Konoha: The Gu Master Creates the Hokage.

Chapter 152 The Preliminary Rounds End (Third and Fourth Updates)

Tsunade is always concise and to the point, unlike Hiruzen Sarutobi in the original work who gave a long opening speech.

After saying a few words, she handed the initiative over to the referee of the match, Moonlight Gale.

"Ahem... Hello everyone... Ahem... I'm Gekko Hayate."

Moonlight Gale can cough three times in a single sentence.

Coupled with his deep dark circles and pale, listless face, many people suspected that he would die on the spot at any moment.

"As the referee... ahem... I have three rules to announce."

Moonlight Gale continued, "First, never act impulsively; second, never kill; third, be absolutely fair."

Towards the end, he stopped coughing.

The others didn't find it so distressing.

"Finally... cough cough... anyone who wants to quit, please raise your hand... cough cough."

As soon as Moonlight Gale finished speaking, someone raised their hand.

Aburame Shiki glanced at it, and unsurprisingly, it was Yakushi Kabuto.

He infiltrated the Chunin Exams not to advance to the Chunin rank, but simply to gather intelligence.

It's now a one-on-one battle. If I don't withdraw, I'll expose my strength and arouse unnecessary suspicion.

"Is there anything else?"

Moonlight Gale's gaze swept over the crowd.

After waiting for thirty seconds, he announced the official start of the qualifiers.

The large screen behind him lit up, and two names scrolled rapidly before finally stopping.

Uchiha Sasuke versus Dosu.

Oil Girl Zhihui exclaimed, "Wow!"

Purple Dog battles Six Paths Tos.

But he remembered that in the original work, Tos's opponent was Choji Akimichi.

As expected, the change in the number of people resulted in different outcomes.

The somewhat hunchbacked Tos walked to the center of the field.

His head was bandaged, with only his left eye showing.

He was completely covered up by large clothes and a cloak.

Toss's eyes gleamed with eager anticipation.

As Orochimaru's subordinates, their purpose in participating in the Chunin Exams was for Uchiha Sasuke.

"Go Sasuke!"

Sakura Haruno shouted as always.

Uchiha Sasuke casually drew his Lightning Fire Sword.

In his view, Tos was just an unknown nobody, not worth being wary of, and could be easily defeated.

After he stepped onto the field, he pushed off with both feet and flew out like an arrow.

A deafening roar!

Tos sneered and revealed the perforated armor on his right arm.

A piercing sound spread.

Uchiha Sasuke felt his head buzzing, and his ears instantly lost their hearing.

Body Flicker Technique!

Seeing that his attack had worked, Tosu lunged forward and grabbed at Uchiha Sasuke.

Danger was imminent.

Uchiha Sasuke rolled to the left, avoiding his attack.

But before he could catch his breath, he saw Toth slam his fists into the ground.

The ear-piercing sonic attack reappears.

Uchiha Sasuke froze.

"What's so great about the Uchiha clan?"

"Toss said arrogantly."

But the next second, he felt an excruciating pain.

He looked down and saw the tip of the Thunderfire Sword.

"How is that possible?!"

"I can't believe it," Tos asked.

"You don't even know when you were under the illusion, how dare you say such a thing?"

Sasuke Uchiha drew his Lightning Fire Sword with an indifferent expression.

Blood splattered.

He turned and left the field with a flourish.

"Uchiha Sasuke wins!"

Moonlight Gale shouted immediately, "Medical team, save them!"

Sasuke Uchiha didn't aim for his heart, so Tosu didn't die.

But with such a severe injury, he may have to stay in bed for a while.

"As expected of the Uchiha."

Kurenai Yuhi remarked with a sigh, "Not to mention genin, even chunin would have a hard time detecting that he's fallen for his genjutsu."

"The Uchiha clan is indeed a born master of genjutsu."

Kakashi Hatake said with a smile, "Sasuke only spent about a month learning genjutsu."

"A month?"

Kurenai Yuhi said with a wry smile, "That's really a blow."

If you were to meet Itachi Uchiha, that would be a real blow.

Kakashi Hatake casually remarked, "I've heard that your student, Yakumo Kurama, is also quite skilled in genjutsu."

"She is indeed very capable."

Kurenai Yuhi's spirits lifted, and she spoke.

Oil Girl Zhihui raised an eyebrow.

Sasuke Uchiha's performance in this battle was absolutely perfect.

But he always felt it was the prelude to being beaten.

According to the principle that one's coolness lasts no more than three seconds, when Sunny Helper feels that he is capable again, it will be triggered.

