Enrollment Selection Tournament (2)

Soon, Hoshishaku's confusion was resolved.

Because one of the items in the entrance assessment was to detect chakra reactions.

Through the System Inspection function, he realized that anyone without chakra simply left the waiting room and headed to the outdoor field for basic physical fitness tests.

Perhaps the field was where the normal entrance exam took place?

Those who possessed a certain amount of chakra, but less than one thousand, were directly admitted without further testing; they simply filled out a form and could leave or head to the spectator stands.

However, those whose chakra levels exceeded one thousand—surpassing the standard of an average Genin (a benchmark Hoshishaku had set for himself)—were all directed into the Second Waiting Room to review the assessment rules on an electronic screen.

"Minors possessing ninja abilities are required to engage in one-on-one duels during the upcoming assessment. The winners advance to the preparation area for the next round, while the losers are eliminated and must proceed to the First Waiting Room to register for enrollment... But regardless of victory or defeat, simply demonstrating one's talent may lead to being recruited into the Ninja Academy's inaugural Chunin and Jonin Theory Class, where one will enjoy the highest quality of instruction."

Yuto read the rules on the electronic screen, then turned his head to ask Hoshishaku:

"Do you know what that Chunin and Jonin Theory Class is?"

Before Hoshishaku could answer, the girl sitting in front of them turned around and said:

"It's the so-called genius class, led by the Hokage's brother, Senju Tobirama, with elites from various ninja clans taking turns to teach. Did your elders not tell you?"

This girl, who looked to be about ten years old, had beautiful black hair and fair, porcelain-white skin; her delicate and soft features made it clear she was a natural beauty.

Hyuga Hoshishaku had already noticed she was wearing clothes emblazoned with the Uchiha clan crest, so seeing her take the initiative to strike up a conversation, he did not deliberately distance himself:

"They did mention it, though I didn't expect it to take this form."

By now, the girl had gotten a clear look at the two boys behind her.

One was a red-haired boy who looked like a sissy.

The other was a handsome boy with pale lavender Byakugan eyes and long black hair.

She didn't recognize the red-haired one, nor did she have much desire to.

Thus, she asked Hoshishaku with some curiosity:

"Are you from the Hyuga clan?"

Hoshishaku nodded and replied:

"Yes, I am Hyuga Hoshishaku, and this beside me is my good friend Senju Yuto."

The Uchiha girl looked at Yuto in surprise upon hearing the surname Senju.

Looking at that red hair again, she immediately understood it was a trait inherited from his mother's Uzumaki Bloodline.

She then stated firmly:

"My name is Uchiha Rinne. I know both of you; Kagami-niisan said you two are the strongest geniuses of the new generation, but I don't believe it. I will defeat you!"

Listening to the girl's aggressive declaration, Hoshishaku cast a System Inspection on her.

[Name: Uchiha Rinne]

[Vitality: 100]

[Mental Power: 120]

[Chakra: 2700]

[Jutsu: Uchiha Shuriken Jutsu, Fire Style Ninjutsu Series, Three Body Technique]

[Special Ability: Sharingan (Two Tomoe)]

After reading the panel, Hoshishaku looked at the girl with a gaze of astonishment.

This talent could be considered genius-level among ordinary people without cheats!

To have Chunin-level chakra at around ten years old, combined with the two-tomoe Sharingan's ability to boost combat power to the Chunin level, this girl was not to be underestimated.

At this moment, Yuto felt a bit unconvinced and said bluntly:

"Defeating me shouldn't be hard, after all, I was in a wheelchair for a long time and didn't train much."

"But as for wanting to defeat Hoshishaku, I think you won't be able to do that in this lifetime. After all, your clan's former leader, Uchiha Madara, suffered a huge loss at Hoshishaku's hands!"

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As soon as these words left his mouth, Hoshishaku immediately felt that things were going south.

The Asura of the Ninja World suffering a loss at his hands—while a fact, was that something to be said aloud?

Especially in front of an Uchiha.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Uchiha Rinne's eyes widened in disbelief: "What did you say?"

Hoshishaku stood up abruptly, grabbed Yuto—who was still intending to continue talking—and headed toward the boys' preparation room, the place where candidates changed their clothes for the selection.

Uchiha Rinne hurriedly stood up, preparing to chase after them to ask for an explanation, but unfortunately, all three boys had already entered the boys' preparation room. As a girl, she could only stop at the door, anxious and frustrated.

"Damn it, boys these days will say anything!"

She paced back and forth at the doorway, and after realizing no one was coming out, she spat out this bitter remark and returned to her seat to wait for the selection tournament to begin.

"Hoshishaku, I was only telling the truth."

Yuto asked, puzzled.

Hoshishaku explained helplessly:

"The truth is often the sharpest weapon; she is just a little girl who knows nothing, so there is no need for us to provoke her."

"Fine, whatever you say, because I always end up being convinced by you."

Yuto curled his lips, but quickly cast the matter aside. "There are already over a hundred people here; this selection is bound to be lively."

"I suppose so, though it's a pity we can't watch from the spectator stands." Hoshishaku seemed somewhat distracted.

At this moment, Yunfei, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Young Master, I just saw an acquaintance from the branch family who is a staff member for this examination. He said that once the matches begin, the electronic screens will broadcast the situation on the field in real-time."

"Really?" Yuto took over the conversation.

And so, the two of them began to discuss it.

Hoshishaku activated his Byakugan to look outside the preparation room and, finding that the girl had already left, pulled the two of them out of the room and headed toward a corner.

Following this, more people entered the Second Waiting Room.

After more than half an hour had passed and the number of people reached over four hundred, the door to the waiting room was closed. A ninja wearing a Konoha jonin vest, accompanied by three ninjas in chunin vests, walked in and began to read out the rules for the selection tournament.

"Lethal force is prohibited... continuing to attack after a surrender is prohibited... the use of high-powered weaponry such as explosive tags is prohibited... it is prohibited to..."

The jonin listed a long string of prohibitions.

He only stopped speaking once the electronic screen behind him lit up with the list and order of the first round of matchups.

"Finally, when only twelve people remain in the selection tournament, the ultimate showdown will begin. The targets for this showdown are the twelve genius chunin and twelve genius jonin who have already been selected into the theoretical class."

As soon as these words were spoken, the four hundred or so half-grown children present erupted into an uproar.

Fighting chunin was one thing, but fighting jonin? What kind of joke was this?

At this moment, one of the chunin behind the jonin examiner suddenly stepped forward, activated his two-tomoe Sharingan, and wove over a dozen hand seals.

Genjutsu: Heart Shock!

Suddenly, the contestants who had just been clamoring shut their mouths, looking at the Uchiha chunin in horror.

However, a small half of the people on the field who had remained silent throughout were completely unaffected.

Among them were Hyuga Hoshishaku and Senju Yuto.

Is this a group-targeting genjutsu I've never heard of before?

Many people thought to themselves.

The jonin who had announced the rules looked at the waiting room, which had fallen back into silence, and nodded with satisfaction before continuing:

"The final twenty, regardless of victory or defeat, will enter the theoretical class. However, impressive victories will earn corresponding rewards. The person who defeats the highest number of theoretical class ninjas will become the first-place winner, and so on; the top five will all receive special rewards."

"As for what the rewards are? I can only say that even I, a jonin, am extremely envious."

"Alright, enough talk. Let the matches begin!"