The two Kage-level big shots on the high platform were both paying considerable attention to this match, and it was after all a battle between the ninjas from their respective villages, and therefore they were both paying very close attention, and the two sides were secretly competing with each other.
"Lord Hokage, it seems that the battle between the ninjas from our respective villages is finally about to begin." The Fourth Kazekage said to the Third Hokage like that.
"Of course of course, I'm indeed looking forward to this battle." The Third Hokage said with a smile, and Yakushi Kabuto's performance hadn't been too eye-catching during the preliminary round from what he had seen, but he still had some strength himself, and this match should be considerably worth watching.
And Asuma, seeing that both sides were prepared in the arena, also gave an order: "The match will now begin!"
Kabuto and that Hidden Stone Village ninja began to take action immediately following his order.
"Chakra Dissection Blade!"
Kabuto poured a large quantity of chakra into both of his hands, forming a faint layer of chakra blades.
"Agh!" Then, Kabuto roared, and charged towards that Hidden Stone Village ninja.
"To charge over directly, he's simply courting death!" That Hidden Stone Village ninja sneered, and manipulated the puppet in his hand to charge forward as well.
Kabuto and the Hidden Stone Village ninja's puppet quickly engaged in a fierce battle.
However, although Kabuto had charged over considerably bravely previously, he seemed to have fallen into a disadvantage from the very start in the close combat with the Hidden Stone Village ninja's puppet, and he was being beaten back repeatedly by that puppet, and his previously high-spirited appearance had also transformed into a worried and bitter face.
That Hidden Sand Village puppeteer hadn't even used any other moves, and had already beaten Kabuto to the point where he had no power to fight back.
"Lord Hokage, it seems that this Genin from your Leaf Village isn't very strong ah....."
The Fourth Kazekage said with a tone that was full of ridicule while looking at Kabuto's terrible performance in the arena on the viewing platform.
The Third Hokage also had a dark look on his face, and just how had the Yakushi Kabuto, who had clearly performed pretty well in the preliminary round, become like a different person here, and he wasn't even able to fight back.
"Hey, how did a fellow like you even pass the preliminary round, and is this all the strength that you have?"
That Hidden Sand Village puppeteer was manipulating his puppet in a leisurely manner, and was also saying it to Kabuto in a very relaxed and carefree tone, and it seemed that he didn't need to expend too much energy at all to fight against Kabuto.
"Damn it ah....." And Kabuto, however, was cursing in a low voice on the other side, and it seemed that he was indeed unable to beat this fellow from the Hidden Sand Village.
"Forget it, it's completely meaningless to entangle with a person like you....."
This Hidden Sand Village puppeteer seemed to have become bored with fighting against Kabuto, and he moved the puppet's hands, which he was controlling through chakra threads, fiercely.
"Black Secret Technique: Black Iron!"
That puppet, which was standing close to Kabuto, suddenly opened its mouth, and directly spat out a large quantity of iron sand towards Kabuto's body.
"Ah!!!" Kabuto, who had been attacked by the iron sand, screamed miserably, and his body flew out for several meters, and then fell heavily onto the ground, and lost consciousness.
"Haha, this Leaf Village ninja is actually so weak, and I defeated him with just one ninjutsu!"
The Hidden Sand Village puppeteer laughed wildly, "Since that's the case, then a piece of trash like you isn't worthy of living in this world, and you should just die!"
"Black Secret Technique: Dagger!"
That Hidden Stone Village puppeteer suddenly manipulated his puppet to take a step forward, and a sharp dagger suddenly popped out from the left arm of that puppet, and he directly stabbed it fiercely towards Kabuto!
"Don't ah, spare me!!!" The Kabuto who was lying on the ground had a face that was full of fear and panic, and kept retreating backwards in the face of the puppet that had a dagger, and seemed to be very afraid that he would be killed by this puppet with one strike.
"The match is over!"
