blogombal Chapter 58: The Preliminary Rounds End
Chapter 58: The Preliminary Rounds End
Just then, a green figure suddenly leaped down from the stands like a gust of wind, appearing in the center of the arena in the blink of an eye.
Might Guy held the unconscious Lee and Neji tightly in his arms, then flashed back to the stands.
Looking at his two beloved students, Matt Kai couldn't help but burst into tears: "You two are truly amazing! Youth should be like this, without regrets!"
Boruto stood to the side, watching the two who were still unconscious, then turned to Kakashi and asked, "Are they alright?"
Kakashi gently shook his head and replied, "Rock Lee's hand and leg muscles are severely torn; he won't recover without spending a few days in bed."
Kakashi paused for a moment, then added, "However, it's already quite remarkable that he was able to stand up on his own just now."
Boruto looked surprised after hearing Kakashi's description; he hadn't expected Rock Lee's injuries to be so severe.
At that moment, Boruto instantly abandoned the idea of learning the Eight Gates.
After all, this type of attack is too dependent on one's physical condition and causes too much damage to the body, so it is not suitable for me.
Even a martial arts fanatic like Xiao Li, who excels in physical combat, would suffer such severe physical damage when performing such powerful techniques.
I don't know if I can withstand the consequences if I try to use the Eight Gates Formation myself.
Kakashi, observing Boruto's changing expression, guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile, "Every ninja has their own fighting style. Rock Lee's Eight Gates is powerful, but it's not suitable for everyone."
Boruto nodded, understanding that Kakashi's words made sense; everyone has their own characteristics and strengths.
Blindly pursuing strength and skill is not enough; it is more important to understand your own limits and leverage your strengths.
Kakashi shifted his gaze from Boruto to Neji, who was leaning against the wall: "Although the Hyuga clan boy's injuries are slightly less severe than Rock Lee's, they're not much better. He needs to rest and recuperate for a while."
A group of medical ninjas quickly placed Rock Lee and Neji on stretchers and provided initial first aid to stabilize their injuries.
The medical ninjas then carried them away on stretchers, slowly moving them from the scene to the medical department for further treatment.
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The tenth match was between Gaara of Sunagakure and Choji of Konoha.
Faced with the monster from Sunagakure, Choji Akimichi realized that he had no chance of winning, so he wisely chose to surrender.
Gaara thus successfully advanced to the second round of the tournament.
In the eleventh match, Hinata Hyuga faced off against Tos Kinu.
Tosu Kinu's sonic attacks made it difficult for Hinata Hyuga to get close. She could only dodge and defend, and eventually lost due to exhaustion. Tosu Kinu advanced to the second round of the competition.
Boruto rushed over and asked with concern, "How are you feeling? Do you need treatment right away?"
Hinata said somewhat dejectedly, "It's...it's nothing. You all cheered me on so hard, but I...I still lost."
Naruto raised his fist and said, "You've already done your best! I'll keep working hard for you too!"
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"This is the third exam of the Chunin Exams. Congratulations to all the confirmed candidates, although one of you is absent."
Including Sasuke Uchiha, who was not present, there were a total of five people from Konoha, three from Sunagakure, and one from Otogakure.
The Third Hokage scanned the crowd and said, "Then I will begin to explain the content of the competition."
"The official competition will showcase everyone's fighting spirit to the audience. As representatives of your respective countries, I hope you will give full play to your strength without any regrets. The official competition will begin in one month."
"In other words, this is the preparation time to notify the daimyo and ninja leaders of various countries that the preliminary rounds have ended and to invite them to watch."
"At the same time, it gives you test takers some time to improve yourselves and prepare. To put it bluntly, it's about letting you make targeted preparations."
"Analyze your opponents' performance in the qualifiers to increase your chances of winning."
"There is one thing that everyone must do before the official competition."
Hongdou took out a box from the side, placed it on the table, and gestured for everyone present to come forward and draw a slip of paper.
This box is a lottery box used to determine the order of the matches. Each lot inside is marked with a different number, and each number corresponds to a participant.
The results of the draw were as follows:
勘九郎抽到了1号、志乃抽到了2号、手鞠抽到3号、鹿丸抽到4号、佐助5号、鸣人6号、托斯·砧7号、我爱罗8号、最后博人是9号。
"Okay, now I'll announce the match assignments for the official competition."
After everyone drew their numbers and confirmed their draws, the Third Hokage signaled Ibiki Morino to bring out the pre-prepared match-up chart so that all participants could clearly see the upcoming match-ups.
Ibiki Morino took out a match-up sheet from the side and showed it to everyone present. The sheet detailed the opponents of each participant.
The final matchups are:
Kankuro VS Shino.
Temari vs. Shikamaru.
Naruto vs. Sasuke.
Boruto vs. Gaara vs. Dos Kinu.
After carefully reviewing the match assignments, Boruto inwardly groaned, realizing his luck was terrible.
According to the schedule, he will have to fight two consecutive battles in the first round, which means he must first defeat Gaara and then defeat Tos Kinu in order to advance to the next round.
Kankuro secretly rejoiced that he hadn't been assigned to the round where he would fight Gaara.
He turned to look at Boruto, a hint of sympathy in his eyes, but in his heart he had already labeled Boruto as "death row".
Boruto has no chance of winning against a powerful opponent like Gaara.
Gaara's gaze also fell on Boruto. Although he hadn't had a chance to fight Uchiha Sasuke yet, this guy was strong enough to be considered an appetizer.
Boruto smiled back when he noticed Kankuro and Gaara's gazes.
Kankuro scoffed when he saw Boruto still managing to smile while facing Gaara. This guy is incredibly arrogant and doesn't even realize what kind of monster he's facing.
Sakura, watching from the stands, frowned as she saw the match assignments, a sense of unease rising within her.
She never expected that after Team Guy, Team 7 would also start an "internal war," and Boruto was even assigned a monster like Gaara.
"Sasuke in the first round? That's amazing!" Naruto was extremely excited at this moment.
He even felt that waiting for a month was too long, and he couldn't wait to start fighting Sasuke immediately.