Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

His hands involuntarily began to form hand seals, but suddenly he felt a stiffness.

It was as if something was holding it back.

Looking down at his hands, he saw that his arm was bound by white paper that had sprung up from the ground.

Yahiko looked up at Konan, and besides the paper wheel flying rapidly towards him, all he could see was Konan's excited expression!

Xiao Nan was very weak at this moment, with large beads of sweat running down her cheeks, and her whole body was somewhat pale.

This is clearly the result of consuming a large amount of chakra.

However, it was all worth it; she won the match!

The paper wheels bound Yahiko tightly, and he would be cut if he moved even slightly.

If it were a battlefield, Yahiko might have risked his life to try again.

But this is just a competition, and he has already lost at this level, so there's no point in trying anymore.

He lost to Xiao Nan.

"I surrender." Yahiko cautiously moved his fingers, indicating that he couldn't raise his hand, but wanted to admit defeat.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan's face lit up with joy. She immediately released the paper wheel and slowly landed on the ground.

The smile on his face was practically overflowing!

Yahiko wasn't resentful at this point, but he hadn't expected that Konan would develop such a powerful ninjutsu in just three days.

He underestimated Xiao Nan, so his loss wasn't unjust.

Nara Anwa walked onto the arena, her face beaming with joy: "I hereby declare the champion of the first Konoha Village Tournament to be... Konan!"

The moment Nara Anwa made the announcement, the entire audience erupted in deafening applause and cheers!

All the villagers were shouting Xiao Nan's name!

Even the shadows were very satisfied with Xiao Nan's performance, nodding in approval from the stands.

Konan was incredibly excited on the field. Before this, she had been confident that she could defeat Yahiko.

But in reality, there's never really been any clear plan.

Now, she can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Her master's teachings and her three nights of diligent cultivation have not been in vain.

"Konan, you really surprised me. I never expected you to have developed such powerful ninjutsu."

Although Konan was happy, she did not become arrogant because she had defeated Yahiko.

Her victory this time was largely due to a gap in information; Yahiko was unaware that she had developed these ninjutsu.

That's why they were caught off guard.

If Yahiko had taken these ninjutsu into account from the beginning and developed "Countering Konan Tactics 2.0", then she would have been helpless.

"Hehe, it's my turn to win this time. I'm the champion, you know. From now on, you have to greet me every morning."

Xiao Nan said jokingly, hands on her hips.

Yahiko smiled knowingly at this moment. He was genuinely happy for Konan and did not show any emotion because of losing the game.

The cheers from the audience continued, and even the villagers outside the venue ran out of their homes to cheer loudly after seeing Xiao Nan win the championship on TV.

"Konan is really something, I never expected her to actually beat Yahiko," Hashirama said, somewhat incredulously.

Mito nodded in agreement: "Who says otherwise? Torifu has taught them both very well, almost like Torifu and Jiri back in the day."

After hearing this, Chiri jokingly said, "They are still not as good as us. After all, we are the students of the First Hokage. What they have learned is all taught by our master."

Upon hearing this, Hashirama immediately sat up straight, puffing out his chest and looking incredibly smug: "That's right, what Jiri said is absolutely correct."

Chapter 573 Distributing Prizes

"Konan is really something, I never expected her to actually beat Yahiko," Hashirama said, somewhat incredulously.

Mito nodded in agreement: "Who says otherwise? Torifu has taught them both very well, almost like Torifu and Jiri back in the day."

After hearing this, Chiri jokingly said, "They are still not as good as us. After all, we are the students of the First Hokage. What they have learned is all taught by our master."

Upon hearing this, Hashirama immediately sat up straight, puffing out his chest and looking incredibly smug: "That's right, what Jiri said is absolutely correct."

"You can't find anyone else in the entire Hidden Leaf Village with my talent."

Mito smiled and pinched Hashirama's soft waist where no one could see, muttering to herself, "Can't you eat without bragging? You taught him how to destroy a country at twelve? You taught him Sage Mode?"

Hashirama winced in pain, but quickly regained his composure, though Minato still noticed the change.

"Grandmaster, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Hashirama laughed and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, it's just that seeing Konan win the championship made me a little emotional."

Minato, unsuspecting, did not press the matter further.

With Konan and Yahiko having determined their victor, this tournament has now come to a complete end.

However, the arena will not be closed. The Chunin Exams are only held once a year, and it would be a waste to leave it idle the rest of the time.

