Today was the first day of the Chunin Exams, held at the Ninja Academy.
All the academy's students had therefore been given the day off. Aside from the genin taking the Chunin Exams, only the chunin and jonin serving as proctors were there.
Yechen glanced around the familiar campus, yawned, and ambled inside.
He took out his exam identification badge, then headed toward his assigned classroom.
He arrived at a spacious classroom bustling with activity, where groups of ninja huddled together, whispering among themselves.
The moment Yechen walked in, the entire classroom fell silent.
Some were so frightened when they saw him approach that they hurried out of his way.
Word of Yechen's exploits had long since spread through the village. Many called him a demon who killed without batting an eye. Now that he had awakened the Sharingan as well, even more people talked about him behind his back, though most regarded him with awe.
Whatever else they thought of him, Yechen had killed a jonin single-handedly. In their eyes, he was already in a different league. His participation in the Chunin Exams was merely a formality.
Yechen did not care what anyone thought. He continued leisurely toward the back row, sat down, propped his chin in his hands, and closed his eyes.
Only then did everyone dare make a sound again, though they kept their conversations quiet, afraid of disturbing that god of slaughter.
"Hello, Uchiha Ye Chen."
Yechen had just been about to rest when he heard someone call his name. He opened his eyes and looked toward the voice.
A little brat slightly younger than him stood there, smiling cheerfully at him.
He was wearing Uchiha clothing, so he was probably a member of the Uchiha Clan, though Yechen had never seen him before.
In fact,