The Battle Continues

Qingyun was naturally happy for Yoshihime; despite being only a Genin, she had erupted with strength not inferior to a Jonin, and all the focus was naturally on her.

The tournament had to continue, and immediately after, the screen flickered once more; the names that appeared this time were unknown to Qingyun.

However, Qingyun still watched the match very carefully, because the ninja world was full of people with special abilities and many genius ninjas. He could not afford to shut himself off and work behind closed doors; he had to constantly learn and observe to make progress.

Qingyun did not care who won or lost this match; what he cared about were the three members of the first-place team.

One of them was named Uchiha Xunfeng, another wore a mask—Qingyun simply felt he was familiar but could not recognize who he was—and the last one had a tall build, someone Qingyun was completely unfamiliar with.

Immediately following this, the Third Hokage shouted, "Stop!" and the names scrolling on the screen came to a halt.

"This match, Minato Namikaze vs. Aburame Shinnosuke!" Qingyun almost laughed when he heard the name, because the full name of Crayon Shin-chan was Nohara Shinnosuke, but he stopped that thought when he realized this person was from the group that had arrived second.

Using his sensory abilities, Qingyun discovered that this guy named Shinnosuke was filled with chakra from head to toe.

The Aburame clan, who use their bodies to raise Kikaichū... this is troublesome. Minato is better at close-quarters combat. Qingyun felt a bit worried.

However, Minato smiled at Qingyun, as if to say, "Just wait and see."

Subsequently, the match began immediately.

Just as Qingyun had expected, Aburame Shinnosuke used his Kikaichū to pressure Minato from a distance, and Minato had no way to get close to Shinnosuke.

The Kikaichū could devour chakra; if they swarmed him, even Minato would have no choice but to lose.

Minato kept throwing Explosive Tags and kunai, but these things could only eliminate a portion of the Kikaichū and had no way to completely wipe out these annoying pests.

"Insect Sphere!" The opponent used a major technique, and Minato was eventually engulfed; the surrounding spectators all sighed in pity.

However, Qingyun saw that what had been engulfed was merely Minato's Substitution Technique.

Almost all the Kikaichū went to attack Minato's substitute, while Minato directly detonated the Explosive Tags on the large wooden post.

"Boom!" Suddenly, flames shot into the sky, and many Kikaichū were killed.

Minato did not hesitate; while detonating the Explosive Tags, he had already charged toward Aburame Shinnosuke.

"Too naive!" Aburame Shinnosuke did not panic at all, raising his hand as countless Kikaichū surged toward Minato once again.

However, after the Kikaichū engulfed Minato, this Minato also disappeared with a "poof."

"Damn it! It's a Shadow Clone!"

"Using the Substitution Technique, using Explosive Tags to kill my bugs, and then using a Shadow Clone to lure me into attacking?! Where is the real body!? Where is the real body!?" Aburame Shinnosuke panicked slightly and immediately turned his head to search.

But Minato had instantly appeared behind Aburame Shinnosuke.

"Armament Haki!" Minato used Armament Haki and then landed a solid punch on Aburame Shinnosuke's body.

"Ah!" Aburame Shinnosuke's entire body flew out instantly and eventually collapsed to the ground.

"Flying Thunder God Technique!?" Qingyun was also surprised that this guy could master the Flying Thunder God so quickly.

So that's it! Qingyun suddenly understood; from the beginning, Minato hadn't been throwing kunai aimlessly. These kunai must have been marked with the Flying Thunder God formula long ago, and they had been thrown around the Aburame ninja intentionally or unintentionally.

"Using the Substitution Technique, using Shadow Clones, and even learning that black power... is he learning from me? Truly impressive!" Minato's performance undoubtedly stunned the Third Hokage.

"Good!" This battle was fought brilliantly, and everyone saw Minato's outstanding performance.

Qingyun also had to admit that Minato's talent was exceptional.

"Not bad! You actually learned the Flying Thunder God," Qingyun praised.

"And you even used Armament Haki; I really didn't expect you to be this strong," Qingyun said to Minato with a smile.

"Qingyun, don't say that. Compared to you, I still have a long way to go." Minato was a person with self-awareness; he knew there was an insurmountable gap between him and Qingyun.

This battle ended with Minato's victory.

Immediately after, the big screen began to scroll again, and the Third Hokage called for a stop.

Finally, two unfamiliar names lit up on the big screen.

Qingyun looked and saw that the people fighting on the field this time were the tall, big guy from the first-place team.

The other person was the captain of the second-place team.

One was named Matsubara, and the other was Ryokichi Akimichi.

The former was very sturdy, and the latter was very thick-set; both were power-type competitors.

Qingyun knew that this first-place team was full of remarkable figures. Uchiha Xunfeng's strength was very high, so the strength of this Matsubara before him was naturally not bad either. As for the person he felt familiar with, Qingyun thought he must be the strongest among them.

Ryokichi Akimichi was clearly from the Akimichi clan; they possessed the special ability to convert fat into a large amount of chakra. In terms of pure physical destructive power, the Akimichi clan was the strongest among all the families in Konoha.

As for this Matsubara before him, he was naturally also from Konoha, but his specific abilities were completely unknown.

"You should surrender, otherwise you will lose very miserably," Matsubara advised Ryokichi Akimichi.

"I want to, but if I do, the whole team will be eliminated." Ryokichi Akimichi clearly had a personality that did not like to be overly competitive.

As the Third Hokage announced the start of the match, Ryokichi Akimichi took the initiative to launch an attack on Matsubara.

"Human Bullet Tank!" The destructive power of the Akimichi clan was astonishing. He launched an attack toward Matsubara, but Matsubara did not move at all.

Is he that weak? This guy? Is he going to lose just like this? Qingyun thought with concern.

However, at the most critical moment, Matsubara moved.

In the next second, Matsubara was already at the other side of the arena.

"So fast!" Qingyun was also somewhat startled.

Qingyun immediately understood this fellow's ability.

So that's it! No wonder this guy's muscles are so sturdy and his speed is so high! He's a taijutsu-type ninja! Qingyun had just managed to track the guy's movement trajectory; in terms of pure speed, this Matsubara even surpassed Rock Lee from the original story.

"Don't think you can escape! Human Bullet Tank!" Akimichi utilized his destructive power to continuously attack in Matsubara's direction, yet Matsubara was able to easily dodge every time by using his speed.

Very quickly, Akimichi realized that his attacks were too cumbersome and had no way of hitting his opponent.

"Huff, huff, huff!" Akimichi gasped for air, suddenly at a loss for how to attack.