Escape From Konoha

After seeing his name on the electronic screen, Asuka knew it was his turn to play.

"Then, I'll go down first."

Feiniao didn't say much. He left these words and walked towards the stage below.

As he went down, he thought about his opponent's abilities and characteristics.

Before the qualifiers, he deliberately learned about the abilities of many players, either from their daily performance or from their last names to determine their ninjutsu style.

The Nara clan is undoubtedly a ninja clan that mainly uses the secret technique of Yin Escape. They can control shadows to attack and control the opponent's body.

Just like the Uchiha clan, they are always labeled as Sharingan and Fire Release.

From this point of view, the ability is very similar to that of his 'sister' Shadow Dancer.

However, the shadow technique of the Nara clan is more inclined to control, while the shadows produced by shadow dancers are more inclined to defense and offense.

Although the secret arts of the Nara clan tend to be controlled, it does not mean that they do not have any offensive capabilities.

Thinking back to the information he had collected, Nara Shikamaru was the son of Konoha Jounin Squad Leader Nara Shikaku. The Konoha Jounin Squad Leader adopted a hereditary system, and all previous jounin squad leaders were held by the Nara clan leader.

Not surprisingly...Nara Shikamaru will be the next Jounin squad leader of Konoha and assistant to the Hokage.

Having shouldered such a huge responsibility since childhood, there will definitely be no mistakes in tutoring.

Therefore, you cannot bet your hopes on your opponent not learning the offensive family secrets.

The prerequisite for winning the game is not to be hit by the opponent's secret skills.

Once hit by the secret technique, it is likely to lead to failure.

When fighting an intellectual guy, you can't delay it, nor give him time to react and think. You must fight quickly! A sharp light flashed in Feiniao's eyes, and he quickly formulated a battle strategy in his mind.

On the surface, Asuka remained calm and walked to the stage at a normal speed.

When he walked to the stage, Shikamaru slowly came down from the observation deck, and spent another half a minute walking to a stop five meters in front of Asuka.

Seeing Shikamaru so far away from him, Asuka knew that Shikamaru's seemingly lazy character was actually very cautious.

Not only that, the other party has understood the characteristics of the Sharingan and knows that the illusion of the Sharingan is a close-tactical type. It needs to be released within a range of five meters to capture the opponent and make the opponent fall into the illusion.

Beyond this distance, the illusion will not only fail, but even if it succeeds, its power will be greatly reduced, and it can be unlocked quickly, so as not to fall into passiveness at the beginning.

"Shikamaru, come on!"

From the observation deck, Naruto's loud cheering voice could be heard.

Shikamaru picked his ears, looking like he was troubled.

Sometimes he envied Naruto's carefree character, but he was envious because he didn't want to be an idiot like Naruto.

Moreover, the opponent in front of him is not an opponent that can be defeated easily by just working hard.

Regarding Asuka's information, Shikamaru was basically blank.

So you can only start by guarding against the opponent's illusions, then fire escape and shuriken throwing, and finally look for opportunities to find the opponent's weaknesses.

Therefore, this battle must be delayed long enough to gain enough room for performance.

Otherwise, you will fail and there will be no chance of a comeback.

But, will this guy give me this kind of time? No matter how you look at it, he is the same type as me, he is very cautious in fighting. Shikamaru felt worried.

Among all the Oni no Kuni genin, he considered Asuka to be the most calm and collected one.

And in the first exam, he had determined that Asuka was the 'leader' figure among the genin of the Demon Country.

Leading so many terrifying genin, even if they are genin, their opponent's judgment ability is not comparable to that of ordinary ninjas.

What you can predict, the other party can probably guess too.

Both sides know the other side's grand strategy thoroughly, and it is difficult for both sides to hide it.

is the worst opponent.

Because in this case, the person with stronger hard power has a greater probability of being the winner.

"Two, please begin."

Seeing the two standing still, both sizing up each other, Onigashima Ninja announced the start of the game.

