Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"Minato wins!!"

Kushina on the sidelines was jumping up and down with joy, like a little rabbit that had eaten super pepper. She was even happier than if she had won.

When she was extremely excited, she hugged Mikoto beside her and danced a strange dance together, which made Minato Namikaze, who was looking at this side in the field, raise the corner of his mouth and reveal a helpless smile.

"Really..."

He raised his hand and waved to the audience and friends in the auditorium, his eyes full of tenderness and joy.

"Oooo!"

"Minato! Minato!"

"Well done, little yellow-haired boy!"

"I knew you would win!"

"Damn it! I should have bet on him to win!"

The audience also responded enthusiastically, cheering and applauding.

The battle was very exciting, and it was the Konoha ninjas who won, which made them feel proud.

"It's really strong."

Hatake Sakumo sighed. He watched the entire Chunin Exam from beginning to end. There were indeed many masters among them, but Namikaze Minato was undoubtedly the most outstanding one among them.

Although he had guessed it in his heart, when Minato Namikaze really won the first place, Hatake Sakumo's eyes were full of relief.

"Okay, now it's time to carry out the mission."

He turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

Unlike Minato Namikaze who won and accepted the glory, the defeated Mei Terumi silently returned to the Hidden Mist Village ninja team. She did not speak, her brows were furrowed, and her face was gloomy.

He looked like he had suffered a great blow and was upset.

Gui Deng Man Yue and Qing beside them looked at each other, not daring to speak.

They all knew that Mei Terumi had a notoriously bad temper, and she had just suffered the bitter fruit of defeat in the battle. Now she was like a kitten on the verge of exploding, and no one dared to provoke her.

What's more, she had vowed before that she would not lose...

“Actually, second place is pretty good.”

In the end, it was Qing who spoke. After all, they grew up together. He regarded himself as Mei Terumi's brother. When his sister was in a bad mood, as a brother he must comfort her.

"Shut up."

Mei Terumi said unhappily, "Do I look like someone who can't stand losing?"

"Put away your unnecessary sympathy. You guys who didn't even make it to the finals, how dare you sympathize with me, the second place winner?"

"..."

"..."

Man Yue and Qing looked at each other, but they also breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

I'm still feeling angry. It seems that the blow that Mei Terumi suffered was not as great as I imagined.

And this is indeed the case.

Just as she said, Mei Terumi is not the kind of person who can't afford to lose. On the contrary, this failure has allowed her to see her weaknesses more clearly and sum up her experience.

Strictly speaking, her gains were actually greater than Minato Namikaze's.

Because if it was on a real battlefield, Mei Terumi would have died at the hands of Minato Namikaze!

The feeling of life and death just now made Mei Terumi feel scared, but also gave her a new understanding.

It was as if some fog in front of her eyes was slowly cleared away, and her gaze turned to somewhere, where Toru Ito was happily going to collect the prize he had won for his correct bet.

"Did that kid really use his full strength?"

Mei Terumi muttered to herself, and her fists clenched unconsciously.

"Aha!"

Toru Ito was so happy when he received the 26 yuan bonus that his face was full of smiles.

In less than an hour, 10 turned into 26!

"It's really awesome!"

Nawaki's 4 pocket money more than doubled in value, and he was very happy. On the contrary, Orochimaru earned the least among the three.

"What a shame, Orochimaru-sensei~ You should have pressed harder with Ito-senpai."

As if he had awakened some family talent, Nawaki counted the prize money he won, and his eyes became narrowed like Ito Toru's: "Next time I will follow Ito brother!"

“Don’t get addicted to this.”

Ito Toru was in a good mood, but he still reminded Nawaki: "We are absolutely sure this time. We must not be lucky. If we win a game, we will think that the god of luck is on our side. In the end, ninjas still have to rely on their strength."

"Hey! Ito-san!"

Nawaki saluted in a very formal manner, which made Ito Toru burst out laughing.

Looking at this scene, Orochimaru's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a smile. He liked this scene, the innocent heart without a trace of impurities, just like seeing a windmill slowly turning under the wind.

Even the haze and darkness in my heart were slowly blown away without me noticing.

Next comes the award ceremony.

The Third Hokage personally came out to present the award to Minato Namikaze, while the Third Mizukage had a gloomy face and used dry words to encourage Mei Terumi, who also had a gloomy face.

This scene made the audience feel a little overwhelmed, but they still forced themselves to suppress their laughter and gave thunderous cheers and warm congratulations.

"It's finally over."

Toru Ito, who failed in the promotion, sighed as he looked at the team below who were awarding Chunin forehead protections.

"Brother Ito! Don't be discouraged, you will definitely be able to do it next time!"

Karin, who also failed to be promoted, encouraged her: "Neina-sister, Anko-sister, and Kimimaro can do it, you have to believe that you can do it too!"

"Don't let them hear you..."

Ito Tetsu's eyes were empty: "Besides, I don't really want to be a Chunin."

"Eh?"

Karin tilted her head in confusion: "Why?"

"Well... that's a topic for adults. You'll learn more about it in the future."

Ito Toru smiled and patted her head: "I have to go back to Konoha Hospital first, see you later."

"Yeah! Goodbye, Ito brother!"

Karin nodded sensibly.

After the Chunin Exam, the crowd gradually dispersed, but for some people, the far-reaching impact of this game has just begun. It is like a stone thrown into a lake, stirring up ripples, and perhaps changing the fate of many people...

After distributing the Chunin forehead protectors, the Third Hokage gave a passionate speech and warmly invited the Third Mizukage to stay for another day to discuss future cooperation matters.

This is also an unspoken understanding among the Kage-level strongmen. In this Chunin Exam, the Konoha ninjas had the upper hand, so at least in the next one or two years, the Kirigakure will not launch a large-scale invasion of Konoha.

This made Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was originally under some pressure, finally feel a little relieved.

I can finally concentrate on the war with the Hidden Sand Village!

In the Konoha Hospital, Nono was lowering her head slightly. In front of her was a man hiding in the darkness with half of his face covered with bandages.

Danzo Shimura!

His face didn't look very good.

"So, this is your suggestion? Give up recruiting Ito Toru into the Root Organization? Nono, do you know what you are talking about!?"

"I have made myself clear, Master Danzo."

Nono raised his eyes, "That child has no darkness in him and should not have joined the Root."

"This is just nonsense! Do you understand darkness or do I understand darkness?"

Danzo slammed his cane into the ground, with a look of disappointment: "Nono, Nono, you used to be my student. You know how much I trusted you, so I sent you to carry out this mission, and this is what you give me?"

He felt very disappointed and angry!

After discovering that those candidates were completely cured, he hurried to the hospital to inquire about the situation. After learning that it was the joint efforts of Tsunade and Toru Ito, Danzo became interested again.

However, Nono poured a bucket of cold water on him.

How could Danzo not be angry?