RNP Chapter 264 The preliminary rounds end, the final assessment draw takes place.
Chapter 264 The preliminary rounds end, the final assessment draw takes place.
Chapter 264 The Preliminary Rounds End, Final Assessment Draw
As the lotus flower fell, Xiao Li's body could no longer bear the enormous weight and he collapsed to the ground.
"The speed is dazzling."
Is it over?
"This time, Mr. Li should win, right?"
While everyone thought that Lee was about to win, Kakashi and Guy looked on with regret.
"Was that gourd also made of sand?"
"At the crucial moment, the gourd turned into sand, protecting him."
As the smoke and dust cleared, Gaara lay in the sand dunes that the gourd had transformed into.
Although his sand armor was shattered, he was still able to continue fighting.
Xiao Li realized the battle wasn't over yet, so he forced himself to get up, wanting to continue fighting.
Gaara raised a hand, and under his control, the yellow sand gathered, and a giant hand appeared.
"That move is!"
The ninja who had witnessed Gaara killing people in the Forest of Death exclaimed in surprise.
"Sand-bound coffin!"
The yellow sand surged towards Xiao Li, who struggled to escape.
But the yellow sand had already covered one of Xiao Li's arms and one leg.
However, this is clearly Gaara's limit.
“Sand-bound coffin”.
Gaara used a ninjutsu to break Rock Lee's arms and legs.
"what--!"
The piercing wails were chilling.
Matka looked at Lee, his teeth clenched.
But the game wasn't over yet, and there was nothing he could do.
"If I were to fall here, my ninja way would be over..."
Even at this moment, Lee was still adhering to his ninja way.
But in the end, he still collapsed to the ground.
"Die!"
Even as Lee fell, Gaara did not give up his attack. With a wave of his hand, yellow sand surged towards Lee again, attempting to kill him completely.
"not good!"
As the referee, Hayate Gekko realized Gaara's thoughts, but at this distance, it seemed too late.
"Pfft~!"
Yellow sand flew as Gaara's attack was dispersed.
"What?!"
As the sand curtain fell, a man dressed exactly like Xiao Li stood in front of him.
It was Might Guy; he dispelled Gaara's attack with just one punch.
Might Guy stood in front of Lee, staring sharply at Gaara.
Gaara watched as Might Guy appeared and saved Rock Lee. He recalled his own ordeal and felt immense pain and confusion.
"Why! Why did you save him?!"
"why?"
Might Guy looked at Gaara and answered.
"Because he is my most beloved disciple."
Watching everything unfold on the stage from the stands, Maki couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"In that case, I'm afraid Gaara wouldn't be able to understand."
Gaara remained silent for a long time while looking at Might Guy, before finally standing up and turning to leave.
"Boring, I'm not playing anymore."
Seeing this, Gekko Hayate was also preparing to declare Gaara the winner.
"I declare the winner to be my beloved..."
Moonlight Gale's throat was suddenly blocked, and he saw a very unexpected scene.
Despite having his arms and legs broken and being severely injured all over his body, Xiao Li actually stood up again.
Everyone was horrified to see this.
Gaara also turned around to look behind him, only to see Lee, who had been lying down, standing up and assuming a fighting stance.
"Could it be that...!"
With his back to Lee, Might Guy sensed the movement behind him, and his voice became somewhat choked.
He turned around and saw exactly what he had been looking for.
He quickly stepped forward and helped Xiao Li up.
"That's enough, Xiao Li. It's over. Your body is already..."
He suddenly realized something was wrong. Upon closer inspection, he saw that Xiao Li's eyes were unfocused and he had lost consciousness. Even so, he still stood up and wanted to continue fighting.
Matt Kay couldn't help but shed tears.
"Lee, you're still thinking about sticking to your ninja way even in this state? You're already an amazing ninja."
Might Guy hugged Lee tightly, and everyone couldn't help but marvel at the power of human will.
"The match is over. The winner is Gaara."
Even though Lee's spirit is admirable, Gaara is still the victor in this battle.
Having witnessed such a spectacular battle, the subsequent matches seemed rather unremarkable and uninteresting.
The preliminary rounds have ended, and even after a round of preliminary rounds, twenty ninjas have still passed the competition and entered the final assessment.
And the Third Hokage, who had been missing for a long time, finally reappeared.
The twenty genin who passed the test stood in a line on the arena.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the twenty people in front of him and, after confirming that there were quite a few Konoha ninjas, especially after seeing Naruto successfully advance, he showed a satisfied smile.
"Congratulations to everyone for successfully passing the preliminary rounds. Those of you who have persevered to this point are the best in your respective villages and the successors who will carry on the banner of your villages in the future."
However, in the end, this was only the end of a preliminary round.
Even more grueling battles await you in the future.
Now, I will draw lots to determine your opponents in the final assessment.
A Jonin pushed over a box containing the names of the twenty ninjas who had passed the preliminary rounds.
Hiruzen Sarutobi began the lottery.
The first name he pulled out of the box was quite unexpected.
"The first one is Naruto Uzumaki."
"Yay, I'm the first one."
Naruto was quite pleased with himself for being the first one drawn.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto and sneered.
"What's there to be happy about coming in last place? You were just the first one to compete, not the first one out of everyone. What's there to be happy about?"
"Ugh! You damn Uchiha Sasuke, do you have to be such a spoilsport every time?!"
"Hahaha, alright, quiet down, kids. The draw isn't over yet. Let's see who your opponent will be, Naruto!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled out another slip of paper.
"Oh, your opponent is Hyuga Neji!"
Naruto looked at Neji, and Neji was also looking at Naruto. Neji nodded at Naruto, and Naruto smiled and waved in response.
Although Neji eliminated Hinata, after Kakashi explained, he realized that Neji had been giving Hinata pointers, and he was quite satisfied with Neji for that.
"The next group is Uchiha Sasuke."
Hiruzen Sarutobi drew another name.
"And your opponent is Gaara."
Many people breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Sasuke was facing Gaara.
At least this way, we'll have two fewer monster opponents, which is fantastic.
The results of the subsequent lottery have also been released.
Kankuro faced off against Chino, and Temari faced off against Shikamaru.
Haku faced off against Dosu, while Karin was up against a genin from Kirigakure...
After announcing all the draw results, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke.
"Alright everyone, the final assessment will be held in a month, and the daimyo from various countries will be there to watch the competition."
Everyone, take this time to adjust and strive to amaze everyone on the field a month from now!