Even after so many years, Sunagakure still had not figured out the correct interpretation of "guard against fire, theft, and Hagoromo." Their comprehension was so sadly lacking.
Diplomatically speaking, Hagoromo's mission to Sunagakure had still been a great success. Not only had Sunagakure sent a heavyweight adviser as the leader for the joint Chūnin Exams, the Fourth Kazekage had also decided to personally attend the final stage.
Not only that, he had even sent all three of his children to Konoha. Among these three, there were two boys and one girl. Their names were Gaara, Temari, and Other.
Because of the alliance between the two countries, Hagoromo could not openly do certain things to certain people. But that did not stop the Kazekage's decision from being the equivalent of sending sheep into a tiger's den.
After receiving certain intelligence from Mirai, Hagoromo quickly formulated thirty-eight evil plans. Unfortunately, none of them were quite perfect. As for what exactly he should do, that would still have to depend on the specific situation.
In any case, after everything had been settled, the Chūnin Exams finally began.
And the first exam was, to everyone's delight, a written test…
"Lord Hagoromo, it's about time we set out."
If one had to say which group of candidates in the entire joint Chūnin Exams was the calmest, then naturally it was the absurdly unbothered Team 6.
The exam was about to begin, yet this group was still at home and had not moved. If Haku of the Yuki clan had not reminded them, they would probably have waited a little longer before setting off…
Their composure was so extreme that one could not help suspecting they had completely forgotten about the Chūnin Exams.
"There's no need to hurry, right, Haku? If it's a written test, I can finish all the questions within twenty minutes and guarantee accuracy."
Although Mirai said that, after receiving the reminder, she had already begun preparing to leave.
This was not an exaggeration. If Hagoromo were the one taking the written test, and all the questions were calculation-related, he would not even need twenty seconds.
"That isn't the issue. The issue is that if we're late, we probably won't be allowed into the exam room," Haku explained.
As expected of insiders. Although they did not know the exact questions, this group already knew it was a written test.
In truth, as long as Hagoromo led the way, no proctor would be able to stop Team 6 from entering the exam room…
Even the Hokage probably could not stop them. However, since this was an exam being held on their own home turf, it was better to follow the rules a little.
"Let's go," Hagoromo said.
For everyone participating in the Chūnin Exams, these were three truly terrifying words, because they meant Hagoromo was about to open the gate and release Mirai.
However, after the group arrived at the Chūnin Exam venue, they discovered that something was not quite right. They had not even had a chance to stimulate anyone yet, but they had been stimulated first.
Wasn't the first exam supposed to be a written test? Shouldn't things be a little quieter?
"What's going on? A gang fight?" Hagoromo muttered to himself.
Probably because the teachers did not get along, their students did not get along either. Right now, Kakashi's Team 7 and Might Guy's Team 3 were in the middle of one-on-one confrontations.
Kakashi and Guy stood off to the side watching, neither of them stopping it. The former was still listless as ever, while the latter was still overflowing with hot-blooded enthusiasm.
"Will we miss the exam?" Mirai raised her head and asked Hagoromo.
However, Hagoromo saw the eagerness in her eyes.
"Do as you like. Just don't go too far."
Let her mess around however she wanted. Hagoromo simply let go and stopped caring. He walked straight toward Kakashi and Guy to see what exactly these two were up to.
At this moment, Naruto was confronting Neji, and he did not seem to be gaining much advantage. It had to be said that the Hyūga clan's Gentle Fist was uniquely troublesome, especially during a first confrontation.
As for Naruto, his taijutsu had never been particularly refined. Yet during his fight with Neji, he had not even used shadow clones, so naturally he had no advantage to speak of.
However, after a flash of bright red hair passed through his field of vision, Naruto took a closer look at his big sister boss's expression. Realizing something, he immediately stopped the ongoing fight, lowered his banner, beat the drum of retreat, and silently went to stand by the wall.
Neji naturally also noticed the arrival of three more people. So after Naruto stepped back, he did not "press the attack" either. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Team 6.
"Uzumaki Mirai?" he said her name accurately.
There was no helping it. Back when Mirai was at the Academy, she had always been an extremely famous "person of influence." Neji, Lee, and Tenten were only one year above Mirai, so naturally they could not have turned a blind eye to Mirai's "great achievements."
However, the two sides had never had any direct conflict.
Back then, at a certain point, because Hagoromo had warned Mirai not to go too far while playing around at the Ninja Academy, her plan to dominate the entire school had been forced to be abandoned. At that time, she had not yet invaded the class Neji and the others were in, so he had never had the chance to compete with the second-generation Bloody Red Pepper.
But Neji had remembered the name Uzumaki Mirai no matter what, and he could imagine that her strength was definitely not ordinary.
Were both sides going to have a match before the Chūnin Exams?
To be honest, Neji himself did not have much expectation for this kind of dispute. However, the other party's identity as the "Fourth Hokage's daughter" also meant that he would not refuse.
He did not think he would lose to her either.
This little friend had no idea about the truth hidden many years ago. If not for Mirai, your old man would have died long ago, you know?
"What are you two talking about? If you have time to chat, why didn't you stop the dispute between the genin?"
By this time, Hagoromo had already walked up to the two of them. To be honest, he really did find it a little strange. It was understandable for genin to start fighting, but why were these two teachers just standing there watching?
Hagoromo did not receive any answer, because Kakashi and Guy instantly vanished from in front of him.
Not only that, but before this, Kimimaro and Haku had already quietly widened the distance between themselves and Mirai.
Then Mirai raised both hands and formed a hand seal. In an instant, everything before everyone's eyes became as bright as day. Along with the piercing sound of birdsong, the lightning of Chidori Current instantly filled the entire space.
When Hagoromo used a move like this, he at least knew to conserve chakra a little. But for Mirai, there was no need for such restraint at all. She had plenty of chakra.
Fight the people here?
Sorry, she only wanted to pass through quickly and leave a deep impression on the troublemakers.
If they wanted to fight her, they could first break through Chidori Current's defense. Could the Gentle Fist do that?
Mirai maintained Chidori Current just like that, passing through the area with sparks and lightning all the way.
As for Kakashi and Guy, each of them had scooped up several children and stuck themselves to the ceiling. Being able to grab everyone in that instant was already impressive, so they had not had time to distinguish whose students they were grabbing.
Guy had Neji and Naruto tucked under one arm, and Lee and Sasuke under the other. Kakashi, meanwhile, was holding Tenten and Sakura…
This scene made it especially easy to tell who the closet pervert was. Why did a certain someone specifically choose to pick up the girls?
No wonder he was a loyal reader of the Make-Out Paradise series.
As for the only person in the area who was still standing motionless in the original spot, that was Hagoromo.
Because he was immune to this stuff.
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