The next morning, Naruto and the others were standing neatly in the hall of the tower, waiting for the next third exam to begin.

In front of them is Konoha is all the examiners so far, as well as a group of Shinobi elites including Kakashi, and of course, the village chief of Konoha, the third generation Hokage Ape Tobi Slash.

The five-day time limit for the second test survival trial has passed, and the teams that can stand here at this moment are all candidates who have passed the trial.

Originally, the number of people who participated in the second exam was 78 people in 26 groups, but after five days of survival and fighting for the scrolls, there are currently 21 people left in 7 groups, and the elimination rate is close to two-thirds.

Naruto looked around at the twenty-one people, including them, and found that it was almost exactly the same as in the plot, with all the twelve Xiaoqiang on Konoha's side passing, followed by the trio of Shagakure, the trio of Otoshinobi, and the group where Dou was.

"Konoha Fang and Orochimaru are almost half of the forces, this Konoha Village has really become a sieve......" The three of the three who were originally here to make trouble, plus the subordinates who belonged to the Orochimaru Ninja Village and the undercover agent, Naruto couldn't help but complain about Konoha's defense level, and anyone could really get in.

But these have little to do with him, in the possible Konoha collapse event in the future, he only needs to protect Hinata and it's over, the ninja school where Iruka is located is a key protection object in Konoha no matter how many levels of combat readiness it is in, and any disturbance will immediately enter the fortifications inside the Hokage Rock, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

"Everyone, first of all, congratulations on passing the second exam, although there were more people than I expected......"

At this time, the chief examiner of the second game, Hongdou, stepped forward first and announced their results, and at the same time, it was as bad as ever, it seemed that even if the elimination rate was more than two-thirds, it still couldn't satisfy her, and I don't know if it was because she encountered Orochimaru in the middle of the exam.

“…… I would like to ask Hokage-sama to personally explain the suitability of the third exam......" Under the cough reminder of the third generation, Azuki stopped continuing to vent her temper and leaned sideways to give up her position, but in the end, she didn't forget to shout to Naruto and the other candidates: "Quiet! Listen to me! ”

It can be seen that the sudden appearance of Orochimaru and the recurrence of the curse mark have made her quite unhappy until now, this is a straightforward person, and all emotions are written on her face.

"It's a pity, that guy from Orochimaru was cowardly, and I plan to watch a good show." Naruto thought with regret in his heart at this time.

He remembered that in the plot, Orochimaru appeared here blatantly disguised as the upper ninja mentor of the sound ninja group, and he deliberately looked for a long time, but this time Orochimaru did not appear.

It's really disappointing, you must know that it is not easy to get together the lineup at this time, all the examiners of Konoha plus Kakashi, Kaihuang, Asma and other elite shinobi, even the three generations of old men are there, he really wants to know what kind of high-energy scene it will be after he exposes Orochimaru in person, I think it must be exciting.

"Before I talk about the rules, I want to tell you about the true meaning of the Zhongnin exam - even if it is the epitome of war between the Allies!" The three generations came to the front, and did not say some scenes as expected, but directly pointed to the topic and released violent arguments.

The gist is to avoid unnecessary losses in combat power and a lose-lose situation, so the allies agree to participate in the Zhongnin examination together.

This examination is not only to select outstanding talents, but also a place for countries to compete and show their strength, and a month later, the main competition, the daimyo and task commissioners of each country will be present, and the victory or defeat at that time is very likely to affect the amount of tasks in each village in the future, and then expand to the economic level and overall strength.

“…… The strength of the ninja is the strength of the village, the strength of the village is the strength of the country, and the strength of the ninja can only be reflected in a desperate battle. Miyome smiled at the candidates who were shocked by these words, and finally said, "So, for the sake of your respective dreams and the prestige of the village, go and fight with your lives!" ”

is worthy of being a figure in the ninja world, and in just a few words, the enthusiasm of the candidates was ignited, and Naruto, who was standing in the crowd, could feel it, including Sasuke next to him, and the fighting spirit of everyone on Konoha's side was completely stimulated.

For the sake of the village and for the dream, such a slogan can be said to be hitting their hearts for the Xiaoqiang at this age, of course, this naturally does not include old fritters like Naruto, and the ghostly Shayin and Otoshiki are obviously not cold in comparison.

The latter are not like Naruto, a young man with an appearance and an old salted fish on the inside, who has no dreams, nor does he not love his village, but they are not here to compete fairly, but to flip the table.