After Onijima Shinobu announced the start of the game, Asuka quickly stretched his hand into the ninja bag without saying a word, took out six shurikens, and after swinging his arms, the shurikens pinched Shikamaru's body from both sides Body.

Shikamaru carefully watched Asuka's every move, and the moment the other party drew out his shuriken, he made a dodge position, put his hands together, and started to seal.

After dodging the attacks of six shurikens, the shadow at Shikamaru's feet suddenly stretched out, like a jet of black lightning, rushing towards Asuka's feet.

There can be no communication with the extended shadow, your own shadow.

In other words, even if you jump into the sky, as long as a shadow is cast down, you still cannot avoid the fate of being controlled.

And because the shadow has no entity, physical attacks are ineffective and can only start from the practitioner.

Thinking of this, Asuka retreated backwards as originally planned, taking out a kunai from his ninja bag.

The color is the same as regular kunai, but this kunai has stronger conductive properties.

Asuka's dark pupils turned red, and the shuanggouyu turned in the pupils. After wrapping the thunder and lightning around his arms, he shot the kunai in his hand towards Shikamaru's lower body.

So fast!

Shikamaru's eyelids twitched, he interrupted the ninjutsu without the slightest hesitation, and jumped to the side.

boom!

The ground burst open.

In the blasted earth pit, a stick of Kunai was stuck there obliquely, standing still.

Seeing this scene, Shikamaru's face was covered with cold sweat.

If you are hit by this kind of kunai, you will be crippled without dying.

He didn't expect that just a small kunai could do so much.

This is completely different from what he expected.

"Have you escaped? So, what about this speed?"

Asuka saw that Shikamaru had dodged his own kunai, and then took out the same kunai from the ninja bag, attached a thunderbolt, and threw it out forcefully.

"Isn't it!?"

Shikamaru's face remained unchanged, this guy was too cautious, and he was not given time to think about countermeasures.

Although the opponent's body will appear sluggish when throwing out the kunai, but Shikamaru knows that before his shadow touches the opponent's body, he will be the first to be hit by the kunai.

That kind of powerful Kunai, not to mention a direct hit, even a scratch is also very terrible.

Both speed and destructive power surpassed his secret technique.

In desperation, Shikamaru dodged again.

Because the kunai's speed increased, he dodged extremely reluctantly this time. After rolling out in a panic, he gasped for air.

Before he could stabilize his body, a shadow enveloped him, and the bird appeared above his head at some point, and it swung down vertically with its heel.

Although the shadows of the two overlapped, which was a good time to use secret techniques, Shikamaru did not do that.

Because when he uses secret techniques to control the opponent, his skull will also be split by the opponent's heel.

The opponent had calculated everything before approaching him in close combat.

Damn it, I can't find a good time to release my ninjutsu! Shikamaru jumped back awkwardly, keeping his hands clasped together and not daring to let go.

This is my only chance.

You must maintain the state of sealing throughout the whole process, find flaws in the opponent's gaps, and win in one fell swoop.

Because based on the previous tactics adopted by the opponent, the opponent would not give him any time to think about countermeasures.

"it's over."

Asuka murmured softly, seeing Shikamaru's state after jumping back, unable to transfer his body from the air, it can be said that his whole body is full of flaws, so he didn't intend to waste time, took out two kunai, attached lightning, and moved towards Shikamaru shot away from where Shikamaru landed.

boom!

The thunderous flash of the explosion immediately swept Shikamaru's figure after he landed on the ground.

Shikamaru rolled on the floor with wounds all over his body, his thighs were dripping with blood, and he couldn't stand still. After recovering, he kept gasping for air, but he stubbornly didn't let out a sound.

When Asuka saw Shikamaru in this state, he didn't approach him rashly. As long as he didn't come into contact with the opponent's shadow, no matter how powerful his control was, it would be useless.

So, he took out the shuriken from his ninja bag and made a gesture to launch it.

