The arriving genin team rested in the lounge inside the control tower to relieve themselves from the fatigue of the exam.

"Yes, Mr. Ma Ji, please take a look."

The female chuunin placed the document in front of Maki.

Ma Ji picked it up and flipped through the pages. When he saw the end, his face suddenly darkened.

There is no other reason than that there is only one group that clears Sunagakure in the end.

It was Gaara's group, and the rest of the groups were wiped out. Although two groups got the scrolls of heaven and earth, it was an hour ago when they came to the control tower, which meant that it was past the exam time.

, can only be treated as unqualified.

This kind of thing doesn't only happen to Sunagakure, this phenomenon exists in genin groups in various countries.

Because this exam lasts only seventy-two hours, and it is still in a harsh desert environment. For ninjas who are not familiar with this environment, it is inevitable that they will waste time for various reasons when facing it for the first time.

Ma Ji can understand these reasons, because ninjas from all countries are probably not very good at dealing with environments like the desert.

But there was only one Sunagakure team that cleared the level, which Ma Ji never expected.

Thanks to him bragging in front of Ichihime, Sunagakure will definitely shine this time.

Although the strongest group of Sunagakure genin have passed the exam now, it is obvious that Sunagakure's overall strength is weak and he cannot even refute.

Because the desert environment is the most conducive environment for the performance of Sunagakure ninjas.

This made Marky wonder if these Sunagakure genin who failed to pass were really from Sunagakure Village.

If you perform so "excellently" in your own home, wouldn't it be even worse if it were in another country?

"..."

After reading all the clearance group information, Markey fell into self-doubt.

Seemingly seeing Ma Ji's dilemma, the female chuunin comforted: "Don't worry, Ma Ji, the results of the Demon Country this time are not very good, only two groups passed."

"..."

Maki looked at the female chuunin in front of him as if he were an idiot.

More genin were invested than in the Kingdom of Demons, but the number of teams that cleared the level was smaller than in the Kingdom of Demons. Is this something worthy of celebration?

The most important thing is that this is in your own home, with the most conducive environment.

"Lord Markey, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing... I'm just sighing that there are actually five teams to clear Konoha..."

Maki looked at the list of groups that passed the level. There were a total of five groups of Konoha genin who passed the second exam.

One of the groups was attacked by Orochimaru, the group where Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto were.

Although he came to the central control tower injured one hour before the end of the exam, he was still able to pass the exam after being attacked by Orochimaru. This was already a very remarkable thing, and Ma Ji did not dare to underestimate this at all.

The strength of Konoha genin.

"But in terms of the overall pass rate, Konoha's pass rate in the second exam is only less than 30%."

The female chuunin replied.

There are a total of sixteen groups of Konoha genin participating in the second exam.

As a result, only five groups of genin cleared the level. It can be said that the clearance rate is very low.

In comparison, Ghost Country, which has cleared two groups, is slightly better than Konoha.

"Even so, it's surprising. Konoha's talents are so outstanding in every era."

Maki sighed and expressed pessimism about Sunagakure's future.

Once upon a time, he had secretly ridiculed Konoha for not being able to retain real talents.

However, there are so many new generation talents in Konoha. If one group leaves, another group will be recruited in a short period of time. The cycle continues and they will soon become the new pillars of Konoha, burning brightly.

A new will of fire.

In comparison, there are only a handful of new generation ninjas in Sunagakure Village who have been able to stand alone in these years.

It can be said that, except for the relatively mysterious Demon Country military, whose depth is still unknown, Konoha is called the cradle of genius, and it is not for nothing.

Even though it had declined, it still had so much stamina, which made Ma Ji feel fearful and sighing at the same time.

But for now, having such an ally who is getting stronger is a good thing.

After all, Konoha's aggressiveness is much lower than that of the Demon Country's military.

In the eyes of various countries, the behavior of the Demon Kingdom's military is not much different from Kumogakure's.

It's just that the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts prefers to use evidence to speak out, hold on to others' leverage, and then continue to be aggressive.

