Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

With the astonishing willpower of a lifelong single, Chiba forced herself to look away and spoke with some difficulty.

As the saying goes, the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

The probability of finding a seriously injured genius on the battlefield is much higher than in a hospital. Moreover, he now has a few trump cards up his sleeve. In a small-scale melee, he should be able to protect himself without any problem.

Chiba really wants to join in the fun!

"Waaah~ Thank you for supporting me, Chiba!"

Although Chiba had ulterior motives, Tsunade was unaware of them. She only believed that Chiba had chosen to participate in the assessment for her sake.

Tsunade's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and overwhelmed with emotion, she pulled Chiba into her arms.

"Ugh, ugh! Tsunade-neechan, I can't breathe!" Chiba struggled violently in Tsunade's arms, pleading for help in a muffled voice.

"What? You want to hug me a little longer? Okay, I'll grant your wish." Tsunade replied irrelevantly, holding Chiba tightly and refusing to let go.

"You rode on my head earlier, and now you want to force yourself on me... Let me go!" Chiba thought with a look of grief and indignation.

……

The next day, at Chiba's home.

"Chiba, I heard you're going to participate in the Chunin Exams this year? Take my advice, this place is too complicated... Holy crap!"

Nawaki had just jumped onto Chiba's window when, upon seeing what Chiba was doing, he stumbled and fell right off the window.

"There's still a month until the Chunin Exams, and you're already preparing?" Nawaki exclaimed in surprise as he got up from the ground.

"You're making a fuss over nothing." Chiba held the book, glanced at Nawaki, and thought to himself that Nawaki was ignorant.

In their Celestial Empire, some students study a year, or even three to five years, in advance for an exam. You little Sakura students are so lame!

"Chiba, if you ask me, you should just stick to being a genin. Your brother won't look down on you."

Looking at Chiba preparing for the exam, a hint of worry flashed in Nawaki's eyes, but he said nonchalantly.

"Get lost, don't disturb my studies!"

Chiba muttered a lazy curse, his eyes never leaving the book.

The first part of the Chunin Exams was a written test, which was extremely difficult for most people. Chiba planned to just study it casually for fun.

After a while, Rope Tree couldn't help but chime in, "Um, it seems to be getting lively outside, there are quite a few more people."

"Well, after all, Konoha is the host of this Chunin Exams, so we have to prepare in advance," Chiba replied casually.

Chiba appeared to be reading a book, but he was actually already thinking about the assessment.

Aside from Shadow Dance Step, Chakra Scalpel, and various escape techniques and other conventional combat methods, he still has three trump cards up his sleeve.

The Eight Gates Formation "Opening Gate", the Dance of Shikigami, and the underdeveloped Lava Release.

"We should avoid using these three trump cards if possible. If we absolutely have to, we'll reveal the Eight Gates first," Chiba thought.

Lava Release and Shikigami Dance are too special; they are both life-saving techniques, and Chiba doesn't want to expose them during an assessment.

"For the next month, I'll learn the taijutsu techniques that accompany 'Opening the Gate' from Senior Dai. I'll also need to trouble Senior Kosuke to teach me a few more water-style techniques."

"Hmm, if I have time, I can also go to the hospital to try my luck in the lottery from time to time," Chiba secretly planned.

……

A month goes by in a blink of an eye.

Amidst much anticipation, this Chunin Exam, the first Chunin Exam since Tobirama Senju established it, saw all five major ninja villages participate simultaneously, and it began as scheduled!

"Go for it, brothers of Konoha! Get good grades!"

"That's right, let's make Konoha proud, and not let those foreigners outdo us!"

Amid cheers from the onlookers, Chiba walked nervously into the written exam room, feeling as if he were back in the college entrance exam hall.

"Damn it, Konoha's higher-ups, have you no shame?!"

Upon entering the examination room and briefly surveying the candidates, Chiba couldn't help but swear.

Who did Chiba see?

This generation of Ino-Shika-Cho – Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Choza, Nara Shikaku!

The three had already distinguished themselves in the Second Shinobi World War, and their tacit cooperation was enough to rival an elite Jonin squad.

anything else?

The old man who carries an iron pot wherever he goes—Kosuke Maruhoshi—has also arrived!

Looking at the old man's worried face and unwilling expression, it was clear that he had been forced to come by the higher-ups of Konoha.

No, someone who can fight against dozens of Iwa ninjas, and you call that a genin?

Are all the genin in Konoha this awesome?!

Okay, these people are outrageous, but Chiba can still tolerate them.

What he found most unbearable was that conspicuous gold in the crowd, and the bright red next to it!

Chiba felt that if he were a high-ranking official in any other ninja village, he would at least point his finger at the Konoha high-ranking officials and hurl a few insults at them.

