The final match that deserves more attention is Gaara vs. Rock Lee.
Originally, Sasuke thought that Rock Lee would be crushed unilaterally in this battle, because when they were in the Forest of Death, Sasuke and the others arrived at the central tower in advance because of Orochimaru and saw the completed Gaara.
Players who can advance so quickly must have two skills. Although they have not officially fought against each other, Sasuke can feel the unknown chakra radiating from Gaara's body.
As for Li and Sasuke who were fighting against him, they thought that the opponent was just a hard-working ninja who specialized in taijutsu.
At the beginning of the game, although Rock Lee was fast, he couldn't break through Gaara's strange sand defense.
Just when Sasuke thought the game was about to end, Rock Lee got Metky's permission and took off the burden.
When those pieces of weight with roots written on them were thrown down by Xiao Li and fell to the ground, hitting the entire venue like an earthquake, Sasuke realized that he had made a mistake.
It turns out that this guy has always been hiding his strength... He even carried those weights when fighting him.
Later, Xiao Li, who activated the Eight Gate Dungeon, was so close that Sasuke needed to activate his Sharingan to capture it, beating Gaara back step by step.
Unfortunately, as Kakashi said, the Eight Gates Dunjia will put a huge load on the body. Although Xiao Li can now open the Eight Gates Dungeon to the fifth gate, the negative effects brought by the Eight Gates Dunjia still affect Locke Li.
After using the Lotus Flower, he was entangled in Gaara's sand-bound coffin.
Because it was the first time he was being slapped around in the air like a volleyball, Gaara was so angry that he wanted to take advantage of Lee's inability to move and kill him.
The sand swept towards Li, but was blocked by an amber barrier, and part of the sand that bypassed the barrier was swung away by Metkai, who was standing in front of Li.
Gaara, who was blocked from venting his anger, glared angrily at Uchiha Sasuke who raised his hand in the stands.
"Why are you meddling in other people's business? Uchiha Sasuke."
Seeing that Metkai also took action, Sasuke withdrew Iwasaki.
"He saved my life."
Sasuke in the stands said calmly.
These words seemed to stimulate Gaara. He looked at the fallen Rock Lee in shock, and then hugged his head in pain. The sand that he had released regrouped around him as if it had its own consciousness.
, covering him gently.
After a while, his eyes regained their clarity.
"do not fight."
Gaara gathered the sand behind his back and turned it into the shape of a gourd, then turned around and left the martial arts arena.
After that, although Xiao Li lost his will, he still stood up tenaciously, but it was useless. The victory was established the moment Sasuke and Kai took action.
Rock Lee is also a genius, a hard-working physical genius who burned himself out in the Chuunin competition. He implemented what Metkai often said:
I have no regrets in my youth.
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"The formal competition will show everyone's battle to all audiences. I hope that as representatives of each country, you will show your strength without regrets."
"Therefore, the official competition will start in a month."
After all the players finished their games and the candidates for the finals were determined, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the current winner and announced.
"This month is a preparation time for everyone, and during this time, we will notify the daimyo and ninja leaders of each country, that is, the Kage qualifiers have ended."
"It takes time for them to come to Konoha from their respective strongholds, so please continue to work hard to improve yourself during this time."
"Of course it also gives you time to understand your opponent."
When he said this, the Sandaime took a puff of his pipe.
"Analyze the information on other opponents obtained in the qualifiers to increase your chances of winning."
"Before, none of you knew each other's other opponents' trump cards, but those of you who have been able to stay until now are undoubtedly the best among the participating ninjas. You have general information about your opponents, so during this period, on the one hand, you need to target the other opponents.
The players’ known strengths are used to make corresponding strategies. On the one hand, they also need to find ways to develop new abilities that other players don’t know about.”
"Show all your strength."
"I hope you can improve yourself in this month."
The Sandaime talked a lot, and then asked Anko to take out the paper sign she had prepared in advance.
"I originally planned to let everyone disband immediately, but before that, you still need to draw lots to decide your opponent."
The result of the draw was also very random.
Uzumaki Naruto versus Hyuga Neji.
Sasuke faced Gaara.
It just so happened that the old and new grudges were all resolved in this final.
Shikamaru is more unlucky, because the number of people is an odd number, and he may have to play an extra game.
"The examiners will evaluate you based on your performance by watching the game."
"That is to say, as long as everyone here shows their strength, it is possible for everyone to advance to Chunin, regardless of whether they are eliminated or not."
"And if the performance does not meet expectations, then even if you finally win the championship, you may still be a genin."
The qualifiers are finally over.
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to his Hokage office, and saw Jiraiya who had been waiting here for a long time.
At this time, Jiraiya was sitting on the sofa in the corner of the office with his legs crossed, and he was picking his ears out of boredom with one hand.
Seeing that his teacher finally came back, he did not restrain himself at all.
"Old man, why did you suddenly ask me to go back to Konoha? I'm still collecting material for a novel."
The Sandaime coughed lightly and pointed to the dried water glass on his desk.
"Really, if you want to drink water, can't you pour it yourself?"
Although Jiraiya complained twice, he still stood up and poured a cup of hot water for his teacher.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took the water glass, drank a few sips, then took out a scroll from his drawer and handed it to Jiraiya.
After untying the scroll, Jiraiya glanced at it casually for a few times, and then his expression became more and more serious.
"Did you activate the Mangekyō Sharingan during the genin period?"
"You are safe and sound after the fight with Orochimaru?"
After checking all the information on the scroll, Jiraiya's expression became serious.
This scroll not only contains information about Uchiha Sasuke, but also involves his former classmate, Orochimaru, who has now gone astray.
Not only that, but even Konoha's top brass Shimura Danzo paid attention to Sasuke.
"You mean, you plan to let Sasuke become my disciple?"
"This kind of genius can grow so quickly without me. I may not be suitable to be his master."
He put down the scroll, looked at his master and said.
"No, you are responsible for guiding Naruto and just bring Sasuke with you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen also put down his water glass.
"I need to let some people know that Uchiha Sasuke is very important in Konoha."