The First Round Ends

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Upon discovering the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage in Konoha, Uchiha Yue lost all interest in Sasori of the Red Sands's match, focusing entirely on the two Third Tsuchikage. Furthermore, as Uchiha Yue gazed at Third Raikage, Minato Namikaze Third Raikage Third Tsuchikage Kushina Uzumaki, standing nearby, could sense the intense fighting spirit emanating from Uchiha Yue.

Without a doubt, the Third Raikage, the Third Tsuchikage, and the Third Hokage were all figures who stood above the rest of the Shinobi World, and were the goals that Uchiha Yue aspired to surpass. However, because Uchiha Yue was based in Konoha, he had never considered fighting the Third Hokage. Therefore, seeing the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage appear within Konoha's territory, Uchiha Yue could not suppress his inner desire to fight such truly powerful figures as the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage!

However, Uchiha Yue was self-aware, so even though he longed to fight against powerful figures like the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage, he suppressed his desire. Moreover, that suppressed fighting spirit gave him even more motivation to become stronger. Only by becoming a figure who could stand above the Uchiha Yue Shinobi World like the Third Hokage, the Third Raikage, and the Third Tsuchikage could Uchiha Yue possess the strength to fight those powerful figures and to play his part in the game of the Shinobi World.

"Moon Lord, what are your ambitions?!"

Sensing the intense fighting spirit emanating from Uchiha Yue, Minato Namikaze's gaze also shifted to the Third Hokage and the others, smiling as he said, "To want to fight against powerhouses like the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage, Tsukuyomi, you truly surprise me! If it were an ordinary person, they could only look up to such powerhouses, unable to even withstand the aura emanating from them. But you, Tsukuyomi, actually want to challenge them; it's truly beyond my expectations!"

"Minato- kun, don't you have such ambitions?"

Hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Uchiha Yue turned around expressionlessly and asked, "Minato- kun, in my opinion, only by desiring to fight strong opponents can one increase one's own strength. Just like you now, you must also aspire to become a strong person like the Third Hokage, right? Moreover, don't you want to surpass Lord Jiraiya, surpass the Third Hokage, and become the Fourth Hokage of our village?"

"I."

Just as Uchiha Yue arrived, Minato Namikaze hesitated slightly, clearly his ambition hadn't yet been ignited. However, Uchiha Yue could understand Minato Namikaze's feelings; after all, if Minato Namikaze wanted to rise to power, he needed to step over his master, Jiraiya. As long as Jiraiya remained above Minato Namikaze had no right to compete for the Fourth Hokage. Unless Jiraiya relinquished his position and helped Minato Namikaze ascend, Minato Namikaze would remain shrouded in Jiraiya's shadow.

However, would Minato Namikaze have the courage to ask his master, Jiraiya, for help in obtaining the position of Fourth Hokage?

At least, Minato Namikaze didn't have the courage at that moment, so he couldn't answer Uchiha Yue's question and could only remain silent.

Kushina Uzumaki next to Minato Namikaze, showed no restraint in front of Uchiha Yue, coldly snorting, "Hmph, Tsukuyomi, don't tease Minato! The one who truly deserves to become the Fourth Hokage is me, not Minato! So, your question should have been directed at me, not Minato, understand?"

"Okay, fine!"

With Kushina Uzumaki causing trouble, Uchiha Yue scratched his head rather awkwardly and said, "Then I hope that you, Kushina, can become our village's first female Hokage!"

"That's exactly what I like to hear!"

Upon hearing this, Kushina Uzumaki smiled at Uchiha Yue, then shifted her gaze back to the match in the arena.

At the same time, Sasori of the Red Sands had already defeated his opponent and secured a spot in the second round. Next, Sarutobi Danzō's match was about to begin; his opponent was also from Iwagakure, named Okita Ichiro. However, even though Uchiha Yue could sense with his Purple Eye that Iwagakure Okita Ichiro's strength wasn't particularly impressive, Uchiha Yue still had no confidence in Sarutobi Danzō, because Sarutobi Danzō was simply too weak.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Yue made a mistake this time. Sarutobi Danzō, who was not very strong, actually performed exceptionally well on the stage of the Chunin Ninja Exams finals!

What surprised Uchiha Yue even more was that Sarutobi Danzō's every attack was incredibly flashy. So even though Sarutobi Danzō failed to defeat Okita Ichiro, he still received applause from the audience. After all, the high-ranking officials in the stands loved watching Sarutobi Danzō attacks!

However, Sarutobi Danzō attacks failed to pose any threat to Iwagakure's Okita Ichiro. Okita Ichiro Iwagakure easily defeated Sarutobi Danzō, making him the first Konoha ninja to be Sarutobi Danzō. Even though Sarutobi Danzō lost, he still won the favor of the spectators in the stands. In fact, the applause for Sarutobi Danzō even exceeded that for Okita Ichiro.

Thus, Okita Ichiro of Iwagakure became the most tragic figure in the Chunin Ninja Exams finals, and also the contestant least favored by the audience.

Then, after Sarutobi Danzō and Okita Ichiro leave the arena, Kisame Hoshigaki's battle will begin.

This time, Uchiha Yue wasn't wrong about the winner. After all, Kisame Hoshigaki was quite strong to become a member of the Akatsuki organization. In a battle with absolutely no suspense, Kisame Hoshigaki used his katana to demonstrate the ugliest form of combat in the Chunin Ninja Exams. In every round, Kisame Hoshigaki attacked with his katana, using his massive Chakra reserves to suppress the Sunagakure ninja in front of him, Hijikata Sakuhei.

So even though Kisame Hoshigaki ultimately won, the spectators in the stands weren't convinced. However, when Hatake Kakashi appeared on the field, the audience erupted in excitement. This was because Hatake Kakashi was facing Katsura Kurō from the Sunagakure. Sunagakure Katsura Kurō a Puppet Master, and his Hatake Kakashi's strength completely overwhelmed Sunagakure Katsura Kurō, making their battle incredibly exciting.

Immediately afterwards...

When Katsura Kurō Kuro of Sunagakure fell to the ground, Hatake Kakashi finally secured his place in the first round of the tournament.

At the same time, the first round of the Chunin Ninja Exams finals also ended here.

Then, Uchiha Yue silently arranged the matches for the second round of the Chunin Ninja Exams finals!