Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

After saying that, he tied all the explosive tags on his body to a kunai and shot it towards the earthen prison.

After the violent explosion, Nuo Su was utterly desperate.

The thick earthen wall was blasted into a deep crater, but with a continuous supply of chakra, the crater was immediately repaired.

"Stop struggling." Shimura Gengetsu calmly formed hand seals.

"You guys are so thoughtful. Knowing that it's not easy for me to find people, you even gathered together, saving me a lot of trouble."

"Six teams...it'll take forever to find them."

The ninjas inside were completely panicked.

“Shimura Gengetsu, let’s talk first.”

"Don't be in such a hurry. We can give you the scroll, forfeit the competition, and let us leave."

"Don't kill us! Sunagakure and Konoha have already formed an alliance!"

“You’re not afraid, you just know you’re going to die.”

Shimura Gengetsu showed no reaction to the pleas for mercy. His shadow clone manipulated the earthen prison to open a crack, and he reached his hand inside.

"Scorching heat escapes, steaming kills!"

"What?!" The Sand Village ninja's eyes widened. "This is impossible!"

Isn't this the Blaze Release technique of Pakura, the village hero? Pakura was already killed by Kirigakure, so why does this brat Gengetsu Shimura know how to use Blaze Release?!

boom!

The blazing fireball answered his question; the four rapidly spinning fireballs merged into one large fireball, shining as brightly as the sun in this small space.

However, it's not a good thing for mortals to get too close to the sun.

The eighteen ninjas had no room to hide or escape. Accompanied by screams, the water and blood in their bodies were quickly evaporated, and they soon turned into one dried corpse after another.

The air expanded as it was heated, and Shimura Gengetsu retreated rapidly. He had only run fifty meters when a deafening explosion rang out.

The entire earthen prison was blown into the sky, and the enormous commotion could be clearly heard for kilometers around.

A group of genin examinees hiding nearby were alerted. Looking at the location of the explosion, many hesitated for a moment before rushing towards the explosion site.

Shimura Gengetsu looked at the flocks of birds startled into flight on the horizon and a smile appeared on his lips.

"What a kind person! Even in death, he turned into fireworks to lure the other teams here for me. I almost cried."

As Shimura Gengetsu sighed, his body gradually transformed into leaves, concealing his form.

He wanted to see who was so lucky as to rush over to their death.

At the same time, Raido Namiashi also noticed the explosion and, accompanied by two special Jonin dressed similarly to him, rushed towards the scene.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Acquiring Spatial Talent, Cultivating the Flying Thunder God Technique

"Genma! Die Iwashi! Faster!"

Namiashi Raito's voice was filled with anxiety, and each leap went farther than the last. Behind him, Shiranui Genma, with his ancestral senbon clenched between his teeth, asked in confusion:

"It's just a normal explosion, why are you so nervous?"

"I have a feeling that the explosion is related to Gengetsu Shimura."

Raido said in a deep voice, "Whether he is in danger or he has brought danger to others, we must go and check the situation."

The Third Hokage set very flexible standards for his missions.

There was no control over the specific number of foreign ninjas; he had to manage the situation himself.

However, Shimura Gengetsu's movement speed was too fast, even the information transmitted by the examiners inside the examination room was delayed.

Perhaps by the time he received the intelligence, Shimura Gengetsu had already wiped out two more squads.

Information from two hours ago indicated that Shimura Gengetsu had killed forty-two ninja from other villages, reaching half of the total.

It's time to make him stop.

If this continues, and the Third Hokage becomes dissatisfied, he will be the one punished, not that brat.

He was even more afraid that the explosion just now meant that Shimura Gengetsu had been ambushed, so he was very conflicted and kept urging his two teammates to keep up with his speed.

Fortunately, all three were exceptional Jonin, and with their full sprint, they arrived at the scene in fifteen minutes.

Bingzu Raito's expression changed.

The stench of blood was overwhelming, and scorched earth from the fire-style ninja attacks was scattered everywhere on the ground, with the corpses of more than a dozen ninjas lying like charcoal.

It's not even complete.

At the edge of the battleground, Gengetsu Shimura sat on a large rock, enjoying a bowl of deluxe Ichiraku ramen.

Gudong!

Dieyiwashi swallowed hard.

Ding dong!

Genma Shiranui, who never paid attention to his words, also dropped his senbon on the ground.

The scene was truly bizarre.

The sight of all those dried corpses made them feel like they wouldn't be able to eat when they got back.

Not only did Shimura Gengetsu enjoy the meal, but he was also the instigator of it all.

Should we call him cold-blooded, or should we call him carefree?

[The host establishes a powerful bond with Namiashi Raikō, rewarding him with the swordsmanship skill Black Blade Slash.]

[The host has established a powerful bond with Genma Shiranui, and is rewarded with a Space Talent Fragment (1/3)]

[The host establishes a bond with Dieyiwashi, rewarding the host with Space Talent Fragment (1/3)]

Shimura Gengetsu paused in his eating, as if he had just noticed the arrival of the three of them, and looked up in surprise.

"Isn't this the examiner? Are you hungry too?"

"I still have a lot of ramen here, would you like to eat some together?"

Gengetsu Shimura was very happy. He had contributed the spatial talent that they needed most right now, and they were entitled to eat his noodles.

"Thank you, I've already had dinner." Genma Shiranui silently picked up the senbon, wiped it, and put it back in his mouth.

Dieyiwashi shook his head and said softly, "I don't have the habit of eating late-night snacks."

"Twelve..."

By piecing together fragments from various sources, they finally figured out how many complete people could be pieced together from the group of severed limbs on the ground.

"Shimura Gengetsu, was the explosion just now caused by you killing these twelve people?"

"No."

Xuan Yue yawned. "It was the commotion caused by me killing the others. These people were just here to investigate. Oh, and there were two teams of Konoha ninjas, but I let them go."

Saying they were released isn't quite accurate; the more accurate word would be that they were scared away.

It scared them into three Stage 2 and one Stage 3, which shows how much of a shadow it cast on the minds of these newbies.

"How many out-of-town ninjas did you kill here?" Namiashi Raido asked, glancing around as he spoke, but seeing no other corpses.

"There were thirty in total. Don't bother looking anymore. Those people were all blown to bits and there wasn't even a trace left."

Thirty?!

Bingzu Leitong was startled.

Even if they are only thirty genin, they are still a force to be reckoned with, and they can even kill jonin on the battlefield.

They all died in such a short time?

wrong..

Namiashi Raido quickly regained his senses. Now was not the time to be shocked. Counting the total number, there weren't many surviving ninjas from other villages left.

He immediately said, "Shimura Gengetsu, the Hokage has ordered that we stop establishing our authority now. We still need ninjas from other villages to participate in the next round of the finals."

"You can now go to the Tower of the End. Congratulations on successfully passing the second round of the test."

"leave?"

Xuan Yue tilted her head, put down the ramen in her hand, and rummaged through her ninja tool bag, only to take out a scroll of earth.

"But... I only have one Earth Scroll, which doesn't meet the passing standard. Can you let me stay a little longer? There are still two days left."

Bingzu Leitong's eye twitched violently.

Two more days?

I'm afraid you'll go berserk and not even spare your own comrades from your own village.

"This is the Heavenly Scroll you dropped. Remember to take your spoils with you next time and don't be so forgetful. Give me the Earthly Scroll."

Raito Namiya took out a Heavenly Scroll from his pocket.

This doesn't count as favoritism or corruption; the scroll was indeed obtained from the group of ninjas who were slaughtered by Shimura Gengetsu.