Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Temari glanced cautiously at her youngest brother.

However, the boy carrying the gourd did not utter a word, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent, causing Temari and Kankuro to exchange a helpless glance and sigh in unison, hoping that too many people would die.

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"An hour...more than enough."

The speaker was a boy with white eyes who wore a headband with a leaf symbol.

"Should we reduce the number of teams that passed the exam?"

The cute girl with her hair in a bun asked with a smile.

"Hmph, there's no need to do such a boring thing. Anyway, the small fry will be eliminated sooner or later. There's no point in passing the first round of the test by luck."

"That's true!"

The girl with the bun hairstyle played with the kunai in her hand.

Beside them, a boy with a watermelon-shaped haircut and wearing a green bodysuit stared intently at the training ground.

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On the other side,

"Wisteria, what are your numbers?"

"Number 79? And you guys?"

"Number 17... Looks like we're not together!"

Shuiyue shrugged. "I was hoping to eliminate you guys early! Looks like... I'll have to put you in the second round."

"Haha! Shuiyue, you should be saying that. If we met, I promise I'd go easy on you," Tenghua retorted.

"is it?"

Shuiyue smiled.

My gaze swept over the three girls, but finally settled on Yakumo. While Fujika's skills were not bad, when it came to danger... this one was definitely the most terrifying!

[Chapter 416. The Selection Examination Begins!]

Exercise Field No. 15.

Nearly six hundred genin candidates from various ninja villages in the ninja world acted swiftly. Each team quickly found its corresponding entrance. The training ground had been modified in advance, and the two hundred doors were enough to accommodate so many teams.

Nearly six hundred people, but not enough to form two hundred teams.

The training ground, with a radius of only one kilometer, was indeed rather narrow. Given the ninjas' mobility, it wouldn't take long for them to traverse every inch of this small training ground.

"Was it scattered?"

After standing in front of gate number 79, Yakumo looked around and noticed that gates number 78 and 80 were occupied by a Tang Ninja squad and an Iwa Ninja squad, respectively. Based on what he had seen and heard along the way, he immediately realized that squads from the same village would not be grouped together with consecutive numbers.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If all the Konoha genin were together, and someone they knew could connect them, they might be able to sweep the field.

In that case,

This is too unfair to those small ninja villages with a small number of people.

Although there is no absolute fairness in this world, and 99% of the genin from those small ninja villages are just there to make up the numbers, there's no need to be so greedy. With the strength of the Konoha genin, there will probably be half of the Konoha faces on the final stage.

so,

At the very least, we must ensure fairness in appearance.

The seventy-one proctors also dispersed, with each proctor keeping an eye on two or three doors in front of the candidates. Oh, and they also opened the locked doors. When the time came and the bell rang, the students could rush into the training ground and fight.

"Yakumo, what's our plan now?"

"It's wisteria," the wisteria asked.

Since it's a capture-the-flag game, there will be people clearing the way, people capturing the flag, and people providing cover. After getting the flag, you also need to leave the training ground safely while protecting it from damage. Obviously, you can't do anything reckless. The three members of the team need to work well together, otherwise it will be a mess.

"Wisteria will lead the way, Firefly will be in charge of capturing the flag, and I'll provide cover."

Yakumo made a quick decision.

Fujika is full of vigor, and she is the most suitable person to be in charge of the front lines. Hotaru is taciturn and has a steady and reliable personality. She is guaranteed to complete any task assigned to her. There is no need to worry about the flag being damaged in her hands. As for Yakumo, he is good at illusion magic and has an extremely wide range of defenses. He is perfectly suited to be in charge of the cover work.

at the same time,

Most teams were discussing the same things, actively brainstorming strategies. Even though they came from different backgrounds and had varying levels of skill, most of them were of sound mind. These ambitious young people from different places had not had their ambition and fighting spirit extinguished.

So what if they are ninjas from the five great ninja villages?

Aren't we all just genin?

So, apart from a very few people who were determined to just go through the motions and go home, most people were eager to try their luck and figure out how to defeat their opponents and snatch the colorful flag.

correct,

And that small group of lawbreakers were also discussing how to proceed.

What should we do?

Jugo, disguised as the Grass Ninja 'Rye', asked.

"We must win."

Bai Ning, wearing the face of the Grass Ninja 'Rincao', stared at the training ground in front of her, her eyes shining with a determined light.

"Only by winning will we have a chance to stay." Although it is still unclear how long the Chunin Exams will last, the only certainty is that if they are eliminated here, they will soon have to return to the village and will not stay in Konoha for long.

This is not in line with their plan.

