Tachibana Ukyo in Naruto World - Chapter 16

Shzz! Shzz! Shzz!

Amidst the flashing lightning.

A dazzling sword light swiftly rose.

Pfft!

Accompanied by a spurt of blood, Hozuki Mangetsu’s head tilted and directly fell from his neck. His body barely held on for a few seconds before it collapsed straight to the ground.

His eyes still held a trace of lingering terror and disbelief.

Thus, the three members of the Blood Mist Squad were successively buried by Tenya’s sword.

Central Observation Tower

Monitoring Room

Hoshigaki Fuguki’s face had long darkened.

He didn’t expect that the Konoha brat on the screen was so formidable.

With his strength alone, he had consecutively slain the three elite seed members of the Blood Mist Village.

These three weren’t ordinary ninja but were carefully selected elites from the village’s Anbu.

Their strength had surpassed the level of elite Chuunin, and each possessed at least a Special Jounin level, if not close to Jounin.

Yet such powerful seed members had successively fallen to Tenya’s sword.

Could that Konoha brat be the ace player Konoha sent this time?

“Heh, I thought the Blood Mist Village’s ninjas were so great, but it turns out they’re nothing, still so vulnerable!” Pakura glanced at Hoshigaki Kisame, coldly mocking, “Three against one, not only did they lose, but they also lost their lives, tsk tsk…”

“Shut up!” Hoshigaki Fuguki roared in anger, unable to hold back.

“What? Can’t take a little criticism?” Pakura sneered, “You Blood Mist Village have always been boasting about your strength, and now this is the result? I’ve seen enough today!”

“Woman, if you don’t want to die, shut your mouth!”

Hoshigaki Fuguki’s voice grew deeper, as if desperately suppressing his killing intent. His eyes were filled with a blazing red glow.

If Orochimaru weren’t watching, he probably would have already taken action.

Pakura ignored his warning and was about to retort when Orochimaru’s voice echoed in the monitoring room.

“Enough, both of you. The Chuunin Exams aren’t over yet! It’s best if you both calm down!”

Orochimaru’s tone noticeably grew heavier at the end, laden with warning.

Pakura glanced at Hoshigaki Fuguki, then swallowed her words.

After all, they were on Konoha’s turf. If things really got out of hand, it wouldn’t end well for them.

Weighing the pros and cons, the two fell silent again.

But a grudge had been formed between them.

Forest of Death

A Konoha team encountered the last Mist ninja squad.

Leading the Konoha team was Uchiha Akihiko, while the Mist squad was led by Hoshigaki Kisame.

“Hand over your scrolls!”

Hoshigaki Kisame looked at Uchiha Akihiko, a cold smile on his lips.

To represent the Blood Mist Village in this Chuunin Exam, one couldn’t be weak.

The weak couldn’t survive in the Blood Mist Era.

Since Hoshigaki Kisame and his team made it here, it meant they had strength recognized by their village.

Facing them was a Konoha team, which seemed to include a member of the Uchiha clan. Kisame wondered how strong he was.

If he could seize his eyes…

Just thinking about it made Kisame eager.

“Do you think that’s possible?”

Uchiha Akihiko’s face turned cold immediately.

He opened his Sharingan without hesitation, the black tomoe slowly spinning in his eyes. He gripped a kunai tightly and stared intently at Hoshigaki Kisame.

Seeing the situation turn sour, his two teammates immediately prepared for battle.

“Good, I’ve been wanting to see if the Uchiha clan of Konoha is as formidable as the rumors say!”

“Attack!”

Before the words finished, Hoshigaki Kisame made the first move, lunging at Uchiha Akihiko’s team like a hunting leopard.

The battle commenced!
After a brief stalemate, the Konoha team gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Uchiha Akihiko struggled to withstand Hoshigaki Kisame’s fierce attacks.

Relying on the power of his Sharingan, he could barely maintain an evenly matched stance.

However, as time passed, his chakra was rapidly depleting, and he was finding it increasingly difficult to sustain his Sharingan.

In contrast, Hoshigaki Kisame showed no signs of slowing down.

His attacks remained ferocious, his chakra surging as if it were limitless.

Uchiha Akihiko’s breathing grew labored, his Sharingan flickering as if on the verge of shutting down.

“It seems you’re running out of chakra!” Kisame grinned. “Thanks to those eyes, you’ve lasted this long. The Sharingan is truly a treasure; no wonder so many people covet it…”

Before finishing his sentence, Kisame began weaving hand signs.

Soon, a B-rank Water Release jutsu was unleashed.

Uchiha Akihiko’s face changed drastically.

He didn’t expect that even at this stage, Kisame still had enough chakra to perform a B-rank Water Release jutsu.

He wanted to evade the attack.

But with his chakra nearly exhausted and the attack too sudden, his body couldn’t keep up with his thoughts. He could only watch as the Water Release jutsu hit him.

After dealing with Uchiha Akihiko, the remaining two Konoha ninjas didn’t last long before falling to the Mist ninjas.

In the monitoring room, many had their eyes on this battle.

Seeing Kisame’s victory, Hoshigaki Fuguki’s face finally eased.

Orochimaru watched Kisame for a while, his eyes gleaming.

“Such an abnormal amount of chakra; this physique seems comparable to the Uzumaki clan’s!”

The Konoha ninjas present wore grim expressions.

It seemed that the Konoha ninjas were no match for the other villages in this exam.

Many young ninjas had fallen.

Who knew if Konoha could emerge victorious in the end?

…

“Unfortunately, the Sharingan has already closed!”

Without the support of chakra, Uchiha Akihiko’s Sharingan had shut down, looking like ordinary eyes.

Kisame shook his head in regret.

If he had killed Uchiha Akihiko while his Sharingan was active, he could have obtained a true Sharingan.

Now, even if he took the eyes, they would be useless.

Without the Uchiha clan’s bloodline, one couldn’t activate the dormant Sharingan.

With this in mind, Kisame stood up slowly.

Just as he was about to take Uchiha Akihiko’s eyes, a Konoha Anbu appeared silently nearby.

If Kisame had made a move, the Anbu would have acted.

“Let’s go!”

Before leaving, Kisame glanced at the hidden Anbu’s location.

Watching Kisame leave, the Konoha Anbu sighed softly.

This Chuunin Exam was the strongest ever, with powerful participants from all villages.

Konoha had not gained much advantage.

Instead, they had lost many young ninjas.

It was uncertain if Konoha could outshine the other villages in the end.

It was worrisome!

Meanwhile, Tenya was heading towards the central tower.

Suddenly, he glanced to the right, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

“Who could it be?”

Leaping onto a nearby tree, Tenya concealed himself.

Not far away, Kisame and his two teammates were heading towards the central tower.

The three moved in a triangular formation, with Kisame leading.

Tenya spotted them immediately.

“Kisame, I wonder how much of your peak strength you have now…”

As the three approached, Tenya moved.

Countless afterimages suddenly appeared in Kisame’s team’s vision, dense sword lights flashing, swiftly passing by the three.

Psh! Psh! Psh!

In an instant.

Blood splattered!
Two figures, faces filled with shock and unwillingness, fell to the ground—Kisame’s two teammates.

As for Kisame, only a dispersing water clone remained in his place.

Tenya’s gaze swept around, finally settling on an open space not far away.

Kisame stood there silently.

But his face was exceptionally grim, a long wound on his cheek oozing blood.

It looked gruesome and terrifying!
“Quick reflexes!”

Tenya raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

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