The next morning, Team Ebisu went back to the arena for the second round of the tournament. Moegi couldn't participate because she had been eliminated in the first round by Miura. They went back to the spot in the stadium where they stood the day before and waited for the matches to begin. When the six participating Genin were in the arena, Kazekage Gaara stood up and got ready to start the second round. The crowd settled down and became silent to hear what the Kazekage had to say. "To start, I would like to again congratulate the Genin that made it to the second round. To overcome their opponents, they used great power, speed, skill, and will. Today, they wil be tested to their limits and will have to do anything to overcome such challenges. It excites me to say this. Let the Second Round begin!" Gaara announced. The crowd went wild and the proctor came out to announce the first match. "The first match of the second round will be between Miura Kusarikei of the Grass Village, and Jishaku Boufuu of the Cloud Village!" The proctor announced. "That Cloud guy again." Konohamaru said. "What's wrong with him? I don't understand." Ebisu questioned. "Ebisu-sensei, he and his team tried to kill us, and almost succeeded!" Konohamaru insisted. "Yeah, he definitely does not have good intentions." Udon chimed in. "I don't know who I want to win. That Cloud guy tried to kill us, but Miura defeated me yesterday. I'll just remain neutral." Moegi said. "Let the match begin!" The proctor announced.
They watched as the fight streched on. Then, there was a large explosion in the arena. When the smoke cleared, Jishaku was standing over Miura. "The winner is Jishaku Boufuu!" The proctor said. The crowd cheered loudly and waited for the next fight. Jishaku then walked up to where Team Ebisu was standing. He then glared at Konohamaru and Udon. Both of them glared back, not showing fear of the tall ninja. "The second match of the second round will be between Ken Aoenkou of the Sand Village, and Konohamaru Sarutobi of the Leaf Village!" The proctor announced. Konohamaru stopped staring at Jishaku to jump down to the arena. When he saw his opponent, he almost laughed. His opponent had a very striking appearance, with pink hair and and purple eyes. "Are you aware of the rules?" The proctor asked. They both nodded and Konohamaru fought off laughter. "Good. Now shake hands and take five steps in opposite directions." The proctor said. They shook hands then went to their spots. "Let the match begin!" The proctor yelled.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Konohamaru said. Konohamaru created one clone of himself which went to attack Ken. It was just then at that split second that Konohamaru realized that Ken didn't have any pouches to hold weapons. Not even pockets. It was then that Konohamaru also saw why. Ken put his hands in the sand. "Glass Shuriken!" Ken said. He took his hands out and shuriken made out of glass had formed. He threw them at the clone and destroyed it. He then began to throw them at Konohamaru. To counter them, Konohamaru threw his regular kunai. But, instead of the glass shuriken breaking, they actually sliced through the metal shuriken. While Konohamaru was amazed, he had no time to be and dodged the shuriken. He hid behind a tree so the shuriken wouldn't hit him. He attached a paper bomb to a kunai and threw it at Ken. "Glass Wall!" Ken said. The glass formed from the sand beneath his feet and shielded him from the explosion. The glass didn't break. Konohamaru and another clone then jumped out from behind the tree. Konohamaru threw a windmill shuriken over Ken. He then crouched down low to allow his clone to step on his back, so that he would be launched into the air. The windmill shuriken then transformed back into Konohamaru and attacked Ken from behind. "Glass Katana!" Ken yelled. He put his hand in the sand and pulled out a fully formed sword and destroyed the clone attacking him from behind. He then turned around and easily disposed of the clone attacking him from the air. The real Konohamaru then attacked him with kunai in hand. The katana and kunai clashed, but the katana sliced right through the kunai. "What?" Konohamaru said. Ken then kicked him into the arena wall.
"This isn't ordinary glass. It doesn't just break as soon as you hit it. It's formed and reinforced with my chakra. It's stronger than that wall I just kicked you into." Ken explained. "Even if, you made it through all my other techniques, I still have a layer of the strongest glass I can make covering my body. You should just give up." Ken continued. It was then that Konohamaru began to crack up. He laughed until he cried. His face then quickly became serious. "I will never give up. You must be out of your mind." Konohamaru said. Ken then attempted to strike him with the katana. Konohamaru then created a clone which shielded him from the attack so he could get away. He then stared at Ken and pointed at him. "This ends now!" Konohamaru yelled. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Konohamaru said. Four clones of him appeared next to him. "Oh no." Ebisu moaned from his spot. "What's wrong Ebisu-sensei?" Moegi asked. "That's his limit to shadow clones. If whatever he's planning doesn't work, then he won't be able to create anymore. I hope he knows what he's doing." Ebisu explained. "I'm almost positive he does." Udon said. "Why is that?" Moegi asked. "Before this he would only create one to two clones at a time. That he has created this many tells me that he knows exactly what he has to do." Udon explained. Three of Konohamaru's clones attacked Ken. They ran around him in circles, jumping and flipping trying to hit him in the face. Ken easily disposed of them, but they served their purpose as an excellent distraction. "Rasengan!" Konohamaru's last clone called. The Rasengan broke through Ken's bodily layer of glass and made him drop his katana. He looked up and the real Konohamaru was coming. "Rasengan!" Konohamaru exclaimed. This Rasengan sent Ken flying head first into the arena wall. After this, Ken's body didn't even twitch, it just lay there on the ground.
The crowd went insane. Jumping up and down in their seats. Some booed him, but most were cheering Konohamaru's name. "The winner is Konohamaru Sarutobi!" The proctor announced. The crowd then cheered even louder. When Konohamaru went back to his team, he recieved a standing ovation. At the Chairs of the Kages there was much talk of the match. "Wow, Lady Tsunade! The Genin from your village are very impressive." Mizukage Mei Terumi said. "Thank you." Tsunade said with a smile. The new Otokage didn't say anything and just watched the arena. "He's not all that great, that kid. I need to see more skill." Tsuchikage Onoki said. "He definitely has the speed and power though. I'm sure that took some strategy too." Raikage A replied. "He reminds me a lot of Naruto." Gaara said solemnly. The rest of the Kages stopped and stared at Gaara. Tsunade and Mei agreed, but A and Onoki did not say anything. "The last match of the second round will be between Udon of the Leaf Village, and Hibiki Basho of the Sound Village!" The proctor announced. Udon went down to the arena and met with his opponent and the proctor in the middle. When he looked at his opponent he was astonished. Hibiki was blind. His eyes were blank as if they had been erased. He had silver hair that went down his back in a long ponytail. He also wore a slightly purple outfit. "Are you aware of the rules?" The proctor asked. They both nodded. "Good. Now shake hands and take five steps in the opposite direction." The proctor instructed. Udon expected shaking hands to be just a bit awkward, as Hibiki couldn't see where his hand was. But, to Udon's suprise, Hibiki went straight for Udon's hand and shook it. "Good luck to you Udon." Hibiki said with a smile. "Um.. yeah. You too." Udon said, baffled. They then walked to their spots. "Let the match begin!" The proctor yelled.