The Forest of Death Exam Ends! Ino's Sense of Crisis

After speaking with the Third Hokage, Anko received news that the Shinki trio had finished the match, and that the unconscious Sasuke had been sent to the Ninja Hospital.

Because Sasuke's incapacitation was a special circumstance, the trio was not disqualified from the competition.

Having just finished her Anko decided to stop by the hospital to check on Sasuke's condition.

Most importantly, she wanted to see if the Sealing Jutsu of the Shinki was effective.

In the Critical Care Ward of the Ninja Hospital, Anko pushes open the door.

What came into view was Sasuke lying unconscious on the hospital bed, with Shinki and Naruto guarding Sasuke side.

"Is the situation stable?"

Anko asked.

Shinki stood up, greeted Anko, and then said, "It should be considered stable, but Sasuke still shows no signs of waking up."

Anko said, "The 24 hours after the Cursed Seal is transplanted are a dangerous period. The Second Match will end right after 24 hours."

"Based on the number of people who pass the Second Exam, the higher-ups will decide whether to hold Finals Preliminaries."

"You two should get some rest too. There are medical-nin here to take care of you. You'll be competing against other Ninjas in the preliminaries, and you'll need plenty of stamina and energy."

"It's alright, I have plenty of energy."

Shinki waved his hand.

Sasuke is his teammate; he has to stay here.

Furthermore, Shinki also wanted to see just how effective his Sealing Jutsu really was.

If anything unusual happens at night, I can be there to correct it.

Seeing Shinki's determination, Anko said no more, gave him some more instructions, and then left the Orochimaru's hospital room.

Then, Kakashi-sensei arrived.

After briefly inquiring about the situation, Kakashi-sensei told Naruto to go back and rest, while he and Shinki would stay and watch over Sasuke.

During this critical time, Naruto didn't cause any trouble. He knew that staying by his side would only make things worse, so he obediently went home to take a shower and go to sleep.

After seeing Naruto off, Kakashi turned Sasuke over and looked at the Cursed Seal on Sasuke's shoulder and the Sealing Jutsu that Shinki had applied from behind.

The Cursed Seal was actually sealed!

Kakashi's eyes widened in horror.

Shinki Hokage and his group in the Forest of Death.

Upon hearing that the Shinki had actually created a Sealing Jutsu, Kakashi decided to come and see for himself.

Unexpectedly, the Sealing Jutsu that Shinki casually created was so powerful that it sealed the Cursed Seal.

A Wood Release Ninja with exceptional learning and research abilities has now created his own Sealing Jutsu...

Kakashi was inwardly amazed; it seemed he had encountered an unprecedentedly prodigious student!

The next day.

Sasuke wakes up having successfully survived the danger period.

Upon waking, Sasuke gasped and touched the Cursed Seal on the back of his neck.

My neck hurts so much.

Kakashi, who had been standing guard by the side, still looked listless, and said with a shrug, "It's good enough that he's alive."

Afterwards, Kakashi briefly explained the effect of the Cursed Seal on the back of his neck to Sasuke, and told Sasuke, "If it weren't for the Shinki using Sealing Jutsu to suppress the Cursed Seal on your neck in time, you might not have woken up today."

"And that greedy kid gave up the opportunity to make money for you."

"Is that so?"

Sasuke's eyes flickered, touched by Kakashi's words, and he looked down at Shinki, who was sleeping on the next bed.

Kakashi continued, "Also, that kid was checking on your condition all night. He was worried that the Sealing Jutsu might have gone wrong and affected your body... He didn't go to sleep until your condition stabilized this morning."

As he spoke, Kakashi's single eye fell on the Shinki, and it seemed to light up.

Kakashi always believed that in the Ninja world, those who don't follow the rules are trash, but those who don't even cherish their comrades are even worse than trash.

Therefore, he greatly admired Shinki for caring about his teammates!

Then, Kakashi looked up at the clock on the wall.

The exam in the Forest of Death is about to end.

"You two should go over there right away."

After saying that, Kakashi's body disappeared, and Sasuke went over and gently patted the sleeping Shinki awake.

Upon waking, Shinki knew it was time to gather outside the Forest of Death.

So he grabbed Sasuke's clothes and activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Whoosh!"

When Sasuke came to his senses, he found himself outside the Forest of Death.

And standing next to him and Shinki was Naruto, who had just arrived!

Naruto, beaming with joy, patted Sasuke's shoulder hard and exclaimed excitedly, "Great! Sasuke's alright! You have no idea how miserable you were yesterday after that monster bit you, rolling around on the ground in pain..."

Sasuke was completely unconscious during the transplantation of the Cursed Seal, so he didn't remember writhing in pain on the ground the day before.

Now that Naruto brought it up, he felt extremely embarrassed!

(ー_ー)!!

"Naruto, stop talking..."

Sasuke covered his face in embarrassment.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, groups of Ninjas who had passed the test emerged from the Forest of Death.

In the end, a total of seven groups successfully passed the exam.

Yesterday, Shinki instructed Karin to make sure she delivered those Scrolls to the Konoha Ninja.

Therefore, the majority of those who passed the exam were from Konoha!

The seven groups that passed were: the Shinki Group, the Gaara Group, the Neji Group, the Shikamaru Group, the Hinata Group, the Kabuto Yakushi Group, and another group whose name is unknown, the Amegakure Group.

To Shinki's surprise, Karin's Team failed to advance in the competition.

After inquiring, Shinki learned that Karin had given all the Scrolls to the people of Konoha the day before, and was then ambushed by the Amegakure group, which was why she failed the exam.

Every Konoha team that emerges from the Forest of Death will go to the Shinki team to express their gratitude.

"Thank you so much, Shinki. If it weren't for the Scroll you gave us, the three of us definitely wouldn't have made it through."

Ino Yamanaka, representing Shikamaru's group, said.

"Yes, it's difficult for us to survive even five days in the Forest of Death, let alone steal Scrolls from others," Choji said.

The gluttonous fat boy Choji had lost a lot of weight because he had endured an extremely difficult five days in the Forest of Death.

Even the usually aloof Neji leaned close to Shinki and whispered something.

Thank you.

"Although I'm grateful for your kindness, I won't hold back in the upcoming match."

Listen to what Neji is saying! Shinki retorted without hesitation, "No need. Even if you go all out, you might not be able to beat us."

Neji:(▼ヘ▼#)

Tenten then pulled Neji aside, grasped Shinki's hand, and solemnly said, "Neji n't take what Neji said to heart. Anyway, thank you very much!"

Sensing a potential crisis, Ino Yamanaka nudged Tenten, saying, "Thanks is fine, but why are you holding the Shinki's hand?! (ꐦ ಠ 皿ಠ)"