Chapter 29: Chapter 29 : [29] : Shock
"Suigetsu Houzuki!!"
The Hidden Mist Village genin standing next to Kisame's face changed dramatically, showing a hint of horror and disbelief, and he couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
Suigetsu Houzuki was the sensory-type ninja among their trio. They had been able to hunt other teams consistently because of Suigetsu Houzuki's sensory abilities. Logically, Suigetsu Houzuki should have been the quickest to react to ambushes and sneak attacks.
But now—
Suigetsu Houzuki was instantly killed!
He didn't even have time to use substitution jutsu or body flicker jutsu!
"Cough... cough..."
Suigetsu Houzuki, cut in half, didn't die immediately, but he spat out a mouthful of blood. His upper body lay there, looking at Shin with a hint of disbelief.
Since they were already close to the finish line and he was talking to Kisame and the others, he was indeed a bit careless and wasn't fully focused on sensing. When Shin ambushed him, he failed to detect it in advance—but that wasn't the most crucial point.
The most crucial point was... he was too fast!
Shin's movements were too fast, so fast that he had no time to resist at all!
That kind of speed was simply not something a genin could possess. Even a Jonin might be no more than that. And being ambushed by a Jonin, without maintaining full vigilance, being instantly cut down was undoubtedly an inevitable outcome.
"It's you."
Kisame stared at Shin, not showing any anger or loss of composure because of his comrade's death, as if it was just an insignificant person who had died.
He slightly parted his lips, revealing a mouthful of shark-like sharp teeth, and said, "It seems not all Hidden Leaf genin are trash."
"..."
Shin glanced at Suigetsu Houzuki, who was cut in half and lying on the ground, noticing a small pile of scrolls that had fallen from his body, and said,
"I see."
Having collected so many scrolls, the other party clearly wasn't participating in this Chunin Exam with the goal of passing, but simply for hunting—for demonstrating their power.
"It truly is the style of the Bloody Mist Village, as rumored..."
Shin raised the White Fang Blade in his hand, and with one hand, gently wiped the blade, as if cleaning it.
But in the next instant, he let out a soft sound—
—and disappeared into a puff of smoke.
Kisame's face changed. He unhesitatingly leaped back, while rapidly performing hand signs and pressing his hands down in mid-air.
"Water Release! Exploding Water Colliding Wave!!"
Splash!
A torrential current of water instantly surged out, pouring down like a flood.
However, these water currents did not immediately impact Shin, because Shin's target was not Kisame, but rather the other Hidden Mist Village genin!
"Water Release! Spiraling Water Blade!"
The Hidden Mist Village genin also released a ninjutsu almost at the same time Shin disappeared. He opened his mouth and spat out, and spiral-shaped threads, like highly pressurized water currents, radiated from him in all directions. Nearby protruding rocks, when touched, were instantly cut in half.
And just as he released this ninjutsu—
Shin's figure had already appeared on his right side. Facing the instantly cutting threads, Shin did not dodge, but suddenly displayed an almost eerie speed, performing an aerial spin and passing through the gaps of the spiraling water blade.
"Damn it..."
The Hidden Mist Village genin's face changed dramatically, a hint of horror flashing in his eyes. He hadn't expected Shin to dare to directly charge into the attack range of the spiraling water blade, and actually pass through the gaps.
Without sufficient speed and keen dynamic vision, such an act would be like dancing on a knife's edge—one wrong move and he would be cut in half!
Splat!!
The Hidden Mist Village genin took out a kunai and swung it at Shin.
Clang, clang, clang!!
Shin's White Fang Blade flashed quickly through the void, instantly seeming to unleash seven or eight white threads, then his entire body flashed past, landing behind the Hidden Mist Village genin.
The Hidden Mist Village genin's figure froze in place. He turned his head with some difficulty, looking at Shin behind him, his eyes filled with horror and disbelief. Then, countless bloodlines appeared on his body, and with blood splattering, he fell to one side.
The Spiraling Water Blade failed to stop Shin. Once Shin got close, the outcome was naturally self-evident. If an Uchiha with a Sharingan and sufficient speed could perhaps withstand Shin's Hatake Kenjutsu in close combat, he clearly did not possess such abilities.
In an instant... two Hidden Mist Village ninjas dead, one injured!
"Being so arrogant in someone else's village comes at a price. If you can't kill others, you get killed. That's your Hidden Mist Village's philosophy, right? I think it's fine to follow it."
Shin stood on the water, looking at the last Kisame, speaking calmly.
Kisame watched Shin from a distance, his demeanor no longer as composed as before. His slightly parted lips appeared somewhat stiff, and he slowly said,
"It seems you are Hidden Leaf's strongest genin. The intelligence was a bit off, but it doesn't affect much..."
As his words fell, Kisame suddenly performed hand signs.
"Water Release! Water Shark Bullet Jutsu!"
Splash!!
The water surface beneath Shin instantly surged, and several water-formed sharks lunged at Shin, intending to tear him to shreds.
Whoosh!
Shin leaped directly from the water surface, falling towards Kisame.
Kisame's expression remained unchanged. He raised his right hand and spread it towards Shin. Water surged up, forming a shark that bit directly at Shin.
Shin, holding the White Fang Blade, thrust it fiercely into the water-formed shark. His entire body, following the water flow, turned into an afterimage. The White Fang Blade in his hand traced a spiral path, cutting the water shark—and the Kisame behind it—into pieces.
Splash!!
Kisame's body shattered, but no blood gushed out. Instead, it turned into water, instantly surging upwards and enveloping Shin.
"...Water Prison Jutsu!"
Kisame's figure emerged from beneath the water. He placed one hand on the surface of the water sphere, maintaining the water prison, and looked at Shin inside the water prison, saying,
"Your speed is indeed a bit troublesome, but in my Water Prison Jutsu, you won't be able to use it, right?"
Shin, inside the water prison, showed no panic. Instead, he calmly looked at Kisame and said,
"Water Prison Jutsu, Hidden Mist Village's signature ninjutsu... But since I already knew you had this move, how could I fall for it so easily?"
This statement made Kisame's face change.
In the next instant—
His body sharply twisted to one side, but a white ray of light still grazed his body, and with blood splattering, an arm flew off and fell into the water.
"Splendid."
In the central monitoring room of the Death Rock Cave, Orochimaru looked at the scene on the screen, a hint of admiration in his eyes, and commented.
Hiruzen, next to him, also couldn't help but exclaim in admiration at this scene,
"I thought he only relied on that speed, but I didn't expect him to be able to use the Shadow Clone Jutsu and Substitution Jutsu to this extent. Even you couldn't do that at his age..."
Even Hiruzen and Orochimaru were amazed by Shin's talent and strength displayed in this brief exchange, not to mention the other Chunin and Jonin.
People like Shinku Yuhi and others were almost shocked at this moment.
It should be known that they had already roughly judged the strength of Kisame and his two teammates through their observations of the battles during this period. The two Hidden Mist Village ninjas had the strength of elite Chunin, and Kisame's outstanding chakra reserves could barely be considered Special Jonin level.
But these three Hidden Mist Village ninjas—
In front of Shin, were two dead and one injured in an instant!
Whether it was the strength Shin displayed, or his judgment and choices in battle, there was almost nothing to criticize.
He didn't seem like a nine-year-old genin at all, but rather a seasoned ninja elite!
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