The Days of Blacksmithing in Naruto World
Chapter 31 1 Blockbuster
Uchiha Obito was carried to the infirmary for treatment. The next match was Owl vs. Mitarashi Anko.
Speaking of Mitarashi Anko, we have to mention her classic outfit, a windbreaker jacket and a transparent fishnet outfit. Xiao still remembers the heated discussion on the Internet about whether she wore underwear or not.
In fact, everyone has been deceived by the old thief Kishimoto. This is not a fishing net outfit at all, but a lock curtain, a kind of armor similar to chain mail.
It is not only opaque, but also fixes the chest fat to prevent the center of gravity from deviating during high-speed movement. This is why the female ninjas exercise vigorously during the ninja battle, but there is no fluctuation.
At this time, Mitarai Anko was still a little lolita. Instead of wearing a windbreaker, she only wore a lock and orange shorts. Her chest was flat, which disappointed Xiao extremely.
Orochimaru suddenly appeared in the stands to watch his disciple's game.
Mitarashi Anko waved towards Orochimaru. Orochimaru obviously had no reaction, but she seemed to have more fighting spirit.
'I guess I'm thinking that I will never let Orochimaru-sama down. 'Xiao looked at Mitarashi Anko who was full of fighting spirit and complained in his heart.
"The second personal battle begins." The proctor waved the red flag, and Mitarashi Anko took out her kunai and rushed over first.
Xiao Xiao also took out a kunai and decided to practice some taijutsu, so that you can show your strength in front of your master.
"clang!"
Mitarashi Anko stabbed Owl's throat with a kunai in her left hand, but Owl blocked it with a kunai in her right hand.
Mitarashi Anko stretched her right hand towards the owl and formed a seal with one hand.
"Ninja Technique: Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"
Finally, Mitarai Anko, who was not wearing a windbreaker and no sleeves to block it, solved the confusion that Xiao had been having for many years.
How did those snakes appear?
Except for Sasuke who grew directly from his Curse Seal [-] state, Orochimaru, Mitarashi Anko, and Yakushi Kabuto were all snakes that appeared from clothes.
A circle of curse marks appeared on Mitarashi Anko's slender and white wrist. Then these curse marks spread and turned into a pool of ink. Four snakes emerged directly from the ink and attacked the owl.
The owl waved his left hand. 'Ninja Prosthetic Hand - Firecracker! '
"Crackling", a deafening loud noise and black smoke appeared. The strong pungent smell of sulfur and saltpeter exploded the snakes conjured by Mitarashi Anko's latent shadow snake hand. The snake heads fell to the ground and disappeared into smoke.
'Afraid of firecrackers? Is this a live snake? 'Xiao was thinking in his mind, but his feet didn't stop. He kicked Mitarai Anko away with a spicy kick.
In fact, Xiao Xiao doesn't know that the snake in the Hidden Shadow Snake Hand is indeed a summoned living snake. Although it is stronger and smarter than ordinary snakes, it cannot avoid the nature of snakes, plus the effect of 'Ninja Prosthetic Hand-Firecracker' on animals. It's amazing, so he broke Mitarashi Anko's ninjutsu by coincidence.
Anko Mitarashi climbed up from the ground with difficulty, glanced at the expressionless Orochimaru on the stands, gritted his teeth, took out ten Senbons and held them between his fingers, and rushed towards Owl again.
Xiao Xiao slapped his right hand on the seal of his left wrist guard to create a wedge pill. There were a lot of big guys present, so Xiao Xiao still had to pay attention to the existence of the hidden system.
Mitarai Anko was halfway through the rush, crossed her hands and fired out Senbon. At the same time, she quickly formed a seal, took a deep breath, and spit out a ball of blazing fire.
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
'It's obviously a secret technique passed down from generation to generation of the Uchiha clan, how can anyone know it? Xiao Xiao secretly complained, but the movements of his hands did not stop.
First, he swung Kakimaru, knocking down the attacking Senbon one by one, and then jumped up and slashed hard.
