Chapter 496: Sun Wukong

With Senju Tobirama jumping out of the arena, this second match also officially ended.

The host and the audience on-site, after a period of astonishment, all regained their senses.

The host looked at the seawater being quickly drained through the sewers around the arena, and his mood was somewhat complicated.

He didn't know if he should be glad he listened to Lin Xuan earlier and installed a drainage system under the arena, or if he should be depressed that the arrival of Lin Xuan and the others had completely changed the style of the World Martial Arts Tournament?

Ultimately, he decided not to think about anything; after all, things had already happened, and thinking so much wouldn't change anything.

Therefore, after announcing the match results, he directly announced that the third match was about to begin!

Third match: Senju Hashirama VS Fourth Mizukage!

When the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi went on stage, the female fans who had been captured by his charm in the audience began to cheer excitedly.

Some even shouted threats at Senju Hashirama from off the stage, saying that if he dared to hurt this cute boy, they would absolutely not let him off.

Regarding this, Senju Hashirama's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

What kind of situation was this?

In ninja battles, even getting injured during daily sparring was a common thing; he hadn't expected that before the match even started, he would be directly threatened by people—what kind of thing was this!

However, his gaze looked at the Fourth Mizukage, and he felt even more puzzled in his heart; it didn't make sense—this kid looked soft and weak, and besides looking a bit cute, he didn't seem to have anything special.

How could he be more popular than himself?

Just as Senju Hashirama was lost in thought, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi bowed slightly to him.

Regardless of anything else, Senju Hashirama was a senior figure in the Shinobi World; although they belonged to different countries, the other party was worthy of his respect.

Not to mention, now they were all members of the Ninja Guild, and there was no division of countries.

Although Yagura Karatachi also knew that Senju Hashirama's strength was very strong, precisely because of this, he had to cherish this opportunity and have a good feel for the gap between him and Senju Hashirama.

"The match, begins!" the referee announced loudly.

The moment his words fell, the two on the arena became serious.

In an instant, Yagura Karatachi rushed forward with speed, appearing behind Senju Hashirama in the blink of an eye, his body already having entered Tailed Beast state, and he slapped toward Senju Hashirama.

"Coral Palm!"

"Boom!"

In the last round, he had relied on this move to restrict the Second Raikage's movements and successfully eliminated him.

However, the same move didn't succeed this time, because just as Yagura Karatachi's palm was about to hit Senju Hashirama, a giant tree suddenly rose from the ground, directly blocking his palm.

However, Yagura Karatachi didn't feel surprised; instead, a Tailed Beast Bomb condensed rapidly in his mouth, and then he spat it toward Senju Hashirama.

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

A wooden shield with a ferocious appearance suddenly appeared, actually blocking the Tailed Beast Bomb with ease, and at this moment, Senju Hashirama also took the initiative to launch an attack on Yagura Karatachi.

Just as Senju Hashirama attacked, Yagura Karatachi formed seals with his hands rapidly, whispering, "Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!"

A mirror made of water appeared beside him, and a person exactly like Senju Hashirama appeared in the mirror, rushing out from the mirror and quickly fighting with Senju Hashirama.

The battle on the arena was very fierce, and both sides erupted with powerful combat strength.

Of course, Senju Hashirama didn't erupt with powerful combat strength right from the start, but kept responding to Yagura Karatachi's attacks.

This could actually be considered Senju Hashirama's bit of care for the juniors of the Shinobi World; otherwise, he could have easily defeated Yagura Karatachi, but that would have been a bit too ugly, and he couldn't hit the junior's confidence too hard.

Moreover, he was also a bit worried that if he really beat Yagura Karatachi too miserably, after the match ended, he would be torn apart by that group of female fans off the stage.

Ultimately, the battle lasted for about half an hour; in the end, Yagura Karatachi's Water Mirror Technique was forcefully broken by Senju Hashirama, and he himself was finally knocked out of the arena, losing his combat qualification!

"Third match, contestant Senju Hashirama wins!"

The host announced directly; this result was also within expectations, and everyone present could see that Senju Hashirama's strength was clearly much stronger than Yagura Karatachi's.

However, when he announced the match result, he felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong.

The host subconsciously looked at the audience seats below, and the next second, he shrank his head and hurriedly retreated several steps.

At this moment, Senju Hashirama was also having a headache; even if he didn't look with his eyes, he could feel that there was a large group of female fans below glaring at him with anger.

"What kind of situation is this world?" Senju Hashirama felt increasingly depressed in his heart.

Back when he was alive and serving as Hokage in Konoha, he was basically respected by everyone wherever he went; he hadn't expected that now he would be glared at by such a large group of people—if one didn't know, they would think he had some huge grudge against them.

After the match ended, the referee soon conducted the lottery again.

The World Martial Arts Tournament had reached this point, and the list of the top four had been produced; next were the semi-finals, after which two people would be selected for the final championship match.

At this very moment, many people couldn't help but become nervous, quietly waiting for the final lottery results.

Finally, the top four lottery results appeared.

First match: Lin Xuan VS Sun Wukong!

Second match: Senju Hashirama VS Whitebeard!

Such a lottery result instantly caused the expressions of Krillin and the others to change.

In this round, Goku's luck seemed to have run out, and he had actually run into that guy named Lin Xuan!

They had originally been thinking that if Goku could run into Senju Tobirama, there might be a chance to enter the final, but they hadn't expected him to run into Lin Xuan directly.

Compared to their frustration, Sun Wukong's face revealed a happy smile, saying, "Finally it's my turn to go on stage!"

Having waited for so long, it was finally his turn to appear; as the words fell, Sun Wukong had already appeared on the arena in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, he was already impatient to fight a strong opponent!

Lin Xuan looked at Sun Wukong's impatient appearance and smiled, then his figure flashed, and he also appeared on the arena.