On the arena, a rustling sound echoed.
The battle continued. Kisame Hoshigaki stared at Torune Aburame holding a large blade horizontally opposite him, doubt and vigilance appearing in his gaze for the first time.
"What is that thing?"
Up in the stands, many Genin did not understand the Aburame Clan's secret techniques, and grew puzzled upon seeing Torune Aburame's fighting style.
"They're bugs! Torune is using the Aburame Clan's secret technique, using his own chakra to cultivate a kind of insect that survives by devouring chakara. Once parasitized by these bugs, they will frantically absorb the host's chakara. Even a Jonin might have all their chakara devoured in a short time!"
At that moment, Shiosui Nara explained to the opponents beside him. Just as his voice fell, the gazes many people cast toward Torune Aburame turned complex.
"That guy's chakra volume is astonishingly large, nowhere near the Genin level. But he just happened to run into Torune; Torune's secret technique is extremely countereffective against such an enemy!"
"Yet there is still a problem, which is that this secret technique of the Aburame Clan also has a very severe flaw: once the bugs they cultivate leave the body or lack the nourishment of chakra, they will die in a short time!"
"If Torune cannot think of a good way to approach the enemy, then he will be at a disadvantage in this match!"
Shiosui Nara analyzed earnestly.
From the perspective of ninjutsu, Torune Aburame held a certain advantage, but in reality, the initiative of the entire battlefield lay in the hands of Kisame Hoshigaki.
Kisame Hoshigaki now had two choices: close combat or using ninjutsu.
Judging by his past opponents, Kisame would definitely lean toward close combat. After all, the jutsu he mastered were all Water Release, and in an indoor venue like this, Water Release was at a massive disadvantage!
Yet right now, the black mist emanating from Torune Aburame made Kisame Hoshigaki's heart flutter, and his intuition told him not to go near that cluster of black mist.
Bang-
In the end, Kisame Hoshigaki directly stabbed his large blade into the ground and began forming Hand Seals with both hands.
He intended to use ninjutsu to settle the match.
Seeing this, Torune Aburame naturally would not let the matter rest, charging straight forward.
Kisame dodged while his hands kept moving. Torune was not skilled in taijutsu, his speed unable to keep up with Kisame, and Kisame, having seen through Torune's secret technique, would not give him any chance.
"If it's like this, then it'll probably end soon!"
Mu Feng stared at the battlefield below, his eyes seeming to have already foreseen the result.
Hokado Hyuga and Hana Inuzuka, however, began to grow nervous.
"Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"
Soon, Kisame brought his hands together and roared angrily, and a mass of light blue water waves formed around him, looking just like a shark in its appearance.
Swish, swish, swish-
The next moment, the water shark bullet surged directly toward Torune at an exaggerated speed.
Torune Aburame's pupils constricted; he never imagined that in a place without any water source, Kisame could actually release such a powerful Water Release.
As the ninjutsu surged forward, Torune Aburame had no way to continue pressing the attack and could only dodge aside.
Taking advantage of this gap.
"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Technique!"
With a hum, a mass of diffusing water mist rippled around Kisame and Torune, obscuring the view of the entire venue.
"What are they doing?"
"What's going on here? I can't see a thing!"
"Byakugan, activate!"
In the spectator stands, seeing the Hidden Mist Technique deployed, the others instantly became clamorous. Hokado Hyuga activated the Byakugan, successfully capturing the movements of both Kisame and Torune Aburame, but in his eyes, Torune's state was not good.
Under the visual blockade, Kisame had already put some distance between them, seemingly preparing some sort of ninjutsu. Turning to look at Torune Aburame, the chakra inside his body was in a state of agitation, and the cultivated bugs seemed ill-suited to such an environment, moving about rapidly.
Seeing this, Hokado Hyuga frowned, roughly knowing what the outcome would be!
After a bout of fighting on the arena, Torune Aburame ultimately suffered defeat, and Kisame successfully bombarded Torune into unconsciousness with a Water Dragon Bullet.
"The winner of the second match, Kisame Hoshigaki!"
After winning, Kisame Hoshigaki did not look excited. He cast his gaze directly toward Mu Feng in the spectator stands and made a hostile gesture.
Mu Feng glanced at Kisame, feeling no ripples in his heart. This battle allowed Mu Feng to see Kisame's true current level.
Although his taijutsu and swordsmanship had not been brought into play, judging by his stance, he was inferior to Hozuki Mangetsu.
Even at his peak, Kisame Hoshigaki's swordsmanship was inferior to Hozuki Mangetsu's. One had to know that Hozuki Mangetsu was a swordsmanship genius who mastered all seven Ninja Blades by himself.
The only feeling Kisame gave Mu Feng was that he was rather violent, casting B-rank ninjutsu off the cuff, which was very unusual in Genin battles.
Yet for Mu Feng, who had read the original work and witnessed the earth-shattering aura of Six Paths-level characters in the later stages, a ninjutsu like the water shark bullet was simply unwatchable-it was fit for nothing more than washing hair.
What Mu Feng was more curious about now was whether he could witness Kisame's famous scenes in the subsequent matches.
"I wonder if he has mastered the dam-building ninjutsu by now!"
Mu Feng smiled indifferently and continued watching the match.
"Mu Feng!"
After a while, Mu Feng heard a cry, and turning to look, it turned out to be Kakashi walking over.
After a day of treatment, the injuries on Kakashi's body were almost entirely healed, and the bandages had also been removed. This forced Mu Feng to marvel at the medical standards of the ninja world.
Swapping eyes casually, bringing dead people back to life... If such medical standards were placed in his past life, they would probably rake in a fortune instantly.
"Kakashi, you came too?"
"I came to take a look, and by the way, to find you! Lord Hokage might have a temporary mission over there," Kakashi said to Mu Feng in a lowered voice.
"A temporary mission?" Mu Feng was slightly stunned.
"It's about the Chunin Ninja Exams!" Kakashi frowned, his gaze sweeping toward Kisame and the people from Kirigakure. "This isn't a place to talk; follow me! Right, you didn't have a match during the preliminary rounds, did you?"
"Sure enough, I knew there was a problem with the drawing of numbers!"
Hearing Kakashi's words, Mu Feng laughed with exasperation. Kakashi had not been present when he drew his number, nor had he asked, and now he had come looking for him directly.
Yet Kakashi had come upon listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi's words; obviously, everything was being manipulated behind the scenes by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Since the matter concerned the Chunin Ninja Exams, Mu Feng did not dare to take it lightly.
Failing to gain Konoha's recognition was something Mu Feng felt was fine, but the crucial point was obtaining the system's recognition; the reward penalty for mission failure was still quite terrifying.
"Alright, lead the way!"
Spreading his hands, Mu Feng said to Kakashi.
After finishing their conversation, the two walked out through the back door of the spectator stands.
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