Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

Chapter 788: Two Actors

Minato: “The final round of the Chunin Exams officially begins!”

As soon as his words fell, the spectators on the five stands erupted into excitement, cheering, applauding, cheering on, discussing, and whistling, creating a wave of noise that fervently crashed towards the center where Kanpū stood.

Kanpū felt like he was at a concert. He quickly inserted his hands into his pockets, pretending to be deeply moved, but unfortunately, the green flak jacket he wore was a bit dazzling.

‘Forget it.’

Kanpū cleared his throat and said, “I am the head examiner, Gekko Kanpū. First, I'd like to invite the twenty-one Genin who managed to enter the final round.”

After introducing the twenty-one candidates, Kanpū briefly announced the rules of the competition.

“The final round is a one-on-one battle, continuing until one side surrenders or the head examiner determines the winner, at which point the match will end.”

“All participants will draw lots to determine their opponents!”

“Number one will face number twenty-one, number two will face number twenty, and so on!”

“Since there are twenty-one of you, those who draw numbers ten, eleven, and twelve will engage in a three… three-person free-for-all!”

“Friendly reminder, even if you cleanly defeat your opponent in the final, it doesn't necessarily guarantee your promotion to Chunin.”

“Alright, you can come over to draw the lots.”

Kanpū took out a handful of lots, smiling at the contestants.

The crowd looked at each other, wondering what Kanpū meant by ‘even if you cleanly defeat your opponent in the final, it doesn't necessarily guarantee your promotion to Chunin’.

‘Does it mean that the winner still won’t be able to advance to Chunin?’

Several impatient Genins directly asked this question, but the audience in the stands was already completely hyped up, drowning out their voices with cheers.

Under the urging of Kanpū’s eyes, the helpless contestants had no choice but to come over one by one and line up to draw the lots.

Temari was lost in thought as she stood at the end of the line.

Before coming here, Temari was still very confident, as her right hand injury had been completely recovered. She’s confident that she could easily defeat any opponent and successfully be promoted to Chunin.

However, after hearing what Kanpū said just now, doubt crept into her heart.

‘Even if you cleanly defeat your opponent in the final, it doesn't necessarily guarantee your promotion to Chunin… In other words, one must fight hard to advance?’

‘I see!’

A flash of insight passed through Temari’s mind, she became excited and got goosebumps all over her body!

‘Chunin not only needs a strong strength, but also keen observation, intelligence gathering ability, anti-tracking ability, etc., which means, I must showcase all my comprehensive abilities to successfully advance to Chunin!’

‘Beating opponents in three seconds might prove my formidable combat strength, but it wouldn't demonstrate my overall abilities, making it impossible to advance to Chunin.’

‘Yes, that’s it!’

Having figured this out, Temari was already standing in front of Kanpū.

Kanpū was left with only one lot in his hand.

Temari looked towards Kanpū and found that Kanpū smiling mysteriously at her.

Her heart sank as she suddenly remembered the first written test, where he brought Naruto to the exam venue and caused chaos.

‘Could it be… Did he tamper with the lots this time?’

‘Is he going to arrange me to the 10th, 11th and 12th, which are the most difficult numbers?’

Temari’s heart sank, but then she was overjoyed: ‘If it is really the 10th, 11th and 12th, then I can take on two opponents at once and slowly showcasing all my comprehensive abilities to the audience!

‘Haha, that's perfect!’

‘This is called a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity, lifting up a rock and hit yourself in the foot!’

‘Hahaha…’

Temari forcefully held back the urge to laugh out loud, but the corners of her mouth couldn't be restrained from lifting.

She took the lot from Kanpū, and upon seeing it, she was stunned.

‘Number one…’

‘Number one?!’

‘Why isn't it numbers ten, eleven, and twelve?’

Temari looked up, and the mysterious smile on Kanpū’s face had already disappeared.

Temari instantly felt a malicious intent emanating from Kanpū.

