"Huh...huh..."
Standing up from the ruins with a trembling body, Sasuke's shoulders kept shaking up and down at this time, his hands gently covered his abdomen, and he began to breathe rapidly.
His eyes glanced at Xiang Rin who had fallen to the ground and was completely unconscious. Sasuke's face was stained with sweat and dirt, and he could barely see a very forced smile from above.
Probably because he was happy about winning.
Although he is also at the end of his rope, what he competes with in the end is his willpower.
The competition in willpower is what Sasuke is least afraid of.
Compared to the pain caused to him by the tragic death of his clan members and the betrayal of those closest to him on the night of the genocide, this physical pain was simply a drop in the bucket for him. 6
I haven't succeeded in revenge yet, how could I fall down in a place like this?
"Hey, Mr. Examiner, I am the only one standing now. Can I announce that the competition is over?"
After Sasuke slowly adjusted his breathing, he looked at the referee Onigashima Shinobu who was standing aside. .
The rules of the competition are not much different from the qualifiers. Except for a few more restrictions, the winning conditions have not changed.
That is, the opponent's surrender will be regarded as admitting defeat, and losing the ability to fight will also be regarded as defeat.
Xianglin, who was unconscious at this time, undoubtedly belonged to the second situation. She fell unconscious and fell to the ground, which was equivalent to losing her combat ability. 1
"Your name is Uchiha Sasuke, right? With your current physical condition, I think it's best to fall down."
Onigashima Shinobu glanced at Sasuke, who was now scarred. Although the opponent was victorious, it was also very difficult to win.
And if he continues to participate in the battle in this condition, even if he recovers through medical ninjutsu later, I am afraid it will have little effect before the start of the second round. 1
"I will bear the consequences myself."
Sasuke said coldly.
After finally winning the game, how could he fall down in a place like this?
He also knows that his current situation is not suitable for continuing to fight, but who can predict what will happen in the next game?
Therefore, it is not possible to completely relax yet.
"Okay. Then, the winner, Uchiha Sasuke!" 1
Seeing the determination in Sasuke's eyes, Onigashima Shinobi nodded and simply announced him as the winner of this round and continued to advance.
Sasuke wandered back to the observation deck and was treated by Sakura's medical ninjutsu.
However, since he was in very poor condition at this time, it was not unusual for him to faint at any time. Therefore, before the next round of competition, Sasuke doesn't know to what extent he can recover. He can only recover his strength and chakra as quickly as possible so that he will not even have the strength to raise his hands by then.
She really wanted to go up and join in the fun at this time, but Ino also knew that Sasuke was in a very bad state at the moment. If he went there, it would probably seriously hinder Sakura's treatment work.
At first she thought Sakura was just an incompetent figure in the team, but now it seems that's not the case.
At this time, the role that Sakura can play is completely beyond her comparison.
Looking at Sakura who was seriously using her medical ninjutsu to treat Sasuke, Ino was also thinking, should she also learn medical ninjutsu?
"It's hard to win, Sasuke."
Naruto walked over and chuckled.
Although he was happy for Sasuke's victory, he still had a nonchalant attitude on his face.
"I can't be compared to you. After all, I also want to know how strong you are now."
Sasuke didn't care about the sarcasm on Naruto's face. The other person's attitude was obvious and he just laughed it off.
"Okay, Naruto, don't disturb Sasuke, he needs to rest now."
Kakashi pressed Naruto's head, stopping Naruto's desire to continue talking, then glanced at Sasuke and said: "You did a good job, but in the next game, you won't be able to use that thing easily. ."1
Sasuke was slightly silent.
Of course he knew what Kakashi was referring to.
The curse seal Orochimaru left for him was more effective than expected, but because of this, Sasuke felt that this power was very scary.
Even with his willpower, he almost lost himself in the pleasure of this expansion of power.
Although this power is powerful, he cannot completely control it, because the deeper he goes into the curse seal, the abnormal chakra will become more manic and difficult to control.
There is still something important missing that would allow him to fully control the power of the curse seal.
I'm afraid only Orochimaru can help him do this step.
So that’s it, is he planning something on me? Sasuke's mind came alive.
