This Naruto is too easily persuaded.

The 44th training ground, also known as the Death Forest.

A massive barbed wire fence surrounds this primeval forest, completely isolating it from the outside world.

"Sign a waiver of liability."

The examiner, Mitarashi Anko, wore a cynical smile.

She waved the consent form in her hand, her eyes sweeping over every young face in the room.

"After all, people can really die in there."

Naruto took the form and calmly signed his name.

Just as he was about to hand over the form.

A cold wind swept by.

A pale-faced ninja wearing a straw hat silently approached Anko.

"That's a nostalgic scent of death..."

"I'm a little... excited."

After saying that, he stuck out a disgusting tongue and licked his lips, making a sticky sound.

"If you want to live..."

Red Bean stared expressionlessly at the grass ninja in front of her, her killing intent erupting.

"Don't stand in front of me with that murderous look on your face."

"Feel sorry……"

The grass ninja let out a few low, eerie laughs, handed over the life-or-death sign, and turned to leave.

Sasuke frowned.

He felt an instinctive, physical aversion to the grass ninja.

Naruto slightly turned his head and glanced at the grass ninja without making a sound.

He keenly sensed that beneath that grass ninja's skin lay a suffocatingly vast amount of chakra.

That feeling... cold, damp, and uncomfortable.

"This level of chakra... even surpasses that of Kakashi-sensei."

Naruto's eyes narrowed slightly. "And this kind of undisguised malice... this guy is dangerous."

The grass ninja seemed to have noticed Naruto's gaze.

He turned his head, met Naruto's gaze for a moment, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

Naruto didn't avoid the question; he simply returned a polite smile and then calmly looked away.

"What's wrong, Naruto?"

Sakura asked somewhat nervously.

"It's nothing."

Naruto put the Heavenly Scroll into his ninja tool pouch and pondered to himself.

First there was that Sand Ninja monster carrying a gourd, and now there's this unfathomable Grass Ninja...

It seems that the Chunin Exams held in Konoha this time have attracted quite a few monsters.

He did not panic despite sensing a powerful enemy.

In his view, since it is a "test" jointly held by multiple countries, it is perfectly normal for a few other countries to use their secret weapons to demonstrate their national power.

This actually made him feel that this tedious exam... might not be so boring after all.

……

With a command given, the locked iron gate was slowly pulled open.

"The second exam begins!"

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura instantly rushed into the forest.

As we delve deeper...

The sunlight overhead was blocked by the dense canopy of trees, and the light gradually became dim. All around were huge tree roots and the chirping of unknown insects.

The three moved forward quickly, but remained highly vigilant.

After walking for about twenty minutes, Naruto, who had been leading the way, suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Sakura immediately stopped and looked nervously at Naruto beside her.

"They should be here soon."

Naruto turned around to face the empty thicket behind him.

"After all this time, aren't you tired?"

"What?" Sakura was taken aback.

Whoosh whoosh!

Before he finished speaking, a large number of books poured out towards the three of them like rain!

At the same time, three figures, taking advantage of Senbon's cover, instantly emerged from behind the treetops and surrounded Class 7.

ding ding ding...

Sasuke and Sakura swiftly wielded their kunai, deflecting all the incoming senbon needles.

Seeing that the surprise attack had failed, the leader of the group landed on a tree trunk and called out in a sinister tone:

"Hand over the reel, you brats!"

"Hmph, another one of these boring tricks."

A hint of disdain flashed in Sasuke's eyes as he rapidly formed hand seals, "Fire Release..."

However, before he could finish the hand seals, a hand suddenly pressed down on his shoulder, interrupting his ninjutsu.

"There's no need to waste chakra."

Naruto said calmly.

"What do you mean...?"

Before Sasuke could finish speaking, his pupils dilated slightly.

Behind the tree canopy opposite, three shadow clones of Naruto had silently appeared without anyone noticing.

The shadow clones made no sound, showed no murderous intent, and were extremely efficient.

The movements bore a resemblance to the stealth assassination technique.

Using the rebound force of the tree trunk, they instantly cut into the opponent's blind spot.

boom! boom! boom!

Three muffled, heavy thuds sounded almost simultaneously.

Before the Rain Villagers could even scream, they were accurately struck in the back of the neck.

One by one, they rolled their eyes and fell from the tree trunk to the ground.

Naruto didn't kill them; he just controlled his strength and made them faint instantly.

The whole process took less than three seconds.

The shadow clone retrieved a scroll from one of the people and tossed it to the main body.

Naruto caught it and glanced at it:

"We're lucky, it's the Earth Scroll, exactly the one we're missing."

"That's...too fast, isn't it?"

"We've already cleared the game like this?"

Sakura looked at the two scrolls, Heaven and Earth, that Naruto had collected in his hand, somewhat incredulously.

How long have they been in the forest? They've already collected the entire Heaven and Earth Scroll.

"Shall we go to the tower now?"

Sakura asked, her only thought now was to leave this gloomy forest as soon as possible.

"No rush."

Naruto casually stuffed the scroll into his bag.

He glanced at the three unconscious Rain Ninjas on the ground, then casually kicked them into a secluded corner under the tree roots to prevent them from being carried away by wild beasts.

"Sakura, don't you think... we still have a lot of competitors?"

"you mean?"

Sasuke suddenly looked up, a hint of excited fervor in his eyes.

"There are still too many people who are not good enough. Since the previous examiners failed to select them, why don't we help the examiners?"

"If too many small fry venture into the depths, they really will die."

"Rather than sending them to their deaths, let us help them make a dignified exit."

"To be honest, I'm getting a little tired of this boring game."

Naruto's words were extremely arrogant, showing no regard for anyone else.

Sasuke's lips curled into a slightly sinister smile:

"Hmph... Just what I wanted. That grass ninja really annoyed me, so I can take it out on the others."

"very good."

Naruto nodded slightly, preparing to devise a cleaning route.

Suddenly, his expression shifted slightly.

He sensed a very peculiar chakra intruding into his senses.

It was a feeling full of vitality, somewhat similar to my own chakra.

Moreover... the owner of that chakra seems to be facing a crisis.

"This feeling..."

Naruto turned his head and looked towards the northwest of the forest.

"Could it be... the wandering Uzumaki clan?"

After learning about the Nine-Tails from Kabuto, Naruto specifically looked into his own background.

Although I don't know who my parents are.

However, in the library's history section, I learned a little about the surname Whirlpool.

The Uzumaki clan is known for its longevity and sealing techniques. Most members of the clan have red hair and possess extremely large vitality.

It was precisely this talent that aroused envy that ultimately led to the destruction of their kingdom.

"In this world, are there any other members of my race besides me who are barely clinging to life?"

So Naruto seemed somewhat concerned after sensing the presence of someone from his own clan.

He immediately postponed his original hunting plans.

"Sasuke, Sakura, you two stay here and wait, or you can hunt freely in the vicinity, but don't go too far."

Naruto suddenly spoke, interrupting Sasuke's eagerness to try.

"Hmm? Where are you going?"

Sasuke said, dissatisfied, "Didn't we agree to clear the area?"

Naruto had already leaped onto the treetop and sped off in that direction, leaving only a sound drifting through the air.

"I met someone I care about... and I had to take care of some personal matters."