Chapter 322: Might Guy's Terrifying Power (5.2k)

Ninja Academy Teacher, I Get Stronger by Teaching Volume Chapter 240: Terrifying Might Gai "Keep your distance and don't get caught by the opponent's Shadow Secret Technique." Before walking onto the battlefield, Rin Nohara once again considered her tactics.

Having fought alongside Nara Shiozui once, Rin Nohara understood the weirdness of the Shadow Imitation Technique. Once caught, even if only for a short time, it was enough to reverse the tide of battle.

In fact, Rin Nohara was curious about how long Nara Shiozui could control someone normally. If it was only two or three seconds longer than the time with Akutami Hideyuki, then in a one-on-one battle it couldn't directly end the fight, at most giving some advantage.

After all, when using the Shadow Imitation Technique, Nara Shiozui himself couldn't directly attack the controlled person; he could only try to use the environment to inflict damage on them.

If she confirmed that Nara Shiozui's control duration was short, Rin Nohara could fight more aggressively. After all, she knew medical ninjutsu, so taking a small injury wouldn't matter much.

This was the importance of intelligence. Even though Rin Nohara knew this possibility, she dared not gamble, because losing the bet would mean direct elimination.

While Rin Nohara was guessing Nara Shiozui's information, Nara Shiozui also reviewed Rin Nohara's information in his mind.

"Even that Hoshigaki Kisame could be repelled head-on. If I get hit by that punch, it won't be good."

Although Nara Shiozui wished that Rin Nohara would approach him and get caught by the Shadow Imitation Technique, actual combat was ever-changing. Perhaps at some point he wouldn't have time to use the Shadow Imitation Technique, and then he would definitely need to find a way to avoid that move.

When they stepped onto the field, both Rin Nohara and Nara Shiozui used chakra to walk on the water surface.

After the two stood ready, Nonō quickly announced the start of the second exam.

The moment Nonō called out, Rin Nohara entered the Water Breathing state, rapidly retreating to create distance from Nara Shiozui while throwing shuriken at him.

She didn't know the maximum range of Nara Shiozui's Shadow Imitation Technique, so she could only stay as far back as possible.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!

Nara Shiozui neither pursued nor retreated; he also threw shuriken from where he stood.

Although both their shuriken skills were not bad, they didn't reach a level of finesse, and neither caused any effective damage to the opponent.

Nara Shiozui unhurriedly stepped forward.

In the battle against Kirigakure, Rin Nohara hadn't shown any effective long-range attack means, so he only needed to gradually reduce her dodge space to be within the maximum range of the Shadow Imitation Technique.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

What Nara Shiozui didn't expect was that once he approached, Rin Nohara directly formed hand seals and used Water Release ninjutsu. A large amount of water swirled around her, eventually forming a water dragon.

"She actually knows Water Release too!" Nara Shiozui's expression changed drastically, and he immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to dash toward a small patch of trees behind him.

He guessed that this was a new ninjutsu Rin Nohara had trained during the one-month gap; otherwise, she would have used Water Release during the crisis of the battle against Kirigakure.

This was an absolutely bad news for Nara Shiozui.

Because Kisame had directly changed the terrain type in the previous battle, turning the field into a large pond. Using Water Release in a place with water not only consumed less chakra but also increased power.

"Of all things, Water Release..." Even the calm Nara Shiozui could barely hold it together. The opponent got full buffs as soon as she entered the field; who wouldn't be annoyed?

Nara Shiozui had no defensive ninjutsu; he could only use the environment to maneuver and reduce damage, but he still inevitably got injured and became disheveled.

"Rin, that's the way to fight!" In the waiting room, Obito shouted excitedly as he saw Rin Nohara gaining the upper hand.

Kakashi nodded. He felt that Rin Nohara had basically secured this round, because Nara Shiozui was essentially a support-type ninja; solo combat was not his strong suit.

"It's over. Looks like the heavy responsibility of charging for chunin can only be left to Green." Inuzuka Midori also felt that her teammate was not far from losing.

Although she mentally supported Nara Shiozui for victory, currently he was indeed at a great disadvantage and couldn't even fight back.

"Huff, huff." Nara Shiozui wiped the water droplets off his face, panting slightly as he looked at Rin Nohara, his thoughts racing as he desperately considered a way to break the deadlock.

But no matter how Nara Shiozui thought, he couldn't find his chance of victory.

