Escape From Konoha Chapter 487

  Chapter 487 Sand and Fog

  On the audience stand at the highest point, from this position, you can have a clear view of the situation on the field.

  But even in the highest auditorium, everyone here is sitting in a well-defined order.

  The most conspicuous place in the auditorium, sitting here is naturally the shrine maiden who represents the supreme theocracy of the kingdom of ghosts—Shion.

  Behind her on both sides, a priestess stood respectively, protecting Shion's safety. On the lower left side of it was Fenghua Xiaoxue, the daimyo of the Snow Country, who participated in such a feast as a daimyo of a country, so naturally he should be respected to a certain extent. Next to him are the three Taifu, the assistant minister of the Snow Country, and a Jōnin from the Snow Country, wearing a set of thick and precise heavy armor, only showing his eyes, giving people a sense of oppressive power.

  After that, the number of people increased.

  Headed by Shiraishi, Ruri, and Ayane, the high-level personnel of the Oni Nation's military and government departments, as well as the fourth generation Kazekage Rasa who came to express condolences as representatives of Sand Hidden and Kaze Nation, and Mizukage Terumimei, who also represented Kirigakure and Water Nation, attended. Behind the two of them, the powerful Jonin followed as a guard to protect the two of them.

  Emissaries from other countries also gathered here and distributed them in an orderly manner.

   There are also special people, such as Hyuga Hanabi, who represented the Konoha Hinata family, is also located here, and sat down here under the support of Konoha Anbe and branch ninjas.

  Although it is a good sight to see the Hyuga clan of Konoha and the Hyuga clan of the ghost country fighting each other here, but the people here will not mention such embarrassing things at this time.

  Some words can only be said in secret, and cannot be stated in such a public place, otherwise it is very likely to attract double pressure and targeting from the kingdom of ghosts and Konoha.

  While the scene was still warming up the atmosphere, Liuli glanced at Kazekage Luosha inadvertently, revealing a little surprise in her eyes.

  Although I heard from Shiraishi yesterday that Luo Shahui will come to visit the finals of the Joint Chunin Exam on behalf of Sand Hidden and the Land of the Wind, but seeing the other party come in person, I still can't believe it.

  As a personal participant in the War of the Kingdom of Wind four years ago, and also one of the chief culprits that caused the serious decline in Shayin's military strength in recent years, Liuli is quite aware of how desperate Luosha was in that almost one-sided massacre war.

   It can be said that, as one of the five kages, even his self-esteem as a Kazekage was severely shattered. At that time, Sand Hidden even began to consider removing Rasa's Kazekage position and selecting other strong jounin to take the position of the Five Kazekage.

  At the time when everyone was not optimistic about Luo Sha, the other party unexpectedly survived such a desperate situation, and came to the kingdom of ghosts as an envoy, Liuli couldn't help looking at him a few times.

   I just don't know that this Kazekage-sama who has regained his faith can now take a few blows from her without losing.

   Liuli couldn't help but look forward to it.

  In the lively atmosphere of the scene, the time also passed by every minute.

   "So, it's almost time to call the game on."

   Seeing that the time was almost up, Baishi stood up from his seat and walked to the front of the platform.

  His every move has attracted the attention of most people. Although his reputation is still not as popular as the so-called Five Kages, in terms of status, he is not inferior to the Five Kages at all, but the degree of spread is not so wide, and it takes time to accumulate.

  This joint Chunin exam is a good opportunity to promote myself and the kingdom of ghosts.

  Although gaining great fame will expose oneself to certain dangers, there are countless assassins who want to make a name for themselves, and they are staring at his head. But in today's ghost country, there is no need to hide and act.

  With his current strength, he is not afraid of any assassination.

  When the eyes of most people in the venue were focused, the excitement of the scene began to weaken, and the voices of the audience only spread within a small range, whispering.

