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Chapter 201 Sarutobi, how does his Water Release compare to our teacher's?

The master of Kirigakure is getting old.

It's understandable that the old man would express such pessimistic views.

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and shook his head, then put his arm around him, saying, "Master, you're still in great shape! On the contrary, these old bones of mine are almost useless..."

"..."

The master from Kirigakure simply shook his head slowly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and took the initiative to speak, "I've always wanted to meet Lord Rasa, and today I finally have the opportunity."

"I've wanted to come and see Konoha for a long time..."

Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure, responded enthusiastically, even extending his palm in a very polite manner: "I hope my arrival will not cause any trouble for Konoha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi retorted with a smile, "It is an honor for this old man like me to have you two come to Konoha. How could there be any trouble?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi walked ahead, extending his hand in invitation, "Let's go in first, and then we'll have a good look at these little guys' performance..."

"..."

The leaders of the three major ninja villages entered one by one and sat on the highest platform in the third exam hall of the Chunin Exams, overlooking the densely packed crowd of people in the entire exam hall.

This Chunin Exam was clearly the biggest event Konoha had held in recent years, and many villagers came to the site, sitting in the audience seats on the high platform, looking down at the exam hall.

The examiner for the third exam was still Genma Shiranui. He looked at the group of candidates entering the room, wondering if there would be any trouble.

To be honest, it's very possible.

Because Gaara is the Jinchūriki of Sunagakure, if he were to unleash the One-Tailed Shukaku, it might disrupt the exam hall or even harm innocent spectators.

Obviously.

This issue was quickly brought to the attention of Akihara Kagura.

"Lord Kagura".

Raido Namiashi glanced at Akihara Kagura, who was leading the group, and suggested, "We can prepare four Jonin to set up the Four Purple Flame Formation, just in case that Sunagakure kid really releases the One-Tailed Beast and gets caught off guard and causes some trouble..."

"Don't worry."

Akihara Kagura shook her head, then suddenly raised her finger, her chakra surging within her: "Wood Release: Multiple Wood Clone Technique!"

Four wooden clones emerged from behind Akihara Kagura, leaped off the platform, and stood directly in the four corners of the examination room.

Akihara Kagura glanced at the people in the examination room and said softly, "Before the exam begins, my wooden clone will set up a barrier to prevent any accidents from happening."

"Is the chakra of the Wood Clone enough?"

Raido Namiya looked thoughtfully at the wooden clone in the corner of the examination room, then suddenly asked, "Wait, what if something unexpected happens during the exam? In the third exam, once a winner is decided between the candidates, what if the other side continues to attack their opponent..."

"I can use the Flying Thunder God Technique to enter the barrier."

Akihara Kagura seemed to have calculated everything all along.

Raiichiro's forehead twitched. He felt that Akihara Kagura's method was correct, but the result might be different. He felt that Akihara Kagura would only want to see rivers of blood.

"I will step in when it matters most."

Akihara Kagura emphasized it again.

While they were chatting, Genma Shiranui, following the predetermined order of the draw, ordered the contestants of the first match to remain in the examination room, while the others returned to the rest room.

The opponent in the first match.

Naruto Uzumaki, Neji Hyuga.

While the two contestants were still exchanging ideas in the examination room, Akihara Kagura's pre-arranged wooden clone suddenly closed its palms, releasing a crimson barrier.

"Ninja Technique: Four Red Sun Formation!"

Four crimson barriers suddenly appeared in the examination room!

All the Jonin present were shocked by the crimson barrier. They had heard of the terror of the Four Crimson Sun Formation and the strength of the Crimson Sun Formation's barrier defense!

but…

But this is the first time I've ever seen it!

"Four Red Yang Formation..."

Raido Namiashi stared at the red barrier that had appeared in the examination hall, making no attempt to hide his shock: "The legendary Four Red Sun Formation's defensive power far surpasses the Four Purple Flame Formation, requiring four Kage-level ninjas to set it up..."

of course.

What's even more shocking is not the Four Red Yang Formation itself.

Rather, it is the person who can set up the Four Red Yang Formation simply by using four wooden clones.

Many Jonin present were stunned by Akihara Kagura's move and had to marvel at how terrifying he was. Such abundant chakra was something that many people could only dream of!

"What energetic young people..."

Sitting at the highest point, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, watched Akihara Kagura's actions with a smile on his lips and a glint of greed in his eyes.

"There's no need for such a big fuss..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled softly, a pipe dangling from his lips. He was quite pleased with the intimidation that Akihara Kagura had brought to Konoha, yet he also said with a touch of smugness, "This barrier is actually hindering us from watching those little guys' all-out performance..."

"snort…"

Elder Yuanshi of Kirigakure grunted and said softly, "To witness the appearance of the Four Red Yang Formation, this Chunin Exam has already been exciting enough... As long as the performance of those kids below is worthy of this barrier that can defend against any force, that's good enough."

At present.

The defensive limit of the Four Red Sun Formation is unknown.