Qu Feng decided to turn the venue into a public arena, where any ninja who wanted to spar could come and compete.

This also solves the problem of villagers having nothing to do on weekdays.

Moreover, although Konoha Village is generally united and peaceful.

However, with so many people in a village, there will inevitably be some friction or conflict among the ninjas.

Having a place to practice can solve many problems. Of course, there will be rules and restrictions for such disputes.

After Qu Feng made these announcements, a heated discussion ensued.

However, most people strongly agree that the ninjas can spar and resolve disputes, while the audience can watch the competition for free.

It's a pretty good new project. Now we have another place to pass the time besides games.

Many ninjas have probably wanted to spar with their friends for a while, but meaningless duels are forbidden in the village, so they have to go outside the village.

However, if any accident occurs, such as a mishap with ninjutsu, it is difficult to receive timely treatment.

But the arena is different; here you can safely spar and fight, and it's all legal and legitimate.

After a heated discussion, the villagers quickly dispersed, because the arena would not be fully operational until after the Lunar New Year, and in the meantime, it would require repairs and maintenance.

About ten minutes later, the arena was empty except for the top three contestants and a few shadows.

Yahiko and Konan looked natural, while Sasori seemed a little excited, wondering what his third-place reward would be.

Will it be the same herbs from that day?

When the awards ceremony arrived, Qu Feng no longer stood on the viewing platform looking down at the competition.

Instead, he came to the arena with a group of shadows.

The arena, after three days of fighting, was full of cracks and on the verge of collapse.

The repaired areas were all blown up by Xiao Nan's explosive tags.

Having barely found a place to stay, Qu Feng spoke first to Scorpion: "Scorpion, do you have any ideas about your prize?"

"Huh?" Sasori was a little confused for a moment, not knowing what the Hokage meant by those words.

He could only look at Qu Feng with a puzzled expression, then at his master.

"Hokage, what do you mean?"

Qu Feng nodded: "Let him tell me what reward he wants, and I'll see if I can provide it. If I can, I'll provide it; if not, I'll give him the original reward."

Upon hearing this, Sasori immediately looked delighted: "Hokage-sama, can I really tell you?!"

"Speak up, otherwise, if we use what you've given us, wouldn't it be a waste of the ranking you worked so hard for?"

Upon hearing this, Sasori immediately felt that the Hokage was incredibly humane!

"Um... Lord Hokage, would you mind using chakra herbs?"

Feng Ying's lips twitched involuntarily. He thought to himself, "This brat really dares to ask for anything!"

How could I possibly give you something so precious twice?

But what Qu Feng did next completely surprised him.

Qu Feng nodded lightly, then flipped his hand, and a yellow flower emitting a faint glow appeared in his palm.

"This is pomelo fluff flower. Its main function is to enhance one's own chakra strength, but not instantly. It's a gradual increase, and the effect will last for one or two months, allowing your body to adapt to this chakra."

Scorpion took the pomelo blossom and immediately put it away, without examining the flower in front of so many adults.

"Thank you, Lord Hokage. I like it very much."

Qu Feng nodded, thinking that even if you don't like it, there's nothing else to say. This is the most suitable thing he could choose for a puppeteer.

Otherwise, the original plan was just to give him a set of puppet materials, but Sunagakure definitely has more of these, and it would be a loss of face to give them away, so they decided to give him the opportunity to choose one himself.

It's nothing more than herbs. This child hasn't seen much of the world and can't pick out anything.

Scorpion happily put away the herbs, while Onoki, standing to the side, glanced at them without any expression.

He didn't seem surprised that Touko took out chakra herbs.

Next up was Yahiko, who didn't have the chance to choose.

Qu Feng took out a long sword. The sword was engraved with patterns like flowing water, and the hilt was engraved with several white clouds.

It looks extraordinary.

"This is the sword your master used when he was young. It is called Flowing Water. I hope you will use it well."

This sword was actually a secret room in the Cloud Clan's territory that Qu Feng found when he was a child, but he chose the Crane Cry Sword, which was more suitable for him and more precious.

The sword has been sitting in the ring collecting dust ever since.

Watching Yahiko and Konan's match today, I realized that Yahiko's offensive methods were really lacking.

They simply used ninjutsu to wear down their opponent.

That's why I gave the wind to Yahiko as a backup plan.

Tokiwa's swordsmanship is quite good; if he were to teach it to Yahiko, it would greatly enhance his strength.