Naruto, Time of Dawn

The final result of the training was that the children who had no doubts lost miserably.This is the last day of training. Obito has his hands behind his back, and the old god is walking past the children who have collapsed from exhaustion.

"It seems that you are unable to complete the goal I set."

Obito turned around and glanced at the three of them lightly.

"Tell me what you think."

Yuzuru and Yota were too tired to speak, while Li Xiao leaned on the wooden post and complained with a resentful look, "Uncle Obito, you are so mean!"

"Okay then. For the sake of me being a scumbag, I'll give you another chance to challenge me after your exam is over."

Obito couldn't hide the smile in his eyes, and he emphasized again, "Remember, you only have one chance."

Kakashi jumped out, and what was reflected in those dead fish eyes that had been hanging all day long was different from the past.

"Now you can go back and prepare for tomorrow's game. But as a senior, I want to remind you that in the world of ninjas, those who violate the rules will be called trash, but those who do not know how to value their companions are not even as good as trash!"

Those who violate the rules will be treated as trash, but those who do not know how to value their companions are not even as good as trash! ! !

"Li Xiao? Li Xiao?"

"...ah?!"

"Did something happen? You were absent-minded."

Naruto asked as he picked up a piece of his favorite croquette with serving chopsticks.

"Dad, what exactly are companions?"

Li Xiao lowered his head, picking up the food in the bowl with a bleak expression.

"Has Li Xiao finally remembered to ask this?"

Minato was very happy because of Li Xiao's question, but it was a pity that he was serving soup, otherwise he would probably give Li Xiao a bear hug right away.He put on a serious expression, cleared his throat and said, "Does Li Xiao know what the Chunin Exam is?"

Li Xiao thought for a while and asked, "Isn't it just an exam?"

Minato choked and turned his gaze to Naruto, "Naruto, you didn't tell him?"

Naruto smiled and said: "I accidentally forgot, forgot."

"..."

Minato paused for a moment, and Kushina on the side continued: "The Chunin Examination is held twice a year in every Ninja Village. After the leading Jonin submits an application to the senior management, the Genin will decide whether to participate in the exam. The exam points are Three games,"

"It's four games." Minato quickly corrected, "We will try an extra team game this year."

Kushina immediately rolled her eyes at Minato, ignored her husband's reminder and continued: "According to the previous competition system, the first written test, the second Death Forest qualifying game, and the third official game. But since this year's competition system has changed, let Your Grandpa Minato will tell you."

Minato's eyelids twitched, and he quickly handed over the hot soup to atone for his sin, "Let's continue with that, continue."

"This year's competition system has indeed changed a lot, but the things to be tested remain the same. Grandpa, I will keep it a secret for now, but the Chunin Exam requires group participation. You should understand this."

Li Xiao didn't answer, which was regarded as acquiescence.Minato continued: "Then why did Li Xiao think that a team with incomplete numbers showed up just after you decided to take the Chunin Exam?"

"That's what you mean." Li Xiao answered without any hesitation this time.

Minato nodded slightly, "That's what I meant, but to be precise, it's what Sasuke meant."

"Father?"

Li Xiao tilted his head in surprise, why would his father have such a plan?This puzzled him.

Naruto silently put down the dishes and asked, "Is this... what he means?"

"Well," Minato said, "He said that having a companion who can support you is a very lucky thing. He hopes that Li Xiao can also be such a lucky person."

"Then Yota and Yuzuru..."

Minato smiled back and said: "The two of them are the most outstanding genin among the genin who graduated last year. Although they have a lot of tempers, they are both excellent people. Grandpa believes that Li Xiao will be the best partner with them. "

..................

The next day, Li Xiao walked to the breakfast shop where they agreed to meet, and Konohamaru, who had been missing for four or five days, finally appeared.

Yota held a bag of steaming buns and complained to Konohamaru while eating, "Konohamaru Ni-san, we have been bullied terribly these days when you are not around!"

"What are you talking about!" Konohamaru, who had also just arrived, slumped on the chair and gasped, "In order to find a suitable sparring teacher for you, I did the work of three people by myself. ! I’m not even tired of shouting. Why are you so busy shouting!”

"Then why didn't Konohamaru Ni-san come by himself?" Yuzuru crossed his arms, "Do you know how abnormal Obito-senpai's divine power is? Four days in a row, four days! We didn't even touch a corner of his clothes. !”

"Can you blame me!" Konohamaru straightened up, pointed at Li Xiao and began to scold, "Do you know how powerful this guy is? Last time he directly sent Kakashi-senpai into the hospital! I will accompany you Beat? How? Are you torturing me?"

"..."

"...Is he really that powerful?" Yang Tai suddenly felt that the little bun in his hand was no longer fragrant. He looked at Li Xiao with dull eyes and said in a daze: "But didn't he touch Senior Obito's clothes?" Horns?"

Konohamaru became angry and said to Li Xiao: "Tell them yourself."

Li Xiao took a sip of hot milk and said calmly: "Last night I promised dad not to use any ninjutsu in this exam."

