Chapter 158: Scene 2
After a few casual words, Tomoaki Ikeda told him all the information about the second exam, and the location was indeed the forbidden land of Konoha, almost in the outer forest of death.
It wasn't until Ozawa and Noyamoto left that Tomoaki Ikeda's expression became solemn.
It turned out that he just wanted to relax the nervous and tired minds of the two students just now.
"Thank you for being able to help them in this written test." Tomoaki Ikeda said.
"To each his own, I have my own plans." Ruri smiled absently.
Tomoaki Ikeda nodded and said, "I see, the next exam, as far as I know, is a real battle where death will happen, and the people of Konoha told me before that if you don't want the student to be hurt, you can quit the ......."
"And you refused?" Liuli Road.
"Naturally, it's impossible to agree, if you cower and quit, wouldn't it be made fun of, but the second round of elimination is said to have an extremely high mortality rate, so I beg you to take care of the two of them more......"
"I've said it before, no problem." Liuli Road.
Tomoaki Ikeda shook his head slightly, his eyes flickered, and said, "I know, but there are other things." Although with your strength, you don't have to worry about this group of lower ninja candidates at all, but you have to be careful of Konoha Village......"
"Konoha ninjas may see you in the dark, so please use a technique that can reveal your identity!"
"Don't worry, I just rely on ordinary ninjutsu, and this group of lower ninja imps won't be my opponents......" Liuli was vigilant in her heart, but she was still full of confidence on the surface, "What's more, do you think there will be anyone in this group of candidates who can compare to me compared to survival and reconnaissance in the wild?" β
As a perennial soldier who fights in the primeval forest, and has the perception of ninjutsu such as Wu Zhiyin, he naturally has the confidence to say this.
However, Konoha ninjas will not find out the situation of the second round of the arena, the Forest of Death, that is, they will not know if anyone sneaks in......
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The next day, the three of them came to the forbidden place of Konoha Village, the Forest of Death, where the bearded man was already waiting.
The two-meter-high iron mesh wall around it, as well as the "no entry" sign at the gate where the iron chain is tightened, made the psychology of many candidates present slightly tightened.
Ruri paid a slight attention to the expressions of the ninjas under Konoha, their faces were full of doubts, and it seemed that they didn't know much about this place.
In a makeshift pavilion next to the iron net, three Konoha shinobi were sitting at this time, wearing dark black clothing similar to military uniforms, staring calmly at the arriving shinobi.
Liuli simply said hello to Sunset, and didn't say anything more in this tense atmosphere, and it was impossible for the two of them to let go in front of the other four people.
The shinobi arrived one after another, and by the time there were still five minutes left before the appointed time, all seventy-two people had arrived.
"This is the examination room for the second exam, the forty-fourth practice field."
Seeing that none of them missed the exam, the bearded man said lightly: "Alias, Death Forest." β
"Death...... Forest? Some whispered in surprise.
The name already indicates that this will not be a tourist destination.
"What is this place?" A sand hideout couldn't help but ask.
"Here, naturally, this is the examination room for the second round of exams......" Bearded sneered slightly, "As for the mystery, you will be able to experience for yourself why it is called the Forest of Death......
"It always feels like this place is eerie...... "Ozawa whispered.
On the side, Ye Yayuan also said in agreement: "Well, be careful." β
Liuli looked at the two of them with a look of seriousness, only to feel a black line, "I said you two, it's better to listen to the rules before making a judgment." β
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Ignoring the whispers between the shinobi, the bearded man walked over to the shinobi and said, "Then before the second exam starts, I'll send this thing to everyone......"
Then the bearded man pulled out a wad of them from his arms.
"It's called a consent form, and you have to sign it first."
"Why?" A Konoha shinobi asked.
The bearded grinned, "Because...... Someone could die next, so I'll have to ask for your consent first! β
"Otherwise, if any of you die, I'll be in trouble, hahahaha......" Bearded laughed.
The candidates couldn't laugh.
Death is still too far away for many people......
"Okay, now let's talk about the rules of the exam."
"Simply put, it's a challenge to the limits of survival." As he spoke, he handed the stack of consent forms to a shinobi and asked him to distribute them to the candidates.
"First of all, let's start with the terrain of the exercise ground, this No. 44 exercise field is composed of forty-four locked entrances, enclosing a circle, there is a high tower in the center, the distance from the tower to the entrance is about ten kilometers, in this limited area, there will be a knockout procedure, the content of the knockout round......"
"A reel battle that can be fought by any means!"
