Nine groups of twenty-seven people, with Yakushi Kabuto withdrawing, twenty-six remained, perfectly divided into thirteen groups to battle and decide the official roster.
Grouping was randomly assigned by the electronic screen in the hall.
"First match, Lee Rock versus Kenmi Sumi!"
Soon, the contestants for the first match appeared on the big screen.
"It seems the preliminary matches are completely messed up too."
Seeing the roster for the first match, Li Chuan knew the preliminary matches had completely deviated from their original trajectory.
Because if he remembered correctly, Lee Rock's original opponent should have been the Sand Shinobi Ninja Gaara, and his calf was eventually broken by Gaara's Sand Shinobi.
As for Kenmizumi, Yakushi Kabuto's teammate and Orochimaru's spy planted in Konoha, he originally fought against the Sand Shinobi Ninja Kankuro.
Being able to be planted as a spy in Konoha for so many years, Tsumugi's strength was naturally not bad, and even outside, he had the solid strength of a Chunin.
Unfortunately, he encountered Lee Rock, the strongest in this exam besides Gaara, and when he took off his weights, he was instantly defeated.
In Li Chuan's opinion, Lee Rock, who took off his weights and unleashed the Fifth Gate, the Gate of Closing, definitely reached the Jonin level in strength, and although it wasn't sustainable, for those few seconds it was maintained, it definitely reached that level.
The reason he lost to Gaara was because Gaara, as a Jinchuriki, was already close to Jonin level in his normal state.
As fellow Konoha Ninja, Lee Rock didn't hit hard, so Kenmizumi was just kicked unconscious and left after waking up.
"Second match, Hinata Hyuga versus Neji Hyuga!"
Looking at the new names appearing on the electronic screen, Li Chuan sighed that this match hadn't changed.
Of course, the result also didn't change; even if Hinata tried her best to persevere, she was still far inferior to Neji and was struck down and seriously injured by his palm.
If not for the referee Moonlight Hayate, Might Guy, Kakashi, and Kurenai simultaneously stepping down to stop him, Neji almost lost control and killed Hinata.
"Hinata!"
Naruto jumped down from the viewing corridor and anxiously came to Hinata's side.
Hinata lay on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, and seeing Naruto appear before her, said with a trembling voice:
"Nar-Naruto I... I..."
"Is this a confession?"
Li Chuan, standing on the corridor, immediately showed a look of anticipation; shipping couples online is still quite interesting.
However, Hinata still didn't finish speaking and fainted.
"Where is the medical team? Hurry and come save her!"
Kurenai, seeing her beloved disciple faint, immediately shouted anxiously.
Seeing that the shipping didn't work out, Li Chuan moved his body and quickly appeared beside Hinata using the Body Flicker Technique.
"This Prince is slightly proficient in medical Ninjutsu."
Squatting down, his hands quickly made several very special gestures, then he chanted:
"Heal as new!"
Ten-odd seconds later, a blue magic light shone on Hinata's body, and Hinata slowly opened her eyes and stood up again as if nothing had happened.
Li Chuan currently couldn't perform wandless casting, so before he left the Wizard World, he specifically took time to find some instructional magic books about hand gesture casting used by African witches.
Although hand gesture casting was much less efficient than using a wand, it could allow witches, after being separated from their wands, not to be unable to cast even a single magic spell.
"You call this slightly proficient? This healing effect is almost as good as Lady Tsunade's!"
All the Ninja present who had some experience, including the Third Hokage, were also immediately stunned seeing Hinata, who was originally so seriously injured, instantly healed.
Even if Konoha's medical Ninjutsu was advanced and there was a specialized hospital, injuries like Hinata's wouldn't heal without lying down for a few days.
As a result, Li Chuan only took a little over ten seconds, showing how strong this Prince's medical Ninjutsu was, and he used a type of medical Ninjutsu they had never seen before.
Such a healing effect could only be achieved by Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin, by summoning her summoned beast to assist in performing Ninjutsu.
After Hinata was healed, the words she originally wanted to say to Naruto naturally couldn't be spoken, which also made Li Chuan feel a moment of regret.
The preliminary matches continued later, and basically, most of the matches were different from the original, but the contestants who ultimately won and participated in the official matches didn't change much.
The Ninja who officially entered the finals a month later were: Lee Rock, Neji Hyuga, Tenten, Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Shino Aburame, Choji Akimichi, Kankuro, Gaara, Temari, Zaku, Dosu.
Among them, eight were Konoha Ninja, three were Sand Shinobi Ninja, and two were sound Ninja; Grass Ninja and Hidden Rain Village Ninja were all eliminated.
During this time, Li Chuan went down multiple times to save people using healing magic; Konoha's side was more measured in their attacks, while the Sand Shinobi Ninja and sound Ninja were more brutal than the last, and most were seriously injured.
There was even a Grass Ninja who came up to fight Gaara, and before he could even release a Ninjutsu, he was enveloped by Gaara's Sand Shinobi and turned into a corpse.
With this, the second exam ended.
Two days later, at midnight, after confirming that Tenzō had left as usual to report the situation to the Third Hokage, Li Chuan disappeared from the spot with an Apparition.
When he reappeared, he had already arrived near the Valley of the End.
"Orochimaru didn't come?"
After a few jumps, he appeared on top of the First's statue at the Valley of the End, looking at Yakushi Kabuto standing there, Li Chuan's eyes scanned the vicinity, his eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.
Yakushi Kabuto turned around and looked at Li Chuan:
"Lord Orochimaru had something to attend to and couldn't come; He asked me to convey the information to Your Highness the Prince; Your Highness the Prince doesn't seem surprised by my identity at all."
"Your identity? The orphan adopted by the Konoha orphanage, a Konoha Genin, Danzo's spy, Orochimaru's spy, Scorpion's spy, Which identity do you want me to be surprised by?"
Li Chuan held the elder wand in his hand, with a playful look on his face.
And when Yakushi Kabuto heard Li Chuan's words, his eyes immediately changed, his pupils rapidly contracted.
It seems this Prince saying he knew many secrets was really true; this matter was indeed not false; it's just that he couldn't understand why the other party even knew about things like him being Scorpion's spy.
"Your Highness the Prince is truly surprising."
Yakushi Kabuto smiled and didn't continue the topic, but said directly:
"The location of the forbidden jutsu scroll is in the confidential document storage between the Jonin Third Base and the Uchiha and Hyuga clan territories; It is jointly guarded by Anbu and Root Ninja, and a warning barrier is also set up."
"Very good," Li Chuan first nodded, then looked at the five people surrounding him from behind and shrugged helplessly, "it seems Orochimaru is quite sincere about future cooperation, but what does this mean?"
And Yakushi Kabuto adjusted his glasses and smiled, saying:
"Lord Orochimaru said the information can be given to you, but it also depends on whether His Highness the Prince has the ability to take it away; If not, then please return to the Base with us and tell us all the secrets you know."
"Kaguya Kimimaro, Sakon and Ukon, Tayuya, Kidomaru, Jirobo," Li Chuan called out the names of the five people behind him one by one, but showed no panic on his face, "It seems Orochimaru truly thinks highly of this Prince."
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