A week later, at Konoha's large training ground.
The arena for the Chunin Ninja Exams finals had been set here.
"Ahh..." Shin, sitting in the stands and waiting, yawned boredly.
"Brat, why don't you have any patience at all?" Chiken looked disappointed in him.
"Old man, do you believe I can take on ten of them?"
"Believe my ass. Take on ten? Why don't you just fly into the sky?"
"I've flown before."
"Then why don't you burrow into the ground?"
"I have before, otherwise how would I have joined the Chu..." Shin, not fully awake, quickly caught himself and changed his words. "Ahem, I can't burrow underground."
"Ahahahaha..." Delighted, Chiken threw back his head and laughed wildly. "You brat, do you really think you can fly through the skies and burrow through the earth?"
Seizing the chance, he entered full mockery mode. "So what if you can take on ten? You still can't compete!"
"If you ask me, you brat should come back in a few years and brag to me then!"
Couldn't compete? Come back in a few years?
Shin couldn't wait that long. "Old man, do you believe that today, I'll go down there and take on ten?"
Sensing something ominous, Chiken hurriedly stopped him. "Don't do anything reckless. So many Konoha bigwigs are watching..."
"If you really cause trouble, not even the Sage of Six Paths will be able to save you~"
Shin curled his lip in disdain. "Tch, old man, go wash up and get some sleep. You've beaten that joke to death. Got anything fresher?"
"You brat..." Chiken raised his right hand, but he had to consider that all the important people present had reputations to maintain.
He lowered his hand and could only make a threat. "Just wait. After the matches, I'll show