dmims Chapter 130 First Battle
Chapter 130 First Battle
Chapter 132 First Battle
Opposite Yagura, only Sarutobi Shinnosuke has come up now, so he doesn't have much room to choose.
The reason it's so quiet is twofold: firstly, everyone knows that tangerine peel is very effective; secondly, it's only just begun, and everyone wants to observe the situation.
The four champions appeared in order of ranking from highest to lowest. This was partly because, psychologically speaking, many contestants would likely wait until the end to challenge the later champions, which indirectly reduced the pressure on the earlier champions. Of course, it would be fair for the champions who performed better earlier to appear at the beginning.
However, Shinnosuke Sarutobi had a different mindset.
As the son of the Hokage, he had already been under considerable pressure for failing to become the champion.
Especially now, with the other two champions, one the son of the Tsuchikage and the other "supposedly the son of the next Mizukage," Sarutobi Shinnosuke is eager to prove himself.
Seeing him go on stage, the other contestants were all happy to see it happen.
"The first match: champion Yagura Karatachi and challenger Shinnosuke Sarutobi, let the battle begin!" After saying this, Hatake instantly left the stage.
"Kirigakure, Yagura Karatachi, nice to meet you," Karatachi said with a smile, speaking politely.
"Konoha Village, Sarutobi Shinnosuke—Nice to meet you." Shinnosuke's expression was much more serious.
As they spoke, both of them formed a seal of opposition.
The next moment, Shinnosuke launched a zero-frame attack, reaching into his ninja tool pouch on his thigh and instantly drawing out and throwing two large shuriken!
To make his movements faster, he deliberately bent his legs and leaned back, adopting a somewhat strange posture that allowed him to draw his ninja tools even more quickly.
Gouju reacted a step slower, but at the last moment, she still swung her "coral staff," and instantly a spray of coral rocks appeared out of thin air, blocking her way.
Ding ding ding—
Shinnosuke's sudden attack was completely blocked by the solid coral rock.
"Huh? What is this?" Lan Wu was taken aback when she saw it—at first glance she thought it was a water escape technique, but the final product was a solid.
"I don't know, but—it's not a ninjutsu, there are no hand seals, it's just waving that cane—could that thing be some kind of treasure?" Akaishi has activated his Sharingan from the beginning. What if it's a ninjutsu that his clan hasn't copied?
Therefore, the red stone saw it most clearly: it suddenly gushed out in a liquid state and then quickly solidified into a solid.
"This Noble Phantasm is way too overpowered!" Lan Wu frowned.
Those that can be called Noble Phantasms generally have some special abilities. The most well-known one is the "Amber Purification Bottle"—this thing can seal tailed beasts!
Although the Chunin Exams do not prohibit the use of ninja tools, however—
Pulling out a powerful ninja sword or a replica of the Uchiha fan can be considered a skill, but directly pulling out a "mechanical tool" is just plain cheating, isn't it? Is this your strength?
But then suddenly a sound rang out from the side where the Konoha players were gathered—
"That's definitely not a ninjutsu, but it's not a treasure either, it's... the Insect Technique."
"Huh? Zhiwei, when did you arrive?" Akashi looked at him in surprise.
Yu Nu Zhiwei: ————
"Insect control technique? Where are the insects?" Lan Wu asked in surprise.
"It's a special kind of insect, a weevil coral polyp—very, very small," Zhiwei replied.
"Very small?" Upon hearing this, Akaishi stared at Yagura Karatachi, then asked strangely, "Are you sure?"
If Shinnosuke had said this to him, Akaishi would have immediately suspected that he was joking. But Shiki—a very serious person—wouldn't be joking at a time like this?
If I'm not kidding, even Akaishi hasn't seen any bugs yet!
"Indeed, it's a very small life form, almost the limit of the Byakugan's observation capabilities. It's normal that the Sharingan can't see it," Hizashi said at this moment.
At this moment, the veins around his eyes bulged, clearly indicating that he had activated his Byakugan.
This isn't Hijikata stirring up trouble. The Byakugan is indeed stronger than the Sharingan at purely observing tiny objects, but it usually doesn't show up at close range because the things you usually observe aren't small enough to be within the difference between the two!
"Such tiny insects—they really exist?" Akaishi exclaimed in surprise, then looked at Zhiwei and asked, "How did you know?"
"The Aburame clan has records of various insects in the ninja world. The Shio-eating Coral Insect is not only small, but also extremely rare. It is a legendary insect that parasitizes the Three-Tails' carapace, sucking chakra and secreting a hard, coral-like substance."
"With the chakra of the tailed beasts, although it can sustain a great many Shio-eating corals, it can only be found near the Three-Tails," Shiki Aburame explained.
"Even tailed beasts, which are so powerful, can be parasitized by insects?" Lan Wu asked in confusion.
"Well, because the Coral Worms aren't all bad for the Three-Tails. Among the Tailed Beasts, the Three-Tails has the hardest shell, thanks to the Coral Worms, so it's actually a symbiotic relationship," Zhiwei explained.
These solid things are secreted by the coral polyps that eat the coral, and they can solidify instantly!
Upon hearing this, Akaishi suddenly realized, "The Three-Tails—was given to Kirigakure by the First Hokage? No wonder—"
Then, remembering something, Akaishi asked, "Why didn't the Aburame clan ask the First Hokage to leave the Three-Tails behind? Wouldn't that have been a perfect match for the Aburame clan?"
Lan Wu gave him a speechless look—"Can't you speak properly?" If Fugaku asked her that, Lan Wu would go back and complain to Tsunade, saying that the Uchiha were stirring up trouble between the Aburame clan and the village!
