Chapter 156: Preliminary Selection Ends

"Rin!"

Obito shouted subconsciously, then jumped to the edge of the ring with great force, looking anxiously at Rin who was lying there with her eyes closed.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh…"

Not far away, Hyuga Yoko covered her lips with her folding fan and smiled,

"I'm so sorry, it seems that I still overestimated Nohara's ability. I accidentally hit him a little too hard."

Then she turned her gaze to the referee teacher beside her.

"Teacher, is it time to announce the results of the competition?"

The referee teacher also raised his hand and announced:

"The winner..."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, something strange happened!

A chakra line that became increasingly solid and thick suddenly appeared on the ground of the ring.

One end of it was stuck to Hyuga Yoko's leggings in a spider web-like manner, and the other end was actually connected to Nohara Rin's hand, who was lying on the ground!

The next moment, Rin's eyes suddenly opened, and she quickly stood up and pulled back hard, trying to trip Yoko.

Unexpectedly, Hyuga Yoko seemed to have anticipated this.

The moment her calf was pulled up, she somehow broke all the chakra webs on it, and did a backflip, finally landing steadily, her posture as elegant as a white crane.

The young ninjas outside the field, including Obito, were confused by the series of unexpected events, and their CPU was about to burn out.

Could it be that Nohara Rin was just pretending to faint, but was actually taking the opportunity to set a trap?

And Hyuga Yoko was able to deal with it so calmly. Could it be that she had already noticed it and then used the trick against her? Is

this definitely still a martial arts competition, not an acting competition?

Nohara Rin stood up and covered her still aching side abdomen and looked at Yoko, with a helpless smile on her face.

In fact, she had already used all her tricks, but they were still easily cracked by the other party.

I didn't expect that even the stealth-specialized web shooting, the real last resort, was completely ineffective...

The principle behind this move is actually similar to the one she used to weave the ghost-faced spider web.

It is to use as little chakra as possible to condense it into a line so that it cannot be seen by the naked eyes of others.

After secretly extending it and sticking it to the opponent, inject a large amount of chakra in one breath to allow it to take full shape, thereby achieving victory by surprise.

Although it sounds simple, you should know that the less chakra contained in the chakra line, the more difficult it is to control and stretch it.

So the difficulty of this move is actually quite high.

Even Rin, who has excellent chakra control, is unable to fully master it now. She can only play dead when being knocked down to buy time to perform the spell.

Unfortunately, even so, this last resort trick still failed to work...

So how did this classmate Yoko detect the invisible spider web?

Rin stared at Yoko warily while thinking hard in her mind.

Of course, she knew that the Hyuga clan's Byakugan could easily see the flow of chakra that ordinary people could not see.

However, when the white eyes are activated, the blue veins on both sides of the eyes will bulge noticeably, making it easy to distinguish.

So Rin was quite sure that Yoko had never used her Byakugan.

It seems that Yoko was not exaggerating before.

Even without the Byakugan, she has enough strength to handle herself easily.

As expected of a ninja family that has been passed down for thousands of years, the genius of the Hyuga clan...

"Oh, oh…"

Hyuga Yoko smiled,

"It seems that just now was your last resort, Nohara-san."

"Although it's a bit despicable, it's still a commendable method for common people and deserves praise."

"But I have seen through everything!"

She put away her folding fan with a snap and said,

"It seems there is no point in continuing."

"The gap in our strength can no longer be made up by tricks and cleverness."

"You, a commoner, cannot defeat me, a ninja genius..."

Rin was not angry at Yoko's contempt, but nodded seriously and said:

"Yoko, you are right..."

"The only reason I can get here is because no one has ever seen the ninjutsu I use."

"Now that I have exhausted all my means, I really can't think of any chance of turning defeat into victory, but..."

Rin smiled calmly, then took a fighting stance and said,

"But the person I really want to defeat in this martial arts competition is not you, but myself..."

"As long as there is room for improvement, I will not give up easily."

"So, Yoko-san, I'll have to trouble you to stay with me for a while..."

When Yoko heard this, she felt that Rin's clear and frank gaze was a little dazzling, and subconsciously raised her folding fan slightly to block most of her sight.

Even without opening the Byakugan, the Hyuga clan ninjas still have amazing eyesight, enough to see through things like fire.

So Yoko quickly came to a conclusion by capturing Rin's various micro-expressions all over her body.

This commoner is not lying or showing off, he really believes this...

There is no jealousy or envy, nor is there any numbness of being content with being ordinary...

All I have is a strong desire for knowledge and an eagerness to challenge myself.

This Nohara Rin... was completely different from the common people she usually saw!

Could it be... that this was a rare species of common people?

A hint of curiosity flashed across Yoko's eyes, then she shook her head and smiled:

"I have never heard of such a request in my life."

"It's a rare opportunity, I'll satisfy you..."

"But this time, I won't hold back~"

…

Rin lost in the end.

The miracle did not happen.

After she tried her best and even fought hard, she was still easily defeated by Hyuga Yoko and was eventually knocked out of the ring.

The only thing worth mentioning is that after the game, Yoko did not continue to taunt, but just looked at Rin deeply, then turned and left...

"The winner has been decided."

"The winner is Hyuga Yoko, Class 3-A."

After the referee announced the result of the match, Obito quickly jumped into the arena to check on Rin:

"Rin, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Rin had already stood up, dusted herself off, and smiled as she looked at Yoko's departing back,

"Yoko-san's attack wasn't very powerful at all. It turned out to be very gentle."

"gentle?"

Obito recalled the scene where Yoko used Rin as a punching bag, and gritted his teeth in anger:

"Rin, you think too highly of that guy."

"Are you sure she's not a sadist, or that she's deliberately reducing her strength just to show off her strength?"

Rin knew it would be difficult to convince Obito, so she did not continue the topic and said,

"Obito, it looks like you have advanced to the quarterfinals."

"I'm sorry I couldn't enter the finals with you..."

"It doesn't matter!"

Obito patted his chest and pretended to be manly.

"Don't worry, Rin. I will definitely carry on your legacy and perform well in the finals!"

Wait, Obito, you used the wrong word, I'm not dead yet...

Rin was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

…

With the end of Rin and Yoko's match, today's preliminaries finally came to an end.

After a while, all the children gathered in front of the podium again and listened to Hideki's speech.

"After a whole day of preliminaries, we have now selected eight players who can participate in tomorrow's main competition. Congratulations."

"But other students don't need to be discouraged. The experience gained from this martial arts competition will definitely not be wasted."

"So after you go back, in addition to getting more rest, you should also remember to spend time reviewing the previous matches, so as not to waste such a good opportunity."

After finishing his polite remarks, Hideki took out a small box and said,

"Then those who have entered the main competition, please come up and draw lots so that we can decide the team for tomorrow's match."

So eight students went on stage to draw lots.

Soon, the battle list on a huge bulletin board on the stage was filled with their names:

Uchiha Obito VS Hyuga Yoko

Sarutobi Asuma VS Shimura Shinichi

Uchiha Shisui VS Aburame Taizo

Uchiha Tetsuka VS Akimichi Sitou

When the young ninjas in the audience saw this, they suddenly realized a problem:

among the top eight contestants, isn't the proportion of Uchiha clan children a bit high?

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