Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

"Haha, that's because I'm your herald."

Iruka looked at Naruto, Menma and the others who had successfully passed the second round of assessment although they all looked a little embarrassed, and a look of relief appeared on Iruka's face.

I had previously opposed Menma and the others from taking part in the Chunin Exam because I felt that they were still too immature. Now it seems that I had underestimated these students.

"Herald? Huh? What's that?"

Naruto, Sakura and the others all looked confused.

"Of course it is..."

Iruka smiled softly.

The next thing was that he fully demonstrated his professional qualities as a teacher and gave Menma and the others a very comprehensive and detailed introduction to some of the key points of this exam. What was more important was the Chunin experience written by Sarutobi Hiruzen behind him.

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

Now that I've listened carefully, I have to admit that in this regard, Sarutobi Hiruzen has always done very well, otherwise he wouldn't have such a great prestige in the Hidden Leaf Village. It's a pity that most of the time, what he says and what he does don't match at all.

Sarutobi Hiruzen in his youth and Sarutobi Hiruzen in his old age are actually two different people.

"So, if you want to become a qualified Chunin, you still have a lot to learn. Don't let your guard down or become arrogant!"

Iruka said with a smile.

"Oh, Iruka-sensei."

"Yeah, we understand, Iruka-sensei."

Sakura and Naruto also responded one after another.

"Okay, you all look very tired, so I won't say much. Let's go to the special lounge first. Today is only the second day of the assessment, and the final result will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon."

"Yes!"

Unlike the original book, where the second round of assessment is passed at the final checkpoint.

In this time and space.

With the presence of Menma, Class 7 is the first group to pass the second round of assessment. This also gives Menma and others more time to rest. Menma is very clear that after the second round of assessment, due to the large number of people, there will be another preliminaries before the main competition in order to reduce the number of players in the main competition.

After all, by that time, high-ranking nobles from various countries will come from afar to watch, and Konoha must ensure the quality and quantity of the games. It is impossible to really extend the schedule of the final round of competition too long.

It is most appropriate to limit the number of people to ten.

"If I'm going to meet Gaara, Lee, and the others in the preliminaries, I'll have to prepare well..."

In the process of waiting.

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

Although in the previous life, there were speculations that the so-called fair and just electronic screen was actually being controlled by the Konoha side.

But we are always afraid of accidents.

At the critical moment of leaving the Hidden Leaf Village, Menma is unwilling to reveal too much.

I don't want to be seriously injured.

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

Those are things that Menma must be wary of now.

You can't expect too much Nine-Tails Chakra to explode at that time, right?

Therefore, some timely measures and preparations are necessary.

However, it was obvious that Menma's efforts were in vain.

Because, in this life, there is no qualifying round before the main competition.

"Hmm? It's time? Are we going to draw lots to decide 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 served as an examiner also came to the room where Menma and the others were resting and conveyed corresponding instructions to them.

When I heard that they were going to draw lots directly to decide their opponents for the main competition instead of having a qualifying round.

Menma was subconsciously stunned.

However, the next second Menma knew the reason.

"Well, the second round of assessments has just ended. Currently, there are four people who have passed the second round of assessments. Oh, I should say three teams. As I said just now, the finals will be a one-on-one elimination tournament. The time is one month from now. You just need to decide on the names of the players to be on the matchup list at that time."

This examiner also responded in a very formulaic manner.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 97 Process and Results

Three teams?

If Menma remembers correctly, in the original book there were five or six teams that passed the assessment?

Now it’s cut in half?

Only three left?

But in this case, it is understandable that there is no preliminaries. There are three teams, even if their special four-member team of Class 10 is included, there are only people, which is one more than the number of people in the main competition in the original work. Such a number of people is just suitable for the stage of the main competition.

"So few? Only three teams?"

Naruto on the side also widened his eyes.

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

Sakura also said with a sad heart.

Only Sasuke still looked indifferent.

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

While walking towards the hall where he came from before, Menma was thinking silently in his heart.

as predicted.

When entering the lobby.

Wherever you look.

The six figures you saw.

That's Team Gaara and Team Neji.

These two teams are indeed among the teams with the highest overall level in this Chunin Exam.

In the original work, Asuma's team, Yuhi Kurenai's team, the Sound Ninja team, and the team that Kabuto Yakushi is in that passed the second round of assessment are all in 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 can be clearly seen from Gaara's suddenly focused eyes and Neji's highly scrutinizing eyes.

