Compared to a burly man like Juzo Biwa, a woman like Pakura was bound to be more popular.
Besides, Pakura had defeated Juzo Biwa and shown that her Taijutsu was every bit as good as his.
Pakura returned to the viewing platform. Only two people had yet to fight.
Konan and Ringo Ameyuri.
As Konan stepped onto the battlefield, cheers erupted all around her.
Konan had always been popular in Konoha.
In fact, when Konoha first promoted the tournament, no one knew how strong Kaguya was, so they had advertised Konan as the top contender.
"I'm going to beat you," Ringo Ameyuri said, gripping Kiba in both hands and pointing it at Konan.
Hearing everyone cheer for Konan left Ringo Ameyuri inexplicably irritated.
"Ringo Ameyuri? Beating you will count as revenge for a future sister," Konan said, giving her a calm glance.
Konan knew Uchiha Yin's true nature all too well. She had already come to think of Karura as a sister; otherwise, she would never have said that.
"Huh?" Ringo Ameyuri found Konan's words utterly baffling.
"The third match of the Chunin Ninja Exams semifinals begins now," Yuhi Shinku announced once both sides had finished trading threats.
Lightning Release: Natural Lightning.
Thunder Sword Technique: Thunder Gate.
Ringo Ameyuri swung the Lightning Blade skyward, sending its electricity into the clouds and drawing down natural lightning.
She then drove the blade into the ground, using its electricity to guide the lightning from above into a wide-ranging Lightning Strike.
Against someone as agile as Konan, with her wings, Ringo Ameyuri had little choice but to attack this way.
She knew Konan could fly.
By using a wide-area Lightning Release attack, she meant to keep Konan from using that ability.
But Konan showed no concern at all.
Her body seemed to tear apart