Chapter 46 Main Mission 2: The Chunin Exam Begins

In the first issue of Ninpo, Shingen interviewed two people.

One is the inspirational representative, Might Guy, who became an elite jonin of Konoha through hard work and physical skills alone. The other is Hatake Kakashi, who is also an elite jonin and is known for plagiarism.

They reported the news truthfully and found a printing shop to print the newspaper.

Zhenyan put the printed newspapers in the milk tea shop and gave one to anyone who came to buy milk tea.

In addition, Zhenyan added another notice and placed it outside the milk tea shop.

On the sign of the milk tea shop, there is an advertising slogan designed by Zhenyan: To replenish chakra, choose Uchiha pearl milk tea!

Many Konoha ninjas know the rules of Shingon, and minors basically don't come here. However, Konoha recently held the Chunin Exam, and many ninjas from other villages came to the village to take the exam. Some children from other villages were unaware of the situation and wanted to come in and buy milk tea when they saw the advertisement on the sign.

That’s why Zhenyan put a notice by the door, which read: Beverages for adults, no children allowed!

With the notice, Zhenyan thought he could stop some unaware children, but three children walked into the store as soon as he put up the notice.

The leader was the smallest, but he looked the most ferocious. Although he was asking a question, it sounded like a threat: "Can you replenish my chakra?"

Zhenyan was not frightened by the child at all. He lay on the counter, looked at the two big dark circles under the child's eyes, and said with a smile: "Yes, but children can't drink it."

After hearing the truth, the girl who came in with the child carefully reminded him, "Gaara, the milk tea here is for adults..."

However, Gaara ignored the people around him. He just stared at Mango blankly, because the tone of Mango's words just now sounded very familiar to him.

"You..." Gaara wanted to speak, but he didn't know how to address her because he didn't know Managa's name.

Shingo blinked at Gaara and said, "But I can give you a cup of milk tea without pearls."

As he said that, Shingon made a cup of ordinary milk tea and handed it to Gaara.

Gaara's eyes were always on Managao until the milk tea was handed to him, then he shifted his gaze slightly and looked at the cup in Managao's hand.

Temari and Kankuro, who entered the room with Gaara, were a little worried, because Gaara had a violent temper and would resort to violence if things didn't go his way. They were afraid that Gaara would cause a disturbance here, and the Chunin Exam hadn't started yet, so they had to keep a low profile.

"We have to go to the written test room first." Kankuro spoke, trying to divert Gaara's attention.

Gaara ignored Kankuro. He took the milk tea from Shingon and asked, "Can I shake your hand?"

Shingo answered directly with his actions. He stretched out his hand in front of Gaara and said with a smile: "Nice to meet you. My name is Uchiha Shingo."

Gaara held Shingo's hand, and at this moment he finally confirmed that Shingo was the person he was looking for, the one who protected him in front of Morikaku and said good night to him.

"I'm Gaara." Gaara also introduced himself. He looked up and looked at Shingon expectantly and asked, "Will you watch the Chunin Exam?"

"I will go to the audience to watch the tournament." Shingen said. Since Sasuke and Naruto were both going to take the exam, he specifically asked Kakashi about the procedures of this Chunin Exam.

The first round of the Chunin Exam is a written test, and the second round is a survival test in the Death Forest. At the end of the Death Forest, the number of people who pass the test will be counted. If the number of people is too large, a preliminary round will be added temporarily. Only those who pass the preliminary round can participate in the final arena match.

There will basically be no spectators watching the first three games of the Chunin Exams. Only during the tournament, the Kazekage of the Sand Village and the Hokage of the Leaf Village will come out to watch the game together, and the audience seats will be full of people.

And he, who is not suitable to appear in the main storyline, can take the opportunity to sneak into the audience.

He just couldn't believe that the cartoonist could single him out from a crowd of people in the audience, draw him as a dark shadow, and add him to the cartoon.

Thinking that Sasuke and Naruto were going to take the exam, after Gaara left, Shingon left behind a shadow clone and went back home.

At home, Sasuke was packing his ninja tool bag. Shingon walked over to take a look and found that Sasuke had prepared it very carefully, so he felt relieved.

Shingon had no idea what the first written test would be about, but he felt that since Sasuke and Naruto were able to graduate from the Ninja Academy, passing the written test should not be a problem. He was just a little worried about the upcoming competition.

It would be fine if the opponents were ninjas from Konoha, as no one would kill them. However, he was worried that Team 7 would encounter ninjas from other villages. Kakashi also told him that casualties were inevitable in the Chunin Exams.

The so-called casualties include injuries and deaths.

Sasuke and Naruto are both newcomers who have just graduated. If they were to face experienced ninjas from other villages, they would probably suffer losses because of their unyielding personalities.

