In the afternoon, after the Chunin Exams had completely ended, it would take a day to grade the papers, so there was another day of rest. By tomorrow, Konoha's Anbu elite squad should have arrived.
"Damn it, if only I had ten more minutes, I could have finished it. I could have even figured out that bonus question."
Uchiha Obito hated written tests immensely, but since both Genin graduation and the Chunin Exams required them, he could only endure the suffering.
Actually, his practical combat scores were quite good when he was at the Ninja Academy. If it weren't for his written test scores dragging him down, he definitely wouldn't have been a dead last.
"Yeah, even if someone had another hour, he still wouldn't be able to do it."
Kakashi turned around to look at the frustrated Uchiha Obito, his dead fish eyes filled with disdain.
"What are you looking at, Kakashi? Do you want to fight me one-on-one?" Although Obito had lost countless times, he wasn't afraid of Kakashi. Even if he was beaten to tears, he wouldn't admit defeat.
"Boring. If you want to fight, go find Guy."
Kakashi had no interest in challenges from the weak. Perhaps only a fight with Shisui would truly excite him.
"Hmm... Obito, don't worry. My written test scores aren't good either, but I won't give up. Let's have a great battle!"
Might Guy's tears streamed down his face as he bit his lower lip, looking at Obito excitedly and directly issuing a challenge.
Ling twitched her mouth from the side. She felt that Might Guy was probably in a bad mood and wanted to beat someone up, and that target was Obito.
"Ah, don't fight! The second Chunin Exams will be held the day after tomorrow. You can't get injured!"
Rin Nohara knew that Might Guy had no sense of moderation. If Obito got injured, he wouldn't be able to participate in the Chunin Exams.
"That's right. If you want to fight, wait until after the Chunin Exams."
Shiranui Genma, with a senbon in his mouth, pulled back Might Guy, who was about to start a major battle.
"Ling, how did you do on the test? I heard you submitted your paper early, right?"
Uchiha Shisui and Kamikawa Shuji walked out of another exam room together.
"Huh? Ling, you actually submitted your paper early? That's too much of a blow."
Uchiha Obito felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He himself didn't have enough time, yet his clanswoman, his younger sister, could even submit her paper early. The gap between people was truly greater than the gap between people and dogs.
"It was too simple. After finishing, I was bored, so I took a nap. After waking up, I submitted the paper. I didn't even check the time."
If there were a ranking for masters of humblebragging, Ling would definitely be on the list. Didn't Might Guy and Uchiha Obito already completely petrify and shut down?
"The exam is over. Should we go straight back to the inn?"
Rin Nohara also knew about the three great Ninja villages targeting Konoha, so she cautiously asked for everyone's opinion.
"Let's go back to the inn first and call Senior Minato and Senior Sarutobi. Then we can all go eat sushi together. I heard there's a very famous sushi restaurant in the Hidden Rain Village, and they say the food is delicious."
Ling had been eating rice balls, fried swordfish, and tempura for several days at the inn and was already tired of it, so she wanted to try something different.
"Are we splitting the bill?"
Uchiha Obito was poor. Even though he was participating in the Chunin Exams, he still had no money in his pockets.
The main reason was that the subsidies issued by the Uchiha clan were all in his grandmother's hands, who said she was saving them for him to marry a wife, because Obito always spent money lavishly and liked to help others, often generously offering assistance.
"Don't worry, I've cleaned out the Ninja tool bags of those Rogue Ninja. I have several hundred thousand Ryo, which is enough for a good meal for us."
Ling wasn't a stingy person. After all, most of those Rogue Ninja were killed by them, and she had only picked up the spoils by collecting the bodies.
"Oh, hurray! Ling, you're so good! I really like you!"
Uchiha Obito was overjoyed, as if it were New Year's, but his words made two people involuntarily glance at Obito.
Shisui confirmed that Obito's words were unintentional, then withdrew his gaze, but when he turned, he and Kakashi inadvertently met each other's eyes, then tacitly pretended that nothing had happened.
"You all go back and call Minato-sensei. I'll go to the sushi restaurant to order first."
Ling told them to go back together, as it would be much safer on the way. As for Ling, any fool who came to trouble her would definitely learn what cruelty was.
The reason she wanted to act alone was because that bastard Black Zetsu was secretly coming to see her again. He hadn't appeared for so long, so he definitely wasn't up to any good now.
Ling subtly approached within about ten meters of Black Zetsu's hiding place, fully utilizing Wind Release Chakra with a nature transformation at the I-Guess-So level. Wisps of breeze circled around her, trying to bring her the sound of Black Zetsu's voice.
Because Ling noticed Black Zetsu looking at her and mouthing something. Originally, only Black Zetsu himself could probably hear his voice, but with a method similar to listening to the wind's hum, she could try to hear some useful information.
"...Kid, this Great Shinobi War will be your death. No one can stop my plan."
Ling only heard half of the sentence, but she knew that Black Zetsu intended to kill her during the Third Shinobi World War. But what means did he have to kill her?
With the Flying Thunder God Technique, she could come and go freely, unless she was controlled from the very beginning. Ling couldn't think of how Black Zetsu would deal with her for now.
However, she did need to be more vigilant. Her Curse Power perception needed to be constantly active, lest she be ambushed by someone familiar transformed by White Zetsu's Impersonation Technique one day.
This Black Zetsu fellow was best at stabbing people in the back. Also, she needed to make sure she had no weaknesses. She believed that by doing so, she wouldn't be targeted.
Ling quickly arrived at the sushi restaurant and began ordering. The prices were quite cheap, perhaps because the Hidden Rain Village's rivers connected to the sea, making shipping convenient, and seafood consequently cheaper.
Such good days wouldn't last long. Hanzo was actively aligning himself with the three great Ninja villages, and it wouldn't be long before a Great Shinobi War broke out. With soaring prices, even commoners would have trouble eating.
In the evening, Ling went to the Underground Exchange in the Hidden Rain Village, intending to get a list of bounties for the three great Ninja villages and other Rogue Ninja or Rogue Ninja.
If she had the chance, she could earn some extra money. Ling walked into the almost abandoned restroom, where she had already transformed into the adult Gojo Satoru.
She entered the third stall and gently tapped the wall several times at a specific frequency. Soon, the sound of a mechanism opening was heard, and a stone door opened in the wall in front of her.
She walked inside, following the narrow downward passage, and soon arrived at the Underground Exchange. The reason she was so skilled was that the Anbu had specialized Ninja who recorded the codes for these various regional exchanges.
There were only a few people in the exchange. Two were there to get bounty lists, and the other two were there to turn in missions.
"Give me the latest list of bounties."
Ling smoothly stated her request, then took the paper handed to her by the attendant.
Then she immediately saw that the first bounty target was her own name. The bounty amount had actually risen to three hundred twenty million Ryo. She didn't know which bastard was increasing her bounty again.
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