Group B
Hinata's first opponent was Shin. Seeing his frail, sickly appearance, Hinata simply walked up and knocked him unconscious with a single slap.
Her second opponent was Rock Lee.
Incidentally, Lee's first opponent had been Shira of Sunagakure.
The match—Eight Gates vs. Seven Heavenly Breaths—gave the audience an incredibly intense taijutsu showdown.
However, when Lee opened the Gate of Limit (Third Gate), although his power increased tremendously, his movements became strangely… sneaky and somewhat indecent. The straightforward Shira was caught off guard by this awkward fighting style and ultimately lost the match.
When Lee saw that his next opponent was Hinata, he didn't dare underestimate her. He immediately opened the first three gates and launched his attack.
Hinata, however, looked at him with a slightly disgusted expression.
She reached out, grabbed Lee by the head with one hand—
—and slammed it straight into the ground.
The audience was stunned.
Wasn't this the same "green-aura watermelon-head" guy who looked terrifyingly strong earlier?
Her third opponent was Neji Hyūga.
Neji walked onto the field trembling slightly. Looking at Hinata across the arena, he said nervously,
"P-Please… go easy on me… Lady Hinata."
"Enough talking. Here I come."
Because he had been beaten up by Hinata countless times during training, Neji had long lost the psychological will to resist.
As a result—
He was thoroughly beaten once again.
Meanwhile — Another Match
Tenten faced Temari in the first round.
Tenten immediately launched a barrage of shuriken.
Temari initially planned to deflect them with her giant fan, but—
Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!
Every shuriken landed beside Temari… completely missing.
"Uh…"
Temari was speechless.
Next, Tenten opened a sealing scroll and launched a volley of kunai.
Once again—
None of them hit.
Tenten clicked her tongue.
"Tch. Such nimble movements!"
"You didn't hit me at all!" Temari retorted immediately.
At that moment, Tenten summoned a chain weapon and charged toward Temari while swinging it.
Temari prepared to defend.
But suddenly—
The chain slipped from the air, wrapped around Tenten herself, and completely bound her up.
Thus, the tightly bound Tenten simply rolled across the ground until she stopped right in front of Temari.
Temari stared at her in disbelief.
"…Are you here to perform comedy?!"
Temari's Second Round
Her next opponent was Sen, another shinobi from Sunagakure.
Temari wielded her Giant Folding Fan, while Sen fought with two iron feather fans.
The two exchanged blows for several rounds before Sen gradually fell into a disadvantage.
Realizing she couldn't win in direct combat, Sen quickly created distance and attempted to cast genjutsu.
Temari used her fan as cover and secretly performed the Clone Technique, successfully deceiving Sen.
In the end, Temari claimed victory and defended her reputation as the "Iron Fan Princess" of Sunagakure.
(Temari: Who wants that title?! And what exactly is an Iron Fan Princess anyway?!)
Ameno's Matches
In her first round, Ameno faced Suiren, a teammate of Ajisai.
At the start of the match, Suiren had just pulled out her umbrella-shaped ninja weapon when Ameno immediately struck.
A swift water whip shot forward and knocked the weapon out of her hands.
"So fast!"
Suiren's pupils shrank. She hurriedly jumped backward to create distance.
But Ameno simply waved her right hand.
The water whip surged forward at incredible speed. Before Suiren could react, it wrapped around her body like a giant python.
Ameno gave a sharp pull.
Suiren was instantly dragged right in front of her.
Looking at the Chakra Scalpel in Ameno's hand, Suiren understood immediately—
She had already lost.
Ameno vs. Chōjūrō
In the second round, Ameno faced Chōjūrō.
Although Chōjūrō skillfully swung the Twin Swords: Hiramekarei, Ameno's Water Mantis technique forced him steadily onto the defensive.
Seeing that the fight couldn't continue like this, Chōjūrō quickly leapt backward, creating distance—
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