Naruto: If I ask you to practice gentle fist, will you drive a Gundam?

The third test, the official trials, was held in the center of the venue.

The participating ninjas have basically arrived, including Team 3, Team 7, Team 8, Team 10 from Konoha Village, and Gaara's team from Sand Village.

Except for Uchiha Sasuke who had not yet arrived, Toss of Sound Village was also unable to participate in the competition because he was killed in the previous action of provoking Gaara, so there were a total of fourteen people present at this time.

"Sasuke! He's actually late at this time!"

Naruto muttered in dissatisfaction, holding his head in his hands.

"Yeah, I don't know what happened to Sasuke."

Sakura said with a worried look on her face.

At this time, Neji comforted:

"It's okay, Sasuke will be in time for the exam!"

Listening to Neci's words, Naruto and Sakura felt somehow very relieved. Although Neci did not provide any definite evidence, the time they had spent together these days had made them develop a strong sense of trust in Neci.

"If that's what Neji-sama said, then there shouldn't be any problem!"

Naruto said with a grin as he narrowed his eyes.

"Yeah, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel a lot more relieved!"

Sakura said.

The other Genin also greeted each other and started chatting, which eased the tense atmosphere a little.

There were a lot of spectators for this exam, including high-ranking officials from major ninja villages, leaders and even daimyo from various countries, as well as some ordinary ninjas who came here to catch a glimpse of Konoha.

In Konoha Village, the Chunin Selection Exam is almost synonymous with a celebration, which shows how big its scale and influence are.

There are three large auditoriums above the venue. There is a special auditorium above the middle one, which has only two seats. The Sandaime Hokage is sitting on the right seat, with his personal guard standing beside him; the seat on the left is vacant, probably reserved for the Kazekage.

However, Neji knew that the real Kazekage might not be able to come, and the Kazekage who would come in a while would take the life of the Sandaime Hokage.

Soon, Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, came to the spectator seats with two guards.

"Thank you for the hard work along the way!"

The Sandaime Hokage greeted warmly.

"No, fortunately the exam venue is in Konoha. Although the Sandaime Hokage is not too old, I'm afraid your body won't be able to handle the long journey. I think you should decide on the fifth generation candidate as soon as possible."

Different from the Sandaime Hokage's polite greeting, the Kazekage started off with a barrage of verbal attacks. If you didn't know, you would have thought this was not a joint exam but a quarrel between two armies.

Hearing the Kazekage's sarcastic tone, the guards beside the Hokage all looked angry and looked at the Kazekage and the two guards beside him with squinted eyes.

"Hahahaha!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed heartily in an attempt to break the awkwardness:

"Don't treat me like an old man! I think I can still work for another five years!"

As if to show that he was strong, the Hokage stood up from his seat and took two steps.

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already walked to the edge of the fence of the audience seats, glanced at the Kazekage behind him and said:

"So, is it almost time to start?"

The Kazekage nodded, but there was a strange look in his eyes when he looked at the Hokage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen ignored him, looked forward, and announced loudly to the huge examination hall:

"I sincerely thank everyone for coming to watch the Chunin selection exam jointly held by Konoha and Sunagakure. Now, the fifteen contestants who passed the preliminary selection will proceed to the official selection competition. Please enjoy watching the competition!"

"Fifteen?"

At this time, Fengying on the side asked.

Because there were only fourteen reference Genin in the venue at this time, Uchiha Sasuke had not appeared for some reason.

Faced with the Kazekage's question, sweat broke out on the Sandaime Hokage's forehead. He had previously sent out Anbu to search for Sasuke's whereabouts, but to no avail, so he could not answer.

In the center of the venue, the examiner of this exam, Genma Shiranui, took out a small piece of paper from his pocket and said to the fourteen Genins:

"There are some things I need to tell you before the game."

Xuan Jian unfolded the note as he spoke, and the list of opponents for this match was clearly displayed on it:

Hyuga Neji VS Uzumaki Naruto

Gaara (byes)

Uchiha Sasuke VS Rock Lee

Aburame Shino VS Kankuro

Nara Shikamaru VS Temari

Haruno Sakura VS Yamanaka Ino

Kiba Inuzuka VS Choji Akimichi

Hyuga Hinata VS Tenten

"Due to some reasons, there have been some minor changes to the list for this exam. Please confirm it again."

Everyone looked at the battle list and it seemed that except for Gaara who was in a bye status, the battle order of other players had not changed.

As for why Toss was absent, the matter was suppressed by Konoha's top leaders. After all, the accidental death of a candidate was considered a scandal.

Gaara and Neji looked at each other and said nothing. Apparently after their last meeting, both of them kept their mouths shut about what happened that night and neither of them leaked it.

At this time, Sakura asked anxiously:

"Well, Sasuke hasn't shown up yet, what should I do?"

Shiranui Genma put away the battle table and replied:

"If he doesn't show up when it's his turn to compete, he'll be defeated without a fight!"

Hearing this, Konoha's Genin all showed worried expressions. At this time, the examiner continued:

"Listen carefully!"

Xuan Jian put his hands behind his back and continued solemnly:

“Although the venue is different, this match is the same as the qualifiers and there are no rules until one side dies or the number of players is unknown.”

"But when I think the outcome is decided, I will stop it! No resistance! Do you understand?"

Xuan Jian looked at the fourteen Genin in the center of the venue, all concentrating, and continued to announce:

"Then the first exam begins! Hyuga Neji versus Uzumaki Naruto!"

"These two stay here, and the rest of you go back to the lounge!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Genin started to leave the center of the venue, leaving only Naruto and Neji standing there.

At this time, Uzumaki Naruto looked at Neji nervously. Although he didn't say anything, he was obviously very nervous.

After all, the relationship between the two was already very good, and after these days of practicing and training together day and night, Naruto's bond value has reached an astonishing 80%. You have to know that in the Naruto world, even brothers are only this good, and some couples may not even be able to reach this value.

However, as Naruto's senior and spiritual mentor, Ningci still gave him some heartfelt comfort:

"Naruto! Remember what you promised me last time at the ramen shop?"

Hearing what Neji said, Naruto nodded nervously and said:

"I understand! Brother Neji! We all have to give it our all! But I... am still a little nervous!"

"Haha, Naruto, don't you want to become Hokage? Can't you handle such a small scene? Or is your dream just talk?"

This sentence seemed to deeply hurt Naruto's self-esteem, causing him to burst into fighting spirit instantly:

"My dream is not just talk!"

As Naruto spoke, he adjusted the Konoha forehead protector on his head and continued:

"I, Uzumaki Naruto! I will definitely become Hokage in the future!"

After saying that, Naruto burst into a strong desire to fight, and all his previous tension and anxiety were swept away.

Seeing this, Neji smiled with relief and thought:

Very good, this is Naruto! This way, I won't feel any psychological burden when I beat you up later!

The corners of Neji's mouth slowly rose, revealing a strange arc.