"Let the group that has passed the customs take a break first. There is still some time before the third exam. After lunch, gather them in the hall. The other groups who have not passed the exam and have also come here, entertain them well, don't

Neglect."

Ma Ji considered it for a moment and issued the order.

"yes."

The female chuunin nodded heavily and left the office.

Ma Ji rubbed his eyebrows and looked at the clearance candidate documents left by the female chuunin on the table. He still didn't fall asleep. He mustered up the energy to pick up the documents and went to the conference room to hold a meeting.

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noon.

The genin team that passed the second exam had already had lunch here, and then led by the person in charge of Sunagakure to the central hall of the control tower.

It's said to be a lobby, but it's actually just a relatively large vacant room.

The genin who had passed the exam entered the hall one after another. There was no one in the hall. The jounin who were the examiners had not arrived yet, so the candidates who had passed the exam did not pay attention and moved freely here.

"I didn't expect there to be so many groups clearing Konoha."

Xiang Rin was slightly surprised to see that fifteen genin from Konoha passed the second exam.

In contrast, the Demon Country military, which only had two groups clear the level, was less conspicuous.

"The more people they put in, the more people will go through customs."

Asuka didn't pay attention, his eyes lingered on one of the Konoha ninjas for a while. That Konoha ninja was Sasuke.

The opponent's face was pale, and the aura throughout his body was a little unstable, going strong and weak, which made Feiniao feel extremely strange.

But he did not step forward rashly to ask anything. After all, Sasuke was not from the Uchiha clan who came from the Kingdom of Demons. The two sides belonged to different camps. If they faced each other, he would not show mercy because of Sasuke's identity.

.

Because they had rested in the lounge in advance, all the candidates were in very good spirits.

In addition to the five groups of Konoha and the two groups of genin from the Kingdom of Demons, there is only one group of genin that cleared Sunagakure.

The remaining clearance groups become very interesting.

As powerful Iwagakure and Kumogakure, the genin team was completely wiped out in the second exam, with no one passing.

In contrast, Kirigakure Village, which only sent out one team, passed the second exam smoothly just like the first exam. Judging from their status, the second exam was very easy for them.

The final group to clear the level is from Otoyin Village.

They are also the only group of ninjas from small countries besides big countries.

The other ninjas from the small country, such as Amegakure, Kusagakure, Tsukigakure and other village ninjas, were all wiped out in the second exam, just like Iwagakure and Kumogakure.

In total, there are ten groups with a total of thirty people who passed the second exam.

Konoha's genin occupied half of them.

The ninja forces of various countries are clearly divided. They all stand together in a group and are hostile to each other.

"It's really troublesome. As expected, the witch from the Kingdom of Ghosts also cleared the level."

Shikamaru, who was in the Konoha camp, glanced towards the gathering place of the Demon Country with vague eyes.

Among the six Genin from the Kingdom of Demons who cleared the level, the Genin Miko from the Kingdom of Demons that he had encountered in the examination room was also among them.

The other party still kept her eyes closed, and there was a quiet and mysterious atmosphere surrounding her. She seemed to notice that someone was staring at her, so she turned her head slightly and glanced at Shikamaru.

Shikamaru immediately looked away. When her face came to her, his eyes felt extremely stinging.

It's really bad. If she takes her for the third exam, he'd better just surrender. Shikamaru thought helplessly.

Being able to rely on his own weird ability to break his own shadow imitation technique means that no matter how powerful the strategy is, it will be useless in the face of this absolute strength.

According to the previous rules of the Chunin Examination, the third exam is a one-on-one knockout format.

Anyone who comes across this strangely capable miko from the Kingdom of Ghosts will consider themselves unlucky.

"What? You're still so afraid of women, Shikamaru. You're trying to escape. It's really shameful."

Hearing Shikamaru's muttering, Ino angrily lectured Shikamaru.

"Even if you escape shame, as long as you can save your life."
To be continued...