Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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Before Mitomon Hayate could react, a kunai came flying towards him. He turned his head slightly and glanced at it, only to discover a small white ball behind the kunai – a smoke bomb!

Bang!

A large expanse of white, non-toxic smoke immediately spread out, obscuring Mitokado Hayate's view.

"I see." Shirahoshi immediately understood Yuhi Ryuun's purpose—the smoke created an effect that obscured vision, making it impossible for Mitomon Hayate to distinguish which clone was real and which was fake.

However, this was not the true purpose of the fleeting clouds.

After the smoke appeared, Yuhi Ryuun threw three shurikens based on the previous position range of Mitomon Hayate.

Thump! Thump! Sizzle!

The sound of a shuriken being knocked away by a kunai rang out. Yuhi Ryuun determined the location of Mitomon Hayate and immediately created another phantom clone, controlling the three clones to move forward, while her main body rushed into the smoke.

Soon, Mitomon Hayate's figure burst out of the smoke. The boy turned his head and immediately saw three evening clouds rushing towards him—

"good chance!"

Mitomon Saku's hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals:

Yin-Si-Yin-Si-Yin-Si

"Water escape·Water chaos!"

The C-rank ninjutsu, Water Chaos Wave, can create a pool of water to impact enemies or be used to extinguish fires. It is much better than the E-rank Water Release: Water Ball that Shirahoshi only knows.

"I see. This is how the hand seals for this Water Release technique are formed. I need to take good notes." Before, Shirahoshi didn't have any other chakra nature talents. Even if he knew Water Release and Earth Release, the effect of using them wasn't as strong as someone with the corresponding chakra nature talents. So he never intended to learn them and didn't take notes.

—And Fire Release techniques are very chakra-intensive; Shirahoshi's chakra level before was only enough to create four shadow clones.

The power of the pool depends on the user's control over their chakra.

Mitomon Hayate's chakra reserves were clearly not low either: a jet of water shot out from the boy's mouth and rushed towards the three of them.

None of the spectators offered any warnings, because the rules clearly stated that they were third-party observers and absolutely could not offer any advice. Unlike the Chunin Exams in the original Naruto era, which had varying difficulty levels and aimed at inter-village exchange, their group was going to the battlefield.

Standing beside Shirahoshi, the pretty and somewhat aloof Yuko Shimura crossed her arms and spoke softly into Shirahoshi's ears:

"They fell for it, that idiot."

Chapter 34's acting was over the top!

Shirahoshi, leaning against the railing, glanced at the girl beside her. When she looked back at the battlefield, the water ripples had already passed through the three illusory clones. At this moment, Mitomon Hayate finally realized that she had fallen into a trap.

Where the white smoke dissipated, a girl with long, curly black hair rushed straight towards them, her hands quickly forming several hand seals:

"Your chakra is running low, isn't it?"

"Well then, my illusion magic will come in handy!"

"A Magical Cherry Blossom Season!"

When Yuhi Ryuun's mental attack hit Mitomon Hayate, in Mitomon Hayate's vision, Yuhi Ryuun turned into a cluster of scattered cherry blossoms, and the ground and surrounding environment also turned into a place covered with cherry blossom petals.

Soon, Mitomon Satsuki snapped out of her reverie at the beauty of the flower petals and immediately began forming hand seals:

"untie!"

However, having just used a C-rank ninjutsu, which had depleted a significant amount of the boy's chakra, breaking this genjutsu, which had almost exhausted Yuhi Ryuun's body chakra, was now extremely difficult—at this moment, he could only see something unusual appearing in the cherry blossom field.

In Mitomon Hayate's line of sight, a wreath of cherry blossoms flew towards her: it was actually two shuriken thrown by Yuhi Ryuun, connected by a string. She wasn't sure if Mitomon Hayate could break her full-force illusion, so she used a ranged attack.

The boy moved his right hand, and the kunai flew towards the string. However, the wreath appeared larger from his perspective than it actually was; in reality, it was much thinner. The kunai merely brushed past Mitomon Hayate's line of sight before swooping down in front of him in the next second.

Clunk!

The rope bound the boy, and the two shuriken were fixed to the ground.

The pain from falling on his buttocks hastened the release of the illusion's control.

At this moment, Mitomon Hayate, who had broken the illusion, saw the brightly lit ceiling. Looking down, he found himself tied to the ground by two ropes.

"The victor is like the setting sun and drifting clouds."

According to Shirahoshi's analysis, this is probably a game of comparing the quality of chakra. If Mitokado Hayate maintains his initial state, it will be difficult for him to fall for this genjutsu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Jonin admired Yuhi Ryuun's tactics: knowing what one is good at and delivering a fatal blow to the enemy!

After that, the competition continued with other people—after several rounds, Shirahoshi had probably learned two escape techniques.

Shiranui Kumo was a bit unlucky, as she ran into Shimura Yuko, who was standing next to Shirahoshi.

This is a clan genin with wind-style chakra talent, and her taijutsu is also quite good. Even if Shiranui Kumoma wanted to use a hidden weapon in her mouth to ambush her during a taijutsu attack, it would be extremely difficult for her.

"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"

"Ninpo Senbonsame!"

