From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

A few minutes later........

Kankuro slowly raised his right hand and said nonchalantly, "I concede!"

Shino Aburame frowned slightly and said calmly, "You shouldn't have used your true strength yet, so why did you forfeit and admit defeat?"

Kankuro shrugged, not answering Shino's question, but instead turning to Genma Shiranui beside him and saying, "Examiner, may we announce it now?"

Genma Shiranui took a bite of the senbon he was holding, nodded, and announced, "The winner of the first match is Shino Aburame!"

"Next, let's begin the second match!"

Chapter 145 Good luck, Sakura!

Temari VS Nara Shikamaru!

"Ugh, this is such a hassle!"

Shikamaru sighed, his face bearing an expression as if he were being led to his execution, and slowly walked down from the viewing platform towards the arena.

"Kakashi-sensei, what happened to Naruto and Sasuke?"

After Shikamaru walked down, Sakura asked Kakashi, who was standing next to her.

Kakashi shrugged and said helplessly, "I don't know either. I guess they're probably training."

"Has that clumsy Naruto forgotten that today is the finals?"

Sakura's lips twitched, and she helplessly rubbed her forehead.

She didn't need to worry about Sasuke; he was probably just training.

As for Naruto?

That guy probably really forgot!

Kakashi shrugged: "Let's wait a bit longer. Anyway, their match is the last one, no..."

Before he could finish speaking, a gust of wind surged up, and in a flash, Naruto's figure appeared on the field.

"Hahaha, I'm not late, am I?"

Naruto struck what he thought was a very cool pose and shouted loudly.

Kakashi raised an eyebrow and replied dismissively, "Well, you arrived just in time."

Naruto's speed has increased significantly since then!

Sakura thought to herself.

"Huh? Where's Sasuke?!"

Naruto looked around and, finding no trace of Sasuke Uchiha, muttered to himself, "What is that guy up to?"

"Since you're here, Sasuke should be arriving soon."

Kakashi coughed lightly, then smiled and said, "Judging from your expression, you must have made quite a bit of progress in that technique, right?"

"Tch, this was expected, Kakashi-sensei."

Naruto crossed his arms and said smugly, "You'll see how I defeat that Sasuke guy soon, hehe!"

Sakura rolled her eyes at him and snorted, "You always talked a good game, but in the end, you always got beaten down by Sasuke."

"This time is different, Sakura!" Naruto chuckled and said mysteriously, "This time I've learned a really powerful ninjutsu!"

"Tch! Just making a big fuss over nothing."

Sakura gave a soft hum and turned her gaze back to the field.

On the field, Temari waved her Samsung fan, creating gusts of wind that swept across the field.

Faced with Temari's relentless and aggressive attacks, Shikamaru could only flee in disarray.

However, Shikamaru's occasional small counterattacks forced Temari into a flustered state, almost leading to her defeat.

"It seems that Jiraiya-sama has taught you a lot."

As Sakura turned her gaze to the arena, Kakashi smiled and said to Naruto.

"Hmph! Don't even mention that bastard!"

Naruto gets furious whenever Kakashi mentions Jiraiya.

"That lecherous immortal almost killed me."

After Naruto demonstrated the Rasengan and the Giant Rasengan, Jiraiya planned to pass on the Summoning Jutsu to Naruto.

But Naruto had no intention of learning the Summoning Jutsu; instead, he clamored to open more of the Eight Gates.

Then, under the pretext of awakening Naruto's potential, Jiraiya used a sealing technique on Naruto to completely seal his chakra.

Considering Naruto's exceptional physical abilities, he was also bound tightly with specially made steel cables.

He then threw him off a cliff a thousand meters deep. Jiraiya's original intention was to awaken the Nine-Tails' chakra within Naruto's body, allowing him to master a portion of the Nine-Tails' power ahead of time.

Unexpectedly, in the face of a life-or-death crisis, Naruto didn't even enter the sewers of his inner world, much to the utter disappointment of a certain fox who had been a recluse for many years.

Instead, in the face of life-threatening danger and the fear of death, a powerful obsession and will to survive erupted.

