297. Qualifiers
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Tian Gan Sheng Tu
"Ha...hahahaha..."
At this moment, Ohnoki's unbridled laughter sounded in the monitoring room. The louder his laughter, the uglier the Third Raikage's face became.
"Lord Raikage, thank you so much. You are good people, good people, hahaha..."
Onoki looked like a villain who was successful, and at the same time he didn't forget to give Raikage a good guy card.
"Huh! Ohnoki, don't be too happy. Your people are seriously injured now. If you encounter other teams at this time, huh."
The Third Raikage snorted coldly, "And don't forget, the scrolls on them have been taken away. This exam will be difficult for them."
"Tsk, tsk, dignified Iwagakure, it turned out that I couldn't even pass the second exam. It's really embarrassing."
At this moment, the Third Raikage directly started the sarcastic mode, saying that Iwagakure was worthless.
Opposite him, Onoki's smile instantly froze on his face, and he performed a "smile disappearing technique" in front of everyone.
The other people present grinned and were happy.
Ohnoki and the Third Raikage are now like a pair of enemies, and they feel uncomfortable unless they exchange a few words.
In this situation, no one stood up and said anything. Anyway, it was just a matter of fun.
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time flies.
In a blink of an eye, it was the second day.
Last night, several more teams were eliminated, and now there were less than twenty teams left in the Forest of Death, and this was only the second day.
Among them, three Konoha teams were also eliminated, leaving only nine teams with a total of 26 people.
There is an average of one team left in each other village, but Kumogakure and Kirigakure currently have two teams left.
Iwagakure was lucky that he didn't encounter anyone else last night. Otherwise, in their current state, not only would they be at the mercy of others, but they wouldn't have much room to fight back.
In addition, judging from their appearance, they would not be able to recover within a few days.
There are still four days until the end of the exam, which means that they not only have to recover from their injuries within four days, but also find a way to collect the scrolls and rush to the central tower.
It can be said that time is tight and the task is heavy. They are likely to be eliminated in the second round.
When they thought of this, several people on the mountain looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Sorry, it's all my fault." Shanshan lowered his head and took the initiative to accept the mistake.
In fact, this matter was indeed his fault. If he hadn't insisted on taking Mengka with him, they would not have been caught up at all, and there would be no current trouble.
Yui shook his head and said while treating them: "I don't blame you. We didn't consider this situation on the mountain. If we are wrong, we are all wrong. You don't have to feel guilty. We don't blame you."
Shoushu put his hand on Shan Shan's shoulder and said nothing, but Shan Shan knew exactly what he meant.
However, this attitude only made Shan Shan blame himself even more.
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the other side.
"Shizune, how far are we from the central tower now?"
Uchiha Shuichi looked at Hinata Shizune. They had been traveling all day since yesterday, and most of the people were left behind.
Hinata Shizune stopped, observed for a while, and replied: "It should be there soon."
"In that case, are we still waiting for others?"
Hinata Shizune thought for a while and shook her head, "No wait, let's take the first step."
"That's fine."
After the brief exchange, the two continued to run deeper into the forest. According to their speed, they were likely to be the first team to reach the tower.
In the surveillance room, everyone watched this scene. Except for Konoha, the faces of the other villages were not particularly good-looking and they were going to lose.
"I said, Mr. Yanmen, you shouldn't have informed them secretly, right?"
Yanmen took a look and saw that Onoki seemed to be looking for trouble again.
"Ohnoki, couldn't you see if I secretly informed you? It's not like there's no surveillance. If you don't need your eyes, throw them away as soon as possible."
Yanmen responded unceremoniously.
"Who knows what means you used to hide from the surveillance." Ohnoki whispered.
Yanmen didn't bother to talk to him, and the others didn't say anything. You were the one with the most trouble.
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By the afternoon.
Uchiha Shuichi and Hinata Shizune were the first to arrive at the tower. After Yanmen settled them, he returned to the control room and looked at everyone with a smile on his face.
"Everyone, I'm very sorry, it seems we won."
At this moment, the others remained silent and secretly said, What a pity.
It's really a pity. They had already thought about what questions to ask, but they didn't win.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Yanmen didn't say much and sat back in his seat silently.
