The attack incident's fervor did not last long.
Apart from the other Four Great Shinobi Villages and Konan, who paid particular attention to the barrier that had risen around Konoha, there were no other significant impacts.
Even the most explosive events receive little attention when they are unrelated to one's own Village.
Especially after their Genin emerged from the examination hall, everyone's focus shifted more towards the upcoming second examination.
After receiving their good young men from their respective Villages, the accompanying Ninja led their Genin to eat and drink in Konoha.
After all, most of them would be leaving Konoha tonight, and the leaders of each Village were well aware of this.
The Genin were also very happy; although they were disgusted by the test papers, they ultimately discovered some things they were curious or interested in within the papers.
The exam results were also delivered to the leaders of each Village, without any surprises; everything was exactly as agreed upon beforehand.
After a pleasant afternoon, the accompanying Ninja from each Village, according to their actual situations, divided their groups.
Leading a group of candidates who had not passed the written exam, they reluctantly left Konoha.
Many Genin from smaller Ninja Villages, knowing they could not prevent their Village's intentions, constantly looked back at Konoha while also mentally planning how to package their one-day trip to Konoha.
Fortunately, upon returning to their Village, it would become capital for bragging to their companions.
In the evening, the leaders of each Village were almost all doing the same thing: writing reports.
The only one who was slightly different was Kitsuchi; he directly used an emergency contact channel, solely to quickly transmit a piece of intelligence to his own father.
Early the next morning, 49 Genin teams who passed the written exam, totaling 147 people.
Under the guidance of staff, they orderly arrived outside Konoha Village.
The examination venue was naturally the Death Forest.
This name was inherited from the early days of Konoha's establishment, when the Death Forest was a renowned Genin death trap, and even more dangerous for ordinary people.
But now, Konoha has been established for over 60 years, and the Death Forest has become merely a name.
Repeated clearings of aggressive beasts before each exam to control the area, and the training of novice Genin by accompanying Ninja.
Made the name Death Forest more suitable for the beasts living within it.
As a popular check-in spot for Genin outside Konoha Village, the Death Forest, after so many years of abuse by Konoha Ninja, has become quite safe for humans.
Beasts do reproduce, and after one culling, they will recover after a while.
However, although beasts cannot speak, they do have brains; they may not be smart, but they are not stupid when facing life and death issues.
Konoha's decades-long consistent hunting activities have left the Death Forest with almost no other creatures besides some docile herbivores.
After all, there are other places around; no beast would stubbornly stay in one place to die.
The second examination is a comprehensive ability test, not only assessing the team's unity and cooperation but also their ability to survive in a relatively dangerous wilderness.
Relying on the merely titular Death Forest would certainly not achieve the goal.
For this reason, during the previous preparation phase, Konoha's Jonin painstakingly captured many relatively fierce beasts from the surrounding areas and released them into the Death Forest.
At this time, Konoha's proctors were patiently introducing the background of the Death Forest to the candidates participating in the second examination.
It would certainly not be the true situation, but rather describe it as a place that has been quite dangerous for Genin since ancient times.
Most of the Genin listened very carefully, silently remembering this dangerous place outside Konoha Village.
Only a few Konoha Genin who had been brought to the Death Forest by their teachers showed confused expressions.
Death Forest?
Why do I remember this as the place where our teacher took us for picnics?
Is this place called that? Is this place so dangerous?
The proctors did not stop due to the Genin's confusion and then explained the rules of this examination.
Two requirements, one time limit.
Requirement one: Reach the central tower.
Requirement two: Collect two scrolls.
Time limit: Three days.
There were no other requirements or restrictions.
The entire Chunin Exams plan was personally made by Yuuki, but it did not involve the content or methods of the examination, only setting requirements for the pass rate.
As Hokage, Yuuki's main focus was on the dignitaries from various countries and the Kage and leaders from various Villages invited to observe the third examination.
Yuuki did not care what the Chunin Exams tested or how it was tested.
As long as the pass rate could be controlled and the final victor belonged to Konoha, that was fine.
According to Yuuki's initial plan, the first two rounds were just for show; the key was to properly calculate the interval for the third examination and quickly invite important figures from the Ninja World to Konoha to observe.
However, his subordinates liked to work and felt that it should be done more properly, which ultimately led to the formulation of this second assessment that required three days.
After the proctors finished explaining the examination rules, the next step was to draw entry points and distribute scrolls.
Finally, everyone signed a contract, stating their voluntary participation, regardless of life or death.
As the candidates entered the Death Forest, the Chunin Exams' second round began.
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