In the Forest of Death.
The exam for the twelve cockroaches of Konoha had not yet ended.
Ino-Shika-Chō's team was perfect, and the high IQ represented Shikamaru making the tactics and using the Kagemane to control the other side.
Yamanaka Ino, who was good at perception and mental control, was responsible for sensing the target and connecting the minds of the three people, and finally, the powerful and destructive Akimichi Choji attacked.
It was not an exaggeration to say that Ino-Shika-Chō's group was the most coordinated group in the entire exam, and also the most comprehensive group.
Their passing was natural.
Next was Rock Lee's group.
The rich woman Tenten's long-range throw was enough to cause harassment and support. As long as Rock Lee and Hyuga Neji got close, the opposite base would be cold.
On their way, they met Ninja who came from Suna.
Among the many small villages, Suna was definitely powerful.
"It's not that Gaara." Rock Lee's tone was actually disappointing. Before, they had learned a lot of information about their opponents from Genin, who was from Konoha for ten thousand years.
Among them, Gaara's information was undoubtedly the most terrifying.
He, who was just Genin, had even carried out a Grade A commission.
He was undoubtedly the most troublesome opponent.
It also made Rock Lee's blood boil.
"Don't think about fighting with that abnormal guy." Tenten helplessly held her forehead. Thinking of Gaara's soaring killing intent, she couldn't help but feel fear in her heart.
That was the person with the densest killing intent she had ever seen.
It was hard to imagine how many people Gaara had killed.
"What is there to be afraid of? Before I catch up with Naruto, I won't lose." Rock Lee said confidently.
Facing three Suna, he didn't even take off his weight and directly used Taijutsu to defeat the three of them.
The whole process was smooth and smooth.
...
The group that Hyuga Hinata was in also performed well.
Aburame Shino, who had always been silent, almost did not make a move. The whole time, it was Hinata and Kiba.
On the way, a few ninjas who had come to the village from childhood jumped out from the ground, wanting to snatch their scrolls.
From the forehead guard, it was Kusa Ninja's Genin.
Shino was still silent on the side, while Kiba yawned with a face full of disinterest.
"So boring, I don't want to fight." Before this, the hot-blooded Kiba had already fought with the other Genin until the sky was dark, and now he was more or less tired.
Many of the other little villages 'Genin didn't even have a smooth use of the three body techniques, so it was a bit difficult for him to come and take the exam.
Facing three Genin who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, Hinata didn't hesitate to directly approach and torture the other to death with a set of Jūken.
She was calm throughout the entire process.
It was only when the three Genin acupoints were sealed and they no longer had the strength to fight that Hinata finally opened her mouth. "Hand it over or die."
The three Genin moaned in pain, and blood even flowed out of the corners of their mouths. They trembled as they handed over the scroll in their arms.
Hinata took it, threw the scroll to Kiba, and then turned to leave.
Kiba took the scroll and said happily, "Ah," he said, "our scrolls are all here. With Hinata here, it will be easy. Unfortunately, we didn't meet Naruto. Hinata must have had a very interesting scene with Naruto."
Hearing Kiba's teasing, Hinata suddenly stopped. A lump of red face appeared on her face. Then, she turned around and looked at Kiba with dissatisfaction. "Shut up."
However, although his tone was threatening, he was still a little shy.
Kiba clearly knew Hinata's character and did not care. He shrugged Shino's shoulders and said with a smirk, "Hey, hey, Shino, aren't you looking forward to it? Hinata like Naruto so much. In front of him, she acts like the daughter of a small family. So gentle ---"
"If Naruto knows that Hinata is." Before he finished speaking, Kiba was sent flying by a punch from Hinata. Hinata had a sullen expression on his face.
.....
On the way when Naruto and Sasuke met up, he had also taken care of a few of Ninja's scrolls.
He quickly shuttled through the Forest of Death.
To him,
This forest was quite comfortable.
Suddenly, he sensed Chakra's fluctuations in the distance. Clearly, Genin was fighting.
He looked around curiously. In the open space, three Kusa Ninjas were fighting against the Sand.
Two Kusa Ninjas had been killed, and the next one was Kusa Ninjas, who was struggling to hold on. His body was covered with wounds.
"That hair color," Minato muttered in Naruto's body. After seeing the familiar face, he remembered his wife, Uzumaki Kushina.
