In Naruto, you can become a god through gacha pulls.

And this Shuiyue, being his younger brother, means... he's also here to obtain his brother's twin swords?

"Sigh..." Chojuro sighed softly, drawing a suspicious look from Suigetsu.

Yoriichi chuckled. He knew that Chojuro, as Mei Terumi's bodyguard, naturally knew the inside story of the Full Moon's death, but now was not the time to stir up conflict between the two.

Yoriichi immediately coughed and said:

"When we advance to the next round, let's both give it our all for the final result, but of course, we won't kill each other."

In fact, if the two were to meet, Chojuro's best course of action would be to withdraw from the match, so as not to lose face and be defeated miserably.

However, Yoriichi is unlikely to say that. If he were to directly ask Chojuro to withdraw from the competition, Chojuro would not only disagree but would also feel that Yoriichi was belittling him.

So he simply told Chojuro to go all out, which would make Chojuro feel like he was a fair and worthy opponent. After the match, their relationship would remain the same, which would be quite a treat.

"Alright! Even if he's my benefactor, I won't hold back! I'll fight with all my might!" Chojuro's eyes were filled with conviction, a look of eager anticipation as he couldn't wait to fight Yoriichi.

"Good eyes..." Yoriichi smiled slightly, a confident look that only a strong person could have!

Yoriichi looked into the distance and saw two people sitting in a spectator stand. The two who stood out were the burly man with the iron axe who had just fought and the thin, frail man with stitches. They were chatting and laughing, and had obviously passed the competition's advancement requirements.

"Not bad." Yoriichi narrowed his eyes slightly, just in time to meet the gaze of the burly man. A contemptuous killing intent flashed in the man's eyes as he placed his hand on his neck, making a decapitation gesture.

Yuan Yi smiled in response, which drew a furious glare from the burly man.

I originally thought this tough man would be a cautious and steady one, but I didn't expect him to make such a childish and provocative move.

Time flies like an arrow, and about five more minutes have passed. The competition stage has become a sea of ​​blood, and there are very few survivors left. Shuiyue couldn't help but tremble when he saw this scene. Fortunately, he did not participate in this competition.

Thinking of this, Suigetsu looked at Yoriichi with some gratitude. This complete stranger was actually willing to help her participate in such a dangerous competition...

Despite the conditions, compared to the risk of death, his choice to join the ranks of those around him, when he had no other options, was more worthwhile.

Behind the arena, four figures wielding ninja tools stepped forward. They were the final victors. One held a ninja whip, another a chain, another a thousand poisoned hidden weapons, and the last held an ancient-colored scroll of storage ninja tools. Their strength was clearly not that of ordinary people.

The eight have gathered and fulfilled the final conditions for advancement, and a great battle is about to erupt.

At that moment, Yoriichi's chakra perception suddenly intensified. He tilted his head slightly and saw, in a secluded spot some distance away, intense chakra was gathering...

Chapter 38 The Turbulent Times on the Field (4)

In the desolate arena, there were not many people left. Apart from the eight contestants, the hidden Hozuki Suigetsu, the referee, and the man at the highest point of the audience, everyone else had been eliminated.

The official competition adopts a one-on-one format, with a total of three matches. The first match determines four winners, the second match two, and the final match is the final to determine the ultimate champion.

The champion will receive two prizes: Double-edged Hiramekarei and 10 million yen (approximately equivalent to 1000 bowls of Ichiraku Ramen).

The prize money decreases sequentially: 500 million for the runner-up, 250 million for the semi-finalists, and 100 million for the quarter-finalists. Of course, if a player dies during the competition, his prize money will be split equally among all participants.

Yoriichi listened calmly as the referee announced the reward. Yoriichi didn't need the money. In the original story, the bounty for Jiraiya, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja of the Hokage, was about 3500 million ryo, which was roughly the level of an elite Jonin.

If you really need to make money, hunting down rogue ninjas or dealing with wanted criminals on the black market is much faster than this competition.

But what Yoriichi needed was not the money, but the Hiramekarei, one of the twin swords used by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

If he gets this sword, Hozuki Suigetsu can leave with him. Who knows, he might even find out about Kisame and find him.

