Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

Inside the monitor, Jiraiya was already explaining the rules of the second round of exams to the candidates!

"In the second elimination round, out of the twenty teams, ten have the Heaven scroll, and the other ten have the Earth scroll. Your mission is to collect the scrolls that oppose you and safely reach the central tower in the center of the Death Forest! Once you hand in the scrolls, you'll have passed the second round!"

"During the exam, you are not allowed to open the scrolls, otherwise you will be eliminated. If you do not collect all the scrolls, you will be eliminated. If you collect more than one, only one pair will be effective! During the fight for the scrolls, the battle will not matter whether you live or die, so everyone, be prepared!"

After the staff randomly distributed the Heaven and Earth Scrolls to each team, Jiraiya announced, "The second round of exams officially begins!"

As the gate of the Death Forest opened, twenty teams rushed into the Death Forest and quickly disappeared!

The Death Forest is very large, and it is impossible to install surveillance cameras everywhere, so the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and others moved to another room, and the Konoha Barrier Squad jointly performed the telescope technique to make the images of each team in the Death Forest appear in the huge crystal ball in the center of the room!

"I didn't expect that Konoha's perception ninjutsu has reached such a level! It really shocks me!" said the Third Mizukage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not explain too much, maintaining a sense of mystery and shock!

In fact, Konoha can only use this telescope technique in two places: Konoha Village and the Forest of Death, because these two places are equipped with large barriers, and only with the help of the barriers can one have a God's perspective!

Otherwise, Konoha would be invincible on the battlefield!

In the Forest of Death, Mizunotsuki Hiraya and his companions were already in the eastern part of the forest. In his perception, Namikaze Minato's team was not far from them.

And it just so happens that Mizunotsuki Hiroha's team has the Earth Scroll, while Namikaze Minato's team has the Sky Scroll!

Dihuang Wan had never thought of seizing Minato's scroll, but he could pretend to do so and test the quality of Minato's current scroll!

So, Mizunotsuki Hiraya, with her partner, took the initiative to go towards Namikaze Minato's team, and the two sides were about to face off!

"Mr. Mizukage, it looks like this is the end of that little Mizunotsuki!" said Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Oh? How do you know? That yellow-haired Konoha ninja is very strong!" said the Third Mizukage.

"He is Jiraiya's disciple, my grand-disciple. Among all the candidates, there is no one stronger than him! And, it is worth mentioning that he is also Dihuangmaru's disciple!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

"Oh? The disciple of the little water god? I'm really looking forward to it!" said the Third Mizukage.

In the Death Forest, the Mizunotsuki Hiroha team and the Namikaze Minato team have already met!

"It's you. I didn't expect to meet you in the second round!" Mizunoe Bingyu said, and then took out his scroll with the word "Earth".

"It is my honor to fight against the bloodline limiter of the Mizunotsuki clan!" Namikaze Minato also took out his Tian Zi scroll.

The six people from the two teams immediately entered combat status!

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Mizunoe Hiyori!"

"My name is Namikaze Minato. Are you sure you want to snatch the scroll from our team? Perhaps, we can retreat separately and look for other targets!" Namikaze Minato could feel the pressure emanating from the other party and knew that the other party was not easy to deal with, so he wanted to try to see if he could make the other party retreat on his own initiative.

"Namikaze Minato, what a good name. For me, it doesn't matter whose scroll I snatch. The Mizukage has no requirements for our performance. The purpose of my coming here is to fight with the outstanding ninjas from other villages! As for which round we fight, it doesn't matter. But since I have met you, I will just feel your strength!"

"It seems that you have made up your mind!" said Minato Namikaze. He just wanted to avoid unnecessary consumption, but he was not afraid of anyone. He had enough confidence in his own strength!

Seeing that the battle was about to break out, Mizunotsuki Bingyu suddenly said: "I can see that there is a big gap between your teammates and your strength. I believe you can also see it, and the same is true for me, so I have a suggestion!"

"Oh? What proposal?"

"In order to prevent them from consuming too much energy, reduce the risk of injury, and increase their chances of passing, this battle will only be between you and me. Whoever wins will get the scroll! What do you think?"

Namikaze Minato had just thought of this in his mind, and looked at Mizunotsuki Hiraya with great appreciation, "Okay, I'll do as you say!"

Mizunotsuki Hiuha looked at Megure Juichi and Ringo Koizumi and nodded to them. The two immediately retreated and exited the combat state!

Namikaze Minato also looked at his teammates, and then they also took a few steps back and exited the combat state! For them, they knew Namikaze Minato's strength very well and trusted him unconditionally!

Mizunotsuki Hiraya and Namikaze Minato walked towards each other tacitly and formed a seal of opposition!

This was a different experience for Minato Namikaze. It was also his first time to fight against someone from another village in this form of competition!

On the Konoha crystal ball, although many teams have already started fighting, the attention of all the top leaders is drawn to the match between Mizunotsuki Hiraya and Namikaze Minato!

"This is the first time I've seen someone fighting with someone from another village and forming an opposing seal!" Orochimaru licked his lips with interest.

The Third Mizukage said: "This is indeed a historic moment! I am looking forward to their future!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen took two puffs of his pipe and nodded. He was also looking forward to it!

In the Forest of Death, after the two men formed the Seal of Opposition, they immediately stepped back and kept a distance. The companions of both sides looked at the two men nervously as they prepared to fight.

Mizunotsuki Bingyu drew out the long sword from his waist and slashed towards Namikaze Minato. Namikaze Minato took out a kunai to meet the opponent's attack!

Ping Pong Pong!

The two men fought hand-to-hand, and soon thirty rounds had passed!

Dihuangmaru's swordsmanship is even better than that of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. He defeated Biwa Juzo without any chance of fighting back. As a disciple of Dihuangmaru and Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato has a very solid foundation in physical skills!

As Mizunotsuki Hyōha continued to increase the attack power of his ninja sword, Namikaze Minato soon felt the pressure!

"This Mizunotsuki's ice feather sword technique is really powerful, she is worthy of being an excellent ninja of Kirigakure!" Namikaze Minato thought to himself, with cold sweat already breaking out on his face!

Mizunotsuki Hiuha had already determined Namikaze Minato's physical skills level through fighting, so she kept the pressure on him while deliberately holding back!

Another thirty rounds passed, and Namikaze Minato's kunai flew out of his hand. He immediately distanced himself from Mizunotsuki Hiroha, and at the same time, launched a magical attack first!

Looking at the image on Konoha's crystal ball, the Third Mizukage said, "This yellow-haired boy has a good level of physical skills, but unfortunately, he is still inferior to Bingyu's swordsmanship!"

"Kirigakure is indeed a great village in swordsmanship, with a solid foundation. Among his peers, there are indeed few who can surpass this person in swordsmanship!" Sarutobi Hiruzen had to admit that in the physical skills competition, Namikaze Minato was inferior to Mizunotsuki Hiyou.

"But!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "That was just an appetizer. What's coming next is the main event!"

"Well, I'll wait and see!" said the Third Mizukage, and then turned his attention back to the picture in the crystal ball!