bookbashuk Chapter 42 Winning Streak!
Chapter 42 Winning Streak!
The murmurs from the sidelines gradually grew louder.
"A ring system? He wants to fight them all by himself?"
"You got cocky after beating Hyuga Osamu. Hyuga Osamu isn't even the strongest."
"But then again, that win was truly impressive..."
The girls' focus was quite different.
Looking at Qingyu's handsome appearance, they always felt that the more they looked at him, the more handsome he became.
"Qingyu is so handsome."
One of the girls muttered something under her breath, and her companion immediately blushed and nodded in agreement.
However, the reactions were much more complex among the boys.
"That's too arrogant."
Yamanaka Tsukano crossed his arms, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Arrogance requires capital."
Akimichi Domaru, unusually, stopped stuffing potato chips into his mouth and mumbled something indistinctly.
"Wasn't Hyuga Osamu just an example?"
"Qingyu is indeed strong, I admit that."
Nara Insui leaned against a tree trunk by the field, hands behind his head, and lazily yawned.
"But ninjas aren't machines; their chakra and stamina will eventually run out. He's so arrogant now; he'll learn his lesson later when he suffers the consequences."
"Father, isn't Qingyu being too arrogant?"
In Kakashi's opinion, Qingyu's strength was indeed very strong, so strong that he had to admit that the other party had surpassed him.
Even he wouldn't dare to face the next opponent without resting after finishing a match.
The Qingyu he knew wasn't the kind of person who would act impulsively. Since enrolling in school, everything she had done had been methodical and she had never done anything without certainty.
But what's wrong with today?
Sakumo Hatake glanced down at Kakashi.
Do you think he will lose?
Sakumo Hatake countered with a question.
Kakashi was silent for a few seconds, then slowly shook his head.
"I don't think so..."
For some reason, Kakashi felt that Kiyohara could win.
"Then let's continue watching."
Sakumo Hatake turned his attention back to the field.
Umino Shika and Kime Kouji exchanged a glance and briefly discussed their opinions.
Finally, Kime Kōji nodded, and Umino Shika turned around and cleared his throat.
"Then let's go along with Qingyu's suggestion and change it to a ring system. Anyone who wants to challenge can come forward on their own."
"Should you go first or me?"
Uchiha Tsuchimon looked at Inuzuka Saori.
Saori Inuzuka crouched down and patted the head of the gray and white ninja dog next to her.
"I'll go first."
Saori Inuzuka stood up, took two ration pills from her ninja tool bag and stuffed them into the ninja dog's mouth, then chewed one herself.
She moved her wrists and ankles, and her joints made a slight cracking sound.
She is different from Hyuga Osamu.
Hyuga Osamu lost because he underestimated his opponent. He tried to finish the battle quickly with Bagua Palm from the start, but Kiyoha used long-range ninjutsu to wear him down.
She won't make the same mistake.
The Inuzuka clan excels in their sense of smell and speed, so as long as they don't fall behind, they won't be put on the defensive.
Saori Inuzuka walked to the white line and stood still, forming a contrasting hand seal with Kiyoha, and then forming a hand seal with one hand.
"Orc clone."
The figure of the ninja dog beside her suddenly blurred and became exactly the same as Inuzuka Saori.
This technique allows ninja dogs to mimic the user's appearance, thus deceiving opponents.
Kiyoyu looked at the two identical Inuzuka Saoris with great interest.
Is this considered bestiality?
The next moment, Inuzuka Saori and her beastman clone simultaneously landed on all fours and pounced on Kiyoha like real wild beasts.
The art of four legs!
Just as the two were about to pounce on each other, Qingyu formed a hand seal.
Earth Release: Heart-Slaying Technique.
His body disappeared into the ground.
Bang!
Saori Inuzuka missed her target and stopped in her tracks along with her beastman clone, turning her head to look around.
The Inuzuka clan possesses five senses far exceeding those of ordinary people, especially their sense of smell.
Saori Inuzuka lowered her head, her nostrils twitching slightly.
The smell of soil, burnt smell, sweat... and the faint herbal scent on Qingyu's body.
