Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Seeing that the attack was almost upon them, Scorpion leaped into the air and then unfurled the scroll.

Four puppets appeared in mid-air, and then pale blue chakra threads immediately connected them.

One of the puppets released a burst of flames from its mouth, which burned towards the strange movement on the ground.

The other puppet directly targeted the casting earth river, and was controlled by the scorpion to rise into the sky and begin to spin rapidly.

At the same time, countless explosive tags and kunai flew out from the puppet!

The entire site was instantly filled with smoke and flames.

Basically, you can't see anything at all.

However, the sounds of fighting and rocks breaking could still be heard inside.

"What? I can't see anything at all. How am I supposed to keep going?"

"I bet after the smoke clears, Scorpion will be standing on the field."

"I think so too."

Although Tuhe performed very well in the first round, everyone still favored Scorpion.

Besides his identity, the fact that he is a puppeteer is also quite unusual.

This ninja style, unique to Sunagakure, has rarely been seen in the ninja world.

The villagers of Konoha also wanted to take this opportunity to observe the strengths and weaknesses of puppeteers, so that they wouldn't be caught off guard should any unexpected events occur and war break out with Sunagakure.

About five minutes later, a puppet flew out of the smoke and spewed out a gust of wind that blew away the smoke and dust on the field.

The villagers then sat up straight again, staring intently at the stage.

However, at this point, there were no surprises; Scorpion had undoubtedly won.

Sure enough, the villagers watching the match saw Scorpion standing unharmed in the center of the arena.

And the earthen river that lay beside him.

Nara Anwa immediately went on stage to announce the end of the match and ordered the medical ninja to heal Tsuchigawa.

The match was over in just five minutes.

"Not bad. Although I couldn't see exactly how the battle was fought, the fact that he defeated Tuhe in just five minutes shows that Scorpion's puppetry skills are quite high."

Onoki praised him again.

At this moment, Toruka also said from the side, "This kid's strength is indeed quite good. He is already one of the best among his peers."

After hearing this, Feng Ying felt a little elated.

"Haha, you flatter me. Actually, I didn't teach Sasori much. Puppetry is mainly his own talent. Even Granny Chiyo didn't teach Sasori much."

Even so, Fengying was extremely pleased that his apprentice had won the match.

I wonder how many more matches this kid's good luck can last. Hopefully, he won't run into Yahiko too soon.

On the field, Tuhe was almost in a semi-conscious state and was carried off the field by several support staff to receive treatment.

Scorpion greeted the villagers who supported him, then put away his puppet and left the arena.

"Hmm, this little guy's personality is quite similar to Retsuto's. Back then, Sunagakure was the weakest country, but Retsuto was very tough. These two really are quite alike."

Hashirama spoke with a chuckle, while Mito stood beside him, her arm linked with his, listening quietly.

"I wonder who has better talent, this little guy or Nawaki," Tobirama remarked.

This really stumped Hashirama: "It should be Nawaki, after all, Nawaki inherited my Wood Release and has developed it to a very high level, which is much better than Puppet Technique."

Hashirama spoke quite sincerely, without boasting or anything like that; he was doing a fairly serious analysis.

"Speaking of which, the puppetry technique was developed by the Second Kazekage, so why is Chiyo considered the number one puppeteer? It can't be that she was surpassed right after it was developed, can it?"

Hashirama glanced at Tobirama with a smile: "You still have the mind to care about Shamon's puppetry? Your own Flying Thunder God Technique is about to be surpassed."

Chapter 561 An Unexpected Match

This really stumped Hashirama: "It should be Nawaki, after all, Nawaki inherited my Wood Release and has developed it to a very high level, which is much better than Puppet Technique."

Hashirama spoke quite sincerely, without boasting or anything like that; he was doing a fairly serious analysis.

"Speaking of which, the puppetry technique was developed by the Second Kazekage, so why is Chiyo considered the number one puppeteer? It can't be that she was surpassed right after it was developed, can it?"

Hashirama glanced at Tobirama with a smile: "You still have the mind to care about Shamon's puppetry? Your own Flying Thunder God Technique is about to be surpassed."

Tobirama was furious when he heard this, his face turned red and his neck bulged. How could he be dragged into everything!

"The Flying Thunder God Technique has been developed for over thirty years, so it's normal for it to be surpassed! This is a testament to the abundance of talent in Konoha Village, and the one who surpassed me was my own junior, so I'm more than happy about it!"

"But the puppetry technique developed by Shamen has been surpassed by his master's wife. Now, no one talks about puppetry anymore; everyone thinks of Chiyo. How can that be the same!"

Hashirama pointed at Tobirama with his finger, but turned his head towards Mito: "Look, they're getting anxious."

"You're just too proud. You're so old, and you can't even stand being teased?"

"You're almost eighty, aren't you? How come you're still like a child who can't be teased?"

