Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

In the back mountain, by a river, Dihuang Wan and the other man had finished eating the grilled fish and were lying on the grass talking.

"Dihuangwan, the village will hold a Chunin exam in half a year. If you pass the exam, you will be promoted to Chunin, your welfare benefits will be further improved, and you can also accept more advanced missions." Might Dai said.

"Oh? There will be a Chunin Exam in half a year? This is the first time I've heard of it." Dihuangwan said.

"The current Chunin Exam is held irregularly. It is mainly based on the situation of daily tasks. It is summarized by the mission hall staff and handed over to the Hokage. According to the number of C-level tasks completed by the Genin and their performance in B-level tasks, the Hokage will decide the time of the Chunin Exam after roughly determining the number of people!" said Might Day.

This is very different from the anime timeline. The time of the Chunin Exam in the anime is fixed, and the participants are recommended by the leading teacher.

In this period, the Chunin Exam is for Genin to sign up on their own, there is no compulsion to form a three-person team, and the exam is conducted in the Death Forest, avoiding searches by the Chunin Search Squad for three days.

Those who pass this round of assessment will be arranged to practice actual combat with senior Chunins. Those who meet the requirements will be allowed to pass the Chunin assessment and become a Chunin.

After learning about the current content of the Chunin exam through talking with Might Guy, Dihuangwan felt that the exam was much more difficult than the anime timeline, but not difficult for him.

For Kurama Feiyun and Inuzuka Ye, passing the first round of assessment is not difficult, but the result of the second round of battle is hard to predict. However, there is still half a year before the Chunin Exam, and their strength can still be improved. It seems that for the next task, I have to give Feiyun and Ye more opportunities to show their skills, and I will provide the support myself!

"Brother Dai, have you decided to take part in this Chunin Exam?" Dihuangwan asked.

"Yes, it's time to show more passionate youth. The other two people in my team have also decided to sign up for the exam? Dihuangwan, your strength is so strong now, would you consider taking this exam?" Might Dai said.

"I do want to participate. The other members of my team are still a little lacking in strength, but there is still half a year left. My teacher and I will focus on training them in the subsequent tasks. They still have time to grow. Let's see their progress. I will advance and retreat together with my teammates!" Dihuangwan said.

For Dihuangwan, he doesn't care about the ninja level title or the so-called political rights. All he wants is to enhance his own strength, develop water-style ninjutsu that surpasses the Second Hokage, and protect everything he cherishes.

This is Dihuangwan’s own ninja way!

"There is still half a year left. I have also met your companions. They are all from the ninja clan. With the experience of missions and the help of the family, there should be no problem!" said Might Dai.

"Well, I also believe that they can catch up with this Chunin Exam. Then, Brother Dai and I can cooperate in the first round!" Dihuangwan said.

"Haha, no problem. With you here, our chances of passing the first round will be greater. As for the second round, it depends on our respective strengths!" Might Day said with a smile.

Afterwards, the two exchanged their recent mission experiences.

"Brother Dai, your mission is to patrol the western border. What's the situation over there?" Dihuangwan said.

"The western front is adjacent to the Rain Country, the River Country and the Grass Country. It's quite chaotic over there. Several small countries have been infiltrated by the big countries like sieves. Small-scale conflicts continue. But the border we patrol is not so bad. The conflicts are basically within the borders of small countries!" said Might Day.

"Alas, when big countries compete for profits, small countries suffer. Small countries are caught in the cracks, struggling to survive," Dihuang Wan sighed.

Of course he knew that almost every battlefield of the Ninja World War was in a small country. On the northwest line of the Fire Country, three big countries were sandwiched between several small countries, which were all wartime battlefields and buffer lines.

Matt Dai also sighed. He didn't understand politics. He just had to follow orders.

"Dihuangwan, how is your patrol situation on the eastern front?" asked Matt Dai.

Next, Dihuang Wan shared with Matt Dai his experiences in the East Coast over the past two months.

Time passed quickly, and the two continued to communicate until nearly evening before they dispersed and went home.

During the communication with Might Dai, Dihuang Wan felt extremely relaxed. The pressure of the mission and the anxiety hidden in his heart during this period were completely dissipated, and he felt extremely relaxed all over.

"It turns out that the mission and growth are also affecting my mentality unconsciously. This invisible influence is the biggest hidden danger!" Dihuangwan thought that there are many powerful characters in anime, and they all have some abnormal psychology, like the members of the Akatsuki organization, each of them is a powerful problem ninja!

Don't become like them!

After going home and having a good sleep, the next day, after delivering the takeaway at his own fruit shop, Dihuang Wan made an appointment with Anma Feiyun to go shopping. He also gave Anma Feiyun a bouquet of flowers, which made little Feiyun blush.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the conch shell necklace given to his mother Mieko, Dihuangwan also gave Kurama Feiyun a necklace, but that was given during the interval between patrol missions.

It’s not just about remembering your mother and forgetting your wife!

The two of them strolled until midnight. Under the moonlight, Dihuangwan couldn't help but kiss Kurama Feiyun. After hugging for a long time, Dihuangwan sent Kurama Feiyun back home.

When he was sent to the gate of the Kurama clan's residence, Dihuangwan saw the dark face of his teacher Kurama Heiji. Dihuangwan felt guilty like a thief, so he greeted them hurriedly and ran away!

Time passed quickly, and three days went by in a hurry. Class 11 gathered again at the fourth training ground.

"You all look in good shape. It seems you have had enough rest in the past three days. The purpose of asking you to come to the training ground this time is to test your progress during this period of time!" Kurama Heiji said straight to the point.

"However, this time it's not three on one, but one on one, in order to examine your personal progress!" Kurama Heiji added.

Hearing this, Dihuangwan raised his eyebrows and immediately realized that the purpose of this assessment was to test how far the strength of the three of them was from that of the Chunin.

No wonder Kurama Heiji said three days ago that he wanted to test his strength before deciding on the next task arrangement.

It seems that Kurama Heiji already knew that the Chunin Exam would be held in half a year.

"Who of you will come first?!" asked Kurama Heiji.

Dihuangwan and the other two looked at each other, and Inuzuka Ya said, "I'll go first!" Ranmaru above their heads also barked twice to indicate that he would take the lead.

Thus, the long-awaited sparring session of Class 11 began again!

After this period of mission experience, Inuzuka Ya's strength has improved, especially his tracking perception ability. His perception range can reach one kilometer, making him a qualified perception ninja. Most importantly, his impulsive and irritable emotions have been well controlled.

Therefore, Dihuangwan is also looking forward to Inuzuka Yoru's performance!