Because Uchiha Sora and Itachi had arrived very early, after chatting for a bit, the two each found a place to rest.
Since the second stage of the exams would continue until tomorrow, Uchiha Sora simply went to sleep.
A night passed, and he was awakened by a series of noisy sounds.
The time had already reached the early morning of the next day.
The Ninja teams that had participated in the second stage of the exams yesterday had all arrived at the tower one after another.
Compared to Uchiha Sora, who was spotless, these people looked far more miserable; not only were their clothes tattered, but some were missing arms or legs, and some teams had even suffered casualties.
"The casualties are not small!"
Uchiha Sora yawned as he walked toward the crowd.
At this moment, the various proctors, as well as all parties, had already gathered on the viewing platform of the tower, waiting for the announcement of the results of the second stage of the exams.
The proctor for the second stage of the exams walked into the arena and announced: "This stage of the exams will also feature a one-on-one elimination tournament! The results of the elimination tournament will determine who proceeds, and the winners will participate in the final round!"
The proctor's words immediately caused the Genin present to exclaim in surprise.
"Why is there still an elimination tournament! We are already injured, how can we participate?"
"That's right, we haven't rested well all night; even if we participate in the elimination tournament, we won't be able to display our true ability at all!"
The proctor sneered: "As a qualified Ninja, you need to have the ability to deal with unexpected situations at any time. Those who are injured can withdraw, and those who do not want to participate in the elimination tournament have the right to withdraw from this exam!"
"Fine, I withdraw."
"I withdraw too!"
Sounds of withdrawal came one after another. A few minutes later, only twenty people remained who were still able to participate in the elimination tournament.
The names of the twenty people were recorded, and the proctor conducted a draw.
Soon, the first duel was drawn, and it was not Uchiha Sora's turn.
Uchiha Sora returned to the viewing platform alone, leaning against the railing with some boredom, watching the battle in the arena.
In his view, these battles were really not interesting at all.
While he was bored, the second duel began.
Entering the arena was Uchiha Itachi, and his opponent was a Puppeteer from the Hidden Sand Village.
Only then did Uchiha Sora perk up a bit to watch.
Uchiha Itachi's current strength definitely exceeded that of an average Chunin, and with the bonus of the Sharingan, he had definitely reached the level of an Elite Chunin.
Facing the Puppeteer opponent, Uchiha Itachi threw out handfuls of Kunai right from the start, displaying his miraculous shuriken jutsu.
The Puppeteer hadn't even reacted before discovering that all of his puppets had been hit in their vital points by Itachi's shuriken, disabling their mechanisms and causing them to lose the ability to act.
Having lost his puppets, the Puppeteer was directly blasted off the field by a set of taijutsu from Itachi.
This duel was completely a one-sided crush!
"The second duel, Uchiha Itachi wins!" the proctor announced the result.
Uchiha Itachi glanced at Sora on the viewing platform and returned to the stands.
Uchiha Sora smiled and nodded at him.
Itachi had already entered the final round, so naturally, he couldn't let him down.
As if it had been rigged, the third duel was immediately Sora's turn.
Uchiha Sora leaped into the arena. Dressed in white robes, with refined features and a short sword at his waist, he couldn't help but make the eyes of those Female Ninjas light up.
And his opponent happened to be a Female Ninja.
"Are, are you Uchiha Sora?" the Female Ninja asked, acting a bit infatuated.
Uchiha Sora smiled and nodded.
"Hee hee, if you call me 'Big Sister', I'll admit defeat, how about that?" the Female Ninja said with a giggle.
Uchiha Sora shook his head, speechless.
The proctor on the side couldn't watch anymore and coughed: "Pay attention to the order of the exam arena!"
The Female Ninja then stopped and assumed a combat stance.
"Start!" The proctor blew the whistle.
Thump!
The Female Ninja suddenly collapsed to the ground!
Uchiha Sora looked at the proctor.
The proctor was stunned, unable to react for a moment.
And the Elite Jonin on the viewing platform all had their expressions change drastically at this moment.
"It's Genjutsu! This guy actually cast a Genjutsu just now without anyone noticing!"
"My god! What kind of Genjutsu mastery is this? I didn't even see him form hand seals!"
"No, his Genjutsu was definitely not cast through hand seals!"
"I understand now, that's a visual Genjutsu! It's the Sharingan!"
"Sharingan? Has this child awakened his eyes too? But his eyes look normal right now!"
"Idiot! The Sharingan can be opened and closed freely! He must have opened his Sharingan at the instant he cast the Genjutsu and closed it immediately after!"
"Uh, is that so? It seems I really did see a flash of red light in his eyes just now..."
On the viewing platform, Uchiha Itachi stared at Sora with a solemn expression, muttering: "As expected of a Three-Tomoe Sharingan Genjutsu. It seems Sora has completely mastered Big Brother Shisui's Genjutsu insights!"
Amidst the uproar, the proctor finally reacted and hurriedly announced: "The third duel, Uchiha Sora wins!"
Uchiha Sora smiled slightly at the medical Ninjas who came over with a stretcher and said: "This Female Ninja only received some mental stimulation; she will be fine after she wakes up in a while."
"Mm-hmm!" The medical Ninjas looked at him with some awe and nodded hurriedly.
Only then did Uchiha Sora flash back to the viewing platform.
For the subsequent duels, Uchiha Sora had no interest in watching anymore. Until the end, ten people were finalized to participate in the upcoming final round.
The time for the final round was scheduled for one month later.
At that time, Hokage-sama will personally watch the battle, and in addition, leaders of Konoha's major allied nations, or Daimyos, etc., will be invited to attend.
This one month of time was just enough for the Genin participating in the final round to prepare well.
Everyone dispersed, and Uchiha Sora also returned home.
At this time, a stack of documents containing detailed intelligence on the process of the Chunin Exams was delivered to the Third Hokage's desk.
The Third Hokage looked at a report in his hand and fell into deep thought.
This report recorded a piece of intelligence in detail.
"Uchiha Sora: Age 10. Enrolled at age 6, graduated to become a Genin at age 7. Instructor: Jōzuka Masaki. Genin teammates: Hirai Mitsuteru, Yūgao Uzuki. Participated in the Chunin Exams at age 8, eliminated during the second stage of the exams. Reason for elimination: Caught off guard by an opponent and knocked out of the arena. Mission experience: D-rank 65 times, C-rank 135 times, B-rank 7 times, A-rank 0 times, S-rank 0 times."
This intelligence did not look abnormal at all.
However, Uchiha Sora's performance this time far exceeded the level of an ordinary Genin, and even an average Chunin could not have done it.
"The Uchiha Clan really produces geniuses one after another..." The Third Hokage suddenly let out an inexplicable sigh.