Chapter 566: Battle of Kitsuchi
Leaving aside Kaito, who has already imagined the development of puppet master to scientific ninja tool manufacturing, from digging into the corner of Sunagakure Village to luring Sasori the Red Sand.
With the exit of Sunagakure Village puppet master Urayama, because of Kaito's distraction, Hoshigaki Kisame, who was supposed to appear early, continued to remain silent when he saw that his own Mizukage did not make any statement.
On the contrary, Tsuchikage Onoki saw that Konoha casually sent an unknown guy to deal with the leader of Sunagakure Village. Although he was a little disdainful in his heart, he took the lead in speaking when he saw that Hoshigaki Kisame was slightly interested.
"Kitsuchi, you go!"
Seeing Onoki take the initiative to speak, everyone including Kaito cast their eyes on him.
'This old fox, why did he let his son go on stage so early?'
Originally, Kaito thought that in this kind of defense challenge that was similar to a round-robin battle, Onoki, the old fox, would definitely let his own candidate who participated in the competition go on stage last to steal the chicken.
Unexpectedly, he not only sent people out early, but also sent Kitsuchi, who was obviously the main force.
As a result, now that Ōnoki spoke first, Kaito could not interfere, and let Hoshigaki Kisame go up and defeat four people according to the original plan.
However, Kaito was confused, but Kitsuchi, who was called out, was not surprised at all. He bowed and took the initiative to walk out of the team.
"Yes! Tsuchikage-sama!"
As he spoke, Kitsuchi had already strode to the center of the training ground.
Kitsuchi also had a sturdy and strong figure. Compared with the previous puppet master Urayama, Kitsuchi was younger, but he was more solid and steady.
Although the original intention of this commander competition was to rely on the defense round-robin battle to establish prestige for the person who will hold the commander position.
Therefore, the winner was required to win consecutive battles.
However, looking at Maruboshi Kosuke who had just finished a game in front of him, Kitsuchi still asked politely.
"I am Kitsuchi, a senior ninja from Iwagakure Village. Does Kosuke-senpai need to rest and recover?"
Looking at Kitsuchi, who spoke in a sincere and polite tone, Maruboshi Kosuke smiled and shook his head.
Seeing that the other party rejected his kindness, Kitsuchi no longer hesitated and directly formed seals with both hands to launch his offensive.
Just when everyone thought that this would be another fight between dragons and tigers.
After only a few rounds of fighting.
Maruboshi Kosuke took advantage of the gap when Kitsuchi performed ninjutsu and jumped to the edge of the training ground.
After a few breaths of panting, he raised his right hand with a smile.
"My chakra is exhausted, I give up!"
This move immediately stunned Kitsuchi, who was forming seals on the spot.
Not only Kitsuchi, but all the ninjas watching were in an uproar.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Maruboshi Kosuke had not fought to the limit at this time.
Although he was suppressed by Kitsuchi throughout the whole process, he was not without the strength to fight.
However, since he had already voluntarily admitted defeat and surrendered, it was naturally difficult for others to say anything more. They could only whisper and discuss quietly.
Kaito looked thoughtfully at Namikaze Minato, who was not surprised by this.
'Is this how Konoha originally arranged it? In addition to the most critical leaders, the strength of Konoha ninjas must also be shown in other personnel?'
The personnel composition of the Maintenance Force itself is quite complicated this time. By doing this, Konoha, regardless of the final victory or defeat, at least demonstrated its own strength and showed its importance to this joint force.
'However, how can Konoha guarantee that Maruboshi Kosuke will definitely win a round?'
And Kaito's doubts are not only that.
Although Konoha's calculations allowed Maruboshi Kosuke, an eternal Genin with little reputation, to show his strength, in essence, it still destroyed the tacit understanding between the five great ninja villages that each village would only send one person to compete for the position of commander.
It is indeed a petty behavior.
This kind of calculation was really inconsistent with Kaito's impression of Namikaze Minato's style.
However, Kaito didn't see anything useful on the other party's expressionless face at this time.
'But no matter how you calculate, you still need to rely on strength to speak.'
Without dwelling on Namikaze Minato's thoughts, Kaito turned his head to look in the direction of Hoshigaki Kisame, nodded slightly, and signaled that he could go on stage.
Kitsuchi in the field was obviously a little puzzled that his previous opponent did not seem to have tried his best.
But the next moment.
There was a loud bang.
The earth shook slightly.
Hoshigaki Kisame's figure had already fallen heavily in front of him.
"I am Hoshigaki Kisame from Kirigakure Village!"
Such a violent appearance instantly quieted the originally noisy ninjas.
Looking at the spider-web-like cracked ground under Hoshigaki Kisame's feet, many people swallowed their saliva in their hearts.
And Hoshigaki Kisame himself also showed a slightly ferocious smile, baring his fangs and looking at Kitsuchi in front of him from a distance.
Seeing Kitsuchi's expression gradually becoming solemn, Hoshigaki Kisame also reached out to the "Twin Blades: Hiramekarei" behind him.
"Let's start!"
As the words fell, Hoshigaki Kisame suddenly exerted force under his feet.
The ground, which was already cracked inch by inch, could not bear the heavy pressure of violence. It exploded into scattered soil and splashed backwards.
Hoshigaki Kisame's figure was much faster than the stones flying backwards. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Kitsuchi.
Kitsuchi immediately formed a seal in front of him to release the earth wall, trying to stop Hoshigaki Kisame from approaching.
However, Hoshigaki Kisame did not dodge the "Earth Flow Wall" that rose from the ground.
The veins on the arm holding the handle of the Hiramekarei flared.
The huge Hiramekarei instantly tore through the air, and the violent air wave directly crushed all the bandages wrapped around it.
A white light flashed, and the earth wall in front of him was immediately split into two and collapsed.
It was completely unable to stop Kisame's steps.
Seeing the 'Earth Flow Wall' being destroyed so easily, Kitsuchi, who was flying backwards, immediately changed his expression. He quickly formed seals with his hands again.
"Earth Style: Rock Fist Jutsu!"
The hard brown rock quickly stretched, and Kitsuchi's entire right hand immediately turned into a huge piece of earth.
However, Kitsuchi only had time to put his right hand at his side.
The next moment, the door-like big blade had already slashed in front of him with a whistling wind.
"Dang——"
A huge impact sound was heard, followed by a subtle "click" sound that entered Kitsuchi's ears.
Feeling the huge force coming from his arm, Kitsuchi was about to perform ninjutsu again.
"Earth"
But before he could say "Earth Style: Weighted Boulder Jutsu", his own huge Earth Fist hit him hard in the face, completely holding back the words he was going to say.
Then there was a "boom~".
Kitsuchi flew out sideways like a cannonball.
A straight trail of dust was instantly dragged on the ground.
It was not until he crashed into the dense forest several dozen meters away, knocking down a large number of trees, that his figure finally came to a stop.
(End of this chapter)