"The second match is Gaara versus Akado Armor."

Moonlight Gale looked at the screen and said.

Not Rock Lee?

Oil Girl Zhihui knew it was his butterfly effect again.

But that's alright.

In the original work, Rock Lee fought Gaara and opened the fifth gate of the Eight Gates.

Not only did they fail to win, but their accounts were also banned.

This outcome can be avoided now.

A few seconds later, screams rang out.

The crimson armor was crushed by the flying quicksand and turned into minced meat.

"What a terrifying guy!"

Yamanaka Ino's heart skipped a beat, and she said.

She could clearly sense the immense killing intent emanating from Gaara.

"How could Sunagakure have such terrifying genin?"

Sakura Haruno was also dumbfounded.

"Is this murder by ignoring the rules?"

Uchiha Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly.

But the next second, Gaara turned his head and looked at him, his eyes filled with coldness and bloodlust.

Are we being watched?

Having experienced Orochimaru's murderous aura, Uchiha Sasuke showed no fear whatsoever.

"Fortunately, his opponent wasn't me."

Yamanaka Ino patted her chest, still shaken, and said.

Although she received the power-up from Shiki Aburame, she instinctively felt that she couldn't defeat Gaara.

"Ino, who would you like to spar with?"

"Is it possible?" asked Zhihui, the oil-producing woman, casually.

"I hope it's not Zhihui."

Yamanaka Ino said with a bright smile, "Otherwise, I would definitely have to admit defeat."

"Me too."

Hinata Hyuga mustered her courage and joined the chat.

Just as Yamanaka Ino was about to say something, her eyes suddenly widened.

Her name appeared on the screen.

Her opponent is Sakura Haruno.

The battle between best friends hasn't changed.

In the original work, Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka fought to a standstill.

But the situation is completely different now.

With the power-up gifted by Aburame Shiki, Yamanaka Ino's strength has practically doubled.

Although Sakura Haruno learned medical ninjutsu, she didn't learn taijutsu such as superhuman strength because her teacher wasn't Tsunade.

In terms of combat ability, he is just a normal medical ninja.

"Sakura".

Yamanaka Ino took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry, but I have reasons to keep going."

"I see."

Sakura Haruno nodded, her face firm, and said, "I have one too."

"It seems you've grown up."

Yamanaka Ino smiled calmly and said.

"The same to you."

Sakura Haruno recalled how the two of them first met.

At that time, she was bullied because of her broad forehead, and it was Yamanaka Ino who reached out to help her.

The two became best friends.

"careful."

Sakura Haruno drew two shuriken and said, "I won't hold back."

Two whooshing sounds.

Two shuriken flew out.

She followed closely behind, quickly closing the distance between them.

She also knew a little about Yamanaka Ino's family's secret techniques.

As long as you keep moving, the chances of hitting the target will be greatly reduced.

Yamanaka Ino remained motionless, casually holding two shuriken.

The kunai collided in mid-air, making a piercing sound.

Sakura Haruno didn't even look, and thrust out the kunai in her hand.

Yamanaka Ino grabbed her wrist with lightning speed and then pushed her to the ground.

Sakura Haruno instinctively tried to struggle, but was shocked to find it was completely useless.

Her strength was beyond imagination.

"Feel sorry."

Yamanaka Ino picked up her kunai and held it against her neck.

"Yamanaka Ino wins!"

Moonlight Gale promptly announced the results.

"How did you become so strong?"

Sakura Haruno's face was filled with frustration.

"Because of Zhihui-kun."

Yamanaka Ino stood up and extended her hand to her.

Is this the power of love?

Sakura Haruno bit her lip and said, "I will try my best to catch up with you."

Yamanaka Ino knew that she had misunderstood, but she had promised Aburame Shiki and could not tell him the real reason, so she could only give up.

[Achieve the "Sakura Haruno has a cheat code!" achievement to receive the reward "Blue Beauty Gu".]

[Blue-faced Gu: A third-stage Gu worm, belonging to the Path of Transformation, capable of altering the appearance of male Gu masters.]

Oil Girl Zhihui never expected to have such an unexpected gain.

The transformation technique can achieve the same effect as the Blue Beauty Gu, but it is easily detected and cannot last long.

It can be quite useful at certain times.

In the fourth match, Rock Lee won.

His opponent was Kenmi Sumi, who, although from Otogakure, used taijutsu (physical techniques).

When physical skills clash with physical skills, the outcome is predictable.

