I'm in Konoha, and I have ten skill slots.

"Moonlight Shower, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Shikamaru Nara, Shino Aburame, Hinata Hyuga, Gaara Sandstorm, Temari!"

"Congratulations on passing the preliminary rounds! I hope you can perform even better in tomorrow's Chunin Exams finals!"

As Moonlight Gale announced the list of members who passed the preliminary rounds.

All the ninjas who failed to be selected sighed helplessly.

There are too many monsters in today's Chunin Exams.

Gaara and Temari, the monsters of Sunagakure, are both incredibly strong.

In particular, Gaara even defeated Neji Hyuga, a genius of the Hyuga clan.

Gaara's sand easily countered Hinata's Gentle Fist techniques, Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, and Heavenly Rotation.

Besides Gaara's exceptionally exciting battles...

The two battles that Shigure fought were against Kankuro and Lee.

Although most of them were instant kills, Shigure's overwhelming strength left a lasting impression.

Along with his two companions, Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, they also exude a sense of formidable strength.

In Sasuke's second battle, his body had recovered considerably, although he faced an even stronger opponent.

Although Sasuke couldn't use his chakra, he directly activated his Sharingan, much to Shigure's surprise, as Sasuke had somehow awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan.

Perhaps it's because of the cursed seal?

Or perhaps it had already awakened at some other time?

Sasuke's awakening of the Sharingan made the other ninjas even more wary.

In Naruto's battle, he used two ninjutsu, Wind Release: Shuriken and Wind Release: Wind Blade, which shocked everyone.

Even Shikamaru couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "When did Naruto learn Wind Release ninjutsu?!"

New monsters!

It has already been born.

Kakashi watched the passing genin.

Needless to say, the three members of their own Team 7 were already known as the Three Monsters of Konoha.

The battle between Nara Shikamaru and Aburame Shino was also quite impressive, with Shikamaru's intellect proving as sharp as ever.

Shino's insects also displayed amazing fighting power.

It makes people hard to guard against.

As the exams ended, Shigure went to Ino's hospital room.

The battle between her and Sakura was so intense that she sustained quite a few injuries.

Now that the qualifiers are over, Shiyu rushed over immediately.

"Are you alright, Ino?!"

Ino, who was lying in the hospital bed, had already woken up. When she saw Shigure come in, she nodded and said, "I'm fine!"

Shiyu glanced at Xiaoying on the hospital bed next to her.

"You two don't need to push yourselves so hard!"

Although she didn't quite understand the feelings between girls, Shiyu admired their wholehearted attitude.

"It's all Sakura's fault! She's clearly no match for me, but she insisted on fighting me to the death, which is why I haven't even made it through the preliminaries yet!"

It seemed that because Shigure had arrived, Ino felt somewhat wronged and couldn't help but complain.

Shigure smiled and took Ino's hand. "Let me treat you!"

treat?

Ino remembered that Shigure knew magic, but it seemed that her injury didn't need treatment! She could be discharged tomorrow after a bandage.

Ninjas, after all, have strong regenerative abilities.

"No need for Shigure-kun, my injury is nothing at all!"

Shigure forcefully grabbed Ino's hand, saying, "It's always better to recover sooner!"

Without forming any hand seals, Shigure raised his hand and a stream of energy flowed directly from his palm, instantly traveling over Ino's wound.

Ino's wounds were visibly healing rapidly.

"Wow...what amazing medical ninjutsu!"

"What kind of technique is this, Shigure-kun?"

"I developed this myself: the Healing Technique of Escape!"

Ino's eyes sparkled as she looked at Shigure with growing admiration.

He's strong, handsome, and cares so much about himself.

a!

However, after Shigure finished treating Ino, he turned around and glanced at Sakura.

Sakura was already awake at this moment, or rather, she had been awake since he entered the ward. She originally wanted to get up and argue with Ino.

But upon hearing Shigure's voice, Sakura instinctively felt something was wrong; Shigure and Ino's relationship seemed different.

As a girl, Sakura has begun to understand this.

These two people actually...

"Sakura, let's get treated together too!"

Shigure came to Sakura's bedside, and Sakura's body trembled slightly.

She doesn't know what to do now.

Are you still going to pretend to be asleep?

"Pretending to be asleep? Is Sakura awake?"

Shigure turned around and nodded to Ino. "She was awake when I came in!"

Hearing this, Sakura knew she couldn't keep up the act any longer, and slowly sat up. "I just didn't want to disturb you!"

Ino blushed slightly, but Shigure remained calm. "Alright, let me treat you too!"

The healing technique was activated once again.

Sakura's obvious wounds also healed quickly.

"What amazing healing effects! This isn't some kind of magic!"

"The healing technique developed by combining the Palm Healing Technique is indeed more effective than the Palm Healing Technique itself!"

Better?

Sakura looked at her injuries, which were almost completely healed. This was probably more than just a little better!

Shigure's talent is just too freakish!

As a combat-oriented ninja, he not only easily learned the Palm Healing Technique, but also developed even stronger healing ninjutsu based on it.

'Well-known wild boar, she's really struck gold this time!'

"Alright, since you all have no problems, I'll be going now. I need to prepare well for tomorrow's Chunin Exams finals!"

After saying goodbye to Ino, Shigure left the ward.

Meanwhile, in the hospital room, Sakura was thinking about Shigure's healing technique. The effect was too strong. If only she could learn it.

I definitely need to take my medical ninjutsu to the next level!

Shigure was on her way home, planning to study the new Ice Release: Ice and Snow Control Ninjutsu properly once she got back.

However, as Shigure walks down the street, people on both sides are pointing and whispering about him.

"Is that him? The ninja who displayed the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai in the preliminaries!"

"That's right! And he's incredibly strong. Genin of the same level are instantly killed by him, and even the puppet techniques of Sunagakure are easily dealt with!"

It seems that gossip in Konoha spreads quite quickly.

Shi Yu didn't have time to listen any further and went straight home.

After Shigure disappeared, some people began to show signs of doubt.

"Ice Release! Isn't that the Kirigakure's bloodline limit? Why is it appearing in our Konoha?"

"Is Gekko Shigure really from Konoha?"

Chapter 144 The Mysterious Guest: The Ninja Who Guaranteed a Place in the Finals

"A bloodline limit belonging to Kirigakure has appeared in Konoha!"

"Is that child really unrelated to the people of Kirigakure?"

Kakashi looked up at the person who had asked the question with great disbelief.