SWNOVELXO Chapter 169: Naruto Vs. Gaara, The Number Of Apprentices In The System Increases
"I'm coming!"
"The first one is Uzumaki Naruto, the son of Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, how much of his father's style does he have?"
"The yellow flash of the past is the pride of our Fire Nation."
"Look, it's out, but between the two of them, who is Uzumaki Naruto?"
"It must be the one with yellow hair. The Fourth Hokage has yellow hair. Uzumaki Naruto is the son of the Fourth Generation. His hair color must be the same as the Fourth Hokage's."
"That's not right. The Fourth Hokage's wife is from the Uzumaki clan and her hair is red. Look at the one with the writing on his forehead and the gourd on his back. His hair is red. Maybe he is the son of the Fourth Hokage."
"My son follows Laozi, he is definitely yellow!"
"Laozi doesn't have to be a kisser of Laozi, the mother must be the real mother, and it must be red!"
It's boiling!
An extremely warm atmosphere broke out in the audience.
Namikaze Minato's name is well-known throughout the ninja world. Even though Minato has been dead for thirteen years, his popularity remains unabated.
As Minato's son, Naruto received everyone's attention today.
Of course, most people still haven't recognized who Naruto is.
It wasn't until referee Akatsuchi introduced the two that everyone finally knew who Naruto was.
"Isn't Gaara from Sand Shinobi Village? Did I remember it wrong? He was there in the last Konoha Chūnin exam. He likes to play with sand."
"You remember correctly, Gaara used to be from Sand Shinobi Village and was the son of Fourth Kazekage. However, he is now from Phoenix Village, so he probably rebelled!"
"Gaara was already very strong during the Konoha Chūnin Examination. His absolute defense made of sand was so powerful that his opponents were unable to cause any harm to him. After a few months, he should be stronger."
"I just don't know who is stronger compared to Uzumaki Naruto."
"I bet Gaara to win, 100,000 taels, how about it, do you want a hand?"
"Come on, whoever is afraid of whom, 100,000 taels, right? I'll bet Uzumaki Naruto."
On the field, Naruto and Gaara stood facing each other a few meters apart.
Chitu announced loudly: "The competition has officially begun!"
After saying that, Chitu retreated.
Naruto and Gaara looked at each other, and Gaara said: "Naruto, you are my first friend. Let's treat today as a friendly competition. Although you are very strong, I will not admit defeat."
Naruto's face was full of sunshine and he said with a smile: "Well, we are good friends. Come on, let's have a good fight. I have also wanted to try your sand defense for a long time."
As soon as the words fell, the two formed a seal of opposition.
The next moment, the two of them moved at the same time.
Naruto threw a kunai towards Gaara, and the kunai arrived in front of Gaara instantly.
"Poof!" The kunai was inserted into the sand.
In front of Gaara, at some point, a ball of sand appeared, blocking the kunai.
The kunai attack was blocked. Naruto was not surprised. He flashed and appeared in front of Gaara. He squatted down slightly and hit Gaara's abdomen with his fist.
His flash made all the audience excited.
"Yellow flash, this is yellow flash!"
"It's absolutely unmistakable. This is the Flying Thunder God Technique that Fourth Hokage is famous for. It's my own. It's absolutely my own."
Naruto's fist was blocked by sand 10 centimeters away from Gaara's abdomen.
Gaara's sand, part of which was transformed after the death of his mother Gaara, automatically protects Gaara's safety and does not require Gaara's control.
This kind of defense has no dead ends and exceeds human reaction speed.
Full of maternal love!
The sand's defense is very strong. It cannot be broken without relying on ninjutsu but purely on fists.
Naruto's first attack was blocked!
At the same time, a large amount of sand gathered under his feet, trying to entangle Naruto.
The Flying Thunder God kunai was also thrown away by the hand turned into sand, and was nailed to the wall around the arena.
