Chapter 313 Fundamental Difference

Akira Hanami counted the people present who had won, Yakumo, Sakura, Tenten, Lee, Neji, Sasuke, Temari, Haku, Zabuza, there were nine in total, plus him it was ten. If Naruto and

If Gaara decides the winner...

Eh? Something seems to be wrong?

Hua Jianming counted the number of people and showed a clear look.

"It's over."

"That's it!"

Tsunade spoke up to stop the fight between Naruto and Gaara.

"The number of people has been reduced to half. Your battle can be over and you are ready to enter the third exam."

This exam is just about eliminating half of the candidates in a brawl, and it's not really about fighting to the death with your opponents.

Previously, there were 3 groups with a total of 30 people entering the preliminaries, and then three people from Kusanagi Village and two people from Phantom Ninja Village abstained, which was a brawl for 25 people.

According to the rules, half of the people had to be eliminated after the melee. Now that they didn't admit defeat and were eliminated on the field, plus Naruto and Gaara, there were exactly 12 people, so they were able to pass the test.

However, when Tsunade's words fell, Naruto and Gaara seemed to have not heard them, and they became entangled with each other. The two were so engrossed in fighting that they did not hear Tsunade's words at all.

"Haha, I'm talking about you——"

I saw Tsunade showing a ferocious and bold smile, clenching her fists, and instantly rushed into the battle between Naruto and Gaara, exerting force on the left and right at the same time...

"Bang! Bang!"

Two loud noises sounded almost at the same time, and Naruto and Gaara were knocked away at the same time, breaking through the earthen wall made by Hanami Akira, and then embedded themselves in the examination venues on both sides.

Suddenly, the examination room fell silent, and almost everyone had cold sweat dripping from their heads.

A certain snake-eyed ninja on the stage silently covered his aching ribs.

'It's been so long since we last seen each other, Tsunade is still the same as before! She does have her own style.'

In the dead silence, only Hua Jianming felt quite emotional after being stunned for a second.

"As expected of Tsunade-sensei, even when she was furious, she still remembered to control herself! She controlled her strength just right."

Naruto, who was dizzy, slowly got up. Because everyone else was quiet, he clearly heard Hanami Akira's comments, and couldn't help but cover his aching head, with a look of aggrievedness on his face.

"It hurts so much! Is this called restraint?"

"Of course, if the teacher really takes action with all his strength, you should become a star in the sky."

"..."

It makes so much sense!

Everyone looked at the blonde woman with awe, and even the red panda stood up silently without speaking, silently waiting for the host to speak.

Gaara and Naruto's eyes met for a moment, and after reaching the consensus that "there will be a winner next time," they both bowed their heads obediently.

Tsunade looked at the effect she had created with satisfaction and finally smiled normally.

"Okay, I declare that the preliminaries are over. A total of 12 people have entered the third test. They are Hanami Akira from Konoha Village, Kurama Yakumo, Haruno Sakura, Tenten, Rock Lee, Hinata Neji, and Uchiha Sasuke.

, 8 Uzumaki Naruto, 2 Shiro and Black from Hainin Village, and 2 Temari and Gaara from Sunagakure Village."

"..."

This is so heartbreaking, Tsunade-sensei!

I purposely emphasized the number of people. Isn’t this poignant?

Hanami Akira looked at the Suna ninja who was leading the team, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot, and couldn't help biting his lips, for fear that he would laugh out loud.

This wave is definitely a great victory for Konoha!

"Then the next step is to draw your opponents. You will decide your opponents here, and then enter the 30-day preparation period. During this period, daimyo, nobles, businessmen, tourists, etc. from all over the world will come to Konoha to watch the final game

The competition and your performance in the examination room will determine whether you can become a chuunin."

Tsunade didn't like to talk nonsense. After finishing the key points concisely, she waved her hand and announced directly.

"Then, the distribution of the third exam is as follows -"

The electronic screen in the examination room began to flash, and finally the connection was made:

Gaara VS Naruto

Temari VS Tiantian

Rock Lee VS Hyuga Neji

Kurama Yakumo VS Haruno Sakura

white vs black

Hanami Akira VS Uchiha Sasuke

…

If this list wasn't done in secret, who would believe it?

