Escape From Konoha

From the highest auditorium, from this position, you can have an unobstructed view of the situation on the field.

But even in the highest auditorium, everyone here is sitting in a well-organized manner.

Sitting here in the most conspicuous place of the auditorium is naturally the shrine maiden who represents the supreme power of the Kingdom of Ghosts - Shion.

Behind her, on both sides, stood a miko, protecting Shion's safety. On the lower left side of it, sat Fenghua Koyuki, a daimyo of the land of snow. As a daimyo of a country who attends such a feast, it is natural that he should be treated with a certain amount of respect. Next to him were the third auxiliary minister of the Kingdom of Snow, and a Jonin from the Kingdom of Snow. They were wearing a set of thick and sophisticated heavy armor, with only their own eyes exposed, giving people a sense of oppressive power.

After that, the number of people increased.

Senior members of the Demon Country's military and government departments, headed by Shiraishi, Ruri, and Ayane, as well as the Fourth Kazekage Rasa who came to offer condolences as representatives of Sunagakure and the Wind Country, and the representatives of Kirigakure and Wind Country, Terumi Mei, the acting Mizukage present at the Water Country. Behind the two of them, they were followed by powerful jounin who acted as bodyguards to protect the two of them.

Envoys from other countries also gathered here and were distributed in an orderly manner.

There are also special people, such as Hyuga Hanabi, who represented the Konoha Hyuga clan, is also located here, and sat down here under the support of Konoha Anbe and branch ninjas.

Although it is a good sight to see the Hyuga clan of Konoha and the Hyuga clan of the ghost country fighting each other here, but the people here will not mention such embarrassing things unwisely at this time.

Some words can only be said in secret, and cannot be stated in such a public place, otherwise it is very likely to attract double pressure and targeting from the kingdom of ghosts and Konoha.

While the atmosphere was still being warmed up, Liuli's eyes inadvertently glanced at Feng Ying Luo Sha, revealing a little surprise in his eyes.

Although I heard from Shiraishi yesterday that Luo Sha would come to attend the finals of the Joint Chunin Exam on behalf of Sand Hidden and the Kingdom of the Wind, but I still couldn't believe it when I saw that the other party came in person.

As a personal participant in the War of the Kingdom of Wind four years ago, and also one of the chief culprits that caused the serious decline in Sha Yin's military strength in recent years, Liuli is quite aware that in that almost one-sided massacre war, Luo Sha How depressed I was at that time.

It can be said that, as one of the Five Kages, even his self-esteem as a Kazekage was severely shattered. At that time, Sand Hidden even began to consider removing Rasa's Kazekage position and selecting other powerful Jonin to serve as the Fifth Kazekage. Shadow position.

At the time when everyone was not optimistic about Luo Sha, the other party unexpectedly survived such a desperate situation, and came to the kingdom of ghosts as an envoy, Liuli couldn't help looking at him a few times.

I just don't know that Lord Kazekage, who has regained his faith, can now take several of her swords without losing.

Liuli couldn't help but look forward to it.

In the lively atmosphere of the scene, time passed by minute by minute.

"Well, it's almost time to announce the start of the game."

When Shiraishi saw that the time was almost up, he stood up from his seat and walked to the front of the platform.

His every move has attracted the attention of most people. Although his reputation is still not as popular as the so-called Five Kages, in terms of status, he is not inferior to the Five Kages at all, but the degree of spread is not so wide, and it will take time accumulation.

This joint chuunin exam is a good opportunity to promote yourself and the Kingdom of Demons.

Although gaining great fame would expose him to certain dangers, there were countless assassins who wanted to make a name for himself, and they were staring at his head. But today's ghost country does not need to act covertly.

With his current strength, he is not afraid of any assassination.

When the eyes of most people in the venue were focused, the bustle of the scene began to weaken, and the voices of the audience only spread within a small range, whispering.

It was also the first time for Shiraishi to host such a scene, but compared to the more intense and exciting war scenes, this kind of scene could not cause any waves in Shiraishi's heart.

With a calm smile on the corner of his mouth, he picked up the microphone handed over by the person next to him, and under the circumstances that everyone was watching, his voice was clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone present:

"Dear viewers, first of all, I would like to thank you all for traveling so far to participate in the third test of the joint Zhongnin test held by our ghost country. According to the rules of the third test, which is the final final of the Chunin test, the Fourteen genin candidates who have advanced from the preliminary rounds will compete in pairs. Now I announce——"

"The finals have officially begun!"

After Shiraishi said these words, the audience was quiet for a moment, and then burst into enthusiastic shouts like a torrent.

The atmosphere at the scene was once again dominated by the enthusiastic mood of the audience.

The fourteen genin sitting in the center of the field competition stage were also slightly frightened by the intense enthusiasm of the audience.

