Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

In the spacious lobby on the first floor, long lines of genin from various countries stood waiting for the Root's rigorous body searches.

The practical assessment is dangerous and may result in death, so anyone wishing to participate in the exam must sign a liability waiver.

These candidates who passed the written test were all very conscientious; at least everyone signed the life-or-death contract, and they did so very readily, perhaps because they were unaware of the difficulty of the upcoming assessment.

"Should we take this too?"

"of course."

Omoi clutched his inner pocket and found that Red Bean was unresponsive, so he reluctantly took out a handful of lollipops from his pocket and handed them to her.

The simple-minded red bean, unafraid of poison, casually picked one up, tore open the packaging, and popped it into its mouth. A small bump swelled up on its left cheek. It then warned the unchecked genin behind it:
"You all had better behave yourselves."

Food, water, medicine, bandages, rations, even a single piece of candy must be handed over. Anyone found hoarding anything will be immediately eliminated according to regulations!

As the review process became increasingly strict, the eyes of the many ninjas who wanted to keep the seal scrolls for themselves flickered. They silently took out all the bandages from the scrolls, and some Sand Village ninjas even pulled out a large number of bottled drinking water from the scrolls.

The ninjas living in the boundless desert would find it hard not to store some water as a backup when they see that Konoha's water resources are so cheap. However, they did not expect that the inspection would be so strict that even water could not be brought into the examination room!

Temari and Kankuro secretly regretted not keeping the water in the dormitory, but could only watch as the Anbu collected the clean bottles of water one by one.

Gaara calmly pondered the rules of this exam.

Since entering Konoha, the raging monster within him has been quiet, and coupled with the fact that Konoha doesn't pose a constant threat of assassination, his emotions are much more stable than usual.

He couldn't help but look at the silver-white girl in the Konoha team. Perhaps after conquering Konoha, he could bring her back to Sunagakure.

at the same time.

Looking at the various supplies that had been confiscated and turned into a huge pile, Nara Shikamaru handed over the medicine prepared by his family, his eyes thoughtful.

The exam regulations themselves will reveal some of the exam questions.

For example, only two points are deducted for cheating on the written test, which undoubtedly encourages everyone to cheat. And the strictness of food and medicine in this exam is clearly a way of limiting the amount of supplies they have.

So, is the key to this exam resupply?
A battle for supplies?
The clever Shikamaru had already vaguely guessed the truth of the exam based on the rules, but due to the scarcity of information, he was unable to deduce the full picture of the exam questions.

"This is a secret medicine for ninjutsu, not a soldier's ration pill!"

Suddenly, a quarrel broke out behind him. Shikamaru turned around and saw Choji arguing with an ANBU member.

He was holding a square wooden box in his hand, inside which were three pills of different colors. The operative thought they were rations and tried to take them away, which led to the conflict between the two.

"This is definitely not a soldier's ration pill."

Fearing that Choji might impulsively fight with the examiners, Shikamaru tried to explain in a low voice on behalf of his companion, but unfortunately, the Root ninjas only obeyed orders and not explanations.

"Bring it!"

Foxfire coldly reached out, and two more Root members surrounded Choji and the others from behind.

Rules are rules. Even ninjas from secret clans must be punished if they violate the leader's will. If these people weren't Konoha ninjas, they wouldn't even need to say a word; they would have attacked them directly.

"This……"

Looking at the Root ninjas surrounding her, Ino Yamanaka felt a chill run through her body. Choji's pills were the trump card of their Ino-Shika-Cho team. If they were to hand them over now, their strength would probably be reduced by eighty percent. But these ninjas in front of her probably wouldn't give them a chance to explain.

How to do?
Shikamaru racked his brains, but his superhuman intelligence was not enough to solve the predicament brought about by the powerful. It seemed that he had no choice but to hand over the secret medicine first!

"Almost got it."

Behind Shikamaru and the others, Hairi narrowed her eyes, looking at the three Root members who were vaguely surrounding Choji in front of her, with her gaze mainly focused on the leader, Foxfire.

Choji and Ino were touched by Hairi's righteous words, but their concern turned to worry when they thought of the unreasonable ANBU around them. Hairi had finally passed the written exam; what if they clashed with the examiners because of them…?

"No, Hui Li, we..."

"Okay, this... is indeed not a soldier's ration pill."

The cold, hard voice softened considerably, and Foxfire's body stiffened slightly. After changing his tune, he stepped aside to make way for Shikamaru and the others.
The Root ninjas who had gathered around quickly suppressed their killing intent and returned to their positions, their understanding demeanor a stark contrast to their previous murderous expressions.

