After Ren sat down, the entire venue remained silent, with most people looking at each other to see if they had just hallucinated.
About ten seconds later, the arena erupted in thunderous applause and screams.
To be fair, for many ordinary people who just wanted to see a battle between ninjas, the presence of the five Kage alone made the ticket price worthwhile.
No wonder the tickets for the first show were more than twice as expensive as those for the others.
While cheering and applauding, everyone secretly felt they had hit the jackpot.
Ren also profited, and now he looked down at the excited crowd with a big smile.
There were five seats, with Ren sitting in the center. The four guys next to him were equally frightened, especially Darui, who had witnessed the power of Susanoo.
That's a technique that can treat the Eight-Tails like a toy.
However, the four of them twitched their noses slightly, as if confirming something, and even glanced around with the corner of their eyes.
Soon, the four realized it wasn't an illusion; there really was a faint smell of blood, and the source was right where Ren was.
Thankfully, it's still a forbidden technique!
Although Ren's Mangekyo Sharingan is a bootleg, it has all the features of the original, such as the eye bleeding when using the Dōjutsu.
In this kind of situation, it would be quite embarrassing to appear with two lines of bloody tears in the corners of your eyes.
Ren controlled the flames to evaporate the blood the instant it flowed, since Ren himself was not afraid of fire.
The lingering smell of blood on his body was impossible to remove, and only those close to him would notice it, so Ren didn't bother to remove it, which put their minds at ease.
Ren had only been sitting down for a few minutes when a loud bell rang, signaling that it was already ten o'clock.
The contestants didn't need to buy tickets; they were in the innermost stands. As the bell rang, Naruto and Gaara appeared in the center of the arena.
The referee, who had already entered the arena, was explaining the rules to the two contestants. He spoke very quickly and finished explaining in less than 20 seconds.
The referee swung his raised right hand down suddenly, accompanied by a sharp whistle, and the battle officially began.
Gaara and Naruto remained on the field, and neither of them immediately took action.
When Naruto first saw Gaara at the tower in the center of the Forest of Death, he had a special feeling.
Now that he has mastered the Nine-Tails Chakra, Naruto is certain that Gaara, like himself, is a Jinchūriki.
"You remind me of my past self, the me I hid deep inside, afraid to show to anyone. But even so, I will not hold back. I will defeat you, because Konoha cannot lose!"
If Naruto were to encounter someone so similar to himself normally, he might offer kind words of advice. However, at this moment Naruto, with his strong sense of belonging and honor, decided that no matter what was said, he should first defeat the other person.
I'm going to kill you!
Gaara now faces Rasa and even his older brother and sister with Tenten threats of violence, yet his responses to Naruto's words are unusually concise.
As for Naruto's claim that they were similar, Gaara didn't listen at all. In this world, no one could have had a similar experience to him.
The trash-talking segment ended quickly, and the audience, watching the two men's mouths open and close but unable to hear anything, began urging them to start fighting.
[Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!]
The appearance of Naruto's army in the arena ignited the atmosphere.
Is this what a ninja is like? What incredible power! One person can rival an entire army.
Laymen watch the spectacle, experts watch the details.
Rasa, standing on the platform, frowned slightly as he watched Naruto use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
This amount of Chakra surpasses that of an average Jonin.
Rasa, who arrived last night, was first pulled aside by Konoha for an exclusive interview, and then told that he needed to design his own entrance.
There was simply no time to pay attention to the information of these Genin. Even if there were time, Rasa wouldn't care too much, since after Gaara went berserk, only he could reliably defeat Sunagakure.
No matter who Gaara's opponent is, Gaara will ultimately be victorious.
However, now that the game has just begun, Rasa senses that things are not so simple.
It is said that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha is the child of their Fourth Hokage. Looking at the blond boy in the arena who is about the same age as Gaara.
Rasa had already vaguely guessed Naruto's identity: the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha.
After some thought, Rasa felt relieved. After all, Konoha had a complete and systematic lineage of Sealing Jutsu, so it was impossible for Jinchūriki to go berserk.
Then it's only a matter of time before Gaara wins.
As for the consequences of the Jinchūriki going berserk, Rasa didn't care at all. Even if Five Kage of the Shinobi World were here, this was Konoha, not Hidden Sand Village, so what did it have to do with him?
Gaara is not only a legitimate contestant, but also Rasa's son, and he doesn't even deliberately hide his identity One-Tail Jinchuriki.
If Gaara's rampage causes serious consequences, Konoha will bear the primary responsibility, with Hidden Sand Village at most some sympathetic responsibility.
Rasa was certain that things wouldn't escalate to the point of being unmanageable.
Because he will make his move then!