Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 607

The ten winners advance to the second round. In the second round, the winners advance to the top five. Once they reach the top five, they have to wait for five more people to advance from the 15 eliminated. Then, the ten people will fight in pairs, and the final five will have a free-for-all until only one person remains to determine the final winner.

Note that this is a one-on-one system.

The winner is ranked first, but there is another rule in the third round:

The battle for position.

In other words, after the one-on-one match ends, the winner is number one. At this point, if someone wants to take the number one spot, they can issue a challenge. The challenger doesn't directly challenge the number one spot; they must first challenge one of the four people ranked second to fifth. Only after successfully taking that spot can they challenge the number one spot.

Similarly, only after one of the second to fifth place finishes successfully intercepting a challenger's challenge can they challenge the first place.

The rules look complicated, don't they?

Don't overthink it. Simply put, if you keep winning, you can get first place in the one-on-one match after three games.

In the second round of the battle for a spot, you don't need to worry about being in first place, since others will have to challenge the other four first.

Therefore, the advantage of the first place is virtually unlimited.

"Well then, without further ado, let's see who will be matched up in the first round!"

Oh, by the way, the top twenty of the rewards Yua set out before the Chunin Exams, ranging from first to one hundred, who made it to the third round, swept the top spots.

In the final battle for a spot, other candidates who were eliminated in the first or second round can also participate, but they can only challenge the top 21st place; forget about the top 20.

As for how to select the 21st place, it's naturally up to whoever is the first to step forward and face challenges from the others.

As soon as You Lu finished speaking, the list drawing began on the live stream.

Finally, the image freezes.

The people in Sunagakure Village watching the live stream became excited at the same time.

The audience at the scene also got excited.

A great start! The first to arrive were the people of Konoha Village.

Gaara of Sunagakure VS Neji of Konoha

Hyuga Residence:

"Great! It's Neji! Neji-nii-san!" Hanabi, still a little girl, was very excited.

Hiashi Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga were also staring intently at the screen, their expressions showing a hint of tension.

If we lose...

That would be incredibly embarrassing...

"Phew... Am I the first one...?"

Later, at the waiting area, Naruto and the other examinees who were taking the exam were all gathered.

"Go for it, Neji!" Naruto reached out his hand to Neji.

Neji curled his lip; he had no liking for this guy who had kidnapped his sister.

but……

"Snap"

After Neji and Naruto high-fived, Neji said, "I won't lose. I'll personally eliminate you in this test!"

Naruto chuckled, not angry at all, and continued to encourage Neji.

Hinata, standing to the side, looked at Neji with a worried expression.

Meanwhile, Gaara, carrying a sand gourd on his back, is also facing the love and care of his older brother and sister.

"That guy is from the Hyuga clan," Temari warned Gaara. "Their Gentle Fist is very powerful. Don't get close; attack from a distance."

Kankuro nodded: "That's right, that's right."

Temari: "Find a way to get him flying into the air, then control him. In the air, they won't be able to use their Gentle Fist."

Kankuro: "That's right, that's right."

Temari: "Most importantly, if you don't have enough sand in your gourd, it might just fight you relentlessly. You have to find a way to use more sand to control it."

Kankuro: "That's right..."

"Bang"

Kankuro was kicked away by Temari.

"Get the hell out of here!"

Gaara ignored his silly older siblings, nodded to Temari, and turned to head to the venue.

"Gaara!" Temari couldn't help but exclaim.

Gaara paused, turning his head to look at Temari with a puzzled expression.

"...If, just in case, I mean just in case, if you feel you can't beat your opponent... then just admit defeat decisively... there's no shame in that." Temari said to Gaara with a conflicted expression.

Gaara remained silent for a moment, then turned and walked towards the entrance.

"...This child." Temari sighed helplessly, then walked to Kankuro's side, angrily swung her hand, and punched him in the face:

"That's right, that's right, all you can say is those two sentences, is that it?! I'm right to call you that! I'm right to call you that!"

Bang bang bang.

This violent scene made everyone backstage, who was preparing to go on stage, swallow hard.

Nara Shikamaru couldn't help but take a few steps back, then shook his head.

She's a violent madwoman; anyone who marries her will be incredibly unlucky.

……

Entrance:

Neji Hyuga and Gaara slowly walked into the arena from the entrance. Their eyes lit up, and after their eyes gradually adjusted to the light, they saw the audience cheering enthusiastically in the arena.

It must be said that the villagers of Konoha Village are really enthusiastic about watching the excitement.

Hyuga Neji turned his head and glanced at Gaara, who remained expressionless, calmly looking ahead.

Tch, another pretentious guy like Sasuke.

As Neji was a year ahead of Naruto and Sasuke, he had naturally heard about Naruto and Sasuke's dominance over their classmates at the Ninja Academy.

However, aside from their previous sparring session, Neji had never fought either of them.

Moreover, to be honest, the power of the Six Paths Chakra used in the last sparring session was indeed powerful, but ultimately it wasn't his own.

Therefore, Neji did not consider himself to have fought these two.

For this exam, Yuya has explicitly stated that the use of Six Paths Chakra is not allowed. Therefore, for Neji, this exam is the best opportunity to test the true strength of these two.

"brush"

A figure appeared in the center of the arena.

The newcomer, wearing a garment bearing the Uchiha clan crest, yawned. Obito, looking sleep-deprived, glanced at the two arrogant figures before him and muttered under his breath, "Why are there two annoying little brats like Kakashi here?"

On the high platform, Itachi Uchiha, who was in charge of proctoring and safety for this arena exam, along with Inoichi Yamanaka and Kurenai Yuhi, all looked at Kakashi beside them.

Kakashi's face twitched. That bastard Obito...

The teachers are all wearing headsets for communication, so they can hear you no matter how quietly you speak!

Taking a deep breath, Obito pressed down on his headset in a deep voice, and his voice, through a special design, resonated throughout the entire arena:

"I now announce that the first exam..."

Let's begin!

(End of this chapter)