Because this time the middle ninja exam is more than ten years away from the middle ninja exam in the original book, so the rules and so on must have some details different, and it is impossible for the rules to be exactly the same.

The place where the middle ninja exam is located is in a ring in Konoha Village, which is also the largest ninja battle ring in Konoha Village.

Of course, this "big" is only for the middle and lower ninjas.

For the upper ninja and even the shadow level, this kind of area of the ring ...... It's not enough for them to stretch out their hands, and any large-scale ninjutsu may hurt the crowd of onlookers next to the ring.

That's right! There are many onlookers in the ring battle of this third round of exams!

And the number of onlookers has exceeded four figures, and the number is still growing, as if you don't stop until all the seats are filled.

Of course, except for the contestants and the instructors of the contestants, everyone else wants to come in and watch this exam, and they all have to pay.

After all, it costs a lot of money to hold the middle ninja exam, and of course Konoha Village has to recover a little bit of the cost.

This little cost is deducted from the ticket, and the price of the ticket is not ordinarily expensive. Of course, the people who come are people who have a lot of spare money in their hands, or simply rich businessmen or something, so naturally they are not short of money.

There are even people who make a bet on which one wins and which one loses.

Bet...... This kind of thing is legal in Konoha Village. However, the regulations are very strict, especially the tax ratio is higher than that of tobacco. Only if the casino signs a series of unequal treaties in Konoha can open a game here. Otherwise? It's going to die ugly.

"It's 8:25...... Why hasn't His Excellency Yanagi come here yet? Looks like it's almost time, right? It seems like it's only five minutes away. ”

Tsunade, who was sitting at the farthest point of the audience, had a look of doubt on his face.

You must know that the third round of exams starts at 8:30, and if he, the referee, has not come before 8:30, it will make people want to complain! It's just that the player is late, and the referee is still late...... emmm。

The reason why Tsunade sits in the farthest seat is because of her phobia.

So if you sit far away and don't use perceptual ninjutsu to observe, it's basically hard to see the blood. That way, she can watch the fight.

"There can't be any accidents, right? But it shouldn't be likely, there is almost no one in Konoha Village who can help him, or at present, there is almost no one in the entire ninja world who can help him. ”

"The question is...... There are only five minutes left, why haven't you come over yet? Except for the reason that something happened, there should be no other reason, right? Or is it ...... He wouldn't be at home and hadn't woken up, would he? ”

Tsunade's expression suddenly became exciting, if he really didn't wake up at home, it would be a little too terrifying.

Shizune, who was sitting next to Tsunade, heard Tsunade's muttering, and asked in surprise, "Tsunade-sama, do you know the 'mysterious powerhouse' that Hokage-sama said a few days ago?" ”

Tsunade nodded and said, "How many times have you crossed paths with him?" ”

Shizune nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly rose up and teased, "Tsunade-sama, you've been single for so long, do you want to get off the single?" ”

However, as soon as her voice fell, Mute felt a pain in her head.

"Whew" exclaimed, only to hear Tsunade say helplessly: "Where did the little girl learn so many strange things?" Just watch the ring fight with peace of mind, don't talk about so many strange topics. ”

“…… Oh, aren't people also caring about you, an elderly single woman! ”

"Go, go, I don't need you little girl to worry about it now."

“……”

The people who are as confused as Tsunade are the high-level leaders and representatives of the villages such as Ape Fei Ri Chop, because now all the lower ninjas participating in the competition have arrived, but the referee who should have arrived first has not yet arrived, which is a bit of a pain!

And the lower ninjas who participated in the third round of exams also looked at each other one by one.

But after all, it still hasn't reached the real start time, and this is the territory of Konoha Village, so they didn't say anything.

Time is still passing slowly, and the second hand of the clock is constantly turning.

Just when Sarutobi was a little unable to hold back and wanted to go to Yanagi's house to take a look for himself, a shadow ninja suddenly flashed over and whispered in his ear.

After hearing the information of the Shadow Ninja, Sarutobi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He smiled helplessly: "Whew...... Young people nowadays, should they be so punctual at this time? Whenever it starts, it arrives. ”

When the time reached 8:27, Yanagi's figure finally appeared in everyone's sight.

Because he came in from the referee's entrance, and now everyone's attention is on the referee who hasn't arrived yet. So when he showed up...... It instantly attracted the attention of most people.

But when they saw Yanagi, they were collectively stunned.

