It's been 24 years, why am I reincarnated in Konoha without a system?

Chapter 221 Rin Meets Hana Rin, the Highly Anticipated Chunin Exams

"Is this enough? Should we do some more disguise?" The next day, Nohara Rin looked at herself in the mirror and asked with a mix of worry and nervousness.

Although she had washed off the makeup, changed into casual clothes, put on black sunglasses, and styled her hair like an adult, she was still a little nervous. After all, she might run into many friends from the same cohort, and she might still be recognized.

"No need. There are too many people from other villages coming to watch the excitement today. You won't stand out if you blend in. If you're worried about something going wrong, you can send a shadow clone over, it'll be the same!" Ishikawa shook his head and laughed, seeing right through Rin's guilty conscience.

Even if Nohara Rin were unaware of this, let alone an acquaintance, she would never guess that this was a Konoha comrade who had sacrificed many years ago!

"No way! How can I not go and see something as interesting as the Joint Chunin Exams? Anyway, your house isn't on the outermost edge of the village, so even if something happens, I can get back in time." Nohara Rin playfully stuck out her tongue and refused, while her hands quickly formed hand seals.

"Shadow Clone Technique..."

With a bang, a clone appeared beside Lin, looking at the two of them with a pained expression.

"Then I'll leave this to you, hehehe..." Nohara Rin smiled apologetically at her clone, grabbed Ishikawa's right hand, and quickly went out the door. "Hurry up, you're the examiner today, you can't be late."

Ishikawa? ?

Why does this girl seem even more excited than him? But it makes sense, compared to the last time Rin's clone came over at night to verify things hastily, this is Nohara Rin's first real step into this era.

Thinking of this, Ishikawa couldn't help but smile as he looked at the pretty, curious figure ahead, looking around like a curious child...

However, thinking back to last night's experiment, Ishikawa's face fell again!

Yes, that's right.

His plan to summon a slug through Rin Nohara's contract failed! In this world, Rin Nohara's summoning contract seems to have lost its effectiveness due to the different world, and she was unable to summon the slug at all.

Just like Ishikawa's inability to summon his contracted White Zetsu in the Third Shinobi World War timeline, it was a result of isolation between different worlds and eras. He initially thought that having a Shikkotsu Forest here would bring some surprises, but it turns out he was wrong…

"Hey~ Ishikawa, you're here at the exam hall so early today?"

"Hehehe, Ishikawa is the chief examiner for this exam, so of course he should arrive a little early, Kakashi."

Just as Ishikawa led Nohara Rin to the Chunin tournament venue, bypassing Karin's family's route, two familiar voices suddenly rang in his ears.

Subconsciously turning his head to the side, Ishikawa looked up and his pupils contracted, his eyes showing a strange expression. "Kakashi-sensei, Karin-sensei's wife."

How did Kakashi find the time to come early? And with Hana Rin along??

No, the Sasuke we see now isn't the same Sasuke from the original series. A month is more than enough time to train Chidori; excluding the possibility of him just showing off, he wouldn't be late at all.

【Teacher's wife!】 At the same time that Ishikawa understood, Nohara Rin, who was beside him, trembled and looked up at him.

The next moment, she saw a stunningly beautiful woman with long, flowing hair and eyes that sparkled with different colors walking towards her, holding Kakashi's arm and smiling radiantly.

Kakashi got married?

In an instant, Nohara Rin's eyes widened and her mind went blank. She instinctively gripped Ishikawa's right hand tightly, as if to confirm whether the news was truly true.

Although she was surprised and couldn't accept it at first, Nohara Rin felt that she wasn't as painful as she had imagined. Instead, she felt a complex mix of emotions, including some blessings and a sense of relief.

That shouldn't be! Kakashi is the genius boy she's admired since her school days. How can she feel any relief that he's married to someone else?

Could it be because this Kakashi isn't the young Kakashi she knows?

"Ishikawa, who is this?" Kakashi took two steps closer and asked Nohara Rin, whose expression was unnatural.

As far as he knew, Ishikawa didn't have any female friends he didn't know, especially since the other person was holding Ishikawa's right hand tightly.

Is Ishikawa in a relationship? And this girl... she looks kind of familiar...

"Ahem, this is a friend I met on a previous mission. She came to the village today to watch the Chunin Exams, and since she doesn't know the way, I brought her here." Ishikawa made up a story on the spot, and then tried to pull Nohara Rin away.

If they stay any longer, Rin might give herself away due to her emotional state, so they must stay away from Kakashi.

After all, anyone who has watched Naruto knows that Obito liked Rin → Rin liked Kakashi → Kakashi ≈ Obito.

"Wait, Ishikawa. I just heard from Genma that there were some changes during the exam. You'll have to come with me. Have Hana take your friend to the audience area..."

"An unexpected turn of events?" A glint flashed in Ishikawa's eyes. Before he could hesitate, Nohara Rin had already taken two steps to stand in front of Hana, smiling sweetly. "Ishikawa, you don't need to worry about me with Hana-neechan taking care of me. Go and get on with your business!"

"Is that so?" Looking at Nohara Rin, who seemed to have no negative emotions at all, Ishikawa's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Is this guy up to something secretly?

However, given Yilin's temperament, she probably won't do anything excessive.

Forget it, it's better to guide than to block! Since Lin is determined to make herself unhappy, there's no point in stopping her.

Thinking of this, Ishikawa gave Rin a look that told her not to act rashly, then turned and followed Kakashi to the temporary meeting room.

"Hayate is dead? And the participating genin Tosu has also been killed. Do we need to adjust the exam roster?" Upon hearing the so-called change, Ishikawa couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

That guy Hayate is just too unlucky! He even managed to steal the examiner's spot, and yet he still sacrificed himself for Hayate.

As for Tos? Who cares...

"Well, although there's no clear evidence yet that it was Sunagakure who did it. But Hayate's mission was to monitor the Sunagakure squad, and I didn't expect things to turn out like this!" Genma said, chewing on his senbon needles with displeasure, before looking at Ishikawa with a serious expression.

"So Ishikawa, if Sunagakure does anything out of line today, don't hold back."

“Of course.” Ishikawa nodded solemnly, then looked at everyone and changed the subject, “Then let Karin, who has a bye, replace Tos, so that we don’t have to go through the trouble of adjusting the order of the other participants.”

Genma and the others exchanged glances and nodded in agreement with the plan.

Soon, as the plan was finalized and the Jonin left for the audience, Genma, who was the Hokage's bodyguard, quickly went to report to the Third Hokage and guard the Hokage.

Ishikawa entered the center of the venue after the candidates and the cheering crowd arrived.

Of course, this happened after Naruto was chased and knocked down by a herd of bulls...

"What a complete idiot! You almost arrived late for a situation like this." Sasuke couldn't help but grumble as he looked at the disheveled Naruto who had been pushed in by the bull's horn.

"Alright, now is not the time for you to fool around." Naruto jumped up and was about to retort when Ishikawa glanced at him and stopped him.

"You are the main characters of today's exam, don't embarrass your village. Now, show everyone your talents..."