"Now, please welcome the fourth arena champion, Akashi Uchiha!"
Akashi had been watching all day and had long since grown impatient.
He immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to take the stage—
The crowd saw a figure with a huge war fan strapped to his back appear in the arena!
"Hahaha, why's he still wearing a Chunin vest?"
"Theoretically, no one said only Chunin could wear one. If you wanted, you could wear a Hokage robe—"
"Another Uchiha—but I've never heard of this one."
"That giant fan on his back, is that a weapon?"
"I heard from my nephew that Akashi Uchiha's Ninja Academy grades weren't very impressive—"
"Then why is he an arena champion? So far, even though all three initial champions lost, they still managed to advance in the end!"
"Apparently, he's Minato Namikaze's teammate. It should be a tactical arrangement, right?"
The villagers were extremely unfamiliar with Akashi Uchiha, even more so than Kizashi Haruno.
After all, Kizashi Haruno had ranked near the top at the Ninja Academy and came from a civilian background, making him easier for everyone to know. Akashi, on the other hand, had merely average grades and was also an Uchiha, a clan people respected from afar.
But that was fine—
Akashi's face was plainly saying, "Today, I'll make sure you all get to know me."
"Anyone who wants to challenge me, come up!" Akashi directly stole Hatake's line.
Hatake merely shook his head with a laugh and did not correct him.
At that moment, both Iwagakure and the Hidden Mist Village held back their people, while Konoha sent up only Yakushi Nonō!
The audience immediately began discussing it among themselves—
"Who's that little girl? She's even wearing a Konoha forehead protector—"
"What's going on? Why is she challenging one of her own?"