"...Why is there no one?" Three Genin from the Shimogakure Village were walking unabashedly in the Forest of Death, each of them looking around, trying to find any living person other than themselves.
In order to find others, they didn't even hide their tracks, wanting to openly lure others out.
But they found that even if they did this, no one was lured out.
The entire Forest of Death was quiet.
"No, could everyone have already reached the central tower?"
Among them, a Shimogakure ninja swallowed nervously: "Could the Chunin exam have already ended, and we are the only ones left here?"
"How is that possible? The number of all teams is even, it's impossible to leave out our team!" A companion immediately retorted: "Even if most have run to the central tower, there should at least be two teams left in the Forest of Death, right?"
"Then why haven't we seen anyone?"
"Who knows!"
The Shimogakure Village is a ninja village in a small country bordering Konohagakure. The Shimogakure Village has no presence in the ninja world.
Because this is a very weak ninja village.
Its strength is similar to that of Kusagakure Village.
Even after gathering the most potential Genin of the entire ninja village, only three people could finally come to participate in the Chunin exam.
It sounds very embarrassing.
"Damn it! It's too quiet, isn't it?" A Genin from the Shimogakure Village had already started to get restless: "Can a team appear and eliminate us directly? I can even hand over the scroll, just let us see people!"
"Hush..." Suddenly a Shimogakure Ninja hurriedly made a gesture, he was the sensory ninja among the three: "There is movement ahead."
He put one hand to his ear, as if he was listening carefully.
"There are breathing sounds ahead, a lot of breathing sounds!"
He was shocked: "So many... so many that I suspect it's a trap.
"What do you mean?" A companion asked in surprise.
The sensory ninja of the Shimogakure Village said: "The breathing sounds I heard are too messy, I can't accurately judge how many people there are. But I'm sure... about two hundred meters ahead of us, there must be at least ten people gathered!"
The other two companions: "!!!"
"At least ten people?" Someone was surprised: "Are there several teams fighting ahead?"
He pondered: "Can we take advantage of this? What if... we can secretly get a copy of the Earth Book scroll?"
This suggestion made the other two people tempted.
Although they are ninjas from a small ninja village, but it's not easy to have the qualifications to participate in the Chunin exam, they have to fight for it, right?
Can't they just stay in the Forest of Death for a full five days, and then be eliminated without even meeting anyone?
The three people looked at each other.
Set off immediately!
They pressed their footsteps very lightly, but the closer they got to that side, the more puzzled they became. Because they didn't hear the sound of a melee, it was quiet and somewhat terrifying.
"Hey, are you sure you didn't hear wrong?" One of them lowered his voice and asked anxiously.
"Absolutely not!" The sensory ninja was defending himself: "I'm sure I heard it! I can hear it now!"
"Stop! Stop!!!"
Another person, his voice was stuttering and trembling: "You... you guys look quickly!"
The other two also cast their eyes in the direction ahead.
Their sight passed through the sparse and dense intertwined branches and leaves.
Then, they saw a scene they would never forget.
The three Shimogakure Ninjas were already dumbfounded.
In their sight.....
They saw that there were indeed many people ahead, and there were more than ten people ahead, looking around, there must be sixty or seventy people. But they were not fighting, because almost all of them on the scene were tied up with ropes.
One by one, the ninjas were tied to the trees, and their mouths were stuffed with a piece of cloth, and their eyes were covered with black cloth.
In order to prevent them from sealing... even their fingers were tied into a ball shape with thin ropes.
Many people's clothes were taken off.
The boys were left with only a pair of underwear, while the girls were wearing shirts.
In the midst of this group of tied ninjas, there was a large bonfire, seemingly for their warmth. It was to prevent them, who were wearing so little, from freezing to death on any given night.
Next to the bonfire, one after another, ninja headbands were placed. Under the illumination of the fire, these headbands appeared particularly conspicuous.
There were those from Konohagakure Village, Sunagakure Village, Takigakure Village, Amegakure Village, Kirigakure Village...
There were no less than ten different styles of headbands.
Next to the headbands were numerous Ninja Tools bags, as well as many clothes, shoes, and pants that had been stripped off.
