"You little rascal!" Hina retorted immediately, and it looked like they were about to start arguing again.
Shin, who was standing beside them, smiled as he watched his two companions quarrel.
Although there had been some bumps along the way, the three of them had formed a deep bond.
"Alright, alright, you're about to take the exam, what are you arguing about?" Kurenai said, feigning anger.
"Now, Team 8, listen up! Hina Hazuki!"
"Here!" Hina replied quickly.
"Shin!"
"Here!"
"Uchiha Kaoru!"
"Here!" Kaoru replied, smiling.
"You three did well, you didn't disappoint me!" Kurenai said, looking at the three of them with a smile. "I'm proud of you!"
Hearing Kurenai's words, the three of them felt a warm feeling in their hearts. This was what Team 8 should be like.
"Alright, you can go now," Kurenai continued, taking out a card from her pocket and placing it in front of the three of them.
"This is the location of your first exam! Good luck, everyone!" Kurenai clenched her fist and made a gesture of encouragement.
"We will." Kaoru took the card and glanced at the words on it: Training Ground 3, East District of Konoha Village.
After learning the location of the exam, the three of them said goodbye to Kurenai and ran towards Training Ground 3 in the east district.
"The exam is actually being held at a training ground..." On the way, Kaoru thought, frowning.
In the original story, Naruto and his team's first Chūnin Exam was a written test in a classroom. This Training Ground 3 sounded like an open-air place for training ninjutsu.
It seemed that the proctor this time wasn't Ibiki Morino from Naruto's generation, because the way the first exam was conducted was decided by the proctor.
Soon, the three of them arrived at Training Ground 3.
It was a place the size of a soccer field. The training ground was surrounded by a fence several meters high, with only one gate. There were ninjas guarding the gate.
"This is the place..." Shin said.
"It feels like the exam venue inside should be very big," Hina said, looking worried.
"Hmm, let's go in," Kaoru said, smiling.
The three of them stepped through the gate.
As soon as they entered the exam venue, the three members of Team 8 were shocked by the scene before them.
"It's really a big place!" Hina said, impressed by the spacious venue.
"Not only that, there are a lot of people too..." Shin said.
"Troublesome..." Kaoru frowned inwardly.
The exam venue was a flat, green field. There were about a hundred people in the venue, all of whom were undoubtedly genin participating in the exam.
Most of these genin were gathered in small teams of three, with no communication between them. Although there were many people, the scene was surprisingly quiet.
Most of these genin were gathered in small teams of three, with no communication between them. Although there were many people, the scene was surprisingly quiet.
Ninjas from small villages like the Grass Ninja Village and the Oboro Ninja Village, as well as ninjas from the great nations, were all gathered in this training ground.
Kaoru looked around. The oldest of these participants in the Chūnin Exams were probably forty or fifty years old.
They were really persevering to participate in the Chūnin Exams at this age. The youngest was probably himself.
Aside from Hina and Shin, Kaoru didn't recognize any of the people who came to participate in the Chūnin Exams.
No, he did recognize two people, Deidara and Kurotsuchi. They were standing far away from Kaoru, and didn't seem to have seen the three of them yet.
"It seems like I don't know many people..." Kaoru thought, looking around at the crowd. But just as he thought this, he saw someone else he recognized.
That guy was wearing round glasses, and had a Konoha forehead protector on his forehead. He had a center-parted hairstyle, and his hair was snow-white. It was Kabuto Yakushi!
"Kabuto is also participating in the Chūnin Exams?" Kaoru thought. Kabuto was a spy sent to Konoha by Orochimaru, and had participated in the Chūnin Exams many times, pretending to fail, just to collect information about Konoha.
Counting the time, this should be his first or second time participating in the Chūnin Exams.
Kabuto also happened to turn his head and meet Kaoru's gaze.
Then, Kabuto smiled and walked towards the three of them.
"He's coming." The corners of Kaoru's mouth curled up slightly. "With Kabuto's personality, he's probably going to come over and act like a nice guy to build rapport."
"Judging by your age, you should be rookies who just graduated from the Ninja Academy, right?"
Kaoru guessed correctly. Kabuto had just arrived in front of the three of them and said with a smile.
"That's right, we are indeed rookies," Shin said, nodding. "May I ask who you are?"
"I'm Yakushi Kabuto, but rather than my name, you should take a look around first," Kabuto said, smiling.
Hearing this, Hina and Shin quickly turned their heads to look around. They found that the other genin in the venue were all looking at them with disdain.
Their gazes were frivolous, and they didn't seem to take the three of them seriously at all.
"Arrogant brats, daring to participate in the Chūnin Exams at such a young age."
"It seems these kids think this is an amusement park," three ninjas wearing black raincoats said derisively.
"Hmph, they only know how to talk big," Shin muttered, dissatisfied.
Kaoru just smiled and didn't say anything.
"Those who spoke just now are ninjas from the Hidden Rain Village. They don't have good tempers," Kabuto said, looking serious.
"They see that you're young and will try to take advantage of you, so it's better for you to be low-key."
"Hmm," Hina nodded, afraid.
"But seeing you, I'm reminded of my embarrassment when I first participated in the Chūnin Exams."
Saying this, Kabuto seemed to laugh involuntarily.
"So, Kabuto-senpai isn't participating in the Chūnin Exams for the first time?"
Hearing Kabuto say this, Hina hoped that he could give her some advice, and immediately changed her form of address.
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