As night fell, the howls of wild beasts in the forest began to sound.

In the night, Ning Ci quickly shuttled between the trees with an expressionless face, and Tiantian and Xiao Li followed closely behind in the treetops not far away.

At this time, five hours had passed since the start of the second exam, and after experiencing the turmoil of the Ailuo incident on the way, Ning Ci and his party, who had already obtained all the scrolls, no longer chose to linger and quickly rushed towards the end of the task.

The sound of the whizzing wind passed by, and in an instant, Ning Ci and his party had already walked a long way, and after a while, they completely disappeared into the night.

Finally, in the early hours of the morning, Ning Ci's figure appeared at the end of the mission, in the middle of the Death Forest, next to the only building, the tower, which looked a little dilapidated.

"How is it possible that someone should reach the finish line so early?"

The surveillance at the entrance of the tower clearly captured the three people at the entrance, which surprised the ninjas in charge of monitoring.

Glancing at the equipment in charge of monitoring at the entrance, Ning Ci paid special attention to the surroundings, there were no new footprints, that is to say, our group was the first to arrive, and Shayin's group had not been here?

Looking around, Ning Ci had a comparison in his heart, it seemed that it was the human pillar force of the tailed beast, and his body could not be truly unscathed after withstanding that blow!

Thinking of this, Ning Ci's eyes flashed with a gleam, pushed open the door, and took the lead in entering the tower.

Deep in the forest at night, Kankuro and Temari were nervously watching, while Iara, under the tree, was resting quietly.

In the tower, Ning Ci stretched out his left hand to slightly block the somewhat dazzling light above his head, looked at the quiet surroundings, and slowly said, "Open the scroll, every day!" ”

"I see."

After making eye contact with Xiao Li, Tian Tian and Xiao Li each took out the Heaven and Earth Scroll from their pockets, and as the two scrolls were opened at the same time, the spiritism that had already been engraved inside was automatically activated.

With a "bang", accompanied by a burst of rising white gas, Akai's familiar body appeared there.

"Akai-sensei!"

Tian Tian and Xiao Li were shocked in unison.

"Why, my dear disciples, is there a joy of a long absence!"

Giving a thumbs up on his right hand and assuming his usual confident posture, Akai enjoyed the surprised atmosphere of his disciples at this moment.

"Ning Ci, every day, Li you did a good job, and you were able to reach the end of the mission first!"

Speaking of this, he deliberately stopped his gaze on Xiao Li for a little longer.

However, for Akai's praise, Tian Tian and Xiao Li were not as excited as he expected, but lowered their heads with different expressions.

"What's wrong, looking lost?"

Somewhat puzzled by the disciple's depression, Akai's gaze fell on Ning Ci, who had not spoken since the beginning, and looked at Ning Ci, who was closing his eyes and recuperating on the side, although his heartbeat calmed down, his face was still a little pale.

Suddenly he didn't understand anything, and Akai's face changed slightly.

"Ning Ci, did you use that technique?"

As Ning Ci's teacher, how could Akai not understand, when he said this, his expression gradually became serious.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Akai, because it was an emergency."

Listening to the teacher's inquiry, Ning Ci opened his eyes, and although his tone was calm and calm, there was no trace of apology in it.

"Teacher Akai, I can prove it too!"

In this regard, Tian Tian and Xiao Li both raised their hands to prove it.

"Did you meet someone who didn't know it?"

Understanding Ning Ci's distress, Akai touched the back of his head, and then as if he remembered something, he suddenly opened his mouth and asked rhetorically: "Since you can come here, it means that the enemy has been solved, right?" ”

"Contrary to what you guessed, that guy is still alive, although he is a little unwilling, but for that guy, it can only be regarded as a flesh wound!"

At the mention of this, Ning Ci's tone fluctuated slightly.

"No way, I know the extent of your blow very well, even if it is me, I don't want to face that attack head-on!"

Speaking of Ning Ci's physical skills, Akai's expression was serious, and the tone between his words was also a rare seriousness.

"But that's the way it is, that guy in the sand is not ordinary, even if it's the first time I've encountered that weird chakra with white eyes."

didn't tell the whole truth, Ning Ci simply said everything he had experienced.

"Sha Yin, weird chakra, I know!"

Silently reading in his mouth, Akai came back to his senses for a moment, but his brows were clenched, obviously suspicious of Sha Yin's team.

Ignoring these for the time being, Akai looked at the disciples who were all a little tired, especially Ning Ci, although it didn't seem to be a big deal on the surface at the moment, but as a man who had seen this trick of physical art, Akai knew that it was a heavy physical effort inside, and ordinary ninjas, even if they were to do this kind of chaotic physical art, I am afraid they would be powerless.

"Before the exam is over, you should take a good rest, there are more serious challenges ahead!"

Speaking of this, Akai glanced at Ning Ci deeply, and didn't say anything more.

