Wood Hand vs. Chrysanthemum Sound, the Pervert Makes a Flashy Debut!

The semi-final elimination round was slowly drawing to a close. Under Konoha's bizarre ninjutsu and item attacks, many ninja from outside the village began to get ideas.

Wu Di greeted them enthusiastically as they entered the scratch-off ticket shop.

Temari chuckled softly, "Boss, we're back to scratch for prizes!"

"Welcome, welcome! How much are we scratching today?"

Wu Di rubbed his hands together, looking every bit the unscrupulous merchant.

He had already guessed that once the elimination round ended, many people from outside the village would come to scratch for prizes.

Temari glanced sideways at Gaara beside her, pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully.

"Let's scratch the thousand-ryo tickets this time. Get me three!"

Wu Di pulled out three thousand-ryo scratch-off tickets from behind him and handed them over.

Temari chuckled, "The items from your shop during this Chunin Exam have truly dazzled everyone!"

Wu Di smiled obsequiously, "Really? Even I didn't expect it!" He said that, but in reality, he had already predicted the outcome.

Afterward, Temari handed one scratch-off ticket each to Kankuro and Gaara.

The three of them began scratching with anticipation.

However, when they were halfway through, Temari's expression clearly faltered.

Kankuro and Gaara, who were at the same progress as her, had already revealed golden lights on their scratch-off tickets.

Only hers did not flash with golden light.

Seeing this, Wu Di comforted them.

"Scratch-off tickets are a form of gambling. It's normal not to win, so don't be too sad!"

She let out a cold laugh with a dark expression, then turned to look at Gaara and the others, sighing softly.

Kankuro finished scratching first. A roll of fishing line flew out from his ticket.

He was very confused.

After Wu Di looked at the explanation, he smiled and explained.

"This item of yours is called Tough Fishing Line."

"The user manipulates puppets with the fishing line, and no matter what happens, the fishing line cannot be cut!"

"Since you're a puppeteer, this fishing line is perfect for you!"

Listening to Wu Di's explanation, Kankuro's eyes lit up.

As a puppeteer, his greatest fear was his chakra strings being cut, which would completely sever his control over his puppets.

With this fishing line, he would no longer have to worry when controlling his puppets!

Wu Di pursed his lips and chuckled. Judging by Kankuro's expression, it was easy to guess his thoughts. He reminded him.

"This fishing line is a one-time consumable. Once used, it cannot be recovered, so you must consider carefully before using it!"

Kankuro's expression instantly became much uglier.

After sighing, he still put the fishing line away. After all, having one chance to use his puppets without any restraint was already rare!

At this moment, something also floated out of Gaara's ticket.

It was a somewhat adorably clumsy tanuki ear hairpin.

Wu Di was stunned for a moment, then let out a loud laugh like a goose.

"This item of yours is called Shukaku's Ear..."

As soon as he spoke, Gaara's nerves suddenly tensed.

What kind of luck was this? In the two times he had scratched for prizes, he couldn't avoid Shukaku.

He suddenly clenched his fists.

Although Shukaku's Tail had helped him win during the previous match, the thought of always having a tail hanging over him wherever he went made him wish he hadn't won.

Now, he had an extra ear. This scratch-off ticket shop was really trying to dress him up like Shukaku!

"This ear of yours is quite magical!"

Wu Di chuckled softly, "It can increase your hearing tenfold!"

Gaara's face was extremely grim. "I have absolute defense. What use is this hearing to me?"

Wu Di pondered for a moment and retorted.

"With tenfold hearing, you can clearly hear sounds within a hundred-meter radius. Isn't that good?"

"Not good at all!"

Gaara slowly stood up and, just like last time, placed Shukaku's Ear on the counter and walked out.

As he reached the doorway, he looked back and said, "You're just an unscrupulous merchant!"

The single sentence directly angered Wu Di.

When had he ever been called a unscrupulous merchant?

Even though he sometimes felt he did business against his conscience.

He absolutely could not tolerate others saying it out loud.

"Wood Release: Thousand Year Impale Technique!"

He shouted in surprise, and Gaara had no time to dodge before being controlled within it.

A sharp, stinging pain instantly swept through his entire body.

"Ah--!" Gaara's wail echoed through the street, and passersby all looked over.

Upon seeing his elegant posture, they all turned their heads away, blushing.

In the gap between the wooden hands and his chrysanthemum, Shukaku's Tail was very stiff, its fur all standing on end, as if it felt the same pain.

Wu Di glanced at Shukaku's Ear on the counter and said softly, "Go!"

The next second, Shukaku's Ear hairpin flew up and landed directly on Gaara's head.

A brainwashing Sanskrit chant also entered his ears.

"I see you're feeling a bit agitated, Shukaku's Ear will help you calm down!"

Wu Di smiled casually, waved his hand, and the Wood Release dissipated. Kankuro and Temari lifted him and quickly left.

On the streets of Konoha.

Naruto, with a toothpick in his mouth, was lost in thought.

Looking at the shrunken silver notes in his wallet, he sighed.

Now he had no money to continue scratching tickets, so what would he do for the rest of the exam?

His companions all knew about his current meager savings!

Just as he was feeling dejected, not far away, on top of a rock garden, there was a person with white hair wearing wooden clogs.

He was holding binoculars and looking into the distance, saliva constantly dripping from his mouth.

"Kawaii--"

Hearing his lewd voice, Naruto was slightly taken aback. He turned his head and saw that the place his binoculars were aimed at was the women's bathhouse!

"Hey, who are you, and why are you peeking at people bathing!"

Naruto's voice was very loud, so loud that the people inside the bathhouse could hear it.

Suddenly, the bathhouse was thrown into chaos.

Many people quickly looked for something to cover themselves.

The uncle perched on the rock garden immediately became furious and turned his head to yell.

"You little brat, why did you ruin my business! That's my training material!"

He flew into a rage and leaped in front of Naruto.

Seeing that he was also a ninja, Naruto immediately became vigilant and quickly dodged backward, afraid of being hit by this strange uncle wearing a forehead protector with the word "oil" on it.

"Let me tell you, I am number one on Konoha Village's Top Ten Handsome Men list, also known as the Sage of the Toads!"

"Aren't you going to come over and let me beat you up to vent my anger?"

Jiraiya's voice was very deep, and Naruto couldn't help but shiver, but his hands honestly formed a hand seal.

"Wood Release: Thousand Year Impale Technique!"

Jiraiya, who was striking a pose, never expected that.

He had already revealed his identity, and the kid still dared to attack.

And it was... Wood Release!

By the time he reacted, he had already been controlled by Naruto. The wooden hands that shot up from the ground gave him a feeling of floating bliss.

"Ah!"

He roared with a red face.

Then, enduring the pain, he lowered his head and said, "Kid, I am the Sage of the Toads..."