Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 58 First move

"The above are the rules for the second test. There are a total of 44 locked entrances in this practice field. After exchanging three consent letters from a team for a scroll, you can each choose an entrance. When the time comes, Just enter the practice field!" After Mitarai Anko finished explaining the rules, she added: "One last piece of advice for you—don't die inside!"

"Start getting the scroll!"

At this time, in the small wooden house outside the fence, the Chunin invigilator had completely blocked the door with a black cloth, and shouted at many candidates.

Candidates who signed the consent form entered the cabin in groups, and other candidates were not allowed to approach, so it was difficult to find out what kind of scrolls the team entering the cabin was holding.

"Although it is theoretically possible that a maximum of twelve teams can pass this exam, in reality, all candidates for this exam are considered potential enemies because they are not sure about the scrolls held by the target!" Sasuke Uchiha signed and agreed Book, while observing the examinees who entered the cabin, he thought to himself: "And as long as one more scroll is snatched, the two groups of teams will be eliminated together. This is the second exam. A strong ninja can use this to win the exam." Clear up the redundant competitors, clear the obstacles for the next exam, 'eliminate more than half', it seems that the chief examiner is not talking too much!"

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"Ino, Choji, hurry up and sign, and then we'll go get the scroll as soon as possible!" Shikamaru took the consent form from Mitarai Anzuki's hand, just roughly scanned the content, and quickly signed his name on it, And urged Ino and Choji.

Choji and Ino looked at Shikamaru with some doubts, but seeing him urging, out of the trust that Shikamaru has built up in the correctness of the decision for a long time, they signed their names immediately and handed over the consent form to Shikamaru Maru, and then follow him into the cabin, and get the scroll.

The wooden house outside the fence can be said to be very simple, and the only thing that obscures the sight of the candidates is a large black cloth, there are no doors on both sides, and the security measures taken are only to prevent the candidates from standing beside the wooden house.

Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino are the second team to enter the log cabin. Before the three of them is Gaara's Sand Hidden Squad. Although the special mission was a life-threatening consent form, the three of Sha Yin and the others quickly signed their names without any hesitation, as the first team of examinees to enter the wooden house.

After the three of Sagakure received the scrolls from the wooden house, they happened to meet Shikamaru and the three of them. Seeing this, Gaara paused slightly, and the attitude of the tenth class to sign the agreement clearly revealed a strong confidence in themselves.

Unexpectedly, Gaara nodded slightly to Shikamaru, which was regarded as a greeting. Although Shikamaru was a little surprised, but out of politeness, he also nodded in return.

When Gaara saw Shikamaru nodding in return, he turned his head and walked away quickly. Kankuro and Temari looked at each other, and Temaru couldn't help but look at Shikamaru thoughtfully.

Sensing Temari's gaze, Shikamaru withdrew his gaze from Gaara and looked at him. After meeting his eyes briefly, Temari gave Shikamaru a hard look, then looked away, and joined Kankuro Closely follow Gaara's footsteps and leave.

"Who are those three people!?" Ino turned his head to look at the backs of the three Sagakushi who left, especially those with long blond hair, but with a few playful braids on their heads, wearing a close-fitting dress, showing a bumpy figure Temari, compared to the young Ino, the 16-year-old Temari already has a feminine style, which makes her voice a little strange: "Are they the sand hidden ninjas you mentioned not long ago, Shikamaru?" ?”

"That's right," Shikamaru nodded, and after seeing Ino Tankou slightly pursed his mouth, looking unconvinced, he explained: "The one with the gourd on his back is a formidable enemy."

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"That Konoha ninja named Nara Shikamaru is dead, Gaara is already interested in him!" Kankuro sneered, thinking of Gaara's behavior before, he felt sorry for Shikamaru Get up: "But I still hope not to meet him in this exam. Gaara went crazy, but the six relatives don't recognize him."

Naturally, Shikamaru didn't know that Kankuro had already labeled him death in his heart at this time. After entering the cabin, he slowly took out the consent form from the ninja bag and handed it to the two invigilators sitting in the cabin. , while carefully looking at the environment of the wooden house, and finally, under the urging of the invigilator, finally handed over the consent form to the other party in exchange for an earth scroll.

After receiving the scroll handed over by the invigilator, Shikamaru put it directly into his ninja tool bag. Ino and Choji had no objection to this point. After all, among the three, Shikamaru was the leader. Whether it is strength or intelligence, they are the best.

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"It turned out to be a battle for survival in the wild," Inuzuka Teba played with the consent form in his hand, glanced at the direction where the candidates Otonin and Aminin were, and said with a sneer, "This happens to be our specialty project!"

