Chapter 78: Exhilarating Cheers
However, before Kuro could make his move, Kyosuke launched his ninjutsu first.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow River."
The reason Kyosuke chose to use this jutsu was not to attack Kuro, but to limit his speed.
This B-rank ninjutsu directly turned the entire arena floor into a swamp.
To move at high speed on this terrain as before was simply a pipe dream.
The originally critical situation was thus easily resolved by Kyosuke.
Seeing this, Kuro struggled to pull his legs out of the mud, his eyes fixed on Kyosuke with fury.
From the look on his face, he probably wished he could just bite a chunk of flesh off Kyosuke.
As he was thinking of a way to break the stalemate, Kyosuke's voice suddenly reached his ears.
"Didn't you say you were going to show me the gap in our strength?" Kyosuke's gaze lingered on his mud-caked clothes as he said sarcastically, "So you were planning to stare me to death?"
Kuro, who had been forcing himself to calm down, was like a lit firecracker after hearing these words. He completely exploded.
"Die!!!" Kuro's chakra surged again, and he charged at Kyosuke.
The mud in front of him was pushed aside by the chakra on his body, allowing his feet to step on solid ground, preventing him from losing his balance and falling.
"You've made the worst possible choice," Kyosuke muttered to himself. He then reached out and took out a scroll with the character for "sword" on it.
With a puff of smoke, a massive shuriken appeared in his hand.
Then, Kyosuke threw the shuriken at Kuro with all his might.
"You think you can defeat me with such a petty trick? Too..." Before Kuro could finish his sentence, the shuriken suddenly exploded in mid-air.
Instantly, the sky above Kuro was filled with a flurry of projectiles.
"Shuriken Control Technique."
This ninjutsu was a skill Kyosuke had automatically learned when his Shuriken Throwing Technique had reached Level 7. It could be considered an extension of the skill, so it didn't appear on the skill panel.
As for the power of this move, the previous "Shisui" had already experienced it. Now it was Kuro's turn.
"What the hell," even in his extreme anger, Kuro couldn't help but shout these two words.
Then, without a second thought, he leaped to the side, trying to dodge.
At the same time, Kyosuke pulled on the steel wire in his hand.
Instantly, the projectiles flying in the air began to rush toward the dodging Kuro.
Although the speed of the falling projectiles couldn't catch up with the leaping Kuro, he couldn't fly. The moment his momentum slowed or he landed somewhere, he would be buried by the projectiles.
Kuro, of course, knew this. So, after reaching the wall of the stands, he instantly twisted his body to face the incoming projectiles.
At the same time, his hands formed a tiger seal and he aimed it forward.
"Crane Call!!!"
The air in front of him suddenly distorted and rippled, forming a shockwave-like ripple.
After a brief charge, Kuro unleashed this powerful ninjutsu at the swarm of projectiles.
This self-created ninjutsu was a technique Kuro had learned and simulated after watching the "Shukaku" rampage.
Because the conditions for using it were too harsh for him at his current level, he could only successfully release it after opening the fifth gate of the Seven Heavens Breathing Method.
Originally, he had planned to use this move to end Kyosuke's life, but the frequent unexpected situations had forced him to use it for defense.
Seeing that the "Crane Call" had cut an opening in the swarm of projectiles, Kuro forced his already somewhat weak body to charge through the gap.
And just as he left, the spot where he had been was covered by a dense cloud of projectiles.
If he had hesitated for even a moment just now, he would have been pierced by a thousand arrows.
Just as Kuro was preparing to readjust his condition, he found that the enemy's figure had, at some point, vanished.
Startled, he didn't even think before unleashing his chakra with all his might again, hoping to counter the enemy's next attack.
At the same time, his gaze quickly scanned the surroundings, trying to find any trace of the enemy.
Ahead, nothing.
To the left and right, also nothing.
Behind him was impossible.
Then there was only... the sky!!!
Just as Kuro's momentum slowed and he was somewhat exhausted from just releasing a powerful move, a figure suddenly shot down from his upper right.
And in that figure's hand, a blade that seemed to be made of fire was burning fiercely.
"Uchiha-Style..."
"Sword Dance of Flames!!!"
The two figures crossed in mid-air in an instant. At the same time, a spray of fresh blood was scattered in the air.
Kuro uselessly clutched the scorched wound on his neck. His mouth was slightly open as if he wanted to say something, but his severed windpipe kept his last words in his stomach.
After landing, Kyosuke gently swung the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, extinguishing the remaining flames on the blade, and then slowly sheathed it at his waist.
Behind him, Kuro's body, after weakly hitting the wall of the arena, finally fell heavily into the mud on the ground.
The battle was over.
Kyosuke, won.
Kuro, dead!
The Anbu referee stepped forward and, after a routine check of Kuro's condition, declared him dead on the spot and simultaneously announced Kyosuke's victory.
Hearing the referee's words, the venue was silent for a moment, and then a huge cheer erupted, as if it would overturn the entire stands.
"Well done, you Uchiha kid!"
"Hahahaha, you damn Sand ninja! Now you know how strong Konoha is!"
"Yay~ Kyosuke did a great job!"
Hearing the cheers in his ears, Kyosuke took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and raised it high above his head.
In an instant, the cheers rose another decibel.
Kyosuke, with his arm raised, slowly walked toward his own side of the stands.
At this moment, no one dared to interrupt this scene.
Even the referee standing to the side was the same.
In fact, if he didn't have his Anbu duties at the moment, he probably would have joined the cheering crowd.
Because the victory in this match was simply too morale-boosting.
Since the end of the first match, the entire Konoha side in the venue had been in a state of extreme depression.
It wasn't until Kyosuke's victory that this depression was finally released.
That was why such a shocking scene had occurred.
From today on, the entire village of Konoha would probably be talking about what had happened today.
As for Kyosuke, he was, without a doubt, the hero of the story.
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