Good Thing I Didn't Have One...

The scolded crowd muttered their dissatisfaction under their breath, yet not a single person was willing to step forward.

Tai Yong swept his gloomy gaze across the crowd. Seeing that no one dared raise their head, he snorted coldly.

"Hmph, you're all trash, just like that pretty boy!"

Kanami, standing some distance away, frowned slightly when he heard that.

He simply could not be bothered to argue. That did not mean he would not settle the score.

He silently marked Tai Yong down in his heart. During the Chunin Ninja Exams, he would definitely cripple him.

Kanami walked over to Yuzuki and Fūka.

Fūka said irritably.

"What are you coming over here for?"

Kanami shot her a dismissive glance.

"You two look so alike. Why is your personality so awful?"

"You!"

Fūka looked like she was about to make a move, but her older sister, Yuzuki, stopped her.

Yuzuki nodded apologetically.

"This is our first time participating. We don't understand anything, and teaming up with us will only hold you back."

That was exactly what he wanted: people who knew nothing. Teammates who knew too much were the kind most likely to stab you in the back. Those were the real troublemakers.

Hearing Yuzuki's polite words, Kanami could not help glancing at Fūka and lightly shaking his head.

How could two sisters be so different?

"This is actually my first time taking the Chunin assessment too. Just like you, I'm here to gain experience."

Yuzuki looked hesitant. After what had happened with Tai Yong, who knew whether this person was deliberately trying to toy with the sisters for his own amusement?

She softly asked again, "Really? If you team up with us, you really will get eliminated."

Kanami nodded. "Really."

"Then... all right. Fūka, are you willing to team up with him?"

Fūka, who had been sulking beside them, crooked her lips. "I don't mind. As long as Sister agrees."

In truth, they had been looking for teammates here for several days, but everyone else had advised the two sisters to split up and join different teams.

Fūka refused. She was afraid her kind-hearted sister would be bullied, so she had no choice but to play the villain. As a result, three days had passed, and they still had not formed a team.

Yuzuki smiled at Kanami and held out her small hand.

Fūka then held out her hand as well.

Kanami, who had been slightly confused about why the two suddenly extended their hands, instantly understood what they meant.

He extended his hand too. Once the three hands were stacked together, they pressed them downward.

"We're a team now."

Whenever Yuzuki spoke, her eyes and brows carried a gentle smile that could easily stir a person's heart.

Fortunately, Kanami had excellent self-control. It probably, perhaps, maybe had no effect on him at all.

Kanami suggested, "Should our team come up with a name?"

"Sure."

While the three were thinking of a name, no one noticed Tai Yong's dark expression in the distance.

Why did he get to team up with Yuzuki?

Since she refused to be on the same team as me, I definitely won't let you have an easy time either.

Tai Yong let out a sinister laugh and looked at the people who had yet to leave.

"Everyone, look! That pretty boy really did hook up with them. Three pieces of trash forming a team—are they here for the Chunin Ninja Exams? Hah, who knows what those three will get up to tonight."

They knew Tai Yong had participated in many Chunin assessments and understood his strength, so naturally, no one dared say anything to him.

Though he was facing the crowd, even Xiao Daidai would know he was using them to mock someone else.

Fūka clenched her fists, her face flushed red as she was about to retort, but Yuzuki covered her mouth from beside her.

Yuzuki shook her head at her.

She knew they could not fight Tai Yong. Since they could not beat a vicious dog, staying away was the best choice.

Yuzuki calmly said, "Let's go somewhere else to talk."

But Kanami did not see it that way.

A good horse gets ridden, and a good person gets bullied.

Without even turning his head, he said, "Why is there a dog barking nonstop? Yuzuki, Fūka, did you hear it?"

The sisters' eyes widened at Kanami's words.

They had not expected this frail-looking boy to dare mock Tai Yong.

What dog?

Tai Yong, standing nearby, heard Kanami's words and frowned as he looked around.

At that moment, Yuzuki grabbed Kanami's hand with her left hand and Fūka's with her right, hurriedly leading them away.

She wanted to leave quickly before Tai Yong could react.

Just then, a man in the crowd raised his head with a look of sudden realization.

"He's calling you a dog!"

What?

Tai Yong's face turned green and red, looking utterly terrible.

He rushed over at incredible speed and punched the man who had just spoken in the stomach.

Bang. A dull impact rang out.

The man immediately clutched his stomach and curled up on the ground.

The man in the distance who was registering and organizing information sensed that something was wrong. He quickly hid and used a special method to contact the Konoha Police Force.

Most of the staff at the registration site were ordinary villagers doing menial work.

After all, those with connections and strength would have their team leaders register them directly at the Hokage's office.

The man looked confused as he painfully explained, "I wasn't the one who called you a dog, it was—"

"You're still insulting me?!"

Tai Yong flew into a rage and kicked the man on the ground again.

The man flew several meters across the ground. He shot Tai Yong a resentful look before passing out.

Seeing this, everyone scattered, moving far away from Tai Yong.

This guy had gone mad. He was beating people inside the village.

Tai Yong had understood the man's hint the moment he heard it. He merely wanted an excuse to beat him up.

What he hated most was people trying to act clever in front of him.

He then looked at Kanami, who was being pulled away by Yuzuki, and sneered disdainfully.

"Trash! All you dare do is hide behind women."

Kanami merely shook his head and sighed.

Some people insisted on courting death. There was nothing he could do about that.

You think beating up some nobody is enough to intimidate me?

He broke free from Yuzuki's grasp and gave her a reassuring look.

Then he rapidly formed hand seals.

Shadow Clone Technique.

In an instant, two identical Kanamis appeared. The three of them charged at Tai Yong together.

Tai Yong sneered when he saw it.

"Ridiculous. Do you think this is the Ninja Academy graduation exam? You're actually using such a basic ninjutsu in a fight."

As long as I look carefully, I'll immediately find your real body.

However, the very next second.

His disdainful expression was replaced by panic.

No matter how closely he observed, he could not tell which one was the real body.

How was that possible?!

They were all real bodies? This wasn't the Clone Technique?!

In the blink of an eye, the three Kanamis had arrived before him.

By the time Tai Yong tried to dodge, it was already too late.

Two Kanamis locked him down tightly while the one in the middle gathered strength and delivered a vicious kick straight at his crotch.

Tai Yong felt a chill in his pants. His pupils contracted as he shouted, "You wouldn't dare!"

Bang.

A cracking sound like eggs being smashed immediately rang out.

Hiss! Mmph!!

The bone-piercing pain twisted his face into something terrifying. He could not even make a sound as his whole body went limp.

With a thud, he collapsed to the ground, clutching tightly at his crookedly kicked crotch.

Every man present sucked in a sharp breath and looked at Tai Yong with pity.

Even though they had never experienced that kind of pain, they all knew exactly how agonizing it was.

Fūka was extremely glad she had not said anything too vicious earlier. Otherwise, if that kick had landed...

At that thought, she could not help squeezing her legs together.

Only then did she remember that she did not have that thing.

"Whew, good thing I didn't have one..."

Poof. Several clouds of smoke dispersed.

The three Kanamis became one again.

He stepped forward, crouched in front of Tai Yong, and patted his head.

"Brother Yong, I gave you a chance, but you were useless."