Chapter 308 Unexpected Appearance

“You called me for help, but then you collapsed first. I’m not playing along anymore.” Mei Terumī forced Shiranui Genma and Ebisu back, preparing to flee.

Kisame’s squad was completely wiped out, and one of her teammates had fallen. Meanwhile, four or five Konoha Ninja still had combat capability. Mei Terumī didn’t want to be ganged up on by a group of Konoha Ninja.

“If you want to leave, it’s simple. Hand over the scroll,” Obito shouted after a moment of thought.

Although his battle with Mei Terumī was intense, it felt like they were holding back. After Obito was injured, Mei Terumī didn’t make many more moves.

However, letting Mei Terumī leave directly was impossible. There was no such good thing in the world; since she participated in the battle, she had to leave something behind.

Since Mei Terumī participated in the battle for the scroll, even if they already had a heaven scroll, Obito still wanted to snatch Mei Terumī’s heaven scroll.

“This time, I’m just unlucky.” Mei Terumī decisively took out a white scroll from her Ninja tool pouch and threw it towards Obito.

A scroll could be snatched again. Mei Terumī was confident in her strength, but if she were severely injured, it would be troublesome, and she would still lose the scroll anyway. Since she was going to lose the scroll no matter what, Mei Terumī definitely wanted to preserve her strength.

Throwing the scroll meant Mei Terumī had conceded. Might Guy, who was rushing towards Mei Terumī, stopped, and Rin Nohara also stopped fighting the Hidden Mist Genin, turning to go to Obito’s position to heal him.

The Genin who had been entangled with Rin Nohara also quickly ran to his teammates to check their status, and finding that one still had a breath left, immediately began rescue efforts.

The battle was completely over, and Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief, his tense body relaxing.

However, Kakashi didn’t lie down to rest. Instead, he began to clear the battlefield, searching for and taking the heaven and earth scrolls from Kisame’s squad.

“Guy, what scrolls are you still missing?” Kakashi walked up to Might Guy, holding two scrolls, and asked.

He certainly couldn’t let Might Guy and his team help for nothing. Even if Might Guy and his team were missing an earth scroll, Kakashi would hand over the only earth scroll to Might Guy.

“We received an earth scroll, so we’re still missing a heaven scroll,” Might Guy replied.

Kakashi directly handed the white scroll with the character for ‘heaven’ written on it to Might Guy. This way, both their teams would have the required scrolls for the exam, and they would even have an extra heaven scroll.

“That’s great! Now we can go straight to the Central Tower,” Shiranui Genma said with an excited expression.

This exam was easier than he had imagined. He had been nervous for a while when signing the consent form, after all, he was just a rookie who had graduated a few months ago, yet he had to engage in life-or-death battles with seniors who had graduated several years ago.

Yet, in just a few hours, they had easily gathered the necessary conditions to pass the exam. Shiranui Genma felt that clinging to a stronger person was simply too satisfying.

“Mm, we’ll also head to the Central Tower once we’ve recovered,” Kakashi nodded and said.

Since the exam requirements were met, it was naturally better to go to the Central Tower as soon as possible.

“We really ran into a group of incredible geniuses,” Nara Shiosui, who had watched the entire battle, exclaimed.

Obito’s Fire Release and Sharingan, Kakashi’s speed and swordsmanship, and Might Guy’s Taijutsu all brought him great surprise. It was hard to imagine how they cultivated to achieve such strength at this age.

“Midori thinks so too, they’re so amazing,” Inuzuka Midori agreed, nodding. Her evaluation of Might Guy’s Taijutsu consisted of only two words: terrifying.

Everyone thought the battle was over and relaxed, discussing the recent fight.

Obito enjoyed Rin Nohara’s healing while boasting about Mei Terumī’s strength, his opponent.

“She must be a super genius from the Hidden Mist Village. I’ve never seen anyone use a Ninjutsu and then transform it into another Ninjutsu. I’ve never even heard of it,” Obito declared confidently.

After all, if that were the case, his loss would be excusable. Not being in peak condition, having his Ninjutsu countered, and his opponent being another genius—losing was perfectly reasonable.

“Mm-hmm, you put in a lot of effort this time, Obito,” Rin Nohara responded with a gentle smile and a nod.

Obito indeed contributed significantly to this battle. At the very beginning, he single-handedly held off Kisame and Kurosawa, buying Kakashi time to deal with Zabuza. Later, he pinned down the powerful Mei Terumī. Although it seemed like he didn’t defeat anyone, his contribution was immense.

“Even though I lost to her this time, I’ll definitely win next time,” Obito began to look to the future.

From Kakashi, he learned that the first two Chunin Exams would vary, but the third stage would largely be consistent with the Ninja Academy’s practical exam: a single-elimination tournament by drawing lots.

Obito wanted to face Mei Terumī in the third exam at his full strength.

“I believe you can do it, Obito,” Rin Nohara smiled, encouraging Obito.

“Haha…” Obito chuckled, preparing to praise Rin Nohara, when a sudden figure flashed, causing Obito’s pupils to sharply contract, “Rin, look out!”

Bang!