The original work already provided the answer to the contest between Wind Release and Senbon, a type of hidden weapon. Besides, Shiranui Kumoka is not a rich kid—Senbon flew backward quickly, grazing Shiranui Kumoka's face.

"Just admit defeat. This is your fate." Yuko Shimura lowered her hands and said calmly.

At this moment, Shiranui Kumohime had exhausted almost all her methods. Her weary body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground, pounding her fists in frustration: "Damn it! We've come this far, and yet..."

Referee Shinichi Hirata was not surprised by this result. The number of spots in the Chunin Exams was limited, and for ninjas who were still far from qualified in various aspects, it was better to let the genin who deserved the title of Chunin take the place.

"Victory, Yuko Shimura!"

After several more matches, Shirahoshi mastered three C-rank ninjutsu: 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique', 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave', and 'Wind Release: Great Breakthrough'.

The final match ended abruptly, concluding with Shirahoshi as witness.

The boy from the Inuzuka clan defeated Yuko Shimura and won the MVP of the exam. At this moment, Shirahoshi thought to himself that ninjas who know ninjutsu look down on taijutsu ninjas, but in the end, it is the taijutsu ninjas who have the longest endurance.

During this assessment, apart from Shiranui Kumo and one other commoner genin, all the other genin were promoted to chunin. This made Shiranui Kumo extremely depressed. When he left the examination hall, Yuhi Shinku came out to comfort him and invited Shirahoshi to have a meal together: both to celebrate Yuhi Ryukon becoming a chunin and to comfort Shiranui Kumo, who did not become a chunin.

After finishing their meal, Shirahoshi bid farewell to Shiranui Kumo and her uncle and nephew Yuhi.

On the way, Shirahoshi glanced at the dejected Shiranui Kumogami beside her and patted him on the shoulder:

"You can take the exam again next year, and I'll accompany you then."

"Shirahoshi, do you think I'm not suited to be a ninja?" Shiranui Kumoma said in a low voice.

Bai Xing was silent for a moment, thinking to himself that many people can't even master the Three Body Techniques, and even if they are used to throwing hidden weapons, they can't throw them accurately with their hands. Those losers still become genin. But you, my friend, are just one less cheat code than those losers.

The two remained silent as they arrived at a children's playground. Seeing children playing on slides, in the sand, and on various amusement rides, Shirahoshi patted Shiranui Kumoma's shoulder again, pointed in the direction of the children, and finally said:

"do you remember?"

"An experience we all had as children."

"Although we're not the same age as each other, we must have had this kind of experience."

"Hmm." Shiranui Kumo's tone remained low.

Bai Xing's eyes flickered. The feeling of being watched all the way made Bai Xing mentally complain: "What's wrong with you, old man? Why are you always staring at me? Is it because you wanted to talk to me right after the exam, and I refused to comfort my teammates, so you're retaliating?"

Do you still remember your childhood dreams?

"Become Hokage." At that moment, Shiranui Kumogami answered quickly.

Shirahoshi smiled, but he wasn't laughing at Shiranui Kumogami; he was laughing at most ordinary people, including himself. Without cheat codes, everyone would want to be at the top of the pyramid, but the harsh reality would come quickly—the Hokage's son has a better chance of becoming Hokage, not just because of birth, but also because of talent and aptitude.

"Me too."

"But I know my talent is limited. Compared to some geniuses, I am far from achieving the goal of becoming Hokage, so I have decided to take it one step at a time."

"so."

"Don't let your guard down from now on. Even if you can't be a powerful ninja, there's nothing wrong with being an ordinary ninja who can protect your family, comrades, and village. Isn't that right?!"

Shirahoshi surveyed the children's cheerful laughter. The children pointed in the direction of Shirahoshi and Shiranui Kumo, saying things like, "That's the big brother ninja!" and "So amazing, I want to become a ninja when I grow up."

Shirahoshi waved to the children, then continued to speak to Shiranui Kumo:

"look."

"The children have always trusted us."

"As a senior, you shouldn't lose to the children."

Upon hearing this, Shiranui Kumo's expression gradually hardened, and she nodded vigorously:

"I see."

"Shirahoshi, do you mean even if I can't become a Chunin, or rather..."

At this point, Shiranui Kumo's tone suddenly became somewhat heavy:

"My ultimate goal may be to become just an ordinary Chunin, but I must remain steadfast in my beliefs and strive to become stronger, using that power to protect the younger generation who trust us."

"Is that so?!"

Bai Xing nodded, thinking that this time he could finally reduce the old man's attention—however, when he joined the first class of this year, Bai Xing was completely dumbfounded.

In an instant, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was using the crystal ball to spy on Shirahoshi, suddenly had his somewhat weathered eyes begin to blur.

In my ears, I seemed to drift back to World War I, hearing the second-generation teacher's last words:

"monkey."

"Protect those who admire the village and trust you."

"Then train them..."

"Starting tomorrow."

"You are the Hokage."

—Bai Xing, I underestimated you.

If it weren't for the shadow cast by your past team.

just now.

You must be a Jonin.

It's a pity that the Jonin Yazaki from back then can't see it...

Chapter 35 Class 11 Disbands, Individuals Assigned

three days later.