Chapter 27 Chunin Examination
In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a splitting headache as he looked at the information compiled by the ANBU for him.
"Whether it's Kumogakure, Iwagakure or Kirigakure, even Sunagakure has begun to become active, and small conflicts are becoming more and more continuous. If this continues, it will develop into a great ninja war in a few years. "
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a long puff of dry cigarette, then closed his eyes and began to think.
Although Konoha Village did not have conflicts like the other four major ninja villages, if the other four major ninja villages started to fight, they would definitely find a way to drag Konoha into trouble.
Especially Kumogakure Village, Raikage has been coveting the title of Konoha's largest village in the ninja world since the Second Ninja War.
The third generation Raikage Ai, who inherited the will of the second generation Raikage, will definitely not let Konoha stay out of the matter.
Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to flip through the documents on the table, and soon noticed an application.
That was the submission application for the Chuunin Examination.
If the genin of Konoha Village want to be promoted to chunin, they first need to complete a certain number of tasks. Then the leading genin submits an application for the chunin exam to the Hokage, and then the Hokage approves it before they are eligible to take the chunin exam. .
"Those two little guys He Feng and Kakashi." Looking at the contents of the document, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but think of Hatake Sakumo.
Since the last time something like that happened in Roots, although Hatake Sakumo has not resigned from the position of ANBU captain, many times Hatake Sakumo will not participate except for some necessary tasks. More often, his choice is Stay at home and fade away your presence in the eyes of others.
Now many people in Konoha only remember the title of White Fang but not the name of Hatake Sakumo.
Although the process was rough, it was the same goal that Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to achieve, so Sarutobi Hiruzen no longer targeted Hatake Sakumo.
Sarutobi Hiruzen wrote the word "passed" on the application submitted by Namikaze Minato and stamped it with the Hokage's exclusive seal.
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Konoha's Chunin exam rules have not changed since its inception. First there is a written test, then there is a battle for the scrolls of heaven and earth, and finally there is a one-on-one battle. If such a process is completed, you can become a Chunin without any accidents. .
If you encounter a joint exam, it will be more difficult to be promoted to chuunin. After all, there are more people watching the battle at that time. If you want to make your own ninja village chief look good, you must perform better, so during the joint chunin exam, some Ninja Village will let chunin disguise themselves to participate in the battle.
The chunin exam for He Feng and others was just an ordinary exam.
During the competition, Hefeng, Kakashi and Obito sat very close to each other.
As a person who can conduct scientific experiments with Orochimaru, He Feng naturally has basic qualities that need not be mentioned. For He Feng, these Chunin Exam questions are no different from one plus one.
It was the last big question that made He Feng spend some time, not because it was difficult, but because it was an open question.
The topic is: [As a Konoha ninja, talk about your understanding of the Will of Fire]
Hefeng could tell who asked this question even if he thought about it on his knees.
He Feng easily filled up a large piece of paper.
Although Kakashi didn't answer as easily as He Feng, he still did it.
Compared to He Feng and Kakashi, Obito on the side was a little scratching his head.
These written test questions have never been his strong point. He almost failed the written test during the Ninja School Graduation Examination, let alone now.
"No way!" Obito covered his face in pain.
Minato-sensei had told him that no matter how strong he was, he would not be able to become a chuunin if he failed the written examination.
At this moment, a piece of paper swished under Obito's paper.
Obito raised his head and saw He Feng with an encouraging look on his face.
"Thank you so much for having you, He Feng!" Obito clasped his hands together. Although he didn't say a word, he seemed to have said everything.
Soon, Obito passed the note to He Feng and answered all the previous questions.
After seeing the last question, Obito also wrote furiously, filled with his understanding of the will of fire.
He Feng's movements were not perfect. Both the Jonin who was proctoring the exam at the front and Hiruzen Sarutobi who was secretly peeping with a crystal ball saw it, but no one pointed it out.
After all, this written test not only tests the genin's basic knowledge, but also tests the genin's ability to transmit information.
He Feng's movements were very secretive, and except for the jounin at the front, none of the other chuunin invigilators noticed.
This is also the basis of 'cheating'. If 'cheating' is discovered by those Chuunin, it means elimination.