For a moment, a ninja from the Shimogakure Village thought he had mistakenly entered a den of rampant bandits, where all the people inside were good folks who had been plundered by the bandits and taken up the mountain.
They also saw a few people who were not bound by ropes.
Those few people didn't seem very old.
One of them had blond hair.
The other two had black hair.
"It's scrolls!" A Frost Village ninja immediately found the key point: "Look over there, aren't there many scrolls placed there? There must be more than twenty scrolls placed there, right? So many 'Heaven Scroll' and 'Earth Scroll!"
"So, in other words..." This Shimogakure ninja swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "The people tied to the trees, are they all ninjas? They, are they all Genin from various villages who came to participate in the Chunin exam?"
"These people..." His gaze fell on Naruto, Sasuke, and Haku: "Hiss! Could it be that they were captured by these three people?!"
Then, the three of them found out that Naruto, Sasuke, and Haku, these three people, were whispering to each other for a while.
It seemed like they were saying something.
"What should we do?" The three Shimogakure ninjas didn't know what to do, one of them was already scared by this scene: "Should we, should we quickly get away from this place?"
"Indeed, indeed." The other two people had no objections, they didn't want to end up like those unlucky ninjas.
But just as the three of them were preparing to leave.
They noticed that the three little kids who had just been whispering to each other, were turning their heads to look at them.
The other party glanced over, scaring them into holding their breath.
Cold sweat couldn't help but break out.
"Run, run!!"
Unfortunately.
It was too late.
"Ice Release. Ice Freeze Capsule!!!"
Only to see a mini ice ball the size of a capsule flying over.
A ninja was startled and quickly reached out to grab it, only to find that it was not a hidden weapon, but a small piece of ice.
The next second, this small piece of ice emitted a cold chill, and the visible chill enveloped his body in the blink of an eye.
"Damn... Damn it!"
His pupils shrank, and he hurriedly tried to throw this small piece of ice away.
But in the blink of an eye, his arm was covered with a layer of ice.
The frost began to spread quickly to half of his body.
Until his entire body was covered.
The whole person stood still on the spot!
"What?!" The other two Shimogakure ninjas were shocked.
They didn't have time to rescue this companion.
They turned around and ran.
But, the moment a Frost ninja just turned around, his abdomen was hit with an unprecedented pain.
"Damn it!!!" A mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.
His body curled up like a shrimp.
Barely opening his eyes to look forward, what caught his eye was a head of blond hair, it was Naruto!
"How... so fast..."
The severe pain from his internal organs made him barely squeeze out this sentence, and then his eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground.
The last Shimogakure ninja was stopped by Sasuke.
He was so scared that he didn't dare to fight back, and he ended up in the same situation.
In fact, the moment they were discovered by Naruto.
They couldn't escape anymore.
Prisoners +3!
These three Shimogakure Ninja who came to their door also received the same treatment as other ninjas. All the Ninja Tools on their bodies were unloaded by Naruto, their clothes were stripped down to only a pair of underwear, and their hands and feet were tightly bound.
All ten fingers were also tightly bound by ropes.
They can't struggle at all!
"Very good.....plus these three, it's just seventy!" Naruto clapped his hands, he nodded satisfactorily: "It looks like, we have caught everyone."
"Caught? Aren't there more than eighty people in the second round of the exam?" Sasuke asked curiously: "Even if some people died, there are still two or three teams missing, right?"
"Stupid Sasuke, some teams might have gone to the tower early!"
Naruto reached out and gently poked Sasuke's forehead.
Just hit Sasuke's forehead.
"Especially Izumi, Izumi has your Uchiha clan's Three Tomoe Sharingan! She might have gathered two scrolls on the first day, and then ran to the central tower!"
"....." Sasuke didn't expect that he had overlooked this one.
Damn it, was his IQ temporarily suppressed by Naruto?
Sasuke adjusted the forehead protection that had been poked crooked, and he muttered: "So, what are we going to do now?"
