The written exam was finally over. After Morino Ibiki used various pressures to force almost two-thirds of the candidates in the classroom to withdraw voluntarily, Mitarashi Anko broke through the wall and entered with a cool flip to announce the content of the next exam.

Standing at the entrance to the Forest of Death, the three looked at the Heavenly Scroll in their hands, exchanged glances, and then decided to split up.

The moment they swept through the forest, many examinees who had witnessed their actions followed suit. After all, no matter who they placed the scroll on, three against one was always the advantage for them.

With his talent for disguise and mimicry, the golden light that blended almost seamlessly with nature emanated outwards in wisps. He silently eliminated several examinees who tried to ambush him, and his corpses served as fertilizer for the trees that had been nurtured by Blue Silver Grass, adding a few more touches of green to the Death Forest.

Holding several scrolls, Lin Nian followed her senses and found the current trio of pig, deer, and butterfly.

After all, in the original story, the three of them were just one step away from meeting Gaara. What if they really did meet here? Although Gaara's strength hasn't reached the Kage level yet, he can definitely contend with an elite Jonin.

Lin Nian didn't believe that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, who were only Chunin overall, could compete with the elite Jonin Jinchuriki.

"A-Nian, what are you doing here? Are you trying to take advantage of someone you know?"

Nara Shikamaru's expression hardened, and he spread his arms to block Ino Yamanaka and Choji Akimichi behind him. After all, even if Lin Nian were the real person, let alone the possibility that she was someone else in disguise, human nature was unpredictable!

Who knows, maybe Lin Nian just doesn't want them to participate and become Chunin?

However, before Nara Shikamaru could figure it out, Lin Nian suddenly threw out the two scrolls, which were caught by Ino and Choji behind him.

"I don't know which scroll you have, so Heaven and Earth have prepared one for each of you. As for the rest, you'd better not get involved. This Death Forest is about to descend into chaos."

After he finished speaking, a nearly transparent golden light flashed, and the three little ones were directly teleported by the Flying Thunder God Formation to a distance of 100 meters from the tower-shaped building where the mission was submitted.

"This is... Flying Thunder God?"

Seeing the spatial locations where the three of them instantly teleported, Ino, who had been in contact with Lin Nian the longest, and Shikamaru, who had the highest IQ, exclaimed in surprise in unison.

After exchanging glances, they found a secluded spot and set up camp for the time being.

Although being the first to arrive here was a great thing for their group, it was still too fast!

Although they always understood that there would be no conflict between Lin Nian and Konoha, what about the higher-ups?

During the Warring States period, the Ino-Shika-Cho clan was always an affiliated family of the Senju clan. Ever since Lin Nian showed his potential, their parents had told them that if necessary, they could hide some information from Lin Nian that did not need to be known by others.

Moreover, based solely on their personal relationship, as long as it doesn't affect Konoha or their own clans, they won't go around spreading rumors like loudspeakers. On the contrary, they will do their ninjas' secrecy to the extreme.

After Lin Nian finished dealing with her business, Naruto rushed to his wife Hinata Hyuga's team.

On the way here, he casually took care of several ninja squads and stole their scrolls. As soon as he saw Hinata Hyuga, he waved the large number of scrolls in his hand and shouted.

"Hinata, look what good things I brought you! With these, you can get to the Tower of Trials quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, he also kicked away the tooth that rushed up to attack him.

It wasn't until Hinata Hyuga activated her Byakugan and observed the situation many times, confirming that it really was her Naruto-kun, that Shino Aburame quietly withdrew his swarm of insects.

"Naruto, you bastard, you kicked me again, and you even attacked Akamaru!"

After getting up from the ground, Ya patted his dusty clothes and carefully checked his dog's injuries, complaining as he did so, saying that he was already used to this kind of kick.

These words made Naruto Uzumaki, who was already used to kicking dogs, feel extremely embarrassed. After all, for some reason, every time he saw a dog, he had an urge to kick it or avoid it. He always felt that being bitten was something that could make him destroy the world.

After looking at Kiba Inuzuka, who had been hopelessly infatuated with love since Naruto's arrival, and Shino Aburame, the team's strongest support, could only step forward and start asking about the situation.

"Naruto, why did you come here alone? Have you already completed the assessment?"

Although I've always known that these three are very strong, I don't think they would have completed the test before we even got started.

Moreover, there has been absolutely no movement in this Death Forest, a point that Shino Aburame is certain of.

After all, if the three of them started fighting, no matter how far apart they were, as long as they were still in this forest, the commotion would be heard.

It wasn't until then that the blond-haired guy, who was busy being affectionate with his wife, finally realized that he had important things to do.

After forming hand seals and creating ten shadow clones, he scratched his head and said to Shino.

"Haha, I forgot about something important. I have to go. The ten shadow clones here should be enough to protect you. Well, I'll be going now."

With that, he vanished into the forest, leaving behind a group of shadow clones who chattered and plotted how to cause a great disturbance in the Death Forest. However, under Hinata Hyuga's strong suppression, everything eventually disappeared.

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