The smell is coming from underground, and the location is...
"Left side!"
Saori Inuzuka suddenly turned around, and the clone formed by the ninja dog turned its head at the same time.
But it was too late.
A hand reached out from the mud beneath her feet and grabbed her ankle.
Immediately afterwards, a tremendous force came from that hand.
Kiyoyu exerted force from underground, sending Inuzuka Saori and her clone flying together.
The clone formed by the ninja dog exploded into a cloud of white smoke in mid-air. Inuzuka Saori's body tumbled uncontrollably in the air several times. Before she could adjust her landing posture, a cold light had already stopped in front of her neck.
Saori Inuzuka lay on her back on the ground, her chest heaving violently.
She stared at the gleaming tip of the knife in front of her, then exhaled heavily.
"I surrender."
[Collectible trait detected: extraordinary sense of smell]
[E-level trait: Exceptional sense of smell]
[Effect: Increases the ability to detect more subtle scents, enhancing the sense of smell by 20%.]
Kiyoyu sheathed his sword and reached out to pull Inuzuka Saori up from the ground.
Exceptional sense of smell.
That's a good trait.
In combat, you can track enemies by scent, which is more covert than relying solely on sight.
Moreover, its sense of smell cannot be deceived by ordinary illusions; smoke bombs and "substitute techniques" will be greatly reduced in its presence.
"Next."
Qingyu said calmly.
"interesting."
Uchiha Tsuchimon stepped out. He was a head taller than Kiyoyu, and his shoulders were also broader.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
After he entered the arena, he immediately used a fire-style ninjutsu.
A huge fireball spewed out of his mouth.
Unlike Obito's half-sized, half-baked fireball, this fireball is a full two meters in size.
Qingyu stepped on a spot on the ground.
The ground beneath our feet suddenly dipped down along a line, revealing a shallow pit.
This is the tunnel he left when he used the Mind Decapitation Technique to sneak underground. At this moment, the soil beneath Uchiha Tsuchimon's feet is hollow.
Uchiha Tsuchimon was doing his best to maintain the Great Fireball Technique when he suddenly stepped into empty air.
His center of gravity shifted instantly, and he tilted uncontrollably to the side, almost straining his back.
The fireball grazed past Qingyu's side.
"grass!"
Uchiha Tsuchimon had no idea that his footing would reveal an opening.
Seizing this opening, Qingyu pushed off with his feet and emerged from the sparks and smoke kicked up by the fireball.
The samurai sword shimmered with water, and the water blade spun rapidly on the blade.
Water Release: Water Blade Slash.
Uchiha Tsuchimon had no time to readjust his stance and hastily drew his kunai.
when!
Uchiha Tsuchimon's hand jerked, and the kunai slipped from his grasp.
Uchiha Tsuchimon stood there, his hands empty, looking down at the blade pressed against his throat.
He inexplicably felt a sense of frustration, like someone who once dreamed of wandering the world with a sword, only to have their teeth knocked out around the corner.
He hadn't even shown his full potential when a careless mistake disrupted his rhythm, leading to a complete defeat!
"You won."
However, Uchiha Tsuchimon still spoke in that manner.
The proud Uchiha clan will not allow excuses!
At worst, he can just have a good fight next time.
[Collectible trait detected: Sword Mastery]
[Rank D Trait: Sword Mastery]
[Effect: Makes swordsmanship more fluid and natural, allowing for instinctive execution of sword techniques.]
Qingyu sheathed his sword.
Sword Mastery – the effect of this trait is exactly as its name suggests.
He previously obtained the "Swordsmanship Foundation" from Kakashi and the "Sword Maniac" from Sakumo Hatake.
These combined qualities meant that the way he held the knife was completely different from when he first started school.
He glanced at the traits panel.
With one more trait, we should be able to synthesize the Sword Bone Heavenly Formation.
Because [Sword Maniac] + [Intervention Intuition] + [Sword Path Mastery] can be combined to create [Sword Bone Innate].
Now, Qingyu only needs one more [Breakthrough Intuition] to complete.