Chapter 318 Sunset Red
Chapter 318 Sunset Red
"This is the strength of Konoha's genin, this is the power of the Eight Gates."
On the stage of the Konoha Dome, Nishikawa Tetsu gripped the microphone tightly, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
So this technique is called the Eight Gates Formation?
The three people in the stands lowered their heads, not daring to look at Might Guy, who was crying and sniffling not far away.
Nishikawa Tetsu's voice became high-pitched and even a little hoarse due to excitement, but the sense of pride emanating from within clearly reached the ears of every audience member.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what you just witnessed was developed by Might Guy, a Jonin from our village. It's a pure, ultimate taijutsu technique that challenges the limits of the human body, representing the pinnacle of taijutsu in Konoha!"
"Four Konoha genin, with their sweat, blood, and even the resolve to sacrifice their lives, smashed this almost indestructible new puppet to pieces!"
"They proved to the entire ninja world that even without bloodline limits or massive amounts of chakra, as long as one possesses an indomitable will, an ordinary person can unleash godlike power!"
Nishikawa Tetsu took a deep breath. Although he spoke with great enthusiasm, his heart was beating more than twice as fast as usual.
"Phew... These brats are really courting death."
He quietly wiped the cold sweat from his palms, his eyes fixed on the four green figures lying on the ground, covered in blood, on the screen.
He knew a little about the Eight Gates Formation, and he was well aware of what that series of attacks meant for these four teenagers who had not yet fully matured.
Muscle tears, meridian damage, chakra depletion... If it weren't for the special nutrient solution and gravity protective gear that had been used as a base, these four people would probably have died inside after that treatment.
"Fortunately, we made it through. Orochimaru's puppet is indeed tough enough." Nishikawa Tetsu thought to himself with relief.
……
the other side.
"Boom—!!!"
The terrifying roar, like a mini-earthquake, and the mushroom cloud that shot into the sky not only shocked the audience outside, but also everyone in the same examination room.
Obito Uchiha, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Cangyue, was drawn to the commotion.
"That's...the direction Kai and the others are heading?!"
Obito's movements paused for an extremely brief moment, and his three-tomoe Sharingan subconsciously glanced in the direction of the explosion.
"What's going on! This commotion... Could it be that those guys in green skins really took care of that monster?" Obito thought to himself, secretly alarmed.
However, when facing the second-stage puppet Cangyue, which has entered annihilation mode and whose computing speed and attack frequency have greatly increased, this momentary lapse in concentration is fatal.
Cangyue's crimson electronic eyes instantly locked onto Obito. It had been entangled in a battle with Nohara Rin, but in the instant Obito was distracted, it immediately turned to him.
"Whoosh!"
Two chakra lightsabers crossed into a cross shape, whistling sharply as they tore through the air, and with incredible speed, they aimed straight for Obito's throat!
"Obito! Watch out!"
Rin, who was controlling her ninjutsu, screamed in terror. She didn't even have time to withdraw her chakra to help, and could only watch helplessly as the deadly cross-shaped light blade approached Obito.
"Oh no!"
Obito suddenly came to his senses, feeling a suffocating sense of impending death enveloping his entire body as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
The lightsaber was too fast. At this distance, even if his Sharingan could see the trajectory, his exhausted body simply couldn't make any dodging movements!
"Am I going to die?!"
In that critical moment, Obito's survival instinct overcame his fear.
"Substitution Jutsu!"
"Sizzle—!"
The lightsaber sliced through Obito's body without any resistance, instantly shredding him in two.
However, there was no blood splattering as expected, only a few pieces of chopped wood and a few fallen leaves.
"Bang!"
Behind a large tree a dozen meters away, Oto fell to the ground in a disheveled state, panting heavily.
"H-that was close..." Obito was sweating profusely, feeling like his heart was about to jump out of his throat. "How can this thing's second stage be so fast?! I almost ended up meeting Madara!"
"Obito, are you alright?!"
Lin breathed a sigh of relief. The chakra cloak behind her surged again, and an even more ferocious water dragon roared towards Cangyue, forcing it to abandon its pursuit of Obito.
The other genin also unleashed their ninjutsu to protect Obito, who was the main attacker.
"I'm fine, Rin. This guy's speed has increased. Don't let it get close." Obito gritted his teeth and stood up, his hands quickly forming hand seals again, preparing to use Fire Release to restrain it.
