Ninja Pot Shadow

The following process is similar to that in the original timeline. The last question tests the team's cohesion. Ibixi announces the rules for answering the tenth question, namely the so-called "rule of despair".

The rule is that candidates can choose whether or not to answer question ten.

If a candidate chooses not to answer, they will be disqualified on the spot, and their partner will also be eliminated. If a candidate chooses to answer the tenth question and answers incorrectly, they will be permanently disqualified from participating in the Chunin Exams. In other words, they will be relegated to the status of a Genin for life.

This is a very disheartening test question. If you choose the wrong answer, the consequences will stay with you for life. Most low-ranking ninjas without any background think this way.

One by one, candidates withdrew from the exam.

The Chunin Exams are held every six months, and the questions are different each time. They are all set by the examiners themselves, and there is no uniform standard. Sometimes they are very easy, and sometimes they are extremely difficult.

If you're not confident, you can wait until the exam six months from now; there's no need to gamble with your ninja career.

Many candidates felt they were unlucky this time, having encountered examiners who liked to make things difficult for them, and left the examination room muttering curses.

More and more people left, but Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji remained seated.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Naruto raised his left hand and delivered a passionate speech, vowing that even if he could only remain a genin for life, he would continue to take the exam!

Then came Mitarashi Anko, who has a large bust and a loud, boisterous personality, who announced that the second exam would be held the next day.

After leaving the ninja academy, Ino said goodbye to Shikamaru and Choji, turned onto a side street, and saw Uchiha Sasuke waiting for her at the corner of a wall.

It was quiet here. Ino looked around and, not seeing anyone else, said, "Look at me with your Sharingan one more time."

Sasuke disliked this commanding tone, but in order to unravel the mystery in his heart, he still stared at Ino with his Sharingan.

The magatama spun rapidly, activating the genjutsu. Ino was pulled into the genjutsu created by Sasuke, but her mental energy was strong and her Yin Release level was high. Sasuke's genjutsu construction level was only average, and she easily broke free.

There were no illusions, no old men, and no Indra.

Jingye was afraid it was another case of memory loss. He tried hard to recall, racking his brains, but couldn't detect anything unusual.

Has Indra's Sharingan entered CD mode?

Ino listed many possibilities in her mind, and then eliminated them one by one.

After studying the situation for a while, it seemed that today's events had not affected them at all. Sasuke's Sharingan had not evolved into the three-tomoe Sharingan, and Ino had not seen any improvement in her attributes or ninjutsu, let alone any immunity to genjutsu.

It felt like an illusion that came and went inexplicably.

If Ino hadn't remembered Indra's name so well, even she would have doubted her own memory.

"What exactly did you see?" Sasuke had no memory of the hallucination. From Ino's expression and tone, he felt that the woman in front of him seemed to have some information that he did not know.

This infuriated him. It was clearly his own Sharingan, so why could outsiders obtain information while he, its owner, was completely clueless?

Ino pondered for a long time but still made no explanation.

It's best not to talk about the name Indra publicly. The Sage of Six Paths might be using some kind of ability to monitor the ninja world right now. He might not be able to monitor millions or tens of millions of people, but he should be able to monitor the reincarnation of his own son.

Ino looked disgusted: "Strange eyes. Don't look at me again!"

She turned and left, walking very quickly.

Sasuke tried to grab her, but he was too late and could only watch her walk away quickly.

……

Ino passed by the Hyuga residence and, using the excuse that "no one will be home at my house tonight," invited Hinata to the back mountain to spar in taijutsu.

Hinata and Ino became increasingly familiar with each other, and Ino's confidence improved. Ino also needed this somewhat weak opponent to help her hone her physical skills. The two hit it off immediately and would practice a few moves together whenever they had a spare moment.

She had originally invited Tenten to join her, but Tenten prioritized romance over friendship and went to train with Neji after the exam.

On her way home, Ino saw Kabuto Yakushi leaning against the wall in an alley, waiting for her.

Is this guy about to betray the village? Ino didn't want to get involved with him, but she couldn't pretend not to see him at this moment.

Before she could even think of how to start the conversation, Dou suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Kabuto-senpai? President? Are you alright?"

Having worked at the hospital for so long, she could tell that what Dou was vomiting was fresh blood, and the blood was dark red.

Are you seriously injured?

Ino had no idea what kind of act this guy was going to put on today, so she could only put on a flustered expression to match the occasion.

Kabuto raised one hand: "I'm sorry, I can't go on. That guy from the Sound Ninja is just too strong, cough cough cough..."

He coughed up blood as he spoke.

Kabuto's acting skills were superb; if Ino hadn't known his abilities, she would have definitely been fooled.

"...I'm leaving this world. This isn't my intention. I wanted to develop a panacea to free everyone from suffering, but my injuries are too severe... I don't want to die! Really, I want to live!... Please bury me by the sea..."

The pharmacist's head tilted to one side, and he died instantly!

really dead?

Ino absolutely refused to believe it. Could Rokudotosu's two moves really kill Kabuto? Impossible!

But even with her medical skills and sensory abilities, she couldn't detect any life force in Dou's body; there was none at all, as if he had died completely.

Chapter 126 Beauty Saves Beauty

Why did Kabuto choose to fake his death and escape at this time? Ino didn't know.

At this moment, Kabuto was completely unprepared and as quiet as a corpse.

She could have easily cut Kabuto's neck with a kunai, but she felt it was unnecessary and didn't want to bear the consequences. Patrolling ninjas could pass by on this road at any time. What would they think if they saw Ino kill a ninja from her own village?

Tell them that this guy on the ground is a dream-fulfilling master who will wreak havoc on the ninja world in the future? Nobody would believe it.

Dou's choice of time and place was very clever.

