"Lord Orochimaru, is there something you need?"
The Konoha group looked at Orochimaru with admiration and asked respectfully.
At this time, Orochimaru had extremely high prestige in Konoha.
He could be considered the number one person under the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
So all Konoha Genin admired him very much.
"Take these, all of you stick them on. Stick them on the most conspicuous spot on your face."
Orochimaru revealed a meaningful smile on his pale face.
He took out sheets of stickers from behind him.
The Konoha group looked closely and was instantly dumbfounded.
Aren't these the little red flower stickers the Konoha Ninja Academy uses to reward children for excellent performance?!
"L-Lord Orochimaru, are... are you joking?"
Inuzuka Ha looked at Orochimaru, his eyes full of disbelief.
Stick this thing on the most conspicuous place on the face? Isn't that the forehead?
Sticking this thing on and going to kill people from other villages?
It would simply make people laugh their teeth out!
Other Konoha examinees also had very colorful expressions.
"This is an order. Everyone must keep it pasted throughout the second exam; removing it is not allowed.
If it accidentally falls off, then stick a spare one on immediately.
As ninjas, you know what you should do, right?"
Orochimaru looked at the objecting Inuzuka Ha with his snake-like pupils and said indifferently in a hoarse voice.
...
"Understood, Lord Orochimaru."
After a period of silence.
Aburame Shiko, who was the calmest, pushed his sunglasses, responded, reached out, and took the things from Orochimaru's hand.
But if one looked closely, one could find that Aburame Shiko's hand was trembling slightly, showing that his heart was not as calm as it appeared.
Then he gritted his teeth and stuck it on his forehead.
A bright red flower appeared, looking exceptionally dazzling.
"What are those Konoha guys doing?"
"Hahahaha, dying of laughter. What is that? Little red flowers?"
"Is Konoha Village going to change its name to Red Flower Village?"
"Are Konoha guys going to fight with little red flowers stuck on their foreheads?"
"Could it be they haven't graduated from the Ninja Academy yet?"
...
People from other ninja villages were stunned at first upon seeing the situation on Konoha's side.
Then they burst into laughter.
Especially the Kumogakure Genin, who laughed the loudest.
They already found Konoha unpleasant to the eye. Seeing such a "comical" scene, how could they not ridicule and laugh?
Hearing the mocking voices in his ears, Aburame Shiko's face turned beet red instantly.
"Damn it! Is this a joke?"
"Hurry up and stick it on. It's a mission, you understand, Ha?"
Seeing Inuzuka Ha somewhat resentful there, his teammate Hyuga Haruki patted his shoulder.
But looking at Hyuga Haruki's expression, it was also very colorful.
"Damn it!"
Inuzuka Ha gritted his teeth, closed his eyes tightly, and fiercely stuck the sticker in his hand onto his forehead.
"Your ninja dog needs to have one too."
Orochimaru looked at Inuzuka Ha and said indifferently.
"Woof! Woof!"
Inuzuka Ha's ninja dog, Kuromaru, wagged his tail, looking majestic.
"Slap!"
"Awoo—"
After the sticker was applied, Kuromaru's momentum slumped, his wagging tail drooped, looking dispirited.
The most comical ones were the few Hyuga clan members. As branch family members, they absolutely could not expose their foreheads.
So they had to stick the sticker between their eyebrows.
Paired with the Byakugan, it looked exceptionally comical.
Hearing the surrounding laughter, the Konoha group felt their faces burn.
At the same time, they complained in their hearts, not knowing what the village meant by making them stick such comical stickers.
Isn't this making them lose face?
Konoha, inside a special room.
At this moment, all the Jonin leading teams participating in this Chunin Exam were gathered here.
"Konoha guys are quite unique. Is this a new custom in Konoha?"
Watching the images from the crystal ball, Fuguki Suikazan revealed a mouthful of sharp teeth and said with a faint smile.
The ridicule in his words was undisguised.
The Kumogakure Jonin laughed loudly without any scruples.
The faces of the Konoha Jonin were somewhat ugly.
"Believe it or not, I'll smash your teeth."
Jiraiya, who was responsible for order here, had an ugly expression. He glanced at Fuguki Suikazan and the Kumogakure Jonin and said indifferently.
The expressions of Fuguki Suikazan and the Kumogakure Jonin froze.
