"Huh? Chūnin Exam?!"
All three of them were startled, including Sasuke, who had been somewhat indifferent.
Sakura nervously tugged at her clothes. "Can... can we really do it?"
After all, they had only graduated from the Ninja Academy about half a year ago, so hearing about this naturally made them lack confidence.
Oh, except for Naruto.
"Teacher Kakashi, I want to sign up!"
Naruto, brimming with confidence, was the first to jump out, his expression extremely excited.
He had the air of "A mere Chūnin Exam? Who else but me!"
Kakashi was quite helpless. He actually didn't want Naruto and the others to participate, as he felt they were too young, lacking in strength and experience.
However, the Hokage's intention was that they could use this opportunity to train and interact with the young geniuses from other ninja villages. Flowers that stayed in a greenhouse could never become powerful ninjas capable of acting independently.
Moreover, whether to participate or not ultimately depended on their own will.
Kakashi sighed. "Naruto, didn't I explain clearly? This time, registration is in teams of three. That means unless Sakura and Sasuke both agree to participate, you alone cannot register."
"Ah? Why are there such strange rules!"
Naruto's face immediately drooped, but he quickly rallied and began to persuade Sakura and Sasuke beside him.
"Hey, hey... Let's sign up together! Don't worry, with me here, we'll definitely pass the exam and become Chūnin! Hehehe~"
The moment he imagined himself becoming a Chūnin, Naruto couldn't help but grin foolishly.
Sakura couldn't help but cover her face. Hearing Naruto say that made her lose even more hope.
The biggest underachiever in the Ninja Academy, the person who would fail the exam 100% of the time, look it up!
If Sasuke had said this, it might have been somewhat believable.
"Right, Sasuke-kun, what's your opinion?" Sakura suddenly remembered and asked. If it were just Naruto, she definitely wouldn't sign up. But if Sasuke agreed, she certainly wouldn't want to hold them back.
Reality is harsh.
If it were usual, Sasuke, although not as blindly confident as Naruto, would still believe he could pass the assessment and choose to register.
However, Sasuke's mind was occupied with something else entirely, and he didn't care much about the Chūnin Exam.
But under Naruto and Sakura's expectant gazes, he couldn't outright refuse. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Let's talk about it later. I haven't been feeling well these past few days."
Sasuke's abnormality was written all over his face.
Not only could Kakashi see it, but the meticulous Sakura could also see it. Even the usually oblivious Naruto felt that Sasuke seemed a bit off today, acting strangely.
However, since Sasuke didn't bring it up himself, others naturally wouldn't pry.
"Alright, let Sasuke rest well here. Naruto, Sakura, let's go."
Kakashi stood up, preparing to leave. But before leaving, he said to Sasuke, "If you encounter any difficulties or problems you can't figure out, and you can't find anyone to talk to, perhaps I, as your teacher, can try to help you solve them. Of course, if you don't want to, that's fine too."
"As an incompetent teacher, perhaps the advice I can give you now is to do what you want to do without regret. You are still young. Even if you realize you've made a mistake, you still have time to make amends and correct it. So, don't let yourself have any regrets."
Kakashi left the hospital with Naruto and Sakura.
Sasuke, however, fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he suddenly jumped out of bed, changed into his clothes, and escaped from the hospital through the window.
When the nurse came to give Sasuke an injection, he was already gone.
Running at full speed.
Sasuke arrived at the place where he had been kicked yesterday and began to knock frantically.
However, no matter how he knocked, there was no response from inside.
He simply kicked the door open!
But the inside was already empty, with no one there and everything packed away.
His heart sank as he recalled what the other party had said yesterday.
"Have they already left Konoha?"
Sasuke anxiously turned and ran, heading towards the Konoha gates at top speed.
No, no, still no.
Even when he reached the Konoha gates, he still couldn't find any trace of Shinji and the others.
"Hmm? Where are you going?"
Sasuke, who wanted to go outside to chase after them, was, as expected, stopped by the guards at the gate.
"I need to find someone. By the way, have you seen three people like this leave?"
Sasuke quickly described Shinji and the others' characteristics. They were all unconventional, and once seen, they would never be easily forgotten.
The two guards at the gate thought for a moment and then shook their heads in unison. "Haven't seen them. But we changed shifts an hour ago. Is it possible that the people you're talking about left Konoha an hour ago?"
"Left already..."
Sasuke became somewhat lost.
If that were the case, even if he chased after them now, it would be too late.
He didn't even know where they were going.
He only knew that if they were worried about him continuing to pester them, they would have left much earlier.
Just as Sasuke was walking back in a daze, wandering the streets.
Suddenly, he bumped into someone with a bang.
The other person was fine, but he was sent flying and fell to the ground. The other person walked past without even looking at him.
Sasuke immediately looked up and was instantly excited.
Wasn't this arrogant guy with the slicked-back hair one of that person's companions? Why was he still here?
And yesterday, he had seen this person get stabbed and bleed a lot. How come he seemed completely fine now...
Just as Sasuke was about to call out to him, he immediately shut his mouth and began to secretly follow.
Hidan, meanwhile, was holding a large sum of money and shopping everywhere.
Of course, he bought the most food.
Along the way, Hidan's expression was sour, and he kept muttering to himself, not knowing what he was saying.
But when you got closer, you could hear him cursing.
Among them, 'Damn Shinji' appeared the most frequently!
"Damn Shinji! I, Hidan the Great, am the leader of the Jashin Cult, yet he dares to order me to go out and buy things? Shouldn't this kind of errand be done by Tobi!"
When Hidan returned with a large pile of things, he started ranting as soon as he entered.
At this time, Tobi was wearing cleaning gloves and mopping the floor.
The two stared at each other for a while, and Tobi immediately said tentatively, "Senior Hidan is right, errands like this..."
"Of course, it should be me!"
Hidan lunged forward with a steal and then 'accidentally' knocked over a bottle of salad dressing.
"Oops, my hand slipped. So sorry."
Hidan looked down at Tobi with an evil expression and said.
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