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The front lines between Konoha and Iwagakure.
" Lord Jiraiya, Lady Tsunade has already announced her succession as the Fifth Hokage in Konoha. Orochimaru, who murdered his teacher, has been declared a top-ranking missing-nin, Konoha will kill him at all costs."
" Orochimaru..." Jiraiya put down the battle report in his hand with a gloomy expression, his fists clenched. Just two months ago, Orochimaru had specifically notified him to return to Konoha, so why did Orochimaru choose to attack the Old Man Third?
Moreover, Tsunade's succession to the Hokage Position was a bit too timely... Jiraiya dared not continue to speculate or conjecture, and was even less willing to continue thinking about it.
He believed Tsunade wouldn't do such things for the Hokage Position.
Naoki Senju, wielding Futsunomitama, instantly appeared before Danzo, delivering a sharp horizontal slash that left a deep, bone-revealing wound in Danzo's chest.
What's extremely strange is that although the wound was deep enough to expose the bone, Danzo didn't feel any pain, and not a single drop of blood flowed out. If it weren't for the obvious wound proving that Danzo had indeed been hit, Kakashi would have thought that Naoki Senju wasn't skilled at using a katana and had accidentally missed.
This is undoubtedly good news for Danzo. As long as Naoki Senju too overconfident and doesn't use Wood Release, he might not be no match for Naoki Senju, and might even have a chance to kill him with a single blow...
Since it was going to be a close-quarters battle... Danzo also released a Sealing Jutsu from his clothes, took out a small katana about thirty centimeters long, and then opened his mouth and spat out a stream of Wind Release Chakra.
" Wind Release: Vacuum Blade."
The short sword, imbued with Ninjutsu, had reached a length of about one meter. Although it was not as long as the Futsunomitama, this length was the most suitable for Danzo.
Heh... Watching Danzo's cautious and prepared steps, Naoki Senju found it amusing. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Danzo's unfamiliarity with Futsunomitama gave him the confidence to compete.
However, this confidence will soon be shattered...
Danzo cautiously maintained a safe distance while probing, then, believing he had found a weakness in Naoki Senju, launched a swift attack from behind.
But Danzo had barely taken two steps when an indescribable pain instantly swept through his body, far surpassing even the agony caused by the backlash from Hashirama Cells; it felt as if it were coming from the very depths of his soul...
Deep within the soul...? It was that sword strike just now!
Danzo was startled and raised his hand to touch the wound on his chest that wasn't bleeding, but all his fingers could feel was a shallow scar...
How could this be! The wound was clearly deep enough to expose the bone, yet it's almost completely healed now? Danzo's thoughts were completely thrown into disarray at this moment. The chaotic thoughts and the pain in his soul caused Danzo to trip over his own feet, resulting in a spectacular fall.
How could Naoki Senju miss such a good opportunity? He used Futsunomitama to finish off the enemy with several more sword strikes, specifically targeting non-fatal parts such as the thighs, arms, and kidneys... Well, it's uncertain whether Danzo's kidneys are still of any use.
The students on the playground erupted in an uproar. Did this mean they might be eliminated before they even took the exam?
"That's not fair! We're here to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams, not to answer your questions!"
Some candidates hid in the crowd and used unique vocal techniques to prevent the examiners from identifying who was asking the questions.
"Those who hide their true intentions have no right to question this. This is the first test of the Chunin Ninja Exams. If you can't even pass such a simple test, you might as well give up on the exam altogether."
Kotetsu Hagane retorted forcefully, demonstrating the confidence that Konoha possessed as the strongest ninja village!
The initially excited examinees gradually quieted down. After all, they were just newly graduated Genin. Perhaps a few had surpassed Genin, but they were still a minority.
"Since no one has chosen to withdraw from the exam, I will now reveal the first test question."
Kotetsu Hagane looked around and finally saw that no troublemakers dared to contradict him, the 'temporary examiner'.
"Very good. The first test is as follows: one of these two doors is a Genjutsu creation, while the other is a real door. Only by opening the correct door can you participate in this Chunin Ninja Exams."
"To find the correct door, you can only obtain information from us, and each person can only ask one question. A friendly reminder: one of us will only tell the truth, and the other will only lie. So, the timer is ten minutes. Candidates who haven't entered the examination room are considered failures. The test begins."
Izuki Kamizuki presses the clock that has been prepared beforehand, and the countdown to determine the fate of the examinees begins. If no one answers correctly, then this exam will become the first Chunin Ninja Exams history to be completely absent.
As the countdown began, the examinees on the training ground started to get anxious. Their goal this time was to become Chunin, and it would be too embarrassing to not even get into the examination hall for the first exam.
"How do you ask someone who only tells the truth and someone who only lies?"
"How about we take turns asking questions, starting by asking who is telling the truth, and then asking which door is the correct one?"
"How do you know the person you asked isn't lying? Pushing open the wrong door will get you eliminated immediately."
"Ugh... this question is way too difficult! Are all the Chunin Ninja Exams Konoha this rigorous?"
At this moment, not only the ninjas from other villages, but even the ninjas from Konoha were completely bewildered. When did the Chunin Ninja Exams add such a test?
What are these questions all about? Wouldn't it be much simpler to just test the ability to dispel Genjutsu?
Time passed slowly, and when half of the time had passed, one of the genin from Amegakure Genin contain himself. Ignoring his teammates' attempts to stop him, he walked toward the gate guarded Chunin two chunin.
He randomly selected Izumo Kamizuki on the left, pointed to the large gate on the right, and asked:
Is this the correct door?
Izumo Kamizuki glanced at it twice, then decisively shook his head. "This door is wrong."
After observing for a few moments, the Amegakure Genin decisively chose to push open the right-hand door. Based on his intuition and understanding of Genjutsu, he was certain that the Konoha Ninja was lying!
But after pushing it up with both hands, the Amegakure Genin realized that it wasn't a door at all, but a wall!
Kotetsu Hagane shook his head regretfully.
" Amegakure Genin Hao, eliminated!"
The first-place winner was eliminated, but instead of being intimidated by the strict rules, the others showed relieved smiles.
The only wrong answer has already been ruled out by the idiot, so what other test is there to worry about?
Several Genin to push open the right-hand gate, ignoring Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane, who were on duty guarding it.
The first to encounter the gate were the Sunagakure Genin, but the moment their hands touched the gate, the Sunagakure's Genin turned extremely ugly.