Chapter 83: The Formidable Mei Terumī
Outside the infirmary, Kyosuke and Minato were anxiously waiting for the doctor's diagnosis.
"Doctor, how is he?"
Just then, the door opened, and the doctor walked out with a grave expression.
Seeing this, the two of them rushed forward to ask.
However, the doctor's next words made Kyosuke's heart sink.
Extensive burns on the skin, multiple severe fractures throughout the body, and large areas of muscle necrosis.
In short, not only would Torune be unable to continue as a ninja, but even his daily life would likely be difficult.
After speaking, the doctor sighed and left, leaving Kyosuke and Minato staring at each other.
"Kyosuke, this is something that every ninja must face. Don't be too sad," Minato said in a low voice to Kyosuke.
But unfortunately, with the sad expression on his face, it was unlikely he could even comfort himself, let alone Kyosuke.
"Brother Minato, I'm fine," Kyosuke said after a long while, finally lifting his head.
The two of them stood there for a moment, watching the unconscious Torune through the glass, and then returned to the venue.
After all, the Chunin Exams were not over yet. Even if they were to grieve, it would have to wait until after the competition.
As he reached the doorway, Kyosuke couldn't help but look back at the hospital room one more time.
I'm afraid only Tsunade can heal his injuries. But the problem is, no one knows where Tsunade is right now. And...
Even if someone were to go and find Tsunade to treat Torune, that person must be me!
By the time Kyosuke and Minato returned to the arena, the next match had already begun.
However, the audience was somewhat confused by this match.
The entire venue was enveloped in a thick fog. Let alone watching the match, many of the lower-ranking ninja couldn't even see the people a few meters away from them.
"Ninpou: Hidden Mist Technique."
The user of this signature Mist ninja technique was Mei Terumī.
As for her opponent, although Kyosuke couldn't see his figure, from the sound of lightning that occasionally crackled in the arena, he could roughly guess who it was.
The Cloud's Darui.
"Ah, what a troublesome jutsu, Miss Mist Ninja," Darui sighed helplessly as he did his best to dodge Mei's attacks.
"Heh heh." Hearing Darui's sigh, a soft chuckle suddenly sounded from within the thick fog.
But before Mei could speak, a panther-shaped black lightning bolt suddenly shot toward the source of the sound.
"Lightning Release: Black Panther."
Unfortunately, although Darui's judgment was not wrong, what he ultimately hit was just one of Mei's water clones.
And Mei's voice quietly sounded from another direction.
"Since you find it so troublesome, how about you just surrender? That way, we can both save some energy," Mei's pleasant voice echoed around Darui, its source constantly shifting.
Just as Darui was thinking of saying something to probe her, a sense of crisis suddenly came from behind him.
Then, without a second thought, he quickly formed a series of hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall."
A large amount of water spewed from Darui's mouth and enveloped his entire body, forming an all-encompassing protective water wall.
Just as he had finished preparing his defensive ninjutsu, a massive water dragon suddenly slammed into the water wall.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Jutsu."
Although Darui was very skilled with the Water Formation Wall, it was not enough to stand against Mei.
In less than three seconds, the water wall shattered.
At the same time, Darui's figure reappeared before Mei.
However, the Water Formation Wall had managed to slow the water dragon's advance, so Darui was able to leap up and dodge the attack at the last moment.
But Mei, who had already gained an absolute advantage, would not let him go so easily.
What a troublesome person. It won't be easy to deal with her.
Just as the newly landed Darui was preparing to go all out, he suddenly felt an astonishing heat from above him.
He quickly looked up and saw a massive shadow, carrying a temperature that seemed capable of roasting a person whole, suddenly descending upon him.
This move was one of Mei Terumī's two Kekkei Genkai, the Lava Release ninjutsu.
"Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique."
This was a Kekkei Genkai formed by combining Fire and Earth-natured chakra.
This Kekkei Genkai allowed her to spit out a type of lava called Lava Release from her mouth, which was both viscous and highly corrosive.
This lava could be used over a large area and did not consume a large amount of chakra. Its strength was even capable of melting a Susanoo.
Although the power of Mei's use of it at this time was not as great as it was during the "Five Kage Summit," it was by no means to be underestimated.
At least, Darui had no intention of underestimating it at this moment.
Huu...
He let out a hot breath, and his hands suddenly formed a cross in front of his chest.
"Shadow Clone Technique."
Poof!
With a puff of smoke, a shadow clone appeared beside him.
Then, Darui, along with his shadow clone, quickly began to form hand seals.
It seemed that in this moment of crisis, Darui had no choice but to go all out.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a matter of surrendering; he would likely be consumed by the lava, leaving not even a bone behind.
Just as the curtain of lava was about to fall, Darui's ninjutsu was finally completed.
Two identical panther-shaped black lightning bolts suddenly shot out from in front of them.
Then, they plunged into the lava.
"Lightning Release: Double Black Panther."
This ninjutsu was also the most powerful one that Darui could currently use.
If this move couldn't create an escape route, Darui would surely die!
So, at this moment, he had mobilized all the chakra in his body and poured it into his ninjutsu.
Finally, after one of the black panthers had been destroyed, the other successfully created a small opening in the lava.
Overjoyed, Darui quickly leaped through the opening and successfully escaped.
However, what awaited him was another of Mei's Water Dragon Jutsu.
Thump!
This time, Darui had no way of dodging.
With a huge crash, Darui was slammed into the wall of the stands by the water dragon.
When he landed, he was already unconscious.
And with that, Mei Terumī had won this battle almost unscathed.
And the poor Darui had lost without even being able to use his most skilled Storm Release.
It could only be said that at this time, Darui was indeed a step behind Mei of the same age.
Unless he could skillfully master Storm Release and the Lightning Release Armor in the future, he would probably always be suppressed by her.
❃❃❃
⤑ Show your support with Power Stones!
⤑ Unlock a Bonus Chapter every time we hit 100 Power Stones!
❃❃❃
♕ Get early access to 30+ advanced chapters on Patreon!
🔗 https://www.pat-reon.co-m/c/Hollowborn
(Just remove the hyphen (-) to open the link!)
💬 Enjoying the story? Drop a review!
Your support really helps the series grow—thank you!