Chapter 21 Second Examiner: Orochimaru
Ninja Academy!
To prepare for the Chunin Exams, the Ninja Academy was specially cleared out.
When Fujiwara Tetsuya, Uchiha Mikoto, and Aburame Mokujin arrived at the Ninja Academy, quite a few figures had already gathered on the open grounds inside.
They stood in distinct groups, divided by their respective Ninja Villages.
Among them, Konoha undoubtedly had the largest number!
A total of thirty-seven teams, one hundred and eleven individuals, were participating in the Chunin Exams.
Next was Hidden Rain Village, with nine teams participating.
Hidden Sand Village, Iwagakure, Hidden Cloud Village, and Hidden Mist Village each had around three to four teams.
As for some smaller Ninja Villages, they scattered between two to four teams.
After a brief pause, Fujiwara Tetsuya and his two companions also joined Konoha's contingent.
The elite teams, comprised of geniuses from the great Shinobi Clans led by Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga, exuded immense pressure just by standing there.
"Tetsuya, Mikoto, Mokujin! You're here!"
Over the past six months, through the trials of various missions, Fujiwara Tetsuya, Uchiha Mikoto, and Aburame Mokujin had made many friends.
Seeing the three arrive, members from several teams immediately gathered around them.
Among them were clan members from Shinobi Clans like Uchiha and Nara.
Of course, for the Uchiha, it was mostly because Uchiha Mikoto was there.
As a genius girl of the Uchiha Clan who had awakened her Sharingan, Uchiha Mikoto's popularity among the budding young hearts of the Uchiha Clan remained consistently high.
"Keiko, Genichi..."
After a simple greeting, everyone's attention turned to the upcoming Chunin Exams.
The Chunin Exams process was roughly divided into three stages.
The first stage was a basic written test, the second was a team survival combat, and the third was an individual combat format.
Nearly three hundred Genin were divided into seven classes for the exam.
The content of the written test involved common knowledge of the Ninja World and professional Ninja-related knowledge, which for Fujiwara Tetsuya now, was not considered a high-difficulty problem.
While other Genin were still using various strange Ninjutsu to peek at answers, Fujiwara Tetsuya, holding a nearly perfect score sheet, had already placed it in front of the Jonin Proctor.
Under the gaze of countless eyes, he walked out of the classroom with a stylish flourish.
Just like that, a youth like the wind.
"Tetsuya, you came out so early!"
"Judging by your expression, you must have done well!"
About ten minutes after Fujiwara Tetsuya came out, Aburame Mokujin and Uchiha Mikoto also emerged from their respective classes.
Upon seeing Fujiwara Tetsuya, they immediately gathered around him.
"Naturally!"
"Theory, that's my specialty!"
"Mikoto, Mokujin, how did you two do?"
Looking at the two, Fujiwara Tetsuya retracted his wandering gaze, a slight smile on his face.
"If even you can pass, how could we, as your seniors, not pass!"
Glancing at Fujiwara Tetsuya, Uchiha Mikoto muttered to herself.
Stinky brat!
I'm not going to tell you that I handed in my paper early because of my Sharingan, am I?
Fujiwara Tetsuya was always perceptive when it came to Uchiha Mikoto.
Upon noticing the flicker in Uchiha Mikoto's eyes!
Fujiwara Tetsuya already had his answer.
Sharingan, insects, those were tools for cheating.
However, the Proctors were Jonin from Konoha after all, and on Konoha's home ground, even if they were truly discovered, no one would deliberately make a fuss.
Looking at the tsundere Uchiha Mikoto, Fujiwara Tetsuya, for once, did not try to tease the girl.
Not many teams failed the first written test.
In the results posted that afternoon, there were only eleven teams, and most of these were Genin from smaller Ninja Villages.
Genin from the Five Great Ninja Villages, such as Konoha and Hidden Sand, as well as Hidden Rain Village, still possessed excellent qualities.
Konoha Training Ground No. 37.
That's right, the second stage, team survival combat, was held at Training Ground No. 37.
The initial place where Fujiwara Tetsuya proved his worth by killing beasts.
"Rookies from various Ninja Villages, hello! I am your Proctor for the second exam: Orochimaru."
"The rules for the second exam are already clearly written on the bulletin board you saw upon entering! I will not repeat them excessively."
"For the next three days, I will be waiting for you at the end of Training Ground No. 37! I hope you have a pleasant three days."
The Proctor for the second stage is Senior Orochimaru?
Looking at the figure on the high platform.
Fujiwara Tetsuya's gaze gradually deepened.
Although Orochimaru had not yet embarked on his irreversible path, a person's temperament, the core of their being, was not so easily changed.
Fujiwara Tetsuya could feel that deep within Training Ground No. 37, Orochimaru had definitely prepared some unexpected surprises for them.
"Then! The second stage of the exam officially begins!"
At Orochimaru's signal, numerous teams, without any hesitation, rose and rushed into the jungle deep within the training ground.
"Tetsuya! Let's go too!"
"Mm!"
Nodding, Fujiwara Tetsuya glanced back at Orochimaru once, then followed Uchiha Mikoto and Aburame Mokujin into the jungle.
"Fujiwara Tetsuya? An interesting brat!"
"It seems you've already noticed something!"
Fujiwara Tetsuya's gaze did not escape Orochimaru's perception.
Seeing the last few teams also disappear into the depths of the training ground, Orochimaru's figure moved, and he, along with several other Jonin, simultaneously vanished from the high platform.
To make the second stage of the exam even more interesting!
Orochimaru had released thousands of ferocious beasts and venomous insects into Training Ground No. 37, and had also dispatched Anbu to set up countless traps.
And the scrolls Fujiwara Tetsuya and his team were looking for were mostly hidden in the lairs of these beasts and in the center of the traps.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also raised objections to Orochimaru's arrangement.
However, faced with the insistence of his favorite disciple, after some hesitation, Hiruzen Sarutobi still chose to support him.
Things between Ninja have always been full of bloodshed!
How could passing the Chunin Exams be so simple?
Deep within the training ground, the teams at the very front, in the first wave.
They had already entered the range of the traps set by the Anbu, and for a time, as many rookies unconsciously triggered them.
Countless explosive tags detonated in hidden corners, and countless kunai and poisoned needles shot out, taking the lives of many Genin.
These Genin included those from smaller Ninja Villages, as well as Ninja from the Five Great Ninja Villages like Konoha and Hidden Sand.
"Who! Who knows Medical Ninjutsu, save my comrade! Save her!"
"It hurts! It hurts so much! Suzuko, kill me, kill me!"
Beneath the dense jungle, after the indiscriminate bombing of explosive tags, it had long become a chaotic mess.
Some Genin with weaker psychological endurance hugged the corpses of their comrades, their eyes gradually becoming vacant.
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