In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and the third round of the Chunin Exams had finally begun.
At Naruto's insistent request, Xiao Xie had arrived at the spectator stands early in the morning for the third-round examination.
"Xiao Xie, sit over here!"
When Yuhi Kurenai saw Xiao Xie appear in the stands, she hurriedly waved him over.
Hearing that, Xiao Xie smiled and walked over to the seat beside Yuhi Kurenai. After sitting down, he smiled and nodded at Hinata before turning his attention to Naruto.
"Naruto looks pretty nervous!" Seeing Naruto standing in the middle of the arena with an uneasy expression, Xiao Xie could not help but chuckle.
Meanwhile, the Third Hokage stepped out and delivered some opening remarks. Then, at examiner Shiranui Genma's command, the first match officially began.
There were no major changes from the anime. The first match was still Uzumaki Naruto versus Neji Hyuga.
"I don't want to waste time on dead last like you. Let's settle this quickly!" Neji Hyuga said disdainfully as he looked at Uzumaki Naruto.
Naruto had been nervous at first, but the moment he heard Neji call him dead last, a nameless fury rose in his heart. All he wanted now was to teach Neji Hyuga a good lesson.
"Don't underestimate me! Multiple Shadow Clone Technique! Go!"
Naruto shouted, forming hand seals with both hands. In an instant, he created more than a dozen shadow clones, which charged at Neji Hyuga together.
"They're all physical bodies? Even my Byakugan can't tell them apart. But clones are still just clones! Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!"
Seeing the dozen-plus shadow clones rushing toward him, Neji Hyuga wore a contemptuous expression. The more shadow clones one created, the more their strength was divided. Naruto had created over a