"Darn it, just now... was I under a Genjutsu?" A Genin from Takigakure Village felt extremely embarrassed, he looked at Kurenai with some apprehension: "This woman's Genjutsu, can it actually affect dozens of people at the same time? A special Jonin from Konohagakure Village, can be so powerful!"
He felt that if this special Jonin placed in their Takigakure Village, she could already be an elite Jonin.
Perhaps even a strong candidate for the village leader.
But in a place like Konohagakure Village...
Just an inconspicuous special Jonin...
The depth of Konohagakure is simply daunting.
"Hey! Did we come here to participate in the Chunin exam of Konohagakure, or to be played by you Konohagakure ninjas?" Someone couldn't help but complain: "The first round of the theoretical exam tricked us, and now you're still playing us?"
"Yeah!" Amegakure Ninja echoed: "What do you think we are? We are candidates from various ninja villages, and we represent our respective ninja villages."
"If this continues, is there a need to participate in this Chunin exam?"
"Hmph, isn't Konohagakure oppressing Genin like us?"
"....."
Kurenai did not stop their complaints, but quietly listened to them until the noise gradually subsided.
One after another, their eyes locked on Kurenai.
Kurenai's face remained unchanged, and there was still a smile on her face: "What? You want to pressure me, the examiner? Little kids, many people who have participated in the Chunin exam have used these tricks of yours before, they're not fresh at all!"
"Whoever doesn't want to participate in the Chunin exam can leave directly. As the second round examiner, I have the right to allow them to leave, and also allow them to give up their qualifications for the exam."
"Half a minute, those who want to leave can leave now."
Kurenai leaned against the wall of the classroom.
The smile on her face was intriguing.
One after another, the Genin began to look at each other, to be honest, really let them give up the opportunity of the Chunin exam, how could it be possible?
They have made a lot of efforts to qualify to come to Konohagakure Village to participate in the Chunin exam.
Now that they have finally passed the first round of the exam, are they going to give up because they were stimulated by this special Jonin?
Absolutely impossible!
"Heh, aren't there someone who threaten me to not participate in the Chunin exam?"
Kurenai smiled: "Forget it, as the magnanimous chief examiner. I won't care too much about you little kids."
"Come with me!" Kurenai said: "The location of the second round of the exam is not the Ninja School! If anyone can't keep up later, don't blame me!"
As soon as the words fell.
Kurenai did not hesitate, turned around and left.
And the speed is not slow.
"Not good!" A Genin from Sunagakure Village was suddenly shocked: "If we don't keep up with her, will we be disqualified from the exam? Hurry up! All the people from Sunagakure Village, follow that person quickly!"
His voice awakened everyone.
Next moment.
Konohagakure appeared such a scene... Special Jonin "Kurenai" was quickly teleporting on the top of the buildings, and behind her was a group of Genin from various villages.
This scene was seen in the eyes of the civilians of Konohagakure.
It's shocking.
About half an hour later.
Kurenai stopped.
"Huff....huff....." Sasuke and Haku were panting slightly.
Keeping up with the speed of a special Jonin was not easy for the two of them.
Even if they who had undergone special training were slightly tired, not to mention some Genin from various villages who specialized in Ninjutsu and were not very strong in Taijutsu.
Some Genin ran to the tree and started vomiting.
Some quickly took out something to eat from their pockets and stuffed it into their mouths.
Some couldn't help but rest against a tree for a while.
They were so tired that they didn't want to say another word.
The sound of vomiting was everywhere.
"What a strange forest." The one who spoke was Kimimaro.
He was one of the few people on the scene who was not vomiting. His unique Kekkei Genkai made his body different from ordinary people.
At the age of only ten, the not-so-tall him was looking around.
He could see that this forest was very eerie and gloomy.
At a glance, there were many exaggerated big trees.
Some of the big trees had a trunk diameter of at least ten meters.
It's so exaggerated that it's jaw-dropping.
