From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

"What a strange person, strange eyebrows, strange hair, strange attire."

Naruto stroked his chin and pondered for a moment: "I think I've heard Teacher Chen mention this kind of outfit before. He said there was a Jonin in the village who was very good at taijutsu and dressed like this, his name was something like Mike."

"MattKai".

Sasuke picked up the conversation, noticing the two looking at him curiously. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "The three of them should be students of Might Guy's team. Might Guy is a ninja who is very proficient in taijutsu. He and Kakashi-sensei are also acquainted, friends and rivals. They have always regarded each other as eternal rivals."

"A perpetual rival?"

Naruto and Sakura nodded in realization; they knew Kakashi's strength.

Although he was a bit weak during the battle, he was still one of the best Jonin in terms of strength.

"Oh, right."

Naruto seemed to remember something and said with a serious expression, "Sasuke, you always say that Kakashi-sensei is evenly matched, so Might Guy-sensei, who is Kakashi-sensei's eternal rival, should be... um..."

Naruto stroked his chin, pondering, wanting to emulate Sasuke by giving Kakashi-sensei's opponent a nickname.

"Let's trade one for one!"

Seeing Naruto deep in thought, Sasuke said calmly.

Once the gates of death open, we all die together.

It's just a one-for-one trade, isn't it?

"Fifty-fifty, one for one, what a strange nickname."

Sakura's lips twitched as she muttered a complaint about the nickname, which was full of flaws.

Surprisingly, it's quite symmetrical.

Chapter 126 The First Exam Begins

Class 7 pushed open the door to the examination room.

Behind the door, the huge classroom was already packed with people, with all sorts of strangely dressed ninjas scattered around, creating a noisy scene.

"Sasuke-kun, you're so slow!"

As Class 7 entered the classroom and were taking in the various examinees, a blonde figure pounced on Sasuke like a joyful butterfly.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, intending to dodge gently, but before he could make a move, Sakura blocked his way with astonishing speed.

"Stay away from Sasuke, you fat pig Ino!"

Sakura, veins bulging on her forehead, pointed at Ino and shouted angrily.

"Oh my, isn't this Sakura? Long time no see! Your forehead is still as wide as ever, and your chest is still as flat as ever. Ugly Sakura!"

Ino looked at Sakura with a smile, but her words were anything but polite.

This fully demonstrates the deep sisterly bond between the two.

"What did you say?!" Sakura pointed at Ino, somewhat exasperated.

"I'll give you one more chance to say it!"

"A little bit~"

Ino completely ignored Sakura's threat, stuck out her tongue, and made a face.

"So all three of you came too? What? This kind of troublesome exam is such a pain."

At this moment, the other two members of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio also came over. Shikamaru, with his hands in his pockets, said with a helpless expression.

"That's a question." Naruto pouted. "You three idiots are here, so of course we have to come too."

"Don't you dare call us idiots! Ugh, whatever, this is too much trouble!"

Shikamaru rolled his eyes. He wanted to argue back, but then thought it was too much trouble and simply accepted the idiot's accusation.

Judging from the demeanor of these three guys, they've gotten stronger again. They must have made great progress in strength in the past few months compared to when they were at the Ninja Academy.

Sasuke has always been the number one genius ninja in the entire grade.

A few years ago, Sakura somehow learned an incredibly powerful Water Release technique, and she has never fallen out of the top three in actual combat tests.

Naruto's monstrous physique and superb taijutsu!

Ugh, this is such a hassle!

Shikamaru observed Team 7 with his deadpan gaze, then sighed deeply like an old man.

Class 7's strength has always been among the top three in the school.

Even if he wasn't particularly interested, he had heard about the somewhat legendary missions that the Seventh Squad had experienced over the past few months.

The thought of potentially becoming competitors with these three guys in the exam made Shikamaru feel like his life was going to end in darkness.

No matter who I face, I have no chance of winning. It's so troublesome.

