"Could it be that he's used some kind of Earth Style, or....."
Kaoru thought to himself inwardly, and he scanned his surroundings with the Sharingan, and didn't discover any traces of Hozuki Mangetsu hiding.
"If that's the case, then could it be that he's hiding in the water?!" Kaoru's eyes narrowed, and he stopped releasing Water Style immediately, and retreated backwards immediately.
"Swish!" Almost at the same time that Kaoru retreated, a hand suddenly stretched out from within the water flow before him.
"Water Style, Water Bullet Technique!"
A high-density water droplet instantly condensed on the index finger of the hand that had stretched out from the water pillar, and accompanied Hozuki Mangetsu's voice!
"Bang!"
A piercing sound rang out, and that high-density water droplet shot towards the Kaoru who was before it like a bullet.
"Water Style, Water Replacement Technique!"
The Kaoru, who had already predicted Hozuki Mangetsu's movements, didn't have even a trace of panic on his face, and he had already quickly completed forming hand seals when Hozuki Mangetsu had used the Water Bullet Technique.
"Pfft!" That water droplet, which had been condensed from high-density water, successfully blasted through Kaoru's body, but Kaoru's body transformed into a puddle of water right afterwards, and sprinkled onto the ground.
"He actually used the Replacement Technique one step earlier!" The Hozuki Mangetsu, who was in a state of liquefaction at this time, looked at the Kaoru water replacement with a solemn expression.
"The Water Transformation Technique, huh....." Kaoru's figure suddenly appeared on the other side at this time, and looked at Hozuki Mangetsu with a pair of cold eyes.
"I had almost forgotten that the Hozuki clan has this kind of secret technique."
Kaoru continued to say, "It can nullify physical attacks by allowing the flesh to liquefy freely. In close-range battles, it can not only evade attacks, but it can also infiltrate buildings to achieve intelligence reconnaissance, but it's restrained by Lightning Style ninjutsu, and you'll be paralyzed all over if you're struck by Lightning Style ninjutsu, right?"
"H-How do you know?!" A look of disbelief was revealed on Hozuki Mangetsu's face after seeing Kaoru say the secret technique of their Hozuki clan so clearly and methodically.
"You don't need to worry about that." Kaoru smiled, and then sighed again, "It's a pity that I don't know Lightning Style ninjutsu, and otherwise I would have resolved you a long time ago....."
"You little brat actually understands the weakness of my Water Transformation Technique so well, and you're right, and the only thing that my Water Transformation Technique is afraid of is Lightning Style ninjutsu, and you can only blame your own luck for not having Lightning Style chakra....."
Hozuki Mangetsu secretly sighed in relief after hearing Kaoru say that he didn't know Lightning Style ninjutsu.
"That's not necessarily the case." Kaoru still had a look of composure.
"Kid, I'll make it so that you can't be arrogant anymore!" Hozuki Mangetsu shouted loudly, and formed hand seals again: "Water Style, Water Dragon Whip Technique!"
He opened his mouth, and a small water dragon charged out, and charged towards Kaoru, and Hozuki Mangetsu's body, which was in a liquid state, also fused into this ninjutsu, and attacked towards Kaoru together.
"Hmph!" Kaoru harrumphed lightly, and waved his right hand, and the Storm Sword solidified in his hand instantly!
"Lethal Strike!" Kaoru directly wielded the Storm Sword in the face of the flying Water Dragon Whip, and slashed his sword onto the water flow!
"Just what is this kid doing, and he's actually using a sword to slash even though he knows that Hozuki Mangetsu's Water Transformation Technique isn't afraid of physical attacks!" The Third Hokage couldn't help but say with a tone of confusion on the high platform.
"How naive, and you know that our Hozuki clan's Water Transformation Technique can completely immunize physical attacks, and you're actually doing this now!"
Hozuki Mangetsu mocked, and the Storm Sword directly passed through his body, which was in a liquid state, and didn't cause him even a trace of damage.
"I know that, of course, but this sword of mine isn't an ordinary sword oh......." Kaoru still said with a smile that was full of ease after slashing his sword.
"You're putting on an act!" Hozuki Mangetsu saw that Kaoru still had a relaxed smile on his face, and the hand that he was gripping the sword with stretched out from within the water flow, and slashed towards Kaoru.
"Get lost!!!" Kaoru directly raised his foot and kicked fiercely onto his chest in the face of the attacking Hozuki Mangetsu!
"Bang!"
