third round

Kaoru let his team do whatever they wanted for this week except training, even if they wanted Kaoru will not allow it since taking a proper rest is what they need now.

for these two months, Kaoru has neglected Naruto and luckily he meets Jiraiya like in the canon, but the difference is Jiraiya learned that Naruto could use Rasengan.

at first, he is shocked and he asks Naruto where he learned that Jutsu since he only knows two people that could use this Jutsu besides him.

the first person is Fourth Hokage also the one who created this Jutsu, and the second person is Kakashi Hatake but he will not teach this Jutsu since he didn't know the training method.

but after hearing that Naruto said he met a certain yellow-haired guy that really similar to the statue of the Fourth Hokage in his dream and taught him this Jutsu, Jiraiya became melancholic and felt guilty since he was far away from Konoha and couldn't take care of Naruto.

this time Jiraiya chooses to teach Naruto wholeheartedly but, when he sees a special seal on Naruto's belly he recognizes who is the one that put another seal.

after unsealing it Jiraiya was shocked once more by how well Naruto controlled Kyubi's chakra, and this time he is sure that Naruto is really the son of Minato and Kushina, even though he grew up in an unfriendly environment he is still a genius.

looking at how big Naruto's chakra reserve is and how good he is controlling Kyubi's chakra, Jiraiya chooses Naruto as his successor for Toad Summoning Scroll holder.

and his decision is proven right, different from the canon where Naruto struggles because of seal and Kyubi is still not friendly, Naruto this time could summon the boss of the toad Gamabunta.

"Oy, Jiraiya why are you calling me when there is no enemy, huh???" 

"Woaahhhhhhh, what a big toad, toad uncle my name is Uzumaki Naruto, what is yours?" Naruto is always being Naruto, full of spirit and energy, even Kaoru thinks that Naruto is really similar to Luffy.

"Huh? Brat tell me where that bastard Jiraiya!" Gamabunta threatened Naruto, but for people like Naruto, it's useless because they have different ways of thinking.

"he is here earlier but I don't where he went, and also I'm the one who summons you, uncle"

"HAHAHAHAHAHA, you are a funny kid, there is no way you have enough chakra to summon me" Hearing what Naruto said only made Gamabunta laugh out loud since this was the best joke that he heard in years.

"fine kids, I will test you, as long as you pass it, then I will believe that you're really my summoner and I will also tell you my name, how is that?"

For Gamabunta testing Naruto is only a form of spending time, since he can't find Jiraiya then it's not a problem playing a bit with Naruto, he also never thinks that Naruto will succeed.

"come at me, I will show you that I'm really the one who calls you here, ttebayo!"

and Naruto's misery where he got thrown around begins.

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on this beautiful day, the third round of the Chunin Exam will be held, but only some people know that this beautiful day would be full of tragedy and misery if not for Kaoru and his friends' intervention.

Kaoru put the old and weak civilians inside the genjutsu, let them sleep inside the bunker, and sent a dummy one their place, on the outside it seems almost the entire civilians in Konoha choose to stay in their house.

since in the chaos, such a small error will not be noticed by anyone.

he also lets Chopper stay at the hospital and help the medic-nin, Chifuyu's duty will be to protect the students at the academy, and Shirou will be to run amok as much as he wants.

the reason Kaoru let Shirou act alone is because of Avalon, that magical treasure will keep Shirou alive.

at first, Kaoru wanted to erase Danzo and his roots but it would be too troublesome especially when in chaos Danzo would always run and hide inside his hole together with his toys.

so he chose to let that old pest live for another day, and maybe let Itachi, Sasuke, and Tsunade vent their hatred toward that trash.

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on the balcony is filled with spectators and on the highest place Hiruzen watches the exam together with Kazekage, but only Kaoru and Sound four from Otogakure know that the real identity of Kazekage is Orochimaru.

and Kaoru's deduction about Tayuya is also right, she is an Uzumaki although the purity of her bloodline is not that high, maybe also because he compared it with Naruto and Karin.

since he knew about Tayuya's origin there was no way Kaoru would let her stay with Orochimaru or maybe just killed by Temari later.

but Kaoru suddenly awakened and was shocked by a chakra that was very familiar to him.

"Oya oya, who would have thought that the famous forever late ninja Kakashi Senpai is not late today, there must be a great tragedy that will happen today" Kaoru teased Kakashi but also gave some small hint unfortunately, there was no one that caught his clue.

"HAHAHA, we need to celebrate for the first time Kakashi didn't come late, is that right Kaoru?"

Kaoru only nodded mysteriously and made Kakashi sigh.

if it's just Guy alone it is still possible for him to handle it, but with the addition of Kaoru, the moment he talks back it will be the moment he will be teased non-stop.

he never meant to be always late, but as if fate want him to suffer, he always comes late when it comes to very important moments.

remembering Obito, Rin, His Teacher, and His Father's face he knew that what happened in the past will always be his past, and it cannot be changed and will always stay like that.

"enough guys, and Kaoru please stop teasing Kakashi for now okay?" Kurenai feels butthurt after what happened to Hinata but she needs to act professionally and doesn't her feelings to take over.

"Yess!, Guy Senpai how about we bet, who will be the winner of the first match?"

"I don't know what you want, but fine, I will always believe in my student although I also feel disappointed with how he acted at that time" Guy felt something wrong since Kaoru would never bet if he isn't sure that he would win.

"Okay, since you chose Neji, then I will choose to place my bet on Naruto, the winner could ask a favor from the loser, how about you Kurenai, and Kakashi Senpai?" Kaoru also asked both Kakashi and Kurenai since their favor would give him some cards later.

"nah I passed"

"sorry Kaoru but I don't intend to bet on any examinees"

unfortunately, both of them declined, even though he felt pity but that was not a big problem since he could get their favor later.

"The first duel in the final round of Chunin Exam, Uzumaki Naruto versus Hyuga Neji.... Begin" with the signal from the proctor the duel between Naruto and Neji begins.