However, memes aside.
Jokichi also seriously considered the practical use of this thing.
However, after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what use it actually had.
Therefore, he directly put it into the system space.
The next item was that rockery.
"Snake Cave: A self-contained space inside, an utopia for snake-like creatures, possessing a massive attraction to snake-like creatures. If used actively, it will generate a massive attractive force, sucking all nearby snake-like creatures inside."
Alright, an item of the same type as the Bug Nest.
Next time he ran into Orochimaru, he wondered if he could use this item to suck him directly inside.
If possible, that would be fun.
Even if he couldn't suck him in directly, more than half of his ninjutsu would be rendered useless.
Putting the item carefully into the system space, Jokichi looked at the next item.
The egg-sized glass ball had pitch-black mist swirling inside, looking very evil and bizarre.
"Yamata no Orochi: A vessel containing the soul of the Yamata no Orochi. As long as it is implanted into a sacrifice, the true form of the Yamata no Orochi will descend and fight for you."
"This Yamata no Orochi should be the one transformed by the Eight Branches Technique!"
Jokichi pondered slightly.
Being able to fight against a Susanoo, it was indeed extraordinary.
However, requiring a living human sacrifice to summon...
Jokichi directly threw it into the system space.
He didn't consider himself a good person, but he wasn't a bad person either. He wasn't cold-blooded enough to use living humans as sacrifices to add to his combat power.
Even if he had enemies, killing them with a sword would be enough.
Gathering his mood, Jokichi looked at the last item.
That silicone-like bodysuit.
In his past life, many anime character cosplays required wearing this kind of silicone suit.
But their designs looked very cool.
And this one looked exactly like what Lee and Guy wore, just turned into a silicone version.
Although he hadn't checked its performance yet, Jokichi had already made up his mind that he would absolutely never wear it.
"Rubber Bodysuit: Clothing possessing magical power. Wearing it can alter your body structure, allowing your body to stretch and contract freely, like a rubber man. After taking it off, you will return to your original state."
"A clothing version of the Gum-Gum Fruit. Can I become the Pirate King if I wear it?" Jokichi complained and stored the clothing in the system space.
A good harvest puts one in a great mood.
He jumped into the nearby river, washed the bloodstains off his body, put on the scouter, and went to meet up with Naruto and Sakura.
About ten minutes later, Jokichi reunited with his shadow clone outside a tree hollow.
Naruto and Sakura were sleeping inside.
And the shadow clone was keeping watch.
Jokichi dispelled the shadow clone, and a massive amount of information fed back, instantly letting him know the situation here.
Naruto indeed encountered the giant python summoned by Orochimaru like in the anime. In the end, using the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu, he relied on the sheer number of clones to burst the giant python's belly and finally escaped with his life.
And Sakura had hidden herself very well.
She knew her strength was weak, and going up to help would only drag them down and potentially make her a hostage of the enemy.
Therefore, as soon as the battle started, she hid far away.
However, after the shadow clone met up with them, they also encountered attacks from other teams.
Naruto and Sakura took the initiative to ask the shadow clone not to help. The two ultimately defeated the opponents relying on their own strength.
After understanding what happened, Jokichi nodded slightly.
Because of him, Naruto experienced far fewer dangerous battles, and his growth wasn't as strong as in the anime.
Sakura, on the other hand, because of Sasuke graduating early, understood the importance of strength earlier on, and trained very seriously on normal days.
Therefore, she was much stronger than in the anime at this point in time.
However, it didn't matter.
Right now, they just needed to lay a solid foundation. Someone would teach them in the future.
...
The night was hazy.
Among the woods, hazy mist had already gathered.
The black sky seemed as if it was going to fall from above. The chirping of insects, the roaring of beasts, and the "caw-caw" sounds resembling crows brought the terror of the Forest of Death's night.
It truly lived up to its name of death.
The scroll snatching battle was still ongoing. Assassinations, traps, deception—various methods emerged endlessly.
Occasionally, miserable screams could be heard echoing above the forest.
The next morning, Naruto and Sakura woke up.
Jokichi had just finished roasting the bear that attacked him the previous night. After everyone filled their stomachs, they hurried to the central tower together.
The journey was smooth; they encountered no attacks.
They arrived at the tower around seven or eight o'clock.
The three opened the Heaven and Earth scrolls, and Iruka was summoned.
Finally, guided by Iruka, everyone entered the rest area inside the tower.
Before this, other squads had already arrived.
Sunagakure's Gaara squad.
Seeing Jokichi enter, Gaara stood up.
Temari blocked his path. "Don't forget our mission."
Gaara looked indifferently at Temari, his eyes terrifyingly calm.
Although Temari felt some fear inwardly, she stood firmly in front of him, refusing to yield a single step.
After watching for a while, Gaara sat back down and said nothing.
Seeing the trouble blocked by someone else, Jokichi didn't go provoke him either, quietly leaning against the wall to rest.
Time passed bit by bit, and teams arrived one after another.
Soon, the fifth day arrived.
Many Jonin gathered inside the tower. Jokichi saw Sunagakure's Baki.
He came here as the instructing captain of Gaara's squad.
However, he didn't see Orochimaru.
That made sense. After all, the Oto ninjas were eliminated before the exam even started.
8:00 AM.
All the teams that passed the second exam gathered in the lobby of the central tower.
There were 7 teams in total.
Minus the Oto ninja squad, but adding a Kusa ninja team that didn't appear in the anime.
On the high platform.
The chief examiner of the second exam, Mitarashi Anko, appeared on it.
She faced all the examinees who passed, her face a bit pale.
It could be seen that her condition was not very good.
She stood up there and said a bunch of congratulations on passing the exam and the like, then the Third Hokage took the stage to give a speech.
Another bunch of blabbering, talking a lot about how the joint Chunin Exams were a military exercise between allied nations and the like.
Next, Gekko Hayate made his appearance.
He was a man with a pale face, dark circles under his eyes, who coughed constantly, as if his kidneys had been hollowed out.
He faced all the examinees, coughed lightly twice, and said, "Because there are too many people who passed the second exam, we need to conduct one-on-one preliminary matches before the third exam. Only the winners can participate in the third exam a month from now."
Hearing this, the examinees below were somewhat stunned.
Then, they asked for the reason.
Hayate explained one by one, "For the third exam, many important VIPs will come to watch the matches, so the time cannot be dragged out too long."
"Moreover, passing the second exam already proves that you have the qualifications to become a Chunin. Even if you don't successfully advance, or fail in the third exam, you might still become a Chunin through the mid-term evaluations."