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You eliminate people from other villages, that's one thing, but you even do it to people from your own village? Even as competitors, there's no need to do this, right? You'll have to see each other often in the future, it'll be awkward. At least, that's what Jiraiya thought.
Tsunade, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded. She never would have imagined this was what Rong Lin meant by "exciting."
"Interesting little brat." Orochimaru smiled silently. He had originally planned to leave but was no longer in a hurry and continued to watch.
The Third Hokage, who had been closely monitoring the exam's progress, had an old face that had turned completely black. However, because he couldn't see the situation within Training Ground 44, he could only worry anxiously. He couldn't possibly terminate the competition, could he?
Eliminating his competitors – Rong Lin's actions weren't excessive in the slightest. The people he threw out were merely knocked unconscious, without overly serious injuries. It was just that his methods were a bit making people not know whether to laugh or cry.
Rong Lin wasn't worried at all that someone would find trouble with him, because before the exam started, he had specifically asked the chief examiner, Uchiha Senzai. What he was doing was completely within the allowed parameters.
"Thirty. How many are left?"
Three hours later, Rong Lin sat resting on a tree branch, calculating how many more people he needed to throw out to complete his task. However, this area was too large; finding everyone was a bit difficult. He wasn't a sensory ninja either. Even with the Byakugan, finding everyone wouldn't be easy.
Sitting on the tree trunk, twirling his wrist, Rong Lin began to think. The space within his rotating palm constantly twisted, looking incredibly bizarre. This was some of Rong Lin's own training in controlling the power of time.
"Someone else is coming."
Rong Lin suddenly sensed someone approaching. He sneered, and upon turning his head to look, his expression soured. He really disliked the identity of the newcomer.
"It really is you!!" The other party had also spotted him, revealing a faint smile. "Didn't expect to run into you. Looks like my luck is pretty good."
Hyuga Xin had noticed Rong Lin since the beginning of the first exam. Regarding Uchiha Rong Lin, neither the Uchiha clan nor the Hyuga clan members were strangers. His father was an Uchiha, his mother a Hyuga. Although both were considered fringe members, their act of rashly defying their clan's wishes and getting together had caused considerable controversy. The result was somewhat tragic, leaving Uchiha Rong Lin to live alone, suffering much ostracism.
But to everyone's surprise, this kid, instead of becoming demoralized, had sailed against the current, constantly striving upwards, displaying formidable talent, becoming one of Tsunade's disciples, and now even receiving Tsunade's strong support.
When some of Rong Lin's information became transparent with Tsunade's approval, how many people were shocked! Activating the Sharingan at six, evolving it to three tomoe between the ages of seven and eight – what kind of heaven-defying talent was this! It should be known that at this time, many among the older generation of Uchiha didn't even have three tomoe, and some hadn't even awakened their eyes and could only live as ordinary people. Yet, in just two short years, he had walked a path that many found difficult to traverse in a lifetime.
Regarding news of Uchiha Rong Lin, the Hyuga clan had also paid some attention. But upon learning Rong Lin had activated the Sharingan, aside from sighing that he was a figure to be reckoned with, the Hyuga clan took no action, because Rong Lin had activated the Sharingan, not the Byakugan. If Rong Lin had first displayed the Byakugan instead of the Sharingan, the Hyuga clan would have been unable to sit still long ago. With the Hyuga clan's strict rules, if Rong Lin had first revealed the Byakugan, he would have been brought to the Hyuga household immediately and placed under the Caged Bird cursed seal that no branch family member could escape, controlling him to serve the main family while preventing the Byakugan from being coveted.
"For me, my luck is also pretty good. It's actually you. Didn't expect you to come looking for me yourself. Where are your partners?" Rong Lin jumped down from the tree, standing tens of meters away from Hyuga Xin, the two facing each other from a distance.
"At this time, acting separately is more advantageous, isn't it?" Hyuga Xin replied with a smile. From his face, you couldn't see the disdain and contempt towards Rong Lin that other Hyuga clan members displayed.
"True." Rong Lin nodded. "With your Byakugan, it's indeed easier to find the tokens scattered around."
"And you?" Hyuga Xin asked with a smile.
"Hmm?!" Rong Lin's still youthful eyebrows furrowed deeply due to his age. "What do you mean by that?!"
"I'm merely speculating. Perhaps it's true, perhaps it's false." Hyuga Xin's smile remained unchanged, as if talking to himself: "During yesterday's exam, I suddenly felt someone observing me. I don't know if my feeling was wrong, but it felt just like when clan members use the Byakugan to observe others. But there were no other Hyuga clan members participating in yesterday's exam. Am I right? Uchiha Rong Lin!!"
"I've been curious for a long time." A puzzled expression appeared on Hyuga Xin's somewhat feminine face. "Why are you surnamed Uchiha? Isn't Hyuga good?"
"Well, I'll be." Rong Lin was startled inwardly. His Sharingan activated as he retorted, "Why do you think I'm surnamed Uchiha?"
"Right, Sharingan. A genius whose Sharingan evolved to three tomoe at the age of eight." Hyuga Xin nodded as if he understood, yet didn't, but his eyes remained fixed on Rong Lin, never straying.
"Forgot to tell you, my mother has some connection to the Uzumaki clan. Very fortunately, I have some Uzumaki clan inheritance in my body, such as certain characteristics."
"Perception..." Rong Lin said, enunciating each word. Hyuga Xin's chakra wasn't that strong, so it must be other aspects. The characteristics of the Uzumaki clan: super strong recovery ability, vast chakra reserves, and super strong perception.
Connecting these points, Rong Lin could confirm the special ability Hyuga Xin had obtained from his Uzumaki bloodline – that was super strong perception. Paired with the Byakugan, this guy was a bit heaven-defying. But why wasn't he mentioned in the original story? The growth of a ninja is inseparable from various harsh battles and killings. Countless geniuses fall midway; it wasn't strange for him not to have appeared.
"A very good ability. Unfortunately..." Having said this, Rong Lin paused. Hyuga Xin immediately became alert. Although he was conceited, he wasn't foolish enough to think he was invincible.
"Byakugan! Open." Hyuga Xin's reaction speed surpassed everyone Rong Lin had encountered before.