Time: March 2nd
60 Konoha
Konoha, Land of Fire
Practice Field 44
Forest of Death
Now, the second round of the Chunin Exam – Survival Exercise is in progress.
Rules of the game: Survive in it for 5 days, get the Sky Scroll, get the Earth Scroll, and get the Earth Scroll. Bring the Sky Scroll to the central tower of the Practice Field 10 kilometers away with the Sky Scroll.
If you peek at the scroll halfway, or if a member dies or can't continue, you fail.
At this time, it has been 12 hours since the Genin entered this strange forest.
Five o 'clock in the morning.
Naruto Uzumaki finally opened his eyes.
Sasuke, who was on guard, waved gently to greet him.
Naruto nodded and said he got it, then pointed to Sakura – Wake her up now.
Sasuke shook his head and pointed to the sky – Wait, let's act at dawn.
Naruto said he got it – the darkness is the best for the ambushers. He pointed to Sasuke again and made a sleeping gesture.
Sasuke nodded and closed his eyes, and Naruto continued to be on guard.
Naruto was seriously on guard, but looking at Sasuke who quickly fell asleep in 30 seconds, he finally opened his mouth, and a word suddenly came to his mind – well-trained.
This made Naruto a little uncomfortable, and he remembered last night, and his face was slightly red.
Their team ran and stopped, avoided two rounds of ambushes, and successfully ambushed a team – the weakest team that Sasuke picked from the beginning – and was lucky to get the Earth Scroll. Then, they hid behind the other teams and found a safe place to set up camp to avoid unnecessary fighting. Originally, it was agreed that they would take turns to be on duty. Sakura was on the first shift, so everything went smoothly. But when Sakura called him on the second shift, Sasuke was woken up. He hadn't woken up yet. He was about to be discovered by a passing team from afar, but he still hadn't woken up.
However, Naruto, who could no longer fall asleep at five o 'clock in the morning, finally admitted that it was not a good habit for his biological clock to be too punctual. A ninja should have the ability to fall asleep anytime, anywhere, and wake up at the slightest movement.
So even though the sloppy white-haired guy wasn't a proper mentor — he wasn't a proper mentor to begin with. But as a teacher, he should still teach him what he should, even though it might be a little late.
Naruto wiped off the dewdrops that had just landed on the tip of his nose and touched his tactical bag. There was enough compressed food in the bag to feed three people for seven days, two sets of weapons, and a full range of medicine. Ever since the last time they had a bad roasted rabbit, they had been equipped with such hidden pouches. So, after the exam, she wondered if she should consider not complaining to her father and let Kakashi off the hook. Although it was a pity that he had secretly eaten the first breakfast she had made for her father in her life, seeing that the exam questions he had revealed were still true …
After all, they still had food. She would cry bitter tears of hunger for those poor kids who thought that they could go back and prepare for the second exam after the written exam.
Naruto Uzumaki took a bite of the Konoha Cafeteria's tasteless breakfast biscuits. As he chewed silently, he felt that the dark rainforest was gradually beginning to move. He reached out and touched the two scrolls in his arms. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Should he suggest to everyone that they should just rush to the finish line? After all, it was only ten kilometers — he really wanted to go home early.
Home.
Morning.
8: 30.
Bo Feng's house was empty.
Naruto's office, lounge.
"Master, it's 8: 30."
Bo Fung Watergate lifted the quilt covering his head. The Shadow Guard, Uchiha Shisui, was so scared that his hands trembled when he woke up Naruto.
"I know. You're so annoying. Do you have to say it so many times?" Naruto sat up and gasped for air. "I'm suffocating."
Uchiha Shisui sighed. "Master, you can't get up if I don't call you a few times. Also, I thought you didn't know that sleeping with your head covered would make it difficult to breathe. "
"Why are you out in the middle of the day?" Naruto asked as he changed his clothes, went to the bathroom, and washed up.
