A convenience store opened in Naruto

Naruto was sulking alone, and Sasuke and Sakura ignored him. Taking advantage of the lush branches and leaves of the trees in the Forest of Death, the three of them hid their figures.

Not long after, light footsteps were heard from the direction the three came from, and Naruto immediately stood up and greeted, "Here, we are here."

"Idiot!" Sasuke's face changed and he cursed in a low voice.

They didn't know whether the person who came was the one they were waiting for. Wouldn't Naruto's voice be equivalent to exposing his position?

What if it’s someone else who comes?

But it was too late to stop it, so Sasuke had to take out his kunai and prepare for battle. Sakura did the same, and it was obvious that she was thinking the same thing as Sasuke.

The sound of footsteps came closer and closer, and three figures appeared in Sakura's field of vision. When she saw clearly who they were, Sakura couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The exam had just begun, and she didn't want to get into a fight too early. This was against their plan. Besides, this was still outside the examination hall, and many candidates had only been inside for a short time. Once they started fighting, Sakura was afraid that it would bring about other unnecessary troubles.

"Naruto-kun!"

The three of them stood still, Hinata greeted Naruto in a soft voice, and Naruto responded with a smile that seemed very stupid in Sasuke's opinion.

Putting the kunai into the ninja tool bag, Sasuke frowned and asked, "Why are there only you, where are they?"

"They are still behind us," Inuzuka Kiba said lazily, leaning against the tree trunk, "If they come in together, they will be too conspicuous. There is no need to attract other people's attention right from the start."

"Didn't we agree to gather at the beginning?" Naruto was a little confused. They agreed to gather once they entered the examination room, so why did they disperse?

Sakura said unhappily, "So what do you think we are doing now?"

Sakura was so angry at Naruto's rashness that she couldn't help but give him a slap on the face: "What did we say last night, huh? I told you not to be impulsive, not to be impulsive, can't you just hold back?"

Thinking of the scene when Naruto provoked Mitarashi Anko, Sakura was a little scared. She hit Naruto on the head again and said angrily: "If the examiner hadn't made a fuss, maybe we would have been eliminated now!"

Naruto rubbed the place where he was hit with his hands and muttered softly: "It's not my fault. Who told her to come so late? Besides, it's not that I didn't..."

"How dare you talk back?" Sakura shouted in a low voice.

Naruto was so scared that he quickly covered his mouth and shook his head frantically to indicate that he didn't dare.

Only then did the others have time to interrupt. Inuzuka Kiba said, "Just wait, they will catch up soon. It won't take too long."

After saying that, he sat down on the tree trunk, and the others also took the opportunity to rest.

According to the plan, after they complete the rendezvous, they will head all the way to the finish line. During this period, it will probably be difficult to have time to rest. Therefore, any time to rest is precious to them.

They didn't have to wait long before several figures came straight towards them and finally stopped on a tree trunk next to them.

As soon as they met, Yamanaka Ino said sarcastically: "I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. The mark left by a certain broad forehead was too obvious, and we wasted some time cleaning it up."

"What did you say?" Sakura's forehead was bulging with veins, she was extremely angry, "With your ability, it is impossible to find the mark I left behind."

Just now, she lagged behind Sasuke and Naruto by a few steps just to leave a mark so that they could follow the mark to find them and avoid taking the wrong path and delaying the rendezvous.

Although the other three teams include Byakugan search masters like Neji and Hinata, as well as ninja dogs with sensitive noses like Akamaru of Inuzuka Kiba, it doesn't matter whether they leave a mark or not, but you have to be prepared for everything, even three. The more backup plans the better. This is what Sakura learned in the ninja school.

The more preparations you have, the more possibilities there are. No one knows what kind of accidents may occur. It is always better than trying to find a solution when the time comes.

In the past, Sakura always thought, how could there be so many accidents? But after graduation, when she was carrying out the mission in the Land of Waves, Sakura felt that she was too naive. The feeling of powerlessness of watching her companions fight desperately and being unable to do anything made Sakura not want to experience it a second time.

In addition to Ye Feng's words and deeds, even Ye Feng, who is extremely powerful in Sakura's eyes, always says things like 'There has never been true peace in the ninja world', 'Danger always comes inadvertently', and 'Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared'.

Slowly, Sakura also learned to be cautious.