As time passed, other teams arrived at the tower one after another. On the fourth day, ten teams had arrived, and there were only a few teams left in the forest.
Of the remaining teams, some had their scrolls taken away, some had not collected all the scrolls, and some had already collected them and were on their way here.
"There are quite a lot of people left. It seems that we need to add a qualifier. Try to control the number of people under ten or 12 people."
Yanmen looked around and said calmly: "Everyone, what do you think?"
"Whatever, the qualifiers will be the qualifiers, it won't affect Ai anyway." The Third Raikage crossed his arms and said confidently.
As he said this, he did not forget to glance at Ohnoki, "What a pity. Some people didn't even pass the second round. It's really embarrassing. You think so, Ohnoki."
Yes, Iwagakure's only team has really been eliminated. They haven't grabbed the scroll yet, and there is less than one day left before the end of the game.
If nothing else goes wrong, they should be out of luck, so the Third Raikage is taunting Ohnoki here.
Ohnoki's face was very ugly, and his whole body exuded the aura of keeping strangers away, as if everyone present owed him millions.
"Lord Raikage, don't be too happy, the exam is not over yet!" Onoki said harshly.
"Haha." The Third Raikage sneered, too lazy to argue with Ohnoki. Facts speak louder than words. Just wait to be slapped in the face tomorrow!
Another day passed like this, and the Iwagakure team finally arrived at the tower, but they had no scrolls on them, which meant that they were eliminated.
Several people on the mountain came behind Ohnomu, with their heads lowered and timid, not daring to look at him.
"Humph!"
Onoki snorted coldly to express his dissatisfaction.
With so many people present, he didn't bother to reprimand him. He would wait until he got back to discuss everything. He couldn't let people laugh at him now.
Ohnoki turned his head away from looking at the proud look of the Third Raikage, he was afraid that he would not be able to resist taking action.
Damn Raikage, wait for me, I’ll let you be arrogant this time!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, pathetic." The Third Raikage obviously didn't intend to let Onoki go, and he said in a strange manner.
"Ai, do you have any extra scrolls with you? Why don't you give one to Tsuchikage, hahaha."
"Go away! We don't need your charity!" Ohnoki said angrily.
The Third Raikage laughed and said: "Don't be angry, I was just joking, I didn't really want to give it to you, really."
Onogi: "..."
I knew he wasn't that kind, but fortunately I didn't agree!
Otherwise, he will fool you!
Ohnoki was extremely angry. Looking at the playful expression on the Third Raikage's face, he wished he could escape on the spot.
"You two, please stop arguing. Since all the contestants have arrived, let's move to the lobby."
"Determine the finals list early, have a day off tomorrow, and start the finals directly the day after tomorrow."
Yanmen stood up and looked at everyone.
Tsunade nodded, "Let's go."
Crash.
The next moment, a group of people came from the control room to the lobby outside. They stood on the second floor, looking down at the contestants below.
Yanmen nodded to Tsunade, then jumped down from the second floor, landed in front of everyone, and said, "Congratulations to everyone for successfully passing the second round."
Everyone looked happy.
Then Yanmen changed the subject, "But you don't have to be too happy. Since there are too many of you, we discussed it and decided to hold a qualifier. Only half of you here can advance to the finals."
"What? There is another qualifier?" Some teams that were lucky enough to pass the second round looked at Yanmen in disbelief and asked.
"It took a lot of effort to get here, but we still have to eliminate half of the people!"
Everyone kept exclaiming, and the hall suddenly became extremely noisy, like a vegetable market.
"Quiet!"
Yanmen shouted loudly, releasing a powerful aura that shocked everyone.
"Everyone, I am informing you now, not asking for your opinions. If you are dissatisfied or have other reasons, you can withdraw from this exam."
Yanmen looked around and said in a deep voice: "Now, I will give you 3 minutes to think about it. The qualifying competition will officially start in 3 minutes!"
After saying that, Yanmen jumped slightly and returned to the second floor.
Below, the crowd exploded and discussions continued. Some people were ready to quit, some were still struggling, and some were determined and confident in themselves.
It’s just the regional qualifiers, isn’t it easy to get it?
