Chapter 206: Might Guy Versus Obito
Kakashi's victory did not surprise anyone.
Although Aoba Yamashiro could be considered a genius, there were still differences between geniuses.
Kakashi belonged to the category of geniuses among geniuses.
The matches continued.
There were many genin participating in the first round.
Natsuki did not recognize quite a few of them.
Naturally, their strength was not particularly outstanding either.
From Natsuki's perspective, aside from the first match, the battles in the first round were rather boring.
So he simply began teasing Mikoto.
It was not until the second round began that he started watching seriously again.
Mikoto finally got some rest and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
She felt that the current her no longer seemed like herself, as if she had already fallen into an abyss.
"Second round, first match. Might Guy versus Genma Shiranui!"
Minato shouted loudly.
"Wah!"
Might Duy suddenly stood from the spectator seats and cried loudly, "Guy, you must let your youth bloom!"
"I will!"
Guy looked at Duy, gave him a thumbs-up, and said, "Please witness my youth!"
Fugaku and the others looked at each other.
Hiruzen secretly felt fortunate.
Thankfully, he had retired early.
Otherwise, who knew how much trouble this father and son would have caused him?
Kakashi quietly widened the distance between himself and Guy.
Guy entered the field.
His opponent, Genma Shiranui, held a senbon in his mouth and stood across from him.
He looked very relaxed.
In fact, he was indeed relaxed.
Because Guy did not have much fame.
Genma was also two years older than him, and his own strength was not bad.
In the original timeline, he even became one of the Fourth Hokage Minato's guards and mastered the Flying Thunder Formation Technique.
However, he would soon change his mind.
"Begin!"
After Minato shouted, he retreated to the side of the field.
"Konoha Whirlwind!"
Guy shouted and rushed toward Genma.
Genma paused slightly.
What kind of move involved shouting the name of a taijutsu technique during battle?
Ninja Art: Senbon Rain!
Genma stepped back and kept his distance while spitting out the senbon in his mouth.
After the senbon reached midair, it suddenly trembled and split into even more senbon.
In the blink of an eye, Guy was covered by senbon and fell into danger.
"Tekkai: Wheel!"
Guy immediately gave up on Konoha Whirlwind.
His entire body leaped up, turning like a windmill as he spun toward Genma.
"What?"
Genma could not help freezing.
What was wrong with this guy?
Did he not care about his life?
The instant Guy rushed out, the dense senbon in the sky fell onto him.
But the expected scene did not appear.
The senbon seemed to strike an iron plate and were bounced away one after another.
In the moment Genma froze, Guy crashed into him.
He felt as if he had been struck by a mountain rushing at high speed, and his whole body flew into the air.
After landing, he was knocked unconscious.
"Winner, Might Guy!"
Seeing this, Minato was not surprised.
Tekkai: Wheel was an advanced taijutsu derived from Tekkai.
It allowed the user to maintain terrifying defensive power while also possessing powerful impact force.
"He actually learned Tekkai: Wheel?"
Asuma showed a surprised expression.
Their three squads all knew the Konoha Six Styles.
But everyone's progress was different.
After all, they had only learned them for a little over a year.
For someone like Asuma, he had only learned four of the Konoha Six Styles.
"When it comes to taijutsu, Guy is the strongest among us."
Kakashi said in a deep voice.
Even he had not learned Armament Haki and the three advanced taijutsu forms of Tekkai.
Of course, there was another reason.
Unlike Guy, who only learned taijutsu, Kakashi also had to spare time to learn Lightning Release.
Even so, he had already learned the second most Konoha Six Styles.
"What use is only learning taijutsu?"
Obito curled his lips and said, "When the time comes, I will definitely defeat him!"
"That's right!"
Anko agreed.
After seeing Guy's taijutsu, she had been somewhat discouraged.
But Obito's words rekindled her hope.
Kakashi shook his head.
Was it really that simple?
