2:40 pm.
Izayoi and Hinata first went to the old place to meet up with Aburame Shino, and then came to the outside of Konoha's 44th Training Ground.
Konoha's 44th Training Ground, also known as the Death Forest, is one of the few training grounds in Konoha that is not open unless under special circumstances. It is also one of Konoha's forbidden areas.
The invigilators had already set up a shed and tent outside, and there was also a sign for the assembly point.
Although there were still twenty minutes before the exam started, Class 8 were not the first candidates to arrive.
A large number of candidates were already standing in the open space.
There are at least a dozen groups of three.
In the next ten minutes, more and more candidates arrived and the open space became crowded.
"Hey, Izayoi, you guys are here so early."
"Long time no see, Izayoi-kun, Hinata."
"Long time no see, Minako."
Since Class 8 was standing on the periphery, Class 7 and Class 10 saw them at a glance.
In addition, another small team also came over, which was the sixth team where Inuzuka Kiba was.
"Have you heard? Among the ten teams in our class, it seems that only the twelve of us were recognized by the instructor Jōnin, and the others were eliminated." Minako said.
Hinata was slightly surprised and asked, "Have all the other students returned to school to retake the course?"
"Two teams have returned to school to retake classes, and the others have been specially recruited by other departments.
There are also a few students who seemed to have suffered some kind of blow and chose to drop out."
Minako sighed, "Becoming a formal ninja doesn't seem to be a good thing.
We went on a C-rank mission last month and were almost killed by the enemy's poisonous smoke.
Fortunately, Akamaru saved me."
"Come on, you will definitely become stronger." Hinata could only encourage.
After all, Class 8 is a perception class, and her Byakugan has been upgraded to the point where she can see things within a radius of more than 20 kilometers. She may never experience this feeling in her lifetime.
"I heard that the Death Forest is a forbidden area of Konoha. This exam is likely to be a wild survival test. There may be competitions between candidates." Uchiha Sasuke challenged as always, "If so, you better be careful and don't let me eliminate you."
Izayoi frowned slightly, put his finger on his nose, leaned back slightly and said, "Have you been drinking?"
"No, I'm only 12 years old." Uchiha Sasuke shook his head. Seeing Izayoi's disgusted look, he almost couldn't help but sniff his clothes to see if there was really a smell of alcohol.
But Izayoi's next words made his face turn red instantly: "Oh, I thought you were still hungover and talking in your sleep."
"puff..."
"Hahaha..."
Inuzuka Kiba and Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Well, just wait and see."
Uchiha Sasuke crossed his arms and looked tsundere again.
No one, including Uchiha Sasuke, had noticed that Uchiha Sasuke had changed a lot compared to the five years after he was in the ninja school.
It's like...going back to first grade.
Looking at the little cockroaches who were talking and laughing, a large number of candidates immediately turned their eyes over.
When they saw clearly that they still had the forehead protectors on them, some candidates from small ninja villages were filled with fear in their eyes.
After all, among these twelve people, eight of them are not easy to deal with.
Among them, there is a chief student who has the power to overpower the future successors of the major ninja clans.
There are also the three major sensory ninja clans, Hyuga, Aburame, and the heirs of the Inuzuka clan.
As well as the orphans of the Uchiha clan, and the new generation Ino–Shika–Chō.
Either they are civilian geniuses or they are the owners of bloodline limits and secret techniques.
When they grow up, they might be the ones calling the shots in Konoha.
Judging from their appearance, they seem to have a very good relationship.
When I meet them in the second exam, I will have to run away.
A small number of candidates thought so in their hearts.
There were also many candidates who had their eyes on Izayoi and the others, thinking that killing those ninja heirs on Konoha's home turf would be a good idea.
Among them, there was a greedy look, staring at the arrogant Uchiha Sasuke, almost unable to help but sticking out his long tongue.
There was also a red-haired girl who was also looking at Hinata and the other girls.
Looking at Hinata, who was dressed gorgeously and had a noble temperament, and Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino, who looked spoiled, Karin's eyes were full of envy.
Is this the female Genin from the Great Ninja Village?
At this moment, Karin seemed to have sensed something and couldn't help but look in the direction she felt.
I saw a young man in a white robe standing next to the girl in kimono, looking at her with a smile on his face.
Looking at that handsome face and gentle smile, Karin, who was seeing such a handsome boy for the first time, her cheeks suddenly turned as red as her hair. She turned her head away evasively, but soon she couldn't help but secretly look at the boy.
"Izayoi-kun, are you looking at that female Kusanagi?" Hinata asked after she saw the adultery.
"Um."
Izayoi nodded, readily admitting it, and whispered, "She has the same abilities as me."
Hearing this, Hinata's expression changed slightly, and she stared into Izayoi's eyes without saying anything.
"Not this one." Izayoi smiled, "It's the one you and Hanabi always use."
Hinata was slightly stunned, and then looked at Izayoi Karin again.
When he saw the girl's eyes meeting hers, he immediately withdrew his gaze like a frightened rabbit and never dared to peek again, secretly guessing in his heart.
Could she be a member of the Izayoi clan?
The Kusagakure Village seems to be right next to the Land of Fire. Could it be that Izayoi-kun's ancestors came from that land?
"All candidates, please line up to sign the death consent form. The second exam will begin soon."
The time soon came to three o'clock in the afternoon.
Since the little cockroaches were all standing on the periphery of the team, there was no episode in the original novel where Uzumaki Naruto provoked Mitarashi Anko, and then was taught a lesson by the latter, nor was there the master-disciple 'reunion' episode.
All candidates stood in several rows and lined up to sign the death consent form, then the team leader entered the tent next to the shed, received one of the Earth Coiling axes, and was led by the invigilator to the exclusive entrance.
On the way, the invigilator also told them the rules of the second exam.
Just like Uchiha Sasuke said, the second test is wilderness survival, and the test time is a total of 120 hours, which is five days.
Within five days, they must gather the Earth Coiling Axis and reach the tower in the center of the Death Forest.
If the time limit is exceeded or the Earth Coiling axis is not complete, you will not be able to enter the central tower and will be eliminated directly.
If you open the scroll out of curiosity, you will be eliminated on the spot.
After explaining the rules, the invigilator stood in front of the iron gate of the team's exclusive entrance, waiting for the broadcast to sound.
"White eyes—open!"
Hinata, on the other hand, made a seal with her hands, with veins bulging on both sides of her temples.
After a few seconds, she spoke up, "Our entrance is 8. The teams at entrances 7 and 9 all have scrolls of earth."
"It's okay. There are 24 teams in this exam, and there are 12 Heavenly Scrolls in total. Even if we don't take the initiative to attack, there will be prey that will come to us on their own initiative."
Izayoi glanced at the scroll in his hand, which had the word "地" written on it.
Hinata said solemnly, "There is one person in the team at entrance 7 who has very strong Chakra."
"Oh? Who is he?"
Without opening Tenseigan Izayoi, he said with interest.
"I don't know, but... he was wearing a Sand Shinobi forehead protector and carrying a gourd on his back." Hinata described the other person's characteristics.
"Sasuke seemed to have mentioned this person yesterday." Aburame Shino said calmly, "Anyone who can be remembered by Sasuke should not be a simple person."
"Yeah, he's a strong guy." Izayoi nodded with a smile.