Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 92 The Match That Almost Was Lost

The next morning.

With only two days left until the Chunin Exams begin, a tense atmosphere permeates the air.

Even the usual grand meeting between the three Shadows was suspended.

Under Hanzo's routine guidance, Ayane Amamiya finished her morning lessons.

After breakfast, she kept her promise and began impersonating Konoha's White Fang, Sakumo Hatake, to tutor Sasori in his training.

"The third training ground... this will do!"

After searching for a long time near the inn, they finally found an empty training ground next to the ninja academy. Ayane Amamiya led Sasori through the door.

"How should we train?"

Scorpion took a deep breath, his expression becoming much more serious: "Should we start with close combat, like last night?"

Ayane Amamiya waved her hand: "Since we're going to simulate the battle between you and White Fang, we should do it from beginning to end, preferably without missing a single detail."

She spoke as she backed away.

They waited until they were several dozen meters away before stopping.

"Scorpion! Start by trying to stop me from getting close!" The girl slowly drew her ninja sword, signaling Sasori to get ready.

The voice just fell.

Scorpion has entered a state of battle.

The puppet scroll carried on the boy's back moved without wind and quickly unfurled.

Scorpion formed hand seals: "White Secret Technique - Dual-Machine Maneuver!"

Bang~!

Two puppets dressed in white robes appeared out of thin air. One had a long, narrow face like a horse's face, and the other had a head scar resembling Maitreya. They both floated in the air on Scorpion's left and right shoulders.

Ayane Amamiya was somewhat surprised to see this.

It really is the Chikamatsu Ten!

Legend has it that this masterpiece was created by Monzaemon, the first puppeteer of Sunagakure, symbolizing an almost insurmountable peak in the art of Sunagakure puppetry!

Chikamatsu Mikito's status in Sunagakure was even higher than that of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen in Kirigakure!

Chiyo actually entrusted such a treasure to her grandson?

I just don't know if Chiyo only gave us these two, or if she entrusted us with all ten puppets at once.

A feeling of surprise flashed through my mind.

The girl's chakra exploded, and the blade of the Storm Cutter gleamed with a moist sheen.

As her center of gravity slowly lowered, she pushed off with her feet and shot forward like a cheetah eyeing its prey, charging towards the spot where the scorpion stood!

Huhu~!

During the high-speed run, the originally peaceful sound of the wind in the training field suddenly became noisy and piercing.

Ayane Amamiya raised an eyebrow slightly.

Heading towards the girl were several kunai with sizzling, burning explosive tags!

That Scorpion guy really doesn't hold back!

Even so, her momentum did not falter in the slightest; instead, a puddle of water appeared on the soles of her shoes, and her speed increased rather than decreased!

This method of using water-style chakra to reduce friction between the feet and the ground is favored by many water-style ninjas!

So fast!

The scorpion's pupils contracted.

This sudden surge in speed undoubtedly brought forward the timing of Ayane Amamiya's collision with the explosive tag.

Before the detonating tags burn out completely.

The girl stretched out her left hand and, with a series of clapping and flicking motions, quickly pinched several burning kunai together with her fingers.

Then, without turning her head, she threw the kunai to her side and behind her!

boom!

The hot wind from the explosion blew in from behind her head, causing her hair to flutter.

Scorpion had no time to feel regret.

He flipped his palm, and the chakra threads trembled.

Woohoo!

The sound of springs turning inside the puppet's body was continuous and incessant.

Scorpion has only one goal!

That means trying to prevent the enemy from getting close and dragging them down to their death in the area in front of you.

Whoosh!

Countless ninja tools rained down from the sky.

But Ayane Amamiya leaped up as if she were nothing.

With a slight tilt of her head, she dodged several shuriken, while the Stormbringer swirled and coiled in the air, attracting all the surrounding ninja tools with the water flowing from its blade.

Ding ding ding~!

The small senbon needles were pulled by the sword, and their direction was the first to change, followed by the slightly heavier kunai and shuriken!

The flying ninja tools did not buy Sasori even a fraction of time.

Even the girl's charging speed was getting faster and faster!

The distance between them and the scorpion has shrunk from tens of meters at the beginning to only five meters now!

Stay calm! As long as my plan can proceed smoothly...

The scorpion's gaze narrowed to a line.

His heart was pounding frighteningly fast, but the movements of his fingers became even more steady.

The chakra threads at his fingertips trembled slightly, and the puppet, shaped like Maitreya Buddha, suddenly clasped its hands together, like an old monk chanting sutras before a Buddha.

Puppet Technique - Suppress!

"Moo!"

A ring of golden chakra emanated from the puppet's hand and spread out in ripples.

