This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Chapter 115: Desire to Bear the Weight of Shadow

"Everyone, welcome to the Kingdom of Cats."

"I am the Lynx Elder of the Ninja Cat Clan. The person next to me has the same status as me."

"Next, we will be responsible for assessing everyone."

"As long as you can pass our assessment, you can directly meet our king and get what you want."

The slender Lynx Elder narrowed his eyes as he spoke to everyone. Through some kind of Yin Dun secret technique, his voice was loud enough to carry the entire room, allowing all the ninja cats to hear clearly.

The ninja cats showed excitement. For the playful cat family, such a scene is not common.

At the same time, Elder Lynx exchanged a very obscure look with Mizunoe Hideo in the crowd, as if there was another deeper meaning.

Elder Lynx's eyes were extremely obscure, and it seemed that no one else noticed except Mizunoe Ryosuke who had been staring at him.

Seeing this, a hint of deep understanding flashed in Ryosuke's eyes.

Sure enough, when he saw the state of Mizunoe Hideo's team, he felt that there was something else wrong.

Looking at it now, it is indeed the case.

Whether in terms of individual strength or team strength, Mizunoe Hideo's team is far behind the Hozuki team.

There is no reason why Mangetsu Hozuki would be so embarrassed after breaking through the first two levels, while Mizunoe Hideo looks like nothing happened.

This is not something that can be solved by simple "luck".

So there is only one answer.

Since Ryosuke Mizunoe was able to get the help of the cat boss and pass the first two levels in one fell swoop, it is not impossible that Mizunoe Hideo also has some connection with a high-ranking figure in the cat clan and therefore got help from the other party.

Now it seems that it is very likely that the one who secretly helped Mizunoe Hideo was this Lynx Elder.

“This is getting interesting.”

Mizunoe Ryosuke narrowed his eyes. With the advance information from Boss Cat, Ryosuke already knew the format of the assessment.

Then I believe that Mizunoe Hideo should also know the content of the next level.

It seems that only Man Yue Kizuna is still kept in the dark.

"Next, I will announce the specific rules."

"Since you have come to the Cat Kingdom as a team, we will also respond to you as a team."

"We will send three teams composed entirely of ninja cats to fight against each of your team members."

"The winning side can select one person to challenge either me or the elder beside me."

"As long as you can pass our test, you will be qualified to meet our king."

Elder Lynx spoke slowly, and the general rules were similar to what Ryosuke had expected.

"For the sake of fairness."

"The battle was fought one on one."

"Each member of the team can only appear once."

"Add one more rule."

"The losing side of each battle must be the first to evacuate members for the next battle."

In the end, the Lynx Elder announced all the rules, and then he and the Cat Boss beside him jumped out of the arena, leaving the venue to the three teams.

After hearing these seemingly useless supplementary rules, a gleam of light flashed in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes.

As the two elders left, several cats appeared and used ninjutsu to divide the arena into three parts, separating the three teams and forming three arenas.

At the same time, from three directions of the Colosseum, three teams with completely different auras entered the arena respectively.

The three ninja cat teams sent by the cat tribe to test everyone were also extremely interesting to watch.

But judging from the configurations of these three ninja cat teams, the cat tribe's test can be said to have taken "fairness" to the extreme.

From the physical characteristics of these ninja cats and the aura they emit, one can vaguely judge their strength.

Among the four ninja cats fighting on Ryosuke's team, the leading one has an extremely powerful aura and should be the strongest among all the fighting ninja cats.

The remaining three around the strongest one are relatively weak.

This is also very consistent with the configuration of Ryosuke's team.

Similarly, on Mizunoe Hideo's side, among the four ninja cats, the aura of two of them is slightly weaker than the remaining two.

It corresponds exactly to the configuration of two jonin and two elite jonin in Mizunoe Hideo's team.

Finally, on Mangetsu's side, the four ninja cats all had extremely strong auras, and were also considered the strongest in terms of balanced strength.

After knowing the opponent's level and the cat tribe's arrangements, a hint of interest flashed in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes.

Originally, Mizunoe Ryosuke thought that this level mainly tested combat ability.

I just didn't expect the cat tribe to arrange it this way. The one-on-one fighting method and the distribution of strong and weak players in the team made it possible to use "tactics" to manipulate the outcome.

To advance, you must win at least three matches.

In addition to competing in strength, there seem to be other ways.

Thinking of this, a gleam of light flashed in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes.

"Now that everyone understands the rules, let's get started."

As everyone was in place, Elder Lynx directly announced the start of the competition.

On Ryosuke Mizunoe's side, the opponent made a powerful move as soon as he appeared, and directly sent out the strongest ninja cat in the team.

It can be seen that this is a very aggressive ninja cat.

Although it cannot be compared with the cat boss watching the battle on the side, this ninja cat is much larger than other ninja cats.