Rigid things are easily broken, and Shingon believes that ninjas must be more flexible.

Thinking about this, Shingon wanted to tell Sasuke something, and Naruto happened to come over at this time: "Sasuke, Kakashi teacher said..."

Mingren was halfway through his words when he saw Zhenyan and his eyes immediately lit up: "Brother Zhenyan, you're back."

Zhenyan nodded and asked, "Is everyone ready?"

"I'm ready!" Naruto straightened his forehead and said confidently, "I will definitely pass this exam!"

Shingon smiled and encouraged, then looked at Sasuke, remembering what he was worried about just now, he said to the two of them: "There will be many ninjas from other villages participating in this exam. Although they are guests, we should adhere to the concept of convincing people with reason and virtue, and a gentleman should use words instead of hands, but special circumstances should be handled specially."

Shingon thought that Sasuke's performance against Zabuza was very good, and he was also glad that his previous arrangements allowed Sasuke and Naruto to accumulate experience in fighting against powerful opponents.

"On the court, respecting your opponent means giving your all, leaving no room for error, so when necessary, you can use both words and physical force."

"As for convincing people with reason and virtue, it is entirely possible after taking action..."

Kakashi, who couldn't wait for the two students to gather at the door, had to come over to look for them himself. As a result, he heard the essence of Zhenyan's mouth-to-mouth talk as soon as he arrived...

"Brother Shingon, I understand." Naruto studied hard and tried to apply what he had learned. "You have to beat someone up first, and then convince them, right?"

"Idiot, it will only be effective if you talk while fighting." Sasuke corrected.

Kakashi: “…………”

Kakashi couldn't help but stare with dead fish eyes. At this moment, he suddenly felt that what should be banned in the Chunin Exam should not be the milk tea made by Zhenyan, but the mouth-to-mouth trick invented by Zhenyan...

"You two, it's time to go to the examination room." Kakashi spoke, interrupting Shingon's mouth-to-mouth teaching.

Naruto and Sasuke responded at the same time, left the first two and looked at Shinon at the same time, stating that they would definitely pass the exam.

Zhenyan smiled. He looked at the two of them and didn't say anything like "participation is more important than safety". He just said, "I'll wait for you to come back."

Although Shingon could not personally watch the process before the Chunin Exam, he could learn about the situation through comic forums.

Shingon stayed at home and logged into the forum. Before the Chunin Exam, the comic was updated with several more chapters, mainly talking about Naruto and Sasuke's training with Jiraiya and Kakashi.

Shingon scanned it roughly and found that in addition to teaching Naruto the Rasengan, Jiraiya also talked to Naruto about the Nine-Tails and gave Naruto the Sealing Key. Jiraiya also wanted Naruto to try to use the Nine-Tails Chakra.

However, after being "persuaded" by Mantra, Kurama has always kept his chakra very clean and rarely leaked out.

Jiraiya asked Naruto to communicate with the Nine-Tails again, and Naruto said that he had been doing it.

The manga inserts Naruto's memories here, recalling the communication between Naruto and the Nine-Tails, and Naruto's clarification of the rumors about the fox demon in the village.

In addition, this part of the comic also includes some flashbacks to the Nine-Tails incident, and explains Naruto's identity as the Jinchūriki.

Mangon, who knew the true story, only glanced through it roughly, and when the Chunin Exam part was updated, he clicked on the latest episode.

The first round of the Chunin Exam is a written test, which consists of ten questions. Each question is worth one point, with a total score of ten. The test paper is distributed to the candidates, and only nine questions are announced on it. The tenth question will be announced before the end of the exam.

Shingon mainly focused on Sasuke and Naruto. He saw Naruto start pulling his hair as soon as he got the test paper...

There is also a note next to it: [All will not...]

Shingon knew that Naruto and Sasuke were more interested in ninjutsu and taijutsu, and their theoretical scores were just barely passable, but he didn't expect Naruto to not be able to answer a single question.

Fortunately, the examiner of this exam, Morino Ibiki, announced another rule: [No cheating by clumsy means! If you are caught cheating by the examiner, two points will be deducted each time!]

Seeing this rule, Zhenyan felt relieved. It was forbidden to use crude means to cheat. In other words, it meant that clever means that could not be discovered in this exam were allowed. Even if the means were not so clever, if one was found to be cheating, he would not be eliminated immediately. The examiner also gave five opportunities to deduct points.

Therefore, what this written test really tests is the candidate's ability to collect intelligence.

Shingon thought of these things, and Sasuke in the comics also thought of them. He directly opened his Sharingan and copied other people's hand movements to write down the answers.

Haruno Sakura's theoretical performance has always been excellent, so this time the questions were not difficult for her at all. She picked up the pen and started doing it herself.

