I Have to Fight the Hokage?

With no restrictions on entry, rewards far exceeding those of the previous tournament, and the boost of peacetime, Ninshu's second Martial Arts Tournament created an unprecedented spectacle.

Even Six Paths City, which had been constantly expanding, became somewhat crowded after being flooded with such a massive influx of people.

The contestants alone would not have been enough to fill Six Paths City, since ninja were still a minority. The main reason was that this grand event had drawn in countless ordinary people.

Some wanted to use the tournament to find reliable ninja to complete missions. Some simply wanted to watch thrilling ninja battles. Others hoped to make a fortune in Six Paths City while they had the chance.

In short, for all sorts of reasons, Six Paths City's population had reached its highest point since its founding.

"There are so many people. Don't tell me there'll be over a thousand ninja competing. How long would the preliminaries take?" Obito grumbled as he entered Six Paths City and looked at the crowd.

Six Paths City was packed now, and there were plenty of ninja among them.

"Probably not over a thousand, but there'll definitely be more than last time. After all, the number of elimination-round spots has doubled this time," Kakashi said, shaking his head.

Even during the previous Youth Martial Arts Tournament, some ninja with jonin-level strength had only barely made it into the elimination rounds before being swiftly eliminated.

This Martial Arts Tournament had no age restriction, so the competition was bound to be fiercer. That alone would be enough to discourage many ordinary ninja who knew their limits.

Of course, since simply reaching the elimination rounds earned rewards this time, there would definitely still be a group of ninja hoping to get lucky and slip through. So the