Chapter 203: Sasuke VS Omoi
"Third Gate, Gate of Life, open!" Lee's skin began to flush with blood. He then stomped hard on the ground, his figure suddenly blurring.
In the next instant, he had appeared before his enemy. A whip kick, seemingly weighing a thousand jun, struck. The Cloud ninja he targeted tried to block with a kunai, but this scavenged standard-issue kunai was no different from paper in the face of Lee's heavily weighted kick. As the kunai shattered, the struck ninja was sent flying backwards, crashing through several large trees before stabilizing himself. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth; he was clearly not lightly injured.
However, while he was being blocked by Lee, the other two simultaneously targeted Sakura. Two shuriken flew out, collided in mid-air, and then shot towards Sakura at bizarre angles.
Sakura calculated the trajectories of these two shuriken in the blink of an eye. After dodging them, the real killing intent came from above. A figure shimmering with lightning instantly appeared, a short sword in hand slashing straight down.
Sakura hurriedly took two steps back. The blade grazed the tip of her nose as it fell, narrowly avoiding the strike. However, a few strands of Sakura's bangs fluttered away under the cold glint.
"Tch," the Cloud genin clicked his tongue after his attack missed and he retreated. "This scavenged sword is really awkward to use. If it were my own sword, you'd already be a corpse."
However, at this moment, Sakura's expression had clearly darkened, and several veins bulged on her prominent forehead.
"Damn it! How dare you touch my hair! Do you know how much effort I put into protecting it usually?" Sakura roared in fury, the control of her body apparently taken over by her second personality, usually suppressed by knowledge.
Boom boom boom boom boom! Sakura transformed into a pink blur, rushing straight towards the opponent. The ground she passed over successively cracked open in large patches. This immense commotion startled the genin who had just nearly succeeded in his sneak attack. Yet, in the next instant, Sakura's figure had already appeared before him.
"Cherry Blossom Impact!"
Accompanied by an enraged roar, a fist surging with a massive amount of chakra was already before his eyes.
The Cloud genin could only use a Substitution Jutsu in his panic. However, Sakura's punch smashed both him and his substitution log into the ground. A sound like mountains crumbling and the earth splitting rang out. After the dust settled, a huge crater in the ground was exceptionally conspicuous.
The Cloud ninja who had narrowly escaped swallowed hard. He dared not even imagine what would have happened if that punch had landed on him.
However, Sakura seemed unwilling to give him any respite. After her attack missed, she immediately went after him again. With such terrifying power, even he, proficient in nintaijutsu, dared not meet it head-on.
At this moment, in the VIP room, the leaders of the various factions watching this battle all showed expressions of astonishment. Onoki directly asked, "Hokage, you call this a medical ninja?"
"Yes, a medical ninja," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. "Lady Tsunade's direct disciple. Her medical skills can already match many old doctors who have worked in Konoha Hospital for years."
"So she's Lady Tsunade's direct disciple? No wonder." A's facial expression twitched, and it took him a long time to squeeze out that sentence. After all, the feeling of being proven wrong less than 3 minutes after posturing for so long was not pleasant.
Their Cloud Village's pride, the Lightning Release nintaijutsu, had gained no advantage against Konoha's taijutsu ninja.
Meanwhile, the last remaining Cloud ninja, who was originally preparing to ambush Karin, now had to go support his teammate. There was no choice; if he didn't go, that person was about to be critically injured and summoned out by Sakura, who was enraged because her precious hair had been damaged.
Seeing this, Onoki couldn't help but shake his head. These youngsters clearly hadn't witnessed the terror of the Uzumaki clan. If it were him in that position, he would rather trust his teammate to hold on a little longer than let an Uzumaki clan member construct sealing jutsu formulas unimpeded.
Sure enough, in a short while, numerous sealing jutsu formulas emerged from the ground in the area of the battlefield, centered around Karin. The genin who was still enduring his injuries and tangling with Lee saw that the situation was bad. Just as he was about to jump onto a tree to get away from these things, strange runes drilled out from the ground and wrapped around him like maggots clinging to bone, attaching themselves to his body.
