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Chapter 331: A Charm That Has No Place to Rest [25]
Chapter 331: A Charm That Has No Place to Rest [25]
"Ah! Sasuke!"
"What kind of chakra is this..."
Naruto couldn't help but watch in awe as Sasuke was sent flying by Hinata's powerful palm strike, creating a massive crater in the ground.
Was she absurdly strong!
Standing on the other side, Neji Hyuga breathed a sigh of relief. Without the incident of Hiashi's death, he didn't have the same strong resistance to fate, nor did he hold any bitter feelings towards Hinata, the young mistress he was supposed to protect.
At this moment, he felt reverence and admiration for Feng Ye. He knew that Hinata's talent had always been modest, but after training with Feng Ye for two years, she had reached such a level that her strength far surpassed his own! He had no doubt that his Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven technique would be unable to block Hinata's Eight Trigrams Empty Palm.
Even if he could block one strike, the next one would surely slam him into the ground.
"I really want to become that man's disciple..."
Neji murmured to himself, his eyes on Hinata filled with envy.
On the field.
Whoosh!
Hinata dispersed her chakra and took a few steps back.
Moonlight Hayate's throat bobbed as he leaped over to Sasuke, who was embedded in the ground, to check on his condition. "Hinata Hyuga... wins!" he declared, a bead of cold sweat on his forehead.
If Hinata hadn't stopped, he wondered if he could have saved Sasuke at all. Perhaps he would have ended up alongside Sasuke, flattened into the ground and becoming another human-shaped module.
Hearing Moonlight Hayate's announcement, Hinata closed her Byakugan and let her hair, which had been dancing in the wind, fall back down. She turned and looked up to the third level of the exam venue.
With her Byakugan activated, she had a 360-degree field of vision, and she had already spotted Feng Ye's arrival.
"Teacher."
Hinata jumped up to the third level and bowed to Feng Ye.
Feng Ye, with his hands behind his back, was observing the proceedings below. Noticing Hinata's approach, he turned to her and offered a slight smile. "Mhm, you performed very well."
At that moment, Naruto, Sakura, and the others also followed Hinata's gaze, their eyes landing on Feng Ye's figure standing beside Kakashi.
After a brief silence—
Everyone present bowed to Feng Ye.
"Hokage-sama!"
"You may continue."
Feng Ye glanced downward, his eyes passing over Moonlight Hayate, and gave a slight nod, indicating that there was no need to halt the exam. He spoke calmly.
Upon noticing Feng Ye's arrival, the many genin in the venue visibly became more excited. Neji Hyuga, Rock Lee, and others were invigorated, eager to showcase themselves before Feng Ye and earn his acknowledgment.
As for Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, Tenten, Temari, and the other young women, they would steal glances at Feng Ye from time to time, their eyes sparkling with excitement.
Here, both Sasuke and Naruto were handsome young men.
But compared to Feng Ye, the young Hokage and legendary ninja, they were like fireflies next to the bright moon. When Feng Ye would occasionally smile, it felt like an illusion to Ino and Sakura, making their hearts flutter.
"Big brother..."
"During the fourth round of the formal exam, I think you'll need to hold back a little."
Seeing the reactions of Ino and the others, Kakashi's lips twitched as he turned to Feng Ye. "Otherwise, it might become quite burdensome for the ninjas maintaining order."
This time, he wasn't being cryptic—he was bluntly teasing him.
"Just dispatch two more teams of ninjas to maintain order, then."
Feng Ye shot Kakashi a glance.
He hadn't done anything, so what was there to hold back?
In the end, Sasuke was eliminated in the third round of the Chunin Exams.
After the selection process, twenty people advanced to the fourth and final round of the exams... In fact, a typical Chunin Exam would have more ninjas passing through, usually with only two to three rounds.
Only in these open-to-the-public exams, which carried a performative nature, would the majority of ninjas be eliminated, leaving only a small number to advance to the final round and put on a show.
The Konoha Twelve had eliminated four of their members.
Led by Hinata, the remaining eight members advanced to the fourth round, along with several other young ninjas from different villages, totaling twelve in all. This group included Temari, Kankuro, and others.
"So, the fourth round will begin in seven days."
"At that time, nobles and generals from all over the Fire Country will come to observe, and they will be the clients for many of your future missions. Please prepare yourselves."
With Moonlight Hayate's final announcement, the third round came to a close.
After the conclusion of the third round, Naruto didn't wait for the dispersal and immediately jumped up to the third level to find Kakashi.
"Kakashi-sensei, I need special training!"
Sasuke's defeat had made him feel immense pressure. In these Chunin Exams, both Hinata and Mizumori Shiro were formidable opponents, especially Hinata, against whom he felt he had no chance of victory with his current strength.
Kakashi glanced at Naruto and smiled, "Alright."
On the other side, Sasuke limped away from the exam venue.
Just outside the venue, he encountered Itachi Uchiha, cloaked in black, and stopped in his tracks.
"Big brother..."
"I already know."
Itachi placed a hand on Sasuke's shoulder and said, "Hinata is Master Feng Ye's disciple. Training under a teacher makes a difference. In fact, your strength is already quite formidable."
Sasuke bowed his head slightly, remaining silent for a few seconds before looking up at Itachi and saying, "Big brother, I want to know how to activate the Mangekyo Sharingan."
He yearned for greater power.
Itachi fixed his gaze on Sasuke for a moment, and suddenly, his eyes took on a profound look as he spoke, "My foolish little brother, do you think you can activate the Mangekyo Sharingan? Do you think you have the capacity and talent for it?"
A terrifying aura pressed down on Sasuke, and the pattern of the Mangekyo Sharingan appeared in his eyes.
"?!”
Sasuke's expression froze.
He stared blankly at Itachi.
Seeing Sasuke startled and stumbling backward in fear, Itachi closed his eyes, causing the Mangekyo to vanish, returning his eyes to their usual black color.
He reached out and tapped Sasuke's forehead forcefully, his expression softening as he smiled gently and said, "To activate the Mangekyo Sharingan, one must endure an intense emotional stimulus, such as losing a beloved person. You need to experience an emotional upheaval ten times more intense than what you felt earlier. Do you think you can bear it?"
Itachi paused, stroking Sasuke's head, and added, "It's too early for you. Go home."
As he finished speaking, he turned and walked away, leaving behind a startled Sasuke, his face still pale. It took Sasuke a few seconds to regain his wits, and even then, Itachi's words echoed in his mind.
My foolish little brother... foolish little brother... foolish brother... little brother... brother...
(End of Chapter)
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