Many sharp-minded people quickly realized the situation.
"It seems those two weren't really Sora's teammates but subordinates who accompanied him to the Chunin Exams, and now that they are no longer needed they simply withdrew."
Of course, none of them realized that the two had actually been Shadow Clones.
Gekkō Hayate then said, "There are twenty-one participants remaining, which makes the matchups somewhat inconvenient."
He continued calmly, "Therefore, to ensure fairness we will randomly select one person who will advance directly to the Third Exam without participating in the preliminaries."
Naruto immediately shouted in protest, "What? That's way too unfair!"
The Third Hokage calmly replied, "Luck is also part of a shinobi's strength."
Naruto was left speechless.
Hayate then said, "Please look at the electronic bulletin board."
An electronic screen lit up on the wall.
Twenty-one names began flashing rapidly before finally stopping.
The selected name was Gaara.
Sora watched calmly and thought to himself, Gaara advancing directly to the main exam isn't surprising considering his strength.
Kankuro glanced at Gaara and thought, I didn't expect it to be Gaara.
Whoever was supposed to face him today is incredibly lucky.
Gaara, however, was not pleased at all.
He clicked his tongue and muttered, "Tch."
This meant he would not be able to kill anyone today.
Although he was irritated, he knew he could not act recklessly.
There were several people here who were stronger than him, and the upcoming plan required patience.
Besides, those who survived the preliminaries would likely be stronger opponents.
That thought calmed him slightly.
Still, his mood remained terrible.
Gaara stood silently at the side with a cold expression.
Seeing that Gaara had not lost control, Temari and Kankuro quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Hayate then announced, "The first match will be Uchiha Sasuke versus Akado Yoroi."
Sora watched the battle carefully.
After observing for a moment, he thought to himself, Sasuke cannot use ninjutsu or even his Sharingan.
During the fight, Sasuke was forced to rely entirely on dodging.
Eventually he was pinned down.
Sora immediately noticed something important.
Sasuke's chakra is weakening.
He observed Yoroi's technique carefully and thought, So he has a technique that absorbs chakra.
Interesting.
However, Sora quickly evaluated its limitations.
The absorption speed is too slow.
This technique might threaten genin or chunin, but against jonin the quality of chakra is far higher.
Even if a jonin stood still and allowed him to absorb chakra, it would take quite some time.
Although Sora did not consider most of the participants particularly strong, their techniques were still worth studying.
A true master did not need to learn every technique in existence, but observing them was always beneficial.
Just as many people believed Sasuke would lose, he suddenly counterattacked.
Despite being unable to use his Sharingan or ninjutsu, Sasuke unleashed a high-speed taijutsu technique.
He kicked Yoroi into the air and followed up with a rapid combination attack.
"Lion Barrage!"
The simple yet highly effective taijutsu sequence quickly defeated Yoroi.
However, Sasuke himself was nearly collapsing from exhaustion.
Fortunately, Kakashi suddenly appeared on the battlefield and subtly supported him with his foot.
Since Sasuke had not lost consciousness, no one objected.
Kakashi then said, "Let's go because I need to seal your cursed mark."
Sasuke replied stubbornly, "Wait because I want to watch the preliminary matches."
Kakashi shook his head and said firmly, "No because if I allow you to ignore the cursed mark again it could lead to irreversible consequences."
Just as they began leaving, the next match appeared on the screen.
Sora vs. Hyuga Neji.
Several voices immediately reacted.
"That's the Hyuga clan prodigy."
"Who is that Sora person?"
Many genin were unfamiliar with him, but several jonin clearly recognized the name.
Kurenai thought to herself, Neji was supposed to be the strongest genin of the previous class.
Running into Sora this early is truly unfortunate.
This match will be very interesting.
Might Guy also watched Neji carefully.
Outwardly he shouted enthusiastically, "Neji, go because youth allows failure but never retreat and show everyone your strength!"
But internally he thought, Even geniuses must face trials if they want to become great shinobi.
The Third Hokage quietly observed Sora.
Tsunade actually accepted a disciple.
Let me see how much of her skill he has inherited.
Sasuke immediately stopped walking and said, "Kakashi-sensei, I want to watch this match."
He had originally forced himself to leave, but this battle was too important.
Both fighters were extremely strong.
Neji was the strongest genin of the previous class.
Sora was the mysterious shinobi everyone was talking about.
Regardless of who won, Sasuke wanted to observe their abilities.
After a moment of hesitation, Kakashi sighed and said, "Fine, but this is the last time because no matter who fights next you must leave immediately."
In truth, Kakashi also wanted to watch the match.
Nearby, Asuma exhaled a cloud of smoke and thought, So this is the kid named Sora.
Both Kakashi and Kurenai speak highly of him.
Let's see what you can do.
Tenten watched Neji nervously.
She had always believed Neji would win easily.
But this time she felt uneasy.
Without saying a word, Neji jumped down onto the arena floor.
All eyes turned toward Sora.
Unlike Neji, Sora did not jump dramatically.
He simply walked down toward the arena.
Yet something strange happened.
With every step he took, the entire arena seemed to tremble slightly.
At first everyone thought it was an illusion.
But soon they realized it was real.
Even though Sora was only walking, each step felt like a heavy strike against Neji's heart.
Before the battle had even begun, their auras had already started clashing.
The Third Hokage narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered, "Super Strength."
He immediately recognized the technique.
"It seems he has already mastered Tsunade's ultimate technique."
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