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I surrender!

Sarutobi Fuuta's forehead was covered with glistening beads of sweat. The Sarutobi clan, like the Uchiha clan, had a far superior mastery of fire-style techniques. However, he remembered something.

Zhang Ye, that bastard, can eat flames!

Chapter Twenty-Three: Home Ground

In the previous battles, his opponents were almost always defeated in one move.

It doesn't require much power at all; it almost completely crushes the opponent.

This drew gasps of amazement from the other contestants.

"That's too strong!"

"Yes, it's unbelievable that he was just a piece of trash a month ago. After awakening his bloodline limit, he's like a completely different person, incredibly powerful. I'm afraid only Minato Namikaze could possibly stand up to him!"

Many people here used to look down on him, but now they all look at Zhang Ye with envy.

They also hope to awaken a bloodline limit and possess strength comparable to Zhang Ye.

However, bloodline limits are not so easy to obtain.

So all they could do was watch helplessly and fantasize in their hearts.

Even the examiners and several members of the Dark Guard at venue number eight showed surprise at the strength Zhang Ye displayed, with a hint of admiration and sighs.

At this moment, almost all the contestants in field number eight looked exhausted. They had completely lost hope. They were originally glad that Minato Namikaze wasn't here, but another monster was beginning to show its power.

Soon it was time for the final match, the fifth match, at venue number eight.

This opponent was only slightly more difficult than before, but still not quite as good as Shirai Hideaki, and was no match for Zhang Ye at all.

A moment later, the examiner's voice, filled with admiration, echoed throughout the venue.

"Zhang Ye wins the fifth match!"

The moment these words spread, the entire venue fell into complete silence.

Then, a deafening roar erupted throughout the entire eighth venue.

Although they had already determined that Zhang Ye would win the eighth court, many people couldn't help but complain when he actually won.

"Zhang Ye, Shan Zhonghu and the other two, please proceed to the main venue as soon as possible and await further instructions!"

Yamanaka Kama's face was filled with excitement. Although he had lost to Zhang Ye, he had at least made it to the main arena.

Each venue will send its first and second players to the main venue to prepare for the match.

Zhang Ye won it so easily.

Almost all the children in the entire eighth arena looked at Zhang Ye with expressions of immense envy and jealousy.

As long as you can enter the main venue, you will be noticed by the Third Hokage.

Forget about getting first place; just being able to enter the home arena and be noticed by the Third Hokage is already an immense honor for these students, something they can boast about for a long time.

Amidst the uproar at Arena 8, Zhang Ye and Yamanaka Himemoto, a Chunin, left the arena and headed to the main arena.

Even courts 1 and 7, which are not far from court 8, attracted a lot of attention.

In venue number seven.

Kushina, who was about to participate in the final match, looked happily toward the noisy eighth court in the distance.

"It seems Zhang Ye has won. I can't delay any longer; I need to resolve this quickly!"

Minato Namikaze in Court 1 was only slightly surprised before he began to seriously look at his opponent, as if the commotion over there was nothing to do with him.

For him, it makes no difference who enters the home field first or who enters later; once on home ground, the battle will still decide the outcome.

Moreover, he would never give up the first place to anyone!

At home.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was already fully prepared and waiting for the students to arrive on the main stage, saw three people enter through the main entrance.

"It seems an outstanding child has emerged. Who could it be?"

"I dare say it must be Xiao Ye. Ever since his bloodline awakened, he has shown exceptional talent. Even the current generation's genius, Minato Namikaze, would never be a match for Xiao Ye."

Behind Hiruzen Sarutobi stood a man with long, messy white hair, and a prominent pimple on his nose.

"Hehe, Jiraiya, although I also think highly of Xiao Ye, overall Minato Namikaze's foundation is much better than Xiao Ye's, so I'm more optimistic about him!"

The one who spoke was a man with long black hair standing next to Jiraiya. His pale face had two purple eyeshadow marks on it. He was Orochimaru, one of the three from the future.

In the Ninja Academy, Minato Namikaze was undoubtedly the best in every aspect, and his talent was far superior to Orochimaru's at the same time. Zhang Ye, on the other hand, had only awakened his bloodline for less than two months, so Orochimaru did not think much of Zhang Ye.

"Orochimaru, how about we make a bet?"

The fact that she keeps talking about "gambling" makes it obvious that she's Tsunade, the princess of Konoha.

"Oh, gambling? Tsunade, have you forgotten that you always lose when you gamble?" Orochimaru said with a sinister smile.

"Orochimaru, you!" Tsunade's face flushed with embarrassment and anger. "I bet the person who came is Xiao Ye. If I lose... give me five million!"