After all, Guy had learned the Eight Gates.
Kakashi had long heard of this forbidden taijutsu.
But he had never seen it.
First, because he and Guy were not on the same squad.
Second, because Guy would not use the Eight Gates normally.
The Eight Gates was a forbidden technique. It consumed a great deal and had side effects.
"Second round, second match. Kurenai Yuhi versus Ebisu!"
After Guy and Genma left the field, Minato spoke again.
"Kurenai."
Shizune waved her hand and said, "Beat him!"
"I will not fall in the second round."
Kurenai smiled confidently and said.
No matter what, she was Natsuki's student.
Kurenai and Ebisu entered the field.
Their expressions formed a clear contrast.
Ebisu appeared to be sighing.
In the original timeline, he was a Tokubetsu Jonin, but that relied on his teaching ability. His own strength was not especially strong.
Shadow Clone Technique!
The moment the battle began, Ebisu immediately formed hand seals.
Smoke flashed, and two shadow clones appeared.
The three Ebisu charged toward Kurenai at high speed.
Kurenai glanced over and directly moved forward to meet them.
Rankyaku!
She suddenly kicked.
A vacuum slash formed and struck the Ebisu at the front.
With a puff, Ebisu turned into smoke. He was a shadow clone.
At that moment, the Ebisu on the left formed hand seals.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
The air twisted, and a huge fireball flew out.
The Ebisu on the right flicked both hands, sending six kunai toward Kurenai.
For a moment, Kurenai faced two attacks at once.
She did not panic at all and immediately used Soru.
Her whole body turned into an afterimage, avoiding both the great fireball and the six kunai.
Seeing that both attacks had failed, Ebisu immediately had a bad feeling.
Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique!
Kurenai reappeared.
In an instant, she met the eyes of the Ebisu closest to her.
Ebisu fell into a daze, and a terrified expression appeared on his face.
The effect of Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique was to make the target see the thing they feared most in their heart.
The other Ebisu quickly stepped forward, wanting to help release the genjutsu.
Rankyaku!
Kurenai kicked at him again.
With a puff, this Ebisu turned into smoke.
Then the remaining Ebisu was the real body.
At this moment, he was trying to release the genjutsu, but Kurenai was faster than him.
She closed the distance and punched him down.
"Winner, Kurenai Yuhi!"
Minato immediately announced the result.
The corners of Kurenai's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a smile.
Being able to enter the second round already met her expectations.
The main reason was that the third round would be an internal battle between their three squads.
At that time, the pressure would be much greater.
"Second round, third match. Asuma versus Ibiki Morino!"
Minato continued announcing.
"What kind of luck is this?"
Asuma could not help complaining. "How come when it is my turn, my opponent becomes my teammate?"
"Both of you, do your best!"
Anko comforted them and said, "As long as you show a brilliant performance, you can become chunin!"
Asuma and Ibiki entered the field.
After being teammates for over a year, they naturally understood each other very well.
In the original timeline, the ninjutsu Ibiki displayed were all used for interrogation.
But his current teacher was Nawaki, so he had not learned interrogation-related ninjutsu. He had learned swordsmanship instead.
Asuma had not learned swordsmanship.
The main reason was that he specialized in Fire Release and Wind Release.
Although he had two chakra blades, those two chakra blades were very special. They were more like knuckle weapons or trench knives.
They were used together with Wind Release and taijutsu.
Because of this, compared to the original timeline, he had learned one additional thing, the Konoha Six Styles.
Ibiki took out a ninja sword.
Without hesitation, he used Soru and arrived in front of Asuma.
Asuma held his chakra blades with both hands and blocked the strike.
At the same time, he kicked out.
Rankyaku!
He stirred up the air and created a slash.
Kami-e!
Ibiki immediately retreated, narrowly avoiding Asuma's Rankyaku.
One Sword Style: Thirty-Six Pound Phoenix!
