Nawaki vs. Kankuro

A round of competition quickly took place, and many candidates from Hidden Sand Village and Otogakure were eliminated, while only a portion of the candidates from Konoha were eliminated.

As the candidates who advanced began the second round of exams, the large screen above the exam hall lit up again.

The first match of the second round of exams was between Nawaki and Kankuro. As soon as the list of candidates was announced, the Konoha Ninja in the stands began to cheer again, and a series of sounds echoed from the high platform of the exam hall:

"Go, Konoha Ninja! Go, Konoha Ninja! Defeat this Legendary Sannin!"

Another group of Konoha Ninja were shouting wildly:

"Senju Nawaki, if you fucking lose, go and smash your head against the First Hokage Rock and die! We're going to expel you from the family tree!"

Senju Nawaki, seeing so many shouts, was quite surprised and shouted back with a resentful expression:

"Are you guys cheering me on? I think you're insulting me! I haven't even fought yet, and you're telling me to go and commit suicide at the First Hokage Grandfather's place? Isn't that just looking down on me?"

Naruto, seeing Nawaki's resentful Nawaki, immediately started cheering, raising his hands above his head and shouting solemnly:

"Uncle, did you hear that? You absolutely cannot lose! Otherwise, they'll take you to be drowned in a pig cage, that's just too crazy."

Jin Kuro was also quite surprised. Looking at his opponent, Senju Nawaki, his brows furrowed slightly, and he looked terrified. He thought to himself:

"Why is this Senju Nawaki placed with me? His Lightning Armor is so powerful, can my Puppet Master break through his Lightning Armor?"

Kankuro then recalled Nawaki's previous opponent, a chubby kid from the Otogakure who was skilled in Fire Release Ninjutsu. Nawaki had struck him in the waist with a Lightning Elbow, sending him flying dozens of meters away. He had already been taken to Konoha Hospital for treatment.

Thinking of all this, Kankuro touched his kidneys and said with a serious expression:

"I must keep my distance from him, and I absolutely cannot let him elbow me in the back, or I'll be a eunuch in my next life,"

Nawaki walked straight to the center of the examination hall, looked at Kankuro was touching his kidneys, and shouted with a serious expression:

"You smeared face, I'm going to give you a good elbow strike, unless you surrender now, or your kidneys will definitely take Lightning Elbow,"

Upon hearing such arrogant words, Kankuro's face darkened, and he shouted at Nawaki:

"You despicable bastard, I won't give you a chance. Don't even think about elbowing me in the waist. I'm Puppet Master, I won't surrender!"

Izumo Kamizuki glanced at the two of them, then raised another yellow flag and shouted:

"The second round of exams, the first match is between Senju Nawaki and Kankuro. The battle begins."

As the yellow banner fell, Nawaki immediately activated his Lightning Release Chakra and shouted, "Lightning Release: Lightning Armor!"

Kankuro immediately created distance, gathering Chakra Threads in his hands to control the Crow Puppet behind him, and shouted again:

"Secret Technique: Puppet Mastery,"

Meanwhile, Orochimaru, atop the platform, looked at Nawaki in the examination hall, his body crackling with blue lightning. Confirming it was the Lightning Armor of the Kumogakure, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, inwardly muttering a helpless complaint:

"Nawaki was the dumbest student I ever taught. He could be killed by Explosive Tag, and it took him more than a month to learn even a C-rank Wind Release Ninjutsu. I never thought he would have mastered the Lightning Armor. If that hadn't happened back then, I might have gone down a different path. Who can understand such things?"

Uchiha Kun stood behind Kakashi, watching Nawaki his Kamui, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Even rotten wood can bloom one day, but this rotten wood is unique in that it needs to be tempered and refined a thousand times before it can bloom, which is really too much."

Kakashi, upon hearing this, outwardly agreed, but inwardly muttered to himself:

"There are actually two guys like that in Team 7. It's like a bunch of idiots."

Shouhon Yihan looked at the very pleased Uchiha Kun, smiled slightly, and spoke in a very serious voice:

"Nawaki and Naruto are so alike. No wonder they're cousins. They both spend a whole day thinking about any Ninjutsu that requires more than six Hand Seals. It seems like Orochimaru was Nawaki's first teacher, right?"

Uchiha Kun nodded immediately and said very seriously, "It was indeed Orochimaru. Orochimaru led him to the battlefield."

Kakashi hummed in agreement, then waved his hand and said with a serious expression, "Let's all continue watching the match, shall we? Kankuro from the Hidden Sand Village is quite a decent ninja."

Meanwhile, Naruto, watching Nawaki's entire body crackle with lightning and charge straight at Kankuro with lightning speed, immediately stood up, raised his hands, and shouted:

"Go, Uncle! Quickly finish him off with one blow and send him back to the Hidden Sand Village to eat sand!"

Gaara and Temari were both quite surprised to see Nawaki's speed was incredibly fast, his Body Flicker Technique as swift as lightning, covering hundreds of meters in a single movement.

Gaara thought to himself, "If I were to face him, could I defeat him? At that speed, my sand can't possibly catch up."

In the blink of an eye, Nawaki flashed to Kankuro's side, his body crackling with lightning like a blue bolt of lightning, startling many people.

Even Kankuro was startled, staring at the flashing lightning before him, and looking at Nawaki in utter shock:

"How is this possible? How can you be so fast? Oh no, he's about to attack! I have to get out of here!"

Seeing Kankuro still preparing to run away, Nawaki raised his lightning-filled arm high and shouted:

"Lightning Elbow,"

Kankuro, seeing Nawaki's elbow strike him squarely in the waist, was startled and immediately cried out:

"Ninja Technique: Chakra Secret Threads,"

A yellow puppet blocked Kankuro's path, its sharp, poisoned needles aimed directly at Nawaki, attempting to deflect his Lightning Elbow.

Nawaki, watching Jinkuro's Crow Puppet, didn't stop at all. Instead, he slammed his elbow into the puppet's stomach, unleashing a burst of blue electricity—a lightning elbow strike comparable to A-rank Ninjutsu.

With a loud bang, Kankuro's Crow Puppet was charred black by the electricity and fell to the ground with a thud.

Nawaki was also thrown out by the powerful gust of wind, spinning twice in the air before landing directly on the ground. Its Lightning Armor absorbed the force of the impact, ensuring Nawaki suffered no harm.