"Scrolls?"
"That's right, you see." The beard took out two scrolls from his sleeves, the scrolls were only two hands long, and they were rolled up and sealed, and the words "heaven" and "earth" were on them.
"Sure enough, the type of the middle ninja exam hasn't changed......" Liuli said darkly.
In the original, when Airo, Temari, and Kankuro arrived at the tower in a group, one of the shinobi was shocked to say that they had set the fastest record.
Since the record has been refreshed, it means that Naruto Uzumaki and the scroll battle they participated in is not the first time that it has been conducted, and recalling the shocked appearance of Azuki at the time, it is not difficult to speculate that this time the middle ninja exam should also be in this form......
"Now, I have the Book of Heaven and the Book of Earth in my hands, and I want you to compete with each other for these two scrolls, and there are a total of twenty-four groups of people who have passed this exam, right......?"
"Twelve of them carry the Book of Heaven, and twelve of them carry the Book of Earth, and each group will get a scroll and compete with each other."
"So what are the qualifications?"
"It is necessary for three people to enter the central tower together with the double scroll of heaven and earth, and it can be regarded as a tongguΓ²." The beard was final.
"In other words, half of the teams will lose the scrolls, and they will also be eliminated......" The vast majority of the shinobi were shocked.
At this time, they finally understood that the beard before said that they would definitely brush off half of the candidates.
If it's more than half, that's weird......
"But there is a time limit, the duration of the second exam is 120 hours, which is five days."
"Five days, what if you're hungry?" A ninja asked.
Ruri looks like a fat man from Konoha, quite like a member of the Autumn Road clan, and looks like a foodie.
"In addition to the food pills, you are not allowed to bring any food in, the forest is a paradise for wild animals, you can be self-sufficient, of course, there are many beasts and various poisonous insects and poisonous weeds that will eat people, it depends on whether you have the ability to distinguish......"
"Can I abstain in the middle of the process?"
"This ......is natural," said the bearded lightly, "no, you will spend these five days in the forest!" β
"Now I will talk about the conditions for elimination. The first point is that it is impossible for the three of them to reach the team of the tower with the Heaven and Earth Scroll together in the first time; Second, there are people who have lost their lives or are unable to continue fighting; What's more, you should never peek at the contents of the scrolls until you reach the tower! β
"If you don't believe me, you might as well give it a try."
Liuli pouted secretly, isn't it just falling into an illusion? Some low-level illusions can only bully some ninja rookies.
"That's the end of the explanation, take the three consent forms, and go to the pavilion to exchange them for a scroll."
At this time, all seventy-two consent forms had been handed over to the shinobi.
Liuli looked at it, and what was written on it was really a guarantee that something had nothing to do with Konoha after the accident......
Well, it's no different from the school's explanation when I made up the class privately in my previous life.
Many people are a little hesitant in their hearts, but after all, it is a group of people, even if it is one person's cringe, they have to sign at the bottom of the other two at the request of the other two.
Of course, Ruri will not be afraid, as for Ozawa and Noyamoto, they are also full of confidence in their own strength.
At this time, the makeshift pavilion had been blocked by a curtain of curtains, and some determined groups had already exchanged for scrolls in that curtain.
After the three of them signed, they walked over without delay.
"Mine is the scroll of the earth......" After walking out, Liuli ignored the faint hostile gaze from the people around her, and thought to herself: "Then find the owner of the scroll of heaven, grab it as much as possible, hide for a few more days, and finally go to the tower......
Chi Ze has changed, Liuli still understands the truth of long dreams at night, and she is not a militant, hunting mad demons, such as killing all the ninjas around the tower, she thinks she still can't do it.
After all, infiltrating Konoha Village as an S-class traitor, Ruri didn't want to attract attention.
Making a fortune in a muffled voice is the king's way.
After about half an hour, all the candidates seemed to have thought about it, but because the collection of the scrolls was not made public, Ruri didn't know if any of the groups had given up temporarily. But come to think of it, even if someone flinched, it wouldn't be too much.
"The group that got the scroll followed the person in charge of the entrance to their respective entrances. From now on, and in ten minutes act in unison! β
Liuli they are the eighteenth group, looking at the terrain in the direction of the side. The three of them quickly came to the said location, only to see a shinobi standing at the door with an expressionless face.
Twenty minutes passed quickly, and the shinobi turned around, and with a turn of the key, the door was opened.
"Let's go!"
Liuli whispered, her figure flashed, and she entered the Death Forest without hesitation.