Chapter 75

'I'd rather you not look at me at all! ' Takeshi cursed secretly in his heart. he only hates the fact that he is not strong enough, otherwise he would've vented his frustrations - when you are staring at the black cat, the black cat also stares back at you! It is like staring into the abyss! Sadly, he's not strong enough, so he can only vent his frustrations inside his mind.

Seeing Orochimaru leaving, Rin made sure that no one was there, then she crouched her body and asked, "Takeshi, how do you know this gentleman?" 

'Orochimaru's not that dignified,' but if he said it out loud, it might damage Orochimaru's respected image, and it might piss off Orochimaru.

Rin was originally looking forward to more details, but when she saw that the black cat just heard her and then fell silent, she was a little stunned. 

Then she realized that he probably didn't want to elaborate and had to give up.

But she had heard of Orochimaru's reputation. He is the most talented and intelligent genius among the three sannins. She heard that the Third Hokage 'The Great Professor' thinks highly of this student. 

Although he seems a little cold hearted, all the ninjas in Konoha are respectful with him.

Not long after, Obito came to the door. His face was anxious , and he complained about meeting Orochimaru, and was patted on the shoulder and said couple things along lines of "work hard", "utilize your talent", etc.

Obito didn't know whether he was frightened or something else, but he couldn't speak properly. Takeshi had no intention of laughing at him. 

Everyone here is afraid of Orochimaru's presence, not to mention that Obito is just a child, but Obito is only afraid because of Orochimaru's presence, if in future he learns more, he would feel even more uneasy...

If he didn't know what this man has done, he would probably only feel that this guy is just abit crude. 'Ignorance sure is bliss!' Orochimaru's visit did not cause an uproar among the ninjas of Konoha situated here.

Except for Rin and her team, there are a few children of around fourteen years old. The rest have all been under Orochimaru's command in battle. 

For them, Orochimaru is actually quite easy to get along with and is a very charming leader. 'But why did he come to Kikyo Castle?' Takeshi is puzzled.

According to the anime, usually the Chunin exams are attended by Kages of Villages to show their importance, and this time should be no exception... With all kinds of worries about Orochimaru, he went out to eat cat food after dinner and came back.

After going to sleep and waiting for the exam the next day. Takeshi's mentality when it came to exams is actually not good. In his previous life, he usually did well in small tests, but when it came to the big exam, he would often fail.

But this time, he was not under any pressure - after all, he was not the one taking the exam, he was just a ninja cat, accompanying Rin to go through the process.

Of course, not every exam will have a psychological test like Ibiki's. If Guy can't solve it, Takeshi will definitely help him. There are many examination venues, and what is most lacking in Kikyo Castletoday is accommodation.

The next day, amid the noise and chaos, Rin and the other three took Takeshi to their own examination room.

Obito glanced at the examination room, swallowed nervously, then took out the eye drops and put a drop into his eyes - 'it would be useless if I don't sharpen my skills before the battle. I will have to rely on my own eyes for the exam later, so naturally I have to treat myself well before the exam.'

"Rin, could you help..." Guy raised his hands with his best flattering smile on his face.

"There's nothing I can do about this now." Rin was stunned for a moment. Although she thinks that her grades in Academy were pretty good, many topics are not just about theoretical but also practical. She also has many aspects she is currently lacking behind and needs to develop on.

Takeshi squatted on Rin's shoulder and glanced at him and said, "Can't you observe other people's hand movements and then mimic them?"

"Ah?" Guy was stunned, what kind of method is this... However, that does seems to make sense after thinking about it carefully.

'After Confirming if the other person's question is the same as my own, I can copy the answer by following the other person's hand movements. But, I can't do it properly!' He felt a little sad, such methods was probably only suitable for Obito, an Uchiha with Sharingan.

At this time, a Chunin came out in front of the door to preside over order and let everyone enter quickly. The ninjas of this test were all veterans, with only a few rookies among them, so it was not necessarily to further filter out rookies. Like it was done using Genjutsu and Gate keepers in Konoha.

Takeshi glanced at the list and couldn't help but glance at the examiner above. Could the person who arranged the positions be more obvious? Although Rin was separated from Obito and Guy, most of the people sitting around were Konoha ninjas.

Even if Rin didn't know how to answer the questions she was given, it was expected that someone would "accidentally" give the answer. Show them abit of Konoha's camaraderie!

"Meow~" Takeshi meowed softly, then scratched him with his paws, and then pointed to the list in front of him, trying to remind Guy to pay attention to the composition of the "examinees" around him. But apparently Guy didn't notice.

Forget it, let him be. Anyway, there will definitely be something to disrupt the Camaraderie among same village ninjas. 

It doesn't matter if he is eliminated. He can just try again next year. It just doesn't matter if he misses one year.

Obito was a smart in his own way, and soon found that he was almost surrounded by a group of veterans. With the Sharingan in his eyes, he felt his confidence rising. After entering the examination room, Takeshi laid down on the table and began to sleep.

But a few seconds later, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at a red-haired boy who entered the door. A very unique Sunagakure boy. 

Takeshi wasn't admiring his looks, but... He is Sunagakure's Sasori! The grandson of Chiyo, the most famous genius in Sunagakure Village, but hasn't he become a Chunin long ago? Sure enough, all villages are shameless.

Takeshi is wary, This person will turn the Third Kazekage into a puppet in the future... Speaking of which, when was the Third Kazekage turned into a puppet? It should be soon. He was stunned for a moment, and his eyes couldn't help but stare at Sasori again.

The red-haired boy noticed his gaze and glanced sideways. After discovering that it was just a little black ninja cat, a "gentle" smile appeared on his face. 

'It's cute, but it only has a short life - it's a pity that it is too small, otherwise it could be turned into an eternal art. But there are too many lovely lives here.' Thinking of this, Sasori glanced around at the ninjas taking the exam, and his smile became a little 'gentler'.

(E/N: Sasori referring to Takeshi as 'it' is on purpose like with Orochimaru, to them Takeshi is just an object that could be used in pursuit of their desires and goals.)

'If I didn't know better, I might have thought that this was just a cheerful boy.' Takeshi shivered all over and buried his head without looking at the redhead.

Another ruthless person. 'I hope he won't pay attention to myself...well, and Rin, Obito and Guy.' As for whether this man has mastered his puppet arts, Takeshi has no doubt about it.

Judging from the fact that Sasori's body stopped aging at about 15 years old, he would have killed the Third Kazekage this year or next year, so he must have mastered the human puppet arts.

Rin didn't notice the small movements of her ninja cat. Within a few minutes, everyone came and the papers began to be handed out in the classroom.

Takeshi took a look. They are all papers with various questions. Through the little black cat tried to read the words, 'I can see the words written quite densely. Just looking at it makes me feel dizzy and sleepy, lets take a nap. When I wake up, everyone should have finished the exam.'

Takeshi laid down on the edge and fell asleep soon after. His last thought before falling asleep was that he could place these sets of papers next to his bed in the future. Take it out and take a look at it when he has sleeping issues, and the effect will definitely be outstanding.

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