First Round Ends

However, after discussing it for a long time, they still couldn't reach a conclusion. After all, they didn't even know what kind of poison the scorpion used, so how could they possibly counteract it? Besides, who said that there was only one kind?

In the end, they could only come up with a clumsy solution: a secret technique to prevent the scorpion from poisoning them in advance, and to end the fight as quickly as possible without delay.

The longer the time, the greater the scorpion's advantage.

As for the secret techniques to prevent scorpion poisoning, they are relatively simple. Although they are called secret techniques, they have actually appeared on the battlefield before, so each village basically has a way to deal with them.

The break time always flies by, and before long, the second half began.

Next up was Shikaki, whose opponent was Kusunoki Sumire from the Sunagakure Scorpion Squad.

It must be said that history is always full of amazing coincidences. Decades later, Shikamaru also encountered a female ninja from Sunagakure during the Chunin Ninja Exams, and Shikamaru's son also encountered a female ninja from Sunagakure Chunin Ninja Exams.

"A tragic love affair that transcends time and space~" Thinking of this, Shiro shook his head and said softly.

"What ill-fated relationship? What are you talking about?" Although he didn't hear clearly, Shikaki had a feeling that Shiro didn't have good intentions.

"It's nothing, you'll see later."

"This is so mysterious and annoying, I'm going in first."

"Come on!"

This once again proves that the Nara Clan is indeed lazy; Shiro and the others had already arrived at the audience seats, while Shikaki had just walked out of the entrance tunnel.

"This guy is hopeless."

"Sigh, well, it's good enough that he didn't forfeit," Nakamura sighed and said to Shiro.

". Too."

Leaving aside Shiro and the others' complaints about Shikaki, Kusunoki Sumire was already getting a little impatient.

Seeing Shikaki stroll over leisurely, and noticing his complete lack of interest in the competition, she angrily said, "You bastard, how could Konoha send someone like you to participate in the exam? Aren't you afraid of embarrassing yourself?"

Shikaki ignored her and turned to the referee. "Can we begin?"

"Alright, form the Seal of Confrontation." After seeing the two complete the hand seals, "The competition begins."

"Hmph, arrogant fool, prepare to face your defeat!" After saying that, Kusunoki Sumire first retreated quickly, and then took out a puppet from the scroll.

"Uh, this must be what Shiro meant by Shiro, right? Anyway, since you're ready, I'm going to make my move."

"Hmph, no amount of gentlemanly pretense can stop your defeat now!"

"Let's give it a try."

Immediately afterwards, Shikaki became entangled with Kusunoki Sumire's puppet, repeatedly rushing close to her only to be forced back. Thus, the battle gradually became deadlocked.

"This is very disadvantageous for Shikaki. The opponent's energy expenditure is much lower than Shikaki's. If this continues, Shikaki will lose."

"It's alright, Brother Minato. Shikaki is very smart. He must have his own plans. Besides, maybe losing isn't such a bad thing?" Shiro smiled as he finished speaking.

"What's the meaning?"

"Minato, don't worry about him. This kid is like this all the time, he goes crazy intermittently. I see you and Shiro are quite familiar with each other, how come you don't even know his personality?"

"Hey, Captain, you can't just say things like that! What's wrong with my personality?"

"Sigh, now that you mention it, Shiro is indeed a bit different from the one I know. Is it because of Kushina?"

"Bakann! You're mistaken! Besides, why are you discussing me? Shikaki would cry if he knew."

Minato shook their heads and turned their attention back to the field.

While Shiro and the others were chatting, Shikaki had already launched several attacks, but unfortunately, none of them were successful.

Just then, Shikaki discovered an opening and immediately attacked without hesitation.

"Shadow Possession Jutsu!"

Shikaki's shadow shot straight at Kusunoki Sumire. Seeing this, Kusunoki Sumire leaped back to dodge, saying at the same time, "Hmph, the Nara Clan is nothing special. You've lost!"

It turns out that the flaw was deliberately leaked by Kusunoki Sumire to Shikaki, with the aim of luring him into a trap. But is it really that simple?

"Really? Would you mind looking around? I've got a checkmate."

"Ha, what is this?!"

Upon hearing this, Kusunoki Sumire glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, and then, as if she had seen something unbelievable, she opened her eyes wide and looked around in shock.

