The dazzling sunlight shines on the forest clearing through the gaps in the tree shades.

Asuka and Cai both bent over, placing their palms on their knees, panting.

A large amount of dust was vaguely visible on their clothes, and their postures looked quite embarrassing.

The surrounding trees were covered with scratches that looked like the claws of wild beasts, as well as shocking holes as large as the mouth of a bowl.

The ground is also full of craters, as if it had been bombarded by explosives one after another, and it was in pieces.

"That's it for today."

Looking at the two panting people in front of her, Yi Ji also lowered her arms, her tone softened, and the original fierce aura on her body immediately dissipated.

After hearing these words, Asuka and Cai sat down on the ground with relief.

Several days have passed since the qualifiers. During these few days, the two of them have been receiving special training from Yi Ji, trying to improve their strength as much as possible before the third finals.

Compared with the preliminaries, the genin who entered the finals were basically not strong opponents who could easily win.

In addition, the format of the finals is a championship. It is not just a matter of playing one game, but continuous fighting until the rankings are determined...

This is a great test of the ninja's own tactical application and willpower.

Because what is needed in this championship is not a short-term victory, but a final victory.

If you can't even see through this and even make unintended actions, then you will obviously be eliminated from the game at the beginning.

Although getting a Chuunin rating has nothing to do with ranking, the more matches you play, the more your abilities will be reflected. This will undoubtedly give you extra points, and the greater your chance of being promoted to Chunin.

Because they were too tired, Asuka and Cai didn't want to talk now. They just sat there eating Bingliang Pills and began to restore chakra and physical strength.

Because the special training method was too harsh, before the effect of the Bingliang Pills was exerted, the two of them were now unable to exert any energy. It could be said that they were forced to the limit.

Only in this way can they break through their own limits and achieve an increase in strength in a short period of time.

Although they have reached this point, even if they break the restrictions, they will not be able to achieve any improvement in quality within a few days. Even so,

Being able to strengthen it a little means that the winning rate will be relatively higher during the game.

If you really follow what Shiraishi said at the beginning, even if you just have a few days of leisure, you will probably be eliminated soon and become an outcast.

"By the way, you can make your own arrangements for the rest of the time."

Yi Ji saw the two people's faces slowly turning rosy and spoke.

"No need for special training next?"

Asuka and Cai were slightly startled.

Yiji smiled helplessly: "Don't you forget the time? There is only one day left before the finals."

"That is to say"

Hearing Yiji's words, Asuka and Asuka immediately realized that time passed so quickly.

Four days flew by, and in the blink of an eye, there was only one day left before the finals started.

But it's no wonder that they didn't notice this. They had been staying in the wild for special training these past few days. No matter it was day or night, as long as they had rested, they basically spent their time training without noticing the passage of time.

If it hadn't been for Yi Ji's reminder, they would have thought that today was just the second day of the qualifying round.

"That's right, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock is the time when the finals officially start. There won't be much free time left for you."

Yiji took out her pocket watch. The time displayed on it was 11:30 noon. In less than twenty-four hours, it would be the start time of the finals.

Including the subsequent eating and sleeping time, the time available for the two of them is estimated to be only about eleven or twelve hours.

At this time, Yiji did not plan to use special training, but let Asuka and Asuka make their own arrangements.

Whether they use it to relax their body or summarize the training results of the past few days, it is up to them.

"The final...the opponent in the first round is the Wind Release Ninja. I feel like my luck is really bad."

Asuka felt troubled when she thought that the opponent she was going to face in the first round was Temari from the Kingdom of Wind.

Although he has considered training fire escape vigorously these days, no matter how hard he trains, fire escape cannot be mastered overnight.

Temari's wind escape technique is very powerful, and ordinary fire escape techniques may not be able to suppress it.

Attributes are incompatible, which is a result that will only occur when the power of the spell is equal and the obtained strength is not much different.

But if the power of Wind Release is much stronger than that of Fire Release, then the restraint relationship between Fire Release and Wind Release may not be suitable for reality.

Temari, like herself, focused all her attack methods on one type of escape technique.

Human energy is limited.

Research work, Thunder Release training, Sharingan practice, all took up a lot of his energy... In this case, Asuka felt helpless when encountering a ninja who was proficient in Wind Release.

