The battle continued.
Once it became clear that Taijutsu couldn't take down Nohara Rin, Shizune immediately retreated a short distance and pulled a smoke bomb from her ninja tool pouch.
Bang!
The smoke bomb exploded in front of Nohara Rin, and smoke billowed up, obscuring the area.
Nohara Rin held her Kunai and warily watched her surroundings.
Shizune quickly formed Hand Seals. Blue chakra immediately covered her right palm, accompanied by the faint sound of the air vibrating.
Chakra Scalpel!
After completing the technique, Shizune rushed straight into the smoke.
Watching this, Genma smiled faintly.
He knew Shizune was about to win.
Sure enough, when the smoke cleared, Nohara Rin was down on one knee and unable to move.
Examiner Hisato Yuto glanced over and announced, "Shizune wins!"
In the stands, Uchiha Obito's eyes widened. "Rin lost just like that?"
"What was that jutsu?"
Kakashi said, "Probably the Chakra Scalpel, an A-rank Medical Ninjutsu."
Uchiha Obito was astonished. "An A-rank technique? Shizune's that good!"
"Is Rin okay?"
Uchiha Obito was worried.
Kakashi didn't answer. Instead, he said, "Worry about yourself first!"
The examiner's voice came from below. "Next match: Uchiha Obito versus Might Guy!"
Uchiha Obito hurriedly said, "I'm going first. Kakashi, take care of Rin."
With that, Uchiha Obito leaped away.
Meanwhile, Shizune helped Nohara Rin back over to Genma and the others.
The injury wasn't too serious. She had only severed Nohara Rin's ligament with the Chakra Scalpel, leaving her unable to move.
But treating an injury like that would take Shizune at least ten minutes on her own, so she chose to let Genma handle it.
Genma crouched beside Nohara Rin. After locating the injury, he placed his palm directly over the ligament at her ankle.
There was no green glow of chakra. Just three seconds later, Genma withdrew his hand and stood up. "All done. Give it a try!"
Nohara Rin froze. That was it?
She stood and moved her right leg. Sure enough, she could move it without any pain or stiffness. She couldn't help exclaiming, "That's amazing!"
"Kakashi told me before that your Medical Ninjutsu was excellent, too. He was right!"
Genma smiled. "As long as you're all right. The next match is about to start!"
Nohara Rin looked down at the arena, quickly thanked him, and ran back to Kakashi. Then she shouted down at Uchiha Obito, who was already in position, "Obito, do your best!"
Uchiha Obito immediately turned at the sound of her voice. Seeing that Nohara Rin was fine, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her enthusiastic cheering made his face flush.
"This time, I'm definitely going to win!"
Uchiha Obito swore to himself.
Just then, the examiner gave the signal to begin.
Might Guy immediately sprang into the air.
Uchiha Obito snapped back to attention and turned his head—but Might Guy's Whirlwind Kick was already there.
Bang!
Uchiha Obito took a solid hit to the face. His goggles flew off, and he went sailing through the air.
KO!
Kakashi held his forehead, unable to watch. "What is that guy even doing?"
Nohara Rin's cheering cut off abruptly. Her expression fell, and for a moment, she couldn't say a word.
Shizune and Yamashiro Aoba were stunned.
It wasn't as outrageous as the second match, but it was still ridiculous!
If that had happened on the battlefield, wouldn't he have been done for?
Genma smiled knowingly.
Obito had lost to Guy twice now, and the key point was that Guy couldn't even remember him.
In the monitoring room.
Namikaze Minato felt so awkward he wanted to curl his toes into the floor.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was speechless, too.
Hatake Sakumo was there as well. He sighed. "Kids going through puberty."
A painfully accurate observation.
Namikaze Minato could only smile wryly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his pipe, then said, "It's Genma's turn!"
Changing the subject, Namikaze Minato asked curiously, "Senior Sakumo, has Genma surpassed Kakashi in strength?"
Hatake Sakumo nodded with complete confidence.
In the arena.
Genma saw his name and nodded to Shizune and the others before leaping down.
His opponent was... Uchiha Enjin!
Genma had never heard of him. They weren't in the same class, and he probably wasn't from the same year, either.
Judging by his appearance, he looked like Uchiha Shisui as Genma remembered him. He had a short sword strapped to his back.
"Yufeng Xuanma, right? You should just forfeit!"
Uchiha Enjin made a startling announcement as soon as he entered the arena.
Genma's face turned into a question mark.
Uchiha Enjin remained expressionless as his dark eyes suddenly changed.
One-Tomoe Sharingan!
"I just don't want you to lose too badly. Once we start fighting, I'll give it my all out of respect for my opponent," Uchiha Enjin said.
Genma understood. The guy didn't mean any harm. He was just... a little tsundere?
So Genma smiled. "Thanks."
"But since we're here, we should fight, no matter what."
"If this were a battlefield, we couldn't back down just because the enemy was strong, right?"
Uchiha Enjin paused, then nodded. "You're right. I was out of line."
"Yufeng Xuanma, I'll remember your name."
"I'll defeat you with everything I have!"
The examiner spoke up. "Are you ready?"
Genma and Uchiha Enjin nodded together.
"Then begin!"
The examiner waved his hand.
Uchiha Enjin immediately threw two Shuriken. Genma stood still, watching them fly toward him.
Uchiha Enjin frowned slightly and tugged on his hand. A nearly invisible wire snapped taut. The Shuriken in midair suddenly split from two into four and changed direction.
In an instant, four Shuriken shot toward Genma from four different directions.
Uchiha Enjin had opened with an impressive display of Shuriken control.
Genma used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge. The Shuriken all missed and embedded themselves in the ground.
Uchiha Enjin began running. He sprinted and leaped around Genma, throwing even more Shuriken as he went.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on his movements.
Yamashiro Aoba couldn't help remarking, "As expected of the Uchiha Clan. Are they the only ones who can manage such complicated control?"
Shizune frowned. "What's the best way to deal with this?"
Yamashiro Aoba pushed up his sunglasses and considered the situation. "He has to be disrupted before he can finish setting things up, but that'll be difficult. Our eyesight can barely make out those wires."
"It'd be better to jump out of the trap he's setting up and not give him a chance to finish laying it."
Shizune nodded.
At that moment, Uchiha Enjin returned to his starting position, held a wire between his teeth, and rapidly formed Hand Seals.
Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!
When examiner Hisato Yuto saw the technique, he knew things were bad, but it was already too late.
A line of fire raced along the wires and spread out.
Now, the wires that had been impossible to see were clearly visible to everyone.
They crisscrossed around Genma, trapping him inside.
As the flames raced along the wires, they instantly formed a huge cage of fire.
Examiner Hisato Yuto immediately moved to rescue him, but then drew back. Genma had suddenly appeared outside the cage.
Had that just been a clone?
Examiner Hisato Yuto was confused. He hadn't noticed it at all.
Many people in the stands cried out in surprise.
Uchiha Enjin was also a little taken aback by Genma's appearance, but his fighting spirit immediately flared even hotter.
He let go of the wire, drew his sword, and charged.
His eyes grew more and more crimson.
Their eyes met, and a Sharingan Genjutsu took hold.
Genma didn't look away from Uchiha Enjin. He wanted to test out the Sharingan Genjutsu.
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