Konoha Drunkard

"Brother Tianye, do you know those three people?"

Naruto pointed to a group of three siblings from the Sand Village in the distance. He was still holding a grudge about his underling being beaten up last time, and he wanted to get his revenge.

"They must have taken the exam this year as well. I don't know them, but judging from their positions, they must be the core members of this year's Sand Ninja. Their strength must be very strong."

The unlucky guy, Tianye, looked in the direction Naruto was pointing and analyzed from the center position where Gaara and the others were standing.

"Ah, they are the three children of the Kazekage. The one carrying the gourd is Gaara, the one carrying the puppet is the puppeteer Kankuro, and the one with the big fan is their eldest sister Temari. It is said that they started doing missions with the ninja team before they even graduated. So far, they have completed one A-rank mission, three B-rank missions, and thirty-two C-rank missions. What's scary is that the kid with the gourd has never been injured in any of the missions."

After the unlucky guy Tianye finished speaking, a voice came from behind them, and a young man with glasses and a refined appearance, wearing a ninja vest, walked towards them.

"Brother Dou? What are you doing here?"

When Little Cannon saw the person coming, he asked, "I sometimes help my grandma deliver things to the orphanage, and I often see Yakushi Kabuto. Over time, the two of us have become familiar with each other."

"The Hokage asked our hospital to cooperate with the Chunin Exams, so Tsunade asked me to come and take charge. I just happened to have some free time and came over for a visit."

Kabuto Yakushi is no longer a super spy. After Orochimaru's defection, Kabuto, who was originally infiltrated Danzo's Root organization, was expelled because Danzo didn't trust Orochimaru's remaining forces. However, because Haruko was acquainted with the orphanage director, Nono Yakushi, she saw that it wasn't good for such a kind-hearted and talented young man like Kabuto to spend all his time doing odd jobs at the orphanage, so she arranged for him to work at the hospital. Since Kabuto is indeed very talented in medical ninjutsu, he is now a renowned attending physician at Konoha Hospital. Although he's no longer a super spy, he still enjoys gathering intelligence, and naturally, he collects a lot of information by chatting with the patients.

"Are you kidding me? They're so young and they've already done A-level missions!"

Naruto exclaimed in surprise. Only his father could get C-rank missions. This was so unfair!

"The situation in Sunagakure is different from that in Konoha. Although Sunagakure has a lot of gold sand, being located in the desert, their resources are not as abundant as ours. Therefore, they have always purchased various resources from outside at high prices. However, even so, resources are still scarce. So, Sunagakure has been implementing an elite training model for many years. For missions that we in Konoha need to reach the level of Chunin or Jonin, many of their elite Genin have already started to get involved. These three are the geniuses of this generation in Sunagakure, so naturally they need to be nurtured. Therefore, you should pay attention to them in this exam."

Kabuto adjusted his glasses and explained to Naruto and the others.

"Sog! So, besides them, who else do we need to be careful of, Senior Kabuto?"

The girl with the broad forehead took out a small notebook at some point and asked a question while writing something.

“You don’t need to take notes anymore. Actually, there are a lot of tough guys here, but the people from our village participating this time are also very strong. Your genius from last year, Hyuga Neji, waited a year just to participate in this Chunin Exams held in our village. What’s more, your generation is just as good, don’t you think, Sasuke?”

Kabuto, intrigued, turned to the second male lead, who was sitting in his pants. After all, he was a member of the Uchiha clan, and moreover, the younger brother of Itachi Uchiha, the most popular ninja in the world. How could he survive without some skill?

"cut."

The second male lead, known for his sassy attitude, scoffed and remained silent, earning him a barrage of hateful glances from female fans and men around him.

"So you're the genius Uchiha Sasuke? Let's have a romantic moment together!"

The effect was immediate. A guy wearing a green bodysuit, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a watermelon-shaped haircut, appeared in front of the second male lead in pants and gave him a thumbs-up, making his white teeth shine!

"........."

A flock of large crows flew over the heads of the group again.

Wonderful!

This is so bizarre!

This was everyone's first impression of the boy. His green leather bodysuit, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and watermelon-shaped haircut gave everyone an inexplicable sense of incongruity.

He wasn't exactly ugly, but there was something odd about him no matter how you looked at him, especially since the boy exuded an inexplicable confidence.

If Shanks were here, he would definitely give this green-skinned kid a few punches the size of sandbags. That's right! This is the same Rock Lee who got beaten up by Haruko-sama at Konoha Hospital back then, the Naruto version of Little Lee, and is suspected to be the illegitimate son of Green-skinned Guy!

655. Ada! Ada!

"...I'm busy."

