Chapter 949: Kimimaro and Tayuya Begin to Doubt Life

Tayuya was completely bewildered.

She had lost too quickly; she hadn't even reacted.

Hinata Hyuga was also bewildered.

Why was it so easy?

Because Tayuya's usual performance had left a deep impression on her, just like Sasuke Uchiha, with every word revealing confidence.

Hinata Hyuga had instinctively felt that her strength was very strong.

But she hadn't expected to easily defeat her as soon as they fought.

"The winner is Hinata Hyuga."

Kitazawa said with a smile.

Tayuya came back to her senses, her face full of unwillingness.

She clearly hadn't even used her full strength, yet she had already fallen, and the genjutsu and summoning techniques she was good at hadn't even been used.

Ninja warfare is intelligence warfare.

Tayuya recalled the whole process and found that she had been at a disadvantage from the beginning.

The reason was that she didn't know there was a long-range Gentle Fist.

If she had known, she wouldn't have taken out the bamboo flute immediately.

She would have either avoided the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm before taking it out, or used the summoning technique first.

Tayuya bit her lip and clenched her fists.

This first match was already lost; she couldn't ask Kitazawa for a rematch, that would only be more embarrassing.

"What a... clean and neat match."

Kiba Inuzuka paused and evaluated.

Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head.

It seems Tayuya only had Sasuke Uchiha's confidence, not his strength.

"Hinata was too serious."

Ino Yamanaka sighed and said, "She's a new classmate after all, she should have shown some mercy."

"Hinata has always been very serious."

Shikamaru Nara shook his head and said.

"This can't be blamed on Hinata."

Tenten coughed lightly and said.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, everyone understood her subtext.

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at Kimimaro Kaguya.

He hoped he wouldn't be as vulnerable as Tayuya.

Kimimaro Kaguya didn't notice his gaze; he was pondering how to win against Hinata Hyuga.

The only way was to use the Shikotsumyaku to prevent her from striking his acupoints.

Although he hadn't underestimated the Genius Class before, he felt pressure from this first match.

"Tayuya, are Itachi okay?"

Ino Yamanaka greeted her.

"I'm fine."

Tayuya said stubbornly, "I just underestimated the enemy; I definitely won't lose the next match!"

"First round, second match, Ino Yamanaka versus Sakura Haruno!"

Kitazawa said after Hinata Hyuga left the field.

"Ino!"

Sakura Haruno raised her eyebrows, clenched her fists, and said, "Watch me knock Itachi down with one punch!"

"Hmph!"

Ino Yamanaka retorted, "The one who will be knocked down in the end is Itachi!"

Their gazes collided, sparks flew, and a strong smell of gunpowder permeated the air.

But Tayuya didn't think their match would be very exciting.

They had no Kekkei Genkai, and they were young; how much strength could they have?

Unlike Hinata Hyuga, Byakugan plus Gentle Fist, terrifyingly strong.

Clearly, after that last battle, her mindset had changed somewhat, but not by much.

The two walked to the center of the field.

After Kitazawa shouted start, Ino Yamanaka took the initiative and used Ninja Art: Hundred Flowers Scattering.

A large number of flower petals were thrown by her, circling in the air, and her body disappeared from where she stood.

But Sakura Haruno had already been prepared; the moment she saw the petals, she dispelled the genjutsu.

Ino Yamanaka came back into view.

This was the Genjutsu: Dispelling she had learned from Kosuke Maruboshi.

Ino Yamanaka met her gaze, and her heart shook.

She knew her genjutsu had failed, and trying to sneak attack her again would seem ignorant.

Ino Yamanaka reacted quickly; she directly threw six shuriken.

Sakura Haruno stepped back to avoid the shuriken and performed hand seals.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

Chakra gathered in her mouth, water sprayed out, forming a dragon shape in the air.

The water dragon roared and flew out, charging straight at Ino Yamanaka.

Ino Yamanaka leaped up, attempting to avoid it from above the water dragon.

"How could it be that simple?"

Sakura Haruno's mouth curled slightly, showing powerful chakra control.

The water dragon suddenly rose, facing Ino Yamanaka.

Damp water came rushing toward her.

Ino Yamanaka could see the stripes on the water dragon clearly.

At the critical moment, she threw a special ninja flower.

With a boom!

The water dragon was blown apart by the ninja flower, and water splashed everywhere.

"How is that possible?"

Tayuya looked shocked.

That Sakura Haruno who was obsessed with Sasuke Uchiha all day long actually knew a B-rank Water Release ninjutsu? And it looked like her proficiency was so high?

The explosion of the water dragon caused Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka to retreat at the same time, avoiding the scattered water.

The two looked at each other and immediately performed hand seals.

But Ino Yamanaka was still one step faster.

Because her ninjutsu was simpler.

Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique!

Sakura Haruno's eyes blurred, and she only felt that the Ino Yamanaka in front of her had become Sasuke Uchiha.

Genjutsu: Dispelling!

She reacted quickly and dispelled the genjutsu.

Ino Yamanaka had already disappeared from where she stood, with only petals filling the sky.

"Genjutsu again?"

Sakura Haruno used Genjutsu: Dispelling again.

The sound of wind breaking rang out.

Ino Yamanaka descended from the sky, her knees aimed at her, smashing down fiercely.

With a bang, smoke filled the air.

Sakura Haruno had used the Body Replacement Technique, leaving a wooden log in her place.

Ino Yamanaka's gaze tightened; after losing her target, she leaped, pulling away while throwing four shuriken.

Water Release: Water Formation Wall!

In an instant, water flowed out, circling around Sakura Haruno, forming a wall.

The shuriken landed on the wall and were bounced away one after another.

Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death!

Ino Yamanaka took a deep breath and used a B-rank genjutsu she wasn't proficient in.

Sakura Haruno was immediately bound by a tree.

She looked left and right, not panicking.

Her Water Release: Water Formation Wall was a circular water wall; Ino Yamanaka wanted to attack her, and there was only one direction, which was from the sky.

Genjutsu: Dispelling!

The moment Sakura Haruno dispelled the genjutsu, she threw six shuriken toward the sky with both hands.

As soon as Ino Yamanaka appeared, it was as if she were a moving target sent up, appearing exactly on the flight path of the six shuriken.

Her face changed drastically, and she could only subconsciously swing the kunai in her hand.

But the six shuriken were not side-by-side; their directions were all different.

In her haste, Ino Yamanaka only knocked away three shuriken.

Just as the remaining three shuriken were about to hit her, she felt her body sway and was picked up by Kitazawa.

"The winner is Sakura Haruno."

Kitazawa said after putting Ino Yamanaka down.

"Great! I finally won!"

Sakura Haruno said excitedly upon hearing this.

When she was learning medical ninjutsu before, she was no match for Ino Yamanaka at all.

Having been suppressed for so long, she finally felt proud to have defeated her best friend.