Naruto : Minato back to the past

"There are nineteen of us here, how do we allocate the places for the battle?" Nawaki asked in confusion.

Hatake Sakumo smiled and said, "Come and draw lots, you will know after the draw."

After he said that, Minato and the others took out a piece of paper from the box in Sakumo's hand one by one. After opening it, Minato's paper said "17".

"Put your numbers facing me," Sakumo said, and everyone did as he was told. He glanced lightly and then came to Takenouchi Rin.

"Little girl, you passed," Sakumo said with a smile.

Everyone was stunned, and Takenouchi Rin was even more stunned.

"Why? Isn't it a competition?" Immediately someone disagreed, it was a Genin from another team.

Hatake Sakumo turned his head to look at him and said, "There are a total of 19 survivors here, and only this little girl drew the number '0.' In this regard, she is better than any of you."

"Sometimes, luck is also a part of strength!"

After saying that, he looked around at everyone. Most people didn't think there was anything wrong. The Genin was still dissatisfied, but at this time, one of his teammates patted him on the shoulder and said, "Rin, there is nothing to be dissatisfied about. Luck is also a part of strength. Since we can't control luck, we can only rely on strength."

After hearing the advice of his teammate, the Genin still didn't understand but had to acquiesce.

"Rin, congratulations!" Kushina walked up to Takenouchi Rin, who was still a little dazed, to congratulate her.

She gradually came to her senses. After all, she never thought that she could become one of the ten qualified people among nearly three hundred contestants.

"Your luck is pretty good."

Miyazaki also smiled, and Takenouchi Rin saw many faces that were happy because she passed.

Minato smiled and nodded at her. Her face turned slightly red. Then she said to everyone, "You guys should do your best too!"

Sakumo glanced at the numbers in their hands again, and then said, "The first match is Akasaka Yu vs. Aburame Shibi."

Then everyone was taken to the battle venue. Except for Akasaka Yu and the child wearing sunglasses and a hoodie who stayed in the venue, everyone jumped to the corridor on the second floor.

"That person seems to be a freshman." They could not see Aburame Shibi's face because of his clothes, but from his body shape, he looked younger than Minato and the others.

"In that case, doesn't Akasaka Yu have a great chance of winning?"

Because they had been together for three days, Miyazaki naturally became Akasaka Yu's friend, so he hoped he would win.

But Minato didn't think so. He shook his head and said, "Think about it. He was brought here alone, which means he could spend three days alone in the Death Forest. I'm afraid Akasaka Yu can't beat him."

None of them had heard of this freshman named Aburame Shibi. But the fact that he was brought here alone was enough to prove his strength.

While Minato was watching the situation in the field, Kushina patted his shoulder and said, "Minato, let's change numbers, shall we?"

Minato was a little stunned because they had only shown their numbers to Hatake Sakumo, and they had not announced their opponents.

However, the numbers were not hidden either, and following Kushina's somewhat resentful gaze, Uchiha Yoruki was standing there alone, looking at Minato with excitement, and had no interest in watching the battle in the field. And he seemed to deliberately show the number "18" written on his palm to Minato.

Minato's eyes gradually became solemn, and then he looked at the number "17" written on his palm. His opponent turned out to be Uchiha Yoruki!

Then he looked at Kushina and said, "No need, I promised not to stop you from fighting him here, but this battle is mine, so of course, I have to do it myself."

Immediately, there was a fiery fighting spirit in those blue eyes!

In the field, Akasaka Yu and Aburame Shibi stood opposite each other. After the two saluted each other, the former's eyes gradually became fierce. When Sakumo announced the start, he rushed towards Aburame Shibi at full speed.

Akasaka Yu's speed was nothing in the eyes of most people in the field, but among the students of the ninja school, it was considered very good. And Aburame Shibi didn't seem to be good at this. When Akasaka Yu's first round of attacks came, he just passively let go.

This battle looked really unimportant to everyone. Most people were determining their opponents.

However, Shikaku and the other three, as well as Nawaki and the brothers Hiashi and Hizashi, were all watching the battle in the field closely.

After a fight, Aburame Shibi finally got rid of Akasaka Yu's entanglement. He put his hands in his pockets and said very calmly, "Just admit defeat."

Akasaka Yu seemed to have heard a joke and said, "Are you still asleep? Haha."

He laughed, and Aburame Shibi said at this time, "I'm sorry."

When he finished speaking, more than a dozen black bugs crawled out of Akasaka Yu's sleeves.

"What is this?! So disgusting!"

Akasaka Yu screamed immediately. Minato and Kushina also came to their senses and found that not only the sleeves but also his trouser legs, had black bugs crawling out. Akasaka Yu suddenly became panic-stricken, and then Aburame Shibi slowly walked over. Starting from his feet, dense black bugs covered his body.

"What is this!?"

Everyone was shocked. The dense bugs crawled onto Akasaka Yu's body and seemed to be connected to each other, forming a black chain that bound his hands, feet, and neck. Aburame Shibi walked in front of him, and then there was a bug crawling on his finger, and he tapped it on Akasaka Yu's forehead. The chakra mark on his forehead was actually sucked away by the black bug in an instant.

"Sure enough, he is from that clan," Nawaki said with his eyes wide open.

Hearing this, Minato came over and asked, "Senior Nawaki, what exactly is his ability?"

Nawaki turned his head and explained, "In Konoha, there is a clan that breeds and uses insects that have been passed down from generation to generation. Their ability is to manipulate insects to fight, and it's not just that. There are many kinds of insects, which can be used for treatment, poison, and even to collect intelligence."

Minato was slightly surprised. He had never heard of this before. The world of ninjas has all kinds of strange ninjutsu. At the beginning of the establishment of Konoha, in addition to several large clans such as the Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga, there were also many clans that came, most of whom have their own secrets.

After Aburame Shibi won, all the black insects attached to Akasaka Yu drilled back into his body. Nawaki was also very disgusted when he saw this.

"Although it's powerful, if this clan wants to control insects, they have to use their bodies as nests for the insects from birth, feed them with their own chakra, and let these things live in their body all day long. Just think about it..." He smacked his lips.

Hearing this, Minato seemed to have a few black lines on his head, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

The first battle was undoubtedly the victory of Aburame Shibi. Akasaka Yu walked back dejected, but there was nothing he could do. After all, his strength was still too poor compared to those in the field, and he didn't have the luck of Takenouchi Rin.

Then, the next battle was also in full swing.

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