[Before long.]
[Everyone entered the dojo inside the Central Tower.]
[At this time, a group of proctors, Anbu Ninjas, and the Jōnin Instructors of each class had already been waiting for a long time.]
[After seeing their Jōnin Instructors, the Genin silently walked towards where their respective instructors were standing.]
[Glancing at the center of the dojo, beneath the stone statue with hands in a seal, stood a hunched and haggard figure.]
[It was Hiruzen Sarutobi, whom they hadn't seen for many days.]
[His mental state had completely changed.]
[Especially those dark circles under his eyes that couldn't be hidden no matter what.]
[Even during the time spent waiting for the Genin to enter, several Ninjas beside him were constantly submitting documents.]
[Calling him the Strongest Hokage at every turn, saying things like without him, no one would know what to do.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi was naturally suffering yet enjoying it...]
Orochimaru: "Hehe, Teacher Sarutobi... just like always."
Senju Tobirama: "Hmph!"
Temari: "So far, it's mostly similar to this world, but many details have been changed... I'm afraid a butterfly effect will break out after this Chunin Exams."
[Each team took their positions.]
[The faces of the Jōnin Instructors who had no Genin behind them changed.]
[Looking at the four prominent teams from Konoha, their gazes narrowed slightly.]
[Too young.]
[Is this Konoha's new generation?]
[To think there are so many excellent seeds.]
[Many passed the first exam this time.]
[But the majority were still eliminated.]
[And in this second exam, in Konoha's most dangerous Forest of Death... even fewer passed!]
[Moreover, the death rate has already exceeded fifty percent.]
[At this moment, those who passed the exam:]
[On Konoha's side, there are the Twelve Small Strongs and Yakushi Kabuto's team, fifteen people in total.]
[On Sunagakure's side, there is only Gaara's team of three.]
[From the obscure new small Ninja village, the Sound Village, the Sound Ninja Trio.]
[That's it.]
[Out of dozens of people, only seven teams, twenty-one people, passed in the end.]
[Of those who didn't pass, only one is still alive...]
[A Genin from the Hidden Rain Village.]
Fu: "It seems our village was also invited to this Chunin Joint Examination."
Fu: "Oh right... Brother Shibuki refused..."
["Twenty-one people... someone will get a bye later," Sakura murmured.]
[Naruto glanced at Hydrangea on the second floor.]
[Then, he noticed a graceful figure opposite her.]
[She stood elegantly, wearing a loose black fabric robe with a pattern of red clouds on it.]
[She had beautiful blue-purple short hair and a delicate face, but she possessed a cold and aloof temperament that kept others at a distance.]
[Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly.]
[A black robe with red clouds on a black background?]
[Clearly, this wasn't the attire a Jōnin should have when Hanzou was in power.]
[And the previous attire of the Hidden Rain Village was also very reasonable.]
[They wore masks mainly because Hanzou was a poison expert, and his summoned beast, the Salamander, was an extremely rare poisonous creature.]
[The reason he was called the Demigod Hanzou of the Salamander was that with the Salamander, Hanzou had power surpassing the average Kage-level.]
[Since the pretty blue-haired woman in front of him wasn't wearing a respirator, it could basically be confirmed that Hanzou was already dead.]
[Otherwise, how could a Jōnin from the Hidden Rain Village not be wearing a mask?]
[What if they were accidentally injured?]
[However, Naruto had already guessed it.]
[So he wasn't too surprised at this moment.]
[After all, the moment he heard the word 'Angel,' he smelled something unusual.]
[He released his perception slightly.]
[Without alerting the other party.]
[With Naruto's current perception ability, he had yet to encounter anyone stronger than himself.]
[In other words, he could perceive others at will without being discovered, but if someone perceived him, he would notice immediately, not to mention he also had malicious intent perception.]
["As expected, it's her."]
["Paper Release?"]
["It's the first time I've seen such a Ninja."]
["If her Paper Release... could be like exploding tags... then it would be very powerful."]
[But then again... Senju Tobirama is indeed a freak of nature.]
[He even developed the Multi-Exploding Tag Technique.]
Senju Tobirama: "Mm~"
Senju Tobirama couldn't help but nod.
