Anime Card System

However, one person rushed to Zhang Ye's side first.

"Zhang Ye, you did a fantastic job!"

Seeing Kushina's delighted expression, Zhang Ye couldn't help but smile and casually touched her fiery red hair.

"Of course, dealing with Uchiha Shiki is still very simple!"

This statement reveals a casualness; Zhang Ye did not regard Uchiha Zhihui as his opponent at all, but only as a stepping stone for his own fame.

His move, the Crimson Dragon Emperor's Iron Fist, was just a show for the Third Hokage, a way to lay the foundation for his future promotion!

Minato Namikaze breathed a sigh of relief, gathered his thoughts, and said to Zhang Ye, "You are really strong. You are the only one here who puts pressure on me!"

From these words, Zhang Ye sensed the seriousness in Minato's tone. Minato now completely regarded Zhang Ye as a true opponent.

Upon hearing Minato's words, Zhang Ye suddenly smiled slightly.

So, does that mean you consider all the other contestants present besides me to be trash?

Of course, this is something you can just grumble about in your mind; saying it out loud would incur public wrath.

"The second match is between Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki!"

Kushina looked dissatisfied as the examiner spoke. She had originally wanted to have a good chat with Zhang Ye, but the second match was hers.

"I'm going on stage first, I'll chat with you later!" Kushina said dejectedly, walking up to the stage somewhat reluctantly.

Minato Namikaze nodded to Zhang Ye, took a step forward, and rushed into the arena to face Kushina.

Zhang Ye walked to a corner, his originally slightly flushed face turning pale. Although the Fire Dragon's Iron Fist was only a C or D level move, the combination of the tenfold amplification and the Crimson Dragon Emperor's gift made these two moves extremely taxing on his stamina.

He now has almost no chakra left, but he didn't show that he was short of chakra in front of the Hokage in order to appear natural.

Instead, they only emerged from a blind spot after leaving the arena. Fortunately, everyone's attention was focused on Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki at that moment.

One is a top genius in the Ninja Academy, and the other is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha. Their duel is sure to be very exciting.

Zhang Ye took out ten white one-star cards from his system inventory.

There was only a blue sphere of light above.

Basic mental strength recovery

Effect: Restores one-tenth of mental energy.

Comment: Young man, don't forget about me when you're out of energy!

Instantly, the ten cards turned into white light and entered Zhang Ye's body.

The chakra that was almost depleted was suddenly replenished as if a spring of clear water had been poured in.

His pale complexion also became rosy.

He turned his gaze toward the field.

He originally thought that Kushina, being the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, should be able to fight Minato Namikaze to a standstill, but the actual situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

Kushina was being overwhelmed by Minato Namikaze!

Minato Namikaze attacked Kushina, whose movements appeared slightly clumsy, with incredible speed.

Fortunately, Kushina blocked all of Minato Namikaze's attacks.

But seeing the purplish-red stain on his bare, lotus-root-white forearm exposed to the air, Zhang Ye couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Minato Namikaze was seen in the center of the arena, his hands forming a mudra.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

At the same time, he shot out six shuriken from his hand, completely blocking Kushina's escape route.

The wind pressure rushed straight towards Kushina, and it was seen that Minato Namikaze had also used a C-rank ninjutsu.

Kushina, whose face was somewhat pale, bit her lip lightly, and a ball of blue-green chakra emerged from her fist.

The Third Hokage, standing in the stands, raised an eyebrow and glanced at Tsunade, who was pretending to be nonchalant.

Medical ninjutsu is something that the entire ninja world knows, but their skill level is still less than one-thousandth of what I just learned.

Tsunade's medical ninjutsu is one of the forbidden ninjutsu techniques in Konoha.

If this gets out and other ninja villages learn it and use it against Konoha, wouldn't they be shooting themselves in the foot?

Fortunately, Kushina wasn't an outsider; she would never betray Konoha.

Mito Uzumaki was the wife of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konoha, and her mother-in-law was also her mother-in-law. It was absolutely impossible for her to betray Konoha.

If you can learn it, then you can learn it!

The third generation focused his attention on the venue.

Although Kushina had begged Tsunade to teach her the Super Strength Technique a month ago, a month was too short, and she had only grasped the basics by now.

However, it is more than enough to deal with the C-rank ninjutsu released by the students.

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Kushina slammed her fist into the wind ball, causing the compressed wind ball to explode instantly, blowing away the six shuriken that had come to her side.