Without defensive ninjutsu, he could only rely on positioning and the environment to deal with Rin Nohara's Water Release attacks. However, Nara Shiozui couldn't reach Rin due to the range of his techniques; it was too painful for a short-range fighter to battle a long-range one.

Just then, Nara Shiozui suddenly noticed a small shadow appear on the water surface. He looked up and saw a bird circling overhead.

A flash of inspiration struck Nara Shiozui, and he instantly thought of a plan that could turn the tide of battle.

"Shadow Imitation Technique!"

Nara Shiozui suddenly formed hand seals and used the technique. The black shadow shot toward Rin Nohara at extreme speed.

Rin Nohara, who was forming hand seals, thought she had entered the attack range of the Shadow Imitation Technique and immediately dodged backward.

But to Rin Nohara's surprise, Nara Shiozui's shadow didn't even touch her—it was three meters short of her previous position before she moved.

"Feigning weakness?" Rin Nohara didn't think that Nara Shiozui didn't know the maximum range of his own technique.

Cautious Rin Nohara did not advance; she believed this was Enshi Nara's strategy, deliberately making her misjudge the attack range of the Shadow Imitation Technique.

Seeing that the Shadow Imitation Technique had missed, Enshi Nara withdrew his shadow with a look of regret, then hid behind a tree.

"Water Release: Water Clone Technique!" Worried that Enshi Nara might have some unknown scheme, Rin Nohara created a water clone and concealed it nearby.

Rin Nohara's progress in learning Water Release was passable, so Mugetsu conveniently taught her the Water Clone Technique. This technique was even simpler than an ordinary Shadow Clone, and its overall performance was also inferior, with limited use in places without water.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Rin Nohara intended to continue unleashing Water Release ninjutsu to attack Enshi Nara. The trees in the battle arena were not as thick as those in the Southern Forest; they could still hide Enshi Nara's figure, but obviously they could not withstand a direct ninjutsu hit.

"Shadow Imitation Technique!"

Enshi Nara suddenly jumped out again and used the shadow secret technique.

Watching the swiftly approaching shadow, Rin Nohara immediately stopped forming hand seals and retreated, but the shadow still stopped at its previous position. Then Enshi Nara canceled the technique.

"He's stalling for time, waiting for the water to drain!" Rin Nohara noticed the ever-decreasing water on the field and suddenly guessed Enshi Nara's tactic.

Thinking this, Rin Nohara walked back to her previous position and continued using the technique. The spot she now stood at was the maximum range for using the Water Dragon Bullet; any further and she would have trouble controlling it.

Enshi Nara did not just watch Rin Nohara use her technique. As the water gathered, although he did not use a jutsu, he threw out several kunai in succession, but none hit Rin Nohara.

Boom!

The water dragon directly smashed through the tree where Enshi Nara was hiding, knocking him into the water.

Enshi Nara quickly got up and spat out the water in his mouth. Looking at a small dark shadow on the water's surface, he revealed a smile.

"Water Release…" Rin Nohara prepared to continue using the technique.

"Shadow Imitation Technique!" Enshi Nara used the Shadow Imitation Technique again, the dark shadow charging straight toward Rin Nohara.

This time Rin Nohara did not stop but continued gathering chakra to use the Water Dragon Bullet. In Enshi Nara's current state, taking another Water Dragon Bullet would surely leave him unable to continue fighting.

Moreover, the distance between her and Enshi Nara was already very far. If he could hit her with the Shadow Imitation Technique at this range, then he could have used it to control her the first time she used Water Release ninjutsu.

As Rin Nohara expected, Enshi Nara's shadow stopped at its previous position—that was his maximum range.

But the unexpected happened: at that moment, a small dark shadow drifted onto Enshi Nara's shadow.

Whoosh!

Enshi Nara's shadow instantly extended rapidly, rushing directly into Rin Nohara's shadow.

Rin Nohara stared in surprise at this scene. Looking upward with her eyes, she saw a kunai with a simple parachute device floating in the sky. It was this that provided a foothold for Enshi Nara's shadow, allowing it to extend.

"You have the terrain advantage of water, and I have the wind's luck." A hint of a smile appeared on Enshi Nara's face.

While hiding behind the tree, he had torn his clothes to make a simple parachute, then, when Rin was focused on performing her jutsu, he used ordinary kunai to attract her attention and finally threw this kunai that could decide the outcome into the sky.

It could be said that if the wind had been a little stronger or the direction had deviated, Enshi Nara's attack would have failed. But it seemed that heaven wanted to make up for the terrain's disadvantage against him; the final result was exactly as he had conceived, without any deviation.

