Chapter 121: A Hyuga Who Doesn't Use Gentle Fist
Kaito walked up the stairs, and many people looked at him with awe and confusion.
Kaito thought to himself, Well, things went pretty smoothly. He exhausted his chakra with two B-rank jutsu, nearly collapsing from fatigue. My Shadow Clone could have easily dodged the ice dragon, but seeing how tired he already was, there was no need. After all, that blue-eyed girl should have noticed me. If I had won even with my Shadow Clone, she'd be even warier of me.
After entering the waiting room, Kaito sat next to Hodaka and Mieko.
A moment later, Sakai Yumi and Kuhaku Rou were called, and they went downstairs. Inoichi soon announced, "The second match now begins. Get ready... start!"
Kuhaku Rou immediately ran backward, while Sakai Yumi began her Water Shuriken Jutsu. He created a water wall to block her jutsu, retreating into the woods, thinking, I can't fight her in the open. She's too dangerous.
Sakai Yumi followed him into the woods. They began to fight among the trees.
Kuhaku Rou used the trees as shields and cover to attack her, but Sakai Yumi successfully defended and counterattacked each time. This stalemate lasted for about 10 minutes.
Kaito wondered, Although he fights well in the woods, he doesn't have much of an advantage. Why did he enter the woods so quickly?
After 10 minutes, Sakai Yumi finally managed to land a critical blow. Her Water Style: Water Bullet Jutsu left a deep gash on Kuhaku Rou's thigh. The wound made it even harder for him to move.
Sakai Yumi looked at him. "You're injured and can't fight anymore."
Kuhaku Rou gritted his teeth. Sakai Yumi glared at him. "Surrender, or you'll suffer greatly!"
Hearing this, his face instantly paled. He chose to give up.
Inoichi Yamanaka announced, "The winner of the second match is Sakai Yumi!"
Kaito observed the battle carefully, thinking, Why was he so afraid?
He looked at Hodaka and concluded, I wonder how her fight with Hodaka will turn out.
Hodaka stood up. Kaito said, "Go, Hodaka. Win quickly."
Mieko also wished him good luck.
Before Matsushita Satoru left, Kido Kohaku reminded him again not to get close to the Hyuga.
As the next contestants arrived at the arena, the judges were also discussing. Ibiki commented, "Both are very good. However, Kuhaku Rou seemed very afraid of her."
Raido agreed. "Yeah. And he seemed eager to run into the woods, as if he didn't want to fight her in the open at all."
Genma made no comment, just took some notes.
Hodaka and Matsushita Satoru arrived on the ground.
Inoichi Yamanaka announced, "The third match now begins. Get ready... start!"
Matsushita Satoru immediately retreated, forming hand seals. Hodaka also followed with a few hand seals.
Matsushita Satoru performed Water Shuriken Jutsu.
Hodaka performed Earth Style: Stone Shuriken Jutsu.
Both launched their jutsu simultaneously. Kaito and Mieko were both surprised.
"Hodaka is using jutsu right from the start? Really?"
Some water shuriken and stone shuriken collided. The stone shuriken pierced through the water shuriken, dispersing them, but their momentum was weakened.
Hodaka and Matsushita Satoru both dodged the remaining shuriken.
Hodaka immediately began to close the distance, while Matsushita Satoru took another step back, forming hand seals.
Hodaka sighed and also made a hand seal.
Mieko commented, "This looks like a game of hide-and-seek."
Kaito couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
Matsushita Satoru performed Water Style: Water Jet Jutsu.
Hodaka performed Earth Style: Rock Shield Jutsu.
The water jet hit the rock shield but couldn't damage it. The water just bounced off the rock.
Matsushita Satoru frowned. He made a few more hand seals and performed Water Clone Jutsu.
Three water clones appeared and ran toward the rock shield. Matsushita Satoru wondered, Why isn't he pursuing me, but hiding behind the rock shield?
Just then, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his left foot and immediately jumped up, looking down.
Many rock spikes appeared beneath him, almost like a bed of nails.
Two of the rock spikes struck his foot, and one of them made him bleed.
Suddenly, the rock spikes lunged at him while he was in the air.
He panicked and immediately made a hand seal, creating a water wall beneath him. But before the water wall could form, several rock spikes had already hit him.
Even after the water wall formed, some rock spikes still broke through it and struck him.
He slowly descended, avoiding the rock spikes. He grimaced in pain as he landed.
A total of 8 rock spikes had pierced him—none of them fatal, but they were very painful.
His water clones were at a loss. But soon, they decided to attack Hodaka.
However, when they arrived, they noticed that Hodaka wasn't behind the rock shield.
As soon as Matsushita Satoru landed, two hands emerged from the ground and grabbed his legs.
Hodaka performed Earth Style: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique.
Immediately, Matsushita Satoru was buried underground, while Hodaka appeared above ground.
Matsushita Satoru screamed loudly. As he was pulled underground, the rock spikes embedded in his body hit the ground.
Three of them couldn't go underground with him, causing huge wounds as the rock spikes were ripped out of his body.
The intense pain caused Matsushita Satoru to lose control of his water clones, which turned into puddles of water.
Hodaka was about to place two fingers on Matsushita Satoru's forehead to make him surrender.
However, the painful screams stopped him.
Inoichi Yamanaka immediately appeared and pulled Matsushita Satoru out of the ground.
He had 3 wounds, over a dozen centimeters long. One on his chest, one near his abdomen, and one on his back.
And embedded in his body were 5 rock spikes. Medical personnel quickly rushed to the scene to take him away.
Inoichi Yamanaka announced, "The winner of the third match is Hyuga Hodaka!"
The crowd, stunned by Matsushita Satoru's screams, cheered again.
Sakai Yumi and Kido Kohaku watched with serious expressions. They looked at Hodaka, thinking, He used the Rock Shield jutsu to block Matsushita Satoru's sight, then went underground. From there, he used two jutsu for a sneak attack, then delivered the final blow. During the second stage of the exam, he didn't seem to use any jutsu. We underestimated him!
Kaito analyzed, Damn, I didn't expect him to win with jutsu. During this time, he used Stone Shuriken, Rock Shield, Rock Spike Bed, Rock Spike Launch, and Double Suicide Decapitation. Now it won't be easy to defeat him. That said, his jutsu speed isn't as fast as mine or Mieko's. He just took advantage of his opponent needing to keep their distance from him.
The judges also analyzed. Ibiki said, "Very good performance. Won quickly and didn't waste too much chakra."
Genma chuckled. "How long has it been since we saw a Hyuga fight without using Gentle Fist?"
Raido said, "He seems ready to be promoted to chunin. As for Matsushita Satoru, he's not ready yet."
Ibiki and Genma both nodded in agreement.
Hodaka's parents were proud that their son had won so quickly. His father said, "He finally managed to use jutsu effectively!"
Hodaka's mother nodded. She knew how difficult it was for him.
Mieko stood up. Kaito looked at her. "Do well. Go for it!"
She nodded and walked toward the arena. Kido Kohaku followed behind her, muttering to herself, "Don't look into her eyes..."
Both arrived at the center of the ground, standing face to face. However, Kido Kohaku never looked at Mieko's face.
Inoichi Yamanaka announced, "The fourth match now begins. Get ready... start!"
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