Hozuki Mangetsu felt an enormous pressure come from his chest, and then his body flew backwards from within the water flow, and then slammed fiercely onto the ground of the competition arena!
"Damn it......how could this be!" The Hozuki Mangetsu, who was howling in pain while lying on the ground, had a face that was full of pain and incomprehension, and his body was no longer in a liquefied state at this time, and had transformed into a solid.
"I already said that I can easily break your liquefaction technique even if I don't have Lightning Style ninjutsu."
Kaoru said while looking at the Hozuki Mangetsu who had fallen onto the ground with a face that was full of composure.
It was also very simple for Kaoru to break Hozuki Mangetsu's Water Transformation Technique, and he just had to use Garen's Q skill that had silence, and although this move hadn't caused even a trace of damage to Hozuki Mangetsu, the skill effect was still there, and Hozuki Mangetsu had been directly silenced, and couldn't use any ninjutsu, and naturally couldn't maintain the Water Transformation Technique.
However, all of this was somewhat difficult to understand for Hozuki Mangetsu, and why he was unable to maintain the Water Transformation Technique after only being slashed by a sword was probably a question that he wouldn't be able to figure out for his entire life.
"He actually forced that young man from the Hozuki clan to solidify!"
Not only was Hozuki Mangetsu unable to understand, but even the Third Hokage on the viewing platform had frowned his eyebrows tightly, and he also couldn't think of a reason for this relationship.
"Damn it, why is my Water Transformation Technique automatically releasing, and this must be a coincidence!"
Having said up to this point, Hozuki Mangetsu used the Water Transformation Technique once again, and attacked towards Kaoru.
"It's useless no matter how many times you try!"
Kaoru wielded the Storm Sword in his hand again after seeing the attacking Hozuki Mangetsu, and caused Hozuki Mangetsu to transform into a solid once again.
"Get lost again!" Kaoru kicked again, and Hozuki Mangetsu's body was kicked away by Kaoru once again.
"The Water Transformation Technique has automatically released again, and just what is going on....."
Hozuki Mangetsu's face was full of anger, and he couldn't think of a reason no matter how much he racked his brains.
"Hey hey hey, five moves have long passed, and how come you're the one who's been beaten down now!"
Deidara, who was at the side, looked at Hozuki Mangetsu with a face that was full of smiles, and said with a laugh.
"You can stop talking nonsense!" Hozuki Mangetsu turned his head and cursed at Deidara, and then turned his head around and looked at Kaoru.
"Although I don't know what strange trick you used to have my Water Transformation Technique automatically release, it seems that I won't be able to win against you if it's just like this, and if that's the case....."
Having said up to this point, Hozuki Mangetsu stood up from the ground, and then stretched out his left and right hands that were gripping the cloth sword.
"Hiramekarei, Release!"
The twin swords, which were wrapped in cloth strips, suddenly swelled up as Hozuki Mangetsu shouted those four words, and instantly blasted all of those cloth strips apart!
The true appearance of those twin swords was instantly displayed before everyone, and the Hiramekarei were two blades that looked somewhat clumsy, but there were two air holes opened on the blades, and those two air holes could form enormous chakra aggregates, and could transform those chakra aggregates into all kinds of shapes!
During the Five Kage Summit, Chōjūrō had used this move of Hiramekarei Release to knock Sasuke, along with his Susanoo, very far away and then defeated Black Zetsu with the Hiramekarei in the battle against Black Zetsu.
And the ninjas who had some knowledge were unable to avoid exclaiming following the release of these twin swords, and even the two Kage-level figures on the high platform were no exception.
"I didn't expect that those two swords would actually be the Hiramekarei, and this little brat is actually one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!"
The Third Hokage had a face that was full of surprise.
"Hmm, it seems that it's indeed like that."
The Fourth Kazekage, who was at the side, also had a face that was full of solemn gravity, "The Hidden Mist Village has actually sent one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to participate in the Chunin Exams, and this is provoking our allied countries."
"Hmph, it doesn't matter, and the ninjas from our Leaf Village won't necessarily be afraid of him even if he's one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!"
The Third Hokage harrumphed coldly after hearing the Fourth Kazekage say it like that, but he couldn't help but feel somewhat worried about Kaoru in his heart.
"Wahaha, I didn't expect that you fellow's twin swords could actually be played with like this....."
In the arena, Deidara said with a face that was full of excitement after seeing Hozuki Mangetsu release the Hiramekarei.
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