Shadow of the Wood

120 Chapter Seven Begins

"Don't be nervous!" A slightly frivolous voice came into the ears of Naruto who was looking east and west. As the referee, Shiranui Genma turned around at some point, and after seeing Uzumaki Naruto's performance, he was slightly dissatisfied, and with With a warning tone, he said, "Turn your faces to the audience! You are the protagonists of today's trials!"

Uzumaki Naruto was startled when he heard Shiranui Genma's words, and he was as nervous as he was. At this moment, he came back to his senses, focused on the game, felt the atmosphere in the field, and the shouts from the auditorium The sound of whistles and whistles was endless, and with his eyesight, he could clearly see that the audience was watching these candidates with great interest.

"Gulu!" Uzumaki Naruto clenched his fists unnaturally, swallowed his saliva, and his palms were covered with sweat at some point.

It is indeed not an easy task to compete and fight under the gaze of so many spectators, and it has also caused a certain amount of psychological pressure on some candidates, including Naruto Uzumaki.

Uzumaki Naruto secretly glanced at the examinees beside him from the corner of his eye, and found that except for Choji Akimichi and Ino Yamanaka, who looked a little unnatural, the other ninjas seemed to be very normal Calm down, thinking of this, he gritted his teeth secretly and pretended to be nonchalant.

"The three ninjas of your team have all passed the preliminaries. It's really lucky." On the stand, Asuma Sarutobi was looking at the performance of the candidates in the examination room, and unexpectedly, the female companion beside him, Kuroyuki, suddenly expressed emotion.

"There is indeed a certain element of luck." Asma Sarutobi nodded, and did not completely deny Kurenai Yuhi's words. In addition to Shikamaru, the promotion of Ino Yamanaka and Choji Akimichi did have a great factor of luck However, he also emphasized the word "certainly". After all, it is impossible to rely on luck alone to get to this point. The two of them do have certain strengths, especially with the cooperation of Shikamaru. , You can maximize your personal secret skills and abilities.

Speaking of it, Shikamaru is still the elder of Asma Sarutobi, and he wanted to ask Kurenai Yuhi before the Chunin exam. Unfortunately, Asma Sarutobi is also the second generation of power in Konoha Village, but he is not interested in pursuing Kureni Yuhi It’s not much of a bonus, not to mention Hiruza Sarutobi has such a high popularity and charm in Konoha Village, he has never been a person who likes to use his power for personal gain, even Asma Sarutobi himself does not like it. Talking about her father, not to mention Kurenai Yuhi is also a Jnin. With her heart, if Asuma Sarutobi really wants to show off her father's status, it will only make the other party more disgusted.

Because they were catching up with the Zhongnin exams, the two made a bet on this, and since Sarutobi Asma often taught his disciple Nara during the guidance of the seventh, eighth, and tenth classes of Konoha Shinobi from time to time. Shikamaru was talking about it, but Yuhihong was upset, and the content of the bet became whether Nara Shikamaru could defeat Hyuga Neiji of the Hyuga clan.

The final result made Sarutobi Asma overjoyed. Although he had absolute confidence in Shikamaru, he did not expect to defeat Ningji Hinata so quickly in the preliminary selection, which gave him the opportunity to invite Kurenai Yuhi to watch the official selection together .

Kureni Yuhi laughed lightly after hearing Asma Sarutobi's words, unlike ordinary women who are weak or pretending to cover their mouths subconsciously when laughing, Kureni Yuhi who is a ninja feels happy and does not laugh when she laughs. Covering up, the corners of the mouth are pulled, with a sassy temperament, the bright eyes are slightly narrowed, the willow eyebrows are curved, and it looks a little charming.

"Shikamaru looks very confident." After Kurenu Yuhi laughed, she looked at Shikamaru in the examination room and said in a low voice, "He doesn't seem nervous at all!"

In the eyes of the experienced Jonin, although several candidates in the examination room made a calm expression and seemed not to be frightened by the enthusiasm of the audience in the examination room, they either clenched their fists or hid their hands in their pockets The action has shown abnormality.

Among the eight candidates, there were only two who had no emotions such as excitement or timidity in Yuhi Hongyan's eyes - Nara Shikamaru and Gaara.

Compared with the companions who have changed their movements and standing postures after hearing the cheers of the audience since entering the arena, to hide their uneasy companions, the two entered the examination room and stood in a row under Shiranui Genma's order , did not make any unnecessary movements from the beginning to the end, his hands naturally drooped to the sides of his legs, and his fingers spread out casually. Gaara just glanced at the stands where Hokage and Kazekage were located at the highest end of the building, and then looked away , seemed to be preoccupied with other things, and didn't pay attention to the audience's eyes at all, while Shikamaru, after scanning some familiar figures in the auditorium, smiled slightly, and also withdrew his attention, lowered his eyelids slightly, and accumulated energy .

Shikamaru will not feel uncomfortable in this environment, nor will he have such high self-esteem that he thinks this game is like "sliding a monkey" and "insulting" himself.

In this world, when it comes to the level of occupation, there is really no comparable ninja. Without him, the powerful power gives the ninja amazing damage and lethality, and awe begins with power. The ninja in this world is already mysterious and unique. Powerful pronoun, the purpose of holding the Chunin exam is also to make the ninja village and candidates famous through this kind of competition. If this can hurt self-esteem, it can only be said that there is a certain problem in my heart.

If the existence of Gaara and the approaching war were not taken into consideration, Shikamaru would seriously plan for the performance of this exam, but unfortunately, with the threat of Shukaku nearby and the invasion coming from far away, he was not in the mood to think about other things. Just want to focus all my energy on the upcoming battle.

"Everyone!" A loud voice suddenly came from the stands at the highest point of the examination room. Although Hiruzaru Sarutobi was an old man, he had an astonishing voice and a long breath.

Hearing the sound from the stands, the audience shut their mouths one by one, and the entire venue turned from noisy to quiet in a short period of time.

"Thank you for taking the time to come and watch the Chunin selection exam held by our Konoha Ninja Village!" Hiruzaru Sarutobi said with satisfaction when the venue became quiet, "From now on, the candidates who pass the preliminary selection The nine candidates from our school will compete in the Chunin selection!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said here, waved his big hand, and shouted to the audience watching him vigorously: "Then please enjoy watching the game from now on!"

The style of the ninja is destined that even if Sarutobi Hiruzen will give an introduction and speech before the exam, it will not be as lengthy as a bureaucrat. After a few words, after thanking the audience who can come, he announced the start of the competition.