~ Ninja Academy[Konoha-Gakure]~

"How can that be?", Shisui stuttered, "We gave up"
The examiner smiled. "As the two dwarves said, teamwork is important for a ninja. The purpose of the test was to see how important your team is to you."
"Did she just call me dwarf?", Sayuri looked a bit pissed off. "Are you something else?", The Sunanin girl asked cheekily and two teams of genins fell into a low giggle. Sayuri took it calmly and ignored it.
"Then what was the written part about?" Threw another
a.
"As a chunin, you have to collect information as secretly as you can. And apparently most of them have done that."
Shisui ran cold down her back. He hadn't answered a question ...
"Follow me!", The woman ordered and I want to go.

~ Death Forest in the 44th Practice Area[Konoha-Gakure]~

"The second exam will take place in there," the examiner pointed to a forest with large trees that was enclosed by a bridle.
"What kind of exam is that?" Asked a takinin.
"Survival training," she replied curtly.
It got quiet. They all stared in horror.
"What are you looking at? A quinine has to find its way in extreme situations. But before we go any further, a little formality."
A man gave her a stick of leaves, "You have to sign these and return them!"
"How so?"
"Well," the examiner's gaze grew darker and more serious.
"From now on there could be deaths and I don't want to be responsible for them."
Everyone felt cold.
"But that has mutated us now.", Sayuri said coolly.
She and her team were on the fringes of the group.
Suddenly the examiner stood behind Sayuri and patted her cheek. "Wild animals like cheeky, young vegetables best."
Sayuri, who calmly looked straight ahead, smiled: "Maybe I'll take them with me and throw them to the animals to eat."
The examiner laughed."Brave, brave for such a little thing!"
Then she leaned forward so that their two cheeks touched. "Then come through too, will you?"
Suddenly the examiner stood in front again, took out a scroll and rolled it out.
"This is what the terrain looks like. It consists of forests and a river. In the middle there is a tower.
You start in your teams at one of the forty-four gates and then have five days to reach the tower.
There are no hard and fast rules, any weapon or jutsu is allowed. But there are three things you need to be aware of. "
The man standing next to her gave her two scrolls with "Earth" and "Heaven" on them.
"Each team receives a scroll. Your goal is to reach the tower with both of them, that is, with the sky and earth scrolls."
This means that six teams will receive an earth scroll and another six will receive a sky scroll. Only six teams would make it through ...
"As I said, you must have managed to get the step scrolls and get to the Trum in five days. You have to spend a full five days in the forest without
Exception!
And then there is something else: In the tenth question of the last exam, your ability to work in a team was "questioned".
Now it is being 'put to the test'.
If you do not manage to get to the tower as a team - i.e. all three teammates -, one of your teammates dies or is incurably wounded, you will be disqualified.
You shouldn't even dare to look at the scrolls until you get to the tower. "
"What happens then?" One asked cheekily.
"You don't even want to know.", She smiled darkly, "As a Chunin you have to be able to handle secret documents and we have to test your reliability.
You exchange three written commitments for one of the scrolls, go to the gate assigned to you and then you can start! "

~ Ten minutes before the start of the exam - gate thirteen - ~"Shisui is the weakest member," said Kaira to her team mates.
"We have to separate him from the other two and then attack him," added Reidan.
He and Shisui went to the academy together for a long time, so he knew about Shisui's techniques and traits. Even if they haven't seen each other for a long time
had. Shisui was predictable and therefore an easy opponent.
"And what if your team doesn't have the right scroll?" Asked Hinan, who was the quietest of the team.
"Doesn't matter. At least one team less."

~ Eight minutes before the start of the exam - twenty goal ~

"When does this exam start?", Sabakyo walked around the circle excitedly. He was more or less known for being impatient. For fifteen years he was unusually short. Which is why you shouldn't underestimate him.
"What are you waiting for?" Asked Sasakyo.
"The dwarf from Konohanin looked at me strangely earlier ..."
"I definitely want to take on the girl."
"That means I can go with the elder?", Sakyo raised his eyebrows.
"You're the oldest of us," Sasakyo replied.

