Chapter 73

"Today was just supposed to be a normal spar, things got abit carried away it seems..." Midway through his words, Minato glanced at everyone, and for a moment he didn't know how to continue.

It's far beyond that, it's quite disrespectful to the three of them. Except for Kurenai, the other two were eliminated by a cat one by one. He originally expected that Guy could give full display to his expertise in taijutsu, but in the end, he was directly controlled by genjutsu until the end. To put it simply, there was no teamwork, no cooperation, and poor performance.

However, Takeshi gave him a big surprise. Now his combat power is very high among the team, and his overall quality should be comparable to Kakashi.

"Forget it, Asuma, thank you for your help. I will request Sandaime-sama to arrange a C-rank mission for you. Now you can return and decide when to proceed with that." Minato thanked him, but the meaning behind his words was quite obvious. The exercise is over and it's time to disperse.

Asuma turned around and wanted to leave. He was quite humiliated and on top of that he was humiliated by a cat today. This place was an out-and-out sad place for him, but when he turned around, he saw Kurenai and Hana. The girls are still there... "Sensei, I also want to get your advice." 'Yes, let's stay for now.'

Asuma stood silently, then turned around to see the black cat casting a disdainful look - he didn't know why, but he just felt that the cat was despising him, and it was an undisguised contempt.

Damn it! He was angry and went to leave again. Takeshi just looked at him, so no one would notice what he did, including Minato, who only frowned slightly but said nothing.

After Asuma left, Minato said awkwardly: "Actually, you all have Clan and family jutsu's. I can't give you any advice. I would recommend to develop your physical capabilities..."

"Yes." Kurenai and Hana were a little disappointed, but they also knew that Minato was telling the truth. Next, Minato started talking to the rest.

None of this has anything to do with Takeshi. He is the MVP of this battle, with the best performance and the greatest contribution. 

Minato has no suggestions for him. Guy was back to his usual self and wanted to play with the cat, but the next second, Minato started talking to him.

"Guy, your strength could not be shown like this. It doesn't matter if you want to purely focus on taijutsu, but if you can't break the genjutsu quickly and are controlled by the opponent's genjutsu, then you are not far from death." Minato was seriously advicing him, "In a one-on-one battle, no teammate will save you." Guy was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and nodded in shame.

He did know some simple ninjutsu and had learned how to dispel Genjutsus, but it was really difficult, in the heat of the battle he couldn't dispel it. 

In future, he will train harder, especially going to Kurenai to practice many specific techniques for dispelling Genjutsus.

As a result, Takeshi escaped a disaster of being pulled into training by Guy and was able to leisurely chill in a tree on the side. Furthermore, after learning more from Minato that the next day the team would set off to Kikyo Castle along with other ninjas taking the Chunin Exam, so this training was actually just a temporary exercise. 

He didn't quite understand the intent of the spar until the next day, when he saw the other ninjas taking the exam... "Guy, Rin, are they really... Genin?" Obito pointed to the distance, the group ninjas older than fourteen year old in disbelief.

These must be chunin at least! Takeshi was squatting on the medical box, but when he saw this, he quickly jumped onto Rin's shoulder.

For a moment, his expression was as dull as Obito's. He thought before that he would not have Jinchūriki-level enemy, but looking at it now, while there might not be Jinchuriki there might be Jonins hiding here.

These group of Genins were at least elite chunin. "Konoha is indeed powerful. Even the Genin are so strong. I am not qualified to be a Chunin." Guy murmured to himself.

Takeshi glanced around disdainfully. Is there the point? If Konoha is acting as such, other villages must be doing the same too. No wonder this exam is not a normal exam, it is full of shameless elites pretending to be Genins. 

"Meow~ I feel that our purpose is to lower the average age." Takeshi couldn't help complaining. 

"Well... let's meet up with others first. Maybe they are just here to see their friends and family off." Rin's voice became lower and lower as she spoke. Apparently she didn't believe it herself.

Ninjas are not ordinary people. They go on missions and participate in battles. It's not a rare thing in recent years, so why would a bunch of people see you off with great fanfare when you take part in a mere Chunin exam? Guy was confused.

After hearing this, he walked directly towards the crowd without thinking. Obito and Rin followed closely behind. The little girl has a black cat on her shoulder, so she is very eye-catching even from a distance. 

Especially after Takeshi's strength feats has spread recently, almost all Genins and Chunins know that there is such a young but powerful ninja cat in the Minato team. .

When approaching, everyone first looks at the cat, then smiles at them and nods. Some of the older ones even greeted them enthusiastically as experienced Genins: "As expected, there is a ninja cat accompanying the team. You must be the children of Minato's team. Lets team up"

"Ah... I'm sorry, We'll be late for something!" As soon as Rin heard this, she backed away from the team, immediately took Takeshi off her shoulders, and then quickly ran away and bowed deeply to apologize. Obito and Guy immediately followed her.

Takeshi doesn't care about that, he's a cat. He looked around. Most of these people were ninjas from major families in Konoha. They were all elites among the Chunin.

Since Konoha's "Genin" team was configured like this. he didn't know what Sunagakure Village and other small ninja villages were like. 'They wouldn't send jonin level enemies atleast, then...'

"Hahaha, now that everyone is here, let's set off. Although I am only a Genin, under the orders of the Third Hokage I will be leading you all till Kikyo Castle. I will take the lead, so please cooperate with me." A voice came from near the gate of Konoha. Everyone turned around quickly, and Takeshi jumped on Guy's head, trying to look at the speaker.

After seeing the other party's appearance, he forgot half of what he was thinking. If I'm not mistaken, this guy should be Kosuke Maruboshi. 

The eternal Genin, but in name only, this man is more than strong enough to be a Jonin, right? Oh, yeah, this guy is not old now, and his fighting power may be stronger...

"What's wrong, Takeshi-chan? We are going to take the Chunin exam. Let's rush ahead! My passion of Youth is blooming!" Guy said enthusiastically, Guy has his thoughtful moments too.

For example, Takeshi squatted on top of him and lay down a little depressed. He immediately noticed that and decided to distract him. 

"Hahaha, don't be afraid, we are all here just making up the numbers, the real promotion depends on you." Someone said with a smile. Causing rest to laugh.

'Brash and hot-blooded fool!' Takeshi secretly scolded this careless guy, and then felt relieved after worrying for a while.

There's no point worrying anymore. Besides, there weren't many Genin with Kosuke's strength, and even if Konoha asked him to participate, he wouldn't be too involved in the competition. 

It was just to guard against the shameless underhanded moves of Sunagakure Village and other villages.

Listening to what these ninjas mean, the people who are really promoted are children like Rin. So it seems, only their team and couple other teams from Konoha have the opportunity to be promoted.

The rest are just going for other reasons. So...this group of ninjas are just a background. If the competition really comes to an end, it will probably be children versus children. If its about bullying a child, Takeshi has a chance of winning.

The team set off, and Takeshi looked at the back of the team as they left. He couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that the world was getting bigger and bigger, and the future was even more unpredictable. 

He was a bit nervous and excited at the same time. After all, this was a big step for them. No one knew what the Chunin exam would bring them. It could be fame, fortune, or even disaster. Takeshi quietly followed the team, hoping that it would be a good omen.

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