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After Tianyuan's match concluded.
The subsequent matches proceeded with random pairings. Anko had bad luck, encountering a ninja from the same Konoha Village, Shizune. Thus, Anko's Chunin Exams journey came to an end this time, and she did not become a Chunin.
This left Anko a little disheartened, as both Uchiha Shijin and Tianyuan had passed this preliminary round.
"Anko, don't be sad, you're still young," Tianyuan said beside her.
"Aren't you even younger than me?" Anko retorted, looking at Tianyuan.
Could anyone be so comforting? Although Anko was indeed very young among this group of ninjas, neither Shijin, Shizune, nor Kurenai Yuhi were much older than her.
"If you compare yourself to me, I'm a genius," Tianyuan said lightly.
"Tianyuan, I want to punch you," Anko said, waving her small fists.
"Oh, I'll spank your little butt," Tianyuan said, looking at Anko's small bottom.
"You..." Anko's small face blushed with shyness. Seeing the meaningful smiles of some of her comrades nearby, she could only shrink into herself like an ostrich.
Well, Tianyuan, with his thick skin, calmly watched the matches below.
The later matches were still ongoing.
Mei Terumī from Kirigakure and Yugito Nii from Kumogakure naturally passed this preliminary round.
Finally, the matches concluded smoothly.
Shizune, Kurenai, and others also passed this preliminary round.
It could be said that, apart from the disheartened Anko, all of Tianyuan's friends successfully advanced past this preliminary round.
However, Mei Terumī could be seen waving her small fist at Tianyuan; Mei Terumī knew what Tianyuan had said before she fainted.
He actually said she was Tianyuan's woman.
Afterward, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, reappeared and announced the advancement of the 18 victors.
"First, everyone, please draw your strips of paper from this box," the Third Hokage said, as a Konoha ninja presented a small box for each advancing contestant to draw a strip.
Tianyuan opened his strip, and it read '11'.
"Number 11?" Tianyuan looked at the strip in his hand. It seemed this was his opponent for the Chunin Selection Exam.
Others, such as Shizune and Kurenai, also drew their respective numbers, but none were paired with Tianyuan.
Afterward, just as Tianyuan expected, the Third Hokage continued, "The pairings you have formed will be the combinations for your elimination matches, arranged according to the sequence."
"Then my opponent is number 12," Tianyuan looked around and then saw someone holding number twelve.
"Hello, my name is Yugito Nii. I've been wanting to compete with you for a long time, Tianyuan," Yugito Nii approached Tianyuan, a slight smile on her small face.
"Yugito, right? Perhaps you should first ask your Jonin Killer B; maybe he knows some things about me," Tianyuan said with a faint smile.
"Lord Killer B?" Yugito Nii paused slightly.
As fellow Jinchuriki, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer B's strength was superior to Yugito Nii's. This was not only due to age but also his ability to control his Tailed Beast.
"Then, everyone, see you in a month." Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
This marked the end of the preliminary round; the next time would be the start of the true elimination tournament, where the Kage of the Five Great Nations would all be present.
On the streets of Konoha.
"Everyone, how about we go celebrate? Even though I didn't make it to the elimination round, you all succeeded!" Anko shouted loudly.
"Shizune, Kurenai, what do you say, are you coming?" Tianyuan looked at the two.
"Okay," they both nodded.
"I'll be leaving first," Uchiha Shijin said tactfully.
Subsequently, Tianyuan and the others went to a certain restaurant and ate and drank heartily. Of course, Tianyuan ended up paying.
Over the next month, Kurenai, Shizune, and others would furiously increase their strength. A month was not a long time, but it wasn't short either. For them, who were in their growth period, a mere month could create a significant gap with others.
As for Tianyuan, while searching for video signals, he would naturally also split off his Shadow Clones for training, allowing him to integrate and master many abilities.
Some self-created Taijutsu, for example, were perfected by Tianyuan.
So, it didn't mean Tianyuan could just rest on his laurels; he didn't want to be someone who could only survive by relying on skills.
While Tianyuan and his friends were celebrating, in the area where Kumogakure was located.
Konoha had specifically allocated an area for them to reside temporarily, and the situation was similar for the other three ninja villages.
It could be said that during the Chunin Exams, the Uchiha clan's work became much busier, as the Uchiha clan was the Police Force, responsible for Konoha's public order.
During this period, conflicts between other ninja villages and Konoha could easily occur. Fortunately, these were not high-ranking figures. However, those high-ranking figures were aware of the situation; if they were to act, Konoha would not simply let the matter slide easily. This was also why Killer B did not fight Tianyuan.
Otherwise, with several months of fighting, his battle with Tianyuan could have been earth-shattering.
"Congratulations to all of you who passed the preliminary round. I hope you achieve excellent results in the elimination round a month from now. That will be your performance before the great nations," Ay said to the ninjas below.
"Yes, Lord Ay," the few Cloud ninjas who passed this preliminary round quickly replied.
"Yugito, stay. The others may leave first," Ay continued.
"Yes, Lord Ay," all the other Cloud ninjas, except Yugito, slowly exited the room.
"Yugito, tell me about the powerful ninjas in this preliminary round," Ay asked.
"Many, whether it's Kurenai Yuhi or Shizune from Konoha, or Mei Terumī from Kirigakure, and even many Genin from Sunagakure are very strong.
But I can't see through one Konoha ninja named Tianyuan," Yugito Nii said, looking at Killer B beside her, "And that Tianyuan told me earlier that if I want to know about him, I should ask Lord Killer B."
Hearing this, Killer B's hand paused, and his expression darkened. "Yugito, I will train you for the next month. Your opponent is Tianyuan, isn't he?"
"Yes, Lord Killer B," Yugito Nii said with a hint of joy.
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