The Forest of Death, also known as the Forty-fourth Training Ground, was the stage for the second part of the Konoha Chuunin Exams. Its primary function serves as a testing ground for the survival and fighting skills of genin trying to become a chuunin. It is a very dangerous place, filled with hordes of flora and fauna; often gigantic, poisonous — or even more likely, both — hence its name.