Escape From Konoha

In the empty woods, a boy with long, straight black hair, about thirteen or fourteen years old, opened a pair of almost pure white eyes, scanned everything in the woods, and made careful observations.

Compared with the offensive pupil technique of Sharingan, the function of Baiyan is more inclined to assist.

The ability to see, clairvoyance, insight, and even finely control one's own chakra is not a direct attack on the enemy, but requires one's own cooperation to maximize the functionality of the Byakugan.

"1,100 meters... barely exceeds the observation range of one kilometer..."

Ning Ci saw his own white eyes. With the increase of Chakra, he could only observe a place 1,100 meters away from him at the farthest.

But this does not mean that Neji can react so far away.

Because as the observation distance increases, once multiple enemies appear, it will put a great burden on the brain's thinking.

With his current ability, if the enemy approaches him within a radius of 50 meters, he can effectively detect the enemy's attack trajectory and react in advance.

If it exceeds this distance, it will become very difficult to defend against the enemy's attack.

However, for enemies who can attack from fifty meters away, this kind of ninja should be a very rare ultra-long-range ninja in the ninja world.

This kind of ninja is not so easy to come across.

Especially at the genin stage, ninjas at this stage are just starting out, and the combat systems of taijutsu, illusion, and ninjutsu have not yet been fully formed, and the Byakugan can exert even greater advantages.

To avoid sneak attacks, even if illusion and ninjutsu are activated, Byakugan can identify the type of technique based on the flow of chakra in the opponent's body and dodge in advance.

And if it is a competition of physical skills, the ninjas of the Hyuga clan with white eyes will not be afraid of the enemy's hand-to-hand combat.

"Well……"

Neji suddenly felt a pain in his eyes and couldn't help but close his eyes. When he opened them again, the veins next to his eyes calmed down and his eyes returned to normal, eliminating the Byakugan state.

"Extreme distance viewing seems to have some risks. It seems that the maximum observation distance in the future should be adjusted to a range of 1,000 meters."

For Genin, having a visual range of 1,000 meters is already a terrifying assistance ability.

Reducing or increasing the visual range of 100 meters will not affect Neci's own strength.

"Neji!"

He heard the voice of someone calling him, and Ning Ci turned his head to look.

A man and a woman came towards each other.

It's my teammates Tiantian and Rock Lee.

The two of them are the same age as him, thirteen years old. Compared with this year's newcomers, the three of them have been at the genin stage for more than a year. Needless to say, he has completed many D-level tasks, and he has also completed a lot of C-level tasks. The level of experience is not comparable to that of a novice.

Tiantian is a cute girl wearing a pink sleeveless cheongsam and a bun hair style. She is very good at using ninja tools, and her specialty is also the operation of ninja tools.

It is said that his family runs a traditional ninja tool shop, selling kunai, shurikens, detonating charms, ninja swords and other ninja tools. The scale is said to be quite large, so he is probably from a family of arms merchants. Although the traditional arms business has been impacted by the new arms of the Kingdom of Demons in recent years, the use of traditional ninja tools has not been completely abandoned. It still occupies a large share of the arms market, but it is not as prosperous as before.

Rock Lee is simpler.

With a typical civilian background, plus watermelon hair style, thick eyebrows and round eyes, the image is not ugly, but it always gives people a very strange feeling. Especially wearing a green tights, the feeling is even stronger.

He is good at taijutsu and does not know genjutsu or ninjutsu, but his chakra is very powerful compared to genin.

Thanks to this, the path for the future is clear - specialize in physical training.

Another thing is that he is a hot-blooded idiot. He often talks about "youth" and "hot-blooded" and other words, and then looks for himself to compete.

Although every time he ended up in a disastrous defeat, with his perseverance and perseverance, when he looked back now, Neji didn't feel sorry for the opponent's perseverance, but felt it was a headache.

He is not a fighting maniac, and he will not get excited to compete with others just because someone challenges him.

"Ningji, come and fight with me today!"

Before Neji could speak, Rock Lee, who had followed Tiantian, had already clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with fighting spirit, hoping to vent the energy in his body that could not be released through a hearty battle.

"...Didn't I say that I am not interested in those who lose to me? Even though you have worked hard, the gap between us has not begun to narrow. No matter how you fight or what tactics you use now, you are very good. It's hard to escape the catch of my white eyes."

Neji sighed inwardly, but remained patient and responded to the other party in a calm tone.

It is a very dangerous behavior to fall into the observation range of white eyes.

Especially a ninja like Xiao Li who cannot sense and does not have the ability to attack from a distance.

Whether it was a physical battle or a more realistic tug-of-war, Xiao Li was at an extreme disadvantage. This is an indisputable fact.

"That is to say, Li, you have never won against Neji even once. Even if you want to challenge Neji, you have to become stronger, right?"

