In the center of Konoha Village, the annular arena that can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time was packed with people.
This is the examination room for the third Chunin Selection Examination.
Candidates will compete under the spotlight.
Except for Kimimaro from the Uzumaki clan and Meteorite from Hoshigakure Village, all the candidates outside Konoha were wiped out and were all eliminated in the second exam and preliminary round.
A total of 41 candidates participated in the preliminaries, 20 of them were eliminated, 20 won and advanced, and one person also advanced after a bye. However, one of the candidates was seriously injured after winning. After half a month of training, he still did not He had fully recovered. Considering that the candidates who came to the third exam were very strong, he chose to abstain before the exam.
Therefore, the actual reference number for the third exam is 20 people.
The third test is still a one-on-one battle, with the losers eliminated and the winners promoted until the final winner is determined.
Of course, even if you are eliminated as soon as you come up, it does not mean that your promotion in this exam has failed. Chunin generally serves as the team leader in the team and needs to lead the team to perform tasks, so in addition to strength, as a leader Ability, communication skills, and ability to adapt to circumstances will all be used as one of the assessment criteria for promotion.
Otherwise, Konoha holds the Chunin Selection Exam twice a year, and only the top few are promoted each time, so the number of Chunin will definitely not be enough.
This time, because people from other countries came to watch the competition, Konoha added a qualifying process in order to shorten the duration of the third exam.
Normally, there are at least dozens of people who pass the second exam and enter the third. Most of them can be promoted to chunin after completing the third exam.
Otherwise, Konoha's chunin promotion standard is too high.
"come on!"
"Well done!"
"Let those guys from other villages watch out!"
"Behave!"
As the 20 genin candidates who passed the preliminary round entered the ring arena, the Konoha people in the stands suddenly shouted excitedly. .
As the villagers of the strongest ninja village in the ninja world, they are proud of being Konoha people.
Of the remaining 20 genin, 18 are from Konoha.
Although this exam itself is dominated by Konoha, people from other forces are here to join in the fun.
But thinking about it from another angle, doesn't this mean that other forces are not confident and are afraid of not being able to compete with Konoha's ninjas, so they don't dare to send too many genin teams to compete?
And there are two candidates left to enter the third exam, one of whom is Kaguya Kimimaro from the Uzumaki clan.
The Uzumaki clan and Konoha are friendly allies, which means one of their own has passed the exam.
The only alien is Meteor from Hoshigakure Village, but the Bear Country is an alliance with the Uzumaki clan and has a relatively harmonious relationship with Konoha, so he is half one of his own.
For the people at the lowest level of Konoha, this is what they think deep in their hearts.
It's just that Konoha's top brass are not as confident as the people. Many jounin went to watch the preliminaries and knew that although Konoha's side had an absolute advantage in the number of people who passed the exam, they could compete with Kimimaro in terms of strength. The only one who could compete with Meteor was Itachi Uchiha.
The strength of the others was obviously not on the same level as these three.
If a ninja from the Uzumaki clan or the Hoshigakure Village came first in Konoha's chunin selection exam, it would still be very embarrassing.
You must know that almost all the genin who passed the pre-selection and entered the third exam are from the ninja clan. They are from wealthy families such as Hyuga, Uchiha, Nara, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Inuzuka, and Aburame, or they are from ninja families, and one of their parents is a jounin. Has inherent advantages.
The problem can be clearly seen in this session. Among the 18 Konoha ninjas, there is not a single genin with a pure civilian background.
Of course, this is not a very abnormal thing. After all, it is extremely low probability for a genius like Minato Namikaze to appear among civilians. Especially after the third generation came back to power, many ninjas have done something to solve the problem of the Uchiha clan. Compromise, the cake is divided between the middle and upper layers, and naturally the bottom layer can get very little.
Fortunately, it is now a time of peace. Even if civilian ninjas cannot stand out in the ninja school due to scarce resources, they will always grow up after a few years of experience.
In the final analysis, Konoha is a military alliance united by the ninja clan. The ninja clan and family ninja are the main source of Konoha's combat power.
After a while, the Third Hokage gave a brief speech before the start of the game, mainly to encourage the contestants.
Since Bai Yu was the representative of the Uzumaki clan and the most distinguished guest, he sat in an independent seat not far from the Third Hokage to watch the game. Bai Yu, who had not entered the third exam, stood behind him.
After the draw was over, the examiner for the third exam walked to the center of the ring arena.
Unexpectedly, the examiner of the third exam turned out to be Kakashi. Obviously Konoha attaches great importance to this chunin selection exam, so Kakashi was appointed as the examiner.
With Kakashi's speed and explosive power, these strongest genin are only close to ordinary jounin. He can deal with any unexpected situation and terminate the game at any time.
"The first test, Meteor vs. Aburame Muta!"
Kakashi looked at the name on the note in his hand and read it out loud.
