"Hehe..."
Shuo's lips twitched violently twice. Where did this idiot even come from? Already furious that one of Cloud Village's girls had been seduced away by Shino, Shuo felt even more enraged hearing Sakon's words.
"Exam proctor, may I ask when the match will begin?" Shuo asked expressionlessly.
Chapter 238: The Three Idiots Who Got Instantly Wrecked [Part 2]
"It can start right now!"
Hayate Gekko glanced at him calmly. After all, it wasn't someone from Konoha. Whatever happened during the fight was none of his concern.
"Brat, looks like you're in a real hurry to die. Well then, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Sakon arrogantly declared.
Shuo simply looked at Sakon without speaking, which only made Sakon feel even more delighted. His mere aura alone could intimidate his opponent—clearly his strength had improved again.
"Is this guy actually an idiot?" Tenten, the team's designated commentator, almost laughed out loud as she watched Sakon below, who appeared overly confident and arrogant beyond belief. "Why does he think he can easily defeat his opponent?"
"Must be the outfit giving him courage!" Hinata disdainfully glanced at Sakon's clothes. "He must be scared he'd misspell 'death' without wearing those disgustingly hideous clothes!"
"Guess how many moves he'll last?" Ino asked curiously. Shuo, being the Fourth Raikage's disciple, would surely bring shame to his master if he couldn't handle someone like this. Otherwise, the Fourth Raikage might storm into Konoha tomorrow to discipline his student.
"Just one move," Sakura guessed while supporting her chin with her finger. "As the Fourth Raikage's apprentice, this guy named Shuo must've trained in the ancient taijutsu arts passed down in Cloud Village. Against an amateur like Sakon, one move should be plenty enough."
"I wonder whether Big Sis Haku can rescue him in time!" Tenten said jokingly. "Judging from Shuo's current expression, he must be extremely angry. He definitely won't show any mercy later. If he just straight-up kills Sakon, Haku might actually be genuinely upset for a while!"
"Not really," Sakura confidently replied. "Sound Village isn't even a real big shot among ninja villages—it relies almost entirely on Orochimaru's support. Even if they use top-grade medicines to heal him, Sound probably can't afford the cost. White, who has already developed a greedy mindset, certainly wouldn't ignore calculating this expense!"
"That's true too. Sound's basically broke—they probably can't pay much for medical treatment at all. So he'll just have to wait to die!" Hinata nodded along. Sound Village is Orochimaru's territory, maintaining a large number of people while Orochimaru himself conducted experiments. They simply didn't have much money left. There's no way Sound could afford those valuable medicines from Konoha.
"Besides, since Sound Village is bound to attack Konoha eventually anyway, there's no way they'd actually pay anything later! Even if Haku truly heals him, they won't cough up a penny!" Ino added.
"By the way, who do you think will fight next?"
Suddenly Naruto became excited. "I wonder if I'll be the final match or if I'll go up next?!"
"Knowing the Third's style, I bet both of us will end up as the main event. Besides, judging from all the previous matches, Sakon's two weak teammates are probably reserved for Gaara from Sand Village and Xi Chuo from Cloud Village. As for you and me, there's still one left from Iwagakure and another from Kirigakure—then it'll come down to luck!"
Sakura got it immediately what the Third had planned. A month later during the formal competition, many spectators would show up, which meant it would be Konoha's chance to showcase its strength to the world. Therefore, before these matches occurred, none of them had faced each other in battle. All the eliminated competitors were from other villages—except for that lazy Shikamaru, of course.
Besides them, Shuo, Xi Chuo, and Gaara definitely needed to be saved for later. Not counting anything else, just considering their identities alone, they would be major attractions a month from now. For safety, the Third naturally arranged three weaklings as their opponents to guarantee their spot in the finals.
The conversation above didn't bother Shuo below at all. After Hayate Gekko announced the start of the match, Shuo immediately dashed toward Sakon using the Body Flicker Technique, his elbow crashing into Sakon's chest radiating with lightning chakra.
[Lightning Release: Heavy Current Blast!]
"So fast!"
Sakon only had time to utter this exclamation before his body flew backward directly, his chest caved in violently. Blood gushed from the corner of his mouth like a broken pipe.
"Examiner sir, I win!"
Shuo cast an annoyed glance toward Sakura and others, almost wishing he could drag Shino over here—the guy who tricked away Cloud Village's girl—and beat him up too.
"The winner of this round is Shuo from Cloud Village."
Hayate Gekko had barely turned around and was about to leave when Sakon flew past him, blood spraying from his mouth. This certainly spared much effort for him—just turning back around was enough.
Shuo left the arena, while Sakon lying on the ground, bleeding from his mouth, looked utterly confused. Why did he lose to such an obscure nobody? And even got instantly knocked out in one move.
"Tsk tsk tsk—hopeless case."
Zabuza approached, leaned down slightly to take a look, uninterestedly tossed him onto his shoulder and carried him off. Sound Village was nothing but a poor excuse for a village; there was no need to waste effort treating others' injuries.
"Hmph." When Shuo passed by Sakura and others returning to the spectator stands, he snorted coldly through his nose—a bunch of scumbags who deceived little girls.
"Next, please have Xi Chuo from Cloud Village and Dosu from Sound Village step into the arena to prepare for the match."
Hayate Gekko didn't even bother walking off. He simply called them down directly, announcing the start of the match before stepping aside, waiting for the result to unfold.
"Well well, young man, wanna have a duel with me?" Xi Chuo wore three swords on his back, sporting small sunglasses similar to Killer Bee's style, sounding exactly like Killer Bee.
"That guy Sakon was careless and got instantly defeated by your teammate, but I won't be as reckless as him!" Dosu's entire appearance resembled a porcupine, his voice hoarse and coarse.
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