Rock Lee didn't even need to open the Eight Gates to defeat him.

In the fifth match, Naruto Uzumaki won.

His victory was as easy as drinking water.

He was fighting Akimichi Choji, who crashed into the wall with a human bomb and passed out.

In the sixth match, Temari won.

The one who lost to her was Tiantian.

Tenten is skilled at using summoning ninja tools for attacks, but she just happened to encounter Temari, who uses Wind Release, and was severely countered.

"Match 7: Hinata Hyuga vs. King."

Moonlight Gale glanced at the big screen and said.

"Watch your voice."

"That's what Yu Nu Zhihui reminded me of," he said.

He had no impression of the genin from Otogakure, except for their sound-based ninjutsu.

"I will!"

Hinata Hyuga said with a serious expression.

Yamanaka Ino won beautifully, and she couldn't afford to lose.

Jin is a pretty girl with long, straight black hair.

After she came on stage, she began to examine Hinata Hyuga's hair.

"I want your hair!"

Jin said with an arrogant expression.

In the original work, she was once jealous because Sakura Haruno's hair was better than hers.

During the battle, he grabbed her hair, forcing Sakura Haruno to cut off her own hair with a kunai.

"No!"

Hinata Hyuga refused without hesitation.

Zhihui likes her long hair.

No one but him can be touched!

Jin was not surprised.

She took out a bell and shook it suddenly.

Illusion Art: Thousand Bells!

Hinata Hyuga only felt the golden figure in front of her become blurry and distorted, and soon several afterimages appeared.

Both the main body and the afterimage raised their hands simultaneously, covering her with countless slender silver needles.

Roll your eyes!

Hinata Hyuga suddenly locked onto his true form, instantly appearing in front of Gin and striking out with a palm.

Jin immediately collapsed and lost consciousness.

Hinata Hyuga was stunned.

Is it that easy?

She suddenly realized the reason.

She had been sparring with Hyuga Neji, Aburame Shiki, and others, so she found it difficult.

As for Jin, although he spoke arrogantly, he was just a normal genin.

The remaining matches were mostly one-sided.

In the original work, only twenty genin made it to the preliminary rounds, but now there are thirty.

There were many extras that Yu Nu Zhihui had never seen before.

Their strength is only considered average among genin, and they pale in comparison when facing genin from Sunagakure and Konoha.

The winners were Yakumo Kurama, Shino Aburame, Neji Hyuga, Shikamaru Nara, Kiba Inuzuka, Torune Aburame, and Zaku.

"Match 15: Shiki Aburame vs. Kankuro."

"Moonlight Gale shouted loudly."

Kankuro?

Yu Nu Zhihui was somewhat surprised.

In the original work, Kankuro defeated Misumi Kensuke and successfully advanced to the third match.

Excellent matching mechanism.

Since you've already encountered him, don't blame him.

He had promised Tsunade, so naturally he couldn't possibly fall at Kankuro's hands.

Yu Nuzhihui walked to the center of the venue.

"This looks a bit troublesome."

Temari, carrying a huge folding fan, frowned slightly and said, "His teacher is the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade."

"What's so great about being the Fifth Hokage's student?"

Kankuro said nonchalantly, "He's just a medical ninja."

"The Fifth Hokage was no ordinary medical ninja."

Temari reminded him.

"rest assured."

Kankuro said confidently, "No matter how good he is at fighting, he's still a medical ninja."

Gaara remained silent and did not participate in the discussion.

His participation in the Chunin Exams, aside from his missions to Sunagakure, consisted mainly of killing.

He has now set his sights on his target.

Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuga Neji.

Because those two showed the strongest abilities.

As for Shiki Aburame, the medical ninja, he didn't find it particularly surprising.

"A puppeteer."

Kakashi Hatake exclaimed, "What a coincidence!"

"It must be a tragic fate."

A smile appeared on Kurenai's face.

Puppet masters are a unique type of ninja found only in Sunagakure.

They control puppets in battle, are skilled in traps and poisons, and are extremely difficult to deal with.

During the Second Shinobi World War, the puppet army of Sunagakure inflicted enormous losses on Konoha.

In the end, Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha, killed the leader of the puppet army, who was also Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law.

At the same time, Tsunade neutralized Chiyo's poison.

Thus, Sunagakure suffered a crushing defeat.

Who do you think will win?

Sarutobi Asuma interrupted, asking a question.

"It's Zhihui, of course."

Kurenai Yuhi raised her chin and asked, "Didn't you notice how calm the Hokage seemed?"

