Chapter 727 The power of kaleidoscope!

“Lady Pakura, you lost…”

The Sand Ninja watched this scene with astonishment.

Just a moment ago, they seemed evenly matched, so how did Pakura suddenly lose?

She was their Hero of the Sand, yet she lost to a young Konoha genius.

“Konoha White Fang is gone, could it be that an even stronger Konoha Lightning Fang is coming?”

Some Sand Ninja looked at Kakashi’s somewhat familiar white hair and couldn’t help but recall the terror dominated by Konoha White Fang.

When White Fang became famous in the Ninja World, Sunagakure contributed quite a few lives.

Now, Kakashi’s performance far surpasses White Fang’s at the same age, and combined with their similar appearance, the Sand Ninja felt they were witnessing the birth of a Super White Fang.

The Iwagakure Ninja instantly felt a bit more balanced seeing the Sand Ninja’s reaction.

Facing a Konoha genius, even Sunagakure’s renowned strong person had a setback.

This indicated that it wasn’t that their Iwagakure strong people were incompetent, but that Konoha’s geniuses were too abnormal, exceeding common sense.

“These Konoha geniuses possess such strength at this age; if they all grow up, Konoha’s top combat power will greatly increase.”

After inwardly laughing at the Sand Ninja, the Iwagakure Ninja began to worry about the future of their own Ninja Village.

The current gap between Iwagakure and Konoha was indeed quite large; Iwagakure’s new generation had yet to mature, while Konoha’s new generation could already defeat Iwagakure’s renowned strong people.

“He’s really showing off!”

In the contestant lounge, Obito couldn’t help but mutter as he watched Kakashi sheathe his sword without looking back at the battle arena.

After one setback, he became honest when the enemy didn’t fall.

“Bee, you need to be careful; his explosiveness is not simple,” Fourth Raikage Ay reminded Killer Bee beside him.

Killer Bee, after winning in the second round, would face Kakashi in the third round.

“Don’t worry, Big Brother, at this level, I can definitely win,” Killer Bee said, puffing out his chest.

Even Minato Namikaze’s sneak attack with Flying Thunder God Technique had been reacted to by him, so a Kakashi wouldn’t stump him.

Fourth Raikage Ay nodded slightly; he also thought Killer Bee had a greater chance of winning, but it’s always better to be cautious.

Time flowed by, and soon it was the second to last match of the second round.

“Contestant No. 57, Uchiha Obito, vs. Contestant No. 60, Kitsuchi!”

The Ninja in the audience perked up and looked towards the battle arena after hearing the names announced.

Obito was a Konoha genius on par with Shisui and Kakashi, while Kitsuchi was a renowned Iwagakure strong person like Retsuishi.

It was another clash between a Konoha genius and a renowned strong person, which was far more interesting than watching Kage dominate weaker opponents.

“Lord Kitsuchi, hang in there, don’t lose!” The Iwagakure Ninja silently prayed in their hearts.

It would be fine if Retsuishi alone lost, but if Kitsuchi also lost to a Konoha genius, then Iwagakure would truly be out of options; the Tsuchikage would be next if they kept losing.

If it were before the start of the second round, the Iwagakure Ninja would certainly have great confidence in Kitsuchi.

After all, Kitsuchi was not only powerful, but his identity was also not simple; some Iwagakure believed Kitsuchi might become the Fourth Tsuchikage.

How could such a Ninja lose to a Konoha genius boy?

But the lessons of Retsuishi and Pakura were right before their eyes; Kakashi’s and Shisui’s strong performances forced them to admit one thing: Konoha’s new generation of geniuses was simply not on the same level as their Village’s new generation of geniuses.

“Finally, it’s my turn.”

Hearing the referee call his name, Obito strode towards the battle arena.

When he saw Kakashi showing off, he was already eager to do something cool for Rin Nohara in the audience.

As he walked onto the battle arena, Obito specifically used Kenbunshoku Haki to sense Rin Nohara’s location, and as soon as he was on the field, he immediately waved in Rin Nohara’s direction.

Seeing this, Rin Nohara smiled and raised her hand in response.

Obito instantly felt more energized, and his body even had more strength.

“Sharingan…”

Kitsuchi took a deep breath, rapidly reviewing Obito’s intel in his mind.

In fact, even without Retsuishi’s and Pakura’s failures preceding him, Kitsuchi wouldn’t underestimate Obito, as Obito had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Before Obito, only three people in the entire Ninja World knew the Flying Thunder God Technique: Senju Tobirama, Minato Namikaze, and Hayate Mugetsu.

None of them were simple people, so how could Kitsuchi dare to underestimate Obito?

“Battle start!”

As soon as the referee gave the command, Kitsuchi and Obito moved simultaneously.

Whoosh whoosh!!

Obito quickly took out two Flying Thunder God Kunai from his Ninja pouch and threw them at Kitsuchi.