Naruto grinned: "Of course it's going to the central tower! It's not easy to participate in the Chunin exam once, how could we fall in the second round of the exam? And bringing these people to the tower will definitely give the examiners a big surprise!"
After speaking.
Naruto had a malicious look in his eyes, staring at the group of ninja Genin he had tied up.
After thinking about it, Naruto first took the cloth ball out of these people's mouths.
Then take off the black cloth on their eyes.
"Damn it! Uzumaki Naruto! What the hell are you doing?" Among the Genin, a Genin from Konohagakure was blushing, and it was not comfortable to be tied to a tree wearing only underwear: "You, you quickly let us go!"
"Blond kid! Ninja can be killed but not insulted!!" A Sunagakure Genin's teeth were almost crushed, he stared at Naruto: "If you have the ability, just let me go, we use Ninjutsu to decide life and death!"
"You guys, what do you guys want to do?" A female Genin from the waterfall village, her arms were all red from the ropes.
There are also Genin who are silent with a face of self-closure.
Because...
Many of them were defeated by Naruto, Sasuke, and Haku.
Of course, most of them were defeated by Naruto.
In their eyes, if they were defeated by their peers, they could understand, but these three little kids were too young.
The feeling of "losing face" that is not well-learned makes them unable to say a word.
If today's encounter is spread out.....
They are afraid that they will lose face!
"Shut up!" Naruto stuck out his tongue, showing a very annoying face, and then smirked at this group of people.
"You guys can't even beat three little kids with an age of less than ten years old! Listen carefully.....from today, all of you, are prisoners of the Whitebeard Pirate Group!"
"Except for the people of Kirigakure Village." After Naruto added a sentence, he said to Sasuke and Haku: "Untie the people of Kirigakure Village!"
Only nine people from Kirigakure Village came to Konohagakure to participate in the Chunin exam.
Among these nine people, six were caught by Naruto.
Only Chojuro's team was not caught.
Six Kirigakure Genin were dumbfounded.
They were just untied like this.
"Do you recognize what this is?" Naruto pointed to the pattern on his forehead, and asked the six Kirigakure Ninjas.
The pattern of the Whitebeard Pirate Group, other ninja villages may not recognize it, but the ninjas of Kirigakure Village can definitely recognize it.
Because there are still a lot of Whitebeard Pirate Group flags flying in Kirigakure Village now, especially on the top of the Mizukage building in Kirigakure Village, there is now a very conspicuous pirate flag hanging.
Since that pirate flag was hung up.
No one dared to take it down.
".....I recognize it." Even the Kirigakure Genin who came out of the blood mist policy also knew what this pattern meant.
Moreover, they indeed couldn't beat Naruto. Even if they were untied, they wouldn't dare to make a move at this moment.
With the power of three people, they managed to capture so many Genin in two days. They were undoubtedly incredibly strong.
The bloodthirsty Kirigakure Ninja were indeed very bloodthirsty.
They were indeed a group of killing maniacs.
But...
That doesn't mean they are fools.
Their brains are still functioning.
"All six of you, take all your clothes, Ninja Tools bags, and headbands. You can also take those scrolls enough for you six to complete the Heaven and Earth scrolls."
Naruto, with his hands on his hips, ordered: "Then, you go find some vines and tie these people. This is the order of Uzumaki Naruto, the captain of the first division of the Whitebeard Pirate Group!"
Nowadays, the Whitebeard Pirate Group has two loyal dogs.
One is Kusagakure Village, which is weak but very good at licking.
One is Kirigakure Village, which is not very good at licking but has a great strong.
Naruto, as the captain of the first dicvision of the Whitebeard Pirate Group, ordered six Genin from Kirigakure Village.
There's nothing wrong with that!
".....Yes!" Obviously, these six Genin from Kirigakure Village knew the not-so-equal hierarchical relationship between their Kirigakure Village and the Whitebeard Pirate Group.
Terumi Mei must have revealed some things to them.
"Naruto-sama, please rest assured and leave it to us!"
After saying this sentence, the Kirigakure ninjas, one by one, put on their clothes, Ninja Tools bags, and headbands. And they each took four scrolls, two of the Heaven's Book and two of the Earth's Book.
