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Ch 19: Tough Taijutsu Training

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Chapter 19: Tough Taijutsu Training
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RIKO's POV
AFTER THE FIGHT between Lee and Gaara, things seemed to blur by pretty fast. The inevitable last match was quick, Choji lost against Dosu in record time. Between Choji and TenTen, I don't know who lost the fastest.

Besides that, the victors of all the matches, well except Sasuke, are lined up, side by side, as Hayate stands in front of us. Next to him are Anko, Ibiki, my father, and the Hokage.

"Well, with this, the preliminary round for the final exam is now complete," Hayate announces which makes me sigh in relief.

Finally, now we can move on to the important part, I state to myself.

"To all of you who won the rights to compete in the Third Round of the Chunin Exams, one is missing, but congratulations to all of you! Well, then Hokage-sama, if you would please," Hayate tells us with his usual coughs.

I watch as the Hokage steps up, his usual pipe in his mouth. "Yes. Well, now I'd like to start explaining the main test. As I told you before, in the main event, your matches will be seen by everybody. Each of you will fight to represent the strengths of your countries. I'd like you to show off your powers with no reserves. Which is why the final exam will be held one month from now," the old man informs with the given news.

One month, I repeat as ideas for training start to swirl in my head.

"We're not going to do it here, right now," Naruto exclaims, questioning the Hokage like usual.

The aforementioned man sighs. "This break, as you can say, will be for preparations," he tells us.

"What does that mean," Neji voices from besides me, probably wanting to know all the specifics.

"In other words, in addition to informing all the country lords and shinobi leaders, this is the time needed to arrange for the gathering of the event. And this is also for the preparation time for you examination students," the Hokage explains, basically telling us that they need time to set up for the final round.

"I don't understand what you're trying to say!? What does that mean," Kankuro exclaims, still confused which makes me sigh.

It's not hard to follow, I mentally groan, pinching the bridge of my nose.

"Basically it's the preparation to get to know your enemy and yourself. It's the time period where you will calculate your chances of winning by analyzing the data you accumulated during the trial competition. The battles up to now had you fight as if you were in an actual combat situation with the assumption of fighting an unknown opponent," he further explains with detailed information.

Though, his words instantly make me glance towards Akano. She, for sure, surprised me. Her speed and leadership caught me off guard, but the thing that surprised me the most was how easily she cut down her own teammate. It's like the word, and meaning, of comrade meant nothing to her.

"However, the final trial will not be like this. There are those who showed all that they can do already to their rivals. There were those who competed and were badly injured against a strong opponent. To make everything fair, the one month should be used by all of you to advance and improve yourselves. Of course, it'll be fine to rest your body as well," the Hokage tells us more reasons why we need a month until the final round.