Naruto: I was reborn as Uchiha Sasuke

Chapter 20: Chunin Exam - Preliminary Round

At 64:3 on the afternoon of March 9, 14, the sun was bright and warm, just the most pleasant time of the day. The golden light was like fine golden sand, covering every inch of the land, covering the entire Konoha Village with a layer of gorgeous golden gauze. After a sumptuous lunch and a short rest, everyone came from all directions to watch the exciting game with anticipation and excitement.

The next match was between Nara Shikamaru and Koto. Nara Shikamaru crossed his arms and walked into the arena at a leisurely pace, his eyes revealing a nonchalant calmness, as if this fierce competition was just a small game in his eyes.

At the beginning of the match, Qin pounced on Shikamaru like a tiger out of a cage, with whistling fists and fierce momentum, as if she wanted to defeat Shikamaru in one fell swoop. Shikamaru, however, was light-footed, like catkins in the wind, dodging left and right, seemingly casually, but in fact, cleverly avoiding Qin's fierce attacks again and again. Qin became more and more impatient, and her attacks became more and more fierce, like a violent storm, leaving no chance to breathe. But Shikamaru was not in a hurry. In the intervals of dodging, his brain was working rapidly, like a sophisticated machine, thinking about countermeasures.

Suddenly, a sly look flashed in Shikamaru's eyes, as agile as a fox. He deliberately exposed a flaw, luring Qin to attack with all his strength. Just when Qin's fist was about to hit Shikamaru, Shikamaru flashed and went behind Qin like a ghost, quickly forming a seal and performing the shadow binding technique. Countless black shadows spread out from under Shikamaru's feet, like dark tentacles, instantly wrapping Qin tightly, making her unable to move. Shikamaru took the opportunity to attack, using both fists and feet, each blow was accurate and powerful, and Qin had no power to fight back. In the end, he successfully defeated his opponent with his amazing wisdom and won the victory gloriously.

Then, Uzumaki Naruto and Inuzuka Kiba stepped onto the field in high spirits. Naruto rubbed his hands, eager to try, with a burning fighting spirit in his eyes, like a flame that would never go out. Inuzuka Kiba bared his teeth, looking ferocious, like a beast about to pounce on its prey.

Inuzuka Kiba was the first to attack. He rushed towards Naruto like a whirlwind, punching and kicking, each blow was powerful, as if to knock Naruto down in one fell swoop. Naruto flexibly dodged sideways, as agile as a monkey, and quickly performed the shadow clone technique, instantly creating multiple clones to surround Inuzuka Kiba. Inuzuka Kiba was not afraid, and rushed left and right, trying to break through the encirclement of the clones, struggling hard like a trapped beast.

However, Naruto cleverly used many shadow clones to successfully distract his attention, and his real body quietly went behind Inuzuka Kiba. When Inuzuka Kiba was overwhelmed and exhausted, Naruto seized the opportunity, formed seals with both hands, and shouted: "Wind Style: Fierce Wind Palm!" A powerful palm wind whistled out, like a mad dragon out of the sea, and hit Inuzuka Kiba's back. Inuzuka Kiba was knocked forward by this sudden blow, and fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. In the end, Naruto successfully defeated Inuzuka Kiba and won this fierce duel.

The next match was between Toss and Choji Akimichi. Before the match, Asuma Sarutobi patted Choji Akimichi on the shoulder and used food as a motivation to encourage him, trying to maximize his fighting spirit and potential. Choji Akimichi took a deep breath and walked into the arena with his eyes full of determination.

At the beginning of the match, Toss rushed towards Choji like a ghost, at an extremely fast speed, his punches and kicks fell like raindrops, and each blow was accompanied by a sharp sound of wind. Choji gritted his teeth and fought hard. Although his huge body was a little clumsy, every counterattack was powerful, like the roar of a giant bear. However, Toss's attack was too fierce, and Choji gradually lost his strength and sweat fell like rain. Although Akimichi Choji tried his best and fought bravely, he was ultimately defeated by Toss. He could only lower his head unwillingly and was defeated. His back was full of loss and frustration.

At this time, Gekkou Gale solemnly announced that the next match would be between Hyuga Neji and Hyuga Hinata. Oda Nobutada couldn't help but frown, shook his head with a puzzled look on his face, and said: "It seems that there is something wrong with the Konoha high-level officials. They actually arranged two people from the Hyuga family to fight together." Sasuke's face was solemn, his hands folded in front of his chest, and he responded: "One is the main family, and the other is the branch family. Moreover, the blood relationship between these two people is very close. This can only show that the influence of the Hyuga family in Konoha is really poor." Qing immediately replied: "This may not have much to do with influence. Perhaps it is just that the Konoha high-level officials deliberately arranged to suppress the Hyuga. It's just that the means they used are a bit too simple and direct. Wouldn't it cause disgust among other ninja clans in Konoha?" Sasuke replied: "This is just killing the chicken to scare the monkey, and this phenomenon has always existed before." Just as the two were about to continue talking, they heard Naruto's voice passionately supporting Hinata. It turned out that Hinata had been knocked to the ground. Hidetsugu couldn't help but complain: "Is the one lying on the ground a branch family?" Sasuke replied: "It's the main family. I'll go stop Naruto, wait a moment." After saying that, he quickly stood up and strode forward to stop Naruto from continuing to encourage him.

Sasuke said seriously: "Naruto, stop talking. Hinata has already lost, and you will only embarrass Neji by doing this." As he spoke, he waved his hands. His voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by Tenten, Rock Lee, Kurenai, Sarutobi Asuma, Hatake Kakashi, Kai and others who were near Naruto, and immediately aroused their discussion.

