Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

Naruto looked at me, then glanced at the examiner, as if he had made up his mind.

He loudly broke the tense atmosphere: "Ask the questions! I will never give up!!"

Everyone turned to look at him in surprise, but the examiner's expression did not change at all: "This is an important decision related to your life and future... Are you really not going to reconsider it?"

"No!" Naruto showed a firm look: "My life and future cannot be determined by this kind of exam! If I give up now, how can I move towards my goal of becoming Hokage!"

Seeing that his expression and tone showed no sign of wavering, the examiner glanced around the room, probably observing the states of the other candidates, but after Naruto said that, it would seem like a coward if he raised his hand to give up.

Seeing that the candidates' original restless emotions had disappeared, the chief examiner and the invigilators on both sides exchanged glances, and their originally cold expressions softened immediately.

"Not bad." He chuckled, "Well, congratulations to everyone present... I declare that you have all passed the first exam!"

Naruto and I were stunned.

I immediately realized that this was a stress test.

As a leader, a Chunin must be able to withstand tremendous pressure and make decisions.

Just like Lord Shikamaru, who had to withstand the desperate power of Uchiha Sasuke, bear the consequences of his companions' injuries and deaths, and continue to lead everyone forward time and time again.

Don't give up, and don't be defeated by fear.

But some people didn't understand what was going on, so the examiner smiled and explained, "The one-choice-between-two question was the tenth question. The ninth question was to test your intelligence gathering ability. The questions on the test paper are too difficult for most of you. If you want to score points, you can only find two Chunins who know the answers and we have specially arranged in the examination room. Then... that's right, this test is to make you cheat!"

Naruto looked at me in shock: "Asaro, did you find it?"

I didn’t expect that there would be such a setting in the exam. It seems that I was too relaxed before: “No… because I made it myself.”

"I was so scared..." Naruto sat down again, "Luckily I passed! Otherwise I would be doomed!"

I followed and sat down, "Naruto, you can't do any of the questions?"

"Hehe." Naruto smiled at me proudly: "I can't answer any of the questions!"

As we were talking, the examiner took off his turban, revealing a head full of hideous scars and even some drill holes, which were all traces left by him being tortured for information.

The look was extremely horrifying, and the reason why he could become the examiner in Konoha now was probably because he had endured such inhuman tortures and still had not betrayed the village.

In that respect, this is a hero.

My expression turned serious.

He was emphasizing the importance of intelligence, but I couldn't help but wonder, even though Uchiha Sasuke had killed many people, he had never tortured his enemies like this. However, if he caught Orochimaru... maybe it would be different?

Just when the examiner was smiling and encouraging us to work harder in the future, a black shadow suddenly broke through the window!

The woman who introduced herself as "Mitarashi Anko" said heroically, "Don't be happy too soon! I am the examiner of the second exam. The next exam is waiting for you. Follow me! There are too many of you left. Watch me eliminate most of you!"

She confidently said words that were very scary to the candidates.

The elders in the village seem to have their own personalities...

Moreover, there were two exams in one day without any rest time! ?

While following her to the examination room, Naruto and I successfully reunited with Sasuke.

Finally, everyone stopped outside a training ground, which the examiner called the "Forest of Death," and gave everyone a consent form.

This was somewhat similar to the application form submitted for the first exam, and all of them had to be signed and then handed in to the examiner in groups of three, but the difference was that the application form was an application to participate in the Chunin Exams, while the consent form was an agreement that one might lose their life.

The exam content is wilderness survival.

In this nearly circular training ground, half of the 26 existing teams carry the Book of Heaven and the other half carry the Book of Earth, and they enter from different entrances.

Within 5 days, the team must carry the Book of Heaven and the Book of Earth at the same time, and must not open them, and reach a high tower about 10 kilometers away from the entrance, and they will pass the test.

Sasuke whispered to me: "How are you? Your period..."

"It's okay, it's over."

He then nodded, looking at the other people around him who had turned from fellow examinees into enemies in an instant, with a somewhat grim expression.

When the consent forms were submitted, a black curtain was placed around where the examiners were sitting so that outsiders could not see the scroll information each team received.

But...if the two candidates from the Hyuga family open their Byakugan...they would be able to see it, right?

We received the Scroll of Heaven, and Naruto and Sasuke decided to keep it on me for safekeeping.

When all the scrolls were collected, the candidates were dispersed to different entrances.

As soon as the examiner gave the order, we started heading towards the tower.

Logically speaking, as Konoha's ninjas, we should have the advantage of geographical location.

Even though we have never entered the Death Forest, we have experienced typical Konoha environments such as forests and rivers many times in other training grounds.

But all the previous competitions were between classmates and rarely endangered their lives. This time, I don’t know if it was a psychological effect, but I always felt that the quiet air was filled with a dangerous atmosphere, and there was always a feeling of being spied on in the dark, which made people feel nervous and confused.

I suddenly stopped moving: "Ah."

Naruto immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

I stretched out my finger, and a parasite landed on my fingertip: "Shino contacted me. He asked me if I wanted to form an alliance."

Naruto said in disbelief: "Huh? This bug can actually talk so much??"

Sasuke frowned and asked, "Which entrance is that guy at?"

"If the bugs can fly so quickly, they shouldn't be far away." I said, "Hinata and Kiba in Shino's group are both very good at tracking. It would be best if they could form an alliance."

"Hmph," Sasuke sneered, "I still remember what happened the last time I formed an alliance with Kiba."

"The situation was different then. When the time comes, we can find Shikamaru and Ino... If the three teams join forces, wouldn't it be great if we could pass the Chunin Exam together?"

Sasuke sighed, "Alright. Which direction do we meet up?"

"Hmm..." I smiled and pointed behind a tree, "That's the direction where someone is lying in ambush."

As soon as I finished speaking, a figure flashed out from behind the tree.

Sasuke groaned, "We were targeted so quickly... We were treated as weaklings."

"No, quite the opposite." The thin figure landed on the tree and looked down at us. "The Uchiha name...is so famous that it makes people curious. At the same time, I am also a little curious about the identity of the girl next to you."

He has long black hair, a feminine and thin appearance, and wears a forehead protector from the Hidden Grass Village, making it difficult to tell whether he is a man or a woman.

I looked at him. “Me?”

"That's right. I've seen a girl who looks a lot like you before... but she must have died a long time ago."

I was calm: "Really?"

"Here's a piece of advice for you," he said with a sinister smile, "next time you spot an enemy, you don't have to shout out first. This will only make you miss the opportunity to attack first."

I thought to myself, even if I didn't shout out, wouldn't you be able to dodge when they attacked you?

Your chakra...I'm very familiar with it, Orochimaru.

But why is he here?

Why would one of the legendary three ninjas need to change his appearance to participate in the Chunin Exam?

I couldn't help but glance at Sasuke beside me...

Is it for the Sharingan?

If this is the case, the scroll is definitely not his target. Even if our scrolls are the same, he will not stop.

Since fighting is inevitable, I couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in my heart: "Before the battle begins, I want to ask you a question."

"what?"

"What do you think 'Morning Dew' means?"