Chapter 56 Beggar's Chicken and Chatonla
Another match begins!
Temari of Sunagakure versus Shikamaru.
To be honest, Kizaru felt this match was like two weaklings pecking at each other.
However, Shikamaru's tactics were quite slick. After several maneuvers, he actually managed to capture Temari with his Shadow Imitation Jutsu.
But then this guy surrendered again... Everyone in the stands sighed for him.
Kizaru, however, felt that in this match, this clever kid was definitely the biggest winner. Not only did he gain the examiners' approval for his excellent strategic performance, making it highly likely he would be promoted to Chunin, but by surrendering after controlling his opponent, he successfully captured his opponent's heart.
You could tell from the expression on Temari's face, the girl with the fishnet stockings and four buns on her head.
Shikamaru, this kid, lost a match but won a wife! He totally struck it rich!
Time passed bit by bit, and the matches continued one by one.
Finally, not long after Gaara entered the arena, Sasuke's figure also appeared on the field.
Gaara versus Er Zhu Zi!
Two powerful guys, and also a battle between two kings of swagger.
Although still very green, it was definitely going to be a spectacle.
As expected, the opening gave Kizaru a surprise.
Er Zhu Zi actually started with high-speed Body Flicker Jutsu.
This guy possesses the Sharingan; as long as he trains his physical fitness, replicating Rock Lee's high-speed Body Flicker Jutsu is not difficult at all.
Gaara's expression was grim.
That powerful Body Flicker Jutsu had caused him immense damage before.
However, he wasn't worried now.
Because the preliminaries had already proven that while high-speed Body Flicker Jutsu was effective, it couldn't secure victory.
Kizaru watched with great interest. The close-quarters combat was truly fascinating. He leaned over the railing, shouting,
"Hit his butt, yes, just like that!"
"Kick his head! Aiya, how did you kick his chest? What's the point of the chest?"
"Sand user, entangle his feet with sand! How can you win by just defending?"
...Kizaru waved his fists and occasionally kicked out with his feet, looking even more excited than the two fighters on stage.
The other spectators around him all looked at him with an expression reserved for idiots.
This lucky guy, who had won a match by chance because his opponent surrendered, clearly hadn't seen much of the world!
Sasuke on the field, however, understood that everything Kizaru shouted was correct.
Moreover, high-speed Body Flicker Jutsu could only mess with the opponent's mindset; to win, he still needed to find other methods.
After the initial shock, Gaara immediately adjusted his strategy.
The same trick would definitely not work a second time.
He mobilized a large amount of sand, completely surrounding himself and hiding inside a spherical shell, while outside the sphere, a Sand Eye was formed to observe every movement on the field.
Er Zhu Zi's high-speed Body Flicker Jutsu became ineffective. His several powerful punches and kicks not only failed to break the sand sphere but were also met with counterattacks from the constantly extending spikes on the sphere, leaving him in a sorry state.
The spiky sphere looked exactly like a sea urchin.
"Are you going to hide in your turtle shell and not come out? Good, I need to prepare my own move too." Sasuke said, then flipped onto the high wall of the arena.
Then, he clenched his left hand with his right, and Chakra began to gather in his hand, gradually emitting a white light and a crackling sound, with electricity starting to flash.
"Oh, what kind of jutsu is this?" Kizaru was full of curiosity. He could tell that the power of this move was somewhat similar to Armament Haki covering the hand, but there were also significant differences.
At least... one hand emitted white light, while the other turned pitch black!
"That's Chidori." Might Guy nodded at Kizaru and explained, "This is a Ninjutsu created by Kakashi. It uses powerful Chakra condensed in the hand to activate the hand, increasing the speed and power of a thrust!"
"Because the sound it makes is like a thousand birds chirping, it's named Chidori, also known as Lightning Blade."
"Lightning Blade?" Kizaru was curious.
"Chidori, which is Lightning Blade, is called that because Kakashi once used this technique to cut a bolt of lightning."
Splitting lightning with bare hands?
Is this move really that powerful?
Doesn't that mean if he were to encounter that Eneru kid from Sky Island, even if he's elementalized, he might suffer a great loss if caught off guard!
With Lightning Blade fully charged, Er Zhu Zisuddenly looked up, his Two-Tomoe Sharinganactivated. He pressed his right hand against the wall and began to run forward rapidly.
Where his right hand, carrying the Lightning Blade, passed, it left a deep furrow as if plowed by a tractor.
Just by its momentum, the power of this move was truly impressive.
Using the Sharingan to see through the opponent's sand spikes, he aimed for the gaps between the spikes, and with a single strike of Lightning Blade—he thrust forward!
Puff!
The sand sphere was breached, and the powerful thrust wounded Gaara, who was hiding inside the sand sphere.
However, it did not inflict a fatal injury.
Upon seeing blood, Gaara's strength did not diminish; instead, he entered a bloodthirsty berserker state.
He became even more excited, and his reactions became even sharper.
While Sasuke's hand was still not withdrawn, he directly wrapped his arm in sand, seizing him!
Kizaru watched anxiously~
This Er Zhu Zi, truly is 'Er' (foolish) enough!
The opponent condensed a sand sphere for defense, almost the strongest shield, and you foolishly showed off your Lightning Blade, wanting to use the strongest spear.
Using the strongest spear to break the strongest shield seems fine, but it's actually incredibly stupid.
The result of doing this is invariably two outcomes: either the spear breaks, or the shield breaks.
Why not use your brain more?
Kizaru clearly remembered that Er Zhu Zi was quite skilled in Fire Release. He even remembered a delicious famous dish called — Beggar's Chicken!
The opponent had surrounded himself in a sand sphere and remained stationary. In such a situation, not using Fire Release to roast the opponent was simply an insult to his own intelligence.
Well, now what? Although the spear broke the shield, he got caught by the opponent.
Stuck... Surprised? Unexpected?
Sasuke, with his feet pressed against the sand sphere, exerted a great deal of effort and paid a huge price to pull his hand free.
His expression was grim; dealing with this guy was indeed not that easy.
Kizaru could no longer hold back, "Er Zhu Zi, that guy is hiding in a ball and not moving, why don't you roast him?"
Upon hearing this, Er Zhu Zi's face darkened: The only one who dared to call him Er Zhu Zi was that guy, but... that guy's words were like a bolt of lightning, flashing through his mind.
That's right... why didn't he think of using fire!
Besides the Sharingan, the Uchiha Clan was most skilled in Fire Release!
In this situation, a continuously spewing Great Fireball Jutsu would suffice!
Sasuke quickly formed hand signs, and with the final Tiger seal, "Fire Release — Great Fireball Jutsu!"
A massive fireball roasted the sand sphere.
Terrifying high temperatures began to transfer inside!
Then... Er Zhu Zi was dumbfounded.
This method... was not suitable for him.
He had only spewed fire for a few minutes; it was still far too early to heat the inside of the sand sphere, yet his Chakra was already almost half depleted.
At this rate... he would die of exhaustion, and probably still wouldn't be able to roast the opponent.
He was too hasty; he shouldn't have listened to Kizaru. Not everyone's Chakra was like that guy's, a ton of Chakra!
At least, he wasn't a ton of Chakra yet!