At the same time, a strong fighting spirit burst out from this ninja cat. His eyes were fixed on Mizunoe Ryosuke without any retreat. His purpose was also very direct, it seemed that he wanted to challenge the strongest in Ryosuke's team.

"interesting."

A hint of smile appeared in Ryosuke's eyes.

Without hesitation, he stepped directly onto the ring.

When Ryosuke was about to go into battle, the remaining three people in the team took a step back. They had absolute confidence in Ryosuke Mizunoe's strength.

In the Hidden Mist Village, the senior ninjas who were watching the battle through the water curtain technique were now alert and focused on the competition on the water curtain.

After so many days of twists and turns, they finally got to the highlight.

The jonin were all excited, waiting to see how the three teams would perform.

Only Master Maeda's eyes flickered as he looked at Mizunoe Ryosuke on the screen.

Few people know that this stage was actually arranged by Master Maeda himself.

"To bear the title of Mizukage, one cannot do it by force alone."

"Will, faith, perseverance, tolerance, strength, and wisdom"

“All of these are indispensable.”

"Ryosuke, let me see how far you can go!"

Master Maeda said to himself, and at the same time sent a piece of information to all the senior ninjas present.

"what is this?"

The jonin were all shocked, and after reading it for a while, they understood the content of the information.

This turned out to be a detailed record of the double-sided battle on the screen, which summarized the combat power of a total of twelve people and twelve cats according to their different combat powers.

In most battles, the combat strength of both sides is extremely evenly matched.

But when a ninja turned over to Ryosuke's team and the ninja cats they were fighting, he couldn't help but frown.

Squad Assessment.

雾隐

Mizunoe Ryosuke: Strength rating S+

Mizunoe Mitsuhiko: Strength rating B+

Mei Terumi: Strength rating B

Takeda Yoichi: Strength rating B-

cat country

Nekonosuke: Strength rating S-

Cat (Wang Hao Zhao) 1: Strength rating A-

Cat 2: Strength rating B+

Cat Three: Strength Rating B

A senior ninja was surprised to find that when Ryosuke's team was fighting against the Ninja Cat Team, except for Ryosuke's higher rating than his opponent, the strength of the other members of the team was completely crushed by the opponent.

"Captain Maeda, isn't this arrangement a bit unfair to Ryosuke's team?"

A jonin asked with a frown.

"The Cat Country can't arrange an opponent with similar strength to Ryosuke."

"This is the only arrangement we can make. Besides, isn't Mizunoe Ryosuke's strength rating two levels higher than his opponent?"

The former Tian Yuanshi pretended to be indifferent and said that no one could tell what he was thinking from this zombie face.

"But"

The Jonin seemed to want to say something. After all, any discerning person could see that it was disadvantageous to Ryosuke's team.

After all, the final competition is about winning matches, and no one can only play in one match. When the team members are completely suppressed, it is difficult for Ryosuke's team to win.

But under the stern gaze of Master Maeda, the jonin ultimately failed to utter the words.

Chapter 116: Familiar Strange Power

The ninja cat named Nekonosuke stood upright on the ring with his legs, staring at Mizunoe Ryosuke on the opposite side with burning eyes.

I have to say that this cat's assistant is also very distinctive in appearance. He and the cat boss belong to the same species - the tabby cat.

Not only is he bigger than other ninja cats, but he also has a tuft of side bangs on his forehead that is different from other cats.

Nekonosuke remembered what his master, Cat Boss, had said to him alone before.

"Nekonosuke, the clan will send you to fight against humans next."

"Remember not to be stubborn!"

"If you see that the situation is not right, just admit defeat."

"That human is very strong!"

Boss Cat looked at his apprentice very seriously.

As an elder of the cat clan, Boss Cat's vision and knowledge are naturally not comparable to those of ordinary ninja cats. When he was young, Boss Cat also traveled in the ninja world, so he is well aware of the horror of humans.

In addition, he had already witnessed Ryosuke's strength in the fragments of Nyanotaro's consciousness.

Therefore, even if Nekonosuke, who is one of the strongest people in the tribe, is arranged to fight against Ryosuke, the cat boss has to give his apprentice some precautions in advance.

"Don't worry, Master."

Nekonosuke appears to be very serious about achieving this.

Seeing this, Boss Cat nodded with satisfaction.

What Boss Cat didn't know was that his apprentice's arrogance was far more serious than he had imagined.

At this time, the young Nekonosuke had not yet gone to the ninja world and had not experienced the real beatings in Nekonosuke's cognition.

Ninja cats are the most powerful race in the world.

However, the cat boss's words aroused Nekonosuke's unyielding curiosity.

So Nekonosuke made up his mind to defeat the human on the opposite side in the battle and let his master see it.

He, Nekonosuke, must be the cat clan's number one genius who will lead the Ninja Cat Clan to dominate the ninja world!