Before doing something, I will think of several alternative plans to avoid unexpected events.

This time she left the mark with the same intention.

In her opinion, with Shikamaru and Neji's intelligence, they would definitely be able to guess the hint that 'there is no danger ahead. If there was danger, they would not have had time to leave a mark' after seeing the mark.

In other words, if there is danger, but you have time to leave a mark, it means the danger is not serious and you can just rush on your way.

Different signs contain different information. Generally speaking, they are used for warnings and guidance.

Sakura knew very well what kind of mark she left. She believed Shikamaru and Neji could see it, but she didn't believe Ino could.

"Although I don't want to admit it, the fact is that my grades are better than yours. How could you, a wild boar like you, find the mark I left behind?" Sakura thought to herself.

"Hey, I just found out. Are you angry?" Yamanaka Ino raised her head so that Sakura wouldn't see the guilt on her face.

Sakura guessed correctly, it was not her who discovered the mark, but Neji.

The three of them stopped as soon as they entered the examination room and hid in a place where they could not be seen by the many candidates who had not yet entered.

It was not because of anything else, but because Shikamaru was too lazy, too lazy to use his brain or his hands, so he planned to wait until Neji and the others entered the examination room before setting out together. As a result, he was late because Inuzuka Kiba and the other two had entered the examination room before them.

Speaking of Inuzuka Kiba, he felt a little guilty at the moment.

'Markings? Are there any markings on the road?'

Inuzuka Kiba didn't remember seeing any signs on the road. They and Naruto and Sasuke entered the examination room almost one after the other, so the distance was not much different. Hinata didn't even open her eyes. Led by Akamaru, the three of them ran all the way and found Naruto and Sasuke.

It can be said that they followed the smell and therefore did not pay any attention to the marks.

However, he didn't dare say this out loud, because if others noticed the mark but he didn't, wouldn't he seem stupid?

He didn't want to become as stupid as Naruto.

Standing up from the tree trunk, Inuzuka Kiba brushed the dust off his butt and said in an impatient tone, "Never mind the markings, shouldn't we set off now?"

"Yeah!" Shikamaru nodded in agreement. The sooner they reached the finish line and finished their work, the sooner they could rest.

He missed the sunshine on the second floor of the convenience store.

"It's so warm and comfortable to bask in the sun!" Shikamaru thought with some longing, "I want to get a recliner too."

He took a fancy to the recliner under Ye Feng. Seeing Ye Feng lying leisurely on the recliner, he had an urge to ask Ye Feng to get up and lie on it himself to try it out.

The sight of Ye Feng lying at the door basking in the sun really made Shikamaru envious.

"Let's go." Ningci had no intention of resting. He also wanted to finish the exam early. Rather than taking the exam, he wanted to stay with Ye Fei. To be more precise, he wanted to stay in the store. Only by staying in the store would he not be bound by a caged bird.

He missed that feeling of freedom all the time.

Sasuke nodded as well and ran towards the finish line without saying a word.

Seeing this, Sakura didn't bother to expose Ino's lies and followed Sasuke's steps. Naruto followed closely behind, and naturally the others followed as well.

Shortly after the few people left, a figure emerged from the tree trunk where they were standing. The shadows of the lush leaves blocked his figure, making it impossible to see his face clearly.

Staring at the direction where the others left, the figure licked the corner of his mouth with his tongue and murmured, "Interesting!"

Mitarashi Anko, who was running in the forest, suddenly stopped, frowned, and said solemnly: "This feeling..."

"Is it really you, teacher?"

She wasn't sure, since she had never seen her teacher again since his defection, and because of his defection, as his only student, Mitarashi Anko was not in a good situation in the village.

It’s not that everyone will exclude her. The facts have proven that what her teacher did had nothing to do with her, and she has long been cleared of suspicion.

However, due to her inner guilt and the fact that she couldn't believe her teacher would do such a thing, she was unable to face herself.

These years, she has been living a semi-retired life. If she hadn't felt that her teacher would appear this time for some reason, she would not have taken the initiative to apply to be the chief examiner.

She wanted to find her teacher and ask him why he did such a thing and why he didn't...

She shook her head, temporarily putting these unreasonable thoughts out of her mind. Her eyes were fixed in a certain direction, and then her figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.

