The entrance exam has officially begun!
The rules are simple: Chunin instructors will randomly select two students each for a duel, while the rest of the students will observe and wait.
During the duel, the instructors will observe each student's motor skills, coordination, and other essential ninja qualities.
Members of the Hyuga clan will also be invited to observe the students' chakra pathways to comprehensively assess whether a student has the aptitude to become a ninja.
Therefore, this exam is not based on winning or losing, but rather on testing a student's aptitude through duels.
So, even if you lose a duel, you are not necessarily eliminated.
Conversely, even if you win a duel, if the examiners determine that a student does not have the aptitude to become a ninja, they will not be admitted (like Guy).
At this moment, Rikka is holding Obito's shoulder, rubbing his slightly trembling calves.
Just now, to stop Obito, he touched Obito's head, inadvertently triggering the "Head Patting System."
"Ding! Head Patting D-Rank Ninja: Uchiha Obito—Ninja Rookie. Please choose one of the following rewards."
"Favored by middle-aged and elderly women"
"Savings of 10,000 yen"
"Goggles"
"Choose 10,000 yen"
As expected, nothing good drops around this time, but having some savings is always good.
At this moment, Obito's voice rang out:
"Idiot Li Huo! Why did you let him go so easily?!"
"Most importantly... why are you so arrogant! How do you do that move? Teach me!"
Hearing this, Li Huo just smiled:
"Foolish Obito, just watch the match. Wait for your brother Li Huo to pat... and smash his head!"
"Huh? You really want to fight him?"
"Are you stupid? I know your skill level. You're just asking for a beating!"
Obito retorted mercilessly.
But Li Huo didn't seem to care, gesturing with his chin for Obito to watch the match more closely.
However, Li Huo's mind was far from calm.
"I used a brief burst of chakra to achieve a simplified Body Flicker Technique, and my calf is still throbbing."
"But even with my superior chakra control, it's useless without the correct technique."
It's like having Tsunade-level chakra control but not knowing medical ninjutsu—you still can't save someone.
Li Huo was now stuck in this predicament, unable to properly utilize the reward he'd pilfered from the Third Hokage.
"If I really face that bastard, I'll really have to figure out how to deal with him."
"My weakness is that although I possess ninjutsu and chakra control, my chakra reserves are only a tiny amount. Besides the Three Body Techniques, I can only unleash one other ninjutsu."
"To defeat the Nose-Nosed Man, I must master the timing of this one ninjutsu."
Thinking of this, Li Huo's eyes lit up, and a plan instantly formed in his mind.
For the next while, Li Huo spent almost all his time refining his plan in his mind.
After all, this was his first battle, and the Uchiha clan valued strength above all else.
If he truly lacked strength, he wouldn't dare to challenge Li Huo.
While refining his plan, Li Huo saw many familiar faces on the training ground.
Ebisu, Yamashiro Aoba, and Asuma's faces flashed by, and they were ultimately accepted.
Kakashi also won his duel in a high-profile manner and quickly left the arena.
Nohara Rin's duel drew Obito's enthusiastic cheering.
Ultimately, both Rin and Obito were deemed qualified to become ninjas and were accepted into the training program.
Meanwhile, Rihiko was watching the direction Kakashi had left in. Beside Kakashi stood a tall, silver-haired man carrying a short sword.
"Konoha's White Fang—Hatake Sakumo, huh? Truly living up to his reputation."
"Just standing there, he's like an unsheathed sword, concealing its sharpness."
However, things weren't peaceful on the training ground. The man with the nostrils drew a nameless commoner ninja.
"Referee, he's too weak! Where's Uchiha Rihiko? Let him fight me!"
This arrogant statement drew the ire of the instructors on the training ground.
One instructor, unable to bear it any longer, stood up.
"Student, it's not up to you to decide who you fight, and you shouldn't disrespect your opponent."
"A ninja's duty is to obey orders and carry out missions. This is an unacceptable performance."
The arrogant boy held his head high, unconcerned.
"This is a private matter of the Uchiha clan. What right do you have to interfere? Let the coward, Rikka, come see me."
Rikka showed no fear, standing up and walking steadily towards the training ground, inwardly grumbling:
"If everyone in the Uchiha clan were like this, why would we worry about not getting better necks... or being ostracized by the villagers?"
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was about to leave to attend to official business after watching Asuma and Kakashi's duel, stopped, intrigued.
He thought to himself:
"Isn't that the kid who touched my Hokage hat earlier? Interesting. Let's see how he performs."
"But this means my official business will have to be postponed again. What a pity..."
In short, the Third Hokage also began to pay attention to this contest.
Rikka and the Uchiha boy stood face to face, their eyes blazing with boundless fighting spirit.
The examiner spoke first.
"Form the opposing hand seals!"
While forming the hand seals, the nostril-nosed man continued his trash talk, but Li Huo paid no heed.
He was completely focused on this battle, his first since transmigrating.
The duel began!
In an instant, Li Huo and his opponent quickly increased the distance. Just as Li Huo was searching for an opportunity to strike, his opponent made a move.
It wasn't a quick close-up, nor a direct use of ninjutsu.
It was a classic Uchiha clan technique that Li Huo had forgotten—shuriken!
These seemingly simple shuriken subtly blocked all of Li Huo's escape routes.
Without time to think, and with no way to avoid them, Li Huo didn't dodge. He maximized his dynamic vision,
drawing a kunai from his ninja tool pouch, quickly closing in, deflecting the incoming shuriken, and smoothly arriving in front of his opponent.
"Still not good enough, your throw is too soft!"
Before the opponent could reply, Li Huo thrust out a straight punch.
The opponent, caught off guard by the sudden close attack, had nowhere to dodge and could only cross his arms to block.
But to everyone's surprise, the simple punch produced a muffled thud.
Bang!
Then the opponent staggered back ten steps, scrambling and rolling to dissipate the force.
Opponent: (･_･;,
It's either off or on!
The onlookers all showed expressions of astonishment.
"Why? Why are you so strong?"
The layman sees the spectacle, the expert sees the technique; even the Hyuga clan's assessment ninja and the Third Hokage could see it.
Li Huo had almost no combat experience, even pitifully little fighting experience.
But the reason Li Huo was able to force his opponent back with a single blow was due to his superb chakra control!
He concentrated his chakra in a specific part of his body and unleashed it instantly during the attack, causing immense damage.
The Third Hokage nodded.
"This kid's technique is quite similar to Tsunade's monstrous strength."
"However, knowing how painful this kid's attack is, his opponent won't just stand there and let you hit them....
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