Chapter 522 Intelligence Kakashi (asking for monthly ticket)

The lounge was silent.

Besides Kakashi and Obito, who clearly understood Might Guy’s strength, only Nagato and Sasori, due to their own exceptional strength, could remain calm. The other contestants were all astonished by Might Guy’s power.

“Such power and speed! He’s become much stronger!” Kisame Hoshigaki’s pupils contracted slightly, his mind filled with surprise.

“And how exactly did he block that explosion just now?”

What puzzled Kisame Hoshigaki the most was Might Guy’s current state.

The victorious Might Guy only had slight damage to his clothes; his body showed no obvious injuries, completely unlike someone who had directly withstood an Explosion Release explosion head-on.

“He’s even more of a monster than last time. Good thing I won’t run into him before the finals.” Mei Terumī thought, feeling fortunate.

She had drawn number twenty-five, which was later in the draw, meaning she either wouldn’t encounter Might Guy or would only meet him in the finals.

However, to be honest, Mei Terumī didn’t care who she faced if she could reach the finals, as she would have already exceeded her goal.

Mei Terumī’s goal was the Four Finals, to win a prize, whether it was third or fourth place, so her trip wouldn’t be in vain.

“He does have some brute strength.” Hohzuki Mangetsu admitted that Might Guy’s taijutsu was indeed very strong.

“But with me here, you won’t get past the Eight Finals.”

The Hozuki Clan’s secret Hydrification Technique specializes in countering all physical attacks. No matter how strong the taijutsu, it cannot be effective against the Hydrification Technique. So, even though Might Guy displayed an incredibly high level of taijutsu, Hohzuki Mangetsu was confident in his victory.

Hohzuki Mangetsu was number sixteen. If he and Might Guy both advanced to the Eight Finals, they would meet in the Eight Finals.

Thinking of this, Hohzuki Mangetsu looked at Kakashi. Kakashi was number fifteen, his opponent for the first round.

Noticing Hohzuki Mangetsu’s gaze, Kakashi calmly looked back.

Muzuki had already proven with his battle record that Lightning Release sword techniques were a good way to deal with the Hozuki Clan’s Hydrification Technique. For Ninja who were countered by him, Kakashi would try his best to maximize his advantage.

“Number thirteen, Rin Nohara, versus number fourteen, Haiyan!”

After Might Guy entered the lounge, the referee’s voice quickly echoed into the lounge again.

“Rin, you can do it! You must believe in yourself; you’re actually very strong!” Obito cheered Rin Nohara on.

Rin Nohara’s opponent was not one of the strong Ninja they had gathered intelligence on, just an ordinary Iwagakure Ninja who had passed the preliminaries. Obito felt Rin Nohara could do it.

“Mmm, thank you for your encouragement, Obito.” Rin Nohara smiled gently and stood up, preparing to go to the battle arena.

In reality, Rin Nohara was not as lacking in confidence as Obito thought. The four preliminary matches had given Rin Nohara an understanding of the overall level of the Martial Arts Tournament.

Although she wasn’t among the top tier, she was considered upper-middle.

“No matter what situation you encounter during battle, you must remain calm. Then there will be no problem.” Kakashi reminded her.

“Thank you for your reminder, Kakashi.”

Rin Nohara smiled and waved to her teammates, then walked into the battle arena and took her fighting stance.

“Battle start!”

The moment the referee shouted “Start!”, Haiyan immediately used Body Flicker to retreat, then threw several Shuriken at Rin Nohara.

Haiyan was not deceived by Rin Nohara’s delicate appearance. Having intelligence, he knew that Rin Nohara possessed powerful taijutsu that did not match her physique and appearance.

Clang, clang!

Rin Nohara immediately took out Kunai from her Ninja tool pouch and knocked down the Shuriken.

Besides her medical specialty, her fundamentals were also very solid.

“Earth Release: Rock Pillar!”

As Haiyan quickly formed hand seals, the ground where Rin Nohara stood began to shake.

Rin Nohara, sensing this, immediately concentrated her breathing to enhance her physical strength and leaped up fiercely.

The next moment, rock pillars rapidly protruded.

“Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon Technique!”

Haiyan seized the opportunity while Rin Nohara was in the air and couldn’t dodge, spitting out a pebble.

The pebble rapidly grew in size as it flew, like a stone cannonball.

“Strength of a Hundred Technique!”

Rin Nohara slammed out her Chakra-infused fist.

Boom!!

Under Rin Nohara’s immense strength, the stone cannonball was shattered, and Rin Nohara’s fist also showed some bloodstains.

Rin Nohara stood on the rock pillar and cast Medical Ninjutsu on herself. Instantly, her slightly injured hand became as good as new.

Haiyan frowned. This was going to be tough. His opponent was not only a taijutsu expert but also mastered Medical Ninjutsu and could heal herself.

Just as Haiyan was rapidly thinking about how to fight Rin Nohara, Rin Nohara launched an attack.

She gathered a large amount of Chakra in her feet, then kicked down the rock pillar Haiyan had created, sending it flying towards Haiyan. Immediately after, she ran while rapidly forming hand seals.

“Water Release: Wild Water Wave!”

Rin Nohara spewed a massive stream of water, nearly a meter thick, from her mouth, making it advance together with the rock pillar.

Wild Water Wave was a very basic Water Release, but if one’s Water Release foundation was solid enough, it could still have considerable power.

“Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!”

Haiyan did not move rashly, choosing to use a defensive Ninjutsu, creating a thick earth wall on the ground.

Rumble!

The rock pillar violently collided with the earth wall, but still failed to break through the earth wall’s defense.