Inuzuka Hana touched the three little ninja dogs who were sticking out their tongues. She was also looking at everything around her and said thoughtfully, "Izumi, if I remember correctly, this should be the Forest of Death, which is also the largest training ground in Konohagakure."
"Forest of Death, I've heard a little about it." Uchiha Izumi nodded, "Is this the place for our second round of exams?"
"What a familiar place....." Naruto was looking around curiously.
He suddenly found a big pit not far away.
It might have rained recently, and there was a lot of rainwater in the pit, which looked like a pool.
That big pit didn't look like it was naturally formed.
And Sasuke also looked over there, "Isn't that the pit you made that night, Naruto?"
"That night?" Naruto thought for a moment.
Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his mind.
"It's actually here!"
The three of them had come to a familiar place.
Because they had ambushed Hyuga Taisou here before.
The elder of the prestigious Hyuga clan was buried here.
He died in Naruto's hands.
And the other two Hyuga clan elder guards.....
One died in the pincer attack of Haku and Karin.
The other one died in Sasuke's hands.
Three people were buried in this place.
"Little kids!" Kurenai said with her hands on her hips, "I won't waste words with you, the second round of the exam is to test your wilderness survival, adaptability, decision-making and planning abilities. And this round of the exam is very dangerous, there may even be casualties, because you are allowed to fight!"
Everyone: "!!!"
Allowed to fight?!
Kurenai took out a stack of paper from her bosom, "This is the consent form for participating in the second round of the exam, you can also consider this as a death consent, as long as you sign this consent form, you can participate in this round of the exam. But if you are killed in the Forest of Death, or die due to accidents, Konohagakure will not be responsible."
"Of course...if you are just injured, even if you are seriously injured, Konohagakure will provide you with free treatment until the day you can be discharged."
Then, Kurenai took out two scrolls of different colors.
"In addition to the extreme survival challenge, you have two main goals....First, there is a tower in the center of the Forest of Death, you need to reach the tower. Second, it's the 'Scroll Battle'!"
"It's these two scrolls, the Scroll of Heaven and the Scroll of Earth, only by merging the two scrolls together and reaching the tower, can you pass this round of the exam."
"Remember..."
Kurenai laughed, "A Scroll of Heaven and a Scroll of Earth can only allow one team to pass the exam. Half of the teams will get the Scroll of Heaven, and the other half will get the Scroll of Earth."
"As for how you get the other scroll from the hands of other teams, it all depends on your own methods!"
Kurenai stretched out a hand.
She opened her five fingers.
"Five days... The time limit is five days. Within five days, any team that has not gathered the Scroll of Heaven and the Scroll of Earth and reached the tower will be disqualified from the Chunin exam."
After she finished explaining these rules.
Everyone was thoughtful.
Half of the teams have the Scroll of Heaven, and half of the teams have the Scroll of Earth, but to pass the exam, they must combine the two scrolls and then bring the two scrolls to the tower in the center of the Forest of Death.
"It seems that at least half of the people will be eliminated in this round of exams."
Haku said, "I counted, we have a total of 83 people, among which there are 27 teams of three people and 1 team of two people, adding up to 28 teams."
"I'm afraid... only 14 teams can pass this round of the exam, and this is still the most ideal state, after all, there will always be some people... who may not be able to reach the tower within five days."
Haku continued, "In addition, allowing ninjas to fight each other, some people may die at that time."
"What a cruel exam!"
Haku sighed.
"Hmph!" Sasuke snorted lightly, with a confident smile on his face. "Isn't it more interesting? Isn't the purpose of our participation in the Chunin exam to fight with Genin from other ninja villages and see where the gap is between us?"
Today's weather is very clear.
Sasuke felt very good about himself.
"Indeed." Haku smiled, "I can only say that if people don't attack me, I won't attach them. If anyone wants to kill us, then I'll kill them."
Haku said the most horrifying words in a gentle tone.
Soon.
Everyone had filled out the consent form.
And each different team got a scroll.
The distribution of the scrolls is confidential, no one knows which team got the Scroll of Heaven, and no one knows who got the Scroll of Earth.
