Chapter 47 047 It's fake
Morino Ibiki was utterly speechless.
Was he really that terrifying?
Naruto's reaction was a bit too extreme.
It instantly shattered the 'conversation' atmosphere he had painstakingly built up.
"Examiner Ibiki, was it you who knocked me out just now?" Kizaru asked.
"No~" Ibiki wouldn't admit it.
"Then who was it?" Kizaru pressed.
"It was..."
Ibiki froze, quickly shutting his mouth.
Wait, wasn't I supposed to be prying information out of this little guy Naruto? How did this kid suddenly turn the tables on me?
Ibiki became serious, no longer daring to be careless.
If this kid really managed to trick him into revealing something important, he, the captain of the KonohaInterrogation Unit, would be utterly disgraced!
"Ahem, let's not talk about that for now. Let's talk about you, Naruto, what's going on?" Irukachanged the subject.
"Call me Kizaru!" Kizaru said with a serious expression.
"Kizaru?" Ibiki solemnly looked at the little guy in front of him. Could this be the name of the powerful individual who had taken over Naruto's body?
"That's the title I gave myself," Kizaru glanced at Ibiki, "just like Kakashi-sensei's title is Copy Ninja."
Ibiki was taken aback. So that's how it was; he had been happy for nothing. However, he still asked, "Why did you give yourself such a title?"
"Don't you think this title suits me very well?" Kizaru smiled.
"It does suit you very well, but..." Ibiki replied instinctively, then suddenly seemed to remember something!
Wait, how did the conversation shift to discussing titles again? Shouldn't he be trying to find out the origin of this guy's strange light Ninjutsu?
This little guy... is not simple!
He brought up a nonsensical title, making himself switch topics and almost forget the main objective.
It seems this little guy's grasp of human psychology is also not simple.
He mustn't fall for it.
If Kizaru knew what Ibiki was thinking, he would probably burst out laughing.
Ibiki's initial guess was actually correct, but in his overthinking, he dismissed this most accurate situation as bait thrown out by Kizaru to change the subject.
This wave... you think I'm on the atmospheric layer, but in reality, I'm still on the first layer!
Don't treat everyone like a thousand-layer cake... Ibiki calmed himself down and steered the conversation back to his desired track, "Ahem, let's talk about that strange light-based Ninjutsu of yours~"
Kizaru sat up straight, his expression becoming serious, "The reason is very simple, because of a type of fruit..."
Kizaru thought to himself, luckily he had obtained three Devil Fruits, otherwise it would have been really difficult to explain.
"Fruit?" Ibiki became interested.
Kizaru took out two Devil Fruits from his Ninja tool pouch, "It's this kind of fruit. I once accidentally ate one and gained the light ability, but at the same time, I also lost the ability to swim."
Ibiki stared into Kizaru's eyes. From the other party's gaze, he could tell that this little guy was not lying.
This conversation is going even smoother than expected~
However, if this kid isn't lying, then doesn't that mean this fruit really has... "Where did you get this fruit from?"
"Death Forest Training Ground."
"Alright, you're done here. Go watch the preliminaries for the third exam." Ibiki was now eager to verify the authenticity of the fruit. "By the way, I have good news for you. Twenty-one people passed the second exam, and you automatically advanced to the next round..."
A bye... Kizaru didn't want a bye; he wanted to fight!
However, Kizaru still left. Stepping out the door, he found that it was exactly the venue for the preliminaries outside.
So... they interrogated me in a place like this!
Kizaru was actually displeased in his heart. If it weren't for that little guy Er Zhu Zi's timely intervention, he might have defected from Konoha Village~
He, Kizaru, also had his own ideas~
Now, if he wanted to defect from Konoha Village, no one could stop him. Even if some people were stronger than him, he would still have no problem leaving.
However, this was, after all, the Village where his current body grew up. Unless absolutely necessary, he would not take that step.
Arriving at the preliminary match arena, Kizarulooked at the field.
The ones currently competing in the arena were... Gaara and the thick-browed Rock Lee!
Kizaru immediately became interested!
That Gaara, he has a monster inside him, and his sand control is absolutely top-notch~
As for the thick-browed one, Kizaru quite approved of his Taijutsu!
With the extent of this guy's physical training, he could totally cultivate Haki~
After watching for a while, Kizaru noticed something was off.
This thick-browed, bowl-cut young man's Taijutsu power was indeed astonishing, but why wasn't he using Ninjutsu?
The opponent was controlling sand from a medium-to-long range; relying solely on Taijutsu made it difficult to gain an advantage.
Especially since... this guy wasn't even using long-range Taijutsu.
The spinning kicks and straight punches were powerful, but they always hit the sand.
Not only did they fail to cause damage to the opponent, but they also wasted a lot of his own stamina.
"Thick-brows, hurry up and use Ninjutsu! Although your Taijutsu is strong, Ninjutsu is also a means to open up the situation!"
A Jonin-sensei nearby glanced at Kizaru, "He's not not using it; he simply can't use it at all!"
Kizaru turned his head to look.
Another green jumpsuit, bowl-cut.
"You are..." Kizaru asked, already having a guess in his heart.
"I am Lee's teacher, Might Guy!" After saying that, he gave a thumbs-up, revealing a dazzling smile.
Kizaru was stunned.
Then he scrutinized Might Guy up and down for a long time, and then looked at Rock Lee in the arena.
These two... are they really teacher and student, and not... father and son?
Forget it, don't think about these random things~
Kizaru now understood Rock Lee's predicament: completely unable to use Ninjutsu, only Taijutsu?
And he couldn't even use long-range Taijutsu.
How was he supposed to fight like this?
This guy's Taijutsu strength was powerful enough, but if he couldn't even get close, no matter how strong his Taijutsu, he couldn't unleash its power.
"Might Guy-sensei, how should one handle a situation like this?" Kizaru asked.
For the first time, Kizaru felt that being too strong was also a kind of trouble.
He had never encountered such a situation. If he were to deal with Gaara, he had many methods, but he had never really considered using only close-range Taijutsu.
"Of course, it's to use the passion of youth to break through all obstacles, defeat everything in front of you, and reach the climax of youth!" Might Guyclenched his fists, his aura erupting, brimming with passion.
Huh?
What's with this inexplicable passion?
And... what's with this powerful contagiousness?
He felt as if his body was infected at this moment, as if he was currently leading an ox to plow the land, and he suddenly had an urge to kick the ox away and plow 200 acres of land himself!
To hell with the surging passion, to hell with youth!
Then, Might Guy pointed his right hand, formed into a sword-finger, upwards, "Release it, Lee! I give you permission!"
Rock Lee rolled into a ball, then stood on top of the statue's head, his face filled with excitement, "Can I, Might Guy-sensei?"
Might Guy nodded vigorously.
Seeing this, Rock Lee unfastened the weights tied to his wrists and legs.
Kizaru looked and thought to himself: Weights? After taking them off, the power of his Taijutsu will indeed increase, but it shouldn't be a significant increase, right?
The weights fell rapidly... and then crashed to the ground.
A thunderous roar, and the ground shook!
As if an earthquake had arrived!
Kizaru's eyes widened, and his mouth hung open.
It's fake, right?
This commotion... was caused by those weights falling to the ground?
This kid, he's quite impressive...