It turns out that Shikaki's Shadow Possession Jutsu wasn't aimed at Kusunoki Sumire at all, but rather at the Explosive Tag that Shikaki had placed during the battle!

At this moment, Kusunoki Sumire was surrounded by a large net formed by Shikaki's shadow, and Explosive Tag were scattered at each node of the net. At this moment, Shikaki could kill Kusunoki Sumire with just a thought!

The stands were silent. They couldn't understand how Shikaki, who had just been at a disadvantage, had turned the tables so quickly.

While some spectators noticed Shikaki 'Shikaki actions in placing the Explosive Tag, his placement was completely erratic, giving the impression that he was simply taking a chance.

Nobody knew he was playing such a grand game.

At this point, the referee came onto the field, since the outcome was already quite clear.

"The victor is Konoha, Nara Shikaki."

Only then did the audience belatedly cheer.

Shikaki had already stopped using Shadow Possession Jutsu when the referee arrived, and also retrieved the Explosive Tag.

Then, after the referee announced the result, Shikaki walked towards Kusunoki Sumire amidst cheers, extended his hand, and formed Seal of Reconciliation with her.

Afterwards, Kusunoki Sumire tossed her golden hair, put away the puppet, and walked off the field.

Shikaki didn't care about her attitude and turned to leave. After all, the conflict between the two villages was still quite significant. The reason why the Kazekage held this Chunin Ninja Exams was because the situation in Sunagakure was already very bad, and they urgently needed to cooperate with other villages to alleviate the village's crisis.

Even so, it came at a great cost.

Therefore, there is no need for either side to get acquainted; they might even become enemies the next time they meet.

The following matches weren't very interesting or interesting, so when Shikaki walked out of the passage, Shiro and the others were already waiting at the entrance.

Seeing Shikaki come out, Shiro patted Shikaki's shoulder with a heavy expression and said, "You won, but you also lost."

"???" Shikaki looked at Shiro with a completely bewildered expression.

"Ignore him, he's just acting crazy every time."

"Oh, I understand." After hearing what Nakamura said, Shikaki understood.

After joking around for a while, Shiro and the others went back. Although there were still matches to be played, they weren't very interesting anymore; the skill gap was too large, and it was impossible to see anything.

And if nothing unexpected happens, only the match between Takigakure Ninja and Kusagakure Ninja will actually take place. In the other matches, one side will likely forfeit, since the skill gap is too large, and they can't win anyway, so they might as well do someone a favor.

Therefore, Shiro and his companions decided not to waste any more time here. After all, the other contestants probably weren't going to watch either, and were likely figuring out how to deal with them.

Shiro and his companions didn't want to fall behind in this area.

When the results came out that evening, as expected, Shiro and the others were right. All four members of Sunagakure and Iwagakure had their opponents forfeit, leaving only the two weaklings Takigakure Ninja and Kusagakure Ninja, fighting each other.

Ultimately, the players who advanced in this round were Shiro, Minato, Rasa, Kitsuchi, Watanabe Asahi, Taichi, Shikaki, Mibu Sukezane, Yanagihara Masamune, the Takigakure Ninja captain, Midnight Shinichiro, Ogasawara, and the Yugakure extra who Yugakure Ninja.

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Shiro vs. Rasa's teammate Hirakami Masamura

Minato vs. Yugakure Ninja (extras)

Rasa vs. Minato's teammate Mai

Kitsuchi vs. Yugakure Ninja No. 2 Extra

Sasori vs. Iwagakure Shinobi Kishikawa Yoshiyuki, members of the Kitsuchi team

Watanabe Asahi (another captain of Iwagakure Shinobi) vs. Shinji

Taichi vs. Takigakure Ninja extra character)

Shikaki vs. Scorpion's teammate Kusunoki Kaoru

Sasori's other teammate Mibu Sukezane, fights against Takigakure Ninja's second minor character.

Team Rasa's Yanagihara Masamune vs. Kusagakure Ninja Ryuto

Takigakure Ninja captain versus Kusagakure Ninja

Kitsuchi's teammate Midnight Shinichiro battles Kusagakure Ninja.

Two of Watanabe Asahi's teammates are fighting each other.