The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was time for the qualifying round to begin.

"Is this the qualifier venue specially built by the village?" Early on the day of the qualifiers, Masaki and the three of them came to the venue that Genji had notified before.

This arena was temporarily built by the Ministry of Education in the past few months and was funded by the Ministry of Education itself.

Although the Logistics Department promised additional funds to the Ministry of Education, in the final analysis, the main draw is the real priority, including the ecological transformation of the Death Forest, which also costs money like water.

Therefore, most of the budget approved by the Logistics Department was spent by Genji on these two aspects. In the end, there was really not much money left for the qualifiers.

The Logistics Department refused to continue to increase the budget. In desperation, Genji had no choice but to temporarily suspend some plans, and then allocate enough budget for the construction of the qualifying arena.

It is precisely because of the lack of budget that the stadium has just been completed. In order to prevent anyone from tampering with it, Genji simply has not opened the stadium to the public.

Speaking of which, today is the first time it is open.

"I didn't expect that even the budget arena was built in such detail. It seems that the village really attaches great importance to this chuunin exam." Uchiha Hiroshi looked around and sighed.

"Of course." A familiar voice came to the ears of the three of them.

The three genin knew without looking back that this was their instructor Jun Uchiha.

"Teacher Jun, why are you here?" Senju Ryoka took three steps at a time and walked up to Uchiha Jun. Masaki and Hiro also followed.

"Didn't I tell you?" Uchiha Jun suddenly laughed: "In this preliminary round, the instructors of all participating teams and the leading ninjas from each ninja village can come to watch the competition."

When the three heard this, they looked at each other in confusion. Then they remembered that Jun Uchiha had told them before the Chunin Examination that he would not come to watch the battle until they passed the first round of selection.

Looking at the expressions of his three subordinates, Uchiha Jun didn't know what was going on. He shook his head. He didn't care. He just glanced at the rostrum, where there were two seats.

Masaki and the others also turned their eyes to Uchiha Jun: "Teacher Jun, those two seats are?"

"These are the seats prepared for the Hokage-sama and the Mizukage-dono." Uchiha Jun explained: "Although it is only a pre-selection, the significance of the main selection is actually to show the strength of the Ninja Village to celebrities from all over the world. If we really want to examine each Ninja

The strength of the younger generation in the village is no worse in the pre-selection than in the main selection."

Masaki and the other three nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Because the pre-selection draw is also random, if two very strong genin happen to be drawn together, then only one of the two is destined to advance, but the eliminated genin may actually be stronger than many of the people who advance.

This element of luck is an inevitable drawback of the lottery system, but it is already the fairest method.

The Hokage, Mizukage and others have a different focus on this Chunin Exam than the celebrities and nobles, so they will naturally not miss this preliminary selection.

As for other great ninja villages, although they also have ninja leaders, the only one who is qualified to be ranked with Hanzo in terms of status is the Mizukage.

Although the other leading ninjas also represented their respective ninja villages, they were shorter in status, so they could only watch the battle from a high platform like the guiding jounin.

While the four members of Uchiha Jun's team were chatting in low voices, the teams participating in the preliminaries arrived at the preliminaries one after another.

The entire arena gradually became noisy.

But at this moment, two figures suddenly appeared on the podium in front of the arena.

Both of them wear a bamboo hat on their heads. The one on the left is mainly red and white, with a word "fire" in the center; while the one on the right is mainly blue and white, with a word "water" in the center.

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There is no doubt that these two people are Hanzo Shimada, the first Hokage, and Motohisa Shimada, the second Mizukage.

The two are also the most dazzling twin stars of the Shimada clan. The Shimada clan is now recognized as the first family in the ninja world. In addition to the strength of the family itself, the "shadow" position of the two major ninja villages above them is also very critical.

factor.

With the appearance of the two Kages, everyone's eyes were focused on the rostrum, of course, mainly on Hanzo, the Hokage.

After all, Mizukage is just a guest this time, and Naruto is the master.

"Everyone."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Hanzo immediately said: "First of all, I would like to congratulate you all for passing the first round of selection for this Chunin Exam.

The Death Forest mission was carefully designed by Konoha, taking into account all aspects of the mission and finally making a decision. It tested the comprehensive ability of a genin team.

For those of you ninjas who have passed the Death Forest mission, I can say bluntly that as long as you are not fishing in troubled waters, you already have the potential to be promoted to chunin."

Listening to Hanzo's praise, the genin on the platform couldn't help showing a hint of excitement on their faces.

No matter which ninja village they come from, the name of the First Hokage is well-known, and these genin are naturally excited to be recognized by this legendary figure.

"But..." After first acknowledging it, Hanzo then changed the topic: "However, if genin is the foundation of a ninja village, then chunin is the backbone of a ninja village.

Although the Death Forest mission is a test with great reference value, it is not enough.

We need to see more of your abilities to judge whether you are qualified to become the backbone of your respective Ninja Village, and this is the purpose of this second round of selection.

So, everyone, perform well. No matter who your opponent is or how lucky you are, fight with all your strength. The evaluation team will naturally determine whether you can be promoted based on the qualities you show.

Now, please Mizukage-sama, please say a few words."

After saying that, Hanzo sat down in his seat and handed the stage to Motohisa.

Motojiu also looked at the genin and said: "..." After saying that, Motojiu also sat back in his seat.

After the two filmmakers finished their speeches, the preliminaries will officially begin.

At this time, a ninja suddenly appeared on an independent platform next to the rostrum: "I am Hinata Yasuji, the referee of this preliminary round."

The person who came was none other than the current actual controller of the Hyuga clan, the former leader of the Hyuga branch, Hyuga Yasuji. With his ability to inherit the boundaries of blood with his Byakugan, he was indeed the most suitable referee and examiner for this kind of assessment.

"Next, I will draw lots from these two boxes." Hyuga Yasuji put the two boxes filled with paper lots on the table in front of him and said: "I swear on the honor of Konoha that the drawing process is absolutely fair and random.

Please supervise the representatives of each Ninja Village. The person whose name I read next needs to enter the venue within one minute, otherwise it will automatically be deemed as a waiver. Now, the qualifying round begins."

Saying that, Hyuga Yasuji put his hands into the two boxes at the same time...