Chapter 215: Helping the Fat Guy Cheat
On her end, Ino was also quite satisfied. The area that used to be filled with row upon row of wealthy family mansions had now been turned into a chaotic mess, resembling a communal housing complex, thanks to her tinkering. Speaking of which, it had a certain flavor, exceptionally "authentic" in its own way!
Her South Village Grand Development Plan was vast, so Koharu Utatane, serving as a consultant, had also come along.
The elderly advisor was quite displeased with the noisy and disorderly scene, using it as a pretext to make an issue: "Why is it so messy? There's no order at all."
Ino replied, neither softly nor harshly, "Old Advisor, you are quite right. I will have them reorganize immediately."
Koharu narrowed her eyes but said nothing. Consultant is just consultant, why add 'Old'?
Ino feigned action, going inside to tell them to reorganize. The moment she entered, she saw Karin and Sakura wrestling with each other.
They were fighting quite fiercely. Karin's glasses had flown off, and Sakura's hair was disheveled. Red and pink hair was scattered across the ground. Baki and Sakura's parents were trying to mediate nearby.
Ino sighed inwardly. These two were just naturally incompatible; they could start fighting over any little thing.
Jiraiya, noticing that there were girls fighting here, immediately ran over to watch with great interest. After watching for a bit, he realized Naruto was also watching like a bystander who had nothing to do with it, and he became enraged.
Aren't you supposed to be studying? What are you doing watching this commotion? Go home and study!
Naruto felt quite wronged. Sakura had called him over for help, and he was also curious about Sasuke's house, so he had come. But before they could even say two sentences, Sakura had started fighting with Karin.
Jiraiya, having returned the Uchiha clan's old compound to Sasuke, naturally didn't forget about Naruto. Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had a large compound in the village center, which the village had taken back, giving Naruto a low-rent apartment to live in. Naruto, who didn't know the truth, had always thought he was an orphan, picked up from somewhere.
When Jiraiya trained Naruto, he had mentioned that Naruto was very much like his student, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and that Naruto's hairstyle and color resembled the Fourth Hokage's. This was actually an explicit hint, but unfortunately, Naruto completely misunderstood.
The Third Hokage was dead after all. Jiraiya didn't want to ruin the Third's good image in Naruto's heart, so he had gone to great lengths recently to fix the large 'pit' the Third had dug (with his secrets). First, starting with Naruto's Uzumaki clan surname, he had the property that originally belonged to Minato Namikaze issued to Naruto under the name of an Uzumaki clan orphan. According to Jiraiya, Naruto was the last member of the Uzumaki clan. From this perspective, Naruto felt that he and Sasuke were similarly unfortunate.
Afterward, Jiraiya and Kakashi gradually told Naruto about Kushina Uzumaki. "Don't worry about who your dad is for now; let's get you acquainted with your mom first." Hearing that his mother was also a Jinchuriki, Naruto gained a rough understanding of his background. 'When Mom was alive, she must have faced a lot of hostility, just like me, right? Got it!'
Jiraiya and Kakashi deliberately concealed the matter of the Fourth Hokage. It was truly difficult to explain and would have to wait until Naruto was a bit older and more mature. That's when they could tell him about that past event. Naruto was good at the Sexy Jutsu, but when it came to matters between men and women, he was still in a very naive state. He knew that women gave birth to children, but what role men played in the process? He didn't know yet. In his impression, in many ninja families, there was only the woman at home handling chores; men were dispensable. Coupled with the fact that he took his mother's surname, he felt that not having a dad wasn't a big deal.
The matter of his background was basically glossed over. Jiraiya was busy with official duties, so he had Iruka tutor Naruto. Iruka was incredibly serious and responsible! He even turned down dates arranged for him by the Ninja Academy teachers, tutoring Naruto every single day after work! He had an air of "I won't get married in my lifetime unless I fix your fundamentals." Naruto was under immense pressure now, but he just couldn't learn academic subjects well. No matter how much chakra he had, it was useless; what he lacked were brains!
Jiraiya saw that Naruto wasn't studying at home but had run over here to watch the commotion. He immediately called Iruka and had Iruka drag Naruto back to study. The Chunin Exams were coming up soon. Didn't he have any idea of his own level in academic subjects?
Watching Iruka drag Naruto away, and with Karin and Sakura's tussle having been mediated, Jiraiya's expression turned serious. He quietly asked, "Are all these girls here because of Sasuke? Let me see their profiles."
The old woman, Koharu Utatane, coughed loudly. "Jiraiya, you are the Fifth Hokage. Do not do anything that would harm the Hokage's reputation."
Jiraiya never indulged their bad habits. He spouted nonsense without batting an eye: "I am eliminating potential dangers. So many young and beautiful... no, that's not right. What I mean is, with so many families living far from the village center, as the Hokage, I must ensure their safety!"
Koharu looked at him suspiciously. Are you really thinking that?
Upon receiving the accurate information and finding out that all the residents here were young and beautiful girls, and that Sasuke had recently been eating and staying at the training grounds, Jiraiya nodded with a righteous expression (while likely thinking something else entirely).
Iruka was frantically tutoring Naruto.
Ino and Shikamaru also started to shift Choji's training towards academic subjects. Choji's academic performance was also ghastly—a little better than Naruto, just a little! Ino and the others were already Chunin; they couldn't go back to the exam room to help him cheat. So, what could they do?
While the three of them were eating BBQ, Ino asked Shikamaru. "Are you in charge of the first exam? Will it still be ten questions? Test me; let's see if I can answer them."
Shikamaru looked a bit taken aback. He turned to look at his fat best friend, then back at Ino. Isn't that a bit too open about cheating? He still held some reverence for many of the village's rules and regulations, whereas Ino didn't take them seriously at all, looking at him as if nothing was wrong.
Shikamaru covered his forehead. After thinking for three seconds, he finally decided that friendship came first, and village rules and regulations came second.
"Alright, alright. My first question was like this..."
He stated the questions, and Ino answered them on the spot. Choji, while eating BBQ, memorized the answers.
After discussing the written exam, Ino then brought up the second exam, which she was in charge of: "Regarding the second exam, this is how I designed it. Why don't you help me brainstorm..."
They pretended Choji wasn't there, completely leaking the content of the first two exams. Shikamaru, having committed to the plan, acted with a semblance of seriousness, analyzing as if he were a candidate for the second stage. "If I were a candidate, I would first do this, then that. If I encountered unexpected situations, this is how I would handle it..." He went through everything.
As long as Choji memorized everything the two of them said by rote, his chances of passing the exam were as high as ninety percent. They couldn't manage the third exam, but the draws for the third stage had always been very "fair." Given the Akimichi clan's good relationships, no one would make things difficult for him. If he could just manage to reach the top four, his Chunin qualification would be set in stone. An average Chunin Exam couldn't compare to the high intensity of Ino and their generation's; being able to use a C-rank jutsu in battle would be considered having deep family roots!
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