That's right. ”

The third Hokage nodded with a smile on his face and said, "I almost forgot, I came here today specifically to tell you a good news." ”

"Good news?"

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he looked at him with wide eyes and asked, "Did Hokage-sama come here to teach me a new ninjutsu?" ”

"Ahem~ No."

The third Hokage coughed twice, and in Naruto's disappointed eyes, he said solemnly, "I'm here to inform you to take the middle ninja exam next month." ”

"The middle ninja exam?"

Naruto looked surprised, "Am I going to be promoted to a shinobi so soon?" ”

"Time is not fast, you have been graduating from school for half a year, and under Kakashi's leadership, the seventh class you are in has completed quite a few tasks and is already qualified enough to take the middle ninja exam."

The third generation Hokage shook his head lightly and muttered: "In addition, what I am talking about is letting you participate in the middle ninja exam, not directly letting you be promoted to the middle ninja, only by passing the final round of the middle ninja exam selection, you can become a middle ninja." ”

Naruto looked stunned and said in a hesitant tone, "Hokage-sama, this shinobi exam should be difficult to pass, right?" ”

"Hehe~"

The third Hokage smiled lightly and said, "Naruto, are you scared?" ”

"Yes."

Naruto nodded with a serious expression: "If you said that the middle ninja exam is so easy, why is Xiao Li, who is one year older than me, still a lower ninja." ”

"Xiao Li is very strong, I have fought with him, I know that his strength is not weak, and the Hinata Ningji, who once lost to me, has also become very powerful, and he did not lose to Sasuke, the strongest in our squad now, when he communicated with our seventh class before."

"Oh?"

The three generations of Hokage's eyes flashed: "Do you think Sasuke is now the strongest in your seventh class?" ”

"Even though I don't want to admit it."

Naruto's face was a little ugly and said, "But Sasuke is indeed the strongest in our team now, that guy doesn't learn things quickly, and I can't master what Kakashi's predecessors taught me no matter how much I practice, but he seems to have learned it after watching it once." ”

"Sounds like you're a little jealous of Sasuke."

The third Hokage bowed slightly, and then he asked quietly, "Have you ever wondered why you are making such slow progress?" ”

Naruto's face turned gloomy, "I already know the reason. ”

The three generations of Hokage looked at each other: "You already know?" ”

"yes."

Naruto said helplessly, "I used to suspect that Kakashi-senpai was biased when guiding the three of us to practice, but after meeting Xiao Li, I realized that it wasn't like that. ”

"Xiao Li?"

The three generations of Hokage's heart moved, and asked, "What do you understand?" ”

"Xiao Li is very similar to my situation, no! I should say it's worse than mine."

Naruto bowed his head slightly, and said in a somewhat lost voice: "Xiao Li told me that Maitkai's predecessors told him that some people are born with no talent in ninjutsu, except for physical arts, Xiao Li can't practice any ninjutsu, I have learned the art of shadow clone by now, although I am very unwilling, but I think I will stop here in terms of ninjutsu talent." ”

The third generation Hokage Xiang Tianzo, the latter immediately nodded slightly, and after receiving the confirmation, he said with a strange expression: "Naruto, don't be discouraged, you can't deny your ninjutsu talent just because your cultivation is not going well. ”

"That's it, after this Zhongnin exam, the village will not be so busy, I will ask someone to help you take a look, and I will definitely find out what is wrong with your cultivation."

"There's no hope."

Naruto shook his head: "This kind of problem can't be helped by others, I have already decided to specialize in physical arts like Xiao Li in the future." ”

"Ahem~"

The cough of the three generations of Hokage sounded again, and he paused and said, "Don't worry, the person I invited will definitely be able to solve your problem, he has experience in this kind of thing." ”

"You can also have experience in this kind of thing?"

Naruto raised his head and looked at the three Hokage's eyes full of suspicion, "The person you're talking about can't be the Maitkai senior who instructed Xiao Li, right?" ”

"Hehe, it's not Maitkai."

