Naruto: The Blind Swordsman

Chapter 165: Winner, Calling Dibs And Second Fight

Chapter 165: Winner, Calling Dibs And Second Fight

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'How will you respond to that, Tatsukio?' Ken's senses focused on his star pupil, tracking him around the arena as he danced around the dangerous winds, sweat dripping from every pore in his body.

Even though Tatsukio was strong, he was now dealing with an attack that may as well have been dished out by a Kage.

An S-Rank Jutsu powered by the chakra of a Tailed Beast was not something that anyone would take on easily, it would even be annoying to deal with for some of the Alliance Leaders Present.

After all, not everyone was like the Raikage, who could likely just stroll into the middle of the cyclone.

Currently, the winds were so chaotic that many Jonin had to step up and put extra walls around the arena, extending it further as they tried to contain the damage as much as possible and protect the viewers.

Eventually, the attack ended and the battered extra walls were taken down.

After that it only took a few moments for the gigantic cloud of dust to clear up, only to reveal a scarred and ruined arena.

'Maybe it was a mistake to have this fight be the first one? Didn't know Kushina had that in her, honestly...'

Ken was genuinely impressed, but unfortunately, pulling off one powerful jutsu had not been enough to win the bout.

As the dust cleared up, the winner was revealed, the last person who was still conscious, albeit kneeling on the ground on his one knee. It was none other than Tatsukio, looking like a wee mess.

His robes were shredded apart, his mask was cracked and half missing, and his body was filled with cuts and bruises.

The powerful winds had not been kind to him, but in the end, he had managed to withstand them, he then took advantage of the smoke to swiftly take Kushina out, knocking her out in the instant the cyclone around her disappeared with a chop to the neck.

His body was filled with injuries that were bound to leave deep scars, but that was fine, they were going to serve as nice reminders of that battle.

Needless to say, the crowd of potential investors were all left flabbergasted. It was clear that many expected Kushina to win after pulling off that Jutsu, but at the end of the day, Tatsukio was just more experienced than her.

The Number 1 of the Dark Brotherhood was both older and had already seen an all-out war. His speed was also a speciality and an advantage he held over all of his competition. He was able to leverage all of those to survive and win in the end.

"Your daughter is pretty amazing..." Grudges and pride be damned, even the Raikage couldn't help but mutter that out as he stroked his beard.

Yorihikko was filled with pride as he looked at the unconscious form of his daughter. It was a shame she didn't win, but at least she wasn't badly injured.

The Hokage and Mifune were both seemingly stunned at the display, it was likely the first time they had seen a child use such a powerful Jutsu.

Indeed, Kushina had not just impressed Ken, all of the leaders present were shocked at her display.

Sure she had left her guard down after that large-scale attack, but the fact that she could pull it off in the first place was impressive.

She was also smart as she did not give Tatsukio any breaks, unknowingly she had prevented him from entering Sage Mode and ending the fight prematurely.

Of course, Tatsukio had also made a mistake by not gathering Nature Energy in the initial stare-off at the start of the match, but that wasn't inexcusable.

The announcer's voice broke the silence, and the expectations of the crowd immediately shot up, many sitting upright in their chairs as soon as the names were announced.

"Finally, something interesting!" The Raikage seemed to be of the same mind as the public.

The two competitors walked out.

Morita was dressed similarly to Tatsukio, and Yugito Nii wore rather simple clothes, with what seemed to resemble a grey Jonin vest.

Yugito was much younger than Morita, to the point where the Nr.2 Assassin felt a bit bad about the match-up.

Still, he was going to show respect to his opponent.

"I won't be going easy on you, as you have proved yourself by making it this far already..."

Morita's shoulders moved slightly, his actions hidden underneath his cloak as he seemed to either arm himself or rub his hands together.

"..." Yugito didn't respond, instead she merely prepared for battle, slowly lowering her body to the ground, and taking on the stance of a tiger.

"START!"

As soon as the signal was given, a flame-like blue aura flared out of Yugito's small body, cloaking her completely.

Morita started walking forward as well, marching towards her as the flames surrounding her took a strange form.

A flame-like chakra cloak completely covered the young girl's body, as she slowly stood up.

Two feline-looking ears adorned the coat, and two solid, fiery tails sprouted out of her back.

The scene managed to confuse all of the Kage present...

'She can unleash all of her Tailed Beast's chakra without transforming into it?'

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