"Two contestants please enter!"
I didn't expect that the first exam would be so exciting. Meteor's strength in the preliminaries has far exceeded that of ordinary chuunin, and he is one of the three strongest in this exam.
It's the highlight right from the start.
Aburame Muta comes from the Aburame clan, a powerful family in Konoha. If it weren't for the small number of people, she would be stronger.
The ninjas of the Aburame clan are full of mystery in the eyes of others, because they wear long clothes and trousers all year round, even in summer, and wear various dark glasses.
Although they are not difficult to get along with, most of them are aloof and talk little.
Even the ninjas who are also in Konoha don't know much information. They only know that the Aburame clan signed a contract with the Zerg, and they donated their chakra to the Zerg and let the Zerg fight for them.
All the secret arts of the Aburame clan are related to bugs, and what they are best at is breeding and nurturing bugs. Based on this, they use various special bugs to fight, both offensive and defensive.
However, the Aburame clan has always been mysterious, which has a lot to do with their fighting style.
Because making good use of bugs is not a simple matter. The omnipotence of bugs means complexity and cumbersomeness. It is necessary to make full use of each characteristic of bugs and use bugs according to the battlefield situation. Not everyone, even the Aburame clan, can do it.
As a member of the Aburame clan, the meaning of secret arts is to strictly keep the secrets of insect abilities.
Currently, the Aburame clan is most famous in the ninja world for being 'parasitic bugs'.
Parasitic bugs can be used in all aspects of attack, defense, medical treatment, reconnaissance, etc., and because the bugs are small and difficult to detect, they are very suitable for covert operations and raids.
After Kakashi briefly explained the rules, he came and said: "Start."
After saying that, he flashed and quickly came to the edge of the ring arena, making way for the two players.
Aburame Muta looks like a standard Aburame tribesman, wearing gray long clothes and trousers, dark green eyes, and medium-length shoulder-length hair.
"Please give me more advice." Aburame Muta said very politely.
"Well, please give me more advice." Yue Xing also responded to the polite person. The next second, his eyes suddenly changed and he quickly retreated.
After Aburame Muta said hello, a large number of tiny insects emerged from his collar. They were so dense that one could not help but feel chilled in his heart.
However, he didn't seem to have any intention of sneak attack, so the bug flew out of his body slowly, but the buzzing sound caused by the bug flapping its wings at high speed was very obvious and made people feel uncomfortable.
Although Yue Xing had heard of the Aburame Clan, this was the first time he fought with them, so while retreating, he quickly completed the seal with both hands and directly activated the 'Peacock Magic Technique!' '
The lavender chakra was like substance, wrapping the meteorite's body.
'Secret Technique·Parasite·Insect Jade! '
Seeing that Yuxing was ready, Aburame Muta launched her secret technique to attack.
I saw more bugs emerging from his body, and soon his whole body was covered in it, as if he was wrapped in a huge black insect cocoon, which looked extremely weird.
Since she had seen the meteorite's ability in the qualifiers, Aburame Muta knew that she couldn't fight for a long time, so she didn't test it from the beginning, but used all her strength.
boom!
Buzzing~
The huge black insect cocoon suddenly 'shattered', and tens of thousands of tiny insects were densely packed like ribbons, all winding towards the meteorite.
That scene was so mind-numbing to watch.
'The wonderful method of peacock turning into an animal from its feathers! '
Meteor controlled the purple chakra on his body and turned into a ferocious beast to attack the insect swarm, but it was different from when he dealt with Akimichi Yuuto before. This time he did not fight in close combat.
The chakra beast separated from his body and rushed into the insect swarm. The seemingly dense insect swarm was instantly dispersed by the chakra beast. The insect swarm seemed to be defeated in one blow and had no fighting ability.
However, Meteor's expression changed, and the chakra on his body quickly changed form. He looked like a huge butterfly, flapping his chakra wings, and quickly flew into the sky above the ring arena.
I saw that the purple chakra beast had collapsed under the siege of the insect swarm, and the parasitic insects directly devoured the chakra, so the meteorite used the flying ability of the peacock magic method.
"Flying?!"
"That's not fair!"
"This is out of context and should be considered a loss."
Seeing the meteor flying off the ground, the people of Konoha suddenly screamed. After all, flying off the ground is the dream of many people when they were young, but it is just a fantasy after all, because there are very few ninjas in the entire ninja world who can fly. It is said that the third Tsuchikage Ohnoki has the ability to fly, but only a handful of people have seen him.
And how could anyone not be surprised that a ninja from a small ninja village like Hoshiyin Village had such an exaggerated ability to fly.
Kakashi ignored the cries of the people watching the game. As long as he was still above the ring arena, he did not leave the venue.
"This secret technique actually has the ability to fly!?" Compared to the ordinary people, the ninjas were far more shocked, because the ability to fly is of strategic significance to a ninja village.