Thinking of Orochimaru once mentioning Itachi in his mouth, and then giving himself this kind of power that he could not completely control, luring him deeper step by step... Although he didn't know what Orochimaru was planning, he must be planning something. Not just him, but Itachi was also involved.
In other words, as long as you pass Orochimaru, it is no longer difficult to know the whereabouts of Itachi.
It was really a powerful inducement, one link after another, pinpointing his weaknesses. 7
At the competition venue, the medical ninja carried the unconscious Xiang Rin away and sent him to the medical room for treatment. The Ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts inside the barrier used Earth Release to restore the messy competition venue and prepare for the next competition. .
"I didn't expect that she would lose. Brother Asuka, the strength of your fellow racer cannot be underestimated."
Xianglin's defeat was completely unexpected by Asuka and Cai. From the beginning, they did not think that Xianglin would fail in such a place.
Unfortunately, there is no if in reality.
"I told her a long time ago not to be careless. Once we use King Kong to block it, there won't be so much trouble."
Asuka sighed.
Although exposing one's trump card will make the second round of the battle more difficult, if one cannot even make it through the first round, then the second round will be out of the question.
However, Xiang Rin's strategy cannot be regarded as a mistake, but Sasuke's strength completely exceeded expectations. By the time Xiang Rin came up with his trump card, it was already too late. 1
After all, it is a very common tactic for ninjas to hide their cards.
Even he can't throw all his special moves at the enemy as soon as he comes up. Instead, through observation, he can immediately formulate a suitable strategy to defeat the enemy... Although he has indeed seen him throw his special moves at the enemy's face as soon as he comes up. ninja. 1
For example, his mother and sister. 5
His fighting style is closer to his father Shiraishi. 2
Although cautious enough, such caution may sometimes lead to delaying the best time to take action.
"I remember the next game was..."
Cai ended the topic about Xiang Rin and looked aside.
"Come on, Wuzhi."
Haruka Hana, who was in charge of the medical work in the team, encouraged Wu Zhi beside him.
Then, he reminded her softly in an undetectable voice, 'Beware of the Eight Gate Dunjia'. 4
Kirizhi, who closed his eyes tightly, nodded slightly, and then walked down the stairs under Hanami Haruka's expectant eyes.
"I almost forgot, this is also a very scary guy."
Asuka looked at Wu Zhi's back, the expression on his face was slightly silent.
You should be lucky that the opponent is a contestant in Group A and not Group B like him.
In his opinion, although the other party's danger level was not as good as Cai's, it was not far behind.
"Yes, Wu Zhi will be the champion of Group A, don't underestimate us women."
As if he heard Asuka's words, Hanami Haruka affirmed directly in a proud tone. 1
Asuka and Cai didn't understand Hanami Haruka's confidence.
But is it really okay to say this right from the start?
"Generally speaking, the final effect of this kind of line is the same as 'go home and get married after the war, only to die on the battlefield'."
Cai complained subtly.
"You two brothers have gone too far."
"Just telling the truth."
"No wonder you have such a good family background, but you still don't get the favor of girls. I'm really worried about your future. You obviously have a good face." 1
Hanami Haruka's words made Asuka and Cai raise their eyebrows immediately, both of them were a little angry.
The relatively cute face of the other party became hateful in the eyes of the two of them.
Yamazaki looked at the exchange between the two sides and subconsciously moved his steps to avoid being affected.
I am just an ordinary person and there is no need to get involved in the war between monsters.
"A student of Kai? I wonder how much of the essence of the Eight Gate Dunjia can be obtained?"
Looking at the competition stage, Xiao Li walked up from the other side, and a strange color flashed in Liuli's dark pupils.
Although it was just a whim, it was true that Kai was let go when he was still young. After a few years, the other party must have gained deeper knowledge in Eight Gate Dunjia. As for this young man who looked exactly like Kai in terms of clothing and hairstyle, she also had certain expectations.
If she hadn't been sure that Kai was still single, she would have thought that the two were father and son, not master and apprentice who were not related by blood. 7
"At this age, reaching the fourth gate is the limit. After all, starting from this gate is the danger zone of the Eighth Gate Dunjia."