Uchiha Shuichi and Hinata Shizune looked at each other, then looked at the other contestants to observe.
"Shuichi, are you sure?"
"Of course! Unless I meet the two of them, I am confident against anyone else."
While speaking, Uchiha Shuichi kept his eyes on Minato and Ai.
Hinata Shizune also nodded in agreement: "Yes, they are not on the same level as us."
"But, have you forgotten me? What if we run into each other?" Hinata Shizune said with a smile.
Uchiha Shuichi was stunned for a moment, "Us? Impossible, right?"
Hinata Shizune shook her head and said, "If you draw lots, anything is possible."
Uchiha Shuichi smiled bitterly and said: "If it's really that unlucky, then I'll just admit defeat."
It stands to reason that the strength of the two should be between the two, but Uchiha Shuichi does not want to fight with Hinata Shizune, not because of anything else, but since Hinata Shizune combined the soft fist with the chakra scalpel, the lethality has been straight Soaring.
Not to mention whether he can defeat Hinata Shizune, even if he wins by luck in the end, he will probably have to go to the hospital and lie down for a few days.
Cutting off your meridians and directly attacking your internal organs is no joke. Just look at the Suna Ninja who was seriously injured by Hinata Shizune a few days ago. He is still lying on the ground. He has no chance of this qualifying match.
Hinata Shizune pulled back her hair that fell naturally around her ears, looked at Uchiha Shuichi with a bright smile: "Are you sure?"
Uchiha Hideichi spread his hands and said helplessly: "I'm sure."
"Are you willing?"
"I'm not willing to give in, but so what, I don't want to go to the hospital and lie down for a few days."
"It won't take that long, right? Let the captain treat you. You should be fine in a day or two."
When Uchiha Xiu thought of his experience some time ago, he quickly shook his head, "Goodbye, goodbye, I'd better admit defeat."
"whee."
Hinata Shizune smiled and said no more.
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In the blink of an eye, 3 minutes passed quickly.
"Okay, the time is up, does anyone want to quit?" Yanmen looked at everyone and asked.
"I quit."
"I quit too."
As soon as Yanmen finished speaking, several people chose to withdraw. Most of them had average strength or suffered serious injuries, so they had no choice but to withdraw.
After a while, only 36 of the 24 players on the field were left, and twelve of them withdrew directly.
Half of the remaining 24 people were eliminated, leaving just 12 people.
In this way, only six games need to be arranged for the finals, which should be completed in one morning.
"Is there anyone else who wants to quit?" Yanmen asked again.
After waiting for a while, when no one spoke, Yanmen nodded, "Okay, let's get started."
"Everyone, please look at the big screen."
The screen hanging on the second floor suddenly lit up, and then the names and avatars of the 24 contestants appeared on it. As the screen scrolled, the names of the 24 people were scrambled and then combined in pairs.
The grouping is completed in the blink of an eye.
"The grouping has been completed. Now please leave the members of the first group while the others go up to the second floor to watch the battle."
Whoa!
The next moment, everyone else ran up to the second floor, and only Yanmon, Uchiha Shuichi and a fog ninja were left in the lobby on the first floor.
Looking at the mist ninja opposite, Uchiha Shuichi's eyes lit up, it seemed that he was quite lucky.
When they were grouped just now, he was really worried that he would be matched with Hinata Shizune. To be honest, he would rather meet Minato or Ai than face Hinata Shizune.
Some time ago, they practiced together and fought with each other. He and Hinata Shizune had their own victories and defeats, but no matter whether they won or lost, he would not feel good.
But there's no need to worry now, the opponent he was matched with was the Mist Ninja.
"How about it, are you ready?"
Yanmen stood in the middle, looking at the two of them.
Uchiha Shuichi made an OK gesture, and the Kiri Ninja nodded. Seeing this, Enmon directly announced: "The game begins!"
After saying that, he jumped up and quickly left the hall on the first floor. In a flash, he appeared on the second floor and stepped on a railing.
Below, Uchiha Shuichi and the Mist Ninja immediately stepped back to distance themselves from each other.
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
"Water Escape·Mist Hidden Technique!"
The moment the two distanced themselves, they quickly formed seals with their hands and used their signature ninjutsu.