~ Two minutes before the start of the test - forty-four gate- ~

If the group of three remained silent, Shisui knew Itachi and Sayuri were fine.
"Aren't you nervous?"
"Haven't you ever asked that today?", Sayuri replied.
"What do we do if we get separated? I don't have a Sharingan and I have to recognize you again."
Sayuri waved her hand. In one of their first missions, they had helped an old, mute woman. She had taught them "I'm a friend" in sign language.
Itachi and Sayuri nodded. They understood that this should be their mark of recognition.
"What if we're being watched?"
"We won't." She smiled. Their Sharingan and the unique ability that normally only existed in the Hyuga clan had to be trusted
Something red flew high in the air.A light signal.
The doors popped open.
Now the second exam begins!
It was as if he heard the thoughts of his two teammates, the thoughts of all participants ...

~ Day one -One hour after the start of the second exam ~

The forest behind the fence was like a huge labyrinth
from roots, creepers and animals. You had to be careful or you would end up like the rat devoured by an avoidable leaf. Traps lurked everywhere, as well as enemy ninjas ...
A careful look to the left, then to the right. So far nothing could be seen. And that was good too.
Itachi suddenly stopped. Sayuri was also quickly aware of the situation.
A bird was sitting on a branch, it seemed harmless. Nonetheless, Sayuri called out for a shuriken and faced the bird. The bird did not fly away so the shuriken could brush against it. The bird lay down in a cloud, which then became a young woman with a Konoha headband. This threw a gray ball in their direction, which turned into a cloud of smoke when the branch was touched.
With Sayuri's quick reaction, she was able to quickly find a way out of the thick cloud.
"Are you okay?" Someone asked next to her. It looked like Itachi, but she threw him a kunai anyway. This grazed his walls and solved the art of transformation.
It was the boy, Reidan, who had posed as Sayuri's team-mate.
"The exciting part is finally starting," she jokes, "I had to wait an hour."
"Unfortunately, the 'exciting part' ends here for you," replied the blonde-haired man.
Suddenly a girl flew through between the two.
Itachi was standing on the branch across from them.
"Do you really think we are that weak?"
The girl and the boy jumped away.
"We don't have to follow them," said Itachi.
"Where's Shisui?" Asked Sayuri.

~ Day one - One hour and ten minutes after the start of the second exam ~

Further away from the two children, Reidan and Kaira met again under a larger bush."You're good ..." the girl had to admit.
"That was just luck."
"Did Hinan manage to separate Shisui from the rest of his team?"
Reidan nodded.

~ Day One - One hour and twenty minutes after the start of the second exam ~

From branch to branch, faster than the great ninja who was chasing him.
It should have been clear to him that Reidan's team was attacking them.
Suddenly he couldn't see Hinan anymore and Shisui stopped.
his heart was beating loudly, so loud that he thought everyone in this forest could hear it.
It was quiet, too quiet, as he thought. "There you are!" Said a familiar voice. Sayuri and Itachi suddenly appeared out of black nowhere.
"We were looking for you ..."
Shisui eyed the two carefully. something about them had changed. The stern look in Sayuri's eyes. They also did not give the agreed signal.
"Is something?" Asked Sayuri. Someone like her did not use a commanding tone, but this one did.
"Give Kaira and Reidan time to let me do this," he said while removing the bandages on his arms.
The two just stared at him ...

~ Day one - Two hours after the start of the second exam ~

"Shisui! Shisui!", Sayuri ripe again and again into the dark forest.
She stopped on a branch and looked around desperately.
"We've been looking for him for an hour. What if he ..."
Itachi put a hand on her shoulder. His gaze was serious, but not cold or dismissive.
"Shisui has grown strong."
Sayuri felt her heart pound again as she looked at him.
Silence fell over the two of them and Sayuri was glad that she felt the well-known chakra behind her.
She turned around and on a branch across from them Shisui leaned against the trunk.
They both jumped over to him.
"Why did you use the Renge?", Itachi asked first.
"I don't know," Shisui replied panting.
Sayuri carefully sits him down. She concentrated so that the chakra would collect in the palms of her hands and ran her hands over Shisui's body.The tension wiped away and he relaxed.
"How good that you have healing skills ..." said Shisui,
the others were silent.

~ Day four - ninety-six hours after the start of the second exam ~

Sayuri paced up and down with excitement. "We've been here four days and still don't have a scroll!"
Reidan's team had the same scroll as their own team.
"We only have twenty-four hours left!"
"Calm down", Itachi warned, "you are usually not that excited."
Sayuri dropped to the floor. "I'm sorry. Maybe it's time pressure."
Itachi sat behind her and undid the braid she'd been wearing