"cough!"

A cough sounded at an inappropriate time.

Before Cai could do anything, the bone knife strangely stopped in front of Cai's chest.

That's right, stopped.

Literally stop.

This sudden scene made Cai's expression slightly stunned, and the cold arc in her eyes disappeared.

It was as if it had never appeared.

I saw a sickly pale color suddenly appeared on Kimimaro's face, and a trace of blood first spilled from the corner of his mouth. He staggered back two steps with the bone knife, then his knees softened, and he knelt down in front of Cai, facing

A large mouthful of blood spat out on the ground.

The bones in the whole body began to shrink and slowly retracted into the body, and the body began to tremble slightly as if it was cold.

"Ahem!

There were two more coughs, which seemed to be mixed with soft groans of pain. Kimimaro covered his mouth with both hands, blood dripped slowly from his fingers, and his long white hair fell down.

"Your body..."

After Cai was stunned for a moment, he immediately reacted and looked at Kimimaro who was kneeling in front of him with surprised eyes, his face full of disbelief.

The other person is sick.

And he was very sick!

In Cai's mind, she instantly judged the state of Kimimaro's body.

The abnormally pale complexion and the vomiting of blood without any warning would be too far-fetched to say that the previous divine air strike began to slowly take effect in Kimimaro's body.

The hardness of Kimimaro's bones is enough to remove most of the force of his divine air attack. Even if his internal organs are damaged, it is impossible to cause such a degree of injury that the opponent will vomit blood.

So, the only answer I can think of is getting sick.

The opponent dragged his body seriously to participate in the finals of the Joint Chunin Examination.

Faced with Cai's question, Kimimaro was unable to give any response. He just knelt there and kept vomiting blood. His white hair spread out, making his figure look both desolate and pitiful.

Everyone in the audience stood up one after another, wanting to see clearly what was going on.

Terumi Mei, who was visiting the Chunin Exam finals as a representative of Kirigakure Village, also stood up from his seat. After his expression changed for a while, he turned to look at Shiraishi and said:

"Sir Shiraishi, please stop this match immediately and declare Kimimaro to abstain!"

Shiraishi was stunned for a moment, then picked up the radio next to him and said:

"Onigashima, stop this match and announce that player Kaguya Kimimaro has abstained."

Onigashima Ninja, who was on the playing field, received Shiraishi's order through the radio. Without hesitation, he immediately stepped forward and inserted himself between Aya and Kimimaro, stopping the progress of the game.

"Sorry, due to something unexpected, Kaguya Kimimaro of Kirigakure Village abstained from this competition, and the winner is Chiba Aya."

Onigashima Shinobi gestured to the medical ninjas outside the barrier and used a headset-type wireless phone.

Explain to the surrounding audience.

Although this may make some viewers feel dissatisfied, after all, the battle is at a critical moment and a sudden interruption of the game will indeed affect the perception of many viewers.

However, seeing Kimimaro vomiting blood at this time, Onigashima Shinobu also knew that the opponent could not continue the game.

Moreover, this was a personal order from Shiraishi, and he could only obey the arrangements from above, both in terms of reason and rules.

"Hey, what's going on there?"

"That is to say, why did you stop fighting suddenly?"

"Is there some shady secret behind this?"

Many spectators in the audience expressed their dissatisfaction and began to make noises.

Some people even began to discredit the fairness of this final, and as the organizer, Ghost Country was naturally the first to bear the brunt.

"Why didn't you fight? Did Kimimaro get plotted against you?"

Naruto on the observation deck asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is an evenly matched battle. The fighting skills of both sides are very superb. Although there are no gorgeous ninjutsu, there is only a duel of taijutsu.

But precisely because of this kind of physical collision between flesh and flesh, it makes people feel even more passionate.

Therefore, this feeling of being suddenly cooled down by someone pouring a basin of cold water on him while he was in high spirits made Naruto feel very unhappy.

"No, it's probably not some conspiracy, but the player named Kimimaro has some physical problems."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes and expressed his opinion.

