Chapter 786 The So-Called Lottery
It's not just Ethan who thinks this is a park, but to Yaoshidou, it's also not a dangerous place.
So from the very beginning, Ethan's team headed towards the tower at full speed. Following Pharmacist Dou's suggestion, it was a less labor-saving method to approach the tower as quickly as possible, and then ambush other teams before the finish line.
With Pharmacist's true strength, even wandering around in the death forest, he can easily collect pairs of books of heaven and earth, and then directly enter the tower to complete the exam.
However, being an undercover agent should not be too high-profile, not to mention that there are real Konoha ninjas among his teammates this time, so he can only continue to hide his identity and act honestly according to the exam rules.
Ethan agreed with all the suggestions put forward by Pharmacist Dou. It was enough for him to pass the exam as soon as possible, and he didn't care how to pass it.
In order to hide his identity and not attract anyone's attention, Yao Shidou will definitely choose the 'correct' opponent to collect the Book of Heaven and Earth. He only needs to make soy sauce on the side all the time.
The facts are similar, Ethan basically has no chance to show off, although the red armor is like "I am very good" and no one likes to talk to him, but his strength is not weak. It's not difficult at all.
Pharmacist's pocket can also perform properly, and Ethan will not hold back, so only one day after entering the death forest, Ethan and the others gathered together the Book of Heaven and Earth.
However, neither the red armor nor the pharmacist's pocket were going to go to the tower immediately, and Ethan, who knew that the two wanted to do something secretly, pretended not to care.
Although Yaoshidou explained it specifically: Eliminating as many competitors as possible here is actually good for the next exam.
"Ah, that's right!"
Ethan acted like a rookie who really didn't understand anything, and just believed in it, and then stayed in a safe place with the red armor honestly, letting the pharmacist go out to 'investigate the situation' frequently.
In fact, this guy went to observe Sasuke Uchiha's situation. By the way, he also ensured that Sasuke successfully completed the exam, because Orochimaru wanted to continue to observe Sasuke, and the Chunin exam was a good stage.
This continued until the last day of the exam, when Yakushidou reappeared with Naruto and the others.
"Sorry sorry, accidentally got involved in something."
"Forget it, let's go to the tower to report quickly, otherwise we will miss the time."
There is nothing special about the following things. Enter the tower and open the scroll, and then there will be a Chunin who is in charge of reception to introduce some general information to the students who have passed the exam.
Since Ethan is a Konoha ninja and still a newcomer, it is inevitable that he has to listen to some additional lectures. Regarding this situation, both Chiguankai and Medicine Master Dou were very calm, and Ethan listened honestly throughout the whole process.
After the usual lectures were over, those who passed the exam were brought into a very empty room, and then stood in line in groups to listen to the third Naruto-sama's talk about "Why is the Chunin exam held?"
To put it bluntly, it means that when major powers do not engage in war, some small-scale demonstrations of force will be carried out. Ninja Village who performs well can also obtain excellent publicity effects and win more task orders in the coming time. .
In essence, it was a small war, and all the young people from each ninja village participated in it.
After a large group of newcomers learned the truth about the Zhongnin Exam, Moonlight Hayate introduced the qualifiers before the third exam to this group of young ninjas.
"Qualifiers?"
In the final analysis, there are too many people left, and the third exam is a highly anticipated battle. In addition to the fact that too many participants will lead to too long competition time, and the important people who come to visit will be impatient, there is also the ability to Too bad, not enough to 'represent your own ninja village' to eliminate the weak.
"..."
This sounds a bit cruel, and it took a lot of effort and energy to finally come here, but was told: If you are not strong enough, then you are not qualified to continue to take the subsequent exams.
However, the Chunin Exam was originally intended to test the abilities of ninjas, so no one thought it was unreasonable to do so. After all, no matter what the exam was, it was cruel in nature.
"So, if you feel unwell, or if you don't want to continue participating after listening to the above instructions, please report immediately. Otherwise, we will start the preselection right away."
"Start right away?"
Then it was time for Yaoshidou's performance, and the spy of Orochimaru decisively stated that he would give up the exam.
Ethan glanced at it. He probably felt that this kind of children's game was a bit boring because he had already completed the task, so he didn't want to continue playing, right?
Maybe doing so will be very conspicuous, especially the resume of taking the Chunin exam several times in the past (several times of voluntary abstention), it will definitely arouse the suspicion of Konoha.
