Chapter 85 New Rules for the Qualifiers

When Luo Yi saw the pillow the little girl was holding, he realized that something was wrong. This thing was actually a quilt.

"Hanabi, it's so late, is there something wrong?" "Asking questions even though you already know the answer" is an essential skill for adults.

"Well... I didn't have enough 'Luo Yi time' today, so I have to make up for it by sleeping." Hanabi said something that she might regret immensely when she grows up.

"What does it mean to make up for it by sleeping?" The advanced version of the skill of "asking even though you know the answer" is "playing dumb".

"Just sleep together!" Huahuo insisted, going straight to the point.

Now the little girl's eye rolling has almost become a passive skill. Any abnormality in Luo Yi's heart rate will not escape her eyes, not to mention micro-expressions and unnatural body movements.

It's broken, it's a straight ball.

"But Hanabi, we are a boy and a girl. It's okay to take a nap, but we wear pajamas when we sleep at night!"

Speaking of pajamas, the little girl was wearing a thin white silk summer nightgown.

The fabric was quite economical, with only two thin straps leaving the petite shoulders almost completely exposed, and the hem of the nightgown only reached above the knees.

It’s the sense of release that children love…

"Auntie said that we will sleep together every day from now on, regardless of day or night." Huahuo slowly buried her face in the pillow as she said this, "So it's okay to sleep earlier..."

Auntie Maid, what did you teach her?

"How should I put it? Even if we are engaged and will get married in the future, it's best not to sleep together at night now." Luo Yi pondered for a moment. It seemed that he was not yet at the age for sex education, so he could only say it vaguely, "Hua Huo will suffer if she does this."

"Suffer a loss? Why? It was me who wanted to find Luo Yi. I came to find Luo Yi, so if there is any loss to be suffered, it should be Luo Yi?" The little girl's blind spot in knowledge was touched upon.

"Well... this probably involves some traditional saying. When girls and boys sleep together at night, they are more likely to, uh... get hurt?" The more Luo Yi spoke, the more unsure he felt.

"Will Luo Yi hurt me?" Hua Huo delivered a fatal blow.

"Of course not! Hiss... This is not rigorous. It depends on how you define "damage." Luo Yi couldn't judge whether it was damage or not.

"That's good." The little girl threw the pillow onto the bed with confidence and relief, and then threw herself onto the bed.

Luo Yi: “…”

Well, my bed is pretty big.

To put it another way, as long as there is no physical contact, it doesn't matter whether you sleep in the same bed or not, so even if...

Hanabi rolled up his blanket and closed his eyes peacefully.

You might as well bring a quilt. What's the point of just bringing a pillow?

...

The next day, in Konoha Village, at the preliminary competition venue.

Luo Yi yawned, and the yawn was passed on to Hua Huo who was standing next to him; Hua Huo's yawn lasted particularly long, so the yawn was passed back to Luo Yi.

Ri Zu was puzzled for a moment.

Neither of them slept well in the first half of last night.

Hanabi started to get nervous after she lay down. What did he mean by "hurt"? Why did she have an instinctive fear and anticipation?

Luo Yi originally wanted to sleep without a blanket, but even during the summer vacation, the temperature in Konoha at night would force him to get into bed.

As a result, it was inevitable that one would rub against the arm and the other would rub against the other, which would startle both of them.

Until nearly midnight, Luo Yi, who could no longer hold back, suggested that they sleep together hand in hand, and practice refining chakra before falling asleep, so that the girl's chakra and his Yin-Yang escape chakra would circulate between the two of them...

Then, as expected, after getting used to the cycle, I began to feel that Hanabi had become a part of myself, and soon fell asleep peacefully.

As for the two little hands, they didn't let go until I woke up.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone for passing the second exam!" Hongdou's voice brought their consciousness back to reality from their memories.

The preliminaries venue they were in was surprisingly artistic. Behind the podium was a huge "unknown" seal sculpture. At this time, the Third Hokage and the team leaders were on top of it, and the examination staff stood slightly below.

The seven groups of Genin participating in the preliminaries are the 7 Little Warriors of Konoha, the Sand Village trio, the Kabuto group, and the Otogakure trio.

