Shiraishi warned.

Ayane waved her hand with her back to Shiraishi, which meant that she understood.

But Shiraishi felt like she didn't listen at all to her attitude.

Then, he looked at another part of the auditorium. The Otogakure Jounin who was still there had disappeared at some point.

"Do you want to take advantage of lunch time to kill him? One of the three ninjas, I have always wanted to fight him. I just want to change to a better-quality Kusanagi sword."

Yi Ji smiled and said very cruel words.

"What's coming is just a clone, there's no point in killing him. It's impossible for a ninja like him to take the risk in person.

Shiraishi shook his head, indicating that there was no need to do this.

For now, there is no need to take action against Orochimaru so soon.

Lunch time is almost an hour, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, the second half of the qualifiers starts on time.

In the morning, seven players have passed and will participate in the third official match.

Of the original thirty candidates, two abstained, so a total of twenty-eight people participated in the preliminaries, and fourteen games were played. Even though seven contestants had already passed, there were still seven games to be arranged in the afternoon, and seven contestants were selected.

For the winners, a total of fourteen candidates will participate in the formal competition.

After lunch, there was still half an hour left before the second half of the qualifiers started.

Before that, Naruto and others first went to visit their companions who were receiving treatment in the infirmary.

"Naruto-kun, brother Neji, why are you here?"

Lying on the hospital bed, Hinata immediately panicked when she saw Naruto and others coming in, and lowered her head shyly.

"Of course I came to visit you. How are you? You should be fine, right?"

Naruto walked in carelessly.

Neji glanced at Naruto with dissatisfaction, then at Hinata who was wringing her fingers with her head down, and frowned.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel that Hinata looks at this yellow guy a little differently.

No matter how you look at it, this guy is just a careless fool.

"Hinata-sama, do you still feel uncomfortable in any way?"

Unlike Naruto's careless attitude, Neji's voice was much gentler.

"Well, it's okay. It's just that the chakra consumption is a bit serious. It'll be fine if you rest for a while."

Hinata nodded, indicating that she was fine.

"So, how did you fall? I always think that dark barrier is a bit weird."

Naruto looked at Hinata's fair face and asked this question curiously.

Neji also looked at Hinata, wondering about what happened in the barrier.

Regarding the two people's doubts, Hinata also said in a daze: "I don't know what happened. I just felt that my body could not reach the east tower, and the chakra in my body was decreasing rapidly. When I woke up, I was already lying on the bed.

On the hospital bed."

"Is that so?"

When Neji saw Hinata's confused look, he knew that if he continued to ask, there would be no results.

"However, her chakra is a bit strange..."

Hinata said in a soft voice.

"Chakra... strange?"

"Hmm. It feels like her chakra has its own consciousness."

Hinata said.

"What's that?"

Naruto looked confused.

Neji also couldn't understand that chakra has life. Does that kind of simple aggregate of chakra have its own life?

If this is the case, it is indeed a very strange technique.

The two of them didn't stay for long. Hinata needed to rest now, so after asking for a while, she left the ward.

In the corridor, Naruto took the first step, he also wanted to check on the other people.

Neji also planned to visit Tiantian who was in the same team, but Xiao Li and Kai had already gone there one step ahead.

When he raised his feet to visit the ward where Tiantian was, he suddenly noticed a strange smell spreading in the air.

"Who is there?"

Neji turned around cautiously, his pupils fixed on the corner, where there was a person hiding.

The other party had no intention of covering up, so Neji immediately captured the other party's hiding place.

Then, there was a crisp round of applause.

"What an amazing reflex. You must be Hizashi-senpai's child."

The sound came from behind.

Neji was suddenly startled and turned around again. At some point, about three or four meters in front of him, a figure stood, as if he had been standing there a long time ago, blending into the surrounding air.

"Who are you…"

Neji saw the other person's long black hair and beautiful smiling face, and the other person's name, Ayane Ichika, suddenly appeared in his mind.

He was once a member of the Hyuga clan, but he betrayed the clan more than ten years ago, resulting in the deaths of many clan and clan ninjas. He was the most treacherous traitor of the Hyuga clan.

Neji took a step back. Although he didn't think that the other party would attack him at this time, he was careful and there was no big mistake.

The other party came to him at this time, and it was obvious that he had other purposes and plans.

"Judging from your appearance, my family should know something about me. So, you don't have to be so nervous. You and I are both separated from each other.

We are all on the same side from beginning to end. How about it, there is still half an hour until the second half of the qualifiers, do you want to come over and talk to me?"

Although the words were full of tenderness and kindness, Neji felt the will in them that would never allow him to refuse.

"Follow me, it's not appropriate to talk here. You don't want to be noticed by other people in Konoha, you are a young bird who yearns for freedom."

Ayane smiled, appeared behind Neji, and disappeared around the corner.

Neji turned around belatedly, and there was no one there.

After a moment of silence, Neji raised his feet and chose to follow.
Chapter completed!