Naruto: I, Naruto, don't want to try anymore.

Chapter 104 Despicable Methods

Is the gap in strength really that big?

Where have all the geniuses of Konoha gone?

Anko glanced at Naruto and Sasuke in the stands, her expression slightly complicated.

Yeah, all the geniuses have gone to Kumogakure...

Such a genius of foul level should have come from Konoha.

If only Naruto left, it could be explained as a misunderstanding between the higher-ups and the Jinchuriki.

Now that even the original shareholders, the Uchiha, have run away with their buckets, it can only mean that Konoha's system is indeed problematic, and very problematic at that!

Naruto escaped with his Wood Release, and the Uchiha escaped with their Sharingan.

What's left of Konoha?

Are they the Thousand Hands Clan, hidden among the common people?

With a silent sigh, Hongdou waved her hand.

"Match 6, Temari vs. Tayuya, players please enter the arena."

Swah——

As the wind blew by, Temari floated into the arena on her three-star fan, while Tayuya also flipped and jumped off the stands.

Tayuya clicked her tongue almost imperceptibly as she looked at Temari, who was holding an iron fan with one hand.

She's a musician, while the woman in front of her is clearly using wind magic, which is her natural counter.

To achieve victory, the only option is to strike first!

Get ahead of her and use the sound of your flute to control her!

"The match begins!"

As soon as Hongdou finished speaking, Tayuya immediately raised her flute.

bass--

In the blink of an eye, a gust of wind swept by, and the flute in her hand broke in two.

Immediately afterwards, to Tayuya's horrified gaze, the blonde woman with four ponytails in front of her unfolded her iron fan, revealing three stars.

"Kamaitachi Technique!"

With a powerful shout, the blond woman suddenly unleashed a strong hurricane-like turbulence!

KO!

After a brief and sharp scream, Tayuya's body was thrown high into the air and then fell to the ground in a sorry state.

"Tch... I thought he was someone important, but he's just a piece of trash."

Karin pouted, "What level are you in that you have the same hair color as me?"

"..."

Naruto felt that Karin's personality was getting more and more twisted; she was not only a pervert but also a delinquent.

She didn't quite understand how to use a clip, and she didn't know who taught her.

"The winner is Temari!"

Red Bean was speechless for a moment.

The skill gap in this Chunin Exams was too large; it was basically a one-sided victory.

Moreover, it's more often the case that outlying villages crush their own, so it's no wonder that the third generation wanted to tamper with the match-up list.

If their luck had been any worse, Konoha probably wouldn't have had a single person advance to the finals!

"Next match, Hyuga Neji vs. Kurotsuchi, please come to the stage."

Upon hearing this, Neji obediently walked down from the stands, while Kurotsuchi flipped and jumped into the field.

"start!"

The moment Anko finished speaking, Neji lunged forward, while Kurotsuchi instantly retreated, her hands rapidly forming hand seals.

"Earth Release! Earth Stalagmite!"

Puff puff puff...

Thick, sharp earth spikes shot out from the ground, determined to pierce Neji's body and kill him off 600 episodes early.

However, Neji reacted quickly; the moment the ground shook, he stopped and spun around in place.

"Revive the crisis!"

Click click...

The soil splinters crumbled, kicking up clouds of dust.

"Earth Release! Heart Decapitation!"

Two small hands suddenly emerged from the ground, and Neji abruptly shifted his stance, slapping his foot down!

"Gentle Fist Technique! Drink!"

With a muffled thud, the sound of footsteps disappeared.

Neji didn't stop for a moment, activated his Byakugan, and started running around the arena.

"Don't even think about sneaking up; under these eyes, every move you make will be exposed!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Kurotsuchi burst out of the ground and threw a rock punch at Neji's face.

Neji showed no weakness, raising his hand to block and firmly catching the fair, white arm encased in rock.

"I told you it was no use—!!"

Neji was just about to show off his coolness when he suddenly saw Kurotsuchi give a sinister smile.