No matter how fast your legs run, it is never as fast as flying.
Some lines of defense that are difficult to break through and information that is difficult to transmit require the help of flying psychic beasts. However, this kind of psychic beast itself is extremely rare. Even the communication and investigation birds require a lot of manpower and material resources to cultivate. .
But these are not as rare as the ability of ninjas to fly.
Especially since the genin from Hoshigakure Village in front of him was only fourteen or fifteen years old.
If he is not a special case, then it is said that the Hidden Star Village has a secret technique that allows ninjas to gain the ability to fly. Even though the training threshold for this secret technique is very high, after Konoha experienced three wars, the number of active ninjas exceeded one. Ten thousand people, even one in a hundred or one in a thousand, can still have double-digit flying ninjas.
The most important thing is to look at the flying speed of the meteor, which cannot be hit by ordinary ninjutsu. This is the most critical point. This secret technique can be used in combat, and it not only has the ability of detection and communication.
Even the forces are actually jealous.
Xingyin Village is really hidden deep enough!
The fanaticism in many people's eyes cooled down a lot when they thought that the Bear Country and the Ghost Country were allies and had established diplomatic relations with the Uzumaki Clan.
But when the benefits reach a certain level, there will definitely be people who cannot bear the temptation.
After all, if you can't do it openly, you can still do it covertly.
The meteor flew at high speed, constantly avoiding the attacks of the insect swarms, and at the same time released fire escape ninjutsu to attack the insect swarms.
The quality of the chakra after being radiated by the "star" far exceeds that of ordinary chakra, so even though the meteorite only uses C-level fire escape, it is extremely powerful.
Unfortunately, these parasitic insects were all trained and quickly dispersed under the control of Aburame Muta. Although a considerable number of parasitic insects were shot down by Fire Release, most of them were still left and launched against the meteorite in the sky above the ring arena. Encirclement and suppression.
The scene fell into a stalemate for a while.
However, within a few minutes, swarms of insects suddenly fell like raindrops all over the sky, and soon they fell to the ground.
thump!
Aburame Muta threw herself to the ground.
Kakashi hurriedly stepped forward to check, and the medical ninja also arrived immediately.
"Winner, Meteor!"
Kakashi saw that Aburame Muta had just consumed too much chakra and fell into a coma, so he announced the result of the game.
"These bugs..." In the audience seat, Bai Yu looked at the bugs all over the ground, his eyes changing slightly. Meteor Xing practiced the Peacock Technique, and his chakra was affected by the "star", although Bai Yu eliminated the harmful ones. Particles, but this chakra is still harmful to ordinary people. Unexpectedly, these bugs can persist for so long after devouring the chakra of the meteorite. Bai Yu suddenly became interested in the secret techniques of the Aburame clan.
"I didn't expect such a genius to appear in Xingyin Village!" The Third Hokage on the side looked at Bai Yu and sighed.
When Bai Yu saw this, he smiled and said nothing.
At this time, the game continued. Unlike the first game, which was resolved in a few minutes, the second game was a battle of wits and courage between the two sides in the field, and it took two hours for the battle to end.
"The third game, Kaguya Kimimaro vs. Uchiha Itachi!"
As Kakashi's voice fell, the entire ring arena suddenly erupted in cheers.
Did the two strongest people in this exam actually meet in the third game?
Whether it was a deliberate arrangement or not, it was enough to arouse everyone's emotions.
"Itachi! Come on!"
"Itachi!"
"Itachi, let others see how powerful the genius of the Uchiha clan is!"
Many members of the Uchiha clan were cheering for Itachi.
Itachi is the pride of the entire Uchiha clan, and they are proud of Itachi.
Bai Yu also recovered from the sleepy state of watching the second battle.
Just when Itachi and Kimimaro walked to the center of the ring arena and prepared to fight, Bai Yu suddenly changed his expression.
At this time, he took out a scroll from his arms, opened it, and laid it flat on his lap.
Bang!
A cloud of smoke dissipated, and a shrunken white snake appeared.
'Sir Bai Yu, Lord Kushina asked me to inform you that a mysterious ninja named Uzumaki Nagato with the Rinnegan Eye attacked the Uzumaki clan and has now been captured by Lord Kushina and Lord Kyuubi. '
White Snake's voice sounded in Bai Yu's heart.
"What?!" Bai Yu was shocked and his pupils shrank suddenly. Nagato attacked the Uzumaki clan?
"Bai Yu, what happened?" The Third Hokage's eyes had been fixed on Bai Snake. After noticing the change in Bai Yu's expression, he couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing, just a small matter."
Bai Yu said lightly.
At the same time, another small khaki snake crawled to Bai Yu's feet from behind the auditorium.
"This is......"
Bai Yu frowned slightly and activated the "Communication Technique" on Kimimaro in the field.
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