'Stunt skill: Fang Slash! '
The huge fireball was cut open by Xiao Yi's sword, and the Go Fireball Technique was extinguished. Many ninjas present, including Orochimaru, showed surprised expressions.
This was an experiment that Xiao had an idea to do with his shadow clone one day during his special training one month ago after he learned the powerful fire ball technique.I discovered that the Fang Slash can actually kill Fire Release!
Although cutting off fire escapes other than the fire blower will not gain the effect of flame blessing, this is surprising enough.
You know, in the ninja world, if the enemy uses fire escape, you must either avoid it or use ninjutsu to block it. He is the only one who can cut through the flames with a blade like Xiao Xiao.
In a dark secret room, the Third Hokage and Namikaze Minato were watching the game through a TV-like device. They both showed surprised expressions when they saw Owl's sword.
Namikaze Minato looked at the Third Hokage who raised his pipe and asked: "Hokage-sama, what do you think, he actually used swordsmanship to cut through the fire ball."
The third generation took a puff of cigarette, exhaled it slowly, and said: "It looks a bit like a chakra knife with wind attribute chakra attached to the sword, but it is not like it. If it is a chakra knife, it will not let the fire ball be extinguished." .”
Namikaze Minato murmured to himself: "Even Hokage-sama, who is known as the 'Ninjutsu Professor', can't understand it. I don't know what this move is called. If it were me, I would call it Sword Release: Unparalleled Fire Slashing." Mode."
Back in the examination room, Mitarai Anko was stunned because of the fire ball being destroyed, while Xiao took the opportunity to pounce on Loli and wanted to do something evil.
Mitarai Anko, with her eyes wide open and her cheeks bulging, still blowing air silly, was so cute that Owl couldn't bear to do anything to her.
With a strike of the sword, Mitarashi Anko fell to the ground.
"The battle is over, Ashina Xiao wins." The proctor raised the red flag, announcing Xiao's victory.
Using Fang Slash to cut off the fire ball today was Xiao's decision after careful consideration.
Now Owl has a certain ability to protect himself, and with Umino Ikkaku's concern and familiarity with the third generation, he is not afraid of being caught and brainwashed by Danzo to become his subordinate.
If Xiao wants to carry out his next plan, he must show off his talents, attract the attention of Konoha's top management, gain the recognition of everyone in Konoha, and gain a say in Konoha Village.
Xiao thought hard and felt that a genius who was proficient in the art of stealth and had superb swordsmanship would be awe-inspiring, but would not be too special to attract the interest of Danzo Orochimaru and others.
After all, the art of stealth and swordsmanship mainly rely on talent and training, and cannot be captured like the Sharingan, which is the blood inheritance limit.
Soon, the next game began, a reserved event for Konoha's previous chuunin exams, the Hyuga clan intra-clan derby, Hyuga Shinshin vs Hyuga Fire Gate.
Owl, who did not need to form the seal of reconciliation because Mitarai Anko fainted, walked up to the stand amidst everyone's surprised or dignified eyes.
The owl who walked up to the stand happened to bump into Hinata's mind who was coming off the stage.Xiao Xiao touched his nose and said, "Come on and work hard, you will definitely be able to do it."
Hinata smiled heartily. "Don't worry, with your special training, I will definitely be able to defeat him."
This game also has a special meaning to Hinata's mind. If he can defeat Hinata Fire Gate, who is famous among the Hyuga clan divisions.
He could gain the attention of his clan, and the elder who wanted to marry him to his stupid son had to give up.
After all, genius is an important asset of a family, and she cannot let some people feel resentful towards the family because of their own selfishness.
"The third personal battle begins." The proctor waved the red flag, announcing the start of the battle.
The two ninjas of the Hyuga clan bowed to each other, then made a soft fist stance and opened their white eyes at the same time.
The civil war between the Hyuga clan is actually very boring, because if they are all separated, they will know the same things, and they can only compete with the proficiency of the soft fist and the purity of the Byakugan.
Hyuga Kamon is worthy of the name of a genius. He is so proficient in the use of Rou Fist that he defeats Hinata's mind step by step. He is almost hit by Rou Fist several times.