Ayane said.
Most ninjas who practice this forbidden technique stop there.
The third and fourth gates of the Eight Gate Dunjia are a very serious dividing line.
The increase in the first three doors is very weak. As the first dangerous level, the power of the fourth door is also very objective. It is also the true meaning of entering the eight-door Dunjia state.
Therefore, Ayane believes that Xiao Li's entry into the fourth gate is already the limit.
In other words, the limit that stops at the third gate should be the level of the other party.
No matter how you speculate, actual verification is the best way.
The quality of the candidates for this Chuunin Examination is very high, and it may seriously exceed their expectations.
"Are you two ready?"
Onigashima Shinobi asked habitually before Xiao Li and Kirizhi fought.
Wu Zhi nodded lightly, indicating that he was ready, while Xiao Li suddenly raised his hand, as if he had something to say.
"Is this Rock Lee of Konoha? Do you have any questions?"
Onigashima Shinobi saw Xiao Li raising his hand and asked.
Xiao Li stared with round eyes and a serious expression on his face, and said, "I would like to ask, if this player keeps his eyes closed, won't it affect the battle?" 1
"..."
"..."
The other two people in the center of the table were all stunned by Xiao Li's words.
"As expected of Li, he really got to the heart of the matter!"
Kai on the observation deck was extremely complimentary of Xiao Li's question.
"No, isn't this a rather boring question?"
He complained every day.
Since the other party was able to walk down and stand in a safe position, it was obvious that she could figure out the path with her eyes closed. Maybe she was hiding some special skills in this state.
Onigashima Shinobi looked at Kirie, probably hoping that the other party would quickly answer such a boring question. 1
However, Wu Zhi just shook his head, not sure whether he didn't want to answer or just expressed that he didn't know how.
But now that he had responded, Onigashima Ninja stopped asking further questions and directly waved his hand and announced: "Now, the game begins!"
Xiao Li was not given time to ask questions. Through the previous questions, he had already seen that the other party was probably a guy with a missing head.
"It's about to happen!"
Valley
At the first moment, Xiao Li rushed towards Wuzhi at extremely fast speed, intending to attack the opponent directly from the front.
Wu Zhi calmly untied the bamboo tube attached to the charm at his waist, held it in his right hand, and then flicked it gently.
At the same time as the plug flew out, real water flowed out from the bamboo tube. The water droplets reflected a crystal luster under the sun, like a sharp knife slashing at Xiao Li who was rushing from the front.
Xiao Li's eyes flashed and he stepped away.
A sharp neighing sound sounded, and the floor where Xiao Li landed was instantly cut into two smooth and neat halves by the sharp blade formed by the water flow.
Xiao Li felt extremely horrified. If he was hit by such a thing, he would either die or be disabled.
The girl in a miko uniform in front of her clearly gave people a cute and weak desire that needed to be protected, but her attacks were very simple, rough, and quite brutal. The contrast between weakness and brutality made Xiao Li unable to accept it for a while. 1
The difference between the power of the technique and the appearance of the artist is too great.
And... very quickly!
Xiao Li looked at the water chasing behind him, as if he had the wisdom to identify the enemy, and pursued him madly and tirelessly. 1
Xiao Li knew very well the consequences of being overtaken by this kind of current, so he did not dare to take risks.
"It's exactly the same as that time. If you were a step slower, your body would be cut in half. If you were scratched, water would enter the body and explode. What a cute and cruel miko."
On the observation deck, looking at Xiao Li who was being chased by water creatures on the field, Temari seemed to recall a not so good memory, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Whether it is the former or the latter, it is a very terrible end for the enemy.
She clearly remembered the appearance of the genin of Kumogakure Village who was tortured by this water flow and then died in a miserable death. Looking back now, she still felt a bit horrified and inexplicable.
"That kid is in trouble. At this time, you should dodge while using ninjutsu to harass the opponent, get a chance to breathe, and then think about countermeasures."
Kankuro also nodded.
That kind of water has a sense of life, just like Gaara's sand. If the user is not disturbed, he will eventually fall to the ground due to exhaustion.