This operation of Enshi Nara's was incomprehensible to ordinary people; only a ninja would understand what kind of feat he had accomplished.

"He's quite a promising talent, but it's a pity his opponent is too cautious." Shikaku Nara shook his head and said.

"Didn't he already take control? Shouldn't the result be decided already?" Choza Akimichi, who had some understanding of the Shadow Imitation Technique, asked.

"If it were Shikaku, it would already be over, but Enshi probably only mastered the basic Shadow Imitation Technique, and besides, Rin Nohara had previously…" Before Inoichi Yamanaka could finish his explanation, the situation on the field changed rapidly.

Along with the merging of shadows, the water that Rin Nohara had gathered scattered. Enshi Nara began to control Rin Nohara's body to walk toward the wall. He intended to make her hit the wall and lose consciousness.

Because of their positions, his action of hitting the wall would only hit air, while Rin Nohara would hit solid stone.

But just then, Rin Nohara's hidden water clone appeared.

"Water Prison Technique!" The water clone formed a spherical water prison to trap the original.

Enshi Nara frowned. When he had been hiding behind the tree, Rin Nohara had lost sight of him, and he had also lost sight of her, so he did not know that Rin Nohara had also created a clone.

Logically, at that time Rin Nohara had a huge advantage, so there was no need to waste this chakra.

Enshi Nara controlled Rin Nohara's body to strike the water barrier with all its strength, trying to break the Water Prison Technique.

But Rin Nohara's strength came from the Monstrous Strength technique, not her own physical power, and Enshi Nara obviously could not use Monstrous Strength. Thus, hitting the Water Prison Technique with Rin Nohara's body did not even cause a ripple in the water barrier.

Cold sweat dripped down Enshi Nara's forehead. He had no choice but to cancel the Shadow Imitation Technique; otherwise, the water clone's attack would hit him.

The moment Nara Shio canceled the Shadow Imitation Technique, the Water Clone also canceled the Water Prison Technique. Nohara Rin burst forth with chakra and, together with the Water Clone, attacked Nara Shio from different directions.

"I give up." Having sustained considerable injuries and expended most of his chakra, Nara Shio, feeling that he had completely lost any chance of victory, surrendered directly.

"The match is decided! Nohara Rin wins!" Beiruhu announced the winner of the match to the entire venue.

Many ninjas in the arena applauded for Nohara Rin and Nara Shio.

If the first match was a crushing display of power, the second match was undoubtedly a contest of caution and wisdom. If Nohara Rin hadn't used that Water Clone, the situation could have completely reversed, turning a huge advantage into elimination.

"Look, little Rin won!" A middle-aged couple smiled excitedly upon seeing Nohara Rin's victory.

"When it comes to teaching, I really am far behind Muyue," Minato sighed as he watched Nohara Rin win.

He was also considered Nohara Rin's teacher and knew what her strength was before she took the Chunin Exam. Mastering Water Release to this extent in just one month was truly difficult.

"Oh, so it was Muyue who helped Nohara Rin train during the Chunin Exam?" Sarutobi Hiruzen turned to look at Minato standing behind him and asked.

Today Minato was watching the matches alongside the higher-ups as a guard.

Actually, Jiraiya was supposed to come, but he didn't want to and went over to the regular audience area. Minato was essentially covering for his teacher.

"Yes, after all, I don't know much about Water Release," Minato nodded in reply.

Although Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin all chose to have Muyue help with their special training instead of Minato, Minato didn't find anything wrong with that.

He had also been with Kakashi and the others for several months, had some understanding of what they were practicing, and had discussed their training with Muyue.

He simply couldn't give guidance on the core training content, because those were jutsu developed by Muyue himself. Minato couldn't just give random advice.

Minato could only teach them what he himself knew—Wind Release, Fire Release, sealing techniques, and so on—as well as help Obito and the others with basic ninja training.

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't ask further. Although Nohara Rin's performance was decent, she was still far behind Kakashi and the others.

If it weren't for Kisame's Water Release directly changing the terrain, even if Nohara Rin could win, it would have been much harder.

"Little Rin, see? I told you you'd be fine," Obito said excitedly as he saw Nohara Lin walk into the lounge.

"Mm, thanks to your encouragement, I became more confident." Nohara Rin smiled. Having given her all and achieved victory, she was really happy now.

"The third match is about to begin: Noguchi Nobuhide versus Might Guy. Candidates, please enter the arena quickly and prepare for battle."

At that moment, Beiruhu's voice came into the lounge.

