Chapter 180: Chapter 180: Consecutive Defeats of Cloud Hidden Village (Third and Fourth Updates)
So fast!
These words flashed through the mind of the Third Raikage.
He didn't mean that the speed of the two Genin could match his.
After all, he was currently the fastest man in the ninja world.
It was the speed of Hayata's defeat that was too fast.
He didn't even show half of his strength before fainting away dejectedly.
Those who didn't know would think he was just a miscellaneous soldier.
But in fact, those who could make it to the final round were definitely among the best Genin.
As long as they had enough time, it was almost a certainty that they would be promoted to Jonin.
The Third Raikage looked at Sasori, who was calm and composed, and the puppet behind him, Shinku.
He wasn't surprised that Shinku looked exactly like a human.
Being young and impetuous, and also a puppeteer, it was normal to make his puppet look like a human.
But what was abnormal was the Hand Cannon that Shinku had just used.
The power was still acceptable, but the speed was close to that of a Jonin.
Moreover, with the Third Raikage's discernment, he could tell that Shinku was acting on its own, not being controlled by Sasori with puppet strings.
This was completely different from traditional puppeteers.
He really didn't know how Sasori managed to do it.
Thinking of this, the Third Raikage couldn't help but have a slight headache. If the puppet didn't need the puppeteer's operation, wouldn't it be a two - on - one situation?
No, a puppeteer didn't just have one puppet.
He somewhat regretted not letting Yugito participate in the competition.
Although Sasori's performance was indeed surprising, the competition had to go on.
The Third Kazekage stepped forward with a beaming face. Sasori was a ninja from his Sunagakure, and when he showed off, it meant Sunagakure was showing off.
As the Kazekage, he was naturally very happy.
Seeing this, Haruki couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of fate.
In the original story, the Third Kazekage should have long become one of Sasori's collections and been made into a puppet by now.
But after Sasori came to Konoha, Orochimaru improved the Impure World Reincarnation and saved his parents, and his personality gradually changed. He was cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
Obito, who was waiting off the field, spat and said, "Damn it, this guy is showing off again!"
"Sasori is really strong," Rin Nohara smiled and said.
Obito curled his lips, not convinced.
But he wasn't really dissatisfied with Sasori. It was just friendly teasing among friends.
In the past few years in Konoha, Sasori had the best relationship with Kakashi and Obito.
After all, they often fought with each other, so they knew each other well.
"Luckily, he doesn't use a second puppet," Kakashi said, holding the Tanto that his father had given him not long ago, the weapon of the famous Legend of the White Fang.
"Hey, don't boost this guy's morale!" Obito glared and said.
Because of his looks, Sasori was more popular than Kakashi and Obito.
Luckily, Rin didn't have an affection for this kind of cold and handsome guy. Otherwise, it would be hard for Obito to be friends with Sasori.
"Idiot! The second puppet isn't worth even a third of your price!"
"Bullshit! Sister Mikoto would definitely be willing to pay a high price for me!"
"..." Rin Nohara shook her head helplessly. Was there something wrong with the focus of their discussion?
The Third Kazekage stepped up to the lottery box and drew out two slips of paper.
His face couldn't help but change slightly.
"The two genin in this match are Yashamaru from Sunagakure and Xi from Cloud Hidden Village."
Yashamaru had worse luck than Third Raikage.
Yashamaru was a medical ninja, but not just a simple support. He had joined the Anbu; otherwise, he couldn't have become Sasori's teammate.
As long as he didn't encounter a few particularly troublesome opponents, it would be easy for him to advance to the next round.
Unfortunately, Xi was one of those troublesome ones.
Also a medical ninja, but Xi was more omnipotent.
The Third Kazekage had already foreseen Yashamaru's defeat.
Rasa patted Yashamaru on the shoulder and said, "Do your best and be careful of his genjutsu."
"I know."
Yashamaru took a deep breath, took out a kunai, and walked into the arena.
After Xi formed the [Opposite Seal], lightning - like energy suddenly enveloped his body.
Yashamaru's eyes tightened, and subconsciously thought he was about to use some lightning - release ninjutsu.
But after waiting for a moment, there was no movement. He raised his hand, and a dozen kunai shot out.
"Genjutsu?"
Yashamaru was stunned and saw the kunai pierce through Xi.
When did this happen?
It was the lightning - like energy just now!
He yanked his hands, and the invisible threads controlled the kunai to fall behind him.
But it was obviously too late.
"You lose."
Xi's kunai was placed on his neck.
Yashamaru sighed, retrieved his kunai, and nodded in defeat.
Unexpectedly harmonious.
Haruki sighed. The matches in the original story were extremely bloody.
Of course, this was also related to Xi's personality.
After the two stepped down, Tsunade stepped forward to draw lots.
Suddenly, an idea came to Haruki. Was this lottery - drawing considered gambling?
The next moment, the name Tsunade read out confirmed his thought.
