Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 609

Neji was determined to succeed in this attack.

He didn't think Gaara's sand wall could withstand his barrage of attacks for long.

And the result was exactly as Neji had predicted.

The sand walls in the air were repeatedly shattered by his attacks, and although they quickly reassembled, Neji's Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms became faster and faster with each attack.

So, when all the impacts came one after another, the sand wall was finally shattered, revealing Gaara's figure behind it.

Neji clenched his fist tightly—he'd succeeded!

"Bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang"

A series of attacks slammed into Gaara in mid-air.

Neji's eyes lit up. If that were the case, then he should be able to win first place...

"Sandstorm and quicksand!"

A deep voice sounded behind Neji.

Neji turned his head sharply and saw Gaara standing behind him, the spot where he was standing already surrounded by sand.

Neji's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had thought of something, and he looked up at the sky.

In the air, Gaara's body was slowly turning into sand, which then gathered to form... a gourd.

The Gaara standing behind Neji wasn't carrying a gourd...

"Damn it... I've been tricked!"

Neji could easily see that this guy had been lying to him all along, making him use Gentle Fist to attack his sand wall. Every time the sand wall was attacked, some sand would fall to the ground, and of course he wouldn't think there was anything wrong with the sand.

Now, although there isn't much sand underground, it's enough to bind him.

They thought they had seized the opportunity to attack.

But the guy on the other side also seized the opportunity to attack.

He wasn't prepared to defend from the start!

"Just admit defeat. In this state, you can't use any defensive skills."

Gaara assumed a pose as if he were about to use the "Sandstorm Funeral" skill, and looked at Neji in front of him, speaking in a deep voice.

Neji gritted his teeth, looked up, and stared seriously at Gaara: "The ninjas of Konoha... will never admit defeat!"

Gaara's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Since that's the case, then please die."

With that, Gaara extended his hand to Neji and then gripped it tightly: "Sandstorm Funeral!"

The sand on the ground surged towards Neji. Neji's eyes widened as his body was engulfed by the sand. Then, the sand suddenly tightened...

But he grabbed nothing at all; the sand turned into particles floating in the air.

Gaara frowned: "What?!"

"I'd say you're a bit too bloodthirsty, kid."

A sound suddenly came from the empty space to the side.

Gaara immediately assumed a defensive stance.

The air distorted as Obito pulled Neji out of the Kamui dimension and threw him on the ground.

"You won the first round of the exam. Go prepare for the winners' bracket. As for you..."

Obito squatted down and said to Neji with a grin, "Why are you so stubborn? This is Konoha. If you lose, you lose. There's no shame in admitting defeat. It's better than losing your life."

Hyuga Neji snorted and turned his head away, not wanting to look at Obito.

Obito didn't mind, clapped his hands, and then gestured to Yua in the stands.

Yuya nodded, then stood up and announced: "The first round of the competition is confirmed. The winner is Gaara of Sunagakure, and the loser is Neji Hyuga of Konoha."

above. "

After saying that, You Ya sat back down.

Sitting next to Yua, Tsunade looked at him with amusement: "Don't you find it strange that you personally announced your own village's defeat?"

Youya shrugged: "What's so strange about it? Those who come here are all elites from other villages, so it's perfectly normal for some to win and some to lose."

Besides... Naruto and Sasuke haven't even appeared yet.

Tsunade thought for a moment and nodded.

"That's right, those two kids should be first and second."

Yua and Tsunade's conversation caused the four Kage standing nearby to frown simultaneously.

Naruto? Sasuke?

Who is it?

How could the Hokage be so confident?

The winner and loser will each have a chance to compete for a place in the top five, with one entering the winners' bracket and the other entering the losers' bracket.

Neji's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he accepted the verdict.

otherwise……

I know I can't save my leg.

Naruto Stand:

"Speaking of which, the ninja who just saved people used... a space-time ninjutsu, right?" Onoki looked at Yua.

"Yes, it's a space-time ninjutsu that can bring two people into a separate space." Yua didn't intend to hide anything; Obito's Kamui's true ability wasn't just about taking others to the Kamui dimension.

The other four Kage nodded, not really caring about this ninjutsu.

It's just a ninjutsu that takes someone into a dimension, what danger could there be?

Yu Lu, who was on the stage, stood up and announced the start of the second round, beginning the drawing process.

Then, the screen scrolled for a long time before finally settling on one name:

[Konoha Village: Naruto Uzumaki]

Backstage lounge:

"Yoo! My turn! It's finally my turn!" Naruto cheered.

Shikamaru, standing to the side, was speechless: "This is only the second round, how come it's finally your turn? Have you been waiting long?"

Naruto excitedly ran to the arena, without even waiting for his opponent to be announced.

At this moment, the live stream slowly paused, and the name displayed was...

[Star Ninja Village: Goro Yamato]

"Hmm, is it my turn? Fine, let me go and clear Hoshigakure's name of its recent bad reputation!"

Unaware of what he was about to encounter, the young man from Hoshinobi Village excitedly rushed out, following in Naruto's footsteps.

The second round of the competition then officially began with Yu Lu's announcement.

Yamato from the Star Village immediately took out his ninja tool, a pair of nunchucks.

"Otta!" Yamato swung his nunchucks.

"Otta otta!" Yamato took a few steps toward Naruto's position.

Naruto blinked and stood quietly, looking at the other person.

Naruto stands:

"That Naruto Uzumaki, is that the Naruto you were talking about?"

Onoki looked at Yua.

You Ya smiled and nodded.

The other four shadows immediately became interested.

They really wanted to see what Naruto's abilities were.

To be valued so highly by Yuya.

Then, Yamato from the Star Ninja Village jumped up, grabbed his nunchucks, and unleashed a tornado of chakra with incredible speed.

"Ninja Art! Double Tornado!"

The immense power piqued the interest of the five Kage in the Naruto stands.

"This power... is almost at the level of a Jonin," Rasa said with a smile.

"I wonder how that brat Naruto will handle this," Mei Terumi said with a smile.

Yuya and Tsunade were also smiling.

Then, Naruto made a move in the arena.

He slowly lifted his foot and walked towards the location of the tornado.

Then, he lifted his foot...

"Snap"

With a kick, Yamato, who was caught in the tornado, was sent flying...

The tornado stopped.

The five figures in the stands immediately suppressed their smiles.

(End of this chapter)