With his rock fist outstretched and chakra surging, Neji blew a handful of lime into his eyes!

"My eyes!!"

With Neji letting out a cry of pain and staggering backward, an eerie silence fell over the arena.

"Oh, this..."

On the stands, Deidara, seeing this, paused briefly before slapping his thigh.

"Hmm... Hahahaha! Well done, Kurotsuchi!"

"Shut up, you idiot!"

On the other side of the stands, Tian Tian's face was flushed with anger.

"That's despicable! How could they do that?"

"mean?"

Heitu smiled proudly and spread his hands smugly.

"Heh...the essence of ninja combat is deception, isn't it? Using ninja tools, ninjutsu, and taijutsu, deceiving, concealing, and launching surprise attacks, they complete their missions by any means necessary. Isn't that what ninjas are all about? You wasted your time studying?"

That's true...

I gripped the handrail tightly every day.

But you're so damn despicable!

Upon hearing this, Naruto also cast a questioning glance at Sasuke: "Isn't the essence of battle to crush the opponent?"

"Isn't that your true nature?"

Sasuke didn't even look at him, instead crossing his arms and staring at Kurotsuchi.

This woman…

While the method of sprinkling lime is somewhat underhanded, it is undeniable that it has a fairly practical effect on all kinds of eye techniques.

original!

But it's practical!

Even someone with the Rinnegan would likely be tricked if caught off guard.

Although it won't lead to blindness, obstructed vision and burning pain are unavoidable.

He saw it clearly just now; that lime was a product of teleportation techniques.

Chakra was evenly distributed on the black soil's rocky fist to prevent the lime he was holding from being discovered.

"But this move is quite interesting. Sasuke, remember this. Use it whenever you encounter an enemy with eye techniques in the future."

"No need, my Sharingan is strong enough!"

"But what if the enemy is stronger than me?"

Let's just use lime then...

Sasuke thought about it and realized that this was indeed a possible solution.

Moreover, this technique can not only be used on those with eye techniques, but ordinary people without eye techniques would probably be even more helpless in this situation.

And why waste chakra when a handful of lime can solve the problem?

The master and apprentice exchanged a glance, both revealing a knowing, wicked yet undeniably handsome smile.

In the stands, the others also wore thoughtful expressions.

When fighting against a user of pupil techniques, most people will subconsciously block the opponent's vision.

But those are usually the dust stirred up by the Hidden Mist Technique, or by Wind Release or Earth Release.

This was the first time they had ever seen someone throw ash directly into someone's eyes like this.

"That's interesting."

A wisp of dust seemed to be eagerly approaching Gaara.

"Just admit defeat, you can't win."

Hei Tu put one hand on his hip and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"I can see you're quite strong, but the Hyuga clan's attack methods are too limited. Gentle Fist may have a great reputation, but it's also your biggest weakness..."

"mean!"

Neji covered his eyes with one hand, roared angrily, and charged towards Kurotsuchi.

Hei Tu chuckled softly and turned slightly to the side.

next second...

Snapped!

A burst of chakra struck her abdomen from a distance, and Kurotsuchi's smile froze instantly.

"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm..."

Neji's staggering steps suddenly returned to normal. He moved his left hand away, his eyes tightly closed, his eye sockets red.

The veins on his cheeks bulged on either side of his eyes, giving him an expression of burning anger.

"Your weakness... is probably underestimating your opponent, isn't it?"

With that, Neji assumed a fighting stance, firmly locking onto Kurotsuchi, who was now within his attack range.

"Eight Trigrams! Sixty-Four Palms!"

"Tsk, I give up~"

bass--

Red Bean instantly stepped forward and grabbed Neji's wrist.

"Go clean your eyes, but remember not to wash them with water..."

Red Bean shook her head, and Neji dashed off the field like the wind...

This is a make-up update for yesterday. The battle order was wrong, and there was a bug in the code! This chapter was deleted and rewritten. There will be at least one more update today, but I dare not make any promises, damn it…

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