"Nani?!"

Konohamaru jumped up in shock, "You are asked to take the exam without using any ninjutsu? Brother Naruto, isn't he crazy?"

Li Xiao glanced at him coolly, and his expression clearly said "You are crazy if you want to be crazy." Konohamaru was silent for a moment, feeling that Li Xiao's glance just now was so cold that it made him shiver with cold.

"You can't use ninjutsu, taijutsu, or medical skills. If that doesn't work, I can still make a trap and reap the benefits."

The more calm Li Xiao spoke, the more flustered Konohamaru became. He always felt that something bad was about to happen.

"If Konohamaru Ni-san really feels that something is wrong, why don't we have a competition now? Maybe if you win Ni-san, dad will allow me to use ninjutsu."

"No, no!"

Konohamaru was so guilty that he shook his head, but he could not forget the fear of being seen through the last time he and Li Xiao were sparring.He didn't want to experience that unavoidable feeling as if his thoughts and actions were penetrated by the other person.

"Hey——" Yuzuru turned away and said in disgust: "Konohamaru Nissan is really a coward."

At about ten o'clock, Konohamaru took the three of them to the examination venue. Konohamaru stood in front of the building, with his hands on his hips, saying: "Okay, the rest is up to you. Come on, everyone!"

The three people who entered the building easily entered the first examination room under the leadership of Yang Tai. The three people gathered together, and Yang Tai was the first to ask: "Li Xiao, what is your true strength?"

"I don't know." Li Xiao shook his head, but remembering that his idiot father said that companions should be honest with each other, he continued: "I haven't tested it, but I should be the weakest in the family, um... the second weakest That one." There was also a little aunt who helped him support him.

Yang Tai opened his mouth wide and sighed: "It's amazing!"

"Of course he's awesome." Yuki pouted and looked unhappy, "The big brother Naruto mentioned by Konohamaru Ni-san is the hero who ended the Fourth Ninja War, Uzumaki Naruto. With such a powerful father, of course he is awesome. ”

"Really?" Yota was a little confused, "But Naruto-sama's hair is a very dazzling golden color~"

"Stupid!" Yuzuru said: "Of course it's different from my father's, but it's the same as my mother's! But apart from you, I've never seen anyone with such beautiful brown hair in Konoha."

After saying that, Yuzuru thought for a while and said with some awkward concern: "Is it really okay? Taking the exam without using ninjutsu is very dangerous."

"That's right!" Yang Tai supported: "I heard from grandpa that every exam after the first one is very dangerous!"

"It doesn't matter." Li Xiao raised the corner of his mouth gently. This was probably what his father and the others said, the concern between companions.

"I have the ability to protect myself, and don't I also have you?"

Yota laughed heartily, clenched his fist with his right hand and knocked twice on his left shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll protect you and Yuzuru as long as I'm here!"

Yuzuru, who was standing behind him on his right, kicked him hard and said proudly: "Do I need your protection?"

On this topic, the two of them argued for a while with no result, so they simply brought Li Xiao into the conversation and had another good argument, but they still couldn't reach a conclusion until the examiner of this exam showed up.

Morino Ihiki stood on the podium. He had been the presiding judge for many years and his temperament was natural. As soon as he appeared, he calmed down the candidates who came from all the villages.

"Hello, you unlucky ones." He was seen leaning on the desk with one hand, full of anger, "I am Morino Ihiki, the examiner this time. And the content of our exam,"

He picked up the chalk like a bloodthirsty weapon, turned around and wrote the words "written test" on the blackboard, very domineering.

"Written test! My rules are very simple. Ten test questions. Complete within the specified time. If you cannot complete it, you will be eliminated. If you get a score of zero, you will be eliminated. Finally, don't try to fool me with your clumsy cheating methods, otherwise you will be eliminated."

After saying this, he greeted the ninjas standing on both sides of the podium. The ninjas on both sides quickly dispersed and sat around the candidates.

"Hand out the test papers."

The examiner who was responsible for handing out the test papers was also very fast, and the test papers were distributed to every candidate in the blink of an eye.

"I have doubts."

Li Xiao, who had received the test paper, glanced at the lines. After getting the examiner's permission, he stood up and said, "You just said there are ten questions in total, but there are only nine questions in this paper."

"The tenth question will be announced half an hour before the end of the exam," Ibiki replied, "Do you have any questions now?"

Li Xiao shook his head and said "No more" and sat down.

"But I forgot to mention it." Yibixi walked off the podium, "In this exam, you are not just representing yourself, but your entire team. Once someone is eliminated, then his team will also be represented. You will be disqualified from participating in the next exam. Now, the exam begins!"

Ibiki's announcement seemed to have pressed the mute button for this space. In an instant, the entire classroom could only hear the rustle of the pen tip sliding on the paper, and it was eerily quiet.Li Xiao realized that this exam was not easy the moment he got the test questions, so he quietly paid attention to the surrounding movements after the exam began, and soon discovered the key point.

