Preliminaries End

A few days flashed by in the blink of an eye.

The plot of the Chunin Exams needs no further elaboration; the protagonist's team arrived at the destination smoothly in the end.

The Jonin from each village gathered at the Heaven and Earth Tower.

The team leader from Otogakure looked, in every way, like Orochimaru.

Yet, the Third Hokage stood right beside him without noticing a thing.

For the third and final round of the tournament.

The Genin who had passed the second round were required to undergo a preliminary round first.

Everything proceeded exactly as it had in the anime.

The only difference was.

There was one extra spectator on the scene.

Su Yu stood in the stands, watching the preliminaries.

The duel between Hinata Hyuga and Neji Hyuga was not as simple as one might have imagined.

The two could be said to be trading blows back and forth.

This annoyed Neji Hyuga, who accelerated the speed of his attacks.

Due to stamina issues, Hinata Hyuga was struck by several of his palms and was already injured, yet she refused to concede.

Su Yu watched from the side, his brows furrowed tightly.

He could tell that Hinata Hyuga was trying to demonstrate her strength to him.

However, the gap between her and Neji Hyuga was vast; it was certainly not something she could overcome just by gritting her teeth and persevering.

Kurenai Yuhi, as the Jonin leader of the reconnaissance squad, wore an expression full of worry.

In the end, Hinata Hyuga collapsed to the ground.

Su Yu was the first to react; he landed beside Hinata Hyuga and carried her away.

The Medical Ninja nearby were startled by this.

They could see that Hinata Hyuga was in a state of critical injury, and under such circumstances, being carried away by Su Yu was highly likely to leave behind lasting complications.

"I am a Medical Ninja as well," Su Yu tossed out a single sentence before heading toward a room.

The few Medical Ninja looked at each other, still feeling somewhat uneasy.

Kurenai Yuhi followed after Su Yu.

After arriving in the room with the heavily injured Hinata Hyuga in his arms, Su Yu immediately began the treatment.

Kurenai Yuhi watched from the side and let out a sigh of relief.

Although she was not a Medical Ninja, she could tell that Su Yu's Medical Ninjutsu was highly proficient.

Before long.

Hinata Hyuga opened her eyes.

Upon seeing Su Yu, she lowered her head.

"Jonin Kurenai Yuhi," Su Yu turned to look at Kurenai Yuhi behind him.

"I will leave Hinata in your care." Kurenai Yuhi understood that the two had things to discuss and tactfully took her leave.

Once the door closed.

"I'm sorry," Hinata Hyuga's voice was very soft.

"Fool," Su Yu placed his hand on top of her head.

Hinata Hyuga felt a warmth in her heart.

"You should have known you were no match for him. As a ninja, to insist on throwing your life away when you clearly know you are outmatched—that is truly foolish," Su Yu patted her little head.

"I... I wanted to..."

"I know what you were thinking. Actually, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. In the future, because of what happened today, he will feel guilty toward you and will do everything in his power to protect you," Su Yu said softly.

"Re... really?" Hinata Hyuga looked at Su Yu.

Su Yu nodded, offering no further explanation.

Then, he placed his arm in front of Hinata Hyuga.

"Bite my arm, and you will recover. This is my greatest secret."

Hinata Hyuga was stunned.

Her first reaction was disbelief.

"Don't just stare; your injuries are severe. If you don't recover in time, it will affect your future," Su Yu urged.

Only then did Hinata Hyuga snap out of it and gently bit down on Su Yu's arm.

The next second.

She felt the pain in her body beginning to subside.

A long while passed.

Hinata Hyuga recovered.

Although she was not completely healed, she could feel that she was much better.

"Rest well, pretend you are still seriously injured, and do not mention my abilities to anyone, including your family. Do you understand?" Su Yu said earnestly.

Hinata Hyuga nodded heavily.

Su Yu helped her tuck in the blanket, kissed her on the forehead, and then stood up to leave the room.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka standing in front of the door.

"Don't worry, the injury isn't serious," Su Yu said simply.

Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka breathed a sigh of relief.

"You don't need to hold a grudge against Neji Hyuga. Hinata's injury is related to the system of the Hyuga Clan. Before long, Neji Hyuga should change his attitude toward Hinata," Su Yu reminded them.

"We've heard about it from Hinata," Kiba Inuzuka said.

"The Hyuga Clan's system is very cruel," Shino Aburame commented.

Su Yu nodded, not denying it.

After the preliminaries ended.

The Jonin from Kusagakure departed.

When Yakushi Kabuto left, he gave Su Yu a look of reassurance.

Su Yu knew that the matter was settled.

There was one month left until the final tournament.

When the finals began, that would be when the major event arrived.

Of course, Su Yu had not forgotten that an unlucky Konoha ninja would die during this period.

He glanced at the coughing Gekko Hayate, but had no intention of warning him.

"Su Yu, once Hinata wakes up, you should take her back to the Hyuga Clan," Kurenai Yuhi walked over and said softly.

"Understood. Hinata's injury isn't severe; I will stay by her side to take care of her," Su Yu nodded.

Kurenai Yuhi smiled and left with the other two members of the Reconnaissance Squad.

After they walked out of the Heaven and Earth Tower.

Kiba Inuzuka brought up the events of the second match.

They knew that Su Yu had been protecting them from the shadows.

Kurenai Yuhi was not surprised when she heard this.

"The Hyuga Clan Head is very satisfied with Su Yu's strength. It is only a matter of time before they are together."

"Su Yu gives me a very dangerous feeling," Shino Aburame suddenly said.

The Aburame Clan were insect users, and their insects were far more sensitive to danger than humans.

Whenever Shino Aburame's insects got close to Su Yu, they would transmit feelings of fear, which he found strange.

"He is an Anbu member, so..." Kurenai Yuhi offered a reminder.

"He has killed many people?" Shino Aburame realized instantly.

"I am only guessing; I am not certain," Kurenai Yuhi shook her head.

"Anbu members are indeed different from ordinary ninjas. Su Yu definitely poses no danger to us. Shino, don't overthink it," Kiba Inuzuka laughed.

Shino Aburame nodded.

By the time Su Yu sent Hinata Hyuga home, the sun was already setting.

Hyuga Hiashi had heard about the preliminaries and, knowing that Hinata Hyuga was fine, felt at ease.

"Su Yu, it's getting late. Why don't you stay for dinner?" Hyuga Hiashi looked at the sunset outside.

"That would be perfect, I am a bit hungry," Su Yu knew that Hyuga Hiashi was giving him an opportunity, so he did not decline.

When the dinner began.

Hanabi Hyuga and Hinata Hyuga both arrived.

Su Yu sat opposite Hyuga Hiashi.

Hinata Hyuga was stunned when she saw this.

Hanabi Hyuga frowned and sat down next to Hyuga Hiashi.

Su Yu looked at Hinata Hyuga with a smile.

"Hinata, you sit next to Su Yu," Hyuga Hiashi said.

Hinata Hyuga blushed and sat down.

Su Yu seized the opportunity to take her small hand in his.

Hinata Hyuga lowered her little head, her face flushed crimson.

Seeing this, Hanabi Hyuga glared at Su Yu with unfriendly eyes.