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Chapter 36 through the second round
And so, time passed by, second by second.

After a long while, the chief examiner on the high platform glanced at the timer in his hand, and the sound rang out again throughout the hall.

"time up!"

"Everyone, stop writing!"

At his command, several Konoha Chunin quickly entered the examination hall and began collecting the exam papers.

Many candidates slumped in their seats with relief, while others angrily pounded their fists on the table.

"Okay, everyone."

After collecting all the exam papers, the chief examiner, Jonin, revealed a meaningful smile.

"I'm sure many of you have questions about the question we just discussed."

"Now, I can tell you that this written test is really testing your ability to gather intelligence within the rules."

Upon hearing this, those candidates who had truly relied on their own abilities, or rather, their keen observation skills, to "finish" the exam showed expressions of "I knew it!"

Meanwhile, those candidates who were scratching their heads and couldn't utter a single word looked like they had suddenly realized something.

"Just as I thought, I knew it wouldn't be that simple."

Tsunade pursed her lips, never expecting her teacher to come up with such an idea; it was really too wicked.

Jiraiya chuckled and glanced smugly at Orochimaru, the meaning of which was self-evident: Thanks to you!
Orochimaru remained noncommittal.

The results were tallied quickly.

Just as Orochimaru had predicted, most of the Konoha genin passed the first round smoothly because the first question, Tobirama's cipher, was an easy one.

After all, it was invented by the Second Hokage of the Ninja Family, so the Ninja Academy would teach a little bit about it.

The remaining members of the other four major ninja villages are mostly the elites of their respective villages.

They may not understand those tricky physics and chemistry problems, but their skills in cheating, or rather, "intelligence gathering," are all top-notch.

As for the candidates from small ninja villages like Takigakure and Amegakure, they were not so lucky; almost all of them were eliminated.

After all, they lacked both the geographical advantage of Konoha and the profound foundation and endless secret techniques of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

"Those who passed the first exam, please follow me."

After announcing the results, the chief examiner, Jonin, led the more than one hundred successful candidates to another, more spacious training ground.

A huge arena has already been set up here.

Around the arena were temporary stands for the audience, where the Jonin leading the teams from the five great ninja villages were already waiting.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was standing in the center of the arena.

He cleared his throat and glanced down at the energetic yet somewhat nervous young ninjas below.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone for passing the first exam."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice was steady and powerful.

"The rules for the second exam are very simple."

"Winners advance, losers are eliminated. Until the final winner is determined."

"Now, the second exam shall officially begin!"

As the Third Hokage finished speaking, the names of the examinees began to scroll rapidly on an electronic screen next to the arena.

A moment later, the two names were frozen in time.

Konohagakure, Jiraiya.

Battle.

Misty Village, Water Without Moon Apricot.

"Oh wow! Am I the first one?"

Jiraiya immediately perked up, rubbing his hands together excitedly as he jumped onto the ring.

Opposite him, a slender, beautiful Kirigakure ninja with long black hair also stepped onto the arena.

Seeing the other person's beautiful face, Jiraiya's eyes lit up. He habitually struck what he thought was a cool pose and tossed his hair.

"My beautiful lady, you are so lovely, I really can't bring myself to do it."

"Why don't you just admit defeat? I'm not very gentle when I hit you, and I might hurt you."

"I am male."

Upon hearing this, Mizuki Anzu remained expressionless on her delicate face, simply speaking calmly.

The voice was cold and emotionless...

"Pfft-cough cough cough!"

Jiraiya's smile froze instantly, like a duck whose neck had been grabbed, unable to catch its breath and nearly choking to death.

He stared wide-eyed at Minazuki An, looking her up and down, his face clearly saying, "Are you kidding me?"

So cute, how could she be a boy?!
Seeing Jiraiya's embarrassed expression, the audience burst into laughter.

Even many of the ninjas on Konoha's side couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hahahaha! Jiraiya, you've finally met your match!"

Tsunade laughed heartily, completely lacking any manners.