Naruto immediately gave up the attack and quickly retreated. But sand had already crawled onto his feet, and the pulling force limited his movement.
With a "whoosh", Naruto disappeared and appeared where the kunai was, relying on the Flying Thunder God to get rid of the entanglement of the sand.
Both sides attacked and defended, then Gaara counterattacked and Naruto escaped.
The whole process only took place within 2 seconds, and it was as exciting as a life-and-death battle.
The audience was so mesmerized that they didn't dare to blink for fear of missing some detail.
"Uzumaki Naruto knows Flying Thunder God and is already invincible. In this competition, the final winner is definitely Uzumaki Naruto."
"Fart, Gaara's sand defense has no blind spots and is also invincible, so in the end no one can do anything to anyone, and it's a draw."
Everyone was discussing and arguing.
Warm atmosphere!
But the lively atmosphere did not affect the two people on the court.
The temptation is over, now comes the real deal.
The Flying Thunder God kunai was thrown towards Gaara again, and at the same time, the Rasengan appeared in Naruto's hand.
Gaara's expression remained unchanged, staring at the flying kunai.
"The Rasengan is extremely powerful. I must not let Naruto get close to me again, otherwise the Sand Shield may not be able to defend me." Gaara had a clear idea.
When the kunai was 3 meters away from him, a hand of sand appeared and shot the kunai into the air from bottom to top.
Naruto's offensive seemed to be neutralized again.
But Gaara wasn't letting up.
In the blink of an eye, Naruto had disappeared and appeared in the air, grabbed the kunai and threw it towards Gaara again.
Gaara frowned, a large amount of sand poured out of the gourd, turned into a large hand of sand, waved it in the air, and knocked the kunai away again.
Gaara's purpose is simple, to keep Naruto's kunai from getting close so that Naruto can't get close.
As long as Naruto can't get close, Rasengan can't hit him and his defense won't be broken.
The kunai was continuously knocked away, and Naruto's body kept flickering, but he could never get closer to Gaara's body.
So, Naruto simply threw Rasengan out.
But similarly, Rasengan was also blocked by the sand.
"Naruto, this simple attack method is of no use to me. Show some real skills. Next, I will also attack." Gaara said.
After saying that, Gaara shouted: "Even Dansha Shigure!"
In front of Gaara, a large number of round sand bombs were ejected towards Naruto, like a machine gun, covering a large area in an instant.
Naruto threw a kunai towards the clearing, and when the sand bomb approached, his body disappeared and appeared in the clearing.
But then his expression changed, because a large number of sand bombs flew towards him.
Gaara released the sand bombs here in advance according to the landing of the kunai, causing the sand bombs to come as soon as Naruto appeared here.
It was too late to dodge by throwing the kunai again.
Naruto clapped his hands and shouted: "Earth Style. Earth Style Wall!"
The earth current wall rose instantly, blocking the attack of sand bombs.
"Now that I'm getting serious, I'm going to show off some real skills." Naruto's fighting interest began to rise.
He jumped onto the earth flow wall and threw the kunai again, but not towards Gaara, but towards the sky.
The kunai flew upwards, reached the highest point, and then fell back down.
Naruto clapped his hands and shouted softly: "Ninjutsu Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"
The kunai flying halfway suddenly split into two, and then split into four...
In the blink of an eye, a handful of kunai turned into thousands, overwhelmingly covering the sky below.
Naruto's purpose is simple, to turn the entire arena into his own Flying Thunder God realm.
"There are so many kunai now, your sand can't completely block it!"
Above Gaara's head, the sand was like an umbrella with a radius of 3 meters, blocking the falling kunai.
There was still no kunai within 3 meters of him.
The next moment, Naruto appeared on the sand umbrella above his head, and Rasengan pressed down on the umbrella.
"boom!"
The sand flew up and the sand umbrella was turned out of a hole by Rasengan.
"Haha, Gaara, your sand defense has been broken by me!"