And even if there is a conspiracy, the Kingdom of Ghosts cannot make it so obvious, otherwise it will only lose face.

Moreover, with the strength of the genin participating in the war in the Kingdom of Demons, there is no need to use such small means to ensure their victory.

All I can say is that this was an accident that happened by chance.

"Really, the worst possibility still happened. I told him clearly not to force myself so much. Once you meet a strong opponent, you will forget the fact that you are sick, you troublesome brat."

Kirigakure Jonin Zabuza snorted softly, as if he was very dissatisfied with Kimimaro's self-inflicted behavior.

"Mr. Zabuza, now is not the time to talk about such things. Kimimaro's life may be in danger at any time now."

Bai said with a serious face.

Suigetsu let go of the straw in his mouth and said: "Even so, there is nothing we can do. Moreover, bringing Kimimaro here may have a medical purpose in itself. From this point of view, it is best to abstain. It's the result.

"Yes, even though it's a pity, this is the best way to deal with Kimimaro. We can't let his temper prolong the illness any longer."

Bai sighed and nodded slightly.

On the competition field, Kimimaro has been taken away by the medical ninja, and only Aya and Onigashima Shinobu, the examiners, are left on the field.

Seeing Kimimaro being taken away neatly by the medical ninja, Aya didn't know what her state of mind was at this moment.

It was not easy to meet an opponent who could make her blood boil, but the result was a sick man who was about to become seriously ill. This fact made Cai a little bit unable to accept it.

He felt that Kimimaro, just like him, should still be hiding a stronger killer copper that he had not used yet.

So Cai is not happy at all in this kind of game where he can win without fighting.

"What are you doing? I'm still looking forward to his next move."

Cai said this depressedly.

However, at the end, Cai also showed a look of worry and concern.

"That guy, should be fine, right?"

Onigashima Ninja heard Aya's murmur and said vaguely: "Well, it's hard to say about this matter. The other party's illness may not be simple. But no matter what, if Mr. Shiraishi is willing to take action, it should not be a problem. of."

Shinobu Onijima has full confidence in Shiraishi's medical technology.

There is no disease or injury in this world that Shiraishi cannot solve.

If even Shiraishi can't solve it, then there's no point in going to the other medical ninjas.

For people in the Kingdom of Demons, Shiraishi's status in the medical field is like Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, in Konoha Village. She is the biggest enemy of the God of Death!

Cai put away his worries. In any case, this unfinished battle made him feel quite regretful.

If the opponent can recover, we must fight him seriously again.

On the wide high platform of the audience seats, Shiraishi also stood at the front desk, explaining the unexpected situation of the game.

"I'm sorry, dear viewers, because player Kaguya Kimimaro was seriously ill before the game and is now physically unable to continue fighting. According to the unanimous decision of the organizers, in this game, player Kaguya Kimimaro will compete.

Abstained. The incident happened suddenly and we apologize for the inconvenience caused to the audience. Now, let’s move on to the next game, which is also the final of Group A. Please enjoy it. "

Although Shiraishi has explained it this way, there are still many people in the audience who don't buy it.

Shiraishi didn't have any good ideas for this.

You can't force Kimimaro to go on stage at this time and continue fighting.

Although he didn't know what happened to Kimimaro, the situation of vomiting blood and not stopping it was not a problem that could be easily solved.

Really, that Yagura guy should have told me earlier. Shiraishi complained slightly in his heart.

But I also know that it was just a ninja in the village who was sick, so he came directly to entrust him, a high-ranking official in the Kingdom of Demons, to

It's a bit too disrespectful.

Moreover, even if the two parties are in an alliance, in many cases, issues of interest and face still need to be calculated separately.

Probably Yagura didn't want to leave a bad impression on him that Kirigakure was incompetent.

Regarding the issue of the village's reputation, it is indeed difficult to ask other forces for help until the last moment.

Not to mention Yagura, even he sometimes knows that it might be better to entrust some work to Kirigakure, but it is actually impossible to do so. He would only make such a decision when he has no choice.

"Sorry for causing you trouble."

There was an apologetic look on Terumi Mei's face.
To be continued...