Naruto took the consent forms, kept one for himself, and passed the rest to Sakura and the others. Soon, everyone had a form.
Seeing this, Anko said, "All right, I'll explain the exam rules now! Simply put, this is an extreme wilderness survival challenge! First, let me explain the terrain!"
As she spoke, Anko pulled a scroll from beneath her clothes and opened it, revealing a bird's-eye view of the Forest of Death.
"Here it is. As you can see, Training Ground Forty-Four is a circle enclosed by forty-four locked entrances. Inside are forests, rivers, and a tower right in the middle. The distance from the entrances to the tower is roughly ten kilometers. Your next task is to take part in a wilderness survival exercise inside. The exercise is... a battle for scrolls where anything goes!"
At this point, Anko produced two scrolls from somewhere with perfect timing. One was black, with the character for earth written on it; the other was white, with the character for heaven.
Once she confirmed that everyone's attention was on the scrolls, Anko continued, "A battle for scrolls is exactly what it sounds like-a fight over these two scrolls, the Heaven Scroll and the Earth Scroll. Of the twenty-six teams that passed the first exam, half will have a Heaven Scroll, and the other half will have an Earth Scroll. Each team will hold one type, so you'll have to seize scrolls from one another!"
At her words, everyone's expressions varied. That description gave them a bad feeling. The more timid among them were already growing frightened, while some looked excited.
Then Sasuke asked, "So what are the conditions for passing?"
Anko said, "Simple. Reach the central tower with both a Heaven Scroll and an Earth Scroll, and you pass!"
Everyone's heart tightened.