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Namikaze Minato announced, "The Chunin Ninja Exams' Final Selection Battle officially begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the spectators in the Five Grandstands erupted in excitement. Cheers, applause, shouts of encouragement, chatter, and whistles surged one after another, pounding relentlessly against Hanfu, who stood in the center of the arena.

Hanfu felt like he was putting on a concert. He quickly shoved his hands into his pockets and put on an expression of deep emotion, though the green flak jacket he wore was a little too eye-catching.

Never mind.

Hanfu cleared his throat and said, "I'm the Chief Examiner, Gekko Hayate. First, let's welcome the twenty-one Genin who made it to the Final Selection Battle."

After calling up Temari and the other twenty contestants, Hanfu briefly announced the rules.

"The finals will consist of one-on-one battles. A match will end when one side surrenders or the Chief Examiner determines the winner."

"All contestants will draw lots to decide their opponents!"

"Number one will face number twenty-one, number two will face number twenty, and so on!"

"Since there are twenty-one of you, the contestants who draw numbers ten, eleven, and twelve will fight in a... three-way free-for-all!"

"Friendly reminder: even if you beat your opponent decisively in the finals, you still might not be promoted to Chunin."

"All right, you can come up and draw your lots."

Hanfu pulled out a handful of lots and smiled at the contestants before him.

The contestants looked at one another, confused. What did he mean, they might not be promoted to Chunin even if they decisively beat their opponents in the finals?

Wasn't the winner supposed to be promoted to Chunin?

Several impatient Genin asked him outright, but the audience in the stands had already gone wild. Their cheers crashed over the contestants