Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

"Shika, your mark is wrong again!" Kushina rubbed her head, her tone filled with despair.

Ever since Shikatoki began training in ninjutsu.

Kushina Uzumaki volunteered to teach him.

At first, Kushina felt that she had discovered Shikato's shortcomings, and she was very excited about the feeling of being a teacher.

But as time went on, all that remained was deep despair.

It's fine if the deer forms hand seals a little slowly, but if the speed is too fast, it will become chaotic.

"Uh...sorry."

What can be done about the deer?

All I can do is laugh it off.

"It's okay, just practice more, you can definitely do it."

Minato, watching the two people scrambling around, said softly, "Actually, Shikatoki, if you really can't figure out the seal, you can practice Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation. It only has one seal."

Shikatoki and Kushina were both taken aback.

Shikatoki then quickly flipped through the Uchiha clan's Fire Release ninjutsu.

Soon I saw Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation in the B-rank ninjutsu section.

It clearly states that all you need to do is form the "午" (noon) seal.

"Minato! You're a genius!" Shika said with delight.

This period has really worn him out.

Only those who have tried will understand that effort is useless!

"This is it!"

Shikashi remembered that in the original story, Madara Uchiha used it during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

It took more than twenty Hidden Mist ninjas simultaneously using Water Release: Water Wall to barely block it.

However, this ninjutsu is only B-rank.

Its power mainly comes from the amount of chakra injected.

This is perfect for Shikatoki. With Sage Mode, there's no need to worry about energy consumption, and the power is even stronger. If you add the template of Two-Tails Matatabi, how powerful would it be?

With a goal in mind, Lu Shi began to focus on practicing.

The progress in ninjutsu has accelerated significantly.

Days pass quietly as we cultivate ourselves.

Konoha Village, Ichiraku Ramen.

Kushina, Minato, and Shikatoki had just finished lunch and walked out of Ichiraku Ramen.

"Nara Deer Time!"

A rough yet familiar voice rang out.

Shikatoki turned around, waved, and said, "Yo~! Ai, it's you from Kumogakure who's here to participate in this Chunin Exams!"

Ai was accompanied by two teammates.

A man and a woman, their skin tones perfectly matched the environment of Hidden Cloud Village.

"That's right, let me introduce you. These are my teammates, Nagi and Shingetsu."

The two nodded as they looked at the deer.

Since they were being so polite, Shikamo naturally pulled Minato over and said, "You know this guy, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki, his girlfriend."

Minato and Kushina blushed slightly.

Minato smiled gently. "Hello."

"Minato Namikaze, Shikatoki Nara! I look forward to fighting you!" After saying this, A left with the Jonin leading the team from Kumogakure.

"Boss Ai, isn't Konoha being a bit shameless, letting Minato Namikaze and Shikatoki Nara participate at the same time? What are we supposed to do in the exam?" Nagui muttered under his breath after walking away.

Kamiya nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, these two joined forces and killed more than twenty of our ninjas, including Lord Raita!"

After being reprimanded by her father last time, Ai already knew her shortcomings.

"Let's do our best. Even if we can't beat Konoha, we can't lose to any of the other ninja villages!"

Lu Shi hadn't walked more than a few steps when he ran into an acquaintance—no, an enemy.

"Nara Shikatoki! Namikaze Minato! You Konoha people are shameless! You two still want to participate in the Chunin Exams." Rasa walked out from the side, his tone full of sarcasm.

"Same here. Magnet Release: Rasa, Scorch Release: Pakura, plus a puppeteer—Sunagakure really went all out, didn't they? It's just a pity they were all defeated!"

Deer are not spoiled at all.

I'll treat you the way you treat me!

"You only succeed by using unorthodox ninjutsu and sneak attacks...!" Puppet master Sunajuro was about to utter a harsh remark.

Shika's imposing aura had already overwhelmed him, leaving Sunajuro speechless.

"Be careful what you say!"

Yekura stood in front of Sunajuro, saying expressionlessly, "Nara Shikatoki, you just wait and see in this Chunin Exam."

Lu Shi shrugged. "Okay, I'll wait."

"Let's go." Yekura turned around first, followed by Rasa and Sajuro.

Kushina watched the group from Sunagakure walk away and said, "Shikatoki, you know a lot of people."

Minato nudged Shikato's shoulder lightly. "Here we go again."

Shika looked up and saw three ninjas wearing Iwagakure headbands walking over with enthusiastic expressions.

"I really don't recognize these three."

"Nara Shikatoki, Namikaze Minato, my father, the Third Tsuchikage, asked me to greet you. I am Huangtu." Huangtu smiled very honestly.

Lu Shi could only smile and say, "Hello."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Huang Tu left with the other two.

"That's strange."

Who cares?

The next morning, the three got up early and headed towards the Death Forest fully armed.

Meanwhile, the central tower was decorated very luxuriously, and even Hiruzen Sarutobi used a telescope technique to broadcast the situation in the Death Forest in real time.

Sitting at the very top, chatting amongst themselves, were the daimyo of the five great nations.

This Chunin Exam was also spearheaded and funded by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, who invited various countries to participate.

Below the daimyo are the shadows of the five great ninja villages.

Compared to the harmonious atmosphere above, the attitudes of the five actors below were relatively stiff.

