Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Quarterfinals of the Nine
On the day of the start of the official competition, there was an endless flow of people in the center of Konoha, and the audience position could be said to be full, which was very lively.
In this competition, not only is there a lot more people than before, but the number of people on the field has also increased several times. The wide battle field, those who don't know, think it's for the battle between the ninjas.
It's just that for those who know the inside story, this venue is actually not an exaggeration, because there are too many non-argumentative powerhouses in the official competition of this year's Zhongnin Exam.
Hinata Hinata, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Saaira Sahiro, Sawatera Iara······ And, Sakura Haruno, who was directly promoted. There are too many extra-strong people in this official competition, and even vaguely makes people feel like they are back to the prosperity of Konoha when it was first built.
The old man who really experienced that era can appreciate how powerful Konoha was in the past!
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Outside the arena, three generations returned from the entrance of the village to chat and laugh with guests in the brand-new VIP seats. The increase in age, although his strength has declined sharply, has also allowed him to grasp the hearts of the people to a higher level. He gave people a very kind feeling in his words, not like a shadow-level powerhouse standing above tens of thousands of ninjas, but like a kind and kind old man in the neighborhood.
"Konoha really deserves to be the strongest ninja village. Hokage-sama is really a good ruler, and even this field is so much bigger than before. The four generations of Kazekage praised quietly, but there was inevitably some warmth in the voice.
"Everywhere, it's all thanks to the younger generation! Under the illumination of the will of fire, the newborn Konoha is so vibrant. The third generation said with some modesty, although the recent changes in the village actually had nothing to do with him, but it did not prevent him from being comfortable at the moment.
On the emergence of foreign geniuses, a more prosperous economy, and an ever-increasing number of tasks······ Perhaps, in a few years, he can still see the day when the ninja world is at war and peace.
This arena is also contracted by Konoha Comics Co., Ltd. It is said that it only dominates the literary industry, but in fact, in the simple Konoha Hidden Village, many industries that are allowed, especially in the infrastructure industry, who can participate, will basically take money to throw money into it. This area has been doubled several times in a short period of time, and while the capacity has been greatly increased, it also looks brand new and tidy.
As for the loss, this is not a loss, the official match of the strongest middle ninja exam in history, the high flow of people attracted is terrifying, which makes the audience area expand many times more than before, but it is still full.
"Will of Fire? It's really thoughtful, we can only work hard to earn some tasks. We are not qualified to talk about such noble ideals! The four generations of Kazekage sighed softly.
In the early days, Danzang's temperament is now so prosperous that it can almost put pressure on the Wind Shadow. My big Konoha is invincible in the world, are you afraid of Sha Ninja Village, don't you come over obediently to be a junior brother, if you don't accept it, you will start a war, who has Konoha Hidden Village been afraid of.
"Don't be so discouraged, we have some development plans in Konoha recently, if you want, you can talk about it in detail after the official tournament is over. For the economy, we Konoha still have some experience, as long as we talk about cooperation, Sand Ninja Village will not be able to get rich. The three generations spoke gently, and decided to give up some benefits, they Konoha eat meat, and they have to let the neighboring village eat a mouthful of soup!
When I received the proposal to prepare for the war some time ago, the three generations didn't pay much attention to it, but after Jiraiya's proposal, it made the three generations have some worries in their hearts.
Konoha already occupies the richest area, and now that the economy is developing rapidly, it will inevitably cause the eyes of neighboring villages. Although those who have experienced the cruelty of war know that under the chaos of war, there is no warmth at all, and no one wants to experience war again. However, other ninja villages also have to eat, and if Konoha eats too much and causes other ninja villages to covet it, it will be difficult to avoid fighting.
So for the sake of peace, three generations came up with this proposal. It's not good to fight and kill, Konoha eats meat, and also drinks soup for friendly villages, everyone gets rich together, and the first rich drives the latter to get rich, and the contradictions will slowly decrease.