"Alright, but if you lose, you'll have to tell me the principle behind your Yin Seal!" Orochimaru said lazily.

"no problem!"

White Fang, watching the three of them bickering, couldn't help but smile.

"It's Xiao Ye, Orochimaru, you lost!"

Zhang Ye walked gracefully to the center of the home field.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Zhang Ye, Jiraiya couldn't help but smile proudly, patting Orochimaru on the shoulder as he laughed.

"Orochimaru, you guessed wrong! I told you it was Xiao Ye! Hahaha!"

"It doesn't matter, I didn't lose anything anyway. Tsunade asked me for money to gamble every time, and it's not like I gave her five million before!" Orochimaru shrugged, looking indifferent.

Orochimaru then revealed a slightly wicked smile, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, "His bloodline limit is different from Black Night's, but his growth rate is far higher than Black Night's bloodline limit. Xiao Ye's future achievements will definitely far surpass ours!"

Looking up, Zhang Ye nodded to Bai Ya, a look of gratitude flashing in his eyes, before turning to the person beside him.

Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya!

He had met Tsunade and Jiraiya before, but this was the first time he had met Orochimaru, one of the future Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

I had met the original owner of this body before, but because of Snake Uncle's cold and sinister aura, people couldn't help but want to stay away from him, so I wasn't familiar with Snake Uncle.

Then, one by one, everyone was brought to the main venue by the Chunin.

Kushina and Minato Namikaze also came.

Zhang Ye smiled at Kushina, but she snorted and didn't look at him, leaving Zhang Ye a little confused.

"Everyone's here now!" Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled gently. "Then..."

"The Ninja Arts Tournament assessment shall now officially begin!!"

Chapter Twenty-Four: Uchiha Shiki

After Minato Namikaze arrived at the stadium, Zhang Ye immediately noticed the blond, blue-eyed boy with a gentle smile on his face.

He makes people want to get close to him; no wonder Kushina calls him Little Sun!

Minato Namikaze also saw Zhang Ye, who had arrived earlier than him. Slightly surprised, Minato nodded to Zhang Ye.

In fact, he had already figured out on the way here that Zhang Ye would be the first person to arrive.

After all, he was able to fight on par with Shirai Hideaki as soon as his bloodline limit was awakened, and after a period of time, even Uchiha Taketo was no match for him. Presumably, his strength will increase even more in the next month.

He is absolutely the biggest obstacle on my path to victory!

"Hi!" Minato Namikaze greeted Zhang Ye.

However, his voice was drowned out by the noise of a large group of audience members entering the venue, so Zhang Ye couldn't hear him at all.

At the same time, some Chunin and Jonin who were somewhat interested, as well as some students who had given up early and did not participate, also came to this venue, took their seats, and looked at the field with great interest.

Although they went to watch battles in other venues, the battles there were never as exciting as those here. Those were just appetizers; this was the real action.

The number of people quickly increased!

Every seat was taken!

Eventually, everyone from all eight venues arrived.

Only the first and second place finishers can get to each venue, so there are only sixteen venues in total.

Of the sixteen people, only a few had gone through a fierce battle; most, like Zhang Ye and Minato, arrived here feeling relaxed.

Among them are many powerful individuals, but some of them held back their strength during the final rounds, not fighting with all their might, just to make a splash in front of the Hokage.

Looking at the sixteen outstanding young men below, Hiruzen Sarutobi also showed a satisfied smile.

These children are all future pillars of Konoha!

A ninja appeared out of thin air next to Hiruzen Sarutobi and said respectfully, "Lord Hokage, everyone has arrived!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, ready to let them begin.

At the same time, a man dressed in a black kimono appeared next to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"You've come!"

"Yes, these children are the future pillars of Konoha. Even if I don't have time, I will make time for them!"

The newcomer was Shimura Danzo. He closed his eyes slightly and looked indifferently at the group of boys below who were full of fighting spirit.

How could Hiruzen Sarutobi not know Danzo's purpose in coming here? He was also very clear about the Root organization under Danzo's command.

His purpose in coming here was to select some talented children who were worth nurturing and bring them to the roots.

However, as long as things weren't too serious and didn't affect the village, he always turned a blind eye to Danzo's affairs.

Danzo glanced around, his gaze lingering only briefly on Zhang Ye, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina before casually picking up a cup of tea and taking a sip.

"These are all children who haven't experienced bloodshed yet; they need to be properly trained before they can be of great use!"

"Although they haven't experienced bloodshed, I believe their future will be no worse than yours or mine. Sooner or later, they will all become the eagles that protect Konoha, won't they!"