   It was also the first time for Shiraishi to host such a scene, but compared to the more intense and exciting war scenes, this kind of scene could not cause any waves in Shiraishi's heart.

  With a calm smile on the corner of his mouth, he picked up the microphone handed over by the person next to him, and under the spotlight of everyone, the voice was clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone present:

   "Dear audience, first of all, I would like to thank all of you for traveling so far to participate in the third test of the joint Zhongnin test held by our ghost country. According to the rules of the third test, which is the final of the Chunin test, fourteen Candidates who have advanced from the preliminaries will compete in pairs. Now I announce—"

   "The final has officially begun!"

   After Baishi finished speaking, the audience at the scene was quiet for a while, and then burst into enthusiastic shouts like a mountain torrent.

  The atmosphere at the scene was once again dominated by the enthusiasm of the audience.

  The fourteen ninjas in the center of the competition stage were also slightly intimidated by the intense enthusiasm of the audience.

  Although some ninjas don't like to show their abilities in full view, they also know that now is not the time to hesitate. Bearing the honor of the village and the country on their backs, they can only keep fighting all the way in this final.

  Using Shiraishi's words as a signal, Kamijima, the chief examiner of the third exam, faced the fourteen Genin candidates with a positive image.

  He took out a competition map, and Onijima Shinobu said to these ninjas: "Then, please confirm again now, the opponents you will face each other next. And if you advance to the first round, who will your opponent meet next, and then make full use of known information to analyze the stakes and get a higher winning rate."

  According to the above painting, there will be seven games in the first round of the fourteen ninjas, and the seven games will be divided into two groups. The first four games will be Group A, and the last three games will be Group B. In other words, due to the lack of a game in Group B, the winner of the fifth game will have a bye and directly enter the semi-finals. The winners of the sixth and seventh games, like the players in Group A, need to advance step by step.

  Seeing the distribution map of the competition system, Asuka, a contestant in the fifth game, also showed a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

  As long as he wins, he will have a bye in the game and directly enter the semi-finals.

   This is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for him who does not have much chakra.

  The premise is to win the first round of the game in order to reach the top four.

  Temari, who was also a participant in the fifth round of the first round, also showed joy, feeling deeply lucky.

  As one of the three female ninjas in the finals, she was originally weaker than boys in terms of endurance.

  If there is a bye after the promotion, it will give her enough time to recover her physical strength and chakra.

  The rest of the people also have different thoughts, constantly thinking about how to proceed with the tactics in their minds.

   "The rules of the game should have been sent to you two days ago, and you probably won't do anything against the rules. So, now, the two contestants from the first game, Gaara from Sand Hidden Village, and Shiro from Kirigakure Village, will stay for the first round. For the rest, please go to the observation deck during the qualifiers and wait quietly for a while. Your guide Jonin is also there, and maybe he will provide you with some good references in the subsequent battles."

   Gaara and Shiro stayed at the venue under the orders of Shinobi Onijima.

  The rest of the people exited in an orderly manner, passed the stairs, and walked to the high observation deck during the qualifiers.

   It is not only the instructors of each group who gathered here, but also some players who were eliminated in the qualifiers, such as Shikamaru, Choji, Kankuro and others gathered here.

  Compared with the audience stand with seats, although the observation deck not only has seats arranged, but also has a relatively large space between each other, it will not appear crowded and has better space for activities. More importantly, it is closer to the stage of the competition, so you can see the whole picture of the competition venue more clearly.

  Although there are huge screens erected on both sides of the venue, they can present the scenes on the competition stage in great detail. However, compared with the scenes visible to the naked eye, the battle scenes seen through the screen will inevitably lose some unique charm.

   "Shikamaru, you guys are here too."

  Naruto came up and said hello.

   "Yes, as contestants in the qualifiers, we are also qualified to stand here and watch the battle. Compared with the audience stand, it is indeed clearer here."

  Shikamaru nodded.

