Luo Mang and the others walked down the street, looking over their application forms. They were heading out for a meal together to discuss their situation.
As they walked, Luo Mang lowered his head, thinking about what he should do.
Naruto Uzumaki patted his chest and spoke up.
"Don't worry, Brother Mang! I'll definitely protect you. If there really is some task where we have to fight over something, we'll go snatch it from the others together."
"The second half sounded fine, but what was that first part? Do I need you to protect me?"
Sasuke Uchiha rolled his eyes.
Instead of going straight home to fill out and submit their forms, they wanted to leave themselves some time to discuss how to handle things over a meal.
Sasuke Uchiha in particular actually wanted Mirai to join them. That way, he could reveal more information, and Sasuke could meet the girl who would be a great help to him in the future.
Whether for the future or for his immediate promotion to Chunin, it would be a tremendous help.
The video in the Diary was enough to confirm one of the stages. That strange man named Orochimaru, with his long tongue sticking out, had mentioned stealing a scroll.
"Yeah, as long as we coordinate well, we should be fine. Surely the stages won't all be team matches?"
Luo Mang knew the plot. First came the written exam, then the fight over scrolls in the Forest of Death, and finally the elimination tournament, with preliminaries before the official matches.
The second stage, stealing scrolls, required teamwork. If he was careful during that stage, he might not even have to reveal many of his trump cards.
*(The first stage is the written exam, the second is stealing scrolls in the Forest of