The Star of Creation That Split Heaven and Earth

This was the last day of the Konoha Chunin Ninja Exams.

The daimyo and dignitaries from various countries, as well as the leaders of small ninja villages, arrived in Konoha one after another. All the ninjas who had been waiting for this day could only suppress their complicated thoughts and head to the Chunin Ninja Exams arena.

On the high platform of the Chunin Ninja Exams, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Rasa in the white Hokage robes, watched Rasa approach gracefully, escorted by two guards. A flicker of emotion crossed his eyes.

"Lord Kazekage, it's been a long time!"

"Rasa" subconsciously licked his lips, his eyes sweeping over everyone present before he slowly said, "Yes, I didn't expect the Hokage to have aged so much. It's a pity for Konoha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled softly, "I'm getting old, and I was thinking of retiring as soon as possible, but seeing the children's energetic faces makes me feel a few years younger again, and I can still hold Konoha up a bit more!"

After speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi focused his gaze on the young ninjas participating in the competition, "However, although Rasa is young, the strength of the new generation of young people is just a bit..."

Following the old man's gaze, "Rasa" looked at Gaara and Temari, the only two remaining players on the field, and his face immediately darkened.

Otogakure, Dōmeki.

Sunagakure, Gaara, Temari.

Konoha, Shino Aburame, Shikamaru Nara, Neji Hyuga Shikamaru Nara, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha, who for some reason hasn't appeared yet.

Almost simultaneously, the leaders of all the ninja villages, large and small, were secretly complaining.

Konoha has so many geniuses, isn't that amazing?

Dōmeki casually placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder. "What's wrong, Naruto? Is Sasuke-kun forfeiting? I was really looking forward to his boastful words about defeating me!"

"That can't be!"

Naruto nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he knew Sasuke wouldn't give up the match easily, he and Sakura had searched for a long time before the match but couldn't find Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke, which made him a little worried.

"It's alright. As long as I can help Sasuke defeat his senior, your promise to Sasuke still stands, right?"

Naruto recalled the boastful words that the Gamabunta had whispered in his ear yesterday, saying that he could easily defeat any Tailed Beast or Kage, and that even a creature like Manda was nothing more than a mudfish in front of it. A confident smile immediately appeared on his face.

Shikamaru glanced at Naruto in surprise, then stole a look at Dōmeki. Seeing that Hyakume didn't seem to care, he patted Naruto on the shoulder before feeling relieved. For some reason, he felt that there was something wrong with this eccentric senior.

Fortunately, the examiner for the third exam strode into the venue.

The examiner, a Senbon dangling from his mouth, loudly introduced himself, "I am Genma Shiranui, the examiner for this exam. I hereby declare the exam open. Please return to the preparation area. The two candidates for the first exam, Neji Hyuga and Naruto Uzumaki, will remain!"

The moment Genma uttered his name, Dōmeki made an exaggerated expression, which puzzled the tense Naruto nearby.

"Does the examiner have any questions?"

The red-haired boy placed his admiring gaze on the examiner, and upon hearing Naruto's question, he said quietly, "I've heard that this brother-in-law has a sister named Mai!"

Genma immediately turned his sharp gaze to Dōmeki, who had ignored his orders, and with a "pfft," shot the Senbon from his mouth that grazed Dōmeki's face. "I've never heard of having a younger sister! And boy, it's time for you to leave!"

"Tch!" Dōmeki spat in disappointment, stretching his body. "Since Shiranui -senpai doesn't even have a younger sister, he's just an ordinary old man! I won't give you any face!"

The red-haired boy swept his gaze over the audience and his opponents, who were all watching him with great interest, and spoke loudly.

"I find this grand banquet rather boring; let me liven things up!"

He beckoned with his right hand, pointing at his opponents with their varied expressions, "Why don't you all come over here together!"

In an instant, Gaara and the others' expressions changed drastically, and anger at being looked down upon crept onto their faces.

A troubled Genma Shiranui immediately turned his gaze to the Third Hokage in the audience. Seeing the Third Hokage nod calmly, he very consciously withdrew from the battle arena.

Dōmeki strode to the center of the arena. Seeing the little devils hesitantly surrounding him, a wanton and arrogant smile crept onto his face.

"Gentlemen, please come and please me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dōmeki Kunai thrown at Hyakume from all directions.

Just as the Kunai to engulf the boy's body, Dōmeki gently raised a finger and touched a Kunai. In an instant, all the sharp blades seemed to be frozen in mid-air as if controlled by an invisible force.

As the boy flicked his finger, the Kunai shattered into black dust that floated around him.

"This is... Magnet Release!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi abruptly turned to look at the Fourth Kazekage. Although other ninja villages also possessed Magnet Release that could imbue metals with magnetism, such large-scale Magnet Release of metals like Iron Sand was a closely guarded secret of Sunagakure. And now it had appeared in the hands of a small ninja village. He wondered what the Kazekage thought.

However, "Rasa" remained unfazed, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi admire the young Kage's composure.

However, the Genin on the field felt immense pressure. Shikamaru, sweat Shikamaru on his forehead, muttered to himself, "If I remember correctly, he didn't show this ability when he ravaged us in the Forest of Death. Could it be that he was hiding his strength all along?"

Gaara's gaze swept over Dōmeki in surprise. "Red-haired? Magnet Release? Could this be that man's illegitimate son?"

While he breathed a sigh of relief, his expression grew even uglier. The fact that this guy was so much better than him only confirmed that he was indeed the piece of trash Rasa had described!

"No, impossible! Quicksand Waterfall Flow!"

Almost all the yellow sand surged out from the sand gourd behind him in his possessed state, instantly turning the entire arena into a desert and engulfing everyone on the field, friend or foe.

"Sand Waterfall Funeral!"

Gaara roared, clasped his hands together, and the desert beneath his feet surged into the sky, forming overlapping, raging sand waves that crushed towards Dōmeki.

Amidst the heart-pounding gasps of the surrounding spectators, waves of sand surged down, one higher than the next, threatening to bury the entire arena.

Is he trying to kill us?

Shikamaru pulled Naruto close to the wall at the edge of the arena, their black shadows twisting as they looked up at the sky obscured by yellow sand and complained.

However, Dōmeki's voice echoed across the arena!

"Heaven and Earth are in discord! The Star of Creation!"

A black line approached from afar, emitting a buzzing sound at a frequency barely perceptible to the human ear, as Dōmeki drew a vertical line with his hand.

Like parting the sea, wherever the thin black line passed, all the surging sand waves were split in the middle, losing control and scattering onto the ground.