Tenten also started to help. In her impression, every battle between the two ended in Neji's victory.

Compared with many ninjas, perhaps Xiao Li's strength is already considered very powerful. Because of his specialization in taijutsu, Xiao Li's speed was very fast, and the ninjas who fought with him were basically knocked down before they could release their ninjutsu.

But that was of no use to Neji.

Neci's neurological reaction ability is no worse than that of Xiao Li, and with Byakugan's blood inheritance limit, Xiao Li can't detect Byakugan faster no matter how fast he is, unless Xiao Li's speed can surpass Neci's neurological reaction ability and let Ning The body cannot react at all.

Otherwise, once a physical battle starts, the acupoints will inevitably be tapped by the soft fist, sealing off the chakras of the whole body, and the only end left is defeat.

"Is that so? But I feel that I am stronger now than I was a while ago..."

"So, what about the duel later, Lee?"

Before Xiao Li finished speaking, a thick adult male voice suddenly came from behind.

"Teacher Kai!?"

Seeing the adult male suddenly appearing behind Xiao Li, Tian Tian was taken aback, but quickly realized that this was their guide Shangren Maitekai.

The image is as weird as Xiao Li, with watermelon hair, big eyes and thick eyebrows, and a Konoha Jōnin uniform on a green tights, like a kappa.

Even so, Tiantian has respect for each other.

Although his appearance is not good, he is a junin with ridiculously strong physical skills. In addition, the other party is also good at ninja fighting, and usually gives her a lot of advice, which makes her grow rapidly.

"Humph, I can finally have some peace and quiet."

Seeing Kai appearing, Ning Ci knew that this competition would be impossible, and he was not in the mood to compete with Xiao Li in physical skills. Anyway, no matter how he fights, he will win. As a genius of the Hyuga clan, he is not very interested in this kind of battle where the result can be seen at a glance.

"But, Teacher Kai..."

Xiao Li seemed to be about to say something more, but Kai stopped him.

"Li, don't worry, I'm here this time to bring you great news!"

Kai patted Xiao Li's shoulder and motioned for him to be quiet.

"Great news?"

Neji tilted his head. Although the expression on his face was still indifferent, the fluctuation in his eyes proved that he was also slightly interested in Kai's words.

"Uh...Could it be that some strange battle suit was invented again, let us try it on?"

With cold sweat streaming down his face, Tian Tian took a step back.

She respected her mentor Jonin very much, but that didn't mean that she had to obey the other person's strange orders.

For example, putting on that green tight-fitting combat uniform... made her feel extremely repulsed.

"Although this is good news, unfortunately, the good news this time has nothing to do with it."

Kai laughed.

"What is that, Teacher Kai?"

Tiantian Shuiling's eyes flashed with curiosity.

Kai snorted, and under the curious gazes of the three people, he finally spoke:

"That's the middle of next month...the Chunin Examination will be held!"

Sure enough, when the three people heard the news, the look in their eyes suddenly changed. They were excited, excited, and looking forward to... but there was no fear.

You must know that the three of them have been preparing for this day for a long time.

Originally, they planned to shine in the Chunin Examination in July this year. As a result, I got the news that the Chunin Exams were postponed. I thought that this year's Chunin Exams would be cancelled, but I didn't expect that they would be held again at this time. It's a blessing among misfortunes.

"Not only that, this Chunin Examination is not held by Konoha alone."

Kai's exposed teeth gleamed.

"Um?"

Neji and the other two men suddenly raised their heads.

"What does this mean, Teacher Kai?"

Xiao Li didn't seem to react yet.

"It is not held by us in Konoha... In other words, there are genin from other villages who will also participate, right?"

As a girl, Tiantian has a delicate and sensitive personality, as if she has guessed something.

"That's right, the Chunin Examination held in mid-September is a Chunin Examination jointly held by various countries. Not only Konoha, but also all the ninjas from the six major countries will participate, as well as the ninja villages of the small countries. They will not miss this feast. .You should know what that means, right?"

Kai rubbed his chin and asked knowingly.

"That's it..."

Neji smiled, closed his eyes, and clenched his fists at his sides slightly, feeling very uneasy.

Even he was a little excited when he thought that all the elite genin from all over the ninja world would gather together to participate in this chunin exam.

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"Chunin Exam!?"

Kakashi found Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura who were training in the woods, and told them about the joint chuunin exams of various countries that would be held in mid-September.

As expected, Naruto, who had the most out-of-touch personality, started yelling.

But this is natural. Even a slow-minded guy like Naruto knows what the Chunin Exam means to a Genin - becoming a Chunin.

Only by becoming a chuunin can you advance to jounin, and become a jounin. After that, if you gain huge connections among the jounin, and your own strength is recognized by others, you can be selected as a Hokage candidate.

