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Just now, the power of the tailed beast within him suddenly began to surge.
It felt like finding a kindred spirit.
Gaara couldn't help but show a hint of excitement on his face.
"Gaara, those two are just showing off their love, don't be impulsive."
At that moment, a girl with light yellow hair carrying a large fan hurriedly spoke to Gaara beside her.
Gaara: "..."
Just then, the classroom door was pushed open again.
Two men and a woman walked towards us.
Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, Choji Akimichi.
Shikamaru yawned, looking rather lazy.
"Luckily, I wasn't too late."
However, not long after they entered the room, the classroom door was opened again.
The newcomers were none other than Hyuga Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten.
At this moment, all twelve members of the "Little Strong Ones" were present!
At this moment, Ino gathered around, first looking at the other people in the classroom, and then said to everyone, "Speaking of which, there are really a lot of people participating in this year's Chunin Exams."
After she finished speaking, Shikamaru yawned and sighed helplessly.
"Yes, this Chunin Exams not only has a lot of participants, but also quite a few top-tier ninjas."
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
"You don't need to worry too much. The number of people who are truly top-notch is actually very small."
Just then, a bespectacled, refined-looking man walked over.
"???" Faced with the strangers who suddenly approached, all of the Konoha Twelve, except for Naruto who remained calm, looked puzzled, or even wary.
Kabuto Yakushi approached the group with a friendly smile and introduced himself.
Immediately afterwards, his gaze inadvertently fell on Naruto, and then he focused his attention on Sasuke for a few more moments.
Then, he smiled and said, "You must be the genin who just graduated this year, right? I didn't expect your teacher to be so bold as to let you participate in the exam."
"Who are you?" Sasuke asked, looking at Kabuto Yakushi in front of him.
Upon hearing this, Kabuto Yakushi habitually pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "Hello, my name is Kabuto Yakushi, and I am an intelligence-gathering ninja."
"An intelligence-gathering ninja?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
“Yes.” Kabuto nodded and replied, “Well… I’ve basically collected information on everyone here, though there are some I haven’t been able to collect information on.”
"That powerful?" Sasuke was a little skeptical.
Seeing the doubtful look on their faces, Kabuto pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "Alright, since you're newcomers, as your senior, I'll take care of you."
As he spoke, he took a box of cards out of his pocket.
"This is a ninja card, which records the information I've collected."
After saying that, he randomly picked a card.
Infuse chakra into the card.
The next moment, the card, which was originally blank, gradually revealed a pattern.
A boy carrying a sand gourd appeared.
Everyone tilted their heads and looked over.
Kabuto felt a surge of smugness at the sight of everyone's curious expressions, but he soon noticed Naruto's completely uninterested look, and his lips twitched imperceptibly.
I've shared such important information with him, and he's not interested at all?
He then turned his attention back to the ninja card and explained, "He is Gaara, a genius ninja from Sunagakure. He has a rather bloodthirsty and ruthless personality, but his strength is truly formidable. He has completed eight C-rank missions and one B-rank mission. It is said that he always returns unscathed from every mission."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.
"Completely unharmed! That's amazing!" Shikamaru's eyes narrowed, then he put on a pained expression. "Sigh, if I had known there would be such a strong person participating in the exam, I wouldn't have come."
"..."
With that, Kabuto Yakushi took out a few more Ninja Sense Cards and began to explain.
"By the way, Sound Village is a ninja village that was only established in recent years. There are three people here that you should pay attention to."
As he spoke, his gaze fell upon the Sound Ninja trio not far away.
Then he took out three more ninja cards.
Chakra was injected into it.
The next moment, two men and one woman appeared on the three ninja cards in his hand.
"The Sound Ninja Trio: Tosu Kinuchi, Zaku Stirrup, and Koto Hammer."
"These three are not to be underestimated. Take a look at their strength descriptions."
Upon hearing this, everyone watched with great focus, except for Naruto, who found it very boring.
Soon, everyone finished reading the strength introductions, and Kabuto Yakushi put away his Ninja Cards.
He glanced at Naruto, who looked bored, and his lips twitched slightly, feeling extremely frustrated.
Such important intelligence, and they didn't even glance at it? That's incredibly disrespectful!
Then, Kabuto looked at Sasuke and felt relieved when he saw the serious expression on Sasuke's face.
"I hope this information will be helpful for your exams."
Everyone nodded in gratitude as they listened to his words.
Naruto, however, ignored Kabuto.
Knowing the original story, he naturally understood why Yakushi Kou came.
They're just trying to get close to Sasuke.
at this time.
Suddenly, a cloud of white mist burst out of the classroom.
The unexpected situation instantly attracted everyone's attention.
A man with a scar on his face emerged from the white mist.
His face was serious, giving off an aura of authority without anger.
"You bunch of guys, shut up!! Kai!"
A dignified voice rang out from the scarred man.
Some of the ninjas in the classroom were startled by the sound.
The scarred man looked at everyone in the classroom and said again, "My name is Morino Ibiki, and I am the proctor for your first exam."
Without giving the candidates a chance to speak, he added another sentence.
"Alright, the first round of written exams is now officially starting!"
Chapter 64: The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea, Each Displaying Their Unique Abilities! Morino Ibiki: From now on, all candidates who show affection in public will be eliminated!
Inside the examination room.
Ibiki Morino looked at the candidates who were already seated in front of him, poked the blackboard with the chalk in his right hand, and put on a serious expression on his scarred face.
"Now, I have a few important rules to tell you."
"Remember this, I'll only say this once. If you ask me any more questions after this, I won't answer them."
At this point, he picked up the chalk and began writing the rules on the blackboard.
"Rule number one: if any one member of a team fails the test, the entire team will be eliminated!"
Upon hearing this, the genin participating in the assessment below all showed expressions of astonishment, causing an uproar.
This has tied the team together!
"What...what are we going to do? Naruto is going to fail the written test!"
Sasuke sat in the chair, his facial muscles twitching wildly.
He knows Naruto too well.
Back when he was in the Ninja Academy, Naruto often skipped classes.
Moreover, he got a zero every time he took a test.
The Chunin Exams now start with a written test – how are we supposed to compete?!
"Damn it, does this mean it's over before it even started?!"
Thinking of this, Sasuke's face showed a look of unwillingness, and he secretly prayed that Naruto would pass the test!
And in the other seat.
Sakura Haruno was also looking at Naruto.
She was also worried about helping Naruto with his exam questions.
He even secretly wondered how to cheat and help Naruto pass the exam!
But then I realized that there were teachers monitoring the area everywhere, so there was no way to help Naruto cheat!
She was secretly worried about this.
same time.
Naruto, who was sitting in a chair, suddenly felt two eyes looking at him.
Seeing the looks his two teammates were giving him, Naruto instantly understood the meaning behind their eyes.
However, he shrugged, indicating that everything was fine.
"???"
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