Nothing special happened in the next few days. Except the next morning, when Sakura was also sent back to the tower by Naruto using Flying Thunder God Technique, she noticed that [Satsuki's face was extremely ugly, and there was a layer of low pressure surrounding her body, so she did not dare to ask more questions.
Although the five days of waiting were quite boring, Team 7 decided to make full use of this time to recharge and be in the best condition to face the next assessment.
Subsequently, other Konoha teams also arrived one after another. What is gratifying is that the senior students of Naruto - Ino-Shika-Cho, Kiba, Shino Aburame, Hinata Hyuga's Team 8, all successfully passed the second assessment, and there were no serious injuries on their bodies.
It seems that Orochimaru has indeed evacuated, and Kabuto Yakushi, who is Orochimaru's right-hand man, has also appeared, and must have run away with him. This discovery made Naruto feel a little relieved.
The five-day time limit is finally over. According to final statistics, 18 candidates passed the second assessment. They were guided by Konoha Anbu to another venue, a square with a wide view. In front of the square, there stands a huge stone arm with seals, which is magnificent. The instructor of each team, Jonin, and the examiners of this exam are all here.
Naruto even saw Fugaku Uchiha in the team of examiners. What made him feel strange was that Satsuki never looked in the direction of her father, let alone stepped forward to say hello. This unusual silence made Naruto a little concerned.
In the team coaching Jonin, Might Guy was excitedly talking to Kakashi. "Kakashi! Every time I think about your subordinates, I really envy you! Although my subordinates are so excellent, compared with that kid Naruto, they still have some way to go."
Kakashi responded without turning his head. "How dare you say such depressing words? This is really unlike you."
"This is not a depressing statement, but a face to face reality! After all, the road of youth will sometimes be full of sourness and harshness! But having said that, your other two subordinates, even the genius Uchiha Clan, are probably still slightly inferior to my lovely disciple Rock Lee in terms of Taijutsu!"
"... Huh?" Kakashi finally turned his head, with pure confusion in his exposed eye, and asked slowly, "What did you just say?"
This completely heartfelt and harmless disregard immediately made Kai's enthusiasm freeze on his face. The frustration of being completely ignored caused veins to pop out on his forehead and he clenched his fists tightly.
Damn it... are you using this kind of ignoring tactic to deliberately anger me? Kai roared in his heart, he is indeed... my eternal opponent! I've memorized this tactic!
Immediately afterwards, Third Hokage, who was standing at the front, began to explain the rules of the final exam.
Hiruzen Sarutobi first elaborated on the deeper significance of joining forces with Chunin Ninja Exams. The general idea is that the performance of the candidates in the examination room directly reflects the strength and potential of their respective villages. This will affect the client country's evaluation of the village and the subsequent allocation of tasks.
This is essentially a mini-war in the name of exams and in the name of national competition. It is like a sports meeting... a cruel sports meeting where lives may be paid at any time.
Immediately afterwards, a coughing, pale man wearing a standard ninja vest walked forward in a vain manner.
"Ahem... I am the examiner of this qualifying match, Gekko Hayate. First of all, let me explain that the next step is the preliminaries for the third exam. Ahem... Since the official competition is an individual battle, considering the number of people, you can now choose to withdraw on your own."
While he was explaining the rules, he kept coughing, and he looked as if he might die at any moment. Some candidates couldn't help but worry - is this examiner really okay? It felt like after five days in Forest of Death, even the most exhausted candidates were in much better condition than this guy!
Although some candidates were a little dissatisfied with Gekko Hayate's explanation - that because the third formal assessment will invite Daimyo and important figures from various countries to watch the ceremony, and the schedule is limited, more than half of the contestants need to be eliminated through the qualifiers - no one raised any objections, and it is possible that even if they have objections, it will be useless.
"It seems... ahem... no one has chosen to withdraw." Gekko Hayate said weakly, "Then, the qualifying competition begins now. The rules are individual actual combat. There are exactly 6 teams with 18 people, and there are exactly 9 games."
"There are no unnecessary restrictions in the rules. The battle will continue until one party dies, falls down, or voluntarily surrenders. If you don't want to die, please surrender in time. The players in each battle will be randomly matched on the electronic screen."
Naruto looked up at the huge LED electronic display screen... Very good, I no longer even have the desire to complain. It seems that I have become accustomed to the twisted technology tree of this world.
As the names on the screen began to scroll rapidly, the lights flashed rapidly and finally froze, showing the opponent of the first game.
When they saw the two sets of names clearly, the entire examination room fell into an eerie silence, and everyone froze.
[Uzumaki Naruto VS Uchiha Satsuki]
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