  Beside him, Ding Ci kept eating snacks, smiling and looking at the playing field below.

  At this time, Temari and Kankuro were not focused on the competition, but looked at the highest audience stand opposite.

   There, their father Yoshidai Kazekage was present there.

  Although his father was able to take time out of his busy schedule to watch their games as children, there was also a little worry in his eyes.

  They were very worried that the father sitting there would bring back bad memories of the past because of some things.

   After all, the one who was sitting there was also the one who caused Sha Yin's weakness a few years ago.

  Just thinking about it, they also knew how much pressure and pain their father, Luo Sha, was under, and kept his face there.

  Junin Maki was also very worried, because Luo Sha came in person, which was something that was not notified in advance.

   It's just that compared to Temari and Kankuro who are still immature, although he is also worried about the situation on Rasa's side, he can manage the emotions on his face without showing any expressions, just praying silently in his heart.

  As the strongest pillar of Sha Yin Village, he does not want another accident to happen to Luo Sha.

  Especially here in the land of ghosts with deep gaps.

   At this moment, a surprising movement occurred on the stage of the competition.

   There were eight ninjas from the Oni Nation who were distributed in the four corners of the stage, and one ninja sat cross-legged in each corner.

  The four ninjas who sat down had very eye-catching red hair, scrolls in their mouths, and their hands were knotted with extremely complicated Indian patterns.

  Suddenly, a colored light curtain rose into the sky, extending to a height of hundreds of meters, and then slowly stopped the rising trend and stabilized.

  At the same time, a space similar to a triangle appeared at the bottom of the colored light curtain, enveloping the ninja in the seal and the jounin next to him in the barrier.

  Colored light curtains are connected in pairs, enclosing the playing field airtight, forming a cage area similar to a square.

  After forming this Jedi, the color of the light curtain immediately melted into the air and disappeared. On the light curtain, there are only occasional transparent ripples to distinguish the boundary between the inside and outside of the light curtain.

"What is that?"

  Naruto pointed at the light curtain that was beginning to become transparent.

   "That's an enchantment technique. It was specially prepared to ensure that the attacks of you contestants will not affect the auditorium. As long as you are in this enchantment, your attacks cannot be extended outside, ensuring the safety of the spectators."

  Kakashi's eyes moved away from "Kissing Heaven", and glanced at the transparent light curtain.

   After all, no matter how they perform, the skills of ninjas are ultimately used to kill people.

  The aftermath of the battle will cause ordinary people to lose their lives quickly.

  In order to avoid this kind of thing from happening, it is natural to regulate the aftermath of the ninja battles within a controllable range.

   "It's unnecessary."

   On the competition stage, Gaara also noticed this, frowning, as if disgusted by such a cautious behavior.

  He also doesn't like this kind of Zhongnin exam that can't kill the enemy, but also shows his ability to a group of ants.

  For him, a fight without the death is not a fight.

  That's why he doesn't care about the rules or not. If you can't kill, then let the opponent suffer more than death, and make the organizer feel sincere regret.

   Regret designing such a game that cannot kill people.

   "I think this is pretty good. I personally don't like to see blood. Let's dedicate a wonderful game."

   Bai smiled slightly.

   Gaara just gave him a cold look and didn't speak.

  The layout of the barrier was completed, and the Jonin colleagues in the triangular barrier made a gesture to Shinobu Onijima, indicating that the game can officially start.

   Onijima Shinobu nodded slightly, seeing that Gaara and Shiro were also ready to fight, raised their palms, and then quickly swung their arms down under the eyes of everyone.

   "Then, the first round begins!"

   Kaka!

  At the moment the game started, Gaara began to form seals, and the floor under his feet suddenly shattered, and the cracked stones turned into sand, and condensed into shuriken shapes, hitting Shiro's position.

  Bai's gaze fluctuated, the water splashed out from under his feet, and the figure disappeared from the spot.