Ino and Choji, who were about to persuade Hairi to be more rational, were suddenly dumbfounded.

"Hurry up, don't delay the candidates behind you!"

Seeing that the two were still lingering there and affecting the leader's exam, Foxfire's eyes narrowed and he couldn't help but urge them on!
Shikamaru quickly pulled Ino and the other two away, his eyes darting between Benkai and Foxfire as they walked.

However, they discovered that the Root ninja in charge of the body search did not ask to check the sealing scroll when facing Hai Li. In fact, during the body search, he only waved his arms symbolically a couple of times and did not dare to touch the hem of her clothes before silently retreating.

That didn't look like an inspection; it looked more like a ritual!

Even Naruto and Sasuke received preferential treatment; after a cursory check, they passed directly.

"Thanks!"

Seeing that Hai Li quickly passed the test and walked over, Shikamaru and the others thanked her in hushed tones. They knew that the change in the attitude of this group of ANBU members must be related to Hai Li.

Hui Li waved her hand casually, indicating that it wasn't important to take it to heart.

Sasuke, who knew the truth, smirked. How could these Root ninjas dare to disobey Hai Li?

Naruto looked at Sasuke and Hairi with blank stares. Although he wasn't very bright, his intuition told him that these two must be hiding some secrets.

The Hidden Mist ninja, who had been observing silently, curled his lip. They had just said that the conspiracy was just to lure Naruto into making a move, but now it seemed that there really was a conspiracy.

"What are you looking at? Open all the sealing scrolls!"

The resentful ninja from another village was scolded twice. Seeing the fierce-looking Root ninja looking over, and even the leader, the examiner Yoru Watari, turning his head to look at him, he quickly took out the scroll from his sleeve and didn't dare to utter a sound.

The death of the Jonin Ao, who led the team, was still fresh in their minds, and that special aura of fear had been the source of their nightmares for the past few days. Their fear of the woman who led this group of Anbu members had reached its maximum.

The inspection work proceeded in full swing, and the group of ninjas were very cooperative in front of the fierce-looking Yamato.

Those who passed the test walked out of the teaching building and onto the school playground.

The morning sun wasn't scorching; it felt warm and pleasant against my skin, much more comfortable than facing the menacing ANBU in the lobby. "When?"

“So, so big!”

The students who had just come out for some fresh air were suddenly filled with surprise and disbelief, because a giant pavilion had appeared out of nowhere on the spacious playground.

The pavilion's base is entirely constructed of dark brown wooden planks, solid and heavy, and the interlacing trees immediately give one a strong sense of security.

Thick vines extend from the wooden planks at the bottom, intertwining and twisting into a robust vine chain that weaves and twists in the air. Although it is called a pavilion, its shape is more like an enlarged version of a birdcage.

"This shouldn't have been here when I came this morning, right?"

"Idiot, this was obviously obtained during our exam."

"Who are you calling an idiot?!"

Naruto and Sasuke's conversation made Hairi smile. It's unclear whether Ashura and Indra are just naturally incompatible, but even without Sakura as a trigger for conflict, they still easily argue.

However, the relationship between the two is indeed much stronger than in the original work.

The annihilation of the Uzumaki and Uchiha clans led to two lonely individuals becoming like family. After five years together, they no longer fought each other to the death as before; they are now more like a pair of bickering brothers.

As for the birdcage, Hui Li looked up at the cage made of wood in front of her, and then walked in leisurely amidst the surprised gazes of everyone.

The birdcage occupies a large area, appearing to be only slightly smaller than examination room number 301. The gaps between its vines are also unusually wide, enough to allow three adults to pass side by side.

After she passed through the vine cage, the twisted and gnarled vines suddenly sprouted a rattan stool as if to please her, so that she could sit and rest.

Whether it was because Hui Li was so beautiful or because the moving vine birdcage itself had a fantastical quality, everyone felt as if they had entered a world from a fairy tale.

"Death Paradise? Paradise?"

As he slowly pondered the destination of the second exam, Shikamaru felt that the name was terrifyingly fitting for that vine-covered cage.

"If you don't come and reserve a seat, there won't be any left to sit in a while!"

Waving to her friends in Konoha, and seeing everyone quickly find seats, Hui Li leaned against the thick vines, feeling very happy.

While Takamagahara's power isn't as mindless as Chibaku Tensei or Kinrin Tensei Baku, which can directly and greatly enhance combat power, it surpasses all other eye techniques in terms of the diversity of its abilities.