Akira Hanami glanced at Tsunade speechlessly, who claimed it was "random". This was too obvious.

Because Sakura was strengthened by him, it was obvious that Tenten's strength was originally the weakest among them, and she also happened to meet the wind escape ninja who restrained her. Let's not talk about Gaara for the moment, but Temari was obviously planning to send one

The winning spot is up.

Even though victory does not mean that one will definitely become a chuunin, it does give Suna Ninja Village some face and prevent them from looking so ugly.

The same is true for the internal fighting between Haku and Zabuza, which means that one of them must be eliminated no matter what. This can be regarded as maintaining the face of the Great Ninja Village. At least these two powerful people cannot win all.

As for the others, they are pretty much the same, and they all have good points to watch.

Actually, Hanami Akira is quite looking forward to the competition of several other players.

Gaara and Naruto can be said to be a fateful duel between jinchūriki, especially with the preliminaries that ended midway through the preliminaries. They can only fight more intensely in the finals.

Of course, what he is most looking forward to is the duel between Xiao Li and Neji - what he is looking forward to is naturally not the result of the duel, but the expression on Neji's icy face.

In the original work, when Lee used "Self-Restraint Release" to fight Gaara, he said that the "Eight Doors Dungeon" move was originally reserved for Neji, but now he doesn't have to regret it and can use it on the real master.

Thinking of the "Neji: Do you want to kill me?.JPG" emoticon package, Hanami Akira stopped talking and became more and more looking forward to it. Neji's expression will be very interesting when the time comes.

The rest of the battle between him and Sasuke is nothing to say, and Yakumo and Sakura can be regarded as a battle between friends...right?

After Tsunade announced the time and list of names, she left, and everyone left one after another.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! According to tradition, at this time, the team goes to celebrate together first, and then goes home to celebrate together in the evening. It’s like Naruto can’t wait to express where he wants to go first.

Iruka's father (crossed out) was invited by the teacher to praise him and celebrate his achievements. He went home to have dinner with Kakashi Hanami Akira in the evening.

Of course, Naruto did not forget to have sex with his good friend Sasuke, but Sasuke refused and said he wanted to go back directly.

Hanami Akira originally wanted to invite Yakumo to have barbecue together, but...

He looked at Sakura and Yakumo who had been looking at each other for a long time, and felt that the atmosphere between the two was a bit strange, with a tension that was not easy to intervene in.

Is it because the two parties are good friends that they were a little reluctant to take action in the finals?

After hesitating for a moment, Hana Jianming decided that it would be better to take Kimimaro and leave first.

At this time, whether it is persuading them to put friendship first and competition second, or to encourage them to show their true ability as a way to respect their opponents, Chuncheng seems very strange, so let the two of them figure it out on their own!

It was rare that Yakumo did not leave with Hanami Akira. She looked at Sakura and spoke softly with a solemn expression.

"Sakura, your thoughts should be the same as mine now, right?"

"Of course."

Sakura returned the same serious expression, her eyes firm and serious.

"Although what you said is very reasonable, I also said that I will not give up easily."

"Then things will be simple."

"Ah, it's a coincidence of fate that we will become rivals."

"I will definitely win! When the time comes, please give up your impossible thoughts about Ming-chan!"

"What an arrogant idea. I won't lose! If I win, you should give up Mingjun!"

There were intense sparks in the eyes of the two women at this time, and there was a faint flash of lightning and thunder.

Ninjas respect the strong, and this is true for both men and women.

At this time, they did not say anything directly and in detail, but they made this tacit "bet" together.

Outside the door, Sasuke, who specifically rejected Naruto, was standing there silently.

On the one hand, he didn't follow Naruto because he didn't want to disturb the strong "father-son aura" between Naruto and Iruka-sensei, and on the other hand, it was also because he had... teammates he wanted to invite.

After all, Team 7 had all entered the finals, and they were supposed to celebrate together. If he followed Naruto and Iruka, would Sakura be alone from the beginning?

Therefore, for the sake of teamwork and harmony among his teammates, he reluctantly stayed and prepared to invite people.

Sasuke squeezed the two coupons for high-end Japanese food in his hands tightly. He got them specially... no, he got them by coincidence. He planned to invite Sakura. It would be a waste to use them anyway, so he invited his teammates casually.
To be continued...