The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 156 The preliminaries are over

"Lin!"

Obito shouted subconsciously, then jumped to the edge of the ring with great force, looking anxiously at Lin who was lying there with her eyes closed.

"Oh ho ho ho ho..."

Not far away, Hyuga Yoko covered her lips with her folding fan and smiled.
"I'm so sorry, it seems I overestimated Nohara-san's ability, and I accidentally hit him a little too hard."

Then she turned her gaze to the referee teacher beside her.

"Teacher, is it time to announce the results of the competition?"

The referee teacher also raised his hand and announced:

"The winner..."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, something strange happened!
Suddenly, a chakra line that became increasingly solid and thick appeared on the ground of the ring.

One end of it was stuck to Hinata Yoko's leggings in a spider web-like manner, while the other end was actually connected to the hand of Nohara Rin who was lying on the ground!
The next moment, Lin's eyes suddenly opened, and she quickly stood up and pulled back hard, trying to trip Yoko.

Unexpectedly, Hinata Yoko seemed to have anticipated this.

The moment her calf was pulled up, she somehow broke all the chakra webs on it, and did a backflip, finally landing steadily, her posture as elegant as a white crane.

The young ninjas outside the field, including Obito, were confused by the series of unexpected events, and their CPU was about to burn out.

Could it be that Nohara Lin was just pretending to faint, but was actually taking the opportunity to set a trap?

And the fact that Hinata Yoko was able to handle it so calmly, could it be that she had already noticed it and was then taking advantage of the situation?
Is this definitely still a martial arts competition, rather than an acting competition?
Nohara Lin stood up, covered her aching side and looked at Yoko, a helpless smile appearing on her face.

In fact, she had already used all her tricks, but they were still easily cracked by the other party.

I didn't expect that even the stealth-specialized web shooting, the real last resort, was completely ineffective...

The principle behind this move is actually similar to the one she used to weave the ghost-faced spider web.

It is to use as little chakra as possible to condense it into a line so that it cannot be seen by the naked eyes of others.

After secretly extending it and sticking it to the opponent, inject a large amount of chakra in one breath to allow it to take full shape, thereby achieving victory by surprise.

Although it sounds simple, you should know that the less chakra contained in the chakra line, the more difficult it is to control and stretch it.

So the difficulty of this move is actually quite high.

Even Lin, who has excellent chakra control, is unable to fully master it now. She can only play dead when being knocked down to buy time to perform the spell.

Unfortunately, even so, this last resort trick still failed to work...

So how did this classmate Yoko detect the invisible spider web?

Lin stared at Yoko warily while thinking hard in her mind.

Of course, she knew that the Hyuga clan's Byakugan could easily see the flow of chakra that ordinary people could not see.

However, when the white eyes are activated, the blue veins on both sides of the eyes will bulge noticeably, making it easy to distinguish.

So Lin was quite sure that Yoko had never used her Byakugan.

It seems that Yoko was not exaggerating before.

Even without the Byakugan, she has enough strength to handle herself easily.

As expected of a ninja family that has been passed down for thousands of years, the genius of the Hyuga clan...

"Oh ho ho..."

Hinata Yoko smiled,

"It seems that just now was your last resort, Nohara-san."

"Although it's a bit despicable, it's still a commendable method for common people and deserves praise."

"But I have seen through everything!"

She put away her folding fan with a snap and said:
"It seems there is no point in continuing."

"The gap in our strength can no longer be made up by tricks and cleverness."

"You, a commoner, cannot defeat me, a ninja genius..."

Lin was not angry at Yoko's contempt, but nodded seriously and said:
"You are right, Yoko..."

"The only reason I can get here is because no one has ever seen the ninjutsu I use."

"Now that I have exhausted all my means, I really can't think of any chance of turning defeat into victory, but..."

Lin smiled calmly, then took a fighting stance and said,
"But the person I really want to defeat in this martial arts competition is not you, but myself..."

"As long as there is room for improvement, I will not give up easily."

"So, Yoko-san, I'll have to trouble you to stay with me for a while..."

Hearing this, Yoko felt that Lin's clear and frank eyes seemed a bit dazzling, and subconsciously raised her folding fan slightly to block most of her sight. Even without opening the Byakugan, the eyesight of the Hyuga clan ninjas was still very amazing, enough to see through fire.

So Yoko quickly came to a conclusion by capturing Lin's various micro-expressions all over her body.

This commoner is not lying or showing off, he really believes this...

There is no jealousy or envy, nor is there any numbness of being content with being ordinary...

All I have is a strong desire for knowledge and an eagerness to challenge myself.

This Nohara Lin... is completely different from the common people she usually sees!
Could it be... this is a rare species of commoner?

A hint of curiosity flashed across Yoko's eyes, then she shook her head and smiled:

"I have never heard such a request in my life."

"It's a rare opportunity, I'll satisfy you..."

"But this time, I won't hold back~"

……

Lin lost in the end.

The miracle didn't happen.

After she tried her best and even fought hard, she was still easily defeated by Hinata Yoko and was eventually knocked out of the ring.

The only thing worth mentioning is that after the game, Yoko did not continue to taunt, but just looked at Lin deeply, then turned and left...

"The victory has been decided."

"The winner is Hinata Yoko, Class 3-A."

After the referee announced the result of the match, Obito quickly jumped into the arena to check on Lin:

"Lin, are you okay?"

"I am fine."

Lin had already stood up, dusted herself off, and smiled as she looked at Yoko's departing back.
"Yoko-san's attack wasn't really that powerful. It turned out to be very gentle."

"gentle?"

Obito recalled the scene where Yoko used Rin as a punching bag, and gritted his teeth in anger:

"Lin, you think too highly of that guy."

"Are you sure she's not a sadist, or that she's deliberately reducing her strength just to show off her strength?"

Lin knew it would be difficult to convince Obito, so she did not continue the topic and said:
"Obito, from the looks of you, you should be promoted to the quarterfinals."

"I'm sorry I couldn't enter the finals with you..."

"It's ok!"

Obito patted his chest and pretended to be manly.

"Don't worry, Lin. I will definitely carry on your legacy and perform well in the finals!"

Wait, Obito, you used the wrong word, I'm not dead yet...

Lin was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

……

With the end of Lin and Yoko's match, today's preliminaries finally came to an end.

After a while, all the children gathered in front of the podium again and listened to Hideki's speech.

"After a whole day of preliminaries, we have now selected eight players who can participate in tomorrow's main competition. Congratulations."

"But other students don't need to be discouraged. The experience gained from this martial arts competition will definitely not be wasted."

“So after you go back, in addition to getting more rest, you should also remember to spend time reviewing the previous matches, so as not to waste such a good opportunity.”

After finishing his polite words, Hideki took out a small box and said:
"Then those students who have entered the main competition, please come up and draw lots so that we can decide the teams for tomorrow's battle."

So eight students went on stage to draw lots.

Soon, the battle list on a huge bulletin board on the stage was filled with their names:

①Uchiha Obito VS②Hyuga Yoko

③ Sarutobi Asuma VS ④ Shimura Shinichi
⑤ Uchiha Shisui VS ⑥ Aburame Taizo

⑦ Uchiha Tetsuka VS ⑧ Akimichi Sitou

When the little ninjas in the audience saw this, they suddenly realized a problem:
Among these eight finalists, isn't the proportion of Uchiha children a bit high?
(End of this chapter)