Red Dust

"Insomnia at a young age, is it too exciting for me to borrow your book? Brother-in-law is really guilty..."

"Don't be silly! Why haven't you rested yet and are still worrying about the day?"

"That's not it, just preparing for tomorrow's exam..."

It's not Daimaru's habit to be haunted by things that have passed.

"Come in, the door is not a place to talk!"

The hotel that Konoha Village arranged for Sand Shinobi is relatively simple. Except for some ordinary furniture such as beds, desks, low stools, and dining tables, there is nothing else, and there is no life atmosphere.

Kankuro found a place to sit down and looked at Daimaru's desk.

"Really busy? I thought you were making excuses..."

"Excuse me? Why do you think so?"

Daimaru poured himself a glass of cold water and took a sip, moistening his dry throat.

"If you don't sleep in the middle of the night, are you chatting with girls or something..."

"My brother-in-law is here to catch the rape and stand up for my sister?"

"Don't keep your mouth shut, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, etc. I'm just curious to come and have a look!"

"curious?"

Daimaru rolled his eyes, stared at Kankuro who was a little uncomfortable, and asked with a smile,

"You haven't said why you can't sleep in the middle of the night, and you still want to chat with me?"

"What kind of look is that? I haven't done anything shameful, so don't make random associations!"

"Understood, I won't inquire about personal privacy."

Daimaru's curiosity wasn't that heavy, and if Kankuro had anything on his mind, he didn't need to break the casserole and ask to the end.

"You say that, doesn't it make me more suspicious?"

Kankuro said helplessly,

"Talking to you, it always feels a little hard..."

"It's because of your poor social skills!"

"Maybe!"

Kankuro is noncommittal,

"By the way, is Qian okay? It doesn't look good..."

Yamanaka Ino, who was affected, had such a big reaction, and Qian, who was hit by the frontal move, naturally couldn't be fine. Fortunately, it was the illusion that he performed, which was familiar and easy to dispel.

"The medical ninja in Konoha Village has seen it, and it's fine. It'll be fine after a night's rest."

"That's good! Since there is no problem, what are you busy with now?"

"It's no big deal, it's just being prepared."

"It's always a little suspicious."

Kankuro looked at the messy pieces of paper around the desk, dirty ink, half-used sandpaper, and some wood chips.

"It's not like you're making a puppet. You're not going to make a fuss about tomorrow's exam, are you?"

"Stop guessing, I'm not stupid, how can I dare to cause trouble?"

After the written test, Daimaru was scolded by the tone wind again.

Obviously I can pass the level easily, but I have to meddle in my own business, and I almost made Gaara, Kankuro and Temari team eliminated, if not for the last moment to adapt to delay time, so that the worst thing did not happen, Tono wind hacked Daimaru to death. The mind has it.

Of course, Tonokaze and Maki didn't doubt Daimaru's motives for helping Kankuro, and they didn't feel that Daimaru knew the importance of Gaara, Kankuro and Temari participating in this joint Chunin exam. .

"Anyway, thank you for this afternoon, otherwise, I'll be in big trouble."

"Don't take it to heart, I'm not for you. If Temari is eliminated, I won't see my great power in the next Chunin exam..."

Chapter 0042 Time to run

I have to say that Daimaru really overestimated his influence.

Compared with the orphans of the Uchiha family and the genius children of the fourth generation Kazekage family, it is indeed difficult for other genin candidates to gain too much fame.

Even Neji Hyuga, a recognized genius, didn't get much attention because he wasn't a clan.

As for Hinata Hinata, although she is the eldest young lady of the clan, she did not make too many waves because she was not valued by the Patriarch Hyuga, and her talent was limited.

The turmoil that Daimaru caused during the first trial of the Chunin Exam was not mentioned after only one night.

The young Sand Ninja, who got up early in the morning to relax on the street, watched the Sand Ninjas who had been eliminated and hurried back to the village.

Depressed, they have their own thoughts, but it is a blessing in disguise to be able to leave the right and wrong place of Konoha Village before Konoha collapses the plan.

Sha Ye, Shanai, Ziluo, Yemu and Qian, who should not have been in the muddy waters, were also deceived by himself, and Daimaru felt guilty.

Sand Ninja candidates, it is best to have only Gaara, Kankuro and Temari who could not escape, and Daimaru, who took the initiative to join, to enter the third test venue. For the others, it is better to go back early.

The assembly time for the second round of the Chunin Exam is in the afternoon, as long as you arrive at the No. 44 practice field before two o'clock.

There is still plenty of time today. Daimaru, who had been prepared for a long time, wandered around the street casually, bought a lot of high-calorie food for storage, and then returned to the hotel calmly.

After patiently surviving the peaceful morning, greeting Yemu and Qian for lunch, the Yinfeng team slowly arrived at No.40 No. [-] practice field.