Chikamatsu Mikihitoshu is considered the pinnacle of the puppet system.

This is because the firepower configuration of its puppets has exceeded that of ordinary weapons of war.

The Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters not only possess the physical offensive capabilities of regular puppets, such as ninja tools, cannonballs, and weapons, but they can also unleash ninjutsu like human puppets. They can even cooperate with each other to form formations!

The current Puppet Technique: Suppression is the exclusive ninjutsu of the Miroku puppet!

As soon as Ayane Amamiya, who had launched a surprise attack, stepped into the ripples, her movements faltered.

An omnipresent sense of oppression emanated from my body, as if I had stepped into some kind of solid gel in an instant.

Is it a control-type Wind Release ninjutsu I've never seen before?

The girl quickly understood the reasoning behind it.

In that brief moment of hesitation, the horse-faced puppet opened its mouth wide, and several cannonballs flew silently to its front!

Puppet Technique: Fire Bullets!

This is a powerful bomb infused with Fire Release chakra; its power is terrifying!

Ayane Amamiya composed herself.

While taking a deep breath, exert force simultaneously with your feet, legs, waist, and arms.

The edge of the Storm Slayer sword, which had been pointing diagonally, was hastily changed to an upward diagonal slash!

As the girl's red hair fluttered, she swung her sword in a horizontal slash from bottom to top!

Turn Back and Sever!

This is a sword technique from the Land of Iron that Hanzo mentioned when he was instructing me, used to defend against enemies behind me.

Although her posture was not standard at this time.

But it doesn't matter, because this is not an outdated version of swordsmanship, but a new era of ninjutsu that combines the power of ninjutsu!

boom!

A vast expanse of water surged forth from the sword, gleaming a dazzling clear blue under the sunlight.

Under the scorpion's astonished gaze.

Ayane Amamiya's sword strike unexpectedly unleashed a giant wave!

A torrent of water is overflowing!

The shells flying in from all directions were all swept back by the water flow!

Scorpion hurriedly manipulated the puppet to shield himself.

The Maitreya puppet spread its palms out, and two black holes bloomed in the palms, emitting a terrifying suction force that drew all the water into them.

Fortunately, Ayane Amamiya kept her promise and did not use too much of her ninjutsu power.

Otherwise, without Scorpion mastering the Three Treasures Absorption Technique, it would have been impossible for a single puppet to withstand it so easily!

The sword was slashed out.

Ayane Amamiya instantly felt much more relaxed.

She gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, as if holding a rope binding a raging dragon, a rope imbued with immense power.

The girl took another step forward.

With a powerful swing of his arms, he raised the sword above his head and delivered a straight, powerful chop!

As the Storm Slash cut through the air, the rapidly spinning water gathered on the blade!

Boom!

Another massive torrent manifested in front of the sword, like a giant ship breaking through the ice and cleaving through the waves, forging ahead without hesitation!

The invisible seal in the air dissipated into nothingness.

The restrictions have finally been broken!

At this moment, the distance between the two was less than three meters. Ayane Amamiya flashed and activated Water Instant Body. The next moment, she appeared on Sasori's head!

"Scorpion! I've finally caught you!"

As the girl declared, the sword descended from the sky, like an irresistible judgment from the gods.

However, the scorpion has not given up and is still trying to resist!

He used chakra threads to pull the puppets along, and his body rapidly retreated under the pull of the two puppets, instantly creating a distance of tens of meters.

The ninja shoes creaked and groaned on the ground, the red cuffs billowed and fluttered in the wind, and Sasori was like a hunting bird gliding close to the ground, kicking up a trail of dust!

Clang!

Ayane Amamiya's sword strike missed its mark!

"Is this the new idea you came up with?"

The girl smiled slightly, her index finger bending and stretching slightly in front of her chest, making a perfunctory hand seal.

Water Instantaneous Movement!

Scorpion, who had just been dragged away by the puppet, felt a chill run down his spine!

Suddenly, a drop of water condensed out of thin air in the air above his eyebrows, and then burst open!

Time seemed to slow down at this moment!

The scorpion could even clearly see every single detail of the explosion of that drop of water.

next moment.

Amidst the scattered crystalline light, Ayane Amamiya descended once more, accompanied by a chilling sword wind!

Her movements were absolutely ghostly, like a shadow following her everywhere!

"If that's all the speed we have... it's useless to both me and White Fang!" Ayane Amamiya commented softly.

Is that still not enough?

Upon hearing this, a hint of stubbornness flashed in his eyes beneath his scorpion-red hair.

He spread his arms wide, opened the gate wide, raised his neck high, looked up at the incomparably powerful Ayane Amamiya, and let the blade fall!

admit defeat?

wrong!

