Chapter 347 Another Civil War
Chapter 347 Another Civil War
"Match 5: Konoha, Rin Nohara VS Konoha, Shizune!"
"Another internal battle within Konoha. Sigh, there's nothing we can do. Half of the top 16 are Konoha players, so this situation is understandable." Nishikawa Tetsu looked distressed on the stage.
But Onoki, sitting in the VIP section, was speechless. "You're already worried? We only have one son in Iwagakure!"
Although it's an internal battle within Konoha, this is already the second match, and the audience's enthusiasm hasn't waned; on the contrary, they're full of anticipation for this special duel.
As Nishikawa Tetsu just introduced, the two people standing on the arena now are medical ninjas.
"Huh? Shizune and Sister Lin?"
In the contestant area, Kana Uzumaki's eyes widened, and the dumpling she hadn't finished eating stopped in mid-air.
"Ugh, who should I cheer for?"
"Jingyin is my best friend, but Sister Lin treated me to daifuku the other day."
While Chanel was still struggling to decide who to cheer for, the two on the ring were already ready.
Shizune was dressed in a clean and neat sleeveless top, which made her look a little awkward. She took a deep breath nervously.
Opposite her, Nohara Rin was dressed in a standard Konoha genin uniform. Compared to Shizune's nervousness, she appeared much more composed.
Having experienced the war in the Land of Grass, the brink of death from the sealing of the Tailed Beasts, and Kushina's guidance, Rin is no longer the weak girl who would only shout "Obito, do your best!" from behind.
"Sister Lin."
Shizune gripped the kunai tightly with both hands, her eyes showing a hint of fear, but even more so a determination to prove herself.
"Although I know I can't beat you, I won't give up easily. Lady Tsunade said that medical ninjas must also have the ability to protect themselves on the battlefield!"
"I understand, mute."
Lin smiled and nodded. Jingyin was such a lovely child.
Using that kind of power against a newly graduated genin would be far too much.
"Come on, Mute, let me see how much you've grown lately."
"The match begins!"
With a command from Sakumo.
"Whoosh!"
Silent initiated the attack.
She wasn't fast, but her movements were very precise, clearly indicating that she had received rigorous basic training.
"Chakra Scalpel!"
Shizune's hands glowed with a ghostly green chakra light, like two sharp blades of light, and she slashed directly at Rin's shoulder.
"The foundation is very solid."
Lin did not dodge, but turned slightly to the side.
"But the intention is too obvious."
Just as the chakra scalpel was about to touch Rin's clothes, Rin's right hand shot out like lightning, precisely cutting into the blind spot on the inside of Shizune's arm, her fingers flicking lightly at Shizune's wrist.
"Snapped!"
Shizune felt a numbness in her wrist, and the flow of chakra was instantly interrupted. The green light on her hand went out with a "poof".
"Why?"
Before Jingyin could react, Lin's left leg had already swept out silently.
"Bang!"
Shine lost her balance and fell forward.
But just as she was about to fall to the ground, Lin reached out and grabbed her collar, catching her steadily.
"Silence. The chakra scalpel is one of the few offensive methods available to medical ninjas. Unless you are absolutely certain that you can hit the target with one blow, do not expose it to the enemy's sight. Doing so will only create an opening for their counterattack."
Rin's voice was gentle, like a teacher instructing juniors at the ninja academy.
"I...I understand, Sister Lin."
Shizune bit her lip, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.
She quickly retreated, creating distance, and took out three senbon needles from her ninja tool pouch.
This was a technique she used in the Forest of Death, combined with the special throwing technique Tsunade taught her, making it very difficult to defend against.
"Take this!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The three thousand-books, arranged in a triangular shape, shot towards Lin with a whooshing sound.
"The angle is good, but the speed is not enough."
Lin still did not pull out the kunai.
She took a deep breath, and her chakra flowed rapidly within her body.
After this period of special training with Kushina, although she did not use the Three-Tails' chakra, her body's affinity and control over water-style chakra have far surpassed her previous self.
"Water Release: Water Chaos Waves!"
No complicated hand seals were needed; Lin simply put her hands together.
A powerful stream of water shot out from her mouth, but instead of creating a large-scale impact like ordinary water ripples, it was compressed into an extremely solid water column, precisely aimed at the three senbon needles.
"Ding! Ding! Ding!"
The powerful impact of the water jet sent the senbon flying, and even the anesthetic attached to the senbon was instantly diluted and washed away by the water flow.
"This...so fast?!"
Kana, watching from the stands, widened her eyes: "When did Rin-neechan learn to unleash ninjutsu without hand seals?!"
"It's not that there are no hand seals, but that they've been simplified."
Although Obito, who was sitting next to her, was also somewhat surprised, he explained the principle to Kana.
"Rin is very strong now. She has perfected her chakra control and skipped unnecessary hand seals. Minato-sensei taught her that."
On the arena.
After blocking the thousand sticks, Lin did not stop.
"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"
Using the water stains left on the ground from the earlier splashes, she slammed her hands on the ground.
A giant water sphere rose from the ground, instantly enveloping the still-shocked Shizune.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
Shizune struggled in the water prison, but the surrounding water was like an impenetrable wall, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free. Her chakra also couldn't be gathered under the suppression of the water prison.
"it's over."
Lin stood outside the water prison, maintaining her ninjutsu with one hand and holding a kunai in the other, pressing it against the surface of the water prison.
"Mute, you lost."
Silent in the water dungeon stopped struggling. Although somewhat frustrated, she nodded in surrender.
"Konoha, Nohara Rin wins!"
Sakumo Hatake announced the results.
Lin released the water prison spell and pulled the panting Shizune up.
"Are you alright?" Rin took a clean towel out of her ninja tool bag and handed it to her.
What? Why is there a towel in your ninja tool bag? This has to do with the time Obito was accidentally injured by Rin's Water Release during a mission. After that, Rin's ninja tool bag started to have some extra items.
"Cough cough... It's nothing." Shizune wiped the water off her face, looked at Rin with admiration in her eyes.
"Sister Lin, you're so amazing. I'm a medical ninja just like you, but you're amazing in battle..."
"That's the difference in experience, mute."
Lin patted Jingyin's head.
"You've just graduated and lack the intuition to face life-or-death crises on a real battlefield, while I..."
Lin's eyes became somewhat deep. She recalled her experience in the Land of Grass, the enemy ninja who almost killed her, and the fear she felt as she teetered on the brink of death due to the seal going berserk.
"Some things can only be learned in battle and in desperate situations."
"However, Lady Tsunade's teachings are very helpful. As long as you continue to work hard, you will be stronger than me sooner or later."
"Yes! I will definitely do my best!" Shizune nodded emphatically.
Although this battle wasn't as exciting as the previous ones, it showed everyone that the medical ninjas of Konoha were not pushovers.
VIP seating.
The Third Hokage nodded in satisfaction.
"None of the disciples trained by Minato are simple."
The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, stared at the brown-haired girl on the stage, his purple eyes gleaming with an inexplicable light.
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