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"Then let's go in quickly," Tsunade said.

The group headed towards Konoha Village.

Rope Tree came to Bai Yu's side and whispered with a gossipy look, "Bai Yu, how much money does your sister owe you? I'll pay off part of it for you first."

Clearly, Nawaki also knew what kind of person Tsunade was, doing charity work all over the ninja world, and now some of the Senju clan's assets were in her hands.

Although Nawaki often sends money to Tsunade, he will not hand over the family business to her. After all, if Tsunade loses money gambling, she might mortgage all the family property. This is something that Grandma Mito repeatedly told her before she passed away.

"We're all family, no need to rush to pay it back," Bai Yu said.

“I know the Uzumaki clan needs money to rebuild, so please don’t be polite with me,” Rope Tree insisted.

"Oh, not much, maybe five or six hundred million," Bai Yu said calmly.

"..." Rope Tree fell silent, then suddenly spoke up: "I just helped her pay off forty million taels last month, and she still owes you five or six hundred million?!"

"It's all small change, I don't remember." Bai Yu waved his hand arrogantly.

Rope Tree said seriously, "Bai Yu, why don't you marry your sister as well? I'll feel more at ease with you taking care of her, so she won't ruin the Senju clan's business again."

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"Rope Tree, you little brat, are you looking for death!"

Tsunade's furious voice came from ahead.

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To the northeast of Konoha Village lies the 44th Training Ground, a primeval forest known as the 'Forest of Death.' It retains its most pristine ecological environment and is teeming with various poisonous insects and ferocious beasts. An ordinary person might not even survive an afternoon there.

This is the examination hall for the second round of the Chunin Selection Exams.

The genin who are participating in the Chunin Selection Exams need to stay here for five days.

The test consisted of one half of the genin teams obtaining the Heaven Scroll and the other half obtaining the Earth Scroll. Each team, with a pair of Heaven and Earth Scrolls, had to traverse the Forest of Death and reach the central tower within five days to pass the second test.

A total of 166 genin participated in this Chunin Selection Exam, forming 56 teams.

Normally, a genin squad has 3 members, but the Uzumaki clan's genin squad only has 2 members, Kimimaro and Haku; in addition, the Hoshigakure genin squad only has 1 member, whose name is 'Meteorite'.

Among the genin teams from Konoha's main village participating in the Chunin Exams, Itachi Uchiha, the eldest son of the Uchiha clan leader, also participated in the exams as a solo team.

Other teams, whether from Konoha, Sunagakure, Amegakure, Takigakure, or Kusagakure, consist of three people per team.

Because, within the bounds of the rules, the larger the team, the higher the probability of passing the exam.

A total of 151 genin from Konoha Village participated in this competition, forming 51 genin teams.

Large ninja villages like Konoha typically hold the Chunin Selection Exams twice a year.

Inviting various countries to attend the ceremony was naturally intended to showcase Konoha's strength and heritage.

The Chunin Selection Exams are essentially a contest of national strength between major powers, and there was even a precedent of two major ninja villages holding the Chunin Selection Exams together.

Of course, Konoha was the absolute protagonist of this Chunin Selection Exam, while the other villages participated with the mindset of just participating.

The number of people from Konoha Village participating in the exam was overwhelmingly large. Although the rules did not allow ninjas from the same village to form illegal teams, ninjas from Konoha would certainly not kill each other if they encountered each other during the exam.

After all, this is a public demonstration of the entire process of the Konoha Chunin Exams to all countries, so those who dare to participate in the exam are naturally the elite among the genin. Most of these elites come from ninja clans and belong to the same village. Even if they have personal grudges, they will not directly retaliate in this situation and leave a stain on their resume.

At this moment, at the tower in the center of the Forest of Death, the Jonin of Konoha, along with the ninja leaders from other villages, had already arrived.

As for ordinary people of noble status, despite the protection of ninjas, they were unwilling to come to the depths of this harsh primeval forest. They wanted to wait until the preliminaries were over to watch the real elites compete. Therefore, those who came to the central tower were all ninjas.

Out of curiosity, Bai Yu naturally came to the central tower as well.

After all, in his first life, he only saw the Chunin Selection Exam process in anime. When he actually came to this world, due to the outbreak of war, his promotion was achieved through the accumulation of battle merits. He did not participate in the Chunin Selection Exam.

