Red sand dust

"You don't need to tell me, I'm watching!"

Daimaru waved his hand,

“Just to liven things up!”

As for encouragement, if you beat Daimaru, you will cheer for your teammates. If you lose, you will feel a little regretful, but it is not a bad thing.

The battle between Chi and Nara Shikamaru should be slightly more exciting than the battle between Haruno Sakura and Nara Shikamaru...

No, to be precise, it should be more intense.

Probably aware that this is the last game to determine the promotion spots.

Sen, who formed seals with his hands, used his relatively abundant chakra to perform ninjutsu.

"Clone Technique!"

Against experienced ninjas, the clone technique is not very useful, but for Nara Shikamaru, who does not have the Blood Restriction Eye Technique, he can only rely on combat experience to determine which one is the main body and which one is the clone.

What's more, Qian is also a genjutsu ninja. Not only the disembodied clones, but also the illusions caused by the secret medicine genjutsu from time to time, are interfering with Nara Shikamaru's decision-making.

"Why don't you get close?"

Nara Shikamaru kept throwing kunai, testing the possible existence of Sen's true form, but found nothing.

"It's going to happen if this keeps up."

No matter how high your IQ is, if there is no room for improvement, there is nothing you can do.

The secret technique of shadow of the Nara family is all about taking a person by surprise. Qian has seen it more than once, so it is natural to be on guard.

The fragrant chakra smell in the air is getting stronger and stronger. Not surprisingly, as time goes by, the influence of illusion on oneself will become greater and greater. If this continues, the chance of winning will become smaller and smaller.

The most terrible thing is that it is night now. In order to ensure sufficient light in the room, the lights illuminate almost every corner clearly, leaving no shadows at all.

"Since there is no such thing, I can only find a way on my own and take the initiative."

Nara Shikamaru took out a bunch of hidden weapons and kept moving his body while throwing out the kunai with the detonating talisman tied to it.

It can not only clean up the illusion clones, but also open up a safe passage for yourself.

"What a rich kid!"

Chi, who was constantly dodging hidden weapon attacks and explosions, had gradually smaller space for movement. Some of the scattered hidden weapons were even tied with thin wires, and they occasionally changed directions as Nara Shikamaru manipulated them.

Unfortunately, Nara Shikamaru's concealed weapon throwing does not seem to be that accurate, and remote control with a wire rope is still far from being proficient.

Looking at the dazzling lights above his head, Nara Shikamaru felt slightly refreshed.

"My sense of direction is a bit unclear. How many times has this been the first time you've released an illusion?" 』

If you don't establish victory while your five senses are still reliable, you won't have a chance.

Nara Shikamaru, who could roughly determine the position of his opponent, used his last strength to rush forward, firing his swords in all directions. He didn't want to hurt the enemy, but just limited his movement.

The vigilant Chi avoided and stayed away, and accidentally stepped on the shadow of a steel wire connecting the shuriken and Nara Shikamaru's finger, and suddenly became unable to move.

The bewildering illusion and clone disappeared from his eyes, and Nara Shikamaru showed a successful smile on his face.

"How can there be a shadow on the steel wire under such lighting conditions? You are too careless!"

The long and thin shadows change, connecting between Chi and Nara Shikamaru,

"Shadow Imitation, successful."

"Tricked?"

Qian, who originally thought he had a good chance of winning, didn't expect to be caught by the shadow secret technique.

Shikamaru Nara was half-kneeling on the ground tiredly, forming seals with his hands, gathering chakra, and suppressing Chi's resistance.

"It's not impossible to break free from the Shadow Binding Technique, but with your strength, it shouldn't be possible."

"Break free? You are thinking too much!"

A wry smile appeared on Qian's face,

"I'm just thinking about how to end it gracefully!"

As Qian spoke, the white velvet iron fan he held in his hands suddenly burst into flames, burning quickly until only a black fan bone remained.

Accompanying the flames was an unpleasant smell in the air.

"Did you know? In fact, including pollen, many aroma components are flammable and explosive. You have used so many detonating symbols, but they have not reacted, just because an important catalyst is missing."

"What did you say?"

Nara Shikamaru's face changed drastically before he had time to react. A ball of orange flames rose up, and with the roar of the explosion, it covered everything in the field.

The calm battle suddenly unfolded like this, even Daimaru was dumbfounded.

The explosion flames that swept through most of the arena dissipated after a few seconds, and the dust settled. Qian, who was at the center of the explosion, fell to the ground in darkness, motionless.

Nara Shikamaru, who was blown away by the shock wave, seemed to still have some consciousness. He lay on his back and struggled with his hands and feet for a while, but the injury was too serious and he fainted.

Covered by such an explosion, it's surprising that Chi and Nara Shikamaru were able to escape.

Moonlight Gale stepped forward, checked the two people's injuries, coughed twice and announced:

"Because both of them are unconscious and unable to fight, there is no winner in this round and both of them are eliminated."

Theoretically, Nara Shikamaru still has another chance to challenge, but looking at him like this, there is no need to be demanding.

At this point, the third trial preliminaries have officially ended, and a total of nine people have advanced.

Konoha Ninja: Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Yakushi Kabuto, Aburame Shino, Hyuga Neji.

The four sand ninjas: Temari, Kankuro, Gaara, and Daimaru.

Excluding Kabuto Yakushi, the out-of-standard Oto-nin Village spy, Daimaru is the oldest among all the candidates for promotion, followed by Temari who is slightly younger, and Kankuro again.

The others are little brothers who have graduated from ninja school no more than two years ago.

The medical team began to enter the scene, treating the injuries of Chi and Nara Shikamaru.

"It's over. I'm going to see Qian..."

As a teammate, it's not good to turn a blind eye at this time.

The level of Konoha's medical class is indeed much higher than that of Sunagakure Village. The medical ninjas of Suna Ninja are only so-so in their detoxification skills, so don't expect too much from the rest.

While being treated urgently for his injuries, Qianju woke up leisurely.

"Daimaru?"

When he opened his eyes, he saw Daimaru looking at him.

"I...lost again?"

"The other side didn't win either."

"Well, in the end, this embarrassing look made you laugh!"

"Fortunately, I took a look and found that the appearance is not disfigured. It just looks like the hair is a little burnt..."

"That... is really lucky!"

For girls, taking care of their hair is as important as taking care of their face.

"It will take a few months to get back to where you were before."

The only friend she knew and grew up with was injured. Temari also came forward, smoothed the charred black hair in front of Qian's forehead, and wiped the black ash from her face.

"Your battle is over, rest in peace."

"Yeah! You two, come on!"

After saying that, the seemingly unwilling girl was carried away on a stretcher.