"Ahem, um... Yahiko, long time no see." Obito reluctantly walked forward and greeted him.
Yahiko turned around when he heard someone calling his name.
"Long time no see, Obito." Yahiko responded with a smile.
Although he had only met Obito once, Yahiko had a deep impression of him because Obito said that he wanted to become Hokage and end the war.
Moreover, Obito is also a ninja that Kakuzu needs to pay attention to in his intelligence.
"What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here." Obito walked up to Yahiko and said.
"Yeah." Yahiko nodded, and couldn't help laughing as he thought of something.
"Haha, but it seems a little early for us to meet again. Neither of us is famous in the ninja world yet."
During that meeting, Yahiko and Obito agreed that the next time they heard from each other, they would both be famous in the ninja world. In the current situation, it is obvious that this has failed.
Both Yahiko and Obito are famous only in their own circles and have not become famous in the ninja world.
"Aren't we on the way to becoming famous in the ninja world? If we all make it to the finals, we will be even more famous." Obito replied with a smile.
The Youth Martial Arts Tournament is different from the joint Chunin Exam of the Ninja Village. It has really attracted huge attention in the Ninja World. If one can get first place, purely in terms of the degree of publicity, there is no doubt that he will be famous in the Ninja World.
"That's true." Yahiko thought about it and realized that it was true. With the popularity of the Youth Martial Arts Tournament, the top two would definitely receive huge attention.
"Xiao Lin, have you seen my photo? It's not lost, is it?" Kakashi asked Nohara Lin in a deliberately raised voice.
He saw that Obito seemed to be so engrossed in the conversation that he had forgotten that his purpose was to gather information.
"No." Nohara Lin turned around and looked around before answering.
Obito successfully extracted the key words from the photo, and remembered Kakashi's order, so he quickly asked,
"Yahiko, do you know the ninja master Sosuke? He is the one who organized this competition. He has become very famous in the ninja world recently."
"Mr. Sosuke, of course I know him. I am one of Mr. Sosuke's first followers." Yahiko answered proudly.
"Under the leadership of Mr. Sosuke, the Rain Country is gradually getting better and moving towards peace and stability."
Kakashi fell into deep thought as he listened to Yahiko's words.
It is obvious that Yahiko is now a die-hard fan of Sosuke and has even joined the Ninja Clan.
And judging by the expression Nagato gave Sosuke, Kakashi was probably similar to Yahiko.
"The Akatsuki will become the evil organization that captures the tailed beasts in the future, and it is very likely related to Sosuke." Kakashi speculated in his heart.
There is a huge gap between the current Akatsuki organization and the future Akatsuki organization. Such an extreme change is obviously not a normal development trend.
Kakashi believed that the leaders of Akatsuki had experienced some major changes in their lives, which led to such a huge contrast between the entire organization before and after.
"Obito, how is your journey to becoming Hokage going?" Yahiko asked.
Obito scratched his head, "Still working on it."
Becoming Hokage is Obito's dream, but Obito actually doesn't know how to become Hokage now.
He had also never heard of any Hokage exam where one could become Hokage by passing it.
"Come on! As long as you work hard, you will definitely have a chance." Yahiko encouraged.
Yahiko thinks it would be a good thing for Obito to become Hokage. After all, how could a peace-loving person be a bad person?
"Contestants please go into the lounge, draw lots and prepare for the battle." The Ninja Clan staff came to the contestant waiting area and shouted.
Seeing this, Yahiko and Obito stopped communicating tacitly. Obito returned to the team and went to the lounge with Kakashi and others.
As soon as they arrived at the lounge, the Ninja Clan staff brought out a large box and asked the contestants to draw numbers one by one.
"Number one versus number two, number three versus number four, and so on. Whoever defeats their opponent will advance to the next round." The Ninja staff explained the rules.
The rules of the Youth Martial Arts Association are the most plain and simple, so no one has ever stood up to raise any questions. After all, such simple and straightforward rules require no explanation.
"So far back." Obito looked at the thirty wooden sticks written on his hand and felt that his luck in drawing the numbers this time was average.
Number 30 means that except for the first round, all the following battles will be his last.
"Xiao Lin, what are your numbers? I'm number 30." Obito walked directly to Kakashi and Nohara Rin and asked.
