Compared to Ōnoki, who watched with rapt attention, Ye Ning found this Chunin Exam rather uninteresting.
More precisely, he found the examination process uninteresting.
He was still very interested in abducting little Deidara.
The second stage was held in an enormous valley.
This valley was also Iwagakure's very own "Forest of Death."
Its level of danger was even greater than that of the Forest of Death.
Konoha's Forest of Death was, at most, a dense jungle that blocked one's vision, with a few ferocious beasts within. But Iwagakure's valley possessed terrain far more complicated than the Forest of Death.
Cliff faces, basins, wastelands, and even swamplands—it had every kind of terrain imaginable.
The dangers within also far exceeded the expectations of all the leaders who had brought participants.
Watching everyone's expressions change slightly, Ōnoki smiled in satisfaction before declaring proudly, "This is Iwagakure's Death Gorge! Within this valley, there are sandstorms, poisonous miasma, and all manner of venomous insects. Every participant must survive in Death Gorge for one week, while also gathering the characters 'Iwa' and 'Gakure' that have been placed there beforehand."
At those words, even Raikage A and Kazekage Rasa's expressions shifted.
Among the shinobi villages, only Sunagakure was renowned for poison. Amegakure under Hanzo could barely count as half of one. But that did not mean the other villages lacked corresponding poison techniques.
Iwagakure's venomous insects were likewise among the most lethal poisons in the Shinobi World!
Moreover, Iwagakure possessed a vast and complex variety of poisonous insects, each with different toxins. Once poisoned, the consequences would be unthinkable.
However, Iwagakure itself had never found a particularly good way to make use of these insects, which was why it had not employed poison techniques during wartime.
Ye Ning stroked his chin and nodded thoughtfully.
If he remembered