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Chapter 727: The Power of the Kaleidoscope!
Chapter 727: The Power of the Kaleidoscope!
"Lord Yakura, you lost..."
The Sand Village ninjas watched in astonishment at the scene before them.
Just a moment ago, it seemed like a fair and even match, but how did Yakura suddenly lose?
He was their Sand Village hero, yet he had just been defeated by a young genius from the Leaf Village.
"The Leaf's White Fang is gone, and now they're sending an even stronger Lightning Fang?"
Seeing Kakashi's familiar white hair, the Sand ninjas couldn't help but recall the terror inflicted by the Leaf's White Fang.
In the past, the White Fang had gained fame throughout the ninja world, and the Sand Village had contributed numerous casualties.
Now, Kakashi's performance far surpassed that of the White Fang in his time, and with their similar appearances, the Sand ninjas felt like they were witnessing the birth of a super White Fang.
The Stone Village ninjas felt a momentary sense of relief upon seeing the Sand ninjas' reactions.
Facing the Leaf's genius, the renowned strong ninja from the Sand Village had also suffered a defeat.
This proved that it wasn't a matter of the Stone Village's strong ninjas being inferior, but rather that the Leaf's geniuses were too abnormal, surpassing common sense.
"With such strength at this age, if all these Leaf geniuses grow up, the Leaf's top combat power will increase significantly."
After silently laughing at the Sand ninjas in his mind, the Stone Village ninjas began to worry about the future of their own ninja village.
The current gap between the Stone Village and the Leaf Village was indeed quite large. The Stone Village's new generation had yet to mature, while the Leaf's new generation could already defeat the Stone Village's renowned strong ninjas.
"He's really putting on a show!"
In the contestant's lounge, Kaito couldn't help but mutter as he watched Kakashi sheathe his sword without even turning back after the battle.
After witnessing a defeat, the enemy had become more cautious.
"Be careful, his explosive power is not to be underestimated," the Fourth Raikage warned Killer B, who was standing beside him.
Killer B, after winning in the second round, would face Kakashi in the third round.
"Don't worry, big brother, I'm confident I can win against someone like him," Killer B said, straightening his chest.
In the past, Fuyuki Kamizono had used the Flying Thunder God Technique to ambush him, and he had reacted in time. Kakashi was no match for him.
The Fourth Raikage nodded slightly, as he also believed that Killer B had a higher chance of winning, but it was always better to be cautious.
Time passed, and soon it was the second-to-last match of the second round.
"Contestant number fifty-seven, Uchiha Kaito, versus contestant number sixty, Yellow Earth!"
Upon hearing the names announced by the referee, the ninjas in the audience focused their attention on the battle arena.
Kaito was one of the Leaf's geniuses, alongside Shizuru and Kakashi. Yellow Earth, on the other hand, was a renowned strong ninja from the Stone Village, similar to Stone Splitter.
Once again, a clash between a Leaf genius and a renowned strong ninja was about to take place, which was far more interesting than watching the Shadows bullying weaker opponents.
"Go, Yellow Earth! Don't lose, please!" the Stone Village ninjas silently prayed in their hearts.
If Stone Splitter lost, it was acceptable, but if Yellow Earth also lost to the Leaf's genius, the Stone Village would be completely defeated. If they kept losing, it would soon be the Tsuchikage's turn.
Before the start of the second round, the Stone Village ninjas were confident in Yellow Earth.
After all, Yellow Earth was not only powerful but also held a significant position. Some in the Stone Village believed that Yellow Earth might become the Fourth Tsuchikage.
How could such a ninja lose to the Leaf's genius?
However, the lessons from Stone Splitter and Yakura were right before their eyes. Kakashi and Shizuru's dominant performances forced them to admit that the Leaf's new generation geniuses were on a completely different level from the geniuses in their own village.
"Finally, it's my turn."
Upon hearing the referee call his name, Kaito strode towards the battle arena.
When he saw Kakashi showing off, he couldn't wait to put on a show for Haruno Rin in the audience.
As he stepped onto the battle arena, Kaito intentionally used his Sharingan to sense Haruno Rin's location. As soon as he entered the arena, he waved in her direction.
Haruno Rin smiled and waved back in response.
Kaito instantly felt more energized, and his body felt stronger.
"Sharingan..."
Yellow Earth took a deep breath and quickly reviewed Kaito's information in his mind.
Even without the previous defeats of Stone Splitter and Yakura, Yellow Earth would not underestimate Kaito, especially since Kaito had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Before Kaito, only three people in the entire ninja world knew the Flying Thunder God Technique: Senju Tobirama, Fuyuki Kamizono, and Yuuki Mizuki.
How could Yellow Earth dare to underestimate Kaito?
"Begin the battle!"
At the referee's command, Yellow Earth and Kaito moved simultaneously.
