A convenience store opened in Naruto

Everyone was shocked. 'Death consent form'?

It sounds like an ominous premonition.

"It's just as you think," Ye Feng made a helpless gesture, "There's nothing we can do about it. The location of the second exam is too dangerous. With your strength, if you're not careful, it's possible that you'll run into danger or even die."

"But given your family background, if you unite to put pressure on the village leaders to move to a relatively safer place, I believe they will agree."

"However, I guess as long as you dare to go back and tell your parents that you have this idea, the first one to disagree will be your parents. Shikamaru should know the reason, right?"

Shikamaru was stunned when he suddenly heard his name, then nodded. He knew that the answer was very simple.

"The answer is very simple. Being a ninja is never a simple profession. Yes, in my opinion, being a ninja is a profession."

Ye Feng talked eloquently, "It's no different from other professions, just like farmers and businessmen. If businessmen want to sell their products, they have to be proficient in all kinds of rhetoric, and speak in a way that suits different people. They have to introduce their products according to the needs of customers and make the customers happy. If you make the customers happy, then the customers will take the initiative to pay for your products without you saying anything."

"Farmers need to understand the various solar terms, such as when to plant crops, when to water and fertilize, how to remove insects and weeds, so that crops can grow taller and produce higher yields. No one knows better than farmers."

"As for ninjas, there are even more things they need to master. They need to master assassination, infiltration, collection, fighting, and a whole series of other knowledge."

“That’s what we call experience.”

"Why do newly graduated students need to follow their teacher to carry out tasks for a period of time? Isn't it so that you can get familiar with the process of gaining experience in advance?"

"It can be said that this stage is the easiest stage in your life, even easier than being in school."

"What you learn in school are the basics of the basics. For civilian ninjas, this is their only channel for learning. But not for you. You all have your own families. Long before you entered school, you have already acquired a certain foundation by learning family knowledge. Perhaps for you, the knowledge taught in school is not as powerful as that taught in your own family."

"No need to refute. How many years has the school been open? How many years has your family been passing it down? There is no comparison at all."

"So, for you, studying in school is a very boring thing. After all, you have already learned everything you should learn. But have you ever thought about why your parents still let you go to school even so?"

"You don't have to answer, Shikamaru."

Shikamaru, who was about to say something, paused. He knew the reason. Let's not talk about the civilian ninjas first, let's talk about those who have family backgrounds.

When the village was first established, each family had an agreement to work together for the development of the village, and the position of Hokage would be obtained by the capable one.

It was like this at the beginning. Everyone had no selfish motives. Those who had money contributed money, and those who had strength contributed strength. But as time changed, people's hearts also changed.

Everyone started to keep things to themselves and were no longer as open with the village as they were at the beginning.

The top leaders also noticed this. In order to prevent the village from falling apart, and taking advantage of the opportunity provided by the Ninja School, they simply asked the families to send their members of appropriate age to the Ninja School.

On the one hand, it can make some families with ulterior motives have some concerns. On the other hand, those students with family backgrounds may be able to learn some ninjutsu that their families do not have in school. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone and it is a win-win situation, so those families did not refuse.

This is how the current situation came about.

All of the above are what Shikamaru summarized based on what the elders in the clan told him, combined with his own understanding.

This has nothing to do with whether he is smart or not. Anyone who is interested will know it. After all, these are basically public matters.

The answers from the other people were similar to Shikamaru's guess.

After everyone had expressed their thoughts, Ye Feng smiled and asked, "Is that all? Do you have anything to add?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"You don't have any additions, but I do!"

"Actually, what you said is all right. There are reasons for this, but there are also some other reasons. I won't tell you the deeper ones. I will just talk about some that you can understand more easily."

"Ninja school, ninja school, take away the word 'ninja' and the only thing left is the word 'school'. What is a school for? To put it simply, it is a place to teach and educate people."

"Don't underestimate the basics of what it teaches. The more basic things are, the easier they are to understand. You all have been through this stage, so you should know that it is much easier to paint on a blank piece of paper than on colored paper."

"You have already learned some of it before entering school, so you may think that what is taught in school is boring and there is no need to listen to it again. A typical example is Shikamaru, who sleeps in class because of this."

Shikamaru smiled embarrassedly when he was named. He indeed had this thought in his mind.

Ye Feng continued, "I don't know if you have noticed that people with family backgrounds in school are either heirs of the family or people who are not valued in the family. Although based on the principle of voluntariness, the family will not prevent people of school age from going to school, but this part of people accounts for a minority."

"It's still the same reason. The family has a long history and a rich heritage that the school can't compare to."

"But ninja schools also have an advantage that the family can never replicate, and that advantage is civilian ninja."

"Don't underestimate civilian ninjas. You should know that civilian ninjas are the mainstream in the school. The vast majority of students in the school are civilian ninjas with no background."

"Some of them are from the village, and some are outsiders who became orphans for various reasons and were adopted by the village and then came to the Ninja School. Of course, after being adopted by the village, they become one of our own."

"These people have different talents. After they graduate from school, they will be assigned to work in various departments in the village according to their abilities."

"You should know that these people will not obey the orders of their own family like you do. They all listen to the orders of the village leaders, or the Hokage."

"The family has been unable to grow and develop due to bloodline or secret techniques. The village is different. It is very simple for the village to develop. The fastest way is to attract outsiders. In the long run, which one do you think has more potential?"

Everyone seemed to be thinking about something, as this was a question they had never thought about before.

The more clever Shikamaru thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, but he just couldn't grasp the point.

"Have you thought of something?" Seeing Shikamaru frowning, Ye Feng reminded him, "Contradiction!"

With a loud 'boom', Shikamaru's whole brain shook. It was a contradiction, and the contradiction was the point he wanted to grasp.

