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Chapter 329: Celebration [55]
Chapter 329: Celebration [55]
In the Hokage's office building, walking out into the corridor, Fengye coincidentally bumps into Hinata.
"The situation is roughly as I've explained. I've asked Kakashi to add your name to the list of participants for the Chunin Exams as a member of a separate squad."
Fengye briefly explains the Chunin Exams to Hinata and offers her an encouraging smile.
Nowadays, even Konoha's elite jonin would have a hard time against Hinata. If they couldn't win quickly, they were bound to lose to her in the end. There was no doubt that she was qualified to take the Chunin Exams independently with her current strength.
Kakashi took the Chunin Exams alone, as did Fengye and his disciple, Uchiha Itachi. So, naturally, his disciple Hinata would follow in their footsteps.
Compared to them,
Hinata's strength was the most formidable among them. She was at least stronger than Fengye, Kakashi, and Itachi were when they took the Chunin Exams.
However, that didn't mean Hinata could easily crush her competition this time. This Chunin Exam could be considered an elite free-for-all.
First, there was Naruto and Sasuke. Both of their strengths were already nearing jonin level. If they teamed up and Sasuke suddenly upgraded his Sharingan, even the village's elite jonin might be in for a tough fight.
In addition,
Orochimaru had also entered a team into the exams. They were his children, Mizuki, Uzumaki Karin, and Haku. While Karin and Mizuki were decent, Haku's strength was already at the jonin level.
There were also others like Rock Lee, who could open the fifth gate of the Eight Inner Gates, among other individuals. While their personal strengths might not have reached the jonin level, their teamwork was enough to give even jonin a headache.
"I'll do my best."
Hinata replied with a hint of pink on her cheeks, her eyes shining with determination. She had become less timid than she used to be, and the increase in her strength had brought about a positive change in her demeanor.
The firmness in her expression made her even more adorable.
Fengye smiled at her, ruffled her head affectionately, and then made his way upstairs to his home.
Noticing that Hinata had followed him all the way, Fengye couldn't help but smile. As he pushed open the door, he turned to her and asked, "Are you thinking of coming to my place for dinner?"
Bang! Bang!!
As Fengye's voice trailed off, there were several popping sounds from behind the door he had pushed open. Then, a burst of colorful fireworks erupted from within.
The dark room was suddenly illuminated with bright lights.
"Happy birthday, Hokage-sama~"
Lin stood by the door, beaming at Fengye while holding a firework in her hand. Next to her was Jing, also holding a firework and wearing a gentle smile.
The living room had been transformed into a banquet hall, with a long table laden with sumptuous dishes, and someone busy cooking in the kitchen.
"Happy... happy birthday, Sensei."
Hinata's cheeks turned a delicate shade of red as she spoke, holding out a gift bag that she had somehow produced.
"You guys..."
Fengye shook his head, amused.
He stepped into the living room, his eyes taking in the beautiful paper flowers that adorned the room. In one corner, Konan was still crafting more flowers, adding the finishing touches to the decorations.
Next to the table stood Terumi Mei, who tilted her head at Fengye and said, "You're back early. We weren't quite ready yet. Hinata, why didn't you help delay him a bit longer?"
"I... um..."
Hinata mumbled weakly.
Lin giggled. "It's fine. This can be considered an unexpected surprise..."
She curved her eyes, which were like large, bright bells, towards Fengye and smiled adorably. "Is there anyone else you'd like to invite? I heard that you're also quite close with the Queen of Loulan and the Princess of Wind and Cloud?"
Ever since Lin grew up, she had lost some of her sunny disposition from her childhood. Although her smile remained radiant, she had developed a more mischievous side. Fortunately, Kurenai hadn't been influenced by her, but the former had been led astray by Anko. On the surface, Kurenai still maintained her dignified and aloof image, but from time to time, she would do something outrageous.
Such behavior, which contradicted her outward appearance, was often quite alluring.
"Yes, otherwise, we might not have enough people."
Kurenai emerged from the kitchen, carrying two plates of freshly prepared dishes, which she placed on the table. A slight smile played on her lips as she seemed to take pleasure in Fengye's flustered state.
Fengye sat down on the sofa, not showing any signs of embarrassment. Instead, he chuckled and said, "You all seem unusually harmonious today."
"Of course," Lin replied with a beaming smile as she took a seat next to Fengye. "It's your birthday, after all."
"If you don't plan on having a harem, who would you choose?" Lin asked, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.
Kurenai, Shizune, and the others turned to look at Fengye, awaiting his response.
Even Hinata, her cheeks flushed, stole glances at him, curious about his answer as she knew many people admired her teacher.
Under everyone's gaze, Fengye merely smiled and glanced at Lin, saying, "Take a guess."
...
The Chunin Exams in Konoha proceeded as scheduled.
This Chunin Exam was the first time that genin originally from the other four great ninja villages were included in the participant list since the unification of the ninja world and the integration of the four villages into Konoha.
Allowing these genin from the former four great ninja villages to take the Chunin Exam symbolized a new phase in the unification process, indicating that ninjas from the other villages would gradually be accepted.
Perhaps, decades later, they would be completely integrated with Konoha.
Due to the expanded scope of this Chunin Exam, the number of participants was exceptionally high. There were over four hundred candidates, requiring three separate venues just for the first round of exams.
Among the candidates were graduates from previous years, as well as genin like Naruto and Sasuke, who had graduated in the same year. Additionally, there were ninjas originally from other villages.
As this Chunin Exam also symbolized future equality and peace, indicating that ninjas from other villages would gradually be embraced, it held great significance. Kakashi personally oversaw the exams as the head examiner.
In the examination room, Fengye picked up a test paper and glanced at its contents, unable to hold back a smile. "So, it's all your doing, huh?"
The content of this Chunin Exam was similar to the one he had taken. The first stage was still an open-book exam, but this time, Naruto quickly caught on and, like Sasuke, utilized cheating to complete the exam.
Sakura, the bookworm, managed to solve all the questions on her own.
"I think she should attend a regular school," Kakashi remarked helplessly.
He felt that Sakura could become a scientist if she attended a regular school.
Being able to forcefully solve all ten questions was indeed... an extremely rare occurrence in similar exams. At least, the current him would be stumped by most of the questions, and even back then, he hadn't been able to answer a single one.
Fengye smiled and put down Sakura's test paper. "Let's control the number of people passing the second exam; keep it to fifty or fewer. Then, we can filter them again in the third round, aiming for a final round with preferably less than twenty participants."
"Alright," Kakashi nodded.
(End of Chapter)
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