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After Temari's fight with the Aburame Clan Genin ended, the remaining matches seemed to hit fast-forward. They raced ahead, one after another, and before long, it was afternoon.

"Yaaawn~~"

Hanfu leaned against the towering wall at the edge of the battlefield, watching the three-way battle with utter boredom. Every so often, he yawned, his eyes heavy with sleep.

"So slow."

Maybe the three-way battle looked thrilling to everyone else, but to Hanfu, it was just a bunch of weaklings pecking at each other. It was painfully dull.

He looked up at the spectators in the stands, who were screaming with excitement, and shook his head slightly. The spectators this year were hopeless. It hadn't been that long—had they already forgotten the "fixed match" in the first round?

What a bunch of fools.

The three-way battle went on for over half an hour. In the end, all three contestants were utterly exhausted, and with Hanfu's involvement, the match ended in a draw.

After sending the three of them out of the Exam Venue, Namikaze Minato announced in a clear voice that the Chunin Joint Selection Exam had come to a perfect conclusion!

As for the list of those who would promote to Chunin, it would be announced in five days.

It had originally been set for three days later, but Advisor Fugaku, who was in charge of finances, had stubbornly dragged out the discussion until they settled on five days.

Under the Konoha Military Police Force's guidance, thousands of spectators filed out in an orderly fashion, forming ten black streams that flowed into Konoha.

The contestants also left the Exam Venue through the competitors' exit.

Mei Terumi and Baki led their respective teams toward the Ichigo Hot Spring Inn, one group on each side.

Hozuki Suigetsu followed Mei Terumi with his