Spoiler at the beginning, Brother Tuzi, can you really open your eyes to this?

"Cough cough..."

The examiner of the last round, Moonlight Gale, suddenly appeared in the arena.

Seeing his tired look, I wonder if he fought till dawn like Youyue last night.

"Everyone is here. Now, the Chunin Exams will officially begin."

"Start now!"

With Moonlight Gale's loud announcement, the final assessment officially began.

"The opponent will be matched next, please wait a moment."

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the big screen in the center of the venue, and the candidates' portraits were scrolling rapidly on the screen.

Each contestant will be randomly paired with an opponent of equal ability.

[Matching with equally matched opponents]

On the high platform, the Raikage and Ōnoki's hearts were lifted unconsciously.

"Don't run into Sigong Youyue..."

They prayed silently in their hearts.

Soon, the first match result appeared on the big screen:

[Gaara VS Rock Lee]

After seeing this result, Luo Sha nodded slightly, his expression still indifferent.

"The opponent is just an insignificant Taijutsu ninja, so it should be no problem."

"If you can't even handle an opponent like this, then you are unworthy of being a Jinchūriki."

Although he was thinking this secretly, there was no change on Luo Sha's face.

Immediately afterwards, the next pair of contestants were quickly announced.

[Uzumaki Naruto VS Dodou Mu]

"Oh? Naruto, what a coincidence."

Seeing this, Tsuchikage Ōnoki stroked his beard proudly.

He was quite satisfied with the matching result, as he had met Uzumaki Naruto several times.

Although he is the son of Hokage, he looks silly and doesn't look like a powerful figure.

Tutang Wu should be able to complete the assessment successfully now.

Noticing the slightly complicated emotional fluctuations of Minato Namikaze beside him, Ohnoki thought that he was worried about Naruto, so he comforted him:

"Haha, Lord Hokage, is this a sign of worrying about your juniors?"

"Don't worry, Tutang Wu is always cautious and will never hurt your son in the slightest."

Namikaze Minato suppressed his weird look and couldn't help laughing: "Really..."

"Then I'd like to thank you on behalf of Naruto."

Ohnoki waved his hand and said, "Hey, Lord Hokage, you are too polite. Our Fire and Earth countries have always been friendly. This is what we should do."

"I can guarantee that if Dodou wins, I will return you a fully intact Naruto!"

Listening to Ohnoki's confident words, it seemed as if victory was already in his hands.

Namikaze Minato couldn't help but say: "Lord Tsuchikage, if, I mean if."

"What if Naruto wins?"

Ohnoki was suddenly stunned, obviously he had never thought about this result.

Minato shook his head and laughed at this, "Forget it, let's just watch it first."

"The battle hasn't even started yet, so no one can predict the outcome. What do you think, Tsuchikage-sama?"

Ohnoki came back to his senses and looked at Minato suspiciously. He wondered why the other person's words had hidden meanings.

Soon, avatars scrolled on the big screen, and the candidates who would fight in each team were assigned.

[Uchiha Sasuke VS Xiangling]

[Hinata Neji VS Shikamaru]

【Temari VS Tenten】

………………

Seeing that Yutsuki had not found a match with his opponent, the Raikage's hands began to tremble.

Because the candidates from the Hidden Cloud Village have not yet been assigned opponents.

The Raikage looked at the calm and composed Shinomiya Yuzuki below, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead:

"It won't be so unlucky..."

However, it seemed as if God was determined to play a trick on him, and the next moment, a new group of competing candidates appeared on the big screen.

[Shinomiya Yuzuki VS Yotsuki Ryūryō]

thump...

The Raikage couldn't hold back his eyes and fell down.

He slumped in the chair, his eyes dull.

"Hahaha!"

Ōnoki slapped the armrest of the chair without any manner.

"Lord Raikage, your luck doesn't seem to be that good."

Mei Terumi supported her chin with her hand and smiled meaningfully.

"Well...how about I ask Youyue to give in a little?" Namikaze Minato thought for a moment and said with a smile.

The only one who wasn't smiling was Luo Sha, but the twitching corners of his mouth also revealed what he was feeling at the moment.

The Raikage didn't say anything. He held his forehead helplessly and sighed.

How can a person be so unlucky?

"The opponents have been assigned."

