Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 286 Unlucky Fukushima Taki

After the genin competition ended, Yubi and Yagura both praised and encouraged the performance of the juniors from both ninja villages.

Next up—the Chunin group.

To be honest, when Yubi saw the list of Chunin from Kirigakure, he had already predicted the outcome.

Compared to tomorrow's main event, what he cares about more is today's Chunin-level match.

The reason is simple—Zabuza and Mei Terumi are both included in this category.

Both of them were only Chunin at the time.

In the original work, Yubi has no recollection of the age at which the two became Jonin.

However, Yubi believes that, at least based on Zabuza's performance and abilities during his time at the Ninja Academy, he was very close to Kakashi Hatake—he must have become a Jonin at a young age.

However, in this life, his existence caused a series of chain reactions, especially prompting Madara to act ahead of time, causing the Third Mizukage to die earlier than the timeline, which suddenly brought changes to Kirigakure.

In addition—an entire ninja world war.

There's also Yagura's rise to power, the reorganization and reform of Kirigakure, and so on.

It seems that the assessment of these two people was intentionally postponed or delayed.

In any case, Zabuza and Mei Terumi are both Chunin of Kirigakure at the moment.

But Yubi had no doubt that the two of them were at the Jonin level.

Of course, Yubi also suspected that Yagura might have been planning to establish diplomatic relations with Sunagakure long ago, allowing these descendants to compete.

Therefore, they deliberately did not raise the ninja "level" of these two people.

Although Zabuza and Mei Terumi are the same age, they are not in the same cohort.

Mei Terumi was naturally aware that Zabuza had killed everyone in his class back then.

However, they did not participate in it.

In addition, there is one more small matter—which the secret service reported to Yubi yesterday.

When people from Kirigakure come to Sunagakure, they are naturally free to move around the village, except for some sensitive institutions and areas. However, they are monitored and followed by Sunagakure's ANBU throughout the entire process. During this time, an ANBU member overheard Mei Terumi's remarks.

The most important reason she asked Yubi for the portrait was not only because Yubi was good-looking and strong—but also because she was single!

As for the Mizukage of Kirigakure, Yagura Karatachi—in Mei Terumi's eyes, he was simply an elder who already had a family, so naturally the girl had no interest in him.

She only had respect for Yagura—but it was men like Yubi who she truly liked.

The prerequisite is that you must be single.

She has no interest in men who are already in relationships or have families, no matter how handsome or capable they are.

Yubi simply smiled when he heard his subordinate's report.

It seems there's a reason why Mei Terumi will become a woman desperate to get married in the future.

The first match of the Chunin group.

It was Fukushima Taki versus Terumi Mei.

As Yubi's student, Fukushima Taki was overshadowed by Yuhi Kurenai during the exchange meeting with Konoha—his performance was less than satisfactory.

Therefore, Sakamoto did not participate this time, but Fukushima Taki is still in the competition.

Unfortunately, he also lost to a Chunin from Iwagakure when he went to Iwagakure to compete before.

This time, he will prove himself to his peers from Kirigakure!

Just like in Konoha, his opponent was a girl.

Extremely strong.

Fukushima Taki had already heard that Terumi Mei possessed two bloodline limits.

On the Sunagakure side, among the five Chunin, only he was a familiar face; the other four were participating in this kind of "exchange" tournament with other villages for the first time.

He was also the captain of the Chunin squad in Sunagakure.

The first player to go out was determined not to lose.

Inside the arena, compared to Fukushima Taki's serious demeanor, Terumi Mei appeared relaxed, her gaze brazenly surveying her opponent.

"Your eyes and demeanor are quite impressive—I've heard you're a student of the Fourth Kazekage."

Mei Terumi brushed her long, reddish-brown hair aside, her green eyes fixed on Fukushima Taki in the distance. "You must really want to show off in front of your Kazekage, right?"

"certainly."

Fukushima Taki responded.

"What a coincidence—I also hope to take this opportunity to leave a deep impression on your Kazekage."

Mei Terumi smiled slightly, "Furthermore, this competition also concerns the reputation and image of our respective villages."

"While I've admired the Kazekage for a long time, I don't want to lose, to be fair. After all, our Mizukage is watching from the sidelines—"

"And another thing is—I'm the kind of person who—doesn't like the feeling of losing."

"I'm sorry—it seems I'll have to make do with this for you."

Mei Terumi smiled with a hint of apology.

These words made Fukushima Taki's face darken. What did he mean?

Does this woman look down on him?

After speaking, Mei Terumi immediately turned her gaze to the stands where Yubi and Yagura were sitting, and waved enthusiastically as if to say hello.

Yagura ignored it.

Yubi, on the other hand, found Mei Terumi quite interesting.

Passionate, straightforward—and unrestrained.

But this personality trait is only part of her nature.

Her underlying nature still bears the strong mark of the misty shadows.

Referee Maki signaled for both sides to get ready, then waved his hand and blew his whistle.

Battle begins!

However, Mei Terumi's gaze remained fixed on the stands, as if she hadn't yet gotten into the zone.

This made it difficult for Fukushima Taki to act rashly, as he didn't want to lose face.

"Hey, are you ready?"

Fukushima Taki took a deep breath and gave a soft shout.

The next second, his expression changed instantly.

Because the girl, who seemed completely unprepared and whose attention was not on the field, moved in an instant.

Like a lithe leopard, it transformed into a blur and charged forward.

He then quickly formed hand seals.

"On the battlefield, never let your guard down against your enemy, not even for a second—even if it's a cute girl like me," Mei Terumi said, looking at Taki Fukushima, whose expression had changed.

Then, his cheeks puffed out, and as he opened his mouth, a thick mist was expelled.

It quickly permeated the entire indoor space.

Bang bang bang!

The Sunagakure villagers in the stands could not see the battle at all, and could only hear the sounds of fists and feet clashing.

Then, less than two minutes later, a massive torrent of water swept out from the mist, directly hitting the unsuspecting Fukushima Taki and crashing into the high wall.

"Wow—what a massive amount of chakra—"

Yubi's neighbor, Arai, gasped.

Even though they had anticipated the strength of this genius girl from Kirigakure, Mei Terumi's performance on the spot was still quite astonishing.

The use of water-style techniques is not surprising.

What's surprising is the area covered and the power of this water escape technique.

This is an enclosed indoor venue with no water sources nearby—to be able to release such a large amount of water out of thin air is something that ordinary Chunin cannot do.

As Fukushima Taki, soaking wet, stood up from the water, several water droplets blasted towards his position like cannonballs in the next second.

The tight and intense offensive seemed to leave Fukushima Taki overwhelmed.

They had no choice but to flee in a sorry state.

"It's not just about chakra—it's also about control over techniques—and the precision of their release—"

Yubi's eyelids twitched.

With just a few simple moves, Mei Terumi's performance was so impressive that even he had to praise her.

He truly deserves to be the future Fifth Mizukage.

boom!

Immediately after Fukushima Taki had just rolled to the side and stood up, Terumi Mei seemed to have anticipated his movement and closed in from behind.

She delivered a powerful kick, sending her opponent flying.

This left Fukushima Taki, who had just managed to catch his breath, vulnerable to another attack before he could even retaliate.

To put it simply, he was completely unable to keep up with the girl's fighting pace.

The opponent's fighting strength seemed to be on a completely different level from his own.