Naruto: I'm Not a Pokémon

Chapter 444 Crackling

Just as Reki said, this new puppet made him even stronger.

After just a few rounds of fighting, Ringo Ameyuri quickly fell into a disadvantage.

The non-stop flying kunai and needles forced her to dodge and block the attacks frequently.

This puppet, renamed "Sand Knight" by Reki, not only has more diverse attack methods.

Most importantly, its defensive capabilities are no weaker than the previous "Sand Boat".

The few chances that Ringo Ameyuri had to bypass the puppet and attack Reki's body were blocked by the two more flexible shields.

Even the sharp chakra metal short sword only left a few cuts on the shield and splashed some iron filings, but it could never truly break through this defense.

"It's useless! It's useless!"

Reki kept shouting, but his hands moved in an exceptionally calm and smooth manner.

Like an experienced pianist, his ten fingers kept shaking and jumping, controlling the 'Sand Knight' to dance out a beautiful piece of music.

Seeing that Ringo Ameyuri couldn't defeat her for a long time, Hozuki Mangetsu, who was watching the fight from the side, secretly clenched his fists, feeling very nervous.

He didn't want Ringo Ameyuri, who had once defeated him, to fall here like this.

However, Kabuto, who was also Ringo Ameyuri's teammate, was relatively calm at the moment and whispered words of comfort.

"Don't worry, Ameyuri isn't the type to give up easily!"

While the two were talking, Ringo Ameyuri once again narrowly dodged a poison gas bomb fired by the puppet.

But then, behind her.

An arm that had fallen off the puppet at some point suddenly moved and shot towards her back.

At the critical moment, Ringo Ameyuri quickly swung her sword to block.

However, this puppet arm was not intended to launch a sneak attack with a sharp blade.

The puppet's arm, which was still flying in the air, broke instantly at the joints, and a steel cable as thick as a finger was pulled out from the connection.

The steel cable quickly wrapped around Ringo Ameyuri like a long, dancing snake.

"Got you!"

When Reki saw that his sneak attack was successful, his eyes lit up with joy and he swung both hands forward.

"Gray Secret Technique: Sand Machine Continuous Fire!"

The 'Sand Knight', still in mid-air, instantly broke into several pieces.

Except for the large shield used for defense.

The arms, legs, torso, and head all extended out sharp, poisonous blades that glowed coldly.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

All the sharp blades shot towards Ringo Ameyuri who was trapped by the steel cable like missiles.

In the blink of an eye, it was shot into a hornet's nest.

However, after completing this operation, there was no joy in Reki's eyes.

"How is this possible! How could Kirigakure allow the Mizukage's disciple to be killed by me?!"

Long before the game started, the three members of Sunagakure were informed of the identities of the members of Kabuto's team by the leading jonin.

At that moment, he thought someone would come forward to stop his attack.

And in this situation, the only possibility is…

As expected.

The next moment, Ringo Ameyuri, who had been shot into a hornet's nest by his puppet's sharp blade, exploded and turned into a puff of white smoke.

'Shadow clone?! When!!'

Just as Reki was wondering, the cloud of purple poisonous smoke he had released before suddenly began to surge.

Ringo Ameyuri's figure rushed out from the poisonous smoke like a sharp arrow.

"How is that possible!"

There was no time to think about why the other party could hide in the poisonous smoke.

Reki quickly waved the chakra thread in his hand to retract the puppet limbs that were shot out.

However, Ringo Ameyuri, who had been ready to go, would not give him this opportunity.

As she swung his two swords, her body spun rapidly in the air.

"Two Sword Style: Seventy-Two Pound Phoenix!"

This time, Ringo Ameyuri, who was not poisoned or injured, once again used her strongest attack.

The whole person was like a spinning whirlwind missile, bombarding straight towards Reki who had lost his puppet.

In a hurry, Reki didn't bother to recall other puppet components and poured all his chakra into the only large shield left in front of him.

"Boom~"

There was a loud crash.

What followed was a sharp and piercing friction sound.

The rapidly spinning double swords were like a sharp electric saw, madly cutting the large shield in front of them.

The twin blades 'Tsume' were originally high-quality chakra metal weapons. Even the thick metal shield used by the opponent for defense could not withstand such continuous attacks.

After only a brief stalemate, the large shield that was infused with the last hope of Reki exploded.

However, the final explosion of the big shield separated the two people who were originally close to each other.

Reki, who had endured a massive explosion and the impact of debris, was covered in blood. He flew backwards several meters and fell to the ground, splashing some water.

Ringo Ameyuri, who launched the attack, was also in a bad condition and was also blown away by the impact of the explosion.

However, neither of them chose to give up.

Having lost his shield, Reki endured the pain in his body, connected the puppet limbs scattered on the ground again, gathered them in front of him and prepared to fight again.

Ringo Ameyuri, who was blown into the air by the explosion, immediately adjusted her body shape.

She turned around and threw one of the lighting blades, Tsume, as a hidden weapon.

However, her hasty attack seemed to have lost some of its accuracy.

The injured and fallen Reki just moved his body with difficulty and still avoided the attack.

"Hahaha, it seems that you are also close to your limit! But don't forget, the puppeteer does not need to move to attack!"

The fallen Reki laughed wildly and waved his arms, controlling the sharp blades to attack.

But it seems to be due to injury.

The chakra thread controlled by his right hand broke instantly, and the puppet blades also scattered all over the ground.

However, Reki didn't care. His only remaining left hand could also allow him to deal with the enemy.

However, facing Reki's attack, Ringo Ameyuri on the opposite side showed a sweet smile.

She held the remaining lightning blade in front of her, and put her hands together to quickly form seals.

"Lightning Style: Lightning Legend!"

The next moment.

Above the lightning blade in her hand, surging lightning flashed rapidly.

It instantly turned into a golden lightning and shot out.

It connected to another lightning blade that was stuck next to Reki in the distance.

Reki looked at the lightning connecting the two lightning blades with horror.

As he looked at the puddle of water beneath him where he had fallen, thoughts flashed through his mind.

"This is the Water Jutsu that Konoha idiot used earlier!!"

'Completion.'

"Crackle~"

The lightning was conducted through the lightning blade and the water stains on the ground, and instantly flowed through Reki's entire body.

He was already seriously injured and couldn't even utter a scream.

In an instant, his whole body was charred, he fell to the ground with white smoke coming out of his mouth, and completely lost consciousness.

Seeing that the enemy was finally defeated by herself.

Ringo Ameyuri's body also swayed slightly.

The antidote that Kabuto gave her before the battle was specifically used to fight against Reki's poison.

But she couldn't stop herself from hiding in the poison.

What's more, she also suffered serious injuries from the final explosion.

Fortunately, Ringo Ameyuri was able to support herself with the lightning blade in her hand and stand up straight instead of falling down.

Seeing this, Kono did not delay and quickly stepped forward to announce the result of the game.

"The winner of the final match is Kirigakure's Ringo Ameyuri!"

(End of this chapter)