"This exam is the third round, the preliminary round of the Chunin Exams, which is the elimination round."
"Those who are eliminated will exit this Chunin Exam, only those who pass can participate in the final round."
The words of Gekko made all the examinees present look serious, as this exam was incredibly important to them.
Once they failed, they would miss the opportunity to advance to Chunin.
Although there were 23 people who passed this exam, Kabuto worried that he wouldn't be able to control his own strength in the combat match and feared that revealing his identity would affect Orochimaru's plans.
In the end, he found an excuse of feeling unwell and withdrew from this Chunin Exam.
So, there were only 22 examinees left.
The 22 people were divided into 11 groups, and they determined their opponents by drawing lots.
Some people prayed while drawing lots that they wouldn't draw too powerful opponents. Currently, the ones most examinees didn't want to encounter were Gaara and Sasuke.
As for Ryujiro, although there were rumors of Ryujiro being a genius in other major villages, they all believed that a teenager with such formidable strength was intentionally spread by Konoha to confuse them.
So, apart from ninjas from their own villages, no one paid too much attention to Ryujiro.
The Konoha ninja who knew Ryujiro's strength didn't hope to draw Ryujiro as their opponent.
Even if they had a thousand ways to deal with it, the result they faced would inevitably be a miserable defeat.
The only one who probably wanted to fight Ryujiro, knowing his strength, was likely Sasuke.
The names on the screen of the arena quickly flickered and finally settled.
The first match! Hinata VS Misumi.
Misumi.
Looking at the ninja wearing round glasses and covering his face with a long mask, Ryujiro couldn't help but frown.
If he remembered correctly, this person's body had been modified. In fact, he didn't have any special abilities, but every part of his body could soften and stretch freely.
As long as one knew this information, defeating Misumi would be a piece of cake.
Ryujiro informed Hinata of this information, and Hinata nodded, indicating that she would be careful.
With the entrance of the two, all examinees left the arena. Naruto, lying on the railing, looked at Hinata unexpectedly and said, "It's not Ryujiro who's the first one to go."
"But since it's Hinata, this battle should end quickly."
Kakashi looked puzzled at Naruto.
"Naruto, it seems you know Hinata's strength well."
"Kakashi sensei, I am friends with Ryujiro and Hinata, after all. Back in the ninja academy, I trained with them."
"Hinata defeated a Chunin in the early graduation exam."
Defeated a Chunin?
Kakashi became interested upon hearing this.
According to Sakura, after Ryujiro arrived and directly kicked Orochimaru away, no one knew what happened next.
But after visiting the Forest of Death, Kakashi understood that there must have been a fight between Ryujiro and Orochimaru.
Otherwise, the trees in the forest wouldn't have been uprooted, and the shocking sword marks on the ground could only have been left by Ryujiro.
Misumi's cold gaze locked onto Hinata. "Little girl, I won't show mercy just because you're a girl."
"You can still forfeit now."
Although Misumi's surface identity was a Genin of Konoha, his actual identity was a spy arranged by Orochimaru among the Sound Village ninjas in Konoha.
So, he wouldn't show mercy to Konoha ninjas either.
Naturally, Hinata wouldn't forfeit.
Moreover, Ryujiro had already informed Hinata of Misumi's abilities. As long as she was careful, Misumi was not a formidable opponent at all.
"Then, let the match begin!" Gekko announced.
Misumi swooped down like a meteor, and as long as this girl fought him with Taijutsu, the battle would be over in an instant.
Hinata, who knew the information, naturally wouldn't engage in Taijutsu with Misumi. She took a stance and gathered chakra in her hands.
Eight Trigrams: Air Palm!
An invisible shockwave burst out, and everyone present didn't understand what had happened.
They only saw Misumi flying backward rapidly and crashing heavily into the wall, causing a loud rumble.
Gekko stepped forward to confirm that Misumi had fainted and announced, "The winner! Hinata Hyuga!"
There was a buzz among the examinees, as the result was unexpected to them.
Because in their eyes, Hinata seemed soft and weak, not like a strong opponent at all. But unexpectedly, she disintegrated the battle in an instant.
They didn't understand what had happened. The gazes of the remaining examinees towards Hinata became more solemn.
Regarding Hinata's clean ending of the match, Hiashi, who was watching the exam in secret, was also very satisfied.
Ryujiro indeed entrusted Hinata to you. It was the best decision I've ever made.
The upper ninjas of the Hyuga clan who knew about Hinata's usage of the Eight Trigrams Air Palm naturally understood it.
However, what surprised them was that Hinata, at such a young age, could already use the Eight Trigrams Air Palm.
There were some unexpected things.
The unconscious Misumi was quickly taken away by the medical team.
These people's lives or deaths were not important at all. In Orochimaru's eyes, these people were just pawns.
In the next match, Sasuke fought against Yoroi Akadō.
Just like in the original, although Sasuke's current strength was much stronger than in the original, he still suffered because he didn't understand Yoroi's abilities.
But in the end, Sasuke still won a hard-fought victory against Yoroi.
Although he won, Sasuke didn't clench his fist. Instead, he felt even more that the gap between him and Ryujiro was too big.
Against such trash, he almost lost this match.
Power!
He needed more power. He wanted to surpass everyone here.
Because of the evil thoughts in Sasuke's heart, the cursed seal on his neck suddenly activated before he left the field.
Sasuke's face twisted, and he suddenly collapsed to the ground, which puzzled all the examinees present.
Kakashi quickly took Sasuke off the field.
"Orochimaru has also left."
In Ryujiro's observation, Orochimaru had actually been in the arena all along, but with Sasuke's disappearance, Orochimaru's aura also disappeared.
After several matches.
Gekko announced again, "Next match, Ryujiro versus Tosu!"
"Oh! Finally, Ryujiro is up!"
Naruto jumped up excitedly.
The eyes of the ninjas on the field were all focused on Ryujiro. His appearance was like a dazzling star, attracting everyone's attention.
"That kid
."
"The battle will end in an instant."
"Yes, after all, this Chunin Exam is just child's play for him."
Hearing the conversation of the upper ninjas, even Gaara couldn't help but reassess Ryujiro.
To receive such evaluations from the upper ninjas, how far had his strength reached?
That's good.
If his strength was too weak, this Chunin Exam would be too boring.
Tosu looked solemnly at Ryujiro.
The kid who was valued so highly by these ninjas must have something special. As long as he was careful and seized the opportunity, there might still be a chance to win.
"Let the match begin!"
Swish!
As soon as the words fell, Ryujiro's figure disappeared from everyone's sight. When they looked again, Ryujiro was already behind Tosu.
Ryujiro put away his blade, expressionless, and slowly left the field.
"Pfft!"
Blood gushed from Tosu's waist, making all the examinees' faces turn pale.
"Medical team! Medical team!"
Gekko hastily shouted.
At the same time, his gaze turned to Ryujiro's back, full of shock.
Such swordsmanship...
That kid is even scarier than Sakumo-san!
"I announce, Ryujiro wins this match!"
From start to finish, not even ten seconds had passed. Saying that the battle was resolved in an instant wouldn't be an exaggeration.
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