Shinki's powerful Senjutsu! The Finals begin!

The moment the sword was taken by Shinki, Gamabunta reached out to try and snatch it back.

Shinki, however, simply grabbed the Short Sword and slammed it forward with all his might!

"Smack!"

This time, he slapped Gamabunta's hand back!

And beside the battlefield.

Gamabunta's two brothers, Gamahiro and Gamaken, were watching the battle intently.

"That kid's power after activating Sage Mode is actually greater than Gamabunta's."

Toad Gamahiro, carrying two swords, exclaimed in shock.

"What an unexpected lad! He's only been at Mount Myōboku for three days, yet he's already mastered Senjutsu to this level."

Gamaken, carrying a giant trident and shield, also looked surprised.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a genius."

In the fighting arena, after Shinki snatched Gamabunta's Short Sword, he delivered several heavy blows to Gamabunta's body.

Gamabunta couldn't understand why this kid, with such a small body, possessed such terrifying strength.

Finally, after being struck more than a dozen times with the back of the sword by the Shinki, Gamabunta bent his knees and jumped back.

Shinki was straightforward; he put down the knife in his hand.

You lost.

Gamabunta's originally Orange face turned red.

It wants to deny it.

But all the Toads present saw the one-sided battle just now, and it can't deny it.

So it could only sullenly jump to the side of the Shinki, and although it was full of resentment, it still said, "You beat me, kid. You do have some skills."

Shinki accepted the praise without hesitation and retorted, "You haven't seen many of my brushes yet."

After this battle, the Toads of Shinki and Mount Myōboku became thoroughly acquainted.

In the Temple on the Back Mountain of Mount Myōboku.

The Sage Fukasaku reported the cultivation progress of the Shinki to the Great Toad Sage in detail.

The Great Toad Sage was half-asleep, his eyes half-closed.

After listening to Sage Fukasaku's report, the Great Toad Sage nodded and said, "That kid certainly didn't disappoint me."

"I had another dream last night. I dreamt that a ball of White Light flew down from the sky, and then the red ball of light collided with the White Light..."

"What does this mean? Does it mean that the Shinki has a destined nemesis?"

Fukasaku looked puzzled.

The Great Toad Sage couldn't offer an answer, only squinting his eyes and saying, "You can go now, I'm going to sleep."

Sage Fukasaku obeyed and exited.

More than twenty days later.

Konoha, the examination venue.

Today is the final match of the Chunin Ninja Exams. The ten winners from the preliminary rounds will face off in head-to-head battles.

The judges will score their performance in the competition.

In other words, winning a battle is not the only criterion for judging whether someone can become Chunin; the Examinee's performance during the exam is more important.

Just as the Third had mentioned a month ago, not only were the Daimyo of the Nations watching the match, but even the Kazekage of Sunagakure was there.

At this moment, the Hokage and Kazekage sat side by side on the high platform of the examination hall and announced the start of the competition.

On the side of the stands, Ino looked anxious. "The match has already started, why haven't Naruto and Shinki arrived yet?"

"Who knows? It seems like people who are late will be automatically disqualified."

Shikamaru answered Ino.

After saying that, Shikamaru, who had absolutely no desire to fight, sighed, "If I could, I really wouldn't want to fight the last match; it's such a hassle."

"Luckily, my Sasuke arrived on time. It would have been such a shame if he had been disqualified from the exam," Sakura teased from the side.

Not far from them, Hinata was sweating for Naruto.

"Naruto-kun, hurry up and get to the exam hall. If you're too late, you'll be automatically disqualified."

The highest point of the stands.

The Third Hokage's face showed displeasure. He pulled aside his attendant and asked, "Where exactly did Jiraiya take Naruto and Shinki?"

"We don't know either."

The attendant replied hesitantly, "The Anbu investigated this matter, but they only found traces of Summoning Technique used by the river outside the village. Furthermore, Naruto and Shinki haven't been home even once in the last two weeks."

"That Jiraiya guy... he should have at least told me Jiraiya he wanted to take the two kids away..."

The Third Hokage sighed.

"Well, in that case, we'll have to disqualify the two boys from the exam. We can't keep the high-ranking officials from various countries waiting too long in this solemn and serious occasion."

Just as the Third Hokage was about to have his attendant inform the examiner to disqualify Shinki and Naruto from the exam, the Kazekage beside him suddenly said, "Lord Hokage, please wait a little longer. Konoha has produced a genius just like the Yellow Flash back then, and everyone is eager to meet him."

The Third Hokage hesitated, then said, "But we can't let their lateness disrupt the normal examination order."

Kazekage said understandingly, "It's alright, we can postpone their exams and hold the others' exams first."

"If they haven't returned by the end, it's not too late to disqualify them from the exam."

"It wasn't easy for them to get to the final stage."

The Third Hokage was thinking exactly what the Kazekage had said, so he nodded and accepted the Kazekage's offer. "Lord Kazekage is truly kind. Then let us do as Lord Kazekage says and postpone the match between Shinki and Naruto."

Just as the Hokage stood up and loudly announced that the exams for Shinki and Naruto were postponed, a greedy glint flashed in the eyes of the Kazekage behind him.

The Arena.

The draw for the third Finals is as follows.

Naruto VS Neji

Shinki VS Gaara

Temari VS Shikamaru

Shino VS Tenten

Sasuke vs. Amegakure Ninja.

Because Shinki and Naruto didn't arrive, the battles between the last three groups were moved up.

Upon hearing that he was the first to perform, Shikamaru made a face that suggested he was tired of the task.

He didn't want to come at all, but his dad and teammates insisted that he participate in the third game.

He walked onto the field with a sigh, only to find that his opponent was a woman. He muttered, "What a troublesome woman."

Temari heard Shikamaru's muttering and unceremoniously took off the fan from her back.

Don't make me slap you!

After a brief greeting, the new examiner for the third exam Genma Shiranui, clasped his hands together.

"The match begins!"

Shikamaru and Temari fighting fiercely on the field.

Sasuke looked worried.

Over the past month, he has learned a lot from Kakashi and is thinking that he should be able to exchange a few blows with Shinki.

But why haven't Shinki and Naruto arrived yet?!

Did something unexpected happen?

Or perhaps.

After training with Lord Jiraiya, he no longer cares about the Chunin tournament?

Don't worry.

Kakashi-sensei then patted Sasuke on the shoulder.

He could see how much Sasuke valued his two comrades, Shinki and Naruto, and reassured them, "With Lord Jiraiya by their side, they'll definitely be safe."

"Besides, Shinki has the Flying Thunder God; if he couldn't get to the venue on time, he probably overslept..."

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