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After the battle, Hinata was rescued by the medical team.

Naruto took a look and thankfully it was all external injuries. After taking the Xiaoyao Pill, he was back to normal in five minutes.

Back on the second floor, Naruto found that Sakura was not there.

Looking at the sidelines, Sakura was in the middle of a match against the chicken from the Sound Village that Naruto had instantly defeated with his genjutsu—Zaku.

Sakura has a lot of chakra and is good at taijutsu, so she defeated him after three rounds of fierce fighting.

Then, one after another.

As Naruto focused on observing his opponent, a voice came from beside him.

"Naruto-kun, thank you." Hinata lowered her head, her face flushed, and her voice was timid and hesitant.

She wasn't the one who was covered in blood on the field just now, the one who insisted on going all the way. She was incredibly tenacious and persistent.

However, seeing her lively and energetic appearance, Naruto smiled brightly, "You're welcome. How are you feeling?"

"Much better."

This little girl was completely different from before. But Naruto realized that Hinata really did seem different.

The once gentle and timid girl who was bullied has begun to grow stronger inside.

As the future sun of the ninja world, Naruto generously spread his brilliance, saying, "You were great today, I'm starting to admire you."

Hinata looked up in surprise and met Naruto's gentle gaze.

Her eyes were bright and expectant as she stared at Naruto and asked, "Really?"

"Fake Du."

The light that had just ignited in Hinata's eyes vanished instantly. Seeing her pitiful, dejected appearance with her head down, Sakura couldn't help but slap Naruto hard. "Hey, Naruto!"

"Hahaha! Did you fall for it?"

Naruto winked at Hinata cheekily, intending to make a joke to help her forget her earlier failure, but seeing the pure expectation in her bright eyes, he immediately scratched the back of his head and unconsciously softened his voice.

"But seriously, Hinata was incredibly tenacious today! So cool! Uh... no, so beautiful!"

The words "tenacious," "handsome," and "beautiful" exploded in Hinata's ears like bombs.

She suddenly looked up at him, their eyes meeting for only half a second before she recoiled as if electrocuted, a blush spreading across her face like the softest rouge.

With her hands clasped together in front of her, her fingertips exerting a slight pressure, she lowered her head even further, managing to squeeze out a few words clearly from her throat: "It was Naruto-kun who encouraged me. I'm very... very grateful." Every word seemed to carry a burning warmth.

Hahaha. Naruto laughed brightly.

Shy little girls are indeed cute, but Hinata has definitely grown up.

This kind of growth can only be glimpsed in the details on occasions like today.

Judging from today's match, not only Hinata, but everyone in the same grade is growing rapidly.

Not just people,

According to the intelligence gathered from the various clones, the entire ninja world is undergoing changes.

Aside from Konoha, the major powers are all expanding their armies, preparing for war, and gearing up for a new conflict.

Naruto disliked war in the past simply because he couldn't extract the greatest profit from it.

But things are different now than they used to be.

Naruto now has numerous clones, making him incredibly powerful and capable of taking on even the five great nations single-handedly.

With our current strength, we can easily take advantage of the chaos to achieve our strategic objectives.

That's it,

Let them offer a salute to the birth of the sun!

Ninja World, your good days are coming!

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Chapter 82 Sakura Gets a Confession

After thanking Naruto in person and Kakashi, Hinata returned home.

She left with a light and cheerful gait, her happiness clearly visible.

Looking at her, Naruto thought: She's so cute, if I punch her, she'll cry for ages, right?

The moment the idea popped into his head, he froze, as if no one else in the world could understand the joke except him.

"Sigh~" Naruto sighed suddenly.

Seeing him suddenly sigh, Sasuke glanced at him strangely, his eyes filled with peculiarities. "Hey, what's wrong now? She's all healed, aren't you happy?"

"You do not understand."

Seeing someone speak to him, Naruto put on his dramatic act, putting on a melancholy expression as if no one in the world understood him, and wailed, "I can't go back, I can never go back."

Sasuke almost rolled his eyes at this dramatic act. He used a new phrase he'd learned from Naruto to mercilessly retort, "That jerk is just being pretentious!"

Looking up at his pretty face, Naruto seemed to think of something and suddenly laughed, "Old pig, if only you were a woman?"