Other students in the same year might think that the three of them had already shown their strength at the Ninja Academy. They were indeed very strong, but only a little stronger than themselves, not reaching a level that was unattainable.

If we put in our best effort and plan carefully, we might just have a chance to win.

However, Shikamaru, who is calm and thoughtful, had already realized that the three's strength was far greater than what they had shown in the Ninja Academy.

Especially Sasuke, ever since that night, Shikamaru has found that he can no longer see through his classmate.

Whether it's ability or mentality.

'If I'm facing these three guys, I might as well just surrender. They've been classmates for six years, after all; surrendering will at least prevent them from killing me.'

"Tch, finally I see a familiar face."

Kiba Inuzuka walked over, looking very confident, with a small white dog perched on his head.

Behind him were Hinata Hyuga, her face flushed, and Shino Aburame, who wore a high-necked coat and sunglasses, making it impossible to see her expression.

"It seems that all nine genin from our class are participating in the Chunin Exams this year."

Kiba Inuzuka glanced around at his fellow students, then fixed his gaze on Naruto, grinning:

"Speaking of which, how far can everyone go? Someone as stupid as Naruto might be eliminated in the first written test, right?"

"Ya, you bastard, you want to get beaten up again, don't you?"

Naruto pointed to his headband and said confidently, "A genius ninja like Naruto will definitely pass this Chunin Exams and become an excellent Chunin!"

"Tch, let's talk about that after you pass the written test."

Kiba Inuzuka snorted and said calmly, "Although the three of you were in the top three in terms of strength back in the Ninja Academy, don't underestimate us. We've been training hard these past few days."

"Then I'll wait and see!"

Naruto crossed his arms, looking confident and composed.

As they talked, Sakura somehow stopped bickering with Ino and glanced at the examinees in the classroom.

Rain Ninja!

When her gaze swept over the Rain Ninja group, Sakura's eyes flickered slightly, lingering for a longer time than the others.

'After what happened, Amegakure still sent people to participate in the village's Chunin Exams.'

'Are those enemies in red robes actually connected to them?'

Sakura subtly shifted her gaze, lost in thought.

Hopefully it's just related to hookah.

He silently prayed that those enemies were too strong.

If it's related to Amegakure, who knows what Amegakure is plotting by coming to participate in this exam.

While Sakura was observing the examinees in the classroom, Sasuke was doing the same.

They also encountered Kabuto Yakushi during their time there. The two exchanged a glance, nodded and smiled at each other, which was considered a greeting.

Orochimaru isn't here; he must have come out after the second exam.

Sasuke glanced in the direction of the Kusagakure ninja, but did not find any trace of Orochimaru among them.

Orochimaru's disguise was excellent, but Sasuke's visual perception didn't lie; he didn't sense the spying from the Kusagakure side.

Seeing that Orochimaru wasn't among them, Sasuke's gaze lingered for a moment on a red-haired, bespectacled girl with a naturally naive expression in the Grass Village before he looked away.

"boom!"

A loud slamming sound rang out, and more than a dozen ninjas instantly appeared in the classroom.

"Quiet down, you guys!"

A burly man in a black trench coat, with scars on his face, roared at the crowd, "I am Morino Ibiki, the proctor for this exam!"

"Now, I will write the rules of this exam on the blackboard and explain them... No one is allowed to ask questions, so listen carefully!"

And so, with Ibiki Morino's voice ringing out, the Chunin Exams officially began.

Sakura solemnly unfolded the test paper and glanced at the questions.

These are the questions from the Chunin Exams!?

Sakura's eyes narrowed instantly, revealing an expression of disbelief.

This!

this!!

This question is way too easy!

These are all free points!

Was the village deliberately letting us get through this?

Sakura felt that she could get full marks on the questions above even with her eyes closed.

He then picked up a fountain pen and began to write with great enthusiasm, his pen moving as if guided by divine inspiration, without the slightest pause or hesitation.

It was done in one go, like flowing clouds and running water.

The exam was supposed to last an hour, but Sakura finished filling it out in less than ten minutes.

That's it?