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"A woman's intuition is truly terrifying. She's never seen my face, yet she could sense me. I really didn't expect that," a flicker of cold light secretly glinted in Su's eyes as he thought to himself.
Kurenai Yuhi had once had an encounter with him, but at that time, Su was wearing a mask, so Kurenai Yuhi didn't know what Su looked like. Moreover, Su had now drastically altered his appearance using the Transformation Jutsu. Someone who wasn't extremely familiar with him would absolutely not recognize him, yet Kurenai Yuhi nearly sensed his presence purely by intuition. Truly terrifying.
"What's wrong, Su-yi?" Deidara, chewing on barbecue, asked suspiciously, seeing Su lost in thought.
"No, nothing. Let's continue," Su smiled, then picked up a piece of barbecue and vegetables from the grill and put them in his mouth, continuing to eat.
To be honest, the barbecue here tasted quite good. It was rare to eat such delicious barbecue in the Land of Water. After all, the Land of Water was mainly cold food, and most of it was seafood like fish and shrimp. This kind of meat was very rare.
"The taste is really good, hmm!!" Deidara nodded, then picked up another piece of crispy on the outside, tender on the inside barbecue and put it in his mouth.
"Should we have some wine? It's a shame not to pair such delicious barbecue with fine wine," Otoya said, taking a bite of meat and speaking as he ate.
"Sensei Otoya, as a ninja, it's better not to drink alcohol, and this is someone else's territory. Besides, you're the only one who can drink, right? The three of us aren't old enough, and others wouldn't sell us alcohol," Takenoshita Junko said tactfully.
"Hehe, you're right, hahaha." Otoya scratched his head awkwardly, chuckling. Being told this by the genin he was leading made him, a jonin sensei, lose some face.
"Alright, keep eating. We've already attracted quite a bit of attention here," Su said calmly. Hearing Su say this, everyone immediately stopped talking, bowed their heads, and continued to eat.
That night, inside the inn, Su lay quietly on the bed, his eyes occasionally darting towards the window. He could clearly sense very hidden presences in many dark corners outside. Although well-concealed, it was simply impossible for them to evade Su's perception.
"Hmph, probing?" A cold smile appeared on Su's lips, and he slowly closed his eyes. "Too bad, it's all wasted effort."
Time flowed by quickly; three days passed in no time. During these three days, the people from Sakura Village were quite well-behaved. They didn't make any moves that might arouse suspicion. They were either resting and sleeping in the inn or going shopping. Nothing happened during this period, except for Otoya, who was leading the genin team, being summoned by the Anbu to the Hokage's office to meet the Third Hokage.
As for what the Third Hokage said to Otoya, it was all public relations and diplomatic talk, mostly expressing hope for an alliance with Sakura Village, generations of friendship between the two countries, mutual assistance, and support. It had no substantive meaning at all. After all, Otoya was just a jonin, and the Third Hokage couldn't say too much to him. Furthermore, there had been no previous contact between Konoha Village and Sakura Village, and the Third Hokage didn't fully understand this village. So, this was considered a preliminary probe. Otoya naturally nodded and smiled, agreeing to everything, as this was Konoha, and he had to give face to the Hokage. As for later, who knew?
During the conversation, the Third Hokage "unintentionally" steered the topic towards Sakurakage, trying to get some information about the Sakura Village leader from Otoya's mouth. However, it was all skillfully parried by Otoya. After all, the reason Su chose Otoya to lead the jonin team this time was not only because of his sufficient strength, but more importantly, his mind was quite shrewd, and his eloquence was also quite good.
After eating lunch at the restaurant at noon, everyone returned to the inn. Su handed an examination application to Deidara and Takenoshita Junko each, keeping one for himself. The three of them then proceeded to the Konoha Ninja Academy, where the first part of the examination was held. As for Otoya, he stayed at the inn, waiting for the three.
Entering the Ninja Academy, the three didn't stop at all, heading directly to the location of the first examination, Classroom 301. As they reached the second floor, they saw an interesting scene from the original story: a hilarious young man wearing a funny green jumpsuit, with a watermelon haircut, thick eyebrows, and round eyes, instantly blocked Uchiha Sasuke and a chunin, easily catching their kicks.
"This kid!!! He actually took my attack so easily!!?" Uchiha Sasuke looked at the watermelon-haired youth with a somewhat incredulous expression, feeling a bit resentful in his heart.
"Oh, though his outfit is ridiculous, this watermelon-head's strength isn't bad, huh." Deidara nodded as he looked at the watermelon-haired youth.
"Hey, Lee, you said yourself not to draw attention," a young man with long black hair and white eyes said to the funny young man.
"I just wanted to confirm something, Neji," the young man named Lee said to Neji, then looked at Haruno Sakura standing beside Uchiha Sasuke. His face instantly flushed red, followed by Rock Lee's classic humorous confession.
"Hahahahahahaha, you're killing me! This kid is too interesting, hahahaha..." Takenoshita Junko and Deidara held their stomachs, laughing so hard that tears were about to stream down their faces. A hint of a smile also appeared at the corner of Su's mouth; this kid was indeed interesting.
"Hmm? You are...?" Rock Lee heard Junko and Deidara's laughter and immediately looked over, seeing Su and the other two. He saw the headbands on their foreheads and asked somewhat strangely. The others also looked over.
"Let's go, first to the examination site," Su said calmly, ignoring the others, no emotional fluctuations showing on his face. He spoke to Deidara and Takenoshita Junko. The two also tried hard to stop their laughter and followed Su up to the third floor. As for the chunin's genjutsu, Su didn't care about it at all.
"He saw through our genjutsu instantly? The ninjas from Sakura Village have some skill," one of the two chunin behind the door mumbled.
"Indeed, it seems this Chunin Exam is getting more and more interesting, isn't it?" The other person's lips curled into a wicked smile.