The second male lead, who had become the focus of everyone's attention, also felt a chill run down his spine. Being pestered by this weirdo was not a good idea; he felt ashamed even to talk to him, let alone fight him.

"Ada!"

Is the bootleg Leonardo still excited? He can't hear what the second male lead in the pants is saying at all. He rushes up and throws a Leaf Whirlwind Kick.

"boom!"

“Ada~! Ada~!...”

Before the second male lead could react, he was kicked away by the green-skinned monster. Immediately afterwards, the bootleg Leonardo rushed up without hesitation and used a QEW combo to knock the second male lead to the ground in an instant.

".....asshole!"

The girls around him were furious and surrounded the fake Leonardo DiCaprio. This weirdo was so unruly! Their idol had already said he was busy, and this bastard actually attacked them right away. It was outrageous!

"Hey, hey, hey... what are you doing?"

Surrounded by a group of tigers, the fake Leonardo panicked and asked in a flustered manner.

"Sasuke-kun already said he was busy, but you still managed to launch a sneak attack. That's despicable and underhanded."

"Exactly! I think he's just jealous that Sasuke is more handsome than him, so he resorted to such a despicable act of sneaking up on Sasuke when he wasn't paying attention."

"#＃?%:......."

..........

"So fast!"

Everyone stared in shock at the green-skinned boy being attacked by a group of tigresses. From the moment this bizarre boy made his move to the moment the second male lead in pants was attacked, only a few seconds had passed. They saw that the second male lead had been punched in at least six places, but they had only seen the second male lead in pants being knocked away and falling to the ground. They couldn't see the process in between. Usually, there is only one explanation for this: the green-skinned boy was too fast, so fast that their eyes couldn't keep up.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. A powerful and eccentric young man appeared, and he seemed to be a genin participating in the Chunin Exams. Some people from Konoha were fine, since the green-skinned boy was wearing a Konoha ninja headband, which meant he was from Konoha, and the larger the battle would be, the better. But people from other villages didn't think that way. Everyone was an opponent, and the stronger the opponent, the greater the pressure on them. Even the emotionless Gaara looked over and kept his eyes fixed on the green-skinned boy.

"Sorry, sorry, this guy is an idiot, please don't bother with an idiot."

At this moment, a girl dressed in Chinese style with two small steamed buns on her head walked up and kept apologizing to the group of tigresses. She kept stuffing something into their hands, and finally, after each tigress looked at what she was holding, they reluctantly stopped arguing with the green-skinned boy.

"Hinata-san!"

A boy dressed in the Hyuga clan uniform approached Hinata Hyuga and bowed to her at a ninety-degree angle.

"Neji-nii, you're here too..."

The shy Crown Princess spoke softly and weakly.

"I'm sorry it's so late because I was waiting for this guy. That's just how I am, please don't mind."

Neji politely explained to everyone on behalf of the green-skinned boy.

"Xiao Li, this time you've cost me over ten thousand again. Please, don't be so impulsive next time, okay? Honestly."

The girl with two steamed buns on her head berated the fake Leonardo DiCaprio, but she was obviously from a wealthy family. She was only a young child and she was already charging more than 10,000 yuan to mediate a fight. She clearly didn't care about that amount of money.

"Hey! Hey! I'll pay you back."

The fake Leonardo, his face bruised and swollen from being beaten by those tigresses, said pitifully.

"...Do you even know what I'm saying? I'm telling you not to act impulsively like this next time, it's not about whether or not you should pay me back."

The girl covered her head and looked up at the sky. Given her family's financial situation, she didn't care about ten or twenty thousand yuan. Her daily allowance was more than that. Every time this guy caused trouble, she was the one who paid to apologize.

"You bastard!"

The second male lead, who was wearing pants, finally realized what had happened. He never expected that he, a great genius, would be beaten to a pulp by a weirdo with green skin. Although there was an element of sneak attack involved, it was still too embarrassing.

"Sasuke-kun, I'm so sorry. You're so famous that Lee got too excited when he saw you and... couldn't help himself."

Neji has changed a lot compared to before. He's much better than the rigid little boy who used to be constantly tricked by Shanks. At least now he has a smile on his face, unlike before when he was constantly being tricked by Shanks and either had a blank expression or burst into tears.

"......"

That's what my friend said. As a nobleman, the second male lead isn't unreasonable. However, he was beaten up for no reason, and he was still indignant. But he still had exams to take, so he could only ask the scribe for help.

"The previous generation's genius, Hyuga Neji, heir to the Hyuga branch family, the only genius boy from the branch family who didn't need to carve the Caged Bird Seal. Tenten, daughter of the Land of Fire's largest ninja tool merchant, whose father is ranked fifth on the ninja world's wealth list. Rock Lee... suspected to be the son of Jonin Might Guy..."

