Chapter 327: The Might of Flame Iron Mountain Impact

Upon hearing the names of the examinees, many spectators instantly perked up, quickly looking towards the battle arena in the center of the venue.

After the first round of battles, the audience had a general understanding of the contestants’ strength, knowing which ones were stronger.

After all, ordinary people didn’t understand Nature Transformation Ninjutsu, but they could judge an examinee’s strength by the scale of their Ninjutsu and how quickly they defeated their opponents.

Obito had once unleashed a vast sea of fire in his battle with Asuma, instantly marking him as a formidable individual, and Mei Terumī had also easily eliminated her opponent in her battle, indicating her considerable strength.

Furthermore, with one being a Mist Ninja and the other a Konoha Ninja, this battle promised many highlights.

“Last time, you won because I ran out of stamina, but this time, I’ll show you my true strength,” Obito declared confidently, laying down a challenge.

He was very bothered by losing to Mei Terumī in the Death Forest; after all, ever since he became stronger, besides Muzuki and a few other disciples, he had easily defeated all his peers.

“That’s a nice thought, but do you think my last match was my full power?” Mei Terumī retorted, unwilling to be outdone. Who couldn’t talk tough?

“Begin!” Hiruko quickly announced the start of the exam once the two stood ready.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Obito immediately focused his Breathing Technique and formed hand seals, spewing a huge fireball towards Mei Terumī.

Although he knew this Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique would definitely not work on Mei Terumī, he didn’t have any other Fire Release Ninjutsu more suitable for an opening move.

“Water Release: Water Formation Pillar!”

Mei Terumī also formed hand seals on the spot and used a Ninjutsu, but the water sphere she spat out was three times the size of Obito’s fireball. When water and fire met, Obito’s Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique was instantly extinguished, and the water sphere continued to rush towards Obito.

Although such a water sphere wouldn’t cause much damage, Obito knew that Mei Terumī had a technique that could directly transform the water sphere into a Water Dragon Bullet, so he immediately dodged away from the water sphere.

“I shouldn’t have acted that time; he learned some information about me,” Mei Terumī sighed inwardly.

Seeing that she couldn’t trick Obito, Mei Terumī cut off the Chakra supply to her Water Release: Water Formation Pillar. This technique of hers actually required continuous Chakra maintenance to be able to use Water Dragon Bullet without hand seals; it was essentially an application of Chakra Nature Transformation.

The less flexible large water sphere lacked pursuit capabilities and directly crashed to the ground, splashing water everywhere.

Obito watched Mei Terumī leisurely. He was waiting for an opportunity; directly clashing Fire Release Ninjutsu with Mei Terumī’s Water Release was not a wise move.

He wasn’t foolish; he had lost last time because of a direct clash, so this time he would definitely change his tactics.

Mei Terumī also didn’t act rashly. Although Obito’s Ninjutsu was countered by hers, Obito’s Taijutsu was significantly stronger than hers.

Of course, the two were merely refraining from major actions, not standing still.

Mei Terumī quickly scanned the entire arena. Initially, there were many trees here, but after so many battles, they were either knocked down or burned away. Now, besides open ground, there was only a small pond.

“Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!” Mei Terumī dodged a Shuriken thrown by Obito and quickly formed hand seals, casting the Ninjutsu again.

Seeing the water dragon seemingly trying to herd him towards the small pond, Obito unleashed Chakra and used Soru to create distance in the opposite direction, running towards the edge wall of the battle arena.

He knew that Water Release would be stronger in places with water; although it was just a small pond, it could still provide some assistance to Mei Terumī.

“Flame Breathing Chakra Mode!”

Obito intensified his breathing, entering Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, further enhancing his physical abilities. He then activated his Sharingan to boost his perception, perfectly dodging the Water Dragon Bullet by moving flexibly, causing it to hit the wall behind him.

At the same time, Obito reached into his Ninja tool pouch, pulled out a Shuriken, infused it with Fire Release Chakra, and threw it at Mei Terumī.

“Boil Release: Skillful Mist!”

Mei Terumī condensed Chakra in her mouth, simultaneously performing Water and Earth Nature Transformation to combine into Boil Release Chakra, finally spitting out a large amount of yellow corrosive liquid.

The yellow corrosive liquid had extremely strong corrosive and adhesive properties. Obito’s Sharingan could clearly see that the moment his Shuriken touched the liquid, it merged with it, and at the same time, the metal surface showed some changes.

Although it was very subtle due to just initial contact, the powerful perception of the Sharingan allowed Obito to notice it.