"Kakashi Hatake from Konoha will face Genma Shiranui from Konoha."
Haruki couldn't help covering his forehead.
This kind of luck left him helpless.
He looked up and happened to meet Tsunade's gaze.
You also know you're a chronic loser when it comes to gambling.
Haruki replaced her for the next round of lottery - drawing.
Since there were only three ninja villages left, it was inevitable to meet teammates from the same village.
But Genma Shiranui never thought he would be so unlucky.
He and Kakashi were in the same class of the same year, so he naturally knew his strength.
After thinking for a while, he raised his hand and said, "I forfeit."
Although it was a bit surprising, it was understandable.
The lottery continued.
There were thirty - six genin in twelve teams in total. In the one - on - one matches, eighteen matches were held on the first day, eliminating eighteen genin.
Generally speaking, because of the high degree of randomness and the equal probability for the three ninja villages, the proportion of the remaining people didn't change much.
The competition continued on the second day.
"Tarui from Cloud Hidden Village."
Seeing the name on the first paper ball, Third Raikage showed a smile.
He was confident that no genin present could match Tarui.
After looking at Tarui, he opened the next paper ball, and the smile on his face froze a little.
"Kakashi Hatake from Konoha Village."
Hearing Kakashi's name, Haruki rarely showed an interested expression.
"Come on, Kakashi!"
Obito clenched his fist to cheer for his teammate.
Kakashi pretended not to notice and nodded to Haruki before entering the arena.
He drew out his white tanto.
Immediately, someone in the audience recognized the weapon.
In particular, the ninjas from Sunagakure were the most familiar with it.
Sasori glanced at it, showing a rare hint of emotion.
Kakashi had obtained the tanto before the exam and didn't use it in yesterday's match, so this was Sasori's first time seeing it.
Although his parents had been resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation, Sasori still had some mixed feelings about this weapon.
"Don't lose," Sasori murmured, clenching his fist.
Even if Kakashi were to lose, it should be to him.
Kakashi stared at Tarui, recalling the information about him in his mind.
Water Release, Lightning Release, Storm Release, and Swordsmanship.
He was a very tough opponent.
The reason Kakashi chose to use Sakumo Hatake's tanto was that Tarui was worthy of being his first victim under the blade.
The two formed the [Opposite Seal]
A faint thunder - like rumbling sound came from Tarui's body.
The fluctuation of chakra made the air tremble.
Kakashi felt an astonishing aura and a sense of danger.
He was a bit surprised. It seemed that Tarui was going all out from the start without any probing.
But he wasn't afraid.
A faint purple thunder mist, like a light veil, enveloped the tanto.
Without the Sharingan, Chidori and Lightning Cutter were no longer suitable for him.
However, being naturally gifted, he had developed another Lightning Release jutsu in advance: Purple Lightning.
"Actually, I didn't wanna run into you," Tarui said, scratching his white hair.
Against his dark - skinned body, his hair looked extremely bright.
"But since we've run into each other, I gotta beat you."
There was a burning fighting spirit in his eyes, and his seemingly casual expression was actually dead - serious.
As the strongest young ninja from the [Cloud Hidden Village], it would be extremely embarrassing if he were to lose halfway through the competition.
He would never allow such a thing to happen.
Black lightning formed under his feet, like the Sickle Weasel Technique, fast and noisy, blowing away the dust on the ground.
Tarui took a deep breath. A huge amount of chakra circulated throughout his body, and the black lightning expanded further. Streams of lightning surrounded him like flowing water.
From a distance, he looked as if he were in the center of a school of fish.
More and more chakra gathered and suddenly swelled, transforming into a black panther that rushed down the cliff and flew forward at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow, breaking free from Tarui's control.
Kakashi listened to the approaching thunder.
In less than a heartbeat, the tanto in his hand drew an arc in front of him.
It was as clear and cold as moonlight.
It seemed unremarkable, but its speed was even faster than that of the black panther, and it sliced through the black lightning first.
Tarui's pupils contracted violently.
His own Swordsmanship was not bad, but Kakashi's performance far exceeded his expectations.
He had launched the attack first, but now he was the one in crisis.
The glinting sword light, with a hint of purple, was right in front of him.
Tarui opened his mouth and spat out a waterfall - like stream of water. He quickly flew up, and a water wall formed in front of him.
There was a loud explosion.
The water wall burst open.
Tarui's body was forced to retreat several meters.
In an instant, he clasped his hands together. Several transparent water vapors rapidly expanded, dispersing the remaining sword aura. They transformed into lasers, enveloping Kakashi like a curtain of rain.
Storm Release.
It combines the controlling ability of water and the destructive power of lightning.
But instead of retreating, Kakashi advanced. The tanto in his hand was like a white swordfish swimming upstream, directly slashing through the curtain of rain.
The powerful Chakra waves made his white hair flutter backward.
Tarui slightly raised his eyebrows.
An opportunity.