The person who was hit suddenly realized he could no longer mobilize the chakra in his body. Then, in the next second, Lee's whip kick landed on his face.
The summoning jutsu on the wristband activated at this moment. In the blink of an eye, the person disappeared from the spot, leaving behind a pile of previously collected resources.
And the other two, who were barely coping with Sakura, were also sent out of the arena by Sakura's monstrous strength almost instantly after their chakra was sealed. The one who came to support was better off; Sakura gave him a quick end. But the Cloud ninja who had initially angered her was hit by another of Sakura's punches even after the summoning jutsu on his wristband had triggered.
After this fellow was transported to Konoha Hospital by the summoning jutsu, the doctor who received him was startled by his injuries.
"This isn't right. Logically, injuries like these should have triggered the wristband's summoning jutsu long ago," the medical ninja muttered with a frown while performing emergency treatment.
At the Scientific Ninja Tool Research Institute, also monitoring the match, Katasuke Tōno first flinched at Sakura's brutal display, then recorded his ideas for improvement: "It seems we need to add some protective measures to the wristband to ensure the user's safety between the activation of the summoning jutsu and their teleportation."
"Sealing jutsu..." A watched Karin on the monitor, who could be said to have single-handedly concluded the battle, and his expression became grave. The role of a sealing jutsu master on the battlefield was vividly demonstrated by Karin. He finally understood why, back then, the Uzumaki clan alone could support the defensive power of an entire nation.
However, before A could even think of how to deal with such a situation if encountered on a future battlefield, the screen in the VIP room changed.
In a supply point specifically marked on the map as having the most abundant resources, the most elite squads from Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure had clashed, forming a standoff.
At the center of the three squads, a ninja sword, clearly made of chakra metal, was thrust into the ground, emitting a cold glint.
Obviously, both Sasuke and Omoi of the Cloud Village had set their sights on this chakra ninja sword. Although the quality of this sword was much worse than their usual blades, the sword before them was likely the best one in the entire exam area. With this ninja sword, they would be more confident in the upcoming battles.
As for Iwagakure's Kurotsuchi squad, their team had no ninja skilled in swordsmanship. They had gathered purely to join the excitement and to see if there was any chance to fish in troubled waters.
If it were only the Cloud squad, Sasuke might have attacked directly, as he was determined to get this ninja sword. However, the presence of Kurotsuchi's squad, hovering nearby, forced Sasuke to temporarily suppress his intention to strike. He hadn't seen this Cloud squad before and wasn't clear about their strength, but since they dared to come to this resource-rich area marked on the map, their strength was likely not poor. If he couldn't quickly defeat the opponent, Kurotsuchi's Iwagakure squad might instead reap the benefits.
And Kurotsuchi, as the Tsuchikage's granddaughter, coupled with Deidara's strength as a reference, was probably quite strong herself.
"No one else is approaching for now," Neji said in a low voice, observing the surroundings. "In a wooden box 170 meters to the northwest, there's a set of high-quality alloy shuriken. Should we use this information to lure this Iwa squad away?"
Just as Sasuke and Neji were discussing their battle plan, Naruto, always open-hearted, waved and greeted Kurotsuchi.
"Big Sister Kurotsuchi, long time no see!" Although he had only met Kurotsuchi once before, she was his good big brother Deidara's junior disciple. Naturally, he had to greet her now that they met.
"It's little brother Naruto," Kurotsuchi looked at Naruto, who was grinning foolishly as he greeted her, and couldn't help but smile. "It really has been a long time."
"Naruto, ask her if she wants to team up?" Kurotsuchi's attitude towards Naruto showed Sasuke another path besides a direct assault, so he whispered to Naruto.
Naruto nodded and then said to Kurotsuchi, "Big Sister Kurotsuchi, how about we team up and send this Cloud squad out of the exam first?"
"Team up?" Kurotsuchi smiled and nodded upon hearing this. "Alright. But, can you tell me first where my idiot senior brother went?"
"Huh? You mean Big Brother Deidara? I don't know," Naruto said, scratching his head and feigning ignorance.