At this moment, Mito tugged at Hashirama's arm: "Alright, you know perfectly well that Tobirama cares about these things, why do you have to say them?"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama sighed slightly: "I'm making him see reality clearly, so that he won't be unable to overcome this hurdle when Minato truly surpasses him."

Hashirama himself had his own hurdles back then; he taught Toki for over a decade, only to be surpassed by Toki.

While he was pleased, he couldn't help but feel old, but his heart refused to accept that he was getting old, so he felt quite awkward during that period.

However, he eventually came to terms with it, and when people later mentioned that his title of God of Shinobi had been taken away by his disciple, Hashirama didn't think much of it.

Having finally shed the burden of protecting the village and the title of God of Ninjas, he can finally enjoy life.

To make up for all the feelings I've owed Mito over the years.

Hashirama felt that his life was only just beginning after he retired.

Hearing his older brother say this, Tobirama calmed down a bit: "Don't worry, brother, I'm not that petty. I've spent a lot of time and effort teaching Minato how to use the Flying Thunder God Technique, so how could I be unwilling to be surpassed by him?"

"You better be."

"..."

After the first match ended, the second match quickly followed.

These young geniuses inevitably become careless and underestimate their opponents during battles, or encounter various unexpected situations.

After all, they were all genius ninjas; many were steady and reliable, but quite a few were also arrogant.

Each battle is quite fast-paced, typically lasting less than twenty minutes.

Players in both groups were quickly eliminated.

Until these two contestants arrived on the field: Aburame Ryoma of the Aburame clan and Kamimizu Kazuma of the Kamimizu clan from Iwagakure.

These two contestants have one thing in common: their families are all insect tamers!

The Aburame clan of Konoha Village is skilled in controlling parasitic insects and is a very powerful clan in the village. They are generally responsible for the village's reconnaissance and intelligence work.

The same applies to the Kamisumi clan; they control bees and are one of the few insect-controlling clans in the ninja world.

The match between these two players can be described as very peaceful and tranquil.

The two people basically stood completely still, and the spectators in the stands couldn't see the insects.

All that could be seen was a yellow 'fog' and a black 'fog' constantly colliding, during which large numbers of dead insects would fall onto the field.

But the two players completely ignored these losses and continued to control a large number of insects to collide with each other.

The Aburame clan, who have always been very low-key, surprisingly started cheering from the stands today.

Cheering on Ryoma the Oil Girl!

In their view, this was no longer a simple competition, but a contest between two families of insect tamers.

This person, Shangshui Liuyi, has an extremely advanced insect-controlling technique, and must be a genius.

The same goes for Ryoma Aburame.

If the Aburame clan were defeated by insect tamers from other villages within Konoha's territory, their reputation among the villagers would definitely suffer a significant blow.

So these Aburame tribespeople, wearing black sunglasses and concealing their faces under their hoods, began to loudly cheer for Aburame Ryoma.

The sound even startled Qu Feng, who was watching from the stands.

"Oh dear, this young man from Kamimizu who was brought by the Tsuchikage has actually caused a crisis for the Aburame clan."

Onoki didn't seem to care too much about this: "They were originally a family that fled to Iwagakure after failing to compete with the Aburame clan for the title of the best insect-controlling family. Their development over the years hasn't been very good, and they've always been lukewarm. I didn't expect them to win."

When it comes to insect tamers, the first thing that comes to mind for ninjas is the Aburame clan. Apart from the ninjas of Iwagakure, almost no one knows the Kamimizu clan.

This is the result of the competition between the two clans back then. Although the Shangshui clan has produced a genius clansman now.

However, the Aburame clan remains a powerful and prestigious family in Konoha Village, so how could they lack geniuses?

Therefore, most of the contestants that Ohnoki selected this time were chosen for entertainment.

There might be stronger contenders, but he didn't have the patience to screen them, so he just had someone randomly pick ten players to participate.

There was absolutely no intention to let them compete for any championship.

On the field, Yu Nu Longma heard the cheers of his tribesmen, which greatly boosted his confidence.

It releases all the parasites in its body, preparing to deliver the final blow to its opponent.

A massive swarm of parasitic insects swirled around the entire arena, their buzzing sound echoing throughout the field.

"Parasitic Insect - Insect Jade!"

A massive swarm of parasitic insects surrounded Shang Shuiliu Yizhen, gradually coalescing into a dark purple sphere.

The bees that flowed up the water had already consumed a lot of their energy. Unlike parasites, bees have a slow reproduction rate, which is a major drawback.

Therefore, there weren't many bees left in his hive that could fight against Ryoma Aburame.

If you release them all, the result won't be much different. On the contrary, you'll lose all your bees, which will greatly reduce your strength.

The cultivation process alone takes a very long time.

Ultimately, after weighing the pros and cons, they had no choice but to admit defeat.