After everyone draws their number, the Ninja Clan staff will register it immediately. It cannot be exchanged or changed, and this information will definitely be made public.
"I'm number 13." Nohara Lin replied.
"Number 15," Kakashi replied briefly.
Obito's eyes widened. The two of them had such close numbers. If they both advanced to the second round, they would meet in the next match.
"The naturally evil white-haired guy is actually going to stop Xiaolin in the second round!" Obito complained in his heart.
Originally, Obito thought that Nohara Rin had a certain chance of entering the top eight. Apart from those who were also Mu Yue's disciples, only Nagato showed super strong suppression power, and the puppeteer was just suspected to be quite powerful.
But Nohara Rin's luck today was obviously worse than Obito's, as she met Kakashi in the second round.
"No, maybe it's just Kakashi's bad luck that got Xiaolin involved."
Thinking of what Kakashi had just threatened him to do, Obito cursed Kakashi again in his heart. How could there be a problem with the kind and beautiful Nohara Rin? It must be Kakashi's fault!
"My number is eleven, the numbers are very close, Kakashi, is this the bond between close friends?" Might Guy shouted excitedly after the draw.
Kakashi did a quick calculation in his mind and his expression turned serious.
If both he and Might Guy advance to the third round, they will meet in the quarterfinals.
"There's too little chakra. If there were more, there would be more tactics." Kakashi subconsciously played out the battle with Might Guy in his mind, then shook his head.
The Wuxiang Sword consumes too much chakra for him. If it consumes a little more chakra, Kakashi can't use it, but it is difficult to create an opportunity to attack without consuming chakra.
Might Guy, who uses the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu and the Rock Breathing, not only has absolute strength, but is also extremely fast.
Unlike Kakashi, Obito felt his eyes brighten.
Might Guy is number 11, and he is number 30, which means that Obito can only meet Might Guy in the finals.
Kakashi can still gamble on the Wuxiang Yidao, but Obito really has no way to deal with Might Guy now. Under normal circumstances, the probability of him winning against Might Guy is zero.
"I'm number 19." Shisui came over and gave his number.
"The knockout round is about to begin. Players, please pay attention to the broadcast in the lounge. There is a battle order list on the screen." The Ninja Clan staff reminded.
As soon as the Ninja Clan staff member finished speaking, the large screen in the lounge lit up, showing the order of the sixteen battles in the first round from high to low.
"Number one is actually that Nagato." Maki saw the first battle on the big screen, then looked at the number two in his hand, and his expression changed slightly.
There was a Sand Village ninja who was assigned to the same division as Nagato during the preliminaries, so Maki knew that Nagato was a tough guy.
Nagato glanced casually at the big screen and then looked away.
It doesn't matter who his opponent is because he will keep winning until the end.
"He is good at large-scale ninjutsu, mainly using wind jutsu and fire jutsu..." Maki began to think of countermeasures based on Nagato's information.
"You can keep dodging and wait for the opponent to show a flaw, and then look for an opportunity to attack in close range."
Maki is a ninja who specializes in wind-style ninjutsu, but he does not pursue the attack range. He mainly pursues the lethality of wind-style ninjutsu and strives to kill the enemy with one blow.
As long as he seizes the opportunity to output, no matter what kind of disadvantage he has been in before, Maki is confident that he can turn the situation around.
Kakashi didn't look for his opponent first, but started from the first and worked his way down.
"Sand Crab is number eight, that's a good draw for us." Kakashi saw Sand Crab's name in the fourth game of the first round.
If both Nagato and Sand Crab advance, they will meet in the quarterfinals at the latest, and by then it will be unlikely for either Nagato or Sand Crab to continue hiding their strength.
"In the first match, No. 1 Nagato versus No. 2 Maki! Please enter the venue quickly." The referee's voice came into the lounge.
Nagato said hello to Konan Yahiko and left the lounge and walked towards the central battle arena.
"Maki, keep going!" Yura encouraged.
The Sand Village didn't send many people to begin with, and only the two of them advanced to the knockout round. If Maki lost, he would be the only one left, and the pressure would instantly become different.
"I'll try my best." Maki replied in a deep voice and walked out of the lounge.
As soon as he entered the battlefield, Maki could clearly feel a lot of eyes on him.
