The examination hall fell silent.
All the examinees were quietly pondering the answers to the questions.
Yamashiro Aoba glanced at his watch, then at the hesitant examinees in the room, and finally said:
"The task won't give you much time to think. There's one minute left."
(Oh no, only one minute left! Naraku-chan, please save me!)
Seeing Senju Chakama about to cry, Naraku hesitated.
In fact, although her current genjutsu skills couldn't compare to Itachi's, creating a small scene to reveal the answers to Senju Chakama was a piece of cake.
After all, Naraku possessed the genjutsu skills of a Jonin.
But Naraku didn't want to do that. Starting from the morning… no, it should be said that recently, Senju Chakama's condition had been off.
It wasn't just because of the Chunin Exam jitters.
Or rather, the Chunin Exam was just a clear trigger.
The real reason stemmed from his deep-seated lack of confidence.
After all, Senju Chakama had always been idealistic since he was a child. He wanted to revitalize the Senju Clan's reputation and also become a new hero of the Senju Clan after Hashirama and Tobirama.
Things were actually fine before. Although Chakama couldn't be called a top-tier genius, the Senju Clan's inherent huge Chakra reserves and talent for Water and Earth Release Techniques still surpassed his peers.
He graduated from the Shinobi War early at age 11, and a year later, he was confident enough to participate in the Chunin Exam.
To be honest, his talent was still there.
But unfortunately, he was placed in Shinnosuke's Team.
His two teammates, whether it was Uchiha Itachi or Uchiha Naraku, were both inhumanly talented.
One was considered to be the embodiment of both the Senju and Uchiha Clan bloodlines, and the other had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan at the age of eight and a half.
These two children, both younger than him, left him so far behind in terms of strength that he couldn't even see their taillights.
To say that this wasn't discouraging would be a complete lie.
Senju Chakama had been feeling somewhat disheartened lately, feeling that his ambitions were destined to fail, and he had begun to feel sorry for himself.
This coincided with the Chunin Exam, and he was worried that he would hold Naraku and Itachi back.
He was afraid that because of him, Naraku and Itachi would fail their exams.
So, he was incredibly nervous the whole way, even hesitating and being absentminded while answering the questions.
In the end, he had to ask Naraku for help.
Just as he was at a loss, he saw Naraku's thin lips move.
Although he wasn't particularly good at lip-reading, he had been a companion of Naraku's for several months, and they had some understanding of each other.
He clearly saw that Naraku was saying:
"Trust your own judgment, you're the best in my heart!"
At that moment, Senju Chakama's eyes welled up!
This was what it meant to be companions, this was the girl he secretly liked!
Senju Chakama gritted his teeth and wrote down his answer on the test paper. Then, he raised his head, his eyes no longer filled with confusion, but with determination.
And Naraku, who had encouraged Senju Chakama, also beamed with joy.
That was because…
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Five minutes later.
"Great, great!! I did it, I got it right! I really am a genius. Thanks to you, Naraku, if it weren't for your reminder, I almost forgot I was a genius, haha…"
It was clear that all three members of Uchiha Itachi's team had passed the first round of the exam.
Senju Chakama ran around excitedly, and finally grabbed Naraku's rather soft shoulders and shook her violently.
"You, you're too much. Stop using excitement as an excuse to touch Naraku's shoulders!"
Uchiha Itachi looked helpless. This idiot, if he touched her again, he really wouldn't be able to resist hitting him.
"You, you're talking nonsense, Uchiha Itachi, don't talk nonsense."
Senju Chakama quickly let go of Naraku. He scratched his face, at a loss as to where to put his hands.
"It's okay, Chakama, I will always watch over you. The three of us have to work hard."
Uchiha Naraku stretched out her fair little hand, and Uchiha Itachi almost instantly stepped forward and put his hand on Naraku's little hand.
Chakama, who was late, could only grit his teeth and put his hand on Itachi's hand.
"Go for it."
"Go for it!"
"Ganbatte!"
"Alright, tomorrow is the second round of the exam. Let's go eat something to celebrate first!"
Uchiha Naraku's smile was as radiant as a flower.
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