It was a few hours before Kazuhime and the others returned to the central control tower of the Demon Desert.

At this point in time, the sky was just getting bright.

On the way back to the central control tower area, Markey also returned with the group of Shinobi in the sand.

Seeing Kazuhime and the others coming back, Maki couldn't wait to come up and ask, "Miss Kachihime, Mr. Kakashi, how is the situation over there?" ”

Markey is asking about Orochimaru.

An S-class dangerous rebel with the ability to conquer a small country suddenly infiltrated the examination room of the joint middle ninja exam, this is not a major event that can be fooled by the past at will.

If there is a problem in one of these links, the international reputation of Sha Yin will be completely stinky.

Even if the Great Snake Pill is found afterwards and exterminated, it will be useless. What's more, Orochimaru is an S-level traitor who can get away with it in Konoha's nearly ten years of wanted career, and Konoha still has no way to take Orochimaru, and his military strength is inferior to Konoha's Shayin, and it is even more impossible to deal with Orochimaru.

It's not that Maki is afraid of Orochimaru, but Orochimaru's whereabouts are unpredictable, and if you want to exterminate a ninja of Orochimaru's level, you need to dispatch a large number of elite ninjas to have enough confidence to kill Orochimaru. And Orochimaru is obviously not stupid enough to fight Sha Yin head-on alone, and he is dedicated to hiding in the ninja world, and Sha Yin can only stare dryly.

Kazuhime shook his head and said, "I didn't see any trace of Orochimaru, and when we passed, he had already left." However, he attacked one of Konoha's shinobi squads. ”

With that, Kazuhime glanced at Kakashi......

Ma Ji frowned: "The lower shinobi team that attacked Konoha? Miss Yiji's shouldn't be ......?"

As far as he knew, among the lower ninja who participated in the joint middle ninja exam this time, there were two people who were pillars.

One is my Ailuo from their Sand Hidden Village, the son of the fourth generation of Wind Shadow, and also the very important tailed beast weapon of the Sand Hidden Village, a human pillar force.

The other is Naruto Uzumaki of Konoha who has the strongest tailed beast Nine-Tails sealed in his body, and he is the Nine-Tails Pillar Force.

According to Ma Ji's guess, the Konoha Shinobi team that Orochimaru attacked was probably the team where the Nine-Tails Pillar Force was located.

Kakashi said, "You guessed it right, it was Naruto's team that attacked, but Orochimaru's purpose wasn't human power. ”

"Not a human pillar force?"

Markey was stunned for a moment.

"Yes. Orochimaru left a curse mark on my raw Uchiha Sasuke and left. ”

Kakashi replied.

"The purpose is not a human force...... Is it an orphan of the Konoha Uchiha clan? ”

Markey clasped his hands to his chest with a thoughtful expression.

"How's it going over there?"

Kakashi asked.

Markey lowered his arm and replied, "There's no problem with my Airo's side. Looking at it now, Orochimaru's purpose is indeed not human power. But what was his purpose in finding Sasuke Uchiha? ”

This is where Macy is puzzled.

According to the intelligence institute, Orochimaru is inextricably linked to the mysterious organization that secretly hunts tailed beasts, and there are two people in the examination room, so it stands to reason that Orochimaru will not let go of such a good opportunity.

Could it be that the purpose of that organization is not only to collect the bloodline of the Uchiha clan?

However, no matter how you look at the bloodline of the Uchiha clan, in terms of value, it is impossible to compare with the tailed beast.

In Markey's view, Orochimaru's move is undoubtedly a stupid thing of picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, and it is not in line with the purpose of that organization.

"I don't know the specific situation, it's the critical period of the middle ninja exam, even if you want to investigate, you can only wait until later."

Kakashi Road.

"Indeed, if we don't understand Orochimaru's purpose, our actions will become very passive. But don't worry, I've asked Kazekage-sama to send five hundred elite ninjas from the village, and they will arrive at noon today, forming several tight defensive rings outside the Demon Desert. Even if Orochimaru goes and returns, it is impossible to break into the examination room again. ”

Markey was confident.

