Early the next morning, the sixty-three Genin who had passed the first Written Exam arrived at the entrance to Hidden Hot Spring Village under the leadership of the Jonin leading their respective villages.
At exactly nine o'clock, they were led out of the village and walked until they reached a forest enclosed by barbed wire, where everyone came to a stop.
The village chief of Hidden Hot Spring Village was waiting at the entrance to the fence. He cleared his throat and tried his best to put on a dignified expression before speaking.
"The second test will now begin: Trap Forest."
As he spoke, the chief of Hidden Hot Spring Village began reading out the rules for this test. Compared to Naruto and the others' exam, this one was vastly different—or rather, much more difficult.
Its core concept was the same as Naruto's exam: protect a scroll. The difference was that these scrolls were not divided into Heaven and Earth; each group simply had one scroll.
Moreover, this time, a scroll could not secure advancement for an entire team. It could only allow one person to advance.
When they first entered the forest, every group would be split apart. Everyone had to rely on their own strength to evade the traps, protect their scroll, and reunite with their teammates.
Then, using that scroll as their foundation, the reunited teams had to seize as many scrolls as possible over the following three days and wait for the Central Tower to open before turning them in.
During the final submission stage, the concept of teams would be abandoned. Whoever submitted a scroll would advance; those without one would be eliminated directly.
Cruel and straightforward. It was easy to foresee that this exam would be far more brutal than Naruto and the others'