He knew that some ninjas from certain families always looked down on civilian ninjas, and civilian ninjas also couldn't stand those family ninjas who were in high positions but did not do any practical work.

But the latter can't do anything to the former. As the saying goes, 'It's nice to lean on a big tree for shade'. Even if the former is a fool, with the help of their family, they can still occupy a high position effortlessly. There's no other way, because the former's family participated in the construction of the village and was one of the founding families of the village.

In fact, civilian ninjas are not opposed to ninjas from family backgrounds leading them. What they object to is that some people from certain families really have no abilities at all but are able to step on their heads.

Shikamaru's face was a little pale, and he was a little scared. He was worried that one day the conflict between civilian ninjas and family ninjas would become more and more serious, until one day it would completely explode. Wouldn't the village fall apart then?

Since ancient times, those in power have never feared external enemies, but internal strife!

External enemies can be found, but internal strife is nowhere to be seen!

"Don't worry. The problems you can think of, your family elders can naturally think of. That's why they send you to school." Ye Feng comforted and explained the reason.

"You are a bridge, a bridge of communication between the family and the civilian ninjas. After several years of living together day and night in school, you may never talk to each other, but when you have a conflict one day, everyone will see that you are all alumni. How big a conflict can there be between alumni? We are all family. Everyone should sit together and talk it out. Solve the problem if it needs to be solved and do what needs to be done. This way, there will be room for easing the conflict. This is the intention of your elders."

"There is another reason, which is about the position of Hokage. The position of Hokage is for the capable. Strength, ability, and character are all essential."

"You have no shortage of strength. Ninjas with family backgrounds who can compete for the position of Hokage are not too weak."

"You have the ability too. You have been influenced by it since childhood. You can recite poems even if you don't know how to write them. Even if you don't have the ability, there are family elders who can help you with advice."

"Character, as long as your character is not so bad that it angers the gods and the people, the civilian ninjas will definitely support you."

"Even though you may not have spoken to each other in school, everyone has a desire to show off. With their support, if one of you becomes Hokage, they will be so happy."

"You can't tell everyone you meet. See, Naruto, I'm your schoolmate. We were in school together. I can make up a story for you even though we never talked."

"The above are almost all the reasons why you entered school to study, so you must remember that conflicts always exist in places you cannot see. Although they are still within the controllable range at present, I hope that you can pay more attention to this aspect when you grow up."

"You can pay attention to which person stands in which position and how useful he can be in the future."

"Uncle, are you so confident that we can become the management of the village in the future?" Inuzuka Kiba asked with a smile.

Lying next to him, Akamaru, who had his own little bowl, also barked to join in the fun.

"The dog is very cute, much cuter than Kakashi's ninja dogs," Ye Feng praised Akamaru while stroking his head, and asked with a smile, "Don't you have confidence?"

"Of course I have confidence," Inuzuka Kiba raised his head and said confidently, "The future position of Hokage must belong to me!"

"Then you have to work hard. Including you, there are three people who want to be Hokage in this room alone." Ye Feng joked.

"Who else?" Inuzuka Kiba was stunned.

He only knew that there were only two people including Naruto who had the word "Hokage" carved on his forehead, and there was one more person he didn't expect.

Shikamaru is afraid of trouble and likes to be lazy. He doesn't want the busy position of Hokage. Choji likes to eat, and eating occupies his whole life. He didn't stop eating during Ye Feng's speech. Choji has never thought about the position of Hokage. As far as he knows, other people don't want to be Hokage either.

Who else?

"Recently, Sasuke has also been thinking about becoming Hokage." Ye Feng said with his hands spread out.

"Uncle, are you sure?" Inuzuka Kiba was a little unconvinced, "Hasn't Sasuke been looking for someone? Before this matter is completed, will he want to be Hokage?"

Everyone present had heard about Sasuke's affairs. Although they did not understand it clearly, they knew that Sasuke had often mentioned that he wanted to kill someone.

"Hiss~" After lighting a cigarette and exhaling a puff of smoke, Ye Feng shrugged and said, "Then I don't know. Anyway, he said so when we were chatting a few days ago. You can ask him when he comes out later."

"Let's continue talking about the second exam."

After going around in circles, Ye Feng finally got back.

"The location of the second exam is the Death Forest. I'm not sure where exactly it is in the Death Forest. You can ask your teacher later. Just say it's in the Death Forest."

"The Death Forest is in a semi-developed area. Except for the training grounds, other places are undeveloped."

"There are many poisonous insects and ferocious beasts inside. Apart from limited weapons and your personal clothing, you are not allowed to bring anything else. The exam will last for five days..."

"What about the food?" Shikamaru, who was eating voraciously, asked a key question.

"Survival in the wild."

"The Death Forest is rich in species and there is no shortage of food. It all depends on whether you can prepare it yourself."

Shikamaru took a deep breath and quickened his eating pace. He decided that before entering the examination room tomorrow, except for sleeping, he would keep eating and eating, as he was afraid that he would be hungry.

Seeing his expression, Ye Feng comforted him: "Don't worry, now that I've come to this point, there must be a way to keep you from starving."

Dingci kept moving, but he pricked up his ears. He wanted to hear what Ye Feng had in mind.

"Ningji and the other three have been training for the past few days. Part of the training is about survival in the wild. If you follow them, you will definitely not go hungry."

"Do the rules allow us to form a team?" Shikamaru asked.

From what he knew, exams like this had various rules in order to prevent candidates from finding loopholes, and 'prohibiting illegal team formation' was one of them.

"The exam rules this year are special. Although it doesn't say that you can form a team, it doesn't say that you can't form a team either." As the first exam might change, Ye Feng didn't dare to guarantee it, and then added, "I just heard about it, you can just take it as a reference."