Hearing Hatake Sakumo's words, Ye Feng and the others knew it was time for them to enter. However, perhaps finding the stairs too much trouble, Yugito Nii jumped straight down from the viewing area. Leimu and Kuru naturally followed her.
Ye Feng and the remaining ninja felt rather helpless, but they were all ninja, and this height was nothing to them. Thus, all eight jumped straight down from the viewing area.
Once all eight were present, Hatake Sakumo said:
"Eight of you have advanced to the main tournament. You will fight in pairs, and the ultimate winner will receive a reward. As for what that reward is..."
Hatake Sakumo stopped speaking, thoroughly whetting the eight contestants' appetites. Seeing their curious expressions, he continued:
"Your Kage will grant you one wish, provided it is within their power."
The other seven grew excited upon hearing the reward, wishing the matches would start immediately. Only Ye Feng frowned slightly, because the situation was straying further and further from the original story. There was no record of Hatake Sakumo serving as the Chief Examiner for the Chunin Ninja Exams in the original, much less of a Kage granting a participating ninja's wish. If such a major event had happened, it could not possibly have been absent from the original story.
However, Hatake Sakumo's words interrupted Ye Feng's thoughts:
"All right, I will now announce the match schedule:
Uchiha Shinichi against Yugito Nii,
Uchiha Yefeng against Hyuga Junin,
Kakashi Hatake against Leimu,
Kuru against Nara Shikahira. The winners will advance to the next round. Let me also remind you that all matches will conclude today. In other words, you may fight one, two, three, or even four matches today, so you must manage your chakra wisely. All right, I will say no more. The contestants