Her development of this technique during this period has not yet reached its limits.

Death Paradise was a large-scale amusement park she created after awakening in Takamagahara, and it was also the first time she had completely transformed the terrain of an area on such a large scale.

It was during the process of transforming the world that she truly experienced the power of Takamagahara, that immense power that could mold the world like clay, a power that could make one completely immersed and unable to extricate oneself.

Seeing the Konoha ninjas take their seats and relax comfortably in the 'birdcage', the other ninjas who had passed the inspection quickly followed. They wanted to sit down, but found that the vines ignored them, so they could only lean against them and wait for the exam to begin.

soon.

After the testing in the hall was completed, another large group of ninjas came out. They exclaimed in surprise when they saw the huge birdcage. Out of herd mentality, they also walked in and touched and looked around, looking like country bumpkins.

Ye Du and Hong Dou also came out one after another. Seeing that all the candidates had entered the pavilion on their own, Hong Dou also quickly slipped into the pavilion, leaving Ye Du standing in the open space as if waiting for something.

"Examiner, can you announce the exam questions now?" Karui, with her impatient nature, asked the question that everyone was concerned about, and the others quickly looked over as well.

"Sure! But..."

Thinking of how she got to the Ninja Academy from the Forest of Death, Anko gripped the thick vines in front of her tightly with both hands: "Before the exam rules are announced, everyone gather your chakra at the soles of your feet, and it would be best to find a stable handhold."

Everyone looked puzzled, but before they could ask anything...

call!
A terrifying whooshing sound suddenly came from above. Neji, Shino, and the other sensory ninjas looked up in alarm, while the others looked up in confusion.

Through the gaps in the vine-covered roof, a massive black shadow descended rapidly from the sky.

The Cloud Village ninja, led by Karui, immediately changed color and shouted:
"Quick, grab the vine! It's an elephant bird!!"

Boo!
A high-pitched bird call rang out at the right moment, followed by a terrifying giant bird that rushed over to everyone's horrified eyes. Its two golden claws grabbed the vines on the birdcage, and then the ground shook violently!
Squeak!

The vines at the top of the birdcage were all taut, making a piercing sound.

Screams and roars rose and fell from the crowd. The ninjas in the birdcage clung tightly to the vines, their clothes and hair whipping wildly in the wind.

Unable to find any handholds, the ninjas gathered chakra in their hands and feet, gripping the ground like wild beasts. For a time, only the Konoha ninjas sitting on the vine seats with Haili were relatively safe.

Wuhu!

As the ninja school grew smaller and smaller, Hui Li manipulated the vines to wrap around her waist and looked down with great interest.

"It's flying!"

After their initial panic during their first experience of flight, Naruto and Sasuke began to enjoy it, twisting their bodies to admire the scenery of Konoha.
The well-arranged towns, the boundless green forests, and the four giant Fire Shadow Rocks—scenery that I've seen for over a decade and am already tired of—are surprisingly novel from a different perspective.

When the elephant bird reached an altitude of about one kilometer above the ground, it stopped rising, and the cage returned to calm.

The ninjas from the outer village immediately stood up shakily, looking at the now insignificant Konoha below with envy in their eyes.

The Hidden Cloud Village lives atop a mountain covered in thunderclouds, while the Hidden Sand Village is surrounded by endless yellow sand. Other ninja villages also have their own harsh conditions, and it's rare to see such a tranquil and prosperous scene.

clap clap clap!
"Come on, look at me, look at me!" Red Bean clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention as her purple ponytail swayed in the wind.

"The exam rules are quite simple, so let's get straight to the point. In a little while, the elephant bird will lead us to the Death Paradise, where you will complete a grand survival trial!"

We have placed food, water, ninja tools and other supplies in the park, and we will also drop rare and precious supplies from the sky at regular intervals!
And all you have to do is one thing…

Seeing the tense looks on everyone's faces, and with her eyes squinting from the wind, Hongdou, having already piqued everyone's interest, shouted loudly:
"Fight at all costs to seize supplies, kill or eliminate members of other squads!"

The maximum number of people who can pass this exam is twenty, so the exam will only end when the number of surviving ninjas is twenty or less!

Standing beside the birdcage, Hongdou pointed to the ground below, encircled by a giant wall, amidst the wide-eyed stares of everyone:
"The rules have all been explained, and we have arrived at the Death Park. Now, you may jump!" (End of Chapter)