"That stinking fox? The Tailed Beast inside Naruto?"
"Could that fox's Jinchuriki have already met his own Tailed Beast?" Hearing Gaara's words, the One-Tail seemed to recall something as well, and his face immediately took on a gleeful expression.
Being well versed in Sealing Jutsu, he knew... that the Nine-Tails' seal had been specially reinforced.
Although his had also been specially reinforced, it had merely strengthened his ability to erode Gaara. Later... he met Gaara again, and over time, their relationship grew quite good. He had even studied alongside Gaara.
The One-Tail sneered. "That stinking fox is taking the exam too? Gaara, we need to take this seriously! Don't lose to that bastard fox!"
"Of course~" Hearing the One-Tail's words, Gaara revealed a faint smile. "The Top Student spot can only be ours!"
"Very good, excellent! Then let's keep working hard! This question needs to be analyzed from here!" The One-Tail instantly seemed to transform into a learned scholar as he spoke seriously. "First, let x be the unknown for A, and y be the unknown for B. Then, set up the equation! You're very clever, Gaara." Seeing that Gaara had already solved it, he added, "Even without me, I'm sure you could earn the Top Student spot on your own!"
"We studied together, but I never expected you to learn so quickly, Shukaku!"
"I merely used the time you spent sleeping to read. Stop talking. Next question."
And so...
The two Jinchuriki... one relied on his Tailed Beast to find the answers; the other discussed difficult questions with his Tailed Beast.
Everyone was working hard to compete for the Top Student spot!
Even the Nine-Tails and One-Tail, who originally did not need to take the exam... were working just as hard!
Time passed bit by bit.
The atmosphere