The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

That's something we'll have to leave for the future.

"Is this the end of the second round of assessment? Huh? Why aren't any examiners waiting for us?"

Step inside through the main entrance of this central tower.

I saw that the space inside was completely empty.

But there wasn't a single person in sight.

Sakura blinked and spoke with a hint of curiosity.

"Well, if there are no examiners, then it must be related to our scroll."

Mianma pretended to think for a moment, then took out two scrolls from his pocket.

"Oh!? I see."

Naruto, as if suddenly realizing something, also pulled out two scrolls.

Each merged under its own circumstances.

"puff!"

A white mist suddenly appeared.

"!?"

"Huh?"

"This is?"

The next second, after the white mist dissipated, a familiar figure came into view of Menma and the other three.

"Iruka-sensei, it's you!"

They looked at Iruka, who had appeared before them.

Naruto widened his eyes and said.

"Hehe, that's because I'm your messenger."

Seeing that Naruto, Menma, and the others, who all looked a little disheveled but had successfully passed the second round of tests, Iruka's face showed a hint of relief.

Previously, I opposed Menma and the others participating in the Chunin Exams because I felt they were still too inexperienced. Now it seems that I underestimated these students.

"A messenger? Huh? What's that?"

Naruto, Sakura, and the others all looked confused.

"That's of course..."

Iruka smiled gently.

Next, she fully demonstrated her professional qualities as a teacher, giving Menma and the others a comprehensive and detailed explanation of the key points of this exam. More importantly, she also shared the Chunin experience notes written by Hiruzen Sarutobi behind her.

When I read the original work in my previous life, I didn't read the Menma section in detail.

Now that I've listened to it carefully, I have to say, Hiruzen Sarutobi has always done a very good job in this regard. Otherwise, he wouldn't have such a high reputation in Konoha. It's just a pity that many times, what he says doesn't match what he does.

The young Hiruzen Sarutobi and the old Hiruzen Sarutobi are essentially two different people.

"Therefore, if you want to become a qualified Chunin, you still have a lot to learn. You must not be complacent or arrogant!"

Iruka said with a smile.

"Oh, Iruka-sensei."

"Yes, we understand, Iruka-sensei."

Sakura and Naruto responded one after the other.

"Alright, you all look exhausted, so I won't say anything more. Let's go to the rest room first. Today is only the second day of the assessment, and the final results won't be available until tomorrow afternoon."

"Yes!"

Unlike the original story, the second round of assessment was passed at the last minute.

In this time and space.

With Menma's presence, Class 7 was actually the first to pass the second round of assessments. This gave Menma and the others more time to rest. Menma was well aware that after the second round of assessments, due to the large number of participants, they would face another preliminary round before the main competition, in order to reduce the number of contestants in the main competition.

After all, by then, high-ranking nobles from various countries will be coming from afar to watch, and Konoha must ensure the quality and quantity of the matches. It's impossible to really stretch the final round of matches too long.

Keeping the number of people to ten or less is the most appropriate approach.

'If I run into Gaara, Lee, and the others in the preliminaries, I'll have to prepare well...'

While waiting.

Menma was also thinking about what strategy he should adopt if he really encountered these two troublesome guys in the preliminaries.

Although in his previous life he had suspected that the so-called fair and impartial electronic screen was actually being manipulated by Konoha.

But anything can happen unexpectedly.

With the crucial moment of leaving Konoha lore fast approaching, Menma was unwilling to reveal too much.

They are even less willing to be seriously injured.

Gaara, a Jinchūriki, and Rock Lee, who can open all five gates.

Those are all things that Mianma (a type of noodle brand) must be wary of now.

We can't unleash too much Nine-Tails chakra, can we?

Therefore, timely measures and preparations are essential.

However, Mianma was clearly putting in a lot of effort for nothing.

Because in this life, there are no preliminary rounds before the main competition.

"Hmm? Is it time? Are we going to go down and draw lots to determine the order of appearance in the main competition?"

On the afternoon of the third day, after the final deadline for the second round of exams.

A Konoha Chunin who was acting as an examiner also came to the room where Menma and the others were resting and conveyed the corresponding instructions to them.

Upon hearing that they would directly draw lots to determine their opponents in the main tournament, rather than having to hold a qualifying round,

Mianma was stunned involuntarily.

However, the next second, Menma found out the reason.

"Yes, the second round of assessments has just ended. Currently, a total of four, or rather three teams have passed the second round. As I mentioned earlier, the main competition is a single-elimination tournament, and it will be held in a month. You need to decide on the match-up list now."

The examiner gave a very formulaic reply.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 97 Process and Results

Three teams?

If Mianma remembers correctly, there were five or six teams that passed the test in the original work?

Now they've cut it in half?

Only three left?

However, this makes the elimination of the qualifiers understandable. With three teams, even including their special Class 7 four-person team, that's only 10 people, just one more than the number of people in the main competition in the original work. This number is just right for the main competition stage.

"So few? Only three teams?"

Naruto, standing to the side, also widened his eyes in surprise.

"It seems like there were 21 teams participating in the second round, but only three teams actually made it through."

Sakura said with a heavy heart.

Only Sasuke remained indifferent.

'If nothing unexpected happens, then the other two teams should be those two.'

As Menma walked towards the hall she had come from, she was also silently pondering to herself.

as predicted.

Upon entering the lobby.

What comes into view.

The six figures that were seen.

That is, Gaara's squad and Neji's squad.

These two teams are indeed among the highest-level teams in this Chunin Exams.

In the original story, Asuma's team, Kurenai's team, the Sound Ninja team, and Kabuto's team, who all passed the second round of assessments, are all gradually moving on to the second round this time.

The appearance of Menma and others.

It also attracted the attention of Gaara, Neji, and others.

The moment their eyes met.

It was obvious that Gaara's gaze suddenly sharpened, and Neji's gaze was full of scrutiny.

Two teams from Konohagakure and one team from Sunagakure.

This is not much different from the initial predictions at the start of the competition.

The Chunin Exams were originally intended to allow the five great ninja villages to showcase their strength.

Because the preliminary rounds were missing this time, not many Jonin appeared on site, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was also absent.

Only one person, Gekko Hayate, who was the chief examiner for the main competition, appeared before the three teams of ten people with a few examiners.

"Ahem, first of all, congratulations... ahem... to all three of you... teams for passing... the second round of assessment... I am your chief examiner for the third round... the main competition... ahem... the rules of the main competition... you've probably already heard them from the other examiners, so I... ahem... I won't go into detail... Of course... anyone who wants to give up... ahem, you can say so now... if no one does... ahem... we'll proceed with the draw for the main competition..."

Moonlight Gale looked like he had terminal lung cancer; his constant coughing made you wonder if he was going to cough up his lungs.

After saying these words, Moonlight Gale paused for a moment, and after seeing that none of the ten people below had spoken, he paused again.

"Well... cough cough... let's start the draw."

Moonlight Gale nodded and gestured to one of his subordinates to bring out a cardboard box, which was then used to draw lots for the ten people below.