[Feel your own power—Lava Release: Passing Fang!]
At that moment, Kiba released the Lava Release chakra that Akamaru had absorbed. Chakra resembling molten magma appeared outside his body, swirling along with the spinning Kiba and Akamaru.
Boom
A dull explosion rang out as the Earth Wall could no longer withstand the high-speed rotation and intense heat—it was drilled through, leaving two massive holes. Without hesitation, the twin drills coated in Lava Release chakra struck Ganji (Yantu) directly.
pfft
Blood burst from Ganji's mouth, his face twisted in agony.
Kiba and Akamaru stopped spinning. The transformation effect on Akamaru faded, reverting him back to his ninja hound form.
"I win."
Kiba picked up Akamaru and placed him into the hood on his back, then said to Ganji who lay on the ground unable to rise, "Your Lava Release Chakra Mode is indeed powerful. If you faced a taijutsu-oriented ninja, you'd have a natural advantage. Too bad for you—we've got the perfect counter to your Lava Release!"
"It was just my rotten luck," Ganji muttered, clutching his chest and abdomen. He suspected his internal organs had been severely damaged. "I was also too arrogant, thinking that having Lava Release alone would let me easily defeat you."
"The winner is Kiba Inuzuka from Konoha Village."
Hayate Gekko stepped forward to announce the match result before waving toward the exit passage.
"These injuries are pretty severe too!"
As soon as Haku and Zabuza entered, they both eyed Ganji lying on the floor eagerly. Zabuza especially showed visible amusement on his face, despite only his eyes being exposed beneath the bandages.
Ganji subtly shifted his body position—he found their gaze absolutely terrifying.
"Oh come on, kid, don't run away like that. We're not demons—we won't eat you," Haku noticed Ganji's small movements, quickly chuckling as he walked closer, pinning Ganji down who was trying to scoot into a corner.
"Um, actually," Ganji smiled uneasily, reluctant about what seemed ahead, "our squad leader is even trained in medical ninjutsu. I can ask him to heal me—I really don't want to trouble you guys! Besides, I heard hospitals can be pretty expensive!"
"Young man, don't be shy. You've sustained serious injuries—medical ninjutsu alone won't heal you fast enough. You need real treatment if you wanna get better quick!"
Haku kept one hand firmly on the struggling Ganji while using the other to check his pulse. After careful inspection, he continued, "You've got internal bleeding in your chest and stomach, broken ribs, and some serious organ damage... Oh, and guess what? Signs of rabies too!"
Ganji really wanted to punch this unscrupulous bastard right now. The hell do you know just by checking my pulse? Rabies requires hospital testing to detect, doesn't it?!
"Doctor, I've already lost a lot of blood! You better make sure to give me plenty more or I might bleed out!"
Kiba kindly reminded from the side, instantly drawing a glare from Ganji.
"I'm fine!"
Before he could finish speaking, Zabuza shoved a wad of gauze into Ganji's mouth, silencing him instantly.
"Carry him away. Fortunately, the hospital recently received a new batch of medicine and supplements. They're a bit expensive, but their effects are truly incredible. Use all the medicine on him to treat his wounds, and use the supplements to replenish his nutrients—especially the blood-nourishing ones. Don't skip a single one! Then give the complete invoice to Iwagakure Village. We'll get a big profit again!"
"Mmm..."
The pain on his body paled in comparison to the agony in Ganji's heart. As he listened to these two unscrupulous doctors openly discussing how to use outrageously expensive medicine on him, Ganji desperately wanted to curse loudly. But with his mouth stuffed and his body tightly bound by that doctor covered in bandages, he couldn't even struggle.
"By the way, does Konoha only have these two doctors?" Temari asked, completely speechless. Why, after watching so many matches, had she only ever seen these two doctors coming to collect the injured?
"No, it's just that other doctors aren't shameless enough to blatantly wound someone severely and then make it look legal," Sakura revealed the truth. "Haku and Bandage have made a deal with the Third. They're taking this opportunity to use as much expensive medicine as possible to swindle money from other ninja villages, and later they'll split the profits. For this reason, Haku and Bandage have completely abandoned their dignity."
"The Third Hokage?!" Temari stared in shock at the Third Hokage, seated prominently on the spectator stands, smiling faintly, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Could the Third Hokage really be this underhanded?"
"Someone who raised apprentices indulging in sex, gambling, and drugs—do you really think such a person could be a good man?!" Sakura whispered mysteriously as she leaned toward Temari, preparing to expose the Third's secrets. But before she could start, Hinata and Ino covered her mouth and dragged her away.
"Keep a close watch on her and don't let her blabber again!" Kakashi felt like his head was about to split open. "If we let her keep talking, I'm afraid the Third will actually start killing to cover things up!"
"Understood."
Hinata and Ino nodded solemnly, lifting Sakura and forcing her to sit down, their hands still firmly covering her mouth no matter how much she struggled.
"Let me go already, come on!"
Tears streamed silently down Sakura's face. You can cover my mouth, but for crying out loud, leave my nose alone! She was about to suffocate!
"Please send Konoha's Aburame Shino and Cloud Village's Takaya Rain to the arena."
Below, Hayate Gekko's voice drifted over, weak and feeble, giving the impression he was on his deathbed.
"It's Shino's turn. Huh? Where's Shino? Where is he?" Everyone looked around, only to discover that Shino had somehow already made his way down to the arena.
"You probably won't notice me unless it's at my funeral!" Shino exuded a gloomy aura. He knew it would turn out like this. Whether it was the will of the universe or something else, his sense of presence was practically zero—he was always the one overlooked in the crowd.
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