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Chapter 2: A 50-50 Rival? What Should I Do? Online, Urgent!
Chapter 2: A 50-50 Rival? What Should I Do? Online, Urgent!
Tang Ping slowly walked into the training ground.
"Wow, he's so cool!"
"Tch, just another dead-last. He'll never pass the exam."
"No way..."
"Why not? If it weren't for the Uchiha forcing him into the academy, he wouldn't even have the right to be a ninja. Hmph!"
...
As the 'famous' presence, Tang Ping was immediately recognized.
He was the finale! It seemed the higher-ups were determined to make the Uchiha clan lose face.
But Tang Ping ignored all the comments.
'Tch, you guys don't know anything. I need to act like a failure to stay relaxed!'
If he performed well, the Hokage would be at his door in no time, offering warm words and brainwashing, while the Root organization would be checking his abilities.
Who could handle that?
He certainly couldn't.
There was no way the ninja world was polite enough to give him any cheats.
No charging system, no sign-in system, not even the most basic deep-blue points. In this situation, he had no choice but to lay low.
He was a disgrace to all Transmigrators.
Other transmigrators could become clan leaders in a year, village leaders in two, and dominate the ninja world in three. If it were someone like a certain Lu (Lucas), he could sweep through the world in dozens of chapters, cross the stars in a hundred, and even counterattack the Otsutsuki clan.
But he had been practicing ninjutsu for two and a half years and hadn't even become a ninja trainee. He was truly ashamed to face anyone.
But if he could just get through today, he would be free.
All he had to do was let the examiner attack, and he would fall right in front of them, showing them the power of his lazy fish.
Better to be embarrassed now than to lose his life on the battlefield later.
Wait... what?
"What's going on?"
Tang Ping was puzzled as he watched the Chunin examiner walk away.
In a flash, a small figure with a mask, a short sword, and spiky white hair appeared on the training ground, replacing the previous examiner.
Seeing the figure, Tang Ping's face changed.
50-50 rival? What should I do? Online, urgent!
He hadn't expected it to be this person.
"How is it Kakashi?"
"Didn't you notice? This is an early graduation exam."
"The son of the White Fang is finally taking the stage. Today, we'll get to see the strongest genius of Konoha!"
"Applying for the graduation exam after just one year in the academy, just as expected of the great man's descendant!"
...
Various comments filled the air.
If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have drawn so much attention.
But Kakashi was different.
It wasn't just because he was a super genius of Konoha.
It was because his father was the 'White Fang.'
A single short sword that made all the major ninja villages tremble, even the Three Sages were a step below him, and he was the acknowledged next Hokage.
But just recently, he committed suicide after a mission failure.
Now, his bloodline was applying for the graduation exam after just one year, which was why so many people were gathered to watch. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come.
Only a few people knew the real exam procedure, and they realized it had been severely altered.
But there was one person who definitely knew the procedure.
"Danzo!" Sarutobi, standing at the edge of the training ground, turned and shouted, "What are you planning?"
The only person who could change the exam procedure without his knowledge was Danzo.
"Danzo, this isn't the time for games!"
A middle-aged man with grayish-white short hair and glasses, Homura Mitokado, also warned.
The village was already in turmoil due to the White Fang's suicide.
If something happened to his only bloodline, the impact would be catastrophic.
"I know," Danzo replied coldly. "Kakashi just applied for an early exam, and I arranged for him to face an Uchiha dead-last. Do you lack confidence?"
Of course, the exam was just a side effect. The real goal was to use the death of Uchiha Tang Ping to damage the Uchiha clan's reputation.
If it were a real Uchiha, it would cause significant trouble.
But this person, who only bore the surname and was despised within the clan, would cause much less backlash.
Once he was dead, not only would Kakashi be pushed further into darkness, but it would also be an opportunity to further tarnish the Uchiha clan's name.
Simply winning big!
Danzo felt a hint of satisfaction in his heart. _Teacher, rest assured, I will handle the evil Uchiha for you._
"Better be that way!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a warning before continuing to watch the proceedings.
If he knew what Danzo had ordered Kakashi to do, he wouldn't be so relaxed.
With the Hokage silent, no one dared to question the process.
The exam continued!
Suddenly, four Anbu Root ninjas appeared around the training ground, beginning to form seals.
"Four-Element Sealing Array!"
With a light command, a large number of tadpole-like sealing runes spread out, forming a transparent barrier that enveloped the training ground.
This action raised the eyebrows of the spectators.
It would be normal for two Jonin to fight, but for two academy students, even if one was a super genius, it seemed excessive.
"Danzo!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen also sensed something was off.
"It's just to prevent the Uchiha from interfering with the exam. And now, it's too late to do anything about it, isn't it?"
Danzo's tone was calm, but his heart was filled with satisfaction.
This way, there was no way to leave the training ground and concede, and it also prevented the Uchiha from interfering.
With these preparations, it would be incredibly easy for the incredibly talented Kakashi to deal with a dead-last student. There was no fear of any mishaps.
As long as he was pushed into the darkness, this super genius, whose talent rivaled that of the White Fang, would become Root's ace.
"..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was extremely displeased, but he thought that the Uchiha had indeed been acting up recently. Suppressing them a bit might not be a bad idea, so he continued to watch.
On the field!
To Hira felt something was off.
The previous exams had never had a barrier, and the original chunin examiner had been replaced by a fifty-fifty chance.
If it were any other first-year academy student, he wouldn't be worried. Even a dead-last student could at least exchange a few blows.
But when the person was named 'Kakashi,' it was dangerous.
After all, the guy had just lost his father and was currently in a cold, ruthless phase. If he accidentally cut him, no one would stand up for him.
Even with the Uchiha name, To Hira knew his own worth.
If it weren't for some special reasons, he would have been stripped of his name and kicked out of the clan long ago.
If something really happened, the village wouldn't fight for him. They would just take some compensation and act like nothing happened.
Only by crossing over to this real world did he realize how exaggerated the filter was.
The future Uchiha, though victims, were not harmless little bunnies. They had their fair share of troubles, far from the perfect portrayal in the anime.
Now, he needed to figure out how to handle this situation.
"Can I still surrender now?"
Looking at the short, cold, and deadly Kakashi, To Hira made one last attempt to ask.
Swish!
Kakashi drew his short blade.
The gleaming, cold blade spoke volumes about his intentions.
Damn!
To Hira cursed inwardly. He could see that he was definitely being caught in the middle.
This was definitely Danzo's doing. The Third Hokage, the hypocrite, wouldn't be so crude.
If Kakashi killed him, he would have no choice but to follow Danzo's path to the bitter end.
After all, killing outsiders might make you a hero, but killing someone from your own village, even one person, would lead to ostracization, especially in front of so many people.
His death would also tarnish the reputation of the prestigious Uchiha clan.
As for himself?
Sorry, in this era where human life is worth less than grass, even if he died, the Third Hokage would at most scold Danzo and have him drink three cups of punishment, then it would be business as usual.
The real Third Hokage was not as 'kind' as in the anime.
Think about it.
He was the leader of the strongest shinobi village, with a job that involved killing, stealing intelligence, sabotage, and more. A truly kind person couldn't hold such a position.
In short, the anime is just an anime.
If you really believed the plot in the anime, you'd be six feet under by now.
(End of Chapter)
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