When the sand ninja trio met in the seventh class, in the Hokage's office, there were a lot of upper and middle ninjas, most of these people were participating examiners, and a small number of them recommended their subordinates to take the exam, and Li Shuimu was naturally among them.

?“ Then, before the official start of the middle ninja exam, the person in charge of guiding the new shinobi stepped forward. ”

Asma Sarutobi, Sunset Red, and Kakashi Hachiki stepped forward.

"Among the shinobi led by the three of you, are there any shinobi that are worth recommending to take the test? Needless to say, according to the regulations, the lower ninja can take the middle ninja exam as long as he completes the eight D-level tasks, and according to the convention, it is best to double the tasks. ”

"The seventh class led by I, Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sakura Haruno and above, are recommended to participate in the Nakashino selection exam in the name of my Kakashi." Kakashi said.

"The eighth class led by my red, Hinata Hinata, Inuzuka Ya, and Oil Girl Shino are the above three, and in the name of my sunset red, I recommend participating in the middle ninja selection exam." Red Knot Seal said.

"The tenth class led by my Asma, Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akido Dingji, are recommended to participate in the middle ninja selection examination in the name of my ape flying Asma." Asma said.

"All three of them recommended it?"

"Recommend a newcomer for the first time in five years."

There was a lot of discussion in the house, and they were very curious about the fact that the three shinobi recommended newcomers. Actually, this is not a new thing, but it is strange to recommend so many new shinobi to take the middle ninja exam at once.

"Please wait, the three candidates recommended by the Shinobi are all my students in the school, I know them very well, they have just graduated, although they are all very talented, but it is too early to take the Zhongnin selection exam now!" But it was Umino Iruka who suddenly spoke out and raised objections.

Hearing this, Li Shuimu shook his head. He knew that the gentle Iruka cared deeply about his students, and although he thought they were all good, he had only just graduated and needed a lot of experience.

This is to look at people with conventional eyes and make the mistake of common sense. Of course, now this belongs to the general opinion of most people, only Li Shuimu knows what height the nine people will grow to in the future - "Konoha Twelve Little Strong", "New Three Ninjas", "A New Generation of Pigs and Deer Butterflies" and other titles are not just talking, the growth belongs to the existence of openness, and you have to be impressed if you don't see it for a few days.

After all, Iruka hadn't been with them for a long time, and he lacked knowledge of their strength.

The three generations thought about it and asked in a deep voice, "Kakashi, Hong, Asma, do you all stick to your recommendations?" ”

"Yes!" Kakashi Road.

"Hold on!" Red said.

"Yes, I believe in my students!" Asma said firmly, and at the same time secretly said in his heart: "Especially Shikamaru, it will shock everyone!" ”

"Well, in my Hokage's name, I agree with your recommendation." Three generations of eyes are colorful.

"Hokage-sama......" Iruka still wanted to say something, Li Shuimu stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, stopping his words, "Iruka, let's still trust a few Shinobi adults, after all, they are now the leading teachers of those nine classmates, and they should know their strength better." Since they all think that the nine newly promoted lower ninjas can take the middle ninja exam, then the nine people do have this strength! ”

"Well, that's all I can think of." Iruka saw that the three generations had signed the recommendation form of the three shinobi, and knew that it was a foregone conclusion, so he stopped speaking out, "I'm not worried about others, it's mainly Naruto, his foundation has always been very poor, he used to be crane tail, and the disability mortality rate in the middle ninja exam is very high, I'm afraid of ......"

"You're worried about Naruto Uzumaki? Then you are definitely worried in vain! Li Shuimu laughed, "You forgot, I was defeated by him before!" Naruto, although his strength is uncertain, but surprise is the first! In this Zhongnin exam, I think his performance will definitely surprise everyone! ”

The words are meaningful.

Naruto Uzumaki, who has golden thighs, skips grades all the way, and the middle ninja exam is the stage where he makes others notice him for the first time.

……

?“ By the way, those three people before didn't seem to be Konoha ninjas, right? After settling Konohamaru and the other two frightened children on their way to Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto realized, "They don't have the same forehead guards on their heads as we do!" ”

Sasuke spat out two words as cool as usual: "Idiot." ”

"Did you just find out? They're the ninjas of the sand! Accustomed to Naruto's hindsight, Sakura said helplessly to Naruto.

"Aha~~ So that's the case!" Naruto nodded, as if he understood something, and then suddenly came to his senses: "Ah! Could it be that they came to Konoha to do something bad!! It's not good, go and tell the three generations of grandpa! ”

Looking at Naruto, who was hurriedly preparing to run to the Hokage's house, Sakura stepped up a few arrows and smacked Naruto on the back of the head: "Stupid, people are here to take the middle ninja exam!" ”

?“ Nakashinobi exam? What's that? Naruto asked, scratching his head in confusion.

