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The six Genin from Kusagakure were divided into two teams. Mujin, Karin, and a scarred youth were Ryokui's subordinates, and the other three were Kusachi's subordinates.
In Kusagakure, there was never any so-called teacher-student relationship.
Kusachi and Ryokui left after sending their subordinates to the Ninja Academy. As long as they could ensure that the six Genin participated in the exam and completed the elders' commission, they didn't care about anything else.
Seeing the two Chunin leave, Kusachi's subordinates let out a burst of strange laughter at the scarred youth.
Unlike the great power Konoha, the weak Kusagakure respected strength even more, and there was no emphasis on comradeship here.
"Hehe, you're really pitiful. You're obviously strong, but this time you can only come to the exam with two wastes."
"You better pray, pray that the first exam doesn't require fighting, hehehe."
"Well, you can't say that. We are comrades from the same village. If we really encounter a situation that requires fighting, remember to let us use that tool."
The three Genin looked at Karin greedily. As long as they bit her skin, they could continuously absorb her life force, and the effect was so good that it could even instantly heal fatal injuries!
Who wouldn't want to own such a precious tool?
The gazes of the three made Karin feel disgusted, so Mujin took her and walked towards the school building.
The scarred youth had a gloomy face. His previous teammate was not a waste like Mujin, but a very powerful Genin.
The two of them relied on their superb strength, coupled with the ability to absorb Karin's life force at any time to recover from injuries, and were among the top Genin teams in Kusagakure. That was why they were able to come to participate in the Chunin Exams.
It was just that he didn't know why, but his teammate hadn't come when they were about to set off. The elders didn't have the patience to wait for a Genin, so they randomly assigned a person to join in, and that person was Mujin.
A waste who only knew sealing techniques and was completely useless in battle.
The more the scarred youth thought about it, the angrier he became. He was just about to turn around and scold them, but when he turned his head, he found that the two had already left.
The scarred youth suddenly became angry, and chased after them in one step. Just like usual, he reached out and grabbed Karin's hair, "Hey! You two wastes..."
But...
With a snap, Mujin directly slapped away the scarred youth's hand. Looking at the other party's movements, the killing intent in his heart surged like a tide, and his cold eyes were like looking at a living corpse!
"From today on, no one can touch my sister again."
The scarred youth's breathing suddenly stagnated. In that instant, he seemed to see a hallucination of himself being torn into pieces by evil spirits in Mujin's eyes!
"You... You bastard!!!" That momentary fear turned into anger out of shame, "You waste actually dare to talk to me like that! I'm going to kill you! I must kill you!!!"
The scarred youth was about to attack when the Konoha staff loudly stopped him, "What are you doing! If you cause a riot, your exam qualifications will be revoked!"
"Damn it! Damn it!"
The scarred youth had no choice but to stop. He watched the two figures walking away, and the anger in his heart grew stronger and stronger. He couldn't care about anything else. He just wanted to kill Mujin to prove that the fear just now was just an illusion.
So he went directly to the other three Grass ninjas, and said with a gloomy face, "Help me kill Mujin!"
"Huh? If you want to kill him, do it yourself. We don't have time to spare."
"Kill him! I'll give Karin to you!"
Hearing this, the eyes of the three Grass ninjas lit up instantly. They stared at Mujin and Karin's backs, revealing vicious smiles, "This is getting exciting."
...
"Mujin-niisan."
"Hmm?"
"I hate the way they look at me."
"Mm."
The two walked hand-in-hand into the teaching building. When they passed the 2nd floor, they found that genjutsu had been set up here. This genjutsu would make people mistake Classroom 201 for 301, and many people had been deceived and gathered here.
Karin watched for a while, feeling that it was boring, and the two went directly upstairs.
Pushing open the door of Classroom 301, only Gaara's team of three were inside at this time. After all, it was a genjutsu set up by Chunin, and it was still difficult for Genin to see through.
However, at this moment, Gaara suddenly turned his head and stared at Mujin intently. The strong killing intent remaining on Mujin's body attracted his attention, but when he saw Mujin and Karin looking at each other, he instantly lost all interest.
People who are burdened by trivial emotions like these are not worth his attention.
Mujin glanced at Gaara before walking with Karin to the back of the room, where they found a corner and sat down.
"That's the Sand Village's jinchūriki, Gaara of the Desert. Memorize his chakra signature. We'll need to locate him during the second phase of the exam."
"Mm, I've got it."
Gradually, the classroom began to fill up with examinees. When Team 7 of Uzumaki Naruto finally arrived, all the candidates were present.
Karin looked at Naruto and asked Mujin, "Is that the third Uzumaki of Konoha? Shouldn't we try to recruit him?"
Mujin shook his head. "He isn't an Uzumaki. He won't cry for the Uzumaki, nor will he seek revenge for them. He is simply… Uzumaki Naruto."
"Is that so?" Karin turned her gaze away from Naruto. In her life, only two things truly mattered: her mother and Mujin.
As they spoke, a loud bang echoed through the room, followed by a thick cloud of smoke. When it cleared, a group of Konoha shinobi stood on the podium—they were the proctors for the first exam.
"My name is Morino Ibiki, and I am the proctor for the first exam. Quiet down and listen carefully…"
The two stopped talking as Ibiki began explaining the rules of the exam.
In short, the first exam was a written test. Ostensibly, it was meant to assess knowledge, but in reality, the difficulty of the questions far exceeded what any genin could reasonably answer. Very few would be able to solve them on their own. Thus, the true test wasn't about answering the questions—it was about how well one could cheat, or rather, gather intelligence.
Of course, none of that mattered compared to the final, undisclosed question. Ibiki would give everyone the option to choose whether or not to attempt it.
Choosing "no" meant immediate disqualification, and both teammates would be forced to leave. Choosing "yes" but answering incorrectly resulted in permanent disqualification—forever barred from becoming a chunin.
According to Ibiki's explanation, the meaning behind the final question was this: when the village assigns you a high-risk mission, can you risk putting your comrades in danger while encouraging them to accept it alongside you?
Thus, anyone willing to risk losing their chance at promotion forever by choosing "yes" would automatically advance to the second phase.
However, in Mujin's interpretation, the real meaning of this exam boiled down to one thing:
If the village tells you to die, you die for the village!
The exam officially began.
Over a hundred genin were shuffled into new seats, and Konoha's chunin stationed around the room began recording instances of cheating. As time passed, some candidates were disqualified for clumsy attempts at cheating.
Mujin glanced at the questions in his hand, then let out a sigh of indifference. These questions were beyond even the realm of academic excellence—they bordered on divine intellect.
He glanced at Haruno Sakura, who was furiously scribbling away, a true prodigy among prodigies. Then, he closed his test booklet and gazed out the window. Knowing the correct answers already, he couldn't muster the motivation to play along.
As his mind wandered, a sudden slap echoed through the room.
Slam!
Naruto slammed his hand onto the desk. "Don't underestimate us! I won't back down! Even if I stay a genin forever, I won't give up! I'll take the question!"
Naruto's bold declaration instantly dispelled the despair Ibiki had meticulously cultivated. The remaining genin, who had been wavering over whether to continue, took heart. No one chose to withdraw.
Seeing this, Ibiki officially announced that all remaining candidates had passed the first exam. He explained why, essentially reiterating the same principle:
When the village tells you to die, you die for the village.
Watching the genin nod in understanding, Morino Ibiki smiled in satisfaction.
But just then—
The classroom windows shattered as a figure burst in like a storm!
"It's too early to celebrate! I'm Mitarashi Anko, the proctor for the second exam! The next challenge awaits you! Follow me!"
Of course, once again, no one paid her much heed.