Kazuku instantly defeated Uchiha Setsuna, but the examiner's announcement was delayed. Turning, he saw the Arena 6 examiner frozen in place.
Kazuku prompted, "Head examiner, can you announce the result?"
"Huh?" The examiner snapped back to reality, realizing his duty, and hurriedly declared:
Kazuku vs. Uchiha Setsuna.
Kazuku.
Victor!
He would advance to the main exam in a week!
Kazuku felt no ripples.
With his current strength, he was a dimensional crush to genin.
Every match was an instant kill, proof enough.
"I thought an Uchiha would make me try harder. Oh well."
Kazuku muttered, clenching his fist, his anticipation for the main exam fading.
If even a Sharingan-wielding Uchiha was one-shot…
Were there any genin worth fighting?
The Arena 6 examiner stared at Kazuku's retreating figure.
Even now, he couldn't calm down.
Fresh genin typically lacked chakra for C-rank jutsu.
Common knowledge.
In the original story, when Sasuke used Great Fireball during the bell test, Kakashi was stunned!
Kazuku's Water Dragon Bullet was a B-rank jutsu, a tier above!
Beyond Arena 6's examiner, every ninja who saw Kazuku's Water Dragon Bullet was shocked!
"No way, he used such an exaggerated Water Release without a water source. Is that guy really a genin?"
"Honestly, even our village's jonin rarely pull off that level of Water Dragon Bullet!"
"That kid's chakra is insane. No wonder Setsuna thought it was genjutsu…"
Examiners buzzed.
Then, someone gasped.
"Look at his sleeve! That's the Senju crest!"
Focused on the match, they missed the crest until now.
Someone realized.
"Wait, isn't that kid the First Hokage's grandson?!" another examiner exclaimed.
As the Ninja God who founded Konohagakure, Hashirama was revered.
They'd heard he had a grandson.
But Kazuku, new to the village, hadn't been in the public eye.
"The First Hokage's grandson is six or seven, right? Taking the chunin exam at that age…?"
The examiner's voice cut off.
Kazuku's 1.2-meter height looked seven or eight.
They'd assumed he was just short for his age.
But…
If Kazuku was seven, his height made sense.
This realization sent shockwaves through the examiners!
Ninety-nine percent of chunin exam examiners were chunin!
With Kazuku's performance, they couldn't imagine him failing!
In other words…
Konohagakure would see its youngest chunin ever!
A record likely unmatched!
The first and only seven-year-old chunin in Konohagakure's history!
"Found it…"
An examiner recalled their handbook, listing all genin participants.
Kazuku's entry was brief.
"Look at the date…"
"Kazuku became a genin just over a week ago and joined the chunin exam?"
"No way."
"Mission count: one C-rank, nine D-rank…"
The examiners' worldview shattered again.
A week as a genin, entering the chunin exam, and one-shotting every opponent!
Including an Uchiha genius!
Crucially…
The handbook clearly stated:
Kazuku, age seven!
"A seven-year-old Konohagakure chunin…"
The examiners erupted!
To them, Kazuku was a dazzling meteor, untouchable!
No, beyond reach!
With his background and terrifying talent…
He could become…
The Third Hokage!
This thrilled them.
"We're… witnessing the future Hokage's rise?"
"I'll remember Kazuku's name. How do I make him remember me?"
Then, the silent Sarutobi spoke.
"I think background isn't the issue. Even if Kazuku weren't the First Hokage's grandson, Tobirama-sama would prioritize him for his talent!"
Sarutobi paused. "It's not because he's the First Hokage's grandson—he's just that strong!"
Sarutobi wasn't flattering; he meant it.
Since meeting Kazuku, his talent shocked Sarutobi repeatedly.
To outsiders, they'd assume Kazuku trained under Tobirama-sama before becoming a genin.
Maybe starting at four or five.
"Kazuku returned to the village less than a month ago. Before that, he had no training."
Sarutobi dropped a bombshell. "Until today, he'd never used ninjutsu."
"No one taught him!"
The crowd gasped.
Every examiner's jaw dropped, eyes locking onto Kazuku, filled with disbelief!
Sarutobi, Tobirama-sama's disciple, became a jonin at sixteen.
Young, but his words carried weight.
Crucially, he had no reason to lie.
That Water Dragon Bullet's scale was shocking enough.
Kazuku's body wasn't even at its peak!
When it was, it might take twenty ninja using Earth Release to block his Water Dragon Bullet!
"Wait…"
Sarutobi recalled, after the C-rank mission, to teach Kazuku ninjutsu basics, he demonstrated.
He'd used Water Release!
(End of Chapter)