"This should be the genius ninja of our Land of Fire." Seeing Might Guy instantly defeat the Hidden Mist ninja, the official of the Land of Fire smiled.
Although Kisame also won easily, there was no doubt that Might Guy's one-kick instant victory was more impactful.
"Indeed, the ninja from Konoha is superior. He must be the strongest of all the contestants," a spectator sighed.
From the perspective of ordinary people, Might Guy just charged in and instantly took down his opponent. They couldn't even tell when Might Guy got in front of Noguchi Nobuhide; his speed was too fast.
Without a doubt, with such a strong performance, Might Guy was considered the strongest in this examination.
"That eternal Genin's son is actually this strong?" Some ninjas who knew Might Duy rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
Even though they didn't understand how Might Duy, an eternal Genin, was promoted to Chunin, those who looked down on him still did. In this situation, they naturally couldn't believe Might Guy would be so strong.
But baseless speculations would inevitably be proven wrong, and Might Guy showed them with his strength that he was incredibly strong, able to defeat his opponent in less than half a minute.
The smile on the face of the Hidden Mist ninja leader disappeared; Noguchi Nobuhide lost too quickly, not even able to take a single move, which was embarrassing for Hidden Mist.
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen just smiled slightly without saying a word.
Looking at the excited green figure in the stands, Might Guy shut off the Eight Gates and Breathing Technique and returned the smile brightly.
Today, he wanted to make his father proud of him.
"The fourth match: Kurozawa versus Inuzuka Midori. Contestants, please enter the arena promptly."
After Might Guy returned to the lounge, Hiruko announced the names of the next match's contestants.
"Now Midori is the only hope left, hang in there!" Inuzuka Midori cheered herself up inside.
Aburame Naoya fell in the preliminaries, and Nara Shiomizu lost to Nohara Rin in the second match. Now she was the only remaining candidate in the team.
She had also fought Kurozawa before and knew this Hidden Mist ninja was tough to deal with, but Inuzuka Midori didn't want to fall here. With both of them entering the third round, at least one of them had to get into the second tier, otherwise being knocked out in the top 16 would seem too weak.
Kurozawa stood up calmly and walked toward the field, not caring much about this battle.
He wasn't really a Genin; apart from those monster-like contestants such as Hoshigaki Kisame and Might Guy, Kurozawa didn't think he would lose to anyone else.
"Midori, do your best," Obito shouted, cheering for Inuzuka Midori due to their past camaraderie in battle.
"Call me Inuzuka or Midori, not 'Little Midori,' that's too awful," Inuzuka Midori turned back and complained.
"Okay, Little Midori," Obito instinctively responded.
If she weren't outmatched, Inuzuka Midori really wanted to punch Obito.
Without correcting Obito further, Inuzuka Midori quickly walked to the battlefield.
"Why don't you just surrender? It'll avoid injury, and you'll lose in the end anyway," Kurozawa said calmly.
Listening to Kurozawa's words, Inuzuka Midori gritted her teeth and glared at Kurozawa. Counting the old grudge from the Forest of Death, Inuzuka Midori's fury was boiling over at this moment. She swore in her heart that even if she couldn't win, she would take a piece of flesh from Kurozawa.
Shiramaru on Inuzuka Midori's shoulder seemed to sense her anger and bared his teeth at Kurozawa.
"The battle begins!"
As Hiruko's voice fell, Inuzuka Midori immediately used the Beast Mimicry Ninpo and crouched on the ground, while Shiramaru transformed into her shape, stacking on top of her.
"Futile struggle," seeing no intention of surrender from Inuzuka Midori, Kurozawa started forming seals.
"Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
A thick mist suddenly enveloped the venue, hiding Kurozawa and Inuzuka Midori's forms.
Many spectators were dumbfounded, covered by the mist and unable to see anything.
"Guess which part I'll attack first: the heart, the thigh, the head, or the arm?" Kurozawa's voice echoed ghostly in the mist.
Although she couldn't see Kurozawa, Inuzuka Midori wasn't fazed at all. Others might fear this Ninjutsu, but the Inuzuka Clan's Secret Technique was the perfect counter to it!
"Attack your big head, eat my punch first!" Inuzuka Midori sniffed the air to locate Kurozawa, then immediately rushed out with Shiramaru to launch their attack.
Bang bang!!
Even though it was two against one, the experienced Kurozawa calmly dealt with the attack.
"What's going on? Was it a coincidence or something else?" Kurozawa didn't expect Inuzuka Midori to find his position so quickly and accurately.
To test the issue, Kurozawa used the Instant Body Jutsu to move elsewhere, only to be found instantly by Inuzuka Midori.
Realizing this, Kurozawa stopped wasting chakra and canceled the Hidden Mist Jutsu.
If he didn't cancel it, the Hidden Mist Jutsu would ironically become a boost for Inuzuka Midori.
Then, Kurozawa engaged in combat with Inuzuka Midori using Water Release and Kenjutsu.
Although Inuzuka Midori was the strongest one-on-one fighter in her team, she was evidently struggling against a Chunin-level Kurozawa in the Chunin Examination.
Her body gradually accumulated bloodstains, but Inuzuka Midori did not concede. As she had vowed in her heart, even if she lost, she wouldn't let Kurozawa have it easy.
Adopting a strategy of trading blows, she stopped dodging Kurozawa's attacks and launched her own attack when he attacked her.
Despite Kurozawa's caution, facing Inuzuka Midori's reckless tactics, he was ultimately injured.
Inuzuka Midori grabbed Kurozawa's sword with her hand while Shiramaru took the opportunity to use Tsuga and wounded Kurozawa's right leg.