The rules for stealing the scroll in the Forest of Death were no different from those for the later Konoha.
The teams, each carrying Heaven Scroll and Earth Scroll, were scattered throughout the forest, which spanned a five-kilometer radius.
Everyone needs to protect their own scroll and then seize another type of scroll that they don't have.
It tests the ninja's reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance abilities, but more importantly, it tests their combat strength and operational capabilities.
When Mukai received the scroll, he took a close look at Orochimaru, who was the chief examiner.
While he was observing the other person, those snake-like eyes were also observing him with great interest.
Mukai, enduring the goosebump-inducing gaze, nodded slightly to Orochimaru.
He received the Heaven Scroll.
Within the next five days, their team needs to obtain an Earth Scroll.
Then, carrying the two scrolls, they arrived at the tower in the middle of the Forest of Death.
During this period, all other teams will be their opponents.
Teams that suffer casualties in battle, automatically quit, or open the scroll without authorization will be eliminated.
Orochimaru had probably not completely turned evil at this time.
Compared to Orochimaru, Mukai didn't pay much attention to the other teams.
As for trivial matters like signing a death agreement, he didn't care at all.
Since I was born, haven't I always been walking a tightrope?
"They're gone!"
Mukai waved and, accompanied by Scorpion who had released the Crow puppet and Shisō who was wearing the leopard mech, stepped into the dense forest first.
With so many trees, cutting them all down would surely make a lot of money.
Orochimaru leaned against a pillar next to the barbed wire fence, watching with great interest as groups of Genin entered through different entrances.
He was about to slip away when he suddenly stopped:
" Jiraiya, weren't you going to find the Child of Prophecy?"
Why did you decide to come back?
The other examiners had already entered the Forest of Death when Orochimaru abruptly asked a question.
Jiraiya, with messy white hair and wearing an oil-colored Forehead Protector Jiraiya, appeared in front of Orochimaru.
"I came back because of other things. Were you involved in Sakumo's suicide?"
Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, saying in a hoarse voice:
"Who else but that guy could pull off such a rotten, stinking conspiracy?"
Our dear teacher, of course, tacitly approved of it.
These guys, tainted by aristocratic intrigue, hoped to use such methods to suppress and subdue Sakumo.
Let him become a useful knife, a knife without its own thoughts.
They just messed things up in the end.
What, you idiot, do you want to seek justice for Sakumo?
Jiraiya's face was filled with pain as he faced Orochimaru's mockery.
He travels around under the pretext of gathering intelligence, but isn't that also a form of escapism?
It was precisely because he understood Orochimaru that he was even more certain that the other party was not lying.
Why did it have to come to this!
That's Hatake Sakumo to the village!
Jiraiya didn't know why he had specifically come to ask Orochimaru about it Jiraiya returned to the village.
Perhaps subconsciously, he didn't want his close friend to get involved in these corrupt conspiracies.
Now that he has this answer, there is no need for him to stay in the village.
Jiraiya was about to leave, Orochimaru asked in confusion:
"Did you really come back this time just for the Aburame Clan?"
What unreliable prophecy did that big Toad give you this time?
Jiraiya nodded:
" The Great Toad Sage's predictions were quite accurate."
This prophecy about the future is related to insects.
Nothing has happened with the Aburame Clan. I plan to go to Iwagakure to investigate the Kamizuru Clan.
"Insects? Interesting. Looks like I'll have to study insects sometime."
There are quite a few interesting kids in this Chunin Ninja Exams, aren't you going to stay and take a look?
Jiraiya Body Flicker Technique a telephone pole and disappeared into the distance with a few more leaps:
What's so interesting about kids fighting?
Please tell the old man for me that I've gone to Iwagakure to gather intelligence...
Orochimaru chuckled as he slid into the Forest of Death, a small white snake emerging from his sleeve.
The little snake kept flicking its tongue, pointing directly in the northwest direction.
"They went to the northwest edge? Did they discover my plan, or did they unintentionally distance themselves from other teams?"
interesting."
Orochimaru, with a hissing chuckle, disappeared into the dense forest.
There's a group of three in this direction, with two of them about ten meters to either side.
They might be lying in ambush; be careful.
Mukai Bioelectric Sensing to detect an approaching group.
After all, with only a five-kilometer radius of forest, it's quite easy to run into so many teams.
It's all Shikaku Nara's fault. He went easy on us in the first round, barely eliminating any teams.
When the two sides came within 30 meters of each other, they officially entered a standoff combat range.
"Takigakure? What are your scrolls?"
Facing the two men and one woman with their hands on the ground, Mukai stepped forward first and asked a question.
As he spoke, he pointed to both sides with his hands behind his back.
The three men wearing Takigakure Forehead Protector did not answer Mukai's question.
The thin-faced ninja crouching in the middle grinned:
"Are your scrolls written with the character for 'Heaven' or 'Earth'?"
Mukai directly took out the scroll from his pocket and showed it to them:
"We are the Heaven Scroll, what about yours?"
The thin-faced ninja suddenly raised his hands from the ground and swung them sharply towards the center:
" Ninja Art - Water Flow Body-Breaking Technique!"
The two figures beside him shattered simultaneously, turning into two clumps of viscous water, which, along with the water surges up from the ground,
Like a giant net, it pounced straight at us.
At the same time, the sounds of Ninjutsu rang out from the trees on both sides:
"Secret Technique - Pollen Confusion Technique!"
"Combined Ninjutsu - Amber Prison Technique!"
A larger mass of pollen, accompanied by a giant hand that transformed the viscous water into a yellowish-brown color, enveloped the three within the range of Ninjutsu.
This amber trap is a signature Ninjutsu of the three, which uses the ability to transform a large area of viscous resin into rapidly solidifying, hard amber.
Ultimately, the enemy was trapped inside and unable to move.
Tobitake Yūma, who was the first to activate the Ninjutsu, already had a victorious smile on his face!
As the captain of this squad, he is one of the few sensory ninjas in Takigakure.
After undergoing rigorous waterfall training in the village, he awakened the ability to Water Ripple Sensing.
He could sense various information about the enemies along the way by using the resin water he had laid out in advance.
It was also obvious that the three Sunagakure who walked into the trap were all physical entities.
Especially Mukai, who came out to talk, had such a cool performance in the first test, how could Tobitake Yūma not be impressed?
Their scrolls were also Heaven Scroll, but he still chose to launch an ambush and teach Mukai and his group a lesson.
Who told those Sunagakure to be so attention-seeking!