Ino sighed inwardly, "President, since you want to act, then let's continue acting!"

According to the village rules, she shouted for help, summoning patrolling ninjas.

After recounting in detail what Kabuto said before his "death," Ino handed over the "body" to the village for disposal. Ino also kept Kabuto's instructions and specifically mentioned that Kabuto wanted to be buried by the sea.

Kabuto was just a genin in Konoha, but he was still a ninja of Konoha.

The medical team quickly produced an autopsy report, which concluded that Kabuto's health was very poor, plagued by various illnesses. It seemed that he had suffered many injuries during the mission, and today he was punched hard by Toss, which triggered all his ailments, ultimately leading to his death from his injuries.

Several genin who had interacted with him during the daytime exams rushed to Konoha Hospital. When they saw that "Brother Pot," who had been talking to them during the day, had become a corpse that night, Naruto cried his eyes out. He didn't hold a grudge against Tosu, but he looked at the other man with rather unfriendly eyes.

Tos, who was only 14 years old but looked like he was 54, was completely bewildered. Was he really that strong? He had killed a grown man in one move?

Sakura, Hinata, and other kind-hearted children were all very surprised; this older brother had died far too quickly…

Kabuto's two teammates wanted to continue participating in the Chunin Exams, and with the Third Hokage's special permission, they temporarily found a partner to replace Kabuto.

Dean Hanfang knew that Kabuto and Ino had a good relationship, so he comforted her for five minutes, talking about how life and death are unpredictable and the world is full of uncertainties.

Ino was boxing with Hinata at 8 PM, met Kabuto at 9 PM, was questioned at 10 PM, and "Brother Pot" was buried at midnight.

She knew far too little about advanced medical ninjutsu, and didn't know when "Brother Pot" would rise from his coffin. She didn't have time to wait either, so she told him to do as he pleased.

……

Early the next morning, Ino arrived at Training Ground No. 44, also known as the "Forest of Death," on time.

A total of 78 genin, or 26 teams, passed the first test. Each team randomly received a scroll, which could be the "Heaven" scroll or the "Earth" scroll. They had to collect two scrolls and reach the central tower of the training ground within five days to pass the test.

As usual, they signed an agreement, and then the group went behind the curtain to collect their squad scrolls.

Ino was secretly observing the contestants, and she remembered that Orochimaru was among them.

She didn't dare use her sensory abilities; instead, she used a scrutinizing gaze to look at the many contestants, but she couldn't discern anything.

78 genin may not seem like many, but when they are spread out, it still makes up a large group of people.

In addition, the Konohamaru trio were writing the school newspaper for the Ninja Academy, and the three kids chatted nonsense with Naruto, making the scene even more chaotic.

Shikamaru found it troublesome, so the three of them hastily signed the agreement, then walked into the curtain and received their team's scroll, the "Earth" scroll.

Their team's scroll was kept by the tough-as-nails Choji, and then they followed a Chunin in charge of the exam to Entrance 27.

Thirty minutes later, the 26 teams entered the examination room simultaneously from different entrances.

The Ino-Deer-Cho team sped through the Death Training Grounds; they were incredibly fast.

"The exam was so easy, it was really boring. Let's hurry up and find the Heavenly Scroll, then go to the central tower to rest," Shikamaru said.

Having experienced more, Shikamaru now has great confidence in his team and doesn't believe that ordinary genin can stop their lineup.

At that moment, all I wanted was to finish the exam as soon as possible and find a place to sleep.

Ino had a similar thought. She remembered that after the second exam, they went straight into the preliminary rounds and there was no time to rest at all.

They made their way through the woods, hurrying towards the central tower.

Along the way, through Ino's perception ability, they found two small teams. Unfortunately, after defeating them, they only found the same "Earth" scroll, while the "Heaven" scroll they needed was nowhere to be found.

The third, fourth, and fifth teams were all crushed by Ino's powerful ninjutsu. The third and fifth teams were all Konoha genin who looked down on Ino and the other "kids" because of their age. As a result, they were beaten and ran away with their heads in their hands.

"Ugh, this is so unlucky! It's another Earth Scroll!" Ino's face darkened. Five squads! They actually opened five Earth Scrolls in a row! Their luck is just too bad!

They were like opening corpses in a video game, the three of them taking turns opening them. As a result, the luck of the pig, deer, and butterfly was closely linked. If one of them had a bad luck, the other two would also be unable to turn red.

At first, Shikamaru tried to calculate it using probability theory, but now he's stopped. It's not a math problem at all...

The three stood there sulking, while next to them were three genuine Konoha genin who had fainted in a spread-eagle position; their strength was so weak it was almost unbearable to look at.

Ino sensed it weakly: "There seems to be a chakra reaction in the northwest direction. Shall we go check it out?"

Shikamaru gritted his teeth and put away the Earth Scroll he had taken from the fifth squad. Why should he return something he had worked so hard to steal? Eliminating one is one less problem.

They've collected six of these junks now, including the ones they already have.

"Let's go take a look."

……

"No...don't come any closer...I'm, I'm really strong! I'm really strong!" Karin from Kusagakure was trembling all over, her hands and feet were weak. After getting separated from her companions, she was extremely unlucky to encounter the giant bear in front of her. One was a small mountain, and the other was like an ant. The difference in size was huge. At this moment, she could only forcefully hold the kunai, hoping that this weapon could give her enough confidence.

With a deafening roar, Karin's courage vanished. Weak and powerless, all she could think of was running, running as far away as possible!

Karin panicked and ran aimlessly, only to be tripped by a tree root and fall heavily to the ground, her glasses flying off.

The giant bear raised its right paw, and just as she was about to perish under its claws, a fine whooshing sound came from the side.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"