"Crunch, crunch~"
The sound of footsteps in the snow was heard. Kurenai Yuhi lifted her head, and a smile appeared on her face.
She exhaled a cloud of white breath and raised her right hand to wave: "Mirai, over here!"
"Kurenai, have you been waiting long?"
"No, I just got here."
When Mirai Uchiha approached, Kurenai Yuhi suddenly became a little shy, twisting her hands behind her back.
"Do you have hemorrhoids?"
"Bah! You have hemorrhoids!"
Mirai Uchiha shook his head, puzzled: "Then why are you acting so prim?"
Kurenai Yuhi shot Mirai Uchiha a glare full of anger and embarrassment, and shoved a red scarf into his hands.
"A scarf?"
At Mirai Uchiha's inquisitive look, Kurenai Yuhi lifted her chin and huffed: "I just saw that you weren't dressed warmly enough, and I was worried you'd catch a cold and it would affect the upcoming Chūnin Exams. Don't get any weird ideas."
That overwhelming tsundere attitude made Mirai Uchiha unable to stop himself from smiling.
He wrapped the scarf around his neck and expressed surprise: "It's so warm!"
The corners of Kurenai Yuhi's mouth curved slightly, but before she could say anything, she heard Mirai Uchiha speak again: "Kurenai, where did you buy this? I'm going to buy a few dozen to keep as backups."
"Mirai, you're such a big fool!"
"Hahaha... I'm just joking." Mirai Uchiha looked at Kurenai Yuhi sincerely. "Kurenai, thanks, I really like it."
"Whether you like it or not, why do you have to say it out loud..."
"Hey, it's almost time. We should go to the exam location."
Hearing the voice beside him, Mirai Uchiha pretended to be surprised: "Eh? Asuma?"
"When did you arrive?"
"..."
This idiot! He had been the first to arrive! Don't pretend you just saw me!
Asuma Sarutobi clenched his fists: "Hmph! A grown man wearing a scarf, and a red one at that. You've got no manliness..."
Mirai Uchiha walked past him without looking at him and turned to Kurenai Yuhi: "How strange, why does it smell so much like vinegar so early in the morning?"
Ah!!!
Watching the two of them walk away, Asuma Sarutobi kicked the ground in anger.
I really want to beat this guy up!
Mirai Uchiha entered the Ninja Academy building and on the way, he ran into the trio of Kakashi Hatake, Rin Nohara, and Obito Uchiha.
"Mirai, good morning!"
"Eh? How do you know this scarf was personally knitted by Kurenai?"
The three of them looked at him with poker faces.
Did anyone ask you about the scarf?
After Mirai Uchiha left, Obito Uchiha looked expectantly at Rin Nohara beside him.
"Uh, Rin..."
"No way!"
...
Upon entering the teaching building, a group of people was gathered at the corner of the stairs, seemingly arguing about something.
"Why won't you let us in?"
"Exactly, we're all ninjas here for the exam, what the hell are you blocking the way for?"
"The exam is about to start, get out of the way!"
Mirai Uchiha and the others looked ahead and saw two people blocking the door to classroom 501, one in front and one behind.
Anyone trying to enter was easily knocked down by them.
"These guys are pretty unpleasant, huh?"
Asuma Sarutobi said with some anger.
How could they block the exam room door and not let anyone in?
"Mirai, should we check it out?"
Kurenai Yuhi asked, looking at Mirai Uchiha.
"Don't worry about them." Mirai Uchiha shook his head. "The ones stuck here are destined to be eliminated."
Upon hearing Mirai Uchiha's words, Asuma Sarutobi snorted in disdain: "Do you think the same way as those two blocking the door?"
"Do you plan to use such a despicable method to eliminate your competitors?"
"We're not on a mission right now, so whatever decision you make, I won't just stand by."
Hearing Asuma Sarutobi's words, Mirai Uchiha shrugged: "As you wish."
With that, Mirai Uchiha turned to Kurenai Yuhi and said: "Kurenai, let's go upstairs first."
"Eh?"
When Kurenai Yuhi heard Mirai Uchiha, she was surprised: "Mirai, isn't this the exam room?"
"Kurenai, look closely, is this really our exam room?"
Kurenai Yuhi was stunned but soon realized the anomaly.
She had a lot of talent for genjutsu, and with Mirai Uchiha's reminder, she quickly realized she had fallen into one.
"Dispel!"
As the genjutsu was undone, the sign for classroom 501 began to distort and change, becoming 401.
"Mirai, did you realize from the beginning?"
Kurenai Yuhi looked at Mirai Uchiha with admiration.
Although this genjutsu wasn't very difficult to dispel, noticing the anomaly right away wasn't easy.
"Kurenai, you must remember that the Chūnin Exams don't necessarily take place in the exam room."
"Once you let preconceived ideas limit your thinking, you're likely to fall into a trap carefully designed by others."
"Mirai, I understand."
Seeing the two of them head upstairs, Asuma Sarutobi's face turned pale.
Recalling his loud speech just moments ago, he felt like a fool.
Damn it!
Why, despite trying so hard, was he always outdone by Mirai Uchiha?
After standing still for a moment, Asuma Sarutobi gritted his teeth and followed Mirai Uchiha up the stairs.
If he stopped here, it would be even harder for him to escape the shadow of being "the Hokage's son."
...
When they arrived at the real exam room, Mirai Uchiha and the trio opened the door and entered.
The classroom could simply be described as a "sea of people."
All the seats were taken, and there were many people standing in the aisles, in the corners, and by the walls...
"H-how are we supposed to take the exam like this?"
"Has there been an issue with the organization?"
Kurenai Yuhi asked, surprised at the scene.
Asuma Sarutobi also frowned.
This was a mess.
How could they cram so many examinees into a single room?
If there wasn't even enough room to sit, how were they supposed to take the exam?
Asuma Sarutobi was about to go find the organizers to complain, but when he saw that Mirai Uchiha still had a calm expression, he got the strange feeling that something was off.
Well, first he would see what Mirai Uchiha thought.
The emergence of this thought made Asuma Sarutobi feel a wave of humiliation.
But recalling the embarrassment of messing up so many times in the past, Asuma Sarutobi finally held himself back.
"Look, that guy is Mirai Uchiha."
"That genius from the Uchiha clan? He looks like an ordinary guy."
"If it weren't for Lord Hokage personally admitting him, it would be hard to believe a kid like him could take down two Jōnin."
"Hey, hey, hey, making a monster like that participate in the Chūnin Exams? Isn't this bullying the decent people?"
Amidst the discussions from the crowd, Mirai Uchiha headed to a spot by the window: "You guys, move. I want this seat."
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