Hinata mentally took three steps back to distance herself, panting and dripping with sweat.
Hinata looked up at Xiao in the stands, who nodded and encouraged her with a smile.Hinata took a few deep breaths, then formed seals with both hands and used the 'Chakra Scalpel'.
The ninjas in the stands were talking a lot. Did they use the chakra scalpel instead of giving up the ancestral soft fist?This doesn't seem like the right choice.
Hinata Kamon was also a little surprised that Hyuga Shinshin actually gave up the soft fist and used the chakra scalpel instead.
Hinata Shinshin took the initiative to attack, and soon the two were fighting again, but this time the situation was different. It was Hyuga Kamon's turn to be suppressed and dangerously.
The Hyuga clan's soft fist releases chakra from the chakra points in their hands into the opponent's body, damaging the opponent's internal organs and chakra tendons.
When there is a civil war between two Hyuga clans, they must use their palms to block the opponent's soft fist. If they are hit in other parts, they will be injured by the soft fist.
But the chakra scalpel is different. Although it will not hurt the enemy's internal organs, it will cut off the enemy's tendons and muscles.
Therefore, Hinata Kamon didn't dare to use his soft fist to directly touch the chakra scalpel in Hinata's mind, so he had to keep dodging.
Seeing that the situation of the battle was not right, Hinata Kamon, who was gradually suppressed to the wall, gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He blocked Hinata's right palm with his left arm, and the chakra scalpel immediately cut off the muscles of his left arm.
Then he used his left chest to forcefully connect Hinata Shinshin's left palm, and hit Hinata Shinshin's lower abdomen with his right palm, injuring Hinata Shinshin's internal organs, and at the same time damaging Hinata Shinshin's chakra veins, preventing his chakra from flowing smoothly.
Hinata's heart was hit by a slap and she took two steps back. She knelt on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow" sound.
A passerby Jōnin beside Xiao shook his head and said. "Hyuga Kamon hit Hinata's mind with a soft fist at the expense of the severed arm muscles and pectoralis major. Hinata's mind has lost its fighting ability, and he only can't move his left hand. He is indeed a genius of the Hyuga clan."
"That's not necessarily the case." Xiao Xiao said with a smile.
Suddenly, the Jonin of the Hyuga clan opened his Byakugan in the stands to watch the match and opened his mouth in surprise.
Hinata Kamon, who was standing on the field, spit out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, unconscious on the spot.
Hinata Shinshin actually combined the chakra scalpel with the soft fist, cutting off Hinata Kamon's pectoralis major and damaging his heart at the same time. If Hinata Shinshin hadn't been careful, he would have died on the spot.
With a "bang", a burst of smoke appeared on the field, and four jounin from the Hyuga clan and two invigilator jounin appeared next to the two.
A female Jounin of the Hyuga clan picked up Hinata's mind and walked out of the field. The other two Jounin followed them away to protect the left and right.
Only one jounin stayed to check on Hinata Kamon's injuries.
The ninjas present felt an undercurrent. As the second largest clan in Konoha after the Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan was already strong enough in the Soft Fist, but now there is someone who can combine the Soft Fist and Chakra Surgery. Knife combined with genius.
Just imagine, it was already troublesome enough to fight against the Hyuga clan. If you get hit, your internal organs will be injured and the flow of chakra will be blocked. Now it will also cause muscle rupture. How terrifying it must be!
The proctor raised the red flag and announced the results based on the injury gap. "The winner is Hinata Shinshin."
Everyone present was silent except for Metkay, and only Metkay's excited cheers echoed in the stands.
Xiao Xiao did not expect that the combination of chakra scalpel and soft fist would have such a big chain reaction.
However, Xiao is not worried. Although the Hyuga clan is powerful, it is low-key enough. In addition, there is Mu Xiuyu Lin of the Uchiha clan above, so the Hyuga clan will not have any problems for the time being.
This enhanced version of Soft Fist is just the icing on the cake for the Hyuga clan and will not cause turmoil in the situation in Konoha.
