Chapter 257: Willpower

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"Since the sealing is complete, I declare that the Ogami Clan Entrance Exam will begin!" 

As Yahiko's voice echoed in everyone's ears, the already excited crowd became even more fervent. 

To ensure he was heard over the commotion, Yahiko had to raise his voice once more; otherwise, it would have been drowned out by the crowd. 

"Next, due to the number of participants, the first round of the exam will be conducted in groups."

"Please determine your group based on the number card you were given upon arrival."

"First Person to Person No.800 will be the 1st Group, Person No.801 and Person No.1600 will be the second group... (Total: 12 Groups)." 

After Yahiko's words, everyone reached into their pockets for their number cards. 

Each person remembered the number on their wooden card, which they had received upon arrival.

Thus, they instantly knew their assigned group. Behind Yahiko, the members of Ogami Clan sequentially led each group away as his voice fell silent. 

To avoid interference, each group had its designated exam location. It's worth noting that except for the Ogami Clan members, no one present could use chakra.

Simply reaching the exam locations took the longest for one group, consuming half a day. 

Despite their chakra being sealed, the physical endurance of the participants remained. 

Moreover, as elites who had crossed the ocean, none of them were physically weak. So, the exhaustion didn't affect them much.

Even so, Yahiko and the others allowed everyone some time to rest. Once everyone's stamina had recovered, the exams began. 

Ogami Clan task was straightforward: to select around a thousand individuals with the strongest willpower. 

Having strong willpower was essential for advancing on the path of their training.

Therefore, after everyone had rested, each member of Ogami Clan explained to their assigned participants: 

"This exam is simple: it's about endurance. The one hundred individuals who withstand my pressure the longest will advance to the next round."

(A/N: Meaning in each group, out of 800 people, only 100 will pass)

"Now, you have the time it takes for one incense stick to burn to prepare yourselves mentally. After that, the exam will officially begin."

With that, they each threw a lit incense stick into the ground, where it burned steadily. Watching the incense burn quietly, everyone felt nervous. 

Even the top-tier experts dared not relax. Willpower was something even the strongest could be surpassed in by an ordinary person. This fact was universally acknowledged.

Although selecting 100 people in each people might seem like better odds, let's not forget: is anyone here ordinary? 

No one dared to underestimate their competitors; perhaps they would be defeated by one of them. 

Everyone worked hard to adjust their mindset, but the time for one incense stick was limited. Soon, the burning incense reached its end.

As the incense extinguished, the members of Ogami Clan addressed the examinees, "Time's up; the exam officially begins." 

With that said, they didn't give the participants any chance to prepare; they instantly emanated pressure. 

However, during the time of the incense, everyone had already prepared themselves. Furthermore, the pressure didn't reach its maximum all at once; it built up gradually.

So, everyone's expression now was quite relaxed. 

However, being an "ordinary person" without chakra to counteract this pressure, people quickly reached their physical limits. 

Yet, although this Ogami Clan Entrance Exam couldn't be said to have gathered all the talents in the world, everyone participating here was remarkable.

Therefore, their willpower was not to be underestimated. Though their bodies had reached their limits, everyone persisted; not a single person gave up. 

However, as time passed and the pressure increased, more and more people began to sweat profusely. 

With each passing moment, everyone participating in the exam was drenched as if they had taken a bath.

Everyone could easily feel their heartbeat, the heavy thud, and the trembling legs warning them that they had reached their limit. 

If they persisted, they could really die. However, they didn't want to give up because everyone else was persevering. If they gave up, it meant they had been eliminated.

They gritted their teeth, persisted, and persisted some more. Finally, someone couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed unconscious on the ground. 

This was like the beginning of a domino effect. As they fell, a chain reaction occurred, and more and more people collapsed onto the ground. 

Watching those who had fainted, whether it was Yahiko, Minato, or the other members of Ogami, they felt a sense of regret.

Honestly, those who could hold on until now were already outstanding. But there was no way around it; there were always those who were more outstanding. 

Ogami Clan only recruited one hundred people, so it was inevitable that many would be eliminated. 

Therefore, although the members of Ogami Clan felt regret, they had no intention of intervening because that would be unfair to others.

Each member of Ogami silently increased their pressure. With eight hundred people in each group, soon more than six hundred were lying unconscious on the ground. 

The goal of having only one hundred people remaining was almost achieved.

At this moment, the pressure released by the members of Ogami had reached the limit that an average chuunin could withstand. 

They were certain that if they pushed themselves any further, even top-tier shinobi like Kakashi and Orochimaru wouldn't be able to endure it for long.

Because no matter how strong they were, after enduring for such a long time, they couldn't rely solely on their willpower to withstand another increase in pressure. 

The difference between chuunin and jonin was much greater than that between genin and chuunin.

Therefore, none of them chose to continue increasing their pressure; instead, they maintained it at this level. 

Despite this, due to the prolonged maintenance, some people gradually couldn't hold on any longer.

Within five minutes, the qualifiers from all twelve groups had been determined. 

Without surprise, both Hanzo and Orochimaru successfully passed. Each ninja village had quite a few qualifiers.

Among them, what made the members of Konoha, including Obito, happiest was that Rin and Itachi also successfully passed this round of the exam. 

Itachi, the youngest of them all, once again brought honor to Konoha.

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