Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 439 Additional Test

On Whirlpool Island, in a makeshift rest area on the coast.

With the timer running out, the second round of the Chunin Exams came to a complete end.

In the end, no squad returned from the checkpoint like the protagonist did; the last squad to arrive had been there for an hour.

Those teams that lost teammates and were eliminated, or those that remained on the island, will be picked up by ships specially arranged by Kirigakure.

Let's not mention those losers who have already been eliminated.

All the remaining candidates who had passed gathered here, some looking at the group of mist-hidden examiners with confusion.

Especially teams like Dou, who were among the first to arrive, have already rested here for a day and a night.

However, they were still told that they could not leave for the time being.

However, it was also during this opportunity that Kabuto quickly glanced around at the genin who had successfully passed the test.

"From 24 teams, only 6 remain? The elimination rate for the second exam is a whopping 75%!"

With that thought in mind, Dou memorized the physical characteristics of the remaining 18 candidates one by one.

These are very likely to be the enemies in the upcoming third exam!

However, Kabuto couldn't help but feel a little impressed, realizing that the Great Ninja Village still had a deep foundation.

Of the six teams present, including themselves, two are from Kirigakure, two are from Konoha, and one is from Sunagakure.

The last one is the Amegakure squad that we fought against before, the ones who use origami ninjutsu.

The only team not from one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and Amegakure is a special village that far surpasses other small ninja villages.

This demonstrates the disparity in strength between the various ninja villages in the ninja world.

While Kabuto was still analyzing the people's attire and their potential abilities,

The mist-hidden examiners standing at the very front respectfully parted to make way for each other.

Behind them, Kanakawa Tachibana, wearing a water shadow hat, slowly walked out.

Following behind him were Haruyu, the chief examiner for this exam, and Kono, the examiner for the second exam.

The teacher is here!

"Is this the Mizukage?"

"Stop pretending. You people from Konoha, surely you know this person? Have you lost your mind?"

"I heard this guy is the youngest Kage in the ninja world, not much older than us?"

As soon as the water shadow, Jianchuan Ju, appeared, all the examinees present began to whisper among themselves with varying expressions.

Meanwhile, Saigyouji Kabuto and his two companions, along with the Kirigakure examiners, were standing nearby.

Seeing these young ninjas from other villages looking at their Mizukage with such awe, he felt a sense of pride.

Even Tachibana Kanagawa herself had a faint smile on her face.

Until an untimely murmur reached his ears.

"This Mizukage is known as the White Calamity of Azure Flames. He is a calamity-like powerhouse who can fight an entire army single-handedly. I heard that even the Third Hokage was defeated by him."

Having triggered the keyword, Tachibana Kanagawa looked at the Konoha genin who was speaking with a face full of black lines.

"What kind of bullshit white disaster is this! I'm not surnamed Xiumu!"

Look at the other person's spiky hair and the two huge curved swords they're carrying on their back.

And the genin with slanted bangs and a blue headscarf who was whispering to him beside him.

Jianchuan Ju immediately recognized the two people's identities.

Izumo and Kotetsu from the Red Bean Squad were the Konoha's gatekeepers who would later make Pain retreat in fear.

"You'll see soon enough!"

Gangzi Tie, who was speaking quietly, immediately felt a tremendous chill spread throughout his body.

However, after glancing at Mitarashi Anko, who was radiating coldness in front of him, he nodded thoughtfully.

He assumed that his teammate, who had been in a bad mood lately, had thought of something unpleasant again.

However, not everyone is as thick-skinned as Gangzi Tie.

With the water shadow right in front of them, everyone gradually and obediently stopped discussing.

Meanwhile, on the examiner's side, Tachibana Kanagawa coughed lightly and began to speak.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone for passing the second exam, but this is not the end of the exam."

"I'm sure you all know to some extent the significance of the so-called Joint Chunin Exams, so I won't go into too much detail here."

"And the most important third exam will officially begin in a month."

At this point, Tachibana Kanagawa glanced at the excited expressions of the examinees present.

"but!"

"18 candidates is still too many. The spectators who come to watch the exam don't have that much time to watch you newbies compete for days."

"Therefore, there will be another tie-breaker to select the true participants for the final third exam."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

No one expected that after working so hard to pass the second exam, they still wouldn't be qualified for the final exam.

The one with the worst expression was undoubtedly the last team, the Rain Village team, which had only arrived an hour ago.

The other candidates have rested here for at least half a day, but their team is not yet at full strength.

Even so, due to the imposing presence of Tachibana Mizukage, they were still hampered.

Among the genin present, none dared to utter a question.

The teachers leading the corresponding teams who had arrived earlier had obviously already heard the news, and they all remained silent, quietly watching their team members.

Seeing this, Tachibana nodded to Kono beside him, then calmly stepped back to watch the show.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

"Next up will be random one-on-one duels, and the winners will advance to the third exam a month from now!"

"Now I'm giving you one last chance. Anyone who lacks confidence in their abilities can choose to withdraw before I announce the start!"

"Did you understand?!"

Faced with Kono's string of words, everyone immediately fell silent.

However, no one stepped forward to say that he suggested the option to withdraw voluntarily.

Even the Rain Village team, who were not in good condition, waited quietly.

Seeing this, Jianchuan Ju nodded in agreement.

He was genuinely afraid that at this moment, Dou would suddenly jump out and say, "I want to quit."

After Kono confirmed again that no one had withdrawn, all the candidates were asked to retreat to the beach.

Immediately afterwards, under the Earth Release ninjutsu of several Chunin Examiners.

A huge examination area was immediately divided up, and everyone else jumped onto the earthen steps to the side. The teachers in charge watched the show quietly, while the candidates waited nervously for their turn.

Kono first glanced at Tachibana Kenkawa, who had stopped speaking.

After Jianchuan Ju nodded, he took the box containing the names and numbers of all the examinees from a Chunin examiner.

After a frantic search, Kono took out two slips of paper and unfolded them under the tense gazes of all the examinees.

"The second round of the Chunin Exams, the first group of the supplementary test!"

"Konoha's Moonlight Hayate VS Sand Village's Maki!"

(End of this chapter)