However, most of the less experienced genin were already sweating profusely after arriving here. Even the Sunagakure genin who lived in the desert all year round could not help but complain about the harsh weather and did not want to go out.

But unfortunately, this year's Chunin Examination falls in the hottest month of the year.

The sun bakes the earth, and the air also shows signs of distortion in the scorching rays.

"It's such a harsh environment. Shouldn't we have to take exams in a place like this next?"

Xianglin wiped the sweat from her face with her sleeves and glanced disgustedly at the sun that was emitting strong heat and light in the sky.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, this harsh and extreme environment can best train the ability of ninjas. If I were the examiner, I would choose to do this."

To test the survival ability of the ninjas, there is no more suitable place for the second exam in the Kingdom of Wind than this extreme desert environment. Asuka thought so.

The examination room for the second exam will most likely be a 'survival' battle in the desert.

"If this is the case, then we should reserve more drinking water by then."

Xianglin muttered.

"That's right. If you are really taking the exam in such a harsh environment, sufficient water can ensure a basic living space. Now many people in the crowd have begun to become dehydrated. And the temperature here is estimated to have exceeded

It's over 50 degrees. As for the surface temperature, it's probably close to 70 degrees. The need for water will then become very important."

Cai squatted down, inserted her fingers into the sand, and frowned slightly as she felt the hot heat transmitted from the sand to her fingers.

There was also a slight flow of hot sweat on his face. No matter how much energy he saved, he would still feel extremely hungry and thirsty in such an extremely hot environment. Dehydration would be the top problem that candidates need to solve.

This extremely hot desert environment made Cai, who had never been exposed to such a place, feel very uncomfortable.

Although the Kingdom of Ghosts also has many harsh environments that provide places for ninja training, this is the first time he has experienced such an extremely harsh desert environment.

Next, the group of people did not speak, because the sun above their heads continued to absorb the water from their bodies and drained their energy. In order to save the necessary energy, everyone consciously shut up and reduced the flow of energy.

Under the leadership of the Jonin, about ten minutes later, we finally arrived at our destination.

It was a huge fortress located in the violent wind and sand.

You can see the huge buildings rising up in the fortress, and the huge black iron gates block the entrance and exit of the fortress, but on the walls of the fortress, you can see many figures standing there, performing their duties of garrisoning the fortress.

There were tens of thousands of Sunagakure ninjas. A rough calculation showed that there were at least a hundred Sunagakure ninjas standing on the high walls of the fortress.

If you include the Sunagakure ninja who have not yet been discovered in the fortress, the number may be even higher.

Not only that, the walls of the fortress extend far away, but they do not extend in a straight line, but extend in the shape of a crescent moon, forming a huge circle in the desert.

This fortress is probably the entrance to the 'Round Desert'.

“What a big building!”

From a distance, this fortress seems very huge, but when you look up close, you find that the scale of the fortress is larger than imagined.

Naruto raised his neck, and the huge iron-gray wall blocked his field of vision, making it impossible to see what was inside.

"It is not an easy task to build a building of this scale in the desert."

Sasuke looked at the fortress with a rather surprised expression.

Most of the buildings he saw in Konoha were a mixture of stone and wood, or pure wood. However, the buildings in the Kingdom of Wind were obviously very different from the buildings in the Kingdom of Fire, giving candidates from foreign countries a new and different experience.

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The iron-gray city wall has experienced long-term weathering and has been severely worn. There are a large number of pitted marks on it, which represents its vicissitudes of history and is obviously extremely solemn and solemn.

Marki walked at the front of the team and delivered a document through the small opening of the dark iron door. Not long after, the dark iron door opened from the inside. It was the Sunagakure chuunin who was responsible for the inspection work.

After opening the iron door, the Sunagakure chuunin bent down and said respectfully to Maji: "It's been a hard journey, Maji jounin."

Ma Ji nodded and asked the Sunagakure chuunin:

"Are the food and accommodation ready?"

"Yes, the food and accommodation have been prepared according to your instructions. There is no problem with the examination venue. It can be used normally tomorrow."

Sunagakure Chuunin replied.

"That's good, I'll take them in first."

After Ma Ji finished speaking, he turned around and waved to the team behind him. The jounin and candidates from various countries behind him followed Ma Ji's footsteps and headed towards the interior of the fortress.

Arriving at the corridor of the fortress, the cool wind blew from both sides and overhead. The candidates with dry mouth and tongue immediately exhaled in relief and felt reborn.

Unlike the hot air outside, the air inside the fortress is very refreshing. Being here, people will subconsciously ignore that this is a desolate desert.

