manynovel Chapter 107 A Different Result
Chapter 107 A Different Result
"hateful!"
Suppressing the pain, Kabuto turned and waved his hand, intending to attack Akali with a chakra scalpel.
However, Akali simply performed a light backflip, the sound of wind and thunder flashing by in an instant.
A dark shadow shuriken pierced through Kabuto Yakushi's right chest, and the bloody shuriken emerged from behind!
"Bang!" The injured Yakushi Kabuto fell to the ground, while the shuriken that pierced through him remained embedded in the finger statue.
Immediately, the corrosive power of shadow was unleashed.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, a soft, rustling sound of fine sand sliding down filled the air.
Starting from the point where the shuriken hit, the stone of the statue was turned into fine sand.
Then the fine sand continued to slide off, and the shuriken's erosion continued to expand.
Finally, the sturdy stone sculpture was eroded into a hole half a meter deep and one meter in diameter, with the Flying Thunder God mark of the three letters AKL engraved in the center of the hole!
[Ding! Emotional value from Sakura/Ino/Shikamaru... +999!]
"It was just a shuriken!" Everyone was shocked.
If it can erode such a large hole in a stone, wouldn't it kill a person instantly if it hit them?
However, Akali, who had casually launched the attack, was not entirely satisfied with what she saw.
This scene also means that most of the power of the previous Hayabusa Mod was consumed on the statue.
Akali never expected that her high-speed, high-powered Falcon Dance, which also grants her wind and lightning, would have such a problem.
It was too powerful, so much so that it caused a piercing effect.
The shuriken passed right through Kabuto's body, and came out the same way, leaving no trace of the shadow power's corrosive effects, except for the additional elemental damage.
This gave Kabuto Yakushi a chance to catch his breath.
"Cough cough cough cough cough cough cough!"
Accompanied by a cough more violent than a gale, Kabuto Yakushi staggered to his feet, and the penetrating wound in his chest rapidly healed under the glowing green light of his palm.
Trading mana for health is a classic example of this strategy.
"It's healed again!" Akali exclaimed sincerely, looking at the incredibly tanky Kabuto. "Kabuto-senpai, are you an unkillable cockroach?"
"It's not like Xiaoqiang! I've said it before, even a broken ship has three nails left."
With self-treatment, the pharmacist's facial pain gradually subsided.
He then quickly swallowed a soldier's ration pill.
Feeling his chakra rapidly recovering within him, Kabuto Yakushi's confidence soared to unprecedented heights.
He felt confident that this mission was going to be a sure thing.
Because he knew that Akali had been hit by the Heaven and Earth Curse Seal, which had diverted nine-tenths of her chakra.
Therefore, from the very beginning, Kabuto's battle strategy was to deplete Akali's chakra as much as possible.
Danzo's task for him was to find out Akali's methods, while Orochimaru's task was to determine Akali's current limits.
Both of these tasks can be resolved by finding a way to deplete Akali's chakra, forcing her to use her skills.
He just didn't expect that Akali, knowing she didn't have enough chakra, would still choose to unleash her ultimate skill right away.
When the shadow clone slashed at him, he looked truly pathetic.
However, his counterattack against Shadow Akali using the chakra scalpel was so powerless.
They're all just shadow clones now. So what if they get hurt? It'll just cost them more chakra!
Fortunately, it's unclear whether Akali's Instant Shadow Strike Formation only has the power of one strike, or if she simply has very little chakra.
After that wave, Akali immediately returned to her original form, transforming into a blade that slashed at his back, followed by a shuriken ninjutsu.
Although there was a slight surprise, he ultimately managed to absorb all of these attacks.
But how much chakra does Akali have left?
Her chakra fire was now as faint as a candle flickering in the wind!
"……Um?"
Akali touched her own shapely buttocks.
In novels, when the main characters are embarrassed, confused, or something, they either touch their nose or their chin.
Readers who got tired of these actions complained, "Why don't you touch my butt?"
Believe it or not, Akali fell in love with the move after trying it herself because it felt so good.
It's like kneading a ball of cotton.
However, because the location is somewhat sensitive, strange, and indecent, Akali generally doesn't do this.
This time, she made this action involuntarily because she suddenly realized that she could no longer understand Kabuto Yakushi.
Why is this person so excited? Is it because they were overjoyed to have survived?
"don't know!"
"never mind!"
She has shown enough of the problems with Kabuto Yakushi.
So, let's end it here!
