Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 87 Old way

Under Orochimaru's interested eyes, Uchiha Sasuke stopped Haruno Sakura from reporting the situation of the curse seal of the sky, and on Konoha's side, Mitarai Anko's suggestion that Uchiha Sasuke stop playing and turn to healing was also rejected by the third generation Naruto Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hatake Kakashi refused.

Not long afterward, when Moonlight Gale was confirming for the second time whether anyone was going to withdraw from the competition, Yao Shidou looked inconceivable under the suspicious eyes of many candidates, but in fact he inevitably raised his hand and abstained, giving up the qualification to participate in the next pre-selection exam.

Faced with Naruto's indisputable questioning, Yao Shidou naturally couldn't say something like "I am a highly skilled spy, and I can easily kill you in the competition by accident, so I won't participate." With a wry smile, he pointed to the ears and some wounds on his body, and said in a shy voice, "I'm sorry Naruto, but I already have wounds all over my body, and when I clashed with the ninjas of Yinnin Village in the first exam, my left ear I can't hear anything anymore, and I really can't do it in this state to face the next difficult and dangerous exam."

Pharmacist's excuse was very effective. Even if Naruto had a single tendon, he could no longer dissuade him after hearing this. There is no reason to refute, not to mention that Naruto himself is also an examinee, and he is still a competitor with Yaoshidou. If it is not for Yaoshidou's hidden identity and ideas, Naruto will continue to dissuade him, but he will appear to be harboring evil intentions because of this. Maybe revenge.

After hearing the words of Pharmacist abstaining, everyone in the field, including Moonlight Hayate and Konoha examiner, was a little shocked. After all, it is very difficult for many candidates to come to this point, and because he is the best among the many ninjas , from a mental point of view, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to abstain.

At this time, Yaoshidou's choice was beyond Yueguang Gale's expectation, so after a moment of surprise, Yueguang Gale, who didn't seem to care much about the waiver rule, added: "By the way, I forgot to tell everyone, you guys are going to The pre-selection exams are fought on an individual basis, so please think carefully about whether or not you want to take the next exam."

Because of the pharmacist's pocket, Moonlight Gale deliberately waited for the examinee for a while, and after seeing that no one chose to abstain, he finally nodded, opened the file in his hand, looked at the pharmacist's pocket, compared it, and said to him: "You are the pharmacist of Muye Village, you are right, you can retreat!"

Everyone watched the back of Yao Shidou slowly pass through the passageway when he came, and left the examination venue. Uzumaki Naruto still didn't know that Yao Shidou actually harbored evil intentions, and he still looked reluctant and sympathetic until the back of Yao Shidou disappeared completely. After disappearing, he turned around and continued to listen to Moonlight Gale's explanation.

"Then, the pre-selection exam will start now!" Yueguang Gaifeng looked away after seeing the back of the pharmacist disappearing from the corridor, coughed, and said to the many candidates who had recovered: "The next exam will be There will be a one-on-one personal combat assessment!"

"There are no rules in this exam. The battle will end only when one of them falls, dies, or admits defeat. So for those who don't want to die, I have a piece of advice." Yueguang Gaifeng said slowly: "That is immediately Admit defeat!"

"Of course, when the outcome of the match is already very clear, in order not to increase the number of corpses, I, as a referee, will intervene in the match to stop the match from continuing." Yueguang Gaifeng then said to the many candidates who were thinking: "The competition will randomly select two people to form a group and become opponents. The winner will successfully advance to the third test. As for the loser..., naturally they will not be able to advance."

"Wait a minute!" Ino doubtfully counted the number of candidates left at this time. Originally, there were six teams that passed the second exam, with a total of [-] candidates, but Yao Shidou's abstention made the number of candidates To be an odd number, to draw a battle in pairs of two, one person must have a bye: "What about the extra person!?"

"Luck can also be regarded as a part of strength. In many cases, luck also occupies a part of the ninja's mission. Although it is not based on it, it will not be ignored." Moonlight Hayate coughed lightly , answering the question in Ino’s and many candidates’ minds: “However, candidates who have a bye will be placed in multiple promotion groups in the third test. Candidates start a competition."

Seeing that the expressions of some candidates were still slightly confused, Yueguang Galefeng did not continue to explain: "After the preliminaries are over and the rules of the third test are announced, you will understand!"

