It was a rare opportunity for Shikaku and Inoichi to be defeated, Chouza couldn't help but smile smugly, and deliberately said:
"Don't want to eat potato chips? Then why don't we get back to the quarterfinals..."
Inoichi couldn't help but roll his eyes and complained, "Just forget it, Chouza."
"This kind of competition format is suitable for physical ninjas like your Akimichi clan or the Inuzuka clan. Isn't it normal for you to make it to the quarterfinals?"
The Inuzuka clan?
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Inuzuka Jaw, who had just come over to get some potato chips.
"Okay, you Inoichi, you're going to use me as a shield, right?"
Inuzuka Jaw gritted his teeth in anger.
"My little Hitomi definitely has the potential to be one of the top eight."
"She just lacked experience and accidentally lost to the weird tricks that Hideki taught his students!"
Nara Shikaku also looked at Hideki and said meaningfully:
"In fact, I also heard that many students in this martial arts tournament have made great progress, and many interesting new ninjutsu have appeared."
"The most interesting thing is that they all seem to be your students, Hideki, and have received special training from you."
"It seems that besides puppetry, Hideki's teaching level in other areas is also quite high..."
"Shikaku you are really well-informed."
Hideki scratched his head and said,
"But what I teach my students are just byproducts of the puppetry learning process, such as the various uses of chakra lines, which are essentially little tricks."
"The reason why children can achieve good results with these is simply because no one has seen them before."
"Compared to your clan's own unique and difficult-to-decipher secret ninjutsu, it's nothing."
Then Hideki said righteously:
"And the reason the children have made such great progress is ultimately thanks to the good leadership of Hokage-sama."
"Because without his strong support, the point system and even this martial arts competition would not be able to debut in the school."
"Then it would be impossible for the children to train so hard for points and the martial arts competition like they are now, and make such great progress in a short period of time."
Everyone looked a little strange when they heard this.
Everyone was just chatting casually, why did Hideki suddenly start to flatter the Hokage?
Inuzuka Jaw, who was most familiar with Hideki, teased directly:
"Hideki, the Hokage isn't here, and no one's going to give you a raise even if you say that!"
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly said cheerfully:
"Raising wages is indeed a good idea..."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person speaking was a middle-aged ninja who was eating a bag of potato chips not far away.
But when he slowly ate the potato chips and made a seal with one hand, he turned into the familiar Sandaime Hokage in a puff of white smoke.
"Hokage-sama!?" Everyone was a little surprised.
Inuzuka Jaw scratched his head in embarrassment and asked,
"Hokage-sama, why are you here so early?"
The Sandaime waved his hand and smiled,
"I just came here to experience the atmosphere of the martial arts tournament in advance."
Then he walked a few steps closer, patted Hideki on the shoulder and said with relief,
"Hideki, you are too modest."
"You and Minato perfected the points plan together, and you taught the children without reservation. I dare not take credit for your work."
"I heard that several of your students made it to the top 32 this time?"
"Well done! I hope you can keep up the good work and strive to have more new faces in the main competition next time."
"It would be great if more people could become like you, the pillars that support Konoha! Hahaha..."
Shikaku, who was standing by, raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Hideki, who was smiling bitterly, with a meaningful look again...
After that, everyone chatted awkwardly with the Sandaime for a while.
After finally getting through until almost nine o'clock, Hideki slipped away under the pretext of getting ready for work...
…
"Master Yoko, it's getting late. You should go to the contestant preparation area and wait."
Not far away in the audience seats, Hyuga Hizashi, who was wearing a forehead protector and had a stern face, whispered to Yoko who was looking around curiously.
Next to him, Hyuga Hiashi, who looked exactly like him but had a smooth forehead, also nodded and said:
"Then you should go quickly, Yoko."
"Perform well and let everyone see the strength of Konoha's strongest clan."
"Oh, that's natural."
Yoko gently waved her folding fan and said,
"But Brother Hiashi, if I win the martial arts tournament, can I continue to come to school next semester?"
Hiashi raised an eyebrow and said,
"Didn't you just say that Ninja School was boring and you wanted to graduate early?"
Yoko covered her lips with her folding fan and smiled,
"That was my previous thought."
"Now I have discovered some interesting places in the Ninja School, and I want to use these eyes to observe for a while longer..."
…
At the entrance to the contestant preparation area, Nohara Rin suddenly shuddered and had a bad feeling.
"Rin, are you okay?"
Obito, who was chatting with her, said with concern,
"Could it be that he was injured by that damned Hyuga Yoko yesterday?"
"I'm fine."
Rin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"It's getting late, Obito, you'll be the first one to go on stage, so you should go in and get ready."
Obito said proudly,
"Rin, don't worry. I came to school early today and am now at the entrance to the contestant area. Are you still worried that I will be late and miss the game?"
At this moment, an old lady suddenly appeared behind him, took his hand and said,
"Young man, I think you look very friendly."
"Actually, my grandson and I are lost. Can you help me find him?"
"this..."
Obito really wanted to refuse, but as he was always kind to old people, it was difficult for him to say it out loud.
He even began to think that maybe he would have enough time to come back after helping the old lady...
Fortunately, Rin came to his rescue and said to the old lady with a smile:
"I'm sorry, Obito has to compete later. If you don't mind, let me help you find your grandson."
After saying that, she took the old lady's hand and left. Before leaving, she winked at Obito, looking playful and cute.
What a nice girl~
Obito was still thinking about Rin's cute little expression just now, and decided to engrave it deeply in his mind.
However, what he didn't know was that a large group of old ladies were approaching not far away...
…
At nearly nine o'clock, Hideki appeared on the stage and said through the loudspeaker that had been set up in advance:
"Then the martial arts tournament quarterfinals will officially begin."
"Students and parents please find a seat as soon as possible."
"For the first match, Uchiha Obito and Hyuga Yoko, please get on the stage and get ready..."
Soon, Hyuga Yoko walked leisurely from the rest area to the ring, looking at the people in the audience with interest.
But after a while, Obito still disappeared...
Just when Hideki thought that this kid had let him down again and began to sigh, Obito's figure suddenly appeared.
"Everyone please make way, I need to go down to compete!"
Obito suddenly appeared from the audience, and moved forward with difficulty amid the numerous thanks and requests from many old ladies nearby, and finally jumped directly from the high audience seats to the field.
It seems that he still couldn't escape the clutches of the old people and was dragged away to serve as a soldier...
Seeing that Teacher Hideki had a smile on his face but his eyes became more and more unfriendly, Obito's heart tightened and he quickly ran to the ring at full speed.
But after walking a few steps, he couldn't help but stop, turned around and shouted to the audience:
Please keep an eye on your grandmother while I, Obito, am around!"
After saying that, he ran towards the center of the ring.
What is this soldier boy speaking for?
Hideki complained in his heart and no longer wanted to pursue the boy's lateness.
He looked at Obito and Yoko who were fighting against each other and said:
"I think you all remember the rules. Time is tight, so I won't go into details."
"If you have no other questions, the game will begin..."
Obito and Yoko both shook their heads to indicate that there was no problem, and then the two began to make opposing seals with each other under Hideki's instructions.
Then Hideki used the loudspeaker to speak loudly:
"Then the first round of the first ninja school martial arts tournament, the first round of the quarterfinals..."
"Uchiha Obito vs. Hyuga Yoko, the match begins!"
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