Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

They had never seen Wood Release before.

That seemed like something from a legend.

As for the legend, although the family forbids mentioning "that person" who left.

But the legends of the First Hokage and "that person" have been circulating in the village, and it is said that... Wood Release can even suppress the Sharingan.

The specifics are unclear to these young Uchiha who haven't fought against each other.

However, Yashiro's words at this moment still planted a "seed" in their hearts.

……

Shortly after, the draw for the remaining two groups in the first round of the qualifiers concluded.

There are currently 16 candidates remaining.

The second round of the qualifiers will continue today.

The big screen flickered, and all the candidates were secretly praying that they wouldn't draw those two "monsters" from Konoha.

Currently, Qingwu and Hongdou are privately regarded as monsters by this year's candidates.

Red Bean was fine before, but yesterday's cursed seal state scared most people to death.

Beep beep beep—

The first name that appeared was Mitarashi Anko.

Just when all the candidates' hearts were in their throats, the appearance of the second name made everyone's gaze turn strange.

—Konoha: Seigo

Qingwu and Hongdou were both stunned. What was going on?

Hongdou gritted her teeth and said, "I was still worried about my cursed seal erupting, which is why I chose you, who has Wood Release, as my opponent!"

Having followed Orochimaru for half a year, the worldly-wise Anko didn't believe in the randomness of this lottery.

Qingwu came to her senses and said helplessly, "That's what I thought too."

Iruka, standing nearby, said anxiously, "What should we do? One of you will be unable to enter the main competition."

At the same time, the candidates began to whisper among themselves.

"Teammates vs. teammates? This draw..."

"That girl named Mitarashi Anko was just yesterday... and today she's already facing off against Seigo, this..."

Hongdou suddenly smiled, a bright smile, but there was no hint of amusement in her eyes.

"Hey, this is really bad luck."

She spoke loudly, as if wanting everyone to hear, "We've come this far, and now we have to face our own people, Qingwu, don't you think?"

Qingwu: "..."

He couldn't figure out what Hongdou was going to do.

If he were to say it himself, this kind of competition would be completely unnecessary.

"Let's go!" Hongdou stared defiantly at Qingwu: "I won't give up so easily."

"..." Qingwu nodded calmly and said, "Let's go!"

He understood something from Hongdou's eyes: asking her, with her strong personality, to give up voluntarily might be more painful than killing her.

Especially at this moment... when Orochimaru has defected and she has also been caught up in the center of public opinion.

Hongdou was well aware of Qingwu's strength, but she still said, "Qingwu, later... don't hold back!"

Qingwu chose to respect her decision: "Okay!"

"I can't admit defeat, but I hope you'll use your strongest move!"

"……Um!"

After a pause, Qingwu suddenly stopped Hongdou, who was about to jump down, "As a teammate, I think I need to say a few more words."

"Ok?"

“Red Bean, you don’t need to resist using that guy’s power.”

"what?"

“I saw it all yesterday. You were resisting using snake-type ninjutsu, which is why you were being overwhelmed by the Cloud Ninja.”

"..."

"If you're going to give it your all, I hope you will too!"

"……I see!"

"Whizzing!"

The two landed on the field at the same time.

Namiashi Raido glanced at the two of them, hesitated, and finally said only:

"The match begins."

As soon as the words were spoken, the red bean moved instantly.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

Qingwu sighed softly, "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

He had already made up his mind that if Anko didn't overcome her inner demons and use snake-style ninjutsu, he wouldn't go all out.

The earthen wall rose up, blocking the straight flames of the red bean.

Taking advantage of the smoke, Hongdou flicked her wrist and threw out several shuriken, then approached with a kunai in hand, attempting close combat.

However, Qingwu's physical skills were now vastly different from before.

He drew the short sword from his waist and easily repelled Hongdou.

A moment later...

call--

Qingwu gripped the short sword in reverse, holding it against Hongdou's neck, and said coldly, "You've lost!"

"Oh!"

Red Bean's figure vanished in the dust, and at the same time, a sharp shout came from behind Qingwu: "Ninja Art: Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"

Shadow clones... Qingwu was not surprised but delighted; his teammates had finally broken through their inner demons.

"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"

Well then... I'll give you my utmost respect!

"boom!"

A massive, withered tree guardian descended.

Since evolving into a hero, its height has reached over 20 meters.

Red Bean's spell was completely blocked by the massive body of the withered tree guardian.

"what is that!"

Many viewers who were seeing the Dead Tree Guardian for the first time gasped in surprise…

Chapter 60 The Plan Has Changed

The red bean was devoured in seconds.

The moment the withered tree guardian appeared, she tried to hide.

However, Qingwu also used the [Root Entanglement] skill on the head of the withered tree guardian.

The two layers overlapped, and the overwhelming roots made it impossible for the spectators in the stands to see what was happening below.

Qingwu knocked Hongdou unconscious and handed her over to the medical team.

The examiner, with a deep look at Qingwu, announced loudly: "The winner is Qingwu!"

There was no cheering, only deathly silence.

Everyone was still processing what they had just witnessed—that summoning jutsu, which was nearly half the size of a tailed beast, was actually used by a genin?

"That brat..."

Asuma swallowed hard and said, "I'm starting to believe that he really can fight Orochimaru."

Kurenai rolled her eyes at him: "How do you think I survived?"

On the other side of the stands—

"I'm going to find Chief Fugaku. You guys... go find out who the other Wood Release ninja is?"

After leaving those words behind, the Eighth Hokage of Uchiha hurriedly walked away.

Meanwhile, among the crowd in the stands, several people were also writing something on a scroll.

Qingwu calmly observed the bustling crowd around him.

From the moment he decided to participate in the Chunin Exams, he never intended to hide his abilities.

Furthermore, the fact that the Third Generation also revealed the news about "Armor" suggests that the Third Generation wanted to protect him in another way.

Back in the stands, Qingwu said to the dejected Iruka:

"Don't worry about Anko, her strength has long reached the Chunin level. Just focus on your upcoming exam."

Iruka said dejectedly, "I was hoping that all three of us could pass the exam..."

At this moment, the names on the big screen started scrolling again, attracting the attention of most people.

"Konoha - Kotetsu!"

"Hidden Clouds—Hope!"

Qingwu's attention also turned to the Yunren.