After the pre-test qualifications were confirmed, Genin who were promoted also left. Akaseki specially approached Fugaku and invited the three Fugaku to go to the Ramen store together.
Fugaku hesitated after hearing this, but smiled and declined. Yashiro on the side wanted to remind Akaseki of something, but was interrupted by Fugaku, who just told Akaseki and his teammates to prepare well for the next exam.
Looking at the backs of the three tribesmen leaving, Akaseki always felt that it was wrong to isolate himself from the village like this, but there was nothing more he could do at this time.
In the Ramen store, nine Konoha Genin who had just passed the written examination were having afternoon tea----
"Why come to Ramen store for afternoon tea?" Choza said in confusion.
"No, no, no, only you don't have the need to ask!" Akaseki looked at the pile of Ramen bowls in front of him speechlessly.
It's only four o'clock now, so it's not even dinner time yet, so everyone just ordered some desserts.
On the other side, Minato, Shikaku and Shibi are still analyzing the pre-test situation----
"There are a total of 30 groups of Genin that have advanced, of which we Konoha Ninja account for 15 groups, Hidden Mist Village and Iwagakure have 3 groups each, and the remaining 9 groups come from nine different Xiaoyin villages - in terms of elimination ratio, 90% of the eliminated are ninjas from Konoha." Shikaku said with emotion.
"But the rest are all elites. Let's prepare for tomorrow's practical test questions!" Minato said.
Only Konoha signed up for Genin himself. Other hidden villages select elites to "show", so the elimination rates are of course different.
At this moment, just listen to Ramen outside the store----
"It is our Hyuga Clan's ancestral motto to not eat when we are not on duty or when we are not on duty----"
"Let's go, let's go, today is a special day."
"There are no rules if you compromise just to pass the written test!"
"Don't be such a spoiler--why don't you just watch me eat?"
Immediately, I saw two young brothers with upper body haori and lower body hakama clothes, with pure white eyes, half pushing and half pushing into the store. Then you can see a young man wearing a green scarf behind, pushing the two of them in——
It is brothers Hyuga Hiashi, Hizashi Hyuga, and Shinnosuke Sarutobi.
"The lover of your dreams is here." Ranwu complained to Akaseki in a low voice.
Inuzuka Clan:???
Inuzuka Tsume heard something on the side and gave Akaseki a strange look - Which one? Both are very strange!
Seeing the people in the store, brother Hyuga's face became even more serious, while Sarutobi, who looked cheerful, said in surprise, "Ah? Everyone is here?"
"Axin, do you have any inside information about the exam questions?" Shikaku was familiar with him, so he teased him.
"Speaking of inside information, let me think about it----how is it possible! Hahaha----" Shinnosuke finished pretending to be stupid and complaining.
Akaseki:----
Shinnosuke has always been like this, but Akaseki is not interested in this kind of "cheerful young master" persona.
Shinnosuke and Akaseki were not familiar with each other before. After all, Akaseki is in the same grade, and except for the label "Uchiha Clan", nothing else is very conspicuous.
However, in the only contact they had, Shinnosuke was also very enthusiastic towards Akaseki.
At this time, Shinnosuke specially sat over, patted Akaseki on the shoulder with emotion and said, "Akaseki! Today is an eye-opener for me. If my old man wasn't really too busy, he would probably want to accept you as his student!"
Among Konoha, if you want to say that the one who has mastered ordinary ninjutsu is Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Although Second Hokage also has all five attributes of chakra, the more emphasis is on Water Style, as well as various self-developed Secret Technique, unlike Hiruzen Sarutobi, which is famous for its "five attribute ninjutsu combination".
"No, I'm still far away----" Akaseki said modestly.
"Hahaha, don't be modest! This doesn't look like Uchiha Clan at all." Shinnosuke complained with a smile.
He said embarrassing words with a cheerful face------
People who are familiar with him are already used to this.
As for brother Hyuga, after sitting down, he has been silent and looked majestic.
Because the two of them are exactly the same from looks to clothes, so except for Shinnosuke, no one can tell which one of them is who----
Thinking back to when they first formed Team 3, Shinnosuke had a sudden idea and suggested that they tie Forehead Protector around their necks, so that it would be easier to distinguish them - after all, Hizashi had "Caged Bird" Cursed Seal on his forehead while Hiashi did not.
As a result, Team 3 almost disbanded on the same day!
Hiashi has been wearing Forehead Protector just to avoid being different from Hizashi. As for Hizashi, he doesn't want others to see "Caged Bird".
"Shikaku, what are your guesses about the retest?" Shinnosuke asked expectantly. It was obvious that he believed in Shikaku's brain.
"Since we are gathering at the entrance of the village, and we specifically asked to bring Supplies, I think the exam location is outside Konoha, and - it's probably not close, or we will be restricted from returning to Konoha during the assessment." Shikaku speculated.
Shinnosuke heard this, waved his hand and said bluntly, "Tell me something I couldn't think of."
