Chapter 45 Damn it, how dare you?!
Having seen the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, Kizarunaturally recognized these three Devil Fruits with ease.
Three Zoan types?
These three Devil Fruits were somewhat useless to Kizaru; he couldn't eat them, so he could only give them away.
Who to give them to was still a big problem.
For Ninja who can cultivate Ninjutsu, eating a Fruit, gaining an ability, and then becoming a landlubber?
Few would be willing to do that.
At least, in Kizaru's opinion, if he hadn't already eaten a Devil Fruit, he wouldn't have been willing!
Of course, a Logia type like the Glint-Glint Fruit, or a Mythical Zoan, would be fine, but ordinary Zoan types can now be artificially created, so they're really not that worthwhile.
However... who can say for sure about such things? Maybe they'll come in handy one day.
After putting the three Devil Fruits into his backpack, Kizaru closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then his eyes snapped open, the look of shock replaced by one of resolve and brightness.
"Let's go, we'll continue to the finish line!"
"Those three fruits..." Sasuke was a little curious.
"A mysterious fruit. After eating it, an ordinary person can gain strength comparable to an ordinary Chunin, and can also develop and improve their strength later on, but it has a fatal flaw—the loss of the ability to swim."
Kizaru didn't hide anything, he just didn't mention the name Devil Fruit.
"I see ~" Sasuke nodded, no longer thinking about it.
Originally, when he heard that it could give ordinary people Chunin level strength and could be further developed, he was a little tempted, but after hearing about the flaw, he instantly lost interest.
Such a person, who could easily drown, would be nothing but cannon fodder if they encountered a strong opponent from the Hidden Mist Village.
Although he, Sasuke, would pay any price for strength, he would never leave himself without a backup plan. He would not engage in such a clear act of suicide!
Listening to Kizaru's explanation, Sakura, for some reason, suddenly linked it to the strange, never-before-seen ability Kizaru possessed.
Could it be that Kizaru's yellow, light-like ability also came from... Sakura had an idea.
And, if she remembered correctly, when Kakashi-sensei tested the three of them... Kizaruaccidentally fell into the water and almost drowned, right?
That is to say... Sakura glanced at Kizaru. Had he already lost the ability to swim?
Seeing Sakura's gaze, Kizaru understood that this pink-haired girl in front of him had probably guessed something.
However, he didn't intend to hide it anymore. "That's right, I once ate such a fruit. Originally, I thought there was only one, but I didn't expect to see such fruits again..."
Kizaru had eaten one too?
Sasuke suddenly became interested again.
The terrifying yellow light Kizaru had used earlier, its power... was truly excessively strong!
If he could gain such an ability, losing the ability to swim wouldn't seem so hard to accept.
Inadvertently, Kizaru saw Sasuke's gaze. He understood Sasuke's thoughts. "You wouldn't think it's a good deal, would you? This thing is, after all, an external object..."
Sasuke only had a thought; he didn't truly want to eat such a fruit.
After all, the flaw was too obvious.
After hearing Kizaru's words, Sasuke also gave up on the idea.
"Let's continue to the finish line ~" Sasuke also calmed his emotions. He firmly believed that he could definitely defeat that man on his own!
That man whom he once respected the most—Uchiha Itachi!
Since the three of them had made their decision, they no longer proceeded cautiously, instead swaggering towards the central tower... Two hours later, the three arrived near the tower, still a few hundred meters away.
At this moment, they could clearly feel the murderous atmosphere in the air.
It wasn't as powerful or pure as when Orochimaruappeared, but it was much more chaotic!
That was the result of multiple murderous auras interfering with each other.
At least five squads were targeting them.
Kizaru smiled, Observation Haki, activate!
In an instant, every movement within a few hundred meters appeared in Kizaru's mind.
Those lurking in the grass, those lurking in puddles, those hidden high up in trees... there were many.
The hiding methods of these Ninja were truly varied.
At this moment, a squad, believing themselves to be far from Kizaru and the others, hidden at the top of a large tree, was discussing among themselves!
"They're here. Look at their headbands, they're from Konoha ~"
"Careful, look at the clan crest on that guy, he's from the Uchiha Clan!"
"Wasn't the famous Uchiha Clan of Konoha wiped out? Are there still descendants?"
"No wonder these guys dare to be so arrogant, walking so brazenly towards the finish line."
"No matter how powerful the Uchiha Clan is, there's only one of them. How many people do you think are ambushed around here?"
"That's right, as long as one person holds that guy back, we can eliminate the others and get the scroll."
"Should we do it?"
"Let's do it!"
"Let's do it!"
... The same thing happened in several other hidden locations where squads were concealed.
Kizaru smiled, but his heart was filled with emotion: these Ninja of the Ninja world truly aren't cowards.
There really were people who dared to ambush them.
And not just one, but a group.
They were still a hundred meters from the tower's gate, which was exactly the spot Kizaru and his two companions had chosen beforehand.
The three of them stopped simultaneously, suddenly turning around, faces bearing the smiles of a successful conspiracy.
The squads hidden in the shadows had not yet made their move.
Seeing the strange actions of Kizaru and his two companions, they were all a little confused: What are they trying to do?
Sasuke spoke first, "You sneaking cowards, your exam ends here. The three of us will guard this entrance; none of you will reach the finish line!"
???
The several squads hidden in the shadows were utterly bewildered.
Weren't we the ones ambushing here to block the gate?
How did it suddenly turn into us being blocked by others?
A complete reversal?
How could such an absurd thing happen in the world?!
Moreover, those three from Konoha were too arrogant.
Shouldn't blocking the gate involve ambushing in the shadows?
Just openly blocking the gate like this?
This kind of hot-blooded, chuunibyou style... is definitely not something a normal Ninja would do!
Finally, a Ninja hidden in the shadows, unable to tolerate Er Zhu Zi's arrogance, shouted loudly, "Do you really think your Uchiha Clan is invincib..."
Before he could finish shouting the word "ible," he let out a scream of "Ah!"
His entire body was pierced by a yellow arrow of light.
It was a flash arrow shot by Kizaru from his index finger.
It hit the guy's throat perfectly.
Not far from that Ninja, his two companions were stunned by this sudden turn of events.
The guy in strange clothes acted incredibly fast.
Their companion was killed before he even finished his threat.
Coming back to their senses, both were filled with anger, "Bastard, how dare you?!"