A clone immediately appeared beside him, and two black panthers roared out.
It was a pincer attack.
Kakashi was still charging forward, and the tanto in his hand was resisting the Storm Release.
Defeat seemed almost certain instantly.
But Tarui clearly celebrated too early.
In the curtain of rain, a blinding sword light suddenly emerged from in front of Kakashi at an unparalleled speed.
Iai Beheading!
A muffled grunt.
Circular gusts of air spread outwards.
Tarui's body flew high into the air, and blood flowed along the way.
Kakashi took a breath and stood still. He held a long sword in his left hand and a tanto in his right.
He looked at Tarui.
There was a sword mark on his ninja uniform.
Blood kept oozing from his abdomen.
"Double... Double-sword style?"
Tarui covered his wound and spoke with difficulty.
He didn't understand why the son of the Legend of the White Fang was a double-sword user.
The Niten Ichi-ryu, which had never been known to others, made Tarui suffer a great loss due to his carelessness.
Even Hanzo would have difficulty resisting Mifune's Iai Beheading, let alone him.
The large tower suddenly fell silent.
Even in Konoha, only a few people had seen Kakashi's double-sword style.
Most students couldn't even handle a single sword. How could they have witnessed it?
The Third Raikage's expression could no longer remain calm.
Oh! Tarui was surely going to lose.
Due to insufficient intelligence, he had lost the initiative. Such a serious injury made it impossible for him to turn the situation around.
If Tarui lost again.
The Alliance Chunin Exams proposed by the Third Raikage would probably end up making him look bad.
The group of people behind him also looked ugly.
Yugito thought she should have participated.
Even B had such an idea.
Judging from Kakashi's current combat power, he is inferior to the two Jinchuriki.
A few minutes later, Tarui was carried away.
The Third Kazekage stepped forward to continue the lottery.
He twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Sasori of Sunagakure versus Xi of Cloud Hidden Village."
"Get revenge for me, Sasori."
When Yashamaru heard Xi's name, he immediately smiled.
Sasori didn't reply, just nodded slightly. He walked into the arena and looked at Xi, who looked utterly dejected.
After Tarui was eliminated, another genius of Cloud Hidden Village was probably going to be eliminated too.
Xi had watched Sasori's several matches. As an omnipotent ninja, he was too restricted by puppets.
Unless he could directly attack Sasori.
But all the previous ninjas had thought the same.
Xi didn't have the confidence to do it.
After forming the Opposite Seal, he started running.
He concentrated all his Chakra. The outburst of Lightning Release then made his speed reach the maximum.
He almost instantly reached Sasori's front.
But Shinku was faster than him.
She held the glowing shurikens in both hands.
Her chakra was the same color as Xi's, indicating she used Lightning Release.
A dense cluster of lightning formed.
Through the gaps, the shurikens shot out.
Xi gritted his teeth and delivered a powerful punch.
The powerful force made the lightning quiver.
But Shinku remained motionless.
It didn't seem that she had a large amount of chakra.
In confusion, Xi was sent flying backward.
A series of dull thuds resounded in front of him.
In his field of vision, he only saw a continuous stream of blue flames spurting out wildly from Shinku's palm.
Xi opened his mouth and spat out blood.
The ninja uniform on his chest was completely shattered.
He fell to the ground, unable to move.
The audience from the Cloud Hidden Village fell silent again.
If it can be said that Tarui lost due to insufficient intelligence, then Xi was simply overpowered by strength.
Fighting against a puppeteer, he couldn't even approach the opponent. It was an utter failure.
Haruki stepped forward smiling and took out two paper balls.
"Shisui Uchiha of the Konoha Village will fight Samui of the Cloud Hidden Village."
It seemed that today was a day of defeat for the Cloud Hidden Village.
He could almost anticipate the actions of the Third Raikage tonight.
Their goal of outperforming other ninja villages in the Chunin Exams had failed, so they had to shift their focus to the next target.
The Fourth Hokage, Tsunade.
Haruki glanced at the Third Raikage. His face was not looking good, and there was a hint of killing intent in his eyes.
It seemed that for a ninja of his personality, it was easy to show his true thoughts at certain times.
Samui, wearing a low-cut, light-gray outfit with a protective net, stepped into the arena.
She looked at her opponent, Shisui, who seemed like a young child.
But she wouldn't underestimate him.
The strength Shisui showed in yesterday's match was astonishing.
It made people sigh at the endless stream of geniuses in Konoha.
However, Samui still had confidence.
Shisui's young age was a significant disadvantage.
Whether it was chakra or experience, he couldn't compare to her.
As the last remaining ninja of the Cloud Hidden Village, she couldn't afford another failure.
As long as she was careful, she shouldn't lose.
She drew out a Tanto from a red scabbard.
Seeing this, Shisui also grabbed the wakizashi on his back.
A regular samurai sword was too large for a five - year - old like him.
The wakizashi was just the right size.