Chapter 139: Naruto Enters the Top Ten

"The exam begins; Itachi have two hours."

Kitazawa said after hearing the bell ring.

The students of Class 1-A picked up their pens and threw themselves into the exam.

Kitazawa pondered for a moment and then created a Shadow Clone.

He had the Shadow Clone act as the proctor, while he himself went to the Ninja Academy's training ground.

Because there was no system mission for this monthly exam, he couldn't be bothered to take the test himself.

Kitazawa practiced the Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique.

Two hours later, he returned to the classroom of Class 1-A.

"Tomorrow at nine in the morning, the practical exam will be held on the school playground; don't be late."

Kitazawa collected the exam papers and returned to his office.

After sitting down, he began to grade the papers.

He already had expectations for the results of the practical exam; as long as the theory exam results were out, he could roughly determine Naruto Uzumaki's ranking.

Since it concerned his mission, he had to be careful.

After all, the mission stated that Naruto Uzumaki had to enter the top ten in this monthly exam; if he missed it, the mission would be void.

Time quickly reached twelve noon.

"Did Hinata not come today?"

Kitazawa put down his pen and stretched.

The next second, a knock on the door sounded.

"Speak of Hinata, and Hinata appears."

Kitazawa smiled and said, "Come in."

"Teacher Kitazawa."

The door was opened, and Hinata Hyuga walked in.

"What are Itachi holding?"

Kitazawa noticed the scroll in her hand and asked curiously.

"It's a summoning storage scroll."

Hinata Hyuga opened the scroll, and in an instant, the aroma of meat filled the air; a large amount of grilled meat appeared on the desk.

"Did Itachi buy this?"

Kitazawa was stunned for a moment, secretly thinking that she was indeed a rich little girl.

"I asked Tokuma to buy it."

Hinata Hyuga lowered her head and said softly, "I thought that since Teacher Kitazawa had to grade exam papers today, Itachi definitely wouldn't have time to buy lunch."

"Hinata, Itachi are indeed thoughtful."

Kitazawa reached out and rubbed her hair.

During the last monthly exam, she also came over to eat lunch when the theory exam ended.

But Kitazawa, considering that the afternoon was off, didn't make arrangements, so he took her to eat Ichiraku Ramen.

Clearly, it was because of that last experience that Hinata Hyuga took the initiative to buy lunch today.

"I... I didn't do much."

Hinata Hyuga said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's always me who is troubling Teacher Kitazawa."

"Alright, no need for polite words; let's eat."

Kitazawa handed her a pair of chopsticks and said.

"Yeah."

A faint smile appeared on Hinata Hyuga's lips.

Ever since she didn't need to hide the secret of how much she could eat, her favorite time of day was eating, which made her feel cheerful.

"Teacher Kitazawa, can I continue training this afternoon?"

After finishing her meal, Hinata Hyuga hesitated for a few seconds before asking.

"Tomorrow is the practical exam; aren't Itachi going to rest?"

Kitazawa asked in return.

"It's okay."

Hinata Hyuga shook her head and said, "Resting at night is enough for me."

"Hinata."

Kitazawa looked into her eyes and said, "Try to activate your Byakugan."

"Eh?"

Hinata Hyuga's face showed confusion.

"Why are Itachi so surprised?"

Kitazawa asked with a smile, "What do Itachi think the ultimate goal of the leaf training Itachi've been doing is?"

Hinata Hyuga was stunned and understood.

At the time, Kitazawa said the leaf training was to exercise her eyesight and, incidentally, her reaction ability.

As a member of the Hyuga clan, the purpose of exercising eyesight was to awaken the eyes.

Thinking of this, Hinata Hyuga felt a warmth in her heart and, at the same time, had expectations.

She wondered what expression Hiashi Hyuga would have after she awakened the Byakugan.

"Byakugan, activate!"

Hinata Hyuga followed what Hiashi Hyuga had taught her, gathering chakra into her eye sockets.

But the expected awakening did not appear.

She stood frozen in place, her expression very disappointed.

"Don't move."

Kitazawa reached out his hand, covered her eyes, and said, "Try one more time."

Although Hinata Hyuga didn't understand, she still did as told.

Kitazawa activated his Byakugan.

The flow of chakra at Hinata Hyuga's eyes was fully visible.

"Exercise for another week, and Itachi'll be able to awaken them."

Kitazawa deactivated his Byakugan and said.

"Really?"

Hinata Hyuga immediately turned her sorrow into joy and asked.

"Why would I lie to Itachi?"

Kitazawa patted her head and said, "Let's go, let's head to the training ground."

As for grading the exam papers, he left that to his Shadow Clone.

Dusk.