Hokage is selected from the elite among jounin.

Chunin is the first hurdle on the road to becoming Hokage.

Although it is still too early for Naruto, a genin, to think about these things now, it does not prevent him from having beautiful fantasies about such things.

The whole person seemed to be drifting, trapped in an inextricable and beautiful fantasy of oneself.

Kakashi did not disturb Naruto's fantasy and asked directly:

"Yes, this is the joint chuunin exam of various countries. It is different from the chunin exams held by our own countries in previous years, especially in terms of difficulty. Therefore, I would like to ask the three of you what you think, is it a refusal... Or do you agree to participate?”

Compared to Sasuke, who looked indifferent, and Naruto, who was looking inextricably, Sakura was the only one who was seriously considering the pros and cons, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

Although she has been cultivating her 'strange power' these days, the effect is not very good, not even to the extent that she can get a first glimpse of it.

At most, in the battle between genin, he was barely able to protect himself. But whether this level can pass the Chunin Exam selection is unknown to Sakura.

"Kakashi-sensei, I would like to ask, are the genin from other countries very powerful?"

Sakura asked after hesitation.

"Hmm... To be honest, I'm not very clear about this question. But if we talk about our Konoha side, there are indeed many outstanding seedlings among the genin. By analogy, the situation in all countries should be similar. .”

Kakashi said in a cogent manner.

Even he has difficulty grasping all the situations of genin in various countries. There will always be some particularly outstanding genin who are hidden by their own ninja village and only used at critical moments.

Because the existence of genius is valuable only when it grows up.

Geniuses who die young are just geniuses and have no value that can be exploited.

All countries have the same attitude towards the enemy's genius ninja.

If it can be eliminated, eliminate it as soon as possible without giving the other party a chance to grow up.

"Then Kakashi-sensei thinks we should participate?"

Sakura asked again.

"With the strength of the three of you, you are not weak among genin. If you are careful, you should have a high probability of passing the exam. From my point of view, I hope you will participate. Regardless of success or failure, this is The valuable experience in your ninja career, as the saying goes, the most important thing is participation."

In Kakashi's opinion, Sasuke and the other three are quite capable.

Even the weakest Sakura has become an average genin under his tutelage. This strength is no longer at the bottom among genin.

But what the three lack is the accumulation of experience. Unlike those genin who have been in the genin stage for two, three or even longer, Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura have only been genin for half a year, and they no longer need any guidance from him as a guiding jounin in terms of strength.

But the definition of experience is sometimes very vague, and there is no shortcut. It is to hone yourself by fighting different enemies and deepen your control over the power of ninja.

"There is no need to hesitate about this kind of thing, Sakura. The three of us will definitely become chuunin smoothly!"

Unlike Sakura who looked forward and backward, Naruto seemed carefree and didn't know what fear was.

He just feels excited now, hoping to meet more powerful ninjas in the exam.

"Naruto, don't make decisions for others casually. Although the three of you are usually a unit, there are times when public and private affairs must be distinguished."

The Chunin Exam is not only a test for the team, but it is also a test for individuals.

Sakura is indeed worried about her lack of confidence in her own strength.

In fact, it is not recommended for newbies who are less than a year old to take part in the Chunin exams in previous years.

Sakura's concern is a normal reaction. Because of their excellent strength, Sasuke and Naruto can ignore such concerns, and cannot be used as a general situation for reference.

"Well, Kakashi-sensei, I want to ask, what will happen if I quit?"

Sakura asked.

"Well, either Sasuke and Naruto will take the exam, or a genin will be dispatched from elsewhere to temporarily join Team 7 as Sasuke and Naruto's companion."

Kakashi told the truth.

Because among the new genin, Sasuke and Naruto are very good, and they can show the power of Konoha's new generation to other countries to gain more attention.

This is related to the subsequent development of the Ninja Village. Any outstanding genin will not be allowed to miss this joint chuunin exam unless it is under extremely special circumstances.

"I understand and I choose to participate."

Sakura took a deep breath and made up her mind.

"sure?"

Kakashi glanced at Sakura.

Sakura nodded firmly again, although she was still a little apprehensive, the hesitation in her eyes disappeared.

Kakashi nodded secretly. If Sakura refused to participate, it would not be a disappointment. As long as Sakura continued on the path of medical ninja, sooner or later she would shine one day. But it will be very difficult to follow the path of the ninja.

The concept of mentality is very vague, but in many cases it can truly reflect the quality of a ninja.

"I guess it's the same for you too."

Kakashi glanced at Sasuke and Naruto.

Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other, and nodded in unison, the meaning is self-evident. Unlike Sakura, the two of them quite recognized their strength.

Kakashi smiled, as if he was also very happy.

