85 Bad habit

Once the first part of the exam began, it was quite boring.

Although I admit it was entertaining to see Kabuto pretending to be an expert when he had no information about my team on his beloved ninja cards and started sweating when others asked him for those same details. Intelligent, they know how to recognize a threat.

But it's a shame, how would anyone know about their abilities?

Anyone who has seen them is dead and handed over with a bow to the black market office. Ameyuri made sure of that, including ensuring that no one could get memories from the bodies.

Haku paralyzed the two "thugs" blocking the way with his needles without a word, and the team successfully reached the room for the written test.

For anyone unfamiliar with them, the team had a clear contrast despite having a common uniform that revealed their shared origin.

Karin seemed to look around timidly when she was actually analyzing those present; Kimimaro exuded an aura that made it clear it was better not to mess with him, and Haku was the center of attention for his beauty.

Milky white skin, long black and silky hair, shiny lips, and the official village uniform left everything to the imagination. It didn't help that he used floral perfume or that his gestures and behavior conveyed a delicate and beautiful flower.

Those present were mesmerized looking at Haku, including some girls.

I still find it a bit difficult to accept that the innocent Haku I knew has formed this bad habit because of Ameyuri, Anko, and Shizune.

Before, Haku would always jump in annoyance when someone confused him with the female gender.

And now, due to the bad influence he had while growing up, he developed a taste for teasing people!

Yes, the same Haku who was as pure as the white snow on the highest mountain!

He finds it amusing to see people act to impress him and then tell them with a dazzling smile that he is actually a man. The fact that his Adam's apple is barely noticeable doesn't help, and he has even practiced changing his voice by manipulating the vocal cords in the neck with chakra to make it even more neutral, using the original voice for the final blow. The idea was from Shizune, to my surprise.

Fortunately, that's where his bad habit ends.

Due to his natural beauty, he doesn't need to wear makeup at all, and he still shows interest in women. I even suspect that he has some glances with Karin, without either of them realizing it yet.

If the genes of the Yuki clan and the Uzumaki clan are combined, what would be the result?

The exam began with the arrival of Ibiki, and those who did not understand the true intention of testing their espionage skills began to rack their brains trying to answer honestly.

My team didn't even pick up the pencil and waited as I instructed them; there's nothing to do, really, to pass.

I see Ibiki frowning, surely wondering if the content of the exam has somehow leaked. As for how I "see" it, I'm just lying on the grass in a nearby park with my eyes closed while using my Mantra to cover everything.

Naruto was about to give his speech after raising his hand, but he became paralyzed again thanks to a frozen poison needle that Anko gave to Haku early on at my request. Many will regain their confidence after the blond's screams, and I wanted to eliminate the cannon fodder early so that the kids would have a good time later.

Now, to my surprise, things took a turn, and Ibiki seemed to misinterpret everything.

He saw Naruto raise his hand and stand still, so he announced the withdrawal of Team Seven from the exam. Sakura and Sasuke couldn't believe it; they were totally clueless and glared angrily at Naruto. Well, Sasuke did, while Sakura seemed relieved not to be the one who messed up the team's opportunity.

It wasn't until later when Yuhi arrived to guide everyone to the Forest of Death that they realized Naruto was still in the same position in the classroom. After discovering that he was paralyzed, they searched for clues to the attack, but too bad for them, there's a reason I asked Anko to freeze the poison in that form.

Once it acts, it quickly melts in the wound due to its small size from the body's heat and enters the bloodstream without a trace.

After giving him an antidote, Naruto jumped in a panic, explaining that he didn't want to give up and that everything was the poison's fault, which forced him to raise his arm. Anyone could tell he was sweating and lying about it, but as Konoha is known for being fair, they accepted his explanation and generously canceled the withdrawal of their three genin.

I'm pretty sure Sarutobi had a hand in this.

Now, the leaders of the teams from the different villages were gathered to reach the central tower of the Forest of Death to watch the second test through the monitors.

It doesn't make a difference to me... Oh?

It seems Nemu is being ambushed by three, four... six masked ninjas.

Danzo couldn't contain himself, or...?

I looked at Sarutobi, who was sitting in a large leather chair while the others were sitting on common wooden chairs, a rather childish power play, I must say. Without further ado, I took out my cloud chair and lay comfortably on it while taking out an apple and biting into it.

Sarutobi looked at me in astonishment, although I'm not sure if it's because he knows how I took out the cloud chair so easily or where the apple came from in my hand.

He seemed to be looking at the screens, but I was actually monitoring Nemu's fight and how she used the powers of the fruit I gave her.

Since his role is essentially my laboratory assistant, I gave him the ice fruit used by Aokiji so that he could easily preserve samples from experiments.

It's also great for getting pure ice for parties or making milkshakes.

Maybe someone would think it was unnecessary since I already have Haku with me, or that I should have given it to him instead, but Haku's role was never to be in the laboratory to begin with, and it would be very, very stupid to give ice powers to someone who already has them.

Haku has something much more useful and in tune with him.

Also, the ice fruit was one of the first successful Logias because its principle is quite simple compared to others, like Mariko's Paramecia or the one I gave to Shizune, which took more effort to cover the desired effect.

Nemu pretended to be surprised, and one of the... Are they Root or Anbu? Well, one of the masked attacked her leg while another did the same to her right shoulder. When Nemu fragmented into pieces of ice due to the elemental state, they thought she used the substitution technique and looked around alertly.

That cost the two attackers becoming ice statues.

The remaining four reacted to the attack, but seeing how they took the initiative to destroy the statues of their comrades to leave no traces, I can point out that they are from Root.

Oh, they mistook her and think she's someone from the Yuki clan who dyed her hair...

Seriously? I mean, why do they say these things out loud?

I thought they were more professional because they suppressed their emotions and all.

I'm not even going to bother watching the rest; Nemu won't even break a sweat to finish them off... there it is, all dead, turned into ice cubes. Well, Nemu stored them in a capsule, well thought out; we can study them when they thaw.

I'm curious to see if cutting their tongue loses the effect of the seal and if we can access their memories, among other things.

Heavens, that really sounded very Orochimaru.