  By the time the figure appeared, Shiro was already beside Gaara, holding a slender Senbon in his hand, and stabbed Gaara's neck with one end.

  Chick!

   Almost instantly, sand gushed out from the gourd behind Gaara, forming a sand wall harder than steel on the side of Gaara.

   Qianben was only slightly submerged in the sand layer, so he couldn't go any further.

  Bai was slightly startled, hurriedly grabbed Qianben in his hand, and stepped back, making the sand surrounding his body from the side go straight into the air.

  Looking at the sand floating beside Gaara like a living body, his white eyes froze.

   Didn't see the seal of Gaara, the group of sand suddenly flew out of the gourd. Could it be the sand control technique of Shayin Village, or the technique of Muji?

   No, not possible.

  According to the information he knows, although the sealing process of the sand control technique in Yinsha Village is very simple, it is not used directly, and it also needs the cooperation of the printing method.

  If it wasn't for the sand in the gourd to disrupt the situation, his attack just now would have worked.

   "The sand is so powerful that it has caught up with Bai's water instant body technique."

   On the watchtower, Shuiyue was surprised to see that Bai's instant body attack was directly blocked.

  Although he is also proficient in water escape ninjutsu, he is not good at special instant body jutsu that requires fine chakra control like water teleportation.

  As far as Bai Shuin is concerned, even Chunin is hard to guard against.

   "Of course, Gaara is invincible."

  Kankuro smiled coldly when he heard Suigetsu's surprise.

  He knows exactly what the sand in my love gourd is all about.

  The sand in the gourd has nothing to do with Gaara's own consciousness, but the consciousness of the late mother Jia Liuluo is in control, which will automatically protect Gaara's life, and so far, few people have been able to cross this special sand and directly attack Gaara's body.

   "The guy who was eliminated in the qualifiers, dare to say it. Bai's strength is more than that."

   Shuiyue sneered.

   "Aren't you the same, Kirigakure?"

  Kankuro replied not to be outdone.

  Suigetsu felt like going up and beating Kankuro madly.

   "Does it contain living sand? It seems that your son has a good defense method."

   Baishi turned his head and said to Luo Sha with a smile.

  He could feel that the sand in Gaara Gourd had very strong soul and vitality fluctuations.

  This is just like the avatar created by Shiraishi, which can restore chakra by itself, fight by itself, and act according to its own consciousness and self-discipline without the operator deliberately controlling it.

  Although the sand of Gaara has not reached this level, it is very close to the clone made by Shiraishi.

  In addition to self-discipline actions, there are certain restrictions, such as not being able to take the initiative to attack, but only passively protecting Gaara. If the enemy does not attack, the sand will be silent and will not attack the enemy.

   But Chakra is self-sufficient and does not require the operator to provide this, which can be said to be quite impressive.

   In other words, protracted war dialogue is not good.

   Not to mention, Gaara can be said to be the top group of participating shinobi in terms of chakra volume.

  With the addition of Shukaku in the body, apart from Naruto, there is no second place ninja in the competition that can match him in terms of chakra.

   "Everywhere, they are all things that are not on the stage. He still has a long way to go in the future."

  Luo Sha said modestly, while looking at Gaara with complicated eyes.

   On the stage of the competition, through previous trials, Bai has already determined Gaara's sand control speed and the level of hardness the sand has when it condenses.

  The speed of the sand is almost the same as his water body, and the hardness exceeds steel.

   It also means that if he wants to attack Gaara himself, he needs a faster speed and a more powerful attack.

   "It's really a difficult guy. If Mr. Buzhan is still watching me from above, then you can't give up the fight at will."

   As he spoke, Bai condensed an ice mirror beside him, and walked into the ice mirror without hesitation.

   Gaara sensed it, and saw an ice mirror appearing on the top of his head at some point, Bai's figure suddenly flew out from the ice mirror above, and went straight to Gaara below.

