After her butt was smacked, Konan's face turned as red as an apple, and she covered the spot that had been hit with both hands.
"Then I admit I was wrong, In-gege, please don't hit me," Konan said pitifully.
Seeing Konan like this, Uchiha In's heart stirred a little.
He had just been provoked by Yekura, and now Konan's appearance added fuel to the fire in his heart.
"Then how are you going to compensate me?"
Chapter 288: Underestimation
"Today, you can do whatever you want, how about that for a punishment?" Konan stuck out her tongue, looking like 'I'm wrong, you can do anything you want' as she spoke.
Seeing Konan's expression, Uchiha In wanted to punish her severely.
But it was definitely not possible now.
Not to mention there were so many people watching, even taking Konan away wouldn't work.
Konan had already been promoted, and if Uchiha In were to get started, it was clear that such a short amount of time would not be enough.
"I'll definitely deal with you later," Uchiha In said, glaring at Konan.
But Konan was completely unaffected by Uchiha In's threat, and she looked at Uchiha In with a triumphant smile.
Yekura also looked over at Uchiha In's side and pouted.
However, thinking of her own identity, Yekura's face showed a sense of relief.
Perhaps this was the best outcome, wasn't it?
Anyway, since she couldn't be with him, she certainly couldn't be so greedy.
As for Karura, she had a hint of envy.
There was nothing she could do; Karura barely even got to speak with Uchiha In now.
Originally, Karura felt that Yekura might be even more miserable than herself, but she didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Yekura had moved ahead of her.
How could she manage to talk to Uchiha In later? She really envied Yekura for drawing Sara.
"Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, Yao Hozuki, please come to the stage."
The arena was quickly repaired, and Yuhi Shin Kurenai announced loudly.
A white path made of ice blocks extended from Yao Hozuki's feet all the way to the center of the arena.
Yao Hozuki walked towards the center of the arena with a slight smile.
Yao Hozuki was from the Hozuki clan, skilled in Ice Release. This ice-paved path was clearly for—showing off.
That's right, in Uchiha In's eyes, Yao Hozuki was showing off right now.
His actions clearly surprised the people around him.
"Ice Release, another Bloodline Limit user like Yekura!"
"Wow, another Genius!"
Seeing the Ice Release, everyone around them showed excited expressions.
They recalled the excellent performance of Yekura in the first match.
Would this Yao Hozuki also have such an outstanding performance?
"But wouldn't that make our Konoha people very dangerous?"
"Yes, if that's the case, wouldn't our Konoha people be very dangerous? It's said she's only Cultivated for half a year."
Some of the Konoha spectators were very worried.
Yao Hozuki was very satisfied with the discussions of the surrounding crowd.
He was a person who loved to show off, otherwise he wouldn't have made such an entrance.
Paving the way with Ice Release, no matter how simple, required Chakra consumption. Even if Yao Hozuki's Ice Release was proficient and the consumption was minimal, it would certainly require more effort than simply jumping down or walking down.
If one were practical, they would naturally choose the simplest and least consumptive method, but Yao Hozuki chose such a troublesome method.
Paving the way with Ice Release, with a noble and elegant smile, was there a more grand entrance than this?
Yao Hozuki was clearly very satisfied with his entrance.
Participating in this Chunin Exams, wasn't it also to increase his fame?
Yao Hozuki's purpose in participating in this Chunin Exams was clearly to increase his fame and satisfy his vanity.
And when he learned that he had drawn Kaguya, he was very excited.
Because he had also investigated and knew that the opponent was just a rookie who had been Cultivating for less than two years. How strong could she be?
Sara earlier was clearly not very strong, wasn't she? Even with the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets given by others, she couldn't beat a Scorch Release user. Isn't that very weak?
Having not fought Sara and Yekura, Yao Hozuki had no idea of their strength, feeling that neither of them was very strong and that he could handle them.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have deliberately wasted Chakra to do such a boring thing.
"A foolish act," Uchiha In said with a smile.
And Sara and Konan, who were beside Uchiha In, also mourned for Yao Hozuki.
Even Yekura, Karura, and Rasa were mourning for him.
Drawing Kaguya was in itself something worth mourning for him, wasn't it?
Kaguya, expressionless, calmly walked to the center of the battlefield.
Kaguya wore a white kimono, and her entire demeanor made her look like a noble princess strolling, not at all like a Ninja about to fight.
Compared to Yao Hozuki's deliberate showing off, Kaguya was very natural and calm, but she gave people an indescribable feeling.
It was as if she was a true noble.
And Yao Hozuki's entrance, for some reason, made people feel like he was a parvenu.
Indeed, as Kaguya arrived at the center of the battlefield, this feeling became even more pronounced.
And Yao Hozuki, of course, felt it too.