Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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A ninja from some unknown village suddenly stepped forward, veins bulging under his headband: "This is just making us kill each other!"

Red Bean's figure vanished instantly, and the next second she appeared in front of the ninja.

The cold, sharp blade of the kunai pressed against his throat, leaving a thin line of blood.

"You're right~"

Although Anko was still smiling, a chilling aura emanated from her: "Chunin are meant to lead missions. You're just a bunch of useless trash who aren't prepared to kill..."

The kunai was taken lightly, but a faint bloodstain still remained on the other person's neck: "You can leave now."

Even Naruto, who had experienced the Land of Waves, couldn't help but feel nauseous.

He glanced at Sasuke and noticed that the other man's expression was similar to his own, but he hid it better.

"I...I quit..."

A female ninja from Kusagakure trembled as she raised her hand, her face as pale as paper.

Her two teammates glared at her angrily, but she had already rushed toward the exit without looking back, as if a demon was chasing her.

Soon, three more groups chose to give up. Sakura's lips trembled slightly, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.

But when she saw Naruto and Sasuke's determined profiles, she took a deep breath and steadied her trembling legs.

"Now come and receive your 'fate'~" Red Bean shook the lottery box in her hand, the wooden box making a dull thud.

Team 7 stepped forward, and Naruto eagerly reached his hand into the lottery box.

"The Scroll of Earth".

As Hongdou made the announcement, she tossed them a scroll with the character "地" (earth) printed on it.

Naruto excitedly tried to open the scroll, but Sasuke grabbed his hand.

The force was so great that Naruto grimaced: "Loser! Have you forgotten this is an exam? You want to be disqualified by opening it like this?"

Naruto hesitated for a moment: "It should be fine, right?"

Sasuke said seriously, "Anyway, we have to be careful in everything we do. Right now, if we make a single mistake, our lives will be in danger."

"Okay, okay."

Recalling everything that had just happened, Naruto nodded seriously.

He didn't want his actions to lead to the deaths of everyone.

Not far away, Hinata's team obtained the "Scroll of Heaven".

She subconsciously looked at Naruto, and their eyes met.

The two of them hurriedly looked away, Hinata's cheeks flushed slightly, and her fingers unconsciously twisted together.

After all the scrolls had been distributed, Red Bean's voice suddenly turned serious: "There are...some very special little pets in the forest."

A dangerous smile played on her lips: "If you encounter them, I suggest you run away immediately."

In response to Anko's words, Shino lowered his head and sensed the unusual movements of the insects on his body.

He couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "What are the insects afraid of...? There are things in this forest that are more dangerous than wild beasts."

As the whistling of the signal flare pierced the sky, the first team rushed into the forest.

The dense canopy of trees immediately swallowed their figures, and only the faint sound of footsteps faded into the distance.

Naruto swallowed hard, then suddenly noticed that the soil beneath his feet was unusually soft.

He crouched down and brushed aside the fallen leaves—beneath lay half a broken skull, its empty eye sockets staring straight at him.

Naruto, witnessing such a bombshell for the first time, suddenly stepped back and bumped into Sasuke.

Sasuke glared at the other person, then lowered his voice, "Something's watching us..."

Even inside the sealed space, Kurama's ears perked up from the aura of the Death Forest: "From Naruto's perspective, this place is indeed terrifying."

Ban sneered, "Hmph! You're actually afraid of a scruffy fox?"

Nine-Tails snorted coldly: "Let me out, and I can just sweep through that place."

Minato's expression turned grave: "Naruto, be extremely careful..."

Chapter 66: Matched the code? Then sorry, you're the enemy.

The dense canopy of trees cuts the sunlight into fragments, and dappled light and shadow dance on the damp ground.

The air was thick with the smell of humus and rusty blood, mixed with a cloyingly sweet floral fragrance.

The three members of Class 7 advanced slowly in a triangular formation, carefully avoiding the dead branches on the ground with each step.

Sasuke suddenly raised his hand to signal to stop.

Sasuke then knelt down on one knee, his slender fingers gently touching a bent fern, its leaves still bearing semi-frozen dewdrops.

After investigating, Sasuke confirmed, "Someone passed by, but it shouldn't have been more than ten minutes ago."

Naruto nervously swallowed, his fingers already touching his kunai: "Could it be another examinee?"

Sakura's fair face appeared particularly pale in the shadows: "It could also be... something from the forest."

