A cold voice suddenly echoed throughout the entire examination hall, "Everyone quiet down, you bastards!"
Poof!
With a burst of white smoke, dozens of ninja suddenly appeared inside the hall.
Every one of them was at least a Chunin, and the scar-faced leader standing at the front was clearly a Jonin.
The moment they appeared, their powerful aura suppressed the majority of the troublemakers present. Ninja from every hidden village quickly fell silent.
The scarred Jonin spoke coldly, "I am the chief proctor for this exam, Ibiki Morino."
After intimidating the Genin, Ibiki Morino began explaining the rules of the exam.
Sora sat down according to his assigned number and received the exam paper. After glancing at the questions once, he smiled inwardly.
These questions might trouble others, but they meant nothing to him.
He had already noticed the loophole in Ibiki Morino's explanation.
The rule stated that candidates would be disqualified after being caught cheating several times.
However, if someone was not caught, then it did not count as cheating.
More importantly, Sora quickly realized that the purpose of this exam was not knowledge at all.
It was a test of intelligence gathering.
Whether the answers were correct or not was actually irrelevant.
Once the exam officially began, Sora calmly picked up his pen and started answering the questions at incredible speed.
The questions were undeniably difficult for many candidates, but they were not difficult for him.
Besides, even if he wanted to cheat, he had countless methods to do so.
A faint glint flashed in Sora's eyes.
The candidate sitting in front of him suddenly froze, his expression becoming blank as he unknowingly fell into a gengutsu.
Within the gengutsu, Sora effortlessly obtained all of the answers written by the other candidate.
After comparing them with his own answers, Sora realized that many of the answers he had written were actually more accurate.
He could not help but smile slightly.
After finishing the entire exam quickly, Sora closed his eyes and began resting.
Since this test was basically an examination of cheating skills, he naturally had to demonstrate something.
Otherwise, the proctors might assume he had not understood the true purpose of the test.
That was why he had deliberately used gengutsu once.
Sora thought calmly to himself that this was basically a test of cheating ability, legitimate cheating.
After the answering phase ended, everything happened exactly as Sora had expected.
Ibiki Morino began applying intense psychological pressure on the candidates.
He threatened that anyone who failed the final question would permanently lose the chance to become a Chunin.
The threat frightened many candidates.
Quite a few people immediately chose to withdraw.
However, many others remained seated.
Then Uzumaki Naruto suddenly disrupted the tense atmosphere with his loud declaration, unintentionally neutralizing the psychological pressure Ibiki Morino had been applying.
In the end, Ibiki Morino finally announced that the final question was actually a choice.
Stay or leave.
Everyone who stayed passed the first exam.
Suddenly—
Crack!
The window shattered.
A long brown cloth banner flew into the room and blocked Ibiki Morino's view.
Words written across the banner announced the arrival of the second proctor.
At the same time, a cool and glamorous figure jumped into the hall.
She declared loudly, "I am your proctor for the second exam, Anko Mitarashi, is everyone ready?"
Although Anko Mitarashi looked cool and attractive, her behavior was extremely boisterous.
Standing behind her, Ibiki Morino sighed helplessly and said, "Could you try to be a little more serious next time?"
The reason was simple.
Almost no one in the examination hall had been paying attention to her dramatic entrance.
The next day, Sora arrived at the second exam site early.
Suddenly, he felt a very subtle gaze locked onto him.
Someone was watching him closely.
The feeling was extremely faint.
Even most Jonin would not have noticed it.
However, because of Sora's powerful blood qi and special physique, he immediately sensed the abnormality.
Sora thought calmly that whoever was watching him was extremely dangerous.
Even though the person had hidden their presence well, the pressure coming from that gaze was far beyond what a normal Jonin could produce.
The pressure reminded him of Tsunade when she had overcome her fear of blood and returned to her peak strength.
Sora remained completely calm, pretending that he had noticed nothing.
Soon, Anko Mitarashi appeared and began explaining the rules of the second exam.
After receiving the Heaven Scroll from the Heaven and Earth Scroll set and signing the consent form, Sora entered the Forest of Death without any hesitation.
He was the very first person to enter the forest.
Seeing him go in first made many candidates secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Sora's strength had already made everyone extremely cautious.
If he targeted someone as prey, that team would almost certainly be eliminated.
Now that he had entered first, it would depend on who the unlucky victims would be.
Inuzuka Kiba said nervously, "We absolutely cannot let him get close."
Aburame Shino silently nodded in agreement.
Not far away, a certain person stood quietly, flicking his tongue in a strange and disturbing manner.
He muttered to himself, "This is becoming more and more interesting."
He continued quietly, "Originally, I only came to observe the potential of the surviving Uchiha, but I didn't expect to discover such an interesting fish."
He then whispered with amusement, "Tsunade, after all these years, I never expected you to actually take a disciple."
His eyes gleamed with excitement, "Let me test the quality of your disciple."
Although this person appeared to be just another Genin, the pressure he emitted was terrifying.
The pressure he gave Sora was comparable to Tsunade after she had overcome her fear of blood.
Inside the Forest of Death, Tsunade's voice suddenly echoed in Sora's mind.
"Be careful, you've already been targeted."
She chuckled slightly before continuing, "I didn't expect him to actually show up here. It seems he's taken an interest in you."
Sora asked calmly, "Who?"
Even though he had already guessed the answer, he still wanted confirmation.
Tsunade replied seriously, "One of the three who formed the Sannin with me."
"The rogue ninja... Orochimaru."
Shizune gasped in shock and exclaimed, "What, Lady Tsunade, are you serious, Orochimaru is actually here and participating in the Chunin Exams?"
Tsunade replied calmly, "He must have some kind of purpose."
She then teased Sora slightly and said, "Well, Orochimaru is someone on the same level as me. He has mastered countless strange and unpredictable techniques, which actually makes him even harder to deal with."
She added with a playful tone, "Are you scared now?"
Sora smiled slightly.
Only when speaking with Tsunade and Shizune would he reveal any emotion.
Tsunade continued, "In any case, this is your chance to see a truly powerful expert of the ninja world."
She explained, "People like Zabuza and Kakashi Hatake are nothing compared to him."
She then said seriously, "However, since he is hiding his identity, he probably won't reveal his full strength against you, which means you still have a chance."
Tsunade concluded, "This is a rare opportunity to fight a true master of the ninja world. If you can hold out against him, the longer you last, the greater the benefits you'll gain."
She added calmly, "For you, surviving a fight against him will be far more valuable than participating in a hundred Chunin Exams."
Sora clenched his fists slightly. His eyes burned with excitement.
"I'll make good use of this opportunity." He continued calmly, "I've already experienced the strength of a Jonin."
Then he said with anticipation, "A Kage-level expert... I'm really looking forward to it."
Since Orochimaru had already targeted him, Sora knew he had to prepare carefully.
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