"Time to unleash my youth!" Might Guy rubbed his fists excitedly.

With his father watching from the stands, Might Guy certainly wanted to show his best form.

Compared to Might Guy's excitement, Noguchi Nobuhide seemed a bit withdrawn.

He was Terumi Mei's teammate, had participated in the Forest of Death battle, and knew how terrifying Might Guy's strength was—even Kisame had been kicked until he vomited blood.

But unfortunately, Noguchi Nobuhide couldn't surrender. If he dared to surrender, someone would come and teach him how to write the word "blood" in the Blood Mist.

"Rival, don't lose before you meet me," Might Guy grinned at Kakashi before leaving the lounge.

What Might Guy looked forward to most was being able to fight Kakashi again. If he could defeat Kakashi and then take first place, that would be the epitome of youth for Might Guy.

"Then you just wait to be defeated by me," Kakashi replied calmly.

"Haha, as expected of my rival, I acknowledge that confidence!" Might Guy gave Kakashi a thumbs-up and then walked laughing to the battlefield.

"Always talking big. Watch me knock you out in the semifinals," Obito said with displeasure.

After all, since he awakened the Sharingan, Kakashi had never beaten him—though they had only fought that once.

Kakashi ignored Obito's words; the battle was about to start.

Terumi Mei stared intently at the battlefield, hoping her teammate could at least put up a fight. Might Guy was indeed a formidable opponent.

"Hahaha, everyone, did you see that? That's my son, Might Guy! He's super strong!" Might Duy stood up excitedly as he saw Might Guy enter.

The nearby audience couldn't help but force smiles. In a sense, even if Might Duy hadn't said anything, they could tell. The deadly green spandex suit and the matching thick eyebrows made it hard not to tell.

"Could it be that he'll become a chunin at age nine? Kai, your youth is burning even more passionately than mine!" The thought that Might Guy could become a chunin before turning ten made Might Duy shed tears of excitement. He was so happy for Might Guy.

"Why is he acting as if he's already won before the battle even starts? Our ninjas from the Hidden Mist aren't so easy to deal with," a Mist ninja said in displeasure.

Might Duy didn't argue with the Mist ninja. He just sat down silently, looking at the battlefield with an excited face.

The Mist Shinobi had no intention of causing trouble. Seeing Might Dai calm down, he said nothing, only feeling that Might Dai had underestimated them, the Mist.

"Battle, begin!" After shouting, Hiruko continued backing to the edge.

At this point, the water on the field had mostly receded, and the field returned to its previous state, though there was still some standing water on the ground.

"Eight Gates, First Gate: Opening Gate, open! Rest Gate, open! Life Gate, open!"

"Rock Breathing, Total Concentration!"

In order to let his father see his strength, even though the enemy's strength was ordinary, Might Guy directly chose to go all out, unleashing his full power.

This sudden burst of terrifying power spontaneously created a gust of wind that scattered the standing water around Might Guy.

If he could send a meme, at this moment Noguchi Nobuhide would definitely post a dragon image captioned, "Are you trying to kill me?"

Faced with Might Guy's overwhelming aura, Noguchi Nobuhide could not muster a single shred of desire to fight him; the gap was too great.

Noguchi Nobuhide could only forcibly suppress his fear and then form hand seals to use a Water Release ninjutsu.

"Extreme: Konoha Strong Whirlwind!"

Might Guy poured most of his strength into his thigh and kicked out an extremely fast whirlwind kick toward Noguchi Nobuhide.

Boom!

Noguchi Nobuhide's Water Release was directly shattered by Might Guy's kick; before he could even react, he was sent flying backward by that powerful kick.

Pfft! Thud!

Noguchi Nobuhide spat out a mouthful of blood and slammed directly into the wall at the edge of the field, embedded into it.

—Silence—

At that moment, the venue fell into complete silence. Not only had the audience not reacted, but even Hiruko hadn't expected Might Guy to finish his opponent so quickly. It had been less than half a minute since the start, perhaps even less than twenty seconds?

"Might Guy wins!" Having come to his senses, Hiruko quickly announced Might Guy's victory.

The Mist Shinobi who had earlier told Might Dai that the Mist Shinobi were not weak now hung his head deeply. This was too embarrassing—defeated in one move, no suspense whatsoever.

As for Might Dai, he didn't say anything to the Mist Shinobi. He simply celebrated his son's victory with excitement.

This chapter is 5.2k. There will be another chapter later; aim for 4k. Had a good rest yesterday, feeling energetic today.