radicalducati Chapter 201 The Battle for the Scroll, Aunt Snake Attacks
Chapter 201 The Battle for the Scroll, Aunt Snake Attacks
The following day, at Exercise Field No. 44, Death Forest.
"Alright, I've explained the content of the second exam very clearly! Simply put, it's a five-day battle for the Heaven and Earth Scroll. Now, we'll begin distributing death waiver forms. You'll collect your scrolls and enter the exam room in ten minutes."
"A death liability waiver? Could it be..." After hearing what Hongdou said, Sakura's pupils shrank, and she had a vague sense of foreboding.
Not only her, but also some of the genin beside her, such as Shikamaru, Naruto, and Hinata, showed slight changes in expression, their hearts filled with tension and trepidation...
“That’s right. This is an exam that allows the use of any means necessary, and injuries or deaths are bound to happen. Therefore, to avoid disputes and trouble, a waiver must be signed before the exam can proceed.” Hongdou’s lips curled into a playful smile, and her 36° angled mouth delivered a chilling answer.
"Gulp!!" Karin couldn't help but swallow hard upon hearing this, and subconsciously glanced at Gaara, whose gaze was now even more bloodthirsty and tyrannical.
If there was one danger she was most worried about during this exam, it would undoubtedly be the One-Tailed Jinchuriki of Sunagakure.
"Really? The second exam is that dangerous??" Naruto immediately turned to look at Tarojiro, who was participating in the Chunin Exams.
Tarojiro simply smiled indifferently at him, quickly signed his name, and proved his resolve with his actions.
"Let's go, Li, Tenten." At the same time, Neji's voice rang out from the side as he led the signed death consent form to the temporary cubicle to collect the scroll.
"Let's go too." Seeing this, Karin gritted her teeth, quickly signed her name, and called Tarojiro to hurry up and follow.
This scene left Naruto and Sakura completely stunned...
"Idiot, what are you still doing here?" Just as Naruto was in a daze, Sasuke came up in front of him and snorted coldly, urging him on.
As he spoke, he waved the death consent form he had already signed, which made Naruto jump up as if he had been injected with chicken blood. "Damn it, I won't lose to you, Sasuke!"
"Here we go again, Naruto..." Sakura sighed and facepalmed, but quickly followed behind Sasuke.
Following Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura's lead, the other Konoha members also sped up their progress, submitting their consent forms and receiving their mission scrolls...
"Heh! Have you been brainwashed and become hopelessly addicted to those ridiculous bonds of Konoha? It seems your hatred isn't enough. Then let me help you see the cruel reality of this world." A grass ninja wearing a straw hat and with long hair draped over his shoulders muttered to himself in the crowd.
Watching Sasuke and the other two being led away by the Chunin Exams, the burning desire in his eyes was undisguised and plain to see...
Soon, as everyone submitted their waiver agreements and received their scrolls, the appointed time arrived at the same moment.
"Now I announce that the second exam has officially begun..." At Anko's command, the Chunin examiners stationed at each entrance opened the iron gates.
In an instant, each team shot into the examination hall like arrows released from a bow, leaving only afterimages.
"I've already sensed Gaara and the others' location in the Death Forest, which is ten kilometers in diameter. Now we... uh? This is...?" Karin, who had just entered, suddenly stopped mid-sentence as her senses expanded, her pupils contracting.
"What's wrong, Karin?" Taro frowned upon seeing this, and immediately became nervous as he looked at Karin, whose face had turned slightly pale.
Could it be that Gaara has already discovered them?
"I...I sensed an incredibly cold and immense chakra, a power comparable to that of the Third Hokage. But this shouldn't be happening! How could such a ninja appear in the Chunin Exams?!" Karin stammered as she came to her senses, startling Tarojiro.
After a pause, Taro gritted his teeth and made a decision, "Ignore him for now, let's collect the scrolls and head to the tower as soon as possible. Then report to the examiners and let them decide how to handle it."
"Okay!" Karin nodded immediately and quickly searched the vicinity to find a team going the same way.
Not only were they on the way, but according to chakra feedback, the three opponents were just ordinary genin, posing no threat to their team whatsoever.
"Follow me." Without hesitation, Karin immediately called out and led the charge toward the target.
With their intentions aligned with the unsuspecting genin squad, Karin and her two companions approached them in less than ten minutes.
Without Karin even needing to lift a finger, Tarojiro struck out and knocked out two genin with a single blow. Upon seeing this, the other genin immediately surrendered and handed over the scroll with both hands.
"What a pity! It's the same Heavenly Book as ours." Jiro shook his head in disappointment, then turned to Karin and gave her a look, signaling her to look for a new target.
Karin immediately nodded and activated her Kagura Mind's Eye again to scan the nearby chakra reactions.
But with just that one glance, Karin's expression suddenly changed again. "Oh no! That terrifying chakra reaction from before is chasing after Naruto and the others!"
"Chase Naruto and Sasuke?" Tarojiro was instantly dumbfounded. In that case, it would be impossible for them to stay out of it.
Class 7 doesn't have a tradition of abandoning their comrades and running away!
"If it were my older brother or Kakashi-sensei, they definitely wouldn't ignore this. Let's go help." At this crucial moment, Taro gritted his teeth and made a decision.
Jiro and Karin exchanged a glance, both seeing agreement and remorse in each other's eyes. What kind of comrade would stand by and watch someone die in a critical moment?!
Meanwhile, somewhere in the Death Forest.
"Fire Release: Wind Flower Technique..." Facing the Amegakure genin who attacked, Sasuke did not hesitate to form hand seals and counterattack.
With the boost of powerful chakra and doubled physical strength, a dozen blazing fireballs exploded in the blink of an eye...
"So fast! Such a dense barrage of fireballs!!" The Rain Ninja on the other side changed his expression as he watched the rapidly approaching fireballs and immediately turned to dodge.
But while he was fast, Sasuke, with his Sharingan activated, was even faster!
Almost the instant he moved, Sasuke predicted his direction of movement and adjusted his position based on subtle reactions in his shoulders, elbows, and legs.
The next instant, as if everything had been rehearsed! Just half a second after the Rain Ninja moved, two small fireballs struck his chest with a loud bang.
"Sasuke, help!" Just as the Rain Ninja collapsed to the ground with regret, fear, and pain in their eyes, Naruto cried out at the top of his lungs.
"This idiot." Sasuke was speechless for a moment, then casually threw out a kunai to cut the ropes binding Naruto.
"Damn it, he actually took advantage of me while I was peeing to launch a sneak attack..." As soon as he was freed from his restraints, Naruto yelled and rushed towards the heavily injured Rain Ninja to get revenge.
But in that instant, Sasuke's expression suddenly changed, and he looked in a certain direction behind him. His Sharingan with its two tomoe spun rapidly...
"Get out of the way!" Sasuke seemed to have seen something, grabbed Sakura and quickly hid in the bushes.
Naruto reacted quickly; although he didn't understand why, he obediently hid behind a tree.
The next instant, a fierce gust of wind slammed in, blowing the heavily injured Rain Ninja away from not far away, blasting a trench in the ground.
"You actually dodged it? It seems you're more interesting than I imagined! Well then, the battle for the scroll, where we'll stake our lives, begins now..."
Soon, a strange voice rang out in the woods, followed by a long-haired grass ninja strolling out with a mocking look in his eyes.