The rules for this squad combat test were simple: teams could attack freely, and each team they defeated earned them one point. The team with the most points at the end would win.
The rules were simple, but there was plenty of room for maneuver.
Since there was no rule against teaming up, just as Sasuke had guessed at the start, the Academy had taken the strength of Yakumo's squad into account and tacitly allowed the other squads to work together against them and claim the ultimate victory.
Swish, swish, swish.
In the blink of an eye, the Konoha students in the formation charged into the Forest of Death, their figures disappearing one after another into the shadowy depths of the primeval forest.
"So fast!"
"Has it started?"
"Good luck!"
The atmosphere grew lively at once, and the crowd watching the spectacle stirred with excitement!
"Hey, why haven't those people set off yet?"
"They're not ninjas from our village, are they?"
"Are they taking part in our Konoha Ninja Academy's combat test too?"
It didn't take long for someone to notice that a few squads in the formation hadn't rushed into the Forest of Death to seize advantageous positions like the others. Instead, they stood quietly where they were. Soon, someone recognized that none of the four squads were from Konoha.
As it turned out,
the ones who had stayed behind instead of immediately charging into the Forest of Death like the Konoha students were the squads from the other four villages.
Darui of Kumogakure glanced at the others and yawned. "Why aren't you moving?"
Suigetsu of Kirigakure gave a strange laugh. "You haven't moved either. Why should we go first?"
Kurotsuchi waved a hand and said casually, "All right, let's get going. We don't want to keep the Konoha