The warm sun hung high in the sky, giving off a soft glow.

Under the sun's rays, the entire Death Forest appears lush and rejuvenated.

If you look closely, you will find that at this moment, at the top of a tall tower standing in the Death Forest, several small figures are standing on it against the fierce cold wind, with serious faces.

The leader is the fifth generation Hokage wave Feng Shui Gate with bright blonde hair under the sun.

And around him, there were Konoha ninjas wearing white robes with serious expressions.

If you look at it from the sky, you will find that several people are standing at the apex of a regular polygon, and the movements of several people are very uniform, and their hands are constantly forming magic marks.

At this time, I saw that the face of Shuimen, who was located in one of the corners, suddenly changed slightly, and slowly stopped the movements in his hand.

Seeing his actions, several Konoha ninjas on the side were slightly stunned, and one of them asked suspiciously.

"Lord Watergate, is something going on!?"

Hearing his words, he saw that Shuimen had a strange face, and his eyes were mixed with a trace of doubt, and he turned his head to glance at a place under the tower, and said softly.

"Strange... I just seem to have noticed a spatial fluctuation..."

Hearing this, the faces of several Konoha ninjas next to him tightened slightly, and one of them hurriedly exclaimed.

"Spatial fluctuations!?"

"Could it be those guys from the Void Night Palace!?"

In response, the rest of the people's faces changed, and a ninja who looked older immediately asked rhetorically.

"Are you sure that there are any guys in the Void Night Palace who use space ninjutsu like Lord Mizumon!?"

Hearing his words, the rest of them all looked at each other, and then shook their heads slightly.

In Konoha's information, there was no record of the existence of the Void Night Palace who was good at using space ninjutsu, and thinking of this, several people turned their eyes to the water gate, wanting to know his opinion.

I saw that Shuimen's brows furrowed slightly, then shook his head and said slowly.

"If someone was using space ninjutsu just now... But that kind of fluctuation feels very weird."

"Maybe it's just my delusion...."

Hearing Mizumon's words, the few Konoha ninjas present were visibly relieved, although they still maintained vigilant expressions.

After all, in their eyes, the Mizumon Flying Thunder God Technique, which is the fifth generation Hokage, uses the strange and unpredictable technique, if there are also guys who can use space ninjutsu among the enemies!

Undoubtedly, all their preparations may be meaningless.

Thinking of this, I saw one of the ninjas, who looked very young, sighed softly, his eyes focused on the magic mark in his hand, hesitated for a moment, he looked at the water gate not far away, and slowly spoke.

"Lord Watergate... Are you sure that the enemy's target will be here...."

Speaking of this, he hesitated slightly under the angry gaze of the others, but continued to say in a deep voice.

"If the currently known enemies, the Void Night Palace or Orochimaru, are there to invade the village... Now that you've lost your village, I'm afraid it's hard to resist the attacks of those guys... What if..."

Before he finished his words, and before the water gate could speak, an old ninja on the side glared at him fiercely and took the lead in a deep reprimand.

"Mikawa, are you questioning Lord Watergate's decision!?"

"You know, our sealing class is..."

Before he could finish his words, he was softly interrupted by the water gate on the side.

"Mashousuke-senpai, please don't blame Mikawa for this..."

In this regard, Mushousuke couldn't help but look at Mikawa Dao with some anger.

"But... This kid dares to question your decision, Lord Watergate.... It's just too presumptuous...."

However, under the calm gaze of the water gate, soon, the voice in his mouth became smaller and smaller.

Sanchuan on the side was also ashamed of his behavior of questioning Watergate just now, and couldn't help but hang his head at this time, a little afraid to face Watergate's gaze.

I saw that when Shuimen's eyes looked at the younger Sanchuan, his eyes softened a little and said softly.

"The point you just made is correct, Mikawa, no wonder you often hear Kushina complimenting you on being very smart..."

Hearing this, Mikawa, who looked much younger than the few sealing class ninjas on the side, couldn't help but raise his head suddenly, looked at Shuimen with some surprise, and said with a slightly red face.

"I'm sorry, Lord Watergate... Just.. I was just speculating..."

However, hearing his words, Watergate replied softly.

"No... You're not wrong..."

"Honestly... Whether the enemy is a member of the Void Night Palace or Orochimaru, if their goal is to invade the village... There's a good chance we're doing now in vain..."

Hearing this, Sanchuan and the surrounding sealing class ninjas couldn't help but raise their heads suddenly, all looking at the water gate in disbelief!

"Lord Watergate... This.. This..."

Even Mushousuke, who has rich combat experience, couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, looking at the water gate, not knowing what to say.

The young Mikawa was straightforward, his face was tense, and he hurriedly asked.

"In that case, why don't we just cast the Barrier Seal outside the village!?"

"If they invade the village... It's better to capture them directly..."

Hearing Sanchuan's words, Shuimen couldn't help but look at him deeply, and then said softly.

"Because so far... We're still not sure what each other's intentions are..."

"What if the other party's purpose is the candidate in this Zhongnin exam... After all..."

"You should also know that the candidates this time are not only from Konoha, but also from the other four ninja villages..."

Hearing Shuimen's words, Wushousuke on the side couldn't help but have a solemn face and said in a deep voice.

"In that case... Why didn't Lord Watergate simply order the temporary cancellation of the middle ninja exam, after all... Now the village is under attack from the enemy..."

In this regard, Shuimen couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then said slowly.

"It's late... From the time we met that guy from the Void Night Palace, we had missed our best opportunity..."

His eyes glanced at the very lush forest of death around him, and a solemn look flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice.

"If we organize people to protect the candidates and go to Konoha now... What do you think..."

"In this forest where the enemy hides, what are the odds of us being attacked... To know... Judging by the strength of the enemy, a sortie will be the one we will lose the most!"

Hearing Shuimen's words, several people were all pale, their brows were furrowed, and their faces were very ugly.