After the lengthy opening ceremony, the First Exam was finally about to begin.
An enormous classroom held more than three hundred people.
Ibiki Morino stood before them, his vicious expression enough to send a chill down anyone's spine at a glance.
Dozens of shinobi were stationed around the classroom, monitoring the examinees' every move.
None of those shinobi looked remotely friendly. It was as though the fiercest shinobi from the Five Great Shinobi Villages had all been gathered together.
"Hey, hey, it's just the Chunin Ninja Exams. Is all this really necessary?" Shikamaru Nara looked utterly helpless.
Beside him, Choji was incredibly nervous, crunching through the potato chips in his hands like a robot.
Uchiha Yu looked around. There seemed to be quite a few familiar faces.
There were especially many among the examinees from Konoha and Sunagakure.
Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro were here too.
This time, they had not come to carry out the Konoha Crush Plan. They were simply here to take the exams.
During the opening ceremony, Uchiha Yu had checked several times. The man onstage had definitely been Rasa.
Since Rasa was alive and well, Gaara and the others would surely behave themselves.
Besides, Gaara and Uchiha Yu got along pretty well. Even if someone ordered Gaara to attack Uchiha Yu, he might not obey.
His own seat, however, was a little awkward.
Hyuga Hinata was on his left, Ino on his right, Temari in front of him, and Tenten behind him.
Well...
Seeing Uchiha Yu standing in front of her, Tenten still wore a look of admiration.
After all, the shock Uchiha Yu had given Tenten back then was not something she could forget anytime soon.
Uchiha Yu's talent for Taijutsu had also left a tremendous impression on Hinata.
He had been able to imitate