Infinite Simulation: From Konoha To Moon

Chapter 62: Fragrant Phosphorus

As more teams arrived, the once quiet tower became lively.

Especially the conflict between Gaara and Uchiha Sasuke further fueled the atmosphere.

The reason is simple.

Gaara's personality is quite terrible due to the actions of his sibling, Rōsa, and he is confrontational towards everything.

Sasuke's reputation precedes him, and he has long been his target.

Unable to hold back upon their first meeting, he ran up to him and said he wanted to kill him.

Sasuke's personality naturally does not indulge Gaara.

Naruto, on the other hand, found the commotion not exciting enough and was practically shouting, "Let's fight! Let's fight!" as a cheerleader for Sasuke.

The one who ultimately stopped the fight was Uchiha Itachi.

After looking at Sasuke and Naruto, the two immediately backed down.

"If you want to fight, the preliminaries will start soon," Uchiha Itachi said calmly. "Since your teams have exceeded the specified number of members, there will be individual battles to eliminate half of the participants."

The sudden news shocked the onlookers.

Eliminating half seemed too much.

Many people showed worried expressions.

The excitement died down, and people began checking their equipment.

However, there was a group of people who were quite excited.

They possessed strong power and confidence, fearing no challenges.

Upon hearing this, Gaara retracted his right hand and said, "I'll spare you for now."

Sasuke glanced at him and responded, "You'll understand why my surname is Uchiha later."

Because of his undefeated record since childhood, coupled with the three influential Uchiha, Sasuke's inner pride was at its peak.

"Everyone, go to the examination hall," Uchiha Itachi turned and left the rest area.

The so-called examination hall was actually a square inside the tower.

After the examinees gathered, Hokage Uchiha Fugaku appeared.

He was just there to make an appearance.

Uchiha Fugaku casually encouraged them with a few words, skipping the usual lengthy speeches.

Waving his hand, the referee, Tsukikaze, entered the stage.

"Cough... The two people selected by the computer will be opponents. If one side surrenders or loses the ability to resist, the other side will be declared the winner... Cough, cough."

He coughed while announcing the rules and ended with, "If anyone wants to withdraw, raise your hand and move to the audience seats on both sides."

About a dozen people raised their hands.

They had all been injured in the previous scroll battle or felt that their strength was insufficient, so they chose to give up.

After all, accidents happen.

Before the individual battles, they had to sign a contract. If Konoha didn't rescue them, they could only accept their misfortune.

After Uchiha Fugaku left, Uchiha Itachi announced the start of the matches.

A huge curtain descended in the center of the tower.

The names of two people were projected.

Nara Shikamaru and Temari.

Li Xiang couldn't help but smile.

He arranged the match schedule.

The so-called random selection was just a deception.

Although the computer was fair, it wasn't difficult to manipulate.

Especially when the referee, participants, and organizers were all under his control.

Li Xiang arranged them to be opponents because he didn't want to ruin a potential marriage.

After all, there wouldn't be a third round.

When Temari was beating her husband, Li Xiang's eyes wandered around.

With his familiarity with Orochimaru, he found his trace in a corner.

At this moment, he was wearing Sunagakure's ninja attire and a mask, with two teammates lying beside him.

They were heavily injured and covered in bandages.

Their team had just chosen to forfeit, so no one paid attention to them.

But Li Xiang knew that the two lying down were White Zetsu.

They were used to summon Senju Tobirama and the Third Kazekage.

And Senju Hashirama, who had been summoned earlier, should be waiting somewhere for orders.

"I forfeit," Nara Shikamaru lazily raised his hand and said.

After a fierce battle, he used his shadow to control Temari, but at the critical moment, he resolutely gave up victory.

Temari looked at him with a complex expression.

A faint spark of love was shining.

Referee Tsukikaze entered the stage and announced Temari's victory, and the projection started randomizing again.

Li Xiang glanced at it and stopped paying attention.

