To Reach the Top Eight, He Could Only Defeat the Kazekage (Please Vote)

Three days after the preliminaries, the Martial Arts Tournament officially began.

To distinguish it from the Youth Martial Arts Tournament, Ninshu did not continue using the original venue.

Instead, it built a larger open-air arena. Both the spectator stands and the combat grounds for the contestants were twice the size of those at the Youth Martial Arts Tournament.

The format had not changed. It was still the same system, with numbers drawn to determine the order of battles.

"Immortal Mu Yue, bless me! Sage of Six Paths, bless me! Give me a great draw!"

Obito pressed his palms together and stared at the large screen hanging on the wall, hoping to draw an exceptionally favorable number.

In the Martial Arts Tournament, unless one was strong enough to sweep everyone aside, luck was also extremely important.

For example, in the previous Youth Martial Arts Tournament, if Obito had not drawn such a favorable match-up, it would have been difficult for him to take second place, because at the time, he most likely could not have defeated Might Guy.

Of course, luck alone was not enough. One also needed a certain amount of strength. Even if one happened to face the weakest Kage, that was still a Kage—not someone an ordinary ninja could defeat.

Names and numbers began flashing wildly across the dark screen. Half a minute later, the large display was filled with densely packed contestant names.

"Number one, Might Guy..." Obito hurriedly scanned the screen, trying to find his own name.

In the end, Obito found his illustrious name at number fifty-seven.

"So far back."

Obito complained, then continued scanning the screen to see which ninjas might become his potential opponents.

Once the tournament numbers were revealed, it became very clear which ninjas one might encounter next.

For example, Might