Red hair was the signature color of Uzumaki's clan.
"Could that girl be Uzumaki's clan?"
After Uzumaki's clan was exterminated, a small number of clan members were left outside. It seemed to be reasonable for them to come out of a small village.
"That girl has the same bloodline as me." Different from Minato, Naruto felt even more deeply.
He could feel the girl's spiral Uzumaki bloodline.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to attack.
A cold light flashed, and the three Ninjas who were holding Kunai suddenly stopped. A blood mark appeared on their necks and they fell to the ground with a loud bang.
Uzumaki Karin, who was originally being chased, was already close to exhaustion. She ran with a face full of despair.
The cruelty of Chunin's exam was beyond her imagination.
Other Ninjas would not hold back because of your identity.
Death is normal.
Although she had expected this situation, when it really came, she still could not stop the fear in her heart.
The three Suna Ninjas quickly caught up with Karin, grinning hideously as they prepared to kill this weak opponent in front of them.
Karin closed her eyes, but the pain that she was waiting for did not come.
She opened her eyes in confusion, only to find that the sky was filled with fallen leaves, and an elegant boy wearing black-rimmed glasses descended from the sky.
"I'm fine now." The boy's voice was gentle and full of magnetism.
He was dressed in a clean and tidy white robe, and there was a warm and warm smile on his face.
In Kusagakure, all Ninjas regarded Karin as a portable charger, and when there was no Chakra, he would bite Karin.
What they brought to Karin was only malice, almost never kindness.
In Karin's memory.
From a young age.
The Ninja of Kusagakure was ugly.
She had never seen Ninja, who was as gentle and confident as Naruto.
"Am I dreaming?" Looking at this beautiful scene, Karin muttered to herself, and a sense of inferiority arose in her heart.
"Don't be afraid." Naruto stretched out her hand.
Karin's face immediately turned red. She placed her little hand on Naruto's big hand. The feeling was warm, just like a mother's embrace.
Naruto noticed the dense bite marks on Karin's arm. She frowned and asked in a deep voice, "This is..."
"Ah." Karin hurriedly retracted his hand and said in a low voice, feeling inferior, "They were the ones who bit me."
Under Naruto's puzzled eyes, Karin began to explain: "Just take a bite, and the chakra in the body will recover."
After saying that, Karin shrank his hand into his sleeve, which was not long, and she felt even more inferior in her heart.
Compared to the noble and elegant Naruto, he seemed to have walked out of the slum.
Naruto grabbed Karin's right hand without any hesitation. His left hand flashed with a glimmer, and he used Kaidō, who was in Kidō, to heal Karin's wound.
Karin only felt that his entire body was overflowing with energy that was different from Chakra. It was warm, and the wound on his arm was rapidly recovering. In the blink of an eye, the bite mark disappeared.
Naruto put down his hand in satisfaction and said softly, "This is what your beautiful red hair should be like."
"Red hair... is beautiful?" Karin had never heard such praise before, and her eyes were full of starlight as she looked at Naruto.
In Kusagakure, she had always suffered from malice, and she had never received such praise.
Therefore, she immediately opened her heart to Naruto.
She talked about the treatment she had received in Kusagakure and the pain in her heart.
After Uzumaki's country was destroyed, her mother brought her to Kusagakure to live.
Karin had displayed the talent of the Uzumaki Clan since she was young. She had a terrifying amount of Chakra in her body, and at the same time, her perception was outstanding.
As long as she took a bite of Karin's arm, Chakra and the injuries in their body would quickly recover.
This caused Karin to become the life of the charging treasure at a young age.
After learning about Uzumaki Karin, Naruto naturally felt some sympathy.
After all.
She could be considered his only clansman.
With a gentle smile, he gently caressed Karin.
In his heart, he was thinking about where to go.
Returning to Kusagakure was definitely not a good plan.
However, she could not stay in Konoha.
Konoha's people ate people without spitting bones.
In the end, Naruto thought of Orochimaru.
As a crazy scientist, Orochimaru was addicted to research and liked to look for all kinds of geniuses.
His tolerance were completely incomparable to Konoha's higher-ups.
Perhaps in Orochimaru's place, he would be able to grow well.
After thinking about it, Naruto asked Minato to bring Karin to Orochimaru.
Because he had left Reiatsu's mark on Orochimaru, Yondaime could easily find him.