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PS:
Sheep, so uncomfortable...
At this moment, Ohnoki's unbridled laughter sounded in the monitoring room. The louder his laughter, the uglier the Third Raikage's face became.
"Lord Raikage, thank you so much. You are good people, good people, hahaha..."
Onoki looked like a villain who was successful, and at the same time he didn't forget to give Raikage a good guy card.
"Huh! Ohnoki, don't be too happy. Your people are seriously injured now. If you encounter other teams at this time, huh."
The Third Raikage snorted coldly, "And don't forget, the scrolls on them have been taken away. This exam will be difficult for them."
"Tsk, tsk, dignified Iwagakure, it turned out that I couldn't even pass the second exam. It's really embarrassing."
At this moment, the Third Raikage directly started the sarcastic mode, saying that Iwagakure was worthless.
Opposite him, Onoki's smile instantly froze on his face, and he performed a "smile disappearing technique" in front of everyone.
The other people present grinned and were happy.
Ohnoki and the Third Raikage are now like a pair of enemies, and they feel uncomfortable unless they exchange a few words.
In this situation, no one stood up and said anything. Anyway, it was just a matter of fun.
······
time flies.
In a blink of an eye, it was the second day.
Last night, several more teams were eliminated, and now there were less than twenty teams left in the Forest of Death, and this was only the second day.
Among them, three Konoha teams were also eliminated, leaving only nine teams with a total of 26 people.
There is an average of one team left in each other village, but Kumogakure and Kirigakure currently have two teams left.
Iwagakure was lucky that he didn't encounter anyone else last night. Otherwise, in their current state, not only would they be at the mercy of others, but they wouldn't have much room to fight back.
In addition, judging from their appearance, they would not be able to recover within a few days.
There are still four days until the end of the exam, which means that they not only have to recover from their injuries within four days, but also find a way to collect the scrolls and rush to the central tower.
It can be said that time is tight and the task is heavy. They are likely to be eliminated in the second round.
When they thought of this, several people on the mountain looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Sorry, it's all my fault." Shanshan lowered his head and took the initiative to accept the mistake.
In fact, this matter was indeed his fault. If he hadn't insisted on taking Mengka with him, they would not have been caught up at all, and there would be no current trouble.
Yui shook his head and said while treating them: "I don't blame you. We didn't consider this situation on the mountain. If we are wrong, we are all wrong. You don't have to feel guilty. We don't blame you."
Shoushu put his hand on Shan Shan's shoulder and said nothing, but Shan Shan knew exactly what he meant.
However, this attitude only made Shan Shan blame himself even more.
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the other side.
"Shizune, how far are we from the central tower now?"
Uchiha Shuichi looked at Hinata Shizune. They had been traveling all day since yesterday, and most of the people were left behind.
Hinata Shizune stopped, observed for a while, and replied: "It should be there soon."
"In that case, are we still waiting for others?"
Hinata Shizune thought for a while and shook her head, "No wait, let's take the first step."
"That's fine."
After the brief exchange, the two continued to run deeper into the forest. According to their speed, they were likely to be the first team to reach the tower.
In the surveillance room, everyone watched this scene. Except for Konoha, the faces of the other villages were not particularly good-looking and they were going to lose.
"I said, Mr. Yanmen, you shouldn't have informed them secretly, right?"
Yanmen took a look and saw that Onoki seemed to be looking for trouble again.
"Ohnoki, couldn't you see if I secretly informed you? It's not like there's no surveillance. If you don't need your eyes, throw them away as soon as possible."
Yanmen responded unceremoniously.
"Who knows what means you used to hide from the surveillance." Ohnoki whispered.
Yanmen didn't bother to talk to him, and the others didn't say anything. You were the one with the most trouble.
······
By the afternoon.
Uchiha Shuichi and Hinata Shizune were the first to arrive at the tower. After Yanmen settled them, he returned to the control room and looked at everyone with a smile on his face.
"Everyone, I'm very sorry, it seems we won."
At this moment, the others remained silent and secretly said, What a pity.
It's really a pity. They had already thought about what questions to ask, but they didn't win.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Yanmen didn't say much and sat back in his seat silently.
