At this moment, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, rushed over with several Jonin.
"Is everyone alright?
Where is Orochimaru?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was serious, but after scanning the area, he didn't find Orochimaru.
Many of the examinees present were lying on the ground, and many looked extremely frightened.
The worst off seemed to be Anko.
Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, Yamashiro Aoba, Asuma Sarutobi, and Kai, these sensei, also arrived and quickly came forward.
After confirming that their students were safe, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and then began to check Anko's condition.
Fortunately, Anko only had the curse mark acting up; the injury on the back of her hand was insignificant.
"What exactly happened?!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately questioned the examiners present, and soon the examiners explained the situation thoroughly.
This included Natsuki discovering Orochimaru, having a back-and-forth fight with "477" Orochimaru, Tenten and Shino providing support from the side, and Anko planning to fight Orochimaru to the death, among other things.
As for the state of the examinees, they were just scared by Orochimaru's killing intent; the problem should not be serious.
However, they might have psychological trauma.
In any case, today's exam could not continue.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was completely relieved after confirming that there were no casualties among the examinees and immediately arranged for medical Ninja to provide simple treatment for the fainted and frightened examinees.
Anko also gradually recovered at this time, although her mind was still somewhat dazed.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't think it was appropriate to ask anything now and just told her to rest well first.
Then, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Natsuki with a relieved smile: "Natsuki, I didn't expect you to have grown to this extent.
When you came to me with the Ninja Killer cards back then, I predicted that your future would be extraordinary.
I didn't expect you to start shining brightly at only twelve years old!"
I don't believe you!
You old man are very bad!
I just came to you to confirm the card issue back then.
If it weren't related to Ninja, do you think I would have come to you?
I was hiding myself well back then, and you could see my extraordinary nature?
If I hadn't later actively revealed some of my strength, you probably wouldn't have even bothered to pay attention, right?
Natsuki complained fiercely in his heart, but on the surface, he looked a little embarrassed: "Thank you for the praise, Lord Hokage.
I was just lucky."
"Heh heh, this is not luck, it's because you truly have strength."
Sarutobi Hiruzen clearly recognized Natsuki's strength.
Being able to contend with Orochimaru couldn't be done by luck.
Without sufficient skill, he definitely wouldn't have lasted that long.
Look at these examiners, and then look at Anko, a Special Jonin.
Facing Orochimaru, let alone a chance of winning, even restraining him was very difficult.
But Natsuki did it.
If this isn't called having strength, then aren't others useless?
"Oh, right, how did you discover Orochimaru?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was very curious about this.
"Oh, it was intuition!"
Natsuki said with a serious face, "When I was making the cards back then, I specifically learned about many historical figures, and I also learned a lot about Orochimaru, and I even knew about his relationship with Anko-sensei.
Just now, when he was disguised as a female Grass Ninja teasing Anko-sensei, his eyes were strange, and the name 'Orochimaru' immediately popped into my mind, and then I subconsciously made a move."
"So that's how it is.
You are very perceptive.
This is an essential quality for an excellent Ninja!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen praised him.
Although there were many questionable points in Natsuki's explanation, the female Grass Ninja was indeed Orochimaru, so perhaps it really was just Natsuki's intuition.
The most crucial point was that Natsuki proved himself with his strength.
He now had at least the strength of a Special Jonin, clearly stronger than Anko, and he also knew Hatake Swordmanship and Eight Gates, which had to be taken seriously.
People with strength will always be respected.
And Natsuki, as a young seedling of Konoha, was the future of Konoha in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.
As long as it was confirmed that Natsuki's heart was with Konoha, then everything else was fine.
In addition, Natsuki's little girlfriend, Tenten, was also quite capable.
Her talent in controlling Ninja Tools was extraordinary, and when combined with some special Ninja Tools, she could exert considerable power.
She was even able to help restrain Orochimaru for a while just now.
Compared to the incompetence of the other examinees, Tenten's performance could be said to be already very outstanding.
Oh, right, Shibi's son and the Uchiha orphan also performed well.
Konoha's new generation was showing great potential, which was a great thing for Konoha.
When Sarutobi Hiruzen thought of this, his originally serious mood improved greatly.
He might have once been a politician with questionable methods, but in his old age at this time, he only wanted to see more strong young seedlings in Konoha before he died, and he also wanted Konoha to reach the pinnacle of the Ninja World again...
"Ahem! Alright, you must be tired after what happened today. Go back and rest. As for the Exams, you'll be notified later."
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished his last sentence, he dismissed everyone.