Jiraiya, one of the "Sannin," was not someone they could provoke.
"Hmph, then I look forward to Konoha's performance."
Fuguki Suikazan snorted coldly and continued to watch the images of the second exam.
"Kisame, slaughter all the Konoha guys for me!"
In his heart, Fuguki Suikazan gritted his teeth secretly.
...
Forest of Death, entrance.
"Yuyu, right? It's done according to your request. Are you satisfied?"
Orochimaru looked at Yuyu, holding a sword in his left hand and wine in his right, a smile appearing on his pale face.
Such an interesting scene, given Orochimaru's nature, he found it very amusing.
"Haha, this saves a lot of trouble. Except for those with this mark, everyone else I see, I'll cut them all down."
Yuyu swept his gaze around and instantly felt he was a genius.
With such an obvious mark, he didn't need to struggle to recognize which ninja village they were from.
Those with little red flowers... are exempt from death!
"Yuyu, I'm here."
"Yuyu-kun, thanks for your hard work."
At this moment, two pleasant voices were heard. Kurenai and Rin walked towards this side.
Followed by Obito and Asuma with aggrieved faces.
In their hands, they were holding bottles of wine.
"So slow? You two guys, watch out or I'll cut you down!"
After greeting Kurenai and Rin.
Yuyu looked at Asuma and Obito somewhat dissatisfiedly. If they were any slower, the exam would start. Wouldn't he have no wine to drink for a few days?
As he spoke, Yuyu packed the wine brought by the two into his backpack.
"So... sorry."
Hearing they might be cut, the aggrieved looks on Asuma and Obito's faces instantly disappeared.
They were somewhat shivering.
"This... this is too ridiculous. Making us stick this kind of thing on just to prevent being accidentally injured by this guy?"
Inuzuka Ha heard the conversation between Yuyu and Orochimaru. Seeing someone delivering wine to Yuyu, his face was very ugly.
The faces of the others were also very colorful.
So in participating in this Chunin Exam, the village believes the greatest danger facing them is not the elites from other ninja villages...
But... our own people?!
"Pfft, look quickly, Asuma. The people from our village all have little red flowers stuck on their foreheads?"
Obito turned his head to look and saw the comical appearance of the Konoha group. He instantly burst out laughing.
Asuma looked and couldn't hold back either, laughing out loud.
The Konoha group glared angrily at Obito and Asuma instantly.
But soon someone explained to them that Obito was from the Uchiha clan and Asuma was the Third Hokage's son.
The Konoha group felt incredibly aggrieved but had no way out.
When they learned that sticking on the little red flower was to prevent Yuyu from mistaking people and cutting his own...
Looking at the reluctant faces of the Konoha group, plus the ridicule from the outside villages...
Obito and Asuma instantly looked at them like they were looking at idiots.
Is this a little red flower? This is a friggin' life-saving talisman!!!
"Yuyu, do your best!"
Rin held Yuyu's arm excitedly, waving her small fist.
"Yuyu-kun, be careful."
Kurenai helped Yuyu pack wine into his backpack, looking at Yuyu with worry in her beautiful eyes.
"Don't worry, wait for my good news. When I come back, drink with me!"
As Yuyu spoke, he pulled Kurenai and Rin into his arms.
"Mmm."
Kurenai and Rin gave a soft 'Mmm' in Yuyu's arms.
Behind them, Asuma and Obito's eyes turned red from staring.
Orochimaru watched the situation on Yuyu's side, intense interest in his snake-like pupils.
Not only guaranteed passage to the second round, but also making Konoha examinees stick on comical stickers and allowing wine into the exam hall.
To make the old man go to this extent, what special qualities does this kid have?
But Orochimaru wasn't in a hurry. As the Chief Proctor of the second exam, he had plenty of time to observe him.
"The second exam starts now!"
Orochimaru announced.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The Konoha group moved quickly, rushing into the Forest of Death from various entrances first.
They really couldn't stand the ridicule and strange looks from the outside villagers anymore. At this moment, they just wanted to enter the forest quickly.
Yuyu, on the other hand, leisurely said goodbye to Kurenai and Rin. Carrying a backpack full of wine and holding Shusui, he swayed unsteadily into an entrance.
"Saiki Yuyu, interesting."
Orochimaru watched Yuyu's disappearing back, narrowing his snake-like pupils slightly.