With This Face of Chrollo

Konoha, Ninja Academy.

The noisy playground gradually quieted down.

This was the final assessment.

Genius Kakashi vs. Uchiha Suifeng.

"That's Uchiha Suifeng, he looks pretty good!"

"Nonsense, Kakashi is the best-looking one!"

"Hey, stop talking nonsense, how would you even know what Kakashi looks like?!"

"I'm not talking nonsense, Kakashi is just handsome, and he's a genius too!"

"Suifeng, that guy, he's really changed a lot!"

Obito crossed his fingers behind his head, watching Suifeng in the arena, and couldn't help but sigh.

It couldn't be helped; in the eyes of adults, he was just a brat, but the impact he had on his peers was a bit too much.

"Yeah, why does it feel like this guy has become better looking than before?"

Asuma chewed on a dry blade of grass, turned his head, and then his face darkened, "Kurenai, don't you think so? Kurenai, what are you doing!"

"So, so, so handsome!!" Little Kurenai clenched her hands, pressing them against her chin, the red light in her eyes having condensed into two hearts, "So handsome, Suifeng is so handsome!!"

Asuma: "(ʘдʘ╬)"

Come to think of it, Suifeng's appearance was quite good, with delicate features. Moreover, after three months of tempering, his temperament had changed significantly. The aura of a greasy, lecherous middle-aged man had been completely washed away, and the arrogant, bratty air had dissipated entirely. Replacing it was a calm and steady demeanor that a brat of this age shouldn't possess. Once this unique temperament emerged, it naturally drove up his attractiveness.

Recently, Suifeng discovered that his appearance had actually converged with Chrollo, and his temperament was becoming increasingly integrated. Therefore, he let his hair down and tied a bandage around his forehead; from today on, he would be Chrollo.

So, the moment he appeared, he created this stunning sensation, his looks now on par with Kakashi.

"Wow, this Uchiha kid is so cute, I didn't even know before. Minato, Minato, look!!"

In the crowd, a girl with fiery red hair pointed excitedly at Suifeng and shouted, "He's really so cute, Minato, much cuter than you were before!"

"How could that be...!" The blond boy had black lines running down his head, thinking to himself, I was very cute when I was a kid, okay!

"But he really is so cute. Minato, Minato, you're already a Special Jonin and can lead a team. How about putting him in your squad?!"

"Kushina, don't be ridiculous. I just became a Special Jonin and still need to take on more missions; I don't want to lead Genin yet!"

The still-green Special Jonin distressfully rejected his girlfriend's request.

In the arena.

Holding a kunai in each hand, standing in the center of the playground and looking at Kakashi opposite him, Suifeng narrowed his eyes slightly.

Before entering, he had been a bit cowardly, and even after standing still, he was still cowardly. But at that moment, the red light in his mind vibrated slightly, and the panic in his heart was completely suppressed and dissipated, replaced by incomparable calmness.

He was all too familiar with this feeling of calmness; it was exactly how he felt after downing two glasses of white liquor.

He was buzzed.

"Both sides, perform the Seal of Confrontation!!"

Standing in the arena, the Special Jonin in charge of the assessment, Echizen Ryunosuke, stood between the two. Once they performed the Seal of Confrontation and retreated ten steps each, Echizen Ryunosuke stepped out from between them and swung one hand down, "Assessment start!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As soon as the sound faded, Suifeng launched his charge. He threw the kunai in his hands the moment he started, tracing two beautiful arcs in the air as they pierced toward Kakashi.

Kakashi's dead-fish eyes narrowed. Suifeng's movements were fast, and his tactics were much sharper than they had been three months ago.

"Just like this? You're still a long way from defeating me!"

Clang! Clang!

With two crisp sounds, Kakashi easily deflected the two incoming kunai. The next moment, a gust of wind struck as Suifeng launched a flying kick toward his face.

Konoha Whirlwind!

A very familiar feeling!

Last time, it seemed he had used this very kick to send Suifeng flying and end the battle.

Bang!!

Suifeng's kick landed squarely on the right side of Kakashi's face.

With a "bang," white smoke dispersed, and a wooden log fell to the ground.

Whoosh!!

A white flash passed, and Kakashi appeared behind Suifeng, his kunai sweeping across his neck.

Bang!!

It was also a Body Replacement Technique.

Both figures retreated simultaneously, having swapped positions.

"So fast!!"

"Are these really just two children?!"

"Uchiha Suifeng, it seems the Uchiha clan has truly produced a genius!"

In the first exchange, the two moved with the agility of hares and the speed of lightning, leaving the parents and even the ninjas in attendance thoroughly stunned.

It was spectacular; although brief, that moment was clearly a cut above every previous graduation examination.

Whether it was speed, the accuracy of their kunai, or the application of the Body Replacement Technique, they had completely reached the level of elite genin.

No wonder Kakashi was going to participate in the Chunin Exams!

Wait, if that were the case, didn't that mean Suifeng was also qualified to participate in the Chunin Exams?

Let's keep watching; it was only the first round, after all.

Chunin aren't cabbages; it's not that easy to get promoted. These two were only in the first round, and it hadn't even been five seconds yet. Let's see how it plays out!

"How could this be? How did even that guy Suifeng become this strong?!"

Obito's hands, which had been cradling the back of his head, dropped as he stared at the two in the arena, muttering to himself. He knew there was a gap between him and them, but he had never imagined the gap could be this wide.

Asuma felt the same, rubbing his eyes fiercely, unable to believe what he was seeing.

He could understand this level of strength coming from Kakashi, but Uchiha Suifeng—that overconfident Uchiha Suifeng, the one who used to fight him to a draw—when did he become so exaggerated?

Is this a joke?

As for the group of fangirls, it went without saying that they were even more infatuated, and even Rin couldn't help but blush, which only drove Obito further into a frenzy.

In the arena.

Suifeng's breathing was slightly heavy. Although the clash in the first round had been brief, it had consumed a massive amount of his stamina. After all, this body was only seven years old. Despite undergoing rigorous training, the high-intensity mental focus required for those few seconds of combat had already made him feel the pressure.

Opposite him, Kakashi remained expressionless, his dead fish eyes brightening slightly, showing no signs of fatigue.

"So, in the end, I'm still a little bit behind!"

Suifeng pressed his lips together, a crimson glow flickering in his eyes as a single tomoe emerged within his pupils. He pointed his kunai at Kakashi, "Kakashi, you're weaker than I imagined!"

"Whoosh!"

As the words left his lips, Kakashi transformed into a phantom and was already in front of him, his speed suddenly more than doubling compared to the first round.

Clearly, he hadn't been using his full strength before!

I can see it, but I can't keep up with this speed!

To the onlookers, Kakashi was a blur, but with the monstrous dynamic vision of the Sharingan, every one of Kakashi's movements was seen clearly. However, seeing clearly was useless; his body couldn't keep up with his eyes, and his reaction nerves were lagging behind as well.