Akali flicked her wrist, and three smoke grenades with different effects appeared in her palm.
The next second, two smoke bombs exploded between her and Kabuto Yakushi!
The ultimate technique, the Cloud Formation, overlaps with my own ultimate technique, the Cloud Formation. The ultimate technique Cloud Formation of Shadow Fist compensates for the Cloud Formation of my own ultimate technique, the Cloud Formation of the Lone Assassin.
Thick black smoke instantly engulfed the entire venue.
As for where the third smoke grenade is?
He watched as the smoke grenade rolled down to his feet.
Moonlight Gale: "?"
"Oh!"
The smoke grenade exploded, and the smoke grenade from the Graves instantly blinded Moonlight Gale.
Akali had previously said she was going to kill someone and that she needed to take Moonlight Gale's interference into account. Moonlight Gale had also come up with many ways for Akali to deceive him.
For example, accidentally, slipped, didn't expect it, or made a mistake.
But he never expected Akali's method to be so hardcore!
[Ding! Moonlight Gale's emotional value +999!]
Moonlight Gale was very annoyed by Akali's smokescreen.
You think a little smoke bomb can stop him?
Moonlight Gale shouted in Akali's direction:
"Akali, you won, fine, but you want to take someone's life too? Don't you take me, Moonlight Gale, seriously?"
After saying that, Moonlight Gale quickly formed hand seals:
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
He took a deep breath, intending to use a swift wind technique to disperse Akali's smoke and capture her on the spot.
But Moonlight Gale forgot one thing.
Akali already cast two smoke grenades, covering 80% of the area, which was enough for her, so why give him an extra smoke grenade?
That's because the smoke grenade came from the male gunner.
A thick smoke bomb from outlaws! It's choking!
Immediately, Moonlight Gale, who had just inhaled sharply, began to cough violently, as if he had just encountered a fake Furongwang cigarette!
Now, no matter what he wanted to do, he couldn't.
Once Moonlight Gale recovered from his asthma, Akali's smoke finally dissipated.
Kabuto Yakushi, who had been lying lifeless with a scythe stuck in his forehead, and Akali standing next to him, idly playing with her fingers, appeared before everyone's eyes.
Orochimaru's assessment was that Kabuto Yakushi's skill level was equivalent to Kakashi's.
But in actual combat with Akali, maybe so, but aside from medical ninjutsu, Kabuto Yakushi's methods were actually quite limited.
Akali didn't know if it was because his methods were too unpredictable, making them unusable in this dueling arena, or something else entirely.
In short, Akali didn't feel too much pressure facing Kabuto.
Now that her chakra is restricted, she doesn't feel much pressure, so the result is self-evident.
Yakushi Kabuto was lying down, while she was standing; this was the final outcome.
Of course, Akali also considered the possibility that Kabuto might have faked his death.
But if he can fake his death even with a shattered heart and a sickle stuck in his brain, what's wrong with faking his death to escape?
Others faked their deaths through their own abilities.
Then, as if she had just seen the smoke dissipate, Akali gave everyone a sweet smile.
After changing back into her own clothes, Akali, dressed as the Demon Dancer at Hinata's request, exuded an irresistible sweetness.
Only then did everyone realize that Akali's clothes hadn't been wrinkled at all since the start of the battle!
[Ding! Emotional value from Sakura/Ino/Sasuke/Naruto/Tenten... +999!]
The cockroaches were deeply shaken!
Of course, what they didn't expect was that Akali would kill them so easily!
You should know that Kabuto Yakushi is not from another village, but from Konoha!
Most of the cockroaches at this point are actually quite naive, and they may not be able to see through Kabuto's strangeness.
Looking at Akali, some of the cockroaches showed a hint of fear in their eyes.
At the same time, Moonlight Gale, having recovered, instantly appeared beside Akali.
An expression of anger, unseen for a long time, appeared on her frail face: "Akali, how dare you attack the examiner?!"
"Oh dear, I didn't!"
Akali put on an innocent look:
"I just slipped and made a mistake. I accidentally threw the smoke bomb I was going to throw at the pharmacist's pouch at you, examiner. I don't think that counts as attacking the examiner, do I?"
"I never expected that you, Examiner Gale, would be choked by a smoke bomb!"
"Red bean paste, a secret Marseille!"
Akali bowed deeply and sincerely.
"You!" Looking at Akali, Moonlight Gale felt another surge of anger rising in his chest.
Akali is making him so angry, is she trying to kill him so she can inherit his fiancée?