The third generation Hokage stood up and smiled mysteriously, "That person was just like you when he was a child, he always lagged behind his companions in cultivation, but through his own efforts, he has now become a powerhouse in the Megatron ninja world. ”

Naruto still looked incredulous: "Is he better than you?" Is it stronger than Kakashi Senpai? ”

The third Hokage patted Naruto on the shoulder and said gently, "You'll know when the time comes." ”

With that, he turned and walked towards the door, followed by Tenzo, but the two of them had just walked out of the door not far from when Naruto suddenly chased after him and stopped in front of them.

"Wait a minute!"

The third generation Hokage smiled kindly and said, "Is there anything else going on with Naruto?" ”

"Hokage-sama!"

Naruto raised his head and said seriously, "You haven't answered the question of whether my middle ninja exam is difficult or not, and I want to ask myself if I can withdraw from this middle ninja exam, after all, I can only shadow the doppelganger technique, and if I drag down Sasuke and Sakura at that time..."

"Nope."

The third generation Hokage said in a serious tone, "Although I'm glad that you can consider your two companions, but only if you work in a team of three can you add the middle ninja exam, if you plan to quit now, then they will lose the opportunity to be promoted to the middle ninja." ”

Naruto frowned, "What if the two of them don't want to take the shinobi exam either?" ”

"Well, you have a point..."

The third Hokage didn't expect Naruto to ask this, but he still said with a natural expression: "Originally, Kakashi should have told you about this matter, I revealed the news to you in advance because I came to see you, Kakashi should soon ask you if you want to take the middle ninja exam, as long as you don't take the initiative to quit, I believe they will not give up such a rare opportunity to be promoted to middle ninja." ”

"In addition, Hinata is in the eighth class has already filled out the application form for the middle ninja exam, think about it, if you quit because you are afraid of difficulties, what will Hinata think of you? What will you, the Hyuga family, who don't approve of in the first place, think of you? ”

Naruto nodded a little depressedly, "Okay, I see." ”

"It's good to understand."

The face of the third generation Hokage was a little pale, but seeing Naruto's expression, he was still a little reluctant, and he said earnestly: "Just now you said that you would redouble your efforts, and now the opportunity has come, when the middle ninja exam, there will be daimyo and upper-class celebrities from various countries to watch the final game together, as long as you perform well in the finals, are you afraid that there will be no one who recognizes you?" ”

"You're right!"

Naruto's expression immediately perked, "I've been waiting for such an opportunity for a long time, and I'll definitely do it when the time comes!" ”

"Hehehe~"

The third Hokage smiled faintly and said, "Then I'll wait and see." ”

.........

Two hours later, at 7 p.m.

"Congratulations! You've gained experience in the practice of the Secret Realm! ”

"Congratulations! You've gained the experience of cultivating the Earth Spear! ”

"Congratulations! You've gained the experience of Wind Escape Suppression! ”

“......”

As the horns were flooded with thunder waterfalls, Naruto in the sky heard a series of reward tones, but these rewards were of little value except for the Earth Spear.

"Naruto, as you expected, the person that the third Hokage said in the evening is Jiraiya, and after he returned to the office, he specially asked about Sasuke's situation, and after confirming that Sasuke, who now has the double hook jade, completely surpasses you in strength, he plans to let Jiraiya unlock your five elements seal after the middle ninja exam is over."

King Mu quietly appeared at the scene of the battle.

"Who else can it be other than Jiraiya, hasn't the ninja hawk who is responsible for contacting Jiraiya haven't replied?" ”

Naruto vibrated the wings of the chakra armor behind him to bring King Mu's eyes forward, and with a thought, he and King Mu instantly returned to the original space.

"Nope."

King Mu shook his tail behind him and said, "After Kakashi left, the three generations of Hokage also asked the dark department responsible for contacting Jiraiya, and the ninja eagle who sent it out has not sent back any news so far. ”

"It's okay."

