Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Sakura was speechless, thinking, "I feel like this examiner is just like Naruto."

Naruto looked embarrassed; he didn't realize that he was always like that.

Ibiki Morino, who was standing behind him, stepped out from behind her curtain and said coldly, "Nobody pays any attention to you."

At this moment, the guardian spirit, Xian Hongdou, was raising her fist, her face flushed with embarrassment.

However, she felt something was off when she looked at the number of people in the classroom.

"What's going on? Why are there still so many people left after the first exam? Ibixi, did you go easy on them?"

Ibiki Morino calmly said, "There are many excellent guys today."

As he spoke, he looked at Yu Ming, who now seemed somewhat mysterious to him.

He seemed to have complete control over all his movements.

When Aoko heard Morino Ibiki's words, she chuckled and said, "That's because you went too easy on them. In the second exam, I eliminated at least half of these people."

Upon hearing Hongdou's words, all the students in the classroom were shocked. "What? They actually want to eliminate 09? Are you kidding me?"

However, based on the method used in the second exam, at least half of these people could indeed be eliminated.

It's just that many candidates taking the Chunin Exams for the first time don't know this.

Yu Ming looked at Hong Dou calmly. At this time, Hong Dou was still a young and beautiful woman, about the same age as Mao Yue Xi Yan.

A special Jonin of Konoha.

They're quite capable.

However, due to Orochimaru, she has always been troubled by the cursed seal. In fact, with her talent, she could have easily been promoted to Jonin.

Anko clearly noticed Yu Ming's gaze. After finishing her previous statement, she glanced at Yu Ming and asked, "Is this the special guy the Third Hokage mentioned before? He's quite good-looking. Does he really have the strength of a Jonin?"

Anko and the Third Hokage are actually quite good, after all, she is Orochimaru's disciple and can be considered the Third Hokage's grand-disciple.

Moreover, if it weren't for the Third Hokage, she wouldn't be able to live a normal life now, given how many of Orochimaru's secrets she knew.

Hongdou glanced at Yuming and said, "The second exam starts tomorrow. Ask your instructor jonin which training ground you need to go to. They know. That's all, dismissed."

After saying that, he turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.

The first exam is over. This exam was completely effortless for Yu Ming; he felt like he was just there for a visit.

When they returned from the exam, Hinata and Ino stayed by Yu Ming's side. Shikamaru, wanting to learn more about Yu Ming, invited Ino to go out for barbecue.

Naturally, Ino also dragged Yu Ming along.

Back when he was at the Ninja Academy, Yu Ming wasn't familiar with any of them; in fact, he hadn't even spoken a single word to most of them.

However, Yu Ming wasn't very cold-hearted; he said what he should say and didn't say what he shouldn't.

In one night, he became familiar with several people.

That evening, Orochimaru appeared at the barbecue restaurant where Yu Ming was eating, and the person opposite him was Kabuto Yakushi.

Although the two were talking about their own things, their attention was entirely focused on Yu Ming and Sasuke.

While chatting and laughing with Shikamaru and the others, Yu Ming sensed Orochimaru and Kabuto next door.

He thought to himself, "Orochimaru is really blatant, daring to show up here at a time like this. But then again, Konoha's defenses are just for show, and it seems like they pose no challenge to Orochimaru."

"Does anyone know that Orochimaru can use the ninjutsu of soul resurrection?"

"His ninjutsu was so advanced that even the Third Hokage couldn't detect it, let alone ordinary ninjas."

Yu Ming had no intention of disturbing Orochimaru.

Although he knew that Orochimaru and Kabuto's target was him and Sasuke, he didn't want to deal with them right now.

Meanwhile, in the next room, Kabuto Yakushi was also somewhat incredulous that Orochimaru would appear there at this time.

The risk is too great.

"Sir, it is quite dangerous for you to be here at this time."

Because Orochimaru had booked a private room, they talked inside the room, and that was the two of them.

Orochimaru remained calm and said, "No one can find me, don't worry. How's your information on Yu Ming coming along?"

Yakushi Kabuto formed hand seals and took out a scroll containing information about Yu Ming.

Kabuto Yakushi is very good at gathering information.

In just half a day, he had gathered all the intelligence about Yu Ming during this period.

And it's very detailed.

Aside from the fact that Yu Ming's strength and many of his ninjutsu are still unknown, most of his general information can be found on this scroll.

After reading it, Orochimaru smiled slightly. "Interesting. This Yu Ming is a real pity. Like the Fourth Hokage, he has no bloodline limit or Sharingan. What a shame."

Orochimaru has done a lot of research on the Sharingan.

He was also obsessed with the Sharingan, but what he was obsessed with was the Uchiha clan's bloodline, not the Sharingan itself.

If he really only wanted the Sharingan, he would already have two Sharingan eyes by now; he has quite a few Sharingan eyes.

Danzo's Sharingan was installed using his technique.

