Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

On the second day, the finals of the Joint Chunin Exam officially began, and the stands of the Konoha Arena were filled with spectators. For ordinary people in Konoha, it was still difficult to see a ninja competition!

In the arena, finalists such as Mizunotsuki Hiroha and Namikaze Minato have already stood in line, waiting for the draw!

The final will be hosted and judged by the chief examiner Orochimaru himself!

After the Third Hokage and the Third Mizukage took their seats in the stands, the drawing of lots officially began!

There are ten finalists in total, which means there are five groups in total!

With the tacit consent of the two Kages, except for Mizunotsuki Hiraya and Namikaze Minato who were secretly manipulated into a group, the rest of the people drew lots based on their luck!

The matchup between Mizunotsuki Hiroha and Namikaze Minato was arranged in the last group!

Both of them knew in their hearts that this was arranged, but it was also good to do so, in order to avoid the examination room being destroyed after the two of them fought, and the subsequent competitions being unable to proceed!

The two waited in the preparation rest area from morning to afternoon, watching the game on the field silently and exchanging a few words from time to time. Finally, the first four groups of matches were over, and it was their turn!

"Bingyu, come on, let me see your true strength!"

"Okay, Minato, prepare to lose!"

The two of them jumped out of the rest area at the same time, attracting everyone's attention in an instant!

"Are these the two players from the last match? Their appearance is so cool!"

“They’re both very handsome!”

"Yeah, that Kirigakure little brother is so handsome!"

"Our Konoha's little brother with yellow hair is not bad either, he seems to glow!"

"The two who are the last to appear must be very strong!"

The audience's expectations were at their highest, and from the moment Mizunotsuki Hiraya and Namikaze Minato jumped off the stage, they only had eyes for each other. The discussions in the stands had no effect on them at all!

As the chief examiner, Orochimaru saw that the two had entered the state, and without hesitation, he said directly: "The last round begins!"

The two men approached each other, formed opposing signs, and then punched almost at the same time!

The two fists collided, causing both men to take a few steps back, and then they were entangled in close combat again!

The fierce physical duel left the audience in the stands dumbfounded and amazed!

There were many ninja spectators in the stands, and they were all secretly amazed!

"These two, just in terms of physical skills, are better than most Chunins! As a Chunin, if I were to meet them, I would not be their match at all!"

"That must be Jiraiya-sama's disciple, right? I remember he was a water-style ninja, but I didn't expect his physical skills to be so strong!"

"This Mizunotsuki Hiroha's physical skills can actually be compared with Minato's. We really underestimated him!" A red-haired girl murmured in the stands.

In the field, the physical duel between the two reached a climax. After a split second of contact, both of them drew their weapons at the same time!

Mizunoe Hiyori holds a long sword, while Namikaze Minato holds a special style of kunai (in the shape of the Sword of Ninja Love)!

It just doesn’t have the Flying Thunder God Mark!

The two men fought hand to hand, and sparks flew across the field!

"Bingyu, I lost to you in physical skills last time, but I will definitely get back at you this time!"

"Oh? Really? Let me see how confident you are in saying that!"

In the eyes of ordinary audiences, the confrontation between the two was flashy and highly entertaining, but in the eyes of the ninjas, every move between the two was thunderous and dangerous!

Putting themselves in the situation, many people secretly broke out in cold sweats!

The other contestants who advanced to the finals also looked at the two with different eyes! They were glad that they were not assigned to the same group as them, otherwise, they would have been defeated before they could show their true strength, and they might not be able to pass the Chunin qualification!

In the Joint Chunin Exam, whether or not you can qualify as a Chunin has nothing to do with the final victory or defeat! It is a comprehensive level consideration, and the performance of all rounds will be counted!

In the field, Mizunotsuki Hiyori quickly improved her swordsmanship to the level where she knocked away Namikaze Minato's kunai in the second round!

However, this time Minato Namikaze actually held on and quickly fought back!

This made Mizunoe Bingyu sigh inwardly: "Minato, you are worthy of being like this. You have improved in such a short time. Let me test your limit!"

His swordsmanship improved again, and Minato Namikaze immediately felt the pressure!

"Sure enough, not only am I improving, Bingyu's strength is also improving!" Namikaze Minato thought to himself, knowing that he could not beat Mizunotsuki Bingyu in physical skills!

After several rounds of confrontation, Minato Namikaze took the initiative to step back and create some distance!

"Is the physical duel about to end? It was such a wonderful duel!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said from the high platform.

"The result this time is the same as the second round. In terms of physical skills, Mizunotsuki Hiroha is one step ahead of Namikaze Minato!" said the Third Mizukage. At their level, it was easy to see the difference in level between the two!

But in the eyes of ordinary audiences and even ordinary ninjas, the physical skills duel between the two is still a draw!

The two people in the field opened up a distance of thirty meters. After a few breaths, they both attacked at the same time!

"Water escape, water rushes into waves!"

"Water escape, water rushes into waves!"

Two low shouts rang out at the same time! At the same time, two waves of similar level collided with each other! Then the water flowed in all directions and hit the wall of the duel arena.

The first water-style ninjutsu used by the two turned the arena into a small lake!

It caused exclamations from the stands!

On the high platform, the Third Mizukage said: "The arena actually restricts the performance of the two of them!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said: "It is impossible for a ninja to stay in a comfortable environment all the time. For them, they must learn to find a way to defeat their opponents within the restrictions!"

Due to the limitation of the venue, the two could no longer use large-scale water-based ninjutsu, otherwise, the arena would be in danger of being destroyed!

In the field, the two have already started a small-scale water-style ninjutsu duel. After several rounds of attack and defense, neither can do anything to the other!

"Minato, this level of mutual testing is meaningless, just show us your true abilities!" Mizunoe Hiraya said.

Minato Namikaze's eyes focused, knowing that he was indeed going to break through, but the opponent hadn't used ice escape yet!

So, large-scale water acupuncture appeared again!

"This trick again?!" Mizunotsuki Bingyu cursed inwardly. He could only use ice escape to defend himself!

At the same time, use Ice Feather Technique to attack Minato Namikaze!

"It's this tricky ice feather again. Once it comes into contact with water, it will produce a freezing effect! Even my complete water array wall can be frozen!" said Minato Namikaze.

This time he did not choose to defend with the water array wall, but instead used the water escape technique again, using attack instead of defense to rush back the ice feathers and the freezing effect they produced!

"Oh? You actually thought of using this method to deal with the Ice Feather Technique!" Mizunotsuki Bingyu said.

Seeing the waves carrying ice rushing towards him, Mizunoe Bingyu immediately formed a seal, controlling the ice to stop in front of him and blocking the impact of the waves at the same time!

After the impact, the ice blocks gathered into a giant ice ball two people tall, "Minato, feel this move!"