"All right, you need to collect the Scroll of Heaven and the Scroll of Earth. To pass the exam, you must bring both scrolls to the central tower."
After Minato Namikaze finished speaking, he began directing the crowd into small curtained rooms to collect their scrolls.
This way, no one outside their own team would know which scroll they had received.
"Now, the exam begins!"
After everyone had collected their scrolls, Minato Namikaze, as the chief proctor, officially announced the start. To prevent a bloody battle from breaking out the moment they entered, each team had a slightly different entrance and entry time.
Kiyoshi and the others took a path on the left.
"We need to find the Scroll of Earth."
Kurenai Yuhi held a scroll marked with the character for "Heaven."
"It's fine. Let's look around first."
Kiyoshi shook his head.
There was still plenty of time.
The exam lasted five days.
That meant Kiyoshi could do whatever he wanted in here for five days.
The towering ancient trees of the Death Forest severely obstructed visibility, and the only monitored area was inside the tower.
Otherwise, Orochimaru could have turned the place upside down without a single ninja finding any trace of him. Only Anko Mitarashi had happened to run into him.
"Let's head toward the central area first."
Kiyoshi stepped forward.
Kurenai Yuhi nodded and put away the scroll.
Asuma Sarutobi drew his Chakra Blade as a precaution, and the three set off together.
A spring rain had fallen over the Death Forest last night, leaving droplets of dew on the leaves of the towering ancient trees.
For the candidates participating in the Chunin Exams today, this was nothing.
"Whether it's the Sharingan or the Byakugan, both are things the village urgently needs."
Baki stepped on the