  The sand condensed above Gaara's head to form a sand wall that was harder than steel, and once again blocked Senbon in Bai's right hand.

   It's just that this time because Bai's speed surpassed that before, the sand wall barely blocked Qianben's attack.

  Just when Gaara raised his hand and was about to attack Shiro, Shiro's left hand turned into an afterimage and performed seal seal.

   "Thousand Killing Shuixiang!"

  In Gaara's widened eyes, in the surrounding air, a large number of Mizusenbo directly sprang up and flew towards Gaara's body.

  Three hundred and sixty-degree attack without dead ends, if you can't resist this move, there is no doubt that Gaara will be shot into a hedgehog by countless Mizusenmoto, and the game will end with serious injuries.

boom!

  Sand and water splashed around and fell around.

  However, unlike the scattered water, the sand was scattered under Mizu Senmoto's attack, but quickly regrouped and turned into a hand of sand, grabbing at Shiro's body.

  Bai's eyes flashed, then disappeared from Gaara's eyes, flashed to a safe position and stopped.

   Gaara stretched out her hand and touched her face, and could clearly feel the moisture between her fingers.

  Although he successfully blocked Bai's sneak attack, the water left behind by Mizuhiro still splashed on his face.

  Therefore, Gaara showed a very ferocious smile on his face, as if the opponent in front of him was excited and could touch his body, giving people a terrible sense of oppression.

   "Is it still not working?"

   Bai murmured.

  However, the next attack should be effective.

  Because although the sand blocked his attack, it also managed to get water.

   Sand wetted with water will slow down. As long as it continues to maintain the same speed as before, Gaara's sand will not be able to defend against his next attack.

  Just do what you want, repeat the old trick, condense an ice mirror in a safe place, and disappear into it.

  Then this time instead of condensing an ice mirror over Gaara, an ice mirror was condensed behind Gaara.

  The moment the ice mirror appeared behind him, the sand coming out of the gourd behind Gaara also reacted instantly.

  Bai walked out of the ice mirror, leaving obvious water marks in the air. While restraining a part of the sand with Qianben in his hand, the other hand was also forming seals simultaneously.

  Countless Mizusenbo appeared from the air again, flying towards Gaara's body at high speed.

  Sand and water flow attacked each other, flying around.

  Shiro retreated back, fixed his eyes on Gaara, who was still unharmed by the attack just now, and frowned slightly.

   "Hey, what's the matter, why is the speed of the sand stained with water still the same? And this gourd boy, from the beginning, there is no seal, and there is no gesture. How did he control the sand?"

   On the observation deck, Shuiyue couldn't believe it.

   "His sand is a bit strange, and it doesn't feel like he is manipulating it. To break through his defense, the only way to break through his defense is to expand the range of ninjutsu attacks."

  Kimaro stared at the two fighting on the field, and expressed his opinion.

   "A psychic beast in the form of sand? It's quite rare. For Bai, the situation may be a bit unfavorable."

  Zen Buzhan stroked his chin, looked at the sand surrounding Gaara's body like a cloud, his tone was full of surprise.

   "Why, are you at the end of your rope? Well, now it's my turn!"

  On the field, Gaara looked at Shiro who was in a stalemate, with cold eyes and said without emotion.

   After finishing speaking, Gaara squatted down slightly, and slammed his hands on the ground.

  Boom!

  The terrifying vibration centered on Gaara and began to spread in all directions.

   Invisible ripples visible to the naked eye swayed in the air, and Bai's body trembled along with the ground.

"This is…"

  Bai suddenly raised his head and looked forward.

  The stage under his feet has changed beyond recognition, and countless sands gather behind Gaara.

   Layer after layer of sand, like a tall building, rose from the ground.

  The scene that covered the sky and the sun caused darkness in the field, and the shadows swallowed Bai's body.

  The light curtain enchantment protecting the surrounding area trembled slightly, causing ripples on the light curtain.

  (end of this chapter)

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