Fail to Grab the Bells, and Everyone Loses Their Trainee Ninja Qualifications!

"What a hassle."

Shikamaru rubbed his temples helplessly as he stepped out of the house. Even though he tried his best to avoid it, his mother still nagged him for a while.

"Hey, Shikamaru, were you enjoying some loving nagging in there just now?"

A voice rang out, Shikamaru was startled, looking to the side.

Ino and Choji were standing there, both with smiling expressions on their faces.

"We waited for almost five minutes."

Ino put her arm around Shikamaru's shoulder and said with a smile.

"I've already eaten a whole bag of potato chips." Choji waved the bag of potato chips in his hand.

"You two really have defeated me." Shikamaru chuckled lightly; these two seemed impatient.

"Let's go then."

"Oh! No problem!" Ino laughed heartily in response, Choji smiled beside him.

The three of them continued on their way until they arrived at the training ground, which was surrounded by a fence.

"Shikamaru, this should be the place, right?" Choji squinted at his surroundings and asked uncertainly.

"Ah~ Training Ground Three, this is the right place."

Shikamaru glanced at the sign hanging in the corner and nodded.

"Let's go then, we shouldn't be late."

Ino rushed in first, calling out to Shikamaru and Choji as she went.

"They've arrived."

Shikamaru scratched the back of his head and strode out with a lazy expression.

Um?

Shikamaru and his friends were stunned as soon as they entered the training ground. A Jonin ninja was standing in the center of the field, a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

Asuma, who had been waiting there, looked up and chuckled when he saw Shikamaru and the other two.

"I'm not late!"

"Greetings, senior!" Shikamaru and the other two quickly bowed and greeted him.

Asuma didn't care about this, since Shikamaru others weren't considered members of his team yet.

Asuma casually tucked his right hand into his pocket, while his left hand dangled out, two metallic bells jingling in the air.

"The internship assessment is simple," Asuma exhaled a puff of smoke. "You have two hours to snatch these bells from my hands."

"If anyone fails to grab the bell, everyone will lose their apprentice ninja qualification!"

Upon hearing this, Shikamaru and the other two exchanged glances. Although they knew there would be a test, none of them expected it to be like this.

"This is really troublesome..." Shikamaru sighed.

After all, Asuma was an elite among Jonin, and even Shikamaru and the others had been training with him all along.

To be honest, Shikamaru wasn't really confident.

"It doesn't matter!"

Choji finished his potato chips, crumpled the packaging, and said, "I'm full. I can fight now!"

Ino raised a hand to smooth her long hair, put her right hand on her hip, and said, "That's right, Shikamaru and I are disciples of Hagoromo- sensei."

"We're the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho, we absolutely cannot let them down!"

Upon hearing this, Shikamaru's lips curled slightly. "Ah~ Let this senior measure our training results!"

Asuma waited until Shikamaru said those words before smiling, and then...

"Start!"

Before the announcement was even finished, Asuma's figure had already disappeared.

"Spread!"

Shikamaru immediately gave the order; their opponents were Jonin, and the three of them never dared to be careless.

Upon hearing Shikamaru's command, Ino and Choji immediately stood back to back, forming a defensive formation.

Call out--

A whooshing sound came from above the three of them, and Choji immediately raised his arm.

"Partial Expansion Jutsu - Hand!"

In an instant, Choji's arm appeared like a giant shield above the three of them.

Bang--!

Asuma's legs, imbued with chakra, landed directly on Chakra's Choji arms, producing a dull thud.

Upon being struck by this force, Choji's expression instantly changed, and he gritted his teeth, gathering Yang Release Chakra.

"Yang Release: Armor!"

Buzz--

Choji, who was originally trending downwards, suddenly waved his hands, and Asuma's figure was thrown aside.

"That's interesting!"

As Asuma landed with a thud, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, not only at the reactions of the others, but also at Choji's response.

"Shadow Imitation Technique!"

The moment Asuma's foot touched the ground, Shikamaru had already raised his hands, and the shadow beneath his feet darted out like a venomous snake.

It sped towards Asuma's shadow connection.

"It's a success!" Ino was standing nearby, couldn't help but shout when she saw this.

Before he could even smile, Asuma's figure exploded into a puff of smoke with a bang.

"Shadow Clone?!"

Shikamaru and the others, who had been with Naruto for so long, would certainly recognize this technique.

"When..."

"When you blocked my first attack."

Asuma's voice came from the side, followed by three shuriken arranged Shuriken a triangular shape being shot out.

"Disperse!"

Shikamaru immediately gave the order, and the three of them quickly scattered in all directions.

Seeing this, Asuma smiled; what he wanted was for Shikamaru and the others to disperse.

Based on what he had just learned, Asuma immediately set his sights on Ino, who was alone.

With a swift movement, a dark figure appeared quickly behind Ino. Asuma said, "Too slow, Ino."

"Yeah?"

Ino, who had been running, turned her head and asked, feigning confusion.

Um?

"The Mind Body Switch Technique!"

Ino quickly formed hand seals, and her mental energy instantly surged towards Asuma.

Asuma, who was about to rush behind Ino, suddenly took a step and bent down to the side.

That's too fast!

When did the Mind Body Switch Technique start to turn around so quickly?

"This road is blocked, senpai!" Choji's voice rang out, and the ground began to shake.

"Human Bullet Tank!"

Choji's body swelled up instantly, then he curled up into a giant ball of flesh, rolling towards Asuma's location with a whooshing sound.

Asuma braced himself with one hand on the ground, and with a flip, he dodged Choji's attack, simultaneously throwing out several Explosive Tags.

Seeing this, Shikamaru's pupils contracted sharply, and with a wave of his hand, the shadow beneath his feet solidified into tentacles, rapidly moving towards Choji.

"Ninja Art: Shadow Tentacle!"

The black tentacles deftly struck the Explosive Tag Asuma had thrown out, then hurtled towards Asuma.

Boom, boom--!

Several explosions rang out in succession, and the entire training ground was filled with smoke and dust.

Choji stopped abruptly, dispelling the spell, and a few beads of cold sweat trickled down his face.

This Jonin was incredibly fast; he not only nimbly dodged his own attack but also managed to launch a counterattack.

"Good coping skills."

Asuma's approving voice rang out from the smoke and dust.

The next instant, the smoke and dust seemed to explode, and a huge amount of heat surged out.

Fire Style: Ash Pile Burning!

The scorching ash instantly enveloped Shikamaru and the Shikamaru, forcing them to retreat again after they had just gathered together.

Shikamaru frowned; Asuma's actions were quite obvious.

It's all to separate them again!