The Tone Wind Squad was not the last to arrive, but it was only a few minutes early.

Until the last group of grass ninja team came late with a vague murderous and bloody smell, 75 candidates finally arrived.

"Orochimaru, you can't go wrong. 』

Daimaru, who glanced inadvertently, hurriedly turned his head and did not dare to look again.

The camouflage of the art of eliminating and writing is not something that ordinary people can see through. Mitarai Red Bean has been a disciple of Orochimaru for so many years, and he did not recognize it.

If it wasn't for the patrolling invigilator who discovered the corpse of the Kusanagi candidate, no one might have realized that this S-rank betrayal of Konoha Village had secretly returned to Konoha Village.

The Forest of Death was the hunting ground chosen by Orochimaru, and Sasuke Uchiha was the prey.

but……

"Orochimaru killed Kushinin, why didn't he dispose of the body?Wouldn't it be better to disguise one's whereabouts by destroying the corpse?A single giant snake can swallow them.Thinking about it this way, Orochimaru, who was about to be killed by a sneak attack, didn't seem to take the body, but discarded it on the spot. 』

Probably as long as Uchiha Sasuke's Heavenly Curse Seal is successfully applied, it doesn't matter whether it is exposed or not, and Konoha Village will definitely realize that Orochimaru has returned.

As for Luo Sha, the cover-up is irrelevant. Orochimaru, who pretended to be Kazekage to assassinate the third-generation Hokage, must be the sure-fire murderer.

"Orochimaru, who is so powerful that he doesn't care too much about Konoha Village's opinion, can't get close, let alone attract his attention. 』

As a result, Daimaru was too constrained to do anything in the forest of death and couldn't do anything.

At two o'clock on time, Mitarai Red Bean began to gather all the candidates, explained the rules of the second exam, and looked at Daimaru, who was standing in the corner, quietly observing the towering giant trees in the Forest of Death.

"This is what Ibizi reminded, Daimaru, who is likely to cause trouble?Just a dumb idiot! 』

Compared with Sand Shinobi, it seems more interesting to scare the blond daredevil who is not very obedient.

"After thinking about it clearly, quickly sign the consent form, and then receive the scroll."

The assisting examiner pulls up the curtain.

"The scroll of the sky and the scroll of the earth, is this the experience of turning the first test into actual combat? It's really straightforward!"

After regaining her spirits, Qian observed each and everyone of the competitors who didn't seem to be weak, and couldn't help but hesitate in her heart.

Thinking of the scroll as intelligence, each group of candidates needs to defeat the enemy and obtain the required intelligence in order to qualify.

"A group of three people can't be absent. They must reach the central tower with two kinds of scrolls in hand to pass the test. They can't peek at the contents of the scrolls in the middle. The rules are very simple..."

Ye Mu looked around, and the guys who Daimaru said to focus on observation are basically here.

"The simpler the rules, the fewer loopholes can be exploited."

It's almost time, and Daimaru also started to make the final arrangements.

"Yemu, can you see through the curtains the types of scrolls that other teams receive, and who is carrying the scrolls?"

"Let me try!"

Said Yemu, in the shadow behind Daimaru, running Chakra to gather his eyes, his pupils dilated,

"You can barely see the type of scroll, but who is holding the scroll can't see clearly."

"enough."

As long as all three members of the competing team are defeated, whoever takes the scroll is the same.

Not far away, Naruto Uzumaki, who was lucky enough to pass the written test, seemed to have some inexplicable confidence. The other groups were careful not to attract the attention of the strong, but he was the only one who didn't know how to look at the surrounding atmosphere.

"The good weather is the catalyst for idiots. That yellow-haired boy is really shameless, and the examiner also looks a little bad, moody..."

Qian felt that Ibiki Mori was really easy to get along with, and it was really incomprehensible that Mitarai Red Bean would act after a disagreement.

In addition, Yemu felt that the other people were more terrifying:

"Isn't that Kusanagi with a long tongue a little disgusting? I really don't want to get close..."

"Then stay away from him."

Daimaru said,

"It's our turn, let's go!"

……

After a while, Daimaru, Yome, and Sen were taken to No.30 entrance No. [-] by the examiner in charge. Following the order of the chief examiner, many candidates entered one after another, and the second Chunin exam officially kicked off.

"I'm lucky, the grass ninja next door has the scroll of the earth we need, and it doesn't seem to be very strong."

Nighteye said happily.

The sound wind team that drew the scroll of the sky quickly locked on the opponent who was about to be preyed.

Gate No. 32 not far away is exactly Karin's team, which is the only remaining group of Kusanin except for the group killed by Orochimaru.

"Night, good job."

Having a perceptual ninja who is all-weather and has no blind spots as a companion is really handy in the deep forest of death.