One Move Decides Victory

Startled by Narak's voice behind him, Kai, who was retreating, felt a jolt.

With no time to look back, his right hand instinctively swung backward with his staff.

"Crack!"

As expected of a Konoha elite Jonin, his combat experience, honed over years, was exceptional. This instinctive counterattack deflected the sword Narak had swung down from the air.

But that was all.

After a head-on clash with the Zanpakuto, the nunchaku snapped in two.

Meanwhile, Kakashi, seeing Kai ambushed by Narak, wanted to help. But Narak, having finally found an opportunity for them to split up, wasn't about to let it go.

"White Seal!"

Murky light spread from Narak, quickly engulfing both Kai and Kakashi.

Wrapped in the light, their movements faltered, their consciousness suddenly becoming drowsy.

This was the effect of White Seal. It belonged neither to Hadō nor Kidō, but a combination of both, with no sequence number. Its effect was to temporarily incapacitate enemies enveloped in the murky light, plunging them into a slumber. Used in combat, it felt like being hit by a flashbang, making it incredibly uncomfortable!

However, this technique without a sequence number wouldn't last long against elite Jonin.

Kai and Kakashi only paused for a moment before their powerful willpower allowed them to regain consciousness the next instant!

But that was enough. It was the momentary opportunity Narak had been seeking.

"Bakudō #31: Shot of the Mouth"

Another incantation-less Bakudō. Three massive, mouth-like beams formed before Narak and shot out rapidly, piercing Kai's hands and waist, pinning him firmly to the ground, unable to move!

Then, Narak flashed to Kai's side, placing his long sword at Kai's throat. Grinning, he said to Kakashi, "One down! Now, it's just you and me, Senior Kakashi, one-on-one!"

This display stunned the onlookers upstairs!

The original assessment was for Narak to simply last for the duration of an incense stick against two Jonin. Yet, Narak had been the one dominating them, and now he had taken down one, pinning Kai to the ground.

"Good heavens, I can only say good heavens! Are all young people this incredible now? Are you going to let us old folks live..."

Hyuga Hiashi, on the other hand, wore a delighted smile, looking proudly at the heads of the various clans. Everyone understood his meaning from his expression.

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"My son, this is my son!"

"Damn it, he's showing off again. No, the training plan I set for that brat needs to be changed, and the training volume must be increased!"

The young ninjas at the academy all shivered simultaneously, a sense of unease returning, stronger this time than before!

Kai, having just recovered from the daze, blinked, looking in disbelief at his pinned hands and waist, and the sword at his throat.

"I... I lost? Just like that, taken down by a young man who just turned ten and is taking the Jonin exam? Doesn't Konoha's Azure Beast have any pride..." Kai instantly doubted his life!

"My apologies, Senior Kai!" Seemingly sensing Kai's embarrassment, Narak offered a courteous greeting.

To his surprise, Kai, still pinned to the ground, simply smiled and said to Narak, "Narak kid, you're very good. Keep it up. Don't lose to Kakashi after beating me, or he'll mock me for the rest of my life!"

Narak sheathed his sword, slowly stood up, and nodded at Kai, saying, "Yes, Senior Kai, don't worry, I'll give it my all!"

Kakashi, standing nearby, watched Narak rise and Kai remain pinned, shaking his head.

"I was careless. I thought he was just a young man who had barely reached Jonin level, but I didn't expect his strength to already surpass most veteran Jonin. I've made a mistake..."

Kakashi's peripheral vision caught the incense stick stuck in the ground. It had only a tiny bit left, about to burn out.

"In that case... Narak kid, let's settle this with one move! Next, I'll use my strongest self-created ninjutsu. If you can block this, then you'll pass the assessment!"

Kai, lying on the ground, exclaimed in shock, "Hey, hey, Kakashi, you're not planning to use that technique, are you? Isn't that a bit much?"

Kakashi merely shook his head calmly. " Kai, it's come to this. Do you still see Narak as a rookie? In terms of strength, he's already on par with us."

Kai paused, falling silent. After all, being pinned to the ground was the best proof!

His strongest self-created ninjutsu, is it Raikiri? Narak mused.

"In that case, I'll also use my strongest attack, Senior Kakashi, please be careful. This is my latest creation, and I don't even know its full power yet!"

"Oh? Yours is also a self-created ninjutsu? Then let's see whose ninjutsu is stronger! Raikiri!"

Kakashi let out a low growl, gripping his right wrist with his left hand. Lightning flashed on his right palm, and a spherical mass of electricity formed there.

Fierce lightning scattered, and a piercing sound echoed in everyone's ears, like thousands of birds chirping. At the same time, Narak smelled ozone, the scent produced when air is ionized by electricity.

"Is this... Raikiri?"

Looking at Kakashi's ninjutsu, Narak licked his lips, a thrill coursing through him – the feeling that came from fighting a strong opponent.

"Then, it's my turn. Zangetsu!"

The Zanpakuto in Narak's hand transformed into a giant sharp blade without a hilt, its handle wrapped in white cloth. Its overall shape resembled a magnified pig-slaughtering knife.

Narak's spiritual pressure surged, converging into the Zanpakuto. As more and more spiritual pressure gathered, the Zanpakuto began to emit a white glow.

"Take this, Moon Crescent Sky Rush!"

The enormous, pig-slaughtering Zanpakuto swung in Narak's hand, vertically cleaving down towards Kakashi, who was approaching with a Raikiri. A crescent-shaped, white blade energy, dozens of meters long, shot straight out. Narak, after unleashing this move, felt his legs go weak, almost collapsing to the ground!

"Damn, this Moon Crescent Sky Rush really drains the mana," Narak shook his head with a wry smile!

Meanwhile, Kakashi, wielding the Raikiri, met Narak's Moon Crescent Sky Rush.

The moment they clashed, Kakashi felt something was wrong. He definitely couldn't block this move from Narak!

His Raikiri was already an extremely powerful offensive ninjutsu, but Narak's attack was filled with an immense sharpness, as if it could cut through anything. If his Raikiri wasn't being held in his hand, allowing him to continuously channel Chakra to strengthen it, it would have likely been cleaved apart already!