding them is at an all-time high in Konoha.

Not only were the betting odds set in advance, but the casino also thoughtfully provided each guest who had traveled from afar with a free viewing guide!

Also included is a thin booklet titled "Ranking of the Top 16 Chunin Exam Ninjas" —

"If you win, you have to give me half!" Ayane Amamiya glared at her.

"That's too little! I'll give you 70%!" Ye Cang patted his meager chest with great pride, his voice booming.

The girl ignored her and instead took the booklet, "Ninja Strength Ranking," and began to read it.

On the first page were several large characters.

[The favorites to win! Two ninjas you need to know before placing your bets!]

You know what, this title is quite interesting.

Unable to resist her curiosity, Ayane Amamiya flipped through the page and found two subtitles.

Konoha's Fierce Tiger: Minato Namikaze, the Personal Disciple of the Three Legendary Sannin!

Hyuga Hizashi, the successor of the Hyuga main family, is the destructive dragon of Konoha!

Without a doubt, they are the current favorites to win the championship.

The former is because he has Jiraiya as his teacher, and the latter is because Hiruzen Sarutobi intentionally promoted him to create momentum for Minato Namikaze.

The latter is due to the Hyuga clan's millennia-old reputation and Hyuga Hizashi's already advanced age.

In short, the odds for both of them are very low!

Next, in third place is Uchiha Mikoto, in fourth place is Terumi Mei, and in fifth place is the Cloud Village ninja Ryuji.

In sixth place, Ayane Amamiya saw her name.

Besides, Scorpion is in ninth place, while Might Day is in last place.

As for the other guys, she didn't pay much attention to them.

"Who decided on this ranking?"

The girl raised an eyebrow: "Logically speaking, my ranking shouldn't be this high, right?"

She stole the show in the second round of exams.

However, this round of exams is not open to the public, so the outside world probably doesn't know too much about our information.

However, on this ranking, she was the only ninja from a small country in the top ten!

It looks somewhat out of place.

Yekura flipped through the booklet and read out the author's name from the last page: "This ranking list is officially commissioned by Tsunade, a senior Jonin of Konoha! Follow Tsunade's predictions and bring a villa home!"

Ah, this—

There are too many flaws to mention, and it's hard to know where to begin.

The two were talking.

Teams from other ninja villages, who were staying at the inn, also began to appear one after another.

The three ninja swordsmen from Kirigakure still have a unique design, with a focus on being strange and inhuman.

These three brothers seemed completely unconcerned about whether their image would damage the reputation of the Land of Water.

On the contrary, Mei Terumi had clearly made a special effort to pack before setting off.

She wore a floor-length blue dress, and her long, reddish-brown hair was tied up with a hairband. Although only one eye was visible, her eyelashes were long and her eyes were brimming with moisture.

"Still eating?"

Mei Terumi's eyes lit up when she saw Ayane Amamiya, and she took a few steps closer.

She leaned down, her forehead almost touching Ayane's, and then made a fierce expression: "Watch out, or you'll get beaten so badly you'll throw it all up!"

As the other person moved, a fragrant breeze wafted through the air.

How flashy!

Why would a ninja wear perfume?

Ayane Amamiya glanced at her, inwardly grumbling.

The opponent's opponent in this round is one of Kushina's teammates, Inuzuka Tsurugi of the Inuzuka clan.

"You be careful too, don't get bitten by the dog."

The girl retorted, "What if I get disfigured? That wouldn't be good."

Mei Terumi snorted, withdrew her body, and said arrogantly, "Even if I'm disfigured, I'll still get married!"

Do you know that every word you say now will become a boomerang thrown at you in the future?

Ayane Amamiya ignored her and quickly finished the rest of her breakfast in two bites.

Then the ninjas from Kumogakure also came over.

Ryuji, whose skin was as black as ink, grinned at her: "Amamiya-san, we meet again!"

No, why is everyone crowding around me?

Who is this black guy?

Ayane Amamiya looked completely bewildered and awkwardly asked, "Uh—who are you?"

Ryuji looked shocked and somewhat saddened as he said, "Have you forgotten? I'm Ryuji! We met during the talks—"

He is a disciple of Tsuchida, the advisor of Kumogakure.

When the three kingdoms of Rai, Yu, and Kaze were discussing cooperation in Sunagakure, he also served as a bodyguard and accompanied Tsuchikage to the meeting.

But I can't say too much right now; I can only touch on it briefly.

Ayane Amamiya feigned a look of sudden realization: "Oh, it's you!"

Even so, I still didn't recognize him at all.

But Ryuji thought she remembered him, and smiled happily: "Amamiya-san, I looked at the division list for this round of exams. If we can both advance all the way, we can meet in the finals!"

He gazed intently at the girl's delicate face, his eyes burning with determination as he declared, "I will prove myself to you on the highest stage of this exam!"

Without waiting for a reply, Ryuji turned and left in what he thought was a very cool way!

"Who will this person fight in the first round?"

After he left, Ayane Amamiya nudged Yokura and asked quietly.

Yecang was about to flip through the "Viewing Guide".

But when Mei Terumi heard her question, she replied, "No need to look, he's playing against Utakata."

The three girls exchanged glances, instantly understanding each other's thoughts and reaching a consensus.

Ayane Amamiya pulled ten explosive tags from her pocket and handed them to Mei Terumi: "Here, this is my sponsorship, you know what I mean?"

Yekura was even more generous, throwing her entire ninja tool bag over and urging, "Make sure you take him down in the first round!"

Mei Terumi made a hand gesture and gave a soft hum: "Understood!"