At the same time, Obito condensed Chakra in his legs and began to run.

“Earth Release: Golem Technique!”

Kitsuchi condensed a large amount of Chakra, converting it into Earth Release Chakra, squatted down, and slammed his hands on the ground, injecting Chakra into the ground.

Accompanied by a rumble, a giant rock monster seven to eight meters tall appeared before everyone, blocking Obito’s and Kitsuchi’s line of sight.

The tall rock monster blocked the Kunai thrown by Obito with its body and swung its giant rock fist at the approaching Obito.

Whoosh!

Obito immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, his body disappearing from its original spot and reappearing on the rock monster.

Just as Obito was about to search for Kitsuchi’s location, Kitsuchi suddenly appeared on the rock monster’s shoulder, his right arm already transformed into incredibly hard rock through Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation.

“Earth Release: Rock Fist!”

Kitsuchi rapidly ran on the rock monster, his right arm erupting with terrifying strength as he smashed it towards Obito.

The three tomoe in Obito’s blood-red eyes spun rapidly, transforming into the Mangekyo Sharingan, and he gave Kitsuchi a faint glance.

Instantly, Kitsuchi’s mind was devoid of anything else, only a field of blood-red, and his swinging arm dropped powerlessly.

Obito condensed Chakra in his feet, took a Kunai from his Ninja pouch, and flashed towards Kitsuchi, stabbing.

His genjutsu was not as good as Shisui’s, but only not as good as Shisui’s.

As a Mangekyo Sharingan user, and with Obito having specifically trained in genjutsu for a while, it was not wrong to say that Obito was one of the few strong genjutsu users in the Ninja World.

“Earth Release: Iron Rock Cannon!”

Just as Obito was about to stab Kitsuchi with his Kunai, another Kitsuchi appeared on the side of the rock monster.

The new Kitsuchi condensed a large amount of Earth Release Chakra in his throat and spat out a rapidly expanding rock bullet towards Obito.

Obito’s expression remained unchanged; he calmly opened his palm, letting the Kunai in his hand fall freely downwards.

He had experienced this Shadow Clone trick far too many times before.

Whoosh!

Boom!!

The giant rock bullet smashed into the rock monster, creating a large crater in its body.

Obito, however, used the Flying Thunder God Technique just as the giant rock bullet was about to hit, instantly moving to the side of the other Kitsuchi and extending his pitch-black palm covered in Armament Haki towards Kitsuchi.

“Disperse!”

Seeing Obito fully fall for the trap, Kitsuchi, who had transformed into a rock and hidden nearby, immediately controlled the rock monster to disperse, and a large number of giant rocks rapidly smashed towards Obito and Kitsuchi’s Shadow Clone.

After using the Golem Technique to block Obito’s line of sight, Kitsuchi immediately used Rock Clone to create two clones, while his main body remained hidden.

Obito possessed both the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Flying Thunder God Technique; Kitsuchi worried about being instantly killed by Obito if he fell under a genjutsu in a direct fight, so he came up with this tactic. “Still not strong enough. If it were Father, this wouldn’t be necessary,” Kitsuchi thought inwardly.

Rumble rumble!!

A large number of giant rocks buried Obito.

However, unfortunately, Obito had dispelled Kitsuchi’s Shadow Clone before the rocks fell, so the memories flowing back from the Shadow Clone contained no information about Obito’s status.

“Earth Release: Rock Arm!”

To prevent any accidents, Kitsuchi quickly condensed Chakra again to use Earth Release, creating a giant rock hand that slammed down on the pile of giant rocks.

Boom!

The giant, hard rock hand violently slammed onto the pile of giant rocks, once again emitting a series of loud noises.

“Rock Fist Kitsuchi!”

The Iwagakure Ninja immediately cheered for Kitsuchi upon seeing this.

Not every Konoha genius was so abnormal; a renowned strong person was still a renowned strong person, and after a series of moves, Obito hadn’t even touched Kitsuchi’s main body.

“Why is he being so heavy-handed? Shouldn’t the Shinobi Sect referees intervene? What if something happens?”

The Konoha Ninja couldn’t see Obito and were a bit anxious.

Losing the battle didn’t matter; Konoha’s performance today had already crushed the other Four Great Shinobi Villages. What was important was Obito’s safety.

Of course, those who truly knew Obito weren’t worried, because they knew his strength.

“Kamui is truly a disgusting ability,” Kakashi inwardly commented while watching the battle.

Knowing what Kamui could do, he could already guess what would happen next.

The very next moment after Kakashi had this thought, Obito appeared.

To Kitsuchi’s surprised and confused gaze, Obito appeared perfectly intact and unharmed in front of him.

Kitsuchi:???

At this moment, countless question marks flashed through Kitsuchi’s mind.

