The next day was the day the Chunin preliminaries began.
Ye Feng was strolling leisurely toward the Combat Arena. After his insight at the central Tower, he seemed much more relaxed, and his strength already far surpassed most people at present, so he no longer needed to be as cautious as before.
Still, Ye Feng had no intention of displaying his formidable combat strength. As the saying went, it was lonely at the top. Ye Feng preferred staying behind the scenes and enjoying a peaceful, harmonious life.
By the time Ye Feng reached the Combat Arena, the chief examiner and the other fifteen Genin had already arrived.
Looking at the Combat Arena, Ye Feng found it exceptionally familiar. It was exactly like the Chunin Ninja Exams arena in his memories. At the front stood an enormous statue of two hands forming hand seals, with a massive screen above it. The fighting area was also circular, surrounded by a raised platform where people could watch the matches below. This was the very site of the preliminaries during Naruto's Chunin Ninja Exams in the original story.
The chief examiner stood at the very front, with two Konoha ninja assisting him behind him. Flanking those two ninja were none other than Minato Namikaze, Fujiwara Inomura, Dodai, and the future Fourth Raikage, A. Even Killer B had come, though he was up on the surrounding platform, waving at Ye Feng and the others.
The chief examiner had changed again this time. His stern expression and scarred face gave him a chilling air, and some of the more timid ninja did not even dare look him in the eye.
The chief examiner spoke. "Today are the preliminaries. Of the sixteen of you, eight will advance to the final, official matches. Your villages' Kage and senior