Although some genin don't like to display their abilities in public, they also know that now is not the time to hesitate. Carrying the honor of the village and the country, they can only fight non-stop in this final.

Taking Shiraishi's words as a signal, Jounin Onijima, as the examiner of the third exam, faced the fourteen genin candidates with a positive image.

He took out a game map, and Onigashima Ninja said to these genin: "Then, please confirm again now, the opponents you will face next. And if you advance in the first round, who will you meet next? , and then make full use of the available intelligence to analyze the stakes and obtain a higher winning rate."

According to the painting above, the fourteen genin will hold seven games in the first round, and the seven games are divided into two groups. The first four games are group A, and the last three games are group B. In other words, due to the lack of a game in Group B, the winner of the fifth game will have a bye and directly enter the semi-finals. The winners of the sixth and seventh games are the same as the players in Group A and need to advance step by step.

Seeing this competition distribution map, Feiniao, a participant in the fifth game, also had a slight smile on his lips.

As long as he wins, he will have a bye and directly enter the semi-finals.

This was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise for him who was not very rich in chakra.

The premise is to win the first round to advance to the semi-finals.

Temari, who was also a contestant in the fifth match of the first round, also expressed joy and felt deeply lucky.

As one of the three female ninjas in the finals, she is already weaker than the boys in terms of endurance.

If there is a bye in a game after promotion, it will give her enough time to recover her strength and chakra.

The others also had different thoughts and were constantly thinking about how to proceed with their next tactics.

"The rules of the competition should have been sent to you two days ago. I believe you will not do anything illegal. So, now let's invite the two players from the first game, Gaara of Sunagakure and Kirigakure. Shiro from the village stayed for the first match. The rest of the people please go to the observation deck during the preliminary round and wait quietly for the time being. Your guiding jounin is also there, and maybe he will provide you with some good information in the subsequent battles. reference opinions.”

Gaara and Shiro remained at the venue under the orders of Onigashima Shinobu.

The rest of the people exited in an orderly manner, walked through the stairs, and reached the high observation deck where the preliminary round was held.

Not only the guiding jounin of each group gathered here, but also some players who were eliminated in the preliminary rounds, such as Shikamaru, Choji, Kankuro and others.

Compared with the auditorium with seats, the observation deck not only has seats arranged, but also has a larger space between each other, so it will not appear crowded and has better space for activities. More importantly, it is closer to the competition stage and can see the entire competition venue more clearly.

Although there are huge screens erected on both sides of the field, which can present the scenes on the competition stage in great detail. However, compared with the scenes visible to the naked eye, the battle scenes seen through the screen will inevitably lose some unique charm.

"Shikamaru, you are here too."

Naruto came up and said hello.

"Yes, as contestants in the qualifiers, we are also qualified to stand here and watch the battle. Compared with the audience stand, it is indeed clearer here."

Shikamaru nodded.

Next to him, Ding Ci kept eating snacks, smiling and looking at the playing field below.

At this time, Temari and Kankuro were not focused on the competition, but looked at the highest audience stand opposite.

There, their father Sidai Kazekage was present there.

Although his father can also take time out of his busy schedule to watch their games as children, but there is also a little worry in his eyes.

They were very worried that the other party's father, who was sitting there, would bring back bad memories of the past because of some things.

After all, the one who was sitting there was also the culprit who caused Sha Yin's weakness a few years ago.

Just thinking about it, they also knew how much pressure and pain their father, Luo Sha, was under, keeping his face there quietly.

Jonin Maki was also very worried, because Luo Sha came in person, which was something that was not notified in advance.

But compared to the still immature Temari and Kankuro, although he was also worried about the situation on Rasa's side, he could control the emotions on his face, not showing any expression, and just praying silently in his heart.

As the strongest pillar of Yinsha Village, he did not want Luosha to have another accident.

Especially here in the country of ghosts where the gap is deep.

At this moment, a surprising movement occurred on the stage of the competition.

I saw eight ninjas from the country of ghosts distributed in the four corners of the stage, and one ninja sat cross-legged in each corner.

The four sitting ninjas had very eye-catching red hair, scrolls were biting in their mouths, and their hands were knotted with extremely complicated Indian patterns.

Immediately, a colored light curtain rose into the sky, extending to a height of hundreds of meters, and then slowly stopped the rising trend and stabilized.

At the same time, a space similar to a triangle appeared at the bottom of the colored light curtain, shrouding the ninja who formed the seal and the jounin beside him in the barrier.

Colored light curtains are connected two by two, airtightly surrounding the playing field, forming a cage-like area similar to a square.