Amid laughter, several kunai fell from the hole, and kunai appeared in front, back, and left of Gaara.
Naruto appeared behind Gaara and the Rasengan hit Gaara on the back.
He is not worried about beating Gaara to death. Even if he is beaten to death, Mizuki can be resurrected.
So, come on as bad as you want.
However, when Rasengan attacked Gaara, Naruto's expression changed slightly.
It doesn’t feel right!
Sure enough, the next moment, Gaara turned into sand and scattered all over the ground.
"Sha clone?"
At the same time, Gaara, the sand umbrella above, emerged from the sand.
On the highest stand, Mizuki was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily.
It seems that Gaara has also made great progress.
"You actually blend yourself into the sand, and then use the sand clone to confuse the enemy's judgment? It's very interesting and practical!" Tsuchikage Ohnoki praised.
Terumi Mei also nodded and said: "Faced with the Flying Thunder God Technique's attack, Gaara can still be calm and calm. In terms of character alone, Gaara is enough to be a Jōnin."
"I just don't know how strong it is!"
The battle continues.
A piece of sand appeared under Gaara's feet, and he flew up, standing dozens of meters in the air, almost at the same level as the audience.
"Can fly, he can actually fly!"
"Flying ninjas are really rare!"
Onoki said: "He has actually mastered the Sand Flying Technique. His talent is as good as any previous Kazekage. It's a pity that Sand Shinobi Village can't keep him."
"Quicksand Waterfall!" Gaara shouted.
As the words fell, the entire arena changed dramatically.
Sand surged out of the ground, turning the entire arena into a sand dune in the blink of an eye.
The sand rolled like waves, which was so spectacular that it was extremely enjoyable for the audience to watch.
"Sand-bound coffin!"
The sand squeezed Naruto's kunai package, and the Shadow Clone kunai immediately couldn't withstand the pressure and dissipated, leaving only a handful of kunai.
Naruto stood in the sand dune, his legs already sinking into the sand.
But he doesn't panic!
Looking at Gaara floating in the air, Naruto suddenly jumped up and then, violating the laws of gravity, flew into the air.
"What, he can also fly?" Ohnoki was shocked.
Jiraiya turned to look at Mizuki and asked in surprise: "Naruto, why can he also fly?"
Mizuki smiled faintly and did not answer.
Only he knew that Naruto had completed the wind attribute Chakra Nature Transformation and had completed the Chakra Spraying Technique on the soles of the feet taught by Mizuki three days ago.
It took Mizuki a month to practice this technique. The main reason was that the Yongquan point on the sole of the foot was too fragile and could not withstand the impact of Chakra. He needed to soak his feet with medicine every day to exercise the endurance of the Yongquan point.
But it only took Naruto three days to meet the requirements for using this technique.
The physique of the Uzumaki clan and the super recovery ability brought to him by the Nine Tails Chakra allowed his Yongquan point to reach sufficient strength in just one week.
Mizuki can only be envious.
The two flying ninjas caused the audience to scream in surprise.
The next battle will definitely become more exciting.
"Master Fengying is really good at cultivating disciples." Onoki sighed with emotion.
"Both of them, no matter who wins or loses, are both qualified to be Chūnin. In fact, their strength has surpassed that of ordinary Jōnin. They can only serve as Jōnin when they are older and have more experience."
Several others nodded and said, "Yes, they are enough to become Chūnin."
In fact, not only these people, but all the spectators present believed that Naruto and Gaara were both good enough to pass the exam and become qualified Chūnin.
Mizuki smiled.
These people have expressed their opinions, and it is certain that Naruto will become a Chūnin.
"In that case, I will appoint Uzumaki Naruto and Gaara to the rank of Chūnin."
As soon as Mizuki finished speaking, the system's voice immediately sounded:
【Ding! 】
[Host's disciple Uzumaki Naruto was promoted from Genin to Chūnin, and the system has a quota for accepting disciples...]