Although he is confident of victory when Lei Dun is restrained, but in that case... he may expose more things,

It’s not conducive to future matches.

After all, a tournament does not end with a victory, but a protracted war. And in a protracted war, you must not expose all your cards right from the beginning.

"It is indeed very difficult for you. But I advise you not to underestimate your opponent. If you only think about hiding your methods, you end up being knocked off the stage accidentally while hesitating whether to use your trump card..."

Although Yiji didn't tell the result, her laughter made Asuka shudder.

really.

This is also the negative side of protracted war.

Because I wanted to win the final victory too much, I needed to hide my trump card in the early stage. As a result, I was accidentally defeated because I hid my trump card... This kind of example is also common in the ninja world.

If you only play one game like the qualifiers, you won't have to worry about this, but in the finals of the championship format, any carelessness and clumsiness may cause you to overturn.

However, in order to ensure the final victory, it is often necessary to hide the means. Therefore, this tests the ninja's real-time judgment ability.

"Then, the special training will end here. Next is your free time. I will go back first."

After saying that, without waiting for the two of them to reply, a few leaves fell down, and Yiji's figure disappeared from the place.

"That's great. If you become a Jonin, you won't have to participate in such troublesome competitions."

Looking at the direction where Yi Ji left, Asuka showed an envious expression.

"Rather than this, let's think about the next tactics. However, if Brother Asuka wins, it will probably be a duel between the two of us. Next, it is better for us to practice separately."

Obviously, Cai planned to use the remaining time to review the results of the past few days of special training by herself.

"We are still brothers after all, so it doesn't matter if we continue to practice together, right?"

"No, I don't want Brother Asuka to take advantage of his weakness and target him. Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, I will eliminate it."

Cai did not hesitate to refuse Asuka's invitation to practice together.

For him, the most terrifying thing about Asuka is not the ninjutsu, but the opponent's mind.

We should also be thankful that this is just an exam, not a real battlefield. There are many restrictions on the ninjas. They can only use the props within the regulations, rather than unlimited use of various tools.

Seeing Cai refuse without hesitation, Asuka could only sigh helplessly.

Although they have been brothers since they were young and have been working together in the same team since childhood, they will also become opponents in the finals.

It can be said that this is the opponent that I least want to encounter, bar none.

In the past few months of outing experience, Aya was responsible for most of the main force in hunting Jonin, while he and Xiang Rin assisted from the side and did not dare to have direct contact with the Jonin for too long.

It would be too terrifying for a ninja with such strength to face an imaginary enemy.

"It seems that you have hidden a lot of strength before, Cai."

"Isn't it the same with Brother Asuka? I guess you have already prepared a trump card against me. When the time comes, I will personally learn from you."

The two brothers looked at each other and then smiled.

Although it has not been stated clearly, the other party's personality is well understood.

After all, although they don't have the same mother, they do have the same father.

In this kind of competition, even brothers who are related by blood cannot be trusted.

From the second exam to the end of the third exam, they were enemies, not comrades and brothers!

"Ice Release... turns out to be Gaara's first opponent. Although various tactics have been discussed in the past few days, if we face each other tomorrow, Gaara may still be in a difficult battle."

In another forest, Sunagakure's trio gathered here.

Next to the three of them, Maki Sunagakure, who was their mentor, was also here.

Listening to Temari's analysis, Maki also knew that Haku, the Kirigakure genin who possesses Ice Release, and Gaara didn't get along well.

Of course, Ice Release does not restrain Gaara's sand, but Ice Release Blood Succession Boundary evolved from the combination of Water Release and Wind Release.

Being proficient in Ice Release, there is no reason why he cannot use Water Release and Wind Release. And Water Release Ninja is the type that Gaara is not good at dealing with.

As Sunagakure's ultimate trump card, they naturally hope that Gaara will win the first place in the finals instead of stopping in the first round.

"Water Release will make it more difficult for Gaara to control the sand, and the speed will become slower. However, it will also increase the weight of the sand, making the sand's defensive capabilities stronger."

Markey expressed his opinion.

Sand mixed with water will indeed become very heavy, which will greatly reduce the speed.
To be continued...