Her Abilities Were a Perfect Match for Mine

Kanami found Kurenai Yuhi outside the Hokage's office.

Seeing him panting, Kurenai Yuhi asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Kurenai-sensei, I want to sign up for the Chunin Exams."

Kurenai Yuhi's expression turned strange.

Only a few hours had passed, and this kid had already changed his mind.

"That wasn't what you said this morning."

"The me from this morning is in the past. The me now is present tense."

Kurenai Yuhi covered her mouth and chuckled. "Hehe, then come with me. I'll help you find some suitable teammates."

Kanami then followed Kurenai Yuhi to the Chunin Exams registration site.

Though the venue was spacious, there were not many people.

Kurenai Yuhi smiled. "There's still some time before the Chunin Ninja Exams begin. Many ninjas from other countries are still on their way here, so it doesn't look very crowded yet."

Kanami nodded.

Just as she said, many ninjas from foreign countries and villages would also participate.

On the surface, the Chunin Ninja Exams were a necessary path for Genin to advance to Chunin, but beneath that lay another purpose.

They showcased the strength of each country's and village's ninjas. Peace never lasted forever; only by displaying great power and potential could they make other countries wary.

Of course, many villages were unwilling to expose their strength and chose not to participate in Konoha's Chunin Exams.

"Kanami, what do you think of that person?"

Kanami followed Kurenai Yuhi's gaze.

He saw a young man around twenty years old, with a muscular build that seemed brimming with power.

Kurenai Yuhi continued introducing his record to Kanami.

"His name is Tian Shang. He possesses exceptional taijutsu and knows some ninjutsu as well. Unfortunately, every time he takes the exams, he encounters ninjas even more outstanding than himself who demonstrate their abilities. As a result, he has taken the Chunin Exams five times without passing."

Seeing no reaction in Kanami's eyes, she turned to introduce the others.

"His name is Tai Yong. He's seventeen this year and is basically at Chunin level, but he doesn't like working with others. He was eliminated in the team rounds because of that and failed to pass the exams."

"And that girl. Her chakra reserves far exceed those of her peers, but her personality is too timid. She doesn't dare fight others to the death, so she has failed the exams all five times."

"He has participated in the Chunin Exams eight times..."

"Choose from the first four people I mentioned. They have good abilities and would be compatible with you as teammates."

Before long, Kurenai Yuhi had introduced every registrant present, male and female, young and old. As for those participating for the first time, she only gave them a brief mention.

In her opinion, with Kanami's abilities and a team made up of some of the stronger candidates here, they would most likely pass the Chunin Exams and achieve excellent results.

But after listening, Kanami had already made his choice.

Kurenai Yuhi's suggestion was not bad.

However, he knew the rules. Aside from the first-place finisher, who would automatically pass, the remaining Chunin candidates would be selected based on a comprehensive assessment of their will, individual ability, teamwork, and other factors.

Otherwise, with over a hundred participants every time and only three passing, it would be far too cruel.

Besides, he was not participating to become a Chunin. As long as Hyuga Hiashi saw his performance, that would be enough.

Seeing Kanami deep in thought, Kurenai Yuhi grew a little anxious.

"Have you decided?"

The four people she had mentioned were already beginning to talk with others. If they formed teams before Kanami joined them, he would lose his chance.

Kanami nodded.

"I'll choose those two."

Kurenai Yuhi froze when she saw the two women he had chosen.

"No, I meant for you to choose from the first four, not the last four."

Kanami looked at Kurenai Yuhi and calmly said, "I'm choosing them."

Are you sick in the head?

Kurenai Yuhi nearly failed to stop herself from cursing him.

She had painstakingly analyzed so much for him, yet he chose the two people she believed had the least chance of passing.

The key was that the two of them were sisters who had come together, so no complete sucker was willing to join their team.

Kurenai Yuhi asked angrily, "Do you actually want to participate or not?"

"I do."

"Then why are you choosing those two sisters?"

He could not exactly tell her that he was deliberately choosing weak teammates to make his own performance stand out more.

Without blushing or skipping a beat, he said seriously,

"Their abilities are a perfect match for mine."

You could actually say something like that?

Upon hearing this, Kurenai Yuhi was so angry that her nostrils flared.

"You little playboy, did you set your sights on both sisters?"

He was taken aback, then looked over the two women again.

The sisters really were quite pretty...

If Kurenai Yuhi had not mentioned it, that thought would never have crossed his mind.

Now he had no choice but to choose them.

"Kurenai-sensei, you should head back first. I'll go get acquainted with my new teammates."

Kanami smiled at Kurenai Yuhi, then dashed over in a single stride.

Kurenai Yuhi frowned and shook her head with a sigh.

"Kids these days are far too fickle. Good thing my Asuma never chases after women."

After saying that, Kurenai Yuhi flashed away from the area.

All she wanted now was to go back and train Hinata properly, so that when she encountered Kanami during the Chunin Ninja Exams, she could slap him to death.

Kanami composed himself, walked up to the two sisters, and gave them a warm smile.

"Hello, my name is Kanami. Could I team up with you?"

The cute black-haired girl beside them, wearing short twin ponytails, shot him a fierce glare. "No."

Kanami's smile stiffened.

At that moment, the other girl with short black hair tugged lightly on her hand and gave Kanami a polite smile.

"Hello, my name is Yuzuki, and she is my younger sister, Fūka.

The two of us want to be on the same team, so you should find someone else. Sorry."

"Hmph." Her younger sister Fūka snorted and pulled her sister farther toward an unoccupied area.

Many people had probably already invited them to team up, but because the two were inseparable as a pair, most had backed off.

After all, passing the Chunin Exams was what mattered most.

At that moment, the muscular man beside him placed a hand on Kanami's shoulder and flashed a sunny smile.

"Brother, come join us. We happen to be short one person."

Kanami turned to look.

The two men happened to be the ones Kurenai Yuhi had especially introduced to him.

The muscular man was Tian Shang, the first person she had introduced.

The one behind him was the second, Tai Yong. He was a cocky guy who looked a lot like Sasuke, leaning against the wall while striking a cool pose.

Kanami had not expected the two of them to team up. They did not look like the same kind of people at all.

Kanami shook his head. "Thanks for the invitation, brother, but I know my strength is lacking. I'd only hold you back."

With that, Kanami turned and walked toward the two sisters.

Just as Tian Shang was about to try persuading him again, Tai Yong stopped him.

With a look of contempt, he said, "That pretty boy is skinny as a monkey. What strength could he possibly have? It's obvious he's been bewitched by those two girls' looks. He's just trash."

Tian Shang nodded. "All right. Then let's wait a few more days and see whether anyone else comes along."

After saying that, Tian Shang said he had something to do and left first.

Tai Yong deliberately raised his voice so everyone present could hear him.

Kanami had seen plenty of people like that in his previous life and could not be bothered to respond.

The others nearby whispered among themselves.

"That Tai Yong guy, didn't he just go ask them to team up too?"

"Yeah. The sisters were originally willing, but he insisted they split up and said he could only carry one burden."

"There's some logic to that, but calling someone a burden to her face is just terrible character."

"What logic? The sisters clearly said they wanted to stay together. He agreed, then pretended he didn't know and tried to poach the older sister. He's just a total pervert."

"Actually, I think the younger sister is pretty cute too..."

As the others discussed it, their voices gradually grew louder, and bits of their conversation kept reaching Tai Yong's ears.

Tai Yong's face turned livid as he shouted at the crowd.

"What the hell are you all babbling about?"