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

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"Ahhh-"

Shiranui Kumo-no-Kami and Yuhi Ryuun: "..."

Chapter 27 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

In the dark and silent cave tunnel, a cool breeze occasionally blew in from the entrance and exit, hitting the faces of the two bewildered individuals.

"Shirahoshi. Did you install tracking devices on your feet? How come you always manage to step into these traps?!"

On the tunnel floor, a black-haired boy with a senbon in his mouth couldn't help but speak to a boy who was leaning against the stone walls in a starfish position in the middle of a deep pit in the cave floor, trying to avoid getting hit by the 'paint' below.

At that moment, Shiranui Kumo held a small portable candle in her hand, and the candlelight shone on the face of the boy struggling below.

"I do not know either."

"Last time it was definitely on the left! Who knew he switched to the right?"

Beside her, the curly-haired, red-eyed girl covered her embarrassed face and said, "Bai Xing, how come you always make these kinds of mistakes in exams? You're capable of completing D-level missions 100% of the time, so your observation skills should be excellent."

As Xi Ri Liu Yun finished speaking, Bai Xing exerted a slight push with her hands and feet, then landed gracefully on the tunnel floor behind the two of them, calmly clapping her hands: "Don't worry, this little difficulty is nothing..."

call out!

Before the two could turn around, Shirahoshi vanished from the ground. Shiranui Kumogami covered his face, realizing that teaming up with Shirahoshi was a real rip-off, but Shirahoshi's combat strength was quite good. "I forgot to tell you, there are traps in that place too."

"And this is the last trap on the road ahead."

"I know, I was just careless for a moment! I definitely won't win again once I get out!"

"..."x2

I always feel like someone's mouth is blessed.

In the cave passage, a surveillance camera hidden in a corner of the rock wall perfectly captured the scene.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke was already clutching his stomach and laughing so hard he almost choked.

Kurenai Yuhi covered her face, feeling that Shirahoshi seemed to deliberately display his unexpected behavior under the surveillance cameras every time.

Their cave has only three exits, and each one is placed in a corner near the exit: last time, Kurenai Yuhi personally witnessed Shirahoshi fall into the trap in the proctoring video.

But this time it's even more outrageous.

I lost twice right at the start of the game!

Among the spectators, Orochimaru frowned, feeling that something was off about Shirahoshi, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

At this moment, Shinnosuke Sarutobi, having finished laughing, wiped away his tears, stepped forward, and mocked Shirahoshi: "That's amazing. This is a genin who failed the Chunin Exams for six years. The one my father had his eye on."

Orochimaru glanced at Sarutobi Shinnosuke. "This is just the beginning. Let's see what happens next."

If things continue like this, he will be extremely disappointed in Shirahoshi, the teacher leading the team.

—A teacher who is in charge of a group and whose students are not performing as well as the students is not qualified to be a teacher at all.

......

Time ticked by, and many teams began searching for other teams, trying to seize the scrolls from them.

This scroll allocation can form 4.5 pairs of Heaven and Earth scrolls.

"what!!!"

A genin who was walking along a river stepped into a trap set in the water, and a net-like rope bound him directly.

"help me--"

The other two teammates rushed up immediately, but the Konoha Chunin squad, who had been hiding by the river and playing the role of Iwagakure ninjas, suddenly appeared.

"What an unexpected bonus. I didn't expect that when we ambushed the Rain Village ninjas, we could also capture a few Konoha ninjas."

"That's right. They haven't even mastered water walking yet, and they dare to come to the battlefield to die. They truly deserve to be called Konoha ninjas."

"Why bother talking to them? Just deal with them."

The Jonin spoke, and the two Chunin fell silent—the Jonin formed hand seals, and the two Genin swallowed hard, but one of them reacted and shouted, "We're no match for him, retreat!"

The boy who spoke grabbed the kunai and untied his companion, who was hanging by a rope on the riverbank and had swallowed several mouthfuls of river water. "Run! Takashi!"

Meanwhile, the Konoha Jonin had also completed his technique—normally he would have finished it much earlier, but he had slowed down the hand seals.

On the riverbank, a Konoha Jonin dressed in Iwagakure ninja attire stood on the ground, having completed the final '巳' hand seal.

"Turong Tulong Spear!"

"Konoha ninjas, just die here obediently!"

As the Konoha Jonin roared, the three Genin immediately noticed the ground begin to shake slightly, and the next second, countless sharp, cone-shaped stone spikes began to appear in front of the Konoha Jonin.

