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"I'll go say hello to them."
Aburame Torune thought for a moment and then said.
With the help of Shino Aburame and others, the Root aura on his body is gradually disappearing.
Simply put, both emotions and behaviors are returning to normal human behavior.
"Dean."
Kabuto introduced himself, saying, "This is my teammate, Aburame Torune."
"Hello."
Yakushi Nonou spoke with a gentle expression.
She had heard Yakushi Kabuto mention Aburame Tokine before, and knew that he had also joined the Root Clan.
There are strict rules among the root members.
Unless we're doing a mission together, it's hard for us to see each other normally.
Yakushi Nonou never expected that the three Root members would meet at the Ninja Academy, which was quite strange.
And all of this is because of Tsunade and Kitazawa.
"I'll go find the clan chief first."
After exchanging pleasantries, Uchiha Izumi took the initiative to leave to meet with the Uchiha Fugaku family.
"Let's go find a spot."
"Ikushi Nonou said softly."
"Ah."
The pharmacist nodded.
They went to the audience seats with Shiki Aburame and Shino Aburame.
After they left, another group of people arrived, consisting of the old and new generations of Ino-Shika-Cho.
"What an energetic young man!"
Nara Shikaku remarked, watching the students come and go.
"Don't think I can't understand what you're implying."
Nara Shikamaru held the back of his head with both hands, looking quite lazy.
"I'm just telling you this."
Nara Shikaku shook his head and asked in return, "What young person is like you?"
"Uncle Shikaku, you can just talk to Kitazawa-sensei and give him a talking-to later."
Yamanaka Ino smiled, a hint of amusement in her eyes, and said.
"Hey!"
Nara Shikamaru subconsciously lowered his hands, glanced around, and asked, "Have I offended you?"
"Haha, this is the first time I've ever seen Shikamaru make that expression."
Akimichi Choza laughed heartily.
"I'll have to ask Kitazawa for advice another day."
Yamanaka Inoichi said thoughtfully.
"Dad, I'm such a good boy, do I really need to ask you for advice?"
Yamanaka Ino, hands on her hips, asked with some dissatisfaction.
"I'll agree to your terms for now, since you've learned two secret techniques."
Yamanaka Inoichi smiled and said.
"That's too deliberate, Haiyi."
Nara Shikaku's lips twitched, and he said, "I didn't even mention that Shikamaru also learned two secret techniques."
"...?"
Choza Akimichi's smile froze, his face full of question marks.
Are you two old buddies targeting me?
"This is all thanks to Kitazawa-sensei."
Yamanaka Ino paused for a moment, then said, "I think Choji, you can also join us for Kitazawa-sensei's special training."
"me?"
Choji Akimichi, who was eating potato chips, paused for a moment and said, "But I don't need special training, I just need to eat."
"That's not entirely true."
Choza Akimichi's expression turned serious, and he said, "Your teacher Kitazawa is very capable. You can ask him next semester."
Special training is secondary; establishing a relationship with Kitazawa is far more important.
Although the Ino-Shika-Cho trio have always been closely allied, the Yamanaka and Nara clans have already taken action, and the Akimichi clan cannot be left behind.
"Well."
Choji Akimichi took a bite of a potato chip and agreed.
"So many people!"
Yamanaka Ino searched with her eyes and said, "I wonder where Kitazawa-sensei is."
"He must be very busy right now."
Nara Shikaku paused for a moment and said, "You guys go off the field."
"You all need to do your best."
Choza Akimichi patted Choji Akimichi on the shoulder and said.
"There are many audience members today."
Yamanaka Inoichi encouraged him, saying, "I don't expect to be number one, but I want to show the spirit of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio."
"What a hassle."
Nara Shikamaru sighed and walked into the arena.
"We will try our best!"
Yamanaka Ino shook her little fist and said energetically.
Choji Akimichi remained silent, only eating and eating.
"Ino!"
Sakura Haruno, standing on the playground, noticed Ino Yamanaka and quickly waved to her.
Good morning, everyone.
Yamanaka Ino greeted Uchiha Sasuke, Kurama Yakumo, Hyuga Hinata, Hyuga Neji, and others with a smile.
Where is Naruto?
Nara Shikamaru looked around and found that only Uzumaki Naruto was not there.
Did he oversleep?
Choji Akimichi asked with some concern.
"Today is so important, he definitely won't miss it."
Kiba Inuzuka shook his head and said.
Just then, the chaotic and noisy playground fell silent.
Everyone instinctively turned to look at the entrance to the playground.
It is the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Naruto Uzumaki was with him.
"Such a cool entrance?"
Upon seeing this, Kiba Inuzuka felt his eyes sting.
Naruto Uzumaki said something to Hiruzen Sarutobi and then walked towards Sasuke Uchiha and the others.
"We thought you wouldn't come because you were afraid of losing."
Kiba Inuzuka stepped forward, put his arm around his shoulder, and said jokingly.
"how is this possible?"
Naruto Uzumaki immediately gave a thumbs up and said proudly, "My goal is to be number one!"
"What a coincidence, me too."
Kiba Inuzuka snorted and said, "When you run into me, I won't hold back."
"You seem a bit like Sasuke today."
Naruto scratched his head, somewhat surprised, and said.
"How is he similar? He doesn't resemble Sasuke at all!"
Sakura Haruno immediately said.
"They are all very confident."
Yamanaka Ino blinked and pointed out their similarities.
"Teacher Kitazawa is here."
Nara Shikamaru noticed Kitazawa and quickly spoke up.
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped chatting.
"Line up in a row."
Kitazawa said something to them, then turned to greet the students from the other classes.
Today's practical exam is for all students in the school.
If the actual competition were conducted using the previous three-round format, it would take a very long time, and it wouldn't be exciting enough with so few players competing against each other.
At Kitazawa's suggestion, the student council's selection mechanism for practical experience was changed to some extent.
He divided all the students into two examination rooms based on their previous monthly exam scores.
The first examination room was for outstanding students with an overall score of 90 or above; it was an elite competition.
The second examination room was for ordinary students who scored below 90 points; this was the general competition.
Kitazawa was in charge of the elite competition.
The central playground serves as the competition venue, allowing all spectators to see the games.
The general competition is overseen by the vice principal, Hisao Sarutobi.
The playgrounds on both sides serve as competition venues, allowing most spectators to watch the games if they wish.
Normally, Kitazawa would be in charge of the regular matches, but his current reputation and strength surpass those of Sarutobi Hisao.
Hisao Sarutobi also took the initiative to take charge of the regular matches.
Of course, students in the regular competition are not necessarily excluded from advancing.
Kitazawa introduced a challenger format.
The winners of the general competition can challenge the students who participated in the elite competition.
"This rule is not bad."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in the middle of the first row of the audience.
To ensure the audience understood the rules, Kitazawa placed a leaflet with the rules written on it on each seat.
"That's true."
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