Naruto: Lama Tobi was exposed by the sky curtain

Chapter 440 Chunin Exams (1)

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On the day of the Chunin Exams, the candidates arrived at the venue one after another to prepare for the competition.

When the time came, the screen in the hall displayed the opponents of each candidate. There were four groups in total: A, B, C, and D. The top four were selected to compete.

Boruto and his friends stared intently at the list on the big screen.

"Let me see... I'm in Group A, damn it! Xiao Wu is in Group A too! I'm doomed..."

Iwabe and Shikadai were assigned to Group C, but unfortunately, Ai and Sora were also in Group C.

Xiao Ai turned to Xiao Kong and said, "It looks like we'll have to settle this between us first."

"Ah."

The two looked at Xiao Wu, who grinned at them, and the atmosphere became tense for a moment.

Inojin whispered, "Who do you think will win in the end?"

"I don't know, we've never seen their true strength."

Dimon, who was not far away, glanced at himself and realized that he had been assigned to Group B, but he didn't care much about it.

"However, if you want to become the champion, you'll have to compete against that guy."

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The sixty-four contestants who advanced through the qualifying rounds were divided into groups and entered four competition venues.

Xiao Ye and Xiao Ying, who were in the audience, were considering whether to go to Group A or Group C.

After thinking for two and a half seconds, the two immediately decided to go to Group C to watch their eldest brother and third sister's match, since their second brother had a bit of a perverse sense of humor.

Naruto also brought Hinata, Himawari, and Sasuke with him.

"Yo, Sasuke, you're here too."

"Of course."

Sasuke looked at Sarada and Sara Shin on the sidelines.

"I never expected that the two of them would be assigned to the same group."

"Yeah, this is a real headache. Sasuke, who are you going to cheer for when they compete?"

Naruto leaned forward with a cheeky grin and asked.

Sasuke didn't even turn his head and snorted coldly, "Instead of this, you should worry more about Boruto. His opponent is Mai."

"Uh...it's okay. As long as Boruto does his best, that's enough. We're not concerned about rankings. Besides, the Chunin Exams are about assessing performance in the competition, not just rankings."

"Good to know, but if Boruto makes it into the top eight, then you should pray that Mai doesn't eliminate him immediately, otherwise he won't have any chance to perform."

"......makes sense."

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The whistle blew, and all the groups started their matches simultaneously.

In Group A, Xiao Wu also played by her own rules. If she encountered a polite and well-behaved person, she would give them a chance to perform and then eliminate them. If she encountered a rude person, she would end the match with a single illusion spell.

In the end, he faced Boruto, who had advanced to the quarterfinals with three parts skill and seven parts luck.

"Xiao Wu, even if it's you, I won't show any mercy."

Boruto said this with an inexplicable confidence.

Xiao Wu also waved her hand.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and get started. I'll give you some face since you're an old classmate."

"Don't underestimate me! Shadow Clone Technique!"

Boruto created six clones to launch a flanking attack.

Xiao Wu used her elegant and graceful movements to dodge Boruto's attacks, round after round.

"Hey, Boruto, it seems you need to calm down. You can't even control your aura; your intention to attack is too obvious."

After saying that, Xiao Wu casually used her fan to disperse the transparent Lightning Release Rasengan that was attacking from behind.

"It's not over yet! Wind Release: Rasengan!"

A small, green Rasengan with whirlwind blades appeared in Boruto's hand.

Xiao Wu stared at the Rasengan with great interest.

"Oh, a ninjutsu you learned from Kakashi-sensei?"

Boruto threw the Rasengan with one hand, and Mai blocked it with her fan. Boruto's lips curled up slightly at the sight.

"You've been fooled!"

Suddenly, smoke appeared from the Rasengan, and Boruto suddenly appeared in front of Mai, pressing down on Mai's fan with his left hand and gathering the Rasengan with his right.

"That's just a transformation technique. Watch this, Rasengan!"

Naruto in the stands got excited.

"Sasuke, look, isn't that the super advanced tactic we used when we fought Zabuza? I didn't expect Boruto to know it. We're in luck now."

Sasuke just stared at Mai without saying a word. He felt a sense of unease, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

On the field, Mai didn't show any surprise at Boruto's transformation tactic. Instead, she said speechlessly, "Playing with Wind Release in front of me, you really have a big heart."

"Heh heh, so what? It's over!"

Boruto successfully hit Mai with his Rasengan, and he was overjoyed.

We won!

But before she could celebrate for long, Xiao Wu, who had been hit, suddenly turned into a cloud of smoke, and then a spinning green Rasengan appeared in the smoke.

"!!!"

Boruto's Rasengan collided with the green Rasengan, causing an explosion that engulfed Boruto in a whirlwind of light.

After the whirlwind passed, only Boruto, lying on the ground, and Mai, smiling slightly, remained on the field.

The latter stepped forward, helped Boruto up, and handed him over to the medical ninja.

"The trope of transforming into ninjutsu is too old-fashioned and lacks originality."

Xiao Wu's soft words were like a slap in Naruto's face, leaving him feeling a burning pain.

Sasuke then spoke up, "It seems that Mai discovered Boruto's transformation into Wind Release: Rasengan from the very beginning, so she did the opposite and turned the Wind Release: Rasengan into a human."

"Oh, this..."

Naruto scratched his head, looking embarrassed. He had just been boasting to Himawari and Hinata that it was a high-level tactic, but he didn't expect Mai to call it old-fashioned.

Sasuke noticed Naruto's embarrassment and changed the subject.

"Transforming an object isn't too difficult, but using a transformation technique on a rapidly spinning Rasengan that compresses enormous energy is extremely difficult."

"is it?"

Naruto didn't seem to feel anything, since his specialty was Wind Release.

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Sasuke said, "Oh? So you didn't notice that Mai on the field was transformed from a Rasengan just now."

"Oh, this..."

Ignoring Naruto's further embarrassment, Sasuke praised Mai, saying, "That child's Wind Release skills seem truly impressive."

"Yes, Sarada also likes to use Fire Release in combination with Mai's Wind Release. Not long ago, she also wanted to try using Lightning Release in combination with Mai's Wind Release."

Seeing Sasuke praising Mai, Sakura also cheerfully revealed it to him.

"is it?"

Sasuke didn't think much of it; he simply assumed that Sarada wanted to practice compound ninjutsu.

"I see. With Mai's Wind Release skills, she's more than capable of cooperating with Sarada in using composite ninjutsu. This is extremely beneficial for Sarada to use composite ninjutsu herself. In that case, we should thank her for cooperating with Sarada."

Upon hearing this, Sakura's shoulders trembled, and she tried her best to hold back her laughter.

That wasn't what she meant, but since Sasuke had a good impression of Mai, she didn't need to say anything more.