Rumbling--

The Konoha Jonin finished his hand seals, glanced around, and noticed that all three had dodged in time. He nodded to himself.

Whether in terms of execution speed, range, or power, it is far inferior to a formal B-rank ninjutsu.

"Running away is a good thing. To be defeated so easily would be truly..."

call out--

A kunai shot out from the forest, and the Konoha Jonin dodged the attack by sidestepping.

At this moment, a hint of annoyance appeared on the face of the Konoha Jonin.

"Hahaha--"

"Stop laughing, the captain's face has darkened."

The two Konoha Chunin immediately stood up straight, waiting for the Konoha Jonin in front to give the order.

"The task was to help the candidates avoid attacks, not to provoke them."

"Since we've provoked them..."

"Then don't blame me, a Jonin, for suppressing these seedlings." At this moment, the Konoha Jonin showed a 'kind' smile. "Pursue them and capture them. Otherwise, you can forget about being Chunin."

"Yes!" x2

The two Chunin immediately gave chase in the direction where the three Genin had just run off.

"Hey, he seems to have broken down."

"You still dare to talk back! Wasn't it you who angered him by throwing the kunai?"

"There shouldn't be any worries, we can just run now."

The group of two men and one woman sped into the depths of the forest, pursued by two 'Iwagakure ninja'.

However, the genin's stamina quickly began to decline, and the Konoha chunin who was in charge of the role was also quite strong, so they soon closed the gap.

"Hey you three, you've angered Captain Hirata, so we're not going to let you off the hook." One of the Chunin youths following behind the three sprinted along, leaping across tree trunks while forming hand seals; his speed was so fast that it was almost impossible for anyone to react.

"Water escape·Water chaos!"

Upon hearing that it was a water-style technique, the male and female Konoha genin directly in front of them tried to dodge with a substitution jutsu, while another Konoha chunin also demonstrated his ninjutsu:

"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"

The raging wind struck the two genin directly, making it impossible for them to form hand seals. At the same time, the stream of water spat out by the young man came straight at them and hit their bodies.

boom!boom!

The two crashed into the tree trunk one after the other, fell to the ground, and lost their ability to fight.

Only one Konoha genin named Takashi remained, nervously forming hand seals while gripping a kunai. The other two chunin stood with their arms crossed, perched on tree trunks, looking on with disdain.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of the two, he completed the last 'Yin' seal, finally finishing his technique.

Suddenly, a dazzling orange-red fireball shot out from in front of the black-haired boy's mouth:

Fire Release: Fireball!

"As expected, it's a D-rank ninjutsu. No improvement at all for this generation of genin." A Konoha chunin scratched his head, watching the rapidly approaching fireball, and dodged it with a simple sidestep.

Konoha Shinobu believed he had found the enemy's blind spot, so he grabbed his kunai and charged forward.

Another Chunin noticed that the child was so nervous that he had ignored his presence.

A Konoha Chunin appeared directly to Takashi's side and punched him in the abdomen. The intense pain caused him to drop his weapon, and he could only roll on the ground clutching his stomach.

"It feels like you're taking the Chunin Exams for the first time. You've done a few C-rank missions."

Hearing the Chunin's insult, Takayuki gritted his teeth and said, "Konoha ninjas would never leak information about their own village!"

Two Konoha Chunin: "..."

You don't actually think you can still take the exam, do you?

Just as the two were about to continue questioning, they heard a rustling sound behind them. The two Chunin dared not be careless. The Chunin who was closest to them immediately grabbed Xiao's body and followed the Chunin next to him to dodge.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Three shuriken landed on the ground where they had just been.

"Who goes there!" A Konoha Chunin turned to look at the empty forest and questioned him.

"Team 11, Uchiha Mikoto."

"It seems the exam didn't mention anything about not attacking 'enemy country ninjas'."

On the tree trunk, the figure of a girl with long, straight black hair appeared.

Immediately afterward, before one of the wary Konoha Chunin could react, a pair of small, childlike hands suddenly appeared from the ground:

"You're careless."

"Earth Release: Heart Beheading Technique!"

Chapter 28 The Ino-Shika-Cho trio are coming at me?!

"Earth Release: Heart Beheading Technique!"

A small, childlike arm suddenly emerged from the ground and forcefully pulled a Konoha Chunin into the ground, causing a scream to erupt.

"what--"