Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 440 The Gap in Strength Between Genin

Most of the test takers secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Kono announce the list of the first group.

Although I know that no matter what rank I am, I will have to fight a battle.

However, it was clear that no one wanted to be the first to go on stage.

Maki, whose name was called, nodded indifferently and jumped directly into the arena.

As a Chunin, although he had seen some strong Genin in the second exam, he did not believe that anyone could truly defeat him.

Meanwhile, on the other side, before the Jonin leading their team, Hayate Gekko, could speak, Shisui Uchiha spoke first to remind them.

"Gale, be careful, that guy is very strong!"

Upon hearing this, Moonlight Gale immediately became more serious.

As a teammate, he knew Uchiha Shisui's strength all too well.

If even Shisui said that the Sand Village ninja opposite him was very strong, then it's highly likely that he would have a hard time winning with his own strength.

Even so, Moonlight Gale gripped the long sword on his back tightly and stepped into the arena.

"I will do my best!"

After seeing that the two had entered, Kono didn't delay and stepped aside, calling out.

"Round One, Begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Moonlight Gale immediately drew his long sword from his back.

At the same time, he formed hand seals and used the clone technique to create two clones, which rushed towards Maki on the opposite side.

However, upon seeing this, Machi revealed a hint of contemptuous mockery in his eyes.

He also rapidly formed hand seals.

"Wind Release: Net Formation!"

With a push of his hands forward, Maki created a large wind net composed of intersecting wind blades, which quickly pressed down on Moonlight Gale and his two clones.

"Bang~ Bang~ Bang~"

Three soft popping sounds followed in succession. As soon as Moonlight Gale's clone came into contact with the wind net, it immediately turned into white smoke.

However, to everyone's surprise, all three "Moonlight Gale" were actually clones.

However, the next moment...

As the wind network continues to advance.

A sound of "Ah~" was heard.

A scream suddenly came from behind the previously empty space.

The figure of Moonlight Gale immediately appeared out of thin air.

Pushed along by the wind, it continued to fly backward, leaving a long trail on the beach.

It turns out that Hayate Gekko originally intended to use his clones as cover while his main body used his unique bloodline limit "Transparent Escape" to hide his form and launch a sneak attack.

Unexpectedly, Maki on the other side used a wide-range wind technique, easily breaking through his plan.

He even suffered several small cuts on his body from the wind net because he couldn't dodge in time.

However, that's not all.

Maki, who had been standing still, was slightly startled when Moonlight Gale suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Then they decided not to hold back any further.

Taking advantage of the moment when the moonlight and gale were caught by the wind net, he rushed forward at lightning speed.

With the right hand held together as a knife, a sharp blade of air is summoned.

"Wind Release: Wind Blade!"

The transparent wind blades swept past rapidly.

A large spray of blood erupted from Moonlight Gale's chest, and he screamed "Ah!" as he was sent flying backward.

"The victor is Sunagakure Maki!"

Upon seeing that Gekko Hayate had collapsed and was still lying on the ground, Kono immediately teleported into the arena, preventing Maki from finishing off the remaining enemy and announcing the result of the first match.

As for Maki himself, after hearing the examiner announce the results, he stopped what he was doing and stepped back.

With the outcome decided, the Konoha Jonin leading the team quickly teleported to Hayate Gekko to check his injuries.

However, his expression immediately turned ugly.

"The lung injury is severe and there's a high chance of long-term consequences!"

Uchiha Shisui and Morino Ibiki, who were standing nearby, also looked very grim after hearing the assessment made by the Jonin leading the team.

During the Chunin Exams, even if you get injured or die, you can only blame yourself for not being skilled enough.

The three of them had no choice but to quickly take Gekko Hayate with them and go to the medical ninjas prepared by Kirigakure to seek treatment.

The brief exchange just now greatly shocked the other remaining candidates.

"He was instantly killed? Was that guy really a genin like us?"

Gangzi Tie asked his companion in shock, but what he saw was the same shocked look on Shen Yue Zuyun's face.

"You're pretty good, Kabuto! You actually fought that guy for so long that day?"

Ringo Amori casually patted Kabuto on the shoulder, forcing him to grit his teeth and quickly dodge to the side.

"I was just using the terrain to stall for time; I'm no match for that guy in a head-on fight."

"Hey, you bastard, have some confidence in yourself, will you?"

Faced with Ringo's encouragement, Kabuto simply rolled his eyes without saying a word.

Everyone originally thought that such a lopsided confrontation was just a low-probability event.

After all, they were all genin, and the age difference wasn't that big.

Although this age is a period of rapid improvement in a ninja's strength, those who have made it this far are basically the elites of their respective ninja villages, so their strength should be at a similar level.

To everyone's surprise, the next three matches were all close calls with near-instant victories.

First, Hozuki Mangetsu faced off against a Rain Village genin.

Thanks to his water-transformation ability, the overwhelming barrage of attacks from the opposing side was completely unable to cause any damage to Hozuki Mangetsu.

He simply rushed up to the other person and finished him off with a single punch.

A similar example is Guren from Kirigakure, who faced Ibiki Morino from Konoha.

Faced with the giant crystal dragon created by Honglian's "Crystal Release: Crystal Breaking Dragon Subduing Technique".

He wasn't known for his direct combat skills to begin with, and if he hadn't surrendered so decisively...

Whether they can leave the ring unscathed is still uncertain.

However, it is clear that good fortune cannot always favor Wuyin.

Guren's match had just ended when her temporary teammate Miru faced off against Konoha's Anko Mitarashi.

Faced with the giant serpent summoned by Mitarashi Anko, which was no smaller than the "Broken Crystal Dragon," Miru simply chose to surrender.

Just when everyone was marveling at how ridiculously different the strength of these two genin was,

Meanwhile, Tachibana Kanagawa, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, stared at the girl named Miru from the Mist Village with a hint of a smile in her eyes.

At the time, Tachibana and Ao suggested that they just find any genin and put them in Guren's team.

Unexpectedly, Qing actually found this kind of person to make up the numbers.

It's not that Miru's strength is anything to be taken seriously by Tachibana Kenkawa.

But

"Isn't that girl Kisame's wife? Hehe, now that the exam's over, I need to send someone to keep an eye on her."

"Should we transfer her to Kisame's command later?"

Just as Tachibana Kenkawa was lost in thought, Kono, who was in charge of the exam, spoke up again and announced the candidates for the next match.

"Group 5: Konoha's Uchiha Shisui vs. Kirigakure's Kazeshin!"

(End of this chapter)