Kabuto introduced the three people to everyone one by one. The first two were alright, their identities were relatively normal, one was a third-generation nobleman, and the other was a rich heiress. But what was the situation with this green-skinned boy...? He was suspected to be... an illegitimate child. This was a bit too complicated.

"Uh... haha, actually, I was just guessing about Rock Lee's identity, since he's an orphan, but his appearance is extremely similar to that of Jonin Might Guy, so..."

Sensing the strange looks from everyone, Kabuto Yakushi awkwardly explained.

"Sog! No wonder it looked familiar. One of Kakashi-sensei's friends looks like that too. Come to think of it, it really does look so similar."

Naruto stroked his chin and carefully examined the bootleg Leonardo. Recalling the appearance of that green monster, he also felt it was very similar, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a bizarre outfit.

If Naruto knew that his father had once been forced to wear this bizarre outfit, he'd probably laugh himself to death; that's Minato's dark history...

"You flatter me, sir. I would hardly be considered a genius."

Neji disagreed with Kabuto's opinion. After all, he had suffered too much as a child, especially from Shanks, that old geezer, who would always tease him and then team up with Tsunade and Garp to trick him. Tsunade and Garp were both once super geniuses, and spending a lot of time with these people naturally changed his mindset. Everyone in his clan, whether from the branch family or the main family, praised him as a genius, but he was always thoroughly defeated. He also learned that there are always people more capable than you, and it's better to be humble.

656. Background is important.

"Naruto, are you alright?"

Arriving at the exam hall, the girl with the broad forehead looked at Naruto, who was pale and sweating profusely. She asked him with concern. Everything else was fine, because she knew that Naruto had the Hokage's wife's sealing jutsu and could be very strong when he went berserk. But she was worried about this exam. Although she didn't know how Naruto had passed the graduation exam, she figured he must have cheated. But this exam was much stricter than the graduation exam. There were dozens of proctors around. In this situation, let alone cheating, she would be nervous even if she were to write the answers herself.

"How...how could anything be wrong! Don't worry, I'll be fine! The written test is a piece of cake."

Naruto's mouth was trembling uncontrollably. He'd forgotten all the answers he'd studied overnight. Kushina had gone to extremes for her son, completely violating the spirit of fair competition by forcing Minato to write down the answers to the written test and make her son memorize them all night. But now it seemed pointless. Looking at the serious atmosphere, Naruto was so nervous he'd even forgotten his father's last name, let alone those long and tedious answers.

"Sigh... I guess I'll just have to leave it to fate."

Seeing Naruto's state, the second male lead, who was dressed in trousers, immediately understood what was going on. He sighed, then walked over to the table and chair with Naruto's name on it and sat down. With such a useless teammate, he couldn't possibly carry the team.

"...Shikamaru, remember to help me later, I'm counting on you."

Naruto said pitifully to his little version of Skyrocket, knowing that his friend was so smart that he would definitely have a way. It was Skyrocket who helped him with the graduation exam.

"...It's nothing serious, calm down."

The little rocket launcher offered a helpless consolation, "You really think I'm a god? There are so many people watching, and they're so far away. Even if I wanted to give you the exam paper, I couldn't."

......

"I am the proctor for your first exam, Konoha Jonin Morino Ibiki. You already learned the exam rules when you came in. Without further ado, I hate cheaters the most. If anyone is caught cheating, not only will he/she be expelled, but his/her two companions will also be expelled. So... the exam will now begin!"

After everyone sat down, Ibiki Morino, with his dark and sinister expression, exerted immense pressure on the examinees. Just like Naruto, who had calmed down after agreeing to help him with his small rocket launcher, he started to get nervous again, looking around nervously in his seat.

"........."

Ibiki Morino stared intently at the examinees below with a dark expression. The purpose of this exam was to test the intelligence-gathering abilities of these rookies. However, if their methods were too clumsy, they would naturally be eliminated. But when he saw Naruto, the Crown Prince of Konoha, looking around restlessly, he sighed inwardly. How could such a charismatic figure as the Hokage have such a foolish son?

As the head of the interrogation department, Ibiki Morino could tell from the prince's appearance that he was clearly not knowledgeable. What should he do? This was the Hokage's son; kicking him out would not be good for the village's reputation.

After much deliberation, Ibiki Morino, having no better ideas, could only resort to the old tricks. This is where the importance of connections comes in... He winked at one of his own people in the crowd who had registered as an examinee.

The person on their side acknowledged, "Shadow imitation technique......!!"

Naruto, who was restless, suddenly stopped moving and started scribbling on the test paper with a pen in his hand. The handwriting was neat and tidy, and it was obviously not his own work.

"Shikamaru!"