Misumi Tsurugi looked back in horror. Somehow, the real Kankuro was already standing behind him, several barely visible chakra threads attached to the index fingers of both hands. Their other ends led to the "Kankuro" he had bound-no, that was not Kankuro at all. It was the bandaged figure Kankuro had carried on his back!
"Puppet Technique!" someone in the spectator stands cried out.
Crack! Crack!
Countless spikes coated in deadly poison suddenly sprang from Crow, the puppet Misumi Tsurugi had bound!
"Aaaah!"
His agonized screams echoed through the hall. The spikes instantly pierced Misumi Tsurugi's elongated arms, and poison rapidly spread from the wounds. His body turned a grotesque purple, and he collapsed, foaming at the mouth and convulsing.
Kankuro curled his lip in contempt and crooked a finger, reeling in the chakra threads. Crow deftly slipped free of its restraints and returned to his back.
It was another clean, decisive victory, showcasing a bizarre and ruthless style of combat utterly different from that of the Konoha ninja.
The shock of two consecutive battles made the genin present truly understand the caliber and danger of these Chunin Ninja Exams. Every opponent who had made it here possessed a unique, deadly trump card.
The atmosphere in the hall grew increasingly tense and heavy. Once again, every gaze converged on the electronic screen that would decide their fates.
Who would be next?
The names on the electronic screen spun wildly like a wheel of fate, every flicker tugging at everyone's nerves. When they stopped and two names came clearly into view, the entire hall erupted.
Match five: Ino Yamanaka vs. Sakura Haruno
"What?!"
"How could it be those two?!"
Two girls who had been classmates and both harbored a crush on Sasuke Uchiha had been paired against each other in this