Originally, there would have been a preliminary round after the second exam to eliminate half of the genin, ensuring that only elites would participate in the third exam. However, due to Bai Yu's curiosity, he visited the tower during the second exam. For such a distinguished guest, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had no choice but to personally entertain him.

"I didn't expect Lord Baiyu to be interested in such a basic exam." Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat puzzled, treating Baiyu as an equal in conversation. Although Baiyu used to be a promising grand-disciple of his, a subordinate he could order around at will, things were different now, and he had to take it very seriously.

"I just want to see how long it takes my subordinates to pass the exam," Bai Yu said with a smile.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly: "Under normal circumstances, excellent genin should pass the exam within two days, and some rare geniuses may only need one day. The exam has only been going on for an hour, and it's a bit too early to come here and wait."

“There are always some special cases, like the new Uchiha clan member Itachi Uchiha. I think he should pass the test today,” Bai Yu said with a smile.

He wasn't just flattering him, because he clearly understood the power of the double-tomoe Sharingan, especially since Itachi had awakened it at the age of 8. Now that he was 10, after being trained by Kage-level powerhouses like Fugaku and Shisui, ordinary Chunin were no match for him.

“Itachi is indeed very outstanding.” Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled, but his heart sank. It seemed that Danzo’s words were not wrong at all. Hakuba had indeed set his sights on the Uchiha clan and had been frequently contacting Issei and Shisui recently. This was something that had to be guarded against.

When Hakuba took Kushina, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, away from the village, it already dealt a huge blow to Konoha. If he were to take away some more Uchiha clan members, how could Konoha maintain its standing in the ninja world?

Ironically, the village's reputation in this Chunin Exams will likely have to be salvaged by the Uchiha clan, a ninja clan that has always been viewed with suspicion.

There were many excellent genin to reference, but only Itachi truly stood out.

In this Chunin Selection Exam in Konoha, only Kirigakure did not send either ninjas or officials.

Although the three villages of Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure were not on good terms, the accompanying Jonin began to talk amongst themselves.

Although Sunagakure sent a small team, it was only a symbolic participation in the exam to give Konoha face; as for their own face, they didn't care at all.

Following the complete defeat in the Third Shinobi World War, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind reduced the allocated funds, causing Sunagakure to fall into a development bottleneck and forcing it to drastically lay off staff, reduce the number of ninjas, and pursue an elite-oriented approach.

Neither Kumogakure nor Iwagakure sent anyone to participate; the Jonin from both sides were only there to protect the officials, so they were very relaxed. Their purpose was to provide protection while also probing Konoha's strengths and weaknesses.

"Someone's coming!"

As the group chatted quietly in small groups, they saw footage from the surveillance cameras outside the tower on the huge electronic screen on the wall.

Two boys dressed in white with swirling patterns printed on their backs pushed open the tower's doors. Both were around ** years old and were Kimimaro and Haku, the participating ninjas from the Uzumaki clan.

The two arrived here less than two hours after the exam began.

"Look at them!"

"How could this be?!"

"This is just like..."

Some of the proctoring ninjas couldn't help but gasp in surprise. The two were spotless, showing no signs of having fought at all. If they hadn't also participated in the Chunin Selection Exams, they would have thought they were just there for a visit!

"Has it already broken the record?"

Everyone couldn't help but marvel. They originally thought that Itachi Uchiha would be the first to arrive here. After all, he had awakened the double tomoe at the age of 8, which was unprecedented in the entire history of the Uchiha clan. Itachi's reputation as a genius had long been known throughout Konoha. If it weren't for this Chunin Exam, he would have been promoted to Chunin long ago based on his performance.

Kimimaro and Haku stood behind Shiroha on the second-floor corridor, bowed respectfully to him, and then nodded.

Seeing this, Bai Yu smiled at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said, "It seems that our Uzumaki clan's ninjas are slightly ahead."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave an awkward smile.

A short while later, a boy with short green hair walked into the tower. He was none other than Meteorite, the sole reference of Star Hidden Village.

"They're actually ninjas from Hoshigakure?"

Does this village exist in the ninja world?

"It looks like a ninja village in the Land of Bears?"

Just as everyone was wondering, a Chunin who was supervising the exam in the Forest of Death came to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side and whispered something in his ear.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened slightly, then he gestured for the Chunin to leave.

