"The identity of Mr. Sakai...... Tomohiko, you mean the shadows?"

"yes, Shadows. I still remember what my grandfather usually told us, the only responsibility of the dark department is to carry out the task, whether the task itself is good or bad, as a member of the dark department, only to execute. Therefore, since there was an accident caused by the unclear statement of the task, all the tasks assigned to the dark department were checked word by word, lest there be a little mistake. ”

"You mean...... Because he was born in the shadows, he has developed such a habit?"

"Yes, so I think, 'an hour', is the clue that the teacher left us. ”

"It still feels far-fetched. Baicha spread his hands and said helplessly: "But now that the clue to the cave has been broken, let's follow what you said." So, what does it mean to 'find the form in an hour'?"

"Meaning, as I said, the form is at the very beginning – the third training ground. Only then, after we find the form, can we hand it over to the teacher as soon as possible, saving the trouble of the return trip, and we will have a full hour. ”

"An hour ......" Xiao Nan calculated the time and urged: "Since the place has been determined, let's hurry up, now there are only twenty-five minutes left, and when we get to the third training ground, it will take time to find the form." ”

"It's okay, there's no hurry...... Forget it, let's get over it. Peng Yan originally wanted to rest for a while, but when he saw Xiao Nan's expression, he decided to set off, "However, my injury is not healed yet, go slowly." ”

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On the third training ground, Baicha and Konan helped Tomohiko, who was injured in the chest, out of the woods, and there were still five minutes before the time limit given to them by Sakai.

Seeing the figures of the three of them, Sakai still smiled: "You're back, how is it, have you found the form?"

"Minor injuries, out of the way. Peng Yan smiled and said, "Teacher, let's solve the matter of the form first, otherwise it will not be good if the time is accidentally passed." ”

"Are you sure? I think you're caused by ninjutsu backlash, right? It's not good to delay it for a long time. ”

"Teacher, don't worry, I can stand it. ”

After speaking, Peng Yan turned his head to Xiao Nan and said, "Xiao Nan, the form is on the teacher, I guess it was covered by him with illusion, you can see if you can solve it." ”

"Ah, ah, the form is on Sakai-sensei?"

As if he hadn't heard Tomohiko's words, the smile on Sakai's face remained unchanged.

"I'll explain it to you later, you do what I say. ”

"Then I'll try. Xiao Nan stabilized his mind, made a handprint, and shouted: "Solution!"

But after waiting for a long time, there was no change in Sakai's body.

"No, no, no reaction at all. ”

At this moment, Sakai suddenly moved. I saw that he had made a handprint, and then, on the empty scroll he was carrying behind him, a forehead guard suddenly appeared. The ends of the forehead guard were tied in a knot and tied securely to the scroll. Between the forehead guard and the scroll, there is a piece of paper, and on the exposed part of the paper, a few words are clearly written: "Lower Ninja Basic Information Registration Form".

Pulling out the form, Sakai first filled in a few strokes on it, and then threw it casually, and the form folded into the shape of a cuckoo, flapped its wings, and flew in the direction of the Hokage's office.

Seeing that the cuckoo had flown away, Sakai turned to the three of them in front of him and said, "The form has been handed in, congratulations, from this time on, you have officially become the ninja of Konoha Hidden Village, and I welcome you on behalf of the ninja of Konoha." ”

"I'll go, it's finally over!" Hearing Sakai's words, Baicha shook his fist fiercely while venting his emotions loudly. Like Baicha, Xiao Nan on the side couldn't hide the joy in his heart and smiled sweetly.

"In other words, we passed the assessment?" Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Peng Yan asked rhetorically, "But we didn't really find the form, and we didn't fill in the content on the form." ”

Hearing Peng Yan's question, he realized it after a while, and hurriedly asked, "Yes, we haven't filled in anything yet, why did we hand in the form." ”

"You don't have to worry about the contents of the form, your basic information has been filled in, I just added my signature, and the whole form is valid. Sakai explained, and then said, "That's all for today, you can go back and rest." In three days, you will officially begin your Shinobi life, and the meeting point will be here at 6 a.m., and those who arrive late will be punished. ”

"Teacher, can I ask you a question?"

Seeing that Sakai was about to leave, Tomohiko hurriedly called out to stop Sakai, hoping that he could answer the doubts in his heart.

"You say. ”

"Teacher, if we don't find the form today, or if we exceed the time, will you still sign the form?"

Hearing Tomohiko's question, Sai smiled, different from the smile he had always had, his smile this time was very gentle. Seeing that Baicha and Konan were also looking at him with a puzzled expression, Sakai replied, "Yes." Whether you are able to find the form or not, or if the deadline has passed, I will sign the form and turn it in before the deadline. ”

"So, what's the point of this assessment?"

Peng Yan couldn't figure out that since no matter what the three of them did or what the result was, the teacher would sign the form and make the three of them officially become shinobi, what was the purpose of this assessment? Could it be just a prank by Mr. Sakai?

"You're right, it's an assessment. But it's not a test of whether you can become a ninja, but a test for me to get to know you thoroughly. So, do you understand?"

"Understood...... Teacher, can you tell us about the criteria for judging?"

Glancing deeply at Tomohiko, Sakai said, "Of course you can, if you insist." ”

"According to the information I gave, I successfully found the bear cave and passed. Successfully defeat the female bear or retreat in its entirety, good. On the basis of the first two, it is excellent to be able to return here within the time limit. ”

Hearing Sakai's answer, Tomohiko asked, "What about a situation like ours?"

After being silent for a while, Sakai spoke:

"Not within the scope of the investigation. ”