Fated Reincarnation, The Encounter of Wood Style and Sharingan

Chapter 39: Destined Reincarnation, Wood Release Meets the Sharingan

"Please confirm your opponents."

Genma Shiranui held up a list for all the examinees to see.

The third round of the Chunin Exam had a total of eight teams. Apart from Uchiha Itachi and Akihara Kagura, all other teams were full, consisting of three members.

The entire competition was divided into three rounds: eight into four, four into two, and two into one.

Quite coincidentally, Akihara Kagura and Uchiha Itachi were placed in different halves of the bracket. This meant that for these two examinees, who were participating in the Chunin Exam alone, to meet, they would have to pass the first two rounds separately, defeating two three-person teams single-handedly.

"We're done for..."

"We have to face that brat in the first round..."

"Don't panic. We haven't wasted our time these past few days. We've learned new ninjutsu, so we might still have a chance to turn the tables..."

The team that was set to face Akihara Kagura in the first round immediately became lively.

All the teams present had witnessed Akihara Kagura's performance in the Forest of Death. Every team believed their chances of defeating Akihara Kagura were very low.

"We're facing that brat in the second round..."

"Damn it, we're the ones facing that brat in the second round!"

The two teams that might encounter Akihara Kagura in the second round became lively.

"Why don't you all come at me together?"

Akihara Kagura couldn't help but retort.

In such trivial matters, Akihara Kagura was quite happy to be helpful.

"Hey, chief proctor!"

"Can you let those three teams go at me all at once?"

"Any other teams that want to fight me can also come at me together!"

"..."

The faces of the examinees present turned somewhat grim.

"No."

Genma Shiranui quickly rejected the proposal.

As the chief proctor of this exam, Genma Shiranui had already learned some important information from his friends, Ashido Raido and Aoba Yamashiro: there was a brat named Akihara Kagura who was a major troublemaker in the Chunin Exam, and they needed to be especially careful.

"The focus of this exam is not on victory or defeat."

Genma Shiranui scanned the people present and reiterated the meaning of the third exam: "Even the victor may not necessarily be promoted, and even the loser might be successfully promoted. The purpose of the assessment is to evaluate your team's tactics..."

"Understood."

The examinees' minds gradually calmed down.

The first match was Akihara Kagura's.

As soon as the chief proctor announced the match, the three ninjas on the opposing team quickly threw their shuriken, attempting to prevent Akihara Kagura from forming hand seals!

"As long as we stop this brat from forming hand seals..."

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"

Akihara Kagura, however, had already closed his fingers.

Tree roots emerged from the ground, rapidly growing into three giant trees!

The three giant trees quickly extended countless vines and branches towards the three opposing ninjas, swiftly binding the enemies to their trunks!

"Why..."

"Such powerful ninjutsu..."

"Only requires one hand seal..."

"It's impossible to stop in time unless we directly nullify his jutsu..."

The three opponents looked at Akihara Kagura, who hadn't moved an inch, with exhaustion and frustration, unable to comprehend why his ninjutsu was so simple.

"Winner, Akihara Kagura!"

Genma Shiranui announced the winner with a frown.

The entire spectator stands erupted in an uproar.

No one had ever seen ninjutsu that required such simple hand seals yet possessed such immense power. Those who had created ninjutsu themselves felt this even more profoundly!

"Wood Release ninjutsu... are they all like this?"

Aoba Yamashiro, watching Akihara Kagura from the spectator stands, was somewhat dumbfounded. "To release a jutsu of this caliber with just one hand seal?"

"Ah, actually, the jutsu's power can be even greater..."

Anko Mitarai stood beside Aoba Yamashiro and continued nonchalantly, "When I first saw it, I was also startled by that brat's Wood Release..."

"These Genin examinees..."

Ashido Raido glanced at the other examinees and slowly continued, "There probably isn't anyone who can match him, unless this ninjutsu consumes a lot of chakra..."

"Tenzo."

Kakashi Hatake looked at Tenzo standing beside him and asked, "I remember you have a similar jutsu, and its range seems to be larger than this one?"

"N-no, that's not it."

A bead of cold sweat formed on Tenzo's forehead as he shook his head. "That jutsu is a simplified version of the First Hokage's Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, called Wood Style: Birth of the Sea of Trees. Both the hand seals and the power are far inferior. Because I couldn't learn Deep Forest Emergence, I had to reduce the jutsu's power..."

"Theoretically, he has successfully learned this jutsu, and it's even stronger than mine. Wood Release is life energy activated by chakra. I can sense the life energy in the arena, and it's far more potent than my Wood Release..."

This jutsu...

Danzō Shimura had also taught it to Tenzo before.

Unfortunately, Tenzo hadn't learned it. He had merely recreated the effects of the Deep Forest Emergence jutsu based on his own understanding and by developing the Wood Style Bloodline within his body.

Tenzo looked back at Kakashi Hatake, his face a little pale. "Senior Kakashi, this child's Wood Release talent is actually much stronger than mine. Have you considered..."

"Keep going, you can definitely do it."

Kakashi Hatake calmly patted Tenzo's shoulder.

Not only were the spectators in an uproar, but the examinees in the arena also wore grim expressions. After all, a powerful ninjutsu that could be cast with a single hand seal was a dimensionality reduction attack for these genin examinees.

After the first round, four teams remained in the arena.

However, the next team that had to face Akihara Kagura had already lost confidence.

The reason this team was still around wasn't because of their own good performance, but because their opponents in the previous match had performed even worse.

"Maybe this jutsu consumes a lot of chakra?"

"But in the Forest of Death, that kid didn't seem to lack chakra at all. He even had another jutsu that could summon a Wood Dragon..."

"Don't lose hope!"

One genin, seeing his two teammates looking dejected, tried his best to encourage them. "Although we're definitely going to lose this match, perhaps our performance in the previous battle will get us promoted!"

The second round, four into two.

The second-round opponent Akihara Kagura faced had the same fate as the previous round's opponent. They were easily strung up on a tree.

Compared to Akihara Kagura's quickly concluded match, Uchiha Itachi's battle with another team was much more interesting, drawing cheers from the crowd.

Although Uchiha Itachi's battle also ended in a crushing victory, he eliminated the opposing team's three opponents by utilizing taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu respectively. Even the Third Hokage, who sat upright in the main spectator stand, praised Uchiha Itachi for his brilliant performance.

The third round, two into one.

The entire arena fell silent.

No one had anticipated that the Chunin Exam would reach such a situation, where two genin participating alone would become the final opponents in the decisive battle.

And...

These two youngsters were the same age.

These two youngsters both possessed top-tier Bloodline Limit in the ninja world.

Someone in the audience let out a sigh, which was met with agreement from many.

"The First Hokage Hashirama Senju, who once possessed Wood Release power, and the ninja Asura Madara Uchiha, who possessed the Sharingan..."

"These two youngsters standing here make one feel a bit like those two historical legends, like a destined reincarnation..."

It seemed many people in the audience were dissatisfied with the Uchiha Clan. Some even recalled history, saying, "Perhaps their outcome will be the same as in history. Uchiha Itachi is unlikely to be a match for Wood Release..."

"Impossible!"

"Big Brother will definitely win!"

Uchiha Sasuke, sitting next to his mother, shouted indignantly. The little brat's voice was loud. "That guy is definitely no match for Big Brother!"

First update!

A fated encounter!