Chapter 173 The preliminaries begin, Tiantian overpowers Temari, the spear that shakes everyone, and

"It's bad, it's bad, today is the third exam."

When Orochimaru was speechless, Uzumaki Naruto, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly thought of something and his face froze.

Although he had already passed the exam in the Forest of Death and came out early.

But today is the end of the second exam, which means today is the beginning of the third exam.

Thinking of this, Uzumaki Naruto hurriedly got up, hugged Charmander and ran towards the tower.

He must not be late.

"Unconsciously, the preliminaries have already started."

Looking at Uzumaki Naruto running away quickly, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.

The time he reserved for himself was to see Uchiha Sasuke's performance in the preliminaries and then leave Konoha Village.

Originally, he wanted to secretly observe Uchiha Sasuke these days.

But Uzumaki Naruto's mysterious ring and Momotaro rice balls kept him from leaving.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru shook his head.

It seems that he can only give up temporarily.

Just in time to go and see Sasuke.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru followed Uzumaki Naruto decisively and also ran straight to the tower.

"Oh no, I forgot to take my things."

Not long after Orochimaru caught up with Uzumaki Naruto, the running Uzumaki Naruto suddenly thought of something and his face turned green.

Without saying a word, he turned around and ran back.

He quickly returned to the house, put the Xuanzhong ruler on his back, and continued to run towards the tower.

"That thing."

Seeing Uzumaki Naruto coming back with a huge black iron sheet, Orochimaru frowned.

This nine-tailed kid won't use this as a weapon.

Under Orochimaru's gaze, Uzumaki Naruto hurried to the tower.

When he arrived here, he saw that many people had already gathered here.

In addition to the candidates who passed the test one by one, there were also the senior ninjas of Konoha Village and the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Naruto, come here."

Looking at Uzumaki Naruto running over in a hurry, Haruno Sakura waved at him and asked him to come over.

Beside him, Uchiha Sasuke was standing quietly.

But the next second, Uchiha Sasuke looked at the Xuanzhong ruler on Naruto's back and his face became serious.

It was time for Naruto to participate in the preliminaries, but he was still carrying this weighted iron plate. He was working too hard.

"Hey, Kakashi, your disciple is not bad."

On the second floor, Might Guy looked at Naruto running over with Xuanzhong ruler on his back and sighed: "You've come here and you still don't forget to carry a weighted thing. You're really stupid. Can't you build a better weight training device for Naruto?"

Training with a piece of iron tied to your body is the most primitive and stupid way.

Even those who specialize in physical training will use weighted wrist guards and so on.

"Although this kid has been practicing the Eight Gates these days, I haven't seen him carrying it."

Kakashi looked strange when he heard what Might Guy said; "Whether it was yesterday or the day before yesterday, when you were instructing him to practice the Eight Gates, he didn't have the habit of carrying weights."

"This thing, I think it might be a weapon he prepared."

It's not like he and Might Guy haven't been to Uzumaki Naruto's place these days.

He hasn't seen Uzumaki Naruto carrying this thing.

If he didn't see it wrong at the time, this thing was thrown into a corner of the house by Uzumaki Naruto.

He didn't expect that when the preliminary competition started today, Uzumaki Naruto would rush over with such a thing on his back.

Obviously, Uzumaki Naruto should have used this thing as a weapon.

"Can this thing be used as a weapon?"

Hearing what Kakashi said, Might Guy looked at the Xuanzhong ruler on Uzumaki Naruto's back with a look of astonishment.

It's too stupid to carry such a big thing on your back.

It's not easy to carry it.

Not only was Might Guy shocked, the rest of the candidates, and Sarutobi Hiruzen all looked at the Xuanzhong ruler on Uzumaki Naruto's back.

Especially the Third Hokage, whose mouth twitched slightly.

I haven't seen Naruto for a few days. What is Naruto doing again?

He shook his head and waited for a while.

After all the candidates came, an examiner spoke: "First, congratulations to everyone for passing the second exam. Now, please let Mr. Hokage explain the relevant matters of the third exam. You must listen carefully."

As this person's voice fell, everyone present looked over.

"Crack."

As Kurenai looked over, she took a bite of the golden apple in her hand.

"No, Kurenai."

Beside Kurenai, Might Guy saw Kurenai biting the golden apple, and his eyes widened: "Why is the apple you eat still golden? Where did it come from?"

Damn it.

If it weren't for the appearance of the apple and the flesh exposed after Kurenai took a bite, Might Guy really couldn't imagine why there would be a golden apple.

As Might Guy spoke, all the Konoha examiners around him looked over.

When they saw the golden apple in Kurenai's hand, they all looked strange.

Golden apple?

Whether it was Asuma Sarutobi or Ibiki Morino, they all looked at the golden apple in Kurenai's hand.

This thing really attracted their attention.

"I dyed it myself, do you want to eat it?"

Hearing Might Guy's words, Kurenai immediately took out another golden apple and threw it to Might Guy.

"This thing, golden, is too weird."