“What kind of Ninjutsu is this? It doesn’t look like Water Release, and it seems very powerful,” Obito thought, recalling what Mei Terumī had said before their battle.

It turned out Mei Terumī wasn’t just boasting; she really had held back.

Just as Obito was wondering whether to try using Fire Release, Mei Terumī spat out two more mouthfuls of yellow corrosive liquid.

Out of caution, Obito did not use Ninjutsu to counter but instead dodged.

Perhaps this Ninjutsu itself had some flaw, as Obito easily dodged it.

But just then, Obito suddenly noticed that the initial corrosive liquid had solidified, turning into a gray wall.

Recalling the easily dodged attacks from earlier, Obito instantly felt a strong sense of unease.

He couldn’t guess what Mei Terumī was trying to do, but he was certain Mei Terumī wouldn’t make meaningless attacks; this was a formidable opponent who had defeated him once.

“Flame Fist!”

Obito compressed a large amount of Chakra onto his fist, then instantly transformed it all into Fire Release Chakra, slamming it violently into the gray wall beside him.

Boom!!

With a powerful punch and fierce flames, Obito immediately punched a large hole in the gray wall. Obito stepped out of the hole and rushed towards the center of the arena.

“Still not working. Exposing my information is troublesome,” Mei Terumī felt the battle becoming difficult.

From the Water Dragon Bullet onwards, her goal was not to attack Obito, nor even to force Obito to the pond, but to guide Obito to the edge wall of the arena.

This way, she could use Boil Release to create walls and build a semi-open space to enhance the power of her Boil Release.

Boil Release had stronger destructive power than Boil Release, but there was a problem: in such an extremely open space, Boil Release’s power would be greatly reduced.

Mei Terumī couldn’t directly create a closed space in an open area, and Obito wouldn’t be foolish enough to fight her in a closed space, so she chose to progressively create a semi-open space.

But Obito reacted too quickly, immediately deducing her plan from the Boil Release she had used in the Death Forest.

Using multiple Ninjutsu in a short time without achieving any results gave Mei Terumī a sense of crisis. She quickly rushed towards the pond, wanting to use the water there to reduce her Water Release consumption.

But how could Obito let Mei Terumī pass easily? After being chased and attacked for so long, the flame in his heart had already burned fiercely.

“Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!”

Obito spewed out small fireballs at Mei Terumī. Although the fireballs were not large, there were many of them, and their overall attack range surpassed that of the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

“Water Release: Water Prison Technique!”

Mei Terumī immediately protected herself with a water barrier; she couldn’t possibly dodge all those fireballs.

Although Obito’s Flame Breathing Chakra Mode was not complete and couldn’t be released without hand seals, it could simplify hand seals, making his Ninjutsu faster.

After spitting out more than ten fireballs, Obito immediately stopped releasing them, bursting Chakra in his feet and flashing to stand in front of Mei Terumī.

“Fire: Leaf Whirlwind!”

When the flaming spinning kick touched the water barrier, the barrier that had blocked several fireballs instantly shattered, and Mei Terumī was directly sent flying backward.

“Water Release: Water Formation Pillar!”

Mei Terumī didn’t have time to stand up. Lying half-down on the ground, she quickly formed hand seals, gathering a massive amount of Chakra without restraint and spewing out an enormous water sphere, three times the size of the initial water sphere!

The giant water sphere instantly enveloped Obito, who was rushing over.

But Obito had already prepared. He held his breath and unleashed all his Breathing Technique power. At this moment, Flame Breathing operated to its extreme, and all the Chakra in his body burned, transforming into nutrients to enhance Obito’s strength.

Without time for further thought, Mei Terumī immediately changed the form of her Water Release: Water Formation Pillar, looking at the figure rapidly advancing through the water.

She wanted to transform the Water Release: Water Formation Pillar into a Water Dragon Bullet, just like last time, to defeat Obito.

But unfortunately, this time Obito was slightly different from the Obito she had fought in the Death Forest.

In Akami Hideyuki’s high-pressure training, Obito’s Flame Breathing had undergone a transformation, greatly increasing his strength in extreme conditions.

Mei Terumī’s movements were fast, and the water sphere was rapidly changing, but Obito’s movements were even faster. In the blink of an eye, he was only three meters away from her.

Decisively, Mei Terumī abandoned control of most of the water flow, instantly completing the Water Dragon Bullet transformation.

A not-so-thick Water Dragon Bullet crashed towards Obito.

She didn’t dare to gamble whether she could complete the full transformation before Obito reached her, because if she lost, her Chunin Exams journey would end, and her path to becoming Mizukage would also be affected.

