The Boundless Journey, Starting From Bofuri

"By the way, Takeru-nii, did you gather any information?" Then, Ui looked at Takeru expectantly.

"Mhm, the place we’re currently in is Konoha Village, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages. The highest authority in a village is called the Kage. For Konoha, it’s the Hokage. Currently, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, is in power. The Chunin Exams we’re participating in are a joint examination between several nations, a relatively large-scale selection competition."

"The strength tiers in this world are also divided into Kage-level, Elite Jonin, Jonin, Special Jonin, Chunin, Genin..."

Hearing Ui’s question, Takeru briefly explained some basic information about this world, though he didn’t delve too deep, like the special abilities, Kekkei Genkai, or bloodlines.

"So amazing!" Seeing Takeru gather so much information in such a short time, Ritsu was somewhat astonished.

"By the way, Ritsu, what abilities do you currently have?" Suddenly, Takeru looked at Ritsu curiously.

Compared to Yukino, Ui, Umaru, and others, Takeru had a very vague understanding of Ritsu’s group’s strength and wasn’t clear about their abilities.

Under normal circumstances, Takeru wouldn’t ask, but in the Naruto World, knowing their abilities made it easier to offer guidance.

"My initial ability is Fire Magic. Later, I exchanged for a Primary Enhancement Potion, bought some attribute points with points, and got some equipment. Besides having around 93 Spirit, my other attributes are only in the 60s."

"Also, I took advice and exchanged for Observation and Armament Haki. Currently, my Observation Haki can extend about 25 meters at most. I can maintain pure Observation and Armament Haki for roughly ten minutes before needing a break."

Hearing Takeru, Ritsu quickly listed her abilities.

Hearing her, Takeru nodded lightly. Undoubtedly, her abilities were not just inferior to his but probably less than half of Ui’s. At the very least, Ui could easily defeat ten Ritsus...

Though ordinary, with Observation and Armament Haki combined with her own abilities, she had a good chance of lasting until the later stages of the Chunin Exams.

After all, Takeru knew most Genin only mastered the basic Three Basic Ninjutsu and one or two other Jutsu. As long as Ritsu’s luck wasn’t terrible, reaching the third round’s official matches shouldn’t be too difficult.

As for Ui, unless facing Gaara, it shouldn’t be a major issue. Moreover, the only tricky part about facing Gaara was Shukaku.

Besides that, the most important thing was understanding ninja combat styles. Ordinary Jutsu were quite manageable with Observation Haki.

As for Genjutsu, though they hadn’t encountered it much, typically, Genjutsu used the five senses as a medium. To avoid it, one needed to block the five senses.

Moreover, their Spirit stats were at least 90. Takeru believed their resistance to Genjutsu shouldn’t be low.

Takeru even felt that aside from Itachi’s Tsukuyomi or Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami, other Genjutsu, even from Genjutsu specialists like Kurenai, would struggle to affect him.

However, without actually clashing with these Ninjas, Takeru couldn’t make too many judgments.

Then, Takeru advised both to train harder these days and understand Ninja combat styles. However, during this period, they hadn’t fought much, so they lacked observation opportunities.

Thus, during their daily training, seven days passed. Other villages’ participants gradually arrived in Konoha Village, and Naruto and the others passed Iruka’s test.

Today was the time for the first exam.

"Ui, Ritsu, follow my lead later." Approaching the classroom, Takeru reminded them.

"Yes!" Hearing Takeru, both quickly nodded.

Soon, they encountered many examinees on the second floor. At the door marked ’301’, two people were preventing others from entering.

A boy in green spandex with incredibly thick eyebrows, Rock Lee, tried to enter but was knocked back by the two at the door.

"You want to take the Chunin Exams like this?"

"Maybe you shouldn’t, kids?"

"You’re all wet-behind-the-ears brats." The two guarding the door mocked lightly.

"Please, let us pass." Hearing them, Tenten pleaded, but was met with a ruthless punch, pushing her back beside Lee. Neji beside her seemed caught off guard.

"Takeru-nii, something seems off there. And this is clearly the second floor." Ui whispered to Takeru.

"Mhm, they used a Genjutsu." Hearing her, Takeru whispered back.

Hearing Takeru, Ui nodded understandingly. No wonder it felt unnatural, especially when using Observation Haki.

"So mean!" In the crowd, some complained seeing the guards attack Tenten mercilessly.

"What did you say? Listen, this is our kindness. The Chunin Exams are a major ordeal."

"We’ve seen plenty who give up being Ninja or become depressed because of this exam." Facing complaints, the two said dismissively.

"Moreover, Chunin are squad leader level. Mission failure, subordinate deaths... it’s all the leader’s responsibility."

"Can you brats handle that?"

"What’s wrong with turning away those who can’t pass here?" They said as if it were natural.

"Even so, we still need to pass. And this Genjutsu barrier should be dispelled quickly. I want to go to the third floor." After they finished, Sasuke stepped forward.

Hearing Sasuke, some in the crowd with poor skills stared blankly, unaware.

"Oh, you noticed?" Hearing Sasuke, Kamizuki Izumi said in surprise.

"Sakura, what about you? You should’ve noticed earliest, right? Your analysis and knowledge of Genjutsu are the best in our class." Hearing Izumi, Sasuke looked at Sakura, having noticed her lack of confidence.

"Sasuke, thanks. Of course, I noticed long ago. Because this is the 2nd floor!" Feeling Sasuke’s gentleness, Sakura said earnestly.

As she spoke, Izumi and Kotetsu dispelled the Genjutsu barrier. Instantly, the doorplate changed back to ’201’.

"Pretty good. But just seeing through it..." Genma showed a meaningful look, then suddenly attacked Sasuke.

Noticing Genma’s move, Sasuke didn’t back down, preparing to block with a kick.

But someone was faster. It’s Lee, who was previously knocked back.

Lee erupted with incredible speed, appearing between them, extending both hands to steadily block both attacks.

’He’s so fast, completely different from when he was hit earlier.’ Facing Lee’s burst of speed, Sakura stared in surprise.

Takeru looked at Ui and Ritsu. Regarding Ui, Takeru was confident. Though Lee’s burst was incredibly fast for ordinary people, attacking or dodging wouldn’t be difficult for Ui. As for Ritsu, it would be more troublesome.

Seeing his attack blocked, Sasuke stared at Lee in surprise.

"Hey, this wasn’t part of the plan. Didn’t you say you didn’t want to draw attention and be watched?" Seeing Lee’s burst of strength, Neji and Tenten frowned, coming before him.

"But..." Hearing Neji, Lee showed a blush looking at Sakura.

"Ah, not again!" Seeing Lee’s expression, Tenten looked exasperated.

’This guy, even the marks from being hit are gone. Was it fake?’ Sasuke thought seriously, looking at Lee.

"My name is Rock Lee. You’re Sakura, right?" Lee directly went before Sakura.

"Huh?" The sudden change left Sakura unable to react.

"Please go out with me. I’ll protect you until I die!" Suddenly, Lee showed a sunny smile, giving a thumbs-up.

"Absolutely not! Your eyebrows are too thick!" Hearing him, Sakura instantly refused, her face turning pale.

Hearing her, Lee was deeply disheartened.

Then, Neji and Tenten approached Sasuke, asking his name. However, both Neji and Sasuke were proud, so their first exchange was unpleasant.