Two teams from Konohagakure Village and one team from Sandgakure Village.

This is not much different from the estimates at the beginning of the game.

The so-called Chunin Exam was originally intended to be a platform for the five major ninja villages to show off their strength.

Also because there was no preliminaries this time, there were not many jonin on the scene, and Sarutobi Hiruzen did not show up either.

Only Moonlight Gale, who was the chief examiner of the main competition, appeared in front of the ten people from the three teams with several examiners.

"Ahem, first of all, congratulations... Ahem... your three teams have passed... the second round of assessment... I am the chief examiner for your third round... Ahem... the rules of the main competition... you... Ahem... you should have heard about them from other examiners just now, so... Ahem... I won't elaborate... Of course... those who want to give up... Ahem, you can raise the issue now... If not... Ahem... let's draw lots for the main competition..."

Moonlight Gale looked like he was in the advanced stage of lung cancer. His constant coughing made people wonder if he would cough out his own lungs.

After saying this, Moonlight Gale deliberately paused for a while, after seeing that none of the ten people lined up below spoke.

"Then... ahem... let's start drawing lots."

Moonlight Gale nodded, signaled a subordinate beside him to take out a paper box, and then drew lots for the ten people below in turn.

Ten lottery numbers, two by two.

And because there are no preliminaries, the order of the draw for the main competition is also very different.

This is the lottery number that each school has drawn.

At the moment the final results are announced.

There was also a hint of surprise in Menma's pupils.

Because in the second match, it clearly says Gaara vs. Namikaze Naruto!

The first game is about Uchiha Sasuke versus Hyuga Neji.

Opponents were directly swapped between the four.

Others didn't feel anything, but Menma thought it was a little strange.

"Is this also fate?"

Menma thought with a bit of amusement.

As for Menma himself, he drew number five, which means he was the last one to appear. His opponent was Rock Lee, who gave Menma more or less a headache. As mentioned before, this was without using the Nine-Tails' Chakra.

The current Menma is no match for Rock Lee.

The original book shows how powerful Xiao Li is after he opens the five gates.

Even among the jonin, there are few who can match him.

Of course, during this period, Xiao Li's body could not afford to open five doors. From the perspective of physical strength alone, four doors were Xiao Li's current limit.

But even the four-door.

It is hard to say that Menma can deal with it head-on. Not to mention many other things, just the speed alone is beyond the reach of the current Menma. However, in this assessment, Menma does not need to worry about this aspect. This is not only because it does not matter even if he loses directly, but also because he may not need to appear on the stage.

Because their showdown is in the last game.

As long as the Sand Ninja's plan remains unchanged.

In the second match.

Gaara will directly transform into a tailed beast in the duel.

The Konoha Collapse Plan will be officially launched, so how can they appear? The third game is Tenten vs. Temari, and the fourth game is Sakura vs. Kankuro.

Others don't know.

Menma knew very well that the key to this competition was the second match between Gaara and Naruto.

"The above is the list of your opponents for the finals. Ahem... you will have a month to prepare... By then, I hope you can all put on a wonderful showdown..."

Moonlight Gale glanced at the faces of everyone below one by one, and still spoke in that extremely weak tone.

And that was the moment when the duel list was announced.

The ten boys and girls below each locked onto their opponents.

Gaara was particularly noticeable here. His eyes were full of ferocity when he looked at Naruto, as if he couldn't wait to attack him right here.

Temari and Kankuro, who were standing by, both had a nervous look in their eyes.

Naruto didn't really have any idea about it, he just simply thought it was a good thing to be able to fight against ninjas from other villages, not to mention that they were people he had interacted with some time ago and were considered strong opponents by Naruto.

Naruto was also eager to try it out.

Xiao Li also looked at Menma with shining eyes.

The person he had always wanted to defeat was Neji.

Now Menma is also within the sniper range. After all, he is the one who can suppress Uchiha and the Hokage's son to win the first place in this graduating class.

Just now, I heard from my teacher that Menma entered the Forest of Death alone as part of a team.

This courage, this strength.

'Ohhhh, the fire of my youth is about to burn.'

That extremely blazing sight was like a 'rising flame' that could be seen with the naked eye.