In Konoha, Naruto lies down

Sasuke and Sakura looked unchanged, Sakura smiled and waved to Naruto.

"This way, Naruto."

"Sakura, I'm not late, am I?" Naruto said with a smile.

Sakura shook her head and said.

"I just arrived too, and encountered something on the way."

"Could it be a ninja from Kirigakure?"

"Eh? Naruto, did you meet him too?" Sakura's eyes widened and she exclaimed in surprise.

Then she looked at Sasuke beside her. Sasuke glanced at Sakura and Naruto, and nodded without saying anything, realizing that he had also encountered the same situation.

"This is probably another weird test the village is doing. It's so boring." Naruto complained as he stood there.

"So you two aren't hurt?" Sakura asked worriedly.

"No." Sasuke said simply.

"There was no fight." Naruto said.

"How could that be?" Sakura was a little surprised. "There was no battle? Didn't the Kirigakure ninjas attack you, Naruto?"

Hearing this, Sasuke also turned his head and looked at Naruto.

"No, I asked him how much he made a month and he kept quiet."

Sakura: “…”

Sasuke: “….”

It's really Garen's whisper, which not only silences but also breaks the defense. It's really killing people and destroying their hearts!

After a while, the rest of the classes arrived at the Ninja School one after another.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio looked listless. Naruto happened to look at Hinata, who blushed and lowered her head. Ino looked at Naruto, and Naruto's gaze met Ino's. He simply went up to talk to the trio.

Sakura saw all of this and couldn't help but feel confused.

"It's been a while since we last met. When did Naruto and Ino become so close?"

Sasuke didn't have the time to care about such boring things. The time to submit the Chunin Exam admission ticket had not yet arrived, so he simply stood there and closed his eyes to rest.

"Hey, Naruto, you were pulled here at the last minute to take the Chunin Exam, right?" Shikamaru asked lazily, "I heard before that the Hokage didn't allow you to take the Chunin Exam. What's going on?"

"Is there such a thing?" Choji continued eating potato chips and looked at Naruto in surprise.

"Nothing." Naruto waved his hand and said, "I just came here to keep you company. I never thought about actually getting promoted to Chunin."

Chapter 47: Strike first to gain the upper hand

"Your mentality is too bad, isn't it?" Ino complained.

"I just became a Genin, and I didn't expect to become a Chunin so quickly." Naruto said truthfully, "Chunin's missions are more troublesome, right?"

Ino held her forehead with her hand, speechless.

Shikamaru agreed with Naruto's words and nodded.

"Troublesome things are the most annoying."

.......

The exam begins, the first written test.

Naruto sat down next to Hinata, yawning as he glanced at the test paper in front of him. The main question was about free fall in physics, and the multiple-choice questions were all based on common sense.

If he wanted to do it, he would have to rely half on guessing and half on guessing, but Naruto didn't even move his pen.

He rested his hands on the table and closed his eyes. It didn't matter what was on the paper. The examiner, that pervert, was sure to throw in some kind of Will of Fire test to test the examinees' trust in their companions.

How boring! Who would be moved to tears by the will of fire?

The exam was over, and as expected, Naruto successfully passed the first round of the Chunin Exam with a blank paper. As for the principle of the written examination selection, it is very simple and can be summed up in six words: never give up, never give up.

Naruto did nothing and successfully made it to the second exam.

Mitarashi Anko suddenly showed up at the written test site, wearing a large windbreaker lined with fishnet lining. There was no sign of weight gain on her face, and she still had a youthful aura full of collagen.

"You guys, it's just the first exam! What's there to be happy about?"

"There's no time to prepare. The exam will begin in twenty minutes at the second exam room, Practice Field No. 44!"

After saying that, he disappeared in white smoke with a bang.

Scattered sighs were heard, and the candidates, confused and helpless, stood up and rushed towards the No. 44 training ground.

"Hinata, let's go." Inuzuka Kiba, with a dog on his head, shouted at Hinata from a distance.

"it is good."

Hinata replied, then blushed again and looked at Naruto, whispering.

"Naruto-kun, I have to go now."

"Okay, see you Hinata." Naruto waved and said.

"Naruto! Here, we'll miss it if we're late." Sakura urged standing at the door.

"coming."

.......

Outside the Forest of Death, Naruto noticed that Kabuto Yakushi in the distance seemed to be staring at him. To be more precise, his eyes were vaguely looking at Sasuke.

"That guy wearing glasses over there is quite strange. Maybe he is a rebel ninja from Konoha." Naruto was a little displeased. Without any hesitation, he pointed his finger directly in the direction of Kabuto Yakushi and said loudly.

"Don't those Anbu people check the candidates' backgrounds carefully?"

Such an abrupt remark immediately attracted the attention of all the candidates present, and the three students from Class 7 immediately became the focus of the crowd.

"Naruto, what are you talking about?"

Sakura lowered her head and didn't dare look around. Her face turned red for a moment and she asked in a low voice.

"I'm not talking nonsense." Naruto also lowered his voice, secretly pulled the two people beside him to his side, and said in a voice that only the three of them could hear, "Be careful of those ninjas from the Sound Village."

He didn't mean anything else, he just mentioned it in passing.

Sensing the commotion, the examiner, Anko Mitarashi, came over and spoke to Naruto.