Orochimaru served as the examiner for this exam.

When Lu Shi and the others arrived, it hadn't officially started yet.

"Shikatoshi-kun, Minato-kun." Orochimaru walked over and lowered his voice, "The old man said that you should not cause any deaths and that you should let the core ninjas from each country enter the next stage."

"Is this too much trouble? I was thinking of working with Minato to stop them in the first exam!" Shikatoki had actually discussed it with Minato.

As the host, Shikatoki naturally knew that the first event of the Chunin Exams was the Tenchi Scroll.

I originally thought that if I got all the reels, wouldn't that be the same as clearing the game ahead of time?!

Orochimaru chuckled softly and gestured in the direction of the daimyo. "The daimyo are here to watch the battle. Firstly, we need to give face to the daimyo of other countries, and secondly, we need to ensure that the daimyo of the Land of Fire has a good viewing experience."

"Besides, look at the participants this time. Kirigakure and Sunagakure are renowned talents, and Kumogakure and Iwagakure have even sent their own Kage's sons. If you kill them all, the Third Shinobi World War will probably begin."

"That's true."

There are some people we really can't kill, at least not here.

Shikatoki and Minato were already considered overqualified to participate in the Chunin Exams.

Seeing this, Orochimaru returned to his original position.

"Shikato, what should we say?" Kushina Uzumaki asked softly.

"We can't eliminate the core players, and there's no need for us to stay any longer. Once we've gathered all the scrolls, we can end the first exam directly."

"OK."

At the entrance to the Forest of Death, a number of ninjas gradually gathered.

They're all here to participate in the Chunin Exams.

It's obvious that most of them are just there to make up the numbers.

There are only five truly core teams.

Konoha Village, Shikatoki Squad.

Sunagakure Village, Rasa's Squad.

Hidden Cloud Village, Ai's team.

Hidden Rock Village, Yellow Earth Team.

Kirigakure Village, Makoto Kaguya's squad.

It was clear that most of the people had arrived.

Orochimaru's hoarse voice rang out.

"Everyone, the Chunin Exams have officially begun. The rules for the first exam are simple: each person will initially receive a scroll, which may depict either the sky or the earth. After entering the Forest of Death, collect both the sky and earth scrolls and reach the central tower within one day to pass the exam."

"Now, the entrance will be determined by drawing lots, and there will be an initial scroll at the entrance."

The captains of each team below line up to draw lots.

The deer should enter through Gate 3.

There's a scroll on the table by the entrance. "It's the 'Heaven' scroll. Minato, take it. The mission inside is simple; finish it quickly!"

"The exam begins!"

Orochimaru's voice rang out.

A large number of ninjas poured into the Forest of Death.

In the stands.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire said confidently, "The first team to complete the mission and reach the central tower will definitely be Nara Shikatoki's team, after all, the team has two powerful figures, Shadow Dominator and Yellow Flash."

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind was somewhat unconvinced, saying, "The Magnet Release: Rasa and the Scorching Release: Pyakura that Sunagakure has sent this time should not be underestimated!"

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning: "A from Kumogakure is the son of the Third Raikage, and his Lightning Release Chakra Mode is known for its speed."

The Daimyo of the Land of Water: "The Hidden Mist Village is sending the Kaguya and Minazuki clans this time!"

Only the daimyo of the Land of Earth was relatively calm: "Everyone, there's no need to be so hot-tempered. Just show your style."

"Shall we take a gamble?" asked the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"What are we betting on?"

"How about we bet on a mine?" The daimyo of the Land of Fire smiled when he saw the daimyo of the Land of Wind hesitate. "I'm mistaken. Your Land of Wind doesn't have many mines."

The daimyo of the Land of Wind exclaimed excitedly, "I'll take the bet!"

The other powerful lords followed suit, seeing this, even though it was just a mine.

The shadow below could hear the bet very clearly.

The most nervous person is the Third Kazekage. Can't we find out more about the situation before taking a gamble?!

Who's on Konoha's side?

That's Minato Namikaze, who has the Flying Thunder God Technique. Trying to outrun him is just asking for death!

But now that the situation is settled, the Third Kazekage has no choice but to endure it.

The Third Mizukage, standing to the side, quipped, "Looks like the Third Kazekage is quite confident!"

The Third Kazekage glared at the Third Mizukage. "Heh, your entire family has been wiped out, and you're still making a scene here?"

Both of them looked rather unwell.

Onoki remained calm throughout.

From the very beginning of the competition, his goal was not to be first, but second.

Having witnessed the talents of Minato Namikaze and Shikatoki Nara, he didn't believe his son, Kyoto, could bring Iwagakure to surpass those two.

Since we can't surpass them, we should naturally befriend them.

That's why Huang Tu greeted the deer when he saw them.

The Third Raikage shared the same idea as Onoki.

The difference is just too great.

Minato Namikaze and Shikaji Nara had already established a significant lead in this generation.

Only Hiruzen Sarutobi remained.

All he can say right now is that there has never been such a wonderful start!

With these two people competing, he has no idea how he could possibly lose.

It happened during the chat.

An announcement was made.

"Team Konoha Shika has completed their first test, collected both scrolls, and reached the central tower in 53 seconds!"