"Then please invite the first group of players to come on stage!"

Moonlight Gale raised his hand and announced loudly.

"Come on." Temari gently encouraged her younger brother and tidied his clothes for him.

Gaara simply responded with a "hmm", but his eyes were extremely clear, and all the resentment from the past seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

On the other side, Rock Lee was pacing excitedly.

"I went first!"

He said to Neji and Tenten.

Just as the two were preparing to go on stage, a voice suddenly came.

"Wait a minute, you two!"

Gaara and Rock Lee paused and looked back in confusion.

【Rain stagnates between the sky】

[Like tears swirling in my eyes]

[This may be the last time we meet]

They didn’t know if it was a visual or auditory hallucination, but they seemed to hear a sudden BGM.

And a person was there doing a strange dance.

"What's wrong Yuzuki?"

Rock Lee scratched his head in confusion, and Gaara gave him the same look.

He recognized this person. He was Naruto's good friend. Gaara often heard Naruto mention his name.

"What's the matter?" Gaara asked softly.

"hey-hey……"

Shigong Youyue walked up with a smile and patted their shoulders with both hands.

With a mysterious look on his face, he said, "Since fate has brought you two together again, why don't you dance a more exciting dance?"

"Let the general public see the strength of us Genin!"

"???"

Gaara and Rock Lee both looked confused.

"Uh...Yuuzuki, what are you talking about?"

Youyue didn't explain much, she just turned them around and pushed them gently.

With a mysterious smile on his face:

"Go dance!"

"As for what I'm talking about specifically... you'll know in a moment."

The two blinked, and then walked into the fighting stage with full of doubts in their minds.

Just as Rock Lee and Gaara stepped onto the battle stage, a strange message suddenly flooded into their minds. This made both of them stunned for a moment, and then they felt a power awakening in their bodies.

This new power filled every inch of their skin like a tide.

"The battle begins!"

Before they could figure out what was going on, the game officially began with an order from the referee Moonlight Gale!

Rock Lee immediately came to his senses. The most important thing now was the game in front of him. He focused his eyes and quickly got into a fighting stance, with his right hand behind his back and his left arm raised high.

boom!

With a strong push of his feet, Rock Lee rushed forward with the help of powerful elastic force.

He appeared in front of Gaara in an instant.

However, Gaara stood there with his arms folded, neither dodging nor defending.

"Konoha Tornado!"

Unable to understand the opponent's tactics, Rock Lee decided to test his strength first. He swung his foot hard and kicked his opponent hard!

But at this moment, the sand suspended around Gaara began to move!

Accurately blocked Rock Lee's swift kick.

puff!

The kick was easily neutralized by the sand.

"what?"

Seeing this scene, Rock Lee couldn't help but be a little surprised. He landed again and prepared to adjust his posture.

"If you want to defeat me, you must first overcome the power given by my mother."

Gaara said this and raised his fingers, only to see a few strands of fine sand entangled between his fingertips.

It flowed gently in his palm as if it had a spirit.

"what?"

Rock Lee scratched his head in confusion.

"You mean... I have to be faster than this automatic defense to touch you?"

"That's probably it, can you do it?"

Gaara asked back, with a hint of a smile, "If you can't do it, you can just admit defeat."

But at this moment, facing the provocation, Rock Lee was not discouraged, but his eyes became more determined:

"Well then! Watch me demonstrate to you the power of youth and passion!"

Then he turned around and shouted outside the venue:

"Teacher Kai!"

"Little Li!"

In response to him, Might Guy gave him an encouraging thumbs-up from the sidelines, "Burn to your heart's content!"

After getting approval, Rock Lee immediately took off the huge weight-bearing equipment he usually wore during training.

When he threw the metal rings to the side, there was a deafening sound and two deep holes were created on the ground, which showed how heavy they were.

The whole audience burst into exclamations, and even the usually steady Kakashi couldn't help but whisper to Might Guy whether this was a bit too much.

"It seems that you do have extraordinary tenacity."

Looking at the young man in front of him, even Gaara, who usually had a blank expression, couldn't help but reveal a hint of approval.

All I saw was that fine, soft, yet extremely hard golden quicksand was pouring out from the gourd behind him...

Rock Lee laughed and did not hide his shortcomings: "It's because I can neither use ninjutsu nor master illusion techniques."