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Chapter 144 Midnight Ambush (Third Update)

With 27 people in 9 groups, and Yakushi Kabuto withdrawing, there are 26 people left, who will be divided into 13 groups to compete and determine the official tournament roster.

Groups are randomly assigned by an electronic screen in the lobby.

"Match 1: Rock Lee vs. Misumi Kenshin!"

Soon, the contestants for the first match appeared on the big screen.

"It seems the qualifiers are in complete chaos."

When Li Chuan saw the match list for the first game, he knew that the qualifiers had completely deviated from their original trajectory.

Because if he remembered correctly, Rock Lee's original opponent was Gaara of the Sand Village, and in the end, his calf was broken by Gaara's sand.

Meanwhile, Kensuke Misumi, Kabuto's teammate and Orochimaru's spy planted in Konoha, was originally supposed to fight against Kankuro of the Sand Village.

Having been able to infiltrate Konoha as a spy for so many years, Kenjiro's strength is naturally not bad; she would definitely have the strength of a Chunin if she were outside.

Unfortunately, he encountered Rock Lee, the strongest student in this exam besides Gaara, and was instantly defeated when Rock Lee removed his weights.

In Li Chuan's view, Rock Lee, who had taken off his weights and opened the fifth gate of the Gate of Extinction, was definitely at the Jonin level. Although he couldn't maintain it for long, the few seconds he did manage to do so were definitely enough.

The reason he lost to Gaara is that Gaara, as a Jinchuriki, was already close to being a Jonin in his normal state.

As fellow Konoha ninjas, Rock Lee didn't go too far, so Misumi was only knocked unconscious with one kick and left as soon as she woke up.

"The second match: Hinata Hyuga versus Neji Hyuga!"

Looking at the newly appearing names on the electronic screen, Li Chuan sighed that this game hadn't changed.

Of course, the result remained the same. Even though Hinata tried her best to persevere, she was still far behind Neji and was knocked to the ground and seriously injured by his palm strike.

If it weren't for referee Hayate Gekko, Guy, Kakashi, and Kurenai all coming down to stop them, Neji would have almost lost control and killed Hinata.

"Hinata!"

Naruto jumped down from the viewing corridor and anxiously went to Hinata's side.

Hinata lay on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Seeing Naruto appear before her, she said in a trembling voice:

"Naruto, I...I..."

Is he about to confess his feelings?

Standing in the corridor, Li Chuan immediately showed an expectant look. It's quite interesting to ship couples online.

However, Hinata fainted before she could finish speaking.

"Where's the medical team? Come quick, they can save this person!"

When Hong saw her beloved disciple faint, she immediately shouted anxiously.

Seeing that his shipping attempt had failed, Li Chuan quickly appeared next to Hinata using the Body Flicker Technique.

"I have some knowledge of medical ninjutsu."

He crouched down, made several very peculiar hand gestures quickly, and then muttered:

"Healed as before!"

A dozen seconds later, a blue magical ray shone on Hinata, who slowly opened her eyes and stood up as if nothing had happened.

Li Chuan is not yet able to cast spells without a wand, so before leaving the wizarding world, he specifically took the time to find some instructional magic books about African wizards' hand gestures for casting spells.

Although hand gestures are much less efficient than wands, they allow wizards to cast spells even when they are without their wands.

"This is called a rudimentary understanding? The healing effect is almost as good as Lady Tsunade's!"

All the ninjas present with even a little experience, including the Third Hokage, were immediately stunned to see Hinata, who had been so badly injured, being healed in an instant.

Even with Konoha's advanced medical ninjutsu and specialized hospitals, an injury like Hinata's would take several days to fully recover.

As it turned out, Li Chuan only took a dozen seconds, which shows how strong this prince's medical ninjutsu was, and that he used a medical ninjutsu that they had never seen before.

Such a healing effect could only be achieved by Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin, when she summons her summoning beast to assist in performing ninjutsu.

After Hinata recovered, she naturally couldn't bring herself to say what she had wanted to say to Naruto, which left Li Chuan feeling a pang of regret.

The qualifiers continued, and most of the matches were different from before, but the players who won and participated in the official matches were not much different.

The ninjas who officially entered the finals a month later were: Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, Tenten, Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Shino Aburame, Choji Akimichi, Kankuro, Gaara, Temari, Zaku, and Dosu.

Eight of them were Konoha ninjas, three were Sunagakure ninjas, two were Otogakure ninjas, and all the Kusagakure and Amegakure ninjas were eliminated.

During this time, Li Chuan repeatedly used healing magic to save people. The Konoha side was relatively restrained in their attacks, while the Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja were ruthless, leaving most of the victims severely injured.

There was even a grass ninja who was fighting Gaara, but before he could even unleash his ninjutsu, he was encased in Gaara's sand and turned into a corpse.

This concludes the second exam.

Two days later at midnight, after confirming that Tianzang had left as usual to report to the Third Generation, Li Chuan vanished on the spot with a phantom teleportation.

When they reappeared, they were already near the Valley of the End.

"Didn't Orochimaru come?"

After a few leaps, they appeared atop the statue of the first generation in the Valley of the End. Looking at Kabuto Yakushi standing there, Li Chuan glanced around and raised an eyebrow.

The pharmacist turned around and looked at Li Chuan:

"Lord Orochimaru is unable to come due to other matters, and asked me to convey the information to His Highness the Prince. His Highness doesn't seem surprised at all by my identity."

"Your identity? An orphan adopted by the Konoha Orphanage, a genin of Konoha, a spy for Danzo, a spy for Orochimaru, a spy for Sasori—which identity do you want me to be surprised by?"

Li Chuan held the Elder Wand in his hand, a mocking expression on his face.

Upon hearing Li Chuan's words, Kabuto's expression changed instantly, and his pupils contracted rapidly.

It seems that the prince's claim of knowing many secrets is indeed true. However, he can't understand why the other party even knows that he is a spy for Scorpion.

"His Highness is truly astonishing."

Kabuto smiled, not continuing the topic, and instead said directly:

"The forbidden technique scroll is located in a confidential document library between the Jonin Third Base and the Uchiha and Hyuga clan territories. It is jointly guarded by Anbu and Root ninjas and is also protected by a warning barrier."

"Very good, it seems Orochimaru is quite sincere about future cooperation, but what does this mean?"

Li Chuan nodded first, then looked at the five people surrounding him from behind and shrugged helplessly.

The pharmacist adjusted his glasses and smiled:

"Lord Orochimaru said that the information can be given to you, but it depends on whether the prince has the ability to take it away. If not, then please come back to the base with us and tell us all the secrets you know."

"Kaguya Kimimaro, Sakon, Ukon, Tayuya, Kidomaru, Jirobo, it seems Orochimaru really thinks highly of me."

Li Chuan called out the names of the five people behind him one by one, but his face remained completely calm.

(End of this chapter)