Senior Anko, I'm Afraid I'll Forget You

Chapter 31: Senior Anko, I'm Afraid I'll Forget You

The abnormal sound of the finish line tower collapsing shook the Forest of Death.

A group of hidden genin examinees could no longer hold back. Gazing at the finish line that had disappeared in the distance, they began to worry about their scores and quickly hurried towards the center of the forest.

Akihara Kagura sat on the steps in front of the ruins, watching the birds startled by the crowd in the forest. A slow smile spread across his lips.

"The fish always take the bait."

Akihara Kagura controlled the massive Wood Dragon, which vanished beside him. He murmured almost in a whisper, "It's about to begin, Wood Dragon."

It was obvious.

The first to arrive would surely be those who traveled light.

As someone participating in the Chunin Exam alone, Uchiha Itachi didn't need to worry about his teammates' speed. Upon arriving near the central area, he immediately went into hiding.

The genius young man of the Uchiha Clan hid among fallen leaves, secretly observing Akihara Kagura sitting in the ruins and the Wood Dragon behind him.

"It's him..."

Uchiha Itachi wasn't the only one astonished.

Another arriving squad quickly spotted Akihara Kagura's appearance.

They had intended to remain hidden as well, but as more and more squads gathered in this area, conflicts were bound to occur...

"Why are you hiding here!"

"Bastards, are you trying to ambush us!"

"Let's take care of you despicable people first!"

"Don't throw shuriken around carelessly!"

The scene quickly descended into chaos!

This area wasn't very large, and soon small-scale battles erupted. The chaos of the fighting also affected others who were hiding! This was an opportunity!

Due to the collapse of the finish line tower, all teams were forced to gather in this area prematurely. Some powerful teams were taking the opportunity to snatch the Heaven and Earth Scrolls.

Even though Uchiha Itachi's hiding spot was very concealed, he was finally noticed by the ninjas engaged in the fierce battle and was forced to join the melee...

"The situation doesn't allow us to just fight like this..."

"Uchiha Itachi, hand over your scroll, and we'll let you go!"

This squad was no match for Uchiha Itachi and was quickly defeated. The enemy's scroll also fell into Uchiha Itachi's hands.

"Very lucky, and very smooth..."

Uchiha Itachi, having collected the Heaven and Earth Scrolls, quickly withdrew to the side. He didn't want to get involved in needless disputes. His gaze returned to Akihara Kagura.

"But..."

"It's not lucky, nor is it smooth."

Besides Uchiha Itachi, quite a few others also realized the threat of Akihara Kagura, running around and calling for everyone present to gather.

"Everyone stop!"

"Get lost! We'll deal with you first!"

"Everyone, stop fighting! Let's deal with that kid first!"

"Don't forget the Wood Dragon behind that kid. That's not something our squad can handle. Don't let him reap the benefits!"

Unfortunately.

Once a fight begins, even if the participants retain their reason, it's not so easy to stop.

Just as a long-haired ninja was earnestly urging everyone to stop their infighting, a childish voice appeared in the field: "Hey, it's not easy to stop a fight. People will die if this continues... How about I help you?"

"Who?"

The long-haired ninja turned around with some joy.

However, his gaze quickly stiffened because he saw the person he least wanted to see, Akihara Kagura, slowly walking down from the steps of the ruins.

"Wood Release..."

"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"

The ground in the entire area began to tremble again!

Vines and tree roots rapidly shot out from Akihara Kagura's feet, and in the blink of an eye, a patch of tall, giant trees grew!

"What the hell is this!"

"Run!"

"Quick, help me cut it down!"

The branches and roots of these giant trees rapidly continued to extend, binding all the genin examinees they touched!

"The efficiency of ninja swords is too low..."

Uchiha Itachi swung his ninja sword, severing a branch as thick as an arm. He quickly sheathed the sword and retreated rapidly, his hands flying through hand seals!

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball landed on the vines attacking him, the flames immediately spreading and pushing back the vines, even igniting a giant tree!

However...

This efficiency was still too slow!

The power of the Great Fireball Technique was nowhere near enough to burn all the giant trees, and it couldn't even stop the spread of the Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence jutsu!

"No good!"

"I've already gathered the scrolls."

"Let's observe from a distance!"

Uchiha Itachi looked at his two scrolls and decided to retreat first. His figure quickly vanished from the scene.

The other examinees didn't have his strength, nor his good luck.