As time passed, other teams arrived at the tower one after another. On the fourth day, ten teams had arrived, and there were only a few teams left in the forest.
Of the remaining teams, some had their scrolls taken away, some had not collected all the scrolls, and some had already collected them and were on their way here.
"There are quite a lot of people left. It seems that we need to add a qualifier. Try to control the number of people under ten or 12 people."
Yanmen looked around and said calmly: "Everyone, what do you think?"
"Whatever, the qualifiers will be the qualifiers, it won't affect Ai anyway." The Third Raikage crossed his arms and said confidently.
As he said this, he did not forget to glance at Ohnoki, "What a pity. Some people didn't even pass the second round. It's really embarrassing. You think so, Ohnoki."
Yes, Iwagakure's only team has really been eliminated. They haven't grabbed the scroll yet, and there is less than one day left before the end of the game.
If nothing else goes wrong, they should be out of luck, so the Third Raikage is taunting Ohnoki here.
Ohnoki's face was very ugly, and his whole body exuded the aura of keeping strangers away, as if everyone present owed him millions.
"Lord Raikage, don't be too happy, the exam is not over yet!" Onoki said harshly.
"Haha." The Third Raikage sneered, too lazy to argue with Ohnoki. Facts speak louder than words. Just wait to be slapped in the face tomorrow!
Another day passed like this, and the Iwagakure team finally arrived at the tower, but they had no scrolls on them, which meant that they were eliminated.
Several people on the mountain came behind Ohnomu, with their heads lowered and timid, not daring to look at him.
"Humph!"
Onoki snorted coldly to express his dissatisfaction.
With so many people present, he didn't bother to reprimand him. He would wait until he got back to discuss everything. He couldn't let people laugh at him now.
Ohnoki turned his head away from looking at the proud look of the Third Raikage, he was afraid that he would not be able to resist taking action.
Damn Raikage, wait for me, I’ll let you be arrogant this time!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, pathetic." The Third Raikage obviously didn't intend to let Onoki go, and he said in a strange manner.
"Ai, do you have any extra scrolls with you? Why don't you give one to Tsuchikage, hahaha."
"Go away! We don't need your charity!" Ohnoki said angrily.
The Third Raikage laughed and said: "Don't be angry, I was just joking, I didn't really want to give it to you, really."
Onogi: "..."
I knew he wasn't that kind, but fortunately I didn't agree!
Otherwise, he will fool you!
Ohnoki was extremely angry. Looking at the playful expression on the Third Raikage's face, he wished he could escape on the spot.
"You two, please stop arguing. Since all the contestants have arrived, let's move to the lobby."
"Determine the finals list early, have a day off tomorrow, and start the finals directly the day after tomorrow."
Yanmen stood up and looked at everyone.
Tsunade nodded, "Let's go."
Crash.
The next moment, a group of people came from the control room to the lobby outside. They stood on the second floor, looking down at the contestants below.
Yanmen nodded to Tsunade, then jumped down from the second floor, landed in front of everyone, and said, "Congratulations to everyone for successfully passing the second round."
Everyone looked happy.
Then Yanmen changed the subject, "But you don't have to be too happy. Since there are too many of you, we discussed it and decided to hold a qualifier. Only half of you here can advance to the finals."
"What? There is another qualifier?" Some teams that were lucky enough to pass the second round looked at Yanmen in disbelief and asked.
"It took a lot of effort to get here, but we still have to eliminate half of the people!"
Everyone kept exclaiming, and the hall suddenly became extremely noisy, like a vegetable market.
"Quiet!"
Yanmen shouted loudly, releasing a powerful aura that shocked everyone.
"Everyone, I am informing you now, not asking for your opinions. If you are dissatisfied or have other reasons, you can withdraw from this exam."
Yanmen looked around and said in a deep voice: "Now, I will give you 3 minutes to think about it. The qualifying competition will officially start in 3 minutes!"
After saying that, Yanmen jumped slightly and returned to the second floor.
Below, the crowd exploded and discussions continued. Some people were ready to quit, some were still struggling, and some were determined and confident in themselves.
It’s just the regional qualifiers, isn’t it easy to get it?
Uchiha Shuichi and Hinata Shizune looked at each other, then looked at the other contestants to observe.