"Ok?"

Orochimaru fell into thought: Are all members of the Minazuki clan like this?

What kind of bizarre genetic trait is this?
Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing on the high platform, blushed slightly, turned his head away awkwardly, coughed twice, and sighed inwardly.

"The...match begins!"

The Jonin in charge of the referee, barely suppressing a laugh, announced.

"Damn it! How dare they deceive the feelings of an innocent young man like me!"

Jiraiya was furious and felt he had been utterly humiliated.

"Secret Technique: Ice Release - Thousand Ice Sticks!"

Mizuki Anzu remained expressionless, her hands rapidly forming hand seals.

The moisture in the air quickly condensed, turning into countless fine ice needles that rained down on Jiraiya.

"Little tricks!"

Jiraiya snorted coldly and also formed hand seals.

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

A massive fire dragon roared out, its blazing flames instantly melting and evaporating the incoming ice senbon, and continued its relentless charge towards Minazuki An.

Upon seeing this, the expressions of everyone watching the game changed.

What a powerful fire jutsu!
This power is beyond the scope of a genin, isn't it?

Mizuki Anzu's pupils contracted slightly. She lightly pushed off the ground and quickly retreated, narrowly avoiding the fire dragon's attack.

However, Jiraiya pressed his advantage and, using Fire Release as cover, closed in.

The chakra in his right palm spun rapidly, and a blue chakra sphere instantly took shape.

"Try this!!"

"Oh!"

Before Mizuki An could react, she was struck in the abdomen by the sudden ninjutsu. She flew backward like a kite with a broken string and crashed heavily off the stage, losing consciousness on the spot.

Defeat the enemy with one move!
The entire examination room fell silent instantly.

All eyes were focused on the slowly dissipating blue chakra sphere on Jiraiya's right hand. What kind of ninjutsu was that?
No-seal ninjutsu?

Its power is truly enormous!

"Then...what is that?"

"I've never seen this before. Doesn't it require hand seals?"

After a brief silence, murmurs erupted from the audience.

The ninjas from various villages looked at Jiraiya with eyes full of surprise, suspicion, and apprehension.

Jiraiya stood on the arena, basking in the attention of the crowd, his heart filled with joy.

The Rasengan that Orochimaru taught him is indeed powerful!

He suppressed his excitement, put on a mysterious and inscrutable look, and slowly walked off the stage amidst the shocked gazes of the audience.

Orochimaru's lips twitched when he saw this. The Rasengan was naturally something he had taught Jiraiya over the past year.

This guy actually used his trump card in the very first match.

However, since we've already used it, there's nothing we can do about it.

He withdrew his gaze and began to focus on the upcoming battle.

Because they were all elites from their respective villages, the battle was naturally quite exciting.

Soon, Sakumo Hatake appeared.

His opponent was the guy from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who carried a large, heavy "Iron-Headed Sword".

Both were skilled with knives, and their fierce and swift sword duel was dazzling to watch.

In the end, Hatake Sakumo proved to be the superior swordsman, seizing his opponent's weakness with his more refined swordsmanship and ghostly movements, and successfully winning the victory.

Disciples from other Konoha clans, such as the Uchiha, Hyuga, Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi, also made their appearances, each displaying their clan's secret techniques and engaging in fierce battles with elite genin from other villages, with each side experiencing victories and defeats.

Among them, the battle between the Hyuga branch family and the Uchiha collateral branch family was particularly noteworthy.

The clash between the Byakugan and the Sharingan, the battle between taijutsu and ninjutsu, was exceptionally intense.

Another battle that Orochimaru paid close attention to was the red-haired puppeteer boy from Sunagakure facing off against the Hiramekarei ninja from Kirigakure who wielded the twin swords Hiramekarei.

Just as Orochimaru had predicted, the red-haired boy was indeed a puppeteer.

He controlled three puppets of different shapes, which worked in perfect harmony, combining offense and defense.

The Hidden Mist ninja opposite him was no pushover either.