Then, something Haiyan didn’t expect happened. The stream of water that came with the rock pillar actually changed form again under Rin Nohara’s control, transforming into a water dragon that bypassed the earth wall and struck Haiyan.

Mei Terumī’s eyes widened. This was her technique. When did this Konoha female Ninja secretly learn it?

Whoosh!

Rin Nohara seized this opportunity, used Water Instant Body to approach Haiyan, and ended the battle with a Strength of a Hundred Technique.

“Rin Nohara wins!”

When Rin Nohara returned to the lounge, before she could share the joy of victory with her teammates, the referee quickly called out the names of the next group.

“Number fifteen, Kakashi Hatake, versus number sixteen, Hohzuki Mangetsu!”

Hearing his name, Hohzuki Mangetsu immediately stood up, puffed out his chest, and walked towards the battle arena.

Mei Terumī’s mouth twitched. She felt that her village’s prodigy was a bit off. Why did he look like he had already won before the fight even started? This was a big taboo.

“Kakashi, good luck.” Rin Nohara let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

Kakashi nodded in response and also walked towards the battle arena.

“My dear friend, I look forward to competing against you in the Eight Finals!” Might Guy encouraged Kakashi with his words.

Although Might Guy’s words sounded very arrogant, confidently asserting he would reach the Eight Finals when the first round wasn’t even halfway through, all the Ninja in the lounge felt there was no problem.

Nothing else, Might Guy had the capital to be this arrogant.

Currently, seven battles had taken place in total. Might Guy was the fastest to finish his battle; even Nagato was a bit slower than Might Guy, and this was even when his opponent was not weak.

Kakashi’s forward steps paused slightly, then he continued forward.

Obito couldn’t help but laugh twice. He guessed a bit of Kakashi’s current mood, so he was very happy.

“Kakashi, oh Kakashi, just wait to receive your punishment.” Obito was in a very cheerful mood.

Due to the Youth Martial Arts Tournament being held close to the originally scheduled internal competition, the internal competition was canceled and replaced with the two disciples with the worst performance in the Youth Martial Arts Tournament receiving punishment.

Since Rin Nohara had never participated in the internal competition, this time Rin Nohara set her own goal.

And Rin Nohara’s self-set goal was to enter the elimination rounds and not be eliminated in the first round.

Obito was relieved that Rin Nohara hadn’t set too big a goal for herself; if she had added a goal like the Eight Finals, Rin Nohara would have had to endure punishment.

Mei Terumī focused her attention on the battle arena. Although Hohzuki Mangetsu was a bit neurotic, he was truly a genius, and his strength was trustworthy.

Standing in the center of the arena, Kakashi looked up at Sōsuke, the organizer of the Martial Arts Tournament, who was high above.

“Sōsuke, what is your purpose?” Kakashi was very curious about Sōsuke’s purpose in organizing the Martial Arts Tournament.

Is it because he has excellent students like Nagato, so he believes his Ninjutsu will absolutely not be taken by others?

But if the second customized Ninjutsu isn’t developed well, the Ninja Master’s reputation would be damaged, right?

As soon as he thought of Nagato’s connection with Sōsuke, Kakashi thought of the Evil Akatsuki Organization that would later wreak havoc in the Ninja World, and he felt a headache. There were too many problems to solve, and he knew too little.

Kakashi suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind and looked at Hohzuki Mangetsu.

Currently, his strength was not enough to interfere with the Ninja Master level. It was better to focus on the task at hand.

“Battle start!” The referee immediately shouted after seeing both of them ready.

Whoosh!

Hohzuki Mangetsu swiftly drew his sharp blade, unleashed Chakra, and slashed towards Kakashi.

Clang!

Kakashi calmly drew his White Fang Short Blade and blocked the incoming sharp blade. The short sword and long sword clashed, emitting a crisp metallic sound.

“Water Release: Great Water Arm Technique!”

Hohzuki Mangetsu concentrated all the water in his body into his sword-wielding right arm. After being strengthened, his right arm instantly bulged with muscles, and its power explosively surged.

Kakashi, suddenly feeling a slight pressure, concentrated his breathing to enhance his strength, then swiftly pulled back and retreated backward.

“Water Release: Water Gun Technique!”

Hohzuki Mangetsu raised his left hand in a gun shape. A drop of liquid flew from Hohzuki Mangetsu’s left fingertip, shooting rapidly towards Kakashi’s chest.

But Kakashi was extremely cautious. The moment he retreated, he entered the Transparent World state. All of Hohzuki Mangetsu’s actions were within Kakashi’s predictions, and he slightly turned his body to dodge the bullet-like water drop.

“Hmm? He actually dodged that.” Hohzuki Mangetsu was surprised by Kakashi’s reaction speed.

Whoosh, whoosh!!

While dodging, Kakashi threw several Shuriken at Hohzuki Mangetsu.

Hohzuki Mangetsu saw that they were ordinary Shuriken, without Nature Transformation or explosive tags, so he stood still without dodging, attempting to lure Kakashi into further attacks.

However, Kakashi, who knew some information about the Hydrification Technique, would naturally not fall for it. He just secretly gathered Chakra and watched as the Shuriken passed through Hohzuki Mangetsu’s body and struck the ground.

“Tsk, how boring.”

Seeing Kakashi’s caution, Hohzuki Mangetsu once again took the initiative to attack.

“I’ve gathered enough information. It’s my turn to attack.”

Kakashi had already figured out Hohzuki Mangetsu’s approximate strength and had planned his battle strategy.

PS: I wanted to finish Kakashi’s battle in one go, but it’s too late and I can’t stay up. Sorry.