Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

don't want! "

Ignoring his wails, with a slight twitch of his fingers, the gleaming kunai slowly sank into his abdomen.

A large amount of blood slowly gushed from the wound, soaking the entire ground in moments.

As the large amount of blood spread, the genin felt all his strength being drained away, and his body slowly went limp on the ground.

At this moment, Sasori waved his hand and withdrew the chakra threads wrapped around him.

He glanced at the enemy in front of him and said casually:

"Who says you can't use puppetry without puppets?"

Besides being a puppet, I can also choose to control you.

Chapter 75 Minato Namikaze vs. Rasa

Perhaps Sasori's puppetry skills aren't that strong for others, at least not strong enough to directly control them using puppetry alone.

However, strength and weakness are always relative. Sasori could easily defeat such a weak genin without even needing to use a puppet.

As for whether that genin will die as a result.

For a master like Scorpion, who can turn human bodies into puppets.

His familiarity with the body's structure is no less than that of a physician.

So, although that genin appeared to be seriously injured.

But in reality, under Scorpion's control, the dagger was stabbed in a way that perfectly avoided all vital organs.

It just looks like there's a lot of bleeding; there's no danger to his life.

Whether he can still participate in the subsequent competitions is beyond Scorpion's consideration.

And so, the first match of the Chunin Exams came to an end, and the first winner was determined.

Before the audience on stage could even understand what was happening, they saw the arrogant kid from Kirigakure who had been so cocky just moments before.

After spouting a lot of nonsense, it charged towards the scorpion, landing on the ground halfway through its leap.

Then, as if possessed, he suddenly stabbed himself in the abdomen with a kunai, and that was the end of his defeat.

To the audience, it all seemed like a farce. Only when the genin was dragged off the field by the staff did everyone realize that the match was over.

Only then did a few scattered claps begin to sound from the audience.

After all, this was quite different from the showdown they had imagined, leaving viewers somewhat confused.

Fortunately, the following battles finally returned to a normal pace, much to the delight of the audience.

To ensure fairness, the matchups for this duel were determined through random selection.

Other countries still place full trust in Konoha in this regard.

Although some genin might share the same idea as the Hidden Mist Village ninja, wanting to conserve their strength to face other weaker opponents later.

However, those who think this way are ultimately a minority. Most people who can participate in the Chunin Exams have great confidence in their abilities.

Therefore, in the subsequent matches, these genin all gave it their all.

Although these genin weren't particularly strong, the audience on stage didn't care about that.

For these ordinary people, witnessing the spectacular ninjutsu and the intense, visceral clashes brought waves of cheers to the crowd.

It must be said that perhaps the essence hidden deep within humanity is the worship of violence.

Whether it's on Earth, where Kagura lived in her previous life, or on this ninja continent today.

Such competitive performances can evoke a deep emotional response in people.

In each match, the cheers on the field grew louder and louder.

With the enthusiastic support of the audience, these candidates seemed to gain strength and performed at a level far exceeding their usual abilities.

Unfortunately, strength is always the most important factor in determining victory or defeat.

In these matches, the final winners were almost all the same as Kagura's prediction.

Those he had favored from the beginning, such as Qing and Huangtu, unsurprisingly won.

In Kagura's view, these were matches where the outcome could be known before they even began.

Although their opponents all displayed remarkable strength, they still could not escape the fate of defeat.

From a rational perspective, Kagura felt that these candidates should selectively give up and focus their energy on the next exam.

In any case, each person has a maximum of five chances to fight.

But the reason why youth easily resonates with people is precisely because of their uncompromising nature.

So, watching those genin fight with all their might, Kagura couldn't help but be drawn in.

After several battles, Kagura suddenly straightened up and looked down at the dueling arena with great interest.

Because both of them were people Kagura was extremely interested in.

Minato Namikaze versus Rasa.

It can be said that Kagura was full of anticipation for this battle when he learned about the matchup list.

This is a battle between the future "Hokage" and "Kazekage".

Although Kagura herself has always had reservations about the strength of the successive Kazekage, this does not affect her expectations for this battle.

Similarly, as the two boys stepped into the dueling arena, the five shadows present all leaned forward in unison.

It seems they are also full of anticipation for the upcoming battle.

Although these figures did not actually attend the previous exams.

However, all the details of the previous exams were presented to them.

Among them, these two individuals undoubtedly performed the best in the previous assessments.

When faced with Kagura, a formidable foe, they were able to quickly find the only way to pass the test and, as leaders, quickly gathered a group of people together.

Such abilities undoubtedly left a deep impression on these figures.

As the old Chinese proverb goes, "It is easy to find a thousand soldiers, but difficult to find a good general."

This statement applies equally to the world.

In the ninja villages of this world, it is not difficult to train powerful ninjas.

After all, every era has its own geniuses, and these geniuses have the potential to become powerful figures.

However, a qualified leader is not so easy to find.

In the ninja village of this era, becoming a leader is no easy feat.

Strength, talent, prestige, leadership, and so on are all indispensable.

Simply put, in this world, if you want to be in a leadership position, in addition to leadership skills, you also need strong power and prestige.

This is why powerful Jonin often have a nickname, which is used to spread throughout the ninja world.

Like Sakumo Hatake's "Konoha Shiroga" and Hanzo's "Halogen" name.

Jonin with such prestige are more likely to gain the approval of their subordinates when leading them on missions.

After all, the recognition of such a nickname often represents a person's strength.

Only after securing sufficient strength, coupled with leadership talent, can one truly become a qualified leader.

In the previous Chunin Exams, Minato and Rasa had already proven their leadership talents.

Now is the time to prove their strength.

As the examiner called out their names, Minato and Rasa entered the arena from opposite sides.

Looking at their opponent, who could be considered a worthy adversary, the two of them smiled in unison.

Without hesitation, gold dust immediately appeared around Luo Sha.

He looked at the water gate in front of him and said:

"I never expected my opponent would be you..."

However, I won't hold back.

Upon hearing this, Minato did not speak, but slowly drew the kunai from his waist and looked at him.

Chapter 76 Rasa's Bloodline Limit

Looking at the Minato in front of him, Rasa simply stood silently in place, not making the first move.

The gold dust around him was like a docile pet, constantly circling and hovering around him.

Actually, if you look closely, the Kazekage of the Land of Wind started from the Third Kazekage.

The subsequent Fourth Hokage Rasa and Fifth Hokage Gaara's techniques were highly similar to those of the Third Hokage.

Although Rasa and the Third Kazekage were not related by blood, he and his son Gaara both inherited his Magnet Release bloodline limit.

(Although this is not explained in the manga and anime.)

However, in the fifth volume of the official novel *Gaara's Secret Story: Sand Fantasy*, Gaara used Magnet Release, inherited from Rasa, during his battle against the Bee Clan ninja Shigeaki.

This sometimes makes Kagura wonder if Rasa might be the illegitimate son of the Third Kazekage.

However, unlike the Third Hokage's ability to control iron and his son's ability to control sand, Rasa's Magnet Release: Gold Sand is somewhat awkward.

It's not that his abilities are much worse than those two, but rather that his ability is too expensive.

Yes, it's just too expensive.

As his name suggests, his bloodline limit allows him to freely control things containing metal.

However, just like on Earth in Kagura's previous life, gold is also a precious metal that can be used as currency in this world.

Therefore, the gold dust that Luo Sha, who could control gold, used was incredibly expensive in terms of value alone.

If it weren't for his ability to convert highly condensed chakra into magnetism and then inject Magnet Release chakra into the ground through hand seals to create gold dust...