No wonder Itachi didn't arrive here first; Kimimaro, Haku, and Meteorite encountered Itachi on the way.

The three of them forced Itachi to give up the Earth Scroll. Considering their strength, Itachi handed over the scroll to avoid a fight. Now he needs to collect the Heaven and Earth Scrolls again to pass the exam.

'Damn Bai Yu! This is deliberately slapping him in the face!'

Hiruzen Sarutobi cursed inwardly.

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[192. Chapter 190 Unfair Rematch (Part 1)]

No one present expected that the Chunin Selection Exams in Konoha would turn out this way.

There were 161 participants in this Chunin Exam, with 151 from Konoha itself, forming 51 genin teams.

Among the participating genin teams were elites from powerful clans such as Hyuga, Uchiha, Sarutobi, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Nara, Inuzuka, and Aburame. However, the record for the second exam was not broken by a Konoha ninja.

Although the Uzumaki clan is an ally of Konoha, they are ultimately separated from Konoha by a layer of separation.

Kimimaro and Haku both looked to be around ** years old, making them the two youngest candidates among all the test takers. It was initially thought that Haku had brought them to the exam just to give them some experience, since the youngest Konoha genin, Uchiha Itachi, was already ten years old this year, while the members of the other genin teams were generally over twelve years old, and some were even in their twenties.

Unfortunately, talent is something that time and age cannot erase.

Now it seems that Bai Yu brought Kimimaro and Bai to the exam not to train, but to cause trouble.

In particular, the ninjas who followed closely behind were from a little-known ninja village called Hoshigakure.

After the incident six months ago, all the forces in the ninja world have figured out the relationship between Bai Yu and the Land of Demons.

The Hidden Star Village is located in the Land of Bears, and the Land of Bears and the Land of Demons have formed an alliance. In reality, this means that the Hidden Star Village is also allied with the Uzumaki Clan and Shiraha.

Such a weak and insignificant ninja village has produced a genius like Meteorite. He looks to be only eleven or twelve years old, yet he was able to pass the Death Forest test single-handedly and without a scratch. It seems that the Hidden Star Village is not as simple as people imagine.

At this moment, the ninjas of Konoha suddenly realized that even without Konoha as an ally, the Uzumaki clan seemed to be quite powerful, having already formed alliances with the Land of Demons, the Land of Bears, the Land of Snow, the Land of Swamps, and the Land of Birds.

"Candidates who pass the exam early can rest first. The next round will begin after the last group of candidates passes or gives up the exam. The rest room is at the corner of the corridor on the second floor. Food will be provided to you at mealtimes."

The proctoring Konoha Chunin explained to Kimimaro, Haku, and Meteorite.

The three expressed their understanding and headed towards the stairwell on the first floor.

Upon reaching the second-floor corridor, the three approached Bai Yu and bowed respectfully.

"You all performed very well," Bai Yu said with a smile. He did this mainly to embarrass the Konoha leadership. As for whether he would gain any particularly great benefits, it wouldn't be that much, but he was very happy.

"Lady Summer Star asked me to convey her greetings to you." Meteorite bowed again, appearing somewhat reserved compared to Kimimaro and Haku, his expression unusually respectful. This was because Haku had cured the ailments of all the ninjas in Hoshigakure who practiced the 'Peacock Technique,' bringing hope to their village.

"Okay, get some rest and prepare for the exam. After the exam, I'll also visit the village." Bai Yu nodded.

"Yes!" Meteorite replied respectfully, then walked towards the end of the corridor.

"Teacher Bai Yu, may we look around here a little longer?"

Kimimaro spoke up, saying he wanted to stay here with Haku a little longer to see if Uchiha Itachi, who was valued by Haku, would pass the test today.

Kimimaro was quite disappointed that Itachi Uchiha abandoned the scroll to avoid battle, because even if Itachi had resisted, he wouldn't have joined forces with Haku and Meteorite to attack Itachi. They were indeed following Haku's orders to deliberately snipe Itachi, and the fact that the three of them met was just a coincidence.

They just didn't expect that Itachi Uchiha, who was about the same age, would be so calm and give up the fight directly. As a result, Kimimaro and the other two couldn't continue to cause trouble for Itachi Uchiha, and couldn't make it too obvious.