2:40 PM.
Izayoi and Hinata first went to the Old Place to meet up with Shino Aburame, and then arrived outside Konoha Training Ground 44.
Konoha Training Ground 44, also known as the Death Forest, is one of the few training grounds in Konoha that is not open under special circumstances, and it is also one of Konoha's forbidden areas.
The proctors had already set up sheds and tents outside, and there was also a sign for the assembly point.
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Although there were still twenty minutes before the start of the exam, Eighth Squad was not the earliest examinees to arrive.
In the open space, a large number of examinees were already standing.
Three people in a group, there were at least a dozen groups.
In the next ten minutes, more and more examinees arrived, and the open space became crowded.
"Yo, Izayoi, you guys are here so early."
"Long time no see, Izayoi-kun, Hinata."
"Long time no see, Minako."
Since Eighth Squad was standing on the periphery, Seventh Squad and Tenth Squad, who had just arrived, saw them at a glance.
In addition, there was another team that also came over, it was Sixth Squad where Kiba Inuzuka was.
"Have you heard? Among the ten squads in our class, it seems that only the twelve of us have been recognized by the Guidance Jonin, and the others have been eliminated," Minako said.
Hinata said with a slight surprise, "Then did the other classmates go back to school to retake the course?"
"Two squads went back to school to retake the course, and the others were specially recruited by other departments. There are also a few classmates who seem to have been hit by something and chose to drop out of school," Minako sighed, "Becoming a formal ninja doesn't seem to be a good thing. We did a C-Rank Mission last month and were almost killed by the enemy's poisonous smoke, but fortunately Akamaru saved me."
"Cheer up, you will definitely become stronger," Hinata could only encourage.
After all, Eighth Squad is a Sensor Team, and her Byakugan has been improved to be able to see things within a radius of twenty kilometers, so she may not be able to experience this feeling in her life.
"I heard that the Death Forest is a forbidden area in Konoha, this exam is likely to be a wilderness survival, maybe there will be a contest between the examinees." Sasuke Uchiha provoked as always, "If so, you have to be careful, don't be eliminated by me."
Izayoi frowned slightly, pressed his finger against his nose, and leaned his upper body back slightly, "Have you been drinking?"
"No, I'm only 12 years old." Sasuke Uchiha shook his head, and seeing Izayoi's disgusted look, he almost couldn't help sniffing his clothes to see if there was really a smell of alcohol.
But Izayoi's next words made him instantly red: "Oh, I thought you were still talking in your sleep because you were hungover."
"Pfft..."
"Hahaha..."
Kiba Inuzuka and Naruto Uzumaki couldn't help laughing.
"Hmph, you just wait and see."
Sasuke Uchiha folded his arms and showed an arrogant look again.
Including Sasuke Uchiha, no one noticed that the current Sasuke Uchiha has undergone a lot of changes compared to the last five years of ninja school.
It's like... going back to the first grade.
Looking at the Little Strong Ones chatting and laughing, a large number of examinees immediately cast their gazes over.
When they clearly saw the Forehead Protectors on them and their appearances, some examinees from small ninja villages had looks of apprehension in their eyes.
After all, among these twelve people, eight of them were not to be trifled with.
Among them were the Top Student who suppressed the future successors of the major ninja clans.
There were also the successors of the three major Sensor Ninja Clans: Hyuga, Shino Aburame, and Kiba Inuzuka.
As well as the orphan of the Uchiha Clan, and the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho.
They were either civilian geniuses, or possessors of Kekkei Genkai and secret techniques.
Once they grew up, Konoha might be at their beck and call.
Judging by their appearance, their relationship seemed very good.
When they encountered them in the second exam, they had to run.
A small number of examinees secretly thought to themselves.
There were also many examinees who set their sights on Izayoi and the others, feeling that killing the successors of those ninja clans in Konoha's home ground was also a good thing.
Among them, there was a greedy gaze fixed on the arrogant Sasuke Uchiha, almost unable to resist sticking out a long tongue.
There was also a red-haired girl who was also sizing up Hinata and the other girls.
Looking at Hinata, who was gorgeously dressed and had a noble temperament, as well as Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka, who looked like they were pampered, Karin's eyes were filled with envy.
Were these the female Genin of a large ninja village?
At this moment, Karin seemed to have noticed something, and couldn't help but look in the direction she felt.
She saw the white-robed boy standing next to the kimono girl, looking at her with a smile on his face.
Looking at that handsome face and gentle smile, Karin, who was seeing such a handsome boy for the first time, immediately had cheeks that turned as red as her hair, and she averted her gaze evasively, but soon couldn't help but secretly size up the boy again.
"Izayoi-kun, are you looking at that female Grass Ninja?" Hinata 'caught' this scene and couldn't help but ask.
"Yes."
Izayoi nodded, admitting it readily, and said softly, "She possesses the same ability as me."
Hearing this, Hinata's expression changed slightly, and she stared at Izayoi's eyes without speaking.
"Not this one." Izayoi smiled, "It's the one you and Hanabi often use."
Hinata was slightly enlightened, and then re-examined Karin, who was secretly looking at Izayoi.
When she saw the girl's eyes meet hers, she immediately retracted her gaze like a frightened rabbit, and dared not peek again, secretly guessing in her heart.
Could she be a member of Izayoi-kun's clan?
Grass Ninja Village seemed to be next to the Land of Fire, could it be that Izayoi-kun's ancestors came from that land?
"All examinees, come over and line up to sign the death consent form, the second exam is about to begin."
Time quickly came to three o'clock in the afternoon.
Since the Little Strong Ones were all standing on the periphery of the team, the scene of Naruto Uzumaki provoking Anko Mitarashi, followed by the latter's lesson and the master-disciple 'reunion' from the original work, did not occur.
All the examinees stood in rows, queued up to sign the death consent form, and then, led by the team leader, entered the tent next to the shed to receive one of the Heaven and Earth Scrolls, escorted by the proctor to their exclusive entrance.
On the way, the proctor also told them the rules of the second exam.
Just as Sasuke Uchiha had said, the second exam was a survival test in the wild, with a total examination time of 120 hours, which was five days.
Within five days, they had to collect both the Heaven and Earth Scrolls and reach the Central Tower of the Death Forest.
If they exceeded the time limit or failed to collect both the Heaven and Earth Scrolls, they would not be able to enter the Central Tower and would be directly eliminated.
If they curiously opened the scroll, they would also be eliminated on the spot.
After explaining the rules, the proctor stood guard in front of the iron gate of the team's exclusive entrance, waiting for the broadcast to sound.
"Byakugan—Open!"
Hinata formed an Unformed Seal with both hands, and veins popped out on both sides of her temples.
A few seconds later, she said, "Our entrance is number 8. The teams at entrances 7 and 9 both have the Scroll of Earth."
"It's okay, there are 24 teams in this exam, with a total of 12 Scrolls of Heaven. Even if we don't take the initiative, prey will come to our door."
Izayoi glanced at the scroll in his hand, which had the character 'Earth' written on it.
Hinata said with a solemn expression, "In the team at entrance 7, one person's Chakra is very powerful."
"Oh? Who is he?"
Izayoi, who had not activated the Tenseigan, asked with interest.
"I don't know, but... he's wearing a Sand Ninja Forehead Protector and carrying a gourd on his back," Hinata said, describing the other party's characteristics.
"Sasuke seemed to mention this person yesterday," Shino Aburame said calmly. "Someone who can be remembered by Sasuke shouldn't be a simple character."
"Yes, a powerful guy." Izayoi smiled and nodded.
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