Looking at the golden apple that Kurenai threw to him, Might Guy's mouth twitched slightly.

If Kurenai hadn't taken a bite, he would have doubted whether this thing was made of gold.

Immediately, Might Guy also took a bite, and a crisp "click" sound was heard.

Feeling the sweetness at the entrance, Might Guy immediately gave Kurenai a thumbs up: "Very good apple, tastes good."

"This thing."

Next to him, Kakashi, who had been watching this scene, raised his eyebrows.

If I guessed correctly, the golden apple in Kurenai's hand should be related to the can shop.

"Before I explain the next third exam, there is something I must make clear first."

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already walked out and looked at all the candidates present and said; "That is why this exam is held."

"Why else?"

"There must be a reason for holding it? Isn't it just the Chunin Exam?"

Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, the ninjas from other ninja villages present were shocked.

The Chunin Exam was held, so why?

"Because the allies today were all neighboring countries that competed with each other in the past, in order to avoid the necessary loss of combat power and the situation of mutual destruction, this Chunin Exam was chosen as the battlefield."

Facing everyone's astonishment, Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly said: "This Chunin Exam is different from the usual ones. While selecting Chunins, it is also a battlefield for ninjas to shoulder the prestige of the village and fight for their lives."

"So there will be daimyos and celebrities from various countries who will be invited to watch the third Chunin Exam and see your performance."

"If the performance is poor, then the commissions received by the village will be reduced."

"The strength of the country is the strength of the village, and the strength of the village is the strength of the ninja."

"The strength of the ninja is only in the fight "It can only burst out in a life-and-death battle."

"Don't treat it as an ordinary exam."

"This is an exam where you need to fight for your dreams and the prestige of the village."

"The reason why the allies want to work together to hold this Chunin exam is to deepen the friendly relations between each other and enhance the strength of ninjas."

"Before the real third exam, a preliminary selection is required. As for the reason for the preliminary selection."

"There are too many candidates who passed."

Without waiting for Sarutobi Hiruzen to finish, Gekkou Gale stepped forward and said, "Hokage-sama, leave it to me next. I am the chief examiner of this exam."

"Well, okay."

Hearing Gekkou Gale's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

And Uzumaki Naruto and others looked at Gekkou Gale.

"This guy looks so pale and sick, is he really a ninja?"

"Or is he the chief examiner? Is there no one left in Konoha? I think any examiner on the second floor is better than him."

"Well, he is the chief examiner after all, not even the Hokage said so, he should not be an ordinary ninja."

"What's the reason for saying there are too many people? More than 40 people are too many?"

As candidates spoke one after another and whispered, Moonlight Gale turned his head and looked at everyone present, and said calmly: "This time, the first two exams of the Chunin Exam were too easy, and there was a problem with the Forest of Death, so there were a lot of people left."

"So according to the rules, a budget competition is to be held to reduce the number of people participating in the next exam."

"Before, the Hokage also said that there will be many VIPs to watch the game, and time is limited, Therefore, we can't delay too much."

"So the preliminaries will be held today and end today."

"There are 44 people present, and they will have two battles."

Speaking of this, Moonlight Gale paused and continued: "After the two-on-two duels, there will be 22 people left, and after the two-on-two duels, there will be 11 people left. Although there are medical ninjas and they can be cured, many injuries will take time to recover."

"In other words, the eleven people who advance in the end will have two consecutive high-intensity battles, and only the truly strong can advance."

"So, those who feel uncomfortable in the first duel, or those who don't want to continue after listening to my explanation, can raise their hands to abstain."

"I'll give you three minutes. If you don't have time, the preliminary round will officially begin."

After the voice fell, Moonlight Gale stopped talking and started counting.

And the candidates present who heard Moonlight Gale's words looked ugly one by one.

"No, two consecutive high-intensity battles? This Chunin Exam is too much."

"I only needed one battle to participate in the Chunin Exam last year, and these two battles are just for the preliminary round?"

"If I get seriously injured in the first battle and can't participate in the next one, I will be completely eliminated. Isn't that a big loss?"

"So if I get injured in the first battle, I can only recover from my injuries during the gaps between others' battles. If I am the last one to play, I won't have any rest time after winning, and I will go to the next exam non-stop. Even if there are medical ninjas, they may not be able to heal my injuries."

You know, they are just Genin.

Now they need to fight two high-intensity battles to pass the preliminary round.

Even if there are medical ninjas in Konoha, it is just a drop in the bucket.

"I, I'm ready to give up."

Someone hesitated for a moment, but still stretched out his hand.

"Are you sure?"

Seeing this person reaching out his hand, Moonlight Gale took the list record, coughed, and said: "I just forgot to say that this battle is based on individuals, so don't worry about one person in a team quitting and the others can't quit."

Under the eyes of everyone, another person soon chose to quit.

Seeing this scene, some people were very surprised.

Because someone quit, it means they have a better chance of passing this so-called pre-selection.

"Huh?"

Uchiha Sasuke, who was standing, suddenly frowned and subconsciously reached out to cover the place where the curse seal was on his neck.

