The Exam Ends

The third stage of the matches began very soon.

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Since no one had successfully returned through the revival round, the original six qualifiers proceeded to the assessment.

The six contestants drew lots and were divided into pairs for direct matches—Senju Lita versus Hongwu in the first group, Ōnoki versus Uchiha Yan in the second, and Yuki Sumi versus Brown Earth in the third. This time, the chief examiner had been replaced by Hyuga Tenka, a jonin of the Hyuga Clan.

The first group's battle began quickly. Senju Lita excelled in Water Release and swordsmanship, while Hongwu was skilled in Lightning Release and saber techniques.

The moment they entered the arena, they abandoned ninjutsu and went straight into a wild blade-and-sword exchange, attacking each other in a storm of clanging strikes.

Ninjutsu required hand signs to cast. Against opponents who were not particularly skilled in taijutsu, trading ninjutsu was a good choice. But Senju Lita and Hongwu both excelled at taijutsu, and neither had time to form hand signs. The instant one sword strike was dodged, the next saber slash came down. Like ordinary warriors, they fought amid an endless flash of blades.

After a fierce clash, Hidden Cloud Village ultimately won the first group's battle. Following an intense fight, Hongwu narrowly defeated Senju Lita by a slim margin.

The second group was Ōnoki versus Uchiha Yan.

If Hongwu and Senju Lita's match had been a contest of taijutsu, then Ōnoki and Uchiha Yan's was a contest of ninjutsu.

The moment they stepped onto the field, they began bombarding each other with ninjutsu.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire!" Uchiha Yan was the first to activate his One-Tomoe Sharingan. His fingers rapidly formed hand signs, and fireballs shot toward Ōnoki one after another.

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!" Ōnoki slammed