Chapter 271 - 271 The End Of Preliminaries
Dosu throws a punch, and the amplifier on his right arm buzzed. This punch hit Jugo on the head!
"Jugo!" Karin and Naruto shouted at the same time, full of anxiety, and Naruto even wanted to rush over.
Kakashi stopped and whispered: "Naruto, believe in Jugo."
"But..."
"Just watch it, if you get into the stage, Jugo will be disqualified."
Naruto stop after hearing this.
Before the starts of the Chunin Exam, Naruto, Karin and Jugo made an agreement to meet in the finals..
"Jugo, come on…"
Jugo stared at the rapidly descending fist without a trace of panic on his face.
"Sound wave attack? The sound is emitted through the amplifier on his right arm, and it spreads in the air with the help of chakra, and it finally intrudes into my mind. Then…"
Jugo did not dodge or hide. At this moment, he moved his arm, and he also throws a punch!
Boom!
It is a collision between flesh and iron!
The loud voice resounded throughout the examination room, and almost all of the Genin couldn't help but cover their ears.
When Kakashi saw this, he showed a satisfied smile, 'Jugo has grown a lot. He is able to see the flaw in an instant.'
Jugo's right arm became completely different from before, it's color is gray, just like the right arm of a monster.
"What is that!" Sakura exclaimed.
"It's a Cursed Seal, Jugo is born with the power of the Cursed Seal, and he will get terrifying power after activating it." Kakashi explained.
"Isn't that the same as Sasuke-kun's?" Sakura said in surprise.
"Almost, it's just that Jugo was born with it, and Sasuke was being injected forcefully by Orochimaru."
In examination room, Dosu looked incredulous and panicked: "How!"
"Since the spread of sound cannot be stopped, I just need to completely destroy the source of the sound!"
The Cursed Seal on Jugo's face slowly faded and he turned back into his normal appearance. The amplifier had turned into a wreck, falling all over the ground.
Dosu looked at Jugo in horror. At this moment, he seemed to feel that Jugo's strength is almost the same as the Sound Five, the kind of strength that made him desperate.
Sandaime who also watching the preliminaries was slightly surprised when he saw it, and murmured: "That boy is the one brought back by Kakashi. I didn't expect that the Cursed Seal on his body has reached the point where he can control it. There are such seedlings growing in Konoha. That's great."
Sandaime then looked at Kakashi in the distance, the tall and straight figure, as if he would never panic over something.
Even if he just standing there, Sandaime can feel the out of extraordinary aura from Kakashi's body.
"Kakashi, you have surpassed me, maybe it's time for me to let go of this position, Konoha needs a young strength."
Hayate looked at Jugo in surprise. In that moment, the power he felt from Jugo even makes him feel threatened.
'What a terrifying teenager!'
'As expected of someone being taught by Kakashi-senpai.'
"Jugo! Good job!"
Jugo did not respond, and punched at Dosu again. Feeling the despair, Dosu shout directly: "I admit defeat!"
Jugo was taken aback, but still withdrew his fist, Hayate also walked up and asked, "Are you sure to admit defeat?"
"Yes, I admit defeat."
Doss admitted defeat quickly. After all, his amplifier was damaged, so his attack power has dropped drastically, and he has no hope of winning. What's more, he felt a dangerous atmosphere coming from Jugo.
Dosu is a person who valued his own life, as long as he feels that he was in danger, he will give up directly. After all, he begged Sasuke for mercy in the Forest of Death before.
"Kinuta Dosu admit defeat, the winner is Libra Jugo!"
"Great!" Naruto exclaimed.
Kakashi nodded to Jugo, indicating that he was doing well.
"Jugo, good job!"
On the side, the teammates of Karin and Jugo, Uchiha Houten, also give his congratulation.
The preliminaries continue.
Hinata inevitably fight against Neji. Although she lost, Hinata was able to learn to stick to her beliefs in this battle.
Neji is not on bad term with Hinato, so he naturally wouldn't use dangerous attack against Hinata.
If it wasn't because Hinata told Neji that he needs to fight seriously, Neji might even want to surrender directly.
The next match is Karin against his teammate, Uchiha Houten.
Uchiha Houten has not opened the Sharingan yet, so his combat power is not strong. After a fight, he lost to Karin.
In the final match, Gaara was fighting against Rock Lee.
A fateful match.
Lee still uses the Eight Gates technique and showed the audience the brilliance of his own efforts.
At that moment, he was the only focus of the audience.
It also lets people know for the first time that the thick eyebrows boy that looks unremarkable has such terrifying strength.