After forming this kind of Jedi, the colors of the light curtain suddenly melted into the air and disappeared. On the light curtain, transparent ripples only occasionally ripple to distinguish the boundaries between the inside and outside of the light curtain.

"What is that?"

Naruto pointed at the light curtain that was starting to become transparent.

"That's an enchantment technique. It was specially prepared to ensure that the attacks of you contestants would not affect the auditorium. As long as you are in this enchantment, your attacks cannot be extended outside, ensuring that the audience life safety.”

Kakashi's eyes moved away from "Intimate Heaven" and glanced at the transparent light screen.

After all, no matter how they perform, the skills of ninjas are ultimately used to kill people.

The aftermath of the battle will cause ordinary people to lose their lives quickly.

In order to prevent this from happening, it is natural to regulate the aftermath of the ninja's battle within a controllable range.

"It's unnecessary."

On the competition stage, Gaara also noticed this and frowned, as if he was disgusted by such cautious behavior.

He also really disliked the Chunin Exam where he was not able to kill the enemy and had to show his abilities to a group of ants.

For him, a battle that does not result in death is not a battle.

Therefore, he doesn't care what the rules are. If you can't kill someone, then let the opponent suffer more than death and make the organizer feel sincere regret.

I regret designing this kind of game where no one can kill.

"I think this is pretty good. I personally don't like to see blood. Let's give a wonderful game."

Bai smiled slightly.

Gaara just gave Bai a cold look and said nothing.

After the barrier layout was completed, the fellow Jonin in the triangle barrier made a gesture to Onigashima Ninja, indicating that the game could officially begin.

Onijima Shinobu nodded slightly, seeing that Gaara and Shiro were also ready to fight, raised their palms, and then quickly swung their arms down under the eyes of everyone.

"Then, the first round begins!"

Kaka!

The moment the match started, Gaara began to form seals, and the floor beneath his feet suddenly shattered. The cracked stones turned into sand, and condensed into the form of shurikens, hitting Shiro's position. .

Bai's eyes fluctuated, water splashed out from under his feet, and the figure disappeared from the place.

When the figure appeared, Shiro was already at Gaara's side, holding a slender Senbon in his hand, stabbing Gaara's neck with one end.

laugh!

Almost instantly, sand flew out of the gourd behind Gaara, forming a sand wall harder than steel on Gaara's side.

Qianben only submerged a little into the sand layer and could not go any further.

Bai was slightly startled, and hurriedly grabbed the thousand books in his hand, and stepped back, causing the sand surrounding his body from the side to be thrown away.

Looking at the sand floating next to Gaara like a living thing, Shiro's eyes narrowed.

Without seeing Gaara's seal, the sand suddenly flew out of the gourd. Could it be the Sand Hidden Village's sand control technique, or the Mu Seal technique?

No, not possible.

From the information he knew, although the sand control technique in Sand Hidden Village was very simple, it was not used directly and required coordination with seals.

If the sand in the gourd hadn't disrupted the situation, his attack would have been effective.

"What a powerful sand, it can keep up with Bai's water teleportation technique."

On the observation deck, Suigetsu was surprised to see Bai's teleportation attack being directly blocked.

Although he is also proficient in water escape ninjutsu, he is not good at water teleportation, a special teleportation technique that requires precise chakra control.

In terms of Shiro's water teleportation, even a chuunin would have a hard time guarding against it.

"Of course, Gaara is invincible."

Kankuro heard Suigetsu's surprise and smiled coldly.

He knew exactly what the sand in Gaara's gourd was about.

The sand in the gourd has nothing to do with Gaara's own consciousness, but is controlled by the consciousness of his late mother Gaara, which will automatically protect Gaara's life, and so far, few people have been able to cross this special sand. , directly attacking Gaara's body.

"How dare you say that for a guy who was eliminated in the qualifiers. Bai's strength is more than that."

Shuiyue sneered.

"Isn't it the same for you, Kirigakure's?"

Not to be outdone, Kankuro retorted.

"..."

Suigetsu felt like going up to Kankuro and beating him up.

"Does the sand contain living things? It seems that your master has good defense methods."

Shiraishi turned to Luosha and said with a smile.

He could feel that the sand inside Gaara's gourd had strong soul and vitality fluctuations.

This is just like the clone created by Shiraishi, which can restore chakra on its own, can fight on its own, and can act autonomously according to its own consciousness without the need for deliberate control by the practitioner.

Although Gaara's sand has not yet reached this level, it is very close to the clone created by Shiraishi.

In addition to self-disciplined actions, it has certain restrictions. For example, it cannot actively attack and can only passively protect Gaara. If the enemy does not attack, the sand will become silent and will not attack the enemy.

But chakra is self-sufficient and does not require the practitioner to provide this, which can be said to be quite impressive.

In other words, protracted dialogue is very detrimental.

