Kakashi thought that Naruto wanted to use the same trick as in the preliminary round and sneak up on Shino in the third final.

"How is that possible? Anyway, I have already thought of a new countermeasure, which will definitely surprise you. However, this requires Sakura's help."

Naruto scratched his head and laughed sheepishly.

"My help?"

Sakura glanced at Naruto suspiciously, wondering what strange idea he was thinking in his mind.

"Yeah, no problem, Sakura?"

"Even if you say that, I don't know what kind of help you want me to do? Let's first say that if I can do it, it's okay to help you. But if it's a date or something, like cheering you up, then

no."

After hearing what Sakura said, Naruto didn't know whether he should be moved or disappointed.

"Don't worry, it's not a date, it's just a serious request. Let's talk about it then. After all, what ramen we eat tonight is the most important."

Naruto quickly put away his disappointed mood, regained his smile, and hurriedly walked out the door.

"You're so good at getting things done, Naruto."

It was too late to stop Naruto, so Kakashi could only sigh helplessly.

"Once that guy decides on something, even ten cows can't get him back. Let's wait until tomorrow to talk about countermeasures."

Sasuke also agreed with Naruto's approach.

Kakashi had no choice but to obey.

Following Naruto to the corridor, a group of people immediately greeted him on the opposite side.

It is a team led by other Konoha instructor jounin.

The three instructing jounin, Asuma, Kurenai, and Gai, were all there, followed by the genin of their team.

When they came out of the room at this time, they must have wanted to go out for a dinner instead of staying in the hotel and eating free meals.

"Kakashi, are you going out too?"

Kai came over and asked, patting Kakashi on the shoulder.

"Yes, after all, I finally passed the qualifiers, so I have to celebrate."

Kakashi answered with a shrug.

"It seems that we all thought of going together. But I didn't expect that two people from the team you led would advance to the third final. When the time comes, let's compete to see whose student has a higher ranking."

Kai said enthusiastically.

Before Kakashi could answer, Kurenai also joined in: "It looks very interesting. If the two 'senpai' don't mind, I would also like to participate. However, it seems that someone cannot participate."

He glanced sideways at Asuma's position.

Asma suddenly felt a sword piercing his heart, and said with a bitter smile: "Hey, you guys are talking about yours, don't suddenly rub salt into my wounds. The students here don't seem to be very lucky."

"Are you looking for excuses by attributing failure to luck? You really don't look like a man who dares to take action."

Hong thought for a moment and joked.

"Okay, I admit defeat."

Seeing Asuma surrendering decisively, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino behind him all complained.

This is too lacking in the aura that a jounin should have.

Is this what is called one thing descending from another?

"Has the relationship between the two become so good? However, today's time is limited, so let's end the chat here for now. When the finals are over, let's have another big party."

Kakashi saw that the time was almost up and did not continue to linger here.

"See you."

"goodbye."

Kakashi took Naruto and the three of them away.

"Then, I'll take my leave."

Kai also took Neci and the three of them away from here.

Only the members of Red Team and Asuma Team were left in the corridor.

"Well, if you don't mind, Hong, do you want to go have barbecue with me? I heard that there is one of the world's best high-end barbecue restaurants here. I'll treat you."

Asuma looked at Kurenai awkwardly and coughed slightly, but still said the invitation.

"But I'm losing weight recently, and..."

Hong frowned.

Then, she looked at Hinata, whose presence in the team was extremely low, feeling a little rejected in her heart.

"What does it matter? Since it's Mr. Asma's treat, there's no problem. I just want to have a barbecue to replenish my blood."

The tooth with the bandage on his nose said carelessly.

After treatment with medical ninjutsu, his nasal bones have recovered, but there is still a little pain. It will heal after a rest.

He could see that Asuma was pursuing his mentor, Jonin Kurenai. He said this because he hoped to help him.

"I don't care, what about you Hinata?"

Shino nodded and glanced at Hinata.

Hinata lowered her head and wring her fingers shyly. For some reason, the miserable scene of Asuma's bankruptcy appeared in her mind.

"I, my words..."

Before Hinata could finish speaking, Asuma made the final decision and said, "That's it, let's go have barbecue together."

"Well, I hope your wallet can hold on by then."

Seeing Asuma finalizing the matter so quickly, Kurenai had no choice but to follow his wishes, hoping that Asuma would have extra living expenses this month.

"It doesn't matter, I have relatively sufficient funds here, enough for eight people to eat."

After all, there is only one big eater in the team, Chou. With the money he carries, it is more than enough to deal with this big eater.

Moreover, Hehong can develop further through this opportunity.

Thinking of this, Asma couldn't help but look forward to the next barbecue dinner.

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after an hour.

The sky was completely dark, and at the same time, the prosperity of Ziyuan City was fully revealed.

Under the hazy and beautiful night, there are endless noisy sounds. Various neon lights give off a fantastic and magnificent scene. There are many more people on the street than during the day.

It seems that this is the moment when a city truly releases its charm.

There are many kinds of shops on the roadside. As long as you can think of it, you can find it here. Even if you can't think of it, you can find everything here.

Not only that, because this is the commercial center of the ninja world, you can see people from all over the world coming and going on the streets, wearing different styles of clothing, gathering together. This kind of scene is inevitable for those who see it for the first time.

It will be a bit shocking.

"There are indeed a lot of people in this city."

Naruto got off the bus. Although it was a novel means of transportation that he had never seen in Konoha, in less than half a day, Naruto became familiar with the operation of the bus and accepted new things very quickly.

When he came down and saw the bustling scene of people on the street, he immediately sighed.

Even during festival gatherings in Konoha, it's rare to see so many people gathered together.

And this is just a common sight that can be seen when Ziyuan City enters the night.

Naruto compared this place with Konoha and couldn't help but feel a deep sense of frustration.

"After all, it is a commercial city, so the flow of people will inevitably be much greater than that of ordinary cities."

Kakashi nodded and said.

A few years ago, although Ziyuan City was also very prosperous, it was far from this bustling and lively.

The Kingdom of Ghosts is developing too fast.

The urban construction of Ziyuan City is not only a reflection of the industrial capabilities of the Kingdom of Ghosts. When Ziyuan City was built based on industry, the greening of the city was also well planned. The pollution caused by industry has not appeared in this city.

It is said that underneath the entire city, there is a large purification system with chakra as the core energy, which can keep the city clean at all times.

"Not at all. I have been to the capital of our Country of Fire, and there is no comparison between it and this place."

Sasuke couldn't help but take a deep breath at the blossoming scenery around him.

Regardless of the military power represented by ninjas, the industrial power of the Demon Country is too powerful.

Compared to this, Konoha seems to be lagging behind an entire era.

It made Sasuke deeply doubt whether the sentence in the ninja school textbook-the Land of Fire is the center of the ninja world is correct.
To be continued...