"Cooperation? Perhaps, when it is over, we will have a good discussion. The four generations of Kazekage showed a look of great interest, and after skipping the topic, he continued, "In this middle ninja exam, Konoha has really appeared a lot of geniuses, and I don't know which genius is the strongest." ”
The three generations replied with a smile: "In the official competition of the middle ninja exam, how to evaluate the middle ninja depends on the performance of each person. I love a few people in your village, and their talents are also very good. ”
"Then let's watch." Gradually losing some patience, the four generations of Kazekage licked his tongue a little habitually, looking at the wide and solid field.
Under the watchful eye of the public, the referee of the official match began to read out the rules. Among the nine people who participated in the official competition, eight strong players were divided into four groups to face off in pairs, and after consideration, the strength of the candidates was fully predicted, so as not to end too quickly.
Soon, in this bright sunshine, the battle is about to begin.
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Compared with the expectations in the audience, in the area of the players participating in the official competition, before going to the battlefield, these people gathered in twos and threes, and there was not much gunsmoke.
Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura, Hinata and others, except for Sakura, who doesn't seem to have changed much, the others have undergone a lot of changes.
Compared to a month ago, Naruto is now a little more slender and straight, but the physical growth is still the smallest change. The clothes he wore in the past had changed, and a pair of glasses blocked his eyes, but it did not affect his warm temperament.
"Naruto, are you ready?" Next to Naruto, Sasuke spoke calmly, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just like you did when you were still in ninja school." ”
"yes, I know." Naruto nodded, all his worries were put aside for the time being, "Sakura-chan, I don't really expect you to take it seriously, just practice normally as before." ”
That's right, although he thought that he had already made a lot of preparations, and even hurried out of the time and space ninjutsu. According to common sense, with this speed, a simple physical powerhouse can't catch up with him.
However, Sakura is not a regular physical powerhouse. The limit of her speed has not yet been calculated, even after ruthless deduction. Because the last time she fought Sasuke, she was too relaxed, so relaxed that she seemed to be just moving normally, but she avoided all of Sasuke's attacks.
Facing the heavily armed Naruto, Sakura said very gently: "Don't worry, Naruto, I'm also a teammate, I won't release the water, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of your efforts during this time?" ”
No, you can actually put some water in moderation.
Naruto opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. Through the special lenses, he carefully discerned Sakura's current situation, and suddenly noticed a trace of unnaturalness.
[Well, unlike the previous costumes, hasn't the body arrived yet?] Soon, Naruto came to the corresponding conclusion. Shadow clones are used more skillfully than one by one in the seventh class, so it's easy to see.
When performing low-level tasks, the seventh class rarely appears in the ontology. Among them, Naruto is shadow clone has its own unique skills, and it is handled handy. Sasuke did the same, and although he didn't finish as well as Naruto, it was enough to reach the passing line. Sakura at the end is to let the shadow clone check in.,Unless it's really important.,The body often doesn't appear.。
Now that the ontology has not arrived, it is estimated that there are some things that have not been dealt with well. However, according to Naruto's speculation, Sakura's main body will definitely be there in the end, rather than using a shadow clone to deal with it.
What should be faced, still has to be faced.
Seeing that Naruto seemed to have a feeling that the wind was gone, Hinata said very seriously: "Actually, Sakura is a very good person. It's so that her teammates can really grow up, and she will be serious. ”
"Hinata still understands me," Sakura said with a smile, her eyebrows curled into crescent moons, and she encouraged sincerely, "Wait a minute, you should play first, you must do your best!" I tried Sasuke's strength the other day, and his strength has improved a lot during this time. ”
Not to mention anything else, after using such extraneous powers, he was alive and kicking within two days of lying in the hospital, and it can be seen that Sasuke is now physically strong, and his vitality is not like a human.
It is also the power to tap into the body, just like the Eight Gate Dunjia, the power to distort space and forcibly step into another world often pays the price of vitality.
It was the brightest light that bloomed in a moment after countless days and nights, little by little efforts.