"I hope so, but the midfielder only remembered to send reinforcements, and your sense of precaution is too slow. If he had done this in the first place, Orochimaru would have had no chance to sneak in at all. Even if you sneak in, you can stop him from endangering the examinee in time and capture him. ”

Kazuhime lectured Markey with a straight face.

"What Miss Yiji said is very true."

Markey said with a wry smile.

In the final analysis, during the second exam, such a serious accident occurred, and the sand hidden side did bear the main responsibility.

Even though he knew that this was Ichchihime, he was mocking the weakness of Shain's power, but Maki was powerless to refute this.

Now the ninja village forces of the major countries have basically recovered from the sequelae of the Third Ninja World War. Backed by the powerful country of fire and thunder, Konoha and Yunyin not only recovered their original strength, but even expanded their armaments year by year, and the number of ninjas also increased year by year, and their military strength far exceeded that of the Third Ninja World War. Even Iwakuin and Mistin, who lost their strength due to infighting, began to strengthen their military power from the great loss of vitality to the resumption of production.

Only the sand is still in the recovery period.

The reason is that in the Battle of the Land of Wind four years ago, thousands of sand ninjas died on the battlefield, and the strength that was finally recovered after the Third Ninja World War was lost. Compared with the rest of the countries, the economy and production capacity of the Land of the Wind are slightly weak, and the development period of Sagakure is too short compared to other ninja villages.

In this chaotic era that emphasizes fast steps and fast steps, the development of a year ahead can already open a certain gap, and the sand hide, which has been in a state of slowness and stagnation for several years in a row, has a certain gap with the military strength of the rest of the ninja villages.

Now there is a shortage of manpower in Shayin Village, and all places need soldiers to replenish it.

In addition, the Zhongnin exam is held jointly with other countries, and I didn't think that anyone would dare to come over and cause trouble at the beginning, so there was such an negligent situation.

"It's good that you know, if there is an accident in the second exam and the third exam can't go smoothly, then our Ghost Country military will hold Sha Yin accountable for his negligent behavior."

Kazuhime's tone was still stern.

Markey nodded with a heavy face.

In the case of reason, he could not refute Kazuhime's words.

What's more, if Orochimaru goes and returns, he still needs to rely on the strength of Ichihime, and at this time, patience is the best way.

Anyway, it's not the first time he's embarrassed in front of the country of ghosts.

As the saying goes, once you are born and twice cooked, Markey can only try his best to make up for his previous mistakes.

"Miss Yiji, please rest assured, similar accidents will not happen again."

Ichihime scoffed at Markey's promise, but she was silent, acquiescing in Markey's meaningless promise.

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For the next two days, Markey lived in fear.

In order to prevent Orochimaru's dangerous rebellion from returning, or other accidents, he basically only slept for an hour in the last two days of the second exam, and the rest of the time, he was arranging personnel to patrol outside the Demon Desert to prevent similar things from happening again.

At the same time, he also wrote a letter to Konoha Village to apologize to the three generations of Hokage.

Due to the negligence of Sunagakure's personnel, one of Konoha's shinobi squads was attacked by Orochimaru, for which he apologized to the Hokage on behalf of Sunagakure.

Although this apology is meaningless, what Markey wants to show is just a good attitude between allies.

In the same way, the shadow who also sent a letter to the military of the Oni Country, as well as the rest of the countries, also expressed his apologies.

Fortunately, in the next two days, there were no more accidents in the examination room, and the five hundred Sand Hidden Ninjas who came to support also formed a certain deterrent, so that Ma Ji had the confidence to deal with any accidents, and the remaining two days were spent safely.

It also means that the second exam has ended successfully.

At the end of the exam, Markey, who was sitting in the office, breathed a sigh of relief and lay down with his back against the chair, feeling relieved all of a sudden, and no longer had to work hard for the twists and turns that might occur in the exam room.

In the past two days, he only has an hour's rest, and other than that, he is in a state of high-intensity vigilance, even as a shinobi, he can't support it.