"Next, let me introduce you to this thing that controls your destiny!" Following the voice of Moonlight Hayate, under the instructions of Mitarai Anko, one of the walls of the pre-selection test site was slowly pulled away, revealing an electronic screen. Moonlight Gale pointed at the electronic screen and said, "This electronic bulletin board will immediately display the names of the two contestants in each round."

"If there is no doubt, then we will start announcing the names of the two candidates for the first exam!" Yueguang Gaifeng said calmly.

Hearing the words of Moonlight Gale, the candidates standing in the center of the examination room couldn't help but look up at the huge electronic bulletin board, carefully watching the names on the bulletin board. The pre-selection of the first exam is also the time for many candidates to collect information on opponents that have attracted attention. The later the competition, the weaker the opponent they encounter, and the stronger they are for themselves.

As Mitarai Anko used the headset to inform the staff controlling the electronic bulletin board to take action, the rows of names on the electronic screen rotated rapidly, and finally the speed slowly slowed down, freezing on two names.

Uzumaki Naruto vs Sword Meisumi

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"The first one to appear is Naruto!?" Haruno Sakura looked at Naruto next to him worriedly. The three of Konoha Shinobi Class [-] had just finished the second exam, and they didn't have time to rest at all. One of them was played by Naruto, and Sakura was a little worried about whether her companion's physical strength could cope with the next battle.

What's more, Naruto's opponent Ken Misumi is a "veteran" who has participated in the Chunin exam for many years like Yakushidou. In terms of experience, he is not weak. I won't pass the exam so many times and still fail...

"Please come to the front of the two candidates whose names appear on the electronic bulletin board!" Moonlight Gale gasped, as if he would die at any moment, and said extremely weakly: "Stand face to face!"

Uzumaki Naruto and Jian Meicheng heard the words, they both slowly came to the sides of Moonlight Gale's body, and stood face to face.

Moonlight Gale saw that the two did as they said, nodded in satisfaction, and asked the two: "The first battle is between Uzumaki Naruto from Muye Village and Jian Meicheng from Muye Village. objection?"

"No!" Uzumaki Naruto quickly shook his head in denial.

Seeing this, Jian Meicheng sneered, and also responded: "No objection."

"Then the first round of the competition will begin now," Moonlight Hayate saw that neither Uzumaki Naruto nor Ken Meisumi had any objections, so he said to the other people in the field, including the examinees: "Then except for the two opponents In addition, please ask other personnel to go to the stands on both sides, so as not to affect the game!"

When Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji heard this, they immediately walked towards the right stand, followed by Asuma Sarutobi.

"Teacher Asma, we did a good job this time!" Seeing Asma approaching, Ino said with a smile like a flower, his eyebrows were curved and the corners of his mouth were raised, looking extremely cute.

"I really didn't expect that your performance was so good that you killed a Jonin!" Asma chuckled, and said a news that shocked Ino and Choji.

Asma and Kakashi were summoned by Hiruzaru Sarutobi as soon as they arrived at the central tower, and they will discover the whereabouts of Orochimaru, Sasuke's curse, and the tenth and eighth ninja squads. The news that Shinobu had killed Kawakawa Kiwan informed the two of them. In contrast, Kuroyuki, because he was still a newcomer to the ninja, did not have enough in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart like Hatake Kakashi and Asma. status.

Although it had already been predicted that Kawakawa Shiman might not be a jnin, but until this time when Sarutobi Asma confirmed his identity as a jnin, Ino and Choji were still a little unbelievable. Taking a deep breath, he involuntarily growled, "It's really a Jonin!?"

I have been with Asma for a long time, and because of the precious experience of the trip to the country of Nami, among Konoha’s three groups of ninja teams in the same period, there is no team that has the strength of the three-person team of the tenth class of the ninja, Inokacho, against the jnin With a deeper understanding, it is more clear about the horror of Jonin's strength.

"Have they progressed to this level before they knew it!?" Ding Ci and Ino thought in amazement.

"Although it is the upper ninja of the small ninja village, it is not easy to be killed by the joint efforts of your lower ninjas. Lord Hokage decided to add one time to the files of each of you who participated in this battle. Record of A-level missions." Asma took a deep breath of a cigarette, and then spoke.

"Really!" In fact, adding an A-level task record to the file is not very useful, but Ino is a girl at heart, and feels that he was in the ninja period, and there is an extra A-level task in the file, but it is also a thing. It is something worth showing off, so it looks very complacent and jumping for joy.

"Has the identity of that ninja been confirmed?" Shikamaru asked Asma.