Naruto: The Twin Kamui at the Start

So... I leave Little Wang in everyone's care. Please, spare a couple of bones for Little Wang to eat; he is truly starving to death.

Enough talk, Little Wang is off to rummage through the trash cans. Once full, I'll continue writing.

Woof!

Some people's status changes after a single day, but for Su Bai, it took a week.

He was walking through the campus now, surrounded by a massive crowd of male and female students—some from his own class, others from different grades, and even freshmen and sophomores.

Every single student looked at Su Bai with immense adoration!

"Wow, it's Su Bai!"

"Su Bai, Su Bai, sign my shirt!"

"Tsk tsk, who would have thought the powerhouse who took first place in the Yang City Campus Tournament would be my classmate?"

"I know, right? Su Bai and Xueqing were so handsome and cool on the arena stage!"

"Hehe, I wonder when I'll be able to become a ninja?"

The crowd in front of him was simply too large. Su Bai had no choice but to satisfy their requests one by one, signing his name on their clothes.

"I've decided, I'm never washing this shirt again. I'm going to treasure it forever!"

"Me too! Now I have something to brag about to everyone!"

The two students touched their school uniforms and walked away, completely satisfied.

In the distance.

Wang Qiang and a few of his lackeys watched Su Bai from afar, making no move to approach.

"Brother Qiang, are you really going to do this? It's going to be so embarrassing!"

"Yeah, Brother Qiang, I don't think Su Bai even holds a grudge against you. He probably forgot about that whole thing already, right?"

Wang Qiang listened to his lackeys' remarks and gave them a silent look.

"He may have forgotten, but I haven't."

With that, he waited until the crowd had thinned out before walking toward Su Bai.

"Damn, Su Bai, did you eat some kind of super-strength pill? How are you so fierce?" Lin Hu slapped Su Bai on the shoulder with his large hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The champion of the Yang City Campus Tournament!

For him, this was an honor he couldn't achieve even if he worked hard for ten lifetimes, yet his own brother seemed like a completely different person—insanely strong!

As the school battle for the entire city, very few students didn't watch the Yang City Campus Tournament. Lin Hu hadn't missed a single match that day; he had watched them all.

When he first saw his brother appear on screen, he was instantly stunned!

After rubbing his eyes several times to make sure he wasn't seeing things, he hurriedly dragged his parents over to watch together, cheering for Su Bai from behind the television!

In the end, when he saw Su Bai defeat Wen Yuanyuan with an absolute advantage, securing the victory for their team, he simply couldn't believe this was his brother!

Su Bai pulled his hand away and said helplessly, "What super-strength pill? It was all my own hard work, okay?"

"Damn, you're just too monstrous!"

Lin Hu exclaimed, now more convinced than ever that geniuses could be forged through effort.

The two were just about to head toward the classroom when—

"Su Bai."

A calm voice called out to him. Su Bai turned his head to see Wang Qiang and immediately frowned.

"What? You're still not convinced?"

"No, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant." Wang Qiang walked up to Su Bai and performed an action that caught him completely off guard.

He bowed to apologize to Su Bai. "I'm sorry. That day was my fault. Please forgive me."

Whoa!

As soon as Wang Qiang finished the gesture, the students who hadn't left yet were stunned, unable to believe it was him.

Wang Qiang's demeanor right now was completely at odds with his usual personality; there wasn't a trace of his typical arrogance or bullying, and he appeared genuinely sincere.

Su Bai was stunned for a moment before his brow relaxed.

"Heh, we're all classmates. What's done is done."

"Thank you."

Wang Qiang straightened up, his attitude remaining very sincere.

He had hesitated for two full days about apologizing to Su Bai, but in the end, he decided to set aside his pride.

On one hand, his father had insisted he apologize for reasons unknown to him, and on the other, he had felt the urge to do so himself.

The champion of the Yang City Campus Tournament—this was a guaranteed student of the Nine Provinces Academy, and any student who successfully graduated from the Nine Provinces Academy was at the very least a Chunin-level powerhouse!

Although his father held some influence at City Hall, Wang Qiang knew that compared to a Chunin, it meant nothing!

Setting aside his future achievements, Su Bai's current accomplishments were already enough to make him look up in awe.

While he was usually arrogant and domineering, he was no fool; he knew that a person like this must never be offended!

With a faint smile, Su Bai and Lin Hu walked away, leaving behind a group of bewildered classmates and the person involved, Wang Qiang...

Today was the day of the college entrance examination, and Yangcheng No. 1 High School, having produced students for the Nine Provinces Academy in previous years, had been designated by Yang City as one of the testing sites.

After their homeroom teacher, Old Wang, showered Su Bai and Xia Xueqing with praise in the classroom, he led everyone out to the playground.

This was the exam site, where the college entrance exam was divided into two parts: the Ninja Assessment and the academic exam.

Students would first undergo the Ninja Assessment; those who passed could choose to participate in the subsequent academic exam, though it was not mandatory.

Although the era of beast invasions had elevated the status of ninjas far above that of ordinary people, academic subjects could not be neglected.

After all, the entire society could not function on ninjas alone. Furthermore, modern thermal weapons were still effective against beasts below Grade A and could not be ignored!

However, students who passed the Ninja Assessment had already met the standard for university admission, making the academic exam redundant for them, as they would undoubtedly follow the path of a ninja in the future.

