(Chapter 21: The Team Leader)
A little while later, Mikazuki Sora, Cunxia Ye, Hyuga Hiben, Shiba Bun, and Uchiha Itachi all arrived at the school. When they saw Mikazuki Sora's name at the bottom of the list, they were just as surprised as Mirai.
"What's going on? Didn't Sora skip the second-round exam?" Hyuga Hiben cried out in shock.
Mirai smiled. "Maybe the test started as soon as they entered the forest. At the time, footage from the forest and reports from the Chunin proctors were probably sent back to the Central Tower. They would have carefully reviewed and discussed everything before deciding who passed. Maybe Sora really showed the proctors that she had what it took."
Everyone looked at Mirai curiously. "Mirai, how do you know so much about this?"
"Uh... Teacher Nakamura told me," Mirai answered casually. He couldn't exactly say that he'd watched the Naruto anime before.
"Ahh! Now Sora's graduated too, so that just leaves the few of us. If only we'd applied to take the exam too!" Cunxia Ye said regretfully.
"Don't worry. Next year's exam will come around soon enough. Train hard during the coming year, and I'm sure you'll all graduate too." Mirai patted Cunxia Ye on the shoulder and smiled at them.
"Well, that's true. But Mirai and Itachi took first and second place! They've really brought honor to our whole year!" Cunxia Ye said loudly.
Shiba Bun poured cold water on his excitement. "That's honor for Mirai and Itachi, not you. Just focus on training and try not to embarrass the class."
"What did you say...?" The two of them started bickering again.
Hyuga Hiben looked at Mirai, unwilling to be left behind. "Just you wait. I'll become a ninja soon too!"
"Mm, keep at it. I'm sure you'll become a