Naruto said in a calm tone, "Anyway, it was said in the previous news that Jirai will also come back during the Chunin exam, but for the sake of safety, it is better to make some other arrangements." ”

After finishing speaking, Naruto went out of the mirror world, and after spreading out his perception, he divided into two shadow clones, and after each performed the transformation technique, the two shadow clones directly launched the Flying Thunder God and went to the country of snow and waves respectively.

.........

At noon the next day, when the three of Naruto had just walked out of the door of the mission hall after receiving their honorarium, Kakashi appeared.

"Naruto, there was something I didn't have time to tell you yesterday for some reason."

After calling the three of them to a secluded corner next to him, Kakashi continued, "Next month, the village will hold an exam to advance to the middle shinobi, but Sasuke and Sakura should have already told you about this, right?" ”

"Yes."

Naruto nodded slightly, "They told me about it when they first gathered in the morning, but the third Hokage told me yesterday evening. ”

Sakura was a little surprised, she didn't expect Hokage-sama to go and inform Naruto.

Sasuke was thoughtful, he had always felt that the village's attitude towards Naruto was very strange, in Konoha, he often found that most of the villagers and ninjas showed obvious hatred towards Naruto, but why did the three generations of Hokage keep looking at Naruto differently.

And Kakashi's attitude is also very strange, he has made a point to explain that he can't teach Chidori to Naruto.

"Tell me what you decide."

Kakashi also knew about this, and the three generations of Hokage had also said it when he called him to the office last night, and he said without the slightest emotion: "You also know the rules, as long as one of the three does not want to participate in the selection exam of the middle ninja, the other two will not have a chance to advance to the middle ninja." ”

"I'll participate."

Sasuke was the first to show his attitude.

"I'll participate too!"

Sakura immediately followed suit and nodded.

"Hmm..."

Naruto didn't answer in the affirmative, a thoughtful look on his face.

Kakashi stared at Naruto, recalling last night's reminder from the third Hokage, who said that Naruto had a strange idea and would most likely choose to give up taking the middle ninja exam, so he asked him to definitely find a way to let Naruto take the middle ninja exam.

Sasuke sneered in his heart: "This guy is really good at acting, but looking at Kakashi's expression, the effect seems to be good..."

Sakura's attention was on Sasuke the whole time, and the reason why she would take the Shinobi exam was entirely because Sasuke had just chosen to participate.

After a long time, Naruto spoke, "Okay, I'll participate. ”

"Then sign now."

Kakashi took out three pieces of paper and handed them to the three: "This is the application form for the Chunin exam." ”

The three of them took the application, and to their surprise, this time Naruto was the first to take out an ink pen from his waist bag and sign his name.

"Kakashi-senpai, I've signed it."

Looking at the application that Naruto handed back, Kakashi's eyes were a little surprised, the three generations of Hokage were right, this kid's idea was a bit strange.

Sasuke and Sakura then handed Kakashi the application with their names signed as well, telling the trio to remember going to the school's classroom 301 before 3 p.m. on the first of the next month, and he announced his dismissal.

At the same time, a consortium from the Yunokuni Foundation walked into the Hokage's office building next to the mission hall, and half an hour later, they obtained the rights to operate all the baths and custom shops in Konoha at a staggering price.

~~~~~~~~~~

After nightfall, in Otokuin Village, Orochimaru sat on a high platform in a small arena, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth.

After a while, a black snake suddenly swam under his feet, and the black snake crawled up to his shoulder after a few entanglements around his ankles.

"Hiss~"

The black snake raised its triangular head and spit out the core, and swam down the arm of the big snake, and soon got into the sleeve of the big snake, and at the moment when the black snake's tail disappeared, the big snake raised his hand and already held a scroll, and when he opened it, the golden vertical pupils immediately shone brightly.

"Hey, hey, hey... It's interesting, and it's worthy of my favorite child! ”

After smiling at him, Orochimaru immediately stretched out his long tongue and rolled it up on his face.