Whoosh!
Kaito quickly took out two Flying Thunder God Kunai from his tool pouch and threw them towards Yellow Earth.
At the same time, Kaito gathered chakra in his legs and started running.
"Doton: Gorisu no Jutsu!"
Yellow Earth concentrated a massive amount of chakra, transforming it into Earth Attribute Chakra, and crouched down, slamming his palms onto the ground to infuse chakra into the earth.
With a thunderous roar, a seven to eight-meter-tall rock giant emerged before everyone, blocking the view of Kaito and Yellow Earth.
The towering rock giant used its body to block the kunai thrown by Kaito and swung a massive rock fist towards him.
Whoosh! Kaito immediately activated the Hiraishin no Jutsu, disappearing from his original spot and reappearing on the rock giant's body.
Just as Kaito was about to locate Yellow Earth, the latter suddenly appeared on the rock giant's shoulder, his right arm having transformed into an incredibly hard rock through Earth Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation.
"Doton: Rock Fist!"
Yellow Earth sprinted across the rock giant's body, and his right arm unleashed a terrifying force, slamming towards Kaito.
The three tomoe in Kaito's blood-red eyes spun rapidly, transforming into the Mangekyo Sharingan, and he glanced at Yellow Earth with a faint look.
In an instant, Yellow Earth's mind was filled with nothing but a sea of blood, and the arm he swung out went limp.
Kaito gathered chakra in his legs, drew a kunai from his tool pouch, and flashed towards Yellow Earth, aiming to stab him.
His genjutsu was no match for Mizuki's, it was simply inferior.
As a Mangekyo Sharingan possessor who had also trained in genjutsu for a period, it was no exaggeration to say that Kaito was one of the rare genjutsu masters in the ninja world.
"Doton: Iron Rock Cannon!"
Just as Kaito was about to stab Yellow Earth with the kunai, another Yellow Earth appeared on the side of the rock giant.
The new Yellow Earth gathered a large amount of Earth Attribute Chakra in his throat and spat out a rock ball that grew larger as it flew towards Kaito.
Kaito's expression remained unchanged as he calmly opened his palm, letting the kunai in his hand fall freely towards the ground.
He had long since experienced enough of these shadow clone tricks.
Whoosh!
Boom!!
The massive rock ball struck the rock giant, creating a huge crater in its body.
However, just before the rock ball hit, Kaito used the Hiraishin no Jutsu to teleport to the side of another Yellow Earth, extending his hand, covered in the Armed Color, towards him.
"Scatter!"
Seeing that Kaito had fully taken the bait, Yellow Earth, who had turned into a stone and was hiding nearby, immediately controlled the rock giant to disperse, sending a barrage of boulders towards Kaito and Yellow Earth's shadow clones.
After using Gorisu no Jutsu to block Kaito's vision, Yellow Earth quickly created two clones with the Rock Clone Jutsu, while his original body remained hidden.
Kaito, with his Mangekyo Sharingan and mastery of the Hiraishin no Jutsu, posed a threat to Yellow Earth in direct combat. Fearing that he might fall under Kaito's genjutsu and be instantly killed, Yellow Earth devised this tactic.
"I still lack the ability; if it were my father, this wouldn't be necessary," Yellow Earth thought to himself.
Boom, boom, boom!!
A barrage of giant rocks buried Kaito.
Unfortunately, Kaito had already dispersed Yellow Earth's shadow clone before the rocks fell, so the clone's memory did not include Kaito's situation.
"Doton: Rock Arm!"
To prevent any accidents, Yellow Earth quickly gathered chakra again and used Doton to create a massive rock arm, slamming it into the pile of rocks.
Boom!
The huge, solid rock arm struck the pile of rocks, creating another series of loud crashes.
"Rock Fist Yellow Earth!"
The Rock Hidden ninjas immediately cheered for Yellow Earth.
Not every Leaf Village genius was a freak; a renowned strong ninja was still a strong ninja. With a series of combo moves, Kaito hadn't even touched Yellow Earth's original body.
"Why is he going so hard? Won't the Shinshu judges intervene? What if something happens?"
The Leaf ninjas couldn't see Kaito's figure and grew anxious.
Losing the fight didn't matter; today, the Leaf Village's performance had already blown away the other four great ninja villages. The important thing was Kaito's safety.
Of course, those who truly knew Kaito weren't worried because they understood his strength.
"Kamui is such an annoying ability," Kakashi thought as he watched the fight.
Knowing the effects of Kamui, he could already guess what would happen next.
Just as Kakashi had this thought, Kaito appeared.
In Yellow Earth's surprised and confused gaze, Kaito emerged completely unharmed before him.
Yellow Earth: ???
Countless question marks flashed through Yellow Earth's mind at that moment.
He even suspected that he might have unknowingly fallen under Kaito's genjutsu.