He even wondered if he had unknowingly fallen under Obito’s genjutsu?

Otherwise, how could Obito just walk out of the pile of giant rocks so smoothly, making the rocks seem like non-existent illusions?

Kitsuchi quickly checked his Chakra and found that there was indeed a problem.

Because Obito had cast a genjutsu on Kitsuchi the moment he appeared.

Although Kitsuchi’s genjutsu release level was decent, Obito’s movements were too fast; while using genjutsu with his Sharingan, he immediately threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai.

When Kitsuchi regained consciousness, he found that a Kunai had already flown past him.

Whoosh!

“Rasengan!”

Before Kitsuchi could defend himself, Obito flashed behind Kitsuchi with a Rasengan raised, and slammed the Chakra ball in his hand onto Kitsuchi’s back.

Bang!

The compressed Chakra instantly erupted, and a dazzling explosion of light flashed.

Kitsuchi was hit as if by a giant hammer, slamming heavily onto the ground, and the ground beneath him shattered due to the Rasengan’s powerful force.

The audience witnessing this scene were all dumbfounded, surprised by how quickly the situation changed.

The Iwagakure Ninja who were just cheering for Kitsuchi, and the Konoha Ninja who were just worried about Obito, all changed their expressions.

The smiles on the Iwagakure Ninja’s faces froze, then disappeared.

And the worry on the Konoha Ninja’s faces gradually turned into smiles.

“Obito, well done!” Asuma praised loudly.

Whenever Kitsuchi gained an advantage, the nearby Iwagakure Ninja would constantly boast, which greatly annoyed Asuma, so he deliberately shouted that sentence.

Asuma caught a glimpse of the surrounding Iwagakure Ninja’s expressions becoming even uglier, and the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up.

Other Konoha Ninja also began to loudly call out Obito’s name in a similar fashion.

The Iwagakure Ninja’s faces became even worse, but Iwagakure had indeed lost too terribly today, with two renowned strong people falling into the hands of Konoha geniuses, so no Iwagakure Ninja dared to talk tough openly.

Of course, secret grumbling was inevitable.

“What’s so great about it? So what if he can beat Lord Kitsuchi? He’ll still stop in the third round, won’t he? Could it be that he can even defeat the Kazekage?” An Iwagakure Ninja muttered in his heart.

The next match was Rasa’s, and Rasa would undoubtedly advance, making Obito his opponent in the third round.

He didn’t believe Obito could defeat the Kazekage.

Even though the Kazekage was the youngest of the Five Kage, he was still a Kage at the pinnacle of the Ninja World, not on the same level as ordinary renowned strong people.

“Uchiha Obito wins!”

The referee, seeing that Kitsuchi had lost the ability to fight, announced the battle result.

“What kind of ability is this again?” Ōnoki on the high platform frowned slightly.

Although Obito had used Kamui’s intangibility on the battlefield, the enemies had no idea what kind of ability it was, thinking it was a genjutsu or a Substitution Technique blinding trick.

But after personally watching Obito fight, Ōnoki realized that Obito’s ability was not simple.

However, since Obito had only shown it once, Ōnoki wasn’t entirely sure yet.

“It will be clear in the next round.”

Ōnoki observed Rasa with the corner of his eye.

If the opponent were Rasa, Obito would definitely be pushed to his limits, and then collecting information would be simple.

Rasa looked calm, showing no emotion due to Obito’s performance.

He was just a rising star; he couldn’t defeat Muzuki, but he couldn’t defeat Muzuki’s disciple, could he?

Rasa actually wanted to spar with Muzuki.

He felt that he was severely injured by Muzuki’s punch purely because he was careless at the time; if they fought again, even if he lost, it wouldn’t be so simple.

He could even suppress a rampaging Ichibi, so it was impossible that he couldn’t exchange a few blows with Muzuki.

When the referee called Rasa’s name, Rasa paused his thoughts, stood up, and walked towards the aisle.

Everyone knew he would win, including his opponent, but he still had to go through the motions, unless a contestant forfeited early.

But after so many eliminations, the remaining contestants were at least elite Jonin, and generally wouldn’t forfeit directly.

“Magnet Release: Gold Dust!”

With a clean, wide-range Magnet Release: Gold Dust that instantly defeated his opponent, Rasa turned directly and walked towards the aisle.

“Lord Rasa wins! Martial Arts Tournament Round 2 ends.”

The referee quickly announced the result of the last match, then also left the battle arena.

The audience had already expected this and stood up, ready to leave, beginning to look forward to the third round of matches five days later.

Only sixteen contestants remained in the third round; aside from the Five Kage occupying five spots, the rest were either renowned strong people or super geniuses like Kakashi and Obito, further increasing the intensity of the battles.

PS: There will be another chapter later, to be released around 3 AM.

It’s a bit late, brothers can wake up and read it tomorrow.