He didn't know either of the two people.

After four more matches, he suddenly became spirited and said, "Fragrant Phosphorus, do your best!"

Xianglin glanced at the screen, which displayed her opponent, Kankuro.

She clenched her small fist and said, "This is just perfect! I've been wanting to fight him!"

The two of them stepped onto the stage.

Kankuro sneered, "Just surrender, so you won't get hurt."

Although his personality was not as bad as Gaara's, he was not easy to get along with and tended to be impulsive.

He could only change after Gaara's death.

In the end, he had incredibly good luck and inherited the Red Sand Scorpion's puppet.

Xianglin didn't reply.

She remembered what Li Xiang had said earlier, that theory was unnecessary.

She stomped her right foot and quickly closed the distance, simultaneously smashing her right fist.

Kankuro raised an eyebrow, "Pretty fast, but what's the point?"

Can you even hurt me?

He retaliated with the same punch.

But in the next moment, he was blasted away by a tremendous force.

He crashed into the wall of the arena, leaving behind a large mark.

The Genin watching around fell silent.

Meanwhile, in another monitoring room.

Uchiha Fugaku, Shisui, and Jiraiya were watching the situation in the arena through the screen.

"Is that Tsunade's monstrous strength?!"

Jiraiya showed a surprised expression, "That's definitely Tsunade's monstrous strength."

The latter half of the sentence became a statement.

Because his body was marked by the monstrous strength.

"How did she acquire it?"

Jiraiya speculated, "I haven't heard that Tsunade took on any apprentices."

"I remember she was a ninja from Otogakure."

Shisui pondered, "Otogakure is a newly established village, and we have limited information. It's unclear about her exact background, but the reported data shows that she is a medical ninja."

Jiraiya frowned.

This was really too coincidental.

And there were only a few people who could teach monstrous strength.

Besides Tsunade, there was only him and... Orochimaru.

Back to the exam arena.

Kankuro looked furious as he pulled back the black cloth behind him, revealing a puppet with three eyes and four arms.

Then, at an extremely fast speed, he charged towards Xianglin.

"So, you're a puppeteer."

Xianglin muttered to herself, then saw the puppet crow open its mouth and spray a small range of thin needles.

The needles had a green luster, undoubtedly poisonous.

Without hesitation, Xianglin bypassed the puppet and kicked it in the head.

Her speed was even faster than before.

Kankuro realized the problem.

Xianglin's strength exceeded his expectations.

He finally stopped underestimating her and pulled the crow with both hands, causing the puppet's arms to sprout six rotating curved blades.

If Xianglin didn't defend, both of them would be injured.

"Are you crazy?"

Kankuro instinctively dodged, but was hit on the left shoulder, causing his body to become numb from the pain.

Xianglin jumped in place, like a cat, evading the curved blades. Then, in rapid succession, she attacked the crow's head.

In an instant, the head was crushed.

Kankuro could only retrieve a headless puppet.

Fortunately, it was just a puppet. Losing its head only meant losing some combat ability.

And he still had other puppets.

At this moment, the crow emitted a dark glow.

Four black shadows enveloped Kankuro and the crow.

Xianglin leisurely took out a kunai and pressed it against his neck, saying, "Just surrender. You won't be able to undo my sealing jutsu."

In the monitoring room, Jiraiya was almost jumping up.

"The Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu? Is she a member of the Uzumaki clan?"

Either way, it surprised him.

He instinctively thought of his good friend, Orochimaru.

If Xianglin was his apprentice, everything made sense.

The two of them had been chasing each other for nearly ten years.

But Jiraiya never caught him.

Kankuro had a defeated expression, in stark contrast to Xianglin's expression.

"Uchiha Sasuke?"

She saw the name displayed on the projection and couldn't help but say, "Feiyue, show this leader of Konoha a little color."

Although Sasuke was hyped up, she still believed in Li Xiang.

(End of this chapter)