Because the Four Red Yang Formation has appeared very rarely in the history of the ninja world, and every time it has appeared, it has played a huge role, everyone believes that the Four Red Yang Formation barrier is sufficient to defend against any attack.

As Namiya Raikage's initial shock subsided, he looked at Akihara Kagura, his lips twitching slightly. This display of power was simply too much...

"Is there anything else?"

Akihara Kagura looked at Namishita Raido.

"Uh, there are still some..."

Namiashi Raido looked at Akihara Kagura and continued, "Uchiha Sasuke and Tosu from Otogakure haven't arrived at the examination hall yet. Genma hopes I..."

"Eliminate them."

Akihara Kagura waved her hand.

Although Akihara Kagura knew what Uchiha Sasuke was doing, and also what the absent Hatake Kakashi was doing, today's time was too precious to waste here.

"But…"

Standing beside Namiashi Raido, Yamashiro Aoba cautiously reported to the leader, "Everyone is really looking forward to their performance today..."

"Match 1, winner: Naruto Uzumaki!"

While they were still reporting the situation, the winner of the first match quickly emerged: Naruto Uzumaki had actually defeated the genius Neji Hyuga!

"That was pretty fast."

Akihara Kagura took a special look at the situation inside the arena.

With the end of this match, the Wood Clone dispelled the Four Red Sun Formation, and the second match began: Chojuro from Kirigakure faced off against Shino Aburame from Konoha.

This competition was much more exciting.

Despite Chojuro's considerable strength and exceptional skill in water-style techniques, he was still defeated by Shino Aburame.

"The third match."

Looking at the list in his hand, Genma Shiranui continued loudly, "Sunagakure, Temari, to face off, Konoha, Nara Shikamaru."

"This is troublesome..."

Nara Shikamaru walked into the examination room with little enthusiasm.

Despite the little guy's seemingly unmotivated demeanor, he delivered an even more impressive performance in this match than in the previous one. He used the Shadow Imitation Technique to defeat Temari, but then suddenly raised his hand to indicate that he was conceding defeat.

"Wouldn't one match be enough?"

After surrendering, Nara Shikamaru showed no concern for the outcome of the match: "Anyway, the third round of the Chunin Exams is based on the genin's performance in the exam, not on winning or losing. I feel that my performance in this match is enough for me to be promoted to chunin..."

After Nara Shikamaru finished speaking, he glanced at Temari and casually said, "And I've also given you a chance. I hope you can perform like you did when you were promoted to Chunin in the next match..."

"..."

Temari stared at Nara Shikamaru in disbelief, seemingly having never seen a boy who wasn't so competitive before. Her forehead twitched.

This match…

She won, but she also lost.

Because everyone in the arena was discussing Nara Shikamaru, who had lost the match, all the Jonin thought that Nara Shikamaru's performance was outstanding. He had used all the factors to win and was definitely the one with the best chance of becoming a Chunin.

"The winner is Temari."

After announcing the winner, Genma Shiranui glanced at Kagura Akihara standing in the stands and continued, "Since Sasuke Uchiha did not arrive in time, Sasuke Uchiha is automatically disqualified, and Gaara advances..."

"same…"

Genma Shiranui loudly continued, "Since Tos failed to arrive on time, Tos is automatically disqualified, and Karin advances..."

"The second round of the competition begins."

Genma Shiranui announced the second round of the competition in a deep voice, saying, "The first match of the second round will be between Gaara and Karin."

Since Gaara and Karin haven't participated in any matches yet, and they happen to be in the same half of the bracket, we might as well let them take the test first.

Karin and Gaara exchanged a glance, and the red-haired girl and the red-haired boy simultaneously leaped down from the lounge and landed on the stage of the examination hall!

"You were lucky last time..."

Gaara clenched his fists, completely unconcerned about his defeat in the Forest of Death: "This time, I definitely won't be so lucky!"

Last time, that idiot Shukaku was countered by Karin!

This time, Gaara believed he could not possibly lose, because he would not let Shukaku out this time, and would only use Shukaku's chakra to fight!

"I have bad luck, always bad luck."

Karin pushed up her glasses and said in a low voice, "I've only ever had one stroke of good luck in my life, and that luck is still protecting and accompanying me right now. That luck will always be with me, and you can't possibly be my match..."

"Are you kidding me!"

Gaara suddenly waved his hand!

A cloud of yellow sand flew out from the sand gourd on his back and swept towards Karin, trying to engulf her body!

Karin swung her fist and shattered the yellow sand with one punch, then charged straight at Gaara. Gaara hastily released a sand shield in front of him, but Karin shattered it with a single punch, sending the sand flying everywhere!

Just as Karin's fist was about to smash into Gaara, the yellow sand instantly turned into a thick sand ball around Gaara, enveloping him!

"What a difficult woman..."

Gaara hid behind the sand spheres, gritting his teeth and cursing under his breath. He could feel the sand spheres shaking under Karin's fists!

"Kid, let me do it!"

Shukaku kept crying out inside Gaara's body.

"You lost last time!"

