Living in Konoha was so stressful!

Bang!

Splash-

The Water Dragon Bullet slammed into the ground, bursting into several surging waves.

A figure rushed out through the pale spray. It was Mu Feng.

Mu Feng dispatched the second Kirigakure ninja with clean efficiency, then turned his gaze on the last one. That sharp, murderous stare made the Kirigakure squad leader shudder.

"Th-this is impossible! The Water Dragon Bullet should have stopped you..."

The Kirigakure squad leader stared in disbelief. Only then did he notice the Earth-Style Wall Mu Feng had summoned.

"Earth-Style Wall? This... this is impossible! In so little time, while moving at that speed, you..."

The Kirigakure squad leader instinctively took a step back, his face full of disbelief.

With such powerful Taijutsu and ninjutsu no weaker than his own, how could this ninja still be a Genin?

And judging by Mu Feng's size, he was clearly younger than him.

"Nothing's impossible. You're the only one left now! One on one. Perfectly fair!"

Mu Feng released the corpse in his hand and spoke in an indifferent voice, walking straight toward the Kirigakure squad leader.

The Kirigakure squad leader was terrified now. He stared at Mu Feng as though he were a monster. As Mu Feng approached, his fear of death overwhelmed his reason, and he involuntarily backed away.

"No, impossible!"

The Kirigakure squad leader muttered, while the rational part of his mind told him:

Run! I have to run! Otherwise, I'll die!

Turning around, the Kirigakure squad leader fled into the woods.

Mu Feng frowned at the sight, casually pulled out several Shuriken, and flung them after him.

The Kirigakure squad leader was so terrified that he paid no attention to the Shuriken behind him. With a series of wet punctures, blood blossomed in the air, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

At the same time, the Heaven Scroll the Kirigakure squad leader carried rolled out and fell to the ground.

The fight had begun quickly and ended just as quickly.

"Hokado, did that guy kill the ninjas from Kirigakure?"

"Isn't this supposed to be just an exam?"

Hana Inuzuka looked at the three fallen Kirigakure ninjas, shock creeping into her eyes.

Hokado Hyuga frowned, but his expression soon turned serious.

"It is an exam, but it's also a battle!"

In truth, Mu Feng's decisive actions had startled Hokado Hyuga as well. He had simply adjusted his mindset quickly.

Among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Konoha did a good job of protecting its Genin. Outside wartime, Genin rarely took part in fighting or killing.

Although Hokado Hyuga's squad had already taken on some missions and even left the village several times, none of the three Genin had ever truly killed anyone.

Seeing Mu Feng, who was younger than them, kill two Kirigakure ninjas so cleanly and efficiently was somewhat difficult to take in.

"It looks like there's a problem with our mindset. Torune, Hana, we have to take this seriously from now on. People really do die in the Chunin Ninja Exams!" Hokado Hyuga told his two teammates.

Hana Inuzuka and Yuna Torune nodded, immediately understanding what Hokado Hyuga meant.

"As expected, someone Lord Hokage personally selected to take the Chunin Ninja Exams is no ordinary person!" Hokado Hyuga remarked as he looked at Mu Feng.

Mu Feng's strength and decisiveness amazed Hokado, but all Mu Feng had done here was kill two Kirigakure Genin. If Hokado Hyuga and his teammates learned that Mu Feng had previously killed a Jonin, their expressions would probably have been beyond imagining.

"Earth-Style Wall! He cast it that fast? His ninjutsu is that strong too?"

"He finished off the Kirigakure team so quickly. What a ruthless guy! Good thing we didn't choose to target him earlier!"

The three Cloud Ninjas widened their eyes as they watched Mu Feng finish off his opponents, feeling grateful for their own good judgment.

They considered themselves stronger than the three Kirigakure ninjas below, but they also knew they were no match for Mu Feng, especially after seeing his Earth-Style Wall.

"How does this guy train? His Taijutsu is so strong, so how can he cast ninjutsu that fast too?"

"Don't forget, he's also from the Uchiha Clan. Those eyes are hard to deal with. If he's trained in ocular techniques too..."

"Now we're in trouble..."

All three Cloud Ninjas frowned, already thinking of retreating.

The Cloud Ninja squad leader looked at the scroll belonging to the Kirigakure trio that had rolled onto the ground.

"It's a Heaven Scroll. No use to us! Let's get out of here!"

The three Cloud Ninjas already knew that Hokado Hyuga's team had arrived nearby, and there was also Mu Feng, with his overwhelming combat strength.

The balance of power was already clear: Konoha > Cloud Ninjas. Retreating immediately was the best choice.

The other two Cloud Genin promptly nodded, choosing to heed their fear.

The three slowly backed deeper into the forest, not wanting to alert Mu Feng.

But just as they turned around-

An intense sense of danger descended on all three.

"You've watched for so long, and now you think you can just leave?"

An icy voice suddenly rang out beside their ears. Their scalps prickled, and with a slight turn of their heads, all three saw Mu Feng standing beside them, smiling.

In an instant, the three Cloud Ninjas felt utterly overwhelmed.

"Split up! Whoever can get away, get away!"

The Cloud Ninja squad leader shouted, then turned and fled madly in one direction. The other two also widened their eyes before taking off as though their feet had been greased.

Mu Feng frowned at the sight.

It just went to show that one person's strength had its limits!

The three Cloud Ninjas were clever too. Their first choice had been to run rather than fight.

Three people fleeing in three directions-Mu Feng obviously couldn't pursue them all at once by himself. He didn't want to use a Shadow Clone either. A Shadow Clone's strength wasn't reliable, and someone might kill it instead.

Still, Mu Feng hadn't intended to kill all three Cloud Ninjas this time. After eliminating the Kirigakure trio, he had obtained a Heaven Scroll. Together with the Earth Scroll he already held, he had everything he needed to pass.

Besides, having killed three ninjas from an enemy village, Mu Feng already had enough to report back to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

As for the remaining enemy-village ninjas, Mu Feng's attitude was simply to "pick one lucky examinee at random."

He glanced at the three fleeing figures, then finally gave chase in the Cloud Ninja squad leader's direction.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-

After a brief burst of rapid movement, the three Cloud Ninjas and Mu Feng soon left the area.

Only then did Hokado Hyuga and his teammates emerge from their hiding place in the forest.

"Hokado, did that guy notice us?" Hana Inuzuka asked, staring in the direction Mu Feng had gone.

Hokado Hyuga said nothing, but he recalled the meaningful glance Mu Feng had cast toward their hiding place while picking up the scroll.

"All right, don't overthink it! We're probably no match for him, and he's from Konoha too! Let's hurry and find another team with an Earth Scroll so we can finish our task!"

"Mm-hmm!"

Hana Inuzuka nodded, but Mu Feng's figure still lingered in her mind.

First Kakashi, and now another monster like this. Living in Konoha really is stressful!

Hana Inuzuka sighed inwardly.