Obviously he acquiesced, Shikaku must be smarter than himself.
Shikaku heard this and Byakugan said, "If we must analyze it - first of all, I think this range cannot go beyond Land of Fire's national border. After all, if Chunin Ninja Exams is to be placed outside the country, there are too many uncontrollable factors."
As Shikaku spoke, he simply dipped his fingers in water and drew an outline of Land of Fire. Konoha was located north of the center of Land of Fire.
"Secondly, since the location is within the territory of Land of Fire, the test questions should be biased towards Iwagakure and Kirigakure, otherwise they will not agree. It is even possible that the main ones who set the questions and choose the location are the other two Dayin Villages." Shikaku made another point that most others had not thought of before.
Immediately, Shikaku's serious expression relaxed, and he said nonchalantly, "If we want to analyze it later, it will basically focus on these two points. For example, if Iwagakure and Kirigakure pose questions, they should be simulations related to war. However, since it is Chunin Ninja Exams, I don't think it can be a frontal battlefield simulation."
Chunin In the frontal battlefield of a big battle, they can only act as cows and horses. There is nothing to imitate. When it comes to the frontal battlefield, it is not their turn to show their subjective initiative and just contribute forcefully.
"And based on this, I think it shouldn't be placed on the western border. Otherwise, it's just a written test. It would be too exciting to simulate the battlefield near Land of Rain and Land of Wind."
Shikaku The more you analyze it, the more specific it becomes.
"Nara Clan is indeed a genius, his brain is full of aura--anything else?" Shinnosuke almost took out his notebook and wrote it down.
"It's useless for you to praise me - we are here to discuss, not to listen to my explanation, right?" Shikaku reminded everyone that we are here to brainstorm, not just waiting for ourselves here!
Upon seeing this, Minato said, "If I, Konoha, were taking the exam myself, of course I could arrange and clean up the exam location in advance to ensure that the exam goes smoothly.
"But if Kirigakure and Iwagakure come to choose a location, and they only proposed it in the past few days, then they can only choose places where the control level is relatively high. It is impossible to go to some real deep mountains and old forests because there is no time to arrange them."
Shibi on the side also said concisely and concisely at this time, "Important strongholds are also impossible."
If Iwagakure and Kirigakure want to specify some sensitive locations and take the opportunity to investigate Konoha's secrets, Konoha will definitely not agree.
Originally, there were basically no clues, only two things: "Gathering at the entrance of the village" and "Bring more Supplies". However, after some analysis and elimination, the approximate scope was really drawn!
Although I don't know what the specific topic will be, if I have a guess about the location, I can prepare something accordingly.
In the evening, each team got ready——
July 2, eight in the morning.
90 people from each village, Genin, are already waiting at the entrance of the village.
At this time, a ninja wearing round glasses who looked about the same age as Jiraiya appeared in front of everyone----
"Huh? It's Santoku Special Jōnin from Analysis Corps." Ranwu recognized the person directly.
"Analysis?" Akaseki's expression changed. Everyone's questions last night also included "the transmission or theft of coded intelligence". After all, this is also an important part of the ninja war.
"I am Santoku, the examiner of this session. Some of you may know me, so you should know that I am very busy, so don't worry about it - as Chunin, passing and intercepting passwords are also tasks you will face!
"This is what will be tested in this exam. After that, you will be given a scroll. The scroll will indicate whether you are responsible for transmitting the code or receiving the code, and how to connect.
"I can tell you now that the joints are divided into three places: Valley of the End, Tanzaku Town, and Shukuba Town. What you have to do first is to complete your joint tasks and pass the password.
"After the transmitter completes the transmission, it is deemed to have completed a task. The receiver must ensure that the secret code it received has not been leaked before the end of the fourteen-day pre-test before it can be deemed to have completed a reception. If the task fails, 1 point will be deducted.
"In these fourteen days, you will not only deliver the mission once. After completing the joint, or the delivery completely fails, the mission on the scroll will be refreshed, which may require you to travel to three places. During this period, you are not allowed to go to places other than the mission. In addition--
"In addition to transmitting and receiving secret codes, of course you can also intercept and deceive the secret codes of other teams. In the end, your score is the transmission points, the reception points, and the robbery points. The three are multiplied by each other. I think if the multiplier is zero, the result will be zero." I shouldn't need to emphasize this matter.
"In addition, when it comes to hijacking, it is useless to rob the deliverer after he has completed the delivery. You can only rob during the delivery, or rob the team that received the code.
"Ah----by the way, let me tell you all, in Tanzaku Town, because it is a prosperous place and the guardian force is very strong, theoretically you are not the same as the local people, so if the open battle alarms the Guardian Ninja, all those found will be eliminated on the spot;
"At Shukuba Town, it is an inn, and the protective force is not that strong. However, once the ninjas there are alerted, they must leave immediately; as for Valley of the End - it depends on your own skills, no one will stop you from fighting."