Chapter 29: Shock
Chapter 29: Shock
"Torgruo Yozu!!”
The Kirigakure genin standing beside Kisame Hoshigaki paled, his eyes widening in shock and disbelief. He couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment at the sight before him.
Torguo Yozu was the sensor ninja among their trio, responsible for their ability to consistently hunt other teams. It stood to reason that, of the three, Yozu should have been the quickest to react to an ambush.
Yet now...
Yozu had been taken out in an instant! He didn't even have time to use a substitution or body flicker technique!
"Cough... cough..."
Though cleaved in two, Yozu didn't die immediately. He spat out a mouthful of blood as his upper body slumped to the ground, his eyes fixed on Feng Ye in disbelief.
Due to their proximity to the finish line and Kisame's distracting conversation, he had indeed grown negligent, failing to maintain his full focus on sensing their surroundings. As a result, he hadn't detected Feng Ye's impending assault until it was too late. But that wasn't the crucial factor.
The crucial factor was... speed!
Feng Ye's movements were too fast. So fast that Yozu hadn't had time to mount any resistance at all!
Such speed was hardly something a genin should possess. Even a jonin would be hard-pressed to match it. Caught off-guard and without the benefit of full concentration, it was no surprise that Yozu had been instantly slain.
"It's you," Kisame said, his gaze fixed on Feng Ye. He showed no anger or distress at his companion's demise, as if the fallen shinobi were of little consequence.
Kisame's mouth curved slightly, revealing a set of sharp teeth akin to a shark's. "It seems not all Konoha genin are trash," he remarked.
"..."
Feng Ye glanced at Torguo Yozu, who lay bisected on the ground, a small pile of scrolls having fallen from his body. "I see," he murmured.
The collection of scrolls indicated that their team hadn't been participating in the Chunin Exams with the sole intention of passing. Their true purpose had been hunting and intimidation.
"Indeed, this is the style of the Bloody Mist Village as rumored..."
Feng Ye raised the White Fanged Ninja Sword in his hand, lightly running his other hand along the blade as if wiping it clean.
But in the next moment, he vanished without a trace, his body dissipating into smoke.
Kisame's expression shifted, and without hesitation, he leaped backward. Simultaneously, he performed a series of swift hand seals, pressing his hands downward as he hung in the air.
"Water Style: Exploding Water Shockwave!!"
A torrent of water gushed forth, cascading down like a deluge.
However, the rushing water didn't immediately reach Feng Ye, as his attack was not directed at Kisame but the other Kirigakure genin!
"Water Style: Spiral Water Blade!"
The Kirigakure genin unleashed his ninjutsu almost simultaneously with Feng Ye's disappearance. He spat out a spiral of silken threads of highly pressurized water, which radiated outward in all directions. The nearby protruding rocks were sliced cleanly in two upon contact.
And in the instant the genin released his technique, Feng Ye reappeared at his right side. Rather than dodging the slashing threads, Feng Ye displayed almost uncanny speed, spinning in midair and slipping through the gaps in the Spiral Water Blade.
"Damn..."
The Kirigakure genin's face contorted in shock, his eyes reflecting his astonishment. He hadn't expected Feng Ye to dare enter the range of the Spiral Water Blade, let alone successfully pass through its gaps.
Without equally exceptional speed and dynamic vision, such an action would be akin to dancing on a knife's edge—one wrong move, and he'd be sliced in two.
Sssss!
The Kirigakure genin brandished his kunai, swinging it at Feng Ye.
Ding ding dong!
Feng Ye's White Fanged Ninja Sword sliced through the air, seemingly leaving seven or eight white threads in its wake. In the next moment, he flashed past, appearing behind the Kirigakure genin.
In a fleeting moment... two Kirigakure ninjas fell!
"Being so arrogant in someone else's village will come at a cost. If you can't kill others, you'll be killed yourself. Isn't that the creed of your Kirigakure ninja village? I don't see any problem with following that," Feng Ye said calmly, standing on the water's surface and looking at the remaining Kisame Hoshigaki.
Kisame, gazing at Feng Ye from a distance, no longer had the composure he displayed earlier. The slight crack in the corner of his mouth looked somewhat stiff as he slowly spoke, "It seems you are Konoha's strongest genin. Our intelligence was slightly off, but it doesn't matter much..."
As his words trailed off, Kisame swiftly formed hand seals with both hands.
"Water Style: Water Shark Bomb Technique!"
Whoosh!
The water beneath Feng Ye's feet suddenly churned, and several water sharks, formed from converging water streams, pounced on him, aiming to tear him to shreds.
Whoosh!
Feng Ye leaped high into the air from the water's surface, descending towards Kisame.
Kisame's expression remained unchanged as he raised his right hand towards Feng Ye. A surging water stream transformed into a shark, rushing to bite Feng Ye head-on.
Feng Ye, wielding the White Fanged Ninja Sword, thrust it into the water shark with tremendous force. His body, along with the water stream, turned into an afterimage as the sword in his hand carved a spiral trajectory, slicing the water shark and Kisame himself into fragments.
Whoosh!!
Kisame's body shattered, but instead of spilling blood, it transformed into water that gushed upward, encapsulating Feng Ye within.
"...Water Prison Technique!"
Kisame's figure emerged from the bottom of the water, and he placed one hand on the surface of the water prison, maintaining the technique while looking at Feng Ye trapped inside. "Your speed is indeed troublesome. But inside my Water Prison Technique, you won't be able to utilize it effectively."
Feng Ye, unperturbed within the water prison, calmly gazed at Kisame and replied, "The Water Prison Technique, the signature jutsu of Kirigakure ninjas... But since I knew beforehand that you possess this technique, how could I easily fall for it?"
This statement caused Kisame's face to change color.
In the next instant, his body abruptly twisted to the side, but a flash of white light still grazed his body. Blood splattered as his arm was severed and fell into the water.
"Impressive," remarked Orochimaru, watching the screen in the monitoring room at the center of the Death Boulder Cave. A hint of admiration shone in his eyes.
Beside him, Hiruzen Sarutobi, witnessing the scene, couldn't help but exclaim, "I thought he relied solely on his speed, but I never expected him to master the Clone Technique and the Body Replacement Technique to such a degree. Even you couldn't have achieved this at his age..."
Even Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi were astonished by the talent and strength Feng Ye displayed in this brief clash, let alone the other chuunin and jounin present.
Ninja like Yuuhi Kurenai were left almost shocked.
They were well aware of the strength of Kisame and his team, having observed them during this period of the exam. Both Kirigakure ninjas possessed elite chuunin-level abilities, and Kisame's exceptional chakra control placed him at the level of a special jounin.
Yet, in front of Feng Ye, the three Kirigakure ninjas fell in the blink of an eye, two dead and one injured!
Whether it was Feng Ye's displayed strength or his judgment and choices during the battle, there was nothing to fault. He didn't resemble a nine-year-old genin at all but rather a seasoned and elite ninja!
(End of Chapter)
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