Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 234 Competition

Inside the training grounds of the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Fire, Ye Li and Hua Ling each had four children standing beside them, clearly preparing to fulfill their previous bet.

The proctors hadn't decided who to send yet, but then Lone Star arrived, and this important task naturally fell to her.

Lone Star was speechless at the two's behavior and resigned himself to becoming the so-called proctor.

She walked to the center of the training field with great ceremony and said softly, "All participating players, come over here to draw lots."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kimimaro stepped forward to draw lots first, and the other children followed suit.

After everyone had drawn their lots, Lone Star spoke again, "The person who draws the same number is your opponent."

"Those who have received number 1, please come forward!"

Soon, two children stepped forward: Karin and Natsumi.

"What a coincidence, the only two girls drew the same one."

"Hua Ling, you're not cheating, are you?!"

A hint of doubt flashed across Ye Li's face.

Hua Ling rolled her eyes at Ye Li.

At this moment, Lone Star, who was sitting on a chair to the side, spoke up, "I made the skewer."

Her words immediately dispelled any suspicion that Hua Ling had cheated.

"It was my fault." Ye Li immediately admitted his mistake and apologized before looking at the battle between the two people in the training field.

Karin and Natsume were seen exchanging blows, each holding a kunai.

The battle seemed extremely intense. Perhaps it was a physical issue with the Uzumaki clan, but as time went on, Karin appeared to be in much better condition than Xia.

In another exchange, Xia's speed noticeably slowed down, and Karin immediately seized the opportunity, swinging her kunai and stabbing at Xia's arm.

Xia didn't react in time, and her arm was cut open, bleeding profusely.

Upon seeing the blood, Xia seemed enraged, becoming even more ferocious than before.

"Wow, Hua Ling, where did you find such a talent!" A hint of surprise flashed across Ye Li's face.

“The Land of Fire is so big, it’s not unusual to find some special children,” Hua Ling said with a raised eyebrow and a smile.

As expected, both possessing special physical constitutions, the two fought to a draw.

The next two battles also ended in a draw.

Especially in the match against Jugo, Hana brought in a child, who seemed even stronger after transforming, but in the end, the fight ended in a draw.

Now her last hope rests on Kimimaro.

"Kimimaro, do your best!" Ye Li suddenly shouted.

Kimimaro paused, glanced back at Ye Li, and a determined look flashed in his eyes. He was determined to win.

Ye Li wanted to say something, but Hua Ling covered his mouth tightly.

Lone Star rubbed his forehead, looking like he had a headache. It was really hard to watch these two men acting like men and fooling around.

Before long, all three of them were drawn to the fight between the two people in the training ground.

Especially when Kimimaro was pulling out bones, he had the exact same 'gasp' expression.

The three of them exchanged glances, seemingly saying, "Doesn't he really feel any pain? It looks like he's in a lot of pain!"

Ye Li quickly noticed that the weapon used by the person fighting Kimimaro was very different; it seemed to be even harder than Kimimaro's bones, and it had already cut them in two.

"Hua Ling, this is a weapon you specially crafted, isn't it!"

“Yes, the craftsmen spent a full three months on it,” Hua Ling not only didn’t deny it, but directly admitted it.

"You've really gone all out!" Ye Li said through gritted teeth.

"It's nothing special!" Hua Ling replied smugly, making Ye Li want to punch her.

At this moment, she really wanted Kimimaro to stop, but in the end she chose to let him continue. People always have to grow up, and flowers grown in a greenhouse cannot survive in this kind of world.

We can educate him then. Sometimes it's not shameful to use external help when necessary. Don't pull bones out unnecessarily; it hurts so much!

"That's right, she can also forge some weapons for Kimimaro, then there'll be no need to extract his bones." She's so clever; she'll start making them as soon as the competition ends.

Ye Li looked up and saw Kimimaro shooting at his finger bone, and instantly felt his scalp tingle.

The Corpse Bone Pulse was indeed very powerful, but it pained her to see it.

"Look, Kimimaro's bones have turned gray!" Lone Star exclaimed in surprise, seemingly noticing something.

Hua Ling and Ye Li both looked up and saw that, just as Gu Xing had said, the bones had turned gray.

It directly breaks the opponent's weapon, ending the battle instantly; it turns out bones can be upgraded.

After the battle ended, Ye Li rushed forward and caught Kimimaro, who was about to fall to the ground.

After a brief examination, she discovered that Kimimaro's bloodline disease, which had been cured, had relapsed.

This is clearly about risking one's life to gain power; no wonder Kimimaro was already gone in the anime so early on.

After helping Kimimaro recover, Ye Li walked out of the room; it was already dark.

As she stepped out the door, Hua Ling leaned against the doorframe. "Hua Ling, why are you still waiting at the door? Is something the matter?"

"Gu Xing was there too, but she saw it was getting late and took the children to bed first."

After saying this, Hua Ling immediately asked, "Is Kimimaro alright?"

Ye Li shook his head. "It's alright, I've already healed him."

"That's good. Take a look at this." Hua Ling took out a letter and handed it over.

"This is a letter from Konoha inviting the Daimyo to watch the Chunin Exams. Why are you showing it to me? I'm not going in your place." Ye Li glanced at it and returned it.

"Have you forgotten that there's a new mission on the character panel: survive the night of the Uchiha massacre? You only mentioned it yesterday."

"Since you're doing a mission anyway, you might as well represent me while you're at it, no conflict!"

Hua Ling stuffed the letter back into Ye Li's hand, then turned and left, leaving Ye Li bewildered in the wind.

"It seems we'll have to go back to Konoha again, but she doesn't want to go at all."

Ye Li complained and turned back into the house to take care of Kimimaro.