Naruto: I don't want to work hard anymore

Chapter 101 Cheating
"Huh? Preliminaries? Why? Aren't there usually only three rounds of the Chunin Exam?" Ino was puzzled.

“That’s right in theory…”

Jiraiya laughed, "But unfortunately, there will be many outside guests watching the third exam, so time is limited."

"Therefore, for those who feel unwell or do not want to continue, I suggest that you withdraw from the exam early."

"It has come to this point, how can we just retreat like that?"

Inuzuka Kiba couldn't help but say, "If we withdraw now, all the efforts of the three of us will be in vain, right? It's just the preliminaries, right? Just come on!"

“Well… that’s correct.”

Jiraiya shook his head helplessly: "But I think you should also be aware of the gap in strength between the contestants this time, so if you withdraw from the competition at this stage, it only represents a personal decision and will not affect your companions."

"Uh... if that's the case, then I give up!"

Shikamaru raised his hand without a word.

"Eh?! What are you doing, Shikamaru?"

Ino looked incredulous: "We've come this far, and you're just going to give up like that?"

"Because there's no point in going on."

Shikamaru tilted his head, his tone very helpless.

"Our competitors are all as strong as monsters, and the gap in hard power is something we absolutely cannot make up for at this stage."

"Even if I manage to pass this round of preliminaries, the result will only be one or two more rounds of struggle in the finals. Considering the danger involved, my mother's nagging is not that troublesome in comparison."

Shikamaru spread his hands, looking completely blank.

It's impossible to win. It's impossible to win at all.

These guys missed the point from the beginning!
With Naruto around, except for their Ino-Shika-Chou team, even if there are one or two people in Konoha who advance by chance, they will probably lose miserably in the finals.

The girl who is also a member of the Uzumaki clan will not give in at all, and the Uchiha guy will not show any mercy either.

The guys from the Sand Village seemed to have some connection with Naruto, and the guys from the Sound Village looked at Naruto with awe.

It's okay to get stuck in this round, but if we lose badly in the finals, not to mention the impact on Konoha, I'm afraid there will be a lot of gossip in the village afterwards.

Thinking of this, Shikamaru's face darkened, and he slowly shook his head at Ino and Choji, and gave them a subtle look.

"I, I, I...I also give up!"

Seeing this, Choji also quickly raised his hand. He believed in Shikamaru's judgment, and he also didn't want to fight with Naruto.

"Tsk... one or two."

Ino gritted her teeth and said, "Ahhh! This is so annoying! I'll give up too!"

As a teammate, she also trusted Shikamaru's judgement.

At the front of the team, Asuma, the leading jonin of Team 10, sighed slightly.

In the beginning, he applied for the exam for Ino and the other two, mainly because he believed in their abilities.

But Naruto's arrival changed the nature of the exam. It changed from being about getting as many Chunins as possible promoted to being the least number of people killed as possible.

From this point of view, the only one who could possibly help Konoha save face in the finals is Ino-Shika-Cho, who has some connection with him.

It was precisely because of this that during the second exam, the injured Konoha team found them by accident.

It seems that Shikamaru has realized this and has no intention of getting involved in this mess...

"Anyone else want to quit?"

Jiraiya glanced around, he didn't care about face or not.

Konoha's present day status is all due to those old guys, and the reason why he became Hokage was because those old guys begged him to be the Hokage.

It's embarrassing, but he won't put pressure on three little kids over something like this.

Moreover, the reason why he came here, in addition to explaining the reason for the preliminaries, was also to hope that some Konoha players who were not strong enough would give up.

From the moment Naruto arrived, this exam was meaningless.

Even if there are ten thousand different results, the difference only depends on the posture Naruto uses to humiliate Konoha.

"Since no one has withdrawn, the pre-selection will begin."

As Jiraiya spoke, a sickly figure appeared and came in front of everyone.

"Ahem... I, Moonlight Gale, will be the examiner for the preliminary round. This time, we will use a one-on-one combat format for actual combat."

"Eighteen people, nine rounds, cough cough..."

"There are no restrictions. Fight until one side dies, falls down, or surrenders." "But when I think the winner is decided, I will enter the arena to end the match in order to reduce casualties, and decide your fate..."

Moonlight Gale said as a large screen lit up behind him.

Naruto smiled slightly when he saw this and turned to glance at Sasuke.

Sasuke immediately understood, sneered, and took a step forward.

"Wait, this isn't right?"

"What is the problem?"

The moonlight breeze paused slightly.

Sasuke tilted his head slightly and looked at the big screen: "This thing can't eliminate the possibility of backstage manipulation."

"There are eighteen people in total, and Konoha occupies six places. As long as they have our information, they can make all of Konoha pass with a little trickery. The result of the battle will naturally be unfair, right?"

Moonlight Gale's expression darkened.

It's not because of Sasuke's doubt, but because Sasuke really guessed it...

The person in charge of this Chunin Exam was the Third Hokage. Because of the gap in strength between the candidates, in order to make Konoha's loss less embarrassing, the Third Hokage did interfere with the battle order.

But in this case, it is impossible to admit...

"Are you questioning my notarization as an examiner?"

"Yes."

"Then you can quit."

Moonlight Gale coughed softly.

"Samui, let's go."

Hearing this, Naruto chuckled, turned and left. Samui flashed behind Naruto and prepared to leave together.

Noticing Naruto's movements, Gaara and Kimimaro turned around and left without saying a word.

"Hey, you guys are just leaving like this?"

Seeing this, Deidara hurriedly followed him: "Then I won't play anymore, Kurotsuchi, how long are you going to stay? Let's go!"

When Moonlight Gale saw this, he was stunned.

He just wanted to act like an examiner, so why did they all leave at once?
wipe!
This is not okay!
There are only six candidates left from the village, so what else is there to take the exam for?

If several villages all leave and spread the news back, then Konoha would be cheating even if it didn't!

"Ugh…"

Seeing this, Jiraiya sighed helplessly: "Everyone, please stay, let's draw lots."

"Why not do this earlier?"

Naruto stopped and rolled his eyes at Jiraiya in annoyance: "You have to resort to some cheating tricks~"

He didn't know whether Konoha was cheating or not, but he was happy to feel disgusted.

As expected, Jiraiya looked as if he had eaten shit when he heard this. He knew Naruto's mouth too well...

"Ahem... don't talk nonsense."

Moonlight Hayate's face darkened: "The computer matching quota was due to our examiners' inconsiderateness, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the Hokage-sama - in fact, it was the Third Hokage's request."

As soon as the words fell, the expressions of all the Konoha ninjas present changed.

The ninja leaders from other villages also had sarcastic expressions on their faces.

"It's really fair and just, Konoha, hehe..."

Sasuke sneered and silently put away his Sharingan.

Moonlight Gale broke free from the illusion and noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. His pale face, which had originally looked a little weak, suddenly became even paler.

"Okay Sasuke, isn't this fun?"

Naruto patted Sasuke's shoulder, his tone playful.

He didn't expect that Konoha actually cheated!
"It is precisely because humans deeply understand their own weakness that they make good use of tools. From this point of view, isn't this also a recognition of our strength?"

"..."

Jiraiya's face turned pale. He was really fed up with those old guys!

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