'It seems that I am not the only one who is making a big splash this time. 'Xiao thought of the bright smile Hinata showed to him before his mind was taken away by the Jonin, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
Speaking of Mitarashi Anko, we have to mention her classic outfit, a windbreaker jacket and a transparent fishnet outfit. Xiao still remembers the heated discussion on the Internet about whether she wore underwear or not.
In fact, everyone has been deceived by the old thief Kishimoto. This is not a fishing net outfit at all, but a lock curtain, a kind of armor similar to chain mail.
It is not only opaque, but also fixes the chest fat to prevent the center of gravity from deviating during high-speed movement. This is why the female ninjas exercise vigorously during the ninja battle, but there is no fluctuation.
At this time, Mitarai Anko was still a little lolita. Instead of wearing a windbreaker, she only wore a lock and orange shorts. Her chest was flat, which disappointed Xiao extremely.
Orochimaru suddenly appeared in the stands to watch his disciple's game.
Mitarashi Anko waved towards Orochimaru. Orochimaru obviously had no reaction, but she seemed to have more fighting spirit.
'I guess I'm thinking that I will never let Orochimaru-sama down. 'Xiao looked at Mitarashi Anko who was full of fighting spirit and complained in his heart.
"The second personal battle begins." The proctor waved the red flag, and Mitarashi Anko took out her kunai and rushed over first.
Xiao Xiao also took out a kunai and decided to practice some taijutsu, so that you can show your strength in front of your master.
"clang!"
Mitarashi Anko stabbed Owl's throat with a kunai in her left hand, but Owl blocked it with a kunai in her right hand.
Mitarashi Anko stretched her right hand towards the owl and formed a seal with one hand.
"Ninja Technique: Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"
Finally, Mitarai Anko, who was not wearing a windbreaker and no sleeves to block it, solved the confusion that Xiao had been having for many years.
How did those snakes appear?
Except for Sasuke who grew directly from his Curse Seal [-] state, Orochimaru, Mitarashi Anko, and Yakushi Kabuto were all snakes that appeared from clothes.
A circle of curse marks appeared on Mitarashi Anko's slender and white wrist. Then these curse marks spread and turned into a pool of ink. Four snakes emerged directly from the ink and attacked the owl.
The owl waved his left hand. 'Ninja Prosthetic Hand - Firecracker! '
"Crackling", a deafening loud noise and black smoke appeared. The strong pungent smell of sulfur and saltpeter exploded the snakes conjured by Mitarashi Anko's latent shadow snake hand. The snake heads fell to the ground and disappeared into smoke.
'Afraid of firecrackers? Is this a live snake? 'Xiao was thinking in his mind, but his feet didn't stop. He kicked Mitarai Anko away with a spicy kick.
In fact, Xiao Xiao doesn't know that the snake in the Hidden Shadow Snake Hand is indeed a summoned living snake. Although it is stronger and smarter than ordinary snakes, it cannot avoid the nature of snakes, plus the effect of 'Ninja Prosthetic Hand-Firecracker' on animals. It's amazing, so he broke Mitarashi Anko's ninjutsu by coincidence.
Anko Mitarashi climbed up from the ground with difficulty, glanced at the expressionless Orochimaru on the stands, gritted his teeth, took out ten Senbons and held them between his fingers, and rushed towards Owl again.
Xiao Xiao slapped his right hand on the seal of his left wrist guard to create a wedge pill. There were a lot of big guys present, so Xiao Xiao still had to pay attention to the existence of the hidden system.
Mitarai Anko was halfway through the rush, crossed her hands and fired out Senbon. At the same time, she quickly formed a seal, took a deep breath, and spit out a ball of blazing fire.
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
'It's obviously a secret technique passed down from generation to generation of the Uchiha clan, how can anyone know it? Xiao Xiao secretly complained, but the movements of his hands did not stop.
First, he swung Kakimaru, knocking down the attacking Senbon one by one, and then jumped up and slashed hard.
'Stunt skill: Fang Slash! '
The huge fireball was cut open by Xiao Yi's sword, and the Go Fireball Technique was extinguished. Many ninjas present, including Orochimaru, showed surprised expressions.