Clearly, there was no pain in the past few days.

But just now, it hurt again.

What's going on?

"Then I declare that the competition officially begins."

At this time, Moonlight Gale closed the list, looked at the 42 people who had not withdrawn, and said; "There are no restrictions in this preliminaries. The battle will not end until one side dies, falls or surrenders. Therefore, if you want to survive, you must surrender early."

"But, ahem, when I think the winner is obvious, in order to reduce the number of corpses to a minimum, I will enter the field to terminate the game."

"And the display screen above will determine your fate."

Speaking of this, Moonlight Gale took out a button and pressed it, and the huge screen above his head began to flash.

The names and avatars of the candidates present appeared.

"Everything is randomly ranked, and now the names of the two sides in the first round will begin."

Moonlight Gale spoke, once again attracting the attention of all the candidates present.

"It must be me."

Looking at the huge display screen, Tiantian clenched his fists.

If it was his first game, he could leave after the game and find Lin Mo.

Under Tiantian's gaze, the names of two people were directly displayed on the display screen.

One of them was her.

"Great, I'm the first one to go on stage!"

Tiantian looked surprised when he saw his name appear on it.

What he thought came true.

Without any hesitation, Tiantian jumped down from the second floor immediately.

"When did that kid's weapon become an iron spear?"

Following Tiantian's movements, Sarutobi Asuma frowned slightly and looked at Might Guy: "Gai, did you choose this kid's weapon?"

"I don't know."

Hearing Sarutobi Asuma's words, Might Guy scratched his head: "This kid made it himself."

"I haven't seen this kind of weapon for a long time."

"It's still a bit tasteless for a ninja to use a spear."

Both Kakashi and Yuhi Kurenai looked at Tiantian carrying a spear and raised their eyebrows.

They knew that Tiantian had been with Lin Mo for a long time.

He carried an iron spear on his back for no reason, so it must be a weapon.

It might have been opened from a jar.

Subconsciously, Kakashi looked at the Xuanzhong ruler behind Uzumaki Naruto again, with a very strange expression.

Did this thing also come out of a can?

"That's right, that weapon should also come out of a can."

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Tiantian with a serious face, carrying a spear, and subconsciously touched the Xuanzhong ruler on his back.

He knew that this guy had been with Mr. Lin Mo, so the spear was likely to be opened from a can.

"In the first round, Tiantian vs. Temari, both players please come over."

At this time, Moonlight Gale spoke, and Temari in the distance immediately left the team and walked out.

"It's this guy."

Tiantian, who came over, looked at Temari who was also coming over, with a strange expression.

When she used a sniper rifle to snipe Kankuro before, this woman's weapon was also shot through by her.

From the looks of it now, has it been repaired?

"Why is it a little girl?"

Temari frowned as she looked at Tiantian who was on the field in front of her.

Tiantian: "."

Hearing this, Tiantian's face darkened, and he immediately grabbed the spear behind him, ready to teach this woman a hard lesson.

"I declare that the competition begins!"

With the "start" command from Moonlight Gale, Tiantian did not hesitate at all, directly raised the spear in his hand, kicked his feet, and rushed out like an arrow from a bow.

"What a fast speed!"

Seeing Tiantian's instant action, all the candidates present had their eyelids twitching.

"This is completely the speed of physical skills."

Lock Lee looked at Tiantian's speed and was a little envious.

And Temari was also shocked when she saw Tiantian rushing over in an instant: "So fast!"

This little girl who was originally ignored by her actually had such a fast speed, which was beyond her expectation.

Without any hesitation, Temari hurriedly waved the big iron fan in her hand, blocking in front of herself, trying to stop the opponent's attack.

Just when Temari unfolded the iron fan, Tiantian's spear was already in front of her, and the sharp spear head with a sharp wind pointed directly at her defense.

"Bang!"

The tip of the spear hit Temari's big iron fan hard, making a dull loud noise.

The powerful impact instantly passed through the fan to Temari's arms, causing her to take a few steps back, leaving a deep mark on the ground.

"How is this possible?"

It was just one blow, but Temari was shocked again.

She could feel that Tenten simply swung the spear and beat her back with strength alone.

This meant that Tenten's physical skills were better than hers!

"What a fast speed."

"He can exert such a great power just by relying on physical strength. He is worthy of being a Jonin."

"Students led by Jonin are indeed not comparable to those led by Chunin. I remember that this kid has only graduated for a year."

On the second floor, all the Chunin of Konoha were surprised and turned to look at Might Guy.

Among all the Jonin of Konoha present, only Might Guy is the most proficient in physical skills.

Among the three students he taught, the first one alone showed such a strong power. How do you usually train him?

"Sure, Kai."

Asuma Sarutobi patted Might Guy's shoulder and said with emotion; "The power shown by this child alone is stronger than my three students. How do you usually train physical skills?"

Might Guy: "."

Hearing the amazement and even praise from the people around him, Might Guy was silent for a while.

Can he say that he has not taught Tenten much during this period?

In addition to helping Tenten develop a physical training plan, there is nothing else.