Chapter 149: 149. Special Teams Game
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Outside the Death Forest, at the entrance, many teams were scattered, each occupying an area. The outer area was already full of people. These people were villagers who didn't buy tickets but wanted to join in the fun.
Being surrounded by so many people, some were nervous, while others seemed quite relaxed.
Among these teams, some had outstanding looks, some had outstanding temperaments, and some were murderous. Their performances were different, just like the various forms of life.
In the outer crowd, people were talking about it, and their curious eyes wandered among the contestants.
"There are many people from our village in this group."
"Yes, look over there, there is a fat man among the people in Iwagakure."
"Don't talk nonsense, they are shinobi."
"Hey, the little girl from Kumogakure is so beautiful."
"Yes, yes, isn't it said that the conditions there are bitter and cold?"
"Stupid, bitter and cold places produce beauties, isn't that natural?"
"There are many good-looking people in our Konoha, look at that princess of the Ishigami family, I heard that she has the same bloodline as the Hokage."
"I know about this, that person is Ishigami Asuka, I heard that she is the most valued junior of the Hokage, and has a close bloodline with the Hokage, and has the same double-eye technique bloodline, and has also opened the Byakugan and Sharingan."
"Hiss, I just thought that the Hokage was an exception, I didn't expect that the Ishigami family has now mastered the method of opening their own bloodline. Doesn't this mean that Konoha will have one more powerful eye-jutsu clan?"
"With the Hokage here, the Ishigami clan should have been a powerful clan."
"I heard that Ishigami Asuka's teammates are Hyūga and Uchiha, and even the team leader is Uchiha Shikazan-sama! It can be seen that the Hokage also attaches great importance to the other two families."
"Rumor has it, the three people in their team don't get along very well. I heard that the team almost fell apart because no one agreed with each other."
"Is there such a thing?"
"Keep your voice down, you are risking your life, look around, there are Hyūga and Uchiha people."
The discussion in this area immediately became quieter, because someone with sharp ears had already cast a glance over there.
There were indeed people from Uchiha and Hyūga in the crowd. There were not many people from both sides, about ten from each side, standing in the front, and for some reason, they seemed to be clearly separated.
The discussion on the other side was more interesting.
"Is that Uzumaki Kanao?"
"Yes, with long red hair, she is indeed from the Uzumaki clan. I heard that she was brought back by the Hokage during the Second Ninja World War and is highly valued by the Hokage."
"Her team doesn't seem to be anything special."
"Stupid, if they can become her student, they can't be ordinary."
"That's right, what about over there? Nawaki-sama's team."
"I know, I know, I heard that two of them are from common people, and the other is the son of the Third Hokage. Hokage-sama is intentionally trying to combine the civilians with the shinobi clans."
"The three people he selected from the academy graduates all have good talents."
"You can see that?"
"Nonsense, Hokage-sama's intention is so obvious, how could I not see it?"
"It's only now that the village doesn't stop people from talking about the Hokage. In the past, if you talked about this kind of thing, you would have to be careful of the security department coming to cause trouble."
"Tsk, you think it's still the same as before? The Uchiha are doing well now."
"Hehe, anyway, I just think those Uchiha guys laugh too stiffly."
"Ahem, don't talk about this, the Uchiha people are looking over here."
"Hahaha, look, that's my son!"
"Wow, you're actually the mother of a contestant."
The discussion was everywhere, and many of the comments reached the ears of the contestants. Uchiha Shikazan's team was among them. Even though they chose a marginal position, they still attracted attention, just because their team was really special.
In the team, the three looked normal. After the last incident, Uchiha Shikazan chose to follow Namikaze Minato's advice and summoned the three again, giving them a hard time.
The three of them were dumbfounded when the pale yellow Susanoo appeared. No matter how proud they were, they had to put away their arrogance when facing such power.
Uchiha Inahiro had become more restrained due to punishment from the clan leader. In addition, he was beaten several times by Ishigami Asuka unilaterally afterward. Now he seemed much calmer than before, at least not so hostile toward Ishigami Asuka.
As for why?
It was just the Uchiha clan's concept of respecting the strong, and this mentality also appeared in Uchiha Inahiro.
Don't look at his pride, but after facing Ishigami Asuka many times, that little bit of pride was not worth mentioning.
However, toward Hyūga Iroha, Uchiha Inahiro still maintained his arrogance, but the latter didn't care about him at all, just maintaining superficial friendliness.
Uchiha Shikazan knew this very well, but there was no better solution. He could only let the three members of the team gradually get along through time. He knew it was difficult to do this, but being the team leader, he had no choice.
"Be alert after entering. Don't underestimate the teams from other villages, and don't underestimate the other participating teams in the village. Don't forget what I said about cooperation. I have high hopes for you, but if there are internal problems again, I will give you special training again."
Direct punishment was impossible, something Uchiha Shikazan couldn't do, but it was fine to teach them a lesson in the name of special training.
Sure enough, the three's expressions changed slightly after hearing this. Obviously, the special training mentioned by Uchiha Shikazan left a deep impression on them.
"Yes, Shikazan-sensei, I remember it."
It was Hyūga Iroha who spoke first, with a respectful look.
"Yes, Shikazan-sensei."
Ishigami Asuka responded in a proper manner, his eyes shining as he glanced at the other teams.
"Tsk."
Uchiha Inahiro snorted coldly, obviously disliking Hyūga Iroha, and turned his head to the side.
Bang!
What greeted him was Uchiha Shikazan's fist. Uchiha Inahiro was hit on the head and immediately became much more obedient.
Seeing this, Uchiha Shikazan couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, the clan leader gave him the authority to discipline this kid directly; otherwise, it would be really difficult to control him.
It's not that as a senior in the clan, Uchiha Shikazan couldn't deal with Uchiha Inahiro, but the latter was his relative, and there were many things to consider. Only because the clan leader ordered him could he do so.
Uchiha is like this: very united, but with different factions inside. In short, it's very complicated.
Beep beep beep!~~~
A sharp whistle sounded, and the gate outside the Death Forest was opened. Everyone's faces brightened, knowing that the team competition had begun.