"Yota, Yuzuru, can you hear me?"

The two people who were so angry at the question were almost frightened to death when they heard Li Xiaoli Xiao's voice, but fortunately, their excellent psychological quality allowed them to quickly adjust their state. Yang Tai secretly complained, " What's going on?" But he didn't expect Li Xiao to give him the answer.

"This is a small ninjutsu that allows the caster to communicate with a specific person, which means that both Yuzuru and I can hear what you are saying in your heart."

"So miraculous?"

"Ah."

This indifferent and disgusting tone is definitely that Yuzuru guy!

Yota: "Didn't you say you promised your father not to use ninjutsu?"

Li Xiao: "That will be in the exam later."

Yota: "Okay then."

Yuzuru: "Have you had enough chatting? What should I do with this test paper? I can tell you that I don't know how to answer the questions above."

"Not even you?" Yota exclaimed, "You were a top student when you were in school! A top student!"

Yuzuru: "It's so noisy! Be quiet!"

Li Xiao: "They didn't want to test our real talents. They wanted us to cheat from the beginning."

Yota: "Huh?!"

Yuzuru lowered his voice: "What he really wants to test is our ability to collect intelligence."

Li Xiao: "That's right."

"That's it." Yota said in frustration, "None of us are good at gathering intelligence."

Li Xiaodao: "Didn't you open your eyes?"

Yang Tai said: "Not yet. Grandpa said that I am not allowed to open my eyes until we find a complete solution to the blood disease."

"Okay then." Li Xiao didn't force it, "Then use plan B."

Yota: "Plan B?"

Li Xiao: "Well, you haven't started yet, right?"

Yota: "Not yet, it's too difficult."

Yuzuru: "Same."

Li Xiao: "Okay, I'll start from the first question, and you can keep up with me."

Yota: "You know the answer?!"

"Ah."

Li Xiao read the answers to his two companions while writing them. When they couldn't keep up with his speed, he stopped and took a break. He hurriedly hurriedly finished answering all the questions.

"So, question ten," Yibixi saw that the time was up and walked back to the podium, "During the mission, your companion was seriously injured and captured. Did you choose to rescue your companion or continue the mission?"

There was a lot of discussion in the audience. Ibixi raised his left hand and said, "Choose the side of the companions and the side of the mission." He raised his right hand and said, "This side."

The candidates stood up one after another, leaning to the right and choosing left. But at this moment, a child of six or seven years old stood in front of him and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "I choose the third option."

He said: "I don't have a third answer."

"You didn't," the boy raised his head, his blue eyes deep and clear, like the sea reflecting the sky.

"I have."

He became interested and signaled those candidates who were about to make noises to lower their voices and said, "I would like to hear your third answer."

"I will choose to leave my companions and continue to complete the mission."

"You want both?" He laughed contemptuously, "But when you can only choose one of the two, companion or mission, which one do you want?"

The boy frowned slightly and said: "Companions are very important. This is what others told me. I don't really understand what companions mean, but I know one thing, life is the most precious existence in the world. For ninjas For me, completing a task is a mission. For me, accepting a task means making a promise, and I will do my best to fulfill this promise, so whether it is a so-called companion or a so-called task, I will never give up. !”

"Kid, the world of ninja is not as simple as you think."

"I know," the boy continued: "In the ninja world, the strong are respected, so I will become stronger, so strong that no one can force me to choose between the two."

"..." Yibixi laughed self-deprecatingly, "Although I don't want to say this, your answer deserves full marks."

He raised his right hand and said: "Here, you are eliminated."

"what?!"

The candidate who chose the right shouted, "As a ninja, shouldn't we focus on missions?"

"That was in your village." Ibi was delighted to see the man wearing a forehead protector from Kirikage Village, and said, "In Konoha, we put companions and missions on an equal footing!"

After the candidates dispersed, Yuzuru and Yota found Li Xiao and said, "How do you know there is a third answer?"

"I guessed it." Li Xiao looked up at the sky, "I'm glad to meet you."

"Huh?" Yota stayed where he was, a little surprised why this cold-blooded friend became emotional.

"You two," Yuzuru clenched his fists and said, "Have you forgotten what you promised Konohamaru Nissan?"

"Don't be nervous, I will guard you outside the examination room."

That's right, I don't know what Konohamaru's fault was today, but he actually saw the word "nervous" on their faces, and then no matter what they said, he insisted on staying outside the examination room. In the end, they each gave in. Konohamaru waited for news at the barbecue restaurant closest to the examination room, and they went to report the situation as soon as they left the examination room. Now...

The two of them looked around. Well, that's good. Except for the staff, this building has been a good example of what it means to be empty!

The three of them looked at each other and quickly ran out. Although the three of them worked non-stop, they still couldn't avoid being scolded by Konohamaru.The three of them became so angry that they completely squeezed out Konohamaru's wallet!Looking at the empty wallet that couldn't get a penny out, Konohamaru huddled in the corner and silently shed tears of regret.