"Secret Technique: Sand Transformation!"

Under the warm morning light.

Scorpion's face suddenly changed rapidly, and black steel and stark white bones emerged from under his skin.

In the blink of an eye, the handsome young man transformed into a puppet with bull horns on its head and wearing a white robe!

Another Chikamatsu Ten-Numbered Staff!

When exactly did Scorpion replace himself with a puppet?

Ayane Amamiya's mind raced, and she instantly recalled the scene where the Miroku puppet stood in front of the other party and stretched out its palm to absorb the water!

Was it around that time...?

The bull-headed puppet was expressionless.

This puppet was actually the most skilled in close combat among the Chikamatsu Ten.

At this moment, its two arms made a spring-like sound and quickly extended. Then, taking advantage of the moment when Ayane Amamiya was falling and had nowhere to dodge, it forcefully grabbed the girl's long hair and tried to slam her hard into the ground!

A stinging sensation came from my hair.

But what's even worse than that is her current situation!

For the first time, Ayane Amamiya was in danger!

In the critical moment, the girl was about to use her Water Instantaneous Body to escape again.

However, a low shout rang out from behind right on time.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

Only then did the scorpion rise from the ground in the distance, revealing its true form.

The howling wind spewed out of his mouth, draining all the moisture from the training ground to prevent Ayane Amamiya from using the water to escape!

The Water Instantaneous Body technique was forced to stop!

"Excellent! Excellent!"

Ayane Amamiya couldn't help but praise him in her heart.

There was no time to praise Scorpion's tactics. The girl, whose hair was being held, was helpless as the ground rapidly enlarged in her field of vision.

Ayane Amamiya immediately swung her sword and decisively cut off the clump of red hair that had been pulled!

A tuft of dark red hair fluttered to the ground.

The scorpion was taken aback upon seeing this.

A slight pang of guilt arose in my heart; had I gone too far?

However, before he could even begin to blame himself, he saw Ayane Amamiya, who had broken free of her restraints, lightly somersault over herself with one hand on the ground.

"What are you spacing out for?!"

Ayane Amamiya turned around and shouted, "Now I am your enemy!"

The scorpion shuddered.

He then came to his senses and hurriedly continued to manipulate the puppet.

But the carefully prepared trap failed, and the scorpion quickly fell into a disadvantageous position again.

The girl's slender figure twirled and leaped in mid-air like a butterfly!

In the nick of time, she dodged the bull-headed puppet's attacks and the horse-faced puppet's cannonballs.

Bang~!

Ayane Amamiya seized the opportunity and kicked the puppet's iron body. Using the rebound force, she then attacked Scorpion in the distance again!

Scorpion hurriedly took out his kunai to defend himself.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~!

The Storm Cutter followed the sharp edge of the kunai deeper and deeper, sparking as it went, and finally hovered beside Sasori's neck, not going any further.

[You used ninjutsu throughout, completing a thrilling sparring match!]

[Freedom Achievement Points +202!]

Ayane Amamiya glanced at her opponent, then sheathed her sword.

"If it weren't for that pause just now, I would give you a perfect score for your performance today!"

She was puzzled: "What are you thinking?"

Scorpion fell silent.

The boy darted to the minotaur puppet, picked up the strand of red hair, and ran back: "Captain..."

...Feel sorry!"

Ayane Amamiya stared at her hair, stunned. "Just because of that?"

She took out the water bottle hanging from her waist and raised her fair neck.

With a gurgling sound, he gulped down all the water in one go.

Then he patted Scorpion on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "I never mind this kind of thing! If it can help you get revenge, I don't care if all my hair falls out, let alone a few strands!"

This is the truth.

After all, Hanzo had mentioned to her several times in their conversations that White Fang's talent and temperament were no less than his, and that his strength might even surpass his in the future!

Faced with such a terrifying person, who could potentially become an enemy...

Ayane Amamiya couldn't wait for Danzo to make his move!

Upon hearing this, Scorpion stared blankly at her.

The gentle sunlight slid down the girl's red hair, and in his eyes, it seemed to be shining.

After drinking a lot of water, Ayane Amamiya felt much better.

This battle with her opponent made her retract her previous arrogant thoughts.

I thought that with my current strength, dealing with a scorpion who was less than ten years old would be a piece of cake.

But now it seems I'm far from invincible...

One careless move and an accident almost happened!

The heroes of the ninja world should not be underestimated!

It was only then that Scorpion came to his senses.

He carefully tucked the few strands of red hair from his palm into his pocket and asked earnestly, "Captain, can you still continue?"