Konoha Secret Technique: Thousand Years of Death

While Kazashiro and the others were still arguing about who would participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams, a small team had already arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion.

After meeting with the daimyo, the people who were openly present reported the specific time of the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Meanwhile, several ninjas who were not on the list of those entering the city secretly arrived at the residence of the new Great General, Tokugawa Shigenami.

"Congratulations to Lord Maoming on successfully assuming the position of Great General."

Hōen Nara kept his head down, his attitude respectful.

"This is all thanks to the Hokage. Please convey to him that I, Tokugawa Shigenami, swear in the name of the Tokugawa Clan that I will maintain the friendship between the Daimyo's Mansion and Konoha."

Tokugawa Shigenami's attitude was neither arrogant nor friendly.

However, he had only obtained his position Great General through Nara Shikaku's scheme, so the two sides maintained a facade of friendship for the time being.

"Great General, I have also brought a message from Shikaku on my trip."

According to etiquette, Hōen Nara should have left at this point, but he did not move. Instead, he raised his head and looked directly at Tokugawa Shigenami.

Being stared at so intently by the ninja, even though the two sides were still in the process of cooperating, Tokugawa Shigenami still felt a slight displeasure.

But what the other person said next immediately dispelled any unpleasantness.

"As the uncle of a contemporary daimyo, what's wrong with you becoming a daimyo, let alone Great General?"

An eerie silence fell over the room after those words were spoken.

Only Tokugawa Shigenami's heavy breathing became increasingly noticeable.

The position of Daimyo?

This was indeed a very attractive proposal for Tokugawa Shigenami, who already had the blood of a daimyo family flowing through his veins.

Exercise Field No. 158.

A green whirlwind spiraled into the sky, rushing towards Kazashiro with the momentum of a dragon crossing a river.

Logically speaking, as the Hokage Kazashiro should be in his office, busy dealing with matters related to the Chunin Ninja Exams. The training grounds seem completely out of character for him.

They're really going all out! Before the battle, they said that as Hokage, they shouldn't spar with their contemporaries, not even their lifelong friends or rivals.

Seeing an attack powerful enough to smash his head open, Kazashiro chose to dodge.

"Heave-ho!"

Although it sounded somewhat strained, the truth was that Kazashiro had dodged Kai's fatal attack at extremely close range with just a simple backbend.

He smashed a deep crater into the ground, and without pausing, Kai burst out of the dust, about to kick Kazashiro down with a sweeping leg.

If he retreats, Kai will definitely take the opportunity to launch a series of sweeping leg attacks.

Should we jump?

No way, that would be met with a hot-blooded idiot's flying kick.

Oh dear, is our only option to fight head-on?

The brief moment of contemplation ended there. Kazashiro used ice to create a massive shield, which withstood Kai's attack.

The collision of flesh and solid ice produced a sound like metal clashing.

Is it the weight on your legs?

That's an alarming weight.

My hands, gripping the ice shield tightly, were a little numb, but fortunately, they weren't shattered by Kai.

The ice shield was split in two, and under Kazashiro's control, the two pieces of ice transformed into ice blades, launching a full-scale attack on Kai from the left and right.

Choosing Kai as a training partner for Taijutsu was a wise decision.

Compared to Baki, who was easily defeated, Kai's strength was as formidable as it appeared.

Two ice blades, left hand for defense, right hand for attack, each strike aimed to take Kai's life.

There are flaws.

As Kai attempted to kick away Kazashiro's right-hand ice blade with a high kick, his left hand, which was originally responsible for defense, launched a fatal sneak attack at that moment.

Kai showed no sign of panic. As he kicked away the blade in his right hand, he used the recoil to properly utilize the weight on his legs.

The blade, which was supposed to sever his calf, struck his weight zone precisely, revealing at this moment which was more effective—the one made by Kazashiro or the one made by Konoha.

The ice skate broke.

I really don't know where to begin.

Raising an eyebrow at the ice shards scattering in the air, Kazashiro folded his hands to block Kai's fist, but his body still flew backward uncontrollably.

Giving Kai the first move is a bad thing no matter how you look at it.

With his legs slightly apart, Kazashiro stopped in his tracks.

That green hue won't stop until the outcome is decided.

Trying hard to catch a glimpse of Kai with his naked eye, Kazashiro began to reflect on whether his practice of Taijutsu was a waste of time and energy.

If the enemy were Kaguya Otsutsuki, let alone this kind of Taijutsu, even if Might Guy opened all Eight Gates, he probably wouldn't be able to inflict much damage on her.

Especially if the other party uses spatial teleportation to go to a gravity-based space.

At that point, Kaguya wouldn't even need to deal with Kai separately; she could simply wait for him to be burned to ashes by the Gate of Death.

Ah, actually, my current setup is already quite high: Isobu, Sage Mode. Except for the undeniably biased Six Paths Power the Sage of Six Paths, I've already gathered all the elements of Naruto.

Oh ho, Isobu.

Kazashiro suddenly remembered something very important, something so important that it could turn the tide of the entire battle.

Kurama seems to still be inside Kushina's body...

"Konoha Violent Hurricane!"

"A Suigetsu!"

Kazashiro shamelessly used Ninjutsu in this Taijutsu match.

The main theme of this battle, set by Kazashiro himself, was that both sides would only use Taijutsu to fight.

Distraction, carelessness, subconsciousness?

In short, under various pretexts, it is an undeniable fact that Kazashiro shamelessly used Ninjutsu in the Taijutsu competition.

Kai was misled by the refraction of the Ice Mirror and instantly lost track of Kazashiro's location.

"Konoha Style Secret Technique: Thousand Years of Death!"

Fortunately, he eventually remembered that this was a contest of Taijutsu, and used Hatake Sakumo's unique Taijutsu to end the battle.

"My dearest friend, cunning is also one of your defining characteristics..."

Tears streamed down Kai's face as he bent over and lay face down on the ground, feebly declaring Kazashiro's victory.

"I'm sorry, Kai, you won this victory. The moment I used my Ninjutsu, I lost my right to win."

Kazashiro waved his hand, focusing all the cells in his brain on how to help Naruto obtain the Nine-Tails.

"Hmm? Is it over? What a pathetic guy, he actually agreed to compete against this brat."

Sitting at the edge of the training ground, witnessing the entire event, Uchiha Hikari, with an ice cream stick in his mouth, followed Kazashiro at a leisurely pace, while not forgetting to feel sorry for Gai's fate.

"Aren't you really going to go check out that Chunin Ninja Exams thing?"

As Kazashiro's bodyguard, Guang still offered a reminder to the other party.

Although Itachi is a reliable junior who can be entrusted with everything to underage children, especially when it involves the Chunin Ninja Exams which are particularly complex, it's probably better to let the adults handle it.

"It doesn't matter. It just so happens that it's Konoha's turn for the Chunin Ninja Exams. I don't plan to do anything about it."

Kazashiro answered Guang.