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On the streets of Konoha.
"Tianyuan, you're definitely a monster," Jiraiya grumbled after a few steps.
"I say, Pervy Sage, how many times have you said that? It's just learning the Rasengan, isn't it?" Tianyuan said helplessly.
Ever since seeing Tianyuan learn the Rasengan in such a short time, Jiraiya had a look of utter despair and a "seen a ghost" expression.
He was doubting his own aptitude and shocked by Tianyuan's monstrous talent.
Hearing Tianyuan's words, Jiraiya immediately bristled, "What are you talking about? You should know that the Rasengan is an A-rank ninjutsu, and it's even a non-hand seal ninjutsu!"
"Alright," Tianyuan nodded.
"Oh right, why don't you use the Rasengan during the Chunin Exams? You'd definitely scare Minato and the others to death," Jiraiya patted Tianyuan's small shoulder.
"We'll see," Tianyuan said.
"Wait a minute, Tianyuan, something just occurred to me," Jiraiya suddenly realized, recalling something.
"What is it?" Tianyuan asked casually.
"Aren't you in the Chunin Selection Exams, and in the Forest of Death at that?" Jiraiya quickly asked. "How are you outside?"
"Oh, I reached the finish line, but the exam lasts for five days, so I asked Jonin Minato for a leave of absence. I'll go back later," Tianyuan explained.
"A leave of absence? Is that even a thing?" Jiraiya was a bit confused.
On the other side.
Killer B returned to Kumogakure's resting area, looking depressed.
Although he had seen the person he thought was dead today, Killer B felt very annoyed.
"Bee, what's wrong? You look like something happened," A glanced at Killer B curiously. Killer B didn't look like he had been in a fight with anyone, so what else could make him react like this?
"Nothing, big brother," Killer B shook his head.
"How can it be nothing? Bee, how many years have I known you? I can tell at a glance," A chuckled.
A and Killer B's acquaintance dated back to when Killer B was young, before he was chosen as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
"Big brother, do you remember that I had a spar with a Konoha ninja a few months ago?" Killer B asked.
"You mentioned it. You were seriously injured and took a long time to recover," A replied. "That Konoha ninja was named Tianyuan, right?
And he was very young. It's a shame he opened all eight gates of the Eight Gates Formation; he was surely doomed, otherwise he would definitely have been a Konoha genius."
"Yes, I also thought Tianyuan must have died, but..." Killer B said quickly, "But I saw Tianyuan today."
"You saw Tianyuan? You couldn't have been mistaken, could you?" A was a bit confused.
"Big brother, if I were mistaken about something else, then fine, but I talked to Tianyuan, and he is the Konoha ninja who defeated me last time. There's no mistake," Killer B stated.
"Still alive," A's expression turned grim. "Did he not open all eight gates of the Eight Gates Formation that time? Otherwise..."
"I'm not sure about that," Killer B shook his head. "But he did break free from the Eight-Tails' unique sealing jutsu with brute force at the time."
"No matter what, that Tianyuan is definitely a Konoha genius," A's eyes flashed.
"Perhaps we need to conduct some investigation into this Tianyuan," A mused inwardly.
The existence of a genius ninja in one village puts pressure on other ninja villages. If a village produced someone like Madara Uchiha or Hashirama Senju, the other villages would probably be unable to hold their heads high.
Fortunately, no such person had appeared in the Ninja World yet.
That was why Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had become legends in the ninja world.
Whether these legends were good or bad.
While Kumogakure was busy investigating Tianyuan, Tianyuan was still carefree, searching for a signal, and of course, casually returning to the high tower to tease Shizune and Kurenai. He was living quite a leisurely life.
Of course, Minato Namikaze could only smile bitterly at this situation. What could he say?
To be honest, Minato Namikaze believed that Tianyuan's strength had, to some extent, reached Jonin level. Perhaps in some ways, he was a genius even more formidable than Kakashi Hatake.
Five days passed in a flash.
At the high tower, Tianyuan and the others gathered.
Then, the Third Hokage appeared and gave a long, rambling speech before finally congratulating them on completing the challenge of the Forest of Death.
According to Tianyuan's understanding, many people had died in this Forest of Death.
Some died directly at Tianyuan's hands, while most of the ninjas from the smaller villages died at the hands of the Five Great Ninja Villages. Therefore, very few teams actually passed this exam.
There were only 12 teams in total, which meant that the other eight Heaven and Earth Scrolls remained unclaimed.
Of course, Tianyuan also had such a situation; for example, he took a few extra Heaven and Earth Scrolls.
As for Mei Terumī, from whom Tianyuan had snatched a Heaven Scroll, she and her team were also here.
Indeed, with Mei Terumī's strength and her companions' cooperation, snatching scrolls from other ninja villages was very easy, as she possessed two Kekkei Genkai.
On the other side, Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki who had confronted Mei Terumī earlier, also had her squad pass this Forest of Death selection.
Other ninjas from Hidden Sand Village and Hidden Stone Village also entered the subsequent rounds of the exam.
Tianyuan listened boredly to the Third Hokage's pointless speech. The main point was that they would first undergo preliminary rounds, and only the victorious ninjas would proceed to the final official competition.
The final official competition would begin one month later, and by then, the Kage and Daimyo from other ninja villages would arrive in Konoha.
That would be the time to showcase the strength of the various ninja villages, as it would determine which villages would be entrusted with the nations' mission requests.
"I hope that every ninja proves their ability and becomes a true Chunin," the Third Hokage's speech concluded.
Then, the preliminary rounds began.
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