At this time, using long-range attacks is a safe and secure way to attack. It can also ensure complete victory and prevent the opponent from finding any flaws in him.

This caution was learned from his father Shiraishi.

At any time, you must ensure that you are safe enough before you think of ways to attack the enemy.

He has executed this strategy well.

"Wait, I admit defeat!"

Seeing Asuka's ruthless attitude, which could turn him into a hedgehog in the next moment, Shikamaru knew that he had no chance at all.

He originally wanted to rely on the flying bird to approach him carelessly, and then use the shadow imitation technique to counterattack the opponent.

Who knew that the opponent would be so cautious and use shuriken to attack when he couldn't move his legs, which made him depressed.

Where did you learn to be morbidly cautious.

He simply paid more attention to the word stability than him.

Therefore, Shikamaru simply surrendered.

Originally, there was only one chance, and it depended on whether the other party was careless.

Since the opponent left no chance and the gap in physical strength was too large, Shikamaru knew that he would lose sooner or later.

Instead of surrendering after being shot into a hedgehog, it would be better to suffer less physical pain and just surrender and admit defeat.

Hearing Shikamaru's shout, Asuka stopped throwing his shuriken and did not continue the attack.

Onigashima Shinobi simply announced Asuka's victory, ending the game.

"call……"

Asuma took the cigarette out of his mouth and blew out a puff of smoke.

"It seems that the whole army was wiped out. I didn't expect this exam to be so difficult."

Asma has observed Konoha's many Chunin exams in the past, but the difficulty of this joint Chunin exam is much higher than the difficulty of everyone held by Konoha himself. There are not a few even powerful renunciations.

Even in times of war, these genin were outstanding.

"Yes, I feel like if this continues, I will almost lose confidence in my students."

Kurenai nodded, agreeing with Asuma's words.

And while they were talking, the list of contestants for the next competition came out.

——Aburame Shino (Konoha) VS Sac Stirrup (sound)

"Is it Yinyin Village?"

Hong frowned.

Otogakure is the only ninja village from a small country that has made it into the preliminaries. It is said that the village was established less than ten years ago. It is an unusually inconspicuous small country village.

But to be able to break into this place, you should have some strength.

As long as you don't run into the ninja of the kingdom of ghosts.

Shino walked down the stairs silently, his eyes covered by sunglasses, making it unclear what he was thinking. It was very mysterious.

"It's your turn, Sac."

Toss glanced sideways at his teammate Sark.

"I know, this guy only needs one hit."

Sack sneered and walked into the stage from the other side.

"Is that guy Sac okay?"

Qin, the only female ninja in the sound ninja team, asked worriedly.

"Although this guy is a little arrogant, he never disappoints in terms of strength."

Toss said.

Because they participated in this joint chunin exam as representatives of the Oto Ninja Village, and they themselves possess the strength of chunin. Moreover, under the training of Orochimaru, they have experienced many life and death battles, which are completely different from the flowers cultivated in the greenhouses of Konoha.

They are real ninjas.

Thinking of this, Toss looked at a certain position in the auditorium. A Jōnin from Yinyin Village sat there alone, smiling and staring at the battle on the stage, watching seriously.

We will let you see our value clearly, Orochimaru-sama! Toss thought to himself.

For a ninja in the Sound Ninja Village, the most terrifying thing is not death, but being abandoned and becoming a useless outcast.

That feeling is simply more despairing than being an experimental subject.

Only when you are endowed with value can you stand on a higher ground and follow the figure you have longed for all your life.

Therefore, for them who take the Chunin exam, failure is not allowed.

Just after he experienced such a complicated and changeable mental process, suddenly, a violent explosion on the stage shocked him.

Along with the sound of the explosion, there was Sak's scream of pain, and then it stopped abruptly.

Toss quickly withdrew his mind and looked at the stage with wide eyes.

I saw his teammate Sac collapsed on the ground like a dead body, his arms exploded from the middle, and flew to the side.