The competition venue was still on the same bloody battlefield. The blood fragments on the stage had been cleaned up, but the strong smell of blood could still be smelled.

With so many people dying in such a short time, the intense stench of blood will likely be hard to dissipate.

Yoriichi stared ahead; the burly man wielding an iron axe was his opponent for this round.

Looking at the other party's incredibly confident smile, Yoriichi really couldn't figure out where his confidence came from. He had already witnessed his combat skills, yet he was still so confident.

The burly man with the iron axe grinned wickedly. When no one was looking, he sprinkled a little bit of powder on the axe. The powder was yellowish-brown and was slowly sticking to the iron axe.

If you look closely, you can see that the yellowish-brown color is actually clay found only in the Land of Earth.

"Heh heh, this is aged powder that I personally retrieved from Lord Paradise... You just wait!" The burly man chuckled evilly as he charged toward Yoriichi.

Once both sides begin to move, it is considered that they are ready. Seeing the burly man step forward, Yoriichi also began to draw his sword. The man in front of him was so confident that he must not be so simple.

Yoriichi coldly and carefully observed the man before him, entering a state of serious thought. Through his chakra perception ability, he could sense that the burly man before him was not weak.

At the very least, they are at the Jonin level, which is extremely rare among most ninjas.

Yoriichi drew his sword and began to infuse the blade with scorching flame chakra. The chakra swirled around the blade, giving it a spiritual quality. The sword and the chakra became one, perfectly combined, and the sword appeared once more!

With a "whoosh," Yoriichi unleashed a long, fiery phoenix sword aura, instantly striking the burly man.

The chakra aura of the Fire Phoenix Sword Qi burst forth instantly, drawing everyone who was caught up in the battle to its conclusion. This was Yoriichi's attack without holding back!

Faced with the confident and burly man, all Yoriichi could do was to do his best to forcefully kill the person in front of him, in order to avoid any possible accidents.

"What?" The man at the top of the stands was also startled by this powerful move. His gaze was fixed on Yoriichi, and his eyes wavered slightly.

His hands quickly formed hand seals, and a curious smile appeared on his face.

The burly man froze on the spot, cold sweat pouring down his face, and his legs gradually went weak.

Seeing this fiery phoenix descend with overwhelming power, even a Kage-level expert would freeze in place!

The burly man was already preparing to close his eyes and face death when, in the next second, a spatial rift appeared before his eyes.

The fire phoenix vanished instantly, its powerful attack disappearing in the blink of an eye before everyone's eyes!

"What?" Yoriichi's eyes widened as he stared at the scene before him in disbelief. Although the spacetime rift had only flashed for a single frame, Yoriichi had clearly sensed such a power.

The same sorcerers used in the current space...that is to say!

Yuan Yi's eyes were fixed on the man sitting at the highest point of the stage. He couldn't see the man's face clearly, but his face was gently resting on his wrist, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The burly man seemed to realize something and immediately started laughing uncontrollably.

"Thank you... Lord Fang Zun."

"Space-time technique, was that man using it?" Yuan's eyes narrowed. That space-time technique just now was a large-scale space-time absorption ninjutsu that could be used without being released.

In the original work, only Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, Obito and Kakashi's Kamui, and Kaguya Otsutsuki's Yomotsu Hirasaka could perform this technique...

Just who is this person?

......

Five minutes later, as the surrounding battle gradually came to an end, the three victors emerged!

Chojuro defeated the skinny man who sewed needles, the man who wielded a thousand hidden weapons defeated the man who used a whip, and the man who used a scroll defeated the man with a hook and sickle.

On the battlefield, only Yoriichi and the fierce man remained undecided.

As Yoriichi's fire phoenix attacks were all swallowed up by the space-time technique that suddenly came from afar, the burly man became even bolder, ready to launch a surprise attack on Yoriichi's face at any moment.

Seeing the burly man's sly smile, Yoriichi didn't intend to get close to him directly. With his keen visual perception, Yoriichi had already noticed some yellowish-brown powder on the axe.

That's probably the basis of a man's confidence...

Yoriichi dared not make a rash move and remained in confrontation with the burly man, causing a look of fear to appear on the faces of the spectators around him.

They gradually discovered the space-time ninjutsu that devoured techniques, but dared not utter a word, ignoring this unfair competition.

