Chapter 90: The Terrifying Boil Release
"What in the world happened?! Isn't she a jinchuriki? How could she lose to an ordinary brat?" the Land of Lightning's Daimyō said, his body trembling as he looked at the cheering Mist ninja opposite him.
"...I'm sorry. This is all my responsibility," A said, bowing his head in shame.
"...Sigh, forget it. Let's just consider this a wasted trip," the Land of Lightning's Daimyō said, waving his hand dismissively at A. He then sat there alone, muttering to himself, "I never thought... never mind Konoha, that the Mist's strength would also be so great..."
"It seems... many things will have to be reconsidered."
"Kisame, well done. You have not let down the Mizukage-sama's expectations," the Hōzuki Jounin said, patting Kisame on the shoulder with sincere praise.
"The Mizukage... sama..." Kisame's eyes flickered, and then he sat there in silence, taking the opportunity to recover some of his stamina.
Although Samehada could help its master recover quickly by transferring chakra, the limitations, or rather, the side effects of this ability were also powerful.
If Kisame couldn't shake off the side effects before the finals began, he might as well just forfeit.
As for his opponent in the finals, although Kisame felt a little sorry for his teammate for thinking this way, he really didn't believe that Mei Terumī could defeat Kyosuke.
So, he was already preparing for his revenge against Kyosuke.
Everything was just waiting for the start of the finals.
"There are only two matches left. Good luck," Minato said encouragingly to Kyosuke.
Beside Minato, Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Nagisa were also chattering away.
Even Asuma had come here with Kurenai, Might Guy, and the others to cheer for Kyosuke.
Although these youngsters had had their own opinions about Kyosuke for various reasons before, after they learned of what he had done for Kakashi, they had basically accepted this young genius of their own age.
That was why they had all agreed to come here together.
Kyosuke looked at them, smiled and nodded, and then leaped down from the stands.
"Kakashi... do you think Kyosuke will win against that girl from the Mist?" Rin asked, looking at Kyosuke's back with a hint of concern.
Kakashi looked at Kyosuke's back with a profound gaze and said coolly, "He'll be fine."
Beside him, Obito, for a rare moment, agreed with Kakashi. "That's right. How could that guy Kyosuke lose to the Mist?"
"OH!!! This is what hot-blooded youth is all about!" Guy shouted, looking at the two opponents on the field with excitement.
Kakashi: "..."
Obito: "..."
The corners of their mouths twitched, and they moved to the side, so as not to be mistaken for having the same style.
Sigh, I really should have waited, Kakashi sighed to himself for the umpteenth time, looking at the two opponents on the field.
"Alright, I won't go over the rules again," the Anbu referee said, looking at the two of them, who were calm and composed. He raised his left hand and then swung it down forcefully.
The match... begins!
The moment the referee's arm swung down, Mei Terumī leaped backward, trying to create distance between herself and Kyosuke.
At the same time, her hands began to quickly form hand seals.
Don't even think about it, Kyosuke thought. How could he let her use her ninjutsu so easily?
With a slight flick of his arm, two shuriken appeared in his palm.
Then, the two shuriken flew toward the not-so-distant Mei at high speed.
With no other choice, Mei had to give up on her ninjutsu. While continuing to retreat, she used a kunai to deflect the two shuriken.
However, by doing so, she had already fallen into Kyosuke's attack rhythm.
After the two shuriken came four, then six, then eight.
For a moment, Mei was so busy dealing with Kyosuke's shuriken assault that she had no time for anything else.
...Is this ever going to end? Mei cursed in her heart, but she had no choice but to continue to do her best to dodge Kyosuke's attacks.
In that short time, Kyosuke himself had successfully closed the distance to her.
With a light swing of his wrist, a bright flash of a sword suddenly appeared in the venue.
Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, unsheathed!
The dark purple blade, carrying a sharp whistling sound, came down on Mei.
If Mei couldn't dodge this slash, the best-case scenario would probably be losing an arm.
What a ruthless man, Mei muttered to herself. At the same time, a corner of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. Since you're so ruthless, then don't blame me.
With that, she puffed out her cheeks and then spewed a cloud of mist at Kyosuke.
Of course, this mist was not so simple.
This was the other of Mei Terumī's two Kekkei Genkai, the ability of Boil Release.
This ability allowed her to spit out a boiling, high-temperature acid mist from her mouth, the acidity of which could be freely adjusted.
This mist could gradually evaporate or corrode objects, and its strength was even greater than that of Lava Release.
In the original story, this high-temperature acid mist could even melt and corrode Sasuke's Susanoo, and even penetrate it to harm Sasuke inside.
If it weren't for the sudden appearance of White Zetsu, Sasuke would have likely died at the hands of Mei, who was the Mizukage at the time.
If even Sasuke's Susanoo couldn't withstand this acid mist, let alone the current Kyosuke.
In the instant the acid mist made contact with Kyosuke, it had completely corroded his entire upper body, a truly miserable sight.
However, with a poof, the Kyosuke before Mei's eyes vanished.
It turned out that this was a shadow clone that had appeared at some unknown time.
Seeing this, Mei felt a chill run up her spine.
Because she had not noticed at all when her opponent had formed the hand seals.
Just then, a figure shot out from behind the dissipating shadow clone, rushing straight at Mei.
This figure was, of course, Kyosuke's real body.
He had actually, while frantically throwing shuriken, used his other hand to secretly form hand seals, creating a shadow clone to probe her. And he himself had hidden behind the shadow clone, waiting for an opportunity.
Because Kyosuke was very clear on Mei's intelligence, especially her powerful Kekkei Genkai.
Without preparation, Kyosuke would never have approached her so recklessly.
And the facts proved that Kyosuke's caution was necessary.
Otherwise, at this moment, even if he wouldn't have "died" like his shadow clone, he probably wouldn't have been in a much better state.
After all, he wasn't ready to be disfigured just yet.
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