Naruto replied eagerly: "I clearly saw that Hinata could still fight!" Sasuke frowned, put his hands on his hips, and said: "Naruto, Hinata has lost the ability to continue fighting. Compared with Neci, the gap is obvious. The reason why Hinata can continue to fight is because of your encouragement. If you continue to encourage her, Hinata can get up again and again, but she has no ability to defeat Neci at all. Are you doing this to make Neci give up the qualification for the competition?" Naruto was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond, his eyes were full of confusion and confusion.

Xiao Li at the side could not help but say: "I think Hinata is very determined, it shouldn't be just because of Naruto's encouragement." Sasuke bluntly said: "That's because Hinata likes Naruto, otherwise with Hinata's personality, she would have given up the competition long ago." After saying that, Sasuke turned around and left without looking back, leaving behind a large group of onlookers looking at each other in bewilderment and Naruto standing there in shock. Sasuke knew in his heart that this gossip would soon spread throughout Konoha.

After Sasuke returned, as he expected, without Naruto's encouragement, Hinata was quickly defeated. Qingzhi looked curious, stretched his neck, and asked like he wanted to eat melons: "What did you say? I saw that they were discussing so intensely." Sasuke replied: "Brother Qing, the little girl on the ground likes Naruto who said encouraging words." Nobutada said: "Like? The girl shouldn't be shy or have other performances. What's the point of continuing to fight?" Sasuke suspected that Nobutada was driving, but he had no evidence, so he said: "This may be due to Hinata's own personality." Then he said: "I will invite Neji to come. He and I have the possibility to become one of us." Qing replied: "Sasuke, go. What you said before, Hinata was Uchiha before, right?" Sasuke replied: "Yes." However, this answer made everyone speechless. They thought: The attack is not the way the Konoha high-level strikes, it can only be said that ninjas think simply. According to their way of playing, such a simple means of attack would have been killed by others working together. Through various performances, the young generation of the Fire Country's dignitaries' favorability towards the Konoha high-level officials has directly dropped to 0. Konoha's actions, especially in the military, can only make them deeply worried about the Fire Country's national defense.

Sasuke quickly invited Neji to come over here, and then introduced him to Qing and others: "This is Neji, the nephew of the Hyuga clan leader." Then he introduced him to Neji: "Ningji, this is Qing, you can just call him one by one like me." Neji was a little angry at Sasuke's simple introduction, but he still forced himself to hold it back. After all, Sasuke mentioned that they were nobles of the Land of Fire. So Neji said: "Hello, Qing."

Qing saw through Neci's expression that his anger was not directed at Sasuke, but at the head of the Hyuga clan. He couldn't help but think: How interesting. Then he said: "I'm 21 years old this year, so I'll call you Neci. Neci, you don't have to be restrained. Those who can be recognized by Sasuke are all friends. Let's sit down and watch the last game together, and have dinner together tonight to celebrate you and Sasuke's success in passing the preliminaries. I believe your family will agree, after all, they all hope that young people can make more friends."

Moonlight Gale just announced loudly: "Next, Rock Lee vs. Gaara!" Just like in the original story, Rock Lee first attacked Gaara with a heavy load. Every step he took made the ground tremble slightly, and the load on his body made a dull sound, like the roar of a war drum. Gaara stood still as steady as a mountain, looking at Rock Lee coldly, his eyes were like a cold pond, cold and deep.

Rock Lee rushed in front of Gaara, leaped high, and kicked with a forceful kick that broke the wind. Gaara dodged it with ease and grace. After landing, Rock Lee attacked again, punching with the wind, each punch full of his determination and perseverance. Later, with the permission of Master Gai, he unloaded the weight, and the dust he raised when he landed was shocking, like a sandstorm. Then, he attacked Gaara with fierce physical skills, and his speed increased instantly, and his figure was like a ghost, making it difficult to predict. His punches and kicks were as fast as lightning, and Gaara had to use sand to defend himself.

However, Rock Lee did not flinch, constantly breaking through the sand defenses, trying to hit Gaara. Nobutada could not help but complain: "Wouldn't it be better for Rock Lee, a ninja, to go on the field without any weights and just go all out? Do I really not understand the rules of ninjas? Isn't it that ninjas are supposed to kill the enemy with one strike when performing difficult tasks?" When Neji heard this, he didn't know how to start for a moment, and a trace of embarrassment and embarrassment appeared on his face.

Sasuke replied at this time: "Li is a taijutsu ninja. He is not good at hand seals and genjutsu, but only taijutsu. He wanted to promote taijutsu through this match, but unfortunately he picked the wrong opponent." Qingze said: "Your perseverance is commendable, you are a 'genius'." Then he continued to ask: "Sasuke, if you only practice taijutsu, won't there be little room for growth?" Sasuke replied seriously: "Brother Qing, taijutsu is actually very important, especially for Genin and even some Chunin. It's not that Jonin doesn't pay attention to taijutsu, but the damage caused by ninjutsu, genjutsu and even the use of chakra is no less than taijutsu. But every Jonin's taijutsu is far superior to Chunin and Genin." Qing said: "It seems that taijutsu is so important, we must promote it as well."

As soon as he finished speaking, he found that Rock Lee had been defeated and was saved by Teacher Kai. Gekkou Hayate then announced: "Gaara won." He also announced that the official competition would start on March 3, and said: "I hope everyone will practice well during this period."

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