Seeing her results, Kushina couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Those watching from the sidelines were also extremely surprised. The Super Strength Technique was Tsunade's unique skill in Konoha, and they never expected that a child who hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy could learn it.

"I'm sorry, I have to win!"

A chilling voice came from behind Kushina, followed by a heavy chop to the back of her neck.

Instantly, Kushina collapsed to the ground, utterly powerless.

It turned out that at the very moment Kushina was feeling self-satisfied, Minato Namikaze moved. Using his super-fast movement, he quickly appeared behind Kushina and knocked her unconscious.

"The second winner is Minato Namikaze!"

Loud applause erupted from the sidelines, marveling at Minato Namikaze's control over the battle, as if he had calculated everything perfectly.

When Minato Namikaze passed by Zhang Ye.

"Minato Namikaze, today I will utterly defeat you!"

Zhang Ye said coldly, and then went to the center of the field to bring Kushina down.

Kushina slowly woke up, still groggy.

Suddenly, he shouted, "Did I lose?"

Zhang Ye nodded. Kushina sighed in disappointment, then glared angrily at Minato Namikaze and said to Zhang Ye, "You must defeat him and avenge me!"

Upon hearing Kushina's request, Zhang Ye couldn't help but smile.

"no problem!"

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Quarterfinals

In the following battles, the best members of each family emerged victorious.

The Yamanaka clan, Yamanaka Teppei; the Senju clan, Senju Nawaki; the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hakusetsu and Hyuga Shinta.

The match between the two remaining players caught the attention of both the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura.

They resolved the battle as quickly as Zhang Ye and Minato.

Naoya Shimura, a child of the Shimura clan, attracted Danzo Shimura's attention from the moment he appeared on stage.

Naoya is one of the best among the younger generation of the Shimura clan. He defeated his opponent with a single Wind Release technique, leaving the opponent with no chance to retaliate.

There was also Inuzuka Tsurugi, the only woman in the sixteen-to-eight round, accompanied by a small black ninja dog.

Her fighting style was extremely violent, leaving her opponents with no chance to fight back. She defeated them completely in less than half a minute, and the opponent was none other than the Hyuga clan, who were known for their superior taijutsu.

After one round of battles, the injured, including Uchiha Shiki and Kushina, retreated to heal and recuperate. After the top eight are determined, they will fight again to determine the top sixteen.

With Tsunade, an excellent medical ninja, by their side, their injuries healed quickly.

After 1/8 of the time, it was already noon, giving everyone time to eat and rest for about two hours.

Kushina handed Zhang Ye to her side.

"That perverted old man is calling you!" Kushina looked at the stage with disgust. She was against Zhang Ye fooling around with Jiraiya and was afraid that Zhang Ye would be corrupted by Jiraiya.

Zhang Ye looked towards the podium, where Jiraiya was giving him a thumbs-up, revealing his snow-white teeth.

Zhang Ye thought speechlessly, "Come on, you're a lecherous immortal, not Emperor Kai. This pose isn't for you!"

Zhang Ye then went up to the podium.

"Lord Hokage," Zhang Ye said respectfully to the Third Hokage first.

The Third Hokage looked at Zhang Ye with admiration in his eyes. He was very satisfied with Zhang Ye's performance in the competition. Danzo, standing to the side, glanced coldly at Zhang Ye. He was also satisfied with Zhang Ye's performance, but Zhang Ye would never belong to him.

There's a saying that goes, "If it's not mine, then destroy it!"

That's his mindset right now: if I can't have it, then neither can you.

In an instant, Zhang Ye felt a killing intent approaching. Although it was only fleeting, it made him feel the scent of death.

Jiraiya chuckled and put his arm around Zhang Ye.

"Xiao Ye, you've really made me proud! You did a fantastic job! Back in the day, no one..."

Here we go again...

Zhang Ye looked helplessly at the incessantly chattering Jiraiya. Whenever he got excited, he would recount all the things he had done in the past.

At first, it sounded very exciting, just like the protagonist in a "trash-to-hero" novel. But after listening to it for a while, it became annoying. Several times, whenever Jiraiya started talking about himself, Zhang Ye would open the system interface to check the items on it, otherwise he would be driven crazy by Jiraiya.

"Xiao Ye, come here!" the third generation said gently.

Zhang Ye replied respectfully, "Yes, Lord Hokage!"

"Haha, don't be so formal. You're about the same age as my son, so just call me Uncle Sarutobi or Uncle Hiruzen!"

"That's not a good idea, Hokage-sama!"