"Kyohiko."
Kurenai Yuhi looked at Yugito Nii, who had left and returned to the Kumogakure ninja lineup. "What did she want with you?"
"She said she wanted to challenge me."
Kyohiko gave a brief explanation.
"Kumogakure..."
A trace of confusion flashed in Kurenai's eyes.
She couldn't make heads or tails of why Kumogakure had sent such a young girl to take the Chunin Ninja Exams.
Or maybe—
This girl named "Yugito Nii" was like Kakashi a year or two ago, having the ability to graduate early despite only recently enrolling.
Compared to Kurenai, Guy was quite excited.
"They've come, so we can finally spar with the Kumogakure ninja and see what they're made of!"
He couldn't wait to fight!
Guy wasn't the only one. Some of the other Kumogakure and Kirigakure ninja felt the same way.
Most kids who had grown up during wartime were combative and competitive.
Now that they finally had a chance to fight ninja from other villages, they were all eager for a match, practically itching to skip the first written exam.
However,
a little while later, they were all sweating profusely—
They needed to get seven out of ten questions right to pass.
If Kyohiko had just graduated, he might not have been very confident either. But now, after skimming the questions, he completed the test in no time without needing to gather any intelligence.
It wasn't very difficult for him.
When he trained at home, he often sent a Shadow Clone to study the Second Hokage's notes and books. Over time, his store of knowledge had grown beyond what his peers could match.
However,
for many Genin from smaller ninja villages, these questions might have been a little too difficult.
"Looks like the aim of this first round is to weed out most of