Karin was very reluctant to say goodbye to Naruto. He looked at Naruto deeply, as if he wanted to imprint his face in his mind.
"Let's go, girl." Seeing this scene, Minato chuckled, his eyes filled with longing.
When he saw Karin, he couldn't help but think of Kushina.
I didn't expect that Naruto would also meet the same red. Could it be...
"Come on, girl. I think highly of you." Minato couldn't help but smile.
Karin immediately blushed.
Minato thought about it.
When Naruto gained more friendship, affection, and even love, his heart would become softer.
Even if they wanted to defect in the future, they would not do something like destroy Konoha.
People were already tired of living, and if they still had to bear hatred and malice, then their lives would be too painful.
...
After passing the Forest of Death exam, the next battle exam soon began.
Anyone who passed this exam would have the biggest arena in Konoha, and they would have to face the audience.
It was the best time to show off his skills.
It was also the moment that Naruto had planned for a long time.
Without Orochimaru's curse seal, Sasuke did not need Kakashi's temporary seal.
Team 7, who was in Naruto's place, also joined with the other twelve cockroaches.
Apart from Naruto's group, the other groups were somewhat travel-worn.
They didn't have the strength to crush them like Team 7, so it took them a bit of effort to pass the exam.
"As expected of Naruto, he is not injured at all." Rock Lee said with a convinced face.
"Hmph." Neji, who was behind him, crossed his arms in dissatisfaction.
Their group was also quite free in this exam.
They were almost uninjured.
In the meantime, they even met other Konoha groups.
In friendship, they simply helped each other.
"I hope I don't fight with you too early. I want to defeat you in the arena." Rock Lee clenched his fist and said with a confident face, "For that day, I have made ample preparations."
"I am also looking forward to that day, but I will easily defeat you in front of everyone." Sasuke said with a stinky face.
After rigorous training and development of Raiton, Sasuke was confident that his strength had already surpassed Rock Lee. Even the terrifying Suna panda was not his match.
"Sasuke" At this moment, Ino, who had just entered the venue, pounced on Sasuke like a pigeon and hung on the latter.
"Sasuke, you also passed. I miss you so much." Ino leaned on Sasuke and kept acting like a spoiled child.
"Ino is crazy. He is crazy. Sigh." Sakura shook her head and held her forehead. She was extremely helpless in her heart.
"Right, Naruto, have you met any strong opponents in this exam?" Rock Lee looked at Naruto and asked curiously.
"That's right. What happened to Gaara after that?" Sasuke felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He hurriedly broke free and picked up the topic.
"Gaara? You guys fought with that monster?" When he finished speaking, all of the twelve cockroaches were shocked.
"It can't be. You guys weren't injured by that terrifying guy, right?" Many people asked with concern.
Gaara's strength was visible to the naked eye.
"I once sensed the scene of Gaara killing people. It was extremely terrifying." Ino's face was full of fear as if he had recalled a terrifying scene. His body was even trembling a little.
Sakura gently hugged Ino and comforted her softly.
"Gaara, that guy is indeed not bad." Sasuke, however, had a cold expression on his face. The corners of his mouth curled into a disdainful smile. "Unfortunately, it's a bit worse than me."
"Really? Sasuke is actually that powerful? He must be bragging, right?"
Faced with everyone's suspicious gazes, Sasuke immediately felt displeased.
"This is true," Naruto said gently with a smile on his face.
"Sasuke is no weaker than that Gaara." Thinking of the scene of Sasuke and Gaara fighting, Naruto's heart rose with expectation for Sasuke.
Sasuke, the future is promising!
After a short exchange of greetings, Chunin's exam continues.
This examination was highly paid attention to, and even Sandaime Hokage was present.
Orochimaru was also playing the role of a contestant, looking forward to seeing Naruto's performance.
"First match, Uzumaki Naruto against Dosu." The order of the battle was surprising.
"Naruto actually went up in the first match. Who is that Dosu?" All the cockroaches were puzzled.
Soon, a man with a terrible appearance and a bandage on his face slowly walked to the opposite platform in the center.
"This person seems to be Genin of the Otogakure," Shikamaru said softly.
Before the exam, he had learned a lot about most people.
"Otogakure is just a small Ninja Village, so he doesn't have much specific information."
"But no matter what, he is definitely not Naruto's opponent." Konoha's cockroach had a lot of confidence in Naruto.