She shuddered as she recalled the "little pet" that Hongdou had mentioned.

Suddenly, all three became alert, because the bushes not far away started to move without any wind.

Sasuke's hand was already on the kunai handle, his muscles taut like a fully drawn bowstring: "Get ready for battle!"

Fortunately, a squirrel emerged from the bushes, which relieved the three of them.

Sasuke looked around to make sure no one was there, then raised his hand to the two of them, signaling, "Let's move to a different spot quickly. Staying in the same place for too long will get us attacked."

Seeing what Sasuke had done, Madara couldn't help but exclaim, "This kid's adaptability is far superior to Naruto's."

Minato said helplessly, "These things can only be learned through experience; we can't teach Naruto."

Half an hour later, the three of them took a short rest inside a hollow giant tree.

At this moment, Sasuke stood up, a cold glint flashing in his black pupils: "Listen, we need a code."

He lowered his voice to prevent anyone from eavesdropping: "If someone comes back alone, we must use a code word to trust them."

Naruto and Sakura nodded in unison. After all, in times like these, as Sasuke said, it's always good to be careful.

At this moment, Sasuke took out a piece of paper from his ninja tool bag and wrote as he spoke: "Look carefully, this is our code, 'The code of conduct for Team 7: Do not pray that the teacher will be on time.'"

However, what Sasuke wrote on the paper was: "Remember, no code is needed. Whoever answers correctly is the enemy."

After finishing writing, Sasuke destroyed it with a small fire jutsu, then looked up and asked the other two, "Did you understand?"

Naruto's eyes lit up: "I see, I understand now."

Sakura's emerald green eyes were fixed on the ground, her lips silently memorizing.

Her fingers unconsciously traced her leg until Sasuke suddenly grabbed her wrist.

His voice carried an undeniable certainty: "Excessive repetition can be interpreted through lip reading."

Soon, it was noon, but suddenly a thick fog rose in the forest.

Visibility dropped to less than five meters in an instant, which made the test takers move more carefully.

Sasuke's warning had barely left his lips when several shuriken flew through the air.

The three quickly dispersed.

Naruto rolled behind a tree and hid, but then heard a strange rustling sound coming from behind him.

He whirled around and saw only the gaping maw of a giant python—

The substitute wooden stake was bitten to pieces.

The real Naruto leaped onto a tree branch, only to hear a chilling hissing sound from above—another giant python was coiled up above him.

"Sasuke! Sakura!"

His shouts were drowned out by the sudden explosion.

When the thick fog dissipated slightly, there was no sign of their companions in the forest.

Only a few drops of fresh blood remained on the ground, and a venomous snake, nailed to a tree by a kunai, was still twitching.

Two hours later, Naruto followed the traces of the battle and found "Sakura" by a stream.

"Sakura! That's great!"

Naruto immediately ran over excitedly.

After running only a few steps, Naruto suddenly remembered Sasuke's words and stopped abruptly three steps away: "Wait... the code!"

"The rules of life for Class 7..." Sakura answered the first part with a smile.

However, upon hearing the first half of this passage, Naruto's eyes darkened: "Don't pray that the teacher will be on time."

Having successfully exchanged the coded message, Sakura approached with a beaming smile: "Great! Naruto, we've finally found you!"

"Hey! You two, the code!"

Just then, Sasuke emerged from the shadows of the trees, his shuriken pointing directly at the two of them.

Sakura looked confused: "Sasuke-kun? It's me! The rules of Team 7..."

"Don't pray that the teacher will be on time, right?" Sasuke sneered. "Unfortunately, you've fallen for it."

Almost simultaneously, Sasuke and Naruto attacked! Kunai slashed through the air.

However, Sakura reacted quickly, jumping away almost at the same time the two made their move.

However, seeing that her disguise had been exposed, "Sakura" simply stopped pretending.

The figure twisted like ripples in water, eventually transforming into the shape of a Sound Ninja.

The Sound Ninja licked their lips with interest: "How did you figure it out? My code should be flawless."

“I knew someone was eavesdropping all along.” Sasuke’s Sharingan slowly rotated. “The verbal signal was just bait.”

The Sound Ninja said admiringly, "So, what was written on the paper back then was the real code?"

“That’s right.” Sasuke stood up, looking down at the loser: “So the person who knew our password wasn’t an ally at all!”