"Let's submit the consent sooner!" Ayume Shino, who has always been calm, saw that Shikamaru's tenth class quickly signed the consent form and received the scroll. After thinking about it with a frown, she suddenly realized, and urged Inuzuka eagerly. tooth.

Seeing Inuzuka Ya looking at him with some doubts, Yume Shino explained in a low voice: "Do you still remember what Morino Ihiki said in the first exam?"

"'Information is sometimes more important than a ninja's life', how can that small piece of black cloth stop the ninja's investigation!?" Shino Aburome stared at Inuzuka meaningfully, and said: "Get the scroll as soon as possible! People will have more time to investigate information and know what kind of scroll is in other people's hands!"

"I see. No wonder that guy Shikamaru urged Choji and Ino to sign without even reading the consent form." At this time, the three members of Shikamaru's tenth squad had already obtained the scroll, and hurried out of the cabin. Seeing this, Inuzuka Iba said suddenly, thinking of Shikamaru's performance before.

"Hinata's supercilious eyes can see what scrolls those candidates are holding, but we need to know what scrolls we are holding before we can choose the target to attack." Shino Amoyome raised her right hand, raised her index finger, dog Tsukaba and Hinata looked carefully and found a small black worm staying on it: "This is a female parasite. There is almost no smell on it. Only the male parasite can smell it."

"We get the scroll first, and then use Hinata's white eyes to find out where the scrolls of other teams are. If there is a team that matches our scroll, I will secretly put the female parasite on them." Shino Yume quietly He explained his plan to his companions.

Hearing this, Inuzuka tooth nodded, and turned his head to Hinata Hinata, who was a little uneasy because of the second exam, and said, "You have to work hard, Hinata!"

Hinata Hinata agreed softly. Seeing this, Inuzuka Kiba sighed and withdrew his attention from the other party. When he turned his eyes, he noticed the Kunai and shuriken falling on the ground. Shikamaru was thrown separately.

When Inuzuka saw the shuriken, he thought of something, chuckled, bent over to pick it up, threw it in his hand twice, and said to Yume Shino thoughtfully: "I I have a good idea, Shino."

"You say..." Seeing Yume Shino looking at himself, Inuzuka grinned at the corners of his mouth, showing a meaningful smile, with long and sharp canine teeth exposed, looking a little cruel: "We will let only Are the ninjas of Shimokonoha Village okay?"

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Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino took the scrolls, and after leaving the place where many candidates gathered, Shikamaru who was walking in front suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong, Shikamaru." Seeing Shikamaru stop walking, Ino asked aloud.

But Shikamaru didn't answer, his gaze fell on a sparrow perched on a tree not far away, after squinting for a while, his hands quickly formed seals, the shadow under his feet was slightly distorted, and then a black shadow suddenly jumped out of it It came out, like a black strange snake, crawling on the ground, and after reaching the tree, it moved along the tree trunk to the branch where the tit was located. After stopping for a while, it suddenly accelerated and controlled the sparrow.

"The most critical point of this exam is timing - the longer you stay in this woods, the more dangerous it will be. On the contrary, the person who gathers the scrolls first and reaches the central tower is the safest , you can set up traps to attack and kill other candidates, and you can also get away at any critical moment!" Shikamaru explained to Choji and Ino: "If you can know what kind of scrolls other candidates have in advance, you can save the search for scrolls. Time, this information is our chance to win!"

"Ino, you use the mind-body transformation technique to control this sparrow, and then immediately go back to the cabin where the scrolls were distributed. The place is very simple, and you can see clearly what scrolls the subsequent candidates got from the side of the cabin." Deer Maru alone instructed Ino seriously: "Try to remember which teams are holding the Sky Scroll, they are our next target!"

"I understand!" After hearing Shikamaru's words, Ino nodded obediently, came to Shikamaru's side, made a seal with both hands, and aimed at the sparrow bound by Shikamaru not far away, and spoke to Shikamaru with a strange voice. Said: "Then my body will trouble you, Shikamaru!"

As soon as the words fell, Ino's body suddenly fell limply towards Shikamaru's direction. Shikamaru was startled, and unlocked the shadow imitation technique, and at the same time hugged Ino.

Ino seemed to be falling into a deep sleep, his mouth was slightly open, and his breath seemed to be absent. At this time, the sparrow controlled by Ino had already staggered to Shikamaru.

"Be careful." Seeing this, Shikamaru said to Ino who controlled Sparrow's body. After all, Sparrow's body was very fragile at this time, and Ino's body-mind conversion technique had very serious side effects.

Ino, who was controlling the sparrow's body, nodded, looking a little funny, but Shikamaru didn't care about it. After watching the other party take a few steps, he seemed to adapt to his body, and suddenly spread his wings, heading towards the wooden house where the scrolls were distributed. fly away.