"Such incredible swordsmanship. How could someone like this be just a Genin?"
The last surviving wandering ninja's legs were trembling. Even though Sasuke hadn't aimed that slash at him, he still felt the danger. There was no way his brother could have blocked it. Even if they had both attacked together, their fate would probably still have been death.
"You're fighting me. Don't lose focus."
Naruto threw a Kunai from his hand, but instead of aiming at the wandering ninja, this Kunai passed right by him. Then Naruto reached for another Kunai — one marked with the signature trident-shaped seal of the Flying Thunder God. In an instant, his figure vanished from the spot.
"Where'd he go?"
The last surviving ninja frantically scanned the area for Naruto, but suddenly felt an intense pain in his neck as blood spurted out like a fountain.
[Flying Thunder God Slash]
Naruto appeared behind him at a short distance. A drop of blood slowly slid down the Kunai in his right hand, while his left hand held the previously thrown trident-shaped Kunai.
[The Flying Thunder God Technique?] Kakashi pulled his forehead protector over his left eye, revealing amusement in his visible right eye. Golden hair, blue eyes, the same Flying Thunder God Technique — this year's Chunin Exams are gonna blow everyone away!
Flying Thunder God Slash is one method of using the Flying Thunder God Technique. First, you throw a Kunai marked with a Flying Thunder God symbol. When the Kunai reaches the enemy and the opponent dodges sideways, the user activates the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear directly before the enemy and strike. At this time, the Kunai has already passed the enemy. After attacking at extreme speed, the technique is activated again to teleport the user back to the Kunai bearing the Flying Thunder God mark. Successfully executing this move requires incredibly fast reflexes, capable of activating the Flying Thunder God Technique twice in the instant the Kunai flies past, delivering a fatal blow to the opponent. It was precisely this technique that Tobirama Senju once employed on the battlefield to slay Izuna Uchiha.
"How? How could this happen?" Gato shouted to his men. "Quickly attack! Hurry up and capture that little girl!" He couldn't even process what had happened before his two hired wandering ninjas were already dead. Looking back at Naruto and Sasuke, all traces of disdain were gone from his face. When he saw Sakura standing still without moving, however, his eyes lit up. He immediately ordered his subordinates to capture her, intending to use Sakura as leverage against Naruto and Sasuke.
"Go! Capture that girl!"
"All of you attack together! Don't let that girl escape!"
The group of wandering warriors became frenzied. Those two Chunin seemed already very strong in their eyes, yet they had died in a single move without even resisting. If they didn't seize this chance to grab the girl and use her as a hostage, there probably wouldn't be any hope left for them.
"Hey, Sensei Kakashi," Sakura stood in place, her expression unchanged, yet quickly forming several hand seals with her hands. "Do you remember how angry Obito was after Rin-san passed away? That was the move he used to wipe out an entire Anbu squad from Mist."
"Which one?"
Kakashi appeared beside Zabuza and asked in confusion.
"That move is called..." Sakura completed the final hand seal and barked out the name. [Wood Release: Hellish Chaos!]
Innumerable thorny trees erupted from the ground in front of Sakura. The twisting trees reached toward the sky, their thorns sensing the life force of nearby beings. Before those wandering warriors could react, they were already pierced through.
"Bandage, quickly let the Cleaver Sword absorb blood to restore itself!"
Sakura looked at Zabuza, who was already turning pale from suffocation. If he stayed like that much longer, he'd probably choke to death.
As soon as Haku let go, Zabuza dropped to his knees, gasping for air while leaning on his Cleaver Sword. That choking sensation was absolutely unbearable. And Haku—his personality used to be so gentle and obedient toward him. Why did everything change after revealing his true gender?
"This technique... it's too cruel."
Kakashi felt his throat dry out. Even he found it difficult to bear the aftermath of this Hellish Chaos technique—it was just too brutal.
"Trees symbolize strong vitality, but Wood Release was never meant to be a gentle technique!" Sakura's face turned pale as she clenched her fists tightly. "Kakashi-sensei, don't forget—the most annoying aspect of the First Hokage's Wood Release was its ability to absorb enemy chakra. When someone's chakra gets completely drained, you know how it ends, right?"
Chapter 149: The Bridge Is Finally Built
"The consequence of total chakra depletion can only be death," Kakashi sighed slightly. Wood Release might seem full of vitality, but at its core, it was an extremely terrifying power. Embedded within Wood Release was the effect of chakra absorption, just like the First Hokage's technique—once entangled, your chakra would get rapidly drained, and once it was completely gone, there was only one possible ending: death.
"Kakashi-sensei, please help clean up the battlefield. I'm going inside to rest first." Sakura walked stiffly toward the house, breathing heavily, her figure trembling slightly.
"Naruto, Sasuke, why don't you guys go talk to Sakura?" Kakashi gave them a meaningful glance. He knew exactly what she was going through—it was clearly a case of serious mental shock. For her first kill to end up so horrifying, even he—a veteran with countless battles under his belt—felt shaken.
"Uhh... I'll go work on the bridge now. Jinami, come help me too!" Dazuna sprang back to his feet with surprising agility. Grabbing both Maki and Jinami by the hands, he stumbled outside in haste.
Inori, who usually didn't look kindly on Sakura, now had nothing but sheer terror in her eyes. Even while being dragged by Dazuna, she still felt weak in the knees, the lingering stench of blood making her stomach churn.
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