Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 40 Chunin Exams

After listening to Hongdou's analysis, Qingwu nodded slightly.

The Hidden Cloud Village is used to being domineering, while the Hokage of Konoha...

When dealing with outsiders, however, they appear very approachable.

It's likely that the Hidden Cloud Village paid a price, perhaps by exchanging prisoners, to get the person out.

But what's the use? When they run into me, they still get instantly killed.

Qingwu's current "battles that made him famous" have all been against the Cloud Village. He has a natural psychological advantage when facing Cloud Ninja.

"This year... is truly chaotic." Red Bean whistled.

She looked around. "It's almost time. Let's go inside."

"Walk!"

Qingwu didn't linger and walked towards the examination hall.

Just as the three of them left, the three members of the Cloud Hidden Squad turned their attention to them.

"It's him."

hope whispered, "Qian Shou Qingwu is strong, extremely strong. We'd better avoid him."

"What are you afraid of?" Darui said lazily. "They look about the same age as us, how strong can they be?"

Bald-headed Dumb said, "Darui, I have no chance against him."

Darui then took it seriously.

Although Dun's strength was nothing to him, he was several years older than them and his combat power was much stronger than that of an average Chunin.

"Hmph, I'm not afraid of that!"

Darui said, "We are 'guests,' so if they dare to target us, they'll have a perfect excuse... Hmph!"

The reason their Cloud Ninja squad participated in the exam was partly to test Konoha.

Let's see if Konoha dares to use multiple squads to target them, and if they dare to cause trouble for them...

War is never the end result; negotiation is!

……

Qingwu and his two companions entered the school building.

The corridor was also crowded with people, and the air was filled with the smell of sweat, tension, and a faint sense of inquiry.

"The exam room is upstairs," Iruka said, looking at the sign.

The three of them went up the stairs to the examination room.

A cacophony of voices could be heard coming from inside the door.

Pushing open the door, a huge lecture hall came into view, already nearly half full.

Two examiners, a man and a woman, stood on the platform, their expressions serious.

"Hello, teacher." Hongdou, relying on her status, tried to get close to the village teacher.

However, the male examiner merely glanced at it indifferently and said, "Find your place according to your number."

Hongdou, feeling snubbed, shook her head.

He then winked at his teammates and said, "I'm going over there, watch me in a bit."

The three found their seats and sat down, scattered in different parts of the classroom.

First exam: Written test!

It wasn't difficult for the three-person team.

Iruka is a top student, so there's nothing to worry about.

As for Qingwu and Hongdou... although both of them are somewhat academically weak, when it comes to intelligence gathering, Hongdou makes things much easier.

This is one of the reasons why Qingwu did not refuse when Hongdou wanted to team up with them.

After a while, the candidates entered the classroom one after another.

Qingwu was surprised to find that Yunyin hope had been assigned to the same examination room as him.

However, hope, who entered later, kept her head down and did not make eye contact with him.

When another person came in, Qingwu slapped his forehead and remembered who he was.

The "Watsuki" of Takigaku Village.

This seemingly gentle boy was followed closely by two Takigakure ninja, clearly indicating his high status in the village.

Qingwu didn't think much of it and turned her attention to the other people.

It's a pity that I couldn't identify any more ninjas I recognized.

...When the time was up, the examiner announced the start of the exam.

Qingwu ignored the exam paper in her hand and began to let her thoughts wander as she sat down.

Experiencing the Chunin Exams for the first time was quite a strange experience.

He knew there were "examiners" posing as candidates answering questions in the exam room, so he just waited for Hongdou to pass him a note.

As time ticked by, some candidates who used "rubbish" cheating methods were eliminated.

The number of people in the classroom is slowly decreasing.

Qingwu then opened the exam paper, and a thin, psychic snake crawled out from under the table, spitting out a slip of paper...

I passed the first round of written tests without any major incidents.

Of course, this was not difficult for their team.

In reality, the written exam alone eliminated half of the nearly two hundred candidates who participated in this year's Chunin Exams.

The three of them walked out of the teaching building, where the sunlight was blinding.

"What are the plans for this afternoon?" Iruka asked.

"Rest and get ready," Qingwu said. "Tomorrow is the main event."

"Agreed." Red Bean stretched, her budding flower slightly rounded. "I'm going back to catch up on my sleep. See you tomorrow!"

"..." Iruka's gaze was somewhat fixed on it.

During his adolescence, he recalled some scenes from "Jiraiya-sama's works".

The carefree Red Bean didn't notice Iruka's gaze and waved his hand as he walked forward.

The three separated.

Qingwu returned to its territory.

A new week has begun.

Having already recruited several times, after the initial novelty wore off, Qingwu stopped waiting until midnight to recruit the refreshed troops.

Anyway, it won't disappear as long as you refresh, and it can even accumulate if you don't have time to recruit right away.

All unit types refreshed this week are not included.

At the same time, all the resources he had were spent.

The 5 taels of mission funds that were temporarily entrusted to him last time have also been misappropriated.

There's no other way; I'm in seclusion for training and have no income during this period. I'll make up for it later.

"Ugh~ The feeling of being in debt... it's awful."

Qingwu scratched his head in distress.

However, all of this is in preparation for going to the battlefield after the Chunin Exams.

"Come see my one-man army!"

Putting aside his negative emotions, Qingwu enthusiastically waved his hand, summoning all the troops he currently possessed.

"Wheele~!"

"Boom boom~!"

"Rustling sound~!"

"Click-clack~!"

All 76 centaurs neighed in unison.

Sixty dwarves wielded warhammers.

45 wood elves drew their bows and nocked their arrows.

One withered tree stands out from the crowd.

At this moment, the territory within a one-kilometer radius seemed somewhat crowded.

A sense of satisfaction arose spontaneously.

With another wave of his hand, Qingwu recalled all his troops.

He glanced into the distance and thought to himself, "Anbu, if you see this, hurry and tell the Third Hokage. I'm ready."

……

The next morning.

The three-person team met at the entrance of the Death Forest.

"Qingwu, what should I do if someone breaks into your house?"

Iruka looked at the increasing number of genin arriving and asked.

"No, that area has already been fenced off," Qingwu replied with a smile.

Kakashi came by yesterday and led the Anbu to erect a tall barbed wire fence around Qingwu's territory.

Furthermore, for an extra layer of security, Qingwu left 10 wood elves in his territory.

With the attribute bonus of having territory, the Wood Elf, with its long-range attack, is enough to stop "illegal intruders".

"The Death Forest is so vast that Qingwu's small territory won't be of much impact."

With a bamboo skewer dangling from her mouth, Hongdou's sharp eyes swept over the remaining 35 teams that had passed the written test:

"Including us, there are 108 of us in total. Hehe, are we ready for something big?"