Chapter 721: Chaoter 715: The Opening Attack!
Fujin observed Hiashi's expression and easily concluded that he planned to take advantage of the opportunity Naruto provided. Just like in the original story, Hiashi met Neji and informed him about what truly happened before offering an apology.
Due to Sasuke's absence, the crowd got a breather and the stadium became chaotic once again. The only difference was that instead of demanding for the next match to be started, the audience was hounding the authorities to ensure that they wouldn't get attacked once again. After all, Naruto had won his match and no one wanted to be at the receiving end of his jutsus when he fought in the next round.
Due to Orochimaru's insistence, Sasuke wasn't disqualified and his match was postponed. Kankuro forfeited his match against Shino to keep the mechanisms of his puppets a secret, much to the displeasure of the audience. However, Temari rushed into the arena while Shikamaru was pushed into it by Naruto.
Hoka glanced at Kankuro and thought, 'That's weird. Why would someone forfeit from the Chunin Exams without even trying? No, this doesn't suit the personality he displayed during the preliminaries… It looks like the reason why the entire clan was training and why sensei asked for my help has something to do with Sunagakure.'
In order to keep their preparations a secret, very few people were aware of the real reason why the clans were preparing. Hoka wasn't one of them. Even though Fujin and Renjiro knew about it, they couldn't spread that information around. As such, both just asked Hoka to keep himself in top shape without giving him any details.
However, Kankuro's withdrawal caused Hoka and several other Konoha ninjas to become suspicious. Hoka glanced at Shikamaru and muttered, "Why is he lying like a dead fish in the arena?"
Fujin chuckled and replied, "Well, he is a Nara after all. This battle should be interesting."
Fujin glanced at the arena and thought, 'Due to my influence on Naruto, he resorted to wind jutsus instead of digging a hole to catch Neji off guard. So, Shikamaru doesn't have a hole to take advantage of. That said, it'll probably not have that much impact.
When Gaara attacked Sakura, he overturned a good part of the arena while Naruto's supercharged jutsus left massive scars on the ground. I guess he'll resort to using that.'