Because Yanagi's dress is no different from that of ordinary civilians.

At most, the style of the clothes seems to have never been seen.

The problem is that his clothes are not ninja suits! It stands to reason that this kind of mid-ninja exam ......

Isn't it common for ninjas to be referees?

Since it's a ninja, it stands to reason...... You should have to wear a ninja suit, right?

An audience member who bought sky-high tickets outside the ring and came here to watch couldn't help but murmur in a low voice: "Is that person the mysterious powerhouse that the previous four generations of Hokage-sama said?" That is, the referee of this third round of exams? The problem is that he doesn't look like a ninja at all, but more like an ordinary person like us! ”

His low murmur wasn't very loud, but it was in the silence.

Several other spectators nearby also heard what he said.

So a big man next to him also nodded and echoed: "And it looks very young, there is not even a little bit of slag on his face, so he definitely doesn't look more than 20 years old." ”

Another sighed: "It is said that the person who can judge the middle ninja exam is at least the strength of the upper ninja, is it so strong at such a young age?" ”

"Don't you believe what the four Hokage-sama said? Since Hokage-sama said that he was very strong, could he still be weak? ”

“…… That being said, this age is really surprising! ”

"Cut! I feel that this is just a bluff in Konoha Village, in fact, there are no other strong people in Konoha Village at all, and then I casually made up a mysterious strong man, and then I want to use this lie to deter us people from the small ninja village. Hey, it's just a little trick used by those in power, and only the fools of your Great Ninja Village believe it. ”

"You bastard! The turtle of a small ninja village dares to be so arrogant? ”

"Believe it or not, when you go out of Konoha Village, you won't see the sun in the sky! Although Lao Tzu is not from Konoha Village, you are a map...... It's a good drive! Bastard! ”

"Uh...... Hey, hey, hey, now in peacetime, if you do it...... If you do, ...... It's a ...... that will break the peace of the ninja world, and the sin is unforgivable."

"Even if a small ninja village is destroyed, it won't affect the peace of the ninja world now!"

"That's right...... What's more, it's a villain like you who likes to speak disrespectfully? ”

“……”

When Liu Sheng appeared in this ring, he was domineering in what he saw and heard, and he had already shrouded the entire ring, and he heard everything those people said clearly.

He didn't have anything to say about it, an ant was questioning, and the elephant was definitely boasting about its size. Will the elephant bother with it?

Wrong...... Because by the time the elephant heard what it said, the ants had been accidentally trampled on by the elephant, and there was no flesh foam left.

Walking slowly into the ring, Yanagi silently calculated the present time in his heart.

Then he leaned his back on the edge of the ring, clasped his hands on his chest and said, "Well...... It's already 8:30, the rules are very simple, 20 people are divided into 10 groups to fight; The 10 people who win after the battle will play the next round of battle; The remaining 5 people will draw lots to fight, and one person will have a bye. ”

"The remaining 3 players will wait for a while, the 2 losers will be able to play a repechage match, and the winner will be tied with the other 3 for the top four. Then 4 people are divided into two groups to choose the top two; In the end, the top two teams will determine the final champion. ”

"The top 10 players all have good gifts, of course not me...... The higher the ranking, the bigger the gift, and there is even no secret art. All right! Now that the time has come, I have also said the rules, and it is up to you whether you remember it or not. ”

"The first group is the Uchiha Big Tree of Konoha Village, and the battle against the Uchiha Bush who is also Konoha Village! Get in the ring within ten seconds, and after that time is considered a waiver. ”

“……”

A few seconds after Yanagi's words fell, the two Uchiha clans, dressed as shinobi, hurriedly ran into the ring from both sides, for fear that they would be treated as abstentions as soon as ten seconds passed.

Yanagi walked between them and looked left and right at the two Uchiha clan's shinobi.

You can see it...... I don't know these two people myself, and at a glance, I know that in the original book, there may not even be a shot.

"Alright...... Let's start, it's time to stop, and when I say stop, I'm still red-eyed...... Then don't blame me, the referee, for being ruthless. ”

Yanagi had a "kind" smile on his face, but this "kind" smile, in the eyes of the two Uchiha clan's shinobi, seemed to give them a great sense of oppression.

Obviously, this strange referee looked two or three years older than them.

But the sense of oppression given to them is ...... Huge like never before!

The two Uchiha clan's shinobi haven't gotten to each other yet.

At this moment, I was already breaking out in a cold sweat.