The Anbu ninja withdrew along with Shisui.
A little over ten minutes later, someone in white robes and a bamboo hat marked with the character for "wind" walked into the courtyard, but when he spoke, his voice was Rasa's. "Xuan Zhe, long time no see~"
"Didn't I tell you? Don't bother me with that crap between you and old man Sarutobi." Xuan Zhe's tone was full of irritation.
Orochimaru let out a strange laugh, then his expression darkened. "No, no, I've brought some new information."
"Last week, Akatsuki wiped out my base in the Land of Rice Fields. That brat Obito stole all the research materials inside."
Xuan Zhe's eyes immediately turned cold.
Obito. Him again.
The chief examiner for the second test was Mitaraishi Anko.
The rules were the same as always-only teams that obtained both the "Heaven" and "Earth" scrolls and successfully reached the tower qualified for the third test, where they would face randomly selected teams inside the tower.
That was how past Chunin Ninja Exams had worked.
But things were different now.
After Konoha allied with the two major villages, Kumogakure and Kirigakure, the third test was moved to the large arena in central Konoha.
Nobles, wealthy merchants, and other important figures from various countries could use this exam to see the strength of each village's younger generation, then decide who to entrust their missions to in the future.
Unlike in the original story, Orochimaru hadn't sent the Konoha ** trio led by Kabuto Yakushi this time, nor had he used the Sound Ninja trio.
They were replaced by two teams from Kumogakure and Kirigakure.
By the finals, the matchups would definitely be worlds apart from the original story.
Orochimaru wasn't nearly as interested in the Sharingan anymore, either. After all, with a monster