Unlike Danzo, Orochimaru needed the complete bloodline of the Uchiha clan, not just the Sharingan.

However, looking at Yu Ming's experiences over the years on the scroll, Orochimaru smiled and said, "This guy is really just like the Fourth Hokage back then, or even more low-key. However, in terms of ninja talent, he is much stronger than the Fourth Hokage. He has even mastered a ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"What a genius! I think I've never seen such a genius in all my years of life. It's a pity you're not from the Uchiha clan, otherwise you would definitely be the best choice for my reincarnation."

Orochimaru chuckled, believing that Yu Ming's strength must have surpassed that of Kabuto Yakushi.

While Kabuto's strength is currently weaker than Kakashi's, judging from the Land of Waves mission, Yu Ming clearly performed stronger than Kakashi.

If Kabuto wants to be stronger than Yu Ming, his only remaining option is probably to use sneak attacks.

Ambush is quite useful in this world, especially when it's done with prior knowledge of the enemy's situation. Even a Kage-level ninja can be killed by a Jonin.

Aside from that possibility, it's likely that in a fight between Kabuto and Yumei, Yumei could easily overpower him.

However, he did not say it aloud.

He came here simply to learn more about Yu Ming so that he could mobilize Yu Ming for future plans.

Yu Ming's strength is clearly greater than Kakashi's, and the Konoha Crush plan would be difficult to implement if he were present.

However, Orochimaru was confident that he was much stronger than Yu Ming, but his target was not Yu Ming, but to kill the Third Hokage.

Orochimaru had made many preparations for this. Yu Ming's appearance disrupted his plans, so Orochimaru had to eliminate Yu Ming, or at least remove him from his plans.

Chapter 83

Tonight, Orochimaru did not attack Yu Ming; he wouldn't do something he wasn't confident about.

Yu Ming is stronger than Kakashi. If we choose to attack him now, even if we succeed, it will alert Konoha and make them more prepared.

After asking Kakashi, Yu Ming learned where the exam would be held the next day.

The next day, standing outside the Forest of Death, Yu Ming was very calm.

Their team is probably the strongest among all the teams taking the exam, thanks to Yu Ming's presence.

Standing in the crowd, I waited for a while, and then Hongdou arrived.

Holding a document in his hand, he looked at all the candidates and said, "Before taking the second exam, come and take this life-or-death contract. Teams that want to participate in this exam must sign this contract."

Hongdou's words left all the teams present completely baffled.

They shouted, "Why do we have to sign this kind of contract to take the exam? Is there some kind of danger to our lives during this exam?"

With a slight smile, Anko said in a low voice, "What do you think the Chunin Exams are? Do you think it's just child's play? The Chunin Exams are a battlefield to showcase the strength of ninjas from different countries. This exam is a real war, so if you're too weak, you'll die. That's normal and absolutely unacceptable. You can choose not to sign this contract."

"You can just wait for next year's exam."

Despite the fact that this is the case, many people still cannot accept this kind of contract.

To be precise, everyone was worried that they would die in the Death Forest.

Every single one of the people here participating in the Chunin Exams is a new generation of elites from the village.

Killing was far too easy for them.

So after thinking about it for a long time, several teams withdrew from the exam.

However, most of the teams still signed the contract. They were all elites from various villages and were not afraid of the test at all.

After everyone had handed in all their documents, Hongdou smiled and announced the rules for the second exam.

Upon hearing the rules of the exam, everyone finally understood why Hongdou had said yesterday that at least half of the teams would be eliminated.

Because the rules of this exam are that at least half of the teams will be eliminated.

However, Yu Ming didn't feel anything at all; to him, this exam was no different from playing house.

After opening the barbed wire gate, Hongdou smiled and said, "Go in, all of you. The central tower is 10 kilometers away from the edge. You have five days. Within these five days, you can use any means necessary to obtain the Heaven and Earth Scroll and enter the central tower to pass the test."

Everyone looked somewhat solemn. For them, this test was no less difficult than a B-level mission.

Any mission involving ninjas is considered a B-rank mission, but this time there are dozens of ninjas competing against them, and they're even going to try to kill them.

It is even more difficult than a regular B-level mission.

Yu Ming's team entered last.

As they passed by Hongdou, Hongdou smiled and said, "Little rascal, leave some room for the others, otherwise this exam won't look good."

Yu Ming stopped and glanced at Hong Dou. "I'm not that bored."

After saying that, he rushed into the Death Forest.

Yu Ming meant that he would not do something like stealing all the candidates' scrolls by himself.

This makes absolutely no sense.

On the contrary, it will make people think you are an idiot.

This isn't how you show strength.

Hongdou watched Yuming's retreating figure and smiled. "An interesting kid. He's a bit cold, but he's actually taller than me, almost like an adult. It's unbelievable."

Yu Ming is now 1.73 meters tall, and among his peers, he really looks almost like an adult.