This was an experiment that Xiao had an idea to do with his shadow clone one day during his special training one month ago after he learned the powerful fire ball technique.I discovered that the Fang Slash can actually kill Fire Release!
Although cutting off fire escapes other than the fire blower will not gain the effect of flame blessing, this is surprising enough.
You know, in the ninja world, if the enemy uses fire escape, you must either avoid it or use ninjutsu to block it. He is the only one who can cut through the flames with a blade like Xiao Xiao.
In a dark secret room, the Third Hokage and Namikaze Minato were watching the game through a TV-like device. They both showed surprised expressions when they saw Owl's sword.
Namikaze Minato looked at the Third Hokage who raised his pipe and asked: "Hokage-sama, what do you think, he actually used swordsmanship to cut through the fire ball."
The third generation took a puff of cigarette, exhaled it slowly, and said: "It looks a bit like a chakra knife with wind attribute chakra attached to the sword, but it is not like it. If it is a chakra knife, it will not let the fire ball be extinguished." .”
Namikaze Minato murmured to himself: "Even Hokage-sama, who is known as the 'Ninjutsu Professor', can't understand it. I don't know what this move is called. If it were me, I would call it Sword Release: Unparalleled Fire Slashing." Mode."
Back in the examination room, Mitarai Anko was stunned because of the fire ball being destroyed, while Xiao took the opportunity to pounce on Loli and wanted to do something evil.
Mitarai Anko, with her eyes wide open and her cheeks bulging, still blowing air silly, was so cute that Owl couldn't bear to do anything to her.
With a strike of the sword, Mitarashi Anko fell to the ground.
"The battle is over, Ashina Xiao wins." The proctor raised the red flag, announcing Xiao's victory.
Using Fang Slash to cut off the fire ball today was Xiao's decision after careful consideration.
Now Owl has a certain ability to protect himself, and with Umino Ikkaku's concern and familiarity with the third generation, he is not afraid of being caught and brainwashed by Danzo to become his subordinate.
If Xiao wants to carry out his next plan, he must show off his talents, attract the attention of Konoha's top management, gain the recognition of everyone in Konoha, and gain a say in Konoha Village.
Xiao thought hard and felt that a genius who was proficient in the art of stealth and had superb swordsmanship would be awe-inspiring, but would not be too special to attract the interest of Danzo Orochimaru and others.
After all, the art of stealth and swordsmanship mainly rely on talent and training, and cannot be captured like the Sharingan, which is the blood inheritance limit.
Soon, the next game began, a reserved event for Konoha's previous chuunin exams, the Hyuga clan intra-clan derby, Hyuga Shinshin vs Hyuga Fire Gate.
Owl, who did not need to form the seal of reconciliation because Mitarai Anko fainted, walked up to the stand amidst everyone's surprised or dignified eyes.
The owl who walked up to the stand happened to bump into Hinata's mind who was coming off the stage.Xiao Xiao touched his nose and said, "Come on and work hard, you will definitely be able to do it."
Hinata smiled heartily. "Don't worry, with your special training, I will definitely be able to defeat him."
This game also has a special meaning to Hinata's mind. If he can defeat Hinata Fire Gate, who is famous among the Hyuga clan divisions.
He could gain the attention of his clan, and the elder who wanted to marry him to his stupid son had to give up.
After all, genius is an important asset of a family, and she cannot let some people feel resentful towards the family because of their own selfishness.
"The third personal battle begins." The proctor waved the red flag, announcing the start of the battle.
The two ninjas of the Hyuga clan bowed to each other, then made a soft fist stance and opened their white eyes at the same time.
The civil war between the Hyuga clan is actually very boring, because if they are all separated, they will know the same things, and they can only compete with the proficiency of the soft fist and the purity of the Byakugan.
Hyuga Kamon is worthy of the name of a genius. He is so proficient in the use of Rou Fist that he defeats Hinata's mind step by step. He is almost hit by Rou Fist several times.
Hinata mentally took three steps back to distance herself, panting and dripping with sweat.