He stopped and swung his sword.
A sword wave appeared, attacking Asuma like a mass of sharp wind.
Kami-e!
Asuma also copied Ibiki and dodged.
But Asuma had the greater advantage.
Because he had learned four of the Konoha Six Styles, only Tekkai and Geppo remained unlearned.
Ibiki's talent was worse. He had only learned two styles.
One was Soru, and the other was Kami-e.
But it was not just an advantage in the Konoha Six Styles.
Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!
Asuma opened his mouth and spat out a cloud of high-temperature ash.
Although his teacher was Nawaki, his father was Hiruzen.
His Fire Release had been learned from Hiruzen.
Facing the ash cloud, Ibiki could only dodge again.
Asuma seized the opportunity and stepped forward.
After arriving in front of Ibiki, he swung the chakra blades in his hands.
Flying Swallow!
Chakra covered the two chakra blades and took shape.
The two chakra blades became longer in another form.
Ibiki had no choice but to use his ninja sword to block the two chakra blades.
But in his haste, his strength was not enough, and he was forced to retreat uncontrollably.
Rankyaku!
Asuma pressed the advantage.
Ibiki forcibly used Kami-e.
But Kami-e was not omnipotent.
Just as he avoided Rankyaku, Asuma threw the chakra blade in his right hand.
Wind Release: Verdant Mountain Gale!
Under his control, the chakra blade struck Ibiki.
Ibiki screamed and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Asuma did not continue attacking.
The two medical ninja standing at the side of the field quickly stepped forward and began treating Ibiki.
Fortunately, his injuries were not serious. He soon recovered and did not even need to be sent to Konoha Hospital.
"Winner, Asuma!"
Minato announced at the right time.
Hiruzen could not help nodding.
For Asuma, who had graduated only a little over a year ago, having this level of strength was already quite good.
Although he was far weaker compared with Kakashi, everyone's talent was different and could not be forcibly compared.
Hiruzen knew Asuma's talent very well.
Becoming a jonin would not be a problem, but reaching Kage level would be very difficult.
Time slowly passed.
Shizune, Rin, Anko, and Obito all went on stage.
Their opponents were all characters never mentioned in the original timeline.
In addition, they were strong, so they all won quite easily.
That included the two medical ninja, Shizune and Rin.
They had also learned the Konoha Six Styles, and their taijutsu was stronger than that of most genin.
The second round ended, and the third round began.
By the third round, most of the genin had already been eliminated, and only eight genin remained.
These eight genin were all members of the three squads led by Natsuki, Nawaki, and Minato.
The only unlucky one was Ibiki.
"This generation really does have many geniuses."
Hiruzen said with satisfaction, "It seems there is no need to worry about Konoha's future."
"With Natsuki and Minato around, these geniuses will definitely be able to grow."
Shinku Yuhi smiled and said.
From the moment Kurenai became Natsuki's student, he felt that the Yuhi family had gained hope.
Even if she could not become Hokage, becoming part of Konoha's upper ranks would absolutely not be a problem.
After all, everyone knew that the Fifth Hokage would definitely be Natsuki.
Fugaku was also quite happy.
After being suppressed by Danzō and Root for many years, the Uchiha clan could finally hold its head high.
Obito had become Minato's student.
And Mikoto had gone even further, becoming a Hokage secretary.
Her relationship with Natsuki was also very good. Perhaps the first person produced by the Uchiha clan would not be Hokage, but the Hokage's woman.
Of course, he did not know that Mikoto was currently being tormented.
After a fifteen-minute break, the third round officially began.
"Third round, first match. Might Guy versus Obito!"
Minato glanced at the draw results and secretly thought it was not good.
Judging from the performances in the first two rounds, Kakashi and Guy were undoubtedly the strongest.
Obito's mouth twitched.
He had not expected the words he said earlier to come true. He was matched against Guy.
But it did not matter. He would win.