He gave Sasuke and Naruto a meaningful look and said: "Then, just look forward to this chunin exam. Maybe you will encounter your own people there and fall into a hard fight. Remember to be careful then. , don’t be careless when you meet those people.”

Naruto looked confused, clansman? What tribe?

Instead, Sasuke's eyes showed a glint, and he clenched his fists hard, as if he had guessed something.

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"Ha... ha... finally got rid of it..."

With his back against the tree trunk, the monocle he originally wore slipped from his face due to the fierce fighting and fell to the side.

Asuka felt as if his body had been drained of strength. It was extremely difficult to even lift his fingers. He could only lean against the tree and breathe hard. Both physical strength and chakra are at an almost bottom-down state.

Compared with the state of the flying bird, Xianglin's condition at the moment is not much better. The whole person is lying on the ground with a "big" character. A deep and long blood gash was cut on his abdomen with a sharp knife. There is a ball of green blood on his right hand. The light source was slowly placed on the wound on the abdomen to stop the bleeding.

The only thing that is better is Cai.

Although he was not completely intact, compared to Asuka who had almost used up all his energy and chakra, and Xiang Rin who had been severely injured in the abdomen, only the clothes on his right arm were soaked in blood and dripping blood, so he was still okay. Stay standing.

With his left hand that could still move, he took out a roll of medical bandage from the ninja bag, bit it with his mouth, tore out a long bandage, and then skillfully wrapped it around the wound on his right arm that was bleeding continuously. Judging from Cai's skillful movements, simply treating her wounds was something she was already familiar with and didn't feel strange.

"Captain Asuka, Cai, are you two okay? I'll treat your wounds after I've taken care of them..."

Xiang Rin asked Asuka and Cai about their status while treating the wound on his waist.

"I can still hold on here, but the chakra and physical strength are too much. Cai, do you have any extra military food pills?"

Asuka took a breath and asked Cai.

Cai nodded, took out the only soldier food pill left in the ninja tool bag, and threw it to Asuka.

Asuka reluctantly stretched out his hand to catch it, and swallowed the Bingliang Pill without any courtesy. His physical strength and chakra, which were about to bottom out, recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although it is impossible to return to full strength, it is enough for Asuka as long as he can maintain physical movement.

After absorbing the energy of Bingliangwan, Asuka picked up the monocle that fell aside, put it on again, then leaned on the tree trunk and slowly stood up from the ground.

"Sure enough, it's too much to deal with two Jonin at once..."

Feiniao looked at the two corpses with unwilling expressions not far away. He still felt a little frightened when he recalled the battle just now.

Even if he had the right time, place and people at the beginning, he relied on sensory ninjutsu and Byakugan for one day to carry out various long-range sneak attacks, assassinations and poisoning on the two jounin, reducing the opponent's physical strength and chakra. Only then did the combat begin. Even so, they were almost killed by two weakened jounin.

The combat power of Jonin is not at the same level as that of Chunin.

The method used to deal with Chuunin will appear to be insufficiently prepared when dealing with Jonin.

Unlike chuunin, most jounin will fully develop their abilities. To be able to grow to the level of jounin, you can master taijutsu, genjutsu, and ninjutsu at your fingertips. Even the weakest points are out of reach for Chuunin.

This was fully exposed in the life-and-death battle with the Jonin.

Just then, a few leaves fell down.

The three Asukas turned to look, and a figure appeared silently not far away. The other person's eyes glanced at the two corpses on the ground, and then fell on the three Asukas.

This man is Uchiha Yan, the instructor of the Asuka trio.

"Teacher Yan."

The three Asukas walked up to Uchiha Yan in embarrassment.

"Well, the three of you did a good job. Although the strength of these two jounin is a bit low in the jounin ranks, you can work together to kill them. It seems that the three of you have not wasted your time during this period."

In response to Uchiha Yan's praise, the three of them were just panting slightly and had no energy to say anything unnecessary.

Even Cai was silently recovering her strength, trying not to speak as much as possible.

"Then your mission is over. You will have a day off tomorrow and leave early the day after tomorrow to return to the Kingdom of Demons. Then prepare for the Joint Chuunin Examination in half a month."

Uchiha Yan knew that the three of them were exhausted at the moment, so he stopped talking and explained the situation in the shortest possible words.

"Is it already this time?"

The three Asukas were a little dazed, and then they realized that it was already the end of August, and there was only about half a month left before the start of the Joint Chunin Examination.

"That's right. Anyway, you have worked hard for the missions these past few months. Then, the next joint chuunin exam, I hope you can go smoothly and successfully pass it to become a chuunin."

Uchiha spoke words of blessing.

"yes."

The three Asukas nodded solemnly.

It has been less than half a year since they left the Country of Ghosts. For them, who have never been away from home for such a long time, they miss their family members in the Country of Ghosts a little now.