Chapter 187: Shikamaru Vs Shino
"Uzumaki Naruto wins!"
After Shiranui Genma checked Rock Lee's situation, he announced that Naruto's victory.
After all, Naruto was still conscious and could even stand up.
But Rock Lee had completely lost consciousness and passed out.
It was clear who had won and who had lost.
At this time, Guy came to the field in an instant, and picked up the unconscious Rock Lee on the ground.
"Lee, you did it! You have done a good job!!"
Guy cried bitterly, and at the same time called the people from the medical team to carry Rock Lee away.
"Guy-sensei, is Lee okay?"
Naruto also ran over and asked.
In just a short while, he was able to run and jump again.
His previous half-dead appearance couldn't be seen at all. This recovery ability made Guy envious.
"It's okay, Lee is just exhausted. The injuries on his body are not serious, and he will recover soon."
Guy wiped away his tears, then patted Naruto on the shoulder and said, "Naruto, thank you for allowing Lee to show his abilities to the fullest!"
"It's good that Lee is fine."
Naruto scratched his head as he said, "Guy-sensei, I am also Lee's friend, and I almost lost to Lee. Lee relied on his own strength, You don't have to thank me."
Guy cried even louder when he heard the words. He simply hugged Naruto and burst into tears.
Naruto: "..."
'Guy-sensei, please let me go!!'
Naruto struggled, but he was no match for Guy, and he couldn't break free at all.
In the stands
Kakashi laughed when he saw Naruto's appearance.
'Naruto, you have to hold on.'
Kakashi thought with a smirk.
He had also experienced this kind of thing.
He could only wish Naruto the very best.
With just the first match, the audience felt that buying the ticket was worth it.
Subsequently, the second match began.
Shikamaru vs. Shino.
In the end, this so-called joint Chūnin exam almost became an exam for only Konoha.
In the second exam, the majority of the Genins were from Konoha.
And now it was the third exam.
Except Temari and Gaara, two Sunagakure ninjas, the remaining eight were all from Konoha.
There were five matches, each with Konoha's ninjas participating.
As for the match between Shikamaru and Shino, the visual effect was far less exciting than the previous match between Naruto and Rock Lee.
After the field was repaired with Earth release by Konoha's ninjas, Shikamaru and Shino started their match.
One fought with their brains, the other relied on their insects, and extremely low presence.
The fight was not grand at all.
Before the audience could get hyped, the battle was over.
In the end, Shikamaru won against Shino.
Shino did not lose in strength, but in brains.
He was tricked by Shikamaru!
The ordinary audience couldn't understand it, but the ninjas present, especially the Jōnins, saw what had happened.
They admired Shikamaru and thought that he had really inherited Shikaku's IQ.
If they were placed in Shino's position, unless they could easily crush Shikamaru, they might be the one to lose in the end.
Shikamaru's mind was really too flexible.
Many times, they needed to think carefully for a long time to understand Shikamaru's small actions a few minutes ago.
And it was these seemingly inadvertent actions, connected in series, that allowed Shikamaru to win.
But Shikamaru's shortcomings were also exposed during this battle.
That is, his raw power was very average. He also had too little Chakra. He was almost exhausted after the fight.
In fact, this was not Shikamaru's shortcoming. The people of the Nara clan were indeed not very good in terms of Chakra reserve.
Of course, this was because they were compared with ninjas of other clans.
If compared with civilians, they were still very good.
"Match 3, Hyūga Hinata VS Hyuga Neji!"
"Two players, please come on stage!"
Shiranui Genma was still reminiscing about the battle just now.
Compared with the raw power competition between Naruto and Rock Lee, he preferred Shikamaru and Shino's match where the weak won against the strong with their brains.
As for the reason?
Of course, it was because he had absolutely no way of gaining anything from the former match.
Apart from feeling that these two Genins were really awesome, he had no other feelings.
But after watching Shikamaru's fight, he felt like he learned something from it.
And this match should just be an exciting match.
After all, the two ninjas of the Hyuga clan will most likely use the Gentle Fist of the Hyuga clan.
What could an outsider like him learn?
He could only watch in amazement.
But those ninjas who hadn't seen the Hyuga's Gentle Fist could take a good look at the way Hyuga ninjas fight.
They could gain some experience from it.
At least if they meet a ninja from the Hyuga clan in the future, they will be a little prepared.
Swish! Swish!
Two figures landed on the field.
"Are both of you ready?"
Shiranui Genma asked.
Both Hinata and Neji nodded, and their eyes were still fixed on each other.
Neji was recalling the past memories in his mind at this time.
He remembered how those people in the main house had treated him, and how his father had lost his life instead of Hiashi.
All of these made him look at Hinata opposite with a bit of hatred in his eyes.
"Since you're ready, let's get started."
After Shiranui Genma announced, he used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the field in an instant.