A loud boom rang out from within the trap.
The next moment, a dark figure flashed out of the white smoke filling it, his eyes warily scanning the surroundings.
However, upon seeing this figure, Shikamaru, standing at the edge of the trap, showed a faintly relieved expression at the corner of his mouth as he thought to himself.
Sure enough, my guess was right...
The one who appeared was a Konoha ninja dressed in shinobi attire. The moment he sensed the trap on the ground after appearing, he immediately darted out of it and solemnly assessed the situation outside.
Meanwhile, the heavily injured people inside the trap had already widened their eyes, staring at this scene in disbelief.
The ninja looked around. When he saw the Konoha Headbands on Shikamaru and the others' foreheads, his stern expression relaxed slightly, and he asked.
"What happened here? Whose scroll was opened?"
Hearing him, Shikamaru slowly stepped forward. Though his face was still somewhat childish, he showed no sign of stage fright as he calmly said.
"The scroll belonged to those guys below. They've now chosen to withdraw from this exam."
The Konoha ninja nodded lightly at Shikamaru's words, quite satisfied with the performance of Shikamaru and the others.
After all, as a member of Konoha, he absolutely did not wish to see the younger generation of his own village eliminated.
With that in mind, he did not dwell too strictly on the rules of the examination grounds. He nodded approvingly at Shikamaru and the others.
"Good job. In that case, I'll be responsible for taking them away."
"Since they violated the exam rules by opening the scroll, they have already lost the right to continue the exam."
As he spoke, he cast an encouraging glance at Shikamaru and said softly.
"As for