56 Chapter 56: The Beginning of the Second Round
Although Lord Third had suggested yesterday that he be assigned to another Ninja team for this exam, Yu politely declined. Lord Third, understanding his true abilities, did not object and agreed to his request to participate in the Chunin Exam alone.
"Examiner, may I submit my paper?" Amidst intense writing, Yu completed his exam in about twenty minutes. He raised his hand in front of the astonished eyes of the other Ninja, then stood up, handed the paper to the examiner, and left the examination room.
"Yakushi Yu?" Examining the name on the paper, Chief Examiner Hyuga Tokugen seemed to recognize Yu's identity. "It seems this kid is the genius everyone in the village has been talking about recently."
"Is it true? How did he finish the exam so quickly?!" Some ninjas wondered.
"Could Konoha be giving their own ninjas special treatment?!"
Seeing Yu submit his paper so quickly, the Genin ninjas in the examination room, who were still contemplating their answers, began to murmur.
"Don't worry; that Konoha brat won't be smug for long."
"Wait until the second test, the survival exercise. We'll teach him a lesson then."
Several Rain Ninjas, who were pondering the answers, revealed a malicious glint in their eyes.
Meanwhile, Yu, who had walked out of the examination room, silently leaned against the railing in the corridor, closing his eyes to refine his chakra.
He carefully observed the group of ninjas in the exam room just now. Most of them were at the level of Genin ninjas. Although a few had reached the level of Chunin ninjas, their abilities did not pose a significant threat to him at the moment.
Forty minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and the first round of the exam concluded. Ninjas in the exam room began to submit their papers one after another. The examiner stood on the platform, conducting on-the-spot evaluations and announcing the results.
"I declare the list of ninjas who successfully passed the first round of the Chunin Exam as follows!"
"Fuma Hikari, Genin ninja from the Land of Rice Fields. Ran Kimaru, Genin ninja from Grass Village. Murasaki, Genin ninja from Rain Village. Yakushi Yu, Genin ninja from Konoha. Shiro Yuki, Genin ninja from Konoha..."
It took about ten minutes for the names of the sixty-one individuals who successfully passed the first round of the exam to be announced by the examiner.
"I am the chief examiner for the second round, Aburame Toneru. Congratulations to all of you for successfully passing the first round."
At this point, a ninja wearing a green vest and black sunglasses entered the examination room. "A total of one hundred and twenty ninjas are participating in the Chunin Exam in Konoha. Now, we have sixty-one remaining."
"Next... please follow me to the venue for the second round of the exam."
Aburame clan ninja... Looking at the chief examiner for the second round, Aburame Toneru, Yu couldn't help but recall Aburame Shiro, a fellow student from the ninja school.
After a five-minute journey, the Genin ninjas who passed the first round followed Chief Examiner Aburame Toneru to a vast and dense forest.
"We've arrived. This is the venue for the second round of the exam, the survival exercise—the Forest of Death."
After leading everyone to the Forest of Death, Examiner Aburame Toneru began explaining the rules for the second round of the exam. "Now, each team will receive a scroll labeled either 'Heaven' or 'Earth'..."
"The rules for the second round are simple—any team that reaches the destination within the Forest of Death within the next three days and simultaneously possesses both the 'Heaven' and 'Earth' scrolls will pass this exam."
"There are a total of 21 teams with 61 participants. I will randomly distribute 10 'Heaven' scrolls and 10 'Earth' scrolls to your teams. Additionally, for the ninja participating individually in this Chunin Exam, I will provide them with a 'Heaven' scroll separately."
"Alright..."
After distributing all the scrolls, Aburame Toneru subconsciously glanced at Yu, who stood alone in the crowd, then announced, "If there are no further questions, you may all begin!"
"Participating individually in the Chunin Exam?!"
"Hey, hey, did you hear that?!" As soon as Aburame Toneru finished speaking, a commotion erupted among the ninjas below.
"It must be that kid, right? Going in alone with a 'Heaven' scroll..."
"Hahaha! I feel sorry for him; he can't even gather two teammates..."
Several Rain Village ninjas had already begun casting malicious glances at Yu, hatching plans in their minds. The six-year-old kid, participating alone in the Chunin Exam, holding a scroll – in the eyes of these lower-ranked ninjas, Yu had become an easy target.
"A bunch of ignorant extras..."
"Do you really know who's the prey and who's the hunter?"
Feeling the malicious stares around him, Yu disdainfully curled his lips. After taking the 'Heaven' scroll, he promptly rushed into the Forest of Death.
"Quick! Catch up with him!"
"That kid has a 'Heaven' scroll!"
Seeing Yu enter the Forest of Death first, several groups of ninjas outside immediately took action, following behind like sharks catching a whiff of blood.
"Being targeted by so many at once..."
"That kid will be okay, right...?"
Observing all the candidates entering the Forest of Death, the examiner Aburame Toneru, stationed outside, slightly widened his mouth.
As the second stage of the Chunin Exam in Konoha, the Forest of Death was filled with poisonous insects and wild beasts. For an ordinary ninja to survive in such harsh conditions and successfully reach the endpoint was unquestionably a challenging task.
Immediately upon entering the Forest of Death, Yu noticed that several groups of ninjas were quickly catching up behind him. A meaningful smile appeared on his face.
"Look! That kid is over there!"
Following Yu into the Forest of Death was a group of three Grass Village ninjas, who were quick to spot Yu standing under a tree ahead.
"Hey, little kid... You can't escape..."
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"If you're sensible, I advise you to quickly hand over the Heaven Scroll..."
As the Grass Village ninja spoke, a Genin ninja had already caught up with Yu, blocking his way.
Before he could finish speaking, Yu's right hand swiftly extended, and his five fingers gently swept across in front of the ninja.
"Eh... hiss..."
The unlucky Grass Village Genin ninja widened his eyes, hands tightly covering his neck. Blood gushed uncontrollably from his throat—a highly sharp thread had severed his windpipe.
"Luck seems to be on my side... It's the Earth Scroll, surprisingly."
Amid the shocked gazes of his two companions, Yu retrieved a scroll from the clothes of the fallen Grass Village ninja.
"I didn't expect to gather the Heaven and Earth Scrolls so quickly..."
"Well, in that case, I'll be waiting for you at the endpoint!"
Having smoothly obtained the Earth Scroll from the Grass Village ninja, Yu's smile grew even brighter as he sensed a group of approaching ninjas.
"SkyPath!"
After saying this, Yu paid no attention to the other two Grass Village ninjas rushing towards him.
Instead, he directly stepped on the invisible threads in the air, moving towards the direction of the endpoint tower.
SkyPath—using threads so fine that they are invisible to the naked eye to bind the clouds in the sky, allowing high-speed flight in the air.
Although binding the intangible clouds posed some difficulty for Yu at the moment, binding the trees in the forest and swiftly moving through the air was effortless.
"What... What is he doing?!"
"That kid can actually fly!"
Failing to land a hit, the Grass Village ninja watched in disbelief as Yu walked on air, leaving the scene. The remaining Grass Village ninja was dumbfounded.
"How can he possibly fly!"
"Idiot! It's just an optical illusion!"
His companion gave him a sound thrashing, then quickly rushed towards the direction of the endpoint.
"Hurry up and catch up! We must retrieve the scrolls!"
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