Sakura didn't want to pay attention to him, but the afterglow that strafed Sasuke from time to time found that Sasuke was also very concerned about this topic, so he patiently explained: "The so-called middle ninja exam is a selection exam for the lower ninjas who aspire to become middle ninja in Sand Hidden Village, Konoha Hidden Village and neighboring small countries, in order to increase the relationship between the allies, and to improve the level of ninjas." ”

"Iruka-sensei used to talk about these things in class, Naruto, did you skip class again at that time?" Sakura struck again, but didn't notice that Sasuke's expression on the side was also a little unnatural.

Naruto said stiffly, "It's ...... Not at all! Of course I know what the Shinobi exam is, but Sakura-chan, how do you know that the Shinobi exam was held in the near future! ”

"Liar, you looked like this just now!" Sakura didn't hesitate to puncture Naruto's lie, "I deduced it. Iruka-sensei once said that every year we hold two shinobi exams in Konoha, one in the middle of the year and one at the end of the year. The middle of the year is usually held in July, and it looks like it's July, and recently there have been a lot of ninjas dressed in other villages in the village, so I think I'm here to take the middle ninja exam! ”

"Wow, Sakura-chan, you're so smart!" Naruto exclaimed.

"That's it!" Sakura said proudly, her eyes secretly paying attention to Sasuke's reaction, and found that there was some admiration in her eyes, and her heart was even more happy.

"Then I wonder if we have a chance to take the Shinobi exam?" Naruto asked again.

"You're annoyed! We're going to look for Kakashi-sensei together tomorrow morning, I wonder if Kakashi-sensei recommended us? Sakura said impatiently.

Naruto suddenly became excited, "Kakashi-sensei will definitely recommend me!" I'm so good, wait, if I win, won't the name Hokage be mine...... Hehehehehe! ”

Naruto, who was caught in YY, couldn't help but smile lewdly.

"Finally, we can show off the style of our Uchiha family!" And Sasuke on the other side also showed a competitive smile: "The guy who carried the gourd, there are ...... Naruto...... I'm going to win you! ”

After the mission of the country of waves, knowing Naruto's terrifying ascension speed, although he still always calls Naruto "crane tail", he has begun to face Naruto in his heart and agree with his strength.

Early the next morning, the three people who came to the meeting point of the seventh class began to wait boredly again.

?“ Really...... Kakashi-sensei is getting ready to be late again! Angry Sakura slammed Naruto on the head.

"That is, you can't ...... Oops! Naruto, who had been punched for no reason, asked pitifully, "Sakura-chan, why did you hit me?!" ”

Sakura touched her fist and said arrogantly, "Isn't it okay to slip your hand?" ”

"Yes, Sakura isn't wrong at all." As he spoke, he seemed to think of some YY content, and showed a lewd smile: I once heard someone say that there is a saying called "Hitting is kissing and scolding is love", Sakura must be ...... if she likes to hit me so much, "Oops! ”

?“ Seeing you smile like this, you must be thinking about something bad. Hum! Sakura saw through Naruto's essence at a glance and snorted coldly. turned his head and offered his courtesy to Sasuke again, but the cool Sasuke ignored her and silently practiced refining chakra.

"Good afternoon, everyone!" Three hours later, Kakashi appeared at the meeting point: "Today I am lost in the path of life......"

The three of them looked at Kakashi calmly, and the three pairs of eyes stared at Kakashi's hairs standing on end.

"Ahh Kakashi-sensei! Finally waiting for Kakashi, the pit god, Naruto couldn't help but shout, "Liar! Kakashi-sensei is lying again! ”

"Ah, this ......"

Naruto didn't wait for Kakashi to finish speaking, the whole person jumped up and hugged him: "Well...... Well...... I'll leave nothing else at that. Kakashi-sensei, I heard that the Chunin selection exam is about to begin, you see...... This ......"

"Ah, how do you know?" Kakashi escaped from Naruto's "grappling attack", "I was going to give it to you on the last day, now that you already know about it......"

As he spoke, Kakashi handed out the three pieces of paper with special characteristics, which were the entry sheets for the three of them to take the Chunin exam.

"Long live Kakashi-sensei! I love you to death! Naruto flew up again.

"Oh, Naruto, don't get excited!" Kakashi was once again caught up in Naruto's "grappling attack" and was speechless for a moment.

As he wished, he was qualified to participate in the Shinobi exam, and Sasuke smiled confidently: "This time, we must let everyone remember the name 'Uchiha' again!" ”

"Oops, Sasuke is so handsome!" Observing Sasuke's handsome smile, Sakura is a nymphomaniac again.

"Alas, a stupid, an ice cube face, a girl, I'm really worried about your ranking in this Zhongnin exam!" Kakashi sighed in his heart.