"Akaishi!" Fugaku couldn't help but step in to stop him from speaking.
Zhiwei shook her head and said, "Our Aburame clan's insect-controlling techniques cannot control the Shio-eating Coral Insects—"
I've never heard of anyone being able to control it before.
"How about we try a few times? Aren't you the strongest insect user clan?" Akaishi lamented that this insect user technique didn't originate from Konoha.
Perhaps out of resentment, Zhiwei specifically stated, "Our Aburame clan also has its own nano-level poisonous insects, and—they are even more suited for combat!"
Akashi's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "That's great! When Shin gets sick, you can go up and finish him off!"
"I—I don't know how to use it." Zhiwei paused for a moment, then shrank further into her high collar.
Akaishi:————
So what are you saying here?
I can also say that the Mangekyou Sharingan of our Uchiha clan can definitely see these coral worms and kill them instantly—it's just that I haven't awakened it yet!
"Shin-chan hasn't lost yet," Hizashi reminded him—why is it fast-forwarding to who's next?
On the field, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was indeed completely suppressed. Whether it was taijutsu, throwing ninja tools, or ninjutsu, everything he did was easily neutralized by the "coral" that formed in an instant.
On the contrary, the water escape ability of the tangerine is also very strong, and it performs well in terms of water volume and water pressure.
However, Shinnosuke was quite tenacious, and at that moment, a Leaf Whirlwind forced Karatachi back once again.
As Gouju retreated, she swung her coral staff, and water splashed everywhere again—this time—
Red Stone saw it!
He's forming a hand seal with one hand!
It seems his skill in water escape techniques is even higher than Akaishi had imagined.
After the average change rate of Fire Release chakra reached 10%, Akaishi could only try to simplify some hand seals, and he still felt sluggish when trying to form hand seals with one hand.
When Karaki used ninjutsu this time, what appeared was indeed "water splash," and after appearing, it condensed into the shape of a round mirror out of thin air.
"It's the Water Mirror Technique!" Akashi exclaimed immediately.
Suddenly, an identical "Shinnosuke Sarutobi" rushed out from the "water mirror" and began kicking him, seemingly competing to see whose calf was harder, making Akaishi grin from ear to ear.
However, the Water Mirror clone did not disappear at this time. Just like Sarutobi Shinnosuke, it immediately took out a kunai and clashed with it before they separated.
"Water Mirror Technique—it seems that Gouju's mastery of water escape techniques is not to be underestimated," Lanwu said solemnly.
The Water Mirror Technique is equivalent to creating a "water clone" based on the opponent, utilizing the most difficult transformation of Water Release chakra to develop, such as "reflection".
The learning difficulty is only B-level, but the difference between the upper and lower limits is huge. If you just learn it normally, it is almost useless. It is equivalent to a water clone that is much weaker than the opponent. Moreover, if you want to maintain it, you need to invest a lot of chakra. Otherwise, if the opponent uses a large-scale ninjutsu, the water mirror clone here will directly exhaust itself and disappear.
Upon seeing the opponent create a "Water Mirror Clone," Shinnosuke immediately bit his thumb and quickly formed hand seals to unleash a summoning jutsu!
Mizukami: ————
Yes, psychic abilities cannot be copied!
The next moment, a golden gibbon, taller than a person and looking very agitated, appeared in front of Shinnosuke, pounding its chest!
Oh, oh—
"Gibbon, here we come!" Shinnosuke said, and the golden-haired gibbon transformed into two—no, a pair of super thick nunchucks!
Generally speaking, nunchucks are only about the thickness of a forearm, but the golden nunchucks in Shinnosuke's hand are as thick as a thigh, connected by an iron chain in the middle.
It felt like Shinnosuke's hand was gripping it, and it was very unstable, but—
When Shinnosuke uses it to attack, you can see that it's very stable!
Thud—
The Water Mirror clone wanted to fight back, but it was directly pinched between the two large sticks and scattered into water droplets.
Then they continued their attack on Yagura-kuchi —
Bang bang bang—
With each collision, the coral wall crumbled and crumbled.
This thing does form the three-tailed fox's carapace, but—it also depends on what it eats!
When others consume the Three-Tails' chakra, they naturally construct the hardest back armor among all the tailed beasts. But now, the one being fed with the chakra is the one being fed with the Three-Tails' chakra.
Seeing this, Gouju couldn't help but grin and mutter, "Wow, that's really strong!"
"Oh no!" "Oh no—"
Richa and Zhiwei spoke almost simultaneously.
Rizashi must have seen something, and Shiki probably spoke up because of her understanding of "insects".
However, neither of them shouted a warning.
In this situation, Konoha can lose, but it cannot be a sore loser!
"Phew—it seems you've inherited the taijutsu and strength of the legendary ninja hero," Goji Tachibana remarked.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, this "hero of ninjas," is not only known for his combination ninjutsu; when he wields the "Diamond Staff" transformed from Enma, he also possesses unparalleled courage!
"It doesn't have to be inheritance." Shinnosuke's face darkened.
"Still going through your rebellious phase?" Gouju calmly shook her head and asked.
"you----"
"I don't think it's offensive at all. People say I inherited something from my father or that I'm benefiting from his good fortune," said Gouju in a calm tone.
"This isn't a place for you to chat idly!" Shinnosuke said, displeased.
"That's right—but now you can only chat idly." Goji ju said matter-of-factly.
Upon hearing this, Shinnosuke was taken aback at first, then tried to move around before realizing—
I don't know when it happened, but now, coral-like "buds" have sprouted on my elbows, knees, wrists, ankles—all sorts of joints—they're impossible to shake off, and they restrict my movement.