That is to say, no team has an early target.
When they meet in the Forest of Death, they have to fight to know what scroll is in the other's hand.
There is also a certain probability of grabbing the wrong scroll.
The difficulty of the exam is very high.
"There are forty-four entrances to the Forest of Death." Kurenai clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention to her, "Each team will enter from a different entrance, so... it can prevent you from fighting at the entrance. Don't worry, there will be examiners to take you there."
"Thirty minutes later, everyone will enter the Forest of Death."
Kurenai thought for a while, she suddenly added, "Oh yes, I almost forgot one thing, you must not be curious to open the scroll! Otherwise, there will be unexpected surprises."
"Surprise.... I always feel it will be a scare!" Inuzuka Hana touched the scroll in her arms, she couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
Thirty minutes later.
Everyone was already in place.
"Entrance No. 19....." Haku looked up at the sign above, he, Naruto, and Sasuke, the three of them stood in front of the entrance.
"Go, the exam starts." A Chunin examiner yawned, then waved at the three of them.
Naruto, Sasuke, Haku, the three of them looked at each other.
They stepped in without hesitation.
And the iron gate behind them was closed.
They also heard the sound of locking.
"At present, we can choose two directions, the first is to wander around in the Forest of Death, after we meet other teams, we will grab their scrolls."
Haku began to analyze, "The second option is to run directly to the tower and wait for them to also reach the tower. Then, we can snatch their scrolls."
"Let's go with the first one!"
Sasuke was getting a bit "impatient", "The tower is about ten kilometers away from here, our running speed in the forest will be greatly reduced, it will probably take a day or two to get there. And during this process, we will need to rest, hunt, it might even take three days to get there."
"It's better to stroll slowly in the Forest of Death, as long as we hear any movement, we go there. In this way, as long as we encounter people, we directly snatch their scrolls, then it's not too late to head towards the tower."
Sasuke put forward his own suggestions and thoughts.
After listening, Naruto tightened the slightly loose forehead protector on his forehead.
He grinned, "No objections."
Haku also laughed, "That works too."
For the three of them, anything goes, because they all have confidence that they can stand out.
The second round of the exam, which sounds very difficult, is like a battle game in their eyes.
There are dangers.
But not many.
After the three of them made a decision, they went straight into the Forest of Death.
The Forest of Death is not small.
It can be considered as a huge circle with a diameter of twenty kilometers.
Such a large place is filled with more than eighty Genin.
If they want to meet each other...
The difficulty is indeed not small.
But Naruto possesses Observation Haki, with the activation of Observation Haki, Naruto's senses have been amplified.
He can hear distant movements, see far distances, and even smell some odors that he usually can't smell.
This means that Naruto is not only the main force among the three of them, but also the only sensory ninja among the three.
Of course.
There are also sensor ninjas in other teams.
And there are quite a few!
"I found him... it's that damn blond brat! Hmph! Among all the examinees, only he has blond hair, I definitely can't be wrong."
At the same time.
In the dark.
Three Genin from Sunagakure Village hid their bodies.
They were in the dark, spying on Naruto, Sasuke, and Haku.
They had a grudge against Naruto.
Because at the start of the exam, Naruto crushed the wrist of one of their fellow village ninjas, and did so in front of so many ninjas, causing Sunagakure Village to lose face.
This grudge is not small.
"The second round of the exam is a life-and-death situation!"
A Sunagakure Genin showed a murderous intent, "Even if we kill these three brats, it should be okay, right? Then we snatch their scrolls, and we head straight for the tower."
Their voices were very low.
Even smaller than the sound of insects.
"They are going in that direction, their speed is not very fast, we can surpass them, set up traps in advance there, and let these three brats fall into the trap!"
The three Genin from Sunagakure Village immediately reached a consensus.
Their bodies flickered.
They all started to act.
...
"Naruto....." On the way, the excited look on Sasuke's face had faded.
At this moment, he was a bit hesitant, and a bit embarrassed.
As if he wanted to say something.