Not to mention, in terms of chakra volume, Gaara can be said to be the top group among the participating genin.

With Shukaku in his body, apart from Naruto, no other genin among the participating genin could match him in terms of chakra volume.

"Everywhere, there are things that cannot be put on the stage. He still has a long way to go in the future."

Rasa said humbly, while looking at Gaara, his eyes were full of complexity.

On the stage of the competition, through previous tests, Shiro had already determined Gaara's sand control speed and what level of hardness the sand had when condensed.

The speed of the sand is almost the same as his water teleportation, and its hardness is stronger than steel.

This means that if he wants to attack Gaara himself, he needs faster speed and a more powerful attack.

"What a difficult guy. Mr. Zabuza is still watching me from above, so I can't give up the fight at will."

As he spoke, Bai gathered an ice mirror beside him and walked into the ice mirror without hesitation.

Gaara sensed something and saw an ice mirror appearing above his head. Shiro's figure suddenly flew out from the ice mirror above and headed straight for Gaara below.

The sand formed a wall above Gaara's head that was harder than steel, once again blocking the Senbon in Shiro's right hand.

But this time, because Bai's speed was faster than before, the sand wall could only barely block Senbon's attack.

Just when Gaara raised his hand, preparing to attack Shiro, Shiro's left hand turned into an afterimage and formed a seal.

"Qian Sha Shuixiang!"

In Gaara's widened eyes, a large amount of water senbon immediately emerged from the surrounding air and flew towards Gaara's body.

A 360-degree attack with no blind spots. If he couldn't resist this move, there was no doubt that Gaara would be shot into a hedgehog by countless Mizusenbons, seriously injuring him and ending the game.

boom!

Sand and water splashed around.

But unlike the scattered water, the sand flew away under Shui Qianbon's attack, but quickly regrouped and turned into a hand of sand, grabbing Shiro's body.

Shiro's eyes flashed, then disappeared from Gaara's eyes, and he stopped in a safe position.

Gaara stretched out his hand and touched his face, and could clearly feel the moisture between his fingers.

Although he successfully blocked Shiro's sneak attack, the water stains from the scattered water senbon still splashed on his face.

As a result, a very ferocious smile appeared on Gaara's face, as if he was excited that the opponent in front of him could touch his body, giving people a terrible sense of oppression.

"Still not working?"

Bai murmured.

However, the next attack should be effective.

Because although the sand blocked his attack, it also successfully caught the water.

Sand stained with water will slow down. As long as it continues to maintain the same speed as before, Gaara's sand will not be able to defend against his attack in the next round.

Just do it if you want to, repeat Bai's old trick, condense an ice mirror in a safe place, and disappear into it.

Then this time, instead of condensing an ice mirror above Gaara, an ice mirror was condensing behind Gaara.

The moment the ice mirror appeared behind him, the sand coming out of the gourd behind Gaara also reacted instantly.

Bai walked out of the ice mirror, leaving obvious traces of water in the air. While using the thousand books in his hand to contain some of the sand, Bai was simultaneously forming seals with his other hand.

Countless water senbons appeared from the air again, flying towards Gaara's body at high speed.

The sand and water flow attacked each other and flew around.

Shiro retreated back, looking intently at Gaara, who was still unscathed from the previous attack, and frowned slightly.

"Hey, what's going on? Why is the speed of sand stained with water still the same? And this gourd boy has no seals from the beginning, nor any gestures. How does he control the sand?"

On the observation deck, Shuiyue was a little in disbelief.

"His sand is a bit strange. It doesn't feel like he is controlling it. To break through his defense, apart from using more concentrated attacks, the only way is to expand the range of ninjutsu attacks."

Kimimaro stared at the two fighting on the field and expressed his opinion.

"A psychic beast in the form of sand? It's quite rare. For Bai, the situation may be a bit unfavorable."

Zabuza touched his chin and looked at the sand surrounding Gaara's body that dispersed like clouds, his tone full of surprise.

"What, are you at your wits end? Well, now it's my turn!"

On the field, looking at Shiro who was in a deadlock, Gaara said with cold eyes and no emotion.

After saying that, Gaara squatted down slightly and slammed his hands on the ground.

Boom!

The terrifying vibrations centered on Gaara and spread in all directions.

Invisible ripples visible to the naked eye swayed in the air, and Bai's body trembled along with the ground.

"This is……"

Bai suddenly raised his head and looked forward.

The stage under his feet was beyond recognition, and countless sand gathered behind Gaara.

Layers upon layers of sand rise from the ground like a tall building.

The sky-blocking scene caused darkness in the venue, and the shadows swallowed up Bai's body.

The light barrier protecting the surrounding area also trembled slightly, causing waves of ripples on the light barrier.