"What do you want to eat?" The red-eyed Shadow Guard answered as he put away the clothes, folded the quilt, made the bed, and poured water.
"Fun." Naruto, who was brushing his teeth, squeezed out two words while biting his toothbrush.
"There's no fun." The Shadow Guard put the organized documents on the small coffee table in front of the sofa and waited for Naruto to read them.
"Then why do you ask me what I want to eat?" Naruto, who had finished organizing, put himself on the sofa and rubbed his forehead. He didn't even touch the documents in front of him. "I don't want to read them. Find something important."
The red-eyed Shadow Guard put away the annoying folder and summoned the office. "012110."
"Yes, Master." Itachi, who was cleaning the office, pushed the door open and saw the Shadow Guard, whom he didn't know, greeting him. He was stunned.
The Shadow Guard, Shisui, sighed and handed the documents in his hand to Itachi. "File them. Also, help Naruto bring some ramen. "
Itachi looked at Naruto, but Naruto was leaning his head on the sofa with his eyes closed, ignoring him.
The red-eyed Shadow Guard sighed and patted Itachi's shoulder. "I'm the legendary night shift supervisor. Go."
Itachi looked at the person in front of him up and down. After a few seconds, he turned and left. First of all, Naruto's office would never have someone who wasn't one of his own. Second of all, he had just confirmed that the person's smell was very familiar. He felt like he had smelled it somewhere before. It should be someone he was very familiar with, but he had never seen this person before.
It was such a hateful feeling. Itachi sighed again. He felt that he had been sighing a little too much in the past two months. Whether it was his work or his relationships, where did he go wrong? He really wanted to go back to the field. Really, he really shouldn't feel that those naked admiring gazes gave him goosebumps all over his body. He also shouldn't be annoyed by those new members who were always overly excited when they saw him. He was wrong. He was wrong from the beginning. If he could go back to the field now, he would definitely guide the younger generation well. Ignoring the younger generation was not something a qualified senior would do.
Looking at Itachi's somewhat stiff back, Shisui also sighed. Could it be that his very ambitious younger brother could only perfectly activate the all-purpose assistance system when facing Sasuke? It seemed that Naruto, who had clearly fallen asleep over there, was starting to lose his charm.
Shisui helplessly took a jacket from the hanger and quietly walked forward. His duty told him that he now needed to cover this guy who wore the ninja uniform all year round. Naruto's building was a little too weathered, and the temperature was always unpredictable.
"Say it." Naruto, who was alarmed, did not open his eyes.
"Can I say that nothing happened?" Shisui was startled, but he still continued with the work at hand. "No one moved. There was no abnormality at all."
Naruto sighed, gently rolled up the jacket on his body, and moved his body to make himself more comfortable. "Tell me about today's schedule."
In a small conference room. The representatives of the Fire Country and the Land of the Wind Country will continue to discuss and strengthen the joint development and utilization of the public facilities of the two countries. " Shisui took out Naruto's "Itinerary" and read, "Yesterday, we almost finished the discussion about the road connection and construction. The Land of the Wind hopes to connect with the water system of the Fire Country and use our water to create an artificial oasis in the desert to attract and solve the supply problem along the way. They also hope to send ninjas to find ways to change some local microclimates. At least, they don't want people to die of thirst every year."
"Hmm. It seems that there is such a thing. What did I say? "
Looking at Naruto, whose memory was obviously deteriorating, Shisui opened Naruto's notebook. "You want to be able to formulate a unified law to fairly define the behavior of the people of the two countries. On the basis of the prosperity of business, frequent communication is not a reason for frequent incidents. And on the basis of the economic joint management organization, the establishment of a central bank with the national credit of the two countries, and the issuance of a unified currency. The delegation of the Land of the Wind agreed in principle, but they have not officially expressed their position, saying that they need to consult the government. "
"I see." Naruto, who was a little sober, opened his eyes. "How is the Chunin Exam?" “
"I just said, Sir. There is no abnormality. " Shadow Guard frowned. "You don't have to worry about that side anymore. Kakashi is watching almost 24 hours a day, and Jiraiya -sama is also there. He is unreliable, but there is still Sandaime. “
"Sandaime is even more unreliable. According to Orochimaru, he is mainly looking for trouble for him." Naruto raised his eyebrows. "Tell Kakashi not to put everyone in one place. Since Jiraiya is accompanying Sandaime, he should withdraw his people to rest. Didn't I tell you not to watch so closely? Even if you want a fly to bite an egg, there must be a crack. "
"It's only the second day, Sir."