Hinata looked up at Xiao in the stands, who nodded and encouraged her with a smile.Hinata took a few deep breaths, then formed seals with both hands and used the 'Chakra Scalpel'.
The ninjas in the stands were talking a lot. Did they use the chakra scalpel instead of giving up the ancestral soft fist?This doesn't seem like the right choice.
Hinata Kamon was also a little surprised that Hyuga Shinshin actually gave up the soft fist and used the chakra scalpel instead.
Hinata Shinshin took the initiative to attack, and soon the two were fighting again, but this time the situation was different. It was Hyuga Kamon's turn to be suppressed and dangerously.
The Hyuga clan's soft fist releases chakra from the chakra points in their hands into the opponent's body, damaging the opponent's internal organs and chakra tendons.
When there is a civil war between two Hyuga clans, they must use their palms to block the opponent's soft fist. If they are hit in other parts, they will be injured by the soft fist.
But the chakra scalpel is different. Although it will not hurt the enemy's internal organs, it will cut off the enemy's tendons and muscles.
Therefore, Hinata Kamon didn't dare to use his soft fist to directly touch the chakra scalpel in Hinata's mind, so he had to keep dodging.
Seeing that the situation of the battle was not right, Hinata Kamon, who was gradually suppressed to the wall, gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He blocked Hinata's right palm with his left arm, and the chakra scalpel immediately cut off the muscles of his left arm.
Then he used his left chest to forcefully connect Hinata Shinshin's left palm, and hit Hinata Shinshin's lower abdomen with his right palm, injuring Hinata Shinshin's internal organs, and at the same time damaging Hinata Shinshin's chakra veins, preventing his chakra from flowing smoothly.
Hinata's heart was hit by a slap and she took two steps back. She knelt on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow" sound.
A passerby Jōnin beside Xiao shook his head and said. "Hyuga Kamon hit Hinata's mind with a soft fist at the expense of the severed arm muscles and pectoralis major. Hinata's mind has lost its fighting ability, and he only can't move his left hand. He is indeed a genius of the Hyuga clan."
"That's not necessarily the case." Xiao Xiao said with a smile.
Suddenly, the Jonin of the Hyuga clan opened his Byakugan in the stands to watch the match and opened his mouth in surprise.
Hinata Kamon, who was standing on the field, spit out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, unconscious on the spot.
Hinata Shinshin actually combined the chakra scalpel with the soft fist, cutting off Hinata Kamon's pectoralis major and damaging his heart at the same time. If Hinata Shinshin hadn't been careful, he would have died on the spot.
With a "bang", a burst of smoke appeared on the field, and four jounin from the Hyuga clan and two invigilator jounin appeared next to the two.
A female Jounin of the Hyuga clan picked up Hinata's mind and walked out of the field. The other two Jounin followed them away to protect the left and right.
Only one jounin stayed to check on Hinata Kamon's injuries.
The ninjas present felt an undercurrent. As the second largest clan in Konoha after the Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan was already strong enough in the Soft Fist, but now there is someone who can combine the Soft Fist and Chakra Surgery. Knife combined with genius.
Just imagine, it was already troublesome enough to fight against the Hyuga clan. If you get hit, your internal organs will be injured and the flow of chakra will be blocked. Now it will also cause muscle rupture. How terrifying it must be!
The proctor raised the red flag and announced the results based on the injury gap. "The winner is Hinata Shinshin."
Everyone present was silent except for Metkay, and only Metkay's excited cheers echoed in the stands.
Xiao Xiao did not expect that the combination of chakra scalpel and soft fist would have such a big chain reaction.
However, Xiao is not worried. Although the Hyuga clan is powerful, it is low-key enough. In addition, there is Mu Xiuyu Lin of the Uchiha clan above, so the Hyuga clan will not have any problems for the time being.
This enhanced version of Soft Fist is just the icing on the cake for the Hyuga clan and will not cause turmoil in the situation in Konoha.
'It seems that I am not the only one who is making a big splash this time. 'Xiao thought of the bright smile Hinata showed to him before his mind was taken away by the Jonin, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
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