The written exam ended soon. Of course, some passed and some failed, but no one would care about those genin who failed except themselves and their families.
The location of the second exam is the Forest of Death.
There are large beasts, poisonous insects, poisonous weeds and various traps here. Only those who can safely pass through here and reach the central tower can take the third exam.
The examiner in the second session stood at a high place and announced the exam rules:
"You will be assigned a scroll of heaven (and earth). What you need to do is to grab another scroll from others within five days and go to the central tower.
Everything except killing is allowed in the Forest of Death. You can use all methods to pass the exam.
So now...the exam begins! "
(Because the exam is conducted within Konoha Village, the candidates are all Konoha ninjas, so they will not be allowed to kill.)
After saying that, the fence gate of the Death Forest was opened, and one after another Konoha genin received their scrolls and entered the Death Forest in batches according to their first test scores.
Because He Feng and others ranked first in the first exam, they were the first to receive their scrolls and enter the forest of death.
"We are the Scroll of Heaven. As long as we get the Scroll of Earth, we can pass this exam."
Kakashi handed Obito the Scroll of Heaven in his hand.
"How about we wait for someone at the entrance, otherwise it will be too troublesome to find them when they enter the Death Forest." Obito suggested.
Obito is very confident in his own strength. He can deal with any of those genin without the help of He Feng and Kakashi.
"Then let's do this. If possible, we'd better enter the tower today. Teacher Minato said that there are a variety of ingredients in the central tower, and you can even make hot pot."
Obito's eyes lit up when he heard the word hot pot. Besides barbecue, his favorite food was hot pot.
Since they entered in batches and there was more than one entrance to the Death Forest, He Feng and others waited for a full half an hour before waiting for the first group.
"Stop! What kind of scroll are you holding in your hands?" Obito stood up and pointed at the three of them and asked loudly.
When the three people saw someone blocking the door, they immediately got into a fighting stance.
"You want to steal our scroll? There is no way!" The three of them were just ordinary civilian ninjas and did not recognize the white hair that is standard in the Hatake family, so their tone was very rude.
"Since you don't want to speak, let me, Mr. Uchiha Obito, hit you until you do!"
"Wait......"
When Obito reported his name, the captain of the three was already planning to admit defeat. Even though the three in front of him looked much smaller than him, he still didn't want to fight the Uchiha clan.
This is the fear that civilian ninjas have for the Uchiha clan.
However, how could Obito, who was full of fighting spirit, listen to what the other party said.
"Look at Master Obito's powerful fire ball technique!" Obito jumped high and quickly formed seals in the air.
A huge ball of fire erupted from his mouth.
Obito, who no longer lacked chakra, began to use ninjutsu unscrupulously.
"Idiot." He Feng and Kakashi said in unison.
Although the powerful fire ball technique is known as a ninjutsu that cannot burn anyone to death, He Feng wanted to bet on whether Obito's powerful fire ball could not burn these three genin to death.
The three genin were so frightened by the huge fire ball in front of them that they could not walk. They even felt like dying under this huge fire ball.
The next second, He Feng and Kakashi both appeared in front of the three genin.
He Feng relied on the Flying Thunder God on Obito's arm to come to Obito's side, pressed his hands on Obito's shoulders, and cut off Obito's chakra supply for the Go Fireball Technique.
Kakashi used the instant body technique to come to the front of the fire ball technique, "Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"
A wall of water appeared out of thin air, blocking Obito's powerful fireball technique.
After stopping the Go Fireball, Kakashi looked at the three frightened genin and said calmly: "What is your scroll? Hand it over."
Obito also realized that his strength was far beyond that of ordinary genin, and at the same time he was a little scared.
He couldn't imagine the scene where the powerful fireball technique hit three people just now.
"Earth...the Earth Scroll, here it is for you." A person tremblingly handed the Earth Scroll in his hand to Kakashi.
"I am no longer a ninja. I want to quit. My mother will be sad if I die!" One of the genin said with a look of fear.
Even though the powerful fireball was blocked, it appeared in his heart and became a nightmare that he could not get rid of for a short time.
Someone said to quit, and the other two followed each other back the same way and exited the forest of death.
"Now we have all the scrolls, no need to wait, let's go."