Akihara Kagura's Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence was far beyond what they could handle. Other ninja teams, under the relentless assault of vines and roots, were completely exhausted...

A group of genin were hung from the same tree...

These people swayed like fruit hanging from a tree.

Akihara Kagura stood on the head of the Wood Dragon, slowly rising to their level, and asked, "You are lucky. Although the second stage of the Chunin Exam allows killing, Lord Danzō has forbidden me from killing anyone, so I won't kill you..."

"What do you want?"

One ninja voiced the question on everyone's mind.

Akihara Kagura played with a scroll in his hand and said, "First, hand over what I need. Second..."

"What are you doing!"

A somewhat familiar female voice called out!

When Anko Mitarai arrived with a group of Chunin examiners, she saw such a strange scene, causing everyone to stop in their tracks.

Akihara Kagura saw the arriving examiners.

The genin, strung up, looked at the examiners with anticipation in their eyes, hoping they would intervene in the exam and rescue them!

However...

The person who arrived was the ninja who always called herself Konoha's most cruel female ninja.

Anko Mitarai ignored the pleading genin, pointed at the ruined observation tower, and questioned loudly, "Destroying the finish line of the second stage exam, do you want everyone to fail?"

"The village wouldn't allow such a thing to happen."

Akihara Kagura looked down at the Chunin examiners and explained, "I just wanted to lure them out. I'm not very good at wilderness survival, so I could only force them out this way and snatch some food from these guys."

"What a shame..."

"I caught a fish, and it looks like the owner of the fish pond has also shown up."

"What kind of damn metaphor is that..."

Anko Mitarai, still with a dango skewer in her mouth, frowned and asked, "Aren't you worried about being disqualified?"

"Not worried."

"Someone already told me the password to pass the second stage in advance."

Akihara Kagura spread his palms and continued indifferently, "Strictly speaking, the requirement to pass the second stage of the Chunin Exam is just to gather the Heaven and Earth Scrolls and reach this point. I guess there are others here who know this."

"..."

Anko Mitarai angrily took another bite of her dango.

"..."

Akihara Kagura licked his lips.

"Tsk, kid, are you hungry?"

Anko Mitarai continued chewing her dango, as if thinking of something, and suddenly grinned, "If you have gathered the Heaven and Earth Scrolls and want to pass at this moment, you can accept food from someone outside the arena."

Anko Mitarai even took out a food bag as she spoke, slowly continuing, "If you stay here and eat what these people made, what if they poisoned it? There have been many precedents for such things during the Chunin Exam..."

Anko Mitarai's thinking was quite clear: as long as she could get this kid out of the exam, she could solve potential future troubles within the arena.

To be honest.

This kid always caused trouble.

Akihara Kagura chuckled and raised his palms, the Heaven and Earth scrolls flying up and being tossed towards Anko Mitarai.

"Tsk, you made the right choice!"

Anko Mitarai caught the two scrolls and said with a smirk, "Although normally I should teach you how to open the Heaven and Earth Scrolls, I think that would be a waste of time for you. Congratulations, you are the first examinee to pass..."

"I also choose to pass!"

Uchiha Itachi suddenly appeared there, at some unknown time.

When Uchiha Itachi saw the Chunin Exam proctors appear, he immediately realized that if he met the proctors, he might be able to pass directly through them!

This was because the final destination tower for passing had already been destroyed!

"Congratulations, you're the second one!"

Anko Mitarai quickly glanced at Uchiha Itachi and added, "That kid from the Uchiha Clan, you still have time to go to the village's sweet shop and buy some sanshoku dango!"

Since the two of them were always regulars at Konoha's sweet shop, Anko Mitarai knew that the kid Uchiha Itachi liked sanshoku dango.

"Ah, thank you, Senpai!"

Uchiha Itachi nodded awkwardly and quickly leaped towards the exit!

Akihara Kagura paid no attention to any of this. His gaze fell on the food bag in Anko Mitarai's hand, as if he were waiting for Anko Mitarai to give him the bag.

Anko Mitarai took out a skewer of dumplings from the bag, took another bite herself, and revealed a fierce expression on her face, "Kid, you've caused so much trouble for us proctors, do you really think I'd share my favorite sweets with you?"

"Tsk, I fell for it again..."

Akihara Kagura couldn't help but laugh, still looking at the fierce Anko Mitarai, "Senpai Anko, I'm starting to worry I might forget you."

First update!

Dug a few plot holes.

This chapter is almost 3000 characters! I tried my best to make it longer!