Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

"Captain Yura, how long are we going to stay here?" asked the only female puppeteer in the group.

The one called Yura was a Sand Ninja whose face was covered with a white cloth.

He said calmly, "No rush, let the people ahead make the call, we'll set off tomorrow."

"As expected of Captain Yura," the remaining skinny Sand Ninja praised. "We'll be able to get the scroll easily then."

“Don’t be careless,” Yura said. “Konoha’s Forest of Death is not simple. We need to learn more about the younger generation of other ninja villages…”

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly raised his head.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow flew over.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

Yura reacted quickly and immediately used Wind Release.

However, just when he thought that ranged attacks like arrows would be blown away by his wind technique...

puff!

The arrow was only slightly deflected by the wind and pierced directly into the abdomen of the skinny Sand Ninja.

"what--"

The skinny Sand Ninja was rendered unable to fight.

"Enemy attack!"

The female puppeteer opened the scroll, and a bizarre, multi-limbed puppet emerged from it.

At the same time, the traps they had set in the bushes made a sound, and four strange centaurs rushed out.

"careful!"

The female puppeteer maneuvered her puppets to meet them, saying, "I'll deal with them."

Yura ignored his teammates, his gaze fixed on the sky.

The arrow just now was shot from the tree.

The centaur did not engage in direct combat. After severing the puppet's two limbs, it charged into the bushes on the other side without slowing down.

"Damn it!" The female puppeteer was annoyed that she hadn't left any enemies behind.

However, what happened next horrified her.

"Clap!"

The multi-limbed puppet lay on the ground.

"Captain, there are still people here. My chakra threads are broken."

The female puppeteer had barely finished speaking.

"Hand over the scroll, and you will be spared physical punishment!"

Red Bean emerged from behind the tree and retrieved the small snake that had bitten off the chakra thread.

"The ninjas of Konoha..." Yura stared at Anko's headband, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"You'd better listen to her." Qingwu also emerged from the branches above.

"Thud! Thud!" Iruka, hidden in the shadows, used two shurikens to pin himself to the tree trunk to show his presence.

"Captain!" The skinny Sand Ninja, clutching his abdomen and with his hands covered in blood, looked terrified, worried that his teammates would abandon him and run away.

"Don't underestimate us, you guys from Konoha!" Yura gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

Although they seem to have lost the initiative in the current situation, they are not likely to admit defeat easily due to their confidence in their own strength.

Yura reached out and formed hand seals: "Wind Release..."

"Shadow Serpent Hand!" Red Bean lost her patience.

His techniques are faster to unleash at close range.

Entangled by the giant python, Yura reluctantly surrendered: "The scroll is on me."

"Thanks." Hongdou took the scroll and turned to Qingwu. "What should we do with it?"

"We have already surrendered," said Yura, a Sand Ninja, in a panic.

Chapter 42 Upgrade, Bonds

The battle lasted less than two minutes from start to finish.

The Sand Village team was completely overwhelmed before they could even mount a proper counterattack.

"Qingwu, I didn't expect you to be so kind."

In the woods, Hongdou tossed the scroll she had just acquired up and down, teasingly.

“Are we going to kill everyone?” Iruka interjected. “I think the captain’s handling of the situation is fine. This isn’t a battlefield, after all.”

Red Bean glared at Iruka: "Do you need to tell me, that's the purpose of the exam."

She triumphantly tossed the scrolls aside and said, "If we collect all the scrolls, no one else will be able to pass the exam, right?"

Qingwu ignored them for the time being; he was checking the system records.

[Victory!]

[Battle Results: Experience +150, Natural Energy +15, Gold +15]

Regular sparring doesn't count as a real battle, but I never expected to gain experience from the very first battle of the exam.

But upon closer examination, it makes perfect sense.

Although it's an exam, it's also a life-or-death battle.

Then I won't be sleepy anymore.

Just then, the centaurs in the southwest sent a real-time report of a new discovery.

"there!"

Qingwu turned around: "Next target."

"okay!"

Hongdou is growing to like Qingwu, her teammate, more and more.

Her summoned snakes can also be used for intelligence gathering, but she doesn't have enough chakra to maintain them.

In the second encounter, they faced Yugakure.

Faced with Tang Yin's swift surrender, Qing Wu did not make things difficult for them after receiving the scroll.

Since victory would bring the rewards of the campaign, and these were just teenagers, he didn't have that much killing intent at the moment.

The next 24 hours.

The Qingwu Squad embarked on a hunt in the Death Forest.

With the combined reconnaissance abilities of centaurs and wood elves, they can always pinpoint their targets with precision.

……

The Hokage's office.

The third generation leader was constantly switching perspectives inside the crystal ball, observing several small teams.

Of course, the main observation target was still the Qingwu team.

"This kid..."

Witnessing how the Qingwu Squad had taken down ten squads in just one day, the Third Hokage was both amused and exasperated, and also had a bit of a headache.

After all, the exam was held in Konoha, and a third of the candidates were eliminated in just one day.

If in the end only the Qingwu Squad passes the exam... that would be a joke.

"fine……"

The Third Generation leader switched perspectives for a while, confirming that many squads had already traveled far and were scattered in various places within a day, and he was temporarily relieved.

If the elimination rate remains this fast by tomorrow, he'll have to send his secret agents to inform them.

……

The Forest of Death.

"Those stinky rats, they're hiding so well!" Red Bean said dejectedly.

Their team's hunt has already caused some changes in the examination hall.

Many squads stopped showing themselves.

As the number of people decreased, even with Qingwu's spirit beasts searching tirelessly, the intervals between hunts became longer and longer.

“Don’t worry,” Qingwu glanced at the sky, “we’ll head to the central tower tonight, since we’ll be going there anyway.”

Hongdou's eyes lit up, and she patted Qingwu's shoulder hard: "You're really ruthless, kid."

Iruka, clutching a dozen scrolls, stood to the side grinning foolishly.

He hadn't expected the Chunin Exams to be so easy.

If that's the case... he also has the expectation of becoming a Chunin through the exam.

"Well then," Qingwu pondered, "Red Bean, let's give Iruka some opportunities to shine in our next opponent."

"Hmm?" Red Bean turned her head.

Qingwu nodded, looked up and glanced around for a moment, "The examination room should be monitored, and there is a comprehensive evaluation at the end of the Chunin Exams."

Red Bean understood. "Don't worry, with the two of us backing you up, Iruka can go all out and fight."

Iruka quickly thanked him, secretly grateful.

If he misses this year, he won't have such a strong teammate again when he takes exams in the future.

……