On the spectator stand, Kakashi noticed Mei Terumi's determination and asked worriedly, "Will she win?"
Obito shook his head, "She'll die."
After saying that, he added, "Of course, I mean Mei Terumi."
Come on, Rin could enter the perfect Jinchuriki mode and form a chakra cloak.
With the addition of monster strength punches, she had more than enough power to take on a village Kage.
Even the fully matured Mei Terumi would have a huge headache dealing with Rin.
Not to mention the current Mei Terumi?
Kakashi thought about it and agreed. Looking at Mei Terumi stubbornly refusing to dodge, he sighed.
But then Obito said, "Kakashi, I don't want Rin to get hurt. How about we both save them? I'll be responsible for slightly hindering Rin, and you stop Mei Terumi from spraying her Lava Release. That way we avoid one death and one injury."
Kakashi was stunned. He didn't even know Mei Terumi well, so why go through the trouble of saving her?
But Obito said, "She's at least the future Mizukage. Giving her some face isn't a bad thing."
After speaking, he used Flying Thunder God and instantly appeared in front of Rin.
At this moment, Rin's fist had already made contact with the acid, and a large amount of acid began to corrode the chakra from the Dragon Vein on her fist.
Obito appeared beside her, grabbed her arm, and pulled her back.
His voice even came first, "Rin, ease up. Someone could die."
Rin was stunned, suddenly realizing, 'Ah, that's right. If Mei Terumi doesn't dodge and takes it head-on, she will really die.'
No one had died yet in the third round of the Chunin Exam. She didn't want to break that record.
But, once a punch was thrown, how could it be so easily withdrawn?
Even though Rin tried her best to pull back her punch, the great inertia still carried both her and Obito forward, heading straight toward Mei Terumi.
The two of them crashed into the acid.
Rin instinctively diverted a portion of her Dragon Vein chakra, wrapping it around Obito too, just barely preventing them from being corroded the moment they made contact with the acid.
At the same time, Kakashi appeared in front of Mei Terumi.
He raised a foot and kicked Mei Terumi flying.
The acid Mei Terumi had been controlling suddenly lost her chakra support and quickly scattered to the ground.
Without chakra reinforcement, the corrosiveness of the acid immediately dropped a level and was barely held back by Rin's Dragon Vein chakra.
Only then did Obito let go of Rin's hand.
Rin's punch, still carried by inertia, landed where Mei Terumi had just been.
BOOM!
Another large hole appeared in the ground.
Kakashi was blasted away by the powerful shockwave, but fortunately, he used the momentum to stabilize himself in the air and landed smoothly.
Rin retracted her fist, let out a breath of relief, and patted her small chest in lingering fear, "That was close."
She looked at Obito and saw that his arm had been burned. She didn't bother treating herself and quickly rushed to him to start healing.
At this moment, Mei Terumi, who had been kicked away by Kakashi, got up holding her butt and angrily said, "Who kicked me? Don't you know that hurts?"
Just now, the person who kicked her had actually kicked her in the butt.
She really couldn't bear it.
She quickly locked eyes on Kakashi and angrily said, "Was it you?"
Kakashi snorted in annoyance, hands in pockets, "I only saved your life, that's all."
Due to the sudden turn of events, the exam was temporarily suspended.
The examiner was a bit helpless. With something like this happening, he wasn't sure what to do.
Anyone with eyes could tell that Obito and Kakashi had just saved Mei Terumi.
In fact, that was originally the examiner's responsibility, but he hadn't been able to clearly judge the situation earlier. By the time he could, both sides were already about to make contact, and there was nothing he could do.
If it weren't for Obito and Kakashi, things would've really been dangerous.
'So, should Mei Terumi be declared defeated now?'
'But would Mei Terumi accept that?'
'If not, then Rin's teammate has broken the exam rules and interfered with the battle result. Rin should be disqualified.'
Just as the examiner was hesitating, Mei Terumi gave Kakashi, who was standing all alone, a meaningful look, then looked at Rin and Obito cuddled together treating injuries.
She took the initiative to raise her hand, "I surrender."
After speaking, she pressed two fingers to her lips and blew a kiss to Kakashi, smiling, "Thanks, handsome little man."
"Look at them now. Don't they look like they deserve a beating? With that healing speed, their injuries must be fine, but they're still sticking together pretending."
"So, how about we also get together and spark some love?"
"I really want to get married early, you know? You can think about it."
After saying that, Mei Terumi used the last of her strength and gracefully jumped onto the stands.
Seeing this, the examiner announced, "Round 8 of the exam, Nohara Rin wins."
Rin smiled joyfully, held hands with Obito, and jumped onto the stands.
Kakashi followed closely behind but couldn't help glancing at Mei Terumi's direction. In the end, he snorted and spat out two words, "Boring."
Obito and Rin just laughed.
Obito came over to Kakashi, grinning wickedly and put both hands on his shoulders, "Seriously, Old Kakashi, Mei Terumi's such a pretty little beauty. You were single your whole last life anyway, why not give it a try?"
Kakashi turned his head away, looking like he didn't want to talk to Obito.
Rin on the side had a classic auntie smile on her face.
Then came the matches for Contestants 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Ebisu ran into Steel Lee. After a fierce battle, Steel Lee emerged victorious.
Then, the other teammate of Kurenai and Asuma unfortunately faced Kisame and was flattened.
After that, Kamizuki Izumo met Shizune and was taken down by her poison gas.
The last match was Uzuki Yugao facing an ordinary Konoha Genin.
This battle proved that Konoha-style kenjutsu wasn't trash, she defeated her opponent cleanly and decisively.
Just like that, the final twelve of the Chunin Exam were decided.
But when Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the list of the top twelve, his expression suddenly changed.
He had been too busy lately and neglected to notice. There were no participants from the Ino-Shika-Cho, Aburame, or Inuzuka clans this time.
'Did all the eligible children from those clans die?'
'Impossible!'
Hiruzen snorted coldly in his heart, 'Damn Danzo, you've been milking these clans way too hard. You didn't even leave me one?'
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