The severe pain made him pass out on the spot in pain, and he lost consciousness.

The wound on his arm was still bleeding continuously.

"What, what's going on?"

Toss looked at this scene in surprise.

Qin pointed to the location of Sac's broken arm, and said, "Look there."

A black mass slowly crawled out from the pipe of the severed arm.

It was a small pitch-black bug, returning towards Shino's body.

"insect?"

"He used worms to block the vent holes in Sac's arms that release ninjutsu."

Qin said with a solemn face.

"I see, it's really a terrifying ninjutsu."

Toss frowned, turned his gaze to Otoshi Murakami Shinobi, and found that the smile on the other party's face faded a little at some point, and seemed to reveal a little bit of dissatisfaction. Toss couldn't help feeling panic and fear.

I can't lose anymore, if I continue to lose... Toss can't imagine what will happen if he continues to lose the game.

They will be abandoned and become abandoned children who are worse than the experimental subjects.

Seeing Sak's end, Shino remained silent. Since he is an opponent, the necessary kindness should not exist.

Pushing the glasses that had slid down to the bridge of the nose, keeping his hands in the pockets of his jacket, he silently returned to the observation deck, without saying a word during the process, as if he had done a very boring little thing.

"Shino, the way you walk...is still as unpleasant as ever."

Kiba watched Shino come back and complained.

"No, I'm just fighting in the style of our clan. Only you are left."

After Zhi Nai finished speaking, he stood silently on the side again, and passively began to lower his sense of existence.

"Don't worry, it's not just mine, I will win back Hinata's share."

Ya said confidently.

Intentionally or unintentionally, he glanced at Wuzhi.

If you want to fight her, you must pass the qualifiers to avenge Hinata's defeat.

"With all due respect, Ya, you are not hers..."

Before Shino finished speaking, Kiba had already started muttering, "Who will the next match be?", completely oblivious to what Shino said later.

Just after everyone was nervous and looking forward to the next competition, the fluorescent light on the electronic screen suddenly went out and fell into a black screen state.

"Hey, the examiner over there, what's going on, is it a leakage?"

Naruto was still waiting to see if he would be himself in the next round, but when he saw this, he suddenly couldn't stand up, and asked loudly what happened.

Kamijima, who is in charge of refereeing, said: "Idiot, it's lunch time at halftime. You don't want to fight hungry next time, do you?"

Hearing what Onijima Shinobu said, not only Naruto, but also the rest of the people felt a little hungry.

And at this time, it was almost twelve o'clock, and it was indeed time for lunch.

"It was a wonderful game, and I'm looking forward to the official match."

Ayane stood up from her seat, stretched, and said with a smile.

From her eyes, she can naturally see what the purpose of this qualifier is.

This is the elite who passed the second test, continue to go through a round of screening, and the ones who stay must be the absolute elite of the ninja.

"Then, I'll go there first."

Ayane said.

"Don't go too far, he's just a kid."

Shiraishi warned.

Ayane waved her hand with her back to Shiraishi, which meant she knew.

But with her attitude, Baishi felt that she didn't listen at all.

Afterwards, he looked at another part of the auditorium. Otonogakushi Murakami Shinobi who was still there had disappeared at some point.

"Should I kill him during lunch time? One of the three ninjas, I've always wanted to fight. I just want to change to a better quality Kusanagi sword."

Ichiki laughed and said cruel words.

"It's just a clone, it's meaningless to kill him. A ninja like him, it's impossible to come and take risks in person."

Shiraishi shook his head, indicating that there was no need to do so.

For now, there is no need to attack Dashewan so quickly.

◎

Lunch time is about an hour, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, the second half of the qualifiers will start on time.

In the morning, seven contestants have passed to participate in the third official match.

Of the original thirty candidates, two abstained, so a total of twenty-eight people participated in the preliminaries, and fourteen games were played. In the case of seven contestants who have passed, seven games will still be arranged in the afternoon, and seven winners will be selected, and a total of 14 candidates will participate in the official competition.

