Genji was revived once again, but he absolutely refused to fight Chen Fan a third time.
Wasn’t getting humiliated once or twice enough?
Did he really have to lose face a third time?
Besides, this mission wasn’t particularly important.
There were plenty of other ways to test Chen Fan’s strength.
The dignity of an Elite Jonin made it impossible for him to continue fighting.
Even staying here any longer felt like torture.
Of course, Chen Fan didn’t care about any of that.
He tried persuading Genji a few times, but when he saw that the other party simply refused…
He went over and knocked Genji unconscious with one punch, completing his goal of farming him three times.
Then Chen Fan turned to the supervising teacher with a serious expression.
“Teacher, I actually attacked a teacher by accident just now…
How about you invalidate my current score and let me take the exam again?”
Supervising Teacher: “…”
Retaking the exam was obviously impossible.
Defeating an Elite Jonin twice in a row might have involved some tricks, and the Elite Jonin had been unable to fight with lethal intent.
But no matter how you looked at it, Chen Fan’s performance had far exceeded the requirements for a Genin.
The result was naturally…
Full marks!
And it wasn’t just Chen Fan.
Kurenai and Rin received full marks as well!
Although the two of them hadn’t actually done much, with Rin healing the ‘enemy’ and Kurenai simply standing on the sidelines cheering.
After all, they were a team!
Kurenai and Rin happily jumped for joy.
They would definitely have been able to pass the exam on their own, but getting full marks was another matter entirely!
Not to mention how easy it had been…
This was the benefit of having a powerful teammate carry you!
And what shocked them even more was…
“Interesting…”
A cold voice rang out, accompanied by a strange, faint hissing sound like that of a snake.
A man dressed in a kimono appeared before them.
“Orochimaru-sama!” Kurenai and Rin exclaimed.
It was none other than Orochimaru!
“You’re quite interesting.” Orochimaru calmly looked at Chen Fan.
“It seems the old man’s plan can proceed.”
Although their confrontation had been extremely brief, Orochimaru’s sharp eyes had still managed to discern some of Chen Fan’s strength.
He was definitely qualified to participate in the Chunin Exams!
“If he has a good teacher, he can improve his strength even further before the Chunin Exams…
That should definitely be enough.”
Generally speaking, the period immediately after graduating as a Genin was a peak period for rapid growth!
With a good teacher, their strength could increase by leaps and bounds!
And as for the teacher…
Orochimaru silently turned his head toward Minato.
Minato was Jiraiya’s disciple.
His strength was reliable, his political standing was solid, and he was in the prime of his life.
He had also come here this time to take on some disciples.
He was the best candidate…
Of course, Orochimaru himself was perfectly capable of teaching Chen Fan, and he was actually very good at educating others.
However, he had little interest in doing so.
Chen Fan did not possess any unique Kekkei Genkai, while Orochimaru was busy with his research and simply couldn’t be bothered to take on students.
Minato noticed Orochimaru’s gaze and smiled, nodding slightly.
Clearly, he had guessed what Orochimaru was thinking and was willing to accept the task.
Then…
“Orochimaru-sama, there’s something I want to tell you.” Chen Fan suddenly lowered his voice and whispered a few words into Orochimaru’s ear.
Orochimaru initially paid little attention, but suddenly his pupils contracted as he stared intensely at Chen Fan.
“You’re certain?”
“It’s something that can be checked very easily.
There’s no way to fake it.” Chen Fan smiled calmly.
Orochimaru fell silent for a moment.
Indeed, verifying Chen Fan’s words would not be difficult.
Then…
“If what you say is true, I’ll take you as my disciple…” Orochimaru slowly spoke.
His words caused countless people around them to widen their eyes.
Orochimaru-sama, one of the legendary Sannin, was going to take a disciple?!
How long had it been since he last accepted one?
Even Minato was stunned.
Hadn’t Orochimaru just hinted that he wanted Minato to take Chen Fan as his disciple?
How had things suddenly changed?
What had that student named Chen Fan said to Orochimaru?
“Ninja teams consist of three people.
How about you take my teammates as disciples too?” Chen Fan casually pulled Kurenai and Rin over.
He put an arm around each girl, pulling the two of them into his embrace.
Everyone’s eyes widened.
He actually wanted Orochimaru to take even more disciples?
Kurenai and Rin both had some talent, but they certainly weren’t enough to make Orochimaru personally accept them as disciples!
This kid was getting way too carried away…
“Fine.” Orochimaru calmly replied, his snake-like eyes sweeping over the two girls.
“The three of you, remember to come find me the day after tomorrow.”
With that, his figure disappeared.
A group of people was left standing there in stunned silence.
Not only had this kid become Orochimaru’s disciple, he had even managed to drag two bonus disciples along with him?
Just what the hell…
“Chen Fan, can I really become Orochimaru’s disciple too?” Kurenai stood there dumbfounded, as though she still hadn’t accepted reality.
“Am I dreaming?” Rin also looked utterly bewildered.
The news was simply too shocking for them to process.
Chen Fan glanced at the two girls and stretched out both hands.
“Ah!”
“Chen Fan, what are you doing?!”
The two girls’ faces flushed bright red as they jumped back and covered their backsides, looking embarrassed.
“See?
You can feel the pain, so obviously you’re not dreaming.” Chen Fan matter-of-factly withdrew his hands.
“So we’re still a team from now on.
Want to go get something to eat later?”
Not a dream?
That meant they had really become disciples of Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin?!
Kurenai and Rin became so excited that they immediately hugged Chen Fan tightly and jumped around, shouting his name.
The sight left Obito in the distance looking incredibly envious.
“Chen Fan, Chen Fan…
Is Chen Fan really that great?”
I want Rin to hug me too!
But thinking about Chen Fan’s performance and the fact that he had ultimately been accepted as Orochimaru’s disciple, Obito lowered his head dejectedly.
He had passed the exam too, and he also had the bloodline advantage of the Uchiha clan.
But even so, there was no way the teacher he found could be better than Orochimaru!
“I’m not as good as Chen Fan after all…” Obito asked Asuma dejectedly.
Asuma calmly replied, “Obito, have some confidence.”
Hearing this, Obito froze.
The slight sadness in his heart immediately vanished.
That was right.
So what if he had lost once?
What was there to fear about losing?
Against Chen Fan, I’ve never won even once!
But so what?
He was a genius of the Uchiha clan, possessing the Uchiha clan’s Kekkei Genkai.
There was no reason for him to feel discouraged.
He would become stronger in the future!
Thinking of this, Obito looked at Asuma with a hint of gratitude.
Although Asuma smoked, drank, loved showing off, and had once foolishly attempted to ambush Chen Fan…
Maybe he was actually a good person!
Just as Obito was about to thank Asuma, he heard Asuma add,
“Have some confidence.
Remove the words ‘I’m not’.”
Obito: “…”