"It can't be done."
Neji, who heard the Suna ninja's conversation, replied.
"What?"
"Xiao Li doesn't know any ninjutsu or genjutsu, he only knows taijutsu."
Neji replied.
In fact, this is not an ulterior secret, because as time goes by, Xiao Li's secret will be directly exposed.
Temari and Kankuro's eyes widened. They don't know ninjutsu and genjutsu, but only taijutsu?
What kind of ninja is this?
"No, it's impossible. The simplest clone technique to protect yourself should be..."
"Xiao Li can't do it."
Ignoring everyone who continued to be astonished, Neji closed his eyes, then opened his white eyes and carefully observed the water flow chasing behind Xiao Li.
The feeling it gave him was the same as the dark tentacles that appeared during the qualifiers.
It has a strong sense of life and is not a dead thing. 1
If this situation continues, Xiao Li will sooner or later lose his strength and be overtaken by this water creature and be eliminated.
As for this issue, Xiao Li, as the person involved, is obviously more aware of it.
However, he was not frightened by the predicament in front of him. Instead, he calmly thought about how to break the situation.
After all, this was just the beginning of the game and he still had plenty of energy. Coupled with daily exercise, he has full confidence in his physical strength.
Even if it is a protracted battle, he has the confidence to persevere.
While dodging the pursuing water behind him, Xiao Li took out his shuriken from his ninja bag and aimed at the fog branches in the distance.
Not surprisingly, his shuriken skills are also quite satisfactory, and Kirizhi can easily dodge them.
The only harassment tactics he could use for long-range attacks were shuriken and kunai, which were obviously powerless to change the development of the situation in this situation.
So, Xiao Li gave up and continued testing to avoid wasting kunai and shurikens.
In this situation, adding the detonating talisman might not have much effect.
In this case, one can only dodge the water creatures while attacking the magician.
Thinking of this, Xiao Li increased the speed of his body to the maximum, and with a hiss, it turned into a dark afterimage and flew straight towards Wuzhi.
"Konoha Tornado!"
After getting rid of the water flow, Xiao Li flew up and attacked with a sweeping leg, kicking Wu Zhi in the face with all his strength.
Boom!
The leg-sweeping attack was blocked. Xiao Li's eyes widened in surprise, looking at the extremely slender and delicate girl in miko uniform in front of him. He just gently raised the arm holding the bamboo tube to block his leg-sweeping attack.
With such an understatement, his body didn't even move, but his hair was slightly blown by the strong wind generated by sweeping his legs. Xiao Li was extremely shocked.
Wu Zhi's fair face raised slightly, and his whole aura changed. It originally gave people a fragile feeling that he was delicate and needed to be cared for, but in an instant he became as ferocious and violent as an evil ghost.
Oops!
Xiao Li's thoughts raced, but it was too late.
Wu Zhi pressed his other hand on Xiao Li's face, and a huge impact caused Xiao Li's mind to go blank for a moment.
boom!
Grabbing Xiao Li's face, Wu Zhi unceremoniously smashed his head towards the ground, raising rubble and flying dust. 3
Seeing the weak girl show such a ferocious side, the audience cheered, as if some strange hobby had awakened, looking at the sharp contrast between before and after.
"It's so naive to attack directly with physical skills in this state. Wu Zhi has been trained by monsters since he was a child, and his body has been fed to be as hard as stone." 14
Seeing Xiao Li using physical skills to directly attack Wu Zhi himself was an extremely stupid thing in Hanajian Haruka's opinion.
If the other party didn't use the Eight Gate Dunjia, it would be impossible to cause any harm to Wu Zhi.
The water with sharp cutting ability fell from the sky, and its ear-piercing roar made Xiao Li react instantly.
boom!
Shaking open the fog branches that suppressed him, Xiao Li rolled his body to avoid the water flowing straight down from the sky.
A small and bottomless hole appeared on the ground, with a few drops of blood remaining on the ground.
Wu Zhi patted the dust on the witch's uniform, and the creature transformed by the water flow surrounded the body like a feather coat, forming a 360-degree defense.