"Seriously, guys, are you guys crazy?"

You guys brought out nuclear weapons during a military exercise?!

Chapter 38 The Forest of Death, a Cruel Tournament System

"Isn't this cheating?"

Chiba made a couple of complaints, but upon reflection, he realized he could understand.

After all, this assessment was hosted by Konoha. If they were wiped out on their own turf, how could Konoha maintain its standing in the ninja world?

Shouldn't they assign a few ruthless individuals to act as a safety net for themselves?

Needless to say, that golden hue belongs to Minato Namikaze. Although the current master of Minato can't make Danzo yet, those who know, know the gold content of the Blue Water!

Not to mention Kushina Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki...

"Good luck, Minato-kun. I'm heading out now."

"Okay, don't worry, Xiao Jiu."

Unexpectedly, Kushina Uzumaki suddenly turned and left. Only then did Chiba realize that he had been overthinking things; she had only come to see her boyfriend off to his exams…

"Damn it, when will I ever get a cute girlfriend?!" Chiba gritted his teeth.

"Ok?"

Seemingly noticing Chiba's gaze, Minato Namikaze turned his head and smiled slightly at Chiba.

"Holy crap, that's so cool!"

Chiba quickly looked away; Master Men's charm had reached the point of appealing to both men and women.

"Looks like I'll have to be careful in the next assessment."

Chiba secretly warned himself, "Since Konoha is so shameless, the other ninja villages can't be much better. They might even bring a bunch of 'Jonin' to participate in the assessment."

While Chiba was thinking, several pairs of eyes were secretly observing him, but they quickly withdrew their gazes without attracting Chiba's attention.

"Senior Kosuke, are you also here to participate in the Chunin Exams?" Chiba asked, sidling up to Kosuke before the exams began.

"Sigh, don't even mention it, the Third Generation insisted that I do it," Kosuke said with a worried look on his face.

He really just wanted to be a peaceful genin. Why would he be assigned to something like blocking other ninja village examinees?

"Please leave the venue immediately if you are not a candidate. All candidates, please take your seats quickly and refrain from whispering. We will now begin distributing the exam papers!"

As the examiner shouted, the previously noisy examination room instantly fell silent, and the candidates sat in their assigned seats and began to answer the questions.

The written test consisted of ten very difficult questions, but it was a piece of cake for Chiba. He didn't even need to find a Chunin in the exam room to write down the correct answers in advance.

"There are 15 minutes left in the exam, please hurry up and finish answering!"

……

Chiba passed the first written test without a doubt.

The second test was held at Konoha's Training Ground 44, a terrifying place known as the Forest of Death, and the examiner in charge of this test was Orochimaru.

"Hiss, now I will introduce the rules of this assessment to you all."

Outside the vast primeval forest, Orochimaru looked at the one hundred candidates who had passed the preliminary test and a strange smile appeared on his face.

"In a moment, I will randomly distribute one hundred scrolls, each engraved with the insignia of one of the five great ninja villages, to each of you."

"Those who collect five different scrolls and bring them to the designated location within five days will be considered to have passed the test."

After hearing Orochimaru's words, the examinees below began to murmur amongst themselves.

"So, this assessment isn't a team battle like before, but an individual battle from the very beginning?"

"The elimination rate is too high. You need to collect all five scrolls, which means that out of a hundred of us, at most only twenty people can pass the test?"

"and many more!"

At that moment, a ninja from Kusagakure raised his hand to interrupt Orochimaru, and asked somewhat indignantly, "Why are there no markings of my Kusagakure village on these scrolls?"

Orochimaru smiled and politely replied, "I'm sorry, but you are not worthy."

"Hahahaha!"

The examinees from the five major ninja villages around the area burst into laughter.

The ninja from Kusagakure blushed instantly, wanting to say something but not daring to, and finally fled into the crowd.

"It's worth mentioning that there are no restrictions on the methods used in this assessment. You can form teams freely and unleash your full potential. Even attacking your own teammates is fine; I only recognize the scrolls. And..."

Orochimaru smiled sinisterly and said, "This assessment allows killing. Even if you kill someone maliciously, you won't be punished afterward."

After Orochimaru finished reading the rules, even the examinees from the same village looked at each other with a hint of wariness in their eyes.

Among the crowd, a ninja said sarcastically, "Heh, is this arrangement because they're afraid the examinees from our five great ninja villages won't fight each other?"

The original matchmaking mode was upgraded to ranked mode, and now the format has been changed, turning it into a (TM) battle royale.

No rules, indiscriminate killing. The scrolls each person receives are random, meaning that everyone you encounter during the assessment will be your enemy!