blogombal Chapter 345 Killer Bee's Rival
Chapter 345 Killer Bee's Rival
Inside the Konoha Dome, the cheers from the audience came in waves, like a tsunami.
"My god! That red-haired boy is too strong! He actually defeated the legendary Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast!"
"What genin? This is clearly jonin-level combat power!"
"Long live Konoha! Konoha is number one!"
Rest area.
"Yo~Yo! That red-haired boy, his puppets are going all out! They're beating Yugito like a mule! I'm getting so excited watching this! Yeah!"
Killer Bee was not discouraged by his companion's defeat. Instead, he was like a child who had seen a new toy, excitedly twisting his body in place, the eight short swords in his hands spinning rapidly at his fingertips.
"Big brother's right! Konoha really does have some hidden masters! I really want to go and meet him right now, and tear all his toys to shreds! Yeah!"
"Sir, please watch your words."
hope rubbed his temples, looking troubled. "Besides, according to the schedule, if you want to meet him, you'll have to wait until at least the next round."
"Oh dear, that's such a shame!" Killer Bee sighed dramatically.
Just then, the lights and shadows on the big screen flickered again.
"Ladies and gentlemen! The next match is equally exciting!"
Nishikawa Tetsu's voice rang out at the right moment, drawing everyone's attention back to the lottery stage.
As the names scrolled and the audience interacted, the final selection was completed.
"Match 4: Killer Bee of Kumogakure vs. Kurenai of Konoha!"
"Oh? Is it my turn?"
Killer Bee stopped dancing and glanced at the seemingly delicate Konoha girl with red eyes.
There's absolutely no pressure!
He swaggered onto the stage without even drawing the short sword from his back.
On the other side of the ring.
Kurenai took a deep breath to calm her nerves.
Today she was dressed in a smart red combat uniform, and although she was facing monsters that were wreaking havoc in the Death Forest, there was no sign of retreat in her eyes.
"Hong, don't be nervous."
Before she went on stage, Lin patted her on the shoulder: "Take care of yourself. Your safety is the most important thing. If you really can't handle it, just admit defeat."
After the competition, they all learned that this guy had single-handedly defeated a new type of puppet, and everyone unanimously ranked Killer Bee's fighting strength as No. 1 among the contestants.
Hong never expected to hit the jackpot and draw this guy.
"I know." Hong nodded heavily.
"The match begins!"
At Sakumo Hatake's command, Killer Bee didn't rush to attack. Instead, he struck an extremely flamboyant pose, pointed at Red, and began his impromptu rap.
"You red-eyed girl from Konoha, I am Killer Bee from Kumogakure! If you don't want to get hurt, give up now, or you'll be crying your eyes out later! Yeah!"
However, what greeted him was not fear or rebuttal, but a pair of ruby eyes that instantly became as deep as a sea of blood.
"Illusion Art: Falling Cherry Blossoms!"
Kurenai Yuhi formed hand seals, performing an advanced illusion technique taught to her by Fugaku.
"Um?"
Killer Bee was still engrossed in his rap rhythm when he suddenly felt a pink petal float past his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, a shower of cherry blossoms fell without warning onto the arena, enveloping him completely.
"This is... an illusion?"
Killer Bee sneered, "This kind of thing has no effect on me!"
His chakra surged violently as he tried to forcefully break free of the illusion.
Logically, a Jinchuriki possesses two streams of chakra within their body. Once caught in a genjutsu, the tailed beast within can instantly disrupt the Jinchuriki's chakra flow, thus breaking the genjutsu. This is the absolute advantage of a Jinchuriki in resisting genjutsu.
but!
"What's going on?!"
To Killer Bee's shock, the cherry blossoms around him not only did not disappear, but increased in number, and even turned into pink chains that tightly bound his limbs!
Fugaku Uchiha, who was in charge of security next to the Daimyo, looked at Killer Bee, who was staring blankly at the screen, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
For the past month, in preparation for the upcoming Chunin Exams, Nishikawa Tetsu specifically sought out Fugaku.
"Senior Fugaku, this child Kurenai has good talent in illusion techniques, but lacks practical experience, especially in dealing with top-tier opponents. You are an expert in this area; could you perhaps offer some guidance?"
After much pleading and cajoling from Nishikawa Toru and Shisui, Fugaku reluctantly agreed (actually, he was overwhelmed by Toru's flattery).
During the special training, Fugaku not only shared his understanding of genjutsu without reservation, but also taught Kurenai the chakra frequency and mental power techniques he used when suppressing the Eight-Tails with his Mangekyou Sharingan.
"The weakness of a Jinchuriki lies in the point where the two chakras meet. If you can adjust the frequency of your genjutsu to resonate with the Tailed Beast's chakra, you can sever the connection between them in a short time."
Fugaku's teachings were perfectly validated in the ring.
At this moment, Killer Bee's chakra connection with the Eight-Tails was temporarily disrupted. In addition, his bond with the Eight-Tails had not yet reached the perfect level of entrusting life and death to each other like in later generations. Under the pull of the genjutsu, the man and the beast actually fell into the genjutsu and remained motionless on the arena!
……
Somewhere in the audience.
Konoha Jonin Yuhi Shinkuu watched her daughter's lively performance on the arena, and her eyes couldn't help but well up with tears.
He clenched his fists, his heart filled with pride.
"This level of illusion control is something even I can't achieve... You've surpassed me!"
On the arena.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Kurenai's forehead.
Maintaining such a high level of genjutsu consumes a great deal of her chakra.
"We must finish this quickly!"
A glint flashed in his red eyes as he drew his kunai, preparing to end the match in the instant Killer Bee was stunned!