"Shuichi, are you sure?"
"Of course! Unless I meet the two of them, I am confident against anyone else."
While speaking, Uchiha Shuichi kept his eyes on Minato and Ai.
Hinata Shizune also nodded in agreement: "Yes, they are not on the same level as us."
"But, have you forgotten me? What if we run into each other?" Hinata Shizune said with a smile.
Uchiha Shuichi was stunned for a moment, "Us? Impossible, right?"
Hinata Shizune shook her head and said, "If you draw lots, anything is possible."
Uchiha Shuichi smiled bitterly and said: "If it's really that unlucky, then I'll just admit defeat."
It stands to reason that the strength of the two should be between the two, but Uchiha Shuichi does not want to fight with Hinata Shizune, not because of anything else, but since Hinata Shizune combined the soft fist with the chakra scalpel, the lethality has been straight Soaring.
Not to mention whether he can defeat Hinata Shizune, even if he wins by luck in the end, he will probably have to go to the hospital and lie down for a few days.
Cutting off your meridians and directly attacking your internal organs is no joke. Just look at the Suna Ninja who was seriously injured by Hinata Shizune a few days ago. He is still lying on the ground. He has no chance of this qualifying match.
Hinata Shizune pulled back her hair that fell naturally around her ears, looked at Uchiha Shuichi with a bright smile: "Are you sure?"
Uchiha Hideichi spread his hands and said helplessly: "I'm sure."
"Are you willing?"
"I'm not willing to give in, but so what, I don't want to go to the hospital and lie down for a few days."
"It won't take that long, right? Let the captain treat you. You should be fine in a day or two."
When Uchiha Xiu thought of his experience some time ago, he quickly shook his head, "Goodbye, goodbye, I'd better admit defeat."
"whee."
Hinata Shizune smiled and said no more.
······
In the blink of an eye, 3 minutes passed quickly.
"Okay, the time is up, does anyone want to quit?" Yanmen looked at everyone and asked.
"I quit."
"I quit too."
As soon as Yanmen finished speaking, several people chose to withdraw. Most of them had average strength or suffered serious injuries, so they had no choice but to withdraw.
After a while, only 36 of the 24 players on the field were left, and twelve of them withdrew directly.
Half of the remaining 24 people were eliminated, leaving just 12 people.
In this way, only six games need to be arranged for the finals, which should be completed in one morning.
"Is there anyone else who wants to quit?" Yanmen asked again.
After waiting for a while, when no one spoke, Yanmen nodded, "Okay, let's get started."
"Everyone, please look at the big screen."
The screen hanging on the second floor suddenly lit up, and then the names and avatars of the 24 contestants appeared on it. As the screen scrolled, the names of the 24 people were scrambled and then combined in pairs.
The grouping is completed in the blink of an eye.
"The grouping has been completed. Now please leave the members of the first group while the others go up to the second floor to watch the battle."
Whoa!
The next moment, everyone else ran up to the second floor, and only Yanmon, Uchiha Shuichi and a fog ninja were left in the lobby on the first floor.
Looking at the mist ninja opposite, Uchiha Shuichi's eyes lit up, it seemed that he was quite lucky.
When they were grouped just now, he was really worried that he would be matched with Hinata Shizune. To be honest, he would rather meet Minato or Ai than face Hinata Shizune.
Some time ago, they practiced together and fought with each other. He and Hinata Shizune had their own victories and defeats, but no matter whether they won or lost, he would not feel good.
But there's no need to worry now, the opponent he was matched with was the Mist Ninja.
"How about it, are you ready?"
Yanmen stood in the middle, looking at the two of them.
Uchiha Shuichi made an OK gesture, and the Kiri Ninja nodded. Seeing this, Enmon directly announced: "The game begins!"
After saying that, he jumped up and quickly left the hall on the first floor. In a flash, he appeared on the second floor and stepped on a railing.
Below, Uchiha Shuichi and the Mist Ninja immediately stepped back to distance themselves from each other.
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
"Water Escape·Mist Hidden Technique!"
The moment the two distanced themselves, they quickly formed seals with their hands and used their signature ninjutsu.
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PS:
Sheep, so uncomfortable...
