Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these three days, many unfamiliar faces appeared on the streets of Konoha.
Usually, there are many such unfamiliar faces, but they are all ordinary people from outside.
But the unfamiliar faces that appeared now all wore Forehead Protectors engraved with various patterns, clearly ninjas from different villages.
The villagers of Konoha were not alarmed by this, but rather excited.
The sudden arrival of so many ninjas from other villages meant that the Chunin Exams were about to begin again this year, and soon they would be able to enjoy the ninja duels.
In particular, the shop owners had already begun to stockpile goods, preparing to make a quick buck when the time came.
This is the Chunin Exams, one of the most important events in any of the great ninja villages.
July 1st, 3 PM.
Eighth Squad gathered at the Old Place on time, holding their application forms and heading to the Ninja Academy.
On the way, Shino Aburame said with his hands in his pockets, "Konoha is the host, our situation is somewhat passive. There should be many people investigating our information during this time, but we know nothing about them."
"It doesn't matter, information is always updated, and the information they've gathered is already outdated." Izayoi chuckled, "I believe you've all grown during this time."
Hearing this, Hinata and Shino Aburame both smiled confidently.
Soon, Eighth Squad arrived at the Ninja Academy.
After several months, stepping into the campus again, Izayoi and Hinata both looked a little dazed.
Walking on the familiar road, their eyes seemed to travel through time, seeing the reflections of the past few years.
From toddlers with chubby faces to children who had shed some of their childishness...
At that time, Izayoi and Hinata were also walking shoulder to shoulder like this, inseparable.
Thinking of this, Izayoi and Hinata both subconsciously looked at each other. After their eyes met, they seemed to guess what the other was thinking, and couldn't help but smile tacitly.
Arriving at the familiar Comprehensive Building, Eighth Squad had just stepped onto the first step when Shino Aburame and Hinata's expressions changed slightly.
"This is... Genjutsu." Shino Aburame formed an Unformed Seal with both hands, disrupting the flow of Chakra in his body.
Like him, so did Hinata.
"To be precise, it's a Genjutsu barrier." Izayoi smiled, "It seems that the Chunin Exams have already begun."
Climbing to the second floor, the three saw the corridor filled with crowds, some with dazed expressions and confused faces.
Some seemed to have realized something, and they were blocking the staircase leading to the third floor, but they were stopped by two Chunin responsible for guarding the entrance.
"Hurry up and remove this Genjutsu barrier, we want to go to the third floor."
Eighth Squad hadn't even reached the staircase when they heard a familiar voice.
"It's Sasuke."
Hinata said the name of the person who spoke, but her eyes looked at a bystander in the crowd, and she said softly, "And Brother Neji, he's here to participate in the Chunin Exams too."
As if hearing Hinata's voice, Neji Hyuga, who was watching Seventh Squad's performance, couldn't help but turn his head.
Seeing that it was Hinata, he immediately walked over and bowed expressionlessly, "Lady Hinata."
His etiquette was impeccable, but his tone lacked the slightest respect. Even as he lowered his head, a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes.
"Neji-nii-san, good luck with the exam," Hinata said softly.
"Lady Hinata as well." Neji Hyuga quickly composed himself, straightened up, and nodded. "I hope to be able to fight you during the Chunin Exams."
After speaking, Neji Hyuga looked at Izayoi next to Hinata and said, "You are Izayoi?"
"Any advice, Top Student of the previous class?" Izayoi smiled.
"...You are strong."
Neji Hyuga sized up Izayoi, first giving such an evaluation, then said coldly, "But you should know your place. There is no hope for you and Lady Hinata. This is the difference in bloodline, and it is your destiny."
"Neji-nii-san, be quiet."
Before Izayoi could speak, a somewhat cold voice rang out.
Hinata's eyes were no longer gentle, but sharply looking at Neji Hyuga, full of warning.
Her entire aura had also undergone a tremendous change.
"Excuse me, Lady Hinata."
Neji Hyuga bowed in apology, then turned and left.
Watching his cousin leave, Hinata returned to her ladylike demeanor, and said softly to Izayoi, "Izayoi-kun, Neji-nii-san didn't mean it, please don't blame him."
Placing a hand on Hinata's head, Izayoi patted Hinata's head and praised, "Hinata, you looked very cool just now! It's a pity I couldn't take out the camera in time."
"Indeed, the aura just now was full of oppression," Shino Aburame agreed, nodding.
As expected, none of the top three in the class were simple.
Perhaps this Chunin Exams will allow us to see the full strength of Izayoi and Hinata, as well as Sasuke Uchiha.
"No way, you're overpraising me."
Hinata was immediately praised to the point of blushing and lowering her head, tapping her index fingers together, the contrast was extremely large.
If you didn't know better, you would think she was the one with a dual personality, not Sakura Haruno.
"Yo... Izayoi, Hinata, and that guy, you're here!"
At this moment, Naruto Uzumaki's voice entered their ears.
The Seventh Squad, whose interlude had ended, was walking towards the Eighth Squad.
"My name is Shino Aburame."
Seeing that Naruto Uzumaki didn't say his name, Shino Aburame couldn't help but emphasize his presence.
"Oh, Shino, hello."
However, as always, Shino Aburame's emphasis was still fruitless.
Naruto Uzumaki simply greeted him, then focused his gaze on Izayoi, grinning and saying, "Izayoi, you guys really came to participate in the Chunin Exams too. This time, this great me won't lose to you!"
"Oh?"
Izayoi was also intrigued and said, "Looking at your confident appearance, could it be that you learned Ninjutsu from Jonin Kakashi?"
If that's the case, then the butterfly effect is really big.
In the original work, to avoid the protagonist's strength from becoming unbalanced, Kakashi Hatake was made to look terrible.
The Copy Ninja who knows thousands of Ninjutsu techniques, is unwilling to teach even the lowest-level C-rank Wind Release to his teacher's son.
This is even with Naruto Uzumaki already having learned to climb trees.
But there's no helping it, Naruto Uzumaki has already mastered the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, that enormous amount of Chakra, even if he only learns one C-rank Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, his strength would be among the strongest of the Genin, and the protagonist's inspirational story would not be able to continue.
Hundreds and thousands of Shadow Clones, all using Wind Release: Great Breakthrough together, that power would definitely be even more outrageous than Madara Uchiha's Majestic Destroyer Flame.
"Hehe... you and Sasuke just wait and see." Naruto Uzumaki rubbed his nose and said triumphantly, "I will definitely shock you guys then."
"Riddle-speakers get out of Konoha."
Izayoi retorted, but attracted strange gazes from Hinata, Shino Aburame, and Sasuke Uchiha.
Their eyes seemed to be saying, you have the nerve to talk about others?
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