Kankuro had been defeated, and all members of Team One had advanced once again. This result made many people look at them in surprise.
Hinata clan prodigy Toneri Hyuga of Konoha had been famous before, but no one had expected his strength to be this formidable.
Kankuro was a puppet technique prodigy from Sunagakure, famous for his Puppet Technique. Yet he had been defeated so cleanly and unbelievably. The Puppet Technique prodigy of Sunagakure had lost his puppets to a Konoha prodigy and been easily beaten. The result was truly blinding.
The first round of the main tournament had not even reached its final match, yet only Gaara remained for the Land of Wind, and he had been seriously injured in the fierce battle during the Preliminary Tournament. If Gaara lost, not only the Land of Wind but every country participating in the Joint Chunin Exams this time would become stepping stones for Konoha.
Although the host had always held an advantage in previous Joint Chunin Exams, it was extremely rare for the other villages' participants to potentially be eliminated before the semifinals had even begun.
It was not that everyone lacked confidence in Gaara's strength. In fact, during that battle in the Preliminary Tournament, Gaara had displayed strength capable of sweeping almost the entire field. But in that clash between two powerhouses, both of them had suffered serious injuries. Although Gaara had spent a month recovering, his opponent was an heir of one of Konoha's prestigious clans.
Uchiha Sasuke was the youngest son of Fugaku, the former head of the Uchiha, once Konoha's foremost clan. He was the sole heir of Konoha's Uchiha clan. In his previous battle, he had displayed the Three Tomoe Sharingan, proving his reputation as a genius.
There were very few Uchiha with the Three