Su Bai also had to participate in the exam.

Although he had been recommended for admission, the college entrance exam process was mandatory. This was the reason for his concern while in prison; he feared that missing it would lead to his rejection by the Nine Provinces Academy.

On the playground.

"So many people."

"Yeah, so many."

Xia Xueqing stood gracefully beside Su Bai. As the two looked at the crowd of at least two or three thousand students, they sighed.

In the open space directly ahead, a "Chakra" detector, standing over a person's height and featuring a large display screen, was surrounded by several government officials, separated from the students.

Su Bai knew this device; students simply had to grasp the sphere on the machine and channel their chakra into it to measure their chakra levels.

Although universities only prioritized a student's mastery of the Three Body Technique and had no specific requirements for chakra, there were exceptions.

For instance, if a student refined chakra exceptionally quickly but was slower in ninjutsu practice, failing to meet the admission requirements, the university would evaluate the student's potential and might admit them if deemed suitable.

All universities were now state-run; the private, substandard colleges of the past were gone. After all, students were the fresh blood of the Federation's future, and no carelessness could be afforded.

Just then, Su Bai spotted a familiar face in the crowd and called out directly.

"Brother Chu!"

"Su Bai? Xia Xueqing?"

Chu Yuan was in the middle of briefing a staff member, but upon hearing Su Bai's voice, he immediately walked over and punched him on the shoulder!

"You brat, you really gave me a surprise!"

He had watched the Yang City Campus Tournament. He had just returned from the Wasteland Zone that day and, after handing over the beast carcasses to the Hunter Guild, had turned on the television out of boredom, only to see Su Bai at first glance.

Originally, like the Combat Gym consultant Lan Hong, he hadn't held much hope for Su Bai, assuming he was just tagging along with the Xia Family's little princess, Xia Xueqing, and the daughter of the Yang City Vice Mayor, Chang Rui, to pad his ranking.

But then...

"Not bad, tsk tsk." Chu Yuan looked Su Bai up and down, exclaiming, "You brat must have at least eight or nine units of chakra now, right? How did you manage that?"

"Hehe, refining chakra has felt a lot easier these past few days."

Su Bai gave a vague answer. Chu Yuan was surprised, but he didn't find it unreasonable.

Many students entered a period of rapid growth only after becoming a Genin; while rare, it wasn't unheard of for someone like Su Bai.

"Maybe your control over chakra has just become stronger," Chu Yuan said casually, and the two began to chat.

The other classmates looked at Su Bai and Chu Yuan in astonishment, never expecting their relationship to be so extraordinary. Su Bai's image in their eyes instantly became two parts more mysterious.

Chapter 47: Xia Xueqing's Astonishing Growth

"Lou Shang, chakra 0.24 units, Three Body Technique qualified..."

"Gu Bei, chakra 0.41 units, Three Body Technique disqualified..."

"Xiong Nan, chakra 0.19 units, Three Body Technique disqualified..."

"Yu Ci, chakra 0.63 units, Three Body Technique qualified..."

"Kong Xin, chakra..."

In the center of the playground.

Seven or eight government officials called out names one by one. Upon hearing their names, students tested their chakra levels on the detector and then performed the Three Body Technique in public. The entire assessment was conducted under everyone's watchful eyes, making cheating impossible.

Su Bai's class was assigned to Testing Site No. 2. The Yang City authorities had set up 10 testing sites on the playground, allowing them to announce the results for all two or three thousand students by the end of the morning.

The exam had been underway for over two hours, and it was almost time for his class.

"So nervous, I wonder if I'll pass."

"Sigh, I still can't use my Substitution Technique properly; it works whenever it feels like it. I just hope I can perform above my level in a moment!"

"Haha, I'm a bit luckier. I just mastered the Three Body Technique two days ago!"

"The results this year seem pretty good. Looking at the people ahead, the pass rate is around 30 percent, which is one or two points higher than previous years."

"Yeah, if I still can't get into university with this, I'd really be a lost cause."

The students in front whispered to each other, and upon hearing them, Su Bai felt a strange sense of "things have changed."

Just over a week ago, he was like most of his classmates, filled with anxiety about the college entrance exam.

But now, in just one short week, that feeling of anxiety had not only vanished, but his mood had become incredibly calm. To him, the college entrance exam was now as simple and natural as drinking water.

Just as Su Bai was sighing to himself, a voice pulled him back to reality.

"Wang Qiang, chakra 1.06, Three Body Technique passed!"

An examiner dressed in black handed the form to Wang Qiang with a smile.

"Congratulations, you are the first student taking the exam today whose chakra level has reached the Genin standard."

Wang Qiang took the form expressionlessly and turned to leave. If he had achieved this result over a week ago, he might have felt smug, but now he found it utterly dull.

There was no other reason; it was simply because compared to Su Bai, he was nothing.

However, the other students didn't know what he was thinking, and at this moment, they were all shocked by his results!

"Wow, Wang Qiang is awesome! He actually reached Genin level!"

"That's so rare. I don't think our school has had a result like Wang Qiang's in the last two years, right?"

"Yeah, the strongest from the last batch was only 0.96. I didn't expect Wang Qiang to break the record!"

"Tch, what's there to envy? His family is so rich, he can eat monster meat every day to strengthen his body. If I had those resources, I could do it too!"