Asuma suddenly appeared before Kabuto just as the sharp knife on that puppet's arm was about to stab Kabuto, and he reached out his hand, and directly gripped the puppet's arm that had a knife.
"Tch, how boring....." This Hidden Sand Village puppeteer lowered his voice and harrumphed with considerable dissatisfaction after seeing that his final killing move had been blocked, and then retracted the short sword on the puppet.
"That's great, I've been saved!" Kabuto said after seeing Asuma appear beside him, and finally patted his chest, and his appearance of being greedy for life and afraid of death was completely revealed.
"Sigh......" Asuma couldn't help but sigh after seeing Kabuto's performance, and this was simply too embarrassing for their Leaf Village, but he could only shake his head helplessly.
Then, Asuma walked to the center of the competition arena, and announced loudly: "The victory in this match goes to the Hidden Sand Village's Hirata Ryō!"
"Wow! No way!"
"He lost just like that?"
The Leaf Village residents at the scene were in an uproar, and the Yakushi Kabuto, who was a Leaf Village ninja, had lost this match too quickly, and it hadn't even exceeded five minutes from the start of the match to the end.
The Fourth Kazekage on the high platform laughed heartily.
"Hahaha, I'm sorry, Lord Third Hokage, and it seems that this was a match with no suspense, and the ninja from my Hidden Sand Village actually emerged victorious so easily, and to be honest, this did indeed exceed my expectations."
The Third Hokage had a face that was full of gloom upon hearing the Fourth Kazekage's words, and he couldn't have imagined that Kabuto would lose so quickly and so thoroughly, and he had even had an appearance of begging for mercy in the end, and he had simply completely lost all of their Leaf Village's face.
Hina's little face on the viewing platform was also full of surprise and incomprehension.
"Kaoru, it was really like you said, ah, and Senior Kabuto's loss was too terrible....."
Kaoru shook his head and didn't say anything, and this match was completely within his expectations for him, and Kabuto had probably listened to Orochimaru's words, and had been told to properly lose the Leaf Village's face.
Actually, Kabuto's hands were still maintaining the Surgical Chakra Blade when that puppeteer was manipulating the puppet to attack him, and in other words, he could have easily resisted that Hidden Stone Village ninja's blade if Asuma hadn't come to save him at the last moment, but Asuma had come, and therefore he would just act like a coward.
"Hmph, it's considerably meaningless to fight with a fellow like you....."
That Hidden Sand Village ninja lowered his voice and harrumphed, and put his puppet away, and then turned around and left the competition arena, and Yakushi Kabuto, however, adjusted his glasses, and also left the competition arena in the same way, but his figure was full of endless desolation.
"I hope that Senior Kabuto won't be too discouraged....." Hina said with a tone of admiration while looking at Kabuto's figure.
"Don't worry, he's doing very well." Kaoru said with a smile.
After the second match had ended with the Leaf Village losing all of its face, the third match was a victory that Hozuki Mangetsu had obtained easily, and it could be skipped over without mentioning it.
And the fourth match, however, was being paid a lot of attention to by Kaoru and Hina, and it was a match between Shin and Deidara!
Shin and Deidara had both come to the center of the arena following Asuma's announcement.
"My luck is truly good, and I'm actually fighting against you!" Shin said with a serious expression while looking at Deidara, "I can properly teach you a lesson this time!"
"You're not qualified enough....." Deidara, however, had a look of indifference, "Your strength isn't very strong, and I can easily defeat you, and I was hoping that I could have a battle with that red-eyed little brat, but it seems that there won't be a chance if I look at it like this."
"Hmph!" Shin harrumphed coldly upon hearing Deidara say it like that, "You should defeat me first if you want to fight with Kaoru!"
"Easily!" Deidara also responded in the same way.
"Are both of you prepared now?" Asuma looked at both sides, and asked aloud.
"I'm prepared!" Shin and Deidara said in unison.
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