Gaara firmly opposed Shukaku's appearance, coldly questioning, "Didn't you say last time that the golden chains this woman released were a great counter to you?"

"That's because I wasn't prepared..."

Shukaku still hoped to get her revenge: "This time I'll seal her away first, let's see what she can do then!"

"I could kill her myself!"

Gaara sneered, swiftly raising his hand and unleashing a massive sand claw from the sand sphere, which viciously grabbed at Karin!

"Diamond Lockdown!"

One after another, Vajra chains emerged from Karin's back, directly binding the Sand Claw. However, another Sand Claw suddenly emerged as well, grabbing at Karin's body!

"It's too late..."

Karin saw another giant sand claw reaching out and immediately realized it was a trap set by Gaara!

When Gaara used one of his Sand Claws to lure Karin away and bound her claws with the Adamantine Lock, making it impossible for her to move freely, he recklessly used his other Sand Claw to grab Karin!

On the audience platform.

Akihara Kagura watched the intense battle taking place in the examination hall.

Kakashi Hatake and Sasuke Uchiha arrived late, but they were too late; the news of Sasuke's elimination had already been announced.

"Can't we give Sasuke another chance?"

Kakashi Hatake looked at Kagura Akihara, hoping his old friend could help him, even though he knew it was unlikely.

"It's too late."

Akihara Kagura shook her head, her gaze still fixed on the arena, and casually asked, "Who do you think will win this battle?"

"..."

Kakashi Hatake shook his head helplessly, looking at the battle in the arena: "If Karin doesn't have any other tricks up her sleeve, her chances of winning are slim. That kid from Sunagakure is already far stronger than many genin, even better than jonin. His sand is very strange..."

"Let's take a look then..."

Kagura Akihara leaned on the railing, watching the battle with great interest. Was the sand defense left by Gaara's mother stronger, or was her own cursed seal stronger?

next moment!

The situation on the field suddenly reversed!

Karin raised her arm, and a black curse mark appeared on her arm like flowing water. She smashed the sand claw that was attacking her with her fist!

"etc…"

Kakashi Hatake suddenly noticed the cursed mark on Karin's body and looked at Kagura Akihara: "The cursed mark on Karin's arm, how come it's the same as the cursed mark on Sasuke's body...?"

"no the same."

Kagura Akihara interrupted Kakashi Hatake, glanced at Sasuke Uchiha, and continued, "The cursed seal on Sasuke's body is probably also natural energy. I can sense that natural energy, but it hasn't been tamed. The cursed seal on Karin's body was left by me because I can use Sage Mode. Those cursed seals are natural energy that I tamed..."

"Can you help remove the cursed seal on Sasuke?"

Kakashi Hatake looked at Kagura Akihara, hoping his friend could do him a favor.

"are you sure?"

Kagura Akihara offered an interesting analogy: "The cursed seal may have its drawbacks, but it can provide him with the power of revenge; just like your Sharingan will drain your chakra, but it can provide you with very useful assistance..."

"but…"

"How can you provide me with the power of revenge?"

Sasuke Uchiha interrupted Kakashi Hatake, asking in a deep voice, "If I can unleash the power of the Cursed Seal, can I take revenge on Itachi Uchiha?"

"There is a good chance."

Akihara Kagura neither confirmed nor denied it, but simply looked around at the situation in the arena again: "Perhaps you could observe the power of the cursed seal before making a decision..."

The battle on the field has escalated once again!

Karin's battle with Gaara intensifies!

Yellow sand swirled around the arena, and every now and then a Sand Claw would emerge from the sand. Gaara even turned the entire arena into yellow sand!

The ground is clearly no longer safe!

Karin raised her arm again, and the curse mark on her arm began to flow again, gathering around her body like water. A pair of jet-black yet crystalline butterfly wings unfolded behind her. This was the second form of her curse mark!

"An interesting power..."

Sitting in the stands, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, couldn't help but praise her. He could tell from Karin's appearance that the cursed seal she was using was excellent.

At least…

Easily comparable to the Curse Seal of Heaven!

"Lord Rasa's son is also very outstanding..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi also smiled and praised Gaara.

Of the three rulers of the great ninja villages on the high platform, perhaps only Genshi was somewhat embarrassed, because only the genin from Sunagakure and Konoha remained in the examination hall.

However, the elder of Kirigakure, Genshi, seemed unconcerned about the performance of his village's ninjas, tapping his fingers quietly on the back of his hand as if waiting for some signal.

Hiruzen Sarutobi assumed the elder from Kirigakure was unhappy with their performance and, feeling embarrassed to continue boasting, decided to offer Kirigakure a consolation prize: "Master, actually, your village's Chojuro performed quite well; his Water Release skills are enough to qualify him for Chunin..."

"Is his water-style technique really that good?"

Yuan Shi slightly raised his eyes, seemingly oblivious to everything, and slowly turned his gaze back to Hiruzen Sarutobi: "How does his Water Release compare to our teacher's?"

Third update!

Let's start tomorrow! Let's think carefully today about how to create a series of climaxes!

(End of this chapter)