Chapter 56: Selection (End)

Chapter 56: Selection (End)

The situation was similar with the Exploding Sword, Shibuki. There were too few ninjas with Fire Release Chakra in the Hidden Mist Village, and even fewer who were willing to learn and master Fire Release. Munashi Jinpachi, who already had the strength of an Elite Chūnin and had been trained by Kiyoshi, easily defeated his competitors and obtained the Exploding Sword, Shibuki.

The selection for the Lightning Swords, Kiba, was a hard-fought battle. There were quite a few ninjas in the Hidden Mist Village who could use Lightning Release. After a fierce fight, the final winner was the squad leader of the second squad of the Anbu's third division, codenamed "Shadow." He was a Jōnin from the Saito clan, a small ninja clan with an inheritance of Lightning Release ninjutsu.

(I personally feel Kurozuki Raiga was too weak, so I unilaterally kicked him out of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.)

Finally, there was the most competitive selection: the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei.

The participants who came to compete besides Kiyoshi were all from the Hidden Mist's major bloodline clans. Being from large families, they had already learned in advance that the master of the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei, would serve as the captain of this special unit. In addition, the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei, did not have any strict requirements for the user's Chakra nature. Therefore, those competing with Kiyoshi were all seasoned elite ninjas of the Hidden Mist.

The participants were Hozuki Chizuru from the Hozuki clan (he was also Hozuki Senno's older brother), Terumi Hiro from the Boil Release Terumi clan, Fujiwara Naoki from the Dark Release Fujiwara clan, and Miyajima Kimiko from the Crystal Release Miyajima clan.

Because this selection was held publicly, the process of these subsequent battles would definitely be widely discussed and spread among the villagers in the Hidden Mist Village for a long time to come. Therefore, although no one from the Kaguya clan was present today, Kiyoshi, worried about being noticed by Kaguya Musashi, still didn't plan to use his Bone Pulse Kekkei Genkai in the battle.

An exhilarating five-person free-for-all was about to erupt.

The moment the Third Mizukage Ice shouted for the battle to begin, Hozuki Chizuru made his move. He started with a B-rank Water Release ninjutsu with an extremely large range to divide the battlefield.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Whirlwind Technique!"

Four massive water dragons swirled and rushed towards Kiyoshi and the others respectively. The range of the technique was very wide, and there wasn't much space to dodge, so the others could only use their own means to cope.

"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"

"Dark Release: Absorption Hole!"

"Crystal Release: Shattering Crystal Rising Dragon Technique!"

Kiyoshi and Terumi Hiro respectively chose Earth Release and Water Release for defense. Fujiwara Naoki directly absorbed the attack with his special bloodline limit, Dark Release. Miyajima Kimiko, the hot-tempered elder sister, directly chose to attack head-on.

The collision of ninjutsu produced a large amount of water vapor and smoke, obscuring everyone's vision. Kiyoshi, who possessed sensory abilities, was like a fish in water at this moment. He instantly locked onto Fujiwara Naoki's location. He planned to eliminate this Dark Release ninja, who also had sensory abilities, first.

The Body Flicker Technique erupted, and Kiyoshi rushed towards Fujiwara Naoki quickly. Naoki sensed someone rapidly approaching his position and formed hand seals, preparing to release ninjutsu.

"Dark Release: Evil Self-Destruction!"

Having just absorbed Hozuki Chizuru's Water Dragon Whirlwind with Absorption Hole, a large amount of Chakra had gathered in Fujiwara Naoki's body.

The absorbed Chakra transformed into a surging blue aura, released from his hands, aimed at the direction Kiyoshi was rushing from in his senses.

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

While running, Kiyoshi rapidly formed hand seals and shot out a wind ball compressed into high density from his mouth. It was like a heavy cannon, directly shattering Naoki's attack.

At the same time, a large amount of Chakra began to gather in Kiyoshi's hands. Having already arrived in front of Fujiwara Naoki, Kiyoshi slammed a palm fiercely towards Fujiwara Naoki.

"Water Release: Blue Dragon Palm!"

A close-range Water Release move learned from Bi, the guardian butler of his grandfather Elder Seiji, accurately struck Fujiwara Naoki's chest. The enormous force pushed him backward, flying through the air, but he turned into a puddle of clear water and scattered on the ground.

"As expected, it's a Water Clone!" Kiyoshi thought to himself, having already predicted Fujiwara Naoki's actions.

At this moment, behind Kiyoshi, Fujiwara Naoki's real body directly burst out from a puddle of accumulated water on the ground. Although the previous Water Dragon Whirlwind had been absorbed, there was still a lot of residual water on the ground.

"Dark Release: Absorption Hole!"

Fujiwara Naoki's hands tightly grabbed Kiyoshi's arms, wanting to activate his ninjutsu to absorb Kiyoshi's Chakra.

But Kiyoshi, who had already guessed his intentions, would not let him have his way. As Chakra gradually flowed away into Fujiwara Naoki, Kiyoshi turned into a puddle of clear water—it was a Water Clone!

Kiyoshi's real body appeared to the side, forming hand seals to release ninjutsu: Boar-Serpent-Snake.

"Lightning Release: Ground Run!"

Several dazzling bolts of lightning shot out from Kiyoshi's hands, instantly extending into the accumulated water on the ground. Although it was only a C-rank Lightning Release, its power was not strong, but combined with the current situation of water all over the ground, it could exert tremendous power.

The lightning bolts, conducted by the water, turned into a control skill. Fujiwara Naoki, who was hit, was instantly paralyzed in place.

"I'm on the third level," Kiyoshi said with a smile, then stepped forward and gently tapped Fujiwara Naoki's throat. "You lost, senior!"

Fujiwara Naoki smiled wryly and simply conceded defeat.

"The younger generation is indeed surpassing the older generation. Elder Seiji has a good grandson!" Fujiwara Naoki said with a sigh to the Third Mizukage after leaving the field.

Although few people in the Hidden Mist currently knew Kiyoshi's true identity and had seen Kiyoshi's appearance, Fujiwara Naoki, as the current head of the Dark Release Fujiwara clan and also a member of the Hidden Mist's high-level, knew the information that "Bone," one of the Hidden Mist's Three Stars and the current squad leader of the Anbu's first division, was Elder Seiji's grandson.

After the smoke cleared, only four people remained on the field. Terumi Hiro and Miyajima Kimiko, who didn't know much about Kiyoshi, were somewhat surprised by Kiyoshi's strength and became extremely vigilant towards this young Anbu.

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