He broke through his physical limits, breaking through the Gate of Life and the Gate of Rest in succession, and in the state of four gates, he directly broke all the shackles that Jiraiya had placed on him.

Naruto can now open all four gates at will, so opening the fifth gate is only a matter of time.

Although Naruto and Rock Lee are similar in the degree to which they open the Eight Gates, their actual combat strength is worlds apart.

"Well, as expected of Jiraiya-sama's teaching methods."

After listening to Naruto's explanation, Kakashi looked embarrassed. Looking at the furious Naruto, he gave an awkward smile and said, "Anyway, although the process of this method was a bit wrong, the result still met your requirements, didn't it?"

"Humph."

Naruto gave a soft snort, but did not refute it.

As the two were talking, the match between Temari and Shikamaru on the field entered a crucial moment.

I surrender!

To everyone's surprise, after Shikamaru controlled Temari, he did not launch an attack. Instead, he gave up the victory that was within his grasp, citing that he had exhausted his chakra.

For a moment, the hall fell silent, but then, after a short while, it began to buzz with discussion.

Shikamaru didn't care about what others thought, and simply turned and left, dragging his somewhat tired body, leaving Temari with a complicated expression.

You may have lost the game, but you've won at life!

"The winner of the second match is Temari!"

Genma Shiranui glanced at the list in his hand and continued, "Next, Gaara will face Sakura Haruno!"

"Go for it, Sakura-chan!"

As soon as Genma Shiranui made the announcement, Naruto shouted to Sakura, "We must give that guy a good beating!"

“Sakura!”

Before anyone knew it, Ino also ran over from the audience. The moment the two met, their eyes clashed fiercely like lightning.

A moment later, Ino suddenly flashed a bright smile: "Ganbatte!"

Sakura smiled serenely, her emerald green eyes curving into crescent moons as she softly said, "Thank you!"

Ino stepped forward and gently hugged Sakura, whispering, "This time is just an exception. Don't think I'm just going to give Sasuke to you like this."

Sakura smiled slightly and replied, "Me too!"

"Be careful."

"Ok!"

Sakura slowly walked off the platform, her green eyes scanning the crowd as she tried to find Sasuke in the sea of ​​people.

A moment later, she was disappointed; she couldn't find Sasuke anywhere.

Sakura's face showed a hint of bitterness. At this moment, what she hoped most was for Sasuke to appear here and give her a word of encouragement.

To win in front of someone you like is undoubtedly the wish of every girl in love.

After calming herself down and taking a deep breath, the bitterness on Sakura's face disappeared, replaced by the appearance of a spirited and heroic young woman.

Maintain composure in the face of great events!

This was a casual remark Sasuke had made before, yet the girl remembered it vividly.

With one hand bracing against the railing, he jumped down along the wall, landing quietly and staring at the red-haired boy in front of him.

..........

At the same time, Sasuke, wearing a black stand-up collar long-sleeved shirt and black shorts, slowly walked out of the gate of the Uchiha clan's territory.

As if sensing something, the boy looked up towards the finals venue, paused for a moment, and then whispered, "Good luck, Sakura."

After speaking, the boy turned and left in the opposite direction. As he walked, his clear black and white eyes suddenly turned scarlet!

A chilling, menacing killing intent was contained within, radiating a bone-deep coldness!

Chapter 146 Murder (Sixth Update, Please Subscribe)

Chunin Exam Hall

"Sakura Haruno..."

A calm, yet intensely bloodthirsty voice, twisted with a murderous intent like that of a demon, slowly escaped Gaara's lips.

Sakura's eyes turned cold as she stared directly at Gaara, remaining rooted to the spot, completely unaffected by his presence.

I'm going to kill you!

Gaara grinned, revealing a maniacal smile, and a violent killing intent suddenly erupted.

The sudden surge of killing intent made Genma Shiranui frown; he hadn't even announced the start of the match yet.

Sakura's expression remained unchanged. After quietly observing Gaara for a while, she asked, "Why do you want to kill someone?"

"Hehehe..." Gaara chuckled deeply. "Ninjas exist for killing. Killing you makes me feel alive. Only killing everyone else can prove my worth, which is also the meaning behind the name my mother gave me..."