I saw his father looking at Naruto with a smile of reminiscence and emotion on his face.
Kai didn't have much emotion at all. He just felt that Naruto stood very energetically and wore clothes very neatly.
The whole person exuded a "youth is burning" light, and he involuntarily gave a thumbs up to Naruto and showed off a big mouthful of White Fang.
Yuhi Kurenai's eyes stayed on Naruto for two seconds, and then he glanced thoughtfully at Hinata who was secretly looking at Naruto with his peripheral vision, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Ahem..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi cleared his throat and brought everyone's attention back to him.
He stood on the high platform in front of the hall and began to explain the meaning of Joint Chunin Exams in an old yet majestic voice.
Chunin Ninja Exams is not only a means to select Chunin, but also an important diplomatic platform for each ninja village to display their strength and maintain the balance of power.
Hiruzen Sarutobi talked about a lot, from the origin of ninjas to the significance of the alliance, from the current situation of Shinobi World to the responsibilities shouldered by the younger generation.
Naruto listened quietly, not distracted.
It's not because Hiruzen Sarutobi said it brilliantly, but because Naruto knew that the old man was going to die in this position soon.
No matter what he had done, during the decades that Hiruzen Sarutobi was in office, he did protect Konoha until the last moment.
After Hiruzen Sarutobi finished speaking, a pale young Jōnin walked out of the side door.
Gekko Hayate, the examiner of the third pre-selection exam.
He walked to the center of the hall, coughed violently for a while, and then announced the rules of the qualifiers to everyone in a hoarse voice that was completely different from Ibiki.
One-on-one battles, random matching, the winner is promoted and the loser is eliminated.
There are too many people who advance this time and do not meet the standards of the final competition system, so they must be eliminated through the qualifiers.
"Before we begin, does anyone want to quit?"
Gekko Hayate's eyes swept across the entire audience.
There was silence in the crowd. Several people's eyes were obviously shaken, but no one raised their hands.
At this time, a slender figure walked out of the crowd.
Kabuto Yakushi pushed up his glasses and raised his right hand. The smile on his face was still gentle and humble.
"I quit."
He put down his hands, bowed slightly to everyone, then turned and walked towards the side door of the hall.
When he passed by Naruto, his steps didn't pause at all, and the expression on his face didn't change at all.
There was a brief moment of silence in the hall, and then Gekko Hayate confirmed again. "Does anyone else want to quit?"
This time, he waited for five seconds and no one raised their hand again.
Twenty candidates and ten duels officially kicked off with random scrolling on the electronic bulletin board.
The names on the bulletin board began to jump rapidly, and the names of all candidates flashed alternately on the screen at an extremely fast frequency.
After a few seconds, the beating stopped abruptly.
Sasuke Uchiha VS Red Copper Kai
Sasuke didn't even frown when he saw his name. He walked directly out of the crowd and walked to the center of the circular battle field.
Yoroi Akadō followed closely behind, making two heavy muffled sounds on the ground when it landed.
The remaining candidates and examiners quickly retreated to the fence on the second floor to watch the battle.
Naruto found a position with the best view, with his back against the fence and his arms folded on the railing.
This preselection is not interesting, but the battle between Rock Lee and Gaara is worth watching.
There is also the matter of my uncle beating his future wife.
Downstairs, the battle between Sasuke and the red copper armor has begun.
The two first tried Kunai, and the fine iron and fine iron passed back and forth in the air, making a sharp friction sound.
Yoroi Akadō's combat style is defensive counterattack. His arms are covered with a layer of special Chakra Absorption equipment. Every time he blocks Sasuke's attack, a part of the Chakra attached to Sasuke's hands will be sucked away.
After Sasuke made several consecutive frontal thrusts and was blocked by the opponent's arm armor and sucked away Chakra, the tiger's mouth on his right hand began to feel numb, and the elbow joint was trembling slightly.
Yoroi Akadō took advantage of the gap between Sasuke's unstable center of gravity after a heavy kick, and suddenly rushed in and used his shoulder to knock Sasuke away. His back hit the wall with a dull sound.
Shikamaru in the stands frowned. "Sasuke, there is something wrong with this guy today, his movements are slower than usual!"
Naruto glanced at Cursed Seal, whose neck was covered by Sasuke, and knew the reason in his heart.
Although the toxins of Cursed Seal were temporarily suppressed by Sasuke, the body is still in the adaptation period, and the muscle reaction speed and Chakra circulation efficiency have been irreversibly hindered.
However, Naruto made no sound and just continued to look down quietly.
If Sasuke can't even pass this level, then he will die faster when faced with the deep will erosion of Gaara and Cursed Seal.
Sasuke stood up from the wall, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his wrist guard, and re-evaluated the opponent's tactics.
The Chakra Absorption equipment on the opponent's arm can absorb Chakra through physical contact, so don't confront him head-on.
Sasuke closed his eyes, and the trick Rock Lee used on him in the corridor flashed through his mind.
Then he moved.
Sasuke's body bounced off the ground at a speed far exceeding any previous attack, and his left leg drew an arc in the air that was exactly the same as when Rock Lee kicked himself away.
Yoroi Akadō's eyes widened behind his sunglasses. He only had time to place the arm armor across his chest, but Sasuke's kick was not on his chest, but on the wrist he was holding under the arm armor in preparation for a counterattack. The wrist joint was accurately kicked from the side, and the Chakra Absorption equipment was temporarily released.
Lion Combo
Then several high-speed flying kicks hit Yoroi Akadō's entire body from different angles. With the last heel strike from above, Yoroi Akadō hit the stone floor heavily, his glasses fell to the side, and his limbs were spread motionless.
"That's my Taijutsu..."
in the stands
Rock Lee was stunned by the scene he saw, with a look of surprise in his thick eyebrows and big eyes filled with passion.
Then he grinned, revealing a big mouthful of White Fang, and his fists clenched so hard that his joints cracked.
"This is youth. Being able to meet such a strong opponent makes my blood burning!!"
Neji next to him turned his head slightly, Byakugan glanced at the bruise on the back of Rock Lee's leg that had not completely healed, and then glanced at the back of Sasuke who was slowly walking back to the rest area on the court, without saying anything.
Gekko Hayate coughed twice, raised his right hand and announced that Sasuke Uchiha was the winner.
At this time, Kakashi jumped from the second floor and landed in front of Sasuke.
He glanced down at the Cursed Seal lines that began to spread faintly on Sasuke's neck, put his hand on Sasuke's shoulders, and whispered, "Follow me..."
Then Kakashi quickly disappeared into the corridor leading to the rest area with Sasuke.
A new random match has started on the bulletin board.
The name of the second matchup quickly jumped out.
Shino Aburame VS Zaku
Zaku's arms were wrapped with insect balls and Wind Release was unable to activate and then terminated directly. Shino pushed up his sunglasses to declare victory.
The third game, Kankuro vs. Tsurugi Misumi
Kankuro didn't even show off the puppet Crow. Only Substitution Technique and a few common moves by puppet masters sent the last Tsurugi Misumi to the sidelines.
When the name of the fourth matchup was revealed, Naruto, who was leaning against the railing with half-closed eyes in the stands, raised his head.
Sakura Haruno VS Ino Yamanaka