The crowd seemed to be quite familiar with this technique.

A shadow fell over Chojuro's face. This space-time technique belonged to Kagami, the rising leader of Kirigakure. It could neutralize almost any jutsu, and the chakra seemed inexhaustible...

Yoriichi is in trouble now...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Hozuki Suigetsu also noticed the situation on the battlefield. He looked angrily at the man named Fang Zun at the top of the stands, sneered, and his body, transformed into water droplets, began to slowly move upwards.

"Fang Zun, you really are no good person... The match was probably arranged all along!"

Under the bloodline limit of the Water Transformation Technique, Shuiyue was quietly and slowly moving upwards. His eyes were fixed on the man on the stage. As the man's appearance gradually became clearer, Shuiyue's face suddenly turned furious and contorted.

The man sitting above in the stands is the ultimate murderer who killed his brother, Hozuki Mangetsu!

Chapter 39: Water Moon's Memories, Ambush on the Hidden Mist "Prophet"

Yoriichi continued to maneuver around the burly man on the field, trying his best to dodge his attacks. As time passed, the burly man began to feel his strength waning...

Despite his robust physique, he was no match for Yoriichi's chakra absorption and replenishment abilities in Sage Mode. He couldn't understand how Yoriichi could have such a massive amount of chakra!

“If this continues, even without injury, we will still lose…” A shadow fell over the burly man’s face. This competition was organized by the leader of the Land of Earth, Rakuto, who guided him to participate in the competition with the aim of obtaining the Twin Blades, Hiramekarei.

Paradise and Fangzun have always been on good terms. Now, although Fangzun of the Water Kingdom has tried his best to help him, he can't even touch the black-robed boy in front of him. How can he possibly win this competition?

If, even with the help of the two adults, I still can't get the twin swords... how am I supposed to explain myself when I get back...?

"Damn it! We must finish this quickly!" The burly man snorted angrily, and once again pushed off the ground to attack Yoriichi.

Yuan dodged again, his gaze fixed on the iron axe in the burly man's hand, dodging again and again.

His attacks were temporarily swallowed up by the space-time continuum, and using ninjutsu would be considered a violation of the rules...

So Yoriichi decided to use a physically demanding method to defeat the burly man in front of him, just to see if the man on the stage would continue to cause trouble openly.

If it remains the same...

Yoriichi raised an eyebrow slightly and then broke through the limits of ninjutsu, forcing everyone to hand over their twin swords, Hiramekarei!

On the high platform, Hozuki Suigetsu, in his Water Transformation Technique state, kept approaching Fang Zun. As he slowly drew nearer, Fang Zun's appearance gradually became visible.

Beneath her blue, tousled hair was snow-white skin; she had a youthful appearance, and her purple pupils were particularly striking.

Hozuki Suigetsu's eyes widened suddenly as a memory flooded his mind.

It was the dead of night, and hurried footsteps mixed with suppressed breathing came from outside the door. Shuiyue, who was almost asleep, rubbed her eyes slightly.

Seeing his older brother, Hozuki Mangetsu, with a serious expression, go to open the door.

He and his brother were both orphans of the war. Their parents, as members of the Hozuki clan, participated in the Fourth Shinobi World War and died in that brutal war, leaving only the two brothers to depend on each other.

That happened shortly before Shuiyue was born. He had no feelings for his so-called parents, but his older brother seemed to care a lot about them, even setting up an altar at home and praying day and night.

In the past, my brother would usually go out to carry out missions and rarely brought people home. This place, where my deceased parents are, is also the little house where my brother and I grew up.

But today, my brother didn't seem to hesitate at all and led the guest into the room. Looking at the sorrowful expression on the man's face, I couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"They're all dead! That Fang Zun was too strong!" The man seemed extremely tense, as the candlelight gradually illuminated the blood-stained, desperate face of the man before him.

"Full Moon! Hurry up and leave, take everyone with you! Otherwise he will kill you!" The man was almost out of breath, but he was just reminding his brother in a dangerous way.

So that night, the group left the cozy little house together.

As they walked and talked, Shuiyue gradually learned about the important figure in the newly established Water Kingdom—a man called Fangzun.