Jonin.
Upon hearing those words, all the examinees shivered, but they were still worried about Ryujiro, who had already become a special Jonin.
The gap between him and others was simply too vast.
Looking at the crack that seemed like an abyss, countless people felt a chill. Among those present, perhaps no one was a match for Ryujiro.
Even a Jonin might not be able to handle him. Participating in the Chunin Exams with someone like him was simply despair.
If Ryujiro was considered a genin, then the genin of Konoha were terrifying indeed.
The Chunin Exams couldn't proceed any further.
The expressions of those students were filled with horror, and now, even the planning between Orochimaru and Kabuto had to be reconsidered overnight.
But Orochimaru didn't believe that Ryujiro would affect his plans. He knew Ryujiro had no sense of belonging to Konoha.
Ryujiro's thoughts were simple; he only wanted to protect the people he cared about. As for the lives of others, they were irrelevant to him.
Moreover, Ryujiro felt it was time for Konoha's windmill to spin again. The Third Hokage was already old; there needed to be a stronger person to stabilize Konoha's current state.
A few days later, the news of Ryujiro being promoted to special Jonin spread throughout Konoha, and his name reached the ears of every house in Konoha.
A powerful ninja had emerged in the village, ensuring better security for everyone. Only with a stronger village could they live safely in Konoha.
"Ryujiro, congratulations on becoming a Jonin."
In a small restaurant in Konoha, Hinata, Tenten, Lee, Neji, Naruto, and others looked at the unique forehead protector on Ryujiro's head.
"Ah, Ryujiro is already a Jonin. I have to work hard too."
"At least I have to surpass that arrogant Sasuke."
Naruto clenched his fist, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes. He now saw Sasuke as his rival.
His strength was no less than that of a chunin now, but his careless nature was his fatal flaw.
"A special Jonin."
"Ryujiro, thank you for saving me back then," Rock Lee said gratefully.
Ryujiro smiled faintly. "Since we are all students of Guy-sensei, I certainly won't ignore you."
"Besides, if your opponent wasn't Gaara, the fight might have ended quickly."
Lee had surprised even Guy when he opened the fifth gate. In his eyes, Lee was a genius. Although he had no talent in ninjutsu, no one could surpass him in taijutsu.
The Eight Inner Gates were considered forbidden Jutsus because of their extremely demanding training conditions and the inevitable deadlock once opened, leading to a terrifying forbidden Jutsu where both the user and the enemy met their demise.
Jonin.
Ryujiro touched his forehead protector.
Perhaps he was appointed as a special Jonin because the village knew something. Hiruzen must have specially appointed him as a special Jonin for a reason.
But in a few days, Konoha would face a small-scale war.
During these past few days, some people in Konoha felt a sense of foreboding, as if there were dark clouds hanging over the village.
It seemed there was a terrible conspiracy brewing in the darkness.
Three days later, the final rounds for the Chunin Exams officially began.
Although Ryujiro had become a special Jonin, he still arrived at the scene. The Chunin Exams were not going to end so easily.
He had to keep Hinata safe.
When Gaara saw Ryujiro, his dormant second personality stirred again. Gaara leaned against the railing, his eyes full of hostility fixed on Ryujiro.
"Gaara!"
Temari cried out in fear.
Baki's expression was also not very good. There was still some time before the plan began. If Gaara lost control at this moment, even he didn't know how the plan would change.
That brat...
A fierce killing intent flashed in Baki's eyes.
Such a young Kage-level ninja like him, if he's allowed to continue growing, he would be a nightmare for everyone. This time, he would destroy the cradle of this genius in Konoha!
Sensing Baki's gaze, a faint smirk appeared on Ryujiro's lips.
If you want to make a move against me, let's see if your Sand Village has the guts.
Orochimaru...
Has he disguised himself as the Kazekage?
It seemed the plan was to proceed during the final exam, just like in the original story.
The first match was Naruto UzuBaki vs. Neji Hyuga.
"Naruto, I won't hold back."
"Hehe, that's just perfect. As long as I defeat someone like you, the village would acknowledge me."
Acknowledgment, huh...
I want to gain Ryujiro's acknowledgement too. To protect Ryujiro and Lady Hinata, I must become stronger.
"Match! Start!"
Naruto crossed his hands into a cross.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
With a bang, dozens of clones appeared around Naruto, surrounding Neji.
Shadow clones?
Byakugan! Activate!
Veins bulged on Neji's forehead as he activated his Byakugan, locking onto Naruto's real body instantly.
"Ha!"
Dozens of shadow clones charged toward Neji's position.
Merely outnumbering wouldn't defeat Neji.
Neji's chakra erupted instantly, followed by a rapid rotation like a top, turning his chakra into a barrier.
All the charging shadow clones turned into smoke and disappeared.
Not enough!
After testing, Naruto finally got serious.
Shadow Clone Jutsu!
The clones circled around Neji, seemingly trying to confuse his vision.
But Naruto didn't know that the Byakugan could see through his real body.
Trying to confuse Neji was just Naruto's wishful thinking.
Locking onto Naruto's real body, Neji assumed a gentle fist stance, and a Eight Trigrams formation faintly appeared under his feet.
The moment Naruto stepped into the formation.
"Eight Trigrams! Thirty-Two Palms!"
"Two palms! Four palms! Eight palms!..."
"Thirty-Two Palms!"
Bang bang bang!
Faced with Neji's rain-like barrage of thirty-two palms, the shadow clones instantly exploded into smoke.
Neji took a step forward, flying out like an arrow.
"Eight Trigrams! Sixty-Four Palms!"
Neji's strikes landed on the flowing chakra points of Naruto's body one after another. After a set of sixty-four palms...
Naruto's face changed drastically.
Chakra!
Unable to use it anymore!
"It seems Naruto has lost," said Ryujiro indifferently from above.
The reason why Naruto in the original story could still unleash some of the Nine-Tails' chakra was partly due to the stimulation from Neji.
Without the Nine-Tails' chakra, the Naruto below was undoubtedly going to lose.
"Bang!" A powerful palm struck Naruto's abdomen, sending him flying and tumbling on the ground.
"Thud thud thud!" Neji didn't give Naruto any chance to catch his breath, swiftly running over.
"Eight Trigrams Air Palm!"
Naruto, who hadn't yet gotten up, was sent flying again. After rolling several times, Naruto struggled to get up.
But at this moment, Neji held a kunai over Naruto's head.
Seeing this scene, Gekko announced, "The winner of the first round is Neji Hyuga!"
The format of the final exam was different from before. It wasn't about winners passing the exam; it was about judging whether they could become Chunin based on their performance in battle.
If this were on the battlefield, Naruto would undoubtedly die if Neji's kunai fell.
"Eh!"
"Why is it like this!"
Naruto squatted down, holding his head and pulling his hair, seemingly unable to accept the result.
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