After being determined by the Chuunin Exam Monitoring Officer, Hyuga Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee passed the second Chunin Exam.
The three of them lived in the central tower.
The Chuunin Exam lasted for five days. Hyuga Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee came too early, and they had to wait for the other Genin to arrive four days later. Only then would the time, place, and format of the final exam be announced.
Hyuga Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee were also prohibited from leaving the Central Tower, and their lives were somewhat boring for a few days.
Hyuga Neji found that there were a lot more ANBU in the central tower, and most of the eyes were on him.
Hyuga Neji ignored it, no matter what kind of surveillance it was, it could not change the outcome.
What's more, he was not the one who initiated the plan to collapse Konoha, and he did not cooperate with Orochimaru.
They rested for four days. As time passed, other teams gradually gathered the scrolls of heaven and earth and entered the central tower. However, they all encountered Hyuga Neji, Tiantian, and Rock Lee to avoid them.
They all know that Hyuga Neji, Tenten and Rock Lee are unique in this examination team and cannot be dealt with by ordinary genin. They are very afraid of the three of them.
With one hour left and before the end of the second exam, Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen came to the central tower and came to Hyuga Neji smiling and smoking a pipe.
"How about taking the Chuunin Exam, Neji, it shouldn't be a problem for you." Hiruzen Sarutobi walked over with a smile, and behind him was Hinata Hizashi, who was dressed solemnly and had a solemn face.
"Well, it's okay." Hinata Neji smiled lightly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, took a sip from his pipe, blew out a puff of smoke, and said with admiration: "This generation of Konoha depends on you, Neji. Neji. I am already old, and you are already capable of becoming a Jonin.
, I hope you will become a Jonin as quickly as possible and become my successor." Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, and what he said shocked those who heard it.
"Is this... Hokage-sama's approval?" A genin from Konoha was surprised.
"Is Hyuga Neji so powerful? He is recognized by the Hokage as his successor."
"Or is he the next Hokage?"
"Amazing."
People who heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's words started talking and were surprised.
"Yes, I will." Hinata Neji's expression was deep, as if he was thinking and considering.
Seeing Hyuga Neji thinking, Sarutobi Hiruzen was very satisfied. After encouraging Hyuga Neji for a few words, he left with Hinata Hizashi.
Until the time for the second exam has started.
The number of people who passed the second exam was 21. According to the regulations of the Chunin Exam, the third exam will start a method that has not been used in 5 years.
In the central tower, 21 people who passed the second exam were standing in the hall. Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at the genin, paused slightly on Hyuga Neji, and said:
"The third exam will begin next. Before introducing it, I must explain one thing to you first, the real purpose of this exam."
"Why do we need to unite with the Allies to take the exam? Is it for the friendly coexistence of the Allies and to improve the level of ninjas? It will be very troublesome if you misunderstand."
"This exam can be said to be a microcosm of the battle between the Allies."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's words surprised many genin.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't hide anything and explained it briefly.
The current Allied Powers are neighboring countries that are constantly at war. In order to avoid losing both sides, each country specially selected this battle site. This is the origin of the Chunin Selection Examination.
It's not really simply about selecting chuunin, but it's about showing off the tricks, intimidating other countries, and avoiding war.
This exam also has the mission of selecting Chuunin, but on the other hand, it is also a place where ninjas who shoulder the prestige of the country fight for their lives.
Because the third battle will be directly related to the arrival of nobles and celebrities from various countries who have entrusted tasks to each village, Sarutobi Hiruzen solemnly reminded these genin that it is related to the majesty and future tasks of each country and ninja village.
This battle is a stage for them to show their strength to others, and it is a test that requires their lives.
Although these genin were a little shocked by what they heard from Sarutobi Hiruzen, they expressed their desire to start immediately without any fear.
Just because there are still too many people staying on site, in order to avoid delaying the third exam competition, a screening competition needs to be conducted in advance, followed by an individual competition, and withdrawals are also allowed.
But in the end, only Kabuto Yakushi quit. There were some disputes in Team 7 due to Uchiha Sasuke's injury, but they continued to participate at Uchiha Sasuke's insistence. Other than that, no one quit.
The first battle is still between Uchiha Sasuke and Red Copper Armor.
Red Copper Armor is Orochimaru's subordinate. He is one of the spies of the Sound Ninja Village who wears a Konoha forehead protector. He has a confident personality, is good at illusions, and has the rare ability to absorb chakra. During the competition, he was used by Uchiha Sasuke in Taijutsu.
The blow was followed by a shuriken thrust into the chest, ending in death.
The next few battles were nothing special.
In fact, it was just a genin battle, and the examiners supervising the battle didn't pay too much attention. Instead, most of their attention was on whether Orochimaru would appear.
Until Tenten's battle with Temari.
Tenten casually threw a kunai that was condensed with strange power. It seemed that it was not flying fast. After Temari used the three-star fan to sweep the kunai, the kunai exploded with huge power and knocked the three-star fan away from her hand. Her whole body was affected.
The impact hit the wall.
"How could kunai... have such power!" Temari was so shocked that she vomited blood several times, and finally gave up after the ninja Maki of Sunagakure Village took the initiative to surrender.
The other genin looked at Tenten one after another, especially Kankuro and Gaara.
"It's the strange power developed by Neji. It has many uses." Tiantian explained with a smile, which attracted everyone's attention.
Including all the jounin and Orochimaru who was hiding in the jounin proctoring exam with a surprised look on his face.
Strange power is the symbol of Tsunade, one of the three ninjas of Konoha. Orochimaru is very familiar with it, but he did not expect that Tenten would say that it was developed by Hyuga Neji, which surprised Orochimaru.
This Ninjutsu research ability is extremely powerful, and even Tsunade's strange power has been researched.
Now he knew why Hyuga Neji invited him.
After a while, it was Hyuga Neji's turn, but the person facing Hyuga Neji was not Hyuga Hinata, but a genin of the Rain Ninja Village. Hyuga Neji teleported behind him and knocked him unconscious with a hand knife.
As for Hinata Hinata's enemy, the unexpected one was Rock Lee. Rock Lee also relied on his powerful attack power and speed to defeat Hinata Hinata and advance to the third exam.
The preliminaries will end soon, and the official third chunin exam will be held in a month.