Chapter 78: The Chunin Exams

The Hokage Office -

The next morning, Renjiro met up with Hiruzen to report the mission. After the discussions were done, Hiruzen asked Renjiro, "The next Chunin exam will start soon. Do you plan on nominating the genins?"

Renjiro nodded, "Yes. They are quite strong. Becoming chunins shouldn't be an issue to them. Their teamwork is good as well. They were able to kill an Elite chunin during the mission with ease, though he was handicapped by the terrain."

Hiruzen nodded, "Yes, that's good progress." He suddenly sighed, "I had selected quite a few genins and gave them to capable jounins so that they can be trained quickly. I planned to keep track of all of them, but unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to follow up on them."

Renjiro didn't respond. After all, he was well aware of how busy the Hokage was.

Hiruzen asked, "Can you tell me the current power of the genins and their future prospects?"N0v3lTr0ve served as the original host for this chapter's release on N0v3l--B1n.

Renjiro nodded, "Sure old man. As I said, all three are very strong. Hoka is still obsessed with Hyuga's Gentle Fist style. But he has learnt quite a few jutsus to help him fight at mid-range. He has learnt a few Earth and Water Release jutsus. Once the Hyuga family begins training him seriously, he will have no issue becoming a Special Jounin in a few years. Even becoming a Jounin should be doable for him. As for Elite Jounin, it's too soon to comment.

As for weaknesses, Hoka still prefers Taijutsu a lot. So it creates a few vulnerabilities for him. He'll need a few rank B missions to iron out that flaw. He does have a decent amount of chakra reserves. So learning a few rank B jutsus should aid him a lot."

Hiruzen nodded and replied, "Nice. As for the weakness, almost all Hyuga share it." He sighed before continuing, "They are obsessed with their Gentle Fist."



Renjiro nodded. Very few Hyuga ninjas choose to learn non-Hyuga jutsus. Hiruzen continued, "Once he becomes a Chunin, I'll have him join multiple B rank missions. What about the other two?"

Renjiro began talking about Mieko, "Mieko is well-balanced. She is good at Ninjutsu, Genjutsu as well as Taijutsu. And like all Uchiha, she is good with shurikens and wires. Just having the Sharingan makes her strong. Like all Uchiha, she has a strong affinity to Fire Release and can also use Earth Release jutsus for defense.

She shouldn't have any issue becoming a Jounin once her chakra reserves grow. Elite Jounin too might be attainable for her. But I can't comment much on it right now.



Hiruzen continued, "Anyways, you have done a great job with the kids. Now ensure that they captivate the Daimyos in the exam."

Renjiro replied, "Alright." He discussed some more matters with Hiruzen, before leaving.

Fujin, Hoka, and Mieko took a week's break, resting and reflecting on their performance.

Fujin analyzed his performance and concluded, "There isn't anything I'd do differently. The mission kinda went way too well, to be honest. The only issue I could consider is that I didn't fight any chunin level ninja head-on. But again, there wasn't really any opportunity to do so. And forcing it to happen would have been idiotic.

That said, I did have a few good ideas to improve my Wind element further and make my fighting style even more lethal... But, I will probably need to learn Mystical Palm jutsu first. Or have a medical ninja with me... Hmm, even that might not be safe enough. I may need to make some protective gear as well. Oh well, I'll try those ideas later."

Not finding anything to improve, Fujin just trained by himself for 7 days. In the following week, Renjiro once again put his students through a gruesome training session.

Finally, on one fine day, Renjiro assembled the team after training was done. And he handed them 3 forms.

The kids took it and observed. They were instantly excited. Renjiro said, "I have nominated you all to the Chunin exams. If you are all willing to participate, fill in the forms and give them to me tomorrow."

The genins immediately said, "Thank You Sensei."

Renjiro's face softened. He smiled and dismissed the team. When everyone left, he sighed while smiling, 'I have grown attached to these kids. I couldn't even tell them that this was their last training session with me as a team.'

He then looked up at the sky, his smile dying down and a serious and rather grim expression appearing on his face, 'I hope that their fates are different than their seniors.'

The next day, all 3 submitted their application to participate in the Chunin exams. The first exam will be a return test, which will be conducted a week later. Renjiro gave the entire week off to the genins. The genins hence did their own training, while meeting every afternoon, for brainstorming more ideas regarding combination jutsus and teamwork.