A weaker Water Dragon Bullet might not defeat Obito, but repelling him should not be a problem.

“Fire Release: Blazing Impact!”

Obito activated the power of Flame Breathing Chakra Mode. His entire body ignited with orange-yellow flames, and a large amount of Chakra gathered at his shoulder. In an Iron Mountain Impact stance, he collided with Mei Terumī’s hastily formed Water Dragon Bullet.

Mei Terumī’s Water Dragon Bullet, transformed from Water Release: Water Formation Pillar, didn’t require hand seals, and Obito’s Fire Release Ninjutsu also didn’t require hand seals.

Boom!!

The moment Obito’s shoulder collided with the water dragon, the flames on Obito’s body burned even more intensely. With the powerful impact force combined with the high temperature flames of Flame Breathing, the not-so-thick Water Dragon Bullet was directly shattered by Obito’s impact.

The rapidly changing situation on the battlefield left the audience amazed.

It was known that at the start of the match, Mei Terumī had been pressuring Obito, but in less than a few minutes, the situation had changed like this.

“This Uchiha Obito is quite good.” The Land of Fire officials felt that Obito might be the strongest examinee in this Chunin Exams.

Obito’s entire body burning with flames instinctively made them feel that Obito would be even stronger, which was far more terrifying to ordinary people than just spitting out a fireball.

“This guy actually had a hidden card when he fought me,” Asuma watched Obito, enveloped in flames, with a shocked expression.

He had thought that although he had lost, he had already forced out all of Obito’s abilities.

“How did he do that? Why aren’t the flames hurting him?” Raido Namiashi felt his Ninja knowledge being challenged.

How could there be such a thing as Fire Release Ninjutsu? This wasn’t Ninja-like.

“After taking so many hits, he finally learned his lesson,” Kakashi nodded inwardly, seeing that Obito’s victory was assured.

When he saw Obito being lured to the edge wall of the arena, Kakashi wished he could have taken over and controlled him, but thankfully, Obito eventually figured it out.

Since her Ninjutsu was destroyed, Mei Terumī no longer needed to output Chakra. She stood dazed, as Obito, now burning with flames, had already walked in front of her.

“I told you, this time, I’ll be the winner,” Obito’s flaming hand was aimed at Mei Terumī, who was half-lying on the ground.

If this were a battlefield, he could instantly release the flames and kill Mei Terumī.

“You won,” Mei Terumī said dejectedly, lowering her head slightly.

She wasn’t a sore loser, but the outcome of losing made her very upset.

Although she had shown her full strength, she didn’t know if losing in the second round would earn her the attention of the Village elders.

Originally, she had prepared a bunch of battle simulations against Might Guy and Kakashi, but now they were useless.

“Uchiha Obito wins!” Hiruko announced the winner of the battle to the entire arena.

The Konoha supporters cheered. Might Guy had just won a match, and now Obito had won another, making it two consecutive wins, and this was only the second round of battles.

“Did Konoha also send young Chunin to participate in the exam?” Genshi couldn’t help but wonder.

Hidden Mist had deliberately found several young Chunin and some strong Genin to suppress Konoha in this Chunin Exams, but the result was only this. Genshi couldn’t help but suspect that Konoha had done the same thing as them.

Might Guy’s Taijutsu, Uchiha Obito’s Fire Release, Kakashi Hatake’s speed—you call these Genin?

After winning, Obito did not immediately return to the waiting room. He canceled his Breathing Technique but did not deactivate his Sharingan. With the excellent vision of his Sharingan, he saw Rin Nohara smiling at him, seemingly happy about his victory.

“Hehe.” Obito showed a satisfied smile. Although he knew Rin Nohara couldn’t hear him, he still waved to her and said thank you.

After walking back to the waiting room, Obito immediately jumped at Kakashi, endlessly recounting his various brilliant decisions during the battle.

In summary, he claimed that he had won purely through his intelligence and skill, with no reliance on raw power, only on his strategy.

“If you reverse the content, then it would be correct,” Kakashi commented.

“Zabuza Momochi versus Kakashi Hatake!”

Hiruko’s voice once again echoed into the waiting room.

“Tch, I’d like to see what profound wisdom your battle holds,” Obito said with a sneer.

Kakashi did not argue with Obito and walked into the battle arena at a steady pace.

This battle indeed couldn’t display any profound wisdom, because the enemy’s strength was average.

Even the pre-training Kakashi wouldn’t have much difficulty defeating Zabuza, let alone him after awakening Transparent World and undergoing special training.

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