Chapter 58: She Has the Same Ability as Me
2:40 PM.
Izayoi and Hinata first headed to the old place to meet Shino Aburame, then reached the edge of Konoha's 44th training ground.
Konoha's 44th training ground, also named the Forest of Death, is one of the few training grounds in Konoha that is not entered under special circumstances, and it is also one of Konoha's forbidden areas.
The proctor already erected sheds and tents outside and even an assembly area sign.
There were still twenty minutes before the start of the exam, yet Team 8 was not the first examinee who arrived.
There were a lot of examinees already standing in the open ground.
In groups of three, there were at least a dozen groups.
In the next ten minutes, more and more examinees arrived, and the open space became packed.
"Yo.., Izayoi, you guys came so early."
"Long time no see, Izayoi-kun, Hinata."
"Long time no see, Minako."
As Team 8 stood at the edge, Team 7 and Team 10, who arrived just now, spotted them immediately.
Moreover, a team also came near, which was Team 6 where Kiba Inuzuka was.
"Do you know? Out of our class's ten teams, just twelve of us were noticed by the supervising Jonin, while some were let go," Minako said.
Hinata was a little surprised and exclaimed, "So did the other students go back to school for another year of learning?"
"Two groups went back to school to retake their studies, and the remainder were specially recruited by other departments. And some students seemed to have been hit by something and chose to drop out of school." Minako sighed, "Becoming an official ninja doesn't seem to be a good thing. We did a C-level mission last month and were almost killed by the toxic smoke of the enemy. Fortunately, Akamaru rescued me."
"Come on, you will definitely get stronger." Hinata could only encourage.
After all, Team 8 is a sensory team, and her Byakugan has been strengthened to be capable of sensing things in a range of more than 20 kilometers, so she may not be able to sense this feeling in her lifetime.
"I heard the Forest of Death is Konoha's forbidden area. The exam is likely a field survival. There may be an examinee competition." Sasuke Uchiha provoked as usual, "If so, you have to be careful, don't get eliminated by me."
Izayoi's face slightly frowned, placed his finger on the bridge of his nose, and his upper body leaned back a little, "Have you been drinking?"
"No, I'm only 12 years old." Sasuke Uchiha shook his head. When he noticed Izayoi's disgusted look, he almost couldn't help but sniff his clothes to see if they smelled of alcohol.
But Izayoi's next words caused his face to turn red in an instant: "Oh, I thought you were still drunk and talking in your sleep."
"Pfft."
"Hahaha."
Kiba Inuzuka and Naruto Uzumaki couldn't help but laugh.
"Hmph, just you wait and see."
Sasuke Uchiha crossed his arms and showed an arrogant look once again.
Nobody, not even Sasuke Uchiha himself, noticed that Sasuke Uchiha was quite different from the last five years of ninja school.
It's like. going back to the first grade.
As they saw the rookies talking and laughing, many examinees stared with their eyes.
Having clearly viewed their foreheads and faces, a portion of the examinees from small ninja villages were overcome with fear.
In fact, among these twelve people, eight of them are not individuals one can simply look down upon.
Among them are head students who make the future heirs of big ninja clans fearful.
There are even heirs of the three prominent perception ninja clans, Hyuga, Aburame, and Inuzuka.
And the orphan of the Uchiha clan, and the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho.
They are either civilian prodigies, or bloodline limit and secret jutsu holders.
By the time they grow up, Konoha may have the final decision.
They seem to have an extremely good relationship.
When they encounter them at the second exam, they must escape.
Some examinees secretly believed.
The majority of the test-takers also aim for Izayoi and others, thinking that killing those ninja families' heirs on Konoha's own turf is a great notion.
One of them had a greedy look, looking at Sasuke Uchiha, who was acting haughty, and he could barely hold back his long tongue from poking out.
A red-haired woman was looking at Hinata and the other girls.
Looking at Hinata, who was nicely dressed and had a noble attitude, and Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka, who looked like they were pampered, Karin's eyes were filled with envy.
Is this the female Genin of the great ninja village?
Here, Karin seemed to sense something and couldn't help but look in the direction of the sensation.
I saw the white-robed boy standing next to the kimono girl, smiling at her.
At that time, looking at that beautiful face and gentle smile, Karin, who had never seen such a handsome boy, blushed like the color of her hair, evaded her eyes, but soon could not help taking another secret look at the boy.
"Izayoi-kun, are you looking at that Kusa ninja girl?" Hinata 'caught' this scene and asked.
"Yes."
Izayoi nodded and admitted it quite openly, and gently said, "She possesses the same power as mine."
Hinata's expression altered somewhat upon hearing this, and she stared into Izayoi's eyes without a word.
"Not this." Izayoi smiled, "It's the one you and Hanabi often use."
Hinata suddenly realized, then looked at Karin, who was peeking at Izayoi.
When she saw the girl catch her eyes, she immediately looked away like a frightened rabbit, and never dared to take a look again. She secretly guessed in her heart.
Is she Izayoi-kun's clansman?
Kusa Village seems to be next door to the Land of Fire. Did Izayoi-kun's ancestors come from that country?
"All the examinees gather here to sign the death consent form. The second exam is about to begin."
Time had soon arrived at three in the afternoon.
Because the rookies were at the fringe of the crowd, the scene where Naruto Uzumaki provoked Mitarashi Anko and was instructed by the latter, and the master and apprentice 'reunited' in the original, did not take place.
All of the examinees lined up in a number of rows, waiting to sign the death consent form, then taken into the tent beside the shed to obtain one of the Heaven and Earth scrolls, and brought by the proctor to the special entrance.
Along the way, the proctor also explained to them the regulations of the second exam.
According to Sasuke Uchiha, the second exam is field survival. The exam lasts for 120 hours, five days.
In five days, they must collect the Heaven and Earth scrolls and reach the central tower of the Forest of Death.
If they are late, or if they are unable to collect the Heaven and Earth scrolls, they will not be allowed into the central tower and will be disqualified at once.
If they unroll the scroll out of curiosity, they will be annihilated with instant effect as well.
Having announced the rules, the proctor guarded the iron gate of the only entrance for the team, waiting for the broadcast signal.
"Byakugan - Open!"
Hinata formed a mystical seal with both hands, and blue veins bulged on her temples.
She spoke after a few seconds, "Our entrance is No. 8. The teams at entrances No. 7 and No. 9 both have Earth scrolls."
"It's all right. There are 24 teams in this exam, and there are 12 Heaven scrolls. Even if we don't attack first, prey will come to us."
Izayoi looked at the scroll in his hand, on which the word Earth was written.
Hinata was serious and spoke, "The team at entrance No. 7 has a person with very strong chakra."
"Really? Who is he?"
Izayoi, who hadn't used Tenseigan, spoke with great interest.
"I don't know, but. he has a Sand ninja headband and a gourd behind his back." Hinata relayed the other side's characteristics.
"Sasuke mentioned this person yesterday." Shino Aburame said in a low tone, "People who can be remembered by Sasuke won't be normal people."
"True, he is a powerful guy." Izayoi smiled and nodded.
(End of this chapter)
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