Otherwise, how could Kaito have walked out of the pile of rocks so effortlessly, making them seem like non-existent illusions?
(End of Chapter)Yellow Earth quickly checked his chakra and indeed found an issue. In the moment Kaito appeared, he had cast a genjutsu on Yellow Earth.
Although Yellow Earth was skilled at dispelling genjutsu, Kaito's actions were too swift. As the Sharingan cast the genjutsu, he immediately threw a Flying Thunder God Shuriken.
By the time Yellow Earth regained his senses, a shuriken had already whizzed past him.
Whoosh!
"Rasengan!"
Before Yellow Earth could react, Kaito appeared behind him with a Rasengan, slamming the compressed chakra ball onto Yellow Earth's back.
Bang! The chakra exploded in an instant, and a blinding flash of light passed by.
Yellow Earth was struck as if by a giant hammer, crashing to the ground so hard that the impact shattered the earth beneath him.
The spectators, witnessing this, were left dumbfounded, astonished at how quickly the situation had changed.
The Rock Hidden Village ninjas, who had been cheering for Yellow Earth, and the Leaf Village ninjas, who had been worried about Kaito, all changed their expressions.
The smiles on the Rock Hidden Village ninjas' faces froze and eventually faded.
The Leaf Village ninjas' concerns gradually turned into smiles.
"Kaito, well done!" Asama exclaimed in praise.
Asama had been annoyed by the constant jeering of the nearby Rock Hidden Village ninjas whenever Yellow Earth gained an advantage, so he intentionally shouted out.
Asama noticed from the corner of his eye that the Rock Hidden Village ninjas' expressions had turned sour, and he couldn't help but smirk.
The other Leaf Village ninjas also enthusiastically shouted Kaito's name.
The Rock Hidden Village ninjas' faces grew even more sullen, but today's defeat was too devastating for them. Two of their renowned strong fighters had fallen to the Leaf Village's genius, so they couldn't put up a tough front.
Of course, behind the scenes, the whispers would continue.
"What's so great about that? Even if he can defeat Yellow Earth, he'll still be stopped in the third round. Do you think he can beat the Wind Shadow?" A Rock Hidden Village ninja muttered to himself.
Next up was Ra Sha's match, and there was no doubt that Ra Sha would advance. Kaito would then face Ra Sha in the third round.
He didn't believe Kaito could defeat the Wind Shadow.
Even though the Wind Shadow was the youngest of the Five Shadows, he was still a Kage at the pinnacle of the ninja world, not on the same level as ordinary renowned fighters.
"Uchiha Kaito wins!"
The referee declared the outcome of the battle after seeing that Yellow Earth had lost the ability to continue.
"What ability is this?" Daimoku on the high platform frowned slightly.
Although Kaito had displayed the Demonic Illusion: Sharingan in battle, his opponents had no idea what it was. They thought it was a genjutsu or a substitution technique.
But after witnessing Kaito's fight, Daimoku realized that Kaito's ability was not ordinary.
However, since Kaito had only shown it once, Daimoku wasn't entirely sure.
"We'll know in the next round."
Daimoku glanced at Ra Sha with his peripheral vision.
If Ra Sha was the opponent, Kaito would definitely be pushed to his limits, making it easier to gather information.
Ra Sha remained calm and didn't show any emotion due to Kaito's performance.
He was just a rising star; there was no way he could defeat Moon Sage, let alone Moon Sage's disciple.
In fact, Ra Sha wanted to spar with Moon Sage.
He believed that being heavily injured by Moon Sage's punch was due to his own carelessness. If they fought again, even if he lost, it wouldn't be as simple as before.
After all, he could even suppress the rampaging One-Tailed Tanuki; it was impossible for him not to exchange a few moves with Moon Sage.
After the referee called Ra Sha's name, Ra Sha paused his thoughts and walked towards the passageway.
Everyone knew it would be his victory, including his opponent, but they still had to go through the motions unless a contestant forfeited early.
However, after such rigorous screening, the remaining contestants were the elite among the Jonin, and they wouldn't usually forfeit directly.
"Magnet Style: Gold Sand!"
With a clean and swift move, Ra Sha used a large-scale Magnet Style: Gold Sand to instantly defeat his opponent. He then turned around and walked towards the passageway.
"Ra Sha wins! The second round of the Martial Arts Tournament is over."
The referee quickly announced the result of the last battle and then left the combat area.
The spectators had anticipated this and stood up, ready to leave, looking forward to the third round in five days.
Only sixteen contestants remained in the third round, including the Five Shadows occupying five spots. The rest were either renowned strong fighters or super-geniuses like Kakashi and Kaito, and the intensity of the battles increased further.
PS: There will be another chapter coming in about three hours.
It's a bit late, so feel free to read it after waking up tomorrow.
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