"Hmm? What's wrong, Sasuke?" Naruto put his hands behind his head, he had no guard up, just like he was on a picnic.
"Cough....that....." Sasuke was very conflicted.
The pride of the Uchiha clan made him unsure whether to say it or not.
But if he doesn't say it.
How can he become stronger?
Eventually
Sasuke gritted his teeth.
Still made up his mind.
"You... the Observation Haki you mentioned, is it a... family secret technique that can't be passed on?" Sasuke struggled for a long time, and finally asked this question.
"Oh?" Naruto's eyes turned.
He hooked Sasuke's shoulder, the two of them arm in arm, and smiled cunningly: "The Observation Haki, such a powerful technique, is definitely our Whitebeard Pirate Crew's secret technique!"
"....So I'm right." Sasuke lowered his head and responded.
Mainly because he was embarrassed today.
It made Sasuke feel that Naruto's Observation Haki was very powerful.
It can actually ignore the influence of Genjutsu.
You know, he has a pair of single Tomoe Sharingan and he was still get caught!
If... he also learned Naruto's Observation Haki.
Wouldn't it definitely make his strength go up a level?
Can he get closer to revenge?
Sasuke knows that the man who killed his parents is very good at Genjutsu.
If he learn Observation Haki.
Can it restrain him?
"Sasuke, you want to learn Observation Haki, right?"
Naruto saw through Sasuke's little thoughts at a glance: "Actually, it's not that I can't teach you, but you are not a member of the Whitebeard Pirate Crew, so it's a bit hard to say."
".....Then forget it." Sasuke will not insist on Naruto teaching him the secret technique of the Whitebeard Pirate Crew.
"But!"
But at this moment, Naruto's tone suddenly changed: "It's not that I can't teach you, but there is a prerequisite!"
Sasuke immediately looked at Naruto who was close at hand.
"What condition?"
For Naruto's habit of hooking shoulders and back.
He has long been numb to it.
There is no resistance.
"Sasuke, I invite you to join the Whitebeard Pirate Crew as the captain of the first division of the Whitebeard Pirate Crew!" Naruto had a smile on his face, but his tone was very serious: "Are you willing to join the Whitebeard Pirate Crew and become my family? Are you willing to become the son of Edward Newgate?"
Naruto can be described as shocking, his short sentence stunned Sasuke.
Sasuke was dumbfounded.
He instinctively wanted to refuse, after all, letting a son of the Uchiha clan leader join the Whitebeard Pirate Crew and recognize Whitebeard as his father is indeed a great challenge.
But when he refused, it got stuck in his throat as soon as it surged up.
Even Sasuke himself didn't know why he couldn't say it?
Is it difficult to refuse Naruto's invitation?
Just say a word to refuse, right?
But.....
Do I really want to refuse?
Sasuke was confused.
Since the Uchiha clan was almost wiped out by Uchiha Itachi, since he saw his parents being killed by Uchiha Itachi countless times through Genjutsu....Sasuke lived every day in a daze.
He often woke up from his sleep, often felt that his parents were not dead, often felt that he still lived in the Uchiha residence.
He often felt that he still lived in the Uchiha residence.
It wasn't until he underwent high-intensity self-abuse training with Naruto.
He gradually got rid of that dazed feeling of confusion.
During that time, Sasuke also attended several banquets.
It was a banquet held by the Whitebeard Pirate Crew.
To be honest.
Sasuke is very envious of Naruto's family atmosphere, the death of his parents... also makes him who is alone very eager to have a family.
Every night, endless loneliness will invade his body and mind, and his heart will gradually become closed day by day.
The surviving clan members vaguely isolated him.
It made Sasuke even more at a loss.
Loneliness.
Hatred.
Friendship.
Family.
Confusion.
One after another, extremely complex emotions, all because of Naruto's just now, kept surging in Sasuke's heart.
He stared blankly at Naruto's sincere eyes.
The increasingly closed heart seemed to have been chiseled out a small hole.
Sasuke was a little shaken.
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