"Strange." Luo Yi said unconsciously.

As early as the first day of the second exam, when Orochimaru and Red Bean were confronting each other, he had already exposed the identity of the Otogakure Village behind him. Why are the Otogakure trio still standing here as if nothing had happened?

Look at their so-called "teacher in charge", an older young man with a high ponytail and purple eyeshadow! Isn't this Orochimaru Honmaru?

This is how disguise is used these days.

The irony is that he was standing right behind the Third Hokage, but Hiruzen turned a blind eye. Wasn't he afraid that he would get hot-headed and stab him in the heart?

This kind of "standing still" is the joke of hell of the year.

Luo Yi's identity today is a candidate, and Rizu appears as half guardian and half teacher; since both of them are here, Huahuo will naturally come along.

Including Hinata and Neji who were waiting in line in the hall, the younger generation of the Hyuga family was actually complete.

The referee of the preliminaries is an old acquaintance, Moonlight Gale.

"First of all, if you feel unwell or have other reasons not to continue to face people, please raise your hands now. If not, we will start the preliminaries." It was rare for him to finish a whole sentence without coughing.

Kabuto gave up on the grounds that his injuries had not healed yet. He wanted to hide his identity as a spy and avoid exposing his strength due to excitement.

Sasuke's cursed seal was causing him more and more pain, so Sakura persuaded him to give up the game as well, and the two had a little argument. Sasuke, who considered himself an "Avenger", could not give up the great opportunity to fight against a strong opponent.

"Since no one has announced their withdrawal, the preliminaries will begin now. The format is a one-on-one individual battle, and it will be an actual battle." Ji Feng explained with a serious face, "There will be exactly 20 people, and the game will be ten rounds. The winner will be able to participate in the third game."

"Wait a minute," Kankuro asked, "Isn't there still one Luo Yi? There should be 21 left!"

There are not many people who can fight with Gaara and come out unscathed. Observing his fight is the best way to obtain intelligence.

"That's exactly what I was about to say, about Luo Yi." Ji Feng glanced at the boy expressionlessly, "He is the most special one, as he directly entered the third exam with the first place and record-breaking results."

"Isn't it a bit unfair? He had two scrolls at the beginning. If I just focus on it, I can finish the exam in half an hour." Ya disagreed with Jifeng's statement.

"It's really unfair, it's not fair to Luo Yi." Hongdou explained, "The two scrolls I gave him at the beginning were both "Heaven" scrolls. If he wants to pass, he must grab another "Earth" scroll, and he has to avoid being searched and snatched by almost everyone. Jifeng, please continue."

"Ahem..." Ji Feng couldn't help coughing twice, "Luo Yi's qualification for the third exam is not absolute, but... the loser of the next ten games will have a chance to challenge Luo Yi, which is the "revival match". If he/she defeats Luo Yi, he/she can take away Luo Yi's qualification for the exam."

"Is that so...ah, okay, I have no objection." Ya quickly realized that this was probably a kind of "special treatment".

You know, the worst case scenario is that Luo Yi may face all ten losers in ten games, or it will be a round-robin match.

So this is how probability problems are solved? That’s amazing.

After the rules were explained, the preliminaries began in full swing.

The first round is [Uchiha Sasuke VS Akado Kai]. Sasuke's opponent wears glasses and has his face covered. On the surface, he is a former student of Konoha Ninja School; but in fact, like Kabuto, he is a spy from Sound Village.

"This name... Although I know that it means "red kendo armor" in the author's hometown, but in my hometown..." I don't even know if it will pass the review.

"Ah?" The little girl didn't understand what the person next to her was talking to himself.

The first battle was quite enjoyable to watch. Kai's unique "Chakra Absorption Technique" posed a great threat to Sasuke at the beginning, but after all, his strength was average, and Sasuke was able to defeat him with "Lion Combo" under the premise of suppressing the curse seal.

"He fainted. It seems there is no need to ask him whether he wants to apply for the "Resurrection Match." Hayate didn't even need to remove Kai's mask, blood seeped out.

From this perspective, if the losers all faint, does that mean Luo Yi won’t have to fight them?