Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 250: The Chief Examiner

Han and his three disciples had originally followed Ishiro to the front lines. Later, when Ishiro returned to the village to develop his Storm Release Kekkei Genkai, Han did not follow him back; a Jinchuriki's role on the front lines was still very important.

A month ago, Han heard that the Chunin Selection Exams were about to begin and only then submitted an application to the village. Later, with Ishiro's coordination, Ōnoki had Rōshi replace Han to hold the fort on the front lines.

After returning to the village, Han also conducted special training for his three disciples. During this period, Ishiro had gone to see the three of them. To be honest, their average strength was higher than that of Ishiro's current six disciples.

Returning to the village along with Han was Chiko Tomoe. Chiko also planned to have her disciples participate in this Chunin selection.

However, the strength of Chiko's three disciples was rather lacking. The three disciples Chiko had chosen, like herself, all had some buried talents. Over the past two years, under Chiko's guidance, they had all made considerable progress. But the foundation of all three was too poor. Although it had been nearly two years since graduation, the gap between them and their outstanding peers had not closed.

Ishiro couldn't say for sure how many of these twelve students, who were once envied by their peers, would become true Chunin in this exam.

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Inside the temporary exam hall converted from a training ground, Ishiro raised a series of crisscrossing earth walls, dividing the exam ground into sixteen areas. Then, Ishiro, along with a group of proctors, stood outside the exam ground, quietly waiting for the examinees.

There were more than five hundred Genin in this exam. Ninjas like Kakashi, who were deliberately late and unpunctual, were a minority after all. Ishiro and his group didn't wait long outside the exam ground before the examinees had all arrived.

Besides the five hundred-plus examinees, there were not many spectators. Apart from some companions who came to accompany their teammates, the largest group of spectators was actually students from the Ninja Academy. Ishiro looked at the time and knew that these people had skipped class to be here.

However, Ishiro also knew that the Ninja Academy's management of students was relatively open. As long as they completed the tasks assigned by the school teachers, ninjas were relatively free to arrange their spare time. So Ishiro didn't pay too much attention to these students, merely using Earth Release to create a temporary viewing area for them and then leaving them be.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Ishiro turned his head to look at Chiko Tomoe beside him. Chiko nodded, took a step forward, and loudly announced the rules of this competition to the examinees.

Chiko was not wearing an Iwagakure Jonin uniform but a self-made ninja outfit, loose and fitting, which made the young woman look heroic and impressive.

Chiko had changed a great deal in these few years. This change was mainly reflected in her self-confidence. The former Chiko was self-conscious and lost, but the current Chiko had a determined gaze and an outward aura. As she took a step forward, her bright eyes swept over the crowd of Genin, making many not dare to look directly at her, lowering their heads one after another.

She spoke slowly, "This Chunin Exam has only one component: combat. During the battles, you need to do your best to display your own strength. Whether you can ultimately be promoted to Chunin will not be based on winning or losing the match, but only on the proctors' judgment."

Chiko didn't emphasize to this group of Genin what they should pay attention to during the matches or what they should show the proctors. A Genin coming to participate in the Chunin Exams, if they didn't even know this much, then they weren't qualified to be a Chunin.

After the Genin had heard the competition procedure, Chiko stepped back, handing the stage back to Ishiro.

Ishiro took a step forward and slowly scanned the more than five hundred people in front of him.

Ishiro's fame, strength, and status were not comparable to these Genin. So everyone held their breath and focused their minds, preparing to hear what Ishiro had to say.

Who knew that Ishiro would say nothing at all? After looking around, he directly formed a single hand seal, and a large amount of mud immediately condensed around him. Then, under the dazzling attention of the examinees, this mud immediately turned into rock. However, these rocks were basically of equal size, each about the size of a shogi piece. Those who were close could even vaguely see runes flashing rapidly on these small rocks.

After a short while, the runes stopped flashing, forming a series of numbers. Before everyone could see the numbers clearly, these rocks came before the examinees at an extremely fast speed.

Although Ishiro hadn't said anything, some people reacted quickly. Ishiro was going to use this magical method to complete the lottery drawing.

Immediately, a few quick-witted ones reached out, took a rock, and clenched it in their hands.

With these people setting an example, the others also reacted. Not daring to be slow, they immediately came forward, each taking a rock.

This process was, of course, not that smooth. More than five hundred people snatching over five hundred rocks. But the rocks were gathered together. In the process of taking the rocks, everyone was naturally unwilling to fall behind, and the reaction speed and quickness they displayed all fell into the eyes of the proctors.

After a short while, everyone had snatched up all the numbered rocks. Seeing this, Ishiro said, "The competition officially begins. The 32 people who drew 1-1, 2-1, 3-1... 16-1, enter the corresponding areas and begin the competition. The rest, go to the stands to watch."

Each number had two rocks; these two people were the pair who would fight on the first day.

After speaking, Ishiro directly used the Light/Heavy Rock Jutsu and flew to the chief examiner's stand that had been prepared long ago. The other proctors, in turn, went to the small areas they were responsible for.

