Chapter 148: Qualifiers
After the time for the second exam came, the twelve candidates who passed were gathered together by Morino Ibiki, and the three generations of Hokage Ape Flying Sun Slash also appeared in the central tower, standing in front of all the candidates, Miyamoto Musashi and the other leading Shinobi and the examiner were also watching quietly.
"First of all, congratulations to all of you for passing the second exam!" Mori Nai Biki said with a pleasant face, but the scar on his face made him always look vicious, so that a group of candidates could not feel his kindness at all.
"Next, Hokage-sama will explain the rules of the third exam for everyone, I hope you will listen attentively!" Mori Noi Biki didn't care what the people below were thinking, and said aloud to himself.
"Hokage-sama, I'm going to trouble you next!" After Morino Ibiki finished speaking to the examinee, he turned to Sarutobi and asked respectfully.
"Is there five in Konoha, it's not bad, but twelve people are still a little more!" Sarutobi looked at the twelve candidates below him, and found that Konoha accounted for five, and he was quite satisfied, and he said "En" softly after hearing Mori Nai's words.
"Well, the third exam is going to be held, and before I explain the exam, there is something I want to make clear to you, which is about the real purpose of this exam!" Ape Feiri took two steps forward, cleared his throat and said in a deep voice.
"The real purpose?" The attention of all the candidates was focused on the ape flying day slash, and when they heard the ape flying day slash say this, they repeated it in their hearts, looking at the three generations suspiciously.
"Why do the Allies hold selection exams together?" Speaking of this, Sarutobi paused before continuing to say solemnly: "The purpose is to enhance the friendly relationship between each other and improve the strength of the ninja, I hope you don't misinterpret what he really means!" ”
"This exam can be said to be," Speaking of this, Ape Fei Ri was silent for a moment, his expression was extremely serious, and he continued after exhaling a puff of cigarette: "The epitome of the war between the Allies!" ”
Echizen Kazuya, Uchiha Itachi and others, who had long understood the meaning of the Sarutobi Hichi, looked calm, but a few candidates like Akimichi Yoshito who had not fully understood this looked puzzled and looked at the Sarutobi Hichisaki unconsciously, but no one asked the curiosity in their hearts, and quietly waited for the three generations to continue to explain.
"Looking back on the past history, the current allies are all neighbors who competed with each other in the past, and these countries, in order to avoid spending useless combat power on each other, the Zhongnin Examination was selected as a battlefield, which is the original origin of the Zhongninja Selection Examination!" Ape Fei Ri Slash said in a solemn tone.
The candidates remained quiet, looking down and thinking about the information in Ape Feiri's words, and their hearts were quite heavy.
"I hope you will understand that this is not only an exam for the selection of the middle ninja, but also a battlefield for ninjas to shoulder the prestige of the country and sacrifice their lives to fight!"
"In the third exam, many daimyo and celebrities who usually entrust us with work will be invited here as guests, and the daimyo and ninja leaders of the ninja village will also see your performance!" Sarutobi continued with his own words.
Therefore, if there is a significant difference in national strength, the entrustment of the strong country will flock to it, and the entrustment of the weak country will be relatively reduced. At the same time, this is also a good opportunity to show its neighbors its own combat power, that is, to put pressure on the outside world! ”
As soon as Ape Feiri's voice fell, Shangriashi of Yuyin Village asked eagerly, "So what, is it necessary to fight desperately?" ”
Hearing this, Ape Fei Ri said sharply: "The strength of the country is the strength of the village, and the strength of the village is the strength of the ninja, and the true strength of the so-called ninja will only be inspired in a desperate battle!" ”
"This exam is a platform to show others the strength of the ninja in your country," Sarutobi paused and said in an accentuated tone, "Therefore, it only makes sense to bet on your name to fight!" That's why people took the exam with the dream of 'this is a goal worth striving for'! ”
"Then, why did you say that it was to promote friendly relations between us?" After listening to the words of the ape Fei Ri, Shang Liyu was a little timid and asked anxiously.
"Didn't I say that before?" Sarutobi glanced around the examinees and explained in a deep voice, "I hope you don't misinterpret his meaning, and use killing to achieve a balance of power between each other, this is the so-called friendship in the ninja world!" ”
"It's a battle that costs your life on your dreams and the prestige of the village!" Ape Fei Sun Slash concluded with an astonishing momentum.
"There's a lot of nonsense, let's talk about how to risk your life to fight!" When many people hadn't recovered from the meaning of the middle ninja exam, Iwa Shinobi's pink eye boy Jojomaru said with a blank look on his face and a calm and emotionless tone.
"Well, although I would like to explain the third exam to you now, however, since there are still a few more people present, there is still a pre-selection that needs to be conducted first! Ahem," Sarutobi didn't care about Jomaru's disrespectful attitude, and immediately spoke, and finally coughed and gestured to the examiner of the third exam.
"Three generations of adults, let's leave it to me as a referee!" Receiving the hint of the ape flying sun, Yamanaka Kaichi immediately respectfully asked.
"Well, I'll leave it to you, Haiyi!" Ape Fei Hiza said kindly.
Seeing that the examiner for the third exam was Kaichi Yamanaka, Echizen Kazuya, Nara Kaechi, and Akimichi Yoshito were overjoyed, and they didn't expect that the final examiner would be him.
Keiko Yamanaka said before that Haiichi would be the examiner, and Kazuya Echizen has been wondering why he didn't see Haiichi Yamanaka in the first two exams.
With the consent of Sarutobi Hichi, Yamanaka Hai turned to face the candidates and said solemnly, "Before explaining the third exam, there is one more thing that you need to complete first!" There are still twelve candidates left, which is still too many, so it is necessary to conduct a preliminary round first to determine who will finally take the third exam! ”
"What, after two exams, why are there qualifiers!" As soon as he heard Yamanaka's words, Shinkawa Shoshi shouted dissatisfied.
"What do you mean by qualifiers? Why would anyone who passed the first two exams not be eligible to take the third exam? Tetsushi Hinata also asked impatiently.
"Since there will be a lot of VIPs at the venue of the third exam, the exam can't be delayed for too long, and there is a big time limit, so the number of people for the third exam this year is eight!" Kaichi Yamanaka explained briefly.
"Then, if you feel that you are not in good shape and can no longer continue fighting, or if you don't want to continue after listening to Hokage-sama's explanation just now, you can apply to withdraw now, because the qualifiers are about to start!" Yamanaka said loudly.
"What, why is this, I haven't rested at all!" Shinkawa shouted again.
"If you don't want to continue, apply for withdrawal, why are you yelling!" Nara Kae-e was very dissatisfied with Shinkawa Masashi who yelled at Kaichi Yamanaka twice, and scolded loudly.
"Who said I'm going to give up, I just don't think it's fair!" Shinkawa Shoshi said unconvinced.
"If you have the ability, you can pass the second exam early, who is to blame for not having the ability!" Nara Shikai scoffed.
"Don't make any noise, those who apply for withdrawal should decide quickly, and we will also decide the method of the qualifiers according to the number of people!" Shinkawa Masashi wanted to say something, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Kaichi Yamanaka, and could only stare at Nara Kaechi angrily.