Konoha, I have the Herrscher of the End core in my body.

The time limit for the second round of the Chunin Exam, the Death Forest, is three days, or seventy-two hours. Once this time is exceeded, even if you have collected all the Books of Heaven and Earth, you will not pass.

Naruto was in Team 7, and on the second day of the exam, he acted alone and got another volume of the Book of Heaven. They had previously obtained the Book of Earth. The reason why they did not immediately go to the tower in the middle of the Forest of Death after collecting the Book of Heaven and Earth was to give Sasuke and Sakura some buffer time.

The two of them suddenly received such a large amount of information that it took time to absorb and buffer it.

"Blocking here is a smart move, but unfortunately, you've blocked the wrong people." Looking at the three people from the Rain Village in front of him, Naruto shook his head slightly. Without using any abilities, he knocked all three down with his fists.

The Death Forest is quite large, and everyone is a ninja. Once they are determined to hide, even if they fail, others will fail as well because they cannot collect the Book of Heaven and Earth.

In order to be on the safe side, it is indeed a very smart move to ambush in front of the high tower where they meet in the middle, but the prerequisite is that the opponent is someone they can defeat.

The three people from the Rain Village had been lying in ambush here for quite some time, but unfortunately, no one who came here could deal with them. It was just that they were lucky. The Gaara trio took only a few hours to reach the tower on the first day. Otherwise, if they had met the current Gaara, the three would have definitely died.

"The Twelve are all here. Shikamaru keeps talking about troubles, but when it comes to the exam, he still tries his best to pass."

When the three of them walked into the hall of the tower, they found that there were already quite a few people in the hall, and most of them were acquaintances. The other nine of the Twelve Little Strongmen had all arrived.

"Sasuke, Sakura." After seeing the three members of Team 7 arrive, Ino immediately greeted Sasuke and Sakura excitedly, but the two ignored her.

This made Ino very strange. She was not surprised that Sasuke ignored her, but it was a bit strange that even Sakura had this attitude. Under normal circumstances, the two should have started arguing very quickly.

Just when Sakura wanted to continue speaking, Iruka appeared, and after briefly explaining the content of the previous assessment, he led the group to another hall in the tower, where many ninjas had gathered, including the Third Hokage.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone on passing the second exam. Before the third exam, there are some things you need to know."

After the group of people who passed the test lined up, the Third Hokage began his speech, explaining the significance of the Chunin exam, which is actually a stage for the major ninja villages to display their strength. Generally speaking, ninjas who perform well in the Chunin exam will receive considerable rewards, and their villages may also receive more tasks.

After he finished his speech, Moonlight Gale instantly appeared in front of everyone and stated that he would be the examiner for the next third exam, but before that, a preliminary round was needed.

Because there are quite a lot of people who passed the exam this time, there will be many important people coming to watch the third Chunin exam. Since these are important people who are very busy, the competition time cannot be too long. Half of the people present will be eliminated, which means that individual competition will be held next. Only the winners can truly advance to the third Chunin exam.

"Ahem, this is the situation. Next we're going to conduct the draw for the individual competition. Is there anyone who wants to withdraw?" After coughing a few times, Moonlight Gale asked a few questions as usual.

"Sorry, it seems my strength can only go so far. I quit."

Originally, Moonlight Gale was just asking according to routine, and he didn't think that anyone would quit. After all, it had come to this point and they had to continue. However, what he didn't expect was that someone actually quit.

The person who spoke was naturally Pharmacist Kabuto. He looked extremely disheveled at this moment, his clothes were torn in many places and there were a lot of bloodstains on his body, it looked like he had been involved in a fierce battle before.

"This is already his seventh time taking part in the Chunin Exams, and he quits almost every time under similar circumstances." When Kabuto Yakushi walked to the side, someone immediately came up to the Third Hokage and gave a brief account of Kabuto Yakushi's situation.

"Is there anyone else?" Moonlight Gale continued to ask.

"I quit." Naruto raised his arms with a smile, and then without waiting for Moonlight Gale to react, he took the initiative to walk to the side.

"Naruto."

Naruto took the initiative to withdraw, which immediately attracted the attention of most people present on him. Among them, Kakashi was the most shocked. He had never expected such a thing to happen.

"I quit."

As Naruto just walked to the edge of the wall, Sasuke also walked out. He didn't even raise his hand, but went straight to Naruto's side, his face as cold as ever.

"I quit."

It was Sakura who spoke this time, but Naruto looked at Sakura with some surprise. He and Sasuke's withdrawal were already planned long ago, but Sakura's withdrawal was not in his plan.

Sakura then left the queue, but did not walk towards Naruto and Sasuke, but walked towards Kakashi. This made Kakashi immediately feel something was wrong, and he appeared beside Sakura in an instant.

"Sakura, what happened?" Kakashi came to Sakura's side, glanced at Naruto who was leaning against the wall with an ambiguous smile on his face, and Sasuke who was still cold as ever, and immediately asked Sakura in a low voice.

Naruto didn't care about Sakura's behavior, and he didn't care even more about what Sakura would say to Kakashi. To be precise, it would be better if she said it.

"Third Hokage, I have something important to report."

Just as Sakura was looking at Kakashi with a conflicted look on her face, hesitating whether to speak, a figure suddenly appeared in the hall. After the person appeared, he immediately ran towards the Third Hokage.

"Mizuki, what happened?" The Third Hokage had been staring at Naruto, but when he saw Mizuki appear with an anxious look on his face, he turned his gaze to him.

"Third Hokage, it's Orochimaru."

When Mizuki uttered the three words "Orochimaru", the Konoha jonin at the scene were immediately startled, and the same happened to the Third Hokage. Taking this opportunity, Mizuki took a few steps closer to the Third Hokage, as if he wanted to report in a low voice. The Third Hokage did not doubt it, but at this moment a kunai suddenly appeared in Mizuki's right hand, and he stabbed the Third Hokage with force.

"Go to hell, Sarutobi Hiruzen."

Mizuki's sudden action made the faces of the Konoha jonin present change even more, but it was too late for them to take action now, because the Third Hokage was too close to Mizuki.

boom.

Just when these Konoha ninjas were worried about the Third Hokage, the Third Hokage did not panic at all. He dodged Mizuki's attack by leaning sideways and then knocked Mizuki away with a punch. Before Mizuki landed on the ground, two Anbu ninjas appeared beside him and grabbed his arms.

"Mizuki, are you crazy?" Mizuki suddenly assassinated the Third Hokage, which made Iruka on the side dumbfounded. He never thought that his good friend actually wanted to assassinate the Third Hokage.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen, today I will avenge the Fourth Hokage."