I Took the Chunin Ninja Exams and Got Livestreamed! Author: Naruto Da Mingren
Kitahara Kaede was a Kage-level powerhouse, yet all he wanted was to slack off.
One day, the Myriad Realms Chat System activated.
Kakashi, Might Guy, Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, the Third Tsuchikage, Minato Namikaze, and Naruto Uzumaki all joined it.
This chat group could livestream Kitahara Kaede's whereabouts for three hours every day.
Then, during the Chunin Ninja Exams, the extremely difficult written test stunned everyone.
Hashirama Senju: Did they hand out the wrong questions for the Chunin Ninja Exams? I don't know a single one.
Tobirama Senju: Big Brother, I told you to read more. You wouldn't be completely clueless about all these questions... Damn it, who could answer these?!
Madara Uchiha: Hmph. Without me, the Hidden Leaf Village really can't do anything right!
Might Guy: Neji, whatever you do, don't make an enemy of Kitahara Kaede.
Minato: Naruto-chan, do your best! Daddy loves you.
Naruto: The thing is, I can't even understand the questions.
So everyone secretly watched Kitahara Kaede together...
Naruto's Classmate!
A ninja was someone who could endure.
True strength was not determined by how many ninjutsu one had learned or how much Chakra one possessed, but by whether there was someone behind them whom they wanted to protect.
So then, who was the person he wanted to protect here?
A black-haired boy on his way to the Ninja Academy began contemplating life.
His name was Kitahara Kaede, an ordinary transmigrator from China.
He had died suddenly while staying up late doing practice problems.
When he woke up, he found that he had transmigrated to the Hidden Leaf Village, with strength directly at the Kage level.
At the same time, his identity was that of the only successful test subject from the Wood Release Laboratory.
Afterward, he accepted the Third Hokage's arrangements and began learning Wood Release.
Wood Release itself existed to control the Nine-Tails.
Therefore, the Third Hokage sent him to Naruto Uzumaki, the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, and he became Naruto's classmate.
Naruto went to school, so he went to school too.
And now, the story had reached the point of graduation from the Ninja Academy.
"I'm heading out."
He left his single-person apartment.
Most people in the ninja world were orphans, and Kitahara Kaede's identity here was no exception.
Since he was a test subject, he was naturally a war orphan who had ultimately been taken in by the Hidden Leaf Village.
Perhaps because he could use Wood Release, the Third Hokage treated him quite well.
Ordinary orphans only had small forty-five-square-meter rooms, while he had ninety square meters.
Ordinary orphans received a monthly allowance of thirty thousand ryo, while he received twice that amount.
His basic needs were guaranteed, and if he was frugal, he could even buy some decent ninja tools.
Kitahara Kaede had no complaints.
To him, dying suddenly from staying up late doing problems in his previous life had been far too miserable.
So in this Naruto world, slacking off and surviving until the end was already a pretty good experience.
The Hidden Leaf Village had only one Ninja Academy. It covered an area of fifteen hundred square meters and had existed since the era of the Second Hokage.
The academy had supplied the Hidden Leaf Village with tens of thousands of ninjas, ensuring the proper operation of its ninja system.
The Ninja Academy taught theory, basic ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and more. Upon graduation, students became Genin.
During the wartime era, they would have been sent directly to war as cannon fodder. But the current era was relatively peaceful, so smiles often appeared on the students' faces.
Kitahara Kaede stopped thinking because he spotted several classmates ahead.
They chatted as they walked toward the academy.
Among those girls, one particularly striking girl had black hair and white eyes.
She was Hinata Hyuga, the heroine from the original story.
The current Lady Hinata was a rather adorable child.
She had beautiful dark bluish-black short hair, and her pure, translucent Byakugan proved her bloodline.
Her features were exquisitely delicate, and she looked timid and frail.
Her skin was snow-white, and for an instant, she brought to mind a beautiful snow maiden.