"Perhaps Lord Kazekage should take this more seriously." Maki thought to himself.
He felt that if he wanted to participate, he had to be serious, otherwise he might as well not get involved. This way, he would be neither good nor bad. People would think that the Sand Village was not strong enough. There were only two ninjas entering the knockout round, and it was not certain when they would be eliminated.
Hanzo on the high platform narrowed his eyes when he saw Nagato and recalled some bad memories.
If Nagato had been weaker that day, and if Kakuzu hadn't been there, perhaps his encirclement and killing plan wouldn't have ended in complete failure.
Hanzo sighed slightly. It was true that he would not fail so miserably, but he would still fail because even if he was reborn and tried again, he would not be sure of killing Sosuke.
Going against someone like Sosuke is just asking for trouble. If Hanzo were really reborn, he would most likely kick Danzo Shimura out directly and then give Sosuke a title to help him become famous.
In this way, not only will they not become enemies, but Hanzo will also be half a level higher than Sosuke, after all, he gave him the title.
The Root members in the audience quietly picked up their small notebooks and prepared to record Nagato's information.
Huangtu shook his head when he saw this. Having witnessed the siege, he knew that Nagato was extremely powerful. Nagato had far surpassed ordinary ninjas.
After knowing that Nagato was among the contestants, Huangtu knew that the Ninja Clan would not let other forces take away the first place reward.
Seeing that the game was about to begin, the contestants in the lounge all looked intently at the battle field.
Intelligence plays an important role in ninja battles. For participating ninjas, watching the competition is actually part of the game.
Whoever can collect more intelligence from the details of the battle will gain a greater advantage in the next battle.
"The fight begins!" the referee shouted immediately when he saw that the two were ready.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
Maki did not move forward or backward rashly, but chose to pull out the shuriken and shoot at Nagato.
"Wind Style: Suppress!"
Nagato still chose to use the tactics he had used in the preliminaries, taking advantage of his huge amount of chakra and using large-scale ninjutsu to suppress the opponent.
A large amount of wind-attribute chakra was compressed into the shape of a small ball and ejected from the long door.
Whoosh! !
The moment the wind ball was spit out, a strong wind blew on the field. The high-density wind ball exploded and caused a huge storm with terrifying destructive power. The ground was also torn apart by this storm, and mud and rocks flew everywhere, and dust and fog rose up.
"So strong." Maki was secretly shocked.
Hearing information from others is not as direct as seeing it with one's own eyes. At this moment, he understood why the Sand Village ninja seemed vaguely afraid. This wind-style ninja was indeed scary.
Maki activated all his chakra and quickly retreated. In this situation, he could only avoid the attack and look for an opportunity. This was also his original battle plan anyway.
Fortunately, the battlefield was wide enough, and Maki successfully withdrew from Nagato's attack range with decisive actions.
"Earth Style: Mountain Earth Technique!"
After the unsuccessful attack, Nagato continued to make hand seals without changing his expression. Mu Yue had taught him many high-level ninjutsu of the five major natures, but this was just the beginning.
Boom! !
Maki only felt a sudden earthquake, and the ground on both sides suddenly cracked and rose up, pressing towards him at a very fast speed.
Maki didn't care about anything else and burst out with a speed beyond his limit to escape and avoid being crushed into the shape of Maki-chan.
"The Mountain and Earth Technique isn't very useful in this situation," Huang Tu commented.
The Mountain and Earth Technique is Huang Tu's specialty ninjutsu. Unless the opponent is very large or there are teammates to hold him back, the hit rate of the Mountain and Earth Technique is worrying.
Of course, the power is really great. Huangtu feels that there are few people in the entire ninja world who can withstand it.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
When Maki escaped from the squeeze of the Mountain and Earth Technique, the raging sea of fire surrounded Maki again, completely putting Maki in a desperate situation.
"Nagato wins!" The referee announced Nagato's victory.
Maki wiped the sweat off his face. He didn't feel the slightest bit of resentment in his heart. He accepted the defeat wholeheartedly.
The difference in their strength was too great. Nagato had been chasing him since the beginning of the battle. It was simply unrealistic to find Nagato's flaws as he expected. Dealing with Nagato's ninjutsu had already consumed all his energy.
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