As for Naruto... Naruto was still pulling his hair, obviously not understanding the deeper meaning of the examiner's words...

The next few comics all describe the cheating methods used by other candidates.

Shingon paid special attention to Gaara's situation. He found that Gaara actually cheated by making an eye out of sand. In addition, there were people who cheated by using insects, and some who cheated by using puppets... In short, everyone showed off their unique skills.

Shinon looked around and saw Naruto was still pulling her hair...

In the back, Sasuke, who had already copied down the answers, also noticed Naruto's situation. Although the two of them were always competitive, they had already regarded each other as important teammates in their hearts.

So when he saw Naruto's look, Sasuke couldn't help but say in his heart: [Last-placed, react quickly!]

Shinon, who was reading a comic, couldn't help but remind him: "Naruto, react quickly!"

Naruto in the comics naturally couldn't hear the true voice, but another voice came from beside him.

[Nuto-kun, you can look at my test paper...]

Naruto turned around and found that the person sitting next to him was Hinata Hinata.

There were only nine newcomers taking the Chunin Exams this year, and Hinata felt that everyone should unite, so she took the initiative to show the test paper to Naruto.

Naruto was very moved, but before he could copy Hinada's test paper, the examiner in charge of supervising the exam suddenly called out the number of a candidate and announced that the candidate had cheated five times and was disqualified. At the same time, the candidate's two companions were also eliminated.

This sudden change instantly scared away Naruto's thoughts of cheating.

This part of the comic update means that the written test has ended. Shinko, who was worried about Naruto, skipped the whole process and turned to the end to see the test results.

At the end of the exam, the examiner Morino Ibiki added another rule before announcing the tenth question: If a candidate chooses to stay and answer the tenth question, but answers it incorrectly, then he or she will never have the opportunity to be promoted again, which means that he or she will be a Genin for the rest of his or her life. Of course, the candidate can also choose not to answer the question and give up the opportunity to re-register for the exam next year.

The ninja team consists of three people. If one of them gives up, his teammates will also be implicated. This rule is really a test of human nature.

After a while, someone couldn't stand the pressure anymore and chose to give up. Then someone started a trend and more and more people left the classroom.

Naruto couldn't even answer the first nine questions. If he insisted on staying to answer the tenth question, the final result would most likely be to be a Genin for the rest of his life. In the following comics, Naruto was sweating and had a troubled look on his face.

The number of people in the classroom continued to decrease, and Naruto seemed to have made a decision and stood up from his seat.

[Even if I have to be a Genin my whole life, I, Uzumaki Naruto, will never give up!]

[My way of ninja is to keep my word!]

In the middle of the two bubble frames is a close-up of Naruto's determined face...

Seeing this, Shingen couldn't help but laugh. He finally understood why the comic author chose Naruto as the protagonist.

Mingren is upright and courageous, kind and principled. He does not complain when faced with difficulties, but chooses to face them head-on.

Shingon decided to wait for Naruto to come back and take him out for ramen to celebrate, because no matter what the result of the written test was, in his heart, Naruto had won the exam.

The fact was just as he thought, because the decision of whether to stay and answer the tenth question was the tenth question itself, and all those who stayed passed the written test.

Moreover, due to Mingren's shout, the number of candidates who stayed exceeded the examiner's expectations. This was because when Mingren said those two sentences, he was emotionally excited, so he unconsciously started to talk nonsense, and Mingren's talk nonsense, in non-combat situations, has a motivating effect.

Many candidates who were already wavering chose to stay after being encouraged by Naruto.

Seeing how effective the mouth-to-mouth technique was, Zhenyan became more convinced that it was a correct decision for him to develop the mouth-to-mouth ninjutsu.

However, Zhenyan didn't know that in the second exam which had not yet been updated, someone was poisoned by the word-of-mouth trick.

This person was none other than Orochimaru, who defected from Konoha, joined the Akatsuki organization, and then withdrew.

When Orochimaru was young, he experienced the death of his parents, and later experienced the Second Great Ninja War and the Third Great Ninja War. In these two wars, he witnessed many deaths, including his beloved disciple, Nawaki, the younger brother of Tsunade, who was also one of the Three Ninjas.

Rope Tree fell into the enemy's trap and died in front of Orochimaru. Seeing the lives disappear one by one before his eyes made Orochimaru begin to realize the fragility and brevity of life, and at the same time made him obsessed with the subject of immortality.

Later, Orochimaru actually developed a ninjutsu that could achieve immortality by changing one's body.

Orochimaru's experiences and the topics he pursues make him somewhat philosophical, and what he is best at is using his knowledge to seduce some young children.