Thinking of this, Naruto couldn't help but sympathize with the three generations of Hokage, and the next development of things could be described as a house leak that happened to rain overnight, and bad things came one after another, until this pillar of Konoha was completely crushed.

However, Naruto immediately thought about it, this can actually be said to be the result of the third generation's own fault, if he had killed the killer when Orochimaru defected, there would be no such thing as now, so this little sympathy was immediately fleeting.

He found that the three generations of old man was really a complicated person, you can say that he is a woman, he can sit back and watch the Uchiha clan almost be killed, and there are countless innocent people.

However, judging from his compassion for Orochimaru and his various laissez-faire performances towards the group, he really can't talk about how ruthless and decisive and calculating, giving people the feeling that the third generation is like a combination of the first generation and the second generation, on the one hand, he inherited the will of fire and fraternity of the first generation, and on the other hand, he also inherited some of the second generation's methods of dealing with problems that can threaten the village.

However, it is clear that neither has learned its core, and it is manifested in being both sides of the ladder and indecisive on some major issues of right and wrong.

In Naruto's opinion, the behavior of the three generations to let go of Orochimaru was outrageous, Orochimaru was not as simple as simply defecting, that guy committed the crime of killing his compatriots, I don't know how many of Konoha's ninjas were used by him for human experiments, and this can be let go is the real reason why Naruto feels that the three generations are hypocritical.

Aren't you known as Konoha's "parent"? And always say that everyone in the village is an important part of you, and this is how things are solved? This makes those Konoha ninjas who worked hard to cultivate for the village, but in the end died not on the battlefield but on the operating table of Orochimaru, how can they be embarrassed, and who will calm their angry souls.

It is also because of these that when he was questioned after his resurrection, he not only didn't know anything about the reason for his resurrection, but he also knew that Orochimaru's Konoha collapse plan didn't mention it.

He doesn't like Orochimaru, if conditions allow, he doesn't mind causing him some trouble, but compared to the three generations, Orochimaru is at least evil enough and the purpose is much simpler, just a delusional immortal and unscrupulous person.

To say that Naruto's curiosity now is actually Orochimaru's reaction after knowing that he came back from the dead, it must be interesting to think about, here he can't help but regret Orochimaru's absence at this time, otherwise he would have been able to see that scene with his own eyes.

"Pardon my rudeness...... Ahem...... Hokage-sama, please leave it to me. "While Naruto was slipping away, a young ninja with heavy dark circles stepped forward and took over the duties of the presiding officer and referee of the third exam qualifier.

It was in the original plot that the appearance was very short, and the moonlight blast that quickly received the bento.

"Next is the qualifiers, you just heard it, the third exam will be held under the watch of the VIPs, but the current number of people is too much, cough cough, the time is limited and can't be too procrastinated, so if there is a waiver now, you can immediately put it forward, the next competition is life and death."

This old man, who obviously looked like his "body has been hollowed out", turned around and introduced the rules of the third exam to them after getting the nod of the third generation.

The meaning is obvious, in order to ensure the enjoyment and duration of the main game in a month, it is now necessary to select the best of them and eliminate some of them.

Almost as soon as Moonlight Blizzle's words fell, Naruto subconsciously looked at the "undercover group" where Dou was.

"That...... I abstain. ”

Sure enough, it didn't surprise him, as an important executor in Orochimaru's Konoha collapse plan, Dou obviously didn't intend to expose his strength in front of everyone, so he first raised his hand and abstained.

However, unlike in the plot, Dou's abstention didn't attract too much attention, after all, because of Naruto's existence, in the entire second exam, Dou didn't find a chance to get close to them at all, so everyone, including Sasuke Sakura, didn't react to it.

"Go back, go back and tell Orochimaru that I'm still alive, and next time I promise to give him a big surprise." Seeing the back of the departing Dou, Naruto's eyes flashed with a cold color, and he said silently in his heart.

Is there any reason not to repay the revenge of the killing? Regardless of whether he died by himself before, one of the three ninjas will be his enemy for a long time to come.

"Ahem...... Next, the one-on-one format competition begins, and the winner can advance to the real third exam. After taking out the roster and crossing out the name of Yakushidou, Moonlight Blast officially announced the start of the qualifiers after confirming that no one had abstained anymore.

Seven groups of twenty-one people, without the abstention, could have ten rounds of duels, and at the same time, the large screen hanging high in the hall began to scroll, and after a moment the two names appeared in the center of the screen.

The first round, [Uchiha Sasuke VS Red Bronze Armor]!