An excellent dealer always captures the audience's attention.
Ye Liang wasn't technically a dealer, but his role was practically the same.
"Wah! Who is that guy? How can someone be this handsome?"
"I'm done for! My heart has been completely stolen!"
The crowd on stage screamed wildly—more chaotic than anime conventions from his past life!
"No way! I don't care—I'm marrying him! No one's stopping me!"
As a Jonin dragged away yet another fanatical audience member, Ye Liang remained unfazed—it was just another day.
"It seems assigning him as the host was absolutely the right choice."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded approvingly on stage.
"Brother Hiruzen, where did you even find such a dazzling host? How can he be so radiant?"
"Yeah, I once had the chance to attend a social event in a major nation. The girls were great, but nothing compared to how lively this event is."
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't respond to these Kage-level masters. If they knew Ye Liang wasn't from Konoha, they'd definitely try to poach him with a huge sum of money!
You know, Ye Liang loved money.
That much, Hiruzen understood all too well.
"Unexpectedly, there are so many people today?" Ye Liang signed an autograph with that bad-boy charm for a thirteen-year-old girl who rushed onto the stage.
The girl was overjoyed and fainted instantly.
"Ze, today's medical staff setup isn't enough. Let's hope nothing serious happens."
"Alright! Now that everyone is here, let's welcome the first group of competitors!"
"Cough cough!"
Ye Liang gave his collar a sharp tug, flipping it up for effect to add a bit more B-aura.
"Now, let's welcome the first pair of contestants. From Iwagakure, we have Randō, versus Terumi Mei from Kirigakure! Worth mentioning, Terumi Mei is one of the rare flower-class contestants!" Ye Liang announced in the exaggerated tone of a show host from his past life.
He then glanced at the teleprompter.
By the way, are names from Iwagakure always this casual?
Randō? Couldn't even find words to comment...
At this moment, Terumi Mei stepped out delicately like a kitten, swaying her way onstage.
But the second she appeared, the entire stage fell silent!
Too big!
Absolutely too big!
Practically F-cup level!
"Cough cough!"
He meant her age, not what it looked like.
Ye Liang was somewhat shocked; the Mei participating in the competition was actually around twenty years old!
Twenty?
Participating in the Chūnin Exams?
Isn't that a bit unrealistic!
On stage, Onoki's face twisted in disbelief!
"Yagura, is this contestant of yours really a Genin? This... this age—is this really a Genin?"
"What else could she be? A ninja kindergarten? Haha."
Onoki's cheek twitched.
He was the leader of Iwagakure, and Randō was his younger brother. His age was already quite advanced; if he couldn't even pass this exam, his career might end right here.
"I suspect Yagura pulled a fast one! Terumi Mei is probably not a real Genin! They're playing dirty!"
"Hmph, do you have any proof? Show it now if you do! I'll immediately disqualify Terumi Mei!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi helplessly shook his head beside them.
"Never mind, forget it!"
"Peace is important!"
"Unacceptable!"
Right in the middle of their argument,
the opponent, Randō, stepped onto the battlefield.
an elderly man with a potbelly and white hair.
Probably around fifty to sixty years old.
Ye Liang swept his gaze over him, feeling that this guy was strong—at least close to Kage-level!
After all, his age spoke for itself.
"Onoki! What the hell do you mean by this!" Yagura could no longer stay seated!
He admitted sending Terumi Mei, barely in her twenties, to compete definitely had elements of playing dirty—but then why send an old man with white hair?!
Such an age, claiming he's just a genin—who in their right mind would believe that!
"Randō here happens to be one of the few in our village who hasn't passed the chunin exam yet—and today he turns sixty-eight."
"It's just that Iwagakure's chunin exams are too strict. Please believe us—he really is just a genin!"
They're all bloody old test-takers anyway...
Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Let it go—it's about peace."
"Fine, let's start the assessment right now," Ye Liang on the platform announced straightforwardly.
That's how it goes—something like 'old foxes become sly with experience,' that's what we call growing old and crafty. Since Yagura used young Terumi Mei for the evaluation, naturally the other side countered with the sixty-year-old Randō. This was only fair.
The two ninja on the battlefield began their clash.
Terumi Mei moved with graceful steps, then hurled a Water Dragon Projectile at the elderly Randō.
Because of the age gap, she didn't intend to drag out the battle—her experience could never match this old master's.
End it quickly!
[Water Release Hiding in Mist Technique]
Suddenly, the surroundings became shrouded in thick mist.
After blocking the Water Dragon with Earth Release, Randō quickly burrowed into the ground.
He clearly understood Mei's tactics; after all, with his life experience, suitable countermeasures arose naturally.
The tension between them was about to explode at any moment!
Obito on the platform stared intently at their fight.
"Sensei, is that Decapitation Technique?" The Decapitation Technique involved underground assassination, both techniques looked similar.
"Not exactly. This is just basic Earth Release. The old man must have mastered Earth Release so thoroughly that it has become instinctual. He can easily dig into the earth using his earth-based chakra alone. It seems like Terumi Mei might be in trouble."
"Earth Release alone?" Obito was shocked inwardly. Using only earth chakra to achieve what typically required specific jutsu—that was simply unbelievable.
That's what people meant when they said 'sly old foxes.'
"Sensei, how does he compare to you?"
"Earth and sky!"
"What do you mean?"
"He's the vast ocean, while I am the boundless starry cosmos above!"
Obito was floored by Ye Liang's words.
Never did he expect that one of the top ninja he so admired was being spoken of so dismissively by Ye Liang.
In the arena, Terumi Mei immediately leapt into the air!
Her cherry-red lips were tightly pressed together.
She spat downward—an enormous molten flame made of lava surged toward the area below her.
The lava burned hot!
But cooled slightly by the mist, it rapidly solidified into a ten-meter-high platform where Mei could land!
"So she uses Lava Release to create footholds mid-air—Terumi Mei truly has talent."
Ye Liang gave her a round of applause.
However, Obito remarked that compared to his own teacher, she still had a long way to go!
"Hmph! Child's play!"
Seeing Terumi Mei's tricks, Randō immediately let out a cold snort.
He didn't even bother showing his face.
A massive Earth Dragon, one hundred meters long, erupted from the ground and smashed into the towering magma pillar where Terumi Mei stood.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
It struck three times in a row.
Terumi Mei's pillar instantly began to collapse, large chunks of rock tumbling down, nearly sending her plummeting off the column as well!
"Well I'll be damned — this old geezer's got game!"
Ye Liang could see it clearly now.
Randō seemed determined to drive Terumi Mei off the pillar directly. Once she touched the ground, she would surely be attacked by the mud-buried blue earth beneath.
It'd all be over in an instant!
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