Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

After the last sentence fell.

Orochimaru's figure also seemed to become illusory, and then gradually blended into the night and slowly disappeared.

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Yao Shidou still maintained a respectful look and bowed in reply.

The night is getting dark.

All parties have their own plans.

The Hidden Leaf Village is already in turmoil, and is about to face its second disaster in the sixty years since its establishment!!!

The next day.

Eight o'clock in the morning.

According to yesterday's notice.

The second round of the Chunin Exam will be held today at the 44th training ground of the Hidden Leaf Village. Why is it always said that the Hidden Leaf Village is very big?

Because in a broad sense, the Hidden Leaf Village includes all these training grounds.

In fact, the area where the people live is only one-third of the entire Konohagakure Village. The rest of the area is all training grounds, and there are some special grounds. The 44th training ground that Menma and others are going to today is known as the "Forest of Death" and is the largest training ground in the Konohagakure Village.

At the exact moment.

Menma arrived outside this deep and silent training ground.

Looking at those towering trees that were almost as tall as the clouds, a rare look of amazement flashed in Menma's eyes.

Sakura looked at the somewhat eerie Death Forest and her eyes twitched slightly.

"Is our second round of exams going to be held here? It doesn't look like a good place. So, what exactly is this exam about?"

Sakura said with a little uneasiness.

"Haha, since we were notified to come here, the exam location must be here. As for what the exam is about, won't we know in a moment?"

Menma smiled gently, raised his head and gestured to Mitarashi Anko, who was already waiting for them on a giant tree trunk not far away with a group of Konoha ninjas, and spoke softly.

"Uh-huh!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 82 Intention and Choice

There are 21 teams, 64 people, and including the examiners who come to supervise, the number of people exceeds 80. However, in front of this forest of death, this number is like a drop in the ocean and is not worth mentioning.

Menma and his group arrived still early, and most of the candidates arrived later. It was among this group of people that Menma saw the figure of a young girl who also had long fiery red hair.

When I saw the face that was obviously very young, but familiar enough.

Menma was subconsciously stunned.

"Yes, she was not a subordinate of Orochimaru from the beginning. She lived in Kusagakure Village and met Sasuke once in the Forest of Death."

The part of the plot that I had forgotten before also came to my mind at this moment.

Whirlpool incense.

Of course, it would be more appropriate to call her Karin directly. After all, the original work never states what Karin's surname is, but it is 100% certain that Karin is from the Uzumaki clan. The red hair doesn't mean anything, but Kagura's Heart's Eye and the Diamond Sealing Technique are real bloodline-exclusive skills of the Uzumaki clan.

The same is true for Menma.

Possessing the Kagura Eyes.

But there is no sign of King Kong Blockade yet.

Karin also obviously noticed Menma's gaze. After subconsciously looking at Menma, she immediately lowered her head. Her eyes flashed with a hint of hope and desire that no one else knew about, but also with deep fear and panic.

Menma was stunned for the first time, then he came to his senses immediately and stopped looking at Karin. He was not in a position to think about anything else now.

He himself is a "bird in a cage" and has no energy to care about others.

Menma's change of color only lasted for a moment.

Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke on the side did not notice it. Their attention was now focused on the huge training ground in front of them and the content of the assessment that might come next.

After all, if the second round of assessment is really held here.

The difficulty of the corresponding assessment content will definitely not be low.

Menma also took a deep breath and quickly adjusted his mentality, but just when Menma had just calmed down his mood.

Suddenly.

The figure of Sando Kusanagi also immediately came into Menma's sight.

The moment I saw the leader.

Menma's pupils shrank suddenly again subconsciously.

That is less than a second.

Menma turned his gaze away naturally.

"Orochimaru!"

There is no doubt that the Grass Ninja who appeared just now was none other than Orochimaru. Not to mention that Menma had the original plot as a reference, he could even sense a huge chakra aura from that Grass Ninja.

Even more terrifying than Kakashi.

At this stage.

In front of this forest of death.

Who else could it be besides Orochimaru!?

"You're finally here, Orochimaru-senpai, I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Menma subconsciously clenched his right hand slightly, thinking silently in his heart.

Since the target person has appeared as expected, the next thing to do is to find an appropriate opportunity to contact him. Although it requires some risks, Menma thinks it is worth it.

On the scene.

There were more than eighty ninjas, and except for Menma, no one realized that a big boss had sneaked into this assessment.

Even Hongdou, the chief examiner and especially a jonin, did not realize that her 'mentor' was right under her nose, and was still introducing the contents and corresponding rules of the second round of examinations to all the candidates in an eloquent manner.

'The furthest distance in the world is when I am in front of you and you can't recognize me. '

At this moment, Menma really wanted to know what Orochimaru's attitude was towards him, his only disciple in the past.