However, now is not the time to rest, and he, as the chief examiner of the second exam, still needs to summarize and praise the Shinobi team who have cleared the customs.

Although it was only a formality, Markey couldn't help but deal with it.

As long as this matter is dealt with, he can really sit back and relax.

Even if there is any accident in the examination room, it is a matter for the country of ghosts to consider, and it has nothing to do with Shayin.

After all, if something happens again in the second exam, he will be able to do it, even if he is deeply trusted by the wind shadow, he will be marginalized and sent to work in a remote area far from the core of the village.

"Lord Markey."

A woman, Shinobu Sha, walked in, holding a stack of papers in her arms.

"Has the team for customs clearance been decided?"

Markey tried to keep himself up and not look tired.

It's nine o'clock in the morning, and based on the seventy-two hours of exam time, the second exam ends at seven o'clock in the morning, which is now two hours over.

The arriving Shinobi team rested in the lounge inside the control tower to relieve the fatigue of the exam.

"Yes, Lord Markey, please take a look."

The female Shinobu puts the document in front of Maki.

Markey picked it up, turned the pages one by one, and when he saw the end, his face suddenly darkened.

There is no other reason, because the group that cleared the sand hidden customs ended up being only one group.

That is, the group of my Airo, and the rest of the group was wiped out. Although two teams got the Heaven and Earth Scroll, when they came to the control tower, it was an hour ago, that is, after the exam time, they could only be treated as unqualified.

This kind of thing doesn't just happen to Sha Yin, but this phenomenon exists in the lower ninja groups of various countries.

Because the exam time this time is only seventy-two hours, it is still in the harsh desert, and for ninjas who are not familiar with this environment, it is inevitable that they will waste time for various reasons when facing it for the first time.

Markey can understand these reasons, and it is because the ninjas of various countries are probably not very good at dealing with the environment of the desert.

But there is only one sand hidden group that clears the customs, which is something that Maki never expected.

It's a shame that he's still bragging in front of Yiji, and Sha Yin will definitely shine this time.

Although the one who has passed the exam now is the strongest group in the Shinobi of the Sand Hide, it obviously shows that the comprehensive strength of the Sand Hide is weak, and he can't even refute it.

Because the desert environment is the most conducive environment for the Sand Hidden Ninja to play.

This made Ma Ji wonder if these failed Sand Hidden Shinobi really came from Sand Hidden Village.

Wouldn't it be even more unbearable to perform so 'excellent' in your own home if you change to another country?

“……”

After reading all the information of the clearance team, Markey fell into self-doubt.

As if seeing Markey's entanglement, the female Shinobu comforted: "Don't worry, Markey-sama, the results of the Oni Country this time are not very good, and only two groups have passed." ”

“……”

Maki looked at the female shinobi in front of him like an idiot.

There are more shinobi invested than in the country of ghosts, and as a result, there are fewer groups that have cleared the customs than in the country of ghosts, is this something to celebrate?

The most important thing is that it is in your own home, with the most conducive environment.

"Markey-sama, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing...... I just sighed that there were five ...... in the team that cleared Konoha customs."

Ma Ji looked at the list of groups that cleared the level, and there were a total of five groups of Konoha Shinobi who passed the second exam.

One of the groups was attacked by Orochimaru, the group that Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki were.

Although it was an hour before the end of the exam, he came to the central control tower covered in injuries, but after being attacked by Orochimaru, he was able to pass the assessment, which was already a very remarkable thing, so that Ma Ji did not dare to underestimate the strength of this Konoha Shinobi.

"But in terms of the overall clearance rate, Konoha has a clearance rate of less than 30% in the second exam."

The female Nakashinobu replied.

Konoha Shinobi, who took the second exam, had a total of sixteen groups.

As a result, there are only five groups of lower ninja clearances, and the clearance rate is very low.

In contrast, the country of ghosts, which cleared two groups, is slightly better than Konoha.

"Even so, it's surprising. Konoha's talents are so outstanding in any era. ”

Markey sighed, pessimistic about the future of the sand and the cover.

Once upon a time, he also secretly ridiculed Konoha for not being able to retain real talents.