Though she was still only a fledgling, one could already look forward to what she would be like when she grew up.
Ino and Sakura were accompanying her at the moment.
"Oh no... Besides the written test, there's a ninja tool exam today. My kunai are still at home..."
"I need to hurry back home!"
"Just like Ino-pig, your memory is still terrible. Wait... I'm still wearing slippers... I'm too nervous because of the exam—"
"I need to go home too—"
"Sorry, Hinata. You came all this way to wait for us, but you should head to school first..."
"No, it's fine."
The black-haired, white-eyed girl gently shook her head to show that she did not mind. At the same time, she was left alone.
She had never had much presence at school, and there were very few people she could call friends.
So she suddenly found herself all by herself.
Kitahara Kaede passed by Hinata.
"Um..."
"Please wait—"
But Hinata called out to him from behind.
Kitahara Kaede turned around.
"Um... Kitahara Kaede... did you bring all the ninja tools needed for today's exam?"
Seeing Kitahara Kaede turn toward her, Hinata asked somewhat haltingly.
"If you didn't bring any ninja tools... I prepared two sets..."
"And for the written test, I also prepared two pens. Black pens, blue pens, and pencils..."
As she spoke, she raised a small backpack with both hands.
The backpack looked stuffed full, so it might really contain two sets of exam supplies.
Kitahara Kaede folded his arms lightly. "I've already brought everything I need for the exam."
"You don't need to prepare a set for me next time."
"Taking care of yourself is what matters most."
"Umm... I-I understand."
Hinata looked as though she had been struck hard. Hugging the backpack with both arms, her whole body seemed to sink into shadow.
..." Kitahara Kaede.
Hinata, also known as Hinata Hyuga, was the heroine of the original story. She also had another identity now—his childhood friend.
Kitahara Kaede had been discovered by the Third Hokage when he was four years old as a Wood Release test subject.
He had then been placed in the village.
Kitahara Kaede happened to see several children from the village bullying Hinata, so he casually drove them away.
But he had not expected anything in return, nor had he even told Hinata his name.
However, when he was sent to the Ninja Academy to be Naruto's classmate, Hinata recognized him.
And that was how they ended up with their current relationship.
After Kitahara Kaede once forgot to bring a pen for an exam and made a fool of himself, the more considerate Hinata began taking... excessive care of him.
She therefore always prepared double the supplies.
Seeing Hinata's dejected expression, Kitahara Kaede reached into his ninja tool pouch and pretended to search around.
"Ah... It looks like I forgot to bring a black pen," Kitahara Kaede said.
"Ah... Really...? Here." Hinata hurriedly opened the small bag she had been holding in both hands.
Kitahara Kaede discovered that her backpack contained more than just exam supplies. It even had things like towels and gloves specifically for boys.
He felt she did not need to prepare those.
"Here." Hinata quickly handed the black pen to Kitahara Kaede.
Watching Kitahara Kaede solemnly put the black pen into his pocket, Hinata's mood seemed to clear up.
..." Kitahara Kaede.
The Whole Class Has No Taste!
Ninja Academy.
A young man wearing a green vest and tying his hair back held a book in his arms.
His palms were broad, and a long scar ran across the bridge of his nose. He did not look ugly; instead, he gave off a very gentle impression.
This was Iruka, a Chunin instructor at the Ninja Academy.
Iruka taught every subject, and he had been doing so for years. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the current students were the fruit of his labor.
"Today is the Ninja Academy graduation exam."
"You all need to make me proud."
"If you fail, I'll lose face too."
"Now then, let's begin roll call..."
"Why does it feel like someone's missing..."
Iruka held the class roster. In truth, he was a little nervous too. Although this was now a peaceful era, unlike when he had been young and graduation meant heading straight to the battlefield, the school had lowered its standards considerably.
But if students still failed even with those relaxed standards... his evaluation as a teacher would decline as well.
However... there really was a problem student in the class.
"Naruto!"
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