Seeing the last contestant from Hidden Mist, Hoshigaki Kisame, being eliminated, Yuanshi's expression was a bit off.
With their own contestants out, he still had to wait for the Konoha ninja to finish, and then watch Konoha ninja vie for first place, making him quite uncomfortable.
After all, they are both among the Five Great Ninja Villages, and the draw was decent, so how did it end up like this, with only one in the top four?
"What a pity, your village's ninja's Water Release level exceeds those of his peers, he was just a bit short of winning." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a look of cherishing talent.
Even Danzo, who usually doesn't show a good face, nodded when he saw the Konoha ninja in such a favorable position. It's thanks to him doing so much dirty and tiring work for Konoha that it's becoming more and more prosperous with his and Sarutobi Hiruzen's efforts.
Although Yuanshi was upset, he still had to smile and agree with Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.
Might Duy, seeing Might Guy win, also showed the same big smile and gave a thumbs-up to Might Guy in the battleground.
Though Might Duy isn't very familiar with the Chunin Examination, with Might Guy's performance so prominent, the Chunin position would surely include Might Guy.
"Akai is ultimately the Akai who never disappoints." Shiranui Genma and Ebisu breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed.
The battle between Might Guy and Kisame truly made the audience feel that their tickets were worth it. It was essentially high-energy throughout, without a break, and all big moments.
Many Konoha ninja also deeply remembered the name Might Guy; just in that situation, some Konoha Jonin thought they couldn't fight Kisame in the water sphere, yet Might Guy forcefully defeated Kisame inside it.
"But why not use ninjutsu?" A ninja recalled Might Guy's entire matches and found that Might Guy hadn't used any ninjutsu at all.
"Maybe his ninjutsu skills are quite poor, but with taijutsu like this, having worse ninjutsu is no problem." Another nearby ninja commented.
Although ninja develop their ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu comprehensively, if one skill is strong enough to a certain realm, others can be ignored.
After all, most ninjas only make it to Chunin in their lifetime, whereas Might Guy's taijutsu straight-out destroys ordinary Chunin—they don't need anything else.
And those who mocked Might Duy upon his entry were already sweating profusely, as Might Duy's son was astonishingly strong.
"Uchiha Obito vs. Hatake Kakashi!"
As Hiruko's voice reached the lounge, Kakashi and Obito exchanged glances and together headed toward the battleground.
"No matter how much you talk, the result of the battle speaks more directly, Kakashi. I really want to see what excuse you have if you lose this time." Obito taunted.
He was quite dissatisfied with Kakashi's usual behavior, defeating him yet always giving lectures.
Through this battle, Obito aimed to show Nohara Rin that he, Uchiha Obito, was more of a genius and more reliable than Kakashi.
"You should say that to yourself, start thinking of excuses for losing, to prevent panicking." Kakashi replied calmly.
Now, he was very confident in his strength, because he was the genius Kakashi, and as a genius, how could he not be confident in himself.
Not just Obito, he aimed to defeat Might Guy and finally take down Shisui, thus declaring his powerful return as a genius—he wanted to become Mokgetsu's strongest disciple.
"Hmph, soon you'll see the might of my flames." Obito decided not to argue with Kakashi anymore, instead showing his strength.
Kakashi smiled faintly, this suited him perfectly.
Seeing Kakashi and Obito's battle was about to start, many in the audience geared up to watch the match.
While some audience members felt it didn't matter who won, as the ultimate first place would be a Konoha ninja, those related to the contestants surely hoped for a win from the one they knew.
"Obito has already activated his Sharingan, although Hatake Kakashi is very fast, it shouldn't be a problem for Obito." Uchiha Yashiro was conducting a battle simulation.
Although Kakashi had a record of quickly defeating Byakugan Ninjas, Uchiha Yashiro didn't think Byakugan could compare to Sharingan in battle. Moreover, besides blood inheritance limit, Obito's strength was far superior to Hyuga Gouichi.
Obito had reached the top four, Uchiha Yashiro surely hoped Obito could enter the finals and secure first place, showing everyone the power of the Uchiha Clan.
"Hatake Kakashi isn't simply describable by speed, their victory is hard to predict." The more powerful Uchiha Fugaku shook his head and said.
If Kakashi is viewed merely as fast, that would be too simplistic. Although the thick mist obscured what was happening inside, judging by the ground's slash marks, Kakashi's strike was very powerful.
"The battle begins!"
Hearing Hiruko's voice resound again, the audience stopped discussing and looked toward the center of the stadium.
"Breath of Flame, Full Concentration!"
"Breath of Thunder, Full Concentration!"
Both Obito and Kakashi immediately heightened their breathing, increasing their physical abilities.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Obito swiftly formed seals and spewed a massive fireball toward Kakashi.
Kakashi was all too familiar with this scene; next, either fiery ninja tools or Obito himself would come for a taijutsu attack.
Just as Kakashi anticipated, as he dodged to the left, Obito instantly flung several flame-imbued shuriken.
While Kakashi was running, he hurled lightning shuriken to counter the incoming fiery shuriken.