"Candidates are prohibited from disrupting the order in the examination room!"

After she finished speaking, she looked around and addressed the candidates.

"Those remaining candidates who haven't received their scrolls yet, come and get them from me. The rules of this exam are that the team that obtains the Heaven and Earth Scroll and reaches the tower in the center of the Death Forest within five days will pass. Otherwise, they will fail."

"Please note that if a teammate dies or loses combat capability during the process, it will be considered a failure. In addition, no one is allowed to open the scroll."

"If you understand, come over here and get the scroll. Time is running out, so you'd better act quickly!"

At the urging of Anko Mitarashi, the atmosphere at the scene relaxed and no one paid attention to Naruto's words anymore.

Naruto snorted, glanced in the direction of Kabuto Yakushi, and followed him to get the scroll.

With a creak, the rusty iron gate of Practice Field No. 44 creaked open with a sharp chime. The teams of examinees who had received their scrolls filed in, each choosing a different direction. Some, however, caught up with the team they had been following.

Class 7 randomly chose a direction and walked for a long time. The three of them hid in a bush and began to discuss the most important issue at the moment.

Who keeps the scroll?

The exam rules were as follows: half of the twenty-six teams would receive Heaven-level scrolls, while the other half would receive Earth-level scrolls. The winning team would have to collect a complete set of Heaven and Earth scrolls and survive until the fifth day without any casualties or serious injuries.

In this case, who will keep the scroll becomes a very important issue.

"You should take it, Sakura," said Naruto.

"Me?" Sakura was visibly flustered, "But what if I lose it?"

"It's okay. If there's really no other way, just hand over the scroll." Naruto said, "Sasuke and I can protect ourselves, and you'll have a safety net if something goes wrong. This is just a test, there's no need to risk your life."

"But......."

"Nothing serious." Naruto waved his hand and said, "I feel like something is amiss with this Chunin Exam. You two should be careful. If you run into an enemy, you can just drop the scroll and run away."

Sasuke heard the hidden meaning in Naruto's words and couldn't help but frown and asked.

"You're going to act alone?"

"What?" Sakura was completely confused.

They had just signed a death waiver outside the examination room, meaning that even if they died in Konoha Forest, no one would stop them. Now that Naruto said he wanted to go alone, wouldn't that mean there were only two people left in Team 7?

"Yeah." Naruto nodded, looked at the two of them seriously and said, "I have to go do something, you wait here for me."

"Are you kidding?" Sasuke said, "Wouldn't it be easier for three people to move than for you to move alone?"

"Don't worry about this." Naruto smiled and said, "I promise I will come back to find you before dark. It would be inconvenient for the three of us to go together."

Hearing this, Sasuke and Sakura looked at each other.

"You're going to grab the scroll, right?" Sasuke said, frowning and asking, "Before entering the examination room, you told us to be careful of the Sound Ninja. So you've been keeping an eye on them for a long time?"

"Sound ninja?"

Sakura was stunned, but when she realized what was happening, her face turned worried again.

"I'll tell you when I get back." Naruto said, jumping away.

After leaving Team 7, Naruto's expression turned cold, his eyes filled with indifference. If he didn't deal with the three Oto-nin, keeping them around would always be a problem. They would come looking for Sasuke anyway.

Instead of waiting for the consequences, it is better to take the initiative and settle these troubles as soon as possible so that you can get through these days safely.

Chapter 48: Of course it’s Danzo’s fault

Training Ground No. 44.

The deep forest blocks out the sun, and it is still cool even in the afternoon.

boom!

"Who hit me?" The Kusagakure ninja, who was lying on a huge tree trunk, rubbed the back of his head and shouted, "Gou Xue, playing a prank at this time is too much!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! How can I hit you when I'm so far away from you?"

"Boom!"

"Is it never going to end?"

This time no one responded to him, and there was dead silence all around.

"Hao Xue? Chi Wu?"

"Hello? The scroll is in your hand, right?" A strange voice sounded from the treetops.

The Grass Ninja's pupils dilated instantly, his breathing quickened, his muscles bulged suddenly and he jumped away instantly.

"Who?"

After landing, the Kusanagi looked around nervously, but didn't see anyone.

"Where are you looking, bastard." An extremely impatient and frivolous voice sounded above the Kusanagi.

"what?"

The grass ninja looked up, his heart pounding.

Not far from him, in the shadows of the treetops, stood a man wearing a white animal mask. He wore a yellow robe, black trousers, fingerless tactical gloves, and a long sword slung across his back. A faint, cold light emanated from the holes where his eyes should have been within his mask.

"You!" The Kusanagi shouted in panic, "Where are my two companions?"

"What have you done with them?"

"Kill him." Naruto said expressionlessly.

The Root Ninja clothes he was wearing were found in the space. The Nine-Tailed Fox doesn't eat clothes, so it's a good opportunity to make use of them.

"You are not a candidate! Are you from Konoha going to break the rules of the competition?"

"So what?" Naruto replied in a nonchalant tone, "What kind of Chunin Exam is this little ninja village taking part in? Hand over the scroll and get out of here."

As soon as the words fell, the Kusanagi didn't even see the masked man opposite him make any movement. He just felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and fainted.