The twin swords, Hiramekarei, in his hands sometimes merged into one, unleashing a powerful chakra slash, and sometimes split into two, moving flexibly and unpredictably.

With their superior taijutsu and the characteristics of their ninja swords, the Hidden Mist ninjas gained the upper hand for a time, suppressing the red-haired boy's three puppets.

Just when everyone thought the outcome was about to be decided, the red-haired boy curled up a cold smile and his hands flew across the field once again.

"It's not over yet!"

Two new puppets burst forth from the enormous scroll behind him!
Five puppets!
Moreover, these two newly appeared puppets have a more ferocious appearance and more bizarre and cunning attack methods.

Faced with the simultaneous attack of five puppets, the Hidden Mist ninja was immediately thrown into disarray, making numerous mistakes.

Ultimately, he was accidentally struck by a poisoned needle from one of the puppets and was defeated on the spot.

"Five puppets...and they're controlled so skillfully, that's really impressive..."

Orochimaru nodded to himself. Although he was not as good as Granny Chiyo, it was quite impressive for someone her age to have such abilities.

The next battle, though not as thrilling, caught Orochimaru's eye a few more times because of one of the contestants' names.

Mitarai Zixiao.

This surname... is the same as that of his later apprentice, Mitarashi Anko.

Judging from their age, they are most likely from Hongdou's father's generation.

Then came Tsunade's battle.

Her opponent was a ninja from the Kaguya clan of Kirigakure.

This battle was almost without any suspense.

If it were a conventional taijutsu-type ninja, it would be really difficult to deal with an opponent like the Kaguya clan, whose bodies are covered in bone spikes and resemble a hedgehog.

However, Tsunade is clearly not included in this category.

She first unleashed a [Disruptive Body Strike Technique], using chakra to transform into electrical signals to precisely disrupt the opponent's chakra and nerve signal transmission, instantly slowing down and confusing their movements.

The Kaguya clansman, finding himself unable to move, tried to activate his entire skeletal structure for defense.

As a result, Tsunade unleashed a powerful punch, shattering the Kaguya clan member's sternum.

He was blasted away by the punch and embedded himself deeply in the wall of the training ground, his fate unknown.

hiss--

Upon seeing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but gasp and subconsciously touched his ribs.

This violent woman is getting more and more terrifying!

It's best to avoid provoking her in the future; his small frame can't handle it.

The ninjas from other villages who were watching the battle also became serious after a brief moment of shock.

The quality of this generation of new forces in Konoha has truly exceeded their expectations.

Jiraiya's mysterious Rasengan.

Sakumo Hatake's superb swordsmanship.

Tsunade's terrifying strength.

Each one of them demonstrated strength far exceeding that of their peers.

The referee's voice rang out clearly in the noisy arena as he announced the lineup for the next match.

"Konoha Village, Might Guy."

"Battle—"

"Sunagakure, Iron Grail!"

"Oh my gosh! My turn! Burn, youth!"

Might Guy was still as fired up as ever, shouting incomprehensible slogans, performing a beautiful backflip onto the ring, landing steadily and giving a thumbs-up to the audience, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.

His opponent was the black-haired boy from Sunagakure, the same one who had sensed Orochimaru's [Lightning Release Electromagnetic Communication Technique] during the written exam.

As Iron Smash looked down at Might Guy, who was full of energy on the ring below, a playful smile appeared on his lips, and he snapped his fingers lightly.

"Wow--"

An astonishing scene unfolded.

Beneath his feet, countless fine black pebbles, as if guided by some invisible force, rapidly converged.

These grains of sand surged and coalesced behind him, eventually transforming into a pair of enormous black wings!

With a flap of his wings, the black-haired boy stirred up a gentle breeze and slowly flew up from the high platform, landing gracefully on the arena.

"Oh?"

Seeing this, a hint of interest flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

Magnet Release vs. Eight Gates Release?
Is this going to be a remake of the Chunin Exams battle between Gaara and Rock Lee from the original manga?

interesting……

(End of this chapter)