The Genin who drew the corresponding numbers immediately braced themselves and walked towards the competition areas. The others, while breathing a sigh of relief, carefully covered their own numbers and then walked towards the contestant stands. On the way to the stands, the examinees couldn't help but start chatting about the Porcelain Release move Ishiro had just used.

"Is this the Kekkei Genkai, Porcelain Release, developed by Lord Ishiro? It's so amazing."

"Yeah, I heard that Lord Ishiro's Porcelain Release can switch back and forth between mud and rock, with numerous variations. It seems to be true now."

"But why are there numbers on the porcelain? Could it be that Lord Ishiro carved them in advance?" one of the female examinees, who was more observant, raised her question.

At this time, her companion beside her said, "It probably wasn't carved in advance. We all saw it just now. These rocks were first created from thin air by Lord Ishiro using Porcelain Release chakra to form mud, which then transformed into rock. Moreover, before the numbers were formed, there were many flashing runes. I guess these numbers are actually something like a sealing jutsu."

"Sealing jutsu? Carving sealing runes on rock from a distance, how is that possible?" an experienced ninja immediately raised a doubt.

At this moment, a quick-witted Genin said, "Aren't Lord Ishiro's disciples also participating in the Chunin Exams? We can just ask, can't we?"

"That's right, we can just ask! Who knows Lord Ishiro's disciples?"

As soon as this person spoke, everyone reacted. They all knew that Ishiro had taken six disciples at once last time; countless people had been envious at the time. Before this exam, everyone had done their homework and knew that Ishiro's six disciples were all considered formidable opponents in this exam. So everyone immediately started asking around.

More than five hundred people was not a small number, but not a huge one either. And there were many examinees this time who knew the six. So after a short while, everyone's gaze was focused on Takuhiro Uchiyama and the other five.

The six members of Squad Three and Squad Four were currently gathered together. Seeing everyone's eyes on them, including many of their former classmates, they knew they couldn't avoid it. So the most lively one, Himeki Suda, stepped forward to confirm the previous person's speculation.

"That is indeed a sealing jutsu. As for how Teacher did it, I'm not clear either." Himeki Suda did not reveal too much. She of course knew that the inspiration for this move of Ishiro's was learned from Yuran Kawazoe, but this matter concerned the ninjutsu intelligence of both Ishiro and Yuran, so she naturally wouldn't say more.

However, everyone wasn't here to gather intelligence in the first place, so they soon started discussing among themselves again.

Among the examinees, a youth with a resolute face glanced at Himeki Suda, then his gaze lingered on Takuhiro Uchiyama for a few seconds before finally moving away. This person was none other than Takuhiro Uchiyama's classmate from the Ninja Academy and the top student of that year: Akio Wada.

Back then, Akio Wada was unwilling to accept that Ishiro had chosen Takuhiro over him. He still didn't understand why Ishiro had made that choice, he didn't understand the reason for it.

With his talent and strength, he could have actually been promoted to Chunin smoothly last year, but he had been waiting. He was waiting for the day Ishiro's batch of disciples participated in the exam. He wanted to ask Ishiro face to face after defeating his disciple why he hadn't been chosen back then.

"Akio..." Akio Wada's companion looked at him, wanting to say something, but they both knew his personality, so in the end, they didn't say it. The three of them turned their gazes to the competition areas below.

After a short while, the 32 contestants participating in the first round of competition had finished registering their names with their respective proctors and began their matches.

The gazes of all the examinees immediately shifted over, because these ninjas below could be their opponents in the second or third round.

The contestant area immediately quieted down as the competition below began. But the stands where the ordinary spectators were, it was just the opposite at this time.

They hadn't paid attention to the scene where Ishiro used Porcelain Release to distribute the numbers just now. The official matches of the sixteen groups of contestants below were their goal for this trip. These Ninja Academy students, some wanted to see what level Chunin or outstanding Genin had reached, while others were simply here for the excitement.

The competition began. The sixteen groups of contestants started to use their own methods. Those with similar strength engaged in careful, repeated probing. Those with a great disparity in strength ended their matches quickly in a dazzling rhythm.

The areas where the matches ended were quickly filled by the second group of contestants.

Although everyone paid attention to the first round of competition, there weren't many contestants who drew people's attention. But the second round was different, because the number of Himeki Suda, who had just spoken on behalf of Ishiro's disciples, was 9-2.

As the match of 9-1 ended and Himeki Suda entered the field, exclamations immediately came from the contestant area. Soon, the news that Ishiro's disciple was participating in the competition spread to the spectator area. Although everyone's main purpose this time wasn't for Ishiro's disciples, since they saw her, they certainly couldn't miss it.

Thus, whether in the contestant area or the spectator area, everyone's line of sight was focused on area number 9 where Himeki Suda was.

The one who drew 9-2, just like Himeki Suda, was a veteran Genin. He was first stunned for a moment, then his gaze immediately became firm. If one looked closely, one could find a trace of joy in his eyes.

As a veteran Genin, he understood that in this kind of Chunin Selection Exam, having a powerful opponent was a good thing; it allowed one to display more of their strength. Of course, the premise was that the opponent was not too much stronger than you, and you had enough time to hold on until you received the proctor's recognition.

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