However, that plan has already started, and his undercover career has come to an end, so he doesn't care that his actions will arouse Konoha's suspicion.
There is another reason. Pharmacist Dou realizes that if he continues to take the exam, he may not be able to hide his true strength anymore. Compared with it, it is better to quit in time.
Naruto was very excited, but Ethan just shook hands with the pharmacist slightly: "I am grateful for your care during this time, otherwise I am afraid it will be difficult for me to come here."
"Ethan, you are an excellent ninja. Even without my help, I believe you can pass this exam."
Yao Shidou still performed perfectly, then waved goodbye to his teammates and Naruto, and left here with a smile.
"Tsk, it really deserves to be the number one acting school in the Naruto world."
Even if the third generation himself was here, he didn't notice the abnormality of Yao Shidou, which is really admirable.
After Ethan withdrew his gaze, he looked at the other people around him.
Except for Pharmacist Dou, none of the remaining people would be willing to give up this exam, even if there was a pre-selection, they would not choose to give up.
Next, Moonlight Gale introduced the method of the game: the names of the two sides will be displayed on the big screen, the selected person will enter the field, and the winner will advance to the next stage.
The rules are that simple, and it's an individual battle, regardless of the team's gains or losses, so no one expressed any objection.
Thus, the qualifiers officially began.
In the first game, it was still Uchiha Sasuke fighting the red armor.
"It's really undisguised!"
But looking around, there are many people who see through this point, but no one thinks it is wrong. After all, this is Konoha, and it is Konoha's home field. It is normal to take care of one's own people a little bit.
What's more, this kind of pure lottery is not easy to find evidence, and it will be looked down upon if it is questioned.
Ethan looked around, everyone was standing in front of the railing on the second floor, waiting for the official start of the game.
Because his teammate Yakushidou withdrew, and another teammate Chiguankai was about to start fighting Uchiha Sasuke, Ethan became alone again.
Compared to before, now he has friends who can chat, and the ninja of the same class are not far away, like the seventh class led by Kakashi is standing directly next to him.
In addition, his instructor, Yamashiro Aoba, was also present, but he had been standing behind Sandai Hokage before, so he didn't have a chance to say hello.
"It looks like your exam went well."
Aoba Yamashiro first looked back and forth at what Ethan was wearing. He wore ordinary blue and black trousers with a black jacket, a knife bag and a short knife hanging from his waist, and wore fingerless gloves most commonly used by ninjas on his hands. The forehead was used by him as a belt.
Dressing is not the point, the point is that after a few days of survival in the wild, Ethan's clothes are not damaged at all and are even clean, not even dusty.
As for the wound? It simply doesn't exist.
Comparing the distressed images of those in the seventh class next to them, the contrast is really obvious.
"Senior Dou introduced by Mr. Qingye is a very good teammate and taught me a lot."
"Hey, Ethan, how is the strength of that red armor?"
"He..."
After Naruto and Sakura hesitated for a while, they still asked this question. They thought it would be difficult for Ethan to answer, right? After all, the red armor has been his teammate all this time.
Judging by his age, he is the oldest one in the team, and Ethan passed the second round of exams without any injuries. He must be very capable in the red armor.
But they didn't expect that Ethan didn't think highly of the red armor.
"Not Sasuke's opponent."
"what?"
Naruto and Sakura were a bit strange, but the ensuing game proved that Ethan was not talking nonsense.
Even though he couldn't show his full strength due to the influence of the curse seal, Sasuke still defeated the red armor in a very short time.
The next few competitions are nothing to watch. Facts have proved that the qualifiers are very necessary. The strength of the group of ninja who passed the death forest is indeed uneven. Just embarrassing Konoha.
Soon, both Sasuke and Naruto were promoted, and Haruno Sakura also drew with Ino.
Although Haruno Sakura did not advance, but Ethan has seen that this little girl has begun to grow up, and she is no longer the nympho girl who only knew to stare at Sasuke.
"Class Seven is starting to get on the right track."
After thinking about it carefully, the process has generally not changed much from the original plot. Ethan feels that Konoha made this matchup list, and the random selection is just a casual talk.
"Should Hinata face Neji next?"
A duel between soft fists? It was an interesting competition, but when Ethan turned his gaze to the screen, he saw his name.
Ethan vs. Rock Lee!
"..."