Naruto: People are in Konoha, the system arrived 20 years earlier Chapter 044

The two once again engaged in a fierce battle. The Flying Thunder God Technique was expertly utilized between them, their figures constantly flickering across the battlefield.

Kushina watched, dazzled, completely unable to keep up with their speed.

Just then, Minato seized a temporal gap, circled behind Hayato, and applied what he had learned.

“Rasengan!”

Hayato reacted quickly, once again using the Flying Thunder God Technique to dodge the attack.

The Rasengan struck the ground, blasting a huge crater and raising a cloud of dust.

“A contest between Flying Thunder God users, it seems we’re evenly matched,” Minato said with a smile.

Hayato knew better. With the same move, Minato had enough reaction time to use a substitution jutsu, while he could only rely on Flying Thunder God to dodge.

Although Minato was faster, Hayato had activated his Sharingan early on.

His powerful dynamic vision allowed Hayato to slightly compensate for this gap and react in advance.

Hayato nodded slightly, thinking to himself, “My Flying Thunder God still needs further refinement.”

Just then, Minato suddenly pulled back, taking out three shuriken from his ninja pouch and throwing them at Hayato. Immediately after, he quickly formed hand seals, “It won’t be that simple from now on, Hayato, pay attention! A direct transmission from the Third Hokage.”

“Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!”

The three flying shuriken instantly multiplied into tens of thousands, raining down on Hayato like a dense downpour.

They sealed off Hayato’s escape route.

Hayato’s expression was solemn as he quickly formed hand seals and shouted, “Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!”

Instantly, three five-meter-tall earth walls rose from the ground, separating him from Minato.

“Thump! Thump! Thump!”

Hayato didn’t relax. Due to the earth wall’s obstruction, he had lost Minato’s position.

He leaped up, standing on the highest point of the earth wall, his Sharingan darting up, down, left, and right, on high alert as he scanned his surroundings.

Suddenly, Minato’s figure flickered behind Hayato.

“It’s over! Rasengan!”

Bang! Hayato’s figure turned into a puff of smoke and vanished.

A hint of surprise appeared on Minato’s face, “Shadow Clone?”

Hayato’s figure appeared directly above Minato, “Heh, Minato-nii, did you know? Things in this world are relative. While I couldn’t find your position, you also couldn’t figure out my movements.”

A chakra orb condensed in Hayato’s hand.

“That’s it! That move from that day!” Minato observed the chakra orb in Hayato’s hand.

Hayato condensed a chakra orb in his hands, “Minato-nii, you asked before why this move has this name.”

Hayato moved his hand, directly projecting the chakra orb. He then continuously condensed more, though the chakra orbs became smaller, he would win by quantity.

“Spirit Bomb!”

Minato’s face showed shock, “That move can actually be projected!”

When Hayato demonstrated it to him before, he only condensed it in his hand to show it, so he didn’t know that this move could be thrown directly.

Wait, isn’t the Tailed Beast Bomb also launchable? Why does Hayato’s move look more like a Tailed Beast Bomb?

Hayato couldn’t help but inwardly complain, “If it can’t be launched, can it even be called a ‘bomb’?”

Bang! Bang! Bang! Explosions echoed endlessly.

Thick smoke billowed through the area, and the spot where Minato had stood was bombed into a giant pit.

However, Minato’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

With a flick of his eyes, Hayato blocked with his right hand, parrying Minato who suddenly appeared beside him.

“As expected, it’s not that simple.”

The two exchanged blows, fighting to a standstill. Flying Thunder God Technique, Rasengan, Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu, Earth Style, Lightning Style… various ninjutsu were used to their fullest extent in their hands. Kushina watched from the side, her blood boiling. She had never seen such a brilliant spar.

Finally, after a fierce exchange, both simultaneously stopped, panting in place. They looked at each other, their eyes gleaming with admiration and respect.

“Hayato, you’re really strong!” Minato said, gasping for breath.

“You too, Minato-nii!” Hayato replied with a slight smile.

Although this spar ended in a draw, it deepened their friendship.

Time flew by like a white steed galloping past a crack. A week passed in the blink of an eye. Under Minato’s careful guidance and help, Hayato’s mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique became increasingly refined and proficient.

Finally, the day of the Chunin Exams arrived.

Hayato came to the examination site alone. Without the cumbersome first genjutsu detection stage blocking his way, he directly arrived at the written exam venue.

Not long after, a figure in a green jumpsuit, full of vigor, appeared in the examination room. It was Might Duy—Guy’s father.

“Duy, I see you’re going to fail again this year. You definitely won’t pass the Chunin Exams,” a ninja said directly, singing a dirge for Might Duy upon seeing him.

However, Might Duy didn’t care about others’ opinions or evaluations. He simply raised his thumb, revealing a mouthful of pearly white teeth, and smiled, “Never give up! That’s youth!”

Upon seeing this scene, Hayato couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

He hadn’t expected to be participating in this exam with Might Duy.

However, next time, Duy should still be there.

But for him, none of this mattered. He just needed to give his all and perform at his best.

Not long after, the examiner in charge, Yamanaka Fengyuan, entered the examination room.

He gravely announced the examination rules and requirements, then arranged for his assistants to distribute the test papers.

“Any cheating will be severely punished! If one person cheats, the entire team will be implicated! You will be directly expelled from the examination room,” Yamanaka Fengyuan’s words carried undeniable authority and power.

At these words, the scene immediately fell into an eerie silence. All the examinees held their breath and focused entirely on the exam.

Konoha’s written exam has always been a test of information gathering ability.

However, for Hayato, this was not a difficult task. When he saw the questions on the test paper, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of delight—hey! He knew all these questions!

Moreover, he was participating in the exam alone, so he didn’t need to worry about teamwork or information sharing issues at all.

He just needed to rely on his own strength and wisdom to answer these questions.

The written exam venue was so quiet that only the scratching of pens could be heard.

However, for those genin who had some understanding of the exam content, they had already begun to display their various skills and talents.

Yet, Hayato appeared calm and at ease. He finished all the questions in less than half the allotted time.

He began to observe the other examinees in the same room.

Because relations between countries were not harmonious at the moment, there were no cross-country Chunin Exams.

All the examinees in the room were Konoha genin. Besides Might Duy, there were no other particularly memorable figures for Hayato.

“It seems this Chunin Exam should be very easy,” Hayato mused to himself.

As the sand in the hourglass steadily ran out, Yamanaka Fengyuan announced the end of the written examination.