Satoru, naturally, didn't forget why he had come here.
He wanted to become a Chunin, on one hand to raise his ninja rank for the future, and on the other—for the reward from the System: Mangekyo Sharingan.
Just think, successfully becoming a Chunin, he would get this incredible "cheat" attribute of the Uchiha clan. And most importantly, during the previous lottery draw, Satoru had also pulled Indra Clan Blood.
Now everything was ready; he just needed a favorable wind. Although Mangekyo Sharingan was a double-edged sword, his eyes could still continue to evolve.
On the battle arena was a huge screen. Names of the examinees who had passed the selection began appearing on this screen.
The Daimyo and important officials from different countries sat in the stands, preparing to enjoy the ninja battles.
The atmosphere throughout the arena was gradually heating up.
"Okay! The screen is spinning! Good, stop!" the Third Hokage shouted, and two names immediately lit up brightly—these were the participants for the next match.
"Hyuga Seika vs Uchiha Jinpu!"
"Hyuga vs Uchiha? Now that's interesting!" Satoru noticed that this Uchiha Jinpu seemed to be from that team that took first place.
"A battle between two great clans of Konoha! Now that's interesting! Byakugan vs Sharingan, wonder who will be stronger?!" the spectators around were somewhat excited. After all, they rarely got to see such matches.
"Byakugan!" Satoru immediately activated Byakugan. He discovered that the one called Uchiha Jinpu had a lot of chakra, while Hyuga Seika's chakra was more than half depleted.
After all, she was younger, and had less experience. Using Byakugan to evade enemies was one thing, but using it constantly would undoubtedly drain the body.
Then the fight began. Hyuga Seika used Byakugan, Gentle Fist—the entire arsenal of Hyuga techniques was unleashed.
"The girl from the branch family managed to use Heavenly Spin! This can't just be called genius!" many spectators familiar with the Hyuga clan were somewhat surprised. They understood that this young girl had already mastered Byakugan to perfection, and in time she would definitely become one of Konoha's top masters!
Unfortunately, Hyuga Seika very quickly began to feel a lack of strength and chakra.
Uchiha Jinpu first attacked with shuriken and kunai, depleting the remaining chakra and strength of Hyuga Seika, then immediately activated Sharingan.
"This guy has two-tomoe Sharingan!"
"What a horror! A genius of the Uchiha clan?! Didn't expect a Uchiha clan genius to fight a Hyuga clan genius today! What a show!"
"Sharingan vs Byakugan?! Didn't expect to see this!"
The spectators around watched with great excitement. Satoru also found it somewhat unbelievable. Because during this period, so many geniuses and masters had appeared in Konoha. Satoru thought: "If I hadn't appeared, maybe no one would even know about these people?"
This fight went without any surprises. Uchiha Jinpu won. Hyuga Seika, completely depleted of strength, fell to the ground.
However, no one considered Hyuga Seika weak. Everyone understood the power of the Hyuga clan.
"Not bad, didn't expect this child's strength to have reached such a level, truly impressive!" the Third Hokage, stroking his little beard, was also very pleased.
"This youth from the Uchiha clan is very talented! To wield shuriken so well as a Genin!" the Third also praised Uchiha Jinpu.
The nearby Jonin nodded in agreement.
The competitions continued. Second fight. The Third Hokage shouted again:
"Stop!"
Finally, names lit up on the screen.
"Second fight! Senju Yoshime vs Inuzuka Hana!"
"Good luck, Yoshime! I believe you'll definitely beat this girl!" Satoru was very confident in Yoshime. After all, this girl was an original character who hadn't appeared in canon, and currently the only ninja in the whole world capable of using Wood Style.
As for Inuzuka Hana, she was one of the members of the team that arrived at the central tower second. Judging by the name, this Inuzuka Hana was a kunoichi from the Inuzuka clan. Her fighting style mainly involved coordinating with a ninja dog and using beast-mimicking techniques.
Yoshime stepped onto the arena and looked at her opponent.
Inuzuka Hana was a kunoichi already over ten years old.
"Little girl, you're too young. You'll have another chance next year. Maybe yield the victory to an old lady like me?" Inuzuka Hana said very straightforwardly. It was clear this was a girl with a very direct and open personality.
"That's impossible. Still, I hope to have a proper fight with you," Senju Yoshime, naturally, was no timid type. She had carried out so many missions with Satoru, even B-rank ones, so naturally she wasn't afraid of the ninja standing before her and had no intention of surrendering without a fight.
"You're sure you don't want to give up? My ninjutsu is very fierce. Afraid it might scratch your pretty face and mess up your purple hair," Inuzuka Hana stuck out her tongue, looking somewhat intimidating.
"Bring it! Who's afraid of who!" Yoshime was also very stubborn and not at all afraid of battle.
"Kuromaru! Together!" Inuzuka Hana patted her ninja dog, fed it something, and the dog called Kuromaru instantly grew much larger. Then Kuromaru used Transformation Technique, taking Inuzuka Hana's form, and the two immediately attacked Yoshime.
"Beast Mimicking Technique: Fang Piercing Fang!"
They spun around, creating two powerful rotating whirlwinds that rushed at Yoshime from both sides.
"Wood Style: Wood Locking Wall!" Yoshime immediately used her Wood Release defensive ninjutsu.
The defensive capabilities of Wood Style surpassed the Mud Wall of Earth Release. Inuzuka Hana and Kuromaru's physical attacks were indeed very strong, but after crashing hard into the wooden wall, they ultimately couldn't break through it.
"Damn! She wields Wood Style! That's ninjutsu only the First Hokage could use?!"
"So that's how it is, you're from that genius team! Damn! Don't underestimate our hardworking team!"
"Fang Wolf Fang!" Inuzuka Hana and Kuromaru then used their signature technique, Fang Wolf Fang.
Human and dog transformed into a huge two-headed hound that charged at Yoshime.
Yoshime immediately formed hand seals and with a clap said:
"Wood Style: Shinra Tensei!"
Yoshime was from the Senju clan, had inherited their chakra, and wielded Wood Style. It could be said that, despite her young age, she was one of a kind in the entire shinobi world.
Even Inuzuka Hana had never faced such an opponent. She fought at mid and close range, while Yoshime at mid and long. After using Shinra Tensei, Inuzuka Hana and Kuromaru instantly felt their chakra continuously draining, their strength rapidly fading.
"T-this... this tree can absorb my chakra?!"
Inuzuka Hana's strength was completely absorbed, and she fell to the ground along with Kuromaru.
"That's the girl from the Senju clan! So strong!"
"She wields the God of Shinobi's Wood Style! Truly, the heavens bless our Konoha!"