The Pink Team
The passage was a short one and seemingly unobstructed. However, as the team trod through the maze, caution in every step, they would find themselves the first to trigger one of the maze's...special features. There before them, in a once empty passageway, the path blurred, the air shimmering and distorting. As if hidden all along, perhaps by a genjutsu, a massive door was revealed.
The door completely sectioned off the corridor, leaving no way to proceed, save for, of course, through it. Above its iron gildings, engraved in its wooden ornaments was a set of lines.
Born of Mist.
A piece of seven.
A tailor's wish.
What am I?
Below the small riddle was space for an answer. It would appear these exams weren't all brawn after all...
The Ice Blue Team
Astute as they were, the team would find their efforts rewarded. The southern wall was hollow and furthermore, the texture of the stone betrayed its nature. This wall was not made of stone, but instead wood simply disguised as a wall. Pressure on either side of the door released that it could rotate in place.
It was a simple 'flip' door which would allow them access to another part of the maze.
This new section of the maze revealed a T-junction, with passages leading East, West, and South. Towards the South, off in the distance, a small lake of water could be seen, and for the remaining two passages, leading to the east and west, both appeared to end in small sections of forestry.
The path had been laid before them, all they needed to do was pick their poison pick a direction.