An adult Ninja in black suddenly appeared beside Rin Nohara and kicked Rin Nohara, who was healing Obito, sending her flying.

“You bastard!”

Seeing Rin Nohara attacked right before his eyes, a furious Obito ignored his injuries and launched an attack on the black-clad Ninja, throwing a full-force punch towards him.

“Is this all your strength?” The black-clad Ninja easily caught Obito’s fist, then flung Obito, slamming him violently into a large tree with such force that the tree snapped.

This sudden turn of events startled everyone.

“It’s another Hidden Mist Ninja. Why is he alone, and I have no impression of him at all?” Kakashi first identified the black-clad Ninja by his headband, then came the confusion.

There were ten Hidden Mist squads participating in this Chunin Exams. Kakashi had a fairly good memory; although he didn’t remember everyone in detail, he had a general idea, and he was certain he hadn’t seen this suddenly appearing black-clad Hidden Mist Ninja.

“Could he have used Transformation Technique?” Kakashi speculated in his mind. Looking at his face, this black-clad Hidden Mist Ninja might be in his thirties, and there were no such older candidates in the Chunin Exams.

Kakashi immediately dismissed this idea, because the Chunin Exams wasn’t some covert mission, and there was no need to use Transformation Technique for killing.

If only one option remained, then no matter how impossible that remaining option seemed, it had to be the truth.

“Something’s wrong, a non-candidate has infiltrated the exam venue!” Kakashi’s expression was very grim.

“Rock Breathing, Total Concentration Breathing, Gate of Opening, open! Gate of Healing, open!”

Might Guy immediately opened the Eight Gates and concentrated his breathing to unleash a burst of speed, charging at the black-clad Hidden Mist Ninja and engaging him in close combat.

The two exchanged blows at extreme speed. Facing Might Guy, who had opened two Gates and was using Total Concentration Breathing, the black-clad Hidden Mist Ninja showed no fear. He wielded his short blade with incredible proficiency, and in just half a minute of fighting, he left several scratches on Might Guy’s clothes.

“Hey, hey, when I was informed about this mission, it didn’t say anything about this part,” Kurosawa’s expression changed as he looked at the appearing Mist Village Jonin.

A Mist Village Jonin breaking into the Chunin Exams venue and attacking Konoha Genin—Kurosawa already saw his death star shining.

He wasn’t afraid of dying, but he felt that he had been sold out by the Hidden Mist higher-ups.

If he died fighting a Chunin Exams candidate, it would mean he was simply not skilled enough, but being set up to die carried a different meaning.

“Haha, so this is the Hidden Mist Village, how utterly laughable,” Zabuza’s face showed a mocking smile.

“Do you know who he is?” Kakashi, who was about to go help, stopped and asked Zabuza.

“His name is Akami Hideyuki, a Jonin who almost became one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist,” Zabuza glanced at Kakashi and gave him the information he knew.

At this moment, Zabuza’s mood was unusually calm. After all, it was a Village where students killed each other in graduation exams, so such a thing happening was quite reasonable.

“I wonder if that blade of yours, which you use to protect your comrades, will work this time. That Guy is not someone we can compare to,” Zabuza even felt like watching a show.

In his mind, both he and Kakashi were doomed to die, just at the hands of different people.

The reason Zabuza knew about Akami Hideyuki was because Akami Hideyuki was his instructing Jonin. Akami Hideyuki’s strength was not ordinary even among Jonin; killing a few injured genius youths would be too easy for him.

“Mist Village Jonin…” Kakashi frowned deeply, ignoring Zabuza’s words, and immediately unleashed his Breathing Technique, rushing forward to help Might Guy deal with Akami Hideyuki.

At this point, Might Guy had been forced to open the Third Gate, but he still found it difficult to resist Akami Hideyuki’s fierce attacks. The fluid Water Release combined with sharp swordsmanship, Might Guy felt an unprecedented pressure.

Without a doubt, this black-clad Hidden Mist Ninja in front of him was stronger than the Kumogakure Jonin he had encountered before!

Shiranui Genma and Ebisu tried to go help but were immediately injured.

“So strong,” Shiranui Genma said with a shocked expression, clutching the wound on his arm.

When he directly faced Akami Hideyuki just now, he felt the aura of death for the first time. If Might Guy hadn’t been there, he felt that he and Ebisu might have been instantly killed.

“This Guy doesn’t look like a candidate,” Ebisu also noticed the problem with Akami Hideyuki.

Kakashi joined the battle, and Rin Nohara briefly healed herself before joining the fight, but the addition of two more people only made things slightly easier for Might Guy; it didn’t turn the tide of the battle.

In less than two minutes, several people fighting Akami Hideyuki had sustained numerous bloody wounds.

Kakashi and Rin Nohara, who had already been through multiple battles, were in very poor condition.

“Give up resisting; that way, dying will be a little easier,” Akami Hideyuki said with a relaxed and comfortable expression, his peripheral vision on Obito, who was gasping for air with a pained expression not far away.

Obito was already injured, and he was attacked again before he could even be fully healed. Now, he felt very uncomfortable even walking a little faster.

But Obito knew he couldn’t fall. His comrades were still fighting, and they were at a disadvantage.