Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

The stands immediately fell silent.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire revealed a big smile.

"A bet's a bet. If you lose, remember to give me ownership of the mine!"

Even though I didn't see what was going on clearly, isn't this even more impressive?

Your country's ninjas are still looking for scrolls, while I've already finished.

The daimyo of the Land of Wind looked extremely grim as he glanced at Rasa's squad, who were still searching for the scroll on the screen, and cursed inwardly, "Useless."

The other countries don't care.

It's just a mine, nothing more than a hobby.

Let's push the clock back a bit.

The moment Lu Shi and his two companions entered the Forest of Death, the Water Gate had already vanished from its original spot, heading straight for the central tower.

Kushina closed her eyes.

Kagura's Mind's Eye scanned a radius of ten kilometers and locked onto the nearest Sunagakure team.

"When the deer was on the left, about one kilometer away."

"Um!"

Lu Shi summoned a shadow warrior, activated his Sage Mode, and shot out.

This Sand Ninja team is still developing its plans.

The deer had already emerged from the forest.

The three men's expressions changed the moment they saw the deer. "Run! It's..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shikatoki grabbed the ninja carrying the scroll by the head and slammed it hard against the tree trunk.

The battle lasted no more than two seconds.

Lu Shi squatted down, took out a scroll, and said, "It's a 'ground' scroll, I'm lucky."

He completely ignored the two remaining terrified Sand Ninja, switched places with the Shadow Warrior, and returned to Kushina's side.

"How is it?"

"We've got them all."

Just then, Minato used Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive next to Kushina. "I've marked her."

"Let's go then."

Minato nodded, grabbed Shikatoki and Kushina, and used Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the central tower, where he submitted the scroll.

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

With this, the Deer Time Squad officially cleared the level.

Tsunade, standing in the central tower, looked at the scroll and said speechlessly, "You three little brats don't give me any face at all."

Shika spread his hands. "Orochimaru told us we can't eliminate everyone in this stage, so what are we still doing inside?"

"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to getting off work too. It's been so long since I've been to a casino." Tsunade reminisced about the casino, then suddenly her eyes lit up. "You guys finished so quickly, and since we're going to wait here anyway, why don't we..."

Under the puzzled gazes of the three.

Tsunade pulled out dice and playing cards. "How about a few rounds?"

"Tsunade-neechan, we're only twelve years old!" Kushina said helplessly.

Tsunade completely ignored Minato and Kushina, only looking pitifully at Shikatoki.

You know what, Lu Shi falls for that. "Alright, let's play a game, but don't get angry if you lose!"

"No problem! Come on over!"

As Tsunade expected, once the Shikamaru was dealt with, Minato naturally joined the party. With Minato's arrival, Kushina was no longer left alone.

Over here in the stands.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire was in a very good mood.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also looked smug, saying, "Thank you for your kind words."

That smug expression made all the other shadows want to punch him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi subconsciously wanted to see what Shikatoki and the others in the central tower were doing, but when he switched over, he saw Tsunade shaking dice.

Just this one scene.

Hiruzen Sarutobi displayed the hand speed of a Kage-level powerhouse, cutting the screen away in an instant.

With the first place decided, Konoha was now firmly in control.

No matter how fiercely the ninjas from other villages fought, they could not surpass Konoha.

The second team to arrive was Ai's team from Kumogakure.

The third are the Yellow Earth Squad of Iwagakure and the Rasa Squad of Sunagakure.

Fourth is naturally Kaguya Makoto's squad from Kirigakure.

The remaining small teams also arrived sporadically.

This time, the battle for the Heaven and Earth Scroll in the Forest of Death is not like the one in the original Naruto, where the time was fixed and anyone who couldn't reach the central tower within a day was eliminated.

Tsunade, who had been playing cards all day.

Finally, after Orochimaru gave the signal, the first round of the Chunin Exams was officially over.

A total of 8 teams completed the mission, with a total of 24 people.

"Everyone assemble, and we'll begin the battle by drawing lots right here." Tsunade immediately started the second exam.

Everyone gathered together.

The large screen started scrolling.

The battles began in groups.

"Minato, I feel like this big screen is completely black. You can't see any seeded players from any ninja village fighting against each other so far," Shikatoshi complained.

Kushina nodded in deep agreement, "That's right, I was hoping to show off my skills, but I was assigned a lowly nobody from Kirigakure!"

Minato gave an awkward laugh. "It shouldn't be that bad."

"Match 6: Konoha Village's Minato Namikaze vs. Kirigakure Village's Makoto Kaguya. Both players enter the arena."

Hearing these two names.

The Third Mizukage's lips twitched slightly as he looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked completely innocent and said that it was the result of a lottery.

Minato and Kaguya Makoto enter the arena.

Kaguya Makoto exuded confidence, even arrogance, declaring, "Namikaze Minato! Today is my day to make a name for myself!"

Minato's expression was gentle, but his eyes became serious.

Tsunade, somewhat speechless at Kaguya Makoto's arrogant expression, announced, "Begin!"

Minato threw out a specially made trident kunai.

Makoto Kaguya pulled a bone from her arm and sent the kunai flying.

Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to grab the kunai that had been knocked away and then close in on it.

"Just waiting for them to get closer!" Kaguya Makoto flashed a victorious smile. "Stab!"

All the bones in his body seemed to explode like the quills of a hedgehog.

Just as the bone was about to pierce Minato's body, Minato vanished instantly. The next moment, a Rasengan smashed Kaguya Makoto's bone, slamming him hard to the ground.

