"I Brought Jujutsu Kaisen to the Shinobi World ()"
Soon, the main tournament began.
The contestants fought in pairs. The winners advanced, and the losers were eliminated.
Although that was the format, it did not mean that only those who won could become chunin.
Or rather, who ultimately became chunin had little to do with victory or defeat. What the examiners cared about was the strength, intelligence, courage, and other qualities the contestants displayed during their matches.
After a comprehensive evaluation, the results would be submitted to the three Kage to finalize the selections.
Thus, the key to this exam was to show as many of one's outstanding qualities as possible during battle.
One of the most anticipated matches was Gaara versus Rock Lee.
Even Shinji was very interested.
If Sasuke learned that Shinji actually did not care who his opponent was, he would probably charge straight in to settle the score with Gaara and Rock Lee.
And that was indeed the case.
Gaara and Rock Lee's match sent cries of astonishment erupting throughout the venue almost instantly!
Both Gaara's sand-controlling ninjutsu and "absolute defense" and Rock Lee's taijutsu and Eight Gates demonstrated an extremely high level of strength. They were nothing like abilities a genin should possess. In fact, even most chunin were no match for either of them!
Although the match ended with Guy-sensei's intervention, Rock Lee had, in fact, lost.
Although Rock Lee could already open the fifth gate-the Gate of Limit-he ultimately failed to completely break through Gaara's Sand Defense and had an arm and a leg crushed.
Had Guy not intervened in time, Gaara would have killed Rock Lee the next second.
But a loss was a loss. The strength Rock Lee had displayed was already enough to crush the other contestants.
Sasuke's expression was