The Man Who Came with His Own Entrance Music
"Earth Release · Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
Sunaki reacted quickly, using the chakra he had prepared beforehand to form hand Hand Seals and complete Earth Release Ninjutsu. A simple but sturdy earthen wall rose from the ground, and it looked like the Fuma Shuriken was about to crash into it.
"It's not over yet!" Uchiha Ryouya didn't stop after throwing the Shuriken, and kept chasing after the Sunaki. When he saw the Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, he shook his hand hard.
By closing the distance, he regained control of the Fuma Shuriken, making it strangely bypass the earthen wall. The Steel Wire formed a circle in the air, about to tie up the Sunaki.
Earth Release: Earth Style: Earth Falling!
As his vision disappeared, Sunaki unleashed a series of Earth Release. Unlike Genin during the preliminaries, Yazo possessed far more chakra than a genin, had more methods, and naturally Yazo different choices.
"Is Uchiha Ryouya going to use the same trick he used against Yazo again? It would be too stupid to use the same moves repeatedly, especially since his opponent is clearly stronger." This question was on the minds of the contestants watching the duel in the lounge stands behind the empty wall of the arena.
Uchiha Ryouya was off the field, did not see Sunaki's actions. Just as the Fuma Shuriken was about to lock the entire earthen wall, he pulled on the Steel Wire with his other hand. The Steel Wire, which was originally only one, instantly became two, intersecting each other and sealing off the space in front of and behind the earthen wall in a three-dimensional distribution.
At the same time, the Fuma Shuriken scattered and flew in all directions, its Steel Wire covering a large area like a spider web.
Suddenly, he released the Steel Wire in his hand, formed hand Hand Seals, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A small fireball shot out of his mouth, and while everyone wondered why he was using Great Fireball to blast the earthen wall at this moment, the fireball hit the Steel Wire directly.
"Boom!" A huge fire instantly erupted on the Steel Wire, and the flames spread along the Steel Wire all the way to the Fuma Shuriken. At this moment, the entire area behind the rock instantly became a fire net that burned without any blind spots.
"I see. This Steel Wire was soaked in fuel oil beforehand. When everyone thought he was going to replicate his tactic from the qualifiers, he used this to launch a surprise attack."
Uchiha Ryouya's continuous attack was meticulously prepared. From initiation to striking the opponent, it was executed in one smooth motion, twice as fast as during the preliminaries. If the opponent were to use a substitution technique to dodge at this moment, there would definitely not be enough time, and they would be burned by the fire while Hand Seals.
Just as Uchiha Ryouya finished his combo and before he could even feel smug, a sound of something bursting from the ground came from behind him.
"Wind Release: Great Wind Blade!"
When Sunaki emerged from the ground, his right hand could be seen clenched into a knife shape, covered by swirling gusts of wind. This palm strike was aimed directly at Uchiha Ryouya's upper body.
Uchiha Ryouya tried to turn around quickly, but it was too late. He was struck in the shoulder by Wind Blade halfway through his turn.
"Ah!" A spurt of blood gushed out from the field. His shoulder and chest were cleaved as if by a knife. The wound wasn't deep, but it was long. Blood stained his shirt, and he collapsed to the ground in agony.
"Although the Uchiha's Sharingan is quite powerful, being overconfident might not be a good thing."
Sunaki was indeed Chunin. Most people feared the Sharingan's extreme perception ability, but he had long been preparing to close in and deliver a fatal blow.
Instead of passively defending when attacked, he immediately unleashed a barrage of techniques, releasing his fastest three-in-one Ninjutsu. First, Earth Release to obscure the opponent's vision, then immediately burrowed underground to flank them, and finally used Wind Release to finish them off the moment the opponent relaxed their guard.
"Don't underestimate the Uchiha Clan!" Uchiha Ryouya and rushed towards Sunaki.
Sunaki easily dodged the attack, then turned and punched Sunagi in the wound, followed by a swift strike to the back of Sunagi's head. Uchiha Ryouya collapsed to the ground unconscious.
Namikaze Minato, standing on the sidelines, appeared between the two in a flash.
"The outcome is decided, please show mercy!"
"Wow, that was fast!" Sunaki only felt a gust of Namikaze Minato appeared in front of him, secretly surprised by the examiner's strength.
"Winner, Sunaki!"
After announcing the result, Namikaze Minato immediately gestured to the Medical Unit on the sidelines, telling them to come over and treat his injuries.
"Lord Kazekage, this 'Genin' from your village is truly exceptional. It seems Sunagakure is indeed full of talented individuals. To defeat our Uchiha Clan so easily, this Sunaki is destined to become famous throughout the Shinobi World."
In the stands, the Third Hokage watched as Uchiha Ryouya was carried off the stage, and with a strange expression, he praised Sunaki, seemingly without any intention of mocking her.
Those who become Kage are not fools. The Third Kazekage, Sarutobi Hiruzen Sarutobi's sarcastic remarks, replied, "Not at all. I think Sunaki's chakra is almost depleted. This match will at best be a narrow victory."
"Hehe..."
While the two village kage were having a sly conversation, Shuichi set off down the stairs towards the center of the venue, while Yukari flew down on a fan, thus grabbing another round of attention for Sunagakure.
"Uh, is this a Konoha ninja? How come he's so young?" It's unclear whether the audience didn't see Shuichi was standing behind a group of people at the beginning, but now some people are very surprised to see Shuichi looks almost like a child.
"How... how should I know? The key point is that he even made it to the final selection round. Could he be someone with connections?"
"Shut up!" Ishikawa Tatsuki jumped up angrily when he heard others talking about his childhood friend like that. "Shuichi the strongest genius in Konoha's history. What do you people know?"
"Kid, don't get so worked up." Seeing Ishikawa Tatsuki's state, the large group of people around them felt embarrassed to argue with him. "We're just curious. Since you put it that way, we'll take a good look and soon find out just how strong he really is."
"Tatsuki, don't be so hasty." Yūhi Kurenai sat beside her, somewhat annoyed by the onlookers' negative comments about Shuichi, but firmly believing they would soon be proven wrong. "Shuichi-kun will definitely prove he's the strongest."
"Yes, everyone is waiting to see. We can just cheer him on in our hearts." Yūhi Shinkō also came along today.
As Jonin, I was already used to the gossipy nature of the Konoha. Most of them were fickle and arguing with them would only make me look bad.
This was the first time he had witnessed a battle fought by someone close to him, and he was filled with anticipation.
As Shuichi stepped into the venue, he vaguely sensed that everyone's eyes were on him. "What a grand spectacle! This is just like a scene from a fantasy novel's arena. Should I say, 'My fame will be made today'?"
As if to cooperate, a gentle breeze blew up. He walked calmly forward, tidying his flowing hair as he went. He didn't look like a ninja at all, but rather a simple boy next door.
"Orochimaru, so this is your new disciple." Leaning against the railing at the back of the central platform, surrounded by empty space, were two long-haired men, one black and one white. The speaker was Jiraiya, one of the Sannin. "He's not bad looking, huh? He has a bit of my old style."
"Heh..." Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged as he chuckled in a slightly hoarse voice, "I don't think so at all. You look like an idiot, nowhere near as good as Shuichi-kun."
"What did you say! I'm your grandpa..."
Shuichi had no idea there would be so many high-profile spectators this time. He was already prepared to go all out in the Third Exam, so even though his opponent was a girl, he wouldn't hold back.