"This is the second stage of Flying Thunder God Technique!"

"The victor! Minato Namikaze of Konoha!"

The Third Mizukage's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he was cursing Kaguya Makoto to the core.

I didn't expect you to win, but before you make those threats, could you at least take a look at the difference in strength between us? It's embarrassing!

"Match 8: Nara Shikato of Konoha Village versus Sunagakure of Sunagakure Village. Both players enter the arena."

"It's my turn." Lu Shi stepped onto the competition stage.

On the other side, Sunajuro looked ashen-faced.

"The match begins."

Shikatoki vanished from his spot with a blink of an eye and grabbed Sunajuro's head.

"Clumsy acting." Shika used his right hand to crush Sunajuro's head. The imagined death did not come; instead, Sunajuro was crushed into pieces of wood chips.

The real Sunajuro hides behind the puppet, concealing himself as the puppet.

"Poison needle!"

The shattered puppet's belly suddenly split open, shooting out a large number of poison needles.

Two black chains appeared behind Shikatoki; one blocked the poison needles, and the other directly wrapped around Sunajuro.

Suna Juro's chakra was instantly sealed.

Unable to mobilize chakra, the puppet lost control and collapsed on the spot.

Shika looked at Sunajuro.

"I...I give up!"

"The victor! Nara Shikatoki of Konoha Village!"

Kushina stared at the black chains in surprise. "Isn't this the Adamantine Chains of our Uzumaki clan?"

"It's not real; it's a fake made by Deer Time," Minato explained.

"Can this even be counterfeited?"

"Of course you can, since they're all sealing techniques anyway, and the Vajra Lock is really cool. It's a pity I can't turn the Shadow Chains into gold!" Lu Shi said with some regret.

Kushina retorted, somewhat speechless, "You're making our Uzumaki bloodline seem cheap!"

"Actually, it's different. Mine is even more effective than the Vajra Lock." Lu Shi said with a mischievous smile.

Kushina's face darkened. "Hmph! Would you dare say that to Grandma Mito?!"

"Ahem." Shika shuddered at the thought of Mito's kind yet cunning expression. "Never mind what I said."

Teach me!

"What?"

"Can you teach me this technique?!" Kushina asked eagerly. "It's the kind of ability that can seal the opponent's chakra just by touching them."

"It's possible, but it's quite difficult to learn."

Kushina was one of Shikatoki's few friends, and given his relationship with Tsunade and Mito Uzumaki, Shikatoki wouldn't keep Kushina to himself.

"I'm not afraid, I can learn slowly."

"Alright, let's wait until the Chunin Exams are over."

The three of them were chatting.

The second round has also come to an end.

Those who ultimately advanced were:

Konoha Village, Nara Shikatoki, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina.

Hidden Cloud Village, A, Nagui, and Kamizuki.

Hidden Rock Village, yellow earth, leeches, and large rocks.

Sunagakure Village, Rasa, Yogakure.

Misty Village, where the moon's reflection lingers on the water.

All things considered, Kirigakure is definitely the weakest.

The daimyo of the Land of Water didn't look too good either.

The Third Mizukage glared fiercely at Shikatoki.

"It's all Nara Shikatoki's fault for killing all seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist; otherwise, Kirigakure wouldn't be in such a terrible state!"

"The results of the competition are in. Next, we will draw lots in turn. The winners will advance, and the losers will be eliminated to determine the final winner!" Hiruzen Sarutobi took out the lottery box.

Nara Shikatoshi vs. Nagui.

Rasa vs. Hirudo.

Minato Namikaze vs. Iori Kamiya.

Yekura vs. Oishi.

Yellow Earth vs. Kushina Uzumaki.

Minazuki Shin vs. Ai.

"You can rest now. The final exam will be held in three days at the Konoha Central Training Ground."

After Hiruzen Sarutobi made the announcement, everyone left the scene.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire, in particular, was in high spirits and beaming with pride.

In contrast, there are the daimyo of the Land of Water and the daimyo of the Land of Wind.

The Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth had already been in contact with each other for some time.

So it seems like they don't care much.

After leaving the Forest of Death, Tsunade found Orochimaru and, completely ignoring his resistance, dragged him to Akimichi's barbecue restaurant.

Inside sat Deer Time, Minato, Kushina, and Ai.

Ai was someone Lu met on the road. Thinking that Ai's personality was alright, he decided to invite her to have a meal together.

"Tsunade, I'd rather go to the lab right now," Orochimaru said with a hint of helplessness.

"No! You don't want to!" Tsunade poured Orochimaru a glass of wine. "If you don't come, I can't exactly drink with these brats, can I?"

Feeling Tsunade's strength, Orochimaru gave in, picked up the sake cup, and said, "Drink!"

"That's right!"

The atmosphere was harmonious, but Ai was the only one who felt uneasy.

"I'm from Kumogakure, and you dragged me to this gathering?" Ai's face was tense.

"Don't be nervous." Lu Shi smiled. "We're just passing by. If I beat you up tomorrow, this meal is my advance apology."

Upon hearing this, Ai immediately retorted, "Hmph! It's not certain who will win or lose yet!"

"Haha, looks like you're very confident!" Shika said, looking at Kushina Uzumaki. "Kushina, you'd better be careful tomorrow. That guy, Koto, is no simple character."

"What do you mean? Hey, do you have any information to share?"

That's right, that's why Lu Shi pulled Ai along.

The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village have always been enemies.

Naturally, one learns more.

Ai didn't stand on ceremony and explained the details of the loess soil in detail.

This got the conversation flowing, and everyone started chatting.