Konoha: Otsutsuki from the Earth

The opening day of the third Chunin Examination.

Qi Fei arrived at the venue for the third exam early in the morning. At this time, the venue was already crowded, with countless spectators sitting in the towering auditorium, discussing the upcoming competition enthusiastically.

According to the notice, Qi Fei and other contestants need to gather at the competition venue first. In addition to confirming the competition opponents again, the purpose is to let the surrounding audience get to know the contestants who will compete next.

"Class 7 doesn't seem to be here..." Shikamaru glanced at the contestants and found that neither Sasuke nor Naruto were there.

"My name is Shiranui Genma. Because something happened to Tsukiko Hayate, who was the referee before, I will be the referee for the third exam."

A ninja with long brown hair, wearing a blue ninja hat and holding a senbon in his mouth said to everyone participating in the competition.

"There must be trouble again..." The referee will definitely not be replaced if there is no need for the exam. Shikamaru has a hunch that this matter will not be easy.

"So..." Genma also scanned the contestants and said, "You should have understood the rules before. The third test is the elimination round. The winner can advance to the next round. But whether you can become a chuunin or not depends on you.

Performance in the competition.”

Bang bang bang! When Genma was explaining the rules and precautions to the contestants, several fireworks rose into the sky and exploded from the venue, heralding the start of the third game.

"Preparations for the third exam have begun. Let me face the audience first." Looking at the fireworks in the sky, Genma turned his back to the contestants and said.

"ah--"

With a scream, a black figure jumped out from the entrance of the venue, fell heavily to the ground, and slid to the front of the contestants' team due to inertia.

"This guy... what kind of debut is this?" Shikamaru complained as he looked at Naruto who was lying on the ground and was already dizzy.

Shikamaru, who was closest to Naruto, kindly helped Naruto up. However, the first thing Naruto did after waking up was to point nervously behind him and shout in a panic: "Everyone, run, the cows in the village, the cows

The crowd is chasing us!"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Looking at the nervous Naruto, Shikamaru looked confused.

[I have completely forgotten about this. Naruto seemed to be chased by a cow...]

Although others were a little confused by Naruto's actions, Qi Fei could quickly guess what happened.

"It's true. Anyway, there are a lot of..." Naruto, who was originally flustered, suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him. When he turned around, he found that he was surrounded by contestants from the third exam, and they were also looking at him.

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"Huh? Huh? Where is Sasuke?" After learning that he had successfully arrived at the competition venue, Naruto immediately looked for Sasuke.

"I'm late like you and haven't come over yet." Shikamaru replied.

"Okay, you two!" Xuanjian interrupted the two people who wanted to continue chatting, "Stop chatting anymore, stand up and face the audience!"

Naruto looked up and found that the competition venue was surrounded by a towering viewing platform. The spectators on the platform were shouting enthusiastically and cheering for all the contestants.

Being watched by so many spectators, all the contestants subconsciously became serious. After all, today's competition is not only about Chuunin promotion, but also means that if they lose, they will be remembered by all the spectators.

【This one is bad, it is a complete social death.】

Qi Fei, who was originally a bit introverted, subconsciously became nervous when he saw so many spectators.

"You are the protagonists of this competition!" Genma Shiranui said, leading the contestants to face the audience and the viewing stand where the Third Hokage was.

At this time, located at the highest point of all the viewing platforms, the Hokage's exclusive viewing platform, Kazekage, the supreme leader of Sunagakure Village, arrived belatedly.

The Third Hokage, who had been waiting for a long time, exchanged greetings with the Fourth Kazekage, then stood up and announced the start of the third exam:

"Dear distinguished guests, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you for coming to Konoha Village to watch the Chunin Selection Examination.

"Next, a total of seven candidates who have passed the pre-selection will participate in the official selection competition. Please enjoy watching!"

"I want to say one more thing before the game." Genjian took out a game sheet from his body and showed it to everyone, "This is the order of today's game. Please keep it in mind."

"Well, Sasuke hasn't come yet, what should I do?" Naruto asked worriedly.

"If he doesn't show up at the beginning of his game, he will be defeated without a fight."

