"Rasengan, Flying Thunder God, Summoning Technique... Minato really knew how to surprise me!"
"That last technique... good thing it was stopped. Otherwise, who knew what might have happened?" Qingyun felt rather troubled.
"Finally... the winner is Qingyun!" The Third Hokage finally announced the end of the match. Qingyun had secured a spot in the semifinals.
"Alright! All contestants who passed the second preliminary round are qualified to enter the semifinals. The semifinals will be a four-to-two competition. As long as you pass this round, you will advance directly to the final."
"The contestants advancing are Uchiha Xunfeng, Matsubara, Taiyue, and Qingyun," the Third Hokage announced.
Qingyun's feelings were complicated. Aside from himself, the other three were all from the same squad. Combined with the fact that they had been the first to reach the Central Tower, it could only mean one thing.
Their strength was extraordinary.
"Looks like I still need to fight two matches. I wonder how they'll arrange things." Qingyun pondered.
"Alright! No more wasting time! The semifinal draw begins now! Start the big screen!" After the Third Hokage spoke, he quickly called for it to stop.
Immediately afterward, the screen displayed: Uchiha Xunfeng VS Taiyue. Since three of them were from the same side, they were bound to face each other.
Uchiha Xunfeng looked at Taiyue, then at the Third Hokage, seeming somewhat unwilling to compete.
"Are you going to fight?" the Third Hokage asked.
"I'll fight." Though Uchiha Xunfeng looked troubled, he ultimately chose to battle.
Still, he seemed reluctant. Soon after, a jonin suddenly appeared in the arena and said something to the Third Hokage. In the end, the Third Hokage nodded and announced, "Uchiha Xunfeng forfeits the match."
"He forfeited? That Uchiha genius with the Triple Tomoe Sharingan actually withdrew voluntarily?"
"That's so lame!