A Boring Match

"The Nara Clan's Shadow Imitation Technique is quite a magical secret art," Shuichi commented to himself after observing Nara Rokujin's tactical arrangements. "However, Secret Jutsu Clan also have many weaknesses. Their combat strength is quite good in the early and mid-stages, and their methods are unexpected, but it becomes difficult to overcome this constraint in the later stages."

The other two Amegakure Ninja in the stands looked at each other in dismay after seeing the result. Amagakure was considered the strongest among them, but he was defeated by someone else. Nara Rokujin was not really strong among all the cleared players, but he easily defeated Amagakure by crushing his intelligence.

"What should we do? Are there any weak opponents among the remaining ones?" Genin Amashi asked another Genin, Suiken.

"It seems there aren't any more." Suiken's face was grim. "We can only hope that we both get to meet in the draw, so that one of us can advance."

While the Amegakure Ninja Team was in a state of great distress, the referee, Kamizuki Ryūun, continued to arrange the next match.

"Beep beep..."

[Black Insect VS Tamon]

"Who is this Black Insect?" Everyone present felt as if they had forgotten something, until Aburame Shihei, wearing sunglasses, slowly Earth Flow the center of the room, and they realized that it seemed like they were seeing this person for the first time.

"Be careful, he's a member of Konoha's special squad. He'll probably be tough to deal with." Yukari reminded her teammate. This Tamon was the Genin who worked with Yazo to use sandstorms to deal with Uchiha Ryouya, and he had always kept a low profile.

In the arena, two people with extremely low profiles stood facing each other, both expressionless and silent, creating an odd scene.

"The match begins!"

"Swish!" Tamon drew a short sword from behind him. Besides his decent Wind Release, swordsmanship was also one of his main offensive methods.

Aburame Shihei and others only reacted when their opponent was very close. They seemed to be not good at Taijutsu, and they stumbled and dodged Tamon's slashes, unable to retaliate for a while.

Seeing this, Tamon wanted to press his advantage, but this time, Aburame Shihei made a move, and just as Tamon was about to bring down his sword, a large number of dense black dots burst out from his long sleeves.

Upon closer inspection, everyone discovered that it was actually a defense formed by countless insects, and the two sides had collided before the Tamon cleaved down.

"Snap!" The insects seemed to be scattered by the blow, but at that moment Tamon felt a sense of weakness in his body.

"Ah! What are these things?" More insects crawled out of his clothes, and he felt his chakra rapidly disappearing.

Aburame Shihei's body didn't move at all, but a large number of insects flew out of his body, forming a black cloud-like scene. "Whoosh!" These insects completely surrounded Tamon, making him look like a black man.

"Ah, ah..." Tamon's cries grew weaker and weaker, and his body gradually stopped struggling. He lay motionless on the ground.

"The winner is Black Insect."

"This is a nightmare for people with trypophobia!" Shuichi the sight.

In his past life, he was a bit of a germaphobe. Although he had recently gotten used to playing with snakes and was less concerned about it, he still found the Aburame Clan, who treated their bodies like insect nests, a rather unusual group. This was comparable to all sorts of bizarre body modifications.

Many of the Genin on the field also felt uncomfortable. Even some of those who had advanced to the Third Exam did not want to face this man who played with insects, as it would be a bad experience regardless of whether they won or not.

"Shihei's Kikaichū can devour chakra. He probably already made his move before the exam even started. That's really his style!" Mokui remained calm about this; he had seen this kind of scene many times before.

While it is indeed a bit disgusting, one has to admit that the insect control technique is a very comprehensive and powerful family tradition, encompassing offense, defense, reconnaissance, and more. Having them as teammates does give one a sense of security.

After Kamizuki Ryūun announced the results, the insects on Tamon's body instantly flew up and all ran back into Aburame Shihei's body as if they had never appeared again. The weaker Genin on both sides of the platform didn't even dare to look at him, and could only be thankful that they hadn't faced him.

"It's just that he's exhausted from excessive chakra consumption, and he has no other physical injuries. He'll be fine once he wakes up." After examining him, the Medical Ninja had the Sunagakure personnel carry Tamon back immediately; there was absolutely no need for him to go to the hospital.

"The game continues!"

"Beep beep..."

[Saki VS Amashi]

"We're doomed. It's that Sunagakure with the sword. We couldn't even take them on." Amashi and Suiken felt like they'd been struck by lightning. They had previously encountered the Sunagakure's interception and were outnumbered, but they were no match for them. Now that it was a one-on-one battle, there was basically no hope.

But he still didn't dare to surrender directly in front of that harsh instructor, hoping that his opponents wouldn't kill or cripple him, and would give him a dignified ending.

As expected, once the match started, Amashi, who had lost all fighting spirit, was completely outmatched by Saki, who had sharp swordsmanship. With just a few simple slashes, blood was gushing from Amatsu's body, making him look terrifying.

"Whoosh!" The slash suddenly changed speed and went straight for Amashi again. Just when he thought he was going to die, Saki changed the blade to the back of the blade and slapped him on the shoulder.

"Ah!" Amashi did feel a lot of pain, but she lay down on the ground and didn't move. She then pretended to be seriously injured and unconscious.

Realizing his opponent was holding back, he gambled that he wouldn't be killed. He figured the referee would probably end the match, meaning he'd only lost because he hadn't surrendered, which would be considered a failure, and the defeat would simply be due to inferior strength. The Amegakure Ninja leader probably couldn't say anything about that.

"Match over, Saki wins!"

"Consider yourself lucky!" Saki sheathed his sword. Tosha had reminded him before the match that there was no need to provoke Amegakure. Although Sunagakure was not afraid, he didn't need to push Amegakure to Konoha's side. Even a superficial peace was necessary.

"Let's move on to the next match!"

"Beep beep..."

[Yao VS Sarutobi Kohei]

"No way!" Sarutobi Kohei's face immediately fell. Although the Third Hokage hadn't told him explicitly, Shuichi's actions in the Second Stage had already made him realize that this was an Anbu member. Even if he were a powerful Genin, he wouldn't be able to defeat Anbu.

But there was no other way; he couldn't become the first person in Konoha to lose without a fight. He could only go all out and fight, hoping the other side would show mercy.

Yao was a slender young woman with a cold expression. She carried a rather long Katana on her back, which looked quite thin and suggested a fast-sword fighting style.

After the fight started, she seemed to give Sarutobi Kohei. Perhaps because of the Third Hokage, the seemingly unapproachable Yao actually fought Sarutobi Kohei with considerable patience. The two exchanged blows fiercely, but there was no sense of killing intent between them.

After quickly using up all his chakra, Sarutobi Kohei was knocked down due to exhaustion.

Shuichi only gave their performance a score of 59 out of 100, saying they couldn't even fool a regular Genin and it looked even more awkward than the previous performances.

"Yao win. In the final match, Akimichi Jinsei. Suiken."