Afternoon, classroom.
The three of them sat in the classroom boredly waiting to instruct the Jonin. Naruto was very aware of Kakashi's habit of being late and fell asleep on the table early.
Sasuke sat by the window, his knuckled fingers intertwined on the table, his eyes wandering on the lush treetops outside the window.
Sakura lowered her head and stared at the desk, looking a little lonely.
Although she had just been comforted by her companions, once the surroundings became quiet, she still felt confused unconsciously.
I don’t know how long it took, but the classroom door was finally pushed open.
The instructor of Class 7 was late, and the moment he stepped into the classroom, a lazy voice sounded first.
"Hey, sorry, sorry, I was late accidentally."
"I am your mentoring Jonin, Kakashi Hatake."
The jounin who called himself Kakashi looked young, probably in his early twenties. He had silver hair that stood upright like an onion, and wore a black mask, with one eye covered diagonally by a forehead protector.
He was wearing a black combat uniform and green jounin mail. When he spoke, his eyes curved into crescents.
Naruto was already awake when he heard the sound.
The three of them looked at Kakashi with complicated expressions in their eyes.
"Teacher, you are too slow." Naruto took the lead in complaining.
"Well, because I was helping the old lady cross the road on the way, so..." Kakashi scratched his head and found an extremely outrageous reason.
"Liar!" Sakura said.
Kakashi was a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject with a haha.
"Anyway, come with me and talk somewhere else."
After the words fell, the three of them stood up and followed Kakashi out of the classroom. During this period, the three of them maintained a tacit silence.
Kakashi had previously obtained some information about three people from the Sandaime. One was a survivor of the night of the Uchiha genocide, and the other was the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki.
Uzumaki Naruto?
Twelve years old. If you extrapolate his birth date forward, he is a red-haired member of the Uzumaki clan, but he is blond. Everything is self-evident, the fourth generation...?
Kakashi walked in front, feeling a slight headache.
It's really hard to understand the behavior of the village's top management. They made such a decision and now want to train two children to become ninjas.
After sighing inwardly, Kakashi took a deep breath and cheered up.
It was dark the next day.
Sakura was wearing regular clothes. After walking out of the alley, she paused for a moment in the bright light, as if trying to figure out the direction.
"Here!" Naruto waved to Sakura.
The latter also waved, with a smile on his face.
After getting closer, Sakura realized that where Naruto was standing was the entrance of a small restaurant. The last time I shared information was at a barbecue restaurant, this time it was a small restaurant.
"Didn't Kakashi-sensei say you're not allowed to have breakfast?"
"He said it's best not to eat it, as it will make you vomit." Naruto said nonchalantly, "Eat it, it's okay, vomiting it out is better than being hungry."
Sakura was slightly stunned, and was about to refuse, but saw Naruto and Sasuke both agree. So she nodded mysteriously and sat down.
After the three of them had breakfast, they rushed to the agreed place to wait.
They waited for several hours, until the sun was already three in the sky and the scorching sun was hanging in the sky. Kakashi arrived belatedly.
"Well... there's a little sister who got lost on the road." Kakashi smiled shamelessly, without any sense of being late.
"Really, Kakashi-sensei is too much!"
"That's right! What a perfunctory reason."
"cut."
All three ate their breakfast, tacitly grumbling as usual. This actually surprised Kakashi, thinking that these people didn't look like they were hungry.
The goal was not achieved, and Kakashi didn't care. He took out two bells from his arms, shook them among the three of them and said.
"Well, let me tell you the exam rules first."
"I only have two bells in my hand. Only those who grab the bells before noon are qualified to become ninjas. In other words, one of you will be eliminated."
"Elimination?" Sakura suddenly became nervous, "Kakashi-sensei, what will happen to the person who is eliminated...?"
"Humph!" Kakashi's eyes smiled like crescent moons, "Unfortunately, those who are eliminated mean that they have failed the assessment, are not qualified to become ninjas, and will have to be tied to a log until sunset."
"If no one can grab the bell, then they will all be remade."
"During this period, you can use any means without worrying about hurting me. With your current level, it is no more than a dream."
With that said, Kakashi paused and hung the bell back on his waist.
"Am I clear enough now?"
The three of them didn't answer, and Sakura turned pale.
It's actually actual combat? What she is best at is theoretical analysis and intelligence analysis. Practical combat is her shortcoming. Let alone snatching the bell from Kakashi's hand, it would be difficult to even get close to the Jonin.
If one person must be eliminated, there is no doubt about it...
Naruto stood aside with no expression. After yesterday's barbecue restaurant, he did not share any more information. Some things are hard to say, and there’s no need to spoil too much.
The original intention of grabbing the bell was to test the three people's sense of cooperation, but through yesterday's conversation, the relationship between the three people has become much closer.
But once faced with a choice, Naruto couldn't tell.
Because of this, he did not continue to share information, but chose to remain silent. He wanted the two of them to avoid detours, but he never thought of helping them walk.
Besides, Naruto also wanted to know the attitude of the two when faced with the choice.
Suddenly, the familiar mechanical synthesis sounded in my mind again.
[Option 1: Use all your strength to seize the bell, and then give the stolen bell to Sakura and Sasuke. Reward: Melting Ninjutsu]
[Option 2: Do nothing, just lie down in front of Kakashi and be tied to the log. Reward: Wood Release Ninjutsu]
Looking at the pop-up panel, Naruto almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
Wood Release Ninjutsu and Melting Release Ninjutsu?
Damn it!
Withdraw money at the same time?
How to choose? The four tails have a lot of melting escape. If they really get the melting escape, if they really get the melting escape...
Still afraid of going against the will of heaven and water escape.
But even if he had to choose Wood Release, although it was rare, it would still be impossible to use his Wood Release ability to the extent of someone like the 1st generation Senju Hashirama.
This time the system did not indicate the level of mastery of Wood Release. It was probably just an entry-level Wood Release chakra attribute.
If you choose Melting Escape, you can also use the power of your companions in front of Sakura and the other two. But snatching the bell is not an easy task, and you are likely to fail.
But if he lay down, only Sasuke was left to face Kakashi, and the possibility of the two of them getting the bell was slim.
Before hesitating, Kakashi announced the start of the exam.
Almost as soon as the words fell, there were two whooshes, and Sasuke and Sakura immediately disappeared from the place, leaving Naruto standing alone in a daze.