"The above are all the contents and rules of the second round of assessment. Now you can have some time to think about it. Those who want to give up can give up immediately. Those who have any doubts can also raise them now. If you miss this time point, you will have no chance to regret it!"

Hongdou looked down at the sixty or so candidates who came to take the exam with a very dangerous look and said in a playful tone.

It seemed as if she wanted to use this method to further beat the little guys below. When she saw some of them showing frightened expressions, Hongdou's inner evil taste was greatly satisfied.

"I have doubts, examiner!"

"Oh? What's your doubt? Tell me!"

I saw that some people actually raised doubts.

Hongdou raised her eyebrows, looked at the Taki ninja who asked the question with an interested expression, and asked with a smile.

"According to the rules you mentioned, we have to compete for the scroll in teams. Of the 21 teams here, 20 are composed of three people, but one team is composed of four people. Doesn't this seem unfair?"

This Taki nin was obviously looking at where Menma, Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were and spoke loudly.

And it was following the words of this Taki ninja.

Everyone present shifted their attention to the four people in Class 7.

After all, the first assessment was a written test, and the final score was calculated based on the average score, so no one really raised any objections at the beginning. However, this round of assessment was different. It was a team-based battle for the scrolls, and when everyone was in a team of three, the four-man team of Menma and others seemed so conspicuous and so unfair.

Even if ninjas from the same village can cooperate with each other after entering the examination room, they are still different teams after all. There is a big difference between having one more person in the same team!

Menma's eyebrows also raised slightly.

Naruto and Sakura showed different levels of embarrassment. They had obviously thought of this problem. It was nothing to have four people in a team for normal missions, but now that they were in the Chunin Exam, it did seem very unfair.

Sasuke remained calm.

"Oh? Are you talking about that team? Don't worry, we in Konoha will never do anything to favor our own people. This assessment will definitely be fair. The four of them will definitely not act together. I, Anko Mitarashi, as the chief examiner, can guarantee this. In this assessment, no team will have more than three people."

Hongdou smiled and said casually.

"How is it? Are you satisfied with my answer, Taki-nin?"

"Since the examiner has said so, I will definitely choose to believe it. I also believe that Konoha must be fair."

This Taki ninja didn't seem to be afraid at all, he looked directly at Hongdou and replied.

"Haha, interesting."

In response to this bold question from a Taki ninja.

Not only did Hongdou not feel offended at all, she even thought that this Taki-nin was very courageous. Lady Mitarashi Hongdou liked courageous people the most.

That way, the game will be more interesting, right?

"Anyone else, do you have any questions? If not, then please enter the tent in order to receive your scrolls."

After Hongdou took a quick look around and saw that no one asked any questions and no one gave up, he nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand.

They also began distributing scrolls to the teams of candidates that entered the second round.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 83 An unexpected surprise

One team after another entered to receive the scrolls.

They were also led to different entrances by the Konoha Chunins waiting on the side and entered the Death Forest in batches.

No one can know the scroll type of other teams, and no one can know the entrance location of other teams.

This is the established rule in the second round of assessment.

The team left one after another.

After it was Menma and the others' turn to enter the tent.

"Haha, it's finally your turn, the little brats from Kakashi's class."

Hongdou, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly had her eyes brightened up, with an obvious look of interest in her pupils.

"Eh? Anko-senpai also knows Kakashi-sama?"

Naruto, who was sitting nearby, looked at Red Bean with a little curiosity and said.

"Well, that's right."

I saw it was Naruto.

Hongdou also restrained his temper a little.

After all, this is the son of our family's fourth generation master.

"Alright, although your captain and I are acquaintances, the rules are what they should be. You heard what I said to that Taki nin just now. You are in Team 7 in groups of four. The first round of assessment and the subsequent assessments are of course fine, but this round is not allowed. In the battle for the scroll, if you have one more person, it will be a violation. So, here is a rule set specifically for you. Is that okay?"

Hongdou coughed lightly and spoke in a rare serious tone.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether such rules are set or not. After all, once you enter the Death Forest, it is allowed for teams to join forces with each other, regardless of whether they are from the same village or different villages.

The rules don't prohibit this.

That is to say, even if Menma and the other four are a team, other teams can unite and attack together.

But the necessary superficial fairness still needs to be maintained.

Since everyone is in groups of three, Class 7 is no exception.

"Yes, of course there is no problem. Kakashi-sensei has already said this at the beginning. We are mentally prepared. Please let Anko-senpai make it clear."

Menma also smiled and nodded in reply.

"That's right, that's right, Anko-senpai, just tell me what the special rules are!"

Naruto on the side also continued.