Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

Just as Xiao Jie and his two friends were about to take the juice from Dongba, a sudden hand snatched the three bottles away. Just as Dongba realized what was happening and angrily turned to see who had ruined his plans, a gentle and refined voice rang out.

"Is this how you entertain your friends? Serving fruit juice with a strong laxative?"

The other party's words startled Xiao Jie and the other two, while Dongba looked at the other party with a look of horror.

Number 13... Hua Shi Dou Lang.

"laxative?"

Kurapika immediately caught the keyword and glared at Tonpa with a hostile expression.

"If this person hadn't suddenly appeared, and if those three had foolishly drunk that juice... they would have been out of the running for the Hunter Exam."

"This is your first time here, so you probably don't know there's a very famous guy in the Hunter Exam..."

Hua Shi Tou Lang first waved the juice in his hand at Xiao Jie and the other two, then turned to look at Tonpa and said, "Rookie killer - Tonpa."

"You bastard!!!"

Even Leorio, who was usually slow to react, realized what was happening and angrily grabbed Tonpa by the collar, pretending to punch him.

However, Tonpa was a seasoned veteran who had participated in the Hunter Exam 35 times. Although his raw strength was quite average, he had his own set of survival rules. Taking advantage of Leorio's momentary lapse in attention, he broke free from his arm and made a quick escape.

"Thank you so much for your help. We would have suffered a great loss if it weren't for you."

Kurapika spoke sincerely to Toro, and Gon and Leorio also expressed their gratitude.

After the little incident with the Dongba, Hua Shidoulang naturally started chatting with the three of them.

Hua Shi Dou Lang seemed more friendly than Dong Ba, and had just helped them, so naturally, he was very popular.

As for Dongba's earlier warning that they absolutely should not be provoked...

If everyone is bad, how credible can their words be?

They didn't take Xiao Jie and his two friends seriously at all.

Soon, accompanied by a series of sharp, piercing bell rings, a gentlemanly man with curly beards appeared before the group of examinees.

The examiner for the first round of the Hunter Exam is Satsuki.

A one-star Relic Hunter with considerable strength.

With his announcement, the 287th Hunter Exam officially began.

The first part of the exam—following the examiner Satsuki's footsteps and reaching the finish line within the allotted time—is what makes you pass.

It sounds simple, but in reality, it requires traversing a distance of 100 kilometers and climbing a staircase that seems to have no end.

It is an absolute test of an ordinary person's physical strength, endurance, and willpower.

But if you have enough strength... it's very easy.

For example, for Hua Shidoulang, this was no different from taking a walk. Not to mention his enhanced Rinnegan, even a student who hadn't graduated from the Ninja Academy could easily do it in the ninja world.

Even in other worlds, a ninja would still be quite powerful, even if he is just a genin.

Of course, this is also because the Hunter Exam is still in the beginner's village stage of the Hunter x Hunter world, and the population base of the Hunter x Hunter world is theoretically larger than that of the Naruto world, and the map is much larger...

The Hunter world is not bad in terms of high-end combat power. Putting aside the group of monsters in the Dark Continent with the style of Junji Ito, top-level Nen abilities can go toe-to-toe with top-level ninjas with their various bizarre Nen abilities. Well... not including the god-like beings who fought in the later stages of Naruto.

After several hours of boring walking and eliminating dozens of people... we finally arrived at the entrance to the Damni Wetlands.

Next comes the second half of the first test, which involves traversing the Damien Wetlands to reach the Viscon Forest Park.

"The Dameini Wetlands are also known as the den of con artists..."

Satsu patiently explained to the candidates, fulfilling his duty as an examiner: "Among the rare and exotic creatures living in this wetland, there are cunning creatures that are good at deceiving humans and taking them as food. Please be careful and follow my footsteps closely."

Leorio muttered to himself, "That sounds weird. If everyone knows it's fake, only an idiot would fall for it."

He soon found out why...

The moment everyone set foot on this land, deception silently descended...

"He's a fake!"

A man covered in wounds suddenly appeared before the crowd, pointed at Saci, and shouted, "I am the real examiner!"

"This is the evidence!"

As he spoke, he threw out a monkey that looked exactly like Satsu, with sharp teeth in its mouth, which was quite terrifying.

The human-faced ape lives in the Damni wetlands and is a carnivorous creature that can mimic the appearance of a human.

His sudden series of actions instantly threw the group of test takers into chaos.

Many candidates who were not quite clear-headed began to waver, unable to distinguish who the real examiners were.

"I knew the examiner's movements were a bit strange; turns out he wasn't even human!"

"Was that so-called test just to make us burn off our energy?!"

Leorio joined in the fun, whispering to Kurapika beside him, "They're right. I thought this guy was weird from the start... He doesn't have a mouth! I suspect he's not even human!"

That's true, but some people don't even have noses.

Yes, Bald Lin, I'm talking about you!

Hua Shidoulang looked at the crowd with varying reactions, but remained unmoved. Even if he didn't know what would happen next, he knew that only Saji was the real examiner.

The group's starting point was underground in Kent City, 100 kilometers away from Damien Wetlands, and it was a location designated by the Hunter Association.

There are only two possibilities for Saji to be a human-faced ape: either the Hunter Association is utterly incompetent, allowing the human-faced ape to successfully ambush the selection examiner, or the human-faced ape is extremely powerful, not only killing the examiner but also occupying the starting point of the exam.

However, neither of these scenarios is possible.

If the human-faced ape is so powerful, wouldn't it be easier for it to take the elevator up and grab a few humans?

Of course, this is a logical judgment. People in a panic usually lack logic, so there are simpler methods...

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Several playing cards flew out.

It was swift and ruthless, blood splattered, and the man who claimed to be the examiner was instantly killed.

On the other hand, Saci easily accepted the challenge.

Hua Shidou was a little surprised that Hisoka, given his personality, didn't take the opportunity to throw a few cards at him.

After the chaos subsided, Saji led the team back to the testing site for the second exam.

When the group had traveled halfway, a thick fog gradually spread out, quickly severely limiting their visibility. This was followed by countless screams all around them.

To put it simply, the world of Hunter x Hunter is on a completely different level from the world of Naruto. The Damni Wetlands alone are home to a whole host of magical beasts that seem to exist solely to deceive humans, such as the human-faced ape, the killer turtle, the waiting giant frog, the hypnotic disc, the landmine mushroom, and the deceitful crow.

Although none of them are particularly strong individually, their abilities are quite interesting.

Even Hua Shi Dou Lang was considering whether it was necessary to capture a few and turn them into spirit beasts.

However, none of these are actually the most dangerous... The most dangerous one is actually his fellow examinee—Hisoka.