The Ninja Academy’s examination was still underway.
Chen Fan and the others had to wait until the entire exam was over before they could leave.
After an exam, some were happy while others were miserable.
Just like Naruto’s graduation exam in the future, those who passed were delighted and excited.
Those who failed, however, were left dejected and dispirited.
Elites like Obito and Asuma were ultimately a minority.
The team-based examination had increased the difficulty for ordinary students while also incorporating quite a few additional elements.
As a result, fewer students passed this time than usual.
“I never thought I’d actually become Orochimaru-sama’s disciple…
I didn’t even do anything…” Kurenai still felt as though she were dreaming.
She had merely cheered from the sidelines.
Her contribution was practically zero.
Yet Orochimaru had still accepted her?
Even her family had already heard the news.
Her normally expressionless father had personally said that he wanted to celebrate for Kurenai.
He had even invited Chen Fan and Rin to their house as guests.
Apparently, he was planning to invite a large number of friends over in a few days and hold a discipleship banquet to show off a little.
“We really did get carried by Chen Fan.” Rin was filled with emotion as well.
“It’s all thanks to Chen Fan.
Otherwise, how could we have passed so easily?”
Her family hadn’t received the news yet.
Otherwise, they would probably have been even more excited than Kurenai’s family!
Asuma had just walked out when he heard the two girls talking.
After remaining silent for a moment, he suddenly lowered his voice.
“By the way, did you know?
I heard that Gaogang seems to have failed.”
“Gaogang?!”
Kurenai and Rin were both startled.
Gaogang was also a member of the Elite Class, and his strength was not bad.
However, it seemed that he had run into trouble when choosing his teammates.
Not only had they completely failed to coordinate, but mistakes had also kept piling up, ultimately producing the result of 1 + 1 + 1 < 1.
In the end, they had no choice but to fail.
Even the simple graduation exam that Naruto would take in the future had students who failed, let alone an examination as difficult as this one.
Hearing that a familiar classmate had failed made Kurenai and Rin even more grateful that they had successfully found someone powerful to carry them.
“He actually didn’t graduate…
What a shame.” Kurenai spoke regretfully.
“Gaogang’s strength was pretty good too,” Rin added.
Chen Fan, however, said, “It’s just an exam.
It’s not a big deal.”
“If you don’t do well, then you don’t do well.
It’s fine.
The road of life doesn’t have to be limited to taking exams.”
Hmm.
Chen Fan was right.
Perhaps the next time they saw Gaogang, they could use those words to comfort him.
Kurenai and Rin were just about to agree when Chen Fan continued.
“After all, if you can’t pass, you can always choose to give up on life…
right?”
The three of them: “…”
After a long silence, Asuma couldn’t help saying, “Chen Fan, that kind of thing is only something you should say among us.
If someone else hears you, you’re going to get beaten up.
You know that, right?”
With the way you talk, you’d probably deserve it if someone beat you up!
Chen Fan’s eyes immediately lit up when he heard this.
“Really?
If I say things like that, someone will want to beat me up?”
“Of course!” Asuma replied.
“I see!
I understand now!” Chen Fan’s eyes lit up.
“Red, let’s have dinner at your house a little later.
You two wait here for me…”
With that, the three watched as Chen Fan enthusiastically ran over to a student who had failed the exam.
“Huh?
Classmate, why are you crying?”
“Life isn’t limited to the misery right in front of you.
There’s still misery waiting in the distance, and maybe even an invitation from an ex someday…
Oh, wait.
You don’t even have a girlfriend.”
“But it’s fine.
What’s so bad about not having a girlfriend?
You still have your left hand and right hand!”
“Whatever a girlfriend can do, Lefty and Righty can do too!”
“Be strong!
Keep working hard!”
“You still have a chance!”
“If you don’t try, how will you know just how useless you really are…”
Chen Fan clenched his fist, his face full of encouragement.
“Fuck you!”
The student was so furious that he swung his fist at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan slapped him to the ground.
Then Chen Fan left that student behind and ran over to another student nearby…
The three of them: “…”
Asuma stared at the scene before him and opened his mouth.
He suddenly understood why the gap between himself and Chen Fan was so enormous.
Asuma was strong-willed, and his personality was resilient enough.
He had never been afraid of challenges or difficulties and was capable of facing them head-on.
But that man…
Chen Fan was the kind of person who, when there were no difficulties, would first create some before charging straight into them!
How could someone like that possibly not become strong?
“I’m actually pretty stupid.
Being able to beat a Jonin and become Orochimaru’s disciple was all just luck!” Chen Fan was still talking to a group of parents, wearing an extremely humble expression.
“I’m really ashamed, truly ashamed!”
“Besides, this isn’t anything special.
Your son can still become a disciple under a Chunin.
That’s pretty impressive too…”