In the conference room in charge of monitoring the second exam, Red Bean, who was helped back by two dark men, was stopped by Nakashinobi, who was in charge of observation, and a roll of video from a short time ago was played in front of their eyes.

"Is this the image you just had?"

Hongdou's gaze stayed on the screen, looking at the forehead guard of Konoha on the top of Ning Ci's heads, and fell into deep thought.

"Yes, they arrived at the finish line five hours after the start of the exam, which is a lot faster than the best record in previous years!"

Pulling back the video he had just recorded, the shinobi in charge of the observation said this in disbelief.

"That costume is Akai's disciple...... Well, and the genius who was praised endlessly by Akai, Hinata Ninji! ”

Deliberately stopping on the face of Ning Ci, who was the first to walk in, Hongdou suddenly had a strange premonition, in the exam that Orochimaru sneaked into, there would actually be an unprecedented genius, is this good or bad?

In this regard, Hongdou fell into deep thought, and after a moment she suddenly spoke.

"Make a copy of this footage, and I'll take it to Hokage-sama!"

Hongdou, who was about to go to Hokage-sama and truthfully report Orochimaru's information, suddenly had other thoughts after watching the amazing performance of Akai's disciple.

"Hey, I see!"

Hearing Azuki's order, Nakanobi, who was in charge of the matter, nodded hurriedly, and quickly walked out to start preparing what Azuki had ordered.

Before dawn, in the Hokage's office.

Akai and Azuki, as the invigilator for the second exam, appeared in the Hokage's office.

"Orochimaru ......"

Silently reciting the familiar name of his disciple, the Hokage Ape of the village, Fei Hichi, suddenly felt in a trance, since that incident, he and Orochimaru have not met for a long time.

"Hokage-sama, do you want to suspend this exam?"

The dark part beside him interjected and asked, looking at Ape Fei's expression.

"No, the middle ninja selection exam is going to be held!"

Tapping his fingers on the table, the three generations of Hokage Ape Flying Sun Slash chose to refuse.

"But ......"

The shadow next to him wanted to say something.

"If it's not in the way, the dark ministry has stepped up its investigation of the village, and it is important to continue this exam, after all, the daimyo of various countries have already received our invitation, and if it is canceled at this time, it will affect the credibility of our village."

Removing the hat on his head that symbolized the Hokage's identity and placing it on the table, Sarutobi looked around and gave his answer.

"Hey, I see!"

After receiving the Hokage's order, the shadow who was standing by next to him nodded and quickly left the place, starting to convey the Hokage's order.

After watching the shadows leave, the three Hokage looked at the video on the table, raised his head to look at the red bean with an obviously unfeeling face on the side, and paused before speaking.

"Red Bean, I already know what you reported, as for Hinata's Ningji......"

Speaking of this, Ape Fei's gaze fell on the serious Akai on the side.

"O son of Richa...... Well, what a headache! ”

Silently reciting the familiar name, the three generations of Hokage shook his head helplessly, whether it was from Akai's report or Kakashi's special report not long ago, Hizashi's son was so good that so many shinobi were moved, but for the mainstay of the village, the Hyuga clan, as the third generation Hokage, he didn't have much right to interfere.

After all, for the sake of the long-term peace of the village, he, an old man who has reached the age of six, has made too many concessions.

But for this, too much had to be sacrificed for this, and Hinata Hinatashi is an example.

But now, even as a hero who sacrificed for the peace of the village, his son Hinata Ninji has repeated his mistakes!

All this makes Sarutobi, who is the Hokage, feel a little guilty.

Thinking of the man who obviously hated the clan family, but had to sacrifice his life for it, the three generations of Hokage fell into deep thought, and it took a long time before he came back to his senses, looked at Akai beside him, and said slowly with a movement at the corner of his mouth.

"After the middle ninja exam, let him join the dark department!"

"Hokage-sama, but it's going to be difficult for the Hyuga clan to deal with this!"

Hearing this, Akai's expression was a little complicated.

"I can't care so much, the village owes too much to the sunset, although it can't change Ning Ci's fate as a Hyuga family, but it can still be done to keep him away from this vortex."

Speaking of this, Ape Fei sighed slightly, as if he felt a little powerless about what he could do.

"Hey, I see, Hokage-sama!"

When Akai heard this, he understood the Hokage's distress in his heart, so he could only walk out with a complicated face, ready to brew the news and tell Ning Ci in another way.

"Sha Yin has also started to move, and with the sudden appearance of the Great Snake Pill, it's really an eventful season!"

Looking at the red beans on the side, the three generations of Hokage Sarutobi sighed slightly, and there was a trace of vigilance in his heart against Sha Yin's actions, but this Hokage of Konoha never thought in his heart that as a former member of Konoha, Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, would actually cooperate with the former enemy.