After lunch, there was still half an hour left before the second half of qualifiers began.

Before that, Naruto and the others went to visit the companions who were receiving treatment in the infirmary.

"Naruto-kun, Brother Neji...why are you here?"

Lying on the hospital bed, when Hinata saw Naruto and others coming in, she immediately panicked and lowered her head shyly.

"Of course I'm here to visit you. How are you? You should be fine, right?"

Naruto walked in carelessly.

Neji glanced at Naruto dissatisfiedly, then at Hinata who lowered her head and twisted her fingers, then frowned.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel that Hinata looks a little differently at this yellow hair.

No matter how you look at it, this guy is just a careless idiot.

"Hinata-sama, do you still feel uncomfortable in any way?"

Unlike Naruto's careless attitude, Neji's voice was much gentler.

"Well, it's okay. It's just that the chakra consumption is a bit serious. It'll be fine if you rest for a while..."

Hinata nodded, indicating that she was fine.

"So, how did you fall? I always think that dark barrier is a bit weird."

Naruto looked at Hinata's fair face and asked this question curiously.

Neji also looked at Hinata, confused about what happened in the barrier.

Regarding the two people's doubts, Hinata also said in a daze: "I don't know what happened, I just felt that my body could not reach the east tower, and the chakra in my body was decreasing rapidly... When I woke up, I had already Lying on the hospital bed."

"Is that so?"

When Neji saw Hinata's confused expression, he knew that there would be no results if he continued to ask.

"However, her chakra is a bit strange..."

Hinata said in a soft voice.

"Chakra... strange?"

"Hmm...it feels like her chakra has its own consciousness."

Hinata said.

"What is that?"

Naruto looked confused.

Neji also couldn't understand that chakra has life... Does that kind of pure chakra aggregate have a life of its own?

If this is the case, it is indeed a very strange technique.

The two of them didn't stay for long. Hinata needed to rest now, so after asking for a while, she left the ward.

In the corridor, Naruto took the first step. He also wanted to check on the rest of the people.

Neji also planned to visit Tiantian who was in the same team, but Xiao Li and Kai had already gone there one step ahead.

When he raised his feet to visit the ward where Tiantian was, he suddenly noticed a strange smell spreading in the air.

"Who is there?"

Neji turned around cautiously, his pupils fixed on the corner, where there was a person hiding.

The other party had no intention of covering up, so Neji immediately captured the other party's hiding place.

Then, there was a crisp round of applause.

"What an amazing reflex. You must be Hizashi-senpai's child."

The sound came from behind.

Neji was suddenly startled and turned around again. At some point, about three or four meters in front of him, there was a figure standing, as if he had been standing there a long time ago, blending into the surrounding air.

"Who are you……"

Neji saw the other person's long black hair and beautiful smiling face, and the other person's name suddenly appeared in his mind - Hinata Ayane.

He was once a member of the Hyuga branch, but he betrayed the clan more than ten years ago, resulting in the deaths of many clan and branch ninjas. He was the most treacherous traitor of the Hyuga clan.

Neji took a step back. Although he didn't think that the other party would attack him at this time, he was careful not to make a big mistake.

The other party was looking for him at this time, and it was obvious that he had a different purpose and a plan.

"Judging from your appearance, you should know something about me. So, you don't have to be so nervous. You and I are both members of the branch family, and we are on the same line from beginning to end. How about it, we are still far away from the second half of the qualifiers. You have half an hour, do you want to come over and have a chat?”

Although the words were full of tenderness and kindness, Neji felt the will in the words that would never allow him to refuse.

"Follow me, it's not appropriate to talk here. You don't want to be noticed by other people in Konoha, you are a young bird who yearns for freedom."

Ayane smiled, and her figure appeared behind Neji and disappeared around the corner.

Neji turned around belatedly, and there was no one there.

After a moment of silence, Neji raised his feet and chose to follow.