‘It can’t be wrong, this guy intentionally made me draw number one!’

Temari didn’t feel too good at this moment.

“The draw is over.” Kanpū announced loudly, “For the contestant who have drawn the No. 1 and No. 21, please stay here. The rest can step back now.”

Kanpū’s voice, amplified by Chakra, spread far and wide, further agitating the already excited audience.

Soon, apart from Kanpū and Temari, there is only one Konoha’s Shinobi left in the arena.

“It’s…you.” Temari looked at the familiar high-collared windbreaker and black sunglasses on the opponent, her face turning pale.

This person is the Aburame Clan’s Genin, who used venomous insects to sting her right hand in the Forest of Death!

“Are you two ready?” Kanpū asked.

“Ready.” The Aburame Clan’s Genin nodded.

Temari nodded with a darkened expression.

“Begin!” Kanpū announced loudly, and then a disappeared from the arena with a flicker.

At the same time, the Aburame Clan’s Genin leaped backward, creating some distance from Temari. He then expanded both sleeves, instantly hatching a large number of Kikaichu with Chakra, which buzzed towards Temari.

Temari drew the fan on her back. But she was caught in a dilemma, neither attacking nor defending,

In the Forest of Death, Temari had fought against this person. Although the other party is from Aburame Clan, his techniques were rather one-dimensional. Except for Kikaichu, he only used small venomous insects. For Wind Release Shinobi like Temari, defeating the other party was a very simple task.

In other words, once she attacks, the match would end quickly. However, such a clean victory wouldn't demonstrate her comprehensive abilities, making it impossible to be promoted to Chunin.

‘Then, I need to start with defense, gradually showcase my overall strength, and finally attack, defeat the other party in one fell swoop!’

‘But… that won’t do!’

Temari is frustrated. Once she attacks, defeating her opponent effortlessly, even a fool could see that her previous defense was unnecessary.

It was like an adult and an elementary school student having a fight, both using wooden swords. The adult struggled to defend against the student's attacks, making it seem challenging, and then, in an instant, he kicked the student into the sky. Wouldn't that be treating the audience as fools?

In this way, even if she can advance to Chunin, she may not be able to ‘win’ missions for Sunagakure.

Kanpū’s mysterious smile appeared in Temari’s mind at this moment.

‘It must be him, definitely him!’

‘Damn it!!’

Temari started grinding her teeth.

As she was lost in thought, the Aburame Clan’s Genin’s Kikaichu had already reached two meters in front of her.

Many spectators outside the arena were worried about Temari’s absent-mindedness, and warning voices were heard one after another.

Temari retreated while gritting her teeth. After hesitating, she used a D-Rank Wind Release Ninjutsu to gently blow away the Kikaichu that had gathered into a black smoke, for fear that the more powerful Wind Release would be too strong and kill all these little bugs.

Yes, after much consideration, Temari decided to showcase her comprehensive abilities thoroughly. As for the final decisive move, she could only act it out as best as she could.

‘However, the guy on the other side must be very angry…’

While dodging, Temari continuously used low-power Wind Release to blow away the Kikaichu. The battle unfolded as she had anticipated, reaching a stalemate!

“What are you doing?” The opposing Aburame Clan’s Genin was not pleased by Temari’s action.

He had fought with Temari before. And the reason why he was able to injure her last time was because she was dragged down by her pig teammate. To be honest, the Aburame Clan’s Genin was already prepared to be KO'd in one move.

‘But what about the results?’

They unexpectedly engaged in a lively and passionate battle, a situation of evenly matched strength?

No, this is a bare-naked insult!

Aburame Clan’s Genin was infuriated by this!

Temari look steadily forward, pretending not to see Aburame Clan’s Genin’s anger. However, a faint blush appeared on her fair face.

“In the end, she has not been severely beaten by the society, society, so she still maintained certain shame when acting against others, unlike me.” Kanpū, who is hiding in the corner, laughed sinisterly.