Opportunity to Become a Konoha Genin

The next morning, dawn was just breaking.

Long Ye lay sprawled across the bed in a starfish position, sleeping soundly with slow, steady breaths.

Suddenly!

Thump, thump, thump...

Rapid footsteps approached from a distance.

Bang!

Long Ye's bedroom door was violently shoved open.

"Ah!!"

Accompanied by a girl's scream, the door was slammed shut again in the blink of an eye.

"Long Ye, you jerk! Why don't you wear any clothes when you sleep?!"

Rin Nohara's flustered roar came from outside.

Startled awake by the sudden noise, Long Ye rubbed his eyes. His vision gradually cleared from a blur.

He looked at the pair of shorts on his lower body.

"I am wearing clothes. They're just a little short."

He quickly got dressed.

"Come in, Rin!"

Hearing his voice, the door opened a crack again. A little head poked inside. Seeing Long Ye sitting on the bed fully dressed, Rin entered with scarlet cheeks.

"I got too excited and was a little rude just now." Rin looked somewhat embarrassed.

"It's nothing. By the way, isn't your graduation exam today? Why didn't you go to school and come here first thing in the morning?" Long Ye asked in confusion.

At the mention of it, Rin's excitement returned.

She took two steps toward Long Ye and said excitedly, "Long Ye, last night I told our teacher about your awakening of the Kekkei Genkai..."

"And then?"

Seeing her deliberately suspenseful expression, Long Ye could not help laughing. Judging from her expression, he had already guessed that it was probably not bad news.

"Long Ye, you've been allowed to take the ninja graduation exam." Rin beamed.

"The graduation exam?"

Long Ye was stunned. Only a moment later did he understand what those words meant.

"You mean... I have a chance to join Konoha and become a member of the ninja village?" Long Ye asked, still somewhat uncertain.

"Mm-hmm!"

Rin nodded vigorously.

"As long as you pass the graduation exam, you'll become a Konoha Genin and receive a forehead protector. After that, you'll be able to stay in Konoha forever."

Long Ye knew very well that he was a war refugee. Konoha had taken him in primarily out of humanitarian concern. It was impossible for them to support him forever. Once he reached a certain age, he would have to leave.

Now that Konoha's higher-ups had given him the qualification to take the exam, it clearly meant they were considering accepting him into Konoha.

Of course, everything was based on benefits. Yesterday's events had allowed the decision-makers among Konoha's higher-ups to see his value.

"Long Ye, do you... not want to join Konoha?"

Seeing that he was not as excited as she had imagined, Rin asked uneasily.

Long Ye smiled. "How could I not? I was just surprised by the sudden news. Besides, Konoha has shown me tremendous kindness. Being able to do my part for Konoha is something I could only hope for."

"That's wonderful!"

Rin happily clapped her hands.

"From now on, we'll always be teammates. Once you become a Genin, you'll be able to carry out missions with me, Obito, and Kakashi."

Rin's eyes filled with longing.

I have no family or support in the Shinobi World. Konoha is the only place where I have a few true friends. Staying here and becoming one of them would be a good outcome.

"Let's go. Today is an important day—the graduation exam."

Before Long Ye could prepare, Rin pulled him out of the room...

[Devil Mission · Side Quest]: Participate in the Konoha Ninja Academy graduation exam, use every means necessary to pass, and become a Konoha Genin.

[Mission Difficulty]: Medium

[Mission Reward]: Upon completion, receive 20 Devil Points (accumulate enough Devil Points to advance to a One-Star Devil).

[Failure Penalty]: None.

As Rin pulled him toward the school at a run, Long Ye heard the system issue the mission.

Completing missions was an unavoidable path to advancing into a One-Star Devil. Only after becoming a One-Star Devil could he awaken the ability of Human Modification and transplant other people's Kekkei Genkai at will.

In theory, he should have been happy to receive the mission, but at that moment, Long Ye was filled with frustration.

He had entered the field halfway through. He had only arrived in Konoha a year ago, and he knew nothing about many things. Just thinking about this graduation exam made it feel as difficult as ascending to heaven.

The bridge will be crossed when we come to it. I'll take things one step at a time.

Long Ye sighed helplessly to himself.

The exam was being held in the classroom where they usually attended lessons. By the time they arrived, the examination room was already packed.

Long Ye had assumed there would be no seat assigned to him, but after searching, he unexpectedly found his name in the back left corner by the wall. Judging from the arrangement, it had clearly been added at the last minute.

Rin's seat was about five paces ahead and to his right, which made his thoughts start turning again.

He looked over the other students in the examination room.

There was the cute and well-behaved Kurenai Yuhi, Might Guy looking left and right, the unruly delinquent Asuma Sarutobi, and Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao whispering to each other despite being five meters apart...

Every face was familiar.

In his previous life, he had only seen these faces in manga.

Thinking about their future fates, Long Ye sighed inwardly. Knowing people's destinies isn't necessarily a good thing. But with me in the Shinobi World, perhaps history will turn out differently.

Amid the din, the examiner entered from outside.

Long Ye did not recognize the examiner, but he was not surprised. After all, only a handful of people could leave their names in Shinobi World history. Those who did not leave their names behind had not necessarily never existed.

The examiner glanced at the pocket watch in his hand, then looked up. "It's about time. Anyone who hasn't arrived will lose their qualification to take the exa—"

Before he could finish speaking, a long scraping sound came from outside the door. It was the sound of a shoe dragging against the floor.

A boy wearing sunglasses and a tracksuit rushed frantically to the doorway. Because of his momentum, he had to grab the doorframe to stop himself.

"Obito Uchiha!"

Seeing the boy, the examiner frowned slightly. "You haven't disappointed me. On such an important day, you were late yet again."

"Teacher, I—"

"No need to explain. If you'd been ten seconds later, you would have been disqualified from today's exam. Come in!"

The boy let out a sigh of relief.

As he passed through the room, his classmates' laughter followed him. He was not intimidated, merely shooting each of them an angry, reproachful glare.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up when he spotted Long Ye sitting in the corner. He raised a hand and greeted him.

"Idiot!"

The moment Obito sat down, a deep voice came from beside him.

"Kakashi, you jerk! You actually sat to my left. Don't even think about copying my answers later. I predict that you definitely won't pass this exam—unless you're dreaming."

"Moron, worry about yourself!" Kakashi sneered.

"You—"

Obito was blazing with anger and was about to argue further when Rin's voice reached his ears.

"Why are you two arguing again? Obito..."

Rin held a finger to her lips and gestured for him to be quiet.

When Obito saw Rin, his anger instantly vanished, replaced by a foolish, boyish grin.