At this moment, Hinata behaved very quietly, and nodded lightly obediently: "I will, Sakura-chan." I've worked hard every day and I'm going to do my best, no matter what the result is. ”
"I'm still working hard when I'm so strong, it's really stressing me out!" Sasuke said, looking very solemn. It is true that the accumulation of the past few years has exploded during this time, and his strength has skyrocketed a lot, but it has not yet reached the point where it can be expanded.
Hinata doesn't have the desperate strength of Sakura, but she can't be assessed by the so-called ninja level when she breaks the restrictions of the Hyuga clan, which is also a power that belongs to the level of the extraordinary.
Unless it is also the former at the outer level, the normal lower forbearance, even if it is a genius, will be seconded, and there is no second possibility.
"The first group of the Chunin Exam Official Tournament, Hinata Hinata vs Sasuke Uchiha"
Ren is what kind of mood they have, the Zhongnin exam is officially ready to start under the announcement of the referee. Sasuke stepped onto the battlefield under Naruto's eyes, his temperament gradually changed, his eyes were shining, and he had to take this exam seriously.
In contrast, Hinata just jumped lightly to the center of the battlefield, looking no different from her usual quiet appearance. Even before she enters battle mode, she has always felt very gentle.
In the audience, the people in the ordinary viewing area have already ignited the heat.
The ninjas from all the villages watching the battle carefully looked at the two people with different temperaments on the battle field, although after entering Konoha this time, they were shocked by the prosperity of Konoha , but they did not forget the purpose of obtaining information.
"It's started, I didn't expect the duel to be the two most famous geniuses in Konoha Hidden Village at the beginning."
"It is rumored that although the girl of the Hyuga clan looks soft and weak, in fact, she has a vague possibility of winning the position of the strongest person in Hinata, and is faintly called the white-eyed princess."
"Which ninja who can have a name is not a real powerhouse? Whether it works or not depends on her performance today. It's Uchiha Sasuke, whose strength is definitely very strong, and it is rumored that he has a genius who writes wheels, and he can be invincible one-on-one with the same strength. ”
"What's more······ I heard that in the last qualifier, he directly killed his opponent in seconds by relying on his physical skills alone. ”
The more they talked, the more frightened these ninjas from the outer villages became, and some ninjas even said in despair: "Konoha's lower ninja strength is so strong, so how can we face it in the future, can we only give in?" ”
"There's no way, who made our generation green and yellow, without this kind of monster-level genius!" The other ninja sighed, and then looked indignant, "And I heard that during this time, there was a kid in Konoha who coveted the eldest lady of our Sand Ninja Village, he must have used despicable means, damn it, can Qiang Village do whatever he wants?" ”
"Silence, don't show hostility here." The other suppressed his anger and said, "There are some things to say when we return to the village, our task is very heavy." Also, rumors are just rumors after all, maybe those geniuses are just Konoha himself boasting! ”
It's just that soon, they will be able to know if there is a shady scene in this exam.
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"It's really a generation of newcomers who are better than the old, and the current little ghosts are so strong." On the duel field, Genma Shiranui, who was holding a thousand needles, sighed softly after explaining the rules. At his age, where can he cultivate this kind of momentum.
After sighing, with kindness, I don't know Huo Xuanma spoke: "This time in the ninja exam, there are four groups of duels for the time being, to your group, since they are all geniuses of the village, then it's best to stop and don't hurt your life." ”
Hearing this, Hinata and Sasuke both bowed their heads slightly, indicating understanding.
"Then, the first game of the official match below has officially begun." The voice fell, and I didn't know that Huo Genma disappeared in place, handing over the venue to the two shinobi,
On the wide battlefield ground, Sasuke and Hinata were far apart, and both of them seemed a little small compared to the vast field, but at this moment, their momentum began to increase, gradually crowding out the entire field. Even the ninjas who were in the ordinary spectator seats felt their bodies tremble, and a chill unconsciously rose in their hearts, which was a shiver that would only appear in the face of a famous and powerful person.
Konoha Shinobi, it's really terrifying.
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