"I want to prove that even if I can't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, I can still become a great Shinobi. This is the whole of my life. This is my Shinobi Way. I will never give up. This is the result of my hard works!"
With an angry shout, Lee's eyes turned into white eyes, his skin was red, and green energy aura appeared on his body.
Gaara who is his opponent was even more shocked. He couldn't imagine that the person who he had just completely looked down would release such powerful force.
"Lee, go! Let him see the results of your hard work!"
Lee's face is looking very frightening at this moment.
With a burst of speed, Lee disappeared!
Like a lightning, Gaara was beaten without the strength to fight back!
It is a pity that the Eight Gates technique is just an instant firework. Lee has only learned for more than a year, so even if he is a genius, what he can do is still limited.
"Ura Renge!" (Reverse Lotus)
Gaara was wrapped with a white bandage as Lee continually strikes him from multiple directions. After a while, Lee sends Gaara crashing back to the ground, causing a huge hole on the ground.
At this moment, Lee is panting and half-kneeling on the ground.
"Did it succeed?" Lee muttered to himself.
Kakashi on who was watching just shook his head.
'Gaara's sand defense is really powerful. It looks like even after opening the fifth gate, Lee wasn't able to cause any damage.
"Thick eyebrows is amazing." Naruto whispered.
Sakura nodded in agreement. She feels that Lee at this time was indeed completely different from what she had imagined.
In the deep hole, Gaara, who was lying down, looked gloomy, raised his left hand slightly, and the sand moved quickly.
"What! How can he still move!"
Lee was shocked and wanted to escape, but the side effects of opening the fifth gate made him unable to move at all.
Kakashi sighed and disappeared instantly.
"Sabaku Kyū!" (Sand Binding Coffin)
Gaara coldly shouted, and his sand wrapped around Lee's leg.
At this moment, Kakashi's figure appeared near Lee, his right hand is like a knife and directly cut the sand.
"Who are you!"
Gaara was very angry when he saw that his ultimate technique was easily interrupted.
"Ah, sorry, but I can't see you hurt the Shinobi from our village like this. You won this match."
"No! Kakashi-sensei, I can still fight." Lee stubbornly said.
"Lee, give up. He is in good condition now, but you are exhausted. I know the side effects of the Eight Gates Technique better than you. If this continues, you won't be able to become a Shinobi anymore. Do you want to continue?" "
"I..."
At this time, Kay also came down from the high platform. He put his right hand on Lee's shoulder and whispered: "Enough, Lee, the path of hard work cannot be done in a day, you have already proven the value of it yourself."
Guy said as he pointed to all the audience present.
Lee also looked over, and saw that everyone looked at him with respect and admiration.
He has won everyone's approval.
Tears fell on Lee's face.
"Thank you, thank you, Guy-sensei, Kakashi-sensei…"
When Lee finished speaking, the tension on his body disappeared, and he fell unconscious.
The Eight Gates Technique is called a forbidden technique for a good reason. Lee has already reached his limit a long time ago, and he was just holding on all this time.
"Guy, take Lee to the medic room, there should be no big problem. He just needs to rest for a while."
"Thank you, Kakashi. If you didn't react in time, I'm afraid that Lee would…"
Kakashi laughed and said: "There is no need for thanks between us."
Hearing this, Guy also laughs.
On the side, Gaara was unhappy and asked, "Why! Why did you help him!"
"Because we are companions."
Gaara felt a shock in his heart. He looks at Kakashi's gentle smile for a long time without saying a word.
After a while, Gaara took back all of the sand and returned to his position silently.
Seeing this, Hayate stood in the center of the stage and said: "The preliminaries are over. The participants for the finals are Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, Uzumaki Naruto, Uzumaki Karin, Hyuga Neiji, Nara Shikamaru, Temari, Libra Jugo, Kankuro, Aburame Shino, and Gaara."
"The following draws lots to determine the order of the match of the finals."
The words on the screen started turning again, and everyone watched nervously.
"In the first match, Neji Hyuga is against Libra Jugo. In the second match, Uzumaki Karin is against Haruno Sakura. The third match is Nara Shikamaru against Ju. In the fourth match, Aburame Shino is against Kankuro. The fifth group is Uchiha Sasuke against Gaara. Because of the uneven number of participants, Naruto Uzumaki got straight into the second round of the finals.
"Eeehhh? I don't have to fight?" Naruto looked surprised.
Kakashi patted Naruto's head lightly and said, "Your luck is good."
"Really? Hahahaha!" Naruto laughed.
(T/N: It looks like the author forgot about Choji. There is no mention of Choji's match in this and previous chapter.)