Their Separate Paths
After the Forest of Death exam ended, Shiro, Yome, and Senya immediately returned to their inn.
The three of them gathered in Shiro's inn room. The table was covered with Konoha snacks they had bought on the street on their way back.
During their three days and two nights in the Forest of Death, they had barely eaten anything, relying entirely on standard-issue Ration Pills to keep themselves going.
They could satisfy a ninja's basic needs and provide plenty of energy, but Hidden Sand's Ration Pills tasted... truly indescribable.
Shiro handled them fairly well, but Senya and Yome, the two girls, had to pinch their noses every time they ate one.
Of course, it was not that Senya and Yome were delicate. It was just that after seeing all the unfamiliar delicacies on the table, combined with what they had gone through earlier, they could no longer wait to dig into those Konoha snacks.
After a hearty meal, all three wore satisfied expressions. Even the usually disciplined Shiro could not help eating two extra skewers of sweet dumplings.
He felt that this kind of sweet food was perfect for restoring stamina. It was definitely a taijutsu ninja's favorite!
At that moment, Yome finally relaxed after breaking free from the tension of the Forest of Death's second exam. Like a little sloth, she clung directly to Senya, her voice still carrying a trace of fear.
"Waaah~ Senya, when that Hokage's Assistant announced the exam results, I was scared to death."
"I barely made the cutoff! I almost failed to advance! That was so terrifying!"
"You and Shiro are both so much better than me. What if I was the only one who failed to advance? I don't want to be separated from everyone!"
As she spoke, she secretly