In this way, all six of them could pass this round of the exam.
At this moment, the six Kirigakure ninjas were a bit dazed.
So it's so easy to advance!
Then, they showed a grim smile unique to the bloodthirsty Kirigakure Ninja, their eyes fixed on that group of Genin like lambs.
The ninjas from other villages were dumbfounded at this scene.
They couldn't understand why the ninjas from Kirigakure Village...
Were so obedient to these three little kids?
Also, what is the captain of the first division of the Whitebeard Pirate Group?
Half an hour later...
A strange sight appeared in the vast Forest of Death... Naruto, Sasuke, and Haku were walking in the front, the three of them were the most leisurely.
Among them, Naruto was still holding a vine in his hand. Looking back along the vine, he saw that the vine in his hand was actually tied to dozens of Genin from various villages!
Six ninjas from the Hidden Village were scattered around this group of Genin, watching their movements at all times.
Once someone wanted to run away.
They would immediately take action.
Such a strange sight.
It's jaw-dropping.
.....
Forest of Death.
Central Tower.
"It's already the second day, are there only two of us?"
Uchiha Izumi stood in front of the tower gate. She had already emerged from the second round of the exam yesterday. She and Inuzuka Hana were the first team to reach the central tower.
The reason she hasn't left yet is because Uchiha Izumi knows that Naruto, Sasuke, and Haku also participated in the Chunin exam.
She is waiting for the three of them.
"It's strange..." Uchiha Izumi muttered in confusion: "With Naruto's strength, he should be able to reach the tower on the first day, right? I even thought he would be the first to arrive..."
As a family member of Naruto, Izumi is definitely clear about Naruto's strength.
But the result was unexpected.
Then, Izumi looked at Chojuro and others not far away. At present, the teams that have reached the central tower, apart from her and Inuzuka Hana, are only Chojuro and his two teammates.
Izumi didn't know why the people from Kirigakure Village also wanted to stay here, perhaps they were waiting for other companions from Kirigakure Village?
"Woof woof woof!!" The three ninja dogs of Inuzuka Hana suddenly barked a few times.
"Hmm?" Inuzuka Hana quickly squatted down to whisper with the ninja dogs.
Then, her eyes gradually widened.
"What!!"
"What's wrong?" Inuzuka Hana's reaction made Izumi glance sideways.
Inuzuka Hana quickly stood up.
She exclaimed in shock: "Izumi, my ninja dogs said that the wind that blew just now carried the scent of the Third Hokage-sama!"
"The Third Hokage?"
Izumi was taken aback.
"Hahaha!" A laughter with an old man's voice suddenly rang out: "As expected of a child from the Inuzuka clan! If I'm not mistaken... you should be the eldest daughter of the Inuzuka clan, right?"
At this moment, Inuzuka Hana, Uchiha Izumi, Chojuro, and two Genin from Kirigakure Village, all immediately turned around.
Only to see, a group of people suddenly appeared behind them.
This was indeed a group of Konohagakure ninjas led by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Behind Sarutobi Hiruzen was a group of Konohagakure Jonin.
Including a group of Chunin examiners.
"Ho, Hokage-sama!" Inuzuka Hana was dumbfounded: "You... why are you here?"
The sudden appearance of the Hokage was beyond everyone's expectations.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, with his hands behind his back, had a kind and amiable expression, he smiled and said: "I was curious to see which village's child was the first team to reach the central tower. I also wanted to see how far the second round of the exam has progressed."
This was a set of formal words said by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
In fact, Sarutobi Hiruzen received a tip-off from the Chunin examiners, letting him know that Naruto had caused quite a stir in the Forest of Death.
Especially after hearing the detailed description of the Chunin examiners, Sarutobi Hiruzen found that Naruto had started to become someone he didn't quite recognize.
Naruto's actions were not quite the same as the Naruto he remembered.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was suddenly a bit restless.
He reasonably suspected, was it because Whitebeard had taught Naruto wrong, and then the demon fox inside Naruto had bewitched Naruto?
Had Naruto started to become cold-blooded?
Had he started to have murderous intent?
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