Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 288 The Future Belongs to You

The winner of the third Chunin tournament was Fuma Uesugi, who had previously appeared at the Konoha exchange event.

They cultivate the spider secret techniques of the Wind Demon Clan.

The Kirigakure who fought him was considerably weaker than Mei and the Hozuki clan.

In the fourth match that followed, the players from the two ninja villages drew.

Thus, even if Sunagakure wins the final fifth Chunin match, the entire Chunin tournament will end in a draw between the two villages.

If Sunagakure loses, they will only have won one match in the Chunin group, which means they were completely crushed by Kirigakure.

In the fifth match, the Hidden Mist Village's final contender was none other than Zabuza.

The Sand Village sent a puppeteer.

But it wasn't Kazuki, who had previously appeared in Konoha, but another person who had recently performed exceptionally well in the Puppet Master Squad.

He is also a rising star in Sunagakure.

Compared to Mei's relaxed and casual demeanor when she entered the arena, Zabuza had a fierce look in his eyes and a hint of disdain between his brows.

It was as if they didn't take their opponents seriously at all.

Once the battle began, Zabuza immediately unleashed his signature move, covering the area with the Hidden Mist Technique, and then—

He attacks his target using his silent killing technique.

His "sneak attack" was not continuous.

Instead, he waits for an opportunity to strike, and if he misses or the enemy dodges the attack, he disappears again.

To be honest, this fighting style is very simple and pure—not complicated at all.

But ironically, it creates enormous psychological pressure on the opponent.

As time goes by, the puppeteer, shrouded in mist, will suffer more and more, for he has no idea where the enemy is.

From which direction will the next attack come?

Furthermore, with the enhancement of the Hidden Mist Technique, Zabuza's Body Flicker Technique became even more unpredictable and mysterious.

It can be seen as a mist-instantaneous movement.

This is a technique that combines the ability to instantly teleport with other escape techniques.

At the same time, compared to his opponent who has become "blind", Zabuza can accurately lock onto his target and can also use water-style techniques to attack from a distance.

However, his water-style power and chakra reserves are clearly inferior to Mei Terumi's.

His strength lies in his mastery of the assassination techniques of Kirigakure.

On the other hand, the puppeteers of Sunagakure, although they managed to launch some counterattacks using the puppets they controlled, were almost all of them passive responses rather than proactive attacks.

Therefore, after only a few minutes, Zabuza, a Chunin from Sunagakure with considerable talent in puppetry, had a short blade placed against his neck.

This was also the fastest match to end out of the five.

Zabuza won cleanly and decisively.

"Of these five people, apart from your student and the Fuma clan member from the beginning, the other three seem to be of average skill. Does your Sunagakure look down on our Kirigakure?" Kirigakure won a great victory, and today's competition is over.

But Yagura seemed a little unhappy.

He looked at Yubi and asked a question.

These five people could not possibly be the best of the first generation of Chunin from Sunagakure.

Although, their strength is also quite good.

But the purpose of this exchange is to let the most outstanding descendants of the two villages compete.

For this reason, he brought several geniuses from Kirigakure, but unexpectedly, Sunagakure was rather perfunctory in their response.

This naturally displeased Yagura.

"Some of the younger generation aren't in the village right now; they're on missions outside—they can't get away," Yubi smiled slightly. "Besides, this competition is to strengthen the relationship between our two villages—winning or losing isn't that important, is it? Furthermore, even if our representatives aren't the absolute best, they're still quite strong."

Yagura realized—Yubi was using their Kirigakure geniuses as practice targets for his own people.

After all, compared to an evenly matched opponent, one can often gain the most experience from fighting someone stronger than oneself.

"Don't get too excited yet—our Chunin team is indeed not as good as your Kirigakure players, but with Pakura in tomorrow's Jonin team—you should think about how Kirigakure is going to win." Yubi stood up, preparing to step forward and give a speech.

He lowered his head and said something to Yagura.

Upon hearing this, Yagura turned his head and looked at the woman who had watched the entire match today, sitting not far away, next to the seats where the high-ranking members of Sunagakure were seated.

Scorching Release Ninja, Pakura!

It has one white eye.

He single-handedly overpowered four Jonin, whom Konoha was proud of.

Furthermore, when fighting against his contemporaries from Iwagakure, he demonstrated an overwhelming level of strength.

It could be said that Pakura of Sunagakure was somewhat invincible among her peers.

In addition, Kirigakure is quite familiar with this woman, Yekura.

Yagura was also particularly familiar with it.

Because this woman was once on their Fog Shadow assassination list.

They are the number one target to be killed.

Furthermore, during the war, it caused considerable trouble for their Hidden Mist Village.

Although the exchange between the two ninja villages is a diplomatic event to cultivate the next generation of the villages and strengthen their diplomatic relations.

The main contestants are all newcomers.

In reality, Yekura's age is not much different from that of Yubi, the Fourth Kazekage—they could even be considered to be from the same generation, except that Yubi entered the battlefield much earlier.

Most importantly, he became famous too early.

In addition to his formidable strength, which made him a force to be reckoned with in the ninja world, he has now become the Kazekage, so his seniority seems quite impressive.

In Yagura's eyes—Yubi was also a brat.

In this generation of Sunagakure, besides Yubi and Sasori, there's another woman who has emerged—

Following the reigns of Yubi the Blood Doctor and Sasori the Red Sand in the ninja world, it seems that Pakura is about to take over from these two and continue to rule the ninja world in the next era.

This makes one wonder – when exactly did the feng shui of Sunagakure become so good?

Across from them, Yekura seemed to notice the Mizukage's gaze and turned to look over.

The two exchanged a glance.

Yagura withdrew his gaze—after Yubi finished speaking, he stepped forward to give his own remarks.

The audience cheered continuously.

The overall atmosphere of today's match was very good. Although Sunagakure was the losing side, the audience's reaction was still very positive.

The victory of Kirigakure was met with fervor—nothing more could be said about it.

"I didn't expect the atmosphere in Sunagakure to be so good now—I originally thought that Sunagakure would be hostile to our visit."

After a while, everyone left their seats one after another.

Yagura led Mei Terumi and the others, who had finished their competition, out of the venue.

On his left and right were Ao and Kisame Hoshigaki, respectively.

Ao remarked with some emotion, "Even though Sunagakure suffered a complete defeat today, the villagers at the banquet—showed no sign of frustration or hatred towards us."

This match is a matter of face for both ninja villages.

This is no small matter.

"The one who lost was a junior from Sunagakure, not the village's higher-ups—Sunagakure's current strength is widely acknowledged—and the people believe in their village's power and strength. With absolute confidence, they naturally have a greater tolerance for trivial wins and losses."

"In their eyes, their Kazekage is the strongest—and they won't lose to anyone, and that's enough."

Yagura said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the group of people from the Hidden Mist changed.

"However, times are changing, and no one can stay on the top forever—the future belongs to you."

Yagura changed the subject, glancing at Mei Terumi, Zabuza, and the others, and a rare smile appeared on his face.

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