But by this time, he had already exhausted most of his chakra, and both of them felt a deep sense of powerlessness in the face of the tireless and increasingly powerful Cang Yue.
Just then.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several figures darted out of the woods and landed around Obito and Rin.
"Looks like things are quite lively here too."
Zabuza Momochi carried his large sword, and although he had several scratches on his body, his murderous eyes were fixed on Sogetsu.
"That silver-haired puppet has already been destroyed by those four green-skinned monsters. This male puppet seems to be a bit more troublesome."
Following behind Zabuza were the genin who had participated in the siege of Gingetsu.
Although they were all covered in dust and dirt, after witnessing that incredible taijutsu duel, these boys from different ninja villages seemed to be infected by some strange atmosphere.
"If those four idiots can do it, we can't let ourselves be looked down upon here!" The genin from Kumogakure gripped his short sword tightly, and lightning crackled across the blade once more.
"That's right, everyone, let's attack together and take it down!" the Iwagakure member shouted, his arms hardening once more.
In an instant, the genin surrounded the lone puppet.
……
On another open space not far away.
With the focus of the battle shifting, peace was temporarily restored here.
In the center of the enormous pit, Might Guy, Asuma, Genma, and Ebisu lay sprawled in the scorched earth in extremely contorted and painful postures.
"It hurts...it hurts so much..." Asuma groaned weakly, feeling as if every bone in his body was being crushed inch by inch, and he didn't even have the strength to move a finger.
"The price of youth... is indeed heavy, but I don't regret it!" Kai's face, covered in blood and dirt, was distorted with pain.
Just then, a red figure drifted down from the treetops like a ghost and silently arrived beside them.
Red sunset.
Just now, when the main force moved to besiege Cangyue, Kurenai gave Obito and Rin a subtle look.
As the only genjutsu-type ninja in the team, she has limited effectiveness when facing mechanical puppets, but she is clear about her current mission.
Although it's exam time now and everyone is a competitor in principle, we're all from the same village and know each other well. How can we just stand by and watch them get the short end of the stick?
"Don't speak, keep your breathing steady."
Red quickly crouched down and took out four exquisite bottles from her ninja tool bag. These were high-grade medical supplies they had found earlier at a hidden supply point.
Hong carefully unscrewed the bottle cap and poured the pale green liquid into the mouths of the four people.
"Cough cough... What is this? It's so bitter..." Genma choked a little, but soon he felt a faint warm current begin to flow through his damaged meridians.
"This is a medical potion, but your injuries are too severe. The Eight Gates technique takes a toll on the body and cannot be fully recovered with just one or two bottles of potion. Combining it with Rin's medical ninjutsu will help you recover faster."
Hong's eyes were filled with anxiety as she glanced around warily.
Although the main force was all out to deal with Cangyue, there's never a shortage of opportunists trying to take advantage of any loopholes in this kind of test.
really.
Behind the bushes not far away, several furtive figures were peeking out and looking this way.
They were outmatched, constantly using ninjutsu on the fringes, and they knew they had no chance of advancing.
At this moment, they saw that the four Konoha genin who had just displayed great power and defeated the terrifying puppet were all seriously injured and lying on the ground, while on the remains of the silver-haired puppet, four tempting bracelets were still hanging brightly.
Greed instantly triumphed over reason.
"They're done for, and that woman doesn't look like a combat-type ninja."
"Let's grab the bracelets now, there are four of them!"
The genin exchanged glances, drew their kunai, and charged menacingly toward Kurenai and the four seriously wounded.
"Don't move!"
Hong suddenly stood up, blocking Kai and the others. Her ruby-like eyes widened instantly, and her hands quickly formed hand seals.
"Magic Tree Binding Kill!"
The two genin at the front felt a blur before their eyes, and the surrounding trees seemed to come alive, turning into countless thick vines that instantly wrapped them tightly, rendering them unable to move.
"Illusion?!"
The remaining two genin were shocked. Just as they were about to form hand seals to break the illusion, they found that the scenery around them was also beginning to distort, with countless fallen leaves turning into sharp blades that surrounded them.
"I told you, don't move."
Red's voice was icy. Although she couldn't do much damage to the mechanical puppets, her illusions were still a deadly weapon against these treacherous ninjas.
"Take one more step, and you'll be trapped in this illusion forever."
Seeing the group of people trembling in the illusion, Hong breathed a slight sigh of relief, but her gaze remained fixed on the battlefield in the direction of Cangyue.
"Obito, Rin... you must both be safe and sound."
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