Because he was an Uchiha.
"Do not care too much about winning or losing."
Kakashi looked at him and said.
"Hmph, I will definitely win. When the time comes, I will defeat you too!"
After Obito finished speaking, he turned to Rin and said confidently, "Rin, watch my performance."
Rin was a little worried, but she still nodded.
Guy's teammates, Shizune and Kurenai, were not that worried.
After all, they knew his strength.
The two of them quickly entered the field.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
Obito quickly formed hand seals from the start.
Scorching heat spread.
A huge fireball smashed toward Guy.
"Rankyaku!"
Guy did not dodge. He kicked out.
A vacuum slash split the fireball in two.
Guy rushed in front of Obito in a flash.
When the fireball was split in two, Obito immediately used Soru.
Just as Guy arrived in front of him, the distance between the two opened again.
Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!
Obito formed hand seals again.
Flames came toward Guy from every direction, sealing off his dodging space.
"Geppo!"
Guy leaped up and arrived in midair.
All of the flames missed.
Obito's expression changed slightly.
He immediately flicked both hands, and six kunai shot out.
"Tekkai: Wheel!"
Guy ignored all the kunai and descended from the sky, his speed as fast as lightning.
Guy crashed into the ground, and with him as the center, the ground cracked, sending countless broken stones flying.
But what surprised everyone was that Obito had dodged this strike.
"Is that the Sharingan?"
Asuma looked at Obito's blood-red eyes and said in surprise.
"I heard the Sharingan is very effective against taijutsu."
Shizune thought for a moment and said.
"The one-tomoe Sharingan has extremely strong insight. This means Guy's movements will become slower in Obito's eyes."
Asuma nodded and explained.
"Only a one-tomoe Sharingan probably is not enough to threaten Guy."
Kakashi shook his head and said.
As his teammate, Kakashi had long known that Obito had awakened the Sharingan.
"That's right."
Kurenai agreed and said, "I believe in Guy."
While everyone talked, Guy and Obito had already exchanged several rounds.
Because of the insight brought by the one-tomoe Sharingan, Obito was no longer at a disadvantage.
"Hahaha! This is the Sharingan!"
Obito could not help laughing.
"It really is amazing!"
Guy gave him a thumbs-up and said, "But my youth cannot end here!"
Obito was just about to speak when he suddenly froze.
"Eight Gates! First Gate! Gate of Opening, open!"
A large amount of chakra emerged from Guy's body.
Obito felt his breathing stop.
"It's here!"
Hiruzen's spirits rose as he said.
Fugaku, Shinku, and the others also stared at Guy without blinking.
They all knew that Duy had learned the Eight Gates. As his son, Guy had naturally learned the Eight Gates as well.
"Front Lotus!"
Guy erupted with his fastest speed.
Obito only felt his vision blur before that green light entered his eyes.
But compared with him in the original timeline, the current him had learned the Konoha Six Styles.
Shigan!
Obito subconsciously raised his finger.
Armament Haki!
Guy ignored his Shigan and kicked him in the chin.
Obito's body shook, and he flew into the air.
Guy appeared behind him, held him, and dropped toward the ground.
Before Obito could react, he felt pain in his body and fainted.
"Winner, Might Guy!"
Minato immediately announced the result.
Although Obito was his student, there was no problem with Guy's victory.
In the sky, Natsuki felt Mikoto's soft body and thought of something.
In the original timeline, Obito first awakened his Sharingan during the Third Shinobi World War.
Now that he had awakened it in advance, it was clearly because of Natsuki's butterfly effect.
But from another perspective, the current him looked even more like a genius, so the probability of being chosen by Madara was even higher.
Perhaps he had already been chosen.
Natsuki returned to himself and looked at Mikoto.
She had already fallen into a dazed state.
Natsuki thought that after the Chunin Exam ended, he would have to help her solve this problem.
After all, he was not a saint.
(To be continued.)
