Chapter Eighty-Four: The Exam of the Middle Being
"Hehe, how could Brother Qi not believe you, it's just a little unexpected, after all, you did take the Zhongnin exam a little early." Kei Ueno said with a smile when he saw Naruto's angry look.
"What, Brother Qi, you're not only a year older than me, you're already a ninja, and I've always thought you're just a ninja, hum!" Naruto said with a look of great anger.
Ueno Kei was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Naruto to know this, and then he thought about it, it should be Kakashi who told them, so he smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'm not right to be a big brother, well, I believe that Naruto will definitely pass the middle ninja exam and become a middle ninja!" ”
Kei Ueno said in a very firm tone, of course, this is not to say that Kei Ueno deliberately fooled Naruto to say this, but Kei Ueno really believes that Naruto and their team have this strength.
B-class missions? With the existence of elite Shinobi, Thunder Fang, and Haku, how can it be just a B-level mission, at least they are all A-level missions, although the main forces are Kakashi and Ueno Kei, but it can also fully explain the strength of Naruto and Sasuke.
As for the girl with long pink hair, Kei Ueno subconsciously ignored it, as far as Naruto and Sasuke's strength is concerned, she has already begun to have the strength of a middle ninja, and all she lacks is experience.
It doesn't hurt to take the Zhongnin exam, even if you can't pass it, it's a good experience.
This Ueno Kai's thoughts couldn't help but drift to the previous day's meeting.
Ueno Keibai was bored leaning on a column in the Hokage's office, looking faintly at the Konoha ninjas who were gradually walking in, and under the secret attention of Ueno Kei, almost all of them came in Konoha's upper ninja, and occasionally a few middle ninjas were interspersed with it, and Ueno Kei also found out that Naruto's homeroom teacher at the ninja school, Umino Iruka.
Just when Kei Ueno was still speculating about why the three generations of Hokage held this meeting.
A beautiful figure instantly appeared in Ueno Kai's eyes, Ueno Kai was slightly stunned, and then came back to his senses, and the person who came also discovered Ueno Kai's voice, his eyes revealed a stunned look, as if he was surprised why Ueno Kai appeared in this place.
This figure is the mentor of Yakumo, who had fought side by side with Kei Ueno in the Yakumo incident, sunset red, dressed as always, black curly hair, and fiery red pupils.
Ueno Kai nodded slightly and gestured towards Sunset, Sunset Red also knew that now was not a good time to ask anything, so he also nodded slightly.
And a man with an uncle's face next to Sunset Red glanced back at Ueno Kai caused by Sunset Red with surprised eyes, and a trace of doubt appeared in his heart.
"Who is this boy? How could Red know him? ”
The man's puzzled gaze, Ueno Kei naturally also noticed, naturally the man didn't know Ueno Kei, but Ueno Kei knew him, because he was the only son of his mentor the third generation Hokage, the second son Sarufei Asma (the eldest son, that is, Sarufei Konohamaru's father died many years ago. )
Speaking of which, it's a little ridiculous, as the son of the three generations of Hokage, he doesn't know his father's apprentice, but this is also a very normal thing, the three generations of Hokage accepted Ueno Kei as an apprentice, originally in Konoha, and few people knew.
Neither the three generations of Hokage nor Kei Ueno have any place for publicity.
In addition, Kei Ueno has been on missions in the shadows for the past few years, and there are even fewer Konoha ninjas who know Kei Ueno, and only a few know that Kei Ueno and the three generations of Hokage have a master-apprentice relationship.
There were only Danzo, the two advisors, Kakashi and a few others.
Therefore, although it is very normal for Sarufei Asma not to know Kei Ueno as the son of the third generation Hokage, there is nothing strange about it, but it is impossible for Kei Ueno, who is the apprentice of the third generation of Hokage, not to know Sarufei Asma.
That's why the current scene has emerged.
At this moment, the figure of the third Hokage appeared on the main seat of the room.
All the ninjas present, including Kei Ueno, had solemn faces and bowed slightly, as a way to show their respect for the old man in front of them.
The three generations of Hokage smiled gently, and then said: "Summoning you to come today, I think some of you present should also know why, most of the middle and upper ninjas present today are the instructors of the lower ninja, the purpose of today's convening is for the upcoming middle ninja exam, this exam is jointly organized by my Konoha Village and Sand Ninja Village, and many small villages participate, it is the most important activity of my Konoha at the moment, and on the day of the final, the dignitaries of the two countries will also come to watch, so, Do you want to recommend your subordinate shinobi to take the exam? ”
As soon as the words of the three generations of Hokage fell, a strange look flashed on the faces of many ninjas present, but everyone was ordinary and did not show much restlessness, not to mention, although the middle ninja exam was for a village. It's a big event, but in the eyes of these old ninjas, it's not a big deal.
And Ueno Kei on the side couldn't hide the surprised look on his face, the middle ninja exam? Do you still have to take an exam to become a middle ninja? Kei Ueno said it was the first time he had heard of such a situation.
After all, Kei Ueno, who is now a special shinobi in Konoha, seems to have never experienced such a situation.
Of course, this can't be blamed on Kei Ueno, after all, Kei Ueno has always stayed in that special institution in the dark part of Konoha and some things and situations are really not very well understood.
However, there is one point that Ueno Kai ignores is that passing the middle ninja exam and getting the approval of the examiner can indeed become a middle ninja, but to become a middle ninja, you don't have to pass the middle ninja exam.
After all, the standard for measuring a ninja is not something that can be measured by a simple exam, the most important thing is the strength of the ninja, the number of tasks completed, and the quality, which is the only criterion.
In the war-torn era, the number and quality of the tasks completed by a ninja were the means by which the value of the ninja was judged.
The so-called Shinobi exam is also only due to the peace that has been held for many years.
Although the examination process was not inevitably bloody and cruel, it was much more peaceful than the evaluation criteria of the previous war years.
Therefore, when the three generations of Hokage did not speak, many Nakagami shinobi present opened their mouths to recommend their subordinates.
One of them, a hearty male ninja who seemed to Kei Ueno to have a long kappa head, made a deep impression on Kei Ueno when he recommended his subordinates.
Not only because of the hearty man's appearance and shining teeth, but also because of the names of the subordinates recommended by the man, Ueno Kei was a little concerned.
"Hinata Ninji!" Ueno Kei muttered softly, the white-eyed boy left an extremely deep impression on Ueno Kei, and now the strength between the two is estimated to be very different, but Ueno Kai still stubbornly feels that in the near future, that young man will definitely bloom with his own brilliance.
There's no reason for it, Kei Ueno just thinks so simply.
After a short while, the sound of recommendation stopped, and at this time, the eyes of the three generations of Hokage seemed to scan the three ninjas in the hall intentionally or unintentionally.
These three are Kakashi Hagi, Asma Sarutobi, and Sunset Red!