However, just then, Omoi's squad, having heard the exchange between Naruto and Kurotsuchi, decided to strike first.
Omoi's figure suddenly disappeared from his original spot, transforming into a flash of lightning and rushing straight towards the ninja sword.
Sasuke blinked, his crimson three-tomoe Sharingan appearing, instantly capturing the opponent's movements.
Sasuke snorted coldly, throwing three shuriken while manipulating their trajectories with steel wires, sealing off all of Omoi's angles and forcing him to give up taking the sword and turn to parry the shuriken with a kunai.
"Clang clang clang!" After three crisp collisions, Omoi retreated a few steps, re-evaluating his opponent. "As expected of the Uchiha clan. This shurikenjutsu is as precise as a work of art. But..."
Omoi's expression turned melancholic again. "For the sake of future battles, no matter what, I have to get this sword."
Sasuke didn't give his opponent much time to think. He quickly advanced, a straight punch aimed at Omoi's face.
Omoi dodged sideways, simultaneously slashing at Sasuke's waist with a kunai. Sasuke parried with his own kunai, metal striking metal, creating sparks.
Their taijutsu exchange was as fast as lightning, with over ten moves exchanged in the blink of an eye.
Sasuke found that this seemingly lazy Cloud ninja's strength was not to be underestimated. The opponent could keep up with his speed, and in terms of strength, with the opponent also being proficient in Lightning Release nintaijutsu, his attacks couldn't forcefully break through the opponent's defense.
As for genjutsu, being a practitioner of nintaijutsu himself, Sasuke naturally understood that the opponent's chakra, like his own, should be surging violently at this moment. Ordinary genjutsu wouldn't be very effective. As for Sharingan genjutsu, the opponent had been consciously avoiding his gaze during their taijutsu exchange. So, for the time being, Sasuke couldn't find a way to quickly defeat his opponent.
However, under the threat of Sharingan genjutsu, Omoi, unable to exert his full strength, gradually fell into a disadvantage in the taijutsu exchange with Sasuke. Realizing he couldn't delay any longer, he changed his move, created some distance from Sasuke, put away his kunai, and his hands flew through seals.
"Lightning Release: Earth Runner!" Azure lightning surged from Omoi's feet towards Sasuke's direction.
At this moment, however, Sasuke suddenly showed a smile of someone confident of victory. "Want to compete with me in ninjutsu? Then bring it on."
Sasuke held a kunai in his mouth, his hands flying through seals.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"
The first Lightning Release ninjutsu Sasuke had learned. The moment he completed the seals, four deep purple lightning balls instantly materialized in front of him. The moment these four lightning balls appeared, a look of astonishment flashed in the eyes of not only Omoi but also the other two Cloud ninjas flanking him.
This ninjutsu, being the easiest entry-level ninjutsu in Lightning Release, was basically commonplace in the ninja world. Born in a country whose name was associated with lightning, they were naturally familiar with this jutsu; moreover, they had also used this jutsu for their own Lightning Release initiation.
However, these four purple spheres before them were so condensed they seemed tangible, with plasma flowing on their surfaces. Just standing in front of them, one could feel the terrifying power contained within. Could a C-rank ninjutsu really achieve this?
What Omoi hadn't anticipated even more was that the four lightning balls Sasuke summoned seemed to have a life of their own. Two of them, upon forming, directly descended, blocking the path of his Lightning Release: Earth Runner on the ground. The lightning generated by Earth Runner was absorbed almost instantly upon contact with these two lightning balls.
However, Omoi didn't even have time to be astonished, because the remaining two lightning balls were already whistling towards him.
Omoi retreated rapidly, but these two lightning balls pursued him relentlessly. And the two lightning balls that had absorbed Lightning Release: Earth Runner now caught up from behind, completely sealing Omoi's escape route.
"Such exquisite control over Lightning Release. It seems that among Lord Hokage's three disciples, this child from your own clan is the one who has truly received your direct teachings," Onoki couldn't help but praise in the VIP room, watching Sasuke use a simple C-rank ninjutsu with such mastery.
(End of chapter)
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