However, there are countless new generation talents in Konoha, and if you go through a batch, you can pull up a batch again in a very short period of time, and the cycle will continue, and you will soon become a new pillar of Konoha and burn with a new will of fire.

In contrast, there are only a handful of new generation ninjas who have been able to take charge of Sand Hidden Village over the years.

It can be so, except for the more mysterious Oni no Kuni military, for the time being, I don't know its depth, and Konoha is called the cradle of genius, and it is not in vain.

Even if it declines, the stamina is still so abundant, which makes Markey jealous and emotional.

But for now, it's a good thing to have such an ally who is getting stronger.

After all, Konoha's aggressiveness is much lower than that of the Oni Country military.

In the eyes of all countries, the style of the military of the Ghost Country is not much different from Yun Yin at all.

It's just that the military of the Ghost Country prefers to talk about evidence, hold the handle of others, and then continue to be aggressive.

"Let's take a break for the team that cleared the level, there is still some time before the third exam. After lunch, gather them in the hall. The rest of the groups that didn't pass the exam and also came here, so be good at entertaining them, don't be lazy. ”

Markey pondered for a moment and gave the order.

"Yes."

The female Natsunobu nodded heavily and left the office.

Ma Ji rubbed his eyebrows, looked at the documents of the customs clearance candidates left by the female Shinobu on the table, still did not sleep, and picked up the documents with strong spirits, went to the conference room, and held a meeting.

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Midday.

The Shinobi team, who had passed the second exam, had already had lunch here, and then under the leadership of the person in charge of the sand hide, they came to the central hall of the control tower.

It's a hall, which is actually a relatively large vacant room.

The lower ninjas who have cleared the customs exam,Entered the hall one after another.,The hall was empty.,As the chief examiner, the upper ninjas haven't arrived yet.,So the candidates who have cleared the customs don't care.,But move around freely here.。

"I didn't expect there to be so many teams in Konoha to clear the customs."

Xiang Ryu was slightly surprised to see that there were fifteen shinobi on the Konoha side who had passed the second exam.

In contrast, the Oni no No Nation military, which only has two groups to clear the level, is not so conspicuous.

"They invest more people, and there will naturally be more people who have cleared customs."

Asuka didn't care, and his gaze lingered on one of the Konoha ninjas, who was none other than Sasuke.

The other party's face was pale, and the breath of his whole body was a little unstable, strong and weak, which made Asuka feel extremely strange.

But he didn't take the liberty to ask anything, in the end, Sasuke is not the Uchiha clan from the country of ghosts, the two sides belong to different camps, and if they face each other at that time, he will not show mercy because of Sasuke's identity.

Because I had rested in the lounge in advance, all the candidates were in good spirits.

In addition to the five groups of Konoha and the two groups of lower ninjas in the country of ghosts, there is only one group of lower ninjas in the customs clearance of Sand Hide.

The rest of the clearance team becomes very interesting.

As a big country, Iwakuin and Yunyin, the lower ninja group was wiped out in the second exam, and no one passed.

In contrast, Wuyin Village, which only dispatched one team, also successfully passed the second exam just like the first exam, and judging from their state, the second exam was very easy for them.

The group that cleared the final level came from the village of Yinyin.

It is also the only group of small country ninjas other than large countries.

The ninjas of the rest of the small countries, such as the ninjas of the villages of Yuyin, Kusakure, and Tsukigakure, were all wiped out in the second exam, just like Iwakuin and Yunyin.

In total, there are a total of ten teams that have cleared the second exam, with a total of 30 people.

Konoha's shinobi occupies half of them.

The ninja forces of various countries are clearly divided, and they all stand together in a group, hostile to each other.

"It's really troublesome, the witch of that ghost country has really cleared the customs."

Shikamaru, who was in the Konoha camp, swept his eyes towards the gathering place of the Oni Country.

Among the six Oni Kuni Shinobi who cleared the customs, the Oni Kuni Shinobi witch he had encountered in the examination room was also among them.

