Chapter 30 Science, the Wonderful Power
After Kizaru made up his mind, he quietly waited for Ibiki to announce the content of the tenth exam question.
However, to his utter surprise… Ibiki, that ferocious guy with a large scar on his face, cheerfully announced that everyone present had passed.
Kizaru was stunned on the spot!
So, they were just playing these Genin for fools? Those questions, that final difficult problem, were all fake? Only the final choice was real?
This guy's grasp of human psychology was simply terrifying!
It was utterly deranged!
He prided himself on his vast experience, yet he almost got fooled by this guy.
Even more deranged was that this guy then displayed his head, full of scars from torture, which was enough to give anyone psychological trauma just by looking at it~
This… in this world, intelligence is also a very important ability, isn't it?
While Ninja and pirates are both incredibly powerful, pirate battles rely more on their brute courage and strength, charging forward relentlessly.
Ninja battles, on the other hand, involve a lot more strategy and cunning.
Except for the Marineford War, which was truly historic, pirate battles almost never used any schemes; they were all straightforward~
It must be said… pirates are truly quite simple-minded~
However, when they press a blade to your nose with a ferocious look, you would never think so!
It's just that Ninja probably wouldn't let you see the blade at your nose, because, before that, you would already be completely dead!
Putting aside these random thoughts, Kizaru was currently sitting in a chair, waiting for the next examiner to arrive.
Crash! The sound of breaking glass rang out, and the examiner for the next test arrived at the testing room.
Kizaru looked at the large hole shattered in the window and sighed in his heart, "This examiner certainly doesn't take the conventional path~"
He then turned his head to glance at the beautiful female examiner wearing what looked like transparent fishnet stockings. "Hmm, not bad, I like this one. She truly doesn't take the conventional path, and neither do the high-ranking officials of Konoha~"
"With such a beautiful, cute, and sexily dressed examiner, who would still have the mind to focus on the Chunin Exams!"
"So many candidates left, Ibiki. Did you not assess them seriously? Never mind, at least half will be eliminated in the next exam!"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I am your examiner for the next round, Anko Mitarashi!"
Examiner Anko's clear voice, like that of an oriole, sounded like a devil's whisper to the Genincandidates.
Only Kizaru savored it.
He glanced at the serious expressions of the surrounding candidates and was completely stunned~
Apparently, these rookie Genin took the exam so seriously that none of them noticed that Examiner Anko was a great beauty?
A bunch of overly enthusiastic, chuunibyou teenagers who only wanted to become Chunin!
These young men still don't know the beauty of girls~
Understandable, understandable… It's just… it turns out I'm the only pervert here!
I'm the clown after all~
"Detailed exam instructions will be given tomorrow. Ask your Jonin teachers for the assembly time and location. Now, dismissed!"
After speaking, Examiner Anko left on her own accord~
This… this fiery personality, honestly, is quite likable~
…The next day, the location for the second exam—in front of Training Ground 44.
Kizaru looked at the rusty locks on the training ground gate and fell into contemplation~
So many locks, they must just be bored~
For those without ability, one lock is enough. For those with ability, even a slightly trained Ninja Academy student could easily climb over this wall~
So… what's the point of these locks?
Kizaru pondered, then suddenly his gaze sharpened!
Malice!
Although deeply hidden, and not directed at him, it was indeed malice!
In that direction!
Kizaru abruptly turned his head and looked over!
A guy wearing a straw hat, black battle clothes, a white outer coat, and a thick purple rope tied around his waist, was extending a terrifyingly long tongue, licking his lips, and staring at Uchiha Sasuke with shining eyes!
Especially the Uchiha clan crest on Sasuke's body attracted his great attention!
Uchiha Sasuke?
Could this guy have a grudge against him?
No, this was definitely not the look of a grudge!
Rather… it was a fervent look of wanting to possess!
Possess?
Kizaru looked at this strange guy with disgust, his heart full of contempt. "Hmph, another pervert with bad intentions towards a shota!"
However, whether it was his imagination or not, Kizaru always felt a sensation like facing a snake when confronted with this guy!
Cold, patient, waiting for an opportunity, as if ready to devour someone at any moment~
Perhaps sensing Kizaru's gaze, he turned his eyes and looked at Kizaru, his yellow vertical pupils fixed on Kizaru.
Just that one look gave Kizaru a feeling of his hair standing on end.
Wait!
Yellow vertical pupils?
How are these eyes so similar to those of Examiner Anko~
Could it be that these two have some relation?
A clone or something else?
…At the same time, Orochimaru felt a hint of wariness. "The Fourth's legacy, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, huh? He actually gave me a sense of danger. Interesting~"
This trip now had an additional, readily available objective: to probe the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's true strength… As he and his squad traversed the Death Forest, Kizaru couldn't help but admire Konoha's examiners.
Entering from different entrances~
He had originally planned to use some interesting little gadgets he carried to directly eliminate most of the other participants~
Now, it seemed he would have to find another opportunity.
A chilling wind swept in without warning~
Immediately, Kizaru sensed something was wrong. He quickly changed his posture and swiftly hid among the surrounding bushes.
Although Sasuke's reaction was a bit slower, he followed closely, concealing himself in another patch of grass.
Only Sakura hadn't noticed the approaching danger, but seeing her two teammates' actions, being an academic, she immediately reacted and quickly finished hiding.
The three had just finished concealing themselves.
A squad then arrived.
All three were dressed identically, wearing headbands of Amegakure Ninja~
One of them looked around, somewhat puzzled, and said, "There should have been someone here just now. Did they run away so quickly~"
Another looked at the footprints not far away, then examined them carefully. "They haven't gone far. Use your sensory Ninjutsu to locate them!"
No sooner had he spoken than several smoking iron spikes suddenly appeared at the feet of him and his teammates~
Flash!
The three Amegakure Ninja reacted immediately!
Although they didn't know what they were, as Ninja, they had an instinctive wariness of things that suddenly appeared at their feet~
Boom! Boom! Boom!~
Explosions rang out, and thick smoke billowed.
As the smoke cleared, three figures with several bloody holes in their bodies lay on the ground, utterly pathetic.
Two of them, eyes wide open, were completely dead, their faces filled with the unwilling regret of not resting in peace. The other had only a last breath left, blood constantly flowing from his mouth. He struggled to utter his last words, "Turns out, this thing, it's actually like an explosive tag, and… and… and the huge… lethality of the shattered iron fragments on the surface~"
He then completely breathed his last.
Kizaru emerged from the shadows, a characteristic smile on his face.
"Science, a wonderful power!"