Chapter 300: Battle for the Scroll

“That sounds pretty simple. In that case, we only need to defeat one team to pass the exam, right?” Obito felt this exam was much easier than the previous one after hearing the rules.

“If we’re lucky, yes.” Kakashi nodded.

A distance of ten kilometers is not long for a Ninja. The core of this exam is to snatch scrolls.

“Then at least half of the people will be eliminated after this exam.” Rin Nohara analyzed the rules.

Last time, only three teams combined were disqualified for cheating or insufficient scores in the theoretical exam; most teams passed the first exam.

“More than that. At most, one-third of the people will remain after this exam.” Kakashi shook his head slightly.

To pass the exam, all teams will actively attack other teams, but the problem is that they might not be able to snatch a matching scroll. If they can’t, they will continue to attack.

Kakashi felt that one-third was even conservative; some people who like to cause trouble might not stop even after gathering the scrolls, further increasing the number of eliminations.

“If it’s up to luck, that’s bad. We definitely won’t be able to smoothly encounter a matching scroll. With Kakashi around, something unexpected is bound to happen.” Obito was already prepared to win five consecutive times and gain nothing.

Kakashi:…

“Perhaps you’re the unlucky one; after all, we’ve always been on the same team.” Kakashi retorted.

“How could I be unlucky? I’ve always been looking forward to enemies appearing. If they do appear, it should be proof of my good luck.” Obito felt Kakashi was making a forced explanation.

“Each team sends one representative to collect the scroll.” The Chunin in charge of distributing the scrolls shouted.

Kakashi looked over. The scroll collection point was a wooden house with only front and back doors, no windows.

“Rin, you go collect the scroll. Once you get it, immediately put it away and don’t show it.” Kakashi said decisively.

He realized the second Chunin Exams had already begun, starting from the scroll collection.

If one knew in advance whether a team had a heaven scroll or an earth scroll, they could fight according to their needs.

“Obito, you and I will keep an eye on the people coming out here. If anyone doesn’t hide their scroll, note down their face and the type of scroll. You haven’t forgotten how to distinguish the scrolls, have you?”

“Muzuki-sensei just told me; how could I forget? White is the heaven scroll, and dark is the earth scroll.” Obito felt he was severely underestimated; even an idiot wouldn’t forget right after being told.

However, Obito also knew the priorities and didn’t continue to argue with Kakashi on this issue. Instead, he and Kakashi watched the wooden house exit from two different directions.

“heaven scroll, earth scroll, earth scroll…” After Kakashi observed five teams in a row, he found that scroll distribution had no pattern; it was purely random.

Other Ninja also noticed Kakashi and their actions, but they didn’t make a fuss. They simply reminded their teammates and quietly gathered information with their peripheral vision.

Ninja with special abilities directly used their abilities to obtain information. Ninja from the Hyuga Clan directly activated their Byakugan to check everyone’s scrolls, while Ninja from the Aburame Clan released a small flying insect into the small wooden house.

“Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!” When it was Mei Terumī’s turn to get the scroll, she directly used the Hidden Mist Technique to envelop the wooden house in thick fog.

“Our scroll is the earth scroll. Those with guts, come and take it.” When Kurosawa received the scroll, he immediately held it up and displayed it to the people around him.

Kurosawa’s arrogance caused a stir among the students.

However, no one explicitly stated they would snatch Kurosawa’s scroll, as that would mean directly exposing their own team’s scroll information.

Kisame Hoshigaki remained unmoved. Kurosawa’s action was not mindless; their mission was to make a big splash in Konoha’s Chunin Exams.

Nine-year-old Zabuza was a ruthless individual who killed all his Same period graduates; thirteen-year-old Kurosawa became a Chunin three years ago and was an experienced young Chunin; eleven-year-old Kisame Hoshigaki possessed Chakra and strength beyond ordinary people. With such a configuration, the Hidden Mist high-ranking officials naturally would not let them take a normal exam.

Rin Nohara immediately put the scroll into her Ninja tool pouch after receiving it and then met up with Obito and Kakashi.

Kakashi led the two to an unpopulated edge area and began to communicate in hushed tones.

“We have the heaven scroll.” Rin Nohara whispered.

“Then what we need is the earth scroll.” Kakashi began to recall the teams with earth scrolls. Besides Kurosawa, who openly displayed his, he also knew of five other teams that possessed the earth scroll.

Kakashi looked towards those teams with earth scrolls, memorizing all their members.

As Kakashi observed other teams, he noticed that quite a few teams were also targeting them.

Most of them were foreign Ninja, with Mist Ninja being the majority.

Kakashi was not surprised by this, as their team indeed looked easy to bully, being all children under ten years old.

“Tsk, if only they were near their entrance, they should all be Genin who graduated not long ago.” A certain Mist Ninja thought.

Ninja generally don’t have a single-combat mentality or avoid bullying the weak; more prefer to pick on the easy targets than the tough ones.

Not only Kakashi’s team, but Might Guy’s and Asuma’s teams also received similar treatment.

In fact, even more people were targeting them, as quite a few Ninja from their own village were also eyeing them.

Kakashi had some renown in Konoha. Some of the Ninja participating in this Chunin Exams were Kakashi’s seniors from the Ninja Academy, while others were Genin who had previously taken the Chunin Exams with him.

Although they didn’t know why Kakashi was participating in the Chunin Exams, knowing Kakashi’s strength, they certainly wouldn’t consider the team he was in as their primary target.

“This is bad.” Feeling the malicious gazes from all around, Ebisu adjusted his sunglasses with his middle finger, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Although he didn’t immediately notice and take action like Kakashi, he quickly caught on and protected the scroll information well.

But looking at the situation, Ebisu saw that those teams didn’t care what scroll they had; they just wanted to snatch it, treating them as easy targets.

Facing those seniors who had graduated three or even five years ago, Ebisu admitted that he was a little sweaty.

Shiranui Genma also couldn’t maintain his relaxed smile; the pressure was immense.

“It’s alright, believe in your youth!” Might Guy encouraged, placing his hands on their shoulders.

Seeing Might Guy’s incredibly bright smile, Ebisu felt much more at ease. With such a powerful ally, advancing was still very hopeful.

Fifteen minutes after the scrolls were distributed, Muzuki began the next phase of arrangements, leading the examinees to their respective entrances.