The Sand Shinobi trio came earlier. Except for Gaara, who was still expressionless, Kankuro and Temari seemed a little nervous, but they were still guilty of being thieves. On the other hand, Maki still dares to appear blatantly, should I say he is daring? Still don't feel like you're exposed?

Most of the other candidates were accompanied by teachers or teammates, but Haruno Sakura came alone, which was unexpected. Thinking about Kakashi and Sasuke's absence, Naruto seemed to be late, so she couldn't blame her. Sakura just said hello to Mizuki and started looking for Sasuke's figure; in the end, it was Naruto Uzumaki who was late until the opening.

"Everyone is here? Come on in, today is the stage for your performances, do well~" The examiner Shiranui Huo Xuanjian began to greet the candidates and explained some precautions to them.

"Wait a minute, it seems that Sasuke hasn't arrived yet~" Naruto Uzumaki cried out anxiously.

Shiranui Xuanma replied, "I can't wait any longer. This is not the first two exams, but there are a lot of big people watching your performance. You can't ask the big name to wait for a long time, right?"

"But, what if Sasuke can't catch up?" Sakura asked worriedly.

"If Sasuke is not present before the game starts, Sasuke can only be sentenced to abstain, and the opponent will win without a fight."

"How could it be?" Sakura and Naruto looked at the direction of the road worriedly, but did not see Sasuke at all.

"Okay, don't hesitate, let's go in." After Shiranui Xuanjian explained, he was about to start performing his duties as an examiner.

...

After the audience and candidates had almost all entered the stage, a group of bigwigs and their entourages also took their seats in the VIP stand.

"Why is there only one guard? What is the third generation thinking? 』

I didn't strengthen my own protection as expected, is it my confidence in myself? Or is it to fulfill Hokage's responsibilities and show his strength and toughness? Or is it to make up for past mistakes, waiting for Orochimaru to come to the door?

Then Mizuki looked at Orochimaru disguised as Fengying, but the distance was a bit far, so he couldn't see it clearly. There is not much protection around the shadows of the two Great Ninja Villages, because they themselves are symbols of powerful force.

Shuimu, who no longer looked into the distance, quietly stood on the backmost aisle, scanned the entire venue, hoping to find a few familiar figures based on his memory.

"The pharmacist's pocket hasn't come yet? 』

After searching for a long time, I couldn't find the figure of this deeply hidden spy, so Shuimu had to give up.

And the match between Naruto Uzumaki and Neji Hyuga has already started.

In fact, in terms of talent, Hyuga Neji is a rare true genius among the twelve ninjas. In terms of ninja talent, maybe the only one stronger than him is Nara Shikamaru.

That's right, it's Nara Shikamaru, not Naruto Uzumaki, the Son of Destiny, or Sasuke Uchiha, the reincarnation of Indra. Nara Shikamaru has the IQ advantage of crushing everyone, but he has a lazy personality. If he is even a little bit more enthusiastic about ninjutsu, his future achievements are absolutely limitless. The shadow imitation technique, which has always been talked about, is Shikamaru's own improvement work based on the shadow restraint technique inherited from the family.

At the same time, Nara Shikamaru is also a person who makes Mizuki very sorry. His intelligence is not used where he really needs it, and because of his personality, he relies too much on his head to solve problems. He always faces difficulties in the most labor-saving way, but neglects The training of strength has led to Shikamaru's strength, although not weak, but it is indeed in a disadvantaged position among the candidates. The competition with Temari, although showing Shikamaru's outstanding talent, also revealed the great flaw of insufficient hard power. Sooner or later, he will find that if he does not have enough strength to exert the advantages of his mind, he will suffer a big loss.

And Neji Hyuga is another rare genius. Soft boxing seems to be tailor-made for him. Chakra control in short and medium distances, with the help of Baiyan, is simply superb, soft boxing. The characteristics are also brought into full play by him.

It's just a pity that Neji Hyuga, who hasn't jumped out of the family's shackles for the time being, doesn't have the strength to become a strong man. But even so, three years later, the amazingly talented Neji could become the first one of the Konoha Twelve Ninjas to be promoted to Jōnin.

This time, if it hadn't been for Naruto Uzumaki, who was the only one who could turn defeat into victory by relying on the Nine-tailed Chakra to break through the blockade of Chakra's acupuncture ability, Hyuga Neji might be the only one in this Chunin exam, except for Nara. Besides Shikamaru, another Genin who was promoted to Chunin.

The process of the game on the field is similar to the original, no matter how much advantage Neji has, but in front of the nine tails, even if it only leaks a little bit of strength, it is hard for Neji to resist. The effect of the dagger didn't work, and if he dragged Naruto Uzumaki to the extent that he needed to fight physically, Neji's odds of winning would not be great.

The result did not change much. Naruto Uzumaki still won the first victory with difficulty. The process was also wonderful, and the victorious Naruto also won the applause of the audience.

Maybe this is the first time that Naruto has won the recognition of everyone. After defeating a strong enemy, Naruto was overjoyed.

Seeing the end of the game, Shuimu retracted his gaze and looked around, and found that the audience seemed to be larger than before.

"Hey, that strange Anbu is Yakushidou, right? When did he come? 』

Suddenly, Mizuki saw a suspicious Anbu in the backmost corner of the stand, presumably the pharmacist. As expected of an experienced multi-faceted spy, even if he deliberately seeks out, he can sneak in without knowing it.

However, it is not yet the time to fight, Kakashi has not returned, and he cannot act rashly until the main force is ready.

Thinking so, Mizuki still turned his gaze back to the arena below. Finally, it was Haruno Sakura's turn to appear. Sakura, who has never shown her beauty, must have been surprised.

"However, my teammates and leading teachers didn't come, and my temporary teacher, who is on a mission, is really hard to cheer for you. I wish you good luck~"

To Mizuki's surprise, there were still people who cheered Sakura up, looking at Yamanaka Ino who was yelling and screaming in disregard of his image on the seat, and Rock Lee who just arrived, dancing with a cane and blowing kisses, Mizuki sincerely. I feel that the level of the Konoha Ninja cheerleading team is too low.

"Kai Shangnin, Luo Li's injury is not yet healed, so presumptuous, doesn't it matter?"

"It doesn't matter, this is youth." The familiar thumb, the familiar smiling face and the shiny teeth made Shuimu feel that it was better to watch the game honestly.