It was heartwarming to see that all their friends were doing well.
Natsuki and Tenten started chatting with everyone, as for the Ninja from other Villages, there was no need to pay attention to them.
Oh, right, only that Sand Ninja with the red character 'Love' written on his forehead needed attention.
That guy was mentally unstable, and it would be bad to get entangled with him; they couldn't possibly kill him, could they?
At this moment, Xiao Li returned, finally not late.
According to him, he had a fight with Sasuke Uchiha and didn't gain much advantage; it seemed Sasuke was very strong.
Natsuki glanced at Xiao Li; it seemed Sasuke had been stimulated by him before and must have trained extra with Kakashi.
Otherwise, he couldn't possibly be Xiao Li's opponent now.
This was also good; it saved him from being beaten severely by Orochimaru when entering the Death Forest.
At least he would have some ability to resist.
Not long after, Team Seven also pushed the door open and entered, once again attracting the attention of the crowd.
The intense stares from everyone made the three of them feel somewhat pressured; even the carefree Naruto felt uncomfortable being stared at by so many eyes.
The plot was as usual; the white-haired glasses guy, Kabuto Yakushi, pretended to be kind and came forward to introduce the examinees' information, and even voluntarily exposed that he had taken the Chunin Exams multiple times without becoming a Chunin.
Then he deliberately said bad things, pretending to have a conflict with the Sound Ninja Trio to make everyone think he was weak.
He really was good at acting.
Little did they know, everything happening here was being watched.
In the Hokage Office, Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at the crystal ball, smoking in silence.
Homura Mitokado, who was standing beside him, finally couldn't help but speak: "Hiruzen, won't this be too risky?
You know that Otogakure is related to Orochimaru, yet you still allow people from Otogakure to participate in the Chunin Exams.
Aren't you afraid they are plotting something?"
Koharu Utatane also said: "Orochimaru knows Konoha and the Fire Country extremely well, and his strength is considerable.
If he really causes trouble, it will be very difficult for us to stop him!"
"I know all that you're saying."
Sarutobi Hiruzen calmly smoked his pipe, "As the saying goes, there are a thousand days to be a thief but no thousand days to guard against one.
Currently, Orochimaru is in the dark, and we have no way to guard against him because we don't know what he intends to do.
Since the Ninja from Otogakure are his people, let them come in and stir things up.
Just assign people to keep an eye on them.
Then, by following the clues, we should be able to find Orochimaru's whereabouts."
Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane naturally knew this, as it had been discussed during their meeting.
However, they always felt that they should be more cautious when dealing with Orochimaru.
Otherwise, they might accidentally mess things up.
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and decided: "We can notify Jiraiya to return.
Once Orochimaru appears, we won't be short on combat power."
Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Jiraiya returned, there would still be someone who could suppress Orochimaru, and the Village would not be in danger.
As for the strongest Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, setting aside whether his strength was truly strong, he was truly old.
Facing Orochimaru was really dangerous.
Once Sarutobi Hiruzen was in trouble, Konoha would lose its pillar.
Not only would the power of the F4 need to be redistributed, but the Fire Country would also face the risk of war.
Alas, it was a time of trouble!
Back at the exam site, the examiner Ibiki Morino arrived promptly with a group of Chunin, stopping the farce.
Then, he collected all the application forms and had the examinees sit according to the arrangement, before announcing the content of the first exam: Written Exam!
Most people were not surprised by this; after all, a Ninja's basic skill is collecting information.
Konoha had held the Chunin Exams more than once or twice, and the process was always the same.
Only Team Seven was startled.
It could only be said that Team Seven's basic Ninja skills were very poor.
They basically didn't collect information, their detection ability was also very weak, only discovering the enemy when they were right in front of them.
In short, their various confusing actions made people's eyelids twitch.
Natsuki didn't bother with others, but instead extended two Chakra threads from his forehead, connecting them to the foreheads of Yamashiro Rinne and Kato Megumi, who were not far away.
Then he used electric current to transmit Morse code: This time, the exam should be testing the ability to collect information.
However, the examiner is very strict, so don't mess around if you're not confident.
I'm here for everything.
The two immediately used Chakra to manipulate the Chakra threads, also responding with Morse code: Understood!
The test papers were quickly distributed.
Natsuki quickly scanned the questions and knew they were extremely difficult; basically, very few people would know them.
Only Sakura and Hinata could complete them independently.
Natsuki was too lazy to think.
He formed a hand seal with one hand and condensed an inconspicuous lens in the air, connected to the lens under his sunglasses.
He locked onto the test paper of an examinee specifically arranged by Konoha.
He saw that this examinee was already writing furiously; such difficult questions seemed like a piece of cake in his eyes.
He was clearly waiting for others to find a way to copy.
Natsuki copied along while transmitting Morse code through the Chakra threads, sending the answers to his two teammates...
As for Tenten, she had her own methods and didn't need Natsuki to worry.
Before long, that person finished the test paper, and Natsuki and his two teammates also finished writing.
Then they decisively stopped writing, covered their test papers, and looked as if they were waiting for the exam to end.
This situation was naturally seen by the examiners, who couldn't help but nod.
To be able to collect information so quickly was truly excellent.
Don't think that handing in a blank paper here would also pass.
Passing is possible, yes, but the examiner's scoring is also very important, and it's related to whether they will be promoted to Chunin later.
Why was only Shikamaru promoted to Chunin in the original story?
It wasn't just because he performed well in the final match; his performance during the Written Exam was also taken into consideration.
Natsuki had no intention of being a Genin forever; instead, he wanted to be promoted quickly.
It would be best if Tsunade directly promoted him to Jonin when she took over as Hokage; then many problems would be solved.
For example, exchanging some knowledge about Ninjutsu, Summoning Technique, and Sealing Technique with Tsunade.
This point was very important.
Natsuki had to maximize the use of the special laboratory, and he had to obtain as much and as profound knowledge as possible; otherwise, many experiments could not be done.
For example, the fusion of Water Release and Lightning Release Chakra can form the Storm Release bloodline limit.
Was it that Natsuki didn't want to fuse them? It was that he simply didn't know how to do it at all.
He didn't have any knowledge in his head; it wasn't possible to get whatever he thought of.
If that were possible, he would have been invincible long ago.
Therefore, status was also very important; having status meant having the right to speak and being able to exchange for more good things.
So, in this Chunin Exams, he had to perform as well as possible, just to be promoted quickly.
Natsuki took a moment to glance at Tenten and found that Tenten was using a small mirror to collect answers and even passed a copy to Xiao Li; it was indeed going smoothly.
The others also displayed their various abilities.
Neji activated his Byakugan and copied directly, Sasuke activated his Sharingan to copy actions, Inuzuka Kiba relied on his dog, Shino relied on his insects, Ino had the Mind Transfer Technique, Gaara used his Sand Eye, and so on.
In short, it was dazzling.
Only Naruto was scratching his head, still not understanding the true purpose of the exam, and even if he understood, he had no means of cheating.
If it weren't for Ibiki Morino's final question trick, Team Seven would have been eliminated directly.