All the examinees who had arrived at the test site stared in shock at the dense black forest before them.
"A black forest? Could this be..."
"It has to be. This is the forest created by that man using Wood Release. Konoha supposedly classified it as a forbidden area long ago."
As gazes turned toward it, the expressions of countless examinees changed slightly.
The legendary First Hokage had been revived and developed this gloomy Wood Release.
If they were to fight in such a dangerous forest... if they carelessly got cut by a leaf, wouldn't they be sliced straight through?
Gulp!
Someone swallowed.
"Brats, you should feel honored to be the first batch of examinees to enter this forest."
Genitsu stood before the many Konoha ninja and pointed at the deep forest that made one's heart grow cold. He said calmly, "For the second test, each team will receive one of the Fourth Hokage's specially made kunai. The rules are simple: within six hours, obtain as many kunai as possible and gather at the southern entrance of the forest."
There were no restrictions on taking the specially made kunai from other teams.
Holding such an unrestricted battle in a forest this dangerous, it was easy to imagine that many people would die.
"You've all seen it. If you aren't strong enough, you won't even need other teams to act. You'll die in this forest yourselves. If you want to withdraw now, it's not too late."
Genitsu took out a kunai and flung it at a leaf.
Before everyone's eyes.
The kunai struck the leaf with a clang. Then, it was split cleanly in two and shattered on the spot.
What shattered along with it was the mentality of countless examinees.
Their eyes widened. It was the first time in their