Chapter 229

Judging from the complexity of Takeda Yoichi's hand seals and the time consumed, this is a high-level ninjutsu.

But the moment Takeda Yoichi began to form hand seals, Mizunuki Ryosuke knew that Takeda Yoichi had already lost.

"Rat-Tiger-Dog-Ox-Rabbit."

Although Takeda Yoichi's expression was tense, the movements of his hands were not slow at all; this speed of forming hand seals was faster than Takeda Yoichi had ever been.

Half a minute later, Takeda Yoichi, having finished dozens of seals, raised his hands, and a large amount of heat appeared beside his mouth.

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet Jutsu!!

A fire dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws was spat out from Takeda Yoichi's mouth, burning toward the caught-off-guard calico ninja cat on the opposite side.

From Takeda Yoichi's perspective, the calico ninja cat on the opposite side seemed to have been scared silly, dazed on the spot, seemingly about to be buried in a sea of fire.

Not only that, a large number of ninja cats in the audience, upon seeing the exploding fireballs, couldn't help but retreat backward.

Fear of fire, this is the weakness of the Ninja Cat clan.

It is also the purpose of Mizunuki Ryosuke's hint to Takeda Yoichi.

"Boom!!!"

The scorching fire dragon collided with the edge of the arena, exploding with sky-high firelight.

"Did I win?"

Takeda Yoichi, somewhat exhausted, stood dazed on the spot.

But the next second, a chill came from Takeda Yoichi's neck; he looked down and saw sharp claws flashing with a cold light resting on his neck, even likely to cut his throat at any moment.

"I, I lost..."

Subsequently, Takeda Yoichi said somewhat distractedly.

It turned out that the calico ninja cat, which should have been "buried in a sea of fire," had actually appeared behind Takeda Yoichi at this moment; it was he who had placed his sharp claws before Takeda Yoichi's neck.

"Yin attribute," in essence, is the spiritual attribute.

Most ninjas skilled in the Yin attribute have an advantage over ordinary people in genjutsu.

And what the calico ninja cat is best at happens to be genjutsu.

After the battle began, the calico cat's caution and lack of advance were not fear of battle, but that he had already begun to cast genjutsu on Takeda Yoichi at that time.

Under the gap in strength, Takeda Yoichi did not notice it at all.

And because of this, when Takeda Yoichi released the Fire Dragon Bullet, he had already fallen into the calico cat's genjutsu.

The calico cat in Takeda Yoichi's eyes was merely an illusion.

And at this time, the real calico cat had already effortlessly arrived behind Takeda Yoichi.

Even so, the Fire Dragon Bullet released by Takeda Yoichi brought great pressure to the crowd of ninja cats.

If he could hit this calico cat head-on, he would inevitably achieve victory.

But soon, Mizunuki Ryosuke thought of another thing.

Before the battle began, the elder named Lynx had read out the rules.

After the current assessment is completed, one still needs to challenge one of the two ninja cat elders, and only those who achieve victory can reach the final level and obtain the qualification to acquire the "Mizukage Secret Scroll."

And if expected, Mizunuki Eiro will inevitably choose to challenge Elder Lynx in a while.

As long as Elder Lynx lets water a little bit, Mizunuki Eiro will pass the test without any effort.

After figuring everything out, Mizunuki Ryosuke showed a unique smile.

"Good boy..."

"Playing dirty with me?"

No one knows that at this moment, the brighter Mizunuki Ryosuke smiles, the colder his heart is.

The Fire attribute is inherently a scarce attribute within the Land of Water.

Summing it up, Ryosuke's squad is actually the only squad that knows Fire Release.

Not only is Takeda Yoichi's attribute Fire, but Terumi Mei and Ryosuke both possess the Fire attribute.

Takeda Yoichi's defeat was within expectations.

After Takeda Yoichi exited the stage, Mizunuki Ryosuke patted Takeda Yoichi on the shoulder, signaling him not to be discouraged.

To this, Takeda Yoichi just gave a bitter smile.

Afterward, this time it was Ryosuke's squad's turn to send members to the stage first.

Right now, Ryosuke had already used his own "inferior horse" to consume the opponent's "superior horse."

Looking at it comprehensively, Ryosuke's squad still has the "superior horse" Mizunuki Mitsuhiko, and the "medium horse" Terumi Mei.

And the opponent still has the "medium horse" Yang Release cat, and the "inferior horse" Yin Release cat.

Takeda Yoichi's defeat caused Ryosuke's squad to lose the initiative; at this moment, Ryosuke's squad still cannot be said to be a steady win.

(Damn it.)

If Ryosuke sends Mitsuhiko to the stage, the opponent sends their "inferior horse" to face Mitsuhiko, and in the end, it will form a competition between the two sides' "medium horses" at the same level.

And in terms of strength, this Yang Release cat of the opponent is slightly stronger than Terumi Mei.

If Terumi Mei is sent to the stage first, she may also face the awkward situation of the opponent directly sending their medium horse to the stage.

At that time, it is still possible for a two-win, two-loss draw to occur.

Because of the excellence of the combat power at the same level, looking at it from the probability of winning, the winning percentage of both sides is only fifty-fifty.

After pondering for a second, Ryosuke finally cast his gaze toward Mizunuki Mitsuhiko.

"Mitsuhiko, you go up for this round."

"Be sure to take it down quickly!"

For Mizunuki Mitsuhiko, Ryosuke's requirements naturally wouldn't be as loose as when facing Takeda Yoichi.

"Yes, Master!"

"I will definitely bring back the victory."

Mitsuhiko said in a calm tone, his words full of confidence.

Seeing this, Ryosuke nodded with satisfaction.

As Mitsuhiko arrived on the stage, the opponent also quickly sent out a challenger.