The leisurely life of the Hyuga main family

The next day.

The twelve heroes reunited once again.

"Kai, what brings you here?" Bai Yue greeted him directly. Ever since the last time in the central tower of the Death Forest, Kai's team was completely eliminated.

Kai then took the three little ones and left Konoha.

"Of course I'm here to cheer you on!" Kai exclaimed, still brimming with energy. "As teammates who continue our rivalry, knowing your enemy is a strategy in itself!"

"Whatever makes you happy," Bai Yue said with a shrug, seemingly unconcerned.

"You guys should go draw lots quickly," Kakashi said to Naruto and the others, pointing to Genma Shiranui, who was in charge of the official battles for this Chunin Exam.

"Huh? Where's Hayate?" Kai looked puzzled when he saw that the examiner had suddenly changed to his classmate. Then, as if struck by a sudden realization, he exclaimed with heartache, "Has his illness relapsed?! What a pity, he's missing such a vibrant and energetic stage!"

"Kai, something's not right with this Chunin Exams. We need to be careful," Kakashi said gravely. "When Anko was in charge of the Forest of Death trials, she reported Orochimaru's appearance, and now Hayate has also disappeared. Something's very wrong!"

"I understand!" Upon hearing the news of Moonlight Hayate's disappearance, Kai's expression immediately changed.

Might Guy, the paranoid genius, makes his dazzling debut!

In this state, Kai sees everyone as suspicious. Of course, in the eyes of others, he is the more suspicious oddball.

"…………" Kakashi covered his face. He should have known better than to say it. This suspicious Guy might have alerted the rats lurking in the gutter.

At the main table, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Fourth Kazekage chatted amiably while also drawing lots.

Temari vs Hinata Hyuga

Kiba Inuzuka vs Shino Aburame

Nara Shikamaru vs Kankuro

Uchiha Sasuke vs Gaara

Naruto gets a bye!

"Shino, you'd better have a good fight later!" Kiba Inuzuka laughed and patted Shino on the shoulder.

"Hmm..." Shino nodded slowly.

"…………" Speechless. This grouping is even more serious than the mystery of the central tower in the Death Forest.

Aside from the internal conflict within Team 8 and Naruto's bye, this was practically a contest between two villages.

But the fact that it was drawn by the shadows of the two villages is quite puzzling.

Oh right, the Wind Shadow in it was Snake Aunt in disguise, so it's alright now.

"The first match is Temari versus Hinata Hyuga. Please enter the arena!" Genma Shiranui casually held a senbon stick in his mouth, exuding an air of superiority. He truly lived up to his reputation as the "King of Cool."

"Onii-chan, I'm off!" Hinata said softly to Hakutsuki with a blush on her face, then ran onto the field.

"Seriously, we have two 'dumb' guys on our team!" Kiba Inuzuka said, resting his chin on his hand with a hint of helplessness.

With a "smack," Bai Yue slapped Inuzuka Kiba on the back of the head and said irritably, "If you say another word, I'll poison you so you can't speak next time."

"Oh..." Kiba Inuzuka immediately cowered, rubbing the back of his head before shouting into the arena, "Hinata, do your best!"

"You two should get ready too, since you'll be going on stage later." After saying that, Bai Yue turned her gaze toward the arena.

On the field, one was dashing and heroic, the other petite and adorable; they were truly a beautiful sight.

At least as an opening act, the two of them are very suitable.

"Hello, I am Hinata Hyuga, nice to meet you..." The polite Hinata immediately bowed to the temari.

"...Hello~" Temari was taken aback for a moment, then immediately replied.

Tsk tsk, this little girl is so polite. Go easy on her later.

With this in mind, Temari opened her fan and waited for the referee's announcement.

"The first match officially begins!"

"Wind Release: Scythe..." As soon as Genma Shiranui finished speaking, Temari prepared to activate Wind Release. However, before she could successfully cast the ninjutsu, she felt something appear in front of her.

"Ha!" Hinata, using the Body Flicker Technique, instantly appeared in front of Temari and struck Temari's stomach with a powerful palm strike.

"Ugh..." Like a cannonball, Temari was sent flying.

Hinata immediately followed up with another Body Flicker Technique: "Gentle Fist Technique: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Temari died... Temari lost her ability to fight.

The scene immediately erupted in uproar.

The ninjas were fine, all casting admiring glances at Hinata for quickly defeating her opponent, but the high-ranking officials and nobles were somewhat dissatisfied!

For them, the competition was utterly unenjoyable and offered no visual enjoyment whatsoever. The uproar at the scene reflected their dissatisfaction.

"Sorry." After bowing once more to the stunned Temari, Hinata left the area.

"…………" Temari rubbed her stomach, gave a wry smile, and got up from the ground. That female ninja from the Sound Ninja was right, were all the genin from Konoha monsters?!

This seemingly gentle and polite little girl is surprisingly strong when she gets into a fight, leaving the girl completely defenseless.

"Luckily, she showed mercy, and my sealed chakra is starting to recover, otherwise I would be dead today!" Even if she hadn't killed me, I would have died in the upcoming battle. It's not just that I'm a little sore now, but otherwise I'm fine.

"First match! Hinata Hyuga wins!" The battle ended so quickly that not only the onlookers, but even Genma Shiranui was a little stunned.

This year's graduates are really something!

Looking at the soft and cuddly Hinata with surprise, Shiranui sighed with emotion before continuing, "Second match! Kiba Inuzuka versus Shino Aburame, please enter the arena."

Kiba Inuzuka excitedly rushed into the arena, while Akainu barked eagerly beside him.

Aburame Shino walked into the arena unhurriedly, his entire body wrapped in a black robe, revealing only his calm eyes.

Yes, that's right. After all, it was an assessment open to the outside world, so Bai Yue made them change back into their favorite clothes instead of the kappa outfit.

"Shino, I won't hold back today!" Kiba Inuzuka shouted.

Shino remained the same as always, silently nodding.

"Ninja Art: Beastman Clone!" The starting move was still the basic secret technique of the Inuzuka clan.

Two Inuzuka Kiba immediately appeared on the field.

"Go, Akamaru!" Kiba Inuzuka shouted, and he and Akainu rushed towards Shino at an extremely fast speed.

Shino remained calm and composed, forming hand seals. Instantly, a swarm of parasitic insects flew out from his sleeves: "Secret Technique: Insect Ball".

"Red Maru, Fang Tong Fang!" Ignoring the insect jewels, the man and the dog transformed into two enormous wolf-fang tornadoes, directly breaking through the large mass of parasitic insects.

"Where is he?!" After strangling the swarm of parasitic insects, Kiba Inuzuka was shocked to find that Shino was nowhere to be found.

Looking around, both Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru were frantically sniffing, trying to find Shino's trail.