Chapter 456 The third exam begins! (Make up for the monthly 5200 monthly pass)
"You actually still have this golden bell with you? It seems like you really like this thing?"
Itachi noticed a string of bells tied to Qingyu's left wrist and said with some surprise.
Qingyu smiled and said, "Let's keep it as a souvenir." Then he dropped the topic.
If that Erha girl were to see the string of golden bells in his hand, she would definitely feel very strange.
Because the golden bell from the second exam was always in her hand and she regarded it as a souvenir, and even though they were both golden, they looked completely different.
After chatting for a while, the audience finished entering.
The 14 candidates who successfully broke through this joint chunin exam also appeared in the venue below.
I don't know if they were a little nervous or if they hadn't fully recovered from the trauma they had experienced before, but they all looked a little dull.
"You can't really be fooled..." Qingyu touched his chin with some uncertainty.
Then the examiner in the third round stunned him and Itachi at the same time...
"blast?!"
That's right, the examiner who appeared in the third session was none other than Moonlight Hayate who had gone to ANBU!
It's just that today he does not appear as an ANBU member, but as his original appearance, as a Jonin, to preside over the third exam.
Qingyu and Itachi couldn't help but glance at each other, both showing the same smile.
Unexpectedly, after the Mikawa Class was disbanded, the three of them not only embarked on their own paths, but also all were promoted to Jonin. In this way, they 'gathered' together and became the 1st and 2nd placers in this joint chuunin exam.
Examiner for 3 sessions.
This scene is really interesting, and even a moment worth recording.
Who could have imagined that the three teenagers from Sanhe Class could grow to such heights.
I believe that after today, there will be one more good talk about the three of them and Sanhe Class.
This arrangement definitely cannot be described as a coincidence. Qingyu and Itachi immediately glanced behind them.
The only people who were qualified to sit in the highest stand were the Hokage and Kazekage who were attending the event solemnly.
Soon, Moonlight Gale announced the rules of the third exam loudly. They were very simple and there were not so many twists and turns and hidden rules.
That is, each person draws a number from the box. Cheating is prohibited during the period. Once fluctuations in chakra are found, the qualification will be immediately disqualified.
Then No. 1 and No. 2 will face off, No. 3 and No. 4 will face off, and so on.
The winner advances, and candidates are drawn again until the final winner is determined.
But winning doesn't mean you can advance to Chunin, and losing doesn't mean you have no chance.
Ten proctors, headed by Moonlight Hayate, will give all-round ratings to both sides of each duel. Only those with high ratings may be successfully promoted to Chunin.
The rest of the people naturally failed to advance!
In public, Konoha will only operate in secret unless it is crazy, so all parties have no objections to this rule.
Of course, even if there is any dissatisfaction, no one will raise it at this time.
To put it most unpleasantly, if it were normal for a few Chuunin, which big shot in the Ninja Village would take a second look?
If it weren't for the fact that this joint chuunin exam had a different meaning, it wouldn't have received so much attention from so many people.
Therefore, in the third exam that is about to begin, winning or losing is not the most important. As long as you can show your own style and not embarrass the Ninja Village where you are, that is enough.
Anyway, even if they really fail to advance, when they return, they can still take the Chunin exam in their own village and become Chunin.
Therefore, the representatives sent by each ninja village were very peaceful at this time.
"The first duel, Konoha genin Hoshino Nanako vs. Takigakure genin Ito Yogaki!"
"Both parties are invited to enter and prepare..."
"The battle begins!"
To Qingyu's surprise, the Erha girl with a strange mind actually drew number 1 and was the first to appear.
And what happened behind him made him even more shocked and made the audience burst into laughter...
I saw that the Erha girl seemed a little nervous. She didn't even move her position at the beginning of the battle, and immediately started to form seals, and the speed of forming seals was not fast. Didn't this give the opponent a chance to attack first?
As expected, when the opponent saw this, he immediately took out his shuriken and threw it from a distance, while at the same time drawing out his kunai and getting closer quickly.
Forming seals from the very beginning not only revealed what he was good at but also told others clearly, "I have no combat experience, come and beat me."
It was actually a bit ridiculous. Many people started to shake their heads when they saw this, thinking that the outcome was decided.
But then an unexpected scene appeared. After seeing the shuriken flying towards her, the Erha girl was so frightened that she closed her eyes and forgot to dodge.
However, the hand seal movements did not stop. Instead, they sped up a bit out of anxiety.
The referee on the side was really hesitant to stop the fight directly, but Konoha would definitely be embarrassed by losing the first game so funny, but he couldn't ignore his responsibilities and watch the girl being pricked into a hedgehog...
However, at this moment, the Erha girl seemed to have completed the seal and screamed at the critical moment.
"Earth Release: Hardening Technique!"
Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding...
The shurikens thrown by Ito were very accurate, and all of them hit the target, but to the surprise of everyone, they all bounced away?!
The ninjas who had clearly seen the secret had surprised expressions on their faces.
What surprised them was not that the shuriken was deflected, but that the girl actually used the Earth Release and Hardening Technique, which is difficult to master?!
The Earth Release and Hardening Technique hardens one's body to a level comparable to that of rock in order to defend and reduce the damage caused to oneself by physical attacks.
A girl suddenly transformed into a black and hard person. It was already speechless, but what made them even more puzzled was why the hardening technique was used in the first place?
What’s the point of not attacking your opponent at the beginning of a battle but strengthening your own defense first?
Or is she already expecting it or using the seal to lure the other person closer to her?
The previous nervousness was all faked, but she is actually a master of physical arts?
This is too scheming...
Then everyone saw Hoshino Nanako quietly opening one eye, and immediately saw her opponent standing in front of her holding a sharp kunai, staring at her opponent with a fearful expression.
Obviously, Ito also began to suspect that all this was a trap to lure him into the bait!
However...
"ah!"
After letting out a scream, the Erha girl immediately turned around and ran away, obviously frightened!
People who had made "scheming" judgments in the past had dark lines on their faces. They were such godly masters of physical skills, but they were simply novices!
How did such a person pass that hellish second exam?
Many candidates watching the competition showed their black question mark faces amidst huge roars of laughter...