The face with eyes tightly closed faced Xiao Li who was running away.
The limiter on Xiao Li's wrist has been opened, so he was able to break away from Wu Zhi's suppression just now.
Otherwise, the game would have been over just now.
Next, we must show stronger strength. Xiao Li thought to himself.
So, Xiao Li looked at the observation deck and saw Kai, who was facing him with a bright smile and making gestures. The corner of his mouth also curled up, and unparalleled power surged in his heart.
Under the surprised eyes of everyone, Xiao Li retreated directly, jumped onto the barrier wall, and used the chakra under his feet to fix his body on the barrier wall without falling.
Then he began to untie the thing on his calf with his hands, which was some kind of weight-bearing object.
"The guys in Konoha are all good at playing these tricks. A little bit of weight..." 1
It's not a disdain, but Hanami Haruka feels that how much improvement can be achieved by unloading the weight at this time?
There were many people who followed her thoughts, and even the genin of Konoha felt that this approach was too contemptuous of their opponents.
Then--
boom!
The two load-bearing objects fell to the ground at the same time, creating a scene like the bombardment of artillery shells, creating two deep craters on the ground and kicking up a large amount of thick dust. 1
"...!?"
Seeing the exaggerated scene caused by the weight falling to the ground, everyone opened their mouths in shock.
Training with weights is nothing new.
But increasing the weight to this level...is it the devil to instruct jounin?
Even the opponent Wu Zhi's white and tender face twitched. 1
Even she would not abuse her body by wearing this level of weight all day long. 3
"Next, the second round begins!"
Xiao Li kicked off his legs and instantly disappeared from the barrier wall.
The water flow surrounding Wu Zhi's body roared and flew forward again.
Whoosh.
At this time, even the afterimage of Xiao Li disappeared, causing the water flow to freeze in mid-air. Without being able to see clearly the trajectory of Xiao Li's movement, it seemed that it didn't know how to attack.
Wu Zhi's face changed, and the long black hair around her ears blew away, and the strong wind generated by the movement of the miko uniform on her body made a hunting sound and clung to her body.
And she seemed to be stunned, standing there in a daze.
"Now, you can't see clearly!"
Xiao Li smiled.
I felt that the time was almost up. After releasing the limiter and weight-bearing, my speed improved substantially.
The water flow with the consciousness of life has no way to keep up with his movement speed, and can only follow behind and eat dust.
He rushed in front of Wu Zhi, squatted down, but launched an upper attack with his right leg, hitting Wu Zhi's chin.
"It's Ying Wuye, Xiao Li, could he..."
Seeing this, Neji instantly realized what Xiao Li was going to do.
Sure enough, after attacking Wu Zhi's chin and kicking the opponent into the sky, Xiao Li also jumped into the sky and appeared behind Wu Zhi.
The white bandages wrapped around both arms quickly disintegrated and began to wrap around Wu Zhi's body.
"Is that the only extent?"
This voice came softly, making Xiao Li's body stiffen.
Although the white straps spread out on both sides of his arms wrapped around Wu Zhi's body, the aura on the other party's body showed no sign of being disrupted. Even the chin that was hit at the beginning showed no injuries, and his expression was very indifferent. .
Before Xiao Li could take the next step, he suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his left arm.
There was a small cut that had been opened by the water, and there was a drop of crystal clear water remaining in the cut, which was shining.
Xiao Li didn't understand what was going on. In his stunned expression, a large amount of blood spattered from his left arm and flew past his eyes.
Then the bone-piercing pain rushed straight into Xiao Li's brain, causing him to scream uncontrollably:
"ah!"
boom!
Breaking free from the shackles of the bandage, Wu Zhi turned around in mid-air.
Xiao Li gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
I saw that Wu Zhi's body was covered with a dark mist at this moment.
This is an extremely frivolous darkness that seems to have no way to reach the end.
Then, a pale and cold evil ghost mask suddenly emerged from the dark mist, covering the girl's face tightly. 6
In the depths of his eye sockets, which were black and abyss-like and terrifying, his blood-red eyes flashed like flaming red lotuses, staring coldly ahead.