Leading the team to walk along the long and wide corridor, when they were about to reach the end and turn the corner, suddenly several figures suddenly appeared at the intersection, blocking everyone's way.

"Kakashi-sensei!?"

Among the figures that suddenly appeared, Kakashi was among them. Naruto immediately showed a surprise expression on his face, as if he wanted to go up and say hello to Kakashi.

Kakashi gestured for Naruto to quiet down.

"Thank you for your hard work along the way. I won't say anything unnecessary. I think as candidates, you are very tired now. Next, we will arrange your dormitory issues here tonight. Come here now."

Several jounin headed by Kakashi, all from different countries and ninja villages, came to the Kingdom of Wind one step ahead of the jounin who led the candidates and were responsible for the handover of work.

"Then this batch of candidates will trouble you, Mr. Kakashi."

Maki nodded, showing great respect to Kakashi, and then led the Jonin who followed him towards the left side of the intersection, where the conference room was.

Tomorrow is the day when the second exam officially starts. As one of the examiners, Ma Ji does not have much time to waste on trivial matters.

Kakashi and other jonins who did not have many responsibilities took one hundred and thirty-eight candidates and walked towards the living area on the right side of the intersection.

Due to the large number of people, a group was assigned a set of rooms to accommodate the candidates who came from afar.

It didn't take long to arrange one hundred and thirty-eight candidates, a total of forty-six groups of genin, and the job was completed in about ten minutes.

After that, Kakashi came to the room where Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura were.

"Kakashi-sensei."

Seeing Kakashi coming, Naruto and Sakura gathered around and greeted Kakashi warmly.

Kakashi touched their hair, glanced at Sasuke who was sitting by the window of the room with an indifferent expression, squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "First of all, I want to congratulate you on passing the first exam. I originally planned that you would finish first in the exam."

I would like to congratulate you immediately after the exam, but since things here cannot be resolved, I would like to apologize here. In fact, when you were taking the exam, some Jonin, including me, came to the Wind in advance.

The country will conduct an on-site survey of the second examination venue.”

"So that's it. No wonder I didn't see you, teacher, in the village after the exam that day."

Naruto understood.

"I won't ask about the specific situation for the time being. You can have a good rest. The second exam will begin tomorrow morning. Different from the first exam, you must handle the second exam carefully. If you have any questions, please wait.

Talk to me after the second exam."

Kakashi let go of Naruto and Sakura.

Sasuke snorted softly. He originally wanted to ask something, but he had to keep his mouth shut at this moment. When the second exam was over, he would have plenty of time to listen to Kakashi's nagging.

He urgently needs to understand the Uchiha clan in another country.

"Does that mean we only have preparation time in the afternoon and evening?"

Sakura asked.

"That's right. I can't disclose the specific rules of the second exam. I can only say that you need to be careful."

Kakashi touched his chin and spoke words of advice to the three Narutos.

Compared with the first written test, the second test is a real battle for the candidates. Candidates who are lucky may be brutally deprived of their lives during the test.

"It's okay. It doesn't matter even if you don't know. We will pass the level smoothly anyway. Right, Sakura?"

Naruto put his hands behind his head with an indifferent attitude.

"Then I look forward to your performance when the time comes, Naruto. By the way, remember to have dinner at the restaurant at seven o'clock in the evening. Don't forget this. Otherwise, you will be hungry at night. Don't blame me for not reminding you in advance."

Seeing Naruto with an optimistic attitude, Kakashi also knew that it was useless no matter how much he said.

Specific things can only be understood after experiencing them personally.

He was looking forward to the performance of Naruto and the three in the second exam.

"Then, I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, Kakashi withdrew from the room, leaving the space to the three of them.

Whether it is resting or discussing the battle meeting during tomorrow's exam, Kakashi will not interfere.

He had already reminded him of what he should do before the Chunin Exam. And he believed that with the abilities of Naruto and the other two, they would not let him down.

"In this way, the day of my 'revenge' will come soon."

Kakashi's eyes were full of deep colors, and the soft lines on his face disappeared, turning into an extremely unfamiliar and indifferent face.

"Really, Lord Orochimaru?"

As soon as Kakashi finished speaking, the chandelier in the corridor suddenly started to flicker and flicker, making the atmosphere here become very strange.

It was a slender and tall figure, with skin as transparent and pale as a candle. He opened his vertical pupils like a snake. He stretched out his long tongue and licked his lips while quietly coming from the shadow-covered corner.

Walk out slowly.
Chapter completed!