Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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A hissing sound.

Shinichi Hirata watched as the kunai flew from Mikoto Uchiha's hand. His eyes narrowed as he noticed something, but he didn't care because he wouldn't fall for such a low-level trick.

Immediately afterwards, the Uchiha girl jumped to the top of the tree and fired four shuriken from multiple angles.

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!

At this moment, Shinichi Hirata stopped where he was and instead gripped a kunai. He enhanced his body with chakra, and his Jonin-level Body Flicker Technique made him impossible to see. He then swung the kunai at Mikoto Uchiha, who was unable to move in mid-air.

"Successful!"

Shinichi Hirata saw the kunai pierce Mikoto's body with precision, but he knew in his heart that it was just a substitute.

Bang!

"really......"

"Then what about the next attack?"

"Leaf Whirlwind!" Shinichi Hirata dodged Might Dai's kick when he opened the first gate of the Eight Gates: Might Dai's movements were slow even to Chunin, let alone Jonin, before he opened the third gate of the Eight Gates.

"and then?"

"You can't just rely on this little bit of attack...?"

Shinichi Hirata dodged Might Dai's attack and could attack Might Dai from above at any time, but he also fell into an absolute blind spot: at this moment, lying prone, Mikoto Uchiha on his left used the D-rank ninjutsu created by Shirahoshi - "Fire Release: Power Shuriken!"

Shinichi Hirata smiled slightly, thinking to himself that this coordination was not bad: "Interesting."

The shuriken was faster than a regular shuriken, its fiery red light shooting straight at Shinichi Hirata's side.

Might Guy leaped over Shinichi Hirata's body and landed on the ground. Turning his head, he saw Shinichi Hirata lying motionless and couldn't help but ask, "Mikoto, are you sure you're not killing him by doing this?"

Uchiha Mikoto and Yakushi Nonou: "..."

Dai's combat experience with ninjutsu is really poor.

"Down below." After a brief moment of thought, Yakushi Nonou made an accurate judgment and stated Hirata Shinichi's current location.

As the girl finished speaking, the middle-aged man who had been hit by the shuriken transformed into an earth clone, and then a wave of earth appeared from that location, rushing towards Nonou's direction.

"Watch out!" Uchiha Mikoto rushed over quickly, forming hand seals as she used a Fire Release ninjutsu.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"

Fireballs flew toward the row of earthen waves that had broken open the floor, and sensing the Uchiha girl's attack, Shinichi Hirata accelerated again, making each fireball almost stop his advance.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!

Instantly, small craters were created in the ground behind the earthen wave in front by the fireball.

Chapter 32 The Burnt-Out Mighty

Clang, clang!

The sound of knocking on the ground created a cacophony of waves.

Then, Yakushi Nono, standing in front of Tsuchinami, smiled slightly.

"Not moving?"

Just as Shinichi Hirata was about to reach Yakushi Nonou, he jumped out of the pit and immediately saw the blonde girl's clone looking up with a smug smile, and a clearly visible black-framed white talisman on the sole of the girl's foot—BOOM!!!

The power of the C-rank Fire Release technique erupted, and Uchiha Mikoto was surprised that it hadn't fooled the Jonin. She scoffed, and then Nono's head popped out from the ground next to her.

"The Jonin are indeed formidable; our tactics seem like child's play."

The shockwave from the explosion hit Shinichi Hirata directly in front of him, and the middle-aged man was thrown backward with his arms crossed.

Then, he threw out two kunai, using a steel wire to wrap around a tree trunk in mid-air, accelerating to the top of a tree, landing firmly, and looking down at the three people:

"You two are quite capable. You could actually be considered Chunin. But unfortunately, an assessment is just an assessment."

"From now on, I won't give you any chance to relax."

Shinichi Hirata's hands moved like phantoms, swiftly completing a technique:

"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"

woohoo-

A powerful wind pressure came from above, lashing at Uchiha Mikoto and Yakushi Nonou—the force of the wind rendered them completely immobile.

Shinichi Hirata exhaled seemingly endless wind-style chakra from his mouth, creating a region of wind pressure.

If the two women want to resist the power of Wind Release, they must continue to use their chakra to struggle: once their chakra is exhausted, they will be defeated.

Might Guy gritted his teeth. The two uses of the Eight Gates had exhausted a lot of his stamina. If he didn't use the Eight Gates, he wouldn't have enough chakra and stamina to reach Shinichi Hirata and stop him.

