Because they still had allot of partic.i.p.ants they decided to do some preliminaries based on the rules of the third phase which was going to be individual battles. They even gave the option to that this was not going to affect all, so if they think they were not ready they could just drop out/quit this phase since they could try again in the future. Hearing this, the 2 partners of Anko, s.h.i.+tsu and Popo decided to quit there. The whole Hidden in the gra.s.s ninja's team quit. From the Hidden Sand ninja's only 1 quitted it was the partner that got injured on the leg by Obito, looks like the captain Baki was partic.i.p.ating even with his bad burns, he now look like in the original since he was all bandage up on his head and left side arm, he reek of medical ointment and he had a not pleasant face. From the Hidden Rain 2 drop out leaving only 1 from their team. Everyone with full team members where team Obito, Team Might Gal, Team Flora, and Team Asuma. Looks like Tukasa the member of Gekko was plenty injured and decided to not continue, Ibiki was also injured and already had his first scars on his face but he look determine to continue.

The Proctor for this Exam was no other but Minato Namikaze, which was a little off to me since he was not a Chunnin but a Jounnin. Something must have happened, for him to be here as a examiner. Maybe they discovered the Konoha team's that were slaughtered by the k.u.mo ninjas. Since from afar I could sense several presence guarding the tower, which most likely were the Hokages or Roots anbu. Looks like Minato pick up I sense their presence since he was watching me with a slight smile. I was a little nervous since I don't know how good of a sensor Minato was and if I could conceal my chakra capacity like I fool the Hyuga examiner. At the moment my chakra level was at mid-kage capacity and was still increasing thanks to my daily chakra meridians and chakra veins tempering with my Tai chi special breathing methods I did each morning for training. Well at the moment I shouldn't care that much even if he did sense it, at most he will keep it a secret or tell my father, which most likely would tell him to keep it a secret.

Minato: "The First contestants will be Ibiki vs Sutorimu(Mist ninja, ill use to refer to him to lazy to remember the names later on they extras either way)" he said as both contestant got into the field to and got in position for the start of the fight.

Mist Ninja: "Would surrender if I were you, I see you injured and have recent scars, once I fight I go for the kill. That is how we mist ninjas were train after all just to become Gennin." He said with a sinister smile.

Ibiki: "Less talk more action, I know about you mist ninja about your graduation exam. I would say it's a waste of resources since you cut most of your  cla.s.s in half because of that tradition." He said in a monotone style.

Mist Ninja: "Well it may be so but thanks to that we create more outstanding ninjas compare to you tree huggers." The mist ninja said in a ridiculing matter.

The moment Minato(proctor) gave the go signal, the Mist Ninja and Ibiki unleash a flurry of shurinken at each other while making distance. The shurinken smas.h.i.+ng against each other, while some manage to slip by and hit Ibiki in his left arm and one on his right tight. The Mist Ninja doing some hand signs while making distance unleas.h.i.+ng some big amount of water in a big stream in a cone shape spread. I think that justu was the water style: Water Trumpet. The Mist ninja kept spilling water till all the floor at least had a one 1 to 3 inch of water all over.  Ibiki didn't like were this was going so he rush to cut the distance with the Mist Ninja at a incredible speed tackling before the opponent could react smas.h.i.+ng his body to his sending the Mist Ninja smas.h.i.+ng to one of the walls of the arena. The moment the Mist Ninja crash into the wall a big splash occurred looks like the Mist Ninja created a water clone at miss doing the water trumpet jutsu. Ibiki got nervous since he was looking around to see were the Mist Ninja went. Ibiki started to do hand sings and created 3 clones to surround him in a triangle formation. After this happened the Mist Ninja emerge out from the water in the floor behind Ibiki and put the Kunai in Ibiki's neck smas.h.i.+ng it with a hammer strike. Everyone in the stand like Gekko and was nervous since they thought Ibiki was just kill off. Surprise, surprise, the moment of impact Ibiki exploded in a poof of smoke as the 3 clones reacted and notice that the middle one gone immediately swigging their kunai in hand at the Mist Ninja neck in 3 different directions pinning him in a check mate because if he move in any way he would cut his neck or pierce it.

Mist Ninja: "You Konoha Ninja are to soft, you should have given the finis.h.i.+ng blow. Oh well, you will regretted in the future. I give up, I forfeit!" Said the Mist Ninja.

Ibiki: "That's my decision if I would regretted or not." He said as he was proclaim the winner and getting back to the stands.

(By:Author, thanks for watching I would like your opinions about the chapter.)