Hearing this, Naruto looked behind him even more worriedly. According to his understanding, Sasuke would come to compete even if he dragged his body. How could he be late? Could something have happened?

On the other side, after hearing Genma's answer, the three of Gaara's team subconsciously looked at Qi Fei, who was not far away with an indifferent expression. They all knew that if Sasuke was late, then Gaara would

Face Qi Fei directly.

Even after a night of treatment, the skin under Gaara's armor still had a large area of ​​frostbite. They all knew that Gaara under normal circumstances was definitely not Qi Fei's opponent, but using the tailed beast's power in advance would

Disrupt the original plan.

Feeling the discomfort caused by frostbite on his body, Gaara's eyes were filled with anger. He wished he could tear Qi Fei into pieces right now, but Qi Fei's strength made him afraid; and there was also the Fourth Kazekage on the stage.

While watching the battle, he cannot destroy the prescribed plan.

The anger that he had nowhere to vent made him look particularly ferocious.

"Although the venue is different, the rules are the same as the qualifiers. There are no rules. The winner will not be determined until one party dies or admits defeat." Ignoring the strange behavior of the contestants, Genma continued to explain.

Rule, "However, if I think the winner is decided, I will stop the game and will not resist. Do you understand me?"

Seeing that everyone acquiesced, Genma began to announce: "Then the first round is: Naruto Uzumaki and Qi Fei. These two people stay, and the others return to the lounge."

Naruto looked at Qi Fei who was standing next to him with a fighting spirit on his face. Under the guidance of the lustful immortal Jiraiya, he had been reborn and was far stronger than his former self.

In addition, he also learned how to use the power of the nine tails in his body. Therefore, he was confident that he could defeat Qi Fei and then compete with Sasuke in the next duel.

On the audience stage, countless spectators were predicting the outcome of the first battle based on their own experience and judgment, including Hinata, who was also watching the battle silently.

She still prayed for Naruto's victory in her heart. But her reason told her that it was impossible for Naruto to defeat Qi Fei. This was the consensus of everyone who had experienced Qi Fei's power, even if Naruto was her idol and

The same goes for beliefs.

But in her heart, she hoped that Naruto could rely on his perseverance to persevere to the end and win as before.

Except for Hinata, almost no one in the surrounding audience thought that Naruto could win. They didn't know Qi Fei's strength, but seeing the difference in stature and temperament between Qi Fei and Naruto, they thought that Naruto, who looked like a child, was not capable of winning.

Hope of winning.

In the audience on the other side, Ino said to Sakura who was full of worry: "Sakura, even if you are worried about Sasuke, you should cheer for Naruto."

"That's right!" Sakura agreed with a smile.

"That said, if the opponent is Qi Fei, it is impossible for Naruto to win..."

"..."

At the same time, the two girls recalled in their minds the memory of flying together in the forest of death and easily freezing their invincible opponents. Even Sasuke, who lost his mind and ran away, was easily defeated. They really couldn't imagine that Naruto could win.

screen.

In their minds, the result of the game would eventually end when Naruto was frozen into an ice sculpture.

"Qi Fei should be merciful," Sakura said to herself, recalling Qi Fei's behavior all along.

Sakura's words reminded Ino of the memory of being treated by Qi Fei in the Forest of Death:

At that time, Qi Fei relied on his superb medical ninjutsu to quickly restore her body to its original state, and she even seemed to have endless energy in her body.

With this energetic state, after bidding farewell to Class 7, their class quickly and strongly defeated a team and successfully seized the scroll to pass the exam.

Thinking of this, Ino said: "That's right. As a senior, he does take good care of us."

While the surrounding spectators were constantly discussing and predicting the outcome of the game, Qi Fei and Naruto on the field had already stood apart, staring face to face.

"Naruto, don't hold anything back, this match will be very painful." Qi Fei kept making fists with his hands alternately and said with a smile.

"Don't underestimate me, I won't lose today!" Naruto pointed at Qi Fei and shouted without showing any signs of weakness, "I am no longer the same person I used to be. I will definitely beat you and then duel with Sasuke!"

Looking at the two people who were ready, Shiranui Genma announced:

"Then, the first round begins!"