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Chapter 23: Good Luck?

These words made those who weren't chosen feel even worse.

"Alright, next, let's begin the third round of the Chunin Exams. But before we start drawing the opponents, I'll ask one more time: is anyone going to forfeit?" A Jonin asked Zhang Shan and the others. "If you're going to forfeit, you can leave now. Nothing will happen."

No one spoke. They had already prepared themselves mentally for this journey, and they would have no complaints even if they died here today.

"Then, the third assessment shall officially begin!"

As the Jonin finished speaking, the two light screens in front of Zhang Shan began to flash again!

One name after another appeared, and when they finally stopped, the names of Zhang Shan and Morinaga Shozo came into view.

"Am I the first one?" Zhang Shan was a little surprised, but then he became indifferent.

Anyway, he's invincible now, so it doesn't matter which number he's on.

If he hadn't encountered Zhang Shan in the white coat in his good brother's space, he might have hesitated about how much force to use in his fight. But now, as a JoJo-level creature, he could only say, 'I'm invincible, do whatever you want!'

Just so confident!

The Jonin said, "Then, except for Zhang Shan and Morinaga Shozo, everyone else should go and wait on the platform."

Soon, only Zhang Shan and a boy with shoulder-length hair remained in the arena. The boy was probably a bit older than Zhang Shan, because his gaze towards Zhang Shan was full of mockery, as if he could easily take Zhang Shan down with just a slight move.

Zhang Shan could understand the other person's thoughts. After all, he was a fresh graduate this year, and who would care about a fresh graduate? The other person was probably cheering in their heart, thinking how lucky they were to have drawn the lucky draw.

But what he didn't know was that standing in front of him at that moment was...

The world of One Piece has mastered two types of Haki!

A god-level powerhouse in the Corpse Brother world!

And a super genius in the Naruto world who has mastered several sealing techniques!

Zhang Shan!

So, while he was feeling lucky to have drawn Zhang Shan as his opponent, little did he know that he was actually the unluckiest person among all the participants in the Chunin Exams that day!

"Then, let the competition begin!"

As the Jonin finished speaking, Zhang Shan quickly pulled out a bundle of scrolls from his weapon pouch and, under the bewildered gaze of the other party, swiftly unrolled the scrolls!

"Ninja Art! Throw All Weapons Technique!"

Bang bang bang!

The seal on the scroll was broken, and countless dark figures burst out from it!

Whoosh whoosh!

In a single exchange, Morinaga Shozo was struck on the head by a meteor hammer with a diameter of half a meter. Before he could even scream, his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.

"Shozo Morinaga has lost consciousness. Zhang Shan wins the first match," the Jonin announced calmly. To be honest, he was disappointed with the duel between the two.

Morinaga Shozo graduated from the Ninja Academy two years ago, and this is his second time participating in the Chunin Exams. Last year, he encountered the genius Hyuga Hizashi from the Hyuga clan, and it was normal for him to lose. However, this year's opponent was also from a commoner background, and was even a fresh graduate this year. However, he lost the match because of his underestimation of his opponent.

From the perspective of a Jonin, this guy is finished. He'll probably just be a Chunin who coasts through life and live an ordinary life.

As for Zhang Shan, it's understandable that he used ninja tools to test the waters at the beginning, but he said things like "throw out all the ninja tools." If these ninja tools really are all his trump cards, then he doesn't seem like a smart person.

Medical staff came up and carried Morinaga Shozo away. Zhang Shan also jumped onto the stands, wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead, and said with a melancholy look, "We almost lost."

Minato, standing to the side, twitched his lips slightly, thinking to himself, "So the remaining ninety-nine points are a sure win, huh?"

The second match began immediately afterward, with Minato and Yamanaka Inoichi taking the stage.

"Oh? Minato, you'd better watch out, Inoichi is really strong."

Before Minato went on stage, Ding kindly reminded him.

As a member of the Ino-Cho-Shika family, the Ino clan possesses the terrifying secret technique of Mind Transfer, which can instantly end a fight if the opponent successfully lands a hit on it.

Minato nodded, his vigilance towards Yamanaka Inoichi growing even stronger.

The two jumped into the field one after the other, and after standing face to face, the distance between them was less than five meters.

"Then, Minato Namikaze versus Inoichi Yamanaka, the match officially begins!"

Whoosh!

The Jonin vanished in a black shadow. Minato and Inoichi acted simultaneously, and without prior arrangement, the first thing they did was to distance themselves from each other!

The two of them pushed off with their feet and began to retreat rapidly. Minato took out three kunai and threw them, which turned into three black beams that shot towards Inoichi!

Hai Yi flicked his wrist, and several black shadows flew out from his hand!

Ding Ding!

The two kunai collided in mid-air, and Inoichi precisely intercepted Minato's kunai.

The next moment, the two of them stood firmly on the ground, reached for their ninja tool pouches on their buttocks with both hands, and swung their arms forcefully, sending out several more shuriken!

Ding Ding Ding!

The shuriken clashed with a crisp sound, but two shuriken still managed to break through Inoichi's defense and fly towards him!

"His shuriken technique is even better than mine!" Haiyi dodged the shuriken with a leap and began to form hand seals.

"If you want to beat him, you have no choice but to use that move!"

Minato naturally wouldn't just wait to see his opponent complete the hand seals. During the time he trained with Mito, in addition to sealing techniques, Minato also learned the Five Elements Ninjutsu.