"I......"

"I'm sorry, Shirahoshi."

Before taking the exam, he promised Shirahoshi that he would never use the incomplete Eight Gates Formation to harm his body.

"Eight Gates Formation..."

"The third gate, the gate of life, opens!"

Click, click!

Even though it was only the third gate, Might Guy was radiating an aura no less powerful than that of a Jonin, and the ground and the surrounding area were swept up by this wave of energy.

"Youth never fades away, that's what it means—"

Shinichi Hirata was surprised to see a speed in a genin that surpassed that of an ordinary jonin's body-flickering taijutsu.

"My ninja way!!"

The speed was too fast, forcing Shinichi Hirata to stop using Wind Release prematurely.

boom! ! !

After a flash of blue light above the tall tree trunk, a loud crash shattered the thick tree.

Shinichi Hirata perfectly used his Stand to dodge the attack and reappeared on the ground.

"I vaguely remember him. I think his name was Matt Day."

"It seems your efforts have paid off."

Might Guy, who arrived behind Shinichi Hirata at lightning speed, clenched his fist: "Of course!"

In an instant, a thick earthen wall rose up behind Shinichi Hirata.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

A simple earthen wall, without a dog's head.

The next second, a fist from youth slammed heavily onto the thick earthen wall: Matt's cheat had come to an end.

Without the blessing of the Eight Gates, Might Guy's eyes were somewhat dazed.

"It's still close."

The unconscious Might Guy was caught by Shinichi Hirata. According to his analysis, the technique he had just used had greatly exhausted Might Guy, and he probably wouldn't be able to continue taking the exam.

—If a medical ninja were here, they would find that Might Guy has several torn muscles and will need to rest for a while to recover.

"There's a big difference, young man."

"Ninja battles are not just about the passionate and youthful taijutsu; there are also all sorts of unpredictable ninjutsu."

Shinichi Hirata calmly laid Might Guy's body flat on the ground. The other two girls, who had recovered, saw this and exclaimed in unison:

"Wear it!" x2

......

The lounge area in the central tower.

The exam time was seven hours, and the second round of assessments for all teams was completely over. There was no need for 24 hours at all—only three teams remained.

At this moment, Akimoto, the proctor in charge of the second Chunin Exam, came into the rest room and looked at the nine people around him: "Only your three teams have passed this exam."

"To be fair, you will rest in the central tower tonight, and the third rehearsal will be held tomorrow..."

"Wait a minute! I want to ask, did Class 11 also fail?" Although Bai Xing knew that the assessment was fast, he didn't expect it to be four hours faster than last time.

But his team also failed to pass, which completely baffled him.

—We can't afford to make the same mistake he did last time, accidentally provoking a squad of Jonin disguised as ninjas from an enemy country...

"Well, Might Guy used a forbidden ninjutsu and passed out."

"The medical ninjas who remained at the tower went there immediately to conduct an examination."

"There are seven or eight areas where muscles are torn..."

"Who did it?" Bai Xing asked, her tone calm, but the force she exuded interrupted Qiu Yuan's narration.

Akimoto swallowed hard, thinking to himself, "Didn't you say you were too weak to fight and requested to withdraw from the third exam? But you look like you could take on several of me right now..."

Shirahoshi noticed the situation as well. The tense atmosphere dissipated, and his face turned pale as he coughed violently. "I'm sorry, I was too hasty. Please, Jonin Akimoto, explain for me; after all, they are my students."

Akimoto: "..."

I think you're the real Jonin.

The surrounding ninjas also sensed the oppressive feeling in the air just now. That kind of aura could not possibly be something that only a genin could have: it was an aura that only some elite jonin or even kage-level ninjas possessed.

Yuko Shimura narrowed her eyes, thinking to herself that this should be the sixth-year genin mentioned by her clan, but why would a genin have such an aura...?

The others were also deep in thought. Even Shiranui Unma and Yuhi Ryuun wondered if Shirahoshi was pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

But soon, only three words came to everyone's mind: Impossible.

If Shirahoshi really had that kind of strength, how could she not even pass the Chunin Exams and have been a Genin for so many years?

Once Akimoto had recovered, he continued his explanation:

"They encountered Jonin Hirata, similar to what you encountered last time, Shirahoshi..."

Shirahoshi: "......"

Damn! It's that clingy old man!