He was one of the few Ninjas who could be frequently praised by Black-framed Naruto-kun.
["What a pity he died too early... and his death was meaningless. Although his strength did decline seriously in his later years... I think his ultimate end... perhaps dying from a backlash while developing Ninjutsu would have been the best end for him."]
Senju Tobirama: "Sigh... Black-framed Naruto-kun understands me!!!"
Senju Tobirama: "Tsunade, I, your Second Granduncle, agree!"
Senju Tobirama: "Even if Black-framed Naruto-kun flirts with you right in front of me, not only will I not stop him, I'll even vigorously support you two!"
Tsunade: "???"
Tsunade: "Second Granduncle, I think I should use Edo Tensei to bring you back sooner."
Senju Tobirama: "Oh?"
Senju Tobirama: "You want your Second Granduncle to wit... ness..."
Senju Hashirama: Hahaha~
Uchiha Izuna: That's great!
Senju Tobirama: "..."
Clearly, Tsunade's tone wasn't like that.
Senju Tobirama also realized what she meant and fell silent immediately.
He could already imagine the days after being reincarnated via Edo Tensei.
As everyone knows, babysitting is not an easy job.
And for Senju Tobirama after being brought back by Edo Tensei, in all likelihood... babysitting would be the easiest job.
The black-framed large screen footage continued:
["Oh~" the Great Fox replied lazily.]
[Then he said nonchalantly, "That Angel of the Hidden Rain Village... forget it, it doesn't roll off the tongue."]
["That little paper girl is quite good-looking and likely possesses a rare Bloodline Limit."]
["Don't you have any thoughts?"]
Naruto: "..."
["Hmph~ speak up~" the Great Fox urged.]
["You need to revive the Uzumaki clan~"]
["Helping to revive the Uchiha, Senju... these clans, it's a long and difficult road."]
["But there's plenty of time. This Fox believes you can do it."]
["Ten months of pregnancy, if they all come at once... you'll be living like a widower. It's best to plan it out so no one gets neglected. First, you have to decide who goes first..."]
[Beep—]
[Naruto directly exited the Sealing Space.]
[The Great Fox's words made him break into a cold sweat.]
[But on second thought, he did have a point.]
[Naruto quickly shook the messy thoughts out of his head.]
[Now was not the time to think about such things.]
[At that moment.]
[On the second-floor balcony, Konan seemed to sense something and slightly turned her cold face.]
[She looked down at Naruto.]
[Their eyes met.]
[The light in their eyes shifted slightly.]
[Naruto was somewhat taken aback. A paper girl like this Angel of the Hidden Rain Village... bah, Angel.]
[She was indeed beautiful, with an extremely ethereal temperament. With her eyes lowered, she actually possessed a hint of 'divinity'.]
[This was the first time Naruto had seen it.]
['Nine-Tails?']
[With a cold expression, Konan's gaze lingered on both sides of Naruto's cheeks for a moment.]
[Then her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly.]
[Beside her, Hydrangea was still reporting her experiences in this Chunin Joint Examination.]
[When she mentioned Oboro and Mihoshi, Hydrangea's pleasant voice weakened a bit.]
[Konan withdrew her gaze and remained silent, but Hydrangea, who knew her well, knew she was signaling for her to finish speaking first.]
[Naruto also silently withdrew his gaze.]
[But because of the Great Fox's words just now, several thoughts naturally popped into his mind.]
['She's an emotionally stable, cold goddess.']
['The sense of conquest is strong... I wonder what that cold, pretty face would look like with other expressions?']
['I'm sure it would be very charming... if a maternal glow appeared on that little face...']
[The thoughts stopped, and Naruto suddenly snapped out of it.]
Naruto: "..."
[Why did I suddenly have such thoughts?]
[The Great Fox?]
[Or is it because I've already "eaten" the Big Sisters?]
Kurenai Yuhi, Yūgao Uzuki: "..."
Bah!
Naturally evil blondie!
PS: I don't know if there'll be an update tomorrow... I'll try.
In the blink of an eye... it's already the 25th today, sigh.
It seems like being seventeen was just yesterday.