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Sasuke and his companions were heading straight for the finish line, but they had no idea that there were other people where they were going. They tried to conserve their energy and hurry on their way as fast as possible.

While on the road, they did not forget to exchange information.

The scrolls are divided into the Scroll of Heaven and the Scroll of Earth. No one opened them to see what was inside. One reason was due to professional ethics, and the other was that there was no need to do so.

The rules of the exam are already very detailed. They only need to get scrolls with different attributes to pass. As for what is in the scrolls?

To be honest, it doesn’t matter. They don’t have to read the content to pass.

Through information exchange, several people also knew what attribute scrolls their respective teams had.

Sasuke's team had the Scroll of Heaven, and Sasuke was holding it. Inuzuka Kiba's team also had the Scroll of Heaven, and the limelight-loving Inuzuka Kiba was holding it. Shikamaru's team had the Scroll of Earth, and Shikamaru was holding it. Neji and his team also had the Scroll of Earth, but no one said who was holding it. Several people guessed that it should be with Neji. After all, Ningji had the highest combat power, and it was safest for him to hold it.

"Oh, doesn't that mean we have two teams that can advance?" Naruto raised his eyebrows and said, "I think we don't need to look for other people. After we get to the finish line, we can discuss who will advance and who will be eliminated. Isn't that great? We don't even need to do anything!"

"Okay, okay!" Inuzuka Kiba said excitedly, "There's no need to discuss it. Whoever is weaker will automatically withdraw. Don't you think so? The last one?"

"I have no objection," Naruto said confidently, "I am no longer the person I used to be. The person I am now..."

"Still the last one!" Sasuke added coldly.

"Why do you always ruin my plans?" Naruto had a resentful look on his face. He was about to say, 'I have experienced a lot during this period of time, and my strength is different from before. I will definitely surprise you,' but he was interrupted by Sasuke before he could finish his words. He couldn't find an excuse to refute.

If anyone else said this, Naruto would definitely let that person see how powerful he is, but when Sasuke said this, Naruto was unsure, because he knew that Sasuke often asked Ye Feng for advice.

He also wanted to ask Ye Feng for advice, but every time Ye Feng would dismiss him with a sentence like "I've already cheated for you", which made him feel very aggrieved. It was obviously me who started it first, so why was it always Sasuke who received the instructions?

He challenged Sasuke to a private duel, and the result, well, how should I put it? Anyway, Naruto would not tell anyone that he lost.

"Listen to what you just said." Sakura chimed in, "We can all advance, why do we have to eliminate ourselves?"

"I was just joking," Naruto quickly changed his expression and said with a smile, "Don't you think it's boring just to travel, Sakura?"

"I'm not bored," Sakura also felt bored, but in order to show her professionalism in front of the person she liked, she preached, "We are all ninjas. What is the most important thing for ninjas when they are carrying out a mission?"

"It's vigilance and concealment!"

"Before we complete the mission, we must remain vigilant and check in advance for any unstable factors that may interfere with the mission to ensure that we can complete the mission smoothly."

"Also, we need to be concealed. During the mission, we must not be discovered by the enemy. Only in this way can the risk of carrying out our mission be as small as possible."

"Wow! Sakura, you know so much!" Naruto said admiringly. He knew that his goddess knew the second most. The first was Ye Feng. Naruto really wanted to know how much Ye Feng knew, or in other words, what was there that Ye Feng didn't know?

Regardless of how much Ye Feng knew, Naruto's exaggerated performance made Sakura blush, especially the strange look Ino gave her, which made Sakura feel ashamed and she gave Naruto a slap on the face.

"Idiot!" Sakura yelled, "This is all taught in school. What's there to brag about?"

Naruto covered his head and kept silent. At this moment, he remembered something Ye Feng said, 'Women always have a few bad days every month. During these days, their mood is like the weather at sea, changing at any time.'

Naruto wanted to ask, 'Uncle, did you get it wrong? Why does Sakura's mood change so quickly? It's not the "days of the month" you said?'

He didn't know that what made Sakura angry was whether Sasuke listened to her seriously.

She spoke in an attempt to get Sasuke's attention, but he was so focused on getting on with his journey that he didn't hear what she was saying.

Ino's weird look seemed to Sakura to be saying, 'See, Sasuke doesn't care about you at all. He cares about me the most. Don't believe it? If you don't believe it, I'll try it later'!