"Wind Release! Vacuum Bullet!"

Several gusts of wind pressure shot out from the water gate, turning into invisible bullets that struck Haiyi!

The latter immediately stopped the hand seals and hurriedly dodged.

Minato pressed his advantage, forming hand seals once more, and his body instantly transformed into a black shadow as he attacked Inoichi!

"Wind Release! Spiral Dance!"

In the blink of an eye, Minato's figure appeared in front of Inoichi. Furthermore, a very chaotic flow of chakra surged from Minato's body. When this chakra struck Inoichi, he immediately felt as if he had been hit by a terrifying boulder, and his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string!

boom!

Haiyi's body crashed into the surrounding walls, causing the concrete walls to collapse!

Minato looked at Inoichi, whose face was already somewhat distorted, and immediately showed a hint of worry!

This Spiral Dance is a modified version of the Rasengan he created. The principle is simple: he covers his body with a layer of chakra and then spins the chakra around himself like a Rasengan, forming an absolute domain around himself!

It's somewhat similar to the Reincarnation Technique, but at this point, Minato didn't know what the Reincarnation Technique was; this move was simply his own redevelopment of the Rasengan.

However, he never expected that even the spiraling power formed by just a little bit of chakra on the surface of his body could instantly kill Yamanaka Inoichi...

"By the way, what did Ding tell me to be careful of?"

Chapter 24 Chunin, let's go to the front lines!

The duel between Minato and Inoichi was somewhat interesting, and was one of the higher-quality matches in the Chunin Exams.

After all, in general, most ninjas in the Chunin Exams fight with kunai, and ninjutsu is rarely seen. For details, see Sakura Haruno, and there are even many who are not as good as Sakura Haruno.

Moreover, a normal genin would almost exhaust their chakra by releasing just one C-rank ninjutsu; those who can release ninjutsu continuously are all highly talented.

After the match between Minato and Inoichi ended, it was Choza's turn. His opponent was similar to Zhang Shan's opponent, and he easily finished the battle.

The match ended quickly, and the Third Generation told everyone to go back and wait for news; the results would be out tomorrow.

When everyone left the Forest of Death with the Jonin, the moon was already high in the sky.

"Going home! See you all tomorrow!" Zhang Shan waved to the group and was the first to leave.

Minato then took his leave, as he needed to go back and study the Spiral Dance he had used that day, feeling that the move still had a lot of room for improvement.

Zhiwei and Dingzuo also left one after the other. Dingzuo kept saying he needed to go back and satisfy his hunger; he was exhausted these past few days.

Hokage's office.

"Hiruzen! Hand Zhang Shan over to me! I guarantee I'll train him into a perfect ninja!" Danzo held Zhang Shan's file, looking determined to get him.

"No, I've already chosen Zhang Shan's teacher." The Third Hokage shook his head, refusing Danzo's offer.

"Teacher? Jiraiya? Who knows where that guy is right now? You want him to teach Zhang Shan! And Minato! They're all good talents, and you're giving them to that idiot Jiraiya!?" Danzo exploded!

Jiraiya was indeed outstanding before, and Danzo acknowledged him from the bottom of his heart. But there has been no news of that kid since he left. If Tsunade and Orochimaru hadn't confirmed that Jiraiya was still alive, Danzo would have engraved Jiraiya's name on the Konoha Heroes' Monument to commemorate him!

Now that a promising talent has been discovered, Hiruzen Sarutobi is actually letting him grow up unsupervised – what a waste!

"Danzo, that child is not suitable for you," the Third Hokage sighed. As the Hokage, he had a much more comprehensive view of things than Danzo.

According to his observation, Zhang Shan was not interested in power and spent all his time studying ninjutsu. Moreover, after learning about sealing techniques some time ago, he devoted himself entirely to it.

Such a talent is clearly not suitable for the dark place of the Root organization. Moreover, he wanted Zhang Shan to assist Minato, but not in a relationship like his relationship with Danzo, where one is in the light and the other in the dark. Instead, he wanted Zhang Shan to be a true general and a sharp blade.

And most importantly, he did not intend to allow Danzo to continue developing the Root organization.

Ten years ago, the city's elders made Danzo establish the Root organization because the Second Hokage had died outside. When they came back, they said that Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Third Hokage appointed by the Second Hokage, and they wanted him to take over.

Other ninja clans would absolutely not agree.

That's why Hiruzen divided the Hokage's power and established more departments, which stabilized Konoha's internal affairs.

But now that Hiruzen Sarutobi has secured his position as Hokage and has even begun training the next generation of Hokage successors, the elders and the Root organization seem to be getting in the way.

If these two forces were to hold the new Hokage back, then he, as the previous Hokage, would have no face to meet the First and Second Hokage.

In the office, Danzo gritted his teeth, while the Third Hokage remained calm and composed. In the end, it was Danzo who chose to give up.

"Don't worry, Hiruzen, I won't be an obstacle for the seedlings!"

After leaving a single sentence, Danzo turned and left, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi with a hesitant expression.

The next day.

Zhang Shan received a notification that he needed to go to the Hokage's office.

As expected, Zhang Shan and his team all successfully advanced to Chunin. After receiving their Chunin badges, they also received missions.

"You will escort a batch of supplies to the front lines of the Land of Wind. Once you arrive, hand this over to Tsunade, and then follow Tsunade's instructions."

After receiving the scroll from Hiruzen Sarutobi, Zhang Shan left Konoha for the second time.