50 Years of Konoha

Noon passed quickly. The group of students who weren't yet ninjas, aside from their hyperactivity and curiosity that could destroy everything, probably only had abundant energy as an advantage.

Not long after lunch, many people were already restless, eagerly anticipating the return of the Third Hokage's apprentice.

But the gambling, drinking, and drugs trio hadn't arrived by the appointed time for some reason.

Could Tsunade be preparing a funeral for Jiraiya?

"But speaking of which, May is really hot," Tatsumi mused.

Lying on a picnic blanket spread out in the shade of a tree, Tatsumi was reading a book about chakra nature transformation and chakra shape transformation.

Tatsumi mused idly, these things were all important knowledge.

A ninja who didn't understand these things couldn't become strong.

Even an idiot like Naruto needed to create an S-rank ninjutsu like the Rasenshuriken under the guidance of Yamato and others.

Because of his points in ninjutsu attributes, it was easy for Tatsumi to understand these things.

"Konoha Village is alright, being in the central part of the Land of Fire, it should be even hotter in the south," Mikoto quietly replied to Tatsumi.

"Minato, won't you have some tea?" Tatsumi raised his head and, seeing the little sun leaning against a large tree not only not enjoying the rare leisure time before the match but also diligently refining his chakra, asked aloud.

"It's very cooling, Minato."

"No need." Minato, sweating profusely from the sun, shook his head and refused Tatsumi's good intentions, "Rather than that, I'd rather improve my strength."

"It's useless to just work hard like that," Tatsumi shook his head.

Minato was indeed working very hard, but being a commoner made him take many detours.

"You also know the basic principles of chakra. Teacher Nishimura also said that the total amount of chakra that each person can hold at each age level is limited. We are still young now, our chakra capacity is limited, and simply refining our own chakra cannot effectively store it, it will only be wasted."

"Although that's what they say..." Minato was about to continue speaking, but he saw that the Third Hokage's apprentices had unknowingly appeared on the competition platform.

They were Orochimaru, with a cold and pale face, and Tsunade, who, although trying to maintain a smile, still couldn't hide the veins popping on her face.

...And then there was no one else.

That white-haired pervert with a perverted look was gone!

"Huh, where's Lord Jiraiya?" Minato asked in a timely manner.

"I don't know," Tatsumi shook his head in cooperation, and then said the conclusion he had already thought of.

"Probably recuperating in Konoha Hospital."

"Or already buried in the memorial stone."

"..."

"Alright, due to the tight schedule, we'll start the second match directly."

Standing on the high platform, Orochimaru clapped his hands, attracting the attention of the students below, and continued.

"The rules are the same as in the morning, no changes. Although currently divided into three-person teams by grade, the competition is still one-on-one. The winner can continue to challenge the next opponent."

"Of course, you can also stop there and let your teammates go. That's the rule. Injured students can seek treatment from Tsunade beside me."

"So, according to the first grade against the second grade, the third grade against the fourth grade, and so on, the winning team can receive our guidance."

After Orochimaru finished speaking in a hoarse voice, he glanced at Tsunade, and finding that her face was still pale and she didn't express any disagreement, he nodded.

It's better not to provoke Tsunade right now,

Jiraiya has already set an example.

"Then, let's begin, I will be the referee to judge the victory or defeat of the battle."

After Orochimaru finished speaking on the high platform, he and Tsunade retreated to a corner of the high platform.

The first to take the stage were Uchiha's team and the first-year students who had just entered the ninja school.

Tatsumi flicked his flamboyant windbreaker. As someone who had always dominated the top spot in the grade, firmly suppressing the First Hokage's grandson, he was still very famous in the school.

After all, Tatsumi was now number one on the "Most Wanted to Be His Girlfriend" list.

He was currently in a state of great popularity, and his popularity was much higher than that of the first-year students who had just entered the school.

The students' voices were also basically one-sided. The number of Tatsumi's followers was constantly expanding.

"Tatsumi is so handsome!"

"No one is more trustworthy than Tatsumi."

"As long as there's Tatsumi, no one is his opponent!"

"Yeah. As long as there's Tatsumi, I don't care about anything else."

"..."

Who is it? Who has been sending me flirtatious glances since just now? Tatsumi looked at the fan group in front of him.

"Good luck." Faced with this situation, as a member of the Inuzuka clan, he wasn't afraid at all. Although he was a first-year student, he encouraged himself while also encouraging his teammates.

"Of course, the three of us are the strongest." The intelligence of the Nara clan was almost reflected in the entire clan, and Nara Shikamaru was no exception. Although the current situation might not be very optimistic, they couldn't lose their momentum, could they?

"Should I go first?" Tatsumi turned his head and asked Mikoto and Minato for their opinions.

Minato, who was originally eager to be the vanguard, didn't object when he saw Tatsumi speak, and together with Mikoto, he defaulted to Tatsumi being the first to take the stage.

"Tatsumi, good luck." Seeing the first-year students cheering and encouraging each other as well, although she didn't believe they would lose, Mikoto still cheered for Tatsumi.

"They're making a mistake, watch me get a triple kill." Tatsumi accepted Mikoto's encouragement, then gave Minato a thumbs-up, and lightly jumped onto the high platform.

The opening battle began with Tatsumi, and the stage was basically filled with cheers for him. Compared to this almost one-sided voice, the voice from the first-year students was almost non-existent.

But what needs to be complained about is that the top three first-year students are all girls!

What about your glory as male ninja students? It's not good for three girls to take the lead like this!

"Alright, let's begin." A hoarse voice came from a corner of the high platform. Tatsumi and the first-year girl standing opposite each other bowed to each other, and then the battle began.

"Senior, please be merciful."

Then three seconds passed, and the battle ended.

The whole process was very simple. Basically, Tatsumi made a genjutsu sign, and then snapped his fingers, and the girl who had just struck a fighting pose fell to the ground in response.

This made the once lively scene under the stage instantly freeze. The older students were fine, but the lower-grade students who hadn't seen much genjutsu were almost all looking at each other.

"Isn't this a fixed match?"

"Did they take money?"

Orochimaru, standing in a corner, obviously expected this situation. Without saying much, he just gently stared at Tatsumi opposite him with his snake eyes.

He showed an interested expression, and then announced, "First battle, Tatsumi wins."

"Second battle, begin."

The second person to take the stage was still a girl, with red marks similar to canine teeth painted on both sides of her cheeks. Only the Inuzuka clan of Konoha could do such face painting.

The aesthetics of the Naruto world are all problematic. Tatsumi was very puzzled by this practice that completely ignored skin problems. What's the use of this?

What kind of aesthetic is this?

Of course, besides them, there was another girl who also had this kind of dress-up, a girl who almost brought destruction to the world—Nohara Rin.

Is this really a trend? Should I paint it someday?

Of course, this has nothing to do with the current battle.

"Your genjutsu is very powerful, but I won't be afraid!" Inuzuka Tsume stared at Tatsumi in front of her with a serious and dangerous gaze.

"Oh." Tatsumi nodded, and then made another genjutsu sign.

After a very slight pause, Inuzuka Tsume's movements faltered, and then she fell to the ground, falling into a brief dream.

"..."

Tatsumi chose to release his genjutsu through the medium of sound. The sound was mixed with chakra, and the other party couldn't stop it at all.

Unless, like Minato, she blocked her ears and looked away from Tatsumi hands.

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