Chunin Exam: Begins

The atmosphere of the Chunin Exam grew increasingly intense.

Konohagakure also became more lively day by day.

"Gaara, there's a really strange shop here, let's go in and take a look!"

On the street, Temari, carrying her giant fan on her back, pointed at the Invincible Scratch-off and shouted excitedly.

Gaara turned his head expressionlessly, said nothing, and walked directly into the shop.

Inside the shop at this moment, there were already some ninja from other villages gambling.

Seeing Gaara's dejected expression, they all cast cold glances his way.

"Boss, how much is this? Give me a couple to try!"

Temari asked excitedly.

When it came to new things, girls were always more excited than boys.

Seeing the occasional flash of golden light nearby, followed by the inexplicable appearance of a small trinket, she became even more anxious.

Wu Di slowly explained the gameplay to her, and she said enthusiastically.

"Then give me three hundred-Ryo ones first, let me get a feel for it!"

"Okay." Wu Di pulled out three scratch-off tickets from behind him and pushed them in front of them.

The three sat side by side, and before long, Temari's scratch-off ticket flashed with golden light.

A fan full of feathers floated out from it.

Wu Di explained softly, "This thing is called Zhuge's Feather Fan."

"Fanning yourself with Zhuge's Feather Fan will temporarily increase the user's IQ."

Temari was greatly surprised, quickly grabbed the fan, and gently fanned herself.

Instantly, she felt as if her mind had entered a state of ethereal clarity.

That feeling was simply too wonderful!

It was truly hard to break free from.

At this moment, Gaara's scratch-off ticket also floated out an item.

It was a cute cat tail.

Wu Di tried hard to suppress his laughter.

It was simply because this cat tail looked too much like Shukaku's tail.

Gaara frowned, "What is this thing?"

Wu Di explained softly, "It's called Shukaku's Tail."

"If you wear this item on your body according to the instructions, it will temporarily increase your attack power..."

Before Wu Di could finish explaining, Gaara's face had already become ferocious.

The One-Tailed Tanuki was sealed within him.

He had been tormented by the One-Tailed Tanuki every night since he was young, unable to sleep.

Now, he had actually scratched out an item from the Tanuki's body, how could he not be enraged?

"You..." Gaara gritted his teeth, and his chakra couldn't help but be released.

The sand in his gourd gradually scattered.

Seeing this, the ninja who were scratching tickets all retreated.

The Chunin Exam hadn't started yet, and none of them wanted to get injured at this time.

Wu Di watched this scene calmly and sighed softly with helplessness.

Within this territory, he was an invincible true god.

Gaara causing trouble here was clearly like an old man with a birthday wish of hanging himself, tired of living!

He unhurriedly raised his hand and easily formed a hand seal: "Wood Style: Thousand Years of Impalement Technique!"

Instantly, more than a dozen wooden stakes shot out from all around the small shop, pinning Gaara tightly.

No matter how he struggled, it was useless.

Wu Di sneered, the Impalement Technique was a secret skill of the First Hokage, how could it be so easily broken.

Then, the floor tiles under Gaara's feet suddenly cracked open.

A wooden stake that resembled a human hand suddenly shot out, hitting him right in the deepest part of his...

Gaara's eyes immediately widened.

Wu Di said calmly.

"The Chunin Exam is imminent. If you don't want to lose your chance to participate because of this, then don't cause trouble in my shop."

"If you continue to cause trouble, I don't mind skewering you and roasting you with cumin and chili powder!"

Beside them, Temari and Kankuro saw that things were not going well. They could vaguely sense Wu Di's strength and quickly apologized.

"We're sorry, Your Excellency. We didn't mean to cause trouble. Can you please let Gaara go?"

Wu Di snorted coldly. With a slight change in his hand seals, all the wooden stakes instantly vanished.

Gaara clutched his backside. The more he looked at Shukaku's tail, the angrier he became. He simply threw it down in the shop and didn't take it with him.

He was helped out of the small shop by Temari and Kankuro.

The onlookers outside saw this scene and covered their mouths, chuckling.

His appearance was truly… magnificent.

If he stayed in this state, wouldn't that mean one less opponent in the Chunin Exam?

Wu Di watched their receding figures and then glanced at Shukaku's tail on the counter, letting out a soft snort.

"Go on, find your original owner!"

Shukaku's tail seemed to have a spiritual connection, as if it understood human speech. It flew directly out of the shop.

"Pfft!"

A muffled sound came from dozens of meters away.

Then, Gaara's heart-wrenching scream could be heard.

Looking down closely, they saw that Shukaku's tail was perfectly embedded in his backside.

The surrounding people immediately gasped.

"Today is the first day of the Chunin Exam. All participating Genin, don't let me catch you cheating..."

In front of the podium, Morino Ibiki sternly explained the rules of the exam.

The examinees below had various expressions.

Some, like Naruto, didn't even bother listening and simply napped on their desks.

He wouldn't know any of the answers on the test anyway, so listening would be useless.

Then there was Gaara.

After the "backside crisis," he hadn't dared to get out of bed for two consecutive days.

If it weren't for the Chunin Exam today, he'd probably still be in bed.

A thick sponge cushion was placed on his chair.

His face was etched with suffering.

"I declare that the first stage of the Chunin Exam will now begin!"

At Morino Ibiki's command.

All the examinees picked up their pens and began writing furiously on their test papers.

Before long, Ibiki shouted, "Shin-chan Nohara, disqualified for cheating!"

A ninja wearing red clothes with a round head stood up and asked blankly.

"Hey, how did I cheat?"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed between Ibiki's brows as he grabbed the ninja's wrist.

A neatly folded cheat sheet fell from his sleeve.

Shin-chan Nohara sighed, "Hey, I told you this kind of cheating wouldn't work! Misae insisted I do it this way! I don't trust Misae anymore!"

"Take him away!" Ibiki ordered in a low voice.

Two ninjas walked from behind and lifted Shin-chan Nohara up.

"Hey, I'll be back!"

With one person caught, the subsequent examinees became even more cautious, but they still couldn't escape Ibiki's sharp eyes.

The main purpose of this exam was not to test their scores.

Instead, it was to see how they would cheat under these circumstances.

If they weren't caught by the proctors, they would pass.

Morino Ibiki's gaze swept across the room and stopped at Naruto.

He sighed.

If Naruto remained in this state, he would surely pass even if he submitted a blank paper.

At the same time, he was also a little surprised.

According to the records, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke were in the same class as him. Why were those two answering so fluently?

Especially Sakura, it seemed like she didn't need to think at all.

Sakura buried her head and wrote diligently.

She was incredibly excited.

The pen she got from the scratch-off tickets was just too amazing!