More Than A Name (Naruto Fanfiction)

Second Exam: Burden and Heritage

At the edge of the Valley of Spring on top of a large hill, They overlooked a large forest just outside the valley. The proctors used a building on top of the hilltop. Right outside, the passing teams were scattered about the area, conversing with themselves.

The top five teams from the previous test arrived at the hilltop. The paper they received now on all of their minds. Each team received a folded piece of paper with the same phrase at the top of the page.

"Rising to the top is no easy feat, but staying there is much more difficult."

Below the quoted phrase was an attached envelope with the following stated on it.

"DO NOT OPEN UNTIL INSTRUCTED, OR ELSE YOU AND YOUR TEAM WILL BE INSTANTLY DISQUALIFIED"

None were stupid or brave enough to test it, so the envelopes remained sealed.

Genma was inside the small building, going through various stacks of papers and twirling a senbon between his fingers. He was double-checking the numbers of the teams that passed the first test. At the start of the exams, 154 teams participated, with 56 teams failing, leaving 98 for this stage. Genma clicked his tongue at the number; he knew they should have made the first test more difficult, but what could he do now? In a worst-case scenario, the testing area would be slightly overcrowded.

"Hey Genma"

One of the Proctors appeared in the doorway

"Wassup?," asked Genmna

"Everybody's here. Are you ready?"

Genma sighed, got out of his chair, and placed his senbon back into his mouth.

"Yeah, let's go ahead and get this over with."

Gemma stepped out of the building to see the other proctors lining up. He positioned himself in front of them and whistled loudly, silencing the murmurs of conversation and getting the crowd's attention.

Genma then began to speak loudly.

"Congratulations to all of you for passing the first test. I'll now go over

the rules for this next test. This area on the other side of this hill will be the participation area for this test. The area limits for this test are the east and north shorelines and a large river to the south.

This test will be a battle royale style competition, where over two days, your goal will be to survive and fight; each of you will be given these; "

Genma presented a copper coin with a sun on it. "These copper coins represent one point, and every genin will start with one. Each team will start out with three points to begin the test. The more points you have, the better your chances of advancing to the next round."

Gemma then held up a smaller, bigger silver coin with a waterfall engraved on it;

"These silver coins are worth five points and will be placed at landmarks in the area,"

"What counts as landmarks" yelled a Genin

"Anything of note, caves, ruins, significant water sources, ancient trees, etc. They will also be well hidden, so just because you don't see it doesn't mean it won't be there."

Genma paused for a moment to wait for any other questions and continued.

"Killing is discouraged but not disallowed. We encourage each one of you to show mercy whenever possible. During the test, proctors will patrol the area; if you interfere with them, you will be disqualified. They will also escort disabled teams out of the area."

"What if we need a medic?"

"If you need more comprehensive medical attention than you can provide yourselves. I encourage you to find a proctor and have them escort the injured, but your team will be disqualified if you do so."