"If we didn't act last night, Orochimaru wouldn't act for the next few days."
How do you know? The red-eyed Shadow Guard scolded.
"I just know … Our little baits are just testing the waters. Only a fool wouldn't be able to see through it. Orochimaru has been doing this for half a year, but I still can't figure out what he's trying to do. My head hurts. Wouldn't it be easier to make Konoha fall into chaos and kill me? If what he said to Jiraiya sensei is true, that he is only trying to kill Sandaime, he wouldn't need to mobilize so many people. I can help him find 200 methods, and the success rate of each method is much higher than that of Konoha's collapse. "
Shisui wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. He was sure that he didn't have the bad habit of speaking out loud. Besides, how much hatred did his Naruto have for Sandaime to help Orochimaru think of such a problem?
But Naruto didn't care about the Shadow Guard's confusion. He pulled at his hair and continued to struggle. "Damn it. What is his purpose? I can't see that there is someone behind him."
Facing Naruto who was a little out of sorts today, the Shadow Guard could only comfort him. "Sir, have some confidence in Kakashi."
"I don't have confidence." Naruto covered his eyes with his hands.
"How about I help you postpone the meeting for an hour and sleep for a while?"
The Shadow Guard finally proposed.
"How about tomorrow?" Naruto snorted.
"Don't think about the impossible. How do you explain to the representatives of the various countries that you disappeared?"
"Cold, fever, diarrhea, allergies, old injuries, relapse, pick one."
"One hour is enough, but if you rest all day today, it means that tomorrow, the day after, and the day after that will be busier."
"We'll talk about tomorrow. If I faint in the middle of the meeting today, let's see what you'll do."
The Shadow Guard looked at Naruto who really couldn't bear it and could only continue to sigh. "Go to sleep. You secretly watched your son take the Chunin exam today. "
"Good reason!" Naruto, who was just saying it, instantly decided to cancel the meeting. Maybe he could really go see Naruto when he wakes up in the afternoon.
The Red-Eyed Shadow Guard also breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall. When Naruto rested, he could also take a short nap. He hadn't slept for almost 50 hours. Looking at Naruto, who lowered his head and paused, although he didn't want to move, the Shadow Guard still had to perform his duty. "Lord, you can go back to bed."
"Hungry." Naruto couldn't straighten his back. He felt that he had too much acid in his stomach. He really should have eaten something before going to sleep yesterday.
…
At this time.
At the end of the survival exercise exam, the central tower of Konoha's No. 44 practice field
Sandaime Naruto Sarutobi was enthusiastically helping the guests explain the survival exercise situation of the Genin. He looked at the broadcast screen with kind and serious eyes.
But the people who were dragged from the conference room to listen to the explanation were not so serious. They gathered in Konoha once every three years not to watch the poor little Genin's clumsy performance. So in a short while, the chattering of twos and threes overwhelmed the chatter of the old man. It was rare that Bo Fung Watergate was not present. Why didn't they seize the time to talk about the small things that shouldn't happen in the conference room? How long did they have to wait?
At this time, the Kazekage, who should be talking to other forces to seek allies, was still standing silently with his arms crossed. His eyes seemed to be staring at the movement on the screen like Naruto. But he knew better than anyone else that his attention never left the ninja who was gradually getting old. He couldn't figure it out, just like Bo Fung Watergate. Everyone was clearly in position, so why wasn't anyone moving?
It can't be because of friendship.
…
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