The reason they replaced these grass ninja was to obtain the legal status to move freely within Konoha. If they were to leave Konoha like this, why would they go to such great lengths to infiltrate? Therefore, they had to win. Only by winning could they remain in Konoha and have more possibilities.

of course,

They only have half a month, no, thirteen days.

"Rye, go and capture the flag. Hibiscus, keep an eye out for any strong guys approaching. Remember, don't reveal your trump cards. Leave all the enemies to me."

Bai issued the orders.

Jugo nodded in understanding. The Face-Changing Technique could only help them disguise their appearance and aura; it couldn't fully inherit the abilities of the person whose face they were wearing. His fighting style was rather unique; he avoided fighting whenever possible. As for Karin... well, she wasn't responsible for fighting anyway; perception and healing were Karin's duties.

Therefore,

At this moment,

Only Bai can act freely.

Although it's inconvenient to use my best techniques, honestly, dealing with a group of genin should be manageable with just taijutsu, right?

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Hokage Building.

"Is the Chunin Exams starting yet?" Sogen looked up at Kabuto Yakushi, who was walking over with a cup of hot tea. He took the tea and sipped it, feeling a warm sensation spreading through his body. Although there was heating in the office, the cold wind howled in through the open windows, so the heating was clearly no match for the howling power of the winter general.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the first round of the Chunin Selection Exams will begin in three minutes."

"Three minutes? I've been busy for over an hour, it's time to take a break."

Zongxian put down his teacup.

I opened the drawer and took out a crystal ball.

Although the village is already equipped with a dense array of surveillance devices, it's not accurate to say that so many training grounds are filled with cameras. After all, training grounds are, as the name suggests, used for live-fire exercises, and the fate of installing cameras there would be that they would be destroyed into trash by the aftershocks of the ninjas' battles.

but,

At this moment,

Then you can enjoy the Chunin Selection Exam in the traditional way.

Zongxian tapped the flawless crystal ball with his finger, and the [Telescope Technique] quietly activated. Complex and bright rainbow light appeared in the originally clear crystal ball, and then gradually the rainbow light, which seemed like paste, became clear, outlining the figures of boys and girls.

This is not a particularly difficult ninjutsu; it's just a relatively complex ninjutsu that requires some initial preparation before execution.

Zongxian mastered the technique in three hours, but he hadn't had many opportunities to use it before. Today was the first time he had used this ninjutsu, and he hoped that these genin could provide him with a nice snack time.

The only drawback is that there is no sound.

All you can see is Teng Hua talking non-stop, but you can't hear her noisy but not annoying voice.

Of course, lip-reading is not difficult for Uchiha at all. He could clearly see that his sister was saying that she would blow away everyone who stood in her way. However, it was a little lacking in the feeling of being there, which was a bit of a pity.

"It's a pity we can't add sound... The Second Hokage was truly a genius." Zongxian sincerely praised Tobirama Senju, the Uchiha clan's old rival. Although he didn't like him, the ninjutsu developed by Hashirama Senju had truly benefited them, his descendants, immensely.

"By the way, Kabuto, would you like some snacks?"

"Have."

The pharmacist replied decisively, "It will be delivered right away."

"Don't make it too sweet."

"Ok."

After waiting a couple of seconds to make sure the Hokage had no other requests, Kabuto turned and left, hurrying to prepare the snacks the Hokage wanted. He was quite annoyed at his carelessness; he knew the Hokage would definitely be watching the Chunin Exams today, yet he hadn't prepared the snacks with Chazuki.

Even though the Hokage rarely ate snacks before, in the end it was because he had been too lazy.

Fortunately, the Naruto Building will definitely have plenty of snacks.

In less than a minute, Kabuto returned to the office with a plate of various exquisite pastries. By the time he gently placed the plate of pastries next to Zongxian, the minute hand on the wall had just reached its lowest point.

We arrived at 9:30.

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The piercing sound of the electric bell reverberated through the loudspeaker throughout the area surrounding Training Ground No. 15, reaching the ears of everyone present. The Konoha Chunin acting as proctors almost simultaneously held their breath.

As for the genin...

They surged forward in a sudden burst.

No one is foolish enough to say they're staying behind to wait for the best players to go first and then be the ones to stalk the cicada. With only fifty flags, it means that at most fifty teams can pass this first round of testing. It's entirely predictable that the fewer flags there are, the fiercer the battle will be.

Furthermore, it's easier to take advantage of a large group of people.

As the saying goes, even a hungry tiger can't fight off a pack of wolves, and even a hero can't withstand a crowd. The more powerful a person is, the more likely they are to be targeted by a group of people.