Faced with Akali's words, Moonlight Gale couldn't say anything, because his information was opaque.
From an outsider's perspective, Akali was just trying to throw a smokescreen to obscure his vision.
As a special Jonin, being choked by a smoke bomb makes it hard not to suspect that he did it on purpose; Hayate Gekko had no way to explain himself.
Somewhat annoyed, Gale Moonlight stared at Akali for a long time, then sighed and went to Kabuto Yakushi.
After a quick, perfunctory check, Moonlight Gale announced the results.
"It's hopeless, take it away!"
"I declare the victor of this battle to be Akali!"
"Next test takers, please begin your preparations!"
As Gekko Hayate spoke, the medical team came and carried away Kabuto's body. At the same time, the selection process for the second exam began on the electronic screen above the venue.
Akali, having successfully absolved herself of responsibility, leisurely returned to the stands.
"Akali, congratulations!"
Upon seeing Akali's triumphant return, Hinata immediately came to offer her congratulations.
"What, don't you think there's anything wrong with me killing someone from Konoha?"
Akali made a joke.
Just now when she came up, Ino looked at her with a hint of fear in her eyes!
Hinata simply shook her head: "No way, anyone Akali would specifically exclude is definitely not a good person!"
"Right, Kurenai-sensei!" Hinata looked to the side.
“Indeed!” Kurenai quickly reassured Akali, “Such powerful medical ninjutsu was used in a duel arena like this instead of at Konoha Hospital, that person is definitely suspicious.”
"Don't worry, the medical team will specifically examine this kind of person's body, and we'll know whether there's a problem or not very soon!"
"That's right!"
Hearing Kurenai's words, Asuma chimed in, agreeing:
"If there's no problem, with that kind of medical ninjutsu, he could easily become a Jonin. Why would he come here to take the Chunin exam?"
"That's absolutely right!"
Kakashi and Might Guy both expressed their agreement.
With so many Jonin from various sides speaking up, the fear Konoha had of Akali killing her 'comrades' was quietly dispelled.
This, in turn, made Akali glance at them in surprise.
She has always been somewhat headstrong, and her action of killing Kabuto Yakushi this time also revealed a degree of willfulness.
She could have exposed most of Kabuto's secrets before killing him, but she didn't; she just dealt with it casually.
Even so, the Jonin were still speaking up for her.
As expected, in a place like the ninja world, strength is the greatest justice, so her style doesn't need to change.
After all, what's that saying again?
If you look fierce and menacing, then you better really be fierce and menacing!
After the Jonin comforted Akali, the minor incident passed.
To everyone's surprise.
This Chunin Exams preliminary rounds saw an opening blow, but that was all.
After Akali, Sasuke faced off against Akado Armor, just like in the original story. Without chakra limitations, he easily defeated her with a few Fireball Jutsu.
Then Shino defeated the Sound Ninja Zaku at full strength, Kankuro dealt with the sword Misumi, Tenten was overpowered by Temari, and the Sound Ninja with long black hair and gold hair were outsmarted by Shikamaru.
Everything proceeded just as it had in the original story.
However, the later parts differ from the original story.
Sakura and Ino, these two rivals, unexpectedly didn't bump into each other, and then both lost their chance to qualify.
Instead, Sakura was chosen to fight Naruto, and Ino was chosen to fight Kiba Inuzuka.
The results of these two groups are self-evident. Even though Sakura tried her best, she couldn't unleash her full power like Naruto. Naturally, she was defeated by Naruto after fighting until she was exhausted.
Ino can control the teeth with her mind, but the teeth are not fighting alone; they are the ones taking care of the baby, and thus are also defeated by the natural counter.
Hinata and Neji then had a friendly match, a very pleasant one.
Neji can't be bad either, or someone will tear his skull off.
Then, perhaps because Akali had contact with Gaara, there was no need to gather information about him.
Lee didn't encounter Gaara; it was Choji who did.
With Akali's instructions, Choji made his choice on the spot.
Xiao Li encountered one of Kiba Inuzuka's teammates, and naturally won easily.
After Rock Lee, there is the strongest Sound Ninja, Tosu, who can use infrasound attacks.
He also encountered the last person in the first class and continued to win easily.
Thus, the twelve people who advanced to the third exam have been selected.
Those are Akali, Sasuke, Naruto, Kiba, Gaara, Rock Lee, Shikamaru, Kankuro, Temari, Tosu, Shino, and Neji.
The Chunin Preliminaries have concluded!