Sarutobi Hiruzen had never been this happy before.
'This rebellious son, although a bit defiant, seems to have mastered the family's inherited jutsu pretty well?'
For a moment, Hiruzen had a thought, 'If his strength is good enough, can Asuma possibly become the Fifth Hokage in the future?'
'I can plan it out, just like with Minato, building relationships in advance with the key figures of each major clan.'
'Hyuga, Nara, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Aburame, Inuzuka.'
'It doesn't seem impossible.'
'Doesn't Asuma like that little girl from the Yuhi family? I can have the two of them each lead a team, acting as the next generation's guiding jonin.'
Thinking of this, Hiruzen revealed a slight smile.
On the other side, Kisame and Zabuza, seeing their teammate easily defeated by the enemy, had increasingly grave expressions.
At first, after encountering a bunch of weak Konoha ninja, they had thought the Konoha shinobi were nothing special.
But as things developed, more and more unexpected opponents appeared. Each one stronger than the last.
As one of the Five Great Nations, Konoha's foundation truly couldn't be underestimated.
At this time, the proctor announced the start of the fourth match.
It was Kurenai versus an older leftover man from Konoha who had failed the exam many times.
This leftover man was in his twenties and still lingering as a genin. Though he had decent basic skills in all areas, he lacked powerful offensive jutsu.
He was easily taken down by Kurenai's genjutsu.
Asuma frowned deeply, because Kurenai's win meant he would be fighting her in the next match.
Obito observed this amusing scene, thinking to himself, 'Is this some kind of twisted humor of the Konoha proctors?'
The fifth match was between the Mist's Mei Terumi and Hozuki Mangetsu's other teammate, Hozuki Arashi, versus Genma Shiranui.
Genma traded dozens of moves with him, but ultimately lost to a bone blade Arashi pulled from his body.
Once the proctor called for the sixth ninja to step up, Obito jumped down from the platform.
Jumping down with him—Might Guy.
Obito was speechless, 'I ran into Guy in my past life, and now he is running into me again?'
Guy hadn't expected to face Obito either. He smiled, "Looks like I'll have to face you before I can challenge Kakashi."
At the side, Kisame's eyes grew serious. Not just because of Guy, but also because of Obito's strange abilities, which he was quite wary of.
At this point, he didn't think Guy would lose. After all, this was the man who had even defeated him…
On the other side, Kakashi let out a sigh of relief and looked at Rin, "Looks like Guy won't get the chance to challenge me."
Rin said with a bit of regret, "It's a shame about Guy. Running into Obito this early."
While the stage was abuzz with chatter, below the stage, the proctor had already announced: "Sixth match, Obito vs. Guy, officially begins!"
Guy looked at Obito, his eyes blazing with intense fighting spirit, "Kakashi said you're really strong now. I want to see just how strong you've become."
Obito smiled, "Guy, you'll definitely become one of the strongest standing at the peak of the shinobi world someday."
Guy grinned, his teeth gleaming with light.
"Thank you."
With that, his body moved—turning sideways, lifting his leg, flying kick.
Obito watched the move, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes. In his previous life, he had been completely taken down by this exact move.
But in this life, Obito extended one hand—smack—and caught Guy's incoming kick.
A flash of surprise crossed Guy's eyes. He hadn't expected Obito to catch his kick so steadily with just one hand.
Guy's other leg rose and swept across toward Obito.
Obito had to release Guy's leg and dodge.
He was curious to test his taijutsu, so he started trading real blows with Guy.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
For a moment, the figures blurred. Sounds of Guy and Obito clashing echoed everywhere.
Although Guy's taijutsu was very good, at this moment, he hadn't yet gained Hashirama cells, and he wasn't a match for the experienced-in-battle Obito.
Guy gradually fell into disadvantage and was struck by a punch from Obito, sent flying backward.
In the stands, Kisame's eyes widened. In his opinion, Guy's taijutsu was already freakishly strong, 'But this Obito… actually knocked Guy away in a direct taijutsu clash?'
Still, he didn't think Guy would lose. After all, Guy hadn't yet used that move where he glowed green all over.
On the competition platform, after knocking Guy away, Obito stopped moving and waited quietly.
Guy hit the ground and got back up.
His expression had turned very serious, "Obito, I didn't expect your taijutsu to still be this strong. Back in the Academy, you could suppress me. After graduation, I've been training so hard for so long, yet you can still beat me."
"This… not even Kakashi compares to you."
"But I… can't go down so easily here."
"Watch closely."
With that, Guy immediately opened the first three gates of the Eight Gates Release Formation.
His speed and strength instantly surged to another level, and he kicked toward Obito.
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
Faced with this move, Obito gradually started feeling the pressure.
Guy's flying kick spun through the air, generating a strong blast of wind. Many in the stands could feel the clear pressure in the air.
This time, Obito didn't dare catch it with his hand. At the last second, just before being hit, he jumped up and narrowly dodged.
Guy hadn't expected Obito to play it risky. This level of timing control was simply flawless.
In an instant, he couldn't retract his leg and could only watch as Obito's own foot came kicking toward him.
BANG!
Guy was once again sent flying.
The entire audience was in an uproar. Everyone could clearly see how strong Guy's taijutsu was after opening the Three Gates.
But even so, he still couldn't match Obito.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was also very surprised. With this level of taijutsu, it could be a decisive factor in battles between shinobi.
For a moment, he couldn't help but recall the words of his old friend Shimura Danzo, ("What use is taijutsu against a strong opponent?")
Thinking of this, Hiruzen couldn't help but want to laugh.
If today's events got back to Root, he wondered if Danzo would think he'd gone senile.
'Heh, Danzo, I told you. You'll regret this sooner or later.'
On the other side, Kisame was shocked once again. Guy had already used that move, and although he wasn't glowing green all over, he was still much stronger.
'Yet he still isn't a match for Obito?'
Obito didn't seem like a pure taijutsu-type ninja. Otherwise, how could one explain the massive water surge he created earlier just vanishing mysteriously?
For a moment, Kisame started sweating. He had originally thought coming to the Chunin Exams was a sure thing.
He didn't expect Konoha to have so many strong ninja. Suddenly, he wasn't so confident anymore.
Back on the battlefield, after being kicked away, Guy once again stood up.
This time, green light was already emanating from his entire body.
Under the immense pressure from his body, the surrounding space began to distort.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Obito, this is my final trump card. I'm going to prove to you that even a loser can defeat a genius!"
With that, he let out a roar and turned into a blur, appearing beside Obito.
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