The other party still kept her eyes closed, and there was a quiet and mysterious atmosphere around the whole person, as if she sensed that someone was staring at her, she turned her head slightly and glanced at Shikamaru.

Shikamaru immediately looked away, and when her face came to him, his eyes felt extremely tingling.

It's really bad, if you take her in the third exam, you might as well just choose to surrender. Shikamaru thought helplessly.

Being able to rely on his own weird ability to forcibly crack his own shadow imitation technique means that no matter how powerful the strategy is, it will be useless in the face of this absolute strength.

According to the previous rules of the Zhongnin exam, the third exam is a one-on-one elimination system.

Whoever encounters a shrine maiden with strange abilities in the country of ghosts will consider themselves unlucky.

"What, you're still so scared of women, Shikamaru. It's a shame to even think about running away. ”

Hearing Shikamaru's muttering, Inono angrily taught Shikamaru a lesson.

"Even if it's shameful to run away, as long as you can save your life."

Shikamaru ignored Ino's reprimand.

In this exam, there are obviously several monsters with extraordinary strength.

The strength of the rest of the Oni Ninja is unknown for the time being, but that witch is definitely the one he least wants to face at the moment.

Not only is the ability weird, but the murderous aura is also very thick.

It is estimated that he came to participate in this Zhongnin exam with the idea of killing the opponent directly.

It doesn't seem to be a traditional shrine maiden who is compassionate.

"The shrine maiden? I remember her name as Hibiki Mist, a shrine maiden who grew up in the land of Oni. In the first exam, all the candidates around her were eliminated by her, and she was a terrible guy. She must be a battle witch belonging to the military of the Oni Country. ”

Dou, who also passed the first exam, pushed his glasses and said with a mysterious smile.

"Battle shrine maiden? What is that? ”

Dou's explanation attracted the attention of the rest.

"It's a very rare martial arts faction among the witches of the Oni Country.,Different from the general witches who slay demons and eliminate demons.,These battle witches.,Not only are they good at slaying demons.,It's also the executioner among the witches.。 It is a combat profession specially cultivated by the military of the country of ghosts in recent years. Not only are they proficient in the witchcraft of the shrine maidens, but they also learn from the ninja system, and their abilities are changeable and powerful. If you encounter it, you can't be too careful. The so-called witchcraft, like curses, can kill ghosts invisibly, and can also kill people invisibly. ”

Unhurried science popularization.

"Really?"

Shikamaru was slightly surprised and took a deep look.

I don't know why, he always feels that this pocket chief is a little different from ordinary people.

But what's strange exactly, Shikamaru doesn't come up either.

It's just that he thinks that this person should definitely not be as simple as it seems, and it seems that when you contact him in the future, you need to keep an eye on it.

Just as the group of candidates was whispering, footsteps suddenly sounded, and more than one person's footsteps sounded.

The candidates collectively turned their heads, only to see more than a dozen upper ninjas walking in from outside the hall, led by none other than Shayin Shangnin Maki.

Behind him, the guides of the clearance team, Kamihime, and Kazuhime, who was the usher of the third exam, also followed.

Ichihime, who was in the crowd, glanced at Asuka and saw that there were only two groups in the country of ghosts, and the six shinobi stood here, frowning slightly.

She was a little dissatisfied with this number of clearances.

The bottom line for her acceptance is three groups, that is, nine shinobi. Now it seems that for the cultivation of the new generation, the way of the ninja school is still too gentle, and this time to go back, she needs to be loved by the 'sister' who has graduated from the ninja school.

I really wanted to go over and ask about Asuka and the others, but considering that this occasion was a bit out of place, I put up with it for the time being.

After that, he glanced at the Fog Hidden Village again, nodded slightly, and said hello to them, so he followed behind Ma Ji and walked forward.

Coming to the simple high platform erected at the front of the hall, Markey took the microphone and stood at the front of the line, speaking as the chief examiner of the second exam:

"First of all, congratulations to all of you for passing the second exam, and here, on behalf of all the invigilators of the joint Zhongnin exam, I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to you. Next, let me briefly explain some of the rules for the third exam......"

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