Boruto's grandfather exclaimed in shock, "Isn't that Dream World just an illusion? How can it even seal souls?"
The old man chuckled, "How can ordinary people like us possibly imagine the Great Leader's methods?"
Middle-aged Sasuke inhaled deeply, "To use Madara Uchiha as a mere training tool? What audacity!"
Boruto's grandfather cried out excitedly, "This Leader seems much stronger than my dad!"
The old man simply chuckled. Comparing his father to the Great Leader... but well, kids always think their fathers are the strongest in the world.
Boruto's grandfather had found a new way to criticize his father and eagerly asked, "Old Man, can you tell me more about that great battle five years ago? Preferably about the Leader!"
"Haha, even if you didn't want to hear it, you wouldn't be able to avoid it!" The old man also became enthusiastic. "I still clearly remember, five years ago I was drinking at home one day when suddenly the sky went dark. When I looked up, guess what happened?"
Realizing the old man seemed slightly talkative, Boruto secretly regretted opening his mouth.
Without waiting for Boruto to answer, the old man continued, "Three colossal meteorites fell from the sky! At that moment, I was truly terrified..."
"Three meteorites!" Middle-aged Sasuke felt astonished. Back then, even summoning two meteorites had nearly overwhelmed the Allied Ninja Forces!
The old man described vividly, "The whole village was in a panic; everyone thought it was the end of the world. Later we found out it was that damned Madara Uchiha. But back then, who had time to even think about that? Everyone was too scared to run, just standing there waiting for death! Then the Great Leader flew into the sky, kicked each one, and directly sent meteorites half the size of Konoha flying away!"
Boruto's grandfather cried out in amazement, "You're certain he kicked them away, not using ninja techniques to strike them down?"
The old man frowned, "You shouldn't be so surprised! With the Leader's power, kicking away a few meteorites is nothing to be astonished about! After that, the Leader also defeated the combination of Madara Uchiha and the First Hokage..."
"C-C-Combination?"
As the two listened in awe—
Within the Dream World, Madara Uchiha's face darkened.
Fine, he could accept fighting against the Five Kage normally. But now he had to fight a group of brats who hadn't even fully grown up yet?
Absolutely unacceptable!
"Hmph! If you provoke me like this, don't blame me for going all out!" Madara's eyes shot icy coldness. "I'll scar them for life, making them fear the very word 'battle' forever!"
Meanwhile, the group waiting for the battle felt their excitement rising.
"The enemy is actually Madara Uchiha!"
"Incredible! We actually get to fight against the Great Leader's former enemy!"
"I'm fired up! I'm really getting into it!"
But some chunins who had participated in the Great Ninja World War poured cold water on them.
"Snap out of it, you brats! That's Madara Uchiha — the one man who once shattered the entire shinobi world on his own!"
"The top thirty teams with the most points advance to the next round, but judging by the situation, there might not even be thirty teams that manage to earn any points. Most will probably be eliminated or severely injured during the first wave of attacks!"
In the crowd, Temari lowered her voice to speak to Gaara, "Gaara, what should we do next?"
Gaara rubbed the marking on his forehead. "Madara Uchiha's Susanoo has what's practically the strongest defense in existence. Breaking through his defense is almost impossible, so Lord Seiki specifically reminded us that actions other than dealing damage can also earn points. That means we should temporarily focus on auxiliary control."
Kankuro sighed. "Too bad we don't have a Medical Ninja. Otherwise, it would be easy to injure our teammates and then heal them!"
Gaara replied wordlessly, "Do you think Lord Seiki would let you take advantage like that? Didn't you hear the examiner? The final interpretation of point acquisition is up to the leader!"
Meanwhile, Kurotsuchi widened her eyes. "Senior, are you going to blow up Madara Uchiha?"
Deidara smiled. "Isn't that exciting?"
Kurotsuchi seemed slightly intrigued. "I guess... it's kind of exciting."
Akatsuchi tried to reason with a worried face. "If we get eliminated in the first round, Tsuchikage-sama will go crazy!"
Deidara waved his hand dismissively. "Who cares? We can always try again next year. But this might be our only shot to blow up Madara Uchiha!"
In a corner,
Sasuke asked, "Naruto, can you still use your 'cheat'?"
Naruto sighed. "Kurama's definitely been sealed off!"
Neji nodded firmly. "Looks like we'll have to fight with our own strength now!"
Naruto asked, "Sasuke, you know a thing or two about Susanoo, don't you? Spill it—how do we beat it!"
Sasuke replied proudly, "Unless you have someone like Lord Seiki using brute force to break it, otherwise Susanoo is invincible!"
"Then we're in trouble!" Naruto frowned and asked, "Do any of you know healing, defense, or control?"
Sasuke snorted coldly, "I only know how to attack!"
Neji hesitated for a moment. "My Rotation can defend, but it's only for protecting myself. The defense required for Contribution Points should benefit the team, which Rotation barely does!"
"Looks like we have no choice but to use that move!" Naruto shouted, waving his fist.
"That move?" Sasuke inhaled deeply. "That's the forbidden technique your Father branded—The Triad Strategy: Hokage's Thunderous Wonder!"
Neji covered his face. "I swear it's so embarrassing I could die. Are you sure it was banned for power reasons and not just pure humiliation?"
Naruto waved his hand, "I've already made a serious promise in front of Hinata! Losing to those girls would be way more embarrassing than using that move!"
At the same time, in the audience stands of the Dream World.
Raikage slapped Onoki's shoulder, roaring with laughter, "Who cares? Haha, Tsuchikage, your disciple sure 'loves' you!"
Onoki's expression turned grim. "At least Deidara dares to fight and take risks. What about your Cloud Village? Why haven't I seen any of your people speak up?"
Raikage felt slightly annoyed. Lately, Cloud Village hadn't been turning out many outstanding talents. Omoi and Karui were decent enough, but compared to Deidara and Gaara, the gap was quite obvious.
"Hmph, being low-key is our way! Cloud ninja don't act as rashly as those from Iwagakure."
He quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Hokage, you're the one who named those kids' strategies in Konoha, right?"
Minato chuckled and said, "Caught me there, Raikage!"
Raikage retorted, "'The Hokage's Exclamation'... Only you could come up with such an embarrassing name!"
Minato wasn't bothered at all, smiling as he said, "Well, I really did feel amazed at that moment!"
Mei Terumi suddenly asked, "Will the Tsuchikage be attending this exam?"
Minato replied, "The Tsuchikage will attend the final matches!"
Rasa's expression turned serious. "It's already been five years, and that matter still hasn't been resolved?"
"After all, that's an extremely powerful enemy who could even trouble the Tsuchikage himself!" Minato shook his head slightly. "In any case, let's focus on the competition first!"
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