My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 43 Jonin Promotion Examination

Hinata Yuto was walking down the street, eating a box of takoyaki.

Ten days have passed since he returned to Konoha.

The atmosphere was getting increasingly tense.

Even on the streets of Konoha, you can see fully armed ninjas, many of whom are wearing gray armor, a high-end equipment typically reserved for large-scale wars and rarely seen in ordinary times.

Three days ago, Konoha began implementing a "closed system," prohibiting all outside ninjas from entering. Even within the village, masked ANBU members would periodically check the identities of suspicious individuals.

However, Hyuga Yuto has never been questioned. His pure Byakugan is his pass to Konoha Village. There has never been a living Hyuga traitor in the ninja world.

—At least that's how it is now.

After finishing his takoyaki, Hyuga Yuto stretched his back and continued walking.

At this time in the past, he would have already been fighting Tsunade in the Senju clan's territory, but today, the branch family boy's destination is elsewhere.

The Konoha Jonin promotion exam will be held today.

Unlike the Chunin Exams, which are "open and large-scale," the promotion to Jonin is a rare sight for ordinary ninjas. It is usually conducted in secret, with witnesses and examiners being important figures in the village, and the Hokage also attending.

Not only Konoha, but also other ninja villages' Jonin exams are not made public. There are many considerations behind this, the most important of which is to "protect the Jonin's information from being leaked!"

Jonin are the elite of a ninja village. They train new recruits, lead teams in battle, command large-scale wars, and research ninjutsu. From rookie squad leaders to assistant officers or even candidates of the "Kage," the number and quality of Jonin can be considered an important indicator of a country's strength.

Having lived in Konoha for thirteen years, Hyuga Yuto was very familiar with the village. Following the map Tsunade had given him the night before, he turned left and right and soon arrived at the end of a street.

Pulling the trigger, a hidden door slowly appeared. Hyuga Yuto went inside and followed the tunnel down, soon arriving at a small room with steel walls.

"Ugh... such a cliché mechanism..." Hyuga Yuto thought to himself as soon as he entered.

boom!

The iron gate of the tunnel behind him slammed shut, and the steel walls instantly flipped up, revealing countless kunai and cross-shaped throwing stars. The mechanism roared into action, and they were all launched towards Yuuto.

The boy from the branch family tilted his head, and the next moment, his body spun rapidly, and a spherical chakra shield appeared without any gaps.

Ding ding ding ding...

All the kunai and hidden weapons coming from all directions were deflected and knocked down; none of them managed to break through his defensive perimeter.

——Soft Fist, Bagua Palm, Reversing Heaven!

This is a secret technique passed down orally through generations of the Hyuga main family. It is a highly difficult ninjutsu and taijutsu known as "perfect defense." The branch family never had the opportunity to learn it. More than ten years later, Hyuga Neji also comprehended it on his own through his talent.

Similarly, Hyuga Yuto can also master "Rejuvenation" through his talent.

His training in superhuman strength deepened his understanding of "fist." After mastering the Yin Seal, his control over his body and chakra became even more terrifying. Moreover, he already knew the general principles of the Rejuvenation Technique from reading comics in his previous life, so it was only natural that he mastered this secret technique.

After a storm of projectile attacks, Hyuga Yuto gently waved his hand, stopping "Return to Heaven." The ground was littered with broken and deformed kunai, and the steel walls were riddled with dents from the rebounding projectiles.

The boy who had separated from his family lifted his foot, just as he was about to look for an exit, when he saw several pieces of paper stuck to the ground.

It's an explosive tag!

"Ha...that's more like something new." Hyuga Yuto chuckled, without hesitation, he used his Body Flicker Technique to rush to a wall in an instant, twisting his waist, raising his elbow, and throwing a punch in one smooth motion.

Boom!

A tremendous force was unleashed, creating a large hole in the steel wall and the thick concrete behind it. Hyuga Yuto completely ignored the explosive tags behind him and continued to smash forward along the crater.

Rumble... Hyuga Yuto was starting to understand why Tsunade liked to destroy rocks and trees with her fists. Watching everything in front of him crumble under his fists was truly stress-relieving.

This valiant "digging" didn't last long. Soon, Hyuga Yuto felt the resistance in front of him disappear, and he finally broke through the thick concrete wall and arrived at a spacious underground plaza.

Kakashi Hatake, with his snow-white hair and wearing a half-face mask, was already standing there.

He seemed a little surprised by Hyuga Yuto's entrance, pointing to the large hole that had been punched, and said blankly:

"Yuto, you bastard... why did you vandalize the exam room?"

"The exam room?" Hyuga Yuto straightened his clothes, smoothing out every wrinkle:

"I thought that was a test of our ability to sustain destruction."

"...Of course not." Kakashi was a little annoyed.

"This is just an appetizer, a preliminary test, to assess our overall abilities as ninjas. It's actually quite an ingenious design. After passing through that hidden weapon chamber, we'll get a scroll. Following the route engraved on it, we'll need to overcome several more hardships to reach here. During this time, our intelligence gathering abilities, on-the-spot reactions, speed, endurance, and the diversity of ninjutsu we've mastered will be tested..."

"Oh." Hinata Yuto smiled apologetically.

"I'm sorry, Kakashi, I passed too easily... But I believe that as a ninja, one should have no scruples when carrying out a mission."

When Kakashi Hatake heard the first half of the sentence, his brow was already twitching with anger, but when he heard the second half of Yuto Hyuga's sentence, he opened his eyes wide with emotion.

"As a ninja, one should have no taboos... Hyuga Yuto is still the same as before... occasionally saying something really impressive..."

Kakashi, with his white hair, shrugged.

"You're right. A ninja, after all, must be prepared to do anything for a mission."

Hyuga Yuto is only one year older than Kakashi, so they are basically the same age and quite familiar with each other. Inui was bored, so the two chatted casually, and the atmosphere wasn't awkward.

Gradually, a few more people appeared. Unlike Hyuga Yuto and Kakashi, these people were all young adults in their twenties and thirties, with mature demeanor, and were experienced ninjas who had carried out nearly a thousand missions.

Normally, the age for being promoted to Jonin is around 28. For Hyuga Yuto and Kakashi to become Jonin at such a young age is already considered "astonishing." If it weren't for factors such as the approaching war, it would be impossible for them to be promoted so quickly.

After waiting for a while, no one else appeared.

pat, pat.

The sound of calm footsteps rang out, and several important figures from Konoha appeared one by one.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade Senju were among them.

(End of this chapter)