However, the fifteen rookies were still called together by several sensei, who gave them some instructions.
Kai rubbed Natsuki and Tenten's heads with a smile: "You two little guys, you did great! I'm proud of you!"
Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but say: "Shino also performed very well."
Kakashi shrugged: "Well, under those circumstances, anyone who wasn't scared unconscious by the killing intent is outstanding. Sasuke being able to move at that time was also excellent. But, Natsuki, you're a bit over the top. I didn't expect you to have mastered swordsmanship to that extent. You could probably be a Jonin now. Aoba really has a good disciple!"
Yamashiro Aoba couldn't quite suppress his smile, but he tried hard to be humble: "I didn't teach him much. His strength is mainly taught by you two, Kakashi and Kai."
Even though you taught him, he is my student!
I'm proud!
Several sensei competed to show off their students, but Asuma Sarutobi didn't know what to say. Although his three students didn't faint, they were the fastest to flee at that time. Seeing Natsuki could contend with Orochimaru, the three of them didn't even think about providing cover, only hiding and peeking, which was both funny and exasperating.
1.4 What could Asuma say?
Natsuki and the others just let the sensei compare them, feeling a bit exhausted.
Fortunately, the sensei were also busy and left quickly. After all, Orochimaru's invasion was such a big deal, and they had to investigate as soon as possible to find Orochimaru, otherwise the Exams couldn't continue. But investigation is not that simple, it will take several days.
Moreover, it is not convenient to do missions during this period, so they can only train.
Yamashiro Rinne was pulled out by Yamashiro Aoba for extra training, and Kato Megumi also temporarily stopped going to the hospital and participated in the training together.
However, this girl became a little anxious because she couldn't help this time. She probably felt that even though she had learned Medical Ninjutsu, she couldn't even figure out where Anko-sensei's injury was at that time, which made her very frustrated.
But in reality, it's not her fault. No one could solve Orochimaru's Cursed Seal, not even Kakashi could do more than forcibly seal it.
It's just that this girl's emotions have been off, which is very worrying.
Yamashiro Rinne tried hard to persuade her, but it was useless, so he could only come to Natsuki for help.
"Boss, please! You are so capable, you can definitely cheer Megumi up! Megumi is very down right now, you have to help. You are our boss!"
"No, if you, her boyfriend, can't persuade her, you want me to go?"
Natsuki rolled his eyes speechlessly, but in the end, he agreed.
After all, Kato Megumi is a member of Team Nine, and they will be acting together during the Death Forest Exam. If Kato Megumi remains like this, it's likely to cause problems, which would affect the team's Exam. That wouldn't be good.
So, while Yamashiro Aoba was training Yamashiro Rinne, Natsuki called Kato Megumi aside.
Then he handed her a skewer of dango, saying that sweets can calm people down.
"Thank you, Boss." Kato Megumi silently took it and took a bite. The sweet taste brightened her expression a little.
"Megumi, what's wrong?"
Natsuki seized the opportunity to speak, "Your state is not right, this won't do. I know you are a strong girl and want to solve your own problems, but some things can still be discussed with friends. Talking about it will make you feel better. You're afraid of making Rinne worry, that's why you haven't told him, right? But you can tell me, right? I'm the boss, I'll give you some good advice."
Kato 477 Megumi hesitated for a moment, made sure that Yamashiro Rinne, who was training in the distance, couldn't hear, and then stammered: "Boss, I feel useless."
Natsuki was curious: "Why do you feel that way?"
Kato Megumi's expression darkened: "At that time, I couldn't help at all. Not only was I scared by Orochimaru, I couldn't even treat Anko-sensei. Even though I learned Medical Ninjutsu, I still couldn't do anything. I'm really useless!"
So that's it!
They say girls are very emotional, and it seems that's true.
At that time, let alone Kato Megumi, many people couldn't do anything. Some were even scared unconscious by Orochimaru's killing intent. Even Sasuke, who called himself an Uchiha genius, was trembling. So, it's actually understandable.
But Kato Megumi didn't think so. Unlike Sakura, she wouldn't take everything for granted with a clear conscience.
She could accept that she wasn't strong, but she couldn't accept being useless!
She was the only one who tried to treat Anko-sensei at that time, yet she couldn't even determine Anko-sensei's condition. It felt like she had learned Medical Ninjutsu for nothing. What is that if not useless?!
This silly girl, no one blamed her, but she blamed herself!
However, it is precisely because of this that she is a gentle, kind, and motivated good girl!
Rinne is really lucky!.