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A giant green dragon charged toward them.
Ice Release: Ice Rock Hall Without End!
Bai formed hand seals and summoned another ice wall.
But the ice wall was shattered by the green dragon.
At the critical moment, Chen Baojun rescued Bai.
He looked at Rock Lee's Leaf Dragon God and couldn't help but nod.
"Me too! Youth can't fall behind! Konoha Dragon God!"
Seeing this, Naruto Uzumaki also started spinning.
Another giant green dragon appeared.
"...?"
Nara Shikamaru looked completely bewildered.
At this moment, Rock Lee and Naruto Uzumaki were spinning at high speed, making it impossible to lock onto their shadows.
Hinata Hyuga remained silent.
Konoha Ryujin is not only a taijutsu master, but also incorporates wind-style ninjutsu.
The outside is covered with extremely sharp wind blades.
If she gets close, she will be slashed and bleed profusely.
Spiral Arrow!
Hinata Hyuga, realizing this, immediately aimed at Rock Lee.
An arrow of Yin-style escape spun out.
But upon touching the green dragon, a metallic clanging sound was produced.
The wind blades on the green dragon's surface blocked the spiral arrow, preventing it from advancing an inch.
"Give up."
Seeing this, Nara Shikamaru said helplessly.
Hinata Hyuga hesitated for two seconds before finally putting away the Moon Chaser Bow.
Chapter 376 Uchiha Sasuke's Second Victory
"The winner is Naruto Uzumaki's team!"
Kitazawa came out and announced the results.
Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki and Rock Lee immediately stopped spinning, and the two giant green dragons disappeared.
Normally, Konoha Dragon God is blue, but because they are wearing green bodysuits, the color has changed.
Are any of you injured?
Kitazawa looked at Hinata Hyuga, Shikamaru Nara, and Haku.
"No."
The three of them shook their heads and said in unison.
"Then you can go and rest first."
Kitazawa watched the whole thing up close and knew they were indeed fine, so he didn't check.
Because he had one more thing to do, which was to make the barren, dead forest grow dense trees.
Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!
Kitazawa forms a hand seal.
Centered on him, the ground rose up, and one giant tree after another sprouted up.
In the blink of an eye, the area that Naruto had blown clean was once again covered by forest.
Luckily, he was a Wood Release ninja; anyone else would have been helpless.
If the Death Forest were to grow naturally, it would take at least several decades to recover to its original state.
Kitazawa did not leave immediately.
Under his control, the forest came to life and dragged back the trees that had been blown away.
These trees will decompose and eventually become nutrients.
Unlike other esoteric techniques, Wood Release is not made of inanimate objects.
The trees created by Wood Release are no different from trees in nature.
Even without chakra, it can continue to live.
After settling things off at the venue, Kitazawa turned and walked away.
Before long, he arrived in front of the students in the gifted class.
"The first round of the team battle has ended. The teams advancing to the second round are Naruto Uzumaki's team, Sasuke Uchiha's team, and Neji Hyuga's team."
Kitazawa paused for a moment and said, "Because there are three teams, one team will have a bye, which will be decided by the teachers through a vote."
Although the vote hasn't been held yet, he can already roughly guess which team will get a bye.
Most likely it's Naruto's team.
Because their team has the strongest overall strength.
"The second round will begin in half an hour."
Kitazawa continued, "You all should take this time to rest and recover your chakra."
"Yes, Mr. Kitazawa!"
Naruto and the others said in unison.
Kitazawa nodded and returned to the observation deck atop the wooden dragon.
"Kitazawa, did you devise the tactics for Naruto's team?"
Maruhoshi Kosuke asked curiously.
"Their team consists entirely of taijutsu ninjas, giving Hinata a huge advantage over them, especially since Jugo and Rock Lee are both pure taijutsu ninjas."
Kitazawa smiled and replied, "If Naruto doesn't do this, it will be very difficult for him to win."
Naruto Uzumaki's strength is indeed enough to withstand it.
But that would be too time-consuming. It's better to just use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique combined with Wind Release to solve it directly and simply.
Moreover, delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances, as Hinata Hyuga's team also includes Shikamaru Nara, who possesses exceptionally high intelligence.
What if he comes up with some idea that could cause Naruto's team to fail?
Then Kitazawa's system tasks could no longer be completed.
"The first round is over, let's not talk about that. Let's vote first. The team with the most votes will get a bye in the second round."
Kitazawa took out a stack of blank cards and handed them to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi Hatake, and the others.
"There is a possibility that the six of you will get the same number of votes."
Tsunade held out her hand and said, "I'll vote too."
Kitazawa nodded and placed a small card in her palm.
After all the cards were distributed, everyone wrote down the names of the teams that would be skipped on the cards.
Kitazawa had already thought it through, so he wrote about Naruto's Uzumaki team.
He took out a lottery box and put the small cards inside.
After the others finished writing, they also put their answers into the lottery box.
“I’ll have Iruka count the votes.”
Kitazawa grabbed the ballot box and jumped down.
To ensure fairness, he gave the ballot box to Iruka Umino and asked him to announce the results.
"Naruto's team gets five votes, Sasuke's team gets one vote, Neji's team gets one vote, and Naruto's team gets a bye in the second round."
Iruka Umino announced.
Neji Hyuga and Sasuke Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief.
They considered this result to be very good.
The most difficult opponent, Naruto's team, was saved for last.
They first decide the winner, then compete with the Vortex team for first place. Regardless of who wins or loses, there's nothing more to say.
Naruto scratched his head.
He didn't actually want to be left out.
After all, they played one less game.
But there was no other way now that things had come to this, and they could only wait for the Hyuga Neji team and the Uchiha Sasuke team to decide the outcome.
If Naruto Uzumaki had to choose, he would definitely choose Sasuke Uchiha's team.
Because it allows for close-quarters combat.
Neji Hyuga's squad is almost entirely composed of ranged attackers, making them quite troublesome to fight.
Unless we use the tactics taught by Kitazawa again.
But Naruto Uzumaki felt that wasn't satisfying enough; he preferred the more visceral, hand-to-hand combat.
"You all continue to rest."
Kitazawa returned to the observation deck atop the wooden dragon.
Time passed slowly.
Half an hour later, Maruboshi Kosuke and Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and entered the Forest of Death.
Accompanying them were the Uchiha Sasuke squad and the Hyuga Neji squad, whom they had been training.
"I feel that Neji's squad has a greater advantage."
Kiba Inuzuka watched them disappear into the Forest of Death and then asked, "What do you think?"
"I feel so too."
Choji Akimichi nodded and said.
In the first round of team battles, Hyuga Neji's team's performance left a very deep impression on them.
"Sasuke doesn't have Naruto's chakra, so he can't destroy the field."
Yamanaka Ino pondered for a moment and said, "I can't think of any way he could win."
"Sasuke may not be as strong as Yakumo, but he is more well-rounded and can use more tactics."
Nara Shikamaru pondered for a moment and said, "Moreover, Neji's squad's tactics have already been exposed."
"Neji's squad's tactics are definitely centered around the Byakugan and the Life Feather Bow, so it's difficult to change them."
Aburame Shino echoed.
"From what you're saying, it sounds like Neji's team is going to lose?"
Kiba Inuzuka looked surprised and asked.
"No, not at all."
Nara Shikamaru casually remarked, "It's a 50/50 chance."
While they were discussing, Sasuke Uchiha's team was also having their own discussion.
"Sasuke-kun."