Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 591 It started long ago

When Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke arrived at the entrance to the Forest of Death, they found that many people were already there.

Looking around, I realized that there were quite a few familiar faces around me.

after all……

After the first round of testing, there are now only seventeen teams here, which is 54 people in total.

Several teams lost members who quit within 20 to 30 minutes of the first round of testing. Although this did not affect their teammates, their withdrawal still cost their teams one or two combatants.

It can only be said that he is somewhat of a troublemaker.

It's alright, since theoretically, none of the candidates will be eliminated in this round of exams.

Well, that's just from a theoretical perspective.

Hinata stood next to Naruto, her face slightly flushed, a mixture of shyness and joy.

For her, just being able to stand next to Naruto was enough to make her happy.

Soon, the last group of candidates arrived.

"Hey, Shikamaru! You guys are so slow~" Naruto greeted the last team.

Shikamaru covered his face with his hands, looking utterly speechless.

He genuinely didn't want to be the center of attention.

However, I wasted some time waiting for Ino to come out of Ino's house today.

but……

Shikamaru looked up and nodded to Naruto as a greeting.

Shikamaru then glanced at Ino.

Ino looked very distressed and appeared to be in a bad mood.

Shikamaru understood the other party's perspective.

after all……

The reason I'm so late today is because I've obtained some unexpected information.

Ino's father, Yamanaka Inoichi...

He will still have related tasks in the second round of exams.

This gave Ino a real headache.

The Mind Transfer Technique is actually quite abnormal in some ways.

When you have teammates, this is the best skill to coordinate with them.

but……

That requires your opponent to have no way to counter you.

If the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, then the Mind Turning Technique will not be able to succeed at all.

Even worse, it's not impossible for the rebound to directly harm oneself.

Yamanaka Inoichi is undoubtedly the kind of person who can deflect Ino's skills.

It's no wonder that Ino is looking so worried right now.

"You're quite a surprise, kid. Shouldn't you arrive at a time like this, neither too early nor too late?"

Naruto hooked his arm around Shikamaru's neck, looking like the two buddies.

He and Shikamaru do have a very good relationship. He, Shikamaru, and Choji are always the three of them who skip class.

The key point is that even though Shikamaru is constantly being dragged to skip class, his grades are still consistently in the middle range. Iruka has said many times that if it weren't for Naruto and Choji, Shikamaru's grades would definitely be better.

However, it didn't matter to Shikamaru; all he needed to do was ensure that he could graduate.

And the same is true now.

All he needs to do is ensure that he passes the Chunin Exams and becomes a Chunin.

As for the final Chunin rankings...

He really doesn't mind.

"Something came up and I was delayed."

Shikamaru looked at Naruto, hesitating whether or not to tell him what he knew.

But after thinking about it, Shikamaru decided to give up.

After all, having an advantage in intelligence is still very important for ninjas.

The information that Ino's father was taking the second round of exams was both important and unimportant.

But to say it's not important... well, it really isn't that important.

Naruto wasn't planning to talk to Shikamaru about the exams; instead, he asked Shikamaru about his days off.

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow, clearly trying to gather information.

But then I looked into Naruto's clear eyes...

Well, anyway, I really haven't done much these past few days. I've just been playing games, sleeping, resting, and eating at home every day. I really haven't done anything else.

As for cultivation...

What can you possibly learn in just three days?!

So Shikamaru didn't hide anything and started talking to Naruto.

All the examinees were gathered at the entrance of the Forest of Death, chatting with each other.

And what no one noticed was...

In fact, countless cameras hidden in the Death Forest have already begun operating.

In other words, they are all now being live-streamed.

"Ha, this is so boring. By the way, how much longer do we have to wait?" Naruto asked Shikamaru, his hands behind his head.

Shikamaru looked at Naruto with a puzzled expression: "Have you guys been waiting long?"

"Ah, we've been waiting for half an hour, and still not everyone is here," Naruto said.

Shikamaru was taken aback, frowned, and felt as if he had grasped something.

But before he could think it through, Choji, standing next to him, said with a disgruntled look, holding his phone, "Last time we weren't allowed to bring our phones to the exam, but this time we're allowed to bring them, and they just blocked them. Tsk, isn't that the same as not having them blocked at all? What's the point? It would have been better if they hadn't let us bring them at all."

Naruto chuckled, then, as if remembering something, asked Choji, "By the way, Choji, what did you bring this time?"

Choji paused, then pointed to the backpack on his back: "It's full of food~"

Naruto was speechless: "It's not all snacks, is it...?"

Choji chuckled: "As expected of you, you guessed perfectly."

Naruto: "..."

Choji's straightforwardness left Naruto speechless.

Unbeknownst to them, their conversation was being broadcast live throughout the entire ninja world...

It was still that same Hokage meeting room:

Compared to the tense atmosphere during the first round of exams, everyone here is very relaxed now.

Some villages where all the candidates were eliminated have even started to enjoy the spectacle.

"Hokage, how long do you think it will take for these children to realize something is wrong?"

Mei Terumi turned to look at Yua.

Yu Ya smiled slightly: "That brat from the Nara clan in our village is also on the list of examinees this time, so it won't be long."

Mei Terumi nodded and looked at the live stream screen again.

The Fourth Raikage crossed his arms, glanced at Yua, and said with a sneer, "Linguistic habits formed over a long period of time are not so easy to change. In my opinion, it will take at least another hour before any of these kids realize what's happening."

The Kazekage of Sunagakure, Rasa, watched Gaara on the screen carrying a gourd, and felt a sense of anticipation.

Hurry up and realize what's happening, Gaara!

Get it right now!

……

Whether it was Rasa's prayer that worked or not, Gaara, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly made a move.

He walked towards the iron gate at the entrance to the Forest of Death, and then...

A gentle pull...

"Crack..."

The door opened...

This scene shocked all the other test takers.

Shikamaru's eyes widened when he saw this.

How could he not understand this reality?!