Sosuke and Might Duy walked down the road together, naturally drawing plenty of attention.
Villagers everywhere greeted them with kind smiles.
After all, thanks to the missions they had helped the village with, the two had already become famous in Konoha.
With the villagers' friendly gazes following them, they arrived at the Ninja Academy.
The wide training ground at the Ninja Academy was already filled with many young ninja.
The war had ended only recently. Even though the village was at peace, the Chunin Exams wouldn't include ninja from the other great nations.
Those coming to Konoha to take the Chunin Exams were either ninja from Konoha itself or from the smaller villages under the Land of Fire's protection.
Grass Village and Oboro Village, for example.
When Sosuke and Duy stepped onto the training ground, they found countless Genin from Konoha and other villages already waiting there.
Some were familiar to Sosuke, while others weren't.
There were children around ten years old, like Sosuke and Duy, as well as young adults nearing twenty.
In short, everyone who had come was confident in their abilities and believed they could become a qualified Chunin.
Might Duy excitedly surveyed the crowd and said to Sosuke, "Sosuke, this Chunin Exam looks especially grand! We'll have to give it our all!"
Sosuke smiled at the crowd, making no comment on Duy's words.
When it came to raw strength, Duy, you could probably beat everyone here. And yet you're still so lacking in confidence. You really are a stubborn guy.
As Sosuke observed the ninja on the training ground, a white-haired boy caught his attention.
The boy had a long sword strapped to his back and stood ramrod straight, alone and towering above the crowd.
From a few details, Sosuke could tell the boy had impressive