It was that "Old Pig" nickname again. Sasuke didn't quite understand what Naruto was implying, and he felt that it wasn't anything nice.

Finally, he asked, still somewhat curious, "Why?"

"If I punch you like that, you'll definitely cry for a long time."

"Heh." Seeing that Naruto couldn't say anything nice, Sasuke decisively turned his head to look at the arena.

Sakura gave Naruto a resentful look, and chuckled in return.

If Sasuke were a woman, where would I, Sakura Haruno, fit in?

The competition proceeded as scheduled.

Next up is Xiao Li, with his watermelon head, thick eyebrows, and tight-fitting clothes.

His opponent is the unlucky Choji.

Upon seeing his opponent in the draw, Choji looked miserable, and suddenly even the potato chips in his hand didn't taste good anymore.

Despite being encouraged by Asuma's "eat as much barbecue as you want," Choji's eyes gleamed with ferocity, and even his entire abs were burning with fighting spirit. He used a secret technique to transform into a ball of flesh that rolled faster than a spinning top.

However, because it was too fast, after only a few rolls, he was knocked unconscious by the continuous and powerful impacts with the wall and had to withdraw from the competition.

"Li! Your youth has blossomed with vibrant brilliance!" Teacher Kai shouted, hugging Li and calling him youth, for he was the only remaining member of his team.

"Teacher Kai!"

Instantly, the two embraced warmly, their eyes brimming with tears.

In no time, a puddle of water appeared on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Naruto felt his blood boil; it would be a waste not to make the most of his youth.

He wanted Sasuke to immediately accompany the two of them and run 500 laps around Konoha handstands.

Then he just sat there watching the show.

The competition continued, one match after another.

Finally, all 10 selected candidates were chosen.

Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Gaara, Rock Lee, Shikamaru, Shino, Kankuro, Temari, and Tosu Kinuchi.

Upon closer inspection, Naruto discovered that two teams had all passed the selection trials: Team 7 and Gaara's team from Sunagakure.

This lone squad from Sunagakure seems surprisingly strong.

Next, the final draw will take place.

Group 1: [Sakura Haruno VS Tos Kinuta]

Sakura Haruno knows Tosu Kinuchi; his ninjutsu is very powerful, it seems to be a sonic attack. Will I win?

Group Two: [Uchiha Sasuke VS Rock Lee]

Sasuke never expected to encounter Rock Lee, a taijutsu ninja. It seems that taijutsu is indeed his weakness.

He glanced at Naruto again, realizing that he would indeed need to continue improving his taijutsu skills by using the Sage Land connected to Naruto's body when they returned.

If you can't learn Soft Fist, you should at least learn something else, right?

Group 3: [Shino VS Kankuro]

Group 4: [Nara Shikamaru VS Temari]

Shikamaru: Another woman? What a nuisance!

Temari, however, seemed rather indifferent to Shikamaru's pineapple-shaped hairstyle.

Group 5: [Naruto Uzumaki VS Gaara]

Naruto and Gaara, who made their grand entrance last, exchanged a knowing glance, clearly disliking each other.

When they were dismissed, Class 7 ran into Teacher Kai's class.

"Kakashi! Your entire Team 7 passed the test! You truly deserve to be my lifelong rival." Kai gave a thumbs up, revealing a set of bright white teeth, his smooth, round watermelon-shaped head reflecting an unusual light.

After greeting them, he abandoned the students and immediately pulled Kakashi to a corner. Looking back at the three students and seeing that no one was coming, he asked curiously, "Hey, Kakashi, tell me quickly what your trick is? How did you manage to get all three students into the third round of the exam?"

Kakashi, who was passively dragged over by him, thought it was something important, but it turned out to be just this?

Kakashi said: What skills are needed?

Would you believe me if I said I didn't even know?

Once a seed is planted, the rest is up to fate; the students' abilities will naturally increase rapidly.

In response, Naruto said: "Hehe, if you, Kakashi, don't care about your students, someone will naturally take advantage of the situation, like that Leopard Teacher surnamed W Shen."

Anyway,

There's no such thing as relying on the weather for a living; it's all thanks to Naruto's silent dedication behind the scenes!