"really."

Kakashi Hatake knows more.

Even Orochimaru was driven away by Shiki Aburame, so what is Kankuro?

"I heard you were a student of the Fifth Hokage."

Kankuro looked at Aburame Shiki with an arrogant expression and said, "Then let's finish this quickly!"

As he spoke, he placed the puppet with bandages wrapped around its back in front of him.

Light Rainbow Gu!

Yu Nu Zhihui's entire body disappeared from the spot.

Kankuro felt as if he had been hit by a large truck in the blink of an eye.

A loud bang.

A deep pit appeared in the wall.

Visibly, layers of air currents spread outwards.

Kankuro's body sank completely inside.

Oil Girl Zhihui got up.

The speed was too fast; he didn't even have time to react.

Fortunately, after using the Heavenly Canopy Gu, its defensive power is astonishing.

Otherwise, the result will be a fatal accident.

"Is it fast enough?"

Aburame Shiki glanced at the shattered puppet in front of him, then turned to look at Kankuro.

He had just crawled out of his bandages, his face filled with horror.

"Damn it!"

Kankuro suddenly cried out in anguish, "My crow!"

In Sunagakure, puppeteers have long since fallen out of favor.

As the son of the Wind Shadow, he went through great lengths to gather three puppets.

Now that Yu Nu Zhihui has directly destroyed one of them, it's suffocating him.

"hateful!"

Kankuro angrily raised his hands.

Blue chakra formed threads.

The sound of wind arose.

A puppet fell from the sky.

It is called a black ant.

Six serrated arms emerged, aimed at Oil Girl Zhihui, and closed in unison.

A jingling sound rang out.

The sharp serrations struck Aburame Shiki's body, but caused no damage.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Kankuro's eyes widened.

Who is the puppet really?

The strength of his physical body has surpassed the attack power of his puppet.

Yu Nu Zhihui reached out and grabbed Black Ant's two arms, snapping them off.

"I give up!"

Kankuro quickly pulled the black ant back and slid to his knees at the speed of light.

The entire room fell silent.

"This kid is really good at hiding his true intentions."

Tsunade pursed her lips.

After the super-strong defense, came the light speed.

How many more surprises are there that she doesn't know about?

But after reading it, she felt relieved.

At this speed, escaping is a first-rate skill.

It won't be easy for Orochimaru to capture him.

"Kakashi, did you teach this?"

Sarutobi Asuma asked, dumbfounded.

"How could I possibly have such an ability?"

Kakashi Hatake smirked and said, "I still want to learn."

His speed and defense were so impressive that he was practically envious.

"Who did you learn that from?"

Sarutobi Asuma said speechlessly, "Everyone says that Wind Release and Lightning Release are the fastest, but in front of Shiki, they're as slow as tortoises."

"It has flaws."

Kakashi Hatake shook his head and said, "It's too fast. Shiki will have a hard time controlling it."

"That's true."

Kurenai Yuhi agreed.

She recalled the scene of Yu Nu Zhi Hui getting up after smashing the crow.

"Zhihui, you should learn physical skills."

Matt Kay said with a regretful expression.

The core of taijutsu ninja lies in the body.

He trained every day with Naruto Uzumaki and Rock Lee to build a solid foundation.

"His body definitely holds a huge secret."

Orochimaru, hidden among the crowd, revealed an extremely fiery gaze.

At that moment, his interest in Shiki Aburame even surpassed that in Sasuke Uchiha.

Gaara was equally interested; he could no longer suppress his killing intent, to the point that Temari dared not get close.

"Shiki Aburame wins!"

Moonlight Gale said with an envious look.

If he possessed such a strong and resilient body, he wouldn't be in this sickly state now.

Aburame Shiki glanced at the frightened Kankuro, then turned and walked towards the audience seats.

"As expected of Zhihui!"

Naruto Uzumaki gave a thumbs-up and said, "Let's have a youthful duel in a month!"

Uchiha Sasuke remained silent.

He wondered if he could capture Aburame Shiki in his Light Rainbow Gu state after activating his three-tomoe Sharingan.

But how do I advance to the next level?

"Zhihui-kun!"

Ino Yamanaka and Hinata Hyuga both looked at him with admiration.

"The preliminary rounds have now concluded. Next, we will proceed with the final draw."

Tsunade glanced at Aburame Shiki from afar and said, "Fifteen winners will participate in the draw, and the one who draws number fifteen will receive a bye."

Two-in-one.

(End of this chapter)