For example, Orochimaru once said to Kimimaro: "Life itself may be meaningless, but by living, you can discover interesting things, just like you met that flower, just like I met you.*"

Kimimaro, who couldn't find the meaning of life, was touched by Orochimaru's words and took the initiative to follow Orochimaru away, and was willing to sacrifice his body for Orochimaru.

Orochimaru also likes Kimimaro, who possesses the Corpse Vein Blood Inheritance Limit, but the Blood Inheritance Limit is both his success and his failure. Although the Corpse Vein is very powerful, it is accompanied by a serious blood inheritance disease. Now Kimimaro is critically ill and will not live long.

Orochimaru, who pursues perfection, had to continue looking for a new body, and this time he set his sights on Uchiha who possessed the Sharingan.

Orochimaru had hit a nail on Itachi before, but this time he chose his younger brother Sasuke.

Orochimaru, who thinks he knows the psychology of teenagers very well, wants to take advantage of Sasuke's weakness like he seduced Kimimaro and make Sasuke leave him willingly. To this end, Orochimaru replaced someone else's identity and sneaked into the Death Forest, the examination venue for the second round of the Chunin Exam.

Of course, before implementing the plan, he always has to test Sasuke's strength first.

Orochimaru first summoned a giant snake, and the three members of Team 7 worked well together and quickly dealt with the giant snake he summoned.

After dealing with the snake, Sasuke opened his Sharingan and stared at the surrounding trees vigilantly, saying, "We have found you, come out."

In fact, Sasuke is not sure whether there is really an enemy. The big snake may just be a wild animal in the Death Forest. However, the rule of the second game is that three people form a group, and each group takes a scroll. The scroll is divided into two scrolls, heaven and earth. Only when the two scrolls of heaven and earth are collected and gathered at the designated destination can they be considered to have passed the level successfully.

Under this rule, anyone they meet could be an enemy who wants to steal their scroll, so Sasuke has to be on guard.

Orochimaru, who was observing secretly, stared at Sasuke's Sharingan, with a satisfied smile on his face. Although he knew that Sasuke was just bluffing, he still stood up. This time he wanted to test Sasuke's strength himself.

As soon as Orochimaru appeared, he made no effort to hide his powerful aura.

Facing Orochimaru head-on, the three members of Team 7 felt as if they were being dragged into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Blood and murderous aura were overwhelming them, and under the tremendous sense of oppression, cold sweats broke out on all three of them.

The enemy was very strong, and it was difficult for the three people with different personalities to reach a consensus.

Realizing that this time the enemy was not simple, Sasuke reminded Haruno Sakura beside him: "Sakura."

Sasuke's voice made Haruno Sakura react.

At the beginning of the exam, the three of them had already discussed that if they encountered a strong enemy, Sasuke and Naruto would be responsible for the attack, while Haruno Sakura would lie in wait to guard the scroll.

The reason for this decision is that at the current stage, the scope of Sasuke and Naruto's mouth-to-mouth tactics cannot be controlled. As soon as they open their mouths, they cannot distinguish between friend and foe.

Sakura Haruno knew that her two teammates were about to start a fight, so she took out earplugs that could block out sounds and chakra.

"Naruto." Sasuke said again.

"No need for you to tell me, I'm already ready!" Naruto replied.

The enemy this time was indeed very strong, but Naruto and Sasuke were not the type to back down, and they both moved at almost the same time...

When Orochimaru saw that the two of them were still able to attack him despite his murderous intent, he became more and more excited. However, his excited expression soon split in the middle...

"Are you a snake spirit? You actually let the snake bite people!" Naruto opened his mouth, and Sasuke threw out the shuriken.

"Hand over your scroll and we can let you go!" Sasuke said, and Naruto threw a kunai.

"Yes, hand over your scroll, or we will defeat you like we defeated that snake!" Naruto spoke again, and Sasuke released Fire Style: Great Fireball.

"Hand over the scroll now and we can spare your life!" Sasuke spoke again, and Naruto's two shadow clones rushed over.

"That's right, hand over the scroll now and we can spare your life!" Naruto and his two shadow clones spoke at the same time, and Sasuke formed a seal in his hands again.

"You don't have time anymore!" Sasuke completed the hand seal, and Naruto's two shadow clones restrained Orochimaru.

This time they both spoke at the same time.

Naruto: "A gentleman uses both his mouth and his hands to persuade others!"

Sasuke: "Mouth... Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Technique!"

Orochimaru: “…………”

Orochimaru: “…………”

Orochimaru could never have imagined that before he used the art